Chapter 922: 922 Welcome Home, Holy Son
Chapter 923: 923. Concept Skill
Shi Li signaled with her eyes. Just as Ye Lin was about to retort, she saw this and had no choice but to swallow her words.
Shi Li continued to look at Xia Feng with a smile. “So, is the Holy Son implying that you still need to go out for a while to search for Time Soil?”
“That’s right,” Xia Feng nodded. “Of course, if you can help me gather 8g of Time Soil, then I can awaken Gong Changyi now.”
The 8g of Time Soil was, in fact, just a fabricated excuse by Xia Feng to deceive these women and buy time.
He was certain that the Goddess Hall had no remaining Time Soil. If they didn’t want to completely fall out with him, they could only let him leave for now.
“Fine, since the Holy Son says so, then we shall not defy your wishes.”
Shi Li said gently, but she slowly walked behind Xia Feng, her slender hand subtly placed on his right shoulder, and gently lifted his jaw. “But Your Highness, to ensure we can remain in contact with you at all times and bring you back to the Goddess Hall, please accept this ‘Contract Seal’. Is that alright?”
The cool fingertip tapped his thin lips. Xia Feng had the illusion of being gripped by a terrifying lion, unable to speak. At the same time, information appeared in his mind.
[Concept Skill · Lion Heart Seal]
[Upon signing this contract, your existence concept will be linked to ‘Shi Li’s’ existence concept. Shi Li will be able to constantly control your Spacetime and life status. Furthermore, if you die, Shi Li will also die. If you are resurrected by any means, Shi Li will also be resurrected at the place of your death.]
[Accept?]
This was the first time Xia Feng had encountered a tangible Concept Skill directly affecting him.
It directly targeted the concept domain, an ability that could influence the resurrection mechanism of the Calamity Demon Heart.
This thing wouldn’t cause him any harm.
It was just monitoring his location and survival status. Let it monitor; he wasn’t planning to break his promise anyway.
The reason he was unwilling to awaken Gong Changyi now was that he needed to find Miss Mu to complete the ‘Four Months’ cultivation and return after forming the Dao Fruit during the moon’s conjunction.
Xia Feng pondered for a moment, and with a slight movement of his thought, he chose to accept. Instantly, a lion-fire-like seal landed on his throat and quickly dissipated.
Seeing this, Shi Li smiled and slowly stepped back. “Holy Son, where are you planning to search for Time Soil?”
“This is not something Head Shi needs to worry about.”
Xia Feng turned around. “I only have one question now: where is Huang Zhaoyue?”
“Dead.”
“?!”
Seeing Xia Feng’s expression instantly become astonished and solemn, Shi Li gave a faint smile. “Just kidding. Your Highness, please follow me.”
…
‘You old woman,’ Xia Feng grumbled internally. It seemed this woman had already guessed that he and Huang Zhaoyue were allies.
Of course, it was hard not to guess when he had turned into a sin shadow black cat.
Following Shi Li through several twists and turns, they entered a strange place that resembled a starry corridor, where they could see the starry sky outside Burning Heaven Island.
He saw the Ten Beast Lords descending onto the dead white star, and saw that the residual power of the battle between Hua Shen and Burning Heaven Holy Lord was still creating particle ripples.
Unexpectedly, the light path formed by that silver-white sphere was fading.
Xia Feng’s heart jolted, and he looked at Shi Li. “What happened? Did someone get that thing?”
Shi Li looked at Xia Feng thoughtfully. “What, Your Highness is also interested in this item?”
“Just asking.”
“This item is called Sky Pivot Five and is very important to Hua Shen. However, it seems that neither Hua Shen nor the Year Lord managed to get it. The battle aftermath tore open the Space gate leading to the Fifth Great Area, and this item fell into the Fifth Great Area.”
The Fifth Great Area? Xia Feng was surprised.
Both Golden Sparrow City and Huang Zhaoyue’s Extreme Abyss City were in the Fifth Great Area.
District 51 of the Empire was equivalent to fifty-one Cosmic Planes, separated by the Endless Eternal Flow Sea.
Xia Feng knew that Burning Heaven Island was in the Tenth Great Area, so it would take quite some time to return to the Fifth Great Area.
“You guys on Burning Heaven actually control a Space gate that connects to the Fifth Great Area?” Xia Feng asked in surprise.
The Empire’s Space gates for war were divided into District-level Space gates, Domain-level Space gates, Forbidden Art Space gates, and the most powerful Astral Gates.
He knew that even the lowest-level District-level Space gates were strictly controlled by the Empire and were rarely opened during peacetime.
Shi Li smiled gently and did not answer his question, but instead opened a mysterious tall gate. “Holy Son, we’ve arrived.”
When Xia Feng saw Huang Zhaoyue, he was startled.
The black and white female figure lay on an ice bed, her face pale, her eyes half-closed, looking on the verge of death.
Xia Feng’s expression became serious. “This is…”
“Does Your Highness think Burning Heaven Island is a place you can enter and leave as you please?”
Shi Li glanced at Xia Feng with her beautiful eyes and said calmly, “If not for the protection of the Goddess Hall, how could Your Highness be standing here safe and sound?”
…
‘No, I think the reason I can stand here safely is entirely due to my bad luck,’ Xia Feng grumbled internally.
“So, who beat her up like this?” Xia Feng asked, confused.
“Four Venerables, two Apostles.”
“Huh?” Xia Feng was even more confused. He still didn’t quite understand the organizational structure within Burning Heaven.
Shi Li explained calmly, “Below the Three Gods and One Holy Lord, apart from the Ten Beast Lords, there are four Venerables and thirteen Apostles.
The Beast Lords follow the system of destruction gods, possessing beast transformation powers. Their main duties are defense, concealment, migration of Burning Heaven Island, as well as preaching and training new believers.
The Venerables follow the system of Heavenly Bestowals, able to personify Spirit artifacts. Their main duties are countering the Empire’s spies, spreading panic, and launching invasions. Each Venerable commands a Legion, similar to the Empire’s Legions.
The Apostles, also known as Heavenly Emperor Apostles, are responsible for preaching, seeking, and converting believers in the Three Realms, expanding the followers of Burning Heaven, and obeying the Burning Heaven Holy Lord.”
“Normally, the Four Venerables and Thirteen Apostles are always on missions in the Empire and the Gray Realm. But today, due to the Saint Path Ritual, all Four Venerables have returned to the island, and two Apostles have also returned. Coincidentally, you forcefully broke into the island, so even if the Ten Beast Lords were dispatched to the Saint Path Ritual, it would be impossible for you to leave the island safely.”
As she spoke, Shi Li stared with interest at the unconscious black and white female figure on the ice bed. “I must say, this Imperial Concubine of your Empire is indeed exceptionally strong. Facing six opponents alone, one of whom is a Sage, she was still able to escape from the encirclement…”
After Shi Li’s explanation, Xia Feng finally understood.
Not long after the Four Venerables and two Apostles captured the Great Sin Shadow Venerable, they finally discovered Huang Zhaoyue’s whereabouts.
So, the two sides fought. Although Huang Zhaoyue was heavily injured and no match, she still narrowly escaped and found the wreckage of the Great Sin warship. She attempted to activate the Tree of Sin on the warship to forcibly escape the island.
However, Shi Li had already found the wreckage of the warship ahead of time and ambushed her there, successfully capturing Huang Zhaoyue and secretly escorting her back to the Goddess Hall.
