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"Why isn’t that guy running away this time?"

In front of the space rift, Chen Qing, instead of implementing his previous strategy of opening space and running, actually chose to confront the gigantic octopus head-on, leaving Zi Yue and the two others somewhat stunned.

Soon, the enormous being that followed let out an intense roar upon detecting Chen Qing’s provocation.

Countless tentacles came crashing down like a storm, almost filling every visible space.

Zi Yue and the others kept their distance while watching, clearly preventing themselves from being drawn into the battlefield by any special means Chen Qing might use.

"This monster has not only grown bigger!" Murong warned as he watched the sky-full of tentacles: " Its speed has increased, and its physical strength has become much greater than before..."

Zi Yue frowned, the monster’s strength was now nearly insolvable; just the strength of those tentacles was already at the level of a Second Rank Martial Husband. If it made it to shore, even the most elite troops of Great Jin, which were Fourth Rank, wouldn’t be able to breach its defense.

In addition to its size, nearly spanning the width of the Provincial Government Office, there was probably no one in the world who could stop it; Zi Yue didn’t even dare to imagine what would happen if Chen Qing let it loose — could it potentially devour all living beings in the world?

Despite the somewhat exaggerated offensive, Chen Qing’s expression remained unruffled.

His body activating Wind Technique, he dodged the seemingly endless tentacles with extreme dexterity, causing Bai Yu, who was watching from a distance, to furrow her brow.

Chen Qing’s Wind Technique... it looked very familiar, as if it was...

"Divine Wind Technique..." Murong Yunji answered Bai Yu’s unvoiced question directly.

"Divine Wind Technique... haven’t you only passed it on to the Shen Family before?"

Moreover, Divine Wind Technique was among the top-notch techniques.

Even with exceptional talent, it would normally take decades to master after being inherited.

But Chen Qing’s performance seemed nothing like a novice, instead, he resembled an expert who had practiced Divine Wind Technique for over a decade.

"I didn’t teach him..." Murong Yunji shook her head: "Chen Qing doesn’t reveal his abilities often, and it’s hard for me to trace his lineage, but when I first met him, I clearly felt that he wasn’t strong..."

Bai Yu nodded upon hearing this, as she had the same impression.

Chen Qing, although mysterious, wasn’t particularly powerful when they first met.

The strong could always sense a minimum level of energy, whether they were Magicians or Warriors, and she initially cooperated with Chen Qing because he had intriguing things to offer, yet he wasn’t much of a threat.

But now, in just two short years, encountering Chen Qing again, everything about him had changed dramatically. She still didn’t know the extent of the methods he possessed, but the energy levels within his body were now completely on par with their own.

"I have a speculation..." Murong began, stroking his chin thoughtfully.

Zi Yue and Bai Yu both looked startled, glancing at each other as if to say, you have a theory?

"Is it possible that anyone who joins Chen Qing’s Divine Path has their abilities taken over by Chen Qing?"

Bai Yu’s heart skipped a beat as she looked towards Murong: "Why do you come to that conclusion?"

"I’ve seen his duel with Lumings." Murong spoke in a low voice: "He had the physical abilities of a Super First Rank Warrior as well as top-notch techniques at the same time, key being that he also knew several different Techniques.

And that day when he dueled with Lumings, the Thunder Technique he displayed was exactly the same as the mask-wearing young general I encountered initially.

Now he can also cast Divine Wind Technique, which made me think that perhaps he can access the innate abilities of all the people under his command. "

"Among the Seven Provinces of Jiangnan, the lords of the underworld are mostly from the Shen Family, and one of them just happens to have mastered our Murong Family’s Divine Wind Technique!"

It was quite a point coming from Murong, who usually didn’t put much thought into things.

"Your analysis makes some sense." Bai Yu agreed: "But regardless, Chen Qing’s own strength has not to be underestimated since he was able to defeat Lumings head-on, yet I still can’t figure out the purpose of his actions."

Zi Yue frowned while watching Chen Qing constantly dodge. She couldn’t understand why he didn’t kill the monster when they first encountered it, rather he chose to face it head-on after it had absorbed a significant amount of nourishment, which seemed like a nonsensical decision.

