Chapter 1513: Affectation

Jian Changsheng had never imagined he would be driven out of his body by Bai Qi in such a way.

Jian Changsheng had vaguely sensed that Bai Qi’s attitude toward him wasn't very friendly... Ever since he learned there was a Bai Qi inside him, he had been trying to establish contact and communicate, but the other party seemed too lazy to bother, never giving the slightest response.

Last time, when Jian Changsheng was trapped in a quagmire in his dream, he had seen Bai Qi’s soul lurking within him from afar. He stood there aloof, looking down at him like an ant, watching him sink into despair without the slightest intention of helping.

Jian Changsheng had guessed the reason; he thought it was normal for such a famous historical general to be arrogant, and that a small fry like himself might not be qualified to speak to him...

But he never expected that from the very beginning, the other party had only been eyeing his body. As for how the weak soul residing within it struggled, what did that have to do with him?

"We cannot let him complete the 'Soul Return'." Chen Ling looked at Bai Qi in mid-air, his face extremely grim.

"Once he truly resurrects... you will become a wandering ghost forever."

Chen Ling hadn't expected that the path to resurrection Gu Youzhi had just told him about would appear before his eyes so soon... No, perhaps Gu Youzhi had pointed it out to him on purpose?

No wonder he had explained it in such detail when Chen Ling had only asked in passing. He must have calculated that Bai Qi’s resurrection tribulation would occur, and even that Jian Changsheng would fall into a predicament. Was he speaking specifically for Chen Ling to hear?

No wonder he had even abandoned his own disciple to rush over from the ancient times to find him...

"But... that guy is terrifyingly strong now!" Jian Changsheng hesitated.

"What, do you not want to live?"

"Of course I want to live... but..."

Jian Changsheng recalled the terrifying killing intent unique to Bai Qi that he had sensed while inside his body—that chilling, resolute aura... After a moment of struggle, he added the second half of his sentence:

"But I’m afraid you’ll be in danger."

Bai Qi had been lurking for so long for this very moment of resurrection. He would inevitably erase any enemy standing in his way at any cost, and the Soldier Path had a certain ability to restrain Calamity itself...

With Chen Ling’s current strength, he might not be a match for him.

Under the large red paper umbrella,

Chen Ling glanced at him and expressionlessly spat out two words:

"...Affectation."

Jian Changsheng: ???

Before Jian Changsheng could recover, the figure in red-bottomed, black-patterned opera robes stepped into the air, like a bolt of crimson lightning, cutting straight across the sky!

[Audience Expectation +4]

[Current Expectation: 72%]

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"Is that... Spade 6?"

On the other side of the Underworld River, Chu Muyun frowned as he saw the figure being struck by five lightning bolts beneath the clouds in the distance.

From Chu Muyun’s distant perspective, he couldn't see the speck-like figure clearly, but there was no doubt that the killing intent ravaging the sky belonged to the Asura path, and in the current Ghost Path Ancient Treasury, Jian Changsheng should be the only Asura.

"That’s not Spade," Jiang Xiaohua immediately retorted. "That’s a bad guy."

"Indeed, Spade 6 isn't that strong."

Chu Muyun nodded in agreement.

"That is someone trying to occupy his body to complete the 'Soul Return'," Su Xi, who was being led by Jiang Xiaohua, suddenly spoke up.

Su Xi’s face was grave. Looking at the black shadow in the distance, he seemed to forget he was still Jiang Xiaohua’s prisoner and blurted out everything he knew about Soul Return and resurrection.

Su Xi certainly didn't intend to help the two; he was certain they were Jian Changsheng’s companions and wouldn't sit idly by while the Soul Return was completed... If he could drive the tiger to devour the wolf, that would be even better.

As he expected, the next thing Jiang Xiaohua said was:

"Spade is in danger!"

Without waiting for Chu Muyun to say anything, he pulled Su Xi along and sprinted toward Jian Changsheng’s location!

Chu Muyun did not hesitate and followed closely behind.

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"Master~"

"Master... your disciple is truly tired of calling out."

"If you don't come out, I’m really going to turn around and leave, okay??"

Sun Bumian called out listlessly in the Underworld River, as if he had completely lost patience, but his feet were still honestly pacing in place.

Just then, as if sensing something, he turned his head sharply toward the other end of the Underworld River!

"This is..."

Sun Bumian’s expression changed. He immediately began to calculate fortune and misfortune, and the more he calculated, the uglier his face became.

Just as he was about to truly leave, an aged figure finally hurried over from downstream...

Sun Bumian’s eyes lit up!

"Master!!"

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Thunder roared continuously from above the void.

But perhaps because Bai Qi had perfectly exploited a loophole in the Ghost Path order, no lightning bolt ultimately fell. Only the rumbling thunder warned Bai Qi and expressed the Ghost Path’s fury.

Bai Qi glanced casually at the void above, his figure turning into a streak of light that crashed onto the other side of the Underworld River.

"Your mental energy must be almost exhausted, right?" Bai Qi looked at the human-trunk Da An in his hand and said calmly.

Bai Qi had been grinding Da An the whole way, keeping his Blood Robe in a constant state of activation. Based on his precise control of this skill, it wasn't hard to guess Da An’s current state.

Da An did not respond. His mental energy was indeed bottoming out, but his features remained as calm as an iceberg, as if they would never show any expression.

Bai Qi spoke again: "Release my remnant soul now, and I will spare your life."

Da An still gave no response.

Looking at this stubborn Ghost Path Envoy, a flash of slight anger crossed Bai Qi’s eyes, but it was mixed with a trace of imperceptible admiration... He said no more, simply silently accelerating the speed at which his killing intent devoured Da An’s body.

In this deathly silence of eerie equilibrium...

A bone-carving knife flashing with cold light suddenly appeared!!

Bai Qi didn't look back; he just tilted his head slightly, and the knife narrowly grazed his ear. But the next second, two rows of centipede legs sprouted from the knife’s handle, turning in mid-air to strike viciously at Bai Qi’s face again!

Clang—!!

This time, Bai Qi didn't dodge. He flicked the blade of the knife with his Thunder-Grip, and with a sound of clashing metal, the knife flew backward!

A palm steadily caught the handle of the knife.

The red-bottomed, black-patterned opera robes fluttered in the wind. Chen Ling, who had appeared out of nowhere, looked like a ghost, staring coldly at Bai Qi.

Their gazes collided in the dim light of the Underworld River.

"What? Not shouting 'Mocking Calamity, Heaven and Earth shall punish you together' this time?" Chen Ling sneered.

Behind him, Jian Changsheng’s soul also hurried over.

Some Soldier Path instinct subconsciously surfaced in Bai Qi’s pupils, but this time he forcibly suppressed it with reason... He just looked at the figure in opera robes and spoke slowly:

"Chen Ling..."

"Let’s talk."

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