God Emperor - Chapter 2510
Chapter 2510: Testing the Bottom Line
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Yan Huangtu and Yan Zhexian looked at Bai Qing’er, who was walking out of the stone pavilion with fear showing in their eyes.
Bai Qing’er glanced over and asked, “Did you guys see what happened just now?”
“I didn’t expect Miss Bai not only to be gorgeous but also to have such a terrifying cultivation ability. Yan Huangtu’s gaze was sharp and cold. Although he was afraid inside, he did not show it at all.
Bai Qing’er smiled and shook her head. “Are the two of you going to move first, or should I do it myself?”
“Demoness, you are too arrogant. There will definitely be experts from the Yanluo clan that will take your life,” Yan Zhexian said.
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Bai Qing’er said, “Is it Yan Yu? I hope to meet him soon! Now, you still have the chance to kill yourselves. If I do it, I fear that your corpse might not remain whole.”
Yan Huangtu gritted his teeth and started to self-destruct his Sainthood Source.
However, as soon as he thought about it, he was interfered with by a mighty spiritual power. The Saint Qi in his body could not operate, and his mental state tethered on the verge of collapse.
Yan Zhexian was not much better than him. His eyes had become empty as if he had become a clay figurine.
They wanted to resist, but they could not at all.
“Forget it. I’ll send you on your way myself!” Bai Qing’er said.
Zhang Ruochen stood before Yan Huangtu and Yan Zhexian and shielded them both. He released the “Shoreless Star Ocean” of the Realm-frame of Truth to remove Bai Qing’er’s spiritual power suppression.
In an instant, Yan Huangtu and Yan Zhexian recovered.
The two panted heavily for breath as if they had come back from the verge of death.
They looked at Zhang Ruochen with strange eyes.
Bai Qing’er asked, “What do you hope to accomplish?”
“I want to protect their lives,” Zhang Ruochen replied.
Bai Qing’er said, “You can’t even protect yourself. How could you hope to protect their lives?”
“Do you think I can’t fight?” Zhang Ruochen asked.
Bai Qing’er stared at him and smiled. “At last, you can’t endure it anymore. Do you want to ask the Intergold Tiger to help you?”
“If it really comes to that, we’ll die together,” Zhang Ruochen said.
Bai Qing’er looked at Yan Huangtu, then at Yan Zhexian. She looked carefully at the favored daughter of the Yanluo clan, “You want to protect the child in her womb, so you don’t hesitate to threaten me? If you succeed in threatening me this time, won’t I be severely restricted by you every time in the future?”
“Only this once, I’ll only protect both of their lives,” Zhang Ruochen said firmly.
Yan Zhexian stared at Zhang Ruochen’s back and was slightly moved.
She knew very well how powerful Bai Qing’er was. She also knew that with Zhang Ruochen’s current cultivation, he would most likely pay with his life if he went against Bai Qing’er’s commands.
However, it was precisely because Zhang Ruochen’s cultivation was far inferior to his enemy’s, and he could still stand against them without hesitation that moved the people’s hearts. This caused Yan Zhexian’s heart, which had always been prejudiced against him, to change subtly.
Perhaps she didn’t know Zhang Ruochen that well before.
Bai Qing’er looked at Yan Zhexian again for a long time. She smiled and said, “Miss Zhexian, I’m very curious. You’re obviously a virgin, but why are you pregnant?”
Yan Zhexian was shocked. She didn’t expect that the secret she had been hiding would be exposed by Bai Qing’er so casually.
Zhang Ruochen’s expression didn’t change, but he still turned around in the end and looked at Yan Zhexian.
Seeing Yan Zhexian’s eyes, he immediately understood it was not Bai Qing’er’s trick this time. It seemed that there was indeed something strange about the child in Yan Zhexian’s womb.
Bai Qing’er looked at Zhang Ruochen and said, “She lied to you. Do you think she deserves to die now?”
“Yes, the baby in my womb has nothing to do with him.” Yan Zhexian suddenly tilted her head upwards and bared her chin. There was no longer any fear in her eyes.
She did not want to implicate Zhang Ruochen and wanted to draw a clear line between them.
Zhang Ruochen could not die.
