219: The terrifying power of the fragments of the Heavenly Secret Disk

The eleventh floor of the Myriad Treasure Pagoda.

In the spacious and vast exhibition hall, there were only three large display stands in total.

These three display stands were arranged in a triangular shape.

One of the display stands was at the front.

The two display stands behind it were on the left and right, respectively.

The display stand at the front faced the entrance of this floor, allowing everyone who stepped onto this floor to see this large and eye-catching display stand at a glance.

Placed inside the display stand...

...was a broken fragment.

The entire fragment was irregularly shaped, just slightly larger than a normal person's palm.

It was pure white all over, as if crafted from jade.

There were streaks of obscure and profound secret patterns on the fragment.

However, these secret patterns also appeared incomplete due to the fragmentation.

“fragment of the celestial compass!”

A burning light flared in Xiao Shi's eyes.

An extremely intense longing welled up from the depths of his Soul.

This longing did not stem from himself, but rather, more so from his identity!

The identity of the Hall Master of Tianji Hall!

As the most important treasure of the Hall Master of Tianji Hall, the tianji plate held an indescribable attraction for him.

It could be said that Xiao Shi's longing for the fragment of the celestial compass far exceeded that of anyone else.

Besides that...

Xiao Shi could also clearly sense...

...an inseparable connection between himself and the fragment of the celestial compass.

This connection had been formed from the moment he became the Hall Master of Tianji Hall.

When he encountered the fragment of the celestial compass...

...both Xiao Shi himself and the fragment of the celestial compass felt a strong resonance.

Xiao Shi clearly saw that the entire fragment of the celestial compass not only glowed but also shook violently, like a fish just pulled out of the water, constantly flipping and twitching.

Furthermore...

Xiao Shi could also feel an emotion being transmitted by the fragment of the celestial compass.

It felt to him... like the ecstasy of seeing the Husky he raised in his previous life after being apart for a month.

Although what was displayed on the stand now was not the actual fragment of the celestial compass but a projection...

...this projection presented all the reactions of the fragment of the celestial compass.

This allowed everyone surrounding and observing the fragment of the celestial compass to clearly notice its abnormality.

“What's going on?”

Everyone's spirits were jolted.

Those currently gathered around the fragment of the celestial compass were almost all outsiders.

Some had been guarding this spot ever since they arrived, never leaving.

They clearly perceived the changes in the fragment of the celestial compass.

“Could it be...”

Most of these outsiders were people with profound cultivation levels in the outside world.

They instantly guessed the reason.

“He's here!”

“The Hall Master of Tianji Hall is here!!”

They knew.

Only the Hall Master of Tianji Hall, whom everyone was searching for, could cause such a violent reaction from the fragment of the celestial compass.

They immediately looked around excitedly.

They were very eager to know who the Hall Master of Tianji Hall was.

However, everyone they saw had the same figure and maintained the same movements; no faces or features could be seen, and no sounds could be heard.

Although they couldn't see anything...

...the Black Robed Man outside the Realm saw everything.

He raised a finger and pointed.

An illusory projection was immediately outlined in front of him.

It presented Xiao Shi's current figure and appearance.

His temperament and aura.

The Star Luo Territory Lord stared intently at the projection outlined by the Black Robed Man.

“Is he the current Hall Master of Tianji Hall?”

The Star Luo Territory Lord's eyes brightened.

“Correct.”

The Black Robed Man nodded.

His expression under the black robe was incredibly excited.

“However, within the Realm, his specific cultivation Realm cannot be determined. I can only see... that his Physical Body is extraordinary, possessing a Physical Body comparable to the Blood Martial Realm!”

“Now that we know who he is, he won't be able to escape!”

Xiao Shi discovered that he could not only sense the emotions transmitted by the fragment of the celestial compass...

...but also feel a mark on the fragment of the celestial compass that did not belong to it.

Clearly...

...this was a mark left by the person behind the scenes.

Presumably, it was through this mark that they gained the perspective of the fragment of the celestial compass.

“They should have all seen me by now...”

Xiao Shi's eyes flickered.

He walked straight toward the counter with the fragment of the celestial compass.

Using the [purple treasure plate] in his hand, he quickly checked the specific value of the fragment of the celestial compass.

Value points: 670

It was equivalent in value to the war staff he had previously put into the [purple treasure plate].

There was only a 5-point difference.

Xiao Shi wasn't surprised by this.

With his luck exploding, it wasn't difficult to open a treasure comparable in value to the fragment of the celestial compass from a heavenly secret box.

This way...

...he could use the [purple treasure plate] to exchange for the fragment of the celestial compass.

There was no need to use a [golden treasure plate] for the exchange.

The [golden treasure plate] could be saved to exchange for treasures even better than the fragment of the celestial compass.

Xiao Shi didn't hesitate for a second.

