Beyond the Divine Spirit World.
A sudden change occurred, altering the perceptions of the Immortals.
Immortal Chen was surprised. He stood up and narrowed his eyes. 'Wasn't the Law of Isolation supposed to appear a month later? Why did it happen now?'
'Is it part of the Supreme Gods' arrangements?'
'Or is it Timeless's arrangement?'
Immortal Chen shook his head. There was no need to ponder it deeply. He murmured inwardly, 'If I had known, I would have taken action to protect him!'
Meanwhile, in the Northern Continent.
Li Gang wanted to use mutual destruction to threaten Huang. Normally, this wouldn't work. However, the situation here was different because the instruction had been given, and Li Gang had no way to reverse it. Along with that, he also had leverage over Huang's son. Huang had two choices: die along with Li Gang and his son, or die while allowing Li Gang and his son to live! It tested whether his love for his son was greater than his hatred for Li Gang.
Unfortunately, Lei changed his mind. Thinking of his own son, he couldn't threaten Huang with Huang Haoran.
Huang nodded. He believed Lei, because Lei possessed the heart of a true Warrior. He wouldn't go back on his word. "It involved some Emperor. I don't know who it was."
Lei's heart became complex. He stood up and said slowly, "You still need to leave this body. Just pause the takeover. He doesn't have the ability to feel your existence. So just skip it for today, and take over his body tomorrow. Once I save my son, you can kill him!"
Li Gang had previously massacred Lei's and Huang's entire ancestry. However, this truth was completely unknown to Huang.
Based on his current inferences, the whole scheme was orchestrated by the Elemental Emperor. This was what he currently knew. So, all Li Gang needed to do was create suspicion in Lei's mind, reveal the information about the Elemental Emperor to Huang, and let Lei confirm it directly from Huang. But while he revealed it to Huang, he had to hold back the fact that it was the Elemental Emperor, only revealing that it was done by some Emperor. Li Gang didn't know which Emperor was backing Lei, and this ambiguity would ensure that Lei defected against whoever was behind him.
Unfortunately, while Lei did defect against the Emperor, his grudge against Li Gang didn't lessen a bit. He saw through Li Gang's intentions of trying to make him feel less hostile.
Huang smiled. "Good!"
Lei continued, "Your son is with me. He is safe."
A few minutes later, Li Gang regained consciousness. He found Lei standing in front of him.
Li Gang smiled. "Did I succeed?"
Lei nodded. "Now tell me where my son is!"
Li Gang looked at Lei and spread his hands. "Give it to me!"
Lei narrowed his eyes. "You are going too far!"
Li Gang said lightly, "He is with Jin Long, hidden in a certain place. However, I will only tell you how to save him once you give me the Spatial Order."
Lei said coldly, "Take a Heavenly Dao oath!"
Li Gang immediately did so, without wasting an ounce of time. "In the name of the Heavenly Dao, I truthfully swear that I will tell Lei the method to meet his son right after he returns the Spatial Order and teaches me all its functions!"
Lei's eyes narrowed. He understood Li Gang was just trying to maximize his benefits. The deal was about returning the Spatial Order, not teaching its functions. However, since Li Gang had already taken the oath, Lei had no choice but to teach him!
He returned the Spatial Order and also taught him the Special Teleportation. There are two kinds of teleportation in the Spatial Order. Normal Teleportation helps you move through Spatial Nodes via the shortest path when viewed from the space-time fabric.
Special Teleportation is instantaneous. You escape outside the space-time fabric into the realm of Nothingness, which connects to all points in space. From Nothingness, you can appear at any point in space. However, this Spatial Order is limited to the Divine Spirit World, so it can't help you reach any other world.
After Lei taught Li Gang everything, Li Gang replied, "Just go and meet Jin Long; he will tell you everything. He never intended to harm your son."
Li Gang had just finished his part of the Heavenly Dao oath when he suddenly used the Spatial Order's Special Teleportation to move a few meters to the side.
A huge crater appeared right where Li Gang had been standing, completely destroying the entire building.
Even Lei barely reacted.
He found someone standing there.
Deng Wei narrowed his eyes. "You truly have a cockroach's life."
Li Gang glanced at him and said faintly, "Elemental Emperor!"
He took out the Spatial Order, showed it to him, and smiled. "I win!"
Li Gang immediately disappeared.
Deng Wei looked to the side. "Why did you teach him about Special Teleportation, and why did you return it to him?"
Lei shook his head. "I had no other choice!"
