Chapter 329: The Scapegoated Chicken
What's going on? Did Miss Sword Fairy just unlock a new cheat?
Luo Wusheng was momentarily stunned.
He quickly recalled the little girl's sudden remark earlier: "I can feel the aura of the Sword Ancestor." Coupled with the events triggered by the Sword Emperor's broken sword and the weapon's origins, Luo Wusheng quickly formed a guess.
'Did the Sword Ancestor leave something within the Sword Emperor's broken sword? Could this have been the true purpose behind the agreement between that big shot and the Sword Emperor?'
Thinking of this, Luo Wusheng let out a small sigh of relief.
If it's related to the Sword Ancestor, then it's likely Little Yuli's new cheat ability. After all, that terrifying figure who could dominate heaven and earth was a professional supplier of protagonist-level cheats.
Unlike him, the innocent little girl hadn't realized what was happening.
"Huh? Eh? What is this…"
Before Little Yuli could finish her sentence, the glowing sword mark on her forehead flickered briefly.
Her delicate body trembled, and a hint of daze appeared in her wide eyes before they slowly closed. Her cute little head drooped down, and her body, already supported by Luo Wusheng, leaned even more into him.
"Falling asleep— No, she's entered some kind of enlightenment state?"
This sudden change caught Bai Xiaoyao's attention as well. Initially, she had been wary of the Sword Emperor's broken sword, but after sensing the shifts in her senior brother's emotions, she quickly calmed herself and assessed the Sword Fairy's current state.
Luo Wusheng nodded, signaling that he had come to the same conclusion.
But he didn't speak.
He had noticed something unusual.
First, for some reason, the massive chicken Netherkin in front of him remained in its Origin Form but took no further action.
This was undoubtedly to his advantage; otherwise, the situation for the two girls by his side could have become dangerous.
But this led to another issue.
'Why is the Antediluvian Nether Eye taking so long to fully activate this time? In the past, it should have worked much faster…'
Fortunately, the chicken Netherkin seemed to be experiencing some sort of abnormality. Otherwise, Luo Wusheng's position would be much worse.
At this moment, standing on the summit of the mysteriously barren Xiaofeng Mountain—devoid of much vegetation—Luo Wusheng held two stunningly beautiful girls close. One arm was activating the Antediluvian Nether Eye in his left eye with full force, while he faced off against the massive Origin Form in front of him, which had swollen to the size of half a mountain.
For now, he pushed aside any unnecessary thoughts.
Before the Antediluvian Nether Eye's space could fully open, he couldn't afford to engage in a direct fight. Thus, he remained in constant communion with the forces of heaven and earth, ready to teleport away at the first sign of interference.
The Sword Emperor's broken sword, having just "recharged" Miss Sword Fairy's cheat, hovered up and down before Luo Wusheng as if trying to convey something. But to avoid disrupting the Antediluvian Nether Eye's activation process again, Luo Wusheng severed his connection with the sword temporarily.
The broken sword seemed to realize this and paused midair for a while.
Then, as if sulking, it returned to its "home"—choosing the kidney channel it was most familiar with and entering Luo Wusheng's dantian.
The familiar pain from the kidney area, combined with his junior sister's curious glance drawn by this strange occurrence, made Luo Wusheng's mouth twitch hard.
It was at this moment that the Antediluvian Nether Eye finally activated.
Without any obstruction, the trio disappeared simultaneously.
Feeling the instant spatial shift, Luo Wusheng stared at the vast space before him, composed of endless void and cubic platforms, momentarily at a loss.
How did he end up here as well?!
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When Luo Wusheng and the others entered the Antediluvian Nether Eye's space, Manager Ji immediately noticed.
It wasn't that it didn't want to stop them—it was simply that something was indeed wrong with its own state.
Even Luo Wusheng hadn't noticed earlier that a small, unassuming black pot—barely noticeable against the massive frame of the chicken Netherkin—was calmly sitting atop its mountainous back, hidden in plain sight, quietly taking credit for its handiwork.
And this black pot was the root cause of Manager Ji's abnormal state.
'What in the world is this thing?! Why is it affecting the Ancient Phoenix Essence I've already fully refined and merged with?!'
This made no sense!
Manager Ji was struggling to maintain its composure.
Just as it had attempted to channel its corrupted Ancient Phoenix Essence and manifest its unique Fallen Phoenix Chicken Origin Form, the black pot had somehow, silently and stealthily, landed on its back.
The moment the pot settled, Manager Ji felt the strand of Ancient Phoenix Essence within it start to go berserk, almost as if it was being forcibly extracted by the black pot!
Naturally, it couldn't let this happen. Already suffering from backlash, its cultivation had dropped to the peak mid-stage of the Nascent Soul. If this black pot drained it further, its strength might fall to that of an average mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
If it came to that, dealing with the nearly twenty Nascent Soul cultivators it sensed nearby would become a real problem. If it got tangled up in a fight, it might even attract the forces hidden within the Immortal Nation, leading to its eventual encirclement and destruction.
That was not a scenario it wanted to face.
Thus, it focused all its energy on resisting the black pot's effects while continuing to expand its Origin Form.
As expected, once its body size reached a certain level, the black pot could no longer easily pinpoint the strand of Ancient Phoenix Essence within it. This made it much harder for the pot to exert its influence.
However, this came at a cost—Manager Ji could no longer use some of its unique techniques.
For example, it could no longer use the secret technique that allowed it to leave a fake body and escape with an empty egg created from the Ancient Phoenix Essence.
'But that doesn't matter. Now that I've been exposed, I'll just end this quickly.'
Even though it was weakened by the backlash, Manager Ji remained confident in its strength.
'I didn't expect their ambush to be this thorough, even employing such a bizarre treasure— But fortunately, my power exceeds what they could have anticipated.'
'Hmph, despicable humans. Despicable Demon Sect Holy Saint. Do you think I'll fall here? Do you think that just because you've entered the Antediluvian Nether Eye's space, I can't deal with you?'
Cluck cluck cluck—
After all, the Antediluvian Nether Eye was a treasure of the Netherkin Nation. Did that Demon Sect Holy Saint really think he understood it better than Manager Ji itself?
Glaring at the shadow left behind at the mountain's peak, Manager Ji snorted coldly.
Although it didn't understand why the Demon Sect Holy Saint had left behind a shadow instead of the usual light curtain after entering the space, it wasn't a detail worth paying much attention to.
—Hmm, it was probably because humans couldn't use the Antediluvian Nether Eye as effectively as the Netherkin, resulting in some minor flaws.
Even so, the fact that the Demon Sect Holy Saint had managed to make it this far was commendable. While no one could truly refine the Antediluvian Nether Eye, he had figured out a way to make use of it.
'But unfortunately for him, the intrinsic properties of the Antediluvian Nether Eye remain unchanged. While it's true that no one can harm those inside from the outside, the space itself is immobile. With my secret techniques, it's a simple matter to either expel them from the space or break into it myself!'
But before that…
"I'll give you all a chance— Surrender your cultivation and scram now, and I'll spare your lives!"
With a thunderous chicken cry, nether energy surged into the sky as the massive head of Manager Ji's Origin Form turned toward the horizon, its blood-red eyes gleaming.
There, nearly twenty Nascent Soul cultivators stood under a radiant aura, their expressions grim.
Manager Ji let out a cold chuckle.
"If you insist on pursuing this..."
"Then today, I'll show you my power. Not one of you will leave here alive!"
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