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"Ziyue, can you still hold on?"

The confrontation between the two, coupled with the watchful pale face in the shadows, had already pushed the badly injured Ziyue to her limit.

It was only through her astounding willpower that she was persisting and hadn’t fainted.

If it wasn’t for the years of torture in the Underground City that had honed her endurance, she would never have lasted until now.

"I’m okay... don’t get distracted by me..." Ziyue also knew that if the enemy were to lose focus and reveal a weakness, it would result in their utter destruction.

"Just hold on a bit longer, we’re almost there."

Almost there?

Ziyue froze for a moment. What was Chen Qing planning to do?

Under such pressure, could he still concoct some scheme?

The Guard Commander, watching from a distance, felt puzzled. This guy has been holding out for so long without showing any signs of fatigue, which was somewhat unusual.

What kind of trick was he using?

Was it also a Forbidden Technique?

Moreover, it might be an illusion, but he felt as if that guy, even under his heavy pressure, could still afford the attention to do something else.

Indeed, just as this thought crossed his mind, he saw the space behind Chen Qing twist!

Both the Guard Commander and Ziyue were taken aback. Under these conditions, he still had the energy to use a spatial formation?

Must be joking, right?

Ziyue was even more shocked. This was no ordinary space—the chaotic currents here were even more exaggerated than the ravaged Yundu Palace they had been in before. To cast a spatial formation here, who knows how much effort it would take? Could Chen Qing really do this under such pressure?

For the first time, a hint of doubt rose in her heart... Was he that powerful?

As this thought emerged, a familiar voice suddenly rang out.

"It’s Headmaster Ziyue!"

That cute voice made Ziyue’s whole body jolt. Something was wrong!!

The Guard Commander also realized something was amiss. He quickly saw that the distorted space was not opened by someone on this side, but instead, someone was teleporting over from a distance. And that blurry figure in the space... wasn’t it Chen Qing?

What was happening?

If that was Chen Qing inside, then who was this?

"What are you looking at?"

A soft voice came from beside his ear, sending a terrifying sense of crisis throughout his body.

But the Guard Commander instantly tensed up, instinctively circulating his blood qi throughout his body!

A quick response... but somewhat stiff...

It was only then he realized he hadn’t faced such a crisis for a long time.

Ever since he defeated the Blood Ancestor and gained his unique abilities, holed up in the Demon Void Realm, not even the leaders of the Four Major Guilds dared to cause him trouble, and he had almost forgotten what crisis felt like for nearly an era.

Such speed!

This was the last thought of the Guard Commander as his consciousness blurred.

He had always felt that something was off about Chen Qing and had never underestimated him, but he still hadn’t expected him to have such agility!

That speed was faster even than his own!

Not only was it fast, but the timing was also impeccable.

The sudden appearance of space and the sudden entry of Chen Qing did indeed distract him, but it was probably less than one ten-thousandth of a millisecond.

In such a short span of time, that guy managed to dodge his sight and even pinpoint his vulnerable spots.

So it was this guy who’s been playing possum all along?

In his hazy consciousness, he desperately wanted to turn around, but the ice needle-like object in his back sealed his spinal blood vessels, the very source of a warrior’s explosive energy.

Any warrior who got their source sealed by an ice needle would have their nerves collapse instantaneously.

Right now, he was helpless, and if not for being propped up from behind by the other person, he would likely have been reduced to a puddle of mud, unable to even stand firm.

"You....are not Chen Qing!"

Ziyue, facing him, saw Chen Qing seemingly having the upper hand, but there wasn’t a trace of joy on her face; rather, it was filled with wariness.

"It’s quite hard to keep one step ahead of you...." A sinister voice came from behind the Guard Commander, identical to Chen Qing’s usual tone, yet it carried an uncomfortable malevolence.

"You are....the King of Qin?" Ziyue’s pupils dilated dramatically, recognizing him in an instant.

"It seems my kindness toward you wasn’t wasted, being able to recognize me so quickly." That Chen Qing-like face behind the Guard Commander carried a strange smile.

At this moment, Chen Qing was the first to step out from the twisted space, also looking at the other with apprehension.

The Emperor had defeated White Drawing, but everyone seemed to subconsciously overlook an important character.

At that time... everyone, including himself, believed that the Emperor was able to come out unscathed and still have the strength for one more blow, all because the King of Qin had lost his fighting spirit.

If the King of Qin had dared to fight, regardless of the outcome, the Emperor would not possibly have had the energy to win against the Demon Statue White Drawing.

So after White Drawing lost, no one else considered the King of Qin a threat anymore. How could someone who wouldn’t even dare to fight against a severely injured person pose any sort of danger?

Who could have expected that this guy...was doing it on purpose!

"What the hell is going on?" Ziyue stepped back to the real Chen Qing’s side and asked in a low voice.

"He and that Demon Statue White Drawing are in a symbiotic state!

" Chen Qing looked coldly at the opponent and said: "To be precise, we were all wrong; we all thought he was controlling White Drawing, but in fact, it’s the exact opposite. After being plotted against in the Digital City, he got replicated into the space where White Drawing was, assuming the role of a Paint World inhabitant. In reality... it is White Drawing that’s controlling him. "

"And his purpose in letting the Emperor out was to wait for the Emperor to severely injure White Drawing so that he could take control of the Paint World!"

"You’re saying..." Ziyue, intelligent as she was, instantly grasped the cause and effect.

So that’s how it is...she thought to herself, it’s been evident that her own King’s Seal was imprinted on Chen Qing’s body, which is why she had always believed that there was a greater possibility that the Chen Qing before her eyes was the real one. After all, her seal could not be faked.

But it turns out she still made a miscalculation. She hadn’t considered that, at that time...Chen Qing had already been replaced.

She had witnessed the capabilities of White Drawing herself; in front of everyone’s watchful eyes, one moment she was the respected Ancient Demon Princess, and the next she was directly replaced by another.

Chen Qing must have been the same. At that time, when the Emperor defeated White Drawing, it was feared that no one would have thought that the King of Qin could suddenly leverage the power of White Drawing to replace Chen Qing!

"So... that’s how it is...."

The Guard Commander was also clever, and at this moment, he too figured out the truth.

Why this fake Chen Qing could afford to engage in attrition warfare with him, so...that’s how it is...

The Paint World!

Indeed, the Paint World, with its liquefied world’s stored energy, could indeed compete in a short-term battle of attrition with him. How could he not have thought of it?

It was precisely because the other party liquefied the Paint World right away, allowing the real Chen Qing to come out so easily.

He had calculated in advance, knowing that as soon as Chen Qing got out, he would try to get over here first thing, so when he was confronting him. ..he was waiting for Chen Qing.

As soon as Chen Qing arrived, he would naturally feel confused and distracted, and that’s precisely the moment he was waiting for!

"Truly...such a clever plan!" The Guard Commander let out a wry smile at the corner of his mouth.

He had schemed for many years, never expecting to fall to a junior... No, that’s not right!

The Guard Commander, exerting all his strength, voiced his last question: "You...who exactly are you?"

At this moment, Chen Qing and Ziyue also looked over, puzzled. The ability the King of Qin was displaying now was too extraordinary. Not to mention anything else, his base energy alone, at least on par with the Guard Commander’s, was already something an ordinary Reincarnator could not achieve.

According to the intelligence reports, the King of Qin was nothing but a newcomer. No matter how talented, he shouldn’t have the power he currently possesses.

There was only one possibility...he was never a newcomer in the first place; the identity of the King of Qin...had always been a disguise.

He...who exactly is he?