Su Xi looked at the motionless corpse of Li Qiuzhe before her, and the smile on her face quickly vanished.
Everything seemed too easy, so easy it was hard to believe.
Even after Li Qiuzhe's previous exhaustion, he shouldn't have become so fragile. A mere brush from her, and he had stopped moving.
It was as if a healthy adult had suddenly been killed by a three-year-old child. Not even with a weapon, but as if they had died from a fart.
This was not normal; something was amiss.
Could such a bizarre occurrence truly deceive her?
Su Xi's gaze quickly locked onto Li Qiuzhe's corpse. Since she couldn't pinpoint what was wrong, perhaps examining the body would reveal the anomaly.
But the moment she tried to approach the corpse, she suddenly found it shrinking like a deflated balloon. Within a few breaths, it had completely vanished.
It wasn't that something else had happened; it had simply disappeared into thin air.
Huh?
Su Xi let out a soft exclamation and then quickly walked to the spot where Li Qiuzhe had been lying to examine it. She found only a pool of blood on the ground, nothing else.
It was as if the corpse had never existed, as if it had all been a dream.
How could this be?
Su Xi frowned as she looked at the scene before her and pulled the Meteor God Sword from the ground.
The instant she pulled the Meteor God Sword free, a series of intense white light burst forth, directly blinding Su Xi's eyes.
Startled by such strong light, Su Xi felt a sharp pain in her eyes, and she immediately closed them, quickly retreating backward.
Facing such intense light, if she didn't close her eyes, she would surely be injured.
The moment she closed her eyes, she felt a powerful force strike her chest, sending her body flying backward.
"Pfft!"
Despite the protection of her mecha, Su Xi felt a violent jolt, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.
The most important thing for her now was to understand what had happened.
Such a powerful danger required serious action.
Although the previous incident hadn't taken her life, the mecha on her chest had been dented significantly, clearly not far from shattering completely.
It was evident that the attack had been powerful.
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Su Xi wiped the blood from her lips and stood up from the dented spot, warily scanning her surroundings.
Her gaze swept cautiously around, trying to identify who had ambushed her.
Soon, her eyes locked onto a fleeting, small, white, transparent figure.
Although the figure moved quickly, it was impossible to escape Su Xi's notice.
The supercomputer had already flagged it; even if it fled to the ends of the earth, it couldn't escape.
Su Xi suddenly accelerated, chasing after it, intending to capture it.
If it weren't for this thing, she wouldn't have been ambushed and nearly injured.
If her mecha's defensive capabilities hadn't been good enough, she would have been sent to the West long ago.
Being taken advantage of was never her style.
Therefore, since she had found the culprit, she couldn't let it go easily.
The small figure seemed surprised to have been discovered. Seeing Su Xi pursuing it, it constantly dodged to the side, trying to evade her pursuit.
Its ability to harm Su Xi earlier relied entirely on surprise. But if it tried to attack directly now, it would be impossible to hurt Su Xi.
Moreover, the powerful attack it had just unleashed had depleted all its stored energy. It was clearly impossible to launch another attack.
Therefore, knowing it couldn't face her directly, it chose to retreat.
Seeing someone trying to escape after harming her, Su Xi naturally wouldn't allow such an outrageous act to happen before her eyes.
Facing the escaping figure, Su Xi decisively increased her energy output and struck swiftly.
The Meteor God Sword flew out of her hand once more. With a scream, the small figure was impaled in the leg, rendering it unable to move and only able to struggle.
"Let me go."
The small figure struggled continuously, trying to pull the Meteor God Sword out of its body, but the sword firmly pinned it, preventing any escape.
As the figure struggled, Su Xi quickly approached it.
"Who are you?" Su Xi grabbed the figure, her grip tightening.
As Su Xi increased her strength, the small figure let out a piercing shriek.
"Don't kill me," the figure quickly pleaded.
It couldn't withstand such strength.
All its abilities were exhausted; it was no match for Su Xi.
Now, Su Xi didn't need to use any special moves. With just a slight increase in force, its soul, its only remaining form, couldn't bear it.
Su Xi had never encountered such a strange entity, so she didn't act immediately. Instead, she asked, "If you tell me something satisfactory, I might consider letting you go."
