"A trap."
Gong Qi immediately responded to Snake Tongue. His piercing thoughts carried a bit of ridicule, but the direction he pointed at was rather subtle. "I originally thought it was an inside and outside collusion, but now it seems I was overthinking it. That 'lord' of yours made you believe you could return to Ban City and merge your soul and body. In the end, he gave you a glimmer of hope and deceived you. Because of this, he also deceived me. Especially when you were comparing the two, your mentality was unbalanced. You made a hasty judgment amidst an unforeseen event, and your brain became hot-headed. Hehe, what a good plan. "
In this terrible situation, Gong Qi displayed his shrewdness and ruthlessness. He maintained his mentality quite well. At least in front of Snake Tongue, he maintained a calm attitude. He slowly moved over and looked at Snake Tongue, who was wrapped in the yarn of silence. She was shaped like a pearl of light, but she was even more fragile than a bubble.
"I never expected that there would be such a world beneath the boundless clouds. I deserved to be schemed against. But what about you, Snake Tongue? It's already hard to control your scattered spirit body. Instead, you have to rely on the yarn of silence to withstand it. It seems that 'lord' of yours doesn't take you seriously. In the end, you're nothing more than bait. After the big fish takes the bait, you're useless... "
Gong Qi's thoughts were like a blade. His words struck at the heart, and Snake Tongue's pearl of light fluctuated. As it swelled and shrank, it looked like it was about to shatter. In reality, her spirit body was heavily injured, and her spiritual will had suffered a blow. In addition to the vile environment, she was on the verge of death.
Seeing this situation, Gong Qi furrowed his brows. He no longer provoked her.
His previous words had been wasted.
Gong Qi's original intention was to destroy Snake Tongue's mental defenses in one fell swoop in this desperate situation. He wanted her to remove the obstacle in her despair and fuse with the yarn of silence, removing the last hidden danger. This would make it convenient for him to focus all his attention on dealing with the great enemy. Unexpectedly, Snake Tongue was even more useless than he had imagined.
In fact, it wasn't difficult to transform Snake Tongue into the yarn of silence at this moment. However, she was so weak that she was on the verge of collapse. She might not be able to withstand the impact of the transformation. Once the core structure of her spirit body was destroyed, what benefit would there be in swallowing her? If he wanted to satisfy both sides, he would inevitably have to focus his mind and do some meticulous work. This was simply an opportunity for the powerful enemy hidden behind the sandstorm!
All sorts of thoughts revolved in Gong Qi's mind. In the end, he flicked his finger and sent a speck of light into the veil of silence. It changed slightly and poured some life force into Snake Tongue.
"It's better to keep it for now. After all, the connection between the soul and flesh is a clue. In this maze realm where the laws are in chaos and time and space are collapsing, I have to hold on to any thread. I can't lose it easily … But why hasn't the great enemy that lured me into the trap appeared?"
Ever since Gong Qi had entered this maze of sand and dust, he had been vigilantly searching at all times, attempting to use his mental senses to detect traces of the enemy, but to no avail. On the other hand, when he spread out his spiritual senses, they were tightly restrained and sluggish. This made him have some guesses.
He casually picked up a grain of "sand" that was spinning past and carefully observed it. This particle was shaped like a grain of sand, but under the probing of Soul Force, one could see that its structure was so complicated that it made one's eyes pop out. It seemed to meander, it seemed to be transparent, it seemed like a layer, it seemed like a beehive, it seemed like the masterpiece of a miniature sculptor.
When he tried to analyze it further and let his soul power seep in, there was a force within the 'sand' that resisted and melted. Soon, the 'sand' expanded slightly before shattering into even more Indescribable fragments that mixed into the surrounding dust.
He had seen this thing before.
Gong Qi had already lived for nearly a hundred years. He had experienced the vicissitudes of the 21st century, the Age of Distortion, the World War, the post-war revival, the construction of the inner world, and so on … The number of dead Transcendents he had seen was several times more than the number of living Transcendents. It wouldn't be a problem to say that he had seen and experienced a lot.
His experience filled in his knowledge and helped him make judgments.
"Domain fragments … That's much more complicated, and there are far too many of them!"
Such strange objects weren't just one or two grains or three or five piles. Instead, they were scattered as far as the eye could see, boundless. Even if the crushed dust occupied an even vaster space, this quantity far exceeded the norm.
Gong Qi tried to find the logic behind this "exceeding the norm", and he quickly came up with a few guesses. It was these guesses that caused unprecedented waves to arise in his mind.
"What is this?" Snake Tongue's thoughts drifted into his mind. She relied on Gong Qi's infusion of vital energy to forcefully stabilize her mind and awaken. She didn't want to mention the matter of food and bait again. She could only focus her limited mind on the key elements in front of her.
Fortunately, she was close to Gong Qi and received some radiation effects. Otherwise, she would only be able to open her eyes wide and be blind in this treacherous area. Her weak soul force simply wouldn't be able to probe forward.
Gong Qi straightforwardly answered Snake Tongue's doubts, "This is a domain fragment."
"Domain … fragment?" Snake Tongue was absent-minded for a moment. Soon after, she emphasized the words in front of her.
