Chapter 16 Wounds

A deep, bone-exposing gash bloomed across Gu Qilin's chest.

The phantom of the Immeasurable Scale tightly enveloped his breastplate, attempting to suppress the injury... However, Gu Lushen's spiritual power rampaged at the wound, repeatedly preventing it from healing.

A large amount of blood spread.

The old master's face also turned pale.

Gu Lushen squatted before the snow wood, gazing at the injury he had inflicted, and said softly, "Don't worry... this wound won't be fatal. Just lie here peacefully. Once the cemetery turmoil is over and I've become a Divine Seat, I'll naturally come to save you."

Gu Qilin tried to speak.

But a thick, bloody scent welled up in his throat.

He coughed violently, too weak to utter a single word.

"Save your strength."

Gu Lushen looked at the wisp of purple light burrowing into the flesh of his chest and said calmly, "I know you want to die right now, but I'm sorry, you must live. This wisp of spiritual power is enough to cut off all your thoughts... You can't escape, and you can't kill yourself. All you can do is wait. If, when I become a Divine Seat and return to you, you still want to die, then I will grant your wish."

The old master slowly raised his head.

He stared at Gu Lushen for a long time.

After a long while.

The old master smiled, his smile full of mockery.

However, Gu Lushen didn't care. He slowly stood up and returned to the wheelchair. The power of the Dionysus Divine Seat insignia covering his body suddenly dissipated, turning into a gust of wind. With the disappearance of the purple light, he once again became a "disabled person" who could only move by pushing his wheelchair.

This leader of the Gu family's new faction pushed his wheelchair and left the desolate snow forest.

The bleak wind of the Great Cold stirred the withered leaves of the snow wood, rustling down like a waterfall of leaves.

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A snow-white withered leaf fell from the sky.

Bai Xiu raised his head.

He stood in the empty snowfield, looked around, and everywhere he could see were barren snow mountains without vegetation... Covered by the overwhelming snow, where did this withered leaf come from?

Bai Xiu stopped.

He had been walking in this snowfield for a long time.

After entering the cemetery, he lost contact with the Bai Clan's Extraordinary ones.

He had been to Qingzhong, of course he knew what Qingzhong looked like... No matter how severe the explosion reported on the news was, it shouldn't look like this.

A vast and boundless snowfield!

His spiritual power was suppressed and could not be released.

A powerful rule enveloped the snowfield.

Bai Xiu was like this, and so were the others.

Everyone could only become "blind", relying on eyesight to find direction... However, this snowfield had no direction at all. All directions were boundless, only endless silver-white color covered the eyes.

Bai Xiu realized that the matter in the cemetery was probably not as simple as he had originally thought.

Those fire meteors that crashed into the golden gate had long been buried in some snow pit.

And those Extraordinary ones who wanted to find the "Kindling Dream" and repair the cemetery should have been teleported apart by the rules in the first step after entering the golden gate, just like him.

This may not be the real world.

But a... Calamity Realm!

With a "chī" sound.

The withered leaf that floated from an unknown place slowly landed on his shoulder.

Bai Xiu frowned.

His forward footsteps paused slightly, and he reached out to brush it off.

At this moment—

In the snow beneath his feet, a layer of withered snow trembled, and the sound of falling leaves breaking was transmitted softly along with it.

Also appearing with it was a hidden flash of silver light.

A sword tip emerged from the snow... Under the thick snow layer, there was actually no soil at all. A withered, thin body broke through the snow layer and crashed out. The sword tip, wrapped in a fierce and concentrated killing intent, seemed to want to tear Bai Xiu into two halves!

This time, there was no Qu Long to block the sword for Bai Xiu.

This time, there was no need for Qu Long to block the sword for Bai Xiu.

Bai Xiu, who reached out to brush off the withered leaf, had originally stepped out, but suddenly paused for a moment. He retreated backward without warning, and the sword's violently growing light brushed past his cheek... It was only a hair's breadth away from breaking Bai Xiu's face.

And this slight difference seemed like an accident.

However, this accident... turned the assassination that broke out of the snow into a joke.

The cold light that could have directly pierced Bai Xiu's jaw only shattered a strand of black hair on his forehead.

"Mister Jin," who broke out of the snow, shrank his pupils. This long-planned assassination was not much worse than the tundra, but the result was vastly different... He knew very well that all coincidences in this world were inevitable.

The reason why Bai Xiu retreated half a step was definitely not luck.

In this special place where spiritual power could not be spread out, he was able to avoid this sword... purely relying on his body's reaction!

It had only been a year since their separation in the tundra!

If the assassination failed, Mister Jin took advantage of the situation and slashed horizontally!

His sword momentum changed instantly, no longer gentle and poisonous, but open and powerful, and a layer of sword light burst out!

Bai Xiu's expression was calm, and he directly pinched the sword light with two fingers and shattered it!

This ray of sword light that burst out did not seem to want to kill him.

But wanted to test his strength.

Bai Xiu narrowed his eyes. He did not use Thunder Realm Walker, but only tightened his fingers and exerted force, directly shattering the sword light... After taking half a step back to avoid this sword, he unhesitatingly began to attack.

The rumbling sound of thunder suddenly surged and gathered from all directions above the snowfield!

A bolt of lightning struck down!

Mister Jin directly began to flee... He did not hesitate to fight, but even so, he was still hit by the lightning. The reason was simple: the speed of the lightning was too fast!

That was real lightning!

One arm and his robe were burned by the lightning. Even though layers of extraordinary runes emerged and a certain Sealed Item blocked the blow, Mister Jin's left forearm still exploded with a burst of blood!

"Mmm..."

Mister Jin grunted, without the slightest hesitation, he continued to flee. As for the arm that was struck, he just shook it vigorously, as if he didn't care whether the arm could continue to be used.

This scene was seen by Bai Xiu.

The smell of scorched blood floated in the air of the snowfield.

An absurd and ridiculous scene appeared.

The murderer was running away in front.

The person being killed was chasing after him.

The identities of the hunter and the prey... were reversed in just a few tens of seconds.

Mister Jin's expression was solemn, and he looked back.

He saw lightning constantly being generated in the void, and then constantly falling.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The sound of each lightning strike was not loud, but it was extremely full, like a whip swung through the air, as if it was hitting the heart.

Accompanied by the sound of lightning.

A white-clothed teenager figure with his hands behind his back directly appeared at the location of the lightning strike.

Bai Xiu activated Thunder Realm Walker, seemingly "unhurried", but in reality, his speed was extremely fast. He was just chasing his prey... The distance between the two was rapidly closing.

Mister Jin gritted his teeth and pressed one hand to his brow. In an instant, a wisp of purple demonic light flickered wildly. After this wisp of demonic light disappeared, Mister Jin narrowed his eyes. The color of his pupils gradually turned into a dazzling color. Under the blessing of the powerful spiritual power of the Dionysus Divine Seat, his injuries quietly healed in less than ten breaths, and his speed of fleeing also suddenly skyrocketed!

But.

He did not widen the distance.

Because the sound of the lightning chasing behind him was getting faster and faster, more and more dense. As the crackling lightning continued to explode on the empty snowfield, Bai Xiu's figure actually briefly condensed and preserved, forming a line of dots, almost solidifying into reality... If ordinary people who had not awakened their Extraordinary abilities were to watch the lightning scene here, they would be surprised to find that several different positions of Bai Xiu's body appeared on the snowfield at the same time on the lightning line.

That was an afterimage left by the speed being too fast!

"This kid's speed... is too terrifying, right?"

Mister Jin looked at this scene, his expression a little horrified.

He had borrowed the power bestowed by Lord Dionysus... Although he had only used a little, in the plan, this power was definitely enough to throw Bai Xiu off!

How much ability could a young man who had just arrived at the ninth realm for only a year have?

Mister Jin dismissed the last conversation with Bai Zesheng.

It had only been a year since he last met Bai Xiu... He did not believe that anyone in this world could cross from the ninth level to a level where he could beat him in just one year.

"I need more power..."

Mister Jin bit his teeth.

He narrowed his eyes, and the power of the insignia was probably poured out by 40%... In that case, let's add it to 60%.

The purple light once again increased in speed by nearly double!

The lightning also poured down more densely!

What made Mister Jin's expression ugly was... Even if he once again increased the power provided by the insignia, he still had no way to throw Bai Xiu off. The roaring sound of Thunder Realm Walker was crushing him!

But, the next moment.

Bai Xiu suddenly stopped... The chaotic sound of lightning suddenly disappeared. He just calmly watched the purple, dazzling stream of light streak out thousands of meters in front of him and stopped chasing.

Mister Jin seized this opportunity without hesitation and breathed a sigh of relief.

If... Bai Xiu continued to chase him, then the power of the insignia would probably have to be increased even further!

