“I’ll go with you. Let it go. It knows nothing,” Qinglin said to the Seventh Divine General, feeling at peace. In truth, whether Li Xiaotian was in the Battle Domain or not no longer mattered.
Since the Ancient God tribe had dispatched the Seventh Divine General to search for Li Xiaotian within the Battle Domain, it indicated that the Ancient God tribe already suspected Li Xiaotian was here. Even if the Seventh Divine General didn't find him, given Gu Qiankun's personality, they would eventually enter the Battle Domain to search.
“Agreed!” The Seventh Divine General glanced at the Dragon Horse, deeming it a mere mongrel beast, insignificant to the larger picture.
“Brother, hurry over here! Let me introduce you. This is Uncle Yuan, a late-stage Overlord. From now on, we’ll have a backer in the Battle Domain,” the black bear called out to the Dragon Horse from a distance.
A flicker of hesitation crossed the Dragon Horse’s eyes. It wanted to approach, but then, still concerned, it transmitted a message to Qinglin. “If Li Xiaotian is trapped in the Battle Domain, will he die?”
Qinglin looked at the Dragon Horse, hesitated for a moment, then replied. “If it’s confirmed Li Xiaotian is in the Battle Domain, the Ancient God tribe will have made arrangements. They will enter after the Battle Domain’s formations stabilize. They will surely be well-prepared to capture Li Xiaotian.”
“Roar! What then? They don’t know Li Xiaotian is here. Can you lie and say you haven’t seen him?” the Dragon Horse said, feeling worried. After all, it owed Li Xiaotian a debt.
“It’s no use. The Ancient God tribe must not have found Li Xiaotian outside, which is why their attention is focused here. So, no matter what I say, once the Battle Domain is unsealed, the Ancient God tribe will come,” Qinglin explained. As a disciple of a Great Shaman from the Ancient God tribe, she knew the formidable abilities of a Great Shaman and had long anticipated such a decision from her tribe.
“You go. Find Li Xiaotian in the Disaster Zone and tell him everything. The most important thing now is for him to know that once the Ancient God tribe enters the Battle Domain, they will have sufficient confidence to deal with him,” Qinglin spoke again, then walked towards the Seventh Divine General. Although she was concealing Li Xiaotian’s whereabouts, her status as a Great Shaman’s disciple meant the Ancient God tribe wouldn’t punish her too harshly.
“Qinglin, you’ve broken through to Overlord! Congratulations!” the Seventh Divine General said. Everything was clear now. At the death site of the Southern King, there were two unfamiliar Overlord auras. One was Qinglin’s, as she had recently broken through, a fact even he had only learned today.
“Qinglin, I ask you, there was your aura lingering at the Southern King’s death site. Were you present at the time? Was the Southern King killed before your eyes?” the Seventh Divine General continued, his eyes narrowed. If the mysterious expert was Li Xiaotian, then Qinglin would be guilty of harboring him!
“Yes!” Qinglin replied, then continued. “As you suspected, the other person was Li Xiaotian. However, he threatened my life and made me promise to keep his secret.”
“Boom!” Instantly, the Seventh Divine General and the others felt their auras fluctuate. Although they had already suspected the person was Li Xiaotian, hearing it confirmed by Qinglin’s own words still shocked them.
“Tsk, tsk. An Overlord from the Ancient God tribe is colluding with Li Xiaotian and covering for him? Heh, quite impressive. I imagine the Ancient God Lord’s expression will be quite amusing when he learns of all this,” Madam Poison said with a tone full of mockery.
“Li Xiaotian killed your Ancient God tribe’s Young Master Chen. Seventh Divine General, this young lady of your tribe is quite bold,” Xing Zhan said, his tone laced with dissatisfaction. After all, when the Southern King died, the Battle Domain was still accessible. If they had reported Li Xiaotian’s presence in the Battle Domain then, Li Xiaotian might have died long ago. He wouldn’t have made it this far. Now that the Battle Domain was sealed, if Li Xiaotian were to suddenly emerge, who could stop him?
“Matters of my Ancient God tribe are not for outsiders to discuss. She said Li Xiaotian threatened her life, and she was merely protecting herself!” the Seventh Divine General shot back, his gaze cold and his tone furious.
“Enough. Now is not the time for infighting. Quickly send out the news,” the Giant Ape Emperor said impatiently from a distance. He then looked at the Dragon Horse and spoke again. “That horse, come here. Stay with this Emperor for these few days. Once the Battle Domain is unsealed, this Emperor will take you back to the Royal Court.”
Upon hearing this, the Dragon Horse’s eyes turned ferocious. It felt insulted but suppressed its anger. Prudence was the better part of valor. It endured.
“We should stick together these few days. That way, if we encounter Li Xiaotian, we’ll have a way to protect ourselves,” Madam Poison said unhurriedly.
At the same time, the Seventh Divine General crushed a jade pendant, and the space above the valley began to shake violently.
“Boom!” A spatial rift appeared above the valley.
“What is it? Have you got a result?” Gu Qiankun’s voice echoed from the rift.
“Divine Lord, Li Xiaotian is in the Battle Domain!” the Seventh Divine General said, bowing slightly, and then reported Qinglin’s deception. After he finished speaking, the spatial rift fell silent. The entire valley suddenly became quiet. But everyone present knew that Gu Qiankun must be furious. He had been searching high and low for Li Xiaotian, only to discover that someone from his own tribe knew Li Xiaotian’s whereabouts all along but withheld the information, making him a laughingstock among the many experts of the Barbarian State.
