164: Zhou Ping VS Song Zhong!

Bai Li Pang Pang looked at Song Zhong in the sky with surprise, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Lin Qi Ye, was I mistaken just now? Song Zhong seems to have killed his own companion?"

Lin Qi Ye nodded, and softly replied, "You weren't mistaken, it's true."

"Oh my god!" Bai Li Pang Pang was so scared that he shielded Lin Qi Ye in front of him, "This... isn't this a bit unkind?"

"Unkind about what? They're all a bunch of madmen from the Ancient God Church, so doing this is normal," Cao Yuan said from the side.

"But..." Bai Li Pang Pang ultimately didn't speak, but a hint of fear grew in his heart.

He had made a pact with this guy back when he was in the Training Camp.

Thinking of this, goosebumps rose all over Bai Li Pang Pang's body. What if Song Zhong came to his house one day to find him? What should he do?

Should he break the agreement? But breaking it seemed a bit unkind...

Bai Li Pang Pang's mind was a mess now.

Lin Qi Ye and Cao Yuan, however, thought he was scared silly by Song Zhong's cruel methods and didn't think much of it.

Above the sky, Song Zhong looked at Zhou Ping.

"Hehehe, you didn't interrupt me just now?"

Zhou Ping said indifferently, "In the books I read, great heroes don't ambush people."

Song Zhong's vision went dark. As expected of the owner of the Forbidden Territory, the Lapis Lazuli Child's Heart, this thought was truly very Zhou Ping.

"So, you're also a great hero, then?" Song Zhong asked.

Zhou Ping shook his head, "I'm still far from those great heroes."

"Hehehe, what a pity!" Song Zhong smiled faintly and said.

"A pity about what?" Zhou Ping frowned, not understanding what Song Zhong was trying to say.

"I just pity that a special person like you will ultimately only become those great heroes in novels. This kind of trajectory, where one can see the end at a glance, is utterly boring."

Perhaps it touched upon the faith in Zhou Ping's heart, he frowned tightly and asked, "Is it not good to become a person like a great hero?"

"Not good!" Song Zhong smiled faintly, "It's more fun to surpass them!"

"Surpass? If you don't reach their Realm, how can you talk about surpassing?"

"Hehehe, the more you think that way, the more you trap yourself within their framework, and that means you're destined to never surpass them."

"Nonsense. Since you dare to speak so arrogantly, then let me see if you are qualified to say such words!" Zhou Ping's Battle Intent had been ignited by Song Zhong.

"Hehehe, that's exactly what I intended!"

Actually, in Song Zhong's original plan, after taking in these prisoners from the Zhaijie Institute, he was going to leave.

But when he also received Shen Qingzhu's intelligence, Song Zhong changed his mind.

Because among the people who came to rescue, there was actually Zhou Ping.

He had thought that the Human Race's ceiling who came to support would be the Master, but what he didn't expect was that the person who came was Zhou Ping.

This person, with the body of a Mortal, was almost on par with a God.

Song Zhong wanted to see how much of a gap there was between him and Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping looked at the Zhaijie Institute below his feet. At this moment, the seawater had receded, and many guards were resting on the island.

"We can't fight here, let's change places," Zhou Ping said.

"Hehehe, I don't like owing others. Since you didn't make a move just now, I will also agree to your request," Song Zhong smiled calmly.

Now, he had completely absorbed Whisper's half of Mental Energy through Soul Devour. Song Zhong's Mental Energy was now infinitely close to the Human Race's ceiling.

Of course, this didn't include the remnant Divine Spark he had preserved in the faith tombstone.

The two transformed into streaks of light and quickly disappeared from the guards' sight.

"Where did they go?" Bai Li Pang Pang asked.

"They're probably afraid of affecting us. Senior Sword Saint truly has good intentions," Cao Yuan replied.

Lin Qi Ye looked at the two distant figures, and a hint of complexity arose in his heart.

He hoped Zhou Ping would win, but he also didn't want Song Zhong to die.

...

Above the vast sea, for a thousand miles, there was no sign of human habitation, not even an island.

Zhou Ping stopped, "This will do."

"Hehehe, I hope the Sword Qi of the Great Xia Sword Saint doesn't disappoint me," Song Zhong felt the back of his head tingling, a feeling of excitement and exhilaration spontaneously arising.

The Flying Sword beneath Zhou Ping's feet returned to his hand. In fact, he could fly whether there was a sword beneath his feet or not.

It just looked cooler this way.

Zhou Ping looked at Song Zhong and actually sheathed his sword, but his hand did not release the sword hilt.

"When I first saw you, you were merely in the ordinary Klein Realm, but in just this short amount of time, you've already approached the edge of the Human Race's ceiling. Is this what you meant when you said you needed Whisper to help you?"

"Hehehe, as expected of the Sword Saint, you immediately saw through my method just now?"

"Seizing others' Souls to strengthen one's own Realm. This shortcut won't last long." Zhou Ping shook his head, seemingly a little disappointed.

"There's a saying I like very much: a forced melon isn't sweet, but it quenches thirst. None of us are the Time God; we just live in the present. Why think so far ahead?" Song Zhong laughed.

"That's true, but your behavior is no different from that of an evil demon. Since that's the case, this first sword shall be called 'Exorcism'!"

Clang!

The sword had not yet left its scabbard, but the sound of a sword cry came from the Nine Heavens.

In just an instant, Zhou Ping's entire aura changed. He originally looked like a dishwashing teenager, but now, his eyes were filled with sharp brilliance.

Zhou Ping's black hair moved without wind, and invisible Sword Qi surrounded Zhou Ping in the center.

His hand gripped the sword hilt tightly. In Zhou Ping's eyes, Song Zhong no longer existed.

He seemed to Transmigration back to the distant ancient times.

At that time, the Human Race was weak, the land was covered with Yao Beasts, and evil spirits ran rampant.

The ancient Human Race was the blood food in the mouths of these demons and monsters.

Until one day, an unnamed hero holding a long sword appeared.

One person, one sword, pacified all evil in the world, and forcibly opened up a pure land for humanity in this evil world of five turbidities.

Zhou Ping's eyes filled with tears. The glimmer of hope for the ancestors was forged through slaughter.

And today, he too must exorcise demons!

Clang!

Zhou Ping's sword was unsheathed.

His sword only came out three inches, but in front of him, an incomparably sharp Sword Qi appeared.

As this sword was unleashed, the wind and clouds changed color. This sword carried an extremely heavy killing intent, even the heavens and earth changed color by three points.

"Hehehe, powerful enough!"

Below Song Zhong's feet, endless waves surged into the sky. Those waves twisted and intertwined, turning into ice as they rose.

In a single breath, a huge iceberg blocked Song Zhong's path.

And that Sword Qi directly struck the iceberg.

"Crack!"

The Sword Qi shattered the iceberg, and countless ice crystals immediately spread out in all directions.

Under the sunlight, those tiny ice crystals reflected silver light.

In an instant, the ice crystals and light enveloped Zhou Ping.

Countless rays of light stung Zhou Ping, making him feel uncomfortable, but he quickly adapted to the light.

From within the light mist, countless ugly and ferocious monsters emerged, roaring and attacking Zhou Ping.

This was the third ability Song Zhong obtained from Silver Spirit, Mirage!