370: Crisis warning

Xiao Shi’s heart instantly surged with intense shock.

The tianji plate was indeed a demigod-level item!

And the most terrifying thing was that this demigod-level item had no cultivation realm restrictions.

Even those in the Entering Martial Realm could use it.

Under normal circumstances,

the higher the level of an item, the higher the cultivation realm requirements would be.

Especially for demigod-level items.

After all, the tianji plate was not the first demigod-level item Xiao Shi had encountered.

He clearly knew that demigod-level items often had immense cultivation requirements.

This was the first time he had seen such a powerful item without cultivation restrictions.

He believed that such items, even if not unique on the entire Tianwu Continent, would certainly not exceed three!

Besides having no cultivation restrictions,

the function of the tianji plate was incredibly powerful.

It was mainly divided into four abilities: “Tianji Revelation,” “Tianji Warning,” “Peeking into Tianji,” and “Deducing Tianji.”

Xiao Shi had already experienced the Tianji Revelation when the tianji plate was still a fragment of the celestial compass.

Now that it had formed a complete tianji plate, Xiao Shi believed this ability would be enhanced to a greater extent.

The Tianji Warning, on the other hand, allowed him to receive warnings when facing some major crises, and this alert could not be blocked or hidden!

That is to say... even if Xiao Shi encountered the rule-blocked box again, he would be able to clearly perceive the crisis contained within it.

This was a warning that could ignore rules.

He would no longer be caught off guard as before.

Furthermore, if people he cared about encountered a crisis, he would also receive an alert.

Peeking into Tianji could predict outcomes in advance.

Xiao Shi felt that if this ability was used for opening the heavenly secret box, it might have good results.

Normally, before opening a heavenly secret box,

no one knew what kind of item could be opened from it.

Even the Hall Master of Tianji Hall himself did not know what was inside the heavenly secret box.

But if he used the tianji plate’s Peeking into Tianji, he could predict the items inside the heavenly secret box in advance.

In addition,

if Xiao Shi were to enter some unknown dangerous places in the future, he could predict the outcome of his entry by peeking into Tianji beforehand.

All in all,

this ability had multiple uses.

Its ability to predict outcomes allowed Xiao Shi to avoid dangers to a greater extent.

However,

after using this ability, a long period of time was required before it could be used again; it could not be used continuously.

The specific time depended on the degree of Tianji Hall’s nurturing of the tianji plate.

The final ability, Deducing Tianji, could only be used after Xiao Shi’s cultivation reached the Upper Three Realms of Martial Dao.

This was also an extremely powerful ability!

Of course... these four abilities alone were clearly not enough to entice an existence like a Martial Emperor.

Xiao Shi felt that what the Martial Emperor truly valued was the tianji plate’s ability to merge with the Fate Disk, which possesses destiny, to form an even more powerful artifact.

Although his current understanding of the Fate Disk was limited,

he could also realize that the Fate Disk must be a demigod-level item, just like the tianji plate.

The fusion of two demigod-level items... might give birth to a divine artifact above the demigod level!

Presumably, this was what truly moved the Martial Emperor.

Normally, demigod-level items were already the pinnacle, the most powerful items for others.

But for someone standing at the peak of Martial Dao like the Martial Emperor, the appeal of demigod-level items would certainly not be too great.

Only divine artifacts above the demigod level

could move him.

“Looking at it this way... the Fate Disk might have already been controlled by the Martial Emperor, and he only needs to get his hands on the tianji plate to merge the two.”

Xiao Shi had a guess in his heart.

After understanding the power of the tianji plate,

he no longer hesitated.

He immediately used the tianji plate’s Tianji Revelation to predict danger.

Previously, when he was in the Great Wu Dynasty, he had used the fragment of the celestial compass to predict danger.

At that time, he had already seen from the images displayed by the fragment of the celestial compass.

Even if he stayed in the Great Wu Dynasty, he would still attract that huge petrified face, and he would die under the gaze of the petrified face.

In addition,

he could also feel that the arrival time of this petrified face was already extremely close.

However, with just the fragment of the celestial compass at that time, although he could feel the petrified face’s arrival was very near, he did not know the exact time.

Now that these fragments of the celestial compass had formed the tianji plate, Xiao Shi felt that he might be able to predict the exact arrival time of the petrified face through the tianji plate’s Tianji Revelation.

At the same time, he also wanted to know.

Now that he controlled this domain and became a Saint, would he still face a certain death situation when confronting this powerful petrified face?

Thinking of this,

Xiao Shi immediately picked up the tianji plate, placed it in his left palm, and let it begin to operate within his left palm.

Bursts of powerful and profound aura emanated from the tianji plate, and countless tiny starlight continuously poured into the tianji plate, causing a field of stars to appear on the tianji plate.

Tiny stars were densely scattered on the tianji plate, some bright and shimmering, others dim and lifeless.

Xiao Shi’s pupils reflected these stars.

His vision gradually blurred.

The next second,

he found himself no longer in Tianji Hall.

