415: Chapter 415 The Ethereal Clone

[Otherwise, how does the saying go—]

[Heavenly secrets divine events, heavenly fate determines destiny.]

[The former can glimpse a moment's change, while the latter holds the numbers of a lifetime.]

[Offend a Heavenly Fate Master, and you will never know if what you've avoided is just a pebble he casually tossed, or an abyss he calculated long ago.]

[For a Heavenly Fate Master to use the small to overcome the great, like an ant swallowing an elephant, is not impossible.]

[The Bai Family Clan Leader stared at Qin Han, then glanced at Gu Jing. The anger on his face gradually subsided, replaced by a ruthless severity.]

["Two Elders," he said in a low voice.]

[The two Nascent Soul Elders behind him exchanged a look and nodded slowly.]

[In the next second,]

[three figures vanished simultaneously, reappearing in three different positions to surround Gu Jing and Qin Han in the center.]

["Strike!"]

[The Bai Family Clan Leader shouted lowly, his hands forming seals as the spiritual power around him surged frantically.]

["Heavenly Starlight Annihilation Finger!"]

[He pointed a finger, and the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth suddenly condensed into a giant finger ten zhang thick. It descended from the sky with a momentum that could crush everything, pressing down ruthlessly toward Qin Han!]

[The Nascent Soul Elder on the left wasted no time either. With a wave of his sleeve, a streak of dark light shot out—]

[It was a palm-sized black seal that expanded upon meeting the wind, instantly becoming as large as a mountain. This was his Lifebound Treasure, the "Mountain Suppressing Seal."]

[Dense inscriptions were carved onto the seal, emitting a suffocatingly heavy pressure as it smashed down toward Qin Han's head.]

[The Elder on the right was the fastest to act. He pressed his palms together and then suddenly pulled them apart—]

["Crimson Flame Burning the Heavens!"]

[A pillar of crimson fire erupted from his palms, instantly transforming into a hundred-zhang-long fire Dragon that roared as it pounced toward Qin Han.]

[The firelight illuminated the entire night sky, making the originally gloomy night as bright as day.]

[Three attacks fell simultaneously.]

[Gu Jing's face turned slightly pale, and she instinctively took half a step back.]

[However—Qin Han moved.]

[It first looked up at the three overwhelming attacks, then seemingly leisurely floated into mid-air.]

[Immediately after, its size suddenly skyrocketed.]

[Ten zhang, fifty zhang, a hundred zhang!]

[In the blink of an eye, the palm-sized little beast had transformed into a colossal creature a hundred zhang tall, with dao rhyme flowing all over its body!]

[It floated in the air like a small mountain, while also shielding Gu Jing beneath it.]

[The giant finger formed by the Heavenly Starlight Annihilation Finger struck its body—]

["Buzz."]

[A muffled sound echoed, and a faint silver light flashed.]

[Then, nothing happened.]

[That giant finger, capable of crushing a mountain peak, didn't even leave a white mark on Qin Han.]

[As the Mountain Suppressing Seal smashed down, Qin Han casually swiped—]

["Clang!"]

[With a piercing metallic clang, the mountain-like seal was swatted away by a claw. It flipped several times in the air before crashing into a distant pavilion, kicking up a cloud of dust.]

[The fire Dragon pounced onto it, flames frantically licking its fur.]

[Qin Han looked down and shook its body.]

[Just like... a dog shaking off water.]

[The fire Dragon instantly dissipated, turning into sparks that vanished into the night sky.]

[The three Nascent Souls stood frozen in place.]

[They didn't even have time to react—]

[Qin Han raised a claw and swiped through the air.]

[Three silver lights, as if tearing through space, simultaneously sliced through the bodies of the three Nascent Souls.]

["Pffft, pffft, pffft."]

[Three soft sounds.]

[The bodies of the three Nascent Souls were severed at the waist.]

[Blood sprayed.]

[But their Nascent Souls escaped from their Physical Bodies almost at the same moment—]

[Three small figures of light, filled with terror, fled frantically in three different directions.]

["No—!"]

["Run!"]

["No!"]

