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Three days ago:

Chen Qing and Tianji temporarily allied with that fellow called Sparrow Bee, a cross-dresser, and headed towards the eastern route.

Along the way, Chen Qing asked curiously, "Why did you name yourself after a demon species?"

"Because the previous name meant nothing," the other party said indifferently, "From the moment I got this Sparrow Bee, I am Sparrow Bee, a unique existence in this world."

Quite chuunibyou...

Chen Qing pursed his lips and asked again, curious, "Since you were split and suppressed, which one are you?"

"Of course, I’m me!" Sparrow Bee looked at Chen Qing, appearing somewhat angry, "I told you, I am the only Sparrow Bee!"

Seeing the almost flipping attitude, Chen Qing quickly dropped the topic, "Alright, alright, I got it."

With a smile on his face, Chen Qing’s mind grew curious.

A forceful split and suppression in terms of the body and abilities is one thing, but what becomes of the soul?

Every split individual is a main entity and has most of the memories.

Even if they merge back together, are they still the same as before?

And what about reincarnation? Do split entities not count for reincarnation when they die?

This made Chen Qing think of the Ancient Worms, with Fifth Elder Shen’s whereabouts currently unknown, Wang Ye is the last of the Ancient Worms in the world. Do the now-dead Ancient Worms qualify for reincarnation? If Wang Ye were to perish one day, would he have his own soul?

The threesome traveled swiftly. The other party intentionally moved fast, forcing Chen Qing to keep up with Tianji, revealing Tianji’s weakness in head-on combat.

However, Chen Qing felt there was no need to hide this fact, for the other party had been stealthily following them for half a year and probably observed this already.

The space of the sealing was vast, which fit Chen Qing’s impression of the Southern Barbarians.

The primary features of the Southern Barbarians map were Myriad Insects Valley in the ancient early stages, and later the Void Temple.

It actually has the largest land area in the entire world, even larger than several Central Plains regions combined.

If players were born in the Southern Barbarians in the early stages, they could explore and discover a new habitat for themselves, establishing their own royal powers. This setting led many big spenders originally to wish for a newbie account born in the Southern Barbarians.

But since the player’s birth was random, and an identity card had to be linked for one application, and only one account was allowed per region, Southern Barbarians accounts at that time could sell for up to a hundred thousand Federation Currency, making it extremely hot!

While the Southern Barbarians had vast lands, the harsh environment and sparse population made it difficult to develop, and it also lacked the Central Plains’ destiny, Chen Qing thought.

Even if these pioneers were inner circle players who were not too familiar with later versions, they should be very clear about the situation in the Southern Barbarians after existing for several reincarnations.

This led Chen Qing to think that places in the Southern Barbarians might be used extensively to suppress and seal players like Sparrow Bee in front of him.

The reason is simple: it’s a vast and useless land with few people, most suitable for...

If that was the case, he would need to be cautious.

It would be better not to use Destiny Hole unless absolutely necessary, for mistakenly combining the sealed spaces here could cause big trouble—these guys were no joke compared to those biological weapons in the Dragon Palace; once they got out, they would be truly deadly!

After about two hours of rapid travel, given the pace of the group, they covered a distance comparable to that from Lyuzhou to Nanming Prefecture. Chen Qing thought the scale of the map must be at least as large as a Provincial Government Office.

It’s quite extravagant indeed—to seal a player using an area twice the size of a Provincial Government Office. This isn’t imprisonment; Chen Qing thought being sealed might not necessarily be a bad thing...

If the split bodies could get along harmoniously, that would be even better. Wouldn’t it be nice to play mahjong or something when bored?

"That’s the place..." On the high cliffs, Sparrow Bee pointed towards a barrier a hundred miles away, "That’s the eastern barrier. Look, it’s already starting to become unstable. I guess my two siblings are probably starting to make their move."

"Won’t the two of them fight each other?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.

"In theory, they will, but cooperation is also a possibility," Sparrow Bee said soberly. "After all, everyone wants to seize the chance to get out. Regaining the power of old is indeed important, but freedom is more so."

"Freedom, huh..." Chen Qing looked over the vast expanses of heaven and earth, struggling to understand what sort of freedom the other person meant.

"You might think this is a nice place?"

"It’s not exactly picturesque, but it’s not too bad either. It’s no land of bitter cold; I think it’s quite nice..." Chen Qing answered honestly.