Instead, as with the previous two predictions, his perspective appeared in a vast sky.

The petrified face, which almost occupied the entire sky, pierced through the clouds and emerged from the heavens.

It gazed downwards.

Even within his own domain, and with a demigod-level barrier outside the domain, at this moment, under the gaze of the petrified face, Xiao Shi’s body, just like in the previous two predictions, directly lost its aura and life under the gaze of the petrified face, dying instantly!

The result remained unchanged.

Xiao Shi frowned deeply.

Although he knew this petrified face was extremely powerful,

he didn't expect that even after becoming a Saint, he would still die without any resistance under the gaze of the petrified face.

And what made him most anxious was that the crisis prediction formed by the tianji plate now allowed him to clearly predict the exact time of the crisis’s arrival.

He found that the petrified face would arrive in just five days!

In five days, the petrified face would descend!

Within such a short period of time... it was impossible for him to significantly improve his strength.

To survive under the gaze of this petrified face, at least a Dao Master would have a chance!

But to become a Dao Master within five days... this was certainly impossible!

The further one progressed in Martial Dao, the harder it became to improve.

Especially between a Saint and a Dao Master, it was not just a realm advancement, but also a crucial step from the Middle Three Realms of Martial Dao to the Upper Three Realms.

The limit for most people throughout their lives was only to reach the Saint realm, making it difficult to advance to Dao Master.

Although Xiao Shi was confident in challenging Dao Master, this was definitely not something that could be achieved within five days.

The current situation... was entirely a certain death scenario!

...At the same time.

Within the Imperial Palace of the Great Wu Dynasty.

The Great Wu Crown Prince crossed his hands, resting his elbows on the armrests of the imperial chair.

His crossed hands obscured his face below the bridge of his nose, preventing others from seeing the Great Wu Crown Prince’s expression at this moment.

They could only see faint arcs of light flickering in his dark brown pupils, gazing at Xiang Zizhen below.

At this time, in the main hall of the Imperial Palace, besides the Great Wu Crown Prince and Xiang Zizhen, Chen Yuan and Pavilion Master of Martial Pavilion Cheng Riyou also stood respectfully at his side.

Under the Great Wu Crown Prince’s gaze, Xiang Zizhen felt an extremely strong pressure.

Even with his current Saint cultivation, he found it difficult to be exempt from the pressure brought by the Great Wu Crown Prince.

As the current ruler of the Imperial Domain,

not to mention a Saint like Xiang Zizhen, even Dao Masters like Chen Yuan and Cheng Riyou could be suppressed to a certain extent by the Great Wu Crown Prince through the Imperial Domain!

Although Xiang Zizhen was suffering immense pressure at this moment,

his gaze was exceptionally calm.

There was no fear in his heart.

Regarding this summons from the Great Wu Crown Prince, he had already made a rough guess through his conversation with his master before coming.

He realized that... the Great Wu Crown Prince’s summons this time was mainly to obtain information about Xiao Shi from him.

At Xiang Zizhen’s level, he naturally could not access the Great Wu Dynasty’s destiny, nor did he know that the Great Wu Dynasty’s destiny had plummeted significantly after Xiao Shi left the Great Wu Dynasty.

But with his trust and understanding of Xiao Shi,

he knew that... the person who successfully took control of the Fifth Domain must be Xiao Shi!

He did not believe that among the Martial Demon Realm cultivators who had entered the special area before, there would be an existence more powerful than Xiao Shi.

If even Xiao Shi failed... no one could control this special area.

Regarding Xiao Shi’s abilities,

Xiang Zizhen had absolute trust!

He just didn’t know how the Great Wu Crown Prince learned that the person in charge of the Fifth Domain was Xiao Shi.

However, Chen Yuan’s previous hints and suggestions had already made him understand the Great Wu Crown Prince’s true intention for summoning him.

Therefore,

Xiang Zizhen decided that no matter what the Great Wu Crown Prince asked him next, he would not reveal any information about Xiao Shi.

If the Great Wu Crown Prince pressed him too hard,

he would choose to self-destruct.

Even if he died, he would not reveal a single piece of information about Xiao Shi.

Before coming,

Xiang Zizhen had already made up his mind.

Beneath his calm gaze, a deep madness and ruthlessness were hidden.

He saluted the Great Wu Crown Prince with a normal expression.

“May I ask Your Highness, what are your orders for summoning your subordinate?”

The Great Wu Crown Prince gazed deeply at Xiang Zizhen.

“I heard... you have a good relationship with the ruler of the Fifth Domain?”

Xiang Zizhen immediately showed a surprised and confused expression.

“Ruler of the Fifth Domain? Your subordinate does not know who the ruler of the Fifth Domain is. Please enlighten me, Your Highness.”

The Great Wu Crown Prince maintained his crossed-hands posture.

His gaze was deep.

He was not angered by Xiang Zizhen’s answer.

It seemed he had already anticipated Xiang Zizhen would answer this way.

“It doesn’t matter, you will tell me.”

The Great Wu Crown Prince said meaningfully.

