Chapter 0: Zi Dian’s Spirit Power Transmission
“You must also be clear by now that your life and death are between my thoughts.”
Qin Gou did not hide the feather condensed within the Dantian of the Chief of the Reverse Halberds. Instead, he allowed him to perceive it clearly.
Upon hearing this, the Chief of the Reverse Halberds fell silent, deep in thought.
Qin Gou questioned with some suspicion, “Could it be that removing such a spirit charm’s restraint is already quite difficult even for you, the caster? Give me a definitive answer.”
The Chief of the Reverse Halberds gritted his teeth and remained silent.
“Then I can only assume you are stubbornly holding on, refusing to shed tears until you see the coffin.”
With that, Qin Gou’s mind stirred, and the sharp feather in the Chief of the Reverse Halberds’ Dantian twitched slightly.
“S-stop! Stop!”
The Chief of the Reverse Halberds shuddered and let out a cry of pain. His eyes could no longer maintain any composure, revealing a look of panic.
“Senior!”
However, just at this moment, Gong Yu, who had been using array flags to resist the crowd of clan members, was momentarily interrupted by the Chief of the Reverse Halberds. Thus, quite a few clan members seized the opportunity to charge into the reception hall.
“Regardless of what Senior wishes to obtain, please release our Chief first, and we can discuss everything!” a member of the Reverse Halberds said in human form, his tone solemn.
Qin Gou glanced at him and said, “From the probing just now, I also discovered that not all of you are under the restraint of spirit charms. Therefore, from beginning to end, you have clearly heard the entire conversation between the Chief and myself. Have you not yet understood what Qin is here to do?”
As soon as these words were spoken, those who were afflicted by the spirit charms still looked confused, but several others immediately exchanged glances.
“My Lord Yu, whether what this senior says is true or not?”
“What use is it to ask her?”
Qin Gou was immediately infuriated, exclaiming, “Isn’t this making things difficult? Gong Yu is also afflicted by a spirit charm. Before the restraint is removed, what can she answer you?”
“I did this willingly,” Gong Yu blurted out.
“Hm?”
Qin Gou was slightly taken aback. He hadn’t mentioned the keyword ‘forced by the Chief of the Reverse Halberds’ earlier, had he? Why did Gong Yu suddenly start speaking on her own?
Following this,
“Gong Yu is willing!”
“I did it willingly.”
“I…”
She repeated herself time and time again.
Her charming and gentle voice became increasingly sorrowful, tears flowing as she wept, her voice hoarse to the point of madness…
Gong Yu, whose heart was bound, was desperately and forcefully expressing her true will in an extraordinary way.
“Fellow Daoist Gong!”
Qin Gou was also moved, saying, “That’s enough. I know you’ve tried your best, exerting all your strength.”
As soon as his words fell, Gong Yu, who was clearly in a state of emotional turmoil, seemed to have actually understood. She gradually quieted down.
“What’s wrong? Everyone, why are you all staring at me so intently?” Suddenly, Gong Yu asked again with a look of confusion.
In this way, anyone could see the extreme strangeness and abnormality of the situation.
“Chief, did you truly plant spirit charms on My Lord Yu and so many clan members?!” a rather young female cultivator of the Reverse Halberds asked with an excited tone.
Qin Gou noticed that both she and Gong Yu had a similar pattern on their sleeves, clearly indicating they were close to Gong Yu within the Reverse Halberds tribe.
However, facing such an accusation, the Chief of the Reverse Halberds seemed to have no intention of responding.
“To this day, you still want to play dead?” Qin Gou said to the Chief of the Reverse Halberds, “Are you so sure that Qin will not take your life?”
“No, I am very clear. If you truly wished to destroy me, it would be as easy as lifting a finger.”
The Chief of the Reverse Halberds finally spoke, “But, have you considered what will happen after I die?”
“Who are you threatening?” Qin Gou’s gaze sharpened.
“This is not a threat…”
The Chief of the Reverse Halberds gritted his teeth, “I am merely informing you of a common knowledge that anyone with a good understanding of the various tribes of the Sea Race should know! Once I die, ‘Dragon God Island’ will also know of this matter!”
“Dragon God Island?”
Qin Gou could not help but retort, “So what if they know?”
“You will surely become a common enemy of all of us in the Endless Sea Race!”
“Crazy.”
Qin Gou pursed his lips and said, “Does Dragon God Island have that much free time? Or do you think you are truly that important?”
The Chief of the Reverse Halberds said gravely, “Don’t you understand? As a mighty figure of the Human Race, you have directly trespassed into our Main Vein and killed our clan leader without explanation. On a larger scale, this can be seen as a provocation to our Sea Race!”
“Then you can rest assured, I guarantee that Dragon God Island will not consider it so seriously,” Qin Gou spoke the truth.
“No.” The Chief of the Reverse Halberds was still persistent, “Your cultivation is indeed astonishing, but Dragon God Island is responsible for guarding the Sea Souls, and they are absolutely the supreme existence of our Sea Race!”
Qin Gou immediately nodded, feeling a little vexed, “I know. I am even clearer about this than you.”
“Since that is the case,” the Chief of the Reverse Halberds took a deep breath, “within our Main Vein of the Reverse Halberds, we possess a magic array that can quickly communicate and transmit messages to Dragon God Island!”
“What? Are you planning to seek help from Dragon God Island right now?” Qin Gou chuckled.
“In fact, I have already transmitted everything to Dragon God Island!”
The Chief of the Reverse Halberds deliberately revealed to Qin Gou, “As soon as you trespassed into our Main Vein of the Reverse Halberds, I employed a small trick and condensed a phantom image of your figure. I also calculated the time limit. If I did not dispel the spirit art in time, all your facial features would be directly transmitted to Dragon God Island through the magic array… and the time limit was just before our current conversation!”
“In this way, can you still hold onto any hope?!”
Qin Gou immediately asked, “Did you really transmit my appearance to Dragon God Island?”
“Correct!” Seeing Qin Gou’s urgent tone, the Chief of the Reverse Halberds gradually revealed a smile.
Qin Gou immediately felt quite displeased, “Why bother them when I can solve it myself?”
“You!”
Although the Chief of the Reverse Halberds did not understand what Qin Gou meant by this at all, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked sharply behind Qin Gou.
A streak of dark purple spiritual light rapidly entered the reception hall and finally hovered steadily before everyone’s eyes.
“This, this spiritual energy aura is definitely a personal message from His Excellency Saint Peng Zi Dian!”
The Chief of the Reverse Halberds was instantly overcome with emotion and immense joy, “This matter has actually drawn the attention of His Excellency Zi Dian. How fortunate am I?!”
“Is this truly a spirit power transmission from Zi Dian?” Qin Gou merely noticed that this kind of transmission, appearing through a large communication array of the Sea Race, was quite different from his previous direct exchanges with Little Black Egg through private tokens. The speed was not even a little bit faster.
“Is there any doubt? You and we shall witness together what attitude His Excellency Saint Peng has towards your arrogant intrusion into our Main Vein! From this, you can see what judgment she will make if you truly kill me?!”
And as the Chief of the Reverse Halberds shouted coldly, the dark purple spiritual light automatically unfurled.
It condensed into seven neat and legible large characters, clearly appearing before everyone’s eyes:
“When Master Qin arrives, it is as if I am here in person”!