With Zhang Ruochen alive, there was a better chance that he could control Bai Qing’er to a certain extent at a more appropriate moment.
Otherwise, she suspected that even if it were her uncle Yan Yu, he would also find it hard to win against Bai Qing’er.
“Did you hear that? I’ll give you a chance and let you kill her yourself.”
Bai Qing’er stood aside with her hands clasped behind her back.
Zhang Ruochen carefully recalled what had happened when he and Yan Zhexian were in the sarcophagus. Gradually, he figured out what had happened and roughly understood some of it.
It was most likely related to Madre Bloody Shadow.
“What are you hesitating for? Has Zhang Ruochen become so slow-witted that he can’t kill?” Yan Zhexian asked.
Yan Huangtu stood aside without saying a word. He knew that whatever he said would be useless.
If Zhang Ruochen insisted on keeping them alive, he might still have a chance. However, the situation has changed. There was no longer any chance of survival because Zhang Ruochen would not risk his life to clash with Bai Qing’er.
Now was not the time to clash with Bai Qing’er.
Zhang Ruochen ignored Yan Zhexian and walked toward Bai Qing’er. He spread his hands and raised his voice, saying, “Everyone knows that Yan Zhexian is my woman and is pregnant with my child. If I kill her now, there will be two lives will be taken at once. Once this news gets out, how will everyone see me? I won’t bear this reputation.”
“Don’t worry. No one will spread it,” Bai Qing’er said.
Zhang Ruochen said, “I don’t believe it. If I achieve divinity and become the Immortal Vampire Wargod in the future, and you threaten me with this, won’t I be very passive?”
“Fine! If you won’t do it, I will,” Bai Qing’er said.
“No.”
Zhang Ruochen blocked Bai Qing’er again.
“Are you challenging my limits?” Bai Qing’er asked.
“No, he just wants to save Yan Zhexian’s life. The fetus in Yan Zhexian’s stomach carries his bloodline. She can be considered as his biological daughter,” Gong Nanfeng walked over and said firmly.
Zhang Ruochen asked, “What did you say?”
Gong Nanfeng said, “The baby in her womb is of your blood, Yan Zhexian’s blood, and the divine force with essence qi of the Madre Bloody Shadow combined. Therefore, you are the child’s biological father.”
Zhang Ruochen took a deep breath and stared at Bai Qing’er. He said, “I’ve heard enough. I guarantee her life!”
“The reincarnation of the Madre Bloody Shadow has some meaning to it.”
Bai Qing’er shook her head gently, “Unfortunately, they have to die. Although I want to train myself, I don’t want to provoke the ancient god of the Yanluo clan. Killing them now is the best solution,” she sighed. “Zhang Ruochen, why don’t you talk to the Intergold Tiger first and see if it’s willing to die with me?”
“I’ve made it very clear that I guarantee her life!” Zhang Ruochen declared.
“You’ve disappointed me so much! Since you want to die, I can only fulfill your wish.”
Bai Qing’er lightly pushed out her palm. Following that, a flurry of flying snowflakes appeared.
Zhang Ruochen only felt that the dimension had collapsed, the universe destroyed, and the world turned upside down. Every snowflake that flew over was like a snowy ice planet. Not only could it crush him easily, but it could also crush all living things in the world.
“Blizzard.”
Beside him, Gong Nanfeng cried out in surprise.
Bai Qing’er could capture and kill Blackwraith across space. Every time she attacked, it would definitely be earth-shattering.
Whoosh
A golden light suddenly shone from Zhang Ruochen’s body, and his body turned into gold. Golden divine light flowed through his hair, and his battle intent soared to the sky.
With a tiger’s roar, the Yin Yang Five-Element Saintwill merged with his right arm and evolved into an extraordinary palm print.
He struck out with his palm.
With the release of the palm print, the illusory image of the Intergold Tiger appeared on his body, bursting with kingly power that could tear the heavens apart.
Boom
Their two palms collided.
Zhang Ruochen’s golden tiger eyes and Bai Qing’er’s unsettling starry eyes looked at each other closely.
Separate!
Bai Qing’er stood in the same spot without moving at all. Only her long hair fluttered in the wind like a fairy in the flying snow. Zhang Ruochen, on the other hand, was sent flying dozens of miles away. He was still standing upright, but golden blood flowed out of his mouth.
