Chapter 1212: Chapter 364: Oh, Isn’t That Master Zhou? How Did You End Up So Miserable?

Don’t say Zhou Qing went through a fierce battle to become like a spent candle, even at his peak, he would only be a slightly bigger ant in front of him.

Now, Zhou Qing is like fish on the chopping block, at his mercy.

"Tsk tsk, truly pathetic." Nangong Xiongba didn’t answer immediately but shook his head with contempt, his dark robe fluttering in the wind.

Suddenly he bent down, his eyes flashing with excitement: "Do you know how long I’ve waited for this day?"

His voice carried suppressed twisted pleasure, "Ever since Luer died at the hands of you, a mere junior, I’ve constantly imagined this moment..."

"And, are you talking about that decrepit Dharma Aspect left on Luer?"

Nangong Xiongba straightened up, sliced his right hand through the air, conjuring the silhouette of that crane-haired figure from the day, "It’s nothing but a trick."

He suddenly shifted the topic, his eyes bursting with greed: "By the way, the Divine Technique you just used to merge a thousand Spirit Seals with Thunder, was that the move you used to sever my Soul Seal in the ancient beast wilderness?"

Zhou Qing watched him coldly, the Spirit Stone in his hand rapidly dimming.

"I must admit, it’s impressive." Nangong Xiongba suddenly grinned, revealing his sharp white teeth, "It’s almost considered a legendary Inscription Level Divine Technique."

He tilted his head, pretending to think, "Although I’ve never seen such a Divine Technique, it should be similar."

He paced backward, carefully gauging Zhou Qing, his eyes shone with piercing brilliance.

"And besides, a few years ago you used eight thousand Spirit Seals, now it’s ten thousand, such talent is... unprecedented."

At this point, Nangong Xiongba laughed loudly at the sky, his laughter carrying a hint of insanity: "Do you think that Seventh Prince is an idiot?"

He suddenly leaned in, almost touching Zhou Qing’s face, "So young, yet at Divinity Transformation Realm Perfection, a Level 4 Array Master..."

His breathing grew heavy, "He actually naïvely thought it was just a good talent? Thought that being of the Royal Family, his luck was more prosperous than yours?"

Nangong Xiongba straightened up, exaggeratedly slapped his thigh: "Do you know?"

His eyes flickered with morbid pleasure, "When he was struck by backlash, I almost laughed to death!"

Zhou Qing gritted through nerve-racking pain, continuing to buy time: "So, are you, like that monster, trying to possess me?"

"Surprised? Unexpected?" Nangong Xiongba spread his arms, turning like a madman, "You’d never guess, right?"

His expression suddenly turned grim, "In fact... even an hour ago I hadn’t expected it."

Zhou Qing’s face grew even more unsightly.

Nangong Xiongba continued as if nothing mattered: "Though breaking through Spirit Severing Realm increases lifespan to six thousand years..."

His voice quickly dropped to a murmur, "But going from Qi Condensation to Divinity Transformation Realm already spent two thousand years..."

He held two fingers before Zhou Qing’s eyes, waving them, "I was barely stepping on that line... hard enough to break through Spirit Severing."

His eyes glinted with gloom: "Now another two thousand years have passed..."

Nangong Xiongba suddenly erupted in fury, smashing a nearby boulder with his palm, "I still remain at Early-stage Spirit Severing!"

Among the scattered stones, his voice carried deep-seated hatred, "This is the downside of relying on drugs..."

Zhou Qing took the opportunity to crush another Spirit Stone, feigning weakness: "I heard the Old Emperor has already broken through to Late-stage Spirit Severing, and even Xuanyuan Shuo is now Mid-stage."

"Indeed..." Nangong Xiongba suddenly calmed down, his voice carrying an indescribable envy, "Not sure how they did it..."

His gaze drifted afar, "Perhaps it’s the Royal Family’s luck..."

Then he sneered coldly, "Or maybe it’s the secret medicine... they kept a trick up their sleeve, just to confidently control us."

Soon he turned his head towards Zhou Qing, his eyes flashing with a strange light: "But it no longer matters..."

Nangong Xiongba showed a twisted smile, "Now with the strength of Spirit Severing Realm, the longevity of Spirit Severing Realm, is quite good, even if there are downsides we accept them."

Then, his expression became intoxicated: "Living... is really wonderful..."

Nangong Xiongba squatted down, plucking a flower from the ruins, inhaling deeply.

"In the years to come, seeing many landscapes never seen before, meeting many legendary figures..." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

At this point, he suddenly lowered his head, staring hard at Zhou Qing: "If I hadn’t broken through Spirit Severing back then..."

Nangong Xiongba’s voice suddenly turned gentle, yet spine-chilling, "How could it be... after over two thousand years..."

His fingers lightly brushed Zhou Qing’s cheek, "Would I have encountered a paragon like you emerging so magnificently?"

Zhou Qing kept silent, simply increased the absorption of Spiritual Power.

In the sea of consciousness, the originally dim Primordial Spirit finally glimmered.

Nangong Xiongba seemed to sense something, yet he leisurely chuckled: "No rush..."

His voice was as soft as a serpent, "I’ll give you time... to slowly recover..."

He extended his tongue, licking his lips, "After all, withered Primordial Spirit... even if possessed, it would be tasteless... like chewing wax..."

Suddenly leaning to Zhou Qing’s ear, his breath sprayed onto Zhou Qing’s face: "I... prefer something with a bit more texture..."

Zhou Qing snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with iciness.

Nangong Xiongba straightened up, stood with his hands behind his back, and erupted into another fit of mad laughter.

"Honestly," his laughter abruptly stopped, his voice eerily calm, "I never expected that a persona maintained for over two thousand years would collapse so swiftly because of you, because of the Taiqing Sect."

He walked up to Zhou Qing, looking down from above: "A Divinity Transformation Realm Perfection, cultivated over many years by the family..."