si-mexico Chapter 1279 How could such terrifying divine soul power exist in the world?
Chapter 1279 How could such terrifying divine soul power exist in the world?
Gu Xiu's tone was not very good, and his words even seemed somewhat out of place with the atmosphere in the main hall.
"presumptuous!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"How dare you question Master Pei?!"
Being out of place, or being unconventional, has one advantage: it immediately attracts everyone's attention, and incidentally, it draws a lot of criticism.
Gu Xiu was in that state at that moment, as if he had incurred the wrath of the masses.
General Wenren Guanchao frowned instantly, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes, emanating a strong sense of threat.
but.
Some glared angrily, while others were pleasantly surprised.
She was the City Lord of Si Huo City. She was already trapped by the rules of the previous oath, especially since the people of the Holy Fire Palace kept making suggestive remarks, which made her feel restricted and passive at every turn. Now that Gu Xiu had spoken, he was offering her a way out.
Without any hesitation, she thought for a moment and immediately spoke:
“Special Envoy Gu, you may have misunderstood. Master Pei was specially invited by Nan Jun to help us. Master Pei has already proven himself in Wuwei City.”
As she spoke, she seemed to glance at Pei Yanzhou unintentionally, then frowned and asked, "Master Pei, what do you think?"
Under her gaze, Pei Yanzhou suddenly felt inexplicably flustered. He had originally planned to keep up the act, but suddenly felt uncertain.
"I...I...think...cough cough...this..."
"Master Pei, why are you suddenly stammering?" The City Lord of Si Huo narrowed his eyes, still staring sharply at Pei Yanzhou: "Could it be... that you've lied to us?"
"Lord of the City, watch your words!" It was then that Lord Bao of the Sacred Fire Palace spoke up:
“Master Pei is the Master of the Mohist School and the foremost advocate of the non-aggression path. He is a humble man who is never arrogant. Moreover, his performance in Wuwei City is no secret. City Lord, are you asking this now because you don’t want him to save our Sihuo City?”
"This city lord naturally has no such intention, but this matter is of great importance. The slightest carelessness could bring disaster to Wuwei City. It is only right to be cautious," replied Si Huo Gong.
Judge Bao, however, persisted: "Being careful is fine, but I'm afraid some people are harboring malicious intentions. Besides, Master Pei was someone that Lord Nan went to great lengths to invite. Lord Si Huo, now that you're questioning Master Pei, aren't you also questioning Lord Nan? Does that mean you've already regretted the oath you made to Lord Nan?"
Such rhetoric is actually easy to handle in normal circumstances.
But surprisingly, the Fire God couldn't answer.
This discovery made Gu Xiu's eyelids twitch slightly. He had remained silent because he wanted to determine the extent to which Nan Jun was hindering Si Huo Gong's oath through the conversation.
In this situation, it's absolutely impossible that such a simple phrase as "巳火公连" (Si Huo Gong Lian) wouldn't be enough to respond.
Then there's only one possibility.
The constraints imposed by the Southern Lord seem to mean that even the slightest disrespect or expression of doubt towards him could become a weapon. With such harshness, it's no wonder that the Fire Lord was suppressed so severely.
Or perhaps Nan Jun did something these past few days that made Si Huo Gong even more restricted.
Having figured this out, Gu Xiu chuckled softly.
"What are you laughing at?" someone complained, because Gu Xiu's laughter was laced with disdain, and it was very obvious, making people uncomfortable just by looking at him.
Gu Xiu shook his head and said, "I'm laughing at you people, of course. You all seem to be too smart."
"presumptuous!"
"How dare you!"
This was a collective mockery, which naturally aroused dissatisfaction among the crowd.
Gu Xiu, however, was not afraid at all. Instead, his eyes were filled with even more mockery. Even Sui Xing exclaimed that Gu Xiu had truly mastered his skills.
Gu Xiu had no idea what Sui Xing was thinking. He just sneered and said, "You seem to know quite a bit about the affairs of Wuwei City, but why is it that I, who was in Wuwei City back then, couldn't see any connection between the Sacred Wax Stone and Pei Yanzhou?"
Before anyone else could say anything, Pei Yanzhou felt a chill run down his spine.
It's over! It's over!
Could it really have been related to Gu Xiu back then?
"It seems that Envoy Gu is very familiar with the situation that day. Why don't you tell us about it?" Lord Si Huo seized the opportunity to steer the conversation.
However, she was a key target, and as soon as she opened her mouth, someone from the Holy Flame Palace immediately retorted:
"City Lord, why are you still listening to what these people from Haoyu are saying? What good intentions could Haoyu cultivators possibly have in coming to our Three Enclosures Sea of Calamity? They'd be hoping for internal strife in our land!"
"That's right, that's right. How could someone handpicked by Lord Nan possibly have any problems? Why are you asking so many questions? Do you not trust the Lord? Do you doubt the Lord?"
"Although it is Wuwei City, there were quite a few people in Wuwei City back then. Some of our people also witnessed it firsthand. Without exception, all the sacred wax stones that Master Pei brought yielded good results. This Gu Xiu suddenly spreads rumors and is suspected of splitting our Southern Lord Alliance. Is it possible that the Lord of Si Huo is so smart that he can't see this?"
"Perhaps it's not that they can't see it, but that they want to pretend they don't know, and thus betray their sovereign and defect to Wuwei City."
"..."
This barrage of accusations made the Fire God grit his teeth in anger, yet he was constrained and unable to respond.
Gu Xiu's assessment is correct.
