NOVPUBChapter 1181 -1180: Kui Descends, Journey to the Ghost God Realm
“Stop the Mixed Yuan Heluo Array! Prevent her from absorbing power and breaking the seal,” Ye Mi shouted.
“But if we deactivate the formation, she will escape,” someone nearby reminded.
“We can’t worry about that now! Quickly, remove the Heluo Diagram,” Ye Mi commanded.
The disciple holding Ye Mi’s artifact immediately raised his head, his hands emanating a golden Spiritual Energy, and grasped the Heluo Diagram floating and spinning in the void.
He attempted to tear it down.
Evil Thought Kui, seeing this scene, lunged directly at the disciple.
“Stop her!” Ye Mi bellowed.
He took the lead and stood in the way, while the other four assumed the stance of the Four Symbols, their powers surging forth.
Rolling Heavenly Thunder accompanied the Four Symbols Divine Beasts, encircling her completely.
At that moment, Evil Thought Kui suddenly tilted her head back and roared furiously at the sky.
Sacred light surged forth.
“This is bad,” Ye Mi shouted urgently, darting ahead.
“It’s the Song of Heaven’s Lament.”
But it was already too late. As the sound washed over them, it was like a pebble thrown into calm waters.
In an instant, countless splashes and ripples spread out.
Everyone’s Divine Soul froze momentarily, rendering them dazed where they stood.
Though it lasted only a few seconds, the opportunity was lost.
The disciple holding the Heluo Diagram was gravely injured, struck defenseless by Evil Kui’s tail—a testament to the sheer power behind the attack.
Watching the disciple’s body go flying and heavily crash, Ye Mi shouted, “Kong De!”
Yet, he had no time to check on the disciple, as Evil Thought Kui’s imminent self-detonation loomed uncontrollably close.
“If there were another life, Kui, that wretch would surely fall to my hand as a dead soul.
I refuse… to submit!” As the blinding light shone down, Evil Thought’s self-detonation reached its apex.
“Young Master Xu, help us out here,” Jiang Mozi cried desperately from below, pleading toward Xu Zimei.
“Relax. She won’t be able to self-destruct,” Xu Zimei replied with a grin.
He raised his gaze to a corner of the firmament above.
At first glance, it seemed no different from usual. But upon closer inspection, a faint black shadow could be discerned.
As if it were the silhouette of something being cast by the sunlight.
When Evil Thought’s explosion began, a pair of massive black hands descended from the heavens.
The hands resembled jade, glossy and radiant, flawless and transparent.
Each groove and texture on the hands was clearly visible.
Carrying an irresistible force, the hands fell from the skies, enveloping the space surrounding Evil Thought entirely.
In the next instant, the sun and moon reversed, time flowed backward.
That fragment of void began to rewind.
Evil Thought Kui transformed from explosion to tranquility without the slightest resistance.
“This… this is,” Jiang Mozi stammered in shock, lost for words.
Despite not seeing the true form, even this single hand exuded an imposing aura that stirred awe.
“It’s Kui, indeed,” Xu Zimei remarked casually, stretching with a yawn.
“Think about it. If it were you, with your life at stake, would you trust others to deal with it?”
Since the formation was activated, and Nine Ghosts Academy arrived,
Xu Zimei had sensed an overwhelming force moving covertly. If Ye Mi and the others could resolve the ordeal, all the better.
If not, the true Kui would absolutely intervene.
She and Evil Thought are one entity—how could she disregard matters of life and death?
Jiang Mozi glanced at Xu Zimei, finally realizing the full picture.
He had been too naïve.
………
“That Mountain Ghost must be at least a Great Saint,” Bai Meng’s voice emerged across the Divine Continent.
“What does being a Great Saint matter? If he provokes my master, this Old Bull will still tear him to shreds,” Crimson Blade Bull Demon retorted immediately.
Xu Zimei chuckled softly. Above the firmament, the giant hand already controlled everything.
The black jade-like hand reversed Qian and Kun, rewound time, and rendered Evil Thought Kui’s self-detonation completely ineffective.
“Kui, you dare reveal yourself now?” Evil Thought shrieked in rage.
“What’s the matter? Performing despicable acts and unable to face the world with your true form?”
Despite Evil Thought’s furious cries, Kui herself remained unfazed.
The colossal hand merely blanketed everything, whisking Evil Thought alongside herself away before vanishing in the void.
“I’ll take her away. You can return for your report,” Kui’s voice declared.
“Understood, Lord Kui,” the others knelt and replied immediately.
Xu Zimei felt as though, before departing, that shadow had glanced his way.
A fleeting gaze, one he could not decipher.
Watching the vanishing hand of Kui, Ye Mi and his companions descended to the ground together.
The heavily injured disciple named Kong De was helped along by the others.
“Lord Ye Mi,” Jiang Mozi rushed forward to greet them.
“How wretched,” Ye Mi snorted coldly.
“Yes, yes,” Jiang Mozi hurriedly bowed his head, not daring to argue.
“Heavenly Saint Academy serves no purpose anymore. Calculate how many disciples remain. Those who wish to leave, let them leave.
Those who stay will return to Nine Ghosts Academy together,” Ye Mi said.
Though Ye Mi’s attitude was not exactly kind, he did attempt to ensure the disciples’ plans were considered.
Jiang Mozi nodded hastily and pointed toward Xu Zimei and another individual, saying, “Lord Ye Mi, it was thanks to their help when Evil Thought appeared that I was able to contact the academy at all.
I promised them earlier to bring them along to Ghost God Realm.”
“When was the business of Nine Ghosts Academy ever open to outsiders?” Ye Mi replied in a detached manner.
“You couldn’t handle it yourselves without outsiders’ help,” Xu Zimei interjected.
Hearing this, Ye Mi’s gaze sharply focused on Xu Zimei.
After a moment’s silence, he replied coolly, “Then bring them along.”
With that, he turned and left with a flick of his sleeve.
“Sigh, you shouldn’t have spoken just now,” Jiang Mozi whispered beside Xu Zimei.
“Why?” Xu Zimei asked.
“Lord Ye Mi holds great prestige in Nine Ghosts Academy. Offending him is truly unwise,” Jiang Mozi explained.
“Let him say what he wants—it doesn’t matter,” Xu Zimei responded.
“You think he won’t retaliate?” Xu Zimei asked again.
“Even if he refrains personally due to his status, his students…” Jiang Mozi replied cryptically, choosing not to elaborate.
Xu Zimei merely laughed it off, patting Jiang Mozi’s shoulder.
“You’ve bowed down for too long; it’s why Heavenly Saint Academy ultimately fell,” Xu Zimei remarked.
“I…” Jiang Mozi began, wanting to argue, but the words died in his throat, leaving only silence.
………
The Array Barrier of Heavenly Saint Academy had already been damaged.
When Ye Mi and his companions descended earlier, they had utilized the Array Barrier.
Now, to return to Ghost God Realm, the Array Barrier would need repair.
However, this wasn’t Xu Zimei’s concern, since Nine Ghosts Academy would take care of it, albeit requiring some time.
Meanwhile, Xu Zimei sought a relatively quiet spot, allowing his Divine Soul to return to the Divine Continent.
At the moment, Chaos had already left the Western Mountains, now wreaking havoc across the Northern Border.
