Chapter 230 - 223: Mysterious Bai Ling, Spatial Collapse

Chapter 230: Chapter 223: Mysterious Bai Ling, Spatial Collapse

"So this is the Celestial Eye Black Pupil?"

"Not even a Demon Venerable can resist it!"

Gu Yunkui and the other Venerables had heard of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil before, but they had no idea how powerful it was or what abilities it possessed.

Now, witnessing this horrifying scene firsthand, they were utterly aghast, even though they weren’t the ones being targeted.

"I wonder how long this Celestial Eye Black Pupil will last. I hope it doesn’t come for us next."

"While these Demon Venerables are immobilized, let’s go! Quick!" one Venerable urged in a low voice.

"Go!"

Knowing they couldn’t miss this opportunity, Gu Yunkui and his group didn’t dare to linger, despite the countless questions swirling in their minds.

Both the Celestial Eye Black Pupil and the Demon Race Venerables posed an immense threat to them.

Watching the five human Venerables retreat, the two Demon Venerables who excelled in speed and had been lucky enough to avoid the Celestial Eye Black Pupil hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided not to give chase.

If the two of them pursued, it would be a suicidal attempt to hold back the enemy.

Their actions would only be worthwhile if the other seven Demon Venerables could quickly break free.

But if there was even a slight delay, they would just be throwing their lives away.

The two Demon Venerables exchanged a glance. Not only did they not pursue, but they actually retreated some distance, worried they too would be targeted by the Celestial Eye Black Pupil.

The appearance of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil had alarmed everyone within a radius of tens of thousands of miles.

Many Cultivators who had already fled a considerable distance couldn’t help but stop and gaze at the Celestial Eye Black Pupil in the sky.

When they saw the black chains extending from the void, reaching down for some unknown target below, they were not only horrified but also felt a bone-deep terror.

No longer lingering, they all turned and fled for their lives.

"The Celestial Eye Black Pupil... To think such a thing actually exists!"

Yu Subai was traveling through the sky on a Flying Ship with Bu Yuehua.

Upon seeing the Celestial Eye Black Pupil, she couldn’t help but reveal a look of astonishment.

"This is the Celestial Dao and the Power of Rules!" Bu Yuehua said slowly, streams of light flashing in her eyes.

’The Celestial Dao and the Power of Rules? So, the Celestial Eye Black Pupil originates from this world’s Celestial Dao?’

’The Celestial Dao is supposed to protect this world. But given what the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization has done, how could they possibly be connected to it?’

Subai didn’t doubt Bu Yuehua’s words and sank into contemplation.

However, these were unknowable questions, and she didn’t dwell on them.

She just focused on leading Bu Yuehua and the other disciples of the Spirit Seal Sect away from this troubled land as quickly as possible.

...

’The Celestial Eye Black Pupil? Did it appear because of the Five Elements Spirit Body, or for some other reason?’

’That direction... could I have guessed wrong? Is there nothing suspicious about this person?’

Elsewhere, a female Cultivator with beautiful Wolf Race ears stared in astonishment at the Celestial Eye Black Pupil appearing in the sky.

In her field of vision, a Flying Ship was rapidly approaching.

BOOM!

A bolt of lightning struck the Flying Ship out of thin air.

The Flying Ship didn’t belong to Jiang Zuo, nor was he controlling it.

Hit by the lightning, the ship immediately began to wobble and, finally, spiraled uncontrollably toward the ground.

Where the Flying Ship crashed, the Demon Race female Cultivator was already waiting for Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo took a closer look and, upon discovering this Demoness’s Cultivation was only roughly equivalent to the Three Flowers Realm, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Who are you? Why did you stop me?"

Jiang Zuo found it hard to believe he had been deliberately intercepted. Just a moment ago, even he hadn’t known he would be on a Flying Ship heading in this direction.

"My name is Bai Ling, and I’m from... Hmm, I can’t say."

"In any case, I came here specifically for you. As for why, you’ll find out soon enough," the Wolf Race Demoness said with a light laugh.

Her mannerisms and expression were not at all like those of the Demon Race; she was more like a human female Cultivator.

Hearing that she had come specifically for him, Jiang Zuo’s expression immediately darkened.

He was only passing through here by chance. The fact that this woman could be waiting for him in advance proved she possessed some special power unknown to him.

’Strike first to gain the upper hand!’

Knowing a fight was inevitable, Jiang Zuo immediately took out the Hongmeng Righteous Qi Talisman and used it.

The black chains formed by the Daoist Shackles instantly vanished from his body.

"Oh? I didn’t expect this realm to have such a Talisman."

"It seems taking you down will require a bit of effort after all."

Bai Ling looked at Jiang Zuo with some surprise, but her voice remained calm.

It was as if capturing Jiang Zuo was a trivial matter, something she could do with a mere flick of her wrist.

’But this person went out of her way to intercept me. She can’t be completely unaware that I can fight—and defeat—someone at the Three Flowers Realm.’

Therefore, Jiang Zuo held back nothing. When he struck, he did so with the force of a thunderbolt.

Jiang Zuo didn’t know how long the Celestial Eye Black Pupil could hold those Demon Venerables, so the faster the fight ended, the better.

Since he was already on the run and still bore the Daoist Shackles, Jiang Zuo decided to stop holding back.

’Physical body... unleashed!’

After his recent breakthrough, Jiang Zuo’s body entered a state of full muscular release. His muscles bulged, becoming even more ferocious and powerful.

At a glance, Jiang Zuo looked like a humanoid mech.

BOOM!

Dirt flew from beneath his feet as Jiang Zuo, like a human tank, instantly charged in front of Bai Ling.

’This person specializes in physical strength?’