“It seems you survived my palm strike, which means you are stronger than Blackwraith. Now let’s see you receive another palm print!”
Bai Qing’er put one hand behind her back and drew a circle with her right hand. A great scene of five elements appeared circulating in her palm. Vaguely, it had the charm of Zhang Ruochen’s Yin Yang Five-Element Saintwill.
Gong Nanfeng rushed over and appeared between Bai Qing’er and Zhang Ruochen. “Stop! There’s still a way to erase their memories.”
Bai Qing’er withdrew her palm print and stared at Gong Nanfeng, indicating for him to continue.
Gong Nanfeng said, “They’re too weak. Miss Bai doesn’t need to kill them at all. I know that Miss Bai wanted to kill them to silence them forever. But it’s fine just to erase their memories.”
“As far as I know, the Path of Destiny can restore memories,” Bai Qing’er said.
Gong Nanfeng smiled. “Even the Path of Destiny can only restore the cultivator’s erased memories within a certain period of time. Besides, if you use the power of the Tensho Compass to erase their memories, even a Reverend won’t be able to restore them.”
“The vessel spirit is here, so the Tensho Compass must be nearby. Could you be carrying it?” Bai Qing’er asked.
“Miss Bai is so smart. How could you not know that the Tensho Compass is with brother Ruochen?”
Gong Nanfeng pointed at Zhang Ruochen naturally.
Zhang Ruochen glanced at Gong Nanfeng and said, “The Tensho Compass is indeed with me. But Miss Bai, you have checked my Ring of Dimensions recently, and I don’t think you found it, right?”
“If I wanted to find it, naturally I can find it,” Bai Qing’er said.
Zhang Ruochen said, “I have billions of treasures with me, many of which have vessel spirits and internal storage space. How long will it take you to find the Tensho Compass? Besides, I may not have hidden the Tensho Compass between these treasures.”
“Give me the Tensho Compass, and I’ll spare both of their lives,” Bai Qing’er said.
Gong Nanfeng said impatiently, “Brother Ruochen, please give it to her. There is no chance for you to keep it. I’ve calculated that your sea of Qi hasn’t fully recovered yet. If you continue fighting, your sea of Qi might shatter, and your cultivation will be lost. Do you want to die with her? I understand that you want to protect the Divine Artifact for the Fane of Destiny, but we’re too weak now to fight right now!”
“Shut up.” Zhang Ruochen glared at him.
Gong Nanfeng felt rather wronged. He shut his mouth but muttered within his heart, “It is for your own good, so why are you glaring at me?”
Zhang Ruochen took out the Tensho Compass that the Heaven-devouring Genbu Formation sealed from the sea of Qi between his eyebrows. He hesitated for a moment and smiled bitterly, then handed it to Bai Qing’er.
Bai Qing’er’s palm brushed over it. Suddenly, the inscription of the array that Zhang Ruochen could not do anything about broke one by one. Within a moment, it had disappeared.
The vessel spirit within resisted fiercely. Suddenly, the Tensho Compass gave off a dazzling divine light, trying to break free from Bai Qing’er’s palm.
Bai Qing’er didn’t suppress the vessel spirit on purpose. Instead, she looked over at Gong Nanfeng.
Gong Nanfeng smiled bitterly and nodded. He whispered something to the Tensho Compass caused it to calm down, and the divine light was restrained. It lay quietly on Bai Qing’er’s palm.
Bai Qing’er used the power of the needle to erase the memories of Yan Huangtu and Yan Zhexian. She waved her sleeve and the cold wind swept away. They turned into two beams of light and flew towards Hoth.
Bai Qing’er stared at Zhang Ruochen and said, “I’m still keeping my promise, right?”
“If you don’t keep your promise, I’ll fight to the death,” Zhang Ruochen said.
Bai Qing’er said, “Actually, I’m very curious about your real purpose in saving them. Their memories have been already erased, so they certainly won’t be grateful to you.”
The golden light on Zhang Ruochen’s body disappeared. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, “Why? Didn’t you say so earlier?”
“I have said it earlier?”
Even though Bai Qing’er was extremely intelligent, she still looked confused at that moment.
Zhang Ruochen smiled and said, “I was testing your bottom line!”