"That’s because you haven’t been locked up!" the other person scoffed, "Try living here for a few hundred thousand years with no human presence and no purpose. Then you’ll understand."

"Is that so..." Chen Qing thought about it and agreed.

After all, with no humans around, living as a wild man for hundreds of thousands of years must be somewhat infuriating.

.. Even Sun Monkey was only suppressed for five hundred years, while Third Holy Mother had only been in Hua Mountain Villa for twenty years and she already acted as though she had suffered greatly.

However, Chen Qing was curious, could you really endure living for hundreds of thousands of years, even if you were in a world populated by humans?

"So, what kind of skills do your two siblings possess? Shouldn’t you be telling me?" Chen Qing looked around and said, "We might need to face off soon, right?"

The other party nodded in response, "We split into four because of the four demonic divine skills within us. I once plundered the divine skills of four demons, including Roaring Sky, Phantom, Celestial Fox, and Bai Feng..."

Several names caused both Chen Qing and his Tianji’s eyelids to twitch wildly...

This guy, no wonder he was sealed. He’s truly devious. It would be strange if he weren’t targeted.

Roaring Sky is lying, according to Chen Qing’s deduction. The enemy must possess the skills of the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey!

Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey: Understands yin and yang, human affairs, is good at entering and exiting places, avoids death and prolongs life.

It could almost be said to be an upgraded version of Tianji, with limitless potential.

Phantom is a top assassin demon, also called Shadow Demon, who can travel through the realm of shadows.

Once they mark your shadow, they can emerge from it to attack you, even from thousands of miles away!

Very few who are marked by a Phantom can escape unless you never rest and always stay vigilant. Otherwise, you can’t defend against a master assassin who can appear from your shadow at any time!

Celestial Fox is the owner of the Book of Heavenly Illusions, mastering many illusionary divine skills. A top-tier Celestial Fox could even create a town all by themselves, where you might live for decades without realizing that your neighbors and the town itself are fake!

As for Bai Feng, it is even more disgusting, known as Poison Feng.

It possesses the most potent poison blood in the world and is adept in various poison techniques, capable of turning its extremely poisonous blood into techniques to infect you in unthinkable ways, even enabling the poison to spread.

The first version of Mister Five Poison is just child’s play compared to it. Its poison techniques could, if used ruthlessly, make an area of a thousand miles radius uninhabitable for even the souls of the dead, more extreme than radiation!

With such capabilities, if it isn’t sealed, who would be?

A top assassin, poison sorcerer, illusion master, plus the ability to avoid death and prolong life, master yin and yang, and the bloodline of divination over thousands of miles, who would dare let it grow? What would happen if it grew stronger?

Not to mention that the Sparrow Bee could continue collecting more powerful bloodlines. This is simply not leaving any room for other players to survive.

Chen Qing immediately decided that this creature’s bloodline must not be allowed to go free, or the consequences would be extremely severe!

"Which one was swallowed?" Chen Qing asked, frowning.

"Celestial Fox..."

"Hiss..." Chen Qing and Tianji both gasped in shock.

The combination of the most top-tier illusion master and the most troublesome assassin truly made one’s scalp tingle...

"You stopped in this range because this is the limit, right?" Chen Qing looked at the other.

It must be said, this fellow was a bit lucky. The Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey’s ability to sense danger in advance meant it could sensitively detect the furthest distance of the opponent’s illusions, avoiding stepping into the illusion traps easily.

"More or less..." The other pointed ahead, "According to my feeling, if we get within about five miles closer, we’ll reach the limit of the other’s illusion barrier. However, the other likely hasn’t set any major traps because, among the four demonic bloodlines I have, the Celestial Fox is the lowest level.

I had only recently acquired it when I was sealed, and I’ve been sealed in this damn place all these years.

The other hasn’t had the chance to upgrade the Celestial Fox’s level, so it’s unlikely that they would easily set up wide-range illusion traps, as it’s very draining. "

"With the barrier close to collapsing, even if the other wants to escape, they would need to conserve their strength. So, there’s actually no need to worry too much."

"Is that so?"

Chen Qing and Tianji exchanged glances, beginning to communicate secretly.

"What do you think?"

"It sounds logical..." Chen Qing shook his head discreetly while his voice turned cold, "But I have a feeling... he’s lying!"