Chapter 1634

Liu Wu led Bai Ziqi to look at a large tree nearby, its trunk covered in moss. "At the time, the moss on this tree seemed to have been stuck or scraped away by something, and even the bark underneath was torn. Some marks were irregular grids, looking like... like a fishing net." "A highly adhesive Heavenly Net?" There were quite a few net-shaped magic treasures. "To be able to trap Qi Yunsheng, this net is not an ordinary magic treasure."

"In addition, seven or eight corpses had traces of being severely crushed." Liu Wu said, "The dry rations in the arms of one of them were flattened."

Bai Ziqi looked at the large rocks all over the mountain: "Crushed to death."

"Yes, but those crushed to death were actually more scattered and not gathered together."

"Perhaps the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities used large-scale war puppets, such as Green-Scarf Warriors; otherwise, with the physique of a normal human, it would not be convenient to move giant rocks around to smash people." Bai Ziqi pondered, "But in this terrain, war puppets walk with a limp; could they really catch up to the elite trained by Xue Zongwu?"

Whether it was the Golden-Armored Guards or the Green-Scarf Warriors, although they were strong, their movements were slow; how could they chase and smash guards running all over the mountain?

"Could it be a living creature or a dharma body with infinite strength?" His lamp spirit could also do it.

Liu Wu also said: "When we came down to investigate at the time, we also felt that the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities' killing methods were varied; dozens of people were running all over the mountain, yet not one managed to escape successfully."

"Moreover, these methods of the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities were not used in the North Mountain Hall." Bai Ziqi's eyes flickered, "It would be one thing to kill Qi Yunsheng, but why did he have to silence everyone? What exactly did these people see?"

To kill Xue Zongwu, the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities did so in full view of everyone; but to kill Qi Yunsheng, he didn't let a single witness go! He and Liu Wu returned to the villa to examine Qi Yunsheng's remains.

Thanks to excellent refrigeration methods, the headless corpse of this Elder Qi still looked as fresh as before, only with a layer of white frost covering the surface of the body.

There were many wounds on his body, but the truly fatal one was a fist-sized blood hole on his back—exactly at the Gaohuang acupoint.

The Gaohuang acupoint transforms the essence of grains and provides energy for the heart fire; once this part is pierced, Qi Yunsheng would not be able to muster any strength in his whole body.

The killer could then calmly behead him.

Most importantly, this wound pierced from the back through to the chest.

"In other words, this strike was launched from behind Qi Yunsheng. So there were at least two enemies besieging him."

Liu Wu whispered: "The wound has been damaged, and the shape of the murder weapon cannot be simulated."

"Then it was not caused by an ordinary spear or lance thrust." Was there something special about the murder weapon? Worth the effort to hide the wound. Bai Ziqi examined it carefully and suddenly said, "Qi Yunsheng had profound cultivation and a sturdy body; in fact, it is not easy to damage his remains. I guess they were in a hurry, so they still left a little clue."

"A clue?" Liu Wu had observed this corpse more than two or three times and had not extracted any useful evidence. "Please enlighten me, my lord."

Bai Ziqi turned his head and gave an order, and several divine attendants went to prepare.

Before long, they brought over a small basin of pale yellow, trembling stuff, like jelly, like gel, in a semi-solid state.

Liu Wu hadn't understood yet, and this thing rolled twice by itself in the basin.

It—it was still a living creature?

"Lord Envoy, it's ready."

Bai Ziqi pointed to Qi Yunsheng; the fatal penetrating wound on the latter's chest had already been sealed at both ends: "Pour it in."

The divine attendant carefully poured the transparent soft paste from the basin into Qi Yunsheng's wound.

Liu Wu confirmed again that this was a living creature, because the soft paste that flowed onto the clothes would shrink into the wound by itself.

He watched as this thing slowly filled the deceased's wound, leaving not a single gap.

"This is?"

Bai Ziqi said nonchalantly: "Just a kind of supernatural technique."

This was one of the small demon puppets developed by the demon puppeteers of the Heavenly Palace. The base was a living creature similar to a slug, but it could usually be dehydrated and shrunk to the size of an egg, and then soaked in water when needed. This was a failed semi-finished product that was about to be discarded, but it had found a new use in Bai Ziqi's hands.

But he didn't need to explain too much to the Yao people: "Give it some time."

The cellar was very cold, and Qi Yunsheng also had an Ice Talisman stuck on him, with a layer of white frost on the surface.

After just a cup of tea's time, Bai Ziqi reached out and pressed the soft paste in the deceased's wound; it had already frozen hard.

So he pried open the wound and carefully pulled this thing out.

Setting, demolding.

Liu Wu saw this method for the first time and couldn't help but stare: "This is... the shape of a weapon?"

"Yes, it simulates the killer's weapon." The soft paste had already frozen hard, presenting the three-dimensional shape of the inside of the wound.

Just like a—

Liu Wu blurted out: "A mace?"

In his impression, only a mace could cause such an irregular, sharp wound. The mace was covered with nails and spikes, causing greater damage to the enemy.

Qi Yunsheng was pierced through the chest by such a thick mace; how could he still be alive? Thinking of that scene, Liu Wu felt a chill.

"The wound was damaged to a certain extent, but after shaping, it can still be discovered that this 'mace' was curved and conical, thin in the front and thick in the back. Moreover, the killer didn't use a single bit of extra strength; the control of force was very subtle." Bai Ziqi pondered, "This might be because there was another person standing opposite Qi Yunsheng, and the killer didn't want to hurt them by mistake."

"The Great Emperor of Nine Serenities?"

"Yes, the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities should have been fighting Qi Yunsheng head-on; while the real killer gave Qi Yunsheng such a blow from behind. Battle over." In a life-and-death struggle, no one talks to you about one-on-one duels. "So in this battle, the one who truly finished off Qi Yunsheng was not the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities, but this—"

Bai Ziqi said word by word: "This monster!"

A monster? Liu Wu thought about it, and it was true: "This weapon is excessively thick and not handy for humans to use."

"The cross-section is a palm wide, curved and conical, with sharp hooks and barbs." Bai Ziqi stroked his chin, "It looks like the chelae of some hard-shelled animals; is it an insect?"

The divine attendants behind him also looked at each other: "Such a big insect?"

"It cannot be ruled out that someone used a weapon made from the chelae of a giant insect, but this requires special manipulation techniques." Bai Ziqi analyzed, "The Great Emperor of Nine Serenities and his two subordinates appeared in the Mountain Hall, all in human form, but they did not use this weapon; otherwise, it would have been remembered."

"Such wounds appeared on Qi Yunsheng, and his subordinates were crushed flat by great force; none of these are conventional methods of death. No matter how you look at it, this looks like the work of more than two monsters." His eyes flickered slightly, "The Great Emperor of Nine Serenities had to kill Qi Yunsheng's subordinates to silence them; could it be that these monsters, or these killing methods, cannot be seen by others?"

What would happen if they were seen?

Would it expose the secret of the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities?

He stared at the wound model formed by the soft paste demon puppet: "I always feel like I've seen this kind of wound somewhere before?"