Dragon King Hall's Legend-Chapter 1725 - 172

"Are you alright?"

Qingli swept through the air like a blazing sun, emitting a scorching and terrifying radiance that made it impossible to look directly at, or approach.

Her Divine Sense swept over Mu Jinyu, her gaze indifferent as she asked lightly.

"I'm... I'm fine..."

At this moment, the suppressive effect on his cultivation and Divine Sense vanished, and Qingli once again returned to the peak of the Life and Death Realm. The oppressive feeling she brought was terrifying to Mu Jinyu up close.

In a trance, Mu Jinyu almost thought that previously fighting alongside Qingli, even enjoying a hearty battle, was just his imagination and never really happened.

After all, how could such a Heavenly Maiden be someone he could easily match in combat strength?

But Qingli was standing right above him, inquiring about the situation, and her tone carried a hint of concern, which made Mu Jinyu realize that their brief encounter had indeed taken place.

Mu Jinyu clenched his fist tightly, trying to dispel the terrifying oppressive feeling Qingli brought, and replied in a deep voice.

After speaking, he felt the oppressive feeling dissipate, not knowing whether he had adapted to it or Qingli had restrained it.

Then, Mu Jinyu, while desperately using the Three-Leaf Youlian to cover the Earth Emperor's Tome to suppress its aura and presence, casually asked, "Why is the suppression on cultivation and Divine Sense gone, did you subdue the Earth Emperor's Tome?"

Qingli looked at Mu Jinyu with a scrutinizing gaze, intending to ask him this very question, only for Mu Jinyu to beat her to it.

With a slight shake of her head, Qingli withdrew her scrutinizing gaze and said indifferently, "No, I was battling the four Ghostly Beings, about to win, when they self-destructed; then the suppressive effect vanished, so I chased after where they dissolved into light, and then I encountered you!"

Pausing, Qingli gave Mu Jinyu a deep look, speaking softly, "You don't need to be so wary of me, putting aside that we have a tenuous comradeship fighting side by side, even if our cultivation was suppressed and we fought each other evenly, I quite admire your aptitude. Even without this admiration, if someone else had seized the Earth Emperor's Tome first, I wouldn't resort to murder to seize the treasure..."

Hearing Qingli's words, Mu Jinyu looked up at her eyes like dark jewels displaying pride, thinking to himself, it seems what she's saying might be true...

For a moment, Mu Jinyu almost couldn't resist admitting that he had indeed acquired the Earth Emperor's Tome.

But a Foreign Race is ultimately a Foreign Race, and Mu Jinyu couldn't truly trust Qingli, not to mention the immense significance of the Earth Emperor's Tome, which he couldn't casually disclose.

With a slight shake of his head, Mu Jinyu said with a wry smile, "You really think too highly of me, I'm just at the Divinity Transformation Realm, barely capable of dealing even with the corpses of the Four Mythical Creatures, how could I subdue the Earth Emperor's Tome? You wouldn't think the Earth Emperor's Tome could release those creatures yet have nothing more terrifying at its side?"

Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Qingli, who originally believed the Earth Emperor's Tome should be in the other person's hands, suddenly felt uncertain.

Indeed, she also recalled that the Earth Emperor's Tome is said to contain a complete Six Paths of Reincarnation Technique, each Ghostly Being within more formidable than the last. Compared to them, the corpses of the Four Mythical Creatures truly are insignificant.

Not to mention that Mu Jinyu's cultivation was suppressed at the time, even at his full cultivation level, could he really traverse layers of dangers and ultimately subdue the Earth Emperor's Tome?

Qingli began to feel somewhat implausible about it again.

"Alright then, if not, perhaps the Earth Emperor's Tome has moved to another place, farewell!"

Qingli began to speculate that Mu Jinyu's appearance at the end of where the Ghostly Beings dissolved into light might truly be a coincidence, and that the Earth Emperor's Tome had, by now, fled to some place within the ruins to hide.

It was a pity; she was honing her combat skills against the Four Mythical Creatures' corpses at that critical moment, unable to see for herself where the Earth Emperor's Tome went. It was unlike when she witnessed its direction in that bamboo grove and could chase after it all the way.

