175: Is there a bigger fish behind this?

Silence filled the air.

This was the place where the World Tree's roots had been severed.

The Void Realm collapsed, and the myriad Daos ceased to exist.

Viscous darkness and mottled Chaos intertwined here, forming a field of absolute nothingness where even time seemed to stand still.

Two majestic and peerless projections descended here, crossing endless time and space.

One originated from the Dark Great World, exuding a decay and depravity sufficient to sink myriad worlds.

The other came from the Chaos Great Realm, surrounded by Chaos Qi as if the world were being created anew, indifferent and lofty.

They were the top giants of their respective great worlds, Immortal existences overlooking the changing of eras.

"Su Xuanchen..."

The will of the Dark Giant was like the wails of billions of living beings in despair, cold and malicious.

"This child must die."

The response from the Chaos Giant was more direct, containing only killing intent.

"In the Heavenly Emperor Realm, he can already strike a Quasi-Immortal King."

"Such a Heaven-Defying talent has never been seen throughout the ages."

On the face of the Dark Giant, formed from endless resentment, a deep wariness emerged.

"If he does not die, once he grows up, he will surely shake our Foundation."

"He might even... gain insight into the inside story of the Dark Turmoil at the end of the Immortal Ancient Era."

"At that time, both our worlds will never have peace!"

The indifferent will of the Chaos Giant fluctuated.

That so-called "inside story" was a taboo that even he could not touch.

"How should the death trap be set?"

The Chaos Giant asked.

"The kunpeng inheritance."

The Dark Giant had already made plans.

"This Legacy is about to appear, and Su Xuanchen's juniors will surely go to fight for it."

"With his protective nature, he will definitely go in person or send an Incarnation to protect their path."

"That will be... his only time of death!"

The Dark Giant gave a cold smile, making the entire field of nothingness tremble.

"I will take out an Immortal Secret Treasure and order a Peak Great Saint under my command, who can fight against a Quasi-Emperor, to carry the secret treasure and sneak in to set up a killing formation at the inheritance site!"

"Good."

The Chaos Giant agreed.

"The several sleeping Immortal Kings in the Xuanhuang Great World will be restrained by my Chaos God Clan."

"They won't be able to cause any trouble."

Meanwhile.

Inside an ancient hall shrouded in Immortal light.

The Ancient Ancestor of the Immortal Palace opened his eyes.

Those eyes were more vast than a galaxy and more indifferent than an abyss.

"Pass down my decree."

"Activate Immortal power to open a cross-world passage and lend a hand to our Dark Fellow Daoist."

"This child cannot be kept."

Chaos God Clan Holy Land.

An equally majestic God King manifested from the Chaos flames.

Chaos Qi circulated around him, evolving into terrifying scenes of the birth and destruction of the Universe.

"Su Xuanchen..."

"Forcibly marrying an envoy of my God Race is a great humiliation!"

"Pass the order to cooperate with the Immortal Hall and the Dark Great Realm at all costs."

"We must strangle this scoundrel in his cradle!"

"Use his blood to wash away our clan's resentment!"

For a moment, undercurrents surged above the heavens.

A lethal net targeting Su Xuanchen, woven by several top forces working together, had quietly spread open.

Giants from all sides harbored their own sinister designs, their killing intent fully revealed.

* * *

On the other side.

Su Yaoyao was very distressed.

She had secretly slipped out of the Su Family, masked all of her aura, and even successfully dodged the gazes of the forces friendly with the Su Family.

But now, she was blocked outside the mountain gate of the Hun Kun Academy.

"Sigh, Daddy is really something."

Su Yaoyao rested her chin on her hands, squatting behind a large rock, and muttered softly.

"Such a fun Kunpeng Secret Realm, yet he didn't bring me along."

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, her small mouth pouting high.

She was a powerhouse in the Quasi-Emperor Middle Stage!

With her full combat power, she could even challenge a Great Emperor!

Why couldn't she come out for experience?

Just as she was pondering whether to force her way in.

A sneaky figure caught her attention.

It was a Cultivator dressed in a black robe, wrapping himself tightly. His aura was suppressed to the extreme. If Su Yaoyao hadn't been naturally sensitive to various auras, she wouldn't have noticed him at all.

His cultivation was only at the Peak Great Saint level.

But Su Yaoyao smelled a faint scent of blood and brutality from him.

That was a murderous aura that could only be honed in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

"There's a problem."

Su Yaoyao narrowed her Phoenix eyes, which were seventy percent similar to Chang Xiyue's.

She followed him silently.

She saw the black-robed Great Saint go around to a quiet corner of the academy's back mountain, looking around as if waiting for someone to meet him.

Su Yaoyao became more certain in her heart.

"Sneaky behavior, there must be a plot!"

She no longer hesitated.

Taking a step forward, her figure was like a ghost, appearing behind the black-robed Great Saint.

Then.

She extended a finger as fair as jade and simply poked toward the back of the black-robed Great Saint's heart.

"Who?!"

The black-robed Great Saint was scared out of his wits and instinctively turned to counterattack without thinking.

His cultivation was enough to fight a Quasi-Emperor, and he was confident that even facing a true Quasi-Emperor, he could last a few rounds.

However.

That finger was light and airy, yet it contained a terrifying power that he could not understand.

"Boom—!"

A majestic and vast force, like the Heavenly River pouring down, surged into his body, destroying all his defenses like rotten wood and imprisoning all his Divine Power.

"Thud!"

The black-robed Great Saint's legs went weak, and he knelt directly on the ground, Unable to move, unable to move or even speak.

He turned his head in horror.

Behind him stood a girl in purple clothes, exceptionally beautiful, looking only seventeen or eighteen years old.

Quasi-Emperor Middle Stage?

The black-robed Great Saint was terrified in his heart!

How was this possible?!

A girl in the Quasi-Emperor Middle Stage could actually easily suppress him, a Great Saint who could fight a Quasi-Emperor, with just one finger?!

This kind of strength... was comparable to a Supreme! Or even a Great Emperor!

"You... who exactly are you?!"

The black-robed Great Saint roared with feigned bravado.

"I am a war general under the Immortal of the Dark Great World! If you dare touch me, the Lord Immortal will never let you go!"

He wanted to use the name of an Immortal to scare away this mysterious girl.

Hearing this, Su Yaoyao was not afraid; instead, her bright Phoenix eyes suddenly lit up, full of novelty and excitement.

Dark Great World?

Immortal?

It sounded so powerful!

She blinked, squatted down with a smile, and poked the black-robed Great Saint's forehead.

"Oh, you have quite a background."

"It seems there's a big fish behind you?"

Just then.

Su Yaoyao raised an eyebrow, sensing an equally obscure aura rapidly approaching this place.

It was an accomplice.

She didn't act rashly.

Instead, her eyes darted around, and a brilliant idea formed in her mind.

Su Yaoyao reached out her small hand and, under the terrified gaze of the black-robed Great Saint, completely Sealed his cultivation.

Then, she clapped her hands and gave a cunning smile.

"Hehe."

"I have a way to sneak into the Kunpeng Secret Realm now."