Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 233 A Suicidal Strike, Power Reference

In front of the temple, only half of the face of the statue of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden remains.

Despite having only one eye, it was still able to express compassion as it watched the chaotic battle unfolding before it.

Above the lake, Xiao Li was enveloped in azure light, while the surrounding water surged, sometimes transforming into a dragon and sometimes into a sharp blade.

Every change seems to possess boundless power.

However, despite the changes, it is never quite smooth or skillful enough.

This is why, even beneath that boundless power, various flaws still emerged.

On the other side, Jian Yue, wielding the crystal-clear Ancestral Sword, used his powerful experience and skills to suppress Xiao Li, whose strength was comparable to that of a Grandmaster at the third level.

On the lakeside, a Pixiu with wings spread out, surrounded by endless golden energy.

Although it was in poor condition and was forced to mature, it is still a divine beast and has some ability.

Even if it can't defeat the Wood Taoist, its innate ability to fly allows it to reach even greater speeds, enabling it to entangle the opponent from a distance.

Meanwhile, nearby, Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie have completely joined forces, their target undoubtedly being Mu Daoren.

The wooden Taoist seemed somewhat aggrieved.

Although he is a Grandmaster, he has only broken through to the next level in just over half a year.

The enemies surrounding him, though each one weaker than him, were still quite a handful when combined.

Pixiu is not mentioned.

Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie are both undoubtedly sword geniuses, and they cultivate the most profound sect's heritage in the Qin Kingdom.

Although they were only at the Three Flowers Grandmaster level, Mu Daoren could not ignore the attacks launched by the two.

Moreover, once the two of them come together and combine their swordsmanship to form a dragon of sword energy, their power increases exponentially, potentially posing a fatal threat to him.

However, Zhong Wugu, who was also at the Three Flowers Grandmaster level, was enough to keep the two brothers occupied on the battlefield.

However, he also frequently faces sneak attacks from Chi Lian and Bai Feng.

Of course, Shihe and Vodka also played their roles fully after joining the battlefield.

Thus, in terms of power, the entire battlefield can be divided into three parts, but these three parts are mutually restraining and interacting.

"What a chaotic battle!"

In the portable space.

Zhou Ming saw this scene through the projector and couldn't help but nod.

Their focus was naturally on Xiao Li.

After all, this person is a representative of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden and possesses the power of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

Unfortunately, her understanding of martial arts realms was far too shallow, and her martial arts cultivation was only at the Acquired Realm.

Although he possessed power bestowed upon him by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, comparable to that of a Grandmaster at the third level, he was unable to fully utilize it.

As a result, he was overwhelmed by Jian Yue.

When she was first repelled in front of Jian Yue, it already foreshadowed her ultimate fate: a crushing defeat.

Because this power from the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden will eventually be exhausted.

When that time comes, she will inevitably face death... not because someone will kill her, but because she was originally a being created by the power of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

When this power is exhausted, that will be the moment her life comes to an end.

This is also why she has never used this power before.

Because this power can only be used once.

After that one time, she could only die.

Therefore, it can only be used in the most critical moments.

Her mission is to completely eliminate the Demon God of Soldiers in times of crisis.

If things had gone according to the original story, she would have, at the very end, taken the sword of Chi You, mounted the Pixiu, and used all her power in a single strike to completely destroy the Demon God.

Unfortunately, Zhou Ming's appearance changed too much.

Lacking the divine weapon Chi You's Sword, Xiao Li's attack power was greatly reduced. Moreover, the enemy she faced was not an inanimate object like the Demon God of War, but the extremely agile Sword Mountain.

The final result was only failure.

"It's the power of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden after all; it would be a real shame to waste it like this..."

"yes……"

The Demon Lord leaned closer and said, "Although the power of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden that remained on this little girl was only at the third level of the Grandmaster realm, its essence is unknown. If we could extract a trace of it for reference, it would make the master's future cultivation path much smoother."

Zhou Ming glanced at him: "Why didn't you say so before?"

The Demon Lord chuckled and said, "At that time, the power within her had not yet been activated, so who knows exactly how strong it was."

I was thinking to myself, "You didn't mention this before, did you? Isn't it because you were worried about this?"