“Hmm?”

Xiang Zizhen’s brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

A bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart.

But before he could react,

he saw the arcs of light flickering in the Great Wu Crown Prince’s pupils suddenly transform into two deep whirlpools.

This caused Xiang Zizhen’s body to stiffen abruptly.

His gaze gradually dispersed, his eyes became hollow and lifeless, and his body also became motionless and dull.

As if he had been hypnotized!

“I ask you, what is the name of the ruler of the Fifth Domain?”

The Great Wu Crown Prince spoke in a deep voice.

When his words entered Xiang Zizhen’s mind, they seemed to possess a certain magic, making Xiang Zizhen unable to resist speaking the truth.

Xiang Zizhen replied with a dull expression.

“Wang Xiao.”

The Great Wu Crown Prince’s lips curled upwards.

He knew he had successfully controlled Xiang Zizhen.

“Tell me everything you know about him.”

As soon as the Great Wu Crown Prince spoke,

a trace of struggle suddenly appeared on Xiang Zizhen’s previously dull face, veins bulged on his face, and his eyes became bloodshot.

“His will is quite tenacious...”

The Great Wu Crown Prince sneered.

“Tell me everything you know about him.”

He repeated his previous words again.

Instantly, under his magical voice, even with Xiang Zizhen’s tenacious will, he was unable to resist.

He mechanically and numbly spoke out all the relevant information he knew about Xiao Shi.

From how he first met Xiao Shi,

to later, how Xiao Shi helped him seize the Nan Dou Region and assisted him in becoming a Saint.

The only thing omitted... was that the eye of imperial judgment was taken by Xiao Shi.

Even so,

everyone felt a strong shock in their hearts after hearing about Xiao Shi’s deeds.

Especially Xiao Shi assisting Xiang Zizhen in seizing the Nan Dou Region with the Hand of Refinement, which astonished them even more.

At the same time, it also resolved their previous doubts.

Only now... did they realize that such a powerful and extraordinary person had been hidden behind Xiang Zizhen all along!

A smile appeared on the Great Wu Crown Prince’s face.

As Xiang Zizhen confessed, he unexpectedly discovered that besides Xiang Zizhen, the person he cared about, the other party also had a Red Tiger Sect.

In that case,

he was even more confident in implementing his plan.

“Immediately go and bring all the people from the Red Tiger Sect.”

The Great Wu Crown Prince looked at Cheng Riyou.

He chose to let Cheng Riyou personally handle this matter.

“As you command!”

Cheng Riyou nodded respectfully.

His figure flickered.

And he disappeared from the Imperial Palace.

Immediately, the Great Wu Crown Prince turned his gaze to Chen Yuan, who was standing by.

“Minister Chen, I believe you know what to do, don’t you?”

Chen Yuan, expressionless, saluted the Great Wu Crown Prince.

His body transformed into an illusion and disappeared from the Imperial Palace.

Snap!

The Great Wu Crown Prince snapped his fingers.

This caused Xiang Zizhen to awaken from his dazed state.

The ‘hypnosis’ he had used was based on the destiny of the Great Wu Dynasty; the longer it lasted, the more destiny would be consumed.

Now that he had learned everything he wanted to know from Xiang Zizhen,

he naturally had no need to continue hypnotizing Xiang Zizhen.

Xiang Zizhen’s face was pale.

His heart was filled with regret.

He felt that he shouldn’t have held onto any Luck mentality and should have self-destructed directly on the way here!

Now, even if he wanted to die, the Great Wu Crown Prince clearly wouldn’t let him.

After he woke up, he felt his entire body was sealed, making it impossible to self-destruct.

“Want to die? Don’t be so anxious, you still have value in living. Once I lure him over, I will personally send you off.”

The Great Wu Crown Prince smiled sinisterly.

Xiang Zizhen’s heart tightened.

He realized that the Great Wu Crown Prince wanted to use him and the Red Tiger Sect to lure Xiao Shi into the Imperial Domain and kill him!

...“Hmm?”

Xiao Shi’s expression suddenly changed.

He felt an extremely strong sense of crisis suddenly appear in his mind.

This was a sense of crisis he had never experienced before.

This crisis did not originate from him, but from others.

And the moment this crisis appeared,

a scene flashed in Xiao Shi’s mind.

In the scene, the Great Wu Crown Prince, with a sinister smile, chopped off Xiang Zizhen’s head with a palm, then waved his hand.

All the people of the Red Tiger Sect had their bodies explode, turning into a sky full of blood mist.

This sudden scene

instantly made Xiao Shi realize... that Xiang Zizhen and the Red Tiger Sect had encountered a crisis, which caused the tianji plate to issue a warning.

The Tianji Warning of the tianji plate would not only give Xiao Shi a strong warning when he himself faced a sudden crisis, but also when people Xiao Shi cared about encountered a crisis.

“The Great Wu Crown Prince wants to kill Xiang Zizhen and the people of the Red Tiger Sect!”

Xiao Shi’s gaze immediately darkened.