Master of Strange Dao

He vomited blood in big mouthfuls, his life's breath rapidly dissipating.

He grew increasingly desperate. The presence suppressed here far exceeded his imagination.

Just the self-talk whispers, which had no intention towards him, were enough to annihilate him entirely.

He could already foresee the result when those behind him would summon the last trace of information left by him after his death.

If they couldn't connect, it would be better; but if they could, it would most likely mean they would directly face this terrifying being.

He absolutely couldn't die, at least not now. He had to find a way to turn the last message into a dire warning: Do not pursue, do not gaze.

Let those behind him receive this warning the moment they sought it out.

"Don't kill me..."

He struggled to shout these three words.

The eyes in the darkness shifted their gaze downward, and as their gaze swept across him, half of his body vanished.

In an instant, a force emerged to protect him, preventing him from being killed by that gaze.

At the same time, in the darkness, Yu Ziqing's voice echoed there.

Those voices were forcibly captured and preserved by an invisible force.

A thought surfaced in this person's mind, and he involuntarily recited the words spoken by Yu Ziqing.

As he uttered those words, the meaning conveyed within them began to spread with his thoughts.

Those thoughts were caught by the presence in the darkness, allowing it to comprehend the meaning of Yu Ziqing's words.

"Heh, his courage far exceeds those fools who came before, no wonder he dared to cultivate a Devil who follows the righteous path.

Fine, as you wish."

A force grasped the gem floating quietly in the darkness, causing it to disappear into the depths of the darkness.

And the guy with only half a body left, yet still unable to die, no longer had even his mouth under his control, continuously speaking words, narrating everything he knew.

His languages, along with the thoughts that emerged alongside them, were comprehended by the presence in the darkness.

Slowly, the presence in the darkness learned the current language, and it gradually lowered its eyelids.

In the darkness, there was only that guy who wanted to die but couldn't, continuously recounting everything he knew.

Like a human-shaped radio placed there, chattering on its own, while the giant listened with closed eyes.

He found it quite good. Though he was long accustomed to everything here, he also accepted Yu Ziqing's rather thorough consideration, if only as a diversion, solving the gem issue for Yu Ziqing.

At least Yu Ziqing didn't treat him with snake-like aversion as countless others did in the past, only terror and more terror.

Even those above, no matter how far away they were, even through seals, he could sense their fear, which was quite dull.

Thus, he merely regarded this as a small interlude, a rather pleasant interlude.

He also learned the name Qing Ziyu from the radio.

He noted the name but did not go back to sleep, instead quietly listening to the radio for amusement.

Hm, the word "amusement" was quite good, not used previously.

...

King Xiang led the way, taking everyone to inspect another Abyssal Rift.

The distance was quite far, and everyone was either injured or lacked strength, flying quite slowly.

With King Xiang's full force, he could make a round trip in no time, yet they took half a day to fly.

The rift was hidden in a mountain depression, with formations to conceal its aura on top of camouflage formations.

If you flew overhead, it would be nearly impossible to discover.

Entering the camouflage formation, seeing the familiar rift, Yu Ziqing casually recorded it.

"I'll go first."

King Xiang stepped forward, taking on the most dangerous task of scouting the path.

Moments later, Yu Ziqing sensed a Jade Scroll shatter, and King Xiang sent a message that it was safe over there.

Everyone passed through the rift, discovering it lay on the barren wilderness at the border of western Dali and north-western Daqian.

Moreover, it wasn't far from the Feng family.

There was no one guarding the area, only faint traces of previous human activity could be found.

Clearly, after Zhao Tiancheng and his team perished, those here got the news and all withdrew.

Only the rift was left behind.

Feng Buju took out a Communication Magical Treasure, pondered, then put it away.

"Everyone, this place is not far from the Feng family; I must first return to check the situation."

"I'll go with you. As for the two from the Yin Family and His Highness King Xiang, you should head back. Who knows what the situation is like with the Yin Family."

The two from the Yin Family nodded, thanked once more, and left together with King Xiang.

Zhao Tiancheng once said there were contingencies outside as well. Now, with the Family Head fallen, they must return to stabilize the Yin Family, and maybe there had already been changes there.

After seeing off the Yin Family members and King Xiang, just before leaving, Yu Ziqing handed King Xiang a Jade Scroll.

"If anything happens, remember to shatter the Jade Scroll to inform me."

King Xiang took the Jade Scroll, sensing it wasn't one of those communication Jade Scrolls Yu Ziqing had given him before, just an ordinary Jade Scroll with some information recorded in it.

He inconspicuously put it away.

"Understood."

Following Feng Buju, the group concealed their auras, disguising themselves along the way, and infiltrated the Feng family.