Su Xi didn't voice the unspoken threat, but she knew the figure understood.
If it didn't provide useful information, it would suffer a terrible fate.
She was very curious about what kind of entity could survive in such a state and possess such immense power.
That last attack was no less powerful than a full-force strike from a Mahayana stage cultivator. For an ordinary person, there would be no hope of survival.
The small figure sighed and said, "If I told you I was the Third Prince of the Great Xuan Empire, would you believe me?"
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Hearing Li Qiuyu's words, Su Xi was incredulous. Was all of this true?
Why would a prince abandon his royal status to become this?
Did this form somehow aid cultivation? However, she had never heard of such a bizarre cultivation method.
Li Qiuyu knew Su Xi didn't believe him. He himself still couldn't believe he had become this monstrous, neither human nor ghost, but the reality was undeniable.
In fact, none of Li Qiuzhe's sons were his biological offspring. He was well aware of this.
But he deliberately did not expose it. Instead, he treated these princes exceptionally well, granting them great honor and unimaginable cultivation resources, all for the sake of their bloodlines.
Each prince cultivated different techniques. Once these techniques reached their peak, Li Qiuzhe would seize them.
By continuously seizing bodies, Li Qiuzhe could maintain his youth indefinitely and continuously increase his cultivation, achieving true immortality.
Over thousands of years, his cultivation had reached an terrifying level.
On this planet, apart from True Master Tiangang, few could likely contend with him.
If it weren't for Su Xi's unorthodox methods just now, Li Qiuzhe wouldn't have truly died. Li Qiuyu, having been absorbed by Li Qiuzhe for too short a time, hadn't been completely digested, leading to his current state.
Upon hearing Li Qiuyu's words, Su Xi finally understood what had happened.
She didn't know what to say, only managing to swallow nervously, feeling fortunate that her reaction had been swift. Otherwise, if these beings had had their way, it would have been disastrous.
"Let me go, and I can tell you how Li Qiuzhe achieved eternal life," Li Qiuyu said to Su Xi, his voice imbued with a captivating allure.
He couldn't believe anyone wouldn't desire eternal life, so he assumed Su Xi would fall for it.
However, hearing Li Qiuyu's words, Su Xi showed an expression as if looking at an idiot.
Was eternal life so complicated?
As long as she wanted it, a simple injection could achieve it. Why would she bother with such tedious endeavors?
Seeing that Su Xi wasn't reacting as he expected, Li Qiuyu couldn't help but ask, "What? Aren't you interested in all this?"
Li Qiuyu was confident in his judgment, believing Su Xi was merely playing hard to get, trying to extract the information she wanted.
However, even so, Li Qiuyu didn't want to withhold too much information.
After all, his current form couldn't be exposed to the air for long. He needed to find a host quickly to nurture his soul.
Seeing Li Qiuyu's impatience, Su Xi shook her head, "With your attitude, it's hard for me to let you go. If you have nothing worth saying, don't blame me."
Su Xi said this and began to increase her strength.
People without value were not worth keeping alive; they would only waste air and spiritual energy.
Li Qiuyu felt the killing intent in Su Xi's eyes and knew she was not joking.
He immediately spoke a bombshell: "I know where those people who disappeared earlier went."
"Hmm?" Hearing Li Qiuyu's words, Su Xi paused, then asked with interest, "Where did they go?"
Su Xi was certain that True Master Tiangang would be fine. His disappearance was merely due to being trapped by Li Qiuzhe. As long as she found him, she could bring him out.
Therefore, she readily believed Li Qiuyu's words.
Li Qiuyu looked at Su Xi, his demeanor suddenly hardening, and said, "I can tell you where those people are, but you must swear on the Heavenly Dao that you will absolutely not kill me."
"Otherwise, no matter what means you use, I will never reveal my thoughts."
He didn't want to die; he just wanted to live.
Su Xi scoffed at Li Qiuyu's words, "What right do you have to negotiate with me now?"
Su Xi abruptly increased her strength, causing Li Qiuyu's soul to tremble violently, appearing on the verge of collapse.
Seeing this, Li Qiuyu quickly begged, "I'm sorry, please don't! I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything."