Chapter 886 - 321: Dead End (First Update)
Mu Qingge’s Spiritual Sense, refined by the Divine Strategy Middle Volume, was already incomparable to ordinary people.
This comparison was not just in quality, but in quantity as well!
’If Spiritual Power can’t kill you, can Spiritual Sense not burst you?’ Mu Qingge wildly infused her Spiritual Sense into the Spiritual Sense of the Southern Dipper Old Freak. Such an opportunity was rare, and she had to seize it.
As long as she could first deal with the Southern Dipper Old Freak and eliminate the spatial constraint, she would have a chance to escape.
"Ah—!" The Southern Dipper Old Freak was in unbearable pain, casting Spiritual Power from his hand directly at Mu Qingge.
Flames erupted on Mu Qingge’s body, the Flame Armor congealed on her, blocking all the attacks from the Southern Dipper Old Freak, swallowing them into the void.
Seeing his attack was ineffective, the Southern Dipper Old Freak gritted his teeth through the agony of his bursting Spiritual Sense, veins bulging, and shouted at the Three-legged Golden Crow, "Why haven’t you attacked yet! If she can kill me, she can kill you too!"
Mu Qingge’s eyes darkened, once again controlling her Spiritual Sense to squeeze into the Spiritual Sea of the Southern Dipper Old Freak.
"Ah—!" The Southern Dipper Old Freak was in extreme pain, the Spiritual Power he cast scattered wildly, blasting the ground into chaos.
The Three-legged Golden Crow stood in place, having heard the Southern Dipper Old Freak’s words.
His brain was spinning rapidly, seemingly debating whether to attack or not. When he saw the blood vessels in the Southern Dipper Old Freak’s eyes burst, blood flowing out, and pus mixed with blood from his mouth, nose, and ears, he finally gritted his teeth and acted.
He felt he had underestimated Mu Qingge’s abilities!
Just as the Southern Dipper Old Freak said, if Mu Qingge had the ability to kill him, she had the ability to kill himself.
The Three-legged Golden Crow leaped up, attacking Mu Qingge from behind.
The Southern Dipper Elder saw the Three-legged Golden Crow move, a glimmer of hope appearing in his eyes.
And Mu Qingge, in the eyes of the Southern Dipper Elder, saw the figure of the Three-legged Golden Crow approaching. At this moment, if she dodged, all would be in vain, and she wouldn’t have such a good chance to attack the Southern Dipper Old Freak again. If she didn’t dodge, she would have to withstand a strike from the Three-legged Golden Crow.
To dodge or not!
This choice flashed quickly through Mu Qingge’s mind, and an answer was swiftly reached.
Her eyes grew fierce, a stubbornness rising from the depths of her eyes.
Her Spiritual Sense surged into the mind of the Southern Dipper Old Freak once more. The latter screamed in pain, cursing, "Aren’t you dodging! Are you courting death?"
Mu Qingge smirked coldly, "If I don’t send you to your death, how could I bear to leave!"
"Madman! Madman!" The Southern Dipper Old Freak’s eyes suddenly widened, looking at Mu Qingge in disbelief.
At this moment, the Three-legged Golden Crow had already reached behind Mu Qingge, the Spiritual Power congregated in his hands struck ruthlessly towards Mu Qingge’s back.
Boom—!
"Ah—! Even in death I won’t let you go! I will not die in peace ahhhh—!"
The violent sound of collision and the piercing screams rang out almost simultaneously.
The Three-legged Golden Crow’s attack raised a blinding cloud of smoke. Through the layers of smoke, he saw the Southern Dipper Old Freak’s head explode, blood and brain matter scattering everywhere.
’Where’s the person?!’
Suddenly, the Three-legged Golden Crow’s eyes narrowed, noticing that Mu Qingge’s figure had disappeared.
He waved his hand, a strong wind blowing forth, dispersing the smoke.
Sure enough, Mu Qingge’s figure was nowhere to be seen, only the headless corpse of the Southern Dipper Old Freak lay grudgingly on the ground.
"That cunning girl, she actually ran away?" The Three-legged Golden Crow searched around, confirming there was no sign of Mu Qingge, his eyes narrowed, dangerous light spilling out from the slits.
He sneered, "Run? Where can you run to?"
Saying this, he slammed his staff on the ground, his whole body leaping into the air, heading away, seemingly to pursue Mu Qingge. Before leaving, he didn’t forget to search the Southern Dipper Old Freak’s corpse.
In the space, Mu Qingge knelt on one knee, one hand clutching her chest, the other supporting herself on the ground, coughing heavily twice. A mouthful of clotted blood spewed from her mouth, splattering on the ground.
"Master! Who hurt you?" Mengmeng sensed something was wrong, rushing from afar, nervously helping Mu Qingge up from the ground.
Mu Qingge adjusted her breathing, after a while, exhaled a turbid breath. She released Mengmeng’s hand, shook her head and said, "I’m fine now."
Mengmeng frowned and said, "Master, you can’t just act recklessly because you recover quickly, can you?"
Mu Qingge smiled bitterly, who would want to get injured for no reason? It was just a helpless weighing choice.
The body had recovered; Mu Qingge took out the God-piercing Mirror to observe the outside situation. The corpse of the Southern Dipper Old Freak lay in place, but the Three-legged Golden Crow was nowhere to be seen.
Mu Qingge put away the God-piercing Mirror, preparing to leave the space.
"Master, you just got injured, you should rest a bit." Mengmeng advised.
Mu Qingge shook her head, "I don’t have much time left, and the most important thing still has no leads. I must seize the time." Saying this, she turned and exited the space.