He immediately proceeded with the exchange using the [purple treasure plate] in his hand.

Hiss... The entire exchange process was the same as the previous treasure token exchanges.

Under the condition that the exchange requirements were met...

...the [purple treasure plate] in Xiao Shi's hand instantly dissipated.

At the same time, the fragment of the celestial compass on the counter transformed directly from a projection into reality.

Xiao Shi reached out and grasped it, feeling the joy transmitted by the fragment of the celestial compass in his hand even more clearly.

At the same time, the moment he held the fragment of the celestial compass...

...he immediately used his authority to try and erase the mark on the fragment of the celestial compass.

Buzz!

The entire mark was easily erased by him... Outside the Realm.

The images in the mind of the Black Robed Man, who had been observing Xiao Shi through the mark, suddenly vanished.

His expression under the black robe went blank.

It was as if he had been petrified.

Even the image of Xiao Shi he had outlined became unstable and began to blur.

“What happened?”

Although the Star Luo Territory Lord couldn't see the Black Robed Man's expression, he sensed the violent fluctuations in the other's emotions and quickly asked.

The Black Robed Man panted heavily.

His entire mind was in a state of upheaval.

Emotions of shock and disbelief filled his chest.

His emotions were experiencing the most intense fluctuations of his entire life.

“This is impossible!!”

“He couldn't possibly have exchanged for the fragment of the celestial compass, absolutely impossible!!”

He knew very well.

To exchange for the fragment of the celestial compass from the Myriad Treasure Pagoda, one must have a purple treasure plate.

But with no one currently in control of the Myriad Treasure Pagoda, a purple treasure plate could not possibly appear!

Even he himself couldn't get a purple treasure plate.

Unless their Master of Fate were resurrected!

Yet he had personally witnessed the entire process of Xiao Shi exchanging a purple treasure plate for the fragment of the celestial compass!!

The impact this had on his mind was enormous!

It left him completely stunned.

He felt that all of this was full of absurdity and unreality.

The ridiculous thought that he might be dreaming even surfaced.

Facing the Star Luo Territory Lord's inquiry...

...it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

He spoke with a trembling voice.

“He... he got his hands on the fragment of the celestial compass!”

The Star Luo Territory Lord's expression changed drastically as he asked in a low voice.

“Didn't you vow earlier that it was impossible for him to get the fragment of the celestial compass? What happened!”

The Black Robed Man shook his head.

His face was pale.

It showed a deep sense of powerlessness.

“I don't know what happened either...”

The Star Luo Territory Lord's expression was solemn.

“What is the ability of the fragment of the celestial compass? Will this affect our plan?”

He worried that with the fragment of the celestial compass, they might not be able to capture him!

The Black Robed Man shook his head.

“I don't know. The fragment of the celestial compass might inherit some ability of the tianji plate, or it might have none at all... But even if it inherits an ability, that ability would be significantly weakened.”

The Star Luo Territory Lord was thoughtful.

He realized he might be over-worrying.

Although the tianji plate was an incredibly powerful treasure, what was in the Realm now was, after all, just a broken fragment.

Even if it possessed some of the tianji plate's power, it couldn't possibly reach that level of strength.

He still had the ability to suppress it.

As a territory lord, within his own territory, he could contend even with experts whose cultivation was above his.

Suppressing this Hall Master of Tianji Hall would not be difficult... Meanwhile...

...not only was the Black Robed Man shocked by Xiao Shi's act of exchanging for the fragment of the celestial compass...

...but those outsiders watching the fragment of the celestial compass were also stunned the moment it vanished from the display stand.

Their eyes all widened.

“The fragment of the celestial compass... it's gone!!”

“This... how is this possible!!”

“Wasn't this an unexchangeable treasure? How... how is it gone!”

“It really is him, the Hall Master of Tianji Hall!! Only the Hall Master of Tianji Hall has the ability to take the fragment of the celestial compass.”

“Who exactly is the Hall Master of Tianji Hall!”

These outsiders were all in an uproar.

Many of them had been studying it here for a long time.

They had been pondering how to get their hands on the fragment of the celestial compass.

But no matter how they studied it, they couldn't think of a way to obtain it.

In the minds of many, they all believed the fragment of the celestial compass was a treasure that could not be exchanged.

That it was intentionally used by the person behind the scenes to bait the Hall Master of Tianji Hall.

They never expected... that the other party would actually take the fragment of the celestial compass away!

This made them even more desperate to know who the Hall Master of Tianji Hall was.

Xiao Shi couldn't see or hear the shock and amazement of the people around him.

The moment he obtained the fragment of the celestial compass, the relevant information about the fragment of the celestial compass appeared in his vision.

