Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 1571 - 657: The Death of Shu Xia!

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This is Shu Xia just now, even if he had to weaken his strength by half, he still had the confidence to withstand Qiu Tu! 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

It was also his greatest trump card!

But... even with Shu Xia giving it his all, the terrifying situation still happened.

He had already exploded into action, but his legs still felt like they were filled with lead, and his body as if carrying a large stone, completely unable to move!

He struggled hard, trying his best to break free from Zhao Ji’s oppressive sword qi!

But it was no use!

No matter how much strength he used, that sword qi was always slightly stronger, pressing him down firmly!

So, he could only watch helplessly as that sword qi entered his body!

At that moment, Shu Xia’s consciousness started to blur.

In a daze, he seemed to hear the metallic "clank!"

Then he felt his soul throb with pain! Shortly after, he completely lost consciousness!

And at the moment of his fall, inexplicably, a term appeared in his mind: Heavenly God Skill!

After all, only the "Heavenly God Skill," which represents "World Rules," can possess the power to suppress everything.

Because that wasn’t just power belonging to Zhao Ji, but power from the "World!"

Moreover, he wasn’t sure if it was an illusion. He always felt... Zhao Ji’s "Heavenly God Skill" held an exceptionally high positional frame.

After all, he had once visited the "Northern God King" alongside the Tree Ancestor.

Back then, the rule power surrounding the "Northern God King" was certainly not this intense.

’Who exactly is this Zhao Ji....’

With the last thought fading away, Shu Xia collapsed heavily to the ground.

The towering ancient tree’s shadow, along with his fall, transformed into countless green light spots.

Those light spots fluttered like fireflies, resembling a galaxy on the ground, rendering the night both magnificent and dreamlike.

And beneath that sprawling galaxy, a sword effortlessly beheaded Zhao Ji of mid Eighth Rank, sheathed the sword slowly, and then looked at Shu Xia lying on the ground, devoid of joy or sorrow.

"Replacing Qiu Tu?"

"If you don’t have Qiu Tu, you wouldn’t even have the qualification to face me."

Having said that, Zhao Ji paused, then spoke again indifferently, "But, you do have some other uses."

Finishing her words, Zhao Ji took out a transparent bottle from the "Dimensional Space," gestured with her hand, and suddenly, several light points floated out from Shu Xia’s body and landed inside the bottle.

Once inside the bottle, those light points instantly formed a thumb-sized shadow of Shu Xia.

The shadow appeared and collapsed to the bottom of the bottle, unable to move.

Zhao Ji seemed entirely unconcerned.

She sealed the bottle cap tightly and gestured towards the darkness nearby.

The next second, Guan Xiao walked out with a smile, hands behind her back.

"Your Eminence Zhao Ji, I never thought you would be so powerful."

"An instant kill of an Eighth Rank Deity, such strength is hard to believe unless witnessed firsthand; otherwise, I would surely think she was boasting."

Guan Xiao clearly inherited Yu Qiu Tu’s flattering skills, thus hearing such praise, Zhao Ji’s mood visibly improved.

She gazed at Guan Xiao indifferently before remarking, "It’s nothing worth mentioning."

"Such talentless earth deities used to lack even the qualification for me to strike."

After speaking, she tossed the bottle to Guan Xiao and stated indifferently, "This is the soul remnant and consciousness of Shu Xia."

"Deliver it to Qiu Tu."

Upon hearing Zhao Ji’s words, Guan Xiao seemed to think of something, then exclaimed slightly shocked, "This... is too absurd, right?"

Zhao Ji’s head slowly popped up with a question mark: ?

Evidently, she wasn’t sure what Guan Xiao was saying.

Yet Guan Xiao clearly didn’t wish to explain, so after speaking, she hurriedly covered her mouth.

Zhao Ji is the least curious, so seeing Guan Xiao’s feigned posture, she didn’t bother to pursue it.

She continued, "Shu Xia’s "Cataclysmic ability" is quite intriguing, and... likely is a "Universal Ability." Let Qiu Tu parse it over time."

Upon hearing Zhao Ji’s words, Guan Xiao tentatively asked, "Is this the mission given to the officer by Your Eminence?"

Zhao Ji, hearing this, glanced at Guan Xiao and coldly remarked, "Merely a suggestion."

"Analyzing the ’Cataclysmic ability’ will benefit him in the ’Heavenly God’ realm."

Upon hearing Zhao Ji’s words, Guan Xiao promptly nodded.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji stopped conversing. She nodded slightly towards Guan Xiao, and with a flip of her hands, directly left the real world.

Since the countdown of the two-domain fusion began, the barrier between the "real world" and the "Boundless Heart Sea" has grown increasingly thin, with deteriorating effectiveness.

Previously, Evil Gods couldn’t easily enter and exit the "real world," but now, as long as some techniques and methods are understood, the barrier between the two worlds is almost like paper, holding little distinction.

At this moment, watching Zhao Ji’s departing figure, Guan Xiao, holding the bottle, appeared somewhat contemplative.

In fact, whether it’s Qiu Tu’s women or Qiu Tu’s allies, they are highly curious about the relationship between Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji.

Initially, they believed the relationship was purely utilitarian.

But soon, they discovered Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji’s private relationship seemed quite amicable as well.

Next, everyone surmised some romantic ambiguity might exist between the two.

However, later on, they found... the relationship between the two wasn’t especially ambiguous, but more akin to friendship.

Thus, concerning the relationship between Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji, Qiu Tu’s women and confidants had varied opinions.

Now, rare to have a chance to be alone with Zhao Ji, Guan Xiao naturally probed slightly.