Chapter 0: 17. Rampage
Qin Gou had no memory of any of the sights or paths within this Divine Bridge Sanctuary.
However, he had long since branded Mo Qingyang’s soul aura with his Divine Feather Dharma Image, making it impossible for him to escape. Even though the sanctuary’s laws imposed heavy, invisible restrictions at this moment, with his full concentration, he could still accurately judge Mo Qingyang’s approximate distance and direction.
And this was, naturally, Mo Qingyang’s greatest worry and fear at this point.
Locking onto a direction at the fastest speed, Qin Gou immediately led the way. Li Yuanzhen followed closely behind. However, as the two of them set off together, they had only just stepped out of the Grand Hall.
From all directions, streams of dark blue, bizarre blades suddenly appeared, dense and numerous, pouring down like a torrential rain.
“Retreat first!”
Qin Gou seized every second, instantly shrouding Li Yuanzhen with a layer of protective spiritual power and pushing her back into the hall. But as he himself prepared to retreat, he saw the massive quantity of bizarre blades abruptly halt in mid-air and then gradually become translucent and dissipate, clearly not targeting Qin Gou at all.
Seeing this, Old Qin tacitly glanced at his imposing blood-colored pháp phục (robes). It seemed the sanctuary’s laws could distinguish his Ten Pillar Demon Lord power. He had only been forcibly teleported earlier because of his hasty intrusion, which had inadvertently triggered some self-defense mechanism. Before a Ten Pillar Demon Lord did something truly outrageous, the laws here would still not directly treat him as an enemy.
What they truly wished to restrain and imprison within the Grand Hall to await judgment was actually only Li Yuanzhen, who was an ‘outsider’.
“I understand, Yuanzhen, come out of the hall again, and stay as close to me as possible.”
Upon hearing this, Li Yuanzhen stepped forward without hesitation, while Qin Gou placed a hand on her shoulder.
For a moment, the massive amount of bizarre blades that were about to return again halted, and no longer attacked Li Yuanzhen.
“As expected.” Qin Gou nodded slightly. His current actions were actually showing the sanctuary’s laws his, as a Ten Pillar Demon Lord, approval and great trust in Li Yuanzhen.
Seeing this, a light flickered in Li Yuanzhen’s eyes. She couldn’t help but curiously reach out and write with her spiritual power:
‘How did A’Qin manage this? You seemed to be able to suppress the Divine Bridge killing formation outside earlier too?’
“Regarding this matter, didn’t you see it in my memories just now?”
Qin Gou was stunned. So this wench had only focused on the scenes of him acting foolishly with her Natal Spirit Tool?
“But this is a long story. I’ll explain it to you later. Moreover, this is nothing. Yuanzhen, do you believe me? Even here in the sanctuary, I can find Mo Qingyang’s true form within half an hour at most. How about we make a bet?” Qin Gou teased with interest.
“!”
Excited, ecstatic.
At this moment, it seemed like two brilliant starlight rays were about to burst from Li Yuanzhen’s eyes. Because of Old Qin’s bet proposal, she immediately nodded her little head rapidly like a little chick pecking at rice, showing how much she had been bottling up normally.
“Then let’s go quickly.”
Qin Gou immediately smiled knowingly and gently took Li Yuanzhen’s small hand. “I’ll hold your hand as we go. After all, if we go too far, it will be difficult to return to the Grand Hall for refuge. Staying in contact with me like this is safer.”
Unexpectedly, just as Qin Gou finished speaking and was about to step forward, Li Yuanzhen quickly withdrew her hand, her expression hesitant.
Could it be… she was shy?
Qin Gou was taken aback. He suddenly thought that he was too accustomed to the usual interactions with the little gambler. Normally, let alone holding hands, even if one of them suddenly carried the other and ran, it wouldn’t be considered too unusual. However, the Li Yuanzhen in front of him was probably somewhat different from the Li Xiaogou he was familiar with.
Moreover, this kind of naive, childish reaction to instinctively pulling hands that makes one shy is indeed very much in line with the universally common impression of a pure, innocent Saintess! How suited it was to the girl’s current identity and job requirements, in fact, a good thing!
However, the next second, Qin Gou, who was about to apologize for carelessly neglecting her feelings, saw Li Yuanzhen quickly use her free hand, the one not holding her sword, to write in the air:
‘A’Qin, have you forgotten? You haven’t even decided what our bet is! How can we set off like this unclear?’
“Ahahaha…”
Laughing, Old Qin’s face was filled with awkwardness as he completely sobered up from his fantasy.
…
The sound of approaching footsteps could be heard.
Qin Gou looked up. Qin Gou’s appearance was not unexpected. However, Li Yuanzhen’s presence in the sanctuary did surprise him slightly.
“Is this that broken Divine Bridge?” Qin Gou immediately looked at the evil broken bridge shrouded in mist, and then couldn’t help but exclaim in shock, “Mo Qingyang, you… you are sacrificing a portion of your soul?”
“Precisely, and moreover, I have already succeeded!”
Mo Qingyang’s eyes were filled with excited madness. “This great gift that I am offering, even at the cost of a severe drop in my cultivation, you must accept it well, Fellow Daoist Qin!”
“You…”
At the same time.
Consciousness, which had been dormant, gradually awakened like thawing water.
Although countless years had passed since that battle, for the Divine Bridge Consciousness, it felt like an instant. Those two who dared to challenge the Abyss Demon God, that human male cultivator who was the first to make it feel terrified in its entire existence, that sword that almost shattered its soul and spirit…
Humiliation, dread, pain, fury – all of it remained in its emotions with absolute clarity. The last scene it saw before falling into dormancy was that human man, covered in blood and wounded all over, with only a pair of sharp eyes still firm.
At that moment, its only hope was that this severely injured, exhausted male cultivator would accompany it to the grave.
But now, as the Divine Bridge Consciousness finally opened its eyes again and took in everything in the Grand Hall.
It saw him again. Even unlike its current shattered state, this nightmare named ‘Qin Gou’ had become… completely unharmed?!
“Boom!”
A deafening roar shook the heavens. The evil broken bridge inexplicably began to vibrate intensely and strangely.
“The Divine Bridge has awakened! It must be the Divine Bridge Spirit reviving! And this unprecedented violent tremor…”
For a moment, feeling the terrifying tremors emanating from the evil broken bridge, which caused the entire Grand Hall to shake wildly, Mo Qingyang became extremely excited and invigorated. His pale face flushed rapidly with excitement, appearing incredibly pleased.
“Qin thief, can you see it clearly? My Abyss Sacred Artifact… these visible ten thousand rages!”