Zhou Ming did indeed share the same concerns as the Demon Lord.

Xiao Li's internal power reached the third level of the Grandmaster realm. Even Jian Yue, the strongest under him, could not perceive the strength of his power. He could only sense that it was extremely strong, even stronger than his own.

In addition, in the original story, after Xiao Li unleashed this power, he destroyed the Demon God with a single sword strike.

Therefore, Zhou Ming chose to ignore this force.

But now that this power has truly erupted, he has discovered that it is not as strong as he had imagined.

Naturally, greed arose as a result.

"However, once this power is used, we can only watch it run out. Even Xiao Li herself can't control it, so can we?"

"This..." Demon Lord hesitated: "I don't know how powerful the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is, and I'm not sure about the methods she left behind."

Xiao Ai pondered for a moment and said, "Using spatial vibrations to create a cage has a considerable probability of preserving that trace of power."

"Is that so? Then let's give it a try."

Zhou Ming nodded.

The Demon Lord asked, "Then... what should we do?"

A series of lights appeared in Ai's eyes, and then she said, "You don't need to do anything, she will come to you on her own."

"Oh? That saves me the trouble of calculating..."

Regardless of the outcome of the chaotic battle ahead, the golden gate of light continued its relentless downward movement, gradually engulfing the entire Demon God.

The speed seemed slow, but in just a few minutes, more than half of the entire Demon God had been swallowed up.

When everyone realized this, they became anxious, especially Xiao Li, who tried to rush up to the temple several times, but was stopped by Jian Yue each time.

As time passed, the power of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden within her body was also constantly being depleted.

The further we go, the slimmer the hope becomes.

Xiao Li may look young, but it's unknown how long she has existed in this world.

At this moment, he also realized that the situation was extremely unfavorable for him.

She made a quick decision: rather than fighting here slowly, waiting for her strength to run out and ultimately failing, she might as well fight while she still had plenty of power left.

Thinking of this, Xiao Li's entire body shone with a deep blue light, merging into the clear lake water beneath her feet.

The next instant, boundless power erupted from the lake, rushing directly towards Jian Yue.

Ken Yue, with his extensive combat experience, was prepared for this and immediately dodged aside.

However, the bursting lake water suddenly transformed into a curtain of water, covering all directions.

Jian Yue could sense the terrifying power contained within the water curtain, and he retreated to dodge once more.

Although he was unharmed after dodging twice in succession, he was now a great distance away from Xiao Li. With the water curtain blocking his way, he probably wouldn't be able to break through for the time being.

After Xiao Li unleashed this move, her figure swayed, and the azure light on her body flickered, noticeably dimmer than before.

She gritted her teeth, unleashed her power once more, and turned to charge towards the summit of the temple.

At this moment, Pixiu sensed her condition and suddenly abandoned its current battlefield, flapping its wings and chasing after Xiao Li.

The two met in mid-air, and a blue light flew out from the Pixiu and merged into Xiao Li's body.

However, it itself has transformed from a magnificent beast that is over three meters tall back into its original infant form.

It turned out that the power of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, which she had used to nurture herself, was being returned to Xiao Li at this moment.

Although much of this power was consumed, there was still some left. Returning it now would make the power within Xiao Li's body even stronger.

"Thanks……"

With a soft murmur, Xiao Li rushed straight toward the dazzling golden light.

Behind her, the Pixiu, having exhausted its power, fell from mid-air.

But a sword shadow flew over, transforming into the shape of Sword Mountain, and reached out to grab the Pixiu.

Xiao Li is very fast.

Although he chased after them, it was too late for him to catch up.

Of course, he didn't care about that.

No one knew the terror behind that golden light gate better than him.

Therefore, he showed no sign of panic and instead stopped walking.

Xiao Li could actually guess that behind that golden light gate was an extremely dangerous place.

But she had no choice.

The mission she carried was not only what she desired, but also what she had to accomplish.

Because she is not a real person, but merely a manifestation of the power of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, the necklace she always wears is actually her true form.

Fulfilling this mission is the meaning of her existence.

The azure light streaked across the sky and shot directly into the golden light gate.

Although she had prepared herself mentally, the scene she saw behind the light gate still far exceeded her expectations.