"That's right. It's exactly what you think. If an Extraordinary formed and solidified a domain in his peak state, then he was forcefully killed and his domain shattered, what remains is this object. "
Gong Qi smiled and said, "I heard that you grew up in the Hachiman Temple. Back then, the Amaterasu Order swept through the archipelago. Those who complied with them flourished, and those who opposed them perished. I don't remember who that person from the main temple was. It's said that he died in such a way. It seems that there are also such relics that are worshiped all year round. Perhaps you've seen them before. "
"... That's right. There were originally over thirty of them. However, they were the best divine objects for incantations. After repeated use over the years, they were eroded and worn away. When I left, there were less than twenty of them. "
Snake Tongue compared them to her memories. She matched them with great difficulty, but she was startled by the logic behind it. "But there are too many here!"
According to this inference, how many Extraordinaries had fallen in these scattered fragments? Hundreds? Thousands? Over ten thousand? If this was truly the case, then all the Extraordinaries since the Era of Distortion added together would be nothing more than a fraction.
"They might not all be the relics of Extraordinaries. If it's a plane like the Deep Blue World or a half-plane of a lower rank, it's still unknown. Didn't some people say that in a certain sense, 'domains' and 'planes' can be equated? Take Ouyang Chen's so-called Logic World for example. A hundred or so exploded in one go. Perhaps it's on a similar scale … Perhaps we're in a shattered world fragment!
"Of course, there's bound to be an even more fundamental space-time structure outside the fragment. Otherwise, where would we find a place to stand? But even so, the rules of space-time have already been destroyed. It forms an enormous suppression on the strength of outsiders. It's a good place to set up an ambush. "
This level of knowledge already surpassed the scope of Snake Tongue's common knowledge. If she heard it on an ordinary day, she would certainly firmly remember it and think of every method to get to the bottom of it. But in this current situation, she could only remain silent.
At this time, Gong Qi suddenly laughed.
Amidst his laughter, he extended his hand. His lustrous and translucent spirit body structure sufficiently interfered with the Sandstorm Dust Mist, rippling with spirit waves. After several attempts, he opened his mouth again. "In any case, this is a secret land of enormous value. It can make all the apex scientists and research organizations that study space-time and planes go crazy. If it were me, I would hide this place tightly and not reveal the slightest bit of it. Then, I would devote myself to research … But that person's methods are incomprehensible.
"Such meticulous planning, planning step by step, and calculating our reactions perfectly. He's like a specter that hides by our side and monitors us for a long time. He knows our actions like the back of his hand, and he plans to target us. It wouldn't be strange for such a person to play any tricks. But he just had to use this part of the world as a trap. Moreover, he didn't make his move the instant we stepped into the trap. We missed a great opportunity. Why? "
Snake Tongue's train of thought was already led away by Gong Qi. "That's because …"
"Because his strength isn't enough!"
Gong Qi directly concluded. "Perhaps that person's treacherous methods are impossible to guard against, causing people to unconsciously raise their judgment of him. But the methods of doing things can't replace the rhythm, especially the bright rhythm that belongs to the strong. It's possible that everything is linked together, but it definitely wouldn't be as sloppy as it is now. Clearly, he's counting on this maze realm to reduce my strength. It's just a pity that he doesn't understand the matters of the Extraordinary plane. "
Snake Tongue could feel that the identity of the "person" Gong Qi spoke of was already on the verge of being revealed. She wasn't willing to play the role of a supporting character, but the accumulated emotions dictated her words and actions. Even if it would be very difficult for her to leave this place alive, she still had to figure out the identity of the so-called "lord" that was toying with her in the palm of his hand!
"Who is he?"
"You still haven't figured it out? You need to properly adjust your mentality. In such a sealed environment, there shouldn't be any extra clues or extra people. Therefore, the most likely person is the one that sent you here … "
Amidst the low voice, a vague image was imprinted in Snake Tongue's mind. The outline was gradually corrected, and it gradually became clear. She was about to blurt it out. Of course, in her current state, a pure thought reaction was more direct.
But at this moment, the speed of the sand and dust in the surroundings suddenly increased. She originally had a tiny reaction from Gong Qi's spiritual wave radiation, but it was also disrupted. For Snake Tongue, the surroundings darkened. She couldn't hear a single sound. It was as if her entire body had been thrown into an endless black hole.
Her mind suddenly tightened. A second later, a dim ray of light flooded over and illuminated her surroundings once more. But the source of this radiating light was no longer from Gong Qi. At the very least, it wasn't completely...
At the border where the two layers of light interweaved, the fluttering sand and dust lost their usual trajectory. It seemed to ripple and distort, as if it were being grabbed by some invisible hand and pulled inward.
Sand and dust rubbed and collided with each other. It even stimulated leaping sparks, forming a dynamic chaotic scene of alternating light and darkness. And in this chaotic background, there were several relatively clear silhouettes condensed from the myriad grains of sand and dust. They formed the relief of a human face. The eyes and brows seemed familiar, and the fierce and penetrating rays of light directly illuminated her.
Under the stimulation of the rays, Snake Tongue's disturbed thoughts suddenly took form.
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