Deng Wei sighed. 'I failed. I can't kill him now. If I had my full strength, I could have been slightly faster! No! It wouldn't matter either way. He has sharp instincts.'
Deng Wei didn't try anything else after his first failure. He realized that Li Gang's reflexes were far faster than he had expected and that he had also sensed the Special Teleportation.
If it had been Normal Teleportation, he could have still bypassed space and killed him, but that was no longer possible with Special Teleportation.
He left. But he didn't give up so quickly!
He tried to sense Li Gang's existence, but realized there was no trace of him wherever he went.
In fact, Li Gang continuously teleported between many places as he kept track of the number of times he could teleport. He switched to Normal Teleportation, since it required fewer Spiritual Stones after the first jump.
1st April. Shanluo City, Jin Huang's cabin.
Li Gang finally returned to this place.
He took his tattered body and sat in front of the mirror. His injuries had worsened!
Li Gang murmured, "It was exhausting, but finally, there is a small peace!"
"Is there truly peace?"
Li Gang's eyes narrowed. He gazed deeply into the mirror.
His face was still tranquil as he called out calmly, "Sect Leader Huang."
In the mirror, half of Li Gang's face was smiling, while the other half remained calm. It looked eerie.
Huang looked at the other portion of the face. "I wonder, what are you feeling right now? Are you afraid? Are you despairing?"
"You always caused massacres and deaths, treated people as ants. What about now?"
Li Gang smiled faintly. "There's no need to talk about things we both know aren't true. You have read my memories, so you should be aware of the reality."
Huang laughed. "So what? Even if you had no intention, you were the one who caused the massacre! You are a ruthless killer and deserve to die."
Li Gang shook his head.
Huang smiled. "Even after all the things you did, everything was meaningless."
Li Gang said lightly, "I made the decisions I had to. I tried what I could. Even if I die, so what? I won't die as a coward. If I die, then I died while doing everything I could. My death is just the fate that the Heavenly Dao granted me."
Huang didn't speak.
Regardless of their enmity, even he had to admit he wasn't willing to kill him now.
Huang sighed. "I hope that if the next life exists, I don't become your enemy."
"You are worthy of everything!"
"Unfortunately, everything has to end. Every talent must fade one day. It's your turn to fade now!"
Li Gang asked, "How long do I have now?"
Huang said calmly, "Three hours."
Li Gang smiled faintly. "Is that it?"
He slowly stood up and moved to the bed.
Huang was puzzled. "What are you doing?"
Li Gang said lightly, "Going to sleep."
Huang was surprised. "You are going to die anyway, and this is what comes to mind in your last moments?"
Li Gang shook his head. "I have worked hard my entire life. If it's going to end anyway, the first thing I wish for is to sleep peacefully for once. To have one small dream!"
Huang laughed and didn't care.
Li Gang calmly lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.
Huang took over the body as he stood up and stretched. Li Gang was sleeping now, so he had full control.
He smiled faintly. "Just a few hours more!"
At that moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Huang frowned. "Who?"
The door slowly opened, and a woman appeared in his line of sight. She was breathtakingly beautiful, yet her elegance was as cold and unyielding as a drawn blade.
Tall and imposing, she possessed an aristocratic face carved from flawless jade. A cascade of silken, midnight-black hair framed her striking features, resting against sweeping noble robes of deep crimson woven with intricate gold thread. She moved with the fluid and menacing grace of a master warrior.
Huang looked at the woman and wondered who she was. He could feel that she was by no means simple. He didn't dare speak for a moment, for fear of exposing himself.
THERE ARE 5 STAGES OF ACCEPTANCE.
He thought of all the possibilities as he blended into Li Gang's personality.
Huang had nearly received all of Li Gang's memories, including his conversation with Lei, his deal with Jin Long, and what he had said to Lei Zhenyu as well!
He also knew what Li Gang wrote in the letter that had convinced Lin Fan.
It was a simple fact: "The Timeless Demon God is still alive!"
However, despite knowing everything, he couldn't identify the person in front of him. Was she someone Li Gang had met? Was she so important to him that he had yet to unlock the memory of her? Or was she someone Li Gang had never met before?
Jin Huang said faintly, "Your injuries are serious!"
Huang nodded. "I have time to heal now."
He took out a vitality pill, and just as he was about to consume it, he heard:
"Is your hatred for him greater than your love for your children?"
Huang was surprised. He realized that she had seen right through him. She had figured out that he wasn't Li Gang, but how? He hadn't revealed a thing!