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Once again appearing in place, Mu Qingge looked down at the Southern Dipper Old Freak’s corpse.
Finding no Sumeru Container on the corpse, her eyes darkened. She thought to herself, ’The Three-legged Golden Crow actually got a big bargain!’
For an old monster like the Southern Dipper Old Freak, who knows how valuable his lifetime collection was.
After all her hard work to kill him, the spoils were snatched by the Three-legged Golden Crow. That scoundrel truly is a synonym for shamelessness!
Mu Qingge cursed inwardly and left the place.
Not long after the Three-legged Golden Crow and Mu Qingge departed, Wei Molili arrived there. As soon as he arrived, Ji Yaohua, Xi Qianxue, Ying Ze, the old man Long Sheng, and Xuxu all reached the spot.
The surrounding chaos and the corpse of the Southern Dipper freak stunned them.
"The traces of battle here are obvious; it seems Qingge fought him here," Xi Qianxue pointed to the corpse of the Southern Dipper freak.
Ji Yaohua walked to the corpse and lightly kicked it with her toe, surprised, "Qingge actually killed the Southern Dipper freak?" The robes on the corpse were truly distinctive, even without a head they could recognize it at a glance.
"But where is she?" Ying Ze raised his eyes and asked.
Given Mu Qingge’s current strength, battling the Southern Dipper freak, even if victorious, would inevitably leave her injured. If injured, she would not go far, yet there was no trace of Mu Qingge here, nor any sign of her presence nearby.
"The fight involved more than two people," the old man Long Sheng suddenly spoke.
His words attracted the attention of the others.
The old man Long Sheng tapped his Dragon Head Staff, the dragon’s nose inhaling the surrounding air. The old man closed his eyes, seemingly sensing something.
Xi Qianxue and the others didn’t understand but could only silently wait.
After a while, the old man Long Sheng opened his eyes, his old eyes bursting with penetrating brilliance. "Three-legged Golden Crow!"
"Three-legged Golden Crow?!" Xi Qianxue exclaimed.
The old man Long Sheng nodded, "Here, there is still a residual presence of the Three-legged Golden Crow."
"The Three-legged Golden Crow was also here, so what exactly happened before? How did the Southern Dipper freak die, and who killed him? Where is Qingge now, is she safe?" Ji Yaohua asked repeatedly.
Ying Ze pressed his lips and said, "Now there are only two possibilities. Either she took the opportunity to escape, or she was captured by the Three-legged Golden Crow."
"Both possibilities indicate her current situation isn’t good," Wei Molili interjected.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s quickly pursue!" Ji Yaohua urged.
"Are you all so focused on finding that girl that you neglect your own business?" Suddenly, the old man Long Sheng reminded them.
The four were stunned, falling silent.
They came here for the Divine Status. Now, two-thirds of the time has passed, yet they haven’t found their own Divine Status.
At this moment, a beam of light approached from afar.
Once it landed, everyone realized it was Yao Xinghai, who had left the group earlier.
"Finally caught up with you!" Yao Xinghai smiled.
However, seeing everyone else with a serious expression, he couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong?"
Xuxu quickly replied, "They’re considering whether to keep searching for Sister Qingge or to find their own Divine Status."
"There’s no need to think about it, I want to find Qingge," Xi Qianxue immediately said.
Ji Yaohua and Ying Ze also nodded, and although Wei Molili didn’t speak, his attitude was very clear.
"If you trust me, you can leave the task of finding her to me, while you go seek your Divine Status," the old man Long Sheng said.
However, his excessive kindness raised their alertness. After all, with their acquaintanceship, it wasn’t quite at such a level. The old man’s goodwill made them uneasy.
Yao Xinghai understood what was going on and laughed, "I fortunately found a Divine Status. How about this, I accompany the old man to continue searching for Qingge, while you go find your Divine Status. Once you find it, you follow my Thousand Miles Fragrance to catch up."
Yao Xinghai’s words made the four hesitate.
He continued, "If you give up the opportunity to find your Divine Status for Qingge, do you think she would be happy knowing that? If you don’t want her to feel guilty, go do your own tasks. With the old man here, if even he can’t help Qingge, it would be useless for you all to go."
His advice swayed the hearts of the four.
Ying Ze said, "Well, we’ll go find the Divine Status as soon as possible and reunite with you soon."
"Xuxu, you should come with us," suddenly, Ji Yaohua looked at Xuxu and smiled.
Xuxu was stunned, blinking her eyes.
The old man Long Sheng laughed, "You little ones still don’t trust me, wanting to use Xuxu as a hostage? If it were regular, I might comply with you. But in this Divine Tomb, it’s safest for Xuxu to stay by my side, you can’t protect her."
"If she dies, I die," suddenly, the silent Wei Molili said.
Her attitude was very resolved, insisting on taking Xuxu along.
The old man Long Sheng was stunned, his eyes rising with a hint of anger.
Just then, Xuxu spoke voluntarily, "Grandfather, let me go with them. I can’t always stay by your side, under your protection. Perhaps by going along, I might find a suitable Divine Status for myself."
"Xuxu, you..." the old man Long Sheng looked at his granddaughter in shock.
Xuxu voluntarily walked to Xi Qianxue’s side and smiled at her, "Goddess sister, shall I accompany you?"
Xi Qianxue looked at her and slowly nodded. Meanwhile, she assured the old man, "Don’t worry, we won’t let Xuxu get into trouble."
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At the same time, Mu Qingge found herself trapped in another location. Her cold eyes surveyed the dozens of people encircling her, her heart as calm as water, showing no sign of panic.