Chapter 848 - 848: News from Outer Realm Island
The Extreme Night God fled at an incredible speed.
When he first encountered Li Muyang, the Extreme Night God had acted brazen and imposing, like a true boss and ruler. But now, he was running with his tail between his legs, completely devoid of dignity and grandeur.
Li Muyang became absolutely certain that this Extreme Night God was nothing but a fraud who relied on borrowed prestige.
He appeared powerful and majestic, but in reality, he was far from impressive among the ranks of the Otherworldly Demon Gods.
With the sword cultivators of Mysterious Sword Sect in tow, Li Muyang pursued relentlessly. Using the experience he had gained from a gaming simulator, Li Muyang expertly directed the sword cultivators to block off all of the god’s escape routes.
On the way, Li Muyang had already informed everyone about the true nature of the Extreme Night God and had carefully explained the terrifying power of that Divine Sword.
As a result, the sword cultivators’ siege went off without any mishaps; no one was instantly killed by the Extreme Night God due to overconfidence.
A chase and an escape unfolded ceaselessly, with both parties moving northward. The Extreme Night God tried every trick he knew, but all of his maneuvers were seen through and countered by Li Muyang.
In the end, forced into a dead-end, the Extreme Night God collapsed in the wilderness.
His Divine Sword was knocked away, forcibly suppressed by the sword array of Mysterious Sword Sect, and his true form was surrounded by everyone, teetering on the edge of life and death.
Looking at the battered and pitiful Extreme Night God before him, Li Muyang ignored the deity’s pleas for mercy and raised his hand to strike him down.
When the Extreme Night God saw Li Muyang’s unyielding intent to kill, he suddenly did something that left all the sword cultivators stunned.
—He knelt down.
In front of everyone, this once-dominant and proud Extreme Night God fell to his knees before Li Muyang, crying and wailing.
“Ascendant! Please don’t kill me!”
“You’re searching for the stone statues of Fairy Qinghe, aren’t you? I know a big secret about Fairy Qinghe, and I know where her last batch of stone statues is hidden!”
“If you spare my life, I’ll tell you exactly where those stone statues are!”
The Extreme Night God’s sudden and desperate capitulation didn’t shock Li Muyang, but the information he revealed did make Li Muyang pause in operating the Destruction Wheel.
He furrowed his brow as he stared at the monstrous being before him and asked, “Zhi Wei’s statues?”
This monster, who had overheard Li Muyang’s conversation with the Poison Snake Demon God at Heavenly Candle Peak, knew about Li Muyang’s alias as Jiang Xiaoyu and his mission to collect the stone statues of Fairy Qinghe.
But to bring it up at this critical moment… was this not just a desperate bluff from a cornered beast?
Li Muyang was skeptical, yet he still held off his attack.
The oppressed Extreme Night God quickly cried out, “I swear it’s absolutely true! I know where Fairy Qinghe’s stone statues are hidden!”
“Back in the day, after Fairy Qinghe’s stone statues were scattered across the seas, they were discovered by the Divine Spirits of the Deep Space Temple.”
“Thus, the Divine Sovereigns took away a portion of the statues and forged some counterfeit replicas to circulate among the Mortal World.”
“If someone uses those counterfeit replicas in an attempt to revive Fairy Qinghe, even if the revival succeeds, she will become a crazed, twisted monstrosity enslaved by the Divine Sovereigns of the Deep Space Temple!”
“I know how to distinguish the originals from the forgeries, and I know where the stolen statues are hidden! If you spare me, I’ll tell you everything!”
The Extreme Night God spoke so quickly, afraid that if he slowed down, Li Muyang’s magic artifact would strike him down. “I can swear a Blood Oath to you! I absolutely won’t deceive you!”
The Blood Oath was an extremely serious vow bound by the laws of heaven and earth.
By proposing to swear a Blood Oath, the Extreme Night God had already demonstrated sincerity.
In truth, the moment the Extreme Night God mentioned the counterfeits, Li Muyang was mostly convinced.
Li Muyang was probably the first to discover that Little Wild Grass’s stone statues included forgeries.
Yet earlier, he had assumed it was the Netherworld Saint Spirit’s trickery aimed at sabotaging Little Wild Grass’s revival plan with counterfeit statues.
Now it seemed that while the Netherworld Saint Spirit was indeed conniving, its interference with Little Wild Grass’s revival was limited to stealing and hiding some statues to prevent future collectors from succeeding outright.
In comparison, the Deep Space Temple’s Demon Gods were far more malicious; they not only took genuine statues but also deliberately introduced disastrous forgeries.
Li Muyang narrowed his eyes, staring coldly at the Extreme Night God before him, and said, “Fine! Swear the Blood Oath, and I’ll spare your life.”
“But you must promise not to harm living beings here on the Tianyuan Continent.”
“If you cause harm or destruction here in the future, I will kill you!”
This Extreme Night God was no more than a Heavenly Eternal Realm combatant. Without his Divine Sword, Li Muyang wouldn’t need to fear him.
He could easily trade the god’s life for critical intel.
Before long, the Blood Oath binding both sides was made, and the agreement was secured.
After the flash of crimson light representative of the oath disappeared from their bodies, the Extreme Night God finally revealed the location of Little Wild Grass’s last batch of statues to Li Muyang.
“Fairy Qinghe’s final batch of stone statues is hidden on the Outer Realm Island of the Deep Space Temple!”
“It’s a mysterious island relocated to the cosmos by the Divine Sovereigns after the Great Calamity, guarded with impregnable defenses and hosting many ancient divine beasts.”
“The stone statues of Fairy Qinghe are located at the center of Outer Realm Island atop the Divine Altar, watched day and night by two divine beasts—”
The Extreme Night God relayed all the information he knew.
But just as he described the divine beasts keeping watch, his expression abruptly froze.
In that instant, this Otherworldly Demon God, who had barely clung to life by groveling, stiffened completely where he stood. The flesh covering his body began to stoneify at a visibly rapid pace.
An icy voice resonated from within him, accompanied by an overwhelming surge of divine aura.
“…Extreme Night God, you have disappointed me.”
As the voice faded, that immense energy exploded inside the Extreme Night God.
The blast sent Li Muyang and the sword cultivators flying, blood spraying from their mouths.
Meanwhile, the sound of shattering echoed faintly from the void.
This was an energy far beyond the limits of this world, forcefully descending and tearing apart the fabric of the void.
The stoneified Extreme Night God shattered into countless fragments, dying without leaving a trace.
That icy, awe-inspiring voice coldly declared:
“Jiang Xiaoyu, so you truly have been revived, capable of forcing the Extreme Night God to such a pitiful state.”
“Indeed, Fairy Qinghe’s stone statues are on Outer Realm Island.”
“If you dare to retrieve them, then go ahead and try.”
“We Otherworldly Demon Gods, will not hinder you.”
Once the voice finished speaking, a surge of aura swept forward.
Wherever the aura passed, the void collapsed, its cracks causing chaotic spatial currents to pour forth uncontrollably.
The sword array formed by the sword cultivators of Mysterious Sword Sect to suppress the Divine Sword was instantly dispersed by the aura.
The suppressed Divine Sword shot into the sky, transforming into a brilliant beam of divine light that vanished beyond the clouds in moments.
The direction that the Divine Sword fled was evidently towards Outer Heaven, opposite the Misty Sea.
Li Muyang and the others were left stunned by these unfolding events, shaken to the core.
In that brief moment when the aura descended, it felt as though an ancient god transcending heaven and earth had cast a cold gaze upon them.
Faced with such a god, they were as insignificant as ants crawling upon the earth!