Bai Ling was puzzled. The information she had on him said nothing of the sort.

Spirit Beast talent, Cultivation of Water and Fire Celestial Tier Cultivation Techniques, powerful Divine Sense, and a Sword Pill in hand that could cut through iron as if it were mud.

But physical strength? No one had ever mentioned it.

’He specializes in physical strength, does he?’

’Perfect. Let me see just how strong his body is, that he dares to use it against a member of the Demon Race whose Cultivation is a full realm higher than his!’

Muscles bulged on Bai Ling’s body as well, and she threw a vicious punch to meet Jiang Zuo’s.

But the moment their fists connected, Bai Ling knew something was wrong.

’He’s too strong!’

’This man’s physical body is even stronger than mine, a fourth-tier expert!’

’Is this really a human body?’

’Even many from the Demon Race who are known for their physical prowess are far from his match!’

BOOM!

Bai Ling felt an incomparably violent force slam into her fist and then her body.

Her body shot backward like a cannonball.

Unbeknownst to her, Jiang Zuo had already released his Sword Pill and positioned it along her flight path.

A flash of sword light flickered. While still in mid-air, Bai Ling was sliced into several pieces by the Sword Pill.

After achieving Divine Sense Transformation, Jiang Zuo’s control over his Sword Pill with his Divine Sense had become even faster, more ruthless, and more precise.

Not even bothering to loot the corpse, Jiang Zuo recalled his Sword Pill and turned to leave.

"You didn’t really think I was dead, did you?"

But the moment he turned, Bai Ling’s voice came from behind him.

’This woman is still alive?’

Jiang Zuo was in disbelief.

The Sword Pill’s attacks just now had even decapitated her.

Jiang Zuo spun around, his eyes narrowing.

He had sliced Bai Ling into several pieces and even cut off her head—it wasn’t an illusion.

But Bai Ling’s regenerative ability was astonishingly powerful. In just an instant, the pieces of her body that Jiang Zuo had sundered were re-forming at a speed visible to the naked eye.

’She didn’t die after being cut to pieces? Then this time I’ll grind you into paste and see how you survive that!’

Though surprised, Jiang Zuo became ruthless.

"That’s enough. In a direct fight, I’m likely not your match. There’s no point in continuing."

"You should just come with me. Let me investigate you thoroughly, and we’ll go from there!"

Bai Ling shook her head, apparently having no intention of fighting Jiang Zuo any further.

With a flick of her hand, a cyan bottle suddenly floated into the air.

A hazy cyan light erupted from the bottle, sweeping toward Jiang Zuo.

"A Pocket World Spirit Treasure... Are you really from the Demon Race?"

After realizing the cyan bottle was a Pocket World Spirit Treasure and that there was no way he could dodge the hazy cyan light...

Jiang Zuo gave up struggling. He just glanced at Bai Ling and allowed himself to be swept into the cyan bottle.

"Of course I’m not from the Demon Race," Bai Ling muttered to herself, as there was no one else around.

’Now that I have him, I should go back and see what’s happened to those Demon Race Venerables.’

Bai Ling glanced at the Celestial Eye Black Pupil in the sky and rushed toward the location where the seven Demon Race Venerables were being held.

Beneath the Celestial Eye Black Pupil, the seven Demon Race Venerables were tightly bound by black chains, completely immobilized.

"What the hell is this thing?!" one Demon Venerable roared in fury, using all his strength to try and break free from the Celestial Eye Black Pupil’s chains.

"Don’t struggle! This must be a misunderstanding! The power that figure left on us can’t be much. The Celestial Eye Black Pupil will release us soon!" Venerable Feathered Serpent said gravely.

He could faintly sense that the black chains binding them were beginning to loosen, as if they had found the wrong target.

The spots where they had been tainted by that strange power were receiving the full attention of the black chains.

But given their immense size, the contaminated area was actually minuscule.

After discovering no other suspicious traces within their bodies, the black chains had begun to hesitate, preparing to withdraw.

As long as they didn’t fight back against the Celestial Eye Black Pupil, they would soon be free.

’Seven Demon Venerables were trapped, but two are fine?’

Bai Ling rushed over.

She stared at the scene before her, her eyes narrowing.

She was just about to step forward and ask what had happened to cause the Celestial Eye Black Pupil to appear and trap seven Demon Race Venerables at once.

Then, in the next instant, her expression changed drastically. She threw the cyan bottle, her Pocket World Spirit Treasure, away as if it were a hot potato.

But she hadn’t thrown it far before the cyan bottle cracked open with a BANG.

This wasn’t a simple crack.

This bottle was a Pocket World Spirit Treasure!

An unstoppable spatial collapse erupted from within.

Bai Ling could vaguely see Jiang Zuo standing calmly amidst the shattering space.

In front of him, a black worm was frantically tearing apart the surrounding pocket world space.

This was the cause of the Pocket World Spirit Treasure’s spatial collapse.

KRA-KA-CHA...

The spatial collapse expanded rapidly. The surrounding Demon Race Venerables were still trapped by the Celestial Eye Black Pupil, unable to move.

Now, facing the spreading spatial collapse, they could do nothing but watch helplessly as they were sucked into the spatial rifts.

Not a single one of the seven Demon Race Venerables escaped; all of them were dragged into the spatial rifts!

With its targets gone, the Celestial Eye Black Pupil quietly dissipated.

Bai Ling watched, dumbfounded.

She never could have imagined that the Demon Race would lose seven Demon Race Venerables just like that.

And it seemed she was the one who had caused it all.

If she hadn’t approached these Demon Race Venerables, even if her Pocket World Spirit Treasure had been destroyed, the blast wouldn’t have affected the immobilized Demon Emperors.

But now, it was too late for regrets.