No Chance
In front of the thatched hut, the God Emperor and the Divine Arbiter gave some orders.
When the God Emperor returned, the Divine Arbiter bowed and said, "Leave everything to me." Then, she transformed into a clone and sat cross-legged in front of the door. It was impossible to tell if it was her true body or her clone, but she quietly melted into the void.
Ye Zichen and the others, who'd left earlier, landed in a thicket.
"Barrier."
Xuan Ji's lips parted, and a sound wave rippled through the void.
As the sound waves shook the void, it also enveloped the area within a hundred meters around them.
This sound barrier seemed invisible, but if one touched it with their hands, one could clearly feel the surrounding space rippling.
"Do you know what you just said?"
That was the first thing she'd said since leaving the thatched hut. Her gaze was solemn, and her eyes brimmed with reproach and deep confusion. Even as she sat at the stone table, she'd been terrified. Even with her temperament, she almost couldn't help but interrupt him.
Ye Zichen, who'd been in the middle of touching the barrier, retracted his hand. When he saw her solemn expression, he smiled.
"If the God Emperor wants to know, I'll tell him. It's that simple."
"Is there something wrong with your brain?" Xuan Ji glared at him and rapped him on the head. "He asked you, so you had to tell him. What did I tell you before we left? I told you to keep your composure when facing Zhou Wu. But what were you doing just now? You were such a coward from start to finish …. You're an embarrassment to your mother. "
Ye Zichen turned his head away, refusing to look at her.
Xuan Ji was truly furious. She naturally knew how oppressive Zhou Wu's aura was.
Zhou Wu's expression changed. Even she felt her heart skip a beat. But look at Ye Zichen's behavior just now. He'd been cowering like a coward. From start to finish, he'd answered everything she asked. Based on her impression of him, he wasn't like that at all.
Ye Zichen hadn't expected her to be so angry. He didn't dare disturb her.
After a long time, Xuan Ji turned back.
"Was what you told Zhou Wu true?"
"Of course it was true. I didn't lie at all. If you don't believe me, ask Jing Wan. She was there when Han Nan told me all this. "
"Is the transcendence you speak of also true?" asked Xuan Ji.
"Of course," Ye Zichen nodded.
"You …"
This honest reply angered Xuan Ji so much that her fingers trembled uncontrollably. She couldn't say anything for a long time. She stared straight at Ye Zichen for a long time, then walked to his side, held his head with both hands, and looked at him a few times.
"Are you scared out of your wits? Is your brain filled with paste? How dare you say that?"
"Zhou Wu is our God Emperor and the hope of our God Race. He wants to know why I didn't tell him. Auntie, aren't you also a subordinate of the God Emperor? Why did you have to react like this when I told the God Emperor? Don't tell me … you and the Xiao Family … "
"Scram!"
She pushed Ye Zichen's head to the side and glared at him.
"I'm not as spineless as Xiao Ting. They want to usurp the throne. No matter how down and out I am, I'd never do something like that."
Xuan Ji's tone was heavy and serious. Ye Zichen had never doubted that she'd work with the demons. He'd only said that as a joke. He hadn't expected her reaction to be so intense.
As he considered whether or not he should explain himself, she continued.
"In truth, Zhou Wu and I aren't as close as outsiders think we are. I'm a fox, an ordinary fox. Everyone in the Three Realms knows this. The only reason I can work for the God Race is because he helped me once in the past. I wanted to repay him, so he let me stay here for a thousand years. Now that a thousand years have long since passed, we don't owe each other anything. I'm still here simply because I don't want to part with my followers. "
A cool breeze blew through the forest, accompanied by the fragrance of fresh grass. Xuan Ji sighed, then looked at Ye Zichen in disappointment.
"You really shouldn't have said that. If Zhou Wu really transcends, do you think you'll still be alive?"
"Why not?" Ye Zichen didn't understand. When he saw Xuan Ji's eyes, he couldn't help but arch his brows. "The Yao-Sealing Pagoda? That's right, why didn't Zhou Wu ask about the Yao-Sealing Pagoda when I arrived? "
"He didn't need to ask. The Divine Arbiter already probed it for him."
Xuan Ji smiled calmly.
"Why do you think Zhou Wu didn't show up right away? Instead, he asked us to see the Divine Arbiter first."
"On the surface, the Divine Arbiter is Zhou Wu's trusted aide, but in truth, she's his woman. She's absolutely loyal to Zhou Wu. That's why he sent her to ask him. Some things have the same effect if the Divine Arbiter asks him, and it's more convenient for her to ask him. "
"I see." Ye Zichen nodded.
"She already learned everything she wanted to know from the Divine Arbiter's probing. In other words, they already know you inherited the will of the five elements. Do you think you'll be able to survive if he surpasses you? When that happens, never mind me, even if your mother brought the entire Saint Palace with her, it'd all be for naught, "said Xuan Ji.
"But …. There's no way for him to transcend!"
When he heard Xuan Ji's dejected and regretful words, Ye Zichen shrugged helplessly and smiled bitterly.
Xuan Ji was stunned. Her eyes brightened, but she was also a bit suspicious.
"Don't tell me you don't know he has the Emperor Star's celestial fate? If he can transcend with it, why can't he? Did you …. miss the important point? Am I right? "
Ye Zichen pressed his lips into a smile, then looked at Xuan Ji and hurriedly repeated the conditions Han Nan had told him about for transcendence.
Xuan Ji nodded as she listened. By the end, her eyes were as wide as saucers.
"In short, he wants to transcend …. But he's not fated to do so!" snorted Ye Zichen.
His expression was just like Han Nan's.
He wasn't stupid. He knew Zhou Wu would be his future enemy, yet he'd still told him the method to transcend. Wasn't he out of his mind?
Indeed, everything he'd said to Zhou Wu was true.
Whether it was the death of the Master of the Stars, the imminent destruction of the Outside, or even the method to transcend, there was nothing false about what he'd said. But he'd left out the most important point: if he wanted to transcend, he had the Emperor Star's celestial fate, but he also had to be chosen by the Emperor Star.
Neither of these points could be omitted, and Zhou Wu had merely fulfilled one of them.
Zhou Wu might be able to break through by following Ye Zichen's instructions, but he'd stolen celestial fate. Without an Emperor Star Body, he'd never be able to truly transcend.
Transcendence was clearly right in front of him, yet he'd taken it. To him ….
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