Chapter 1940: How Do You See Me? (2)

Chapter 1940: Chapter 224: How Do You See Me? (2)

The gap between the two was like that between a baby and an adult.

“Speak. What is your identity?” Jiang Ning said.

“A… a Divine… Divine Venerable?!!” The woman in the black dress spoke with a hint of hesitation in her tone, not daring to be completely certain.

She had always discerned identity from aura, not appearance.

Because she knew appearances were the most unreliable thing.

With her abilities as the Black Lotus Saint Mother, her appearance could change in ten thousand ways.

Only the most fundamental aura was hard to alter.

Judging people by their aura—only then would she not make mistakes, not be deceived.

Now that she was in close contact with Jiang Ning, she sensed that aura that felt somewhat familiar to her.

But it was only a faint familiarity, because the overall aura was vastly different.

“And you are…?” Jiang Ning’s pupils narrowed, his gaze sharp as a blade, as if he wanted to see through the woman in the black dress before him, down to the very depths of her body.

His five fingers also involuntarily tightened a little.

“This slave is… Hei Lian!” The woman in the black dress opened her mouth with some difficulty; her neck was locked tight, making it harder and harder for her to speak.

“Hei Lian? Black Lotus Saint Mother??” Jiang Ning spoke.

“Yes… this slave!” Hei Lian said with difficulty.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning’s gaze changed.

His fingers slowly loosened.

Rip—

He then directly tore off the veil covering Hei Lian’s face.

The veil fell, revealing an exquisitely peerless visage.

Skin like condensed cream, brows like distant ink-mountains, autumn-water eyes rippling, lips rosy without rouge, innate seductive charm.

This face was so beautiful it did not seem like something of the Human World.

But in Jiang Ning’s eyes at this moment, there was not the slightest ripple of emotion.

“This face of yours is yet another new one.” Jiang Ning said.

And at this moment.

Cough cough—

Cough cough cough—

Hei Lian knelt on the ground, sitting back on her heels, clutching her throat as she coughed.

Her thin body convulsed with each cough, fully displaying a fragile kind of beauty.

Jiang Ning stood quietly where he was, saying nothing.

Hei Lian’s posture was nothing but a tactic.

She was no ordinary mortal—how could a mere moment of his hand on her throat make her show such a posture?

She was just deliberately showing weakness before him, even attempting to win his pity, nothing more.

This kind of psychological tactic of Hei Lian’s, though rather crude, was in fact quite effective.

It simply didn’t work on him.

Because he had experienced a lot of beauty.

He had even seen women more beautiful than Hei Lian.

Before that Moon Palace Woman, this unworldly beauty of Hei Lian’s seemed like someone rolling in the dirt.

At the same time.

He also recalled many things from the past in his mind.

One year ago, he had first met Hei Lian in Luoshui County.

Back then Hei Lian had said that when she descended upon the Human World in the future, she would personally come to his door to beg for his forgiveness.

At that time, he had been very worried about this matter.

Worried that his fake identity wouldn’t fool the Black Lotus Mother.

But now, that worry had completely vanished.

With his current strength, though he couldn’t precisely gauge his own level, it was certainly not something an ordinary god could deal with.

Even if the Black Lotus Mother was far stronger than the Blood and Flesh God.

But when he killed the Blood and Flesh God back then, what was his level of strength? And what is his strength now?

They were utterly incomparable.

“Get up. Tell me why you came to Luoshui County in the dead of night and entered my home. Don’t lie in front of me—you should know your lies can’t fool me.” Jiang Ning said faintly.

When his voice fell into the Black Lotus Mother’s ears, her body couldn’t help but tremble.

She slowly raised her head, looking up at Jiang Ning.

In her autumn-water eyes, the fear had yet to fully fade.

In her field of vision, the golden lines exposed on Jiang Ning’s body were still emitting a faint golden glow, making him look incomparably sacred.

Hei Lian could also feel the explosive power contained within Jiang Ning’s body at this moment.

Immediately, the Black Lotus Mother took a deep breath.

“Honorable God, this slave came here under orders.”

Under orders.

Jiang Ning’s gaze tightened.

“Keep talking. Under whose order?”

“Under the summons of an Immortal, or perhaps someone above an Immortal.” The Black Lotus Mother said.

As her words fell, Jiang Ning’s gaze narrowed further.

He directly ignored the first half of her sentence, focusing on the latter half.

Above an Immortal!

His heart paused for a beat.