Could it be that by doing this, he stood to gain a significant advantage?

Something just didn’t seem right...

Meanwhile, faced with the Heavenly Ghost Octopus, Chen Qing was filled with an urgent anxiety.

Of course, he didn’t want to collide head-on with this ghastly thing at this time.

Only a fool would clash head-on with it in its current state, as its size was already beyond the classification of beings from this era.

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that if it were let loose now, it could spell doom for the entire world.

Luckily, despite its monstrous talent, its single-target killing power wasn’t particularly strong, especially when facing agile opponents. It was difficult for it to achieve a one-hit kill, which gave him a chance to maneuver.

With that in mind, Chen Qing covertly sensed his surroundings, hoping for a quicker solution. He had already traversed several spaces in succession, and his physical strength was more than half depleted — he could not afford to waste more time!

However, this subtle check from Chen Qing did not go unnoticed by Zi Yue, who immediately perceived the signal from a distance.

Zi Yue had never disclosed her ability to sense spiritual power to anyone else until now; only the King of Qin was aware of it.

As soon as she detected Chen Qing’s presence, Zi Yue instantly focused her attention on what was behind them.

Chen Qing... cares a lot about what’s behind here?

Suddenly, she realized something.

Yes... why hasn’t the monster in this space shown any activity for so long?

From the previous cases of world crossing, as soon as the enormous Heavenly Ghost Octopus invaded, almost all the space overlords would immediately collide with it, and despite the horrible outcomes, they were quite aggressive after their territories were invaded.

Why, then, has the monster belonging to this space not made a move yet?

Could it be the type that hunts stealthily from the shadows?

"Let’s go!"

Zi Yue, without hesitation, took the lead and headed inside.

Murong hurriedly followed with Bai Yu in tow.

"What’s the situation?"

"Chen Qing is very concerned about what’s inside here..." Zi Yue said with conviction, "He at least has stayed outside, not wanting the creature inside to be devoured by that giant octopus like the previous ones. If I’m not mistaken, whatever is inside is vital to Chen Qing!"

"Vital?" Murong was taken aback, but Bai Yu instantly grasped the situation, "I see, that makes sense. His subsequent space crossings were too rushed to select his targets as carefully as he did the first time. Perhaps even he didn’t expect to encounter something so crucial so soon, which would explain his unreasonable actions just now! "

"What could it be?" Murong asked curiously.

"We’ll find out soon enough!" Zi Yue directly shot out what seemed to be a concentrated blast of Art Energy towards a crystal seemingly within arm’s reach.

From her observations of the previous occurrences, she had completely mastered the method by which Chen Qing read information about the creatures of different spaces.

The Jade Stone seemed untouchable, but if one were to strike it with concentrated energy, it would display the species present in that region.

Heaven Devourer Dragon Whale!!

A rather impressive name appeared above the distant Jade Stone, and both Bai Yu and Zi Yue’s eyes lit up!

So that’s how it is!!

"Such a domineering name..." Murong couldn’t help but remark.

"Not only domineering, but also practical!" Bai Yu laughed, "So it’s like this..."

"Why do you two seem to understand everything that’s going on?" Murong felt a bit frustrated, feeling like she seemed slower compared to these two after spending time with them...

"Judging by the name..." Zi Yue patiently explained, "With such a name, the creature of this space must have an incredible ability to devour things; even if it’s not as exaggerated as devouring the heavens, it probably can... swallow up all the Jade Stone here without any trouble!"

"I see..." Murong had an epiphany.

A monster capable of swallowing up all the Jade Stone in this place, if subdued or utilized, could perfectly resolve the problem of transporting these vast resources, right?

It seemed that the opponent had come here with a plan in mind from the beginning, targeting all the high-quality Jade Stones, with the so-called Heaven Devourer Dragon Whale as the tool!

As she pondered, a terrifying roar came from afar. The three of them looked over to see Chen Qing chasing after them, with countless tentacles trailing behind him...

Seeing this, Murong couldn’t help but smile.

Even if she was the least clever among them, she could tell that Chen Qing was desperate!