Chapter 2466

It doesn't want to be caught fixing the fence after losing the sheep!

"Although your essence is confined here, Jade Capital City is driven by your power, originally one with you. So, can you now monitor Shangguan Biao's movements?"

Earth Mother closed her eyes for a while, then opened them and said:

"This city is truly vast... My divine sense swept over it roughly twice, but I couldn't find his whereabouts; perhaps he slipped into another Secret Realm."

Secret Realms are independent spaces of Jade Capital City, all personally managed by Shangguan Biao, and Earth Mother's perception cannot extend into them.

"Shangguan Biao can repeatedly leap between Secret Worlds without passing through reality, thus escaping your surveillance." He Lingchuan said to Earth Mother, "There are many Secret Realms in this Jade Capital City, all collected by Shangguan Biao as treasures, each with its own advantages and abilities. Next, can you move them all to the vicinity of the Panlong Ruins? Or vice versa works just as well."

Earth Mother wondered strangely: "What are you doing?"

"Secret Realms can devour each other. The more Secret Realms my Panlong Ancient City devours, the fewer hiding places Shangguan Biao has. Then we can strike two blows at once—forcing Shangguan Biao to oppose us, and also forcing his Secret Realms to oppose the Panlong Secret Realm!"

He said in one breath: "The Duzhi Mountain Secret Realm is the foundation of Shangguan Biao's establishment; if devoured by the Panlong Secret Realm, his power would be severely weakened."

Earth Mother still had doubts: "Can your Panlong Secret Realm really win?"

"So it needs more power. Oh, except the Gate Secret Realm and the Maze Secret Realm—those two guardian spirits are tough nuts to crack. We'll leave those hard bones for later. How about it—can you do it?"

Let the Panlong Ruins stand beside these Secret Realms, and it will be able to devour them in big bites.

Earth Mother was very sincere: "I can try."

What Shangguan Biao can do, it should also be able to do. Jade Capital City was originally founded upon its body and power.

"Shangguan Biao will certainly resist, but I will wrestle with it." Earth Mother also gave He Lingchuan a preventive shot first: "But this way, the Panlong Ruins will inevitably be shattered and thereafter unable to fully recover."

"No problem." He Lingchuan had long been mentally prepared: "It is a war city, sacrificing everything for final victory—this is its destiny!"

"Then let's begin."

Several more lightning strikes came down from the sky; Earth Mother gritted her teeth and endured them, then dug out a large stone from her abdomen, about the size of two door panels, and casually pinched it into powder.

It drew a deep breath and blew—

The stone powder was blown out, first suspending motionless in midair, then beginning to transmute the scene.

Carving the terrain, buildings rose up.

Anyone with clear eyes could see at a glance that Earth Mother was shaping a sand model of Jade Capital City.

In about thirty breaths, the sand model took shape, its length and width both over two zhang, the largest sand model He Lingchuan had ever seen. The entire city's layout leapt into view—every ditch, every tree clearly visible, naturally formed.

He Lingchuan had already heard Dong Rui mention the news of Panlong Ruins being annexed by Jade Capital City, but seeing it with his own eyes now, he still couldn't help being moved.

He hadn't felt such killing intent in a long time, but at the very moment he saw the sand model, he knew he would never let Shangguan Biao go!

Earth Mother asked him: "How to move?"

"Please move the Snow Mountain Relics here..." He Lingchuan steadied himself, began gesturing and stating his demands.

Earth Mother directly grabbed the Snow Mountain Relics from the sand model and pressed them against the west wall of Panlong City.

Actually, she only grabbed an illusion, but when she let go, He Lingchuan saw the western terrain of Panlong Ancient City on the sand model begin to change, a snow mountain prototype appearing, then rapidly growing taller and larger, finally taking final shape!

That's how Earth Mother and Shangguan Biao modify Jade Capital City's terrain.

As she moved, the interior was immediately affected—all creatures felt the ground beneath their feet tremble violently. It was clear Earth Mother wasn't playing tricks; Jade Capital City was genuinely undergoing these changes.

……

That cave was like a black hole, swallowing the vast Earth Mother in just a few breaths.

The reaction speeds of Pinghai True Person and Zhu Xiuer were beyond doubt; they rushed after He Lingchuan toward Earth Mother, Zhu Xiuer even shooting out a handful of spider silk, sticking it to its shoulder.

The stone chains on Earth Mother's body suddenly yanked it underground; Pinghai True Person and Zhu Xiuer also wanted to follow, but were blocked by an invisible barrier!

Zhu Xiuer panicked, exerted all her strength to ram, but couldn't gain an inch!

The two only saw He Lingchuan's body flash with red light, then he passed through the barrier and leapt into Earth Mother's armpit. And just before that instant, the distant Blood Demon also turned into a red thread, forcibly dragged back onto He Lingchuan.

Because the Blood Demon and He Lingchuan had long established a contract, it cannot stray far from its master, especially cannot be separated into two realms, so it was forcibly dragged back by the power of law to He Lingchuan's side. Fortunately, it counts as an item—one of the Nine Abysses Great Emperor's personal belongings, just like battle armor and weapons—so it is not rejected by the realm barrier.

Then, these two disappeared together into the underground black hole.

Only a thread of He Lingchuan's voice came out, echoing in Zhu Xiuer's ear: "You cannot enter the Void Realm—go help Ling Mountain exterminate Shangguan Biao's minions."

Immediately, the scenery before her eyes turned illusory, the surroundings as if a layer of water film had completely faded away.

After just two breaths, Zhu Xiuer discovered the scene she was in had changed.

This place was still a mountain forest, the fresh scent of mud and grass blowing toward her face, even the terrain somewhat familiar. She looked around and could still see that ghost-claw locust tree.

But the trunk of that ghost-claw locust tree was covered in moss, and beneath it there were no three rows of houses, only dense bushes and long grass with no place to set foot.

In the distance, there were no medicinal fields, no mountains overrun with running ginseng dolls and lingzhi horses.

Plants grew wildly, with not a trace of artificial marks.

Mingke Xianren stood beside her, face displeased: "This is still Duzhi Mountain—we've actually been kicked out of the Secret Realm!"

This is the real Duzhi Mountain; he also saw the iconic White Stone Three Gates.

Many monster corpses lay scattered by the gate, obviously Pinghai True Person leading the Ling Mountain crowd had fought a big battle here.

Now the Ling Mountain people were also all moved out of the Secret Realm, everyone still gripping their weapons, faces blank.

Mingke Xianren discovered: "Tiger Wing... uh, the Nine Abysses Great Emperor and Earth Mother are not here either."

"Earth Mother was dragged into the Void Realm, and the Nine Abysses Great Emperor followed." Zhu Xiuer immediately said, "That place, we cannot enter."

Pinghai True Person also came over and asked: "Why?"

"Earth Mother's awakening may have triggered some kind of taboo in the Secret Realm." Mingke Xianren's mind worked quickly, "Shangguan Biao must have anticipated the scenario of Earth Mother waking up and made preparations. Thus we were moved out of the Secret Realm, while Earth Mother was dragged into the Void, the Void Realm."

Pinghai True Person pursued: "Then why can the Nine Abysses just go in?"

Mingke Xianren shrugged his shoulders, who knows where to find that?

(End of Chapter)