【Name: fragment of the celestial compass】

【Type: Broken Fragment】

【Grade: ???】

【Introduction: A special item originating from the Myriad Treasure Pagoda.】

【Remark 1: One of the fragments after the tianji plate was broken... ???】

【Remark 2: It seems to really want to return to Tianji Hall... ???】

【Remark 3: ???】

...A new situation had arisen here.

Logically speaking, given the level of the fragment of the celestial compass, Xiao Shi shouldn't have been able to see any information.

However, a situation had occurred where some information was visible.

“Most of the information I can see belongs to known information, so it's not surprising to see it...” Xiao Shi thought to himself.

In fact, among the visible information, only the part about the fragment of the celestial compass wanting to return to Tianji Hall was something he didn't know before.

Immediately...

...Xiao Shi's main body outside the Realm immediately took out the heavens secret mask and put it on.

His Soul entered Tianji Hall.

Immediately, this corpse of his also entered a dull state without consciousness or Soul, as the Soul within it followed his main body and entered the Tianji Hall together.

This was a method he had already tested earlier.

Even if the two were far apart.

When the Soul of the main body entered the Tianji Hall, the Soul within the corpse would also enter along with it.

There would be no distance limitation.

After the two Souls appeared in the Tianji Hall, they automatically merged into one, forming a complete Soul.

At the same time, the fragment of the celestial compass also appeared within the Tianji Hall.

Xiao Shi clearly felt the fragment of the celestial compass in his hand vibrating continuously.

An excitement and joy emerged, as if it had returned home.

Whoosh!

This fragment of the celestial compass suddenly broke away from Xiao Shi's palm.

It flew on its own to the space above the throne in the Tianji Hall.

It seemed that this was its former position.

Now that it had returned, it immediately resumed its place.

Xiao Shi looked at the fragment of the celestial compass and fell into deep thought.

Although he was the Hall Master of Tianji Hall, his understanding of the fragment of the celestial compass was very limited.

He only knew that the fragment of the celestial compass, and even the entire tianji plate, was a supreme treasure within the Tianji Hall.

However, he knew nothing about the abilities and functions of the tianji plate.

"In the information I can see now, there is no information about the use of the fragment of the celestial compass, nor its abilities or functions..."

"Could it be that its function can only be unleashed when all the fragments are collected to form a complete tianji plate?"

Xiao Shi thought to himself.

After obtaining the fragment of the celestial compass, he did not feel any special ability from it.

This made him unsure whether all the fragments needed to be collected for it to work, or if the fragment of the celestial compass itself possessed some ability and he just hadn't found the way to use it.

Just as he was thinking seriously.

The fragment of the celestial compass above the throne suddenly glowed with a brilliant, intense light.

This intense light instantly engulfed Xiao Shi.

The next second.

Xiao Shi was shocked to find that he was no longer in the Tianji Hall.

Instead, he appeared high above in a vast sky.

The originally azure sky now glowed with a dark red, which spread at an extremely fast speed.

The entire sky was completely tainted by the dark red in an instant.

As Xiao Shi's mind shook with shock.

A giant petrified face pierced through the clouds and emerged from the sky.

This was a face that occupied almost the entire sky.

It was filled with indifference.

It seemed that beneath it, all living beings were mere ants!

The moment Xiao Shi saw this petrified face, he felt a strong sense of familiarity.

It instantly made him think of the petrified heart that was grabbed by the coffin after he unraveled the blood mass!

The petrification of this giant face now.

Was exactly the same as the petrification of the heart back then!

As Xiao Shi's mind shook.

His perspective suddenly shifted.

It changed from looking up to looking down from above.

This seemed to be the perspective of this giant petrified face.

With one glance, he saw.

Located beneath this sky was a territory.

It was... the Star Luo Territory!!

The originally vast and expansive Star Luo Territory now appeared extremely tiny in the eyes of this giant petrified face.

However, in the next second.

The entire Star Luo Territory zoomed in under the other's perspective.

The various provinces of the Star Luo Territory were clearly shown.

Swish.

The next moment.

It zoomed in again.

And within the magnification, its entire perspective was focused on a certain province.

It was... Tian Dou Province!

At this point, the perspective was still zooming in.

From a province, to a region, to a city, and finally, it locked onto a person in the city!

This person... was the target this giant face was staring at.

The reason it appeared here.

Was for this target.

And this target.

Made Xiao Shi feel a current of electricity sweep across his back, and his scalp went numb!

This target was actually himself!!

He saw himself through the perspective of this giant face!!

At the same time, he saw that under the gaze of the other party, his body had completely petrified, without breath or life, having become a corpse!

Poof!

His petrified self shattered violently.

From the exploded corpse, a giant coffin appeared.

Crack!

The image before Xiao Shi's eyes burst like a shattered mirror.

He returned once again to the Tianji Hall.

His face was pale, and cold sweat flowed all over his body, as if he had just been fished out of a river. He gasped for breath, his heart racing with palpitations!

He looked up at the fragment of the celestial compass in front of him.