Nan Jun has indeed increased the restrictions on her. She doesn't know how Nan Jun did it. It wasn't this terrifying before, but now, as long as she is even slightly labeled, she can feel that her divine power is about to collapse at any moment.
She couldn't refute anything.
Fortunately, she had no choice but to suffer in silence, but Gu Xiu didn't have so many concerns. At this moment, he said with a smile, "You all really are quite protective of Nan Jun, even to the point of being unable to distinguish between good and evil, and you are so indifferent to the life and death of the 80 million people of Si Huo City."
“I know, I understand that you are eager to protect your Lord and are extremely loyal.”
"Those who don't know the situation might think that Lord Nan's intention this time is to use a scheme to destroy the burden of Sihuo City."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Holy Fire Palace was immediately startled.
Such a strong reaction surprised even Sui Xing: "Are these people crazy? Are they so lacking in composure? Why are they reacting so strongly?"
Lacks composure? Overreacts?
Gu Xiu's eyes lit up. He was probably not without cunning. Someone who could be assigned to keep an eye on Si Huo Gong was definitely not without cunning. But the fact that he reacted so strongly meant that Lin Qingyan's message had probably already been sent out.
even……
Is it possible that the restrictions imposed on the Fire element have increased, but in reality, these restrictions are bidirectional, with the restrictions imposed on the Southern element also increasing?
The Fire Lord of the Snake must not doubt the Southern Lord, nor even question or offend him, otherwise the foundation of the divine way will be damaged.
What about Nan Jun?
He should not and could not openly express any intention to harm Si Huo City. In fact, even being criticized now could have adverse consequences, or even free Si Huo Gong from such restrictions.
These were all Gu Xiu's guesses, but the more he thought about them, the more likely they seemed.
but.
When he saw people starting to accuse him of having ulterior motives, and some even suggesting that he be killed on the spot.
Gu Xiu decided to stop arguing with them and took another step forward. Instantly, all the Xuan power in his body transformed into divine soul power, forming a large net of divine sense that covered everyone in the entire hall.
Thanks to his continuous experimentation with the sacred wax stone, coupled with the profound mysteries of Xuan power, his move instantly silenced all the noise in the entire hall.
Everyone looked at him with horror.
What kind of divine soul power is this? How could it be so terrifying?!
Among them were many powerful figures in the divine path, with the semi-saint Wenren Guanchao being the most outstanding. His divine soul power was already quite strong, since some aspects of divine path cultivation required the use of divine soul power.
Even Wenren Guanchao was so shocked that he could hardly contain himself.
His spiritual power was so vastly different from Gu Xiu's that even describing it as the difference between heaven and earth would be an insult to mud!
How could there be such terrifying divine soul power in this world?
Wasn't this person only at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage in the Spiritual Qi Path? Even if he broke through, he should only be at the Void Refining stage!
How could it be so strong?
They naturally didn't understand the wonders of profound power. Gu Xiu's soul power was far beyond what it used to be. He could even convert spiritual energy into soul power. Not to mention them, Gu Xiu suspected that even immortals couldn't compare to him in terms of soul power.
However, Gu Xiu did not directly use his divine soul power to forcibly kill someone.
Although the power of the soul has endless uses, it is not omnipotent. Even if he can crush everyone with the power of the soul, if someone fights to the death and uses the power of the divine path to fight him, Gu Xiu is not sure if he can stop a half-saint.
Moreover...
There's no need to risk your life fighting these people.
Gu Xiu then curled the corners of his lips into a smile:
“It is understandable that you do not believe me, but it doesn’t really matter whether you believe me or not. Since Pei Yanzhou is here and has carefully selected ten sacred wax stones, the best way is to let him try them on the spot.”
"If he really has that ability, then of course there's no problem. But if he doesn't have that ability, we can still avoid the worst outcome, right?"
Everyone was stunned by these words.
Then everyone burst into laughter.
"I thought you had some brilliant ideas, but I didn't expect you to not even know about holy wax stones. It's utterly ridiculous that you still have the nerve to humiliate yourself like this."
"Exactly, do you think you're the only smart one? The only way to test the Holy Wax Stone is by relying on the Holy Light Core. Otherwise, no one can say for sure whether it's good or bad. You say you'll try it, but tell me how?"
"Haoyu's cultivators are stupid. I actually thought he had some ideas before."
The laughter made the City Lord of Si Huo somewhat embarrassed, and he couldn't help but give Gu Xiu a look, reminding him that what the Holy Fire Palace said was true.
To be honest, Lord Si Huo was also somewhat disappointed, never expecting that Gu Xiu didn't even understand this.
Unexpectedly, Gu Xiu ignored Si Huo Gong's signal and instead looked at one of the people laughing at him:
What did you just say?
The man curled his lip: "I said, do you think you're the only smart one, Holy Wax Stone..."
"I think you're right." Gu Xiu nodded before the other person could finish speaking.
The man grew even more disdainful, thinking that this person was probably a fool.
But just as this thought flashed through his mind, he heard Gu Xiu say:
"I've heard that in the Yin-Yang school of Taoism, there's a path called Divination, and within it lies a divine power called Following the Heavenly Order and Responding to the Times?"
"It is said that this 'following the heavens and responding to the times' can summon yin and transform yang, and can even summon the yin side of the Holy Light Core. Although the yin side of the Holy Light Core does not exist for long, it would be perfect as a testing method."
"You all wouldn't..."
"You don't even understand this?"
Upon hearing this, the crowd, who had been laughing, suddenly fell silent, as if someone had grabbed their throats.
Even Pei Yanzhou turned pale.
The entire main hall.
A deathly silence fell.