Chapter 515 - 514: Gu Yuexi vs. Yun Yao, The Witch Race’s Purpose
Just as Chu Sheng passed through the time gate and entered the third level.
On the second level, outside the Divine Hall of Stagnation.
Gu Yuexi had already been waiting here for nearly an hour.
An hour, which was sixty years. She didn’t know how much of Chu Sheng’s Lifespan he had left to burn.
After the initial panic and loss of composure, Gu Yuexi had calmed down slightly. At the very least, her Blood Covenant with Chu Sheng was still intact, which meant he wasn’t dead yet.
’Damned mosquito, you’re always pulling off miracles even this Emperor can’t imagine. This time... you can do it again, right?’
’You can definitely do it!’
The gate to the Divine Hall could no longer be opened. So, Gu Yuexi could only wait here anxiously. She believed that she would be able to wait until Chu Sheng came out.
Suddenly, her fine brows furrowed slightly. She turned around slowly and saw several people closing in on her, forming an encirclement.
The one in the lead was none other than the veiled Witch Clan Saintess, Yun Yao.
Yun Yao had also entered the Inner Hall. But she quickly discovered that while her Speed wasn’t slow, she couldn’t possibly catch up to the two people and one mosquito ahead of her.
On top of that, the branches she was using to resist the Lifespan curse were running out. So, she had decisively withdrawn from the Divine Hall.
’Since I’m already behind, I’ll just let the two groups in front fight over it. I’ll be the fisherman who reaps the rewards in the end!’
She had witnessed everything that happened in the Inner Hall—Qin Wudao had entered the third level, but the Time Sandglass was with that strange mosquito. She didn’t care about the secrets of the third level; she only wanted the holy artifact that could break the Witch Clan’s curse!
Now, the Divine Hall’s gate was closed. Therefore, Yun Yao and her group could only turn their attention to Gu Yuexi. Since this maiden was the mosquito’s Master, they would capture her first and figure things out later!
At the entrance of the Divine Hall.
Gu Yuexi looked at the approaching group and said coldly:
"This Emperor is in a very bad mood right now. I advise you to stay away from me."
The Witch Clan Saintess, Yun Yao, replied in an equally calm tone, "My apologies, but my mission is far more important than your mood!"
The moment her voice fell, the four Witch Clan members surrounding them suddenly took a step forward in unison! They simultaneously bit their own fingers and shouted fiercely:
"Witch God Soul-Locking Formation!"
The four drops of Essence Blood instantly transformed into four streaks of bloody light. Within the light, one could see the phantoms of four different Witch Gods, which pounced menacingly toward Gu Yuexi.
Gu Yuexi’s expression grew even colder, but she didn’t make any move to resist.
The bloody light circled around Gu Yuexi continuously before transforming into a crimson chain that coiled around her!
This chain was not a physical object and caused no harm to Gu Yuexi’s body! But her Divine Soul was suddenly struck by a chilling cold!
This crimson chain had actually wrapped itself directly around her Mental Power!
’Heh, so these are the methods of the Witch Clan.’
Across from her, Yun Yao spoke slowly.
"This is a forbidden formation of my Witch Clan. It only locks the Divine Soul, not the physical body. I advise you not to struggle, or your Divine Soul will suffer the pain of a thousand cuts!"
After a pause, she continued:
"Rest assured, my only goal is that holy artifact. As long as that... thing of yours comes out and obediently hands it over, I will naturally not harm you."
"If your mosquito dies and the artifact is taken by that Ancient Emperor, then it has nothing to do with you, and I will naturally let you..."
Yun Yao’s voice abruptly cut off. She suddenly felt that the aura of the maiden opposite her had changed!
It had become incomparably sharp!
An incredibly powerful aura erupted from Gu Yuexi!
"What did you say?"
"The damned mosquito will not die!"
"And another thing, I told you I’m in a bad mood. Don’t provoke me!"
Her voice wasn’t loud, but it was as cold as ice. A Sword of Realm rapidly condensed in front of her!
In the past, Gu Yuexi’s Sword of Realm had always been condensed from multiple, even dozens of Realms, making it immensely powerful!
But at this moment, this Sword of Realm contained only one, ultimate Realm: the Destruction Realm, the Destruction Law!
BOOM! An utterly rampaging Sword Intent, urged on by Gu Yuexi, crashed down! In just an instant, the crimson chain binding her shattered to pieces!
PFFT!
At once, the four Witch Clan members all spat out a mouthful of blood! The Witch Clan Saintess, Yun Yao, was startled. In the next instant, the rampaging Sword of Realm was already before her eyes.
Yun Yao’s face paled in shock. As she retreated frantically, her hands rapidly formed a Sealing Technique, just barely managing to create a barrier in front of her!
After a violent clash, the destructive Sword Qi finally dissipated. At the same time, the barrier in front of Yun Yao shattered inch by inch.
Along with it, the black veil on her face also turned to dust. A... a face covered in black scars, terrifying and hideous, was revealed.
Beneath Yun Yao’s veil was such a grotesque face... even Gu Yuexi was quite surprised.
Yun Yao’s eyes went blank for a moment, then were instantly filled with extreme fury and humiliation!
"For offending the Witch Clan, you deserve to die!"
Yun Yao also extended a finger and bit it without hesitation! Then, using her blood as a catalyst, she began to chant, continuously uttering the Witch Clan’s incantations.
BOOM!
RUMBLE!
The next second, a faint tremor began!
Gu Yuexi’s gaze focused. She was shocked to see a stone statue, dozens of meters tall with a human head and a serpent’s body, charging out from the Silent Forest behind them!
This stone statue was actually one of the twelve statues from the outer hall of the Divine Hall! And now, under Yun Yao’s special incantation, it had actually come to life!
BOOM! Under Yun Yao’s control, the stone statue launched a frenzied Attack against Gu Yuexi, its power utterly terrifying! It instantly destroyed the Divine Thought Cage that Gu Yuexi had cast!
This power! Its purely physical Attack was something no ordinary Emperor Realm expert could withstand!
Gu Yuexi was already exhausted from wielding the Divine Sword, and had just used the ultimate Sword of Destruction. As such, she was in no state to block it.
She gritted her teeth and ultimately chose to temporarily avoid a direct confrontation! She needed to recover and wait for Chu Sheng to come out, so they could face Qin Wudao, who had been possessed by the Ancient Emperor, together!
So, she immediately dodged aside and began to flee into the Silent Forest.
But Yun Yao was in a crazed state. With a hideous expression, she controlled the stone statue and gave chase frantically.
From within the Silent Forest, the sound of the stone statue destroying trees echoed continuously...
...
And just as the two women, Gu Yuexi and the Witch Clan Saintess Yun Yao, were locked in combat...
「In the third level of the Divine Hall of Stagnation.」
After Chu Sheng’s figure passed through the Gate of Time and Space, his vision blurred, and he appeared in a completely unfamiliar place.
The first thing he saw was walls! Walls in every direction.
All Chu Sheng could see were endless gray-white walls.
These walls stretched out in all directions, so high their tops were invisible, and they seemed to go on forever.
’These walls aren’t made of stone, or any other material... Are they a physical manifestation of a Law, a gloomy wall of time?’
’These walls form a... maze!’
’That’s right, a maze! A time maze!’
After observing for a while, Chu Sheng identified the structure of this third level.
The first level was the endless desert. The second level was the Silent Forest. And this third level was a time maze, formed from the Power of Time.
