"Of course!"
Without the elegance from before, Kong Shi glared at Zhang Xuan menacingly. "Why wouldn't I be? Why don't you tell me where I'm not? "
"Kong Shi is a magnanimous man. How could he possibly do such a thing?"
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
Even though he had never met Kong Shi before, he had heard of the other party's deeds. Ever since the Mingshi Tang, he had experienced the other party's strength. While it was easy for him to disguise himself temporarily, there was no one who could do so for a lifetime!
Even Jiang Biehe was incapable of such a feat!
"Magnanimous? Haha, even if I were to kill you, everyone will still think that I'm magnanimous! "
Kong shi sneered coldly. Without any hesitation, he hastened his chanting, and the flames on the altar threatened to devour Zhang Xuan whole.
"I've always thought that you were an idol worthy of my respect. To think that you would be such a pathetic sight …"
Despite being engulfed by the flames, Zhang Xuan didn't panic at all. Instead, he shook his head with a look of pity on his face.
"Your Library of Heaven's Path will appear on my body very soon, and you will lose your control over the Heaven's Path. You'll be crushed by the Heaven's Path … This should be the last time you'll be lamenting your fate!"
Kong Shi replied nonchalantly.
Zhang Xuan cultivated the Heaven's Path Divine Art, and he had the protection of the Library of Heaven's Path. As soon as the Library of Heaven's Path left his body, he would be crushed by the Heaven's Path Divine Art. How could he possibly survive?
"Last time? That might not necessarily be the case … "
A voice sighed.
Kong Shi was taken aback. He could clearly see that Zhang Xuan wasn't speaking at all. Where did that voice come from?
He quickly turned his gaze over and saw another Zhang Xuan standing not too far away with a look of disappointment on his face.
All along, he had viewed Kong Shi as his idol. Who could have thought that his character would be so lacking after meeting the real person?
"Y-you …"
Who could have thought that another Zhang Xuan would appear here? Kong Shi couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"The Hall of Gods has been trying to capture me all this while, so how could I not make preparations beforehand? That's just my clone … "
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
Before the Sky-connecting Bridge decided to search for the shrine, he hid his main body in his spatial ring and released his clone.
It was also because of this that Kong Shi was able to remain unscathed despite being squashed when he was carrying him through space.
As for the increase in the gray aura in his body when he used the Library of Heaven's Path, that was only because he had borrowed the power of his soul!
He had put on a disguise and listened to the other party's arrangements. He had only wanted to find the answer, but in the end, the real answer had appeared. He felt incomparably heartbroken.
"Very good, very good! As expected of the person chosen by the Heavenly Dao! It's not that simple. It seems that I've underestimated you … "Kong Shi finally understood." However, since the original body has appeared, then don't leave. Do you think that you can leave smoothly at this time? "
Rumble!
With a light step, Kong Shi walked out of the flames. His powerful aura rippled through the hall, and it felt as if the space around him would collapse at any moment.
He was able to defeat eight Semi-Divinity realm experts in a single move back in the Hall of Gods. His strength was more than double that of Zhang Xuan's!
"Since I dared to come out, it goes without saying that I didn't expect to leave so quickly …" Zhang Xuan shook his head. "Since we're going to make a move anyway, I would like to ask you one last question … Has the Hall of Gods fallen under your control?"
From Fu Chenzi to the head of the Hall of Gods, there were traces of Zhang Xuan everywhere.
"I've already killed the head of the Hall of Gods and the warriors of the Hall of Gods. They were the executioners of the Firmament, so they deserved to die! I'm just trying to find a way out for the Firmament. I've never done anything wrong! Be it the Hall of Gods or the Ethereal Hall, they're both under my control. Even if you aren't here, you won't be able to escape from me! "
Kong Shi spat through gritted teeth.
He was the head of the Hall of Gods, and he was the one who had captured Du Qingyuan.
His goal was to steal Zhang Xuan's Library of Heaven's Path and make it his own.
"I don't have any other questions."
Zhang Xuan turned to his clone and said, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and come out!"
"I got it!"
Zhang Xuan's clone wriggled lightly, and in the next moment, it was already free from the chains and standing right before Zhang Xuan.
At the same time, it released the energy in its body, and the acupoints all over its body hummed loudly. Just like Kong Shi, it had reached the Semi-Divinity realm as well!
Hula!
Following which, the Blackback Tortoise, the Three Shark Brothers, the Serpentine Dragon, and the other four immortal beasts flew out along with their weapons and floated in the air.
"Very good. You do have a lot of trump cards."
Kong Shi chuckled softly. "However, you're still nothing compared to me!"
As he spoke, he stepped forward and waved his hand. The Blackback Tortoise, the Three Shark Brothers, the Serpentine Dragon, and the other four immortal beasts were immediately pinned to the ground, unable to move at all.
They were all Semi-Divinity realm cultivators, but compared to him, they were simply too weak.
"They might be nothing in your eyes, but you are nothing in my eyes as well!"
Zhang Xuan's clone sneered coldly. Sou! He dashed forward and raised his fist to punch the other party.
Peng peng!
As the clone clashed with Kong Shi, the surrounding space began to shatter continuously.
Even when they were at the same cultivation realm, Zhang Xuan was no match for his clone. However, with his Semi-Divinity realm cultivation, his clone was no match for Kong Shi at all. On top of that, he also had the Indestructible Body. No matter how powerful Kong Shi was, he would not be able to do anything to him for the time being.
"How can a mere clone of yours be so powerful?"
After exchanging a few blows with the clone, Kong Shi could not believe what he was seeing.