With matters like this, he would only ever assume the worst.

Because life allowed no margin for error.

Having walked to this point, he had even less room for mistakes.

He also knew that in the shadows, he had no idea how many were targeting him.

Reaching this stage was a risk he inevitably had to face.

So, he would only think in terms of higher threats.

Only then would he not grow lax.

So that when a true crisis came, he would have the strength and confidence to face it.

Just like him from a year ago.

Back then he had still worried that the Black Lotus Mother would personally come to his door in the future and see through his falsehood, posing a threat to him.

But today, upon meeting again, the Black Lotus Mother no longer had any threat before him.

If he truly struck, he was more than confident that there was absolutely no chance the Black Lotus Mother before him could be his match.

He quietly drew a breath, his gaze like a blade.

Above an Immortal—that meant a Heavenly Immortal.

That level had not completely surpassed the scope of his ability to respond.

Because a few days ago, he had climbed to the three hundredth level of the Heavenly Ladder; the strength of his spirit had already reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm.

And what he truly spent most of his time on was Martial Arts.

His energy investment was also in Martial Arts.

In this era, it was likewise the era of Martial Arts.

Even a Heavenly Immortal, once leaving the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, would find it difficult to fully exert even a fraction of their strength.

He did not fear them.

What he cared about was the symbolic meaning of this matter.

Someone above Immortals had summoned the Black Lotus Mother to take action against him.

That undoubtedly showed that those beings could no longer sit still and had begun to make a move against him.

Since they had stayed silent for so long, choosing to act now, there would definitely be more than just one wave.

That was what he truly cared about.

At this moment, countless thoughts flashed rapidly through his mind.

In the next instant.

His heart settled, and his gaze fell on the Black Lotus Mother kneeling weakly before him.

“Continue. What did they send you here to do?”

The Black Lotus Mother lifted her head; by now the golden lines on Jiang Ning’s body had already hidden, and the crushing pressure she had felt earlier had greatly dissipated.

But she still didn’t dare move recklessly.

Because she knew that gods might be called undying and indestructible, but before this Honorable God, that was not the case.

The power of the Heavenly Eye could annihilate their will, erase their existence, and even cause the Authority to return entirely to heaven and earth, rather than gestate special beings like them.

“They ordered me to come and slaughter the Honorable God’s hometown, and, if possible, attempt to kill the Honorable God. Precisely because I recalled that I met the Honorable God here a year ago, I took the initiative to accept this task, so that I could have a chance to preserve the Honorable God’s hometown.”

As she spoke, the Black Lotus Mother lowered her head, her posture submissive.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning fell silent.

Although he knew this was normal, he still felt the other side’s ruthlessness in his heart.

To massacre a county meant the lives of hundreds of thousands of beings, including some of his friends and also his master.

“Do you know which Cave Heaven that existence above Immortals belongs to?” Jiang Ning asked.

The Black Lotus Mother was slightly stunned, then shook her head.

“This slave does not know… That existence was thousands of miles away; his will descended, dragging me into a Spiritual World. This slave could only sense his greatness, could see that profound aura enveloping a gigantic Immortal Tree. The Immortal Tree itself was very hazy; its flowers and leaves were difficult to distinguish.”

“As for his aura…” Hei Lian hesitated again.

Seeing Jiang Ning’s gaze, she spoke once more.

“That one’s whole body radiated azure Immortal light. He should have a very deep comprehension in the Water Element path.”

Recalling it, Hei Lian’s whole body couldn’t help but tremble slightly.

That kind of feeling was something she could only contend with at her peak.

But now, though she had recovered somewhat, she was far less than a tenth or even a hundredth of her peak.

Meanwhile, looking at the Black Lotus Mother, Jiang Ning already had a clear idea in his heart.

The Black Lotus Mother was not lying; he could make that judgment.

With the strength of his spirit now, he could perceive even the subtlest details.

Any fluctuation of emotion, any tiny reaction, had nowhere to hide before him.

“How do you see me?” Jiang Ning suddenly asked.

Hearing this, Hei Lian raised her head, lifting her sharp, slender chin.

Her eyes reflected Jiang Ning’s tall figure.

The golden patterns on his body had vanished, but she had not forgotten what she had felt just now.

“The Honorable God is at least a hundred times stronger than a year ago! In front of the Honorable God now, this slave doesn’t even have the courage to resist! If one wishes to deal with the Honorable God, with a level like this slave’s, it would be nothing but an ant trying to shake a tree.”