That would violate the original intention of the plan.

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The reason why Bai Xiu didn't chase was very simple.

He could feel that the other party was hiding his strength... This assassination and the subsequent chase battle were somewhat like a "joke", a "joke" that was not funny.

Because both sides had concealed something.

That assassin, the sword that he delivered to him... was indeed intended to kill him.

However, the posture of this sword was a bit awkward.

Bai Xiu felt that the other party might not be a master of swordsmanship.

He should have more handy equipment.

Changing the sword for assassination was actually to avoid exposing himself... At the same time, he wanted to test his strength.

If the attack failed, he would immediately flee.

In any case, the assassination side would not lose.

At least... he could know Bai Xiu's situation.

So, Bai Xiu chose not to chase.

If the other party was determined to run away... then even if he had great supernatural powers, he could not stop this Extraordinary one who was faster than Thunder Realm Walker!

Of course... apart from these reasons, there was another very important factor.

Bai Xiu silently squatted down.

He could sense... Under the snow rock here, there was a familiar spiritual wave, which he had seen several years ago in the secret room of the Security Committee Building, the "Federation's Top Secret".

It was also the "real temptation" that attracted thousands of Extraordinary ones to enter the cemetery.

Kindling Dream.

Bai Xiu sensed the spiritual agitation that came from under the Great Snow Rock, and just squatted quietly for ten minutes. The escaped assassin did not return, and the snowfield returned to its extreme tranquility.

In this silent environment.

He felt it more clearly.

Under the snow rock... there was a wisp of Kindling Dream hidden!

"Boom!"

A bolt of lightning directly struck down!

The snow rock exploded in an instant, splitting into pieces, and the rustling snow disappeared in the lightning... After this huge mountain rock disappeared, a small pit was exposed.

In the pit, there was a wisp of brilliant firelight.

He searched far and wide, but found nothing.

It came without any effort.

This wisp of Kindling Dream was quietly lying in the crack of the snow rock... At this moment, its dwelling place was split open by Bai Xiu, and it moved again. The moment it saw the light, it turned into a streak of flowing fire again and flew away into the distance.

Unfortunately, it met Bai Xiu.

Bai Xiu's speed was faster than the meteor's escape speed. A fair and powerful palm instantly stretched out and pinched the wisp of firelight in mid-air.

Bai Xiu directly took action and clenched the Kindling Dream in his palm!

But... he did not start to comprehend it.

Because all of this came too coincidentally. It could be said that he got everything he wanted. He had worked hard for several hours on the snowfield and did not find a trace of Kindling Dream, but he just found it when he was chasing the assassin?

Bai Xiu recalled the scene of the assassin breaking out of the snow.

The other party's moves, actions, and habits... were all unfamiliar, and he had never seen them before.

There were many people in Changye who hated him.

Bai Xiu had encountered assassinations like this more than once in his early years.

Just comparing the details of the assassination movements, he could not conclude that the assassin just now was with the tundra assassin a year ago.

Standing still, Bai Xiu thought for a moment in a daze.

"Little Xiu!"

From the snow dust in the distance, a woman's shouting voice came.

A familiar voice.

It was Bai Lu's voice.

This should be regarded as an unexpected joy. Bai Xiu's expression eased a little. He had been trekking on the snowfield, wanting to find the Bai Clan's Extraordinary ones who had entered the cemetery with him, but he had not gained anything... Now, he had finally found them!

Moreover, there was more than one!

On the side of the snow tide, more than one figure vaguely appeared. In addition to the woman who was constantly waving her hands while running in the front, there were at least a dozen people...

This was the main force of the Bai Clan?

This scene surprised Bai Xiu a little.

After entering the cemetery... these people did not get separated?

"Little Xiu... I finally found you!" Bai Lu walked out of the raging snow dust storm in the distance. It could be seen that she was very worried before, and her eyes were vaguely red. At this moment, her expression was relieved.

And after seeing the wisp of fire in Bai Xiu's hand.

Bai Lu's expression changed again.

She exclaimed, "You found the Kindling Dream?!"

The Bai Clan's Extraordinary ones in the distance also came out one after another. Hearing these words, there was an uproar.

"Don't make noise here!"

A towering figure walked in the front of this team.

Bai Zesheng spoke in a deep voice.

The Bai Clan's Extraordinary ones instantly quieted down.

The Second Elder looked at Bai Xiu, his eyes were gentle, and he sincerely asked, "Little Xiu... what happened just now?"