He had been keeping an eye on the other party ever since he entered the Azure. Even though he had tried to surround the other party several times, he still had a good idea of the other party's true strength.
Since when did a clone appear? And … it was so powerful?
He had lived for several thousand years, and he was already standing at the very peak of the Azure. Otherwise, he would not have been able to slaughter the experts of the Hall of Gods and replace them.
But even so, he was still no match for his clone.
Just what was going on?
"Attack him together!"
Paying no heed to Zhang Xuan's shock, Zhang Xuan undid the formation around him, and the Semi-Divinity realm beasts swiftly rose to their feet.
Hong long!
Eight Semi-Divinity realm beasts and a dozen Semi-Divinity artifacts formed a massive formation and charged toward Zhang Xuan. Kong Shi had been locked in a tight battle with his clone all this while, so how could he possibly be able to withstand the attacks of so many experts at once?
With just a single blow, he was struck squarely in the chest and sent flying before crashing heavily onto the ground.
"Kill him!"
Zhang Xuan's clone charged forward once more and launched yet another punch at Zhang Xuan.
The might behind the punch was so powerful that it felt as if it could shatter space itself.
"If not for the fact that I have been sealed by him for several thousand years and have yet to recover fully, and I have to divert some of my strength to unseal the Hall of Gods, do you think that you would have been able to harm me? Humph! Even so, this is my territory. You won't be able to kill me here! "
Hu!
With a slight jolt, Kong Shi tore through space and vanished from the spot. The hall was emptied, leaving not a single trace behind.
"Let's leave!"
Seeing that his clone had disappeared, Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes in alarm. He quickly waved his hand.
The weapons and beasts in the air suddenly vanished, and in the next moment, Zhang Xuan also vanished from the spot, entering his clone's storage ring.
Hu!
Zhang Xuan's clone dashed in a certain direction.
This was the weakest point of the formation in the hall. Zhang Xuan's clone had already informed him of this earlier.
Boom!
But before he could leave, the hall suddenly exploded. A powerful shockwave rippled outward, threatening to tear the world apart.
Zhang Xuan's clone, who was still in the midst of leaving, was sliced in half by a pitch-black spatial rift.
Hu!
After the explosion subsided, the two halves of his clone reconnected back together and continued flying forward.
It was fortunate that it was him. Had it been Zhang Xuan in his place, he would have died on the spot.
"To think that he would actually set up such a powerful Destruction Formation in his nest.
How ruthless … "Zhang Xuan appeared before his clone. Looking at the ruined space before him, his hair stood on end.
If not for his swift reaction earlier, he could have very well been annihilated along with the space before him.
"Let's find him and see where he went. We mustn't let him get away! "
Zhang Xuan instructed.
Nodding, Zhang Xuan's clone began scanning the surroundings.
Along with the explosion of the hall, the headquarters of the Ethereal Hall had also been reduced to rubble. It was hard to tell whether it was due to the lack of people in the area or whether they had all died.
"I'm afraid that he has already escaped."
Zhang Xuan's clone looked around, but he was unable to find Kong Shi anywhere. Thus, he walked over and reported.
Kong Shi was indeed powerful, but his clone was already on par with him. If he were to work with so many Semi-Divinity realm beasts and weapons, it would indeed be difficult for him to defeat the other party.
Thus, after detonating the hall, he actually chose to flee.
Zhang Xuan sighed helplessly.
He did not sense the other party's aura either, so it was likely that the other party had really escaped.
Just that … he would not have dared to think that Kong Shi would actually flee in the past.
That was the World's Teacher, the true number one expert on the Master Teacher Continent. In the several dozen millenniums of history, there was no one who dared to deny his existence. Yet, in front of him, the other party had actually turned evil.
If it had been in the past, he would not have dared to even think about it.
In fact, if he were to spread this news back, the Mingshi Tang and the Hundred Schools of Philosophers would definitely treat him as their greatest enemy.
"Your pendant …"
Zhang Xuan's clone asked.
Kong Shi might have escaped, but the pendant was still in his hands.
"That's a fake! Actually, I've been suspecting that there's something wrong with the Ethereal Hall ever since Fu Chenzi appeared. Otherwise, I wouldn't have sent you to the Hall of Gods in my stead! "
Zhang Xuan replied with a smile.
He had been suspecting Kong Shi ever since Fu Chenzi appeared. Even though he had not dared to voice it out, he had already made some guesses in his heart. Since that was the case, how could he possibly give the other party the real pendant?
When Lozosy gave it to him, she had warned him repeatedly that he should never take it off. He was not that foolish to give it away just to lure the other party into his trap.
"Fake? How could you possibly fool Kong Shi? "
Zhang Xuan's clone was taken aback.
Even Zhang Xuan was unaware of this matter. His main body had not communicated with him either.
It seems that … when it comes to matters related to Luo Ruoxin, I won't share any information with him.
"I'm also perplexed by this. From the looks of it, he probably doesn't know where the pendant came from and how powerful it is!"
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
To be honest, the fake pendant contained his blood essence. He had thought that he would not be able to fool the other party, but who could have thought that the other party would not be able to see through it at all?
From the looks of it, the Heavens' Order that the other party wielded was unable to discern the authenticity of an item like the Library of Heaven's Path.
Just as Zhang Xuan was pondering over this matter, a voice suddenly sounded by his ear.
"Can't you tell?"
The one who had spoken was Vicious, who had just achieved a breakthrough to Semi-Divinity realm using the aura of the round platform.
"What?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
"He … isn't the real Kong Shi!" Vicious exclaimed.
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