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Blocked on their way, the Four Holy Army now had odd expressions on their faces. None of them had expected Chen Qing to confront them alone, yet now none of them wanted to make a move.

The relationship between Chen Qing and Ziyue was exceptionally close.

Even though Princess Ziyue was now part of the Ancient Demon Clan, her previous affection with Chen Qing was genuine.

With the Ancient Demon Clan clearly unable to swallow the world whole at this time, forging an alliance with Jiangnan might also be a good choice.

It was precisely because of these political considerations that the War Priest did not treat Chen Qing with cold words.

Instead, he looked at Chen Qing and said with a voice as gentle as possible, "Does His Highness King Qin have any advice?"

"Could I see Princess Ziyue, noble?" Chen Qing’s face was anxious, but no one could tell why he was anxious. To others, it seemed he was worried about Princess Ziyue’s injuries, which greatly improved the mood among most of the Four Holy Army.

Chen Qing’s Jiangnan had been schemed against, nearly losing everything. Under such circumstances, Chen Qing’s first concern for the injuries of Princess Ziyue indeed seemed commendable.

"Her Highness is gravely injured and might not be able to meet His Highness King Qin. I’ll go and report this myself."

"Thank you for your trouble," Chen Qing courteously replied, containing the genuine anxiety in his heart.

He knew very well that every second mattered now.

Chen Qing felt that nobody around, including Kagura, knew about the information regarding White Drawing, otherwise, they wouldn’t let it act freely while targeting merely the Guard Commander of the Ancient Demon Clan.

He didn’t know who the Guard Commander really was, but he knew that no matter who they were, they were nowhere near as dangerous as that ghastly thing!

White Drawing was designed by him, and its abilities, even setting aside the unique identity it later acquired, were frightening from the very beginning.

Firstly... White Drawing had the ability to replace anyone.

Its ability is called Art Realm, which allows it to continuously draw within its domain, replicating everything around it. When it becomes strong enough, it could even encase an entire world within its artwork.

Yes, White Drawing is such an entity. It keeps invading valuable worlds, then captures the valuable people inside its painting, taking also the valuable things from that world and when the time is ripe, it could replicate that entire world, and the replicated world... would turn into dead silence!

Devouring worlds... This is the ability of the top-level Outer Space Demon Statue, and White Drawing is the most special beginning among them.

Chen Qing initially designed this monster to give the high-level gamers, who were accustomed to high difficulties, a thorough surprise, never expecting that one day the surprise would explode in his face!

He didn’t know how King Qin managed to strike a deal with this entity, but he knew that King Qin absolutely didn’t realize how dangerous it was. This thing must have been released by King Qin not long ago, it might still be time... it might still be time.

Chen Qing continuously comforted himself, striving to keep his emotions calm.

This monster, once it gains momentum, is almost unsolvable, far more dangerous than the Thousand-Faced Fox that devours destiny.

His Highness King Qin..." After a while, a Priest of the Ancient Demon Clan quickly approached and said, "His Highness invites you over to talk."

"Alright..." Chen Qing took a deep breath and nodded.

Upon seeing Ziyue again, her miserable state made Chen Qing take a cold breath.

At that time, his Spiritual Body was inside Ziyue, only experiencing one-tenth of her pain and still nearly losing consciousness, yet Ziyue managed to stay conscious and sent his Spiritual Body out at the first opportunity.

This kind of willpower indeed wasn’t something his half-competent level could compare to.

But it was to be expected; after all, she had been through years of experience. Most of his achievements today relied largely on intelligence and information, but if it came to a head-to-head confrontation, Chen Qing felt that many in this world could overpower him.

"You really can bear it huh..." Chen Qing said with a wry smile on his face.

"Thankfully..." Ziyue also smiled and said, "Having gone through much before, I’ve gotten used to hardship. If you experience more in the future, you won’t fall behind me."

"I really don’t want to experience any..." Chen Qing quickly waved his hand.

"Now is not the time for jokes." Ziyue lowered her voice and said: "Are you here to find that monster?"

Hearing this, Chen Qing nodded, but a chill flashed deep in his heart.

"I don’t know where it went, it’s like it vanished into thin air." Ziyue sighed and said, "I have a feeling it has blended in among us, but for some reason, it seems like no one around is paying attention to it. Why can only you and I sense its presence?"

It’s me... not you...

Almost the moment those words left her lips, Chen Qing concluded that this person before him... is definitely not Ziyue!

The ability of White Drawing is very special; it can replace someone, and it’s compulsory. Once replaced, everyone around will acknowledge its presence, any memories, logic, or even abilities, once successfully outlined in its domain, can be perfectly imitated.

Of course, such a bug-like ability requires certain conditions.

First... observation!

Like an artist making a replica, replacing someone requires first observing that person carefully. The more powerful the person is, the stronger their destiny, the more time it needs. But as long as the distance is close enough and the observation long enough, it can replace anyone.

Chen Qing is still not sure when Ziyue became targeted. Not many people have the chance to observe Ziyue at a close range, and it’s still hard to determine which one is her—the High Priest, Guard Commander, Zhang Xiaoyun including those students from Jiangnan, even Shen Qi could all be possible.

Because this guy’s ability is not just to replace one person; once he completes the drawing, he can replace anyone at any time without you knowing when it happened.

Of course, it’s not without limits. For instance, below King Level, if the other party does not break the seal, the number of people it can replicate definitely comes first; for strong individuals like Ziyue, it can replicate up to two people, and if it wants to replicate a third person, it has to erase the previous ones.

That’s one of the weaknesses.

Secondly, replicating someone doesn’t mean they will die; otherwise, that’d be overly bug-like. The replicated person has a chance to turn the tables.

The person being replicated must first be alive; if they die, the replicator will vanish too. So, first of all, that replicated person must be alive. Then where does their true body go?

They would enter the Paint World—ignored by those around them, and even finding it hard to initiate their powers to harm others, because the Paint World and the real world don’t connect. Any power used there can’t affect anyone in the real world.

It may seem like a hopeless phase at first glance, but it’s not entirely without a chance.

There are two ways to break this ability.

That is to find flaws, both within and outside of the drawing.

People inside the drawing should look for flaws within it, and people outside should look for flaws in the replicator. These are the only two ways to resolve this ability.

The Paint World and the outside world will look very similar.

The so-called replication is just a world that plagiarizes the outside world.

Even if the replication is very realistic, it is ultimately fake.

As long as you can convince it of its falsehood, more and more flaws will emerge, and you will be able to free yourself from it.

The same holds true outside; even if the replicated Demon Statue looks very real, it is still fake. As long as you can prove it’s fake, it will no longer be able to maintain this eerie ability!

Saving Ziyue... there’s still a chance!!