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Quan Shaoqing didn’t give him a chance to catch his breath and struck again. A vast amount of chemical reagents were sprayed.

Even the area around him was covered in the spray.

Upon seeing this, the Nascent Soul immediately became serious. He quickly transformed into a fox and leaped into the air. Then, in the bright sky above, clouds began to form.

Lightning mixed with thunder roared, and those controlled by him all stopped what they were doing not far away.

They looked over from afar.

Quan Shaoqing knew that this fellow was angry.

He immediately took out another weapon from behind. It was a shotgun specially developed to deal with the Nascent Soul.

A bullet was fired, exploding immediately, splitting into dozens of pellets that scattered.

He knew that with the speed of a normal gun, it was impossible to hit him. But the shotgun was different. The pellets would scatter everywhere.

Even with his speed, in the midst of dense pellet fire, there was always a time when he would be hit.

After a series of ten shots, the sky resembled countless blooming fireworks. The bullets exploded into numerous smaller pellets, forming a huge net in the air.

Even though the Nascent Soul was fast, as a fox he couldn’t dodge in time, and was shot in the stomach.

The intense flashes of lightning and thunder were instantly disrupted.

Quan Shaoqing didn’t want to prolong the fight, so he put away the gun and immediately fled through the space.

The capacities of these two weapons were limited.

In the battle just now, he had almost run out of bullets.

Continuing to tangle with him would be nothing but a disadvantage.

The Nascent Soul was furious, regretting his carelessness this time.

He had been caught off guard, allowing Quan Shaoqing a chance to exploit.

Although the Nascent Soul was wounded, it hadn’t reached the core of his cultivation.

The bullets merely made him bleed, and the chemical reagent simply caused his skin to hurt for a moment.

His body was rich in Spiritual Energy; without lifting a finger, all his wounds could heal on their own.

Seeing Quan Shaoqing already gone, the Nascent Soul sneered coldly, "Once you’re in, don’t even think about leaving. We can settle our scores slowly."

Saying this, the fox transformed back into the handsome man from before.

Afterward, he pressed his large palm over the wounded chest and exerted a little force. The bullets that had entered his body were retrieved.

After that, the fresh blood flowing from the wound rapidly healed at a visible rate.

...

When Quan Shaoqing returned, Gu Xiaoxi, under Ya’s guidance, had already managed to merge seven daggers into a longsword.

Swinging the Sword Qi, she slashed it, and a deep trench immediately appeared in the ground not far away.

"Shaoqing, you’re back!" Gu Xiaoxi, seeing Quan Shaoqing return, immediately stopped what she was doing. She quickly walked up to him, concerned, and asked, "Did you find out anything?"

Quan Shaoqing stepped forward, took Gu Xiaoxi’s hand, and said with a grave expression, "I have seen the Nascent Soul."

Gu Xiaoxi had long harbored such suspicions, but when these words came from Quan Shaoqing’s mouth, she was still greatly shocked.

It really was the Nascent Soul!

All along, she had been afraid of meeting this person but also somewhat looked forward to it. Because, after all, the issue had to be resolved.

Now that it had indeed come, Gu Xiaoxi felt even more uneasy.

"Has he become stronger than before?" Gu Xiaoxi asked calmly.

"Yes!" Quan Shaoqing looked up into the distance and tightened his hold on Gu Xiaoxi’s hand, saying seriously, "His cultivation has become stronger, and he has also obtained a powerful Magic Wand."

"Magic Artifact?" Ya exclaimed in surprise, "This world doesn’t have any true Magic Artifacts, could you have seen it wrong?"

"It can summon clouds and unleash lightning. And it also possesses great destructive power," Quan Shaoqing explained. Although he had only stiffened for a moment after being struck by lightning.

That was because he had dodged quickly, moving to multiple locations in a short time, but was still affected by a sliver of Mana.

Even just that sliver of Mana made him feel as if he had been struck by lightning, leaving his whole body numb and stiff.

If he had been hit by the core power, it was easy to imagine that he would have been severely injured.

"There are many ways to increase one’s cultivation.

To the north of Liuli Country lies the Primitive Forest. Within the depths of the Primitive Forest, there are many Immortal Herbs that can increase cultivation.

Looking at it now, he must have gone there during the past year he was missing," Quan Shaoqing continued.

"If the three of us work together, do we stand a chance at defeating him?" Gu Xiaoxi was most concerned about this issue.

"I don’t know," Quan Shaoqing shook his head, especially since... he didn’t know the true extent of Ya’s strength.

After all, there were three of them at this time.

Gu Xiaoxi’s Cultivation and Inner Strength were not to be underestimated.

Together, he and she would undoubtedly be very strong.

If Ya were stronger than Gu Xiaoxi, defeating the Nascent Soul would surely be no problem.

With that in mind, Quan Shaoqing decided it was best for the three of them to meet with the Nascent Soul again.