This is a space without top or bottom, seemingly empty everywhere, with only faint traces of pale golden aura permeating it.

Some buildings can be vaguely seen in the distance.

In the foreground, only beams of light floated.

Behind the light screen stood three figures.

A young man in golden armor, a little girl, and... a monster!

Next is the upper body of the God of War.

"Xiao Li, welcome..."

Zhou Ming clapped his hands and laughed.

The Demon Lord looked at Ai in surprise: "As expected, you guessed it perfectly."

Ai Haibara remained expressionless, showing no sign of smugness, as if all of this was perfectly natural.

Xiao Li, her body radiating a deep blue light, demanded, "Who...who are you?!"

"Is that even a question? Of course, it's those who want to seize the Demon God's weapon."

Zhou Ming chuckled, "Miss Li, are you sure you want to chat with us like this?"

After the previous outburst, Xiao Li's internal power from the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden was greatly depleted, and she now has very little left.

Upon hearing this, his expression turned serious.

Although he knew something was wrong, he still charged straight at the Demon God.

Seeing this, the Demon Lord sneered: "Such recklessness is truly courting death."

Zhou Ming, however, had a different opinion: "Perhaps she really is courting death..."

Once the power of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is activated, it cannot be interrupted; even if it is not used at all, it will slowly approach.

Therefore, the moment the necklace shattered and its power was unleashed, Xiao Li's death was already inevitable.

She wasn't reckless; she knew she was going to die, so she simply chose to die on the way to fulfill her mission.

The half-body of the Demon God stood in this strange space.

Xiao Li unleashed all her power, like a bright blue meteor, rushing towards the head of the Demon God, which was its core.

She knew that with her current power, it was impossible to completely destroy the Demon God.

But as long as the head, the most important part, is destroyed, then at least 70% of it is destroyed!
Even if the remaining 30% falls into someone else's hands, it won't matter much.

She had completely disregarded life and death, focusing solely on completing her mission.

She is prepared to face any difficulties.

But in fact, she didn't encounter anything.

The azure meteor shot straight up without any hindrance and crashed directly into the head of the Demon God.

With the head of the Demon God as its core, it was naturally incredibly sturdy.

However, after being absorbed for so many years, the spirituality within its material has been greatly diminished.

It was smashed to pieces by that impact.

The bronze head shattered, and countless fragments, mixed with Xiao Li's figure, fell to the ground.

"The Demon God of War...I've destroyed it...That's great..."

Looking at the shattered head of the Demon God, Xiao Li couldn't help but smile.

The completion of her mission, coupled with the immense depletion of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's power, caused her body to gradually disintegrate, transforming into an extremely thin, azure aura.

"It's now!"

Zhou Ming's eyes lit up, and the enormous Demon God vanished instantly. The surrounding space trembled, forming a cage that surrounded the azure aura from all sides, trapping it in the middle!
That's right, the half-body of this war demon god is actually just a projection!

Even though Zhou Ming had already determined that the remaining power in Xiao Li's body was simply not enough to destroy the Demon God of Soldiers.

But that is, after all, the power of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, and it is impossible to overestimate it.

Therefore, he created a projection here to confuse people.

The real Demon God was actually moved to another place.

Because it was a projection, it only had 30% of the effect of the real Soldier Demon God. Therefore, after Xiao Li pushed all the remaining power in her body to unleash this final attack and destroy the Soldier Demon God, there was still some power of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden remaining in her body.

And because the mission was completed, with only a little power left, Xiao Li herself had no regrets.

Willpower then dissipates.

And at this very moment, it is the best time to capture the remaining power of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

Not only was the strength of those above and below weak, but Xiao Li also collapsed on her own and lost her will, so she would not be able to put up any resistance.

Thus, the cage formed by the oscillating space easily trapped the remaining power of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

The demon king leaned closer, carefully sensing the power.

After a moment, he exclaimed, "As expected of the power of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, even though only such a faint trace remains, its quality is terrifyingly strong!"
If this sliver of power could be used as a reference, the probability of breaking through to the third realm of the Grandmaster, or even the Celestial Realm, would likely increase by one or two percent!

(End of this chapter)