The originally white fragment of the celestial compass, which looked like it was made of jade, had now turned dark gray and appeared rough and worn.

As if its energy had been exhausted.

"Just now..."

"It showed me the future!!"

An unprecedented sense of crisis and fear emerged in Xiao Shi's heart.

At the same time, he understood the ability possessed by this fragment of the celestial compass.

Deducing future crises!

This was the greatest crisis that would appear in the future, deduced based on his current situation!

No!

This was a certain-death crisis!

Although he didn't know what that petrified face floating in the sky was.

He felt an unprecedented power from this petrified face.

Just the memory of it.

Made him tremble involuntarily.

Too strong!

This level of strength... had far exceeded his knowledge and imagination.

Unstoppable, no way to struggle!

It seemed that no matter what he did, it would be useless; as long as it came, it would surely be a dead end!

At the same time, Xiao Shi knew.

This petrified face was mainly coming for the coffin inside his body!

This made him subconsciously have the thought of discarding the coffin in his body.

Phew!

Xiao Shi's Soul immediately exited the Tianji Hall and returned to his body.

The moment he returned to his body.

He immediately began to check the coffin in his body.

This coffin was very mysterious and of an extremely high status.

To this day, Xiao Shi did not know any information related to it.

He didn't even know why this coffin could attract such an existence... He just wanted to find it now.

And throw it away.

An enemy of this level... was no longer something he could withstand!

However, this coffin seemed to have disappeared from his body.

No matter how he searched.

He couldn't find this coffin.

"Damn it!"

"It's stuck to me!!"

Xiao Shi's expression was ugly.

He was certain.

This coffin must still be in his body.

But now he was unable to find it.

In that case... this coffin most likely couldn't be discarded.

He was destined to face that terrifying petrified face.

Xiao Shi took a deep breath.

He forced himself to calm down.

"Although that scene just now was a future crisis deduced by the fragment of the celestial compass..."

"Exactly when it will appear is temporarily unknown."

"It shouldn't appear in the near future."

"I still have time!"

Since he couldn't avoid it.

Then he would face it!

As long as there was time, there would be hope!

At the same time, Xiao Shi also realized... "This is a future crisis deduced by the tianji plate based on my current situation; it's not a future scene that is bound to happen and cannot be changed."

"If I suddenly obtain some unprecedentedly huge enhancement now and perform the deduction again, this scene surely won't appear."

"It will deduce different results based on my current situation; it's not set in stone."

"In that case..."

"As long as I continue to grow stronger in the time that follows, I'll have a complete chance to change this outcome!"

Xiao Shi had now completely calmed down.

Deducing future crises was surely a powerful ability of the tianji plate.

Although the current fragment of the celestial compass had inherited this ability, its deduction was not perfect.

If the tianji plate were performing the deduction, it would include Xiao Shi's future growth in its calculations.

But the deduction of the fragment of the celestial compass did not calculate Xiao Shi's future growth.

After Xiao Shi carefully recalled.

He clearly found that his strength in the future image was actually the same as it was now.

This was obviously impossible!

Even if this scene were to happen a month later.

It was impossible for him to only have his current strength and cultivation.

"I can interpret it as: if I do nothing and don't improve my strength, I will face such an end in the near future."

"Of course, even if I continue to improve my strength, I will still face this terrifying face, but I might not be doomed as shown in the image!"

Xiao Shi felt slightly relieved.

The deduction of the fragment of the celestial compass was more like an early warning.

It let him know in advance what kind of crisis he would face in the future.

Allowing him to make preparations early.

However, after seeing this crisis he was to face in the future, Xiao Shi's heart also felt a sense of urgency.

He felt an even more pressing desire to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

He took a deep breath.

He felt that his state of mind had been affected.

He needed to adjust it.

This ability to foresee crises in advance, while allowing one to prepare early, was also a test of one's psychology and will.

When some people knew that they would soon face an existence they couldn't contend with, it was inevitable that their state of mind would collapse and they would give up on themselves.

Even those who could hold on.

Would feel heavy-hearted and fearful.

Xiao Shi felt that he couldn't let this matter affect his state of mind.

Otherwise, this powerful predictive deduction ability would instead bring harm to himself, causing him to spend his days in fear, anxiety, and uncertainty.

"With my growth speed, perhaps by the time that face appears, I'll already be able to blow it up with a casual strike!"

Thinking of his speed of improvement along the way.

Xiao Shi's heart gradually settled down.

His state of mind was no longer affected by this matter.

Now, after successfully exchanging for the fragment of the celestial compass.

His gaze subsequently turned toward the entrance leading to the twelfth floor.

Next, he planned to head to the highest floor of the Myriad Treasure Pagoda to see the most powerful and precious treasures within it!

If suitable.

He would use the golden treasure plate in his hand to take this treasure for himself.