Bai Qing’er’s expression suddenly turned cold.
Zhang Ruochen said, “You’re powerful and smart and can be said to be my current number one enemy. But I don’t know much about you and need to know you more. After this test, I know you’re not completely unafraid of me. This fear is probably the biggest reason why you didn’t kill me!”
“What if I had killed Yan Zhexian and Yan Huangtu without hesitation just now?” Bai Qing’er asked.
Zhang Ruochen was silent for a moment and said, “That means that your state of mind is flawless, and you are not afraid of life and death. There will be nothing that can stop your will.”
“You think that I am afraid of death?” Bai Qing’er asked.
Zhang Ruochen said, “It’s human nature to fear death. However, you haven’t experienced life and death, so you don’t know what it’s like to die, which makes you even more afraid of death. Also, you had not achieved the Great Perfection in the Banshi Isshou Realm. Didn’t you stir up the storm because you knew your weakness and wanted to make up for it?”
After a long while, Bai Qing’er laughed and said, “While you were testing me, didn’t you notice that I’ve also measured the power that the Intergold Tiger can currently unleash?”
“How is it?” Zhang Ruochen asked.
Bai Qing’er said, “It is far from being a threat to me within the heavenly and earthly precepts boundaries. Zhang Ruochen, you should go!”
“Where do I go?” Zhang Ruochen asked.
Bai Qing’er said, “I have already obtained the superior-grade Divine Crystal of Origin and the Tensho Compass. You are now worthless! Just go wherever you want to go away from me.”
“I’m not leaving or going anywhere. I’ll follow you,” Zhang Ruochen said.
Bai Qing’er said, “I’m afraid of the Intergold Tiger, but if you follow me, I’ll have plenty of chances to kill you with a single strike even before the Intergold Tiger could react. Aren’t you afraid of death?”
“Of course, I’m afraid of death. But I also know that you won’t let me go.”
Zhang Ruochen continued, “You only took back a superior-grade Divine Crystal of Origin, so how could you let me go? You do not want to expose your identity as well. If you let me go, the Enchanteur Chamber will be burned to ashes instantly.”
“The reason why you had let me go was to capture me again. To reach the target and capture me three times to make me completely submit to you.”
“In order not to be captured by you for the third time, I have decided to follow you by your side from now on.”
“You want to find a chance and kill me?” Bai Qing’er asked.
Zhang Ruochen said, “There is no irreconcilable hostility between us. Why would I want to kill you? In fact, I had the idea of marrying you myself.”
“You have this idea…”
Bai Qing’er stopped speaking halfway. She moved by stepping on the void space and walked towards Fei Zhong, saying, “Since you’re already awake, don’t pretend to be asleep.”
Gong Nanfeng walked to Zhang Ruochen’s side and asked lowly, “Do you really want to marry her?”
Zhang Ruochen looked at him and pushed him away because he didn’t want to talk.
In front of Gong Nanfeng and Zhang Ruochen. Fei Zhong, Supreme Saint of the Paramount Realm who once possessed a monstrous cultivation, cut off his own tongue and knelt humbly in front of Bai Qing’er.
Bai Qing’er walked back over, and Fei Zhong followed her while bent over like a servant.
Bai Qing’er said, “Zhang Ruochen, I know you are very smart. Now tell me, how can I kill my way to the Fane of Origin without anyone knowing my true identity?”
“You will need a new identity,” Zhang Ruochen said.
Bai Qing’er asked, “What kind of identity?”
“Haven’t you already made up your mind? If you don’t kill Fei Zhong and let him follow you, aren’t you trying to tell everyone that you are a cultivator of the Celestial Court?” Zhang Ruochen asked.
Bai Qing’er asked, “Who are the Masters of Origin in the numerous realms of the Celestial Court?”
Before Zhang Ruochen could answer, Bai Qing’er’s body and appearance had changed considerably. She changed into the appearance of Ji Fanxin, the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers, and said, “The Lotus of Divine Reflection will have more persuasiveness. Besides, if the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers were traveling with Zhang Ruochen, no one would feel suspicious. Even if they do, they will only doubt whether Zhang Ruochen has betrayed the Infernal Court. If you want to follow me, you must pay the price.”