With the trail cut off, retracing the Earth Emperor's Tome within the vastness of the ruins became significantly more challenging. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Thus, Qingli didn't bother speaking further with Mu Jinyu, said farewell, and soared into the sky, blazing like the rising sun, quickly vanishing from Mu Jinyu's sight.

Mu Jinyu, seeing this, finally let out a long sigh of relief; he had successfully misguided her.

It was also at this moment that Mu Jinyu believed Qingli hadn't intended to forcefully take the Earth Emperor's Tome from him.

After all, his current cultivation was merely at the Divinity Transformation Realm, and she had reverted to the peak of the Life and Death Realm. Though she suspected he had the Earth Emperor's Tome, she hadn't killed him to confirm it.

What if it were another Foreign Race, suspecting the Earth Emperor's Tome was in the hands of a lowly Human Race? What would they choose to do?

No question, it would surely be to kill, to ensure nothing slips through their net.

But Qingli hadn't done so, which showed she truly was different from other Foreign Races!

Thinking this way, Mu Jinyu felt a tinge of guilt for deceiving Qingli.

Because he had hidden the truth from her, leading her to think that the Earth Emperor's Tome hadn't yet been seized, naturally fostering hopes, and thus wasting time scouring the ruins.

"Alas, it's always a matter of strength; if I had the cultivation of the Life and Death Realm, why would I need deceit?"

Mu Jinyu shook his head slightly, dismissing further thoughts, then recalled the sight when he came over of the two Dongyue Mansion instructors being controlled by a Foreign Race power.

And the grudge of being sent flying into the cliff by one of the Foreign Races!

It's time to settle the account with them!

With this in mind, a flash of killing intent appeared in Mu Jinyu's eyes, and he waved his hand, summoning the Divine flying sword to carry him slowly upward.

As Mu Jinyu was ascending with sword control.

Qingli had long reached the top of the cliff.

"Lord Qingli!"

The Foreign Race powers stationed here, upon seeing Qingli finally emerge from below, looked at her with admiration, congratulating, "Congratulations to Lord Qingli on successfully obtaining the Earth Emperor's Tome!"

"What are you talking about? I didn't obtain the Earth Emperor's Tome!"

Upon hearing their congratulations, Qingli frowned and replied with a mildly displeased tone.

If she didn't know they weren't mocking her on purpose, she might have already taught them a lesson.

"Ah?"

The Foreign Race powers, upon hearing Qingli say she didn't obtain the Earth Emperor's Tome, were taken aback.

If Qingli didn't obtain the Earth Emperor's Tome, then why did the ghost mist dissipate below, and why did the suppression on cultivation and Divine Sense vanish?

Qingli didn't leave immediately because she had a question to ask them; now, she patiently inquired, "You've been guarding above, did you see the Earth Emperor's Tome fly out?"

"No!"

"There's been no movement, only recently did the mist below vanish, and we noticed the suppression effect was gone, hence our misunderstanding that Lord Qingli acquired the Earth Emperor's Tome!"

The Foreign Race powers heard Qingli's words and shook their heads in confusion, indicating they hadn't seen the Earth Emperor's Tome emerge.

"Nothing?"

Qingli frowned slightly, pondering where the Earth Emperor's Tome could have gone.

Did it dig its way out from below?

With that thought, Qingli's form flickered, intending to descend the cliff to investigate again.

"Lord Qingli, what should we do with these two Humans?"

Seeing Qingli about to leave, the Foreign Race power who had been keeping the black-faced and long-bearded instructors under control couldn't resist asking.

He originally sought to please Qingli by controlling the two Dongyue Mansion instructors, intending to see if Qingli could refine the Earth Emperor's Tome with Human blood once she acquired it.

Now that Qingli was leaving again, and with no clue of where to, he didn't wish to be burdened with these two anymore, and thus hoped Qingli would dispose of them.

Hearing this, Qingli initially couldn't be bothered, but considering Mu Jinyu was of the Human Race, casually replied, "Release them!"

She wasn't so naive as to believe that those of impure bloodlines would have any impact in refining the Earth Emperor's Tome!