[Just as the shrill screams rang out, a massive silver claw had already caught up.]

[It was as fast as a beam of light.]

[A grab, a scoop.]

[The three Nascent Souls were caught in its grip.]

[Qin Han looked down at the three struggling figures of light in its claw and grinned clumsily.]

[Then.]

[It swallowed them in one gulp.]

[Gu Jing was dazed by this scene.]

[Her eyes widened, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably.]

["Nascent Souls... three Nascent Soul powerhouses were... swallowed in one gulp?"]

[Her voice trembled, as if she were talking to herself.]

[The image of those three Nascent Souls struggling desperately and the shrill "No" still echoed in her ears, and then—]

[They were gone.]

[Swallowed in one gulp by the little beast that had been crouching on her shoulder with a Clumsy expression just a moment ago.]

[Gu Jing's back was covered in cold sweat.]

[It felt chilly, trickling down her spine.]

[Fortunately.]

[Fortunately, she hadn't done anything too excessive.]

[Fortunately, she hadn't even entertained the thought of betraying it.]

[Otherwise...]

[She glanced at the hundred-zhang-tall colossal beast, then at the three half-corpses still seeping blood at its feet.]

[Otherwise, the Gu Family would likely have met the same fate.]

["As expected of... someone who could make the Liu Clan Immortal Family suffer."]

[She became increasingly certain. As this thought flashed through her mind, the last bit of unease in her heart was completely suppressed.]

[At some point, Qin Han had returned to its palm-sized form and was crouching back on Gu Jing's shoulder.]

[It was chewing on something, its cheeks bulging, and finally, it let out a burp—]

[A thick scent of blood erupted from its mouth, hitting Gu Jing right in the face.]

[Gu Jing instinctively raised her hand to cover her nose, her brows furrowing deeply.]

[That smell... it was as if it had swallowed an entire slaughterhouse raw.]

[Meanwhile, high in the sky—]

[Deep within the clouds, a blurry figure stood silently.]

[This was the Clone of the True Lord Piaomiao.]

[He had watched the entire slaughter from beginning to end.]

[He had thought it was just a farce between juniors, where at most a few Foundation Establishments would die and a few Golden Cores would be injured, ultimately causing the Bai and Gu families to completely fall out.]

[He hadn't expected to see such a good show.]

["This little girl is quite capable."]

[He murmured to himself, his gaze falling on Qin Han, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes.]

["This Yao Beast... its strength is actually not below mine."]

[He was silent for a moment, then a sharp light suddenly flashed in his eyes.]

["Could it be... that this is the legendary State-Protecting Divine Beast of the True Spirit Immortal Dynasty?"]

[Rumor has it that the reason the True Spirit Immortal Dynasty is called "True Spirit" is precisely because of a Divine Beast.]

[That was many years ago.]

[Back then, the True Lord Piaomiao, the Sect Leader of the Divine Dragon Cult, and the Elder Huangfu of the True Spirit Immortal Dynasty had all entered a Mysterious Immortal Palace at the same time.]

[As for what each of them obtained, they never spoke of it to the outside world.]

[To the public, they maintained a consistent story—there was only one Spirit Treasure.]

[But the True Lord Piaomiao never quite believed it.]

[Now, seeing this Yao Beast, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that was the case.]

["Old man Huangfu, you've hidden it truly deep."]

[The corners of his mouth slowly curled up.]

[Regardless of whether this Yao Beast was the one from the Immortal Dynasty, outsiders wouldn't know for sure.]

[The Bai Family members are dead, killed by Gu Jing with the Yao Beast; naturally, the Yao Beast was invited by the Gu Family.]

[Who is behind the Gu Family?]

[The Immortal Dynasty.]

[That's enough.]

[The Bai Family Ancestor is currently in the Divine Dragon Cult; what will he think after learning of this outcome?]

[The more he thought about it, the more interesting it became, and the smile on his face deepened.]

["Next... we'll see how the Divine Dragon Cult moves."]

["This play isn't over yet."]

[On the clouds, the blurry figure of the True Lord Piaomiao gradually faded and finally vanished.]