Chapter 0: The Wall of Time and Space
“In fact, this Seat was just waiting for you all to gather,” the Demon God said, his face devoid of any defeated expression as he swept his gaze coldly over everyone.
Qin Gou stared intently at the Demon God’s expression, trying to guess what tricks he had up his sleeve.
At this moment, Luo Wei from the Western Heaven Realm and Luo Wei Ban walked towards each other and, after a flash of light, merged into one.
“Monster,” the Demon God blurted out upon witnessing this scene.
“Are you talking about yourself?” Luo Wei Ban retorted coldly.
“This Seat never expected that you, Nine Deaths, could still achieve unity in this manner. Besides you, I’m afraid there’s no one in this entire world who could reach such a level?”
The Demon God smiled and shook his head, adding, “But it’s meaningless now. The great gift this Seat has meticulously prepared for you two will be revealed now!”
With that, the Demon God suddenly extended his palms, one towards Qin Gou and the other towards Luo Wei Ban, and gently pushed them forward.
To everyone else, it seemed as if nothing had happened, but Qin Gou and Luo Wei Ban reacted immediately, dodging with astonishing speed.
Seeing this, the Demon God let out a disdainful smile, as if he had predicted it:
“It’s useless. This technique locks onto your souls… Even after many years, your souls should still be the same as they were back then, right? Therefore, no matter how you dodge or resist, it’s all in vain! Qin Gou, Luo Wei Ban, do you know how many peerlessly precious items this Seat paid as the price for this move? Do you think I would allow you to escape?!”
Before his words had even finished, Qin Gou’s vision suddenly blurred. When he came to his senses, he found himself outside his own Profound Realm ‘Nether Expanse’, appearing in some part of the abyss.
“He directly teleported me out?”
In an instant, Qin Gou easily determined the direction of his Profound Realm and, with a single thought, wished to activate the blood mist gate and return. However, this time, no matter how he summoned from within his heart, the Demon Lord’s Tower remained unresponsive.
“What’s going on? But even so, it will only take a little more time.”
With that, Qin Gou stomped his foot, intending to fly back at the fastest speed. But as soon as he reached mid-air, Qin Gou immediately extended his hands and probed forward.
In front of him, there was no obstruction, but his hands and divine sense clearly felt a solid wall, enclosing him completely from all directions.
The Demon God had mentioned earlier that this was prepared for Qin Gou and the Nine Saint Monarch, so at this very moment, in some part of the abyss, Luo Wei Ban must be facing the same situation.
Suddenly, not far from Qin Gou, a ball of black flame ignited out of thin air, quickly condensing into the Demon God’s form. However, his aura was even weaker than any of his previous clones.
“Qin Gou, don’t bother thinking about going back. Did you really think this Seat would be so foolish as to merely teleport you a short distance and then let you return?” the Demon God sneered, his tone filled with triumph.
“Enough nonsense.”
Qin Gou drew his sword and attacked the Demon God without hesitation.
“Don’t attack!”
To his surprise, the Demon God retreated repeatedly with no intention of fighting, waving his hand and saying, “If you attack me now, you will surely regret it!”
“What did you say?” Qin Gou’s expression turned suspicious.
The Demon God clapped his hands and laughed, “After all, this figure of mine isn’t here to fight you, but purely to amuse myself and timely share with you the progress of the battle between this Seat’s true body and your acquaintances. Although they are numerous and all considered powerful figures in this realm, you should understand that they originally came to assist and support you and Luo Wei Ban. But now that both of you main forces are gone, it’s only a matter of time before I wipe them all out.”
“You can’t do that.”
Qin Gou said without hesitation, “I understand their strength better than you. If you arrogantly believe this is a battle of wolves preying on sheep, then you are gravely mistaken and seeking your own death.”
“Is that so? Perhaps they can resist this Seat for a while, but what if you and Luo Wei Ban never appear again, no matter what?” the Demon God sneered meaningfully.
“That’s impossible.”
Qin Gou decisively and sharply swung his sword at the Demon God. However, this figure of the Demon God remained motionless, seemingly unfazed by Qin Gou’s attack. He merely smiled coldly and shrugged, “Qin Gou, I already warned you. Once you destroy this figure of mine, you will lose the last channel to learn about the outside world. That will be the true moment when you call to heaven and earth in vain!”
Qin Gou didn’t pause in the slightest, directly slashing the Demon God figure in front of him into two segments. It immediately turned back into a ball of black flame and was completely extinguished.
At the same time, Qin Gou swung his sword at the invisible wall he had sensed.
“Boom!”
After a loud noise, the invisible wall did not dissipate.
“No wonder you were so confident.”
As he spoke, Qin Gou closed his eyes, accumulated power, and attacked again. The momentum was immense, capable of splitting the heavens and tearing apart the moon. But Qin Gou’s eyes could not discern whether the invisible wall had suffered any damage, and according to his divine sense, it remained completely unmoved, and he was still unable to advance even an inch.
“A Xi, have you analyzed anything?” Qin Gou asked in his heart while continuing to sense,
“Ding. Host, do not continue to attack for now. Listen to me first.”
“Alright, speak,” Qin Gou nodded slightly.
“Ding, if this System’s analysis is not mistaken, what is currently immobilizing the Host here should be a kind of ‘Wall of Time and Space’.”
“What is a Wall of Time and Space?”
“This is not the first time the Host has encountered this. It’s just that the Host didn’t realize it before. In the dimensional passage that you and I know of, besides the ruins of restraints that the Host broke through, what remains is precisely this. These have also implicitly greatly reduced the risk of the Host being caught in spatial turbulence. And its sturdiness is truly rarely seen in the world…”
A Xi paused for a moment, then continued, “The Demon God likely spent a considerable amount of time, in different places, meticulously and bit by bit carving it out, and then allowing it to naturally fuse back together. This created this invisible, terrifying prison. The final exit seems to have closed just the moment the Host entered it.”
Qin Gou said decisively, “A Xi, now is not the time for long explanations. Get straight to the point, how can I get out, and what price do I need to pay?”
“Time.”
“What?”
“Ding! With the Host’s current strength, if you bombard the same spot daily from now on, it will likely take hundreds of years to truly break through it.”