“Deprive her of her cultivation as punishment!” Gu Qiankun’s voice rang out again, and the rift in the sky vanished instantly. Clearly, he was extremely angry at this moment.
Suddenly, the valley fell silent, and everyone’s faces were filled with astonishment. Qinglin was an Overlord, and moreover, a shaman. Even to the Ancient God tribe, she was an existence not to be overlooked. A shaman was equivalent to three body cultivators of the same level, and the stronger the shaman, the greater their value. Yet, now, the Ancient God Lord had decided to cripple her cultivation without hesitation.
Of course, everyone understood the Ancient God Lord’s anger. After all, suffering the loss of his son, he was desperately searching for the enemy, only to find out that his subordinate knew the enemy’s location but concealed it. Anyone in his position would be furious. Qinglin, meanwhile, had a pale face and a dazed expression. She had cultivated so hard until now for revenge. If her revenge were fulfilled, losing her cultivation would be nothing. But now, having finally seen a glimmer of hope for revenge, her cultivation was about to be lost. Without cultivation, how could she possibly seek revenge?
A killing intent locked onto Qinglin, and she instantly stiffened, looking towards its source. She saw the Seventh Divine General holding a long spear, his eyes fixed on Qinglin with icy coldness.
“I’m sorry, Qinglin. The Divine Lord’s command cannot be disobeyed!” the Seventh Divine General said expressionlessly.
“Can you give me some time? You know, I want revenge,” Qinglin said, her face pale, her voice tinged with a hint of pleading. The Seventh Divine General, however, shook his head. Then, the long spear in his hand suddenly buzzed and thrust towards Qinglin.
“Boom!” The spear pierced through space and appeared before Qinglin in an instant. Just as it was about to strike, a flash of light flickered, and Qinglin’s figure vanished. The Dragon Horse had intervened, using its incredible speed to whisk Qinglin away from the spear’s path.
“Presumptuous!!!” The Seventh Divine General roared, his eyes instantly filling with rage. Meanwhile, Madam Poison and Xing Zhan’s eyes flashed. The speed displayed by this mongrel beast earlier was too incredible; they hadn’t even noticed it.
“Roar! Why the hurry? Your Divine Lord ordered you to cripple her, but he didn’t specify a time. You are from the same tribe. Don’t you have any compassion? She asked for some time, so give it to her!” the Dragon Horse roared, unable to stand the Seventh Divine General’s actions.
“Seventh Brother, I have no objections to the Divine Lord’s punishment. However, could you allow me to have my revenge before my cultivation is crippled?” Qinglin also looked at the Seventh Divine General, her eyes slightly moist. The address of “Seventh Brother” stirred something in the Seventh Divine General. They had grown up together, and he felt no less pain in striking Qinglin.
“The Divine Lord’s command is difficult to defy! Moreover, with your strength, you are no match for the Black Robe Alliance. Rather than be killed by the Black Robe Alliance while seeking revenge, it is better to have your cultivation crippled and live out your days safely in the tribe,” the Seventh Divine General said, then turned to the Dragon Horse, his voice cold.
“Scram! Dare to interfere again, and I will kill you!”
“Brother, hurry back! Stay calm!!” the black bear yelled from afar, his voice filled with anxiety.
“Ahem, Seventh Divine General, don’t hurt that horse. It is now a demon of our Royal Court!” the Giant Ape Emperor quickly interjected. It knew the Dragon Horse’s identity. This kind of exotic beast, though not a divine beast, was not inferior to divine beasts in its potential achievements, and might even surpass them. It did not want anything to happen to the Dragon Horse.
“Roar! See? If you attack me, you are declaring war on the Ten Thousand Demon Royal Court. Kid, this Emperor advises you to calm down and execute your Divine Lord’s order a few days later.” The Dragon Horse roared, fiercely guarding Qinglin.
“You move aside quickly! He will really kill you. You don’t need to worry about me,” Qinglin said from behind.
“Courting death!” The Seventh Divine General snorted and thrust his spear again. The power of this thrust was clearly several times greater, causing the entire valley to tremble.
“Boom!” The long spear buzzed, and a chilling killing intent directed at the Dragon Horse surged forward.
“Roar!” The Dragon Horse roared and, with Qinglin, vanished from its original spot, once again evading the Seventh Divine General’s attack.
“Beast! You court death!!!” The Seventh Divine General roared in fury. Having his attacks evaded twice in a row by an early-stage Overlord beast was something he could not tolerate. However, he also noticed something unusual and fixed his gaze on the Dragon Horse. Its speed just now was too astonishing. At this moment, Madam Poison and Xing Zhan’s eyes shone brightly. They had guessed the Dragon Horse’s identity. On the other side, the Giant Ape Emperor casually threw the black bear aside and then instructed him.
“Run far away! Damn it, this stupid horse has exposed itself! This Emperor will have no choice but to fight.”
“What kind of beast are you?!” the Seventh Divine General asked, locking onto the Dragon Horse, a hint of killing intent gradually appearing in his eyes.
Extreme speed, the heaven-and-earth exotic beast, Dragon Horse! When Li Xiaotian first appeared, he had injured Young Master Chen, and the reason for it was precisely a Dragon Horse. More importantly, that Dragon Horse had been following Li Xiaotian ever since!!!