"Why should I be deceived by this world?" Bai Shengyi asked sincerely.
Li Ya spat out a mouthful of blood.
Bai Shengyi exclaimed, "Li Ya, it's been a while, have you become so weak?"
The beautiful woman's face contorted with ferocity, her features misplaced as she gritted her teeth and said, "You clearly know I am not Li Ya!"
Bai Shengyi chuckled, "Then who are you?"
Of course, she knew she wasn't Li Ya, and she even knew this wasn't a true world.
A true world had complete rules and corresponding systems; it was vibrant and full of life. But here, the seemingly lively yet empty city and people, the strangely distributed spiritual energy, everything illogical had a traceable reason.
"On account of your impending death here, I shall mercifully tell you my name. I am called Yao Ling."
Yao Ling, a sentient being born in the space of the Destiny Disk Star Sea, knew neither its origin nor its destination, only that it must continuously devour everything with vitality within its territory.
This Yao Ling, which had transformed itself into Li Ya, was different from ordinary Yao Ling; it possessed higher intelligence and greater ambition.
"I have already devoured countless life forms. I can feel that once I consume you, I will be able to manifest a true world and escape the Destiny Disk Star Sea." Yao Ling approached Bai Shengyi step by step, chuckling, "You should be fortunate, as you will become the most crucial part of the world I create."
"Roar!"
With a roar, she broke free from the physical form of Li Ya and revealed her true appearance.
It was a scarlet behemoth, forty to fifty feet tall, resembling a toad from the mortal realm. Its pair of bulging, verdant eyes occupied more than half of its body.
"So ugly," Bai Shengyi closed her eyes, feeling physically assaulted.
"Nonsense! I, this Yao Ling, am the most beautiful Yao Ling in existence!" Yao Ling roared furiously and swiped a claw towards Bai Shengyi.
Bai Shengyi did not dodge. Only when the claw was about to strike did she teleport away.
The claw instantly carved a massive hole in the ground!
Bai Shengyi clearly sensed that the aura of the Divine Fire was drawing nearer.
Yao Ling roared, "You have the nerve to insult me, but not the courage to fight me?"
"Beg me," Bai Shengyi said with a smile. "I don't want to fight you, but if you beg me, I might reluctantly exchange a few blows."
Yao Ling was completely enraged by Bai Shengyi!
She ferociously attacked Bai Shengyi without regard, while Bai Shengyi merely dodged within a specific area, not retaliating. In a short while, Bai Shengyi sustained several wounds on her face and body, but she revealed a satisfied smile.
"Yao Ling, what do you think would happen if I destroyed the space you inhabit?" Bai Shengyi chuckled softly.
"Impossible!" Yao Ling declared.
Bai Shengyi stopped wasting words, drew the Tianji Sword, and lunged at Yao Ling. Yao Ling thought Bai Shengyi had truly been provoked and was about to fight her, but Bai Shengyi changed her sword's trajectory mid-air and struck the massive hole in the ground!
"Spring Swan's Fourth Sword, Sky Sever!"
The sky can be severed, so what cannot be severed in this unformed world!
At that instant, Bai Shengyi seemed to grasp some profound truth, boundless pride surging in her heart. The sword light became even more sharp and piercing. The spiritual energy of time rules enveloped the sword tip, breaking through the spatial boundaries beneath the earth with an irresistible, all-sweeping force!
"Boom!"
The power of stars and the aura of the Divine Fire surged forth. Upon contact with the star power, Yao Ling let out agonizing screams as if encountering its mortal enemy and retreated rapidly!
Seizing this opportunity, Bai Shengyi jumped into the spatial hole she had created, coincidentally scooping up the seed of the Divine Fire from the rift.
A wisp of Divine Fire that had not yet developed consciousness.
"Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Brush, your master is out," Xing Kun was the first to sense Bai Shengyi's emergence and exclaimed, "Your master is quite resolute."
The Reincarnation Brush was no longer listening to Xing Kun, but was swiftly chasing after Bai Shengyi. "Shengyi! Are you alright!"
"Master, Little Vine Leaf is so worried about you!" Qing Meng Vine followed closely behind.
Bai Shengyi took one in each hand. "I'm fine—"
Before she could finish speaking, Bai Shengyi suddenly disappeared again!
"Shengyi!" The Reincarnation Brush turned around in fury. "Xing Kun, what are you doing? Didn't you say she would be fine once she came out?"
Xing Kun was extremely innocent. "Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Brush, you know as well as I do, the Destiny Disk Star Sea has its own rules. Once she emerged from the small space, she had to leave."
The Reincarnation Brush's anger instantly subsided. "Then quickly send me out too."
Xing Kun asked, "We haven't seen each other for over a hundred thousand years, don't you want to chat with me?"
As a spiritual being in the vast, boundless river of time, it was also very lonely.
The Reincarnation Brush coldly stated, "No, I don't."
"Alright," Xing Kun said, feeling immensely disappointed yet utterly decisive, "Then I'll send you out." It had wanted to send the dark spirit away quickly anyway.
Before leaving, it slowly added, "Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Brush, you must urge your master to hurry. The power of the Destiny Disk Star Sea cannot last much longer. In the past five thousand years, one-third of the destiny in the river of time has vanished."
The Reincarnation Brush and Qing Meng Vine felt their vision go black, and they were back in the darkness, with Bai Shengyi nowhere to be seen.
Qing Meng Vine couldn't help but look around and, finding the dark spirit still beside them, breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing this, the Reincarnation Brush sneered, "Don't worry, even if Xing Kun forgot to release you, it wouldn't forget to release the dark spirit."
The dark spirit fed on evil. Although the Destiny Disk Star Sea was a expanse of white light, it was the reverse side of the river of time, bearing countless malevolent thoughts and dark entities from the river of history. As long as the dark spirit remained within for a single day, Xing Kun would be in danger.
Qing Meng Vine whispered, "Then, boss, what did Xing Kun mean by its last sentence?"
The Reincarnation Brush remained silent for a moment, then said, "Let's find Shengyi first. This Gate of the Underworld is incredibly strange, and Shengyi only has the Tianji Sword with her, which is still too dangerous."
At this moment, Bai Shengyi, whom the Reincarnation Brush and Qing Meng Vine were thinking of, stood dazed before Qin Si.
"A Si?"
Bai Shengyi called out several times, but Qin Si did not react. It was as if he was merely momentarily lost in thought while standing still, but Bai Shengyi knew that was not the case.
She frowned deeply and walked around Qin Si. As expected, she discovered a hidden dark formation in the corner where Qin Si stood.
The formation was inconspicuous and showed no spiritual energy fluctuations, blending almost seamlessly with the surrounding dense darkness. Had Bai Shengyi's spiritual power not been so strong and meticulous, she too might have been deceived.
Without a word, Bai Shengyi directly swung the Tianji Sword towards the formation!
"Boom!" As the Tianji Sword touched the formation, it was violently repelled. Bai Shengyi was actually thrown back!
"This formation is quite interesting," Bai Shengyi got up and approached the formation again, thoughtfully. "It can withstand even a divine artifact. What kind of formation is this?"
She racked her brain, recalling the contents of the "Heavenly Talisman Eye Sun Record" she had studied, but found nothing that matched.