After all, the Nascent Soul had committed atrocious crimes and showed no signs of repentance.

This battle was inevitable sooner or later!

The two had been enemies for six years, and now he had drawn everyone from the outside here, indirectly turning the villagers from Snow Country into his slaves.

No matter how powerful one was, no one had the right to disrupt world peace.

Gu Xiaoxi also agreed with Quan Shaoqing’s opinion. Now that they had entered, there was no way to leave. They had to deal with the Nascent Soul one way or another before figuring out a way to get out.

Ya was here to help; as long as Quan Shaoqing and Gu Xiaoxi made up their minds, he would just follow along.

However, just as Gu Xiaoxi and Quan Shaoqing were about to set off,

suddenly, Gu Xiaoxi sensed someone’s presence around them.

Instinctively, she tensed up and said to Quan Shaoqing, "The Nascent Soul has sent people!"

Quan Shaoqing and Ya nodded and looked into the distance together.

At this moment, figures started moving behind a small tree not far away.

Gu Xiaoxi immediately leaped forward, and Quan Shaoqing also moved up swiftly.

Huo Jin and his men hadn’t yet managed to surround Gu Xiaoxi when seven daggers were already placed against their throats, with gun muzzles pressed against their heads!

"You!" Huo Jin gritted his teeth angrily.

When Gu Xiaoxi saw that it was Huo Jin, her expression instantly turned cold.

"How could you be here?" Gu Xiaoxi asked in surprise.

Huo Jin glared at Gu Xiaoxi with a dark expression and angrily said, "The master has said he wants you dead. What are you all waiting for?"

Huo Jin, leading his men and showing no fear of death, picked up their weapons and started shooting at Gu Xiaoxi.

At that moment, Gu Xiaoxi noticed that the weapons they held in their hands were all manufactured by the International Alliance.

As Huo Jin retaliated, Gu Xiaoxi was caught off guard.

Quan Shaoqing immediately embraced her and swiftly dodged the bullets.

Ya’s reaction was the quickest; he leaped forward and kicked their weapons onto the ground.

"They have been completely controlled by the Nascent Soul and do not recognize you anymore," Quan Shaoqing said seriously, "Not only that, the villagers from Snow Country who had gone missing, they are all here. This includes some seniors from the International Alliance!"

Gu Xiaoxi bit her lip, not understanding why the Nascent Soul would do such a thing?

This was his territory, and capturing so many people from the outside, did he intend to build his kingdom here?

With clear mountains and beautiful waters, the place was peaceful everywhere.

With the rich Spiritual Energy, living here, people would certainly live a long and healthy life, seldom falling ill.

But was this all by their own will?

Obviously not! Otherwise, they wouldn’t have made everyone lose their memories and then manipulated them for his use.

"Let me go! Our master will not let you off!" Huo Jin struggled, trying to break free from Ya’s grasp.

Gu Xiaoxi stepped forward and looked at Huo Jin emotionlessly. "Tell me, how many people are here?"

"Why should I tell you?" Huo Jin’s attitude was arrogant, remaining haughty even though he was a prisoner.

Gu Xiaoxi sneered and threw a punch at his nose, "Will you talk now?"

Huo Jin felt a warmth on his nose as blood streamed out of it. Trembling with rage, he said, "You’ve caught me, kill or cut as you please. But I will never betray my master."

"You’re not betraying your master, but you have betrayed the International Alliance," Gu Xiaoxi showed no mercy to this ungrateful man.

She kicked Huo Jin again and then placed her hand on the center of his forehead, only to find that his memories had been forcefully separated and sealed away.

Consequently, she gathered Mana at her fingertips and struck the Seal forcefully.

Soon, the Seal shattered.

Gu Xiaoxi released Huo Jin and then went on to dismantle the Seals on the others.

Huo Jin stood there, dizzy for a while.

Once he regained his senses, he looked at Gu Xiaoxi nearby and immediately became alert, "What did you just do to me?"

Apparently, he hadn’t realized what had happened during the past days.

After Gu Xiaoxi had undone the Seal for the last person’s memories, she glared at Huo Jin, "You owe me two lives. From now on, you have to listen to me."

Huo Jin was utterly confused!

"Gu Xiaoxi, when did I owe you two lives?

What place is this? I was on a mission, why am I with you?

" Huo Jin shouted in confusion, and then suddenly as if he remembered something, he pointed at Gu Xiaoxi and accused angrily, "You’re afraid that I’d complete the mission before you. Did you deliberately capture me?"

"Assuming malice in the honorable with a villain’s mind!" Gu Xiaoxi, unable to hold back, punched Huo Jin in the face.

Immediately, Huo Jin covered his eyes and wailed in pain.

Gu Xiaoxi’s gaze fell, it seemed that after the memory Seals were broken, they had completely forgotten what had happened inside the Barrier.