Chapter 2484: Who Should Be Believed?

"If you don't say it, how would I know you're unwilling?"

"If you truly want to choose shattering like jade over surviving intact like a tile, you might as well try my method." He Lingchuan urged, "It can sever the Stone Heart's energy supply to Shangguan Biao, and you don't have to generously meet your death."

The Earth Mother immediately asked, "How to do it?"

Wood and stone gaining sentience is no easy feat; even it didn't want to die.

He Lingchuan knew his words sounded like they had ulterior motives, but he still had to speak them: "Enter my Secret Realm, and I can sever the connection between your essence-soul and your physical body! You just need to say to me: 'I am willing,' and that's it!"

"..."

The Earth Mother's two rows of sturdy teeth ground together with a ka-la sound, "Why do I feel like you're also setting a trap for me?"

The stone man ahead restored itself once more, then split into numerous avatars. Shangguan Biao laughed loudly:

"He's deceiving you. A Secret Realm absolutely cannot sever the connection between you and your body. He just wants to kill you easily without letting you resist!"

The Earth Mother's voice was muffled and deep, "The biggest liar I know is you!"

"Is that so?" Shangguan Biao pointed at the Lei Chi, "Watch the water surface closely. Look at what his companions said!"

Ripples rose on the Lei Chi's water surface, then transformed into an image.

Several immortals conversed with the Earth Cave Spider Queen, discussing Shangguan Biao stealing the Earth Mother's power and transferring the damage he received to the Earth Mother. The immortals were dissatisfied with their passive situation and proposed to the Spider Queen that the Nine Nether Great Emperor kill the Earth Mother!

This is the once-and-for-all, ultimate solution to resolve the trouble of Yujing City.

Otherwise, with the situation entirely in the downwind, unable to hurt Shangguan Biao in the slightest, they could not continue and could only choose to leave.

Once these several hundred Lingshan people leave the city, the Spider Queen's forces will immediately become thin and scattered, absolutely no match for the demon army and the Heavenly Demons.

So...

The image faded here.

The Earth Mother finished watching and made no sound.

He Lingchuan threw his spear into the water twice; although he could temporarily disturb the water surface, the sound still transmitted from underwater, very clear.

Shangguan Biao sneered even more, "Understood? They just want you dead, and don't want you to resist. The Nine Nether tricked you into entering some Secret Realm! Don't you know yourself? Only death can sever the connection between your essence-soul and your physical body!"

The Earth Mother at least agreed with his last sentence.

So, this Nine Nether Great Emperor beside it is also a big liar. Does he really want to trick it into seeking death?

The Earth Mother only felt its mind was a chaotic mess, unable to distinguish truth from falsehood.

It had only awakened not long ago and was still very unfamiliar with Yujing City, unable to pay attention to every corner of the city. But it knew about the immortals and spider demons operating in that area.

"Si Hai True Person and the Spider Queen conversed, having opened a soundproof barrier beforehand. You fundamentally couldn't hear the content of their talk." He Lingchuan thrust his spear at Shangguan Biao's chest while speaking rapidly, "This segment of sound is fabricated!"

Shangguan Biao can even fabricate a Secret Realm. What difficulty is there in adding a voiceover to the image in the Lei Chi?

"How do you know? In this image, there is fundamentally no action of Si Hai True Person opening a barrier." Shangguan Biao sneered coldly, "So, you indeed can still contact the Spider Queen, right? Otherwise, Si Hai True Person wouldn't have proposed this suggestion to the Spider Queen!"

He turned to the Earth Mother, "You heard it, right? They are colluding inside and out, scheming against you! If you don't push him away now, later he'll thrust a spear into your heart!"

The Blood Demon sneered coldly, "Don't listen to his nonsense! The Nine Nether Great Emperor is your only savior to leave the Land of Nothingness! Pushing him away is seeking your own death!"

The Earth Mother froze in place, this time truly resembling a large boulder.

From its perspective, this newly appeared "Nine Nether Great Emperor" was the true unknown. Its understanding of him was still far less than its understanding of Shangguan Biao.

A single encounter, complete strangers.

Whose words should it listen to, whose should it not listen to?

Whose words should it believe, whose should it not believe?

The key lies in what it should do next?

The Earth Mother once again hated its own head for being too dull, unable to figure it out at the critical moment.

"No need to struggle for now." He Lingchuan knew it wouldn't figure things out that easily. He pointed his long saber diagonally forward, "We have new enemies."

New enemies?

The Earth Mother looked in the direction the saber pointed and surprisingly saw several giant monsters burst out from behind a small hill, striding quickly toward here.

Behind the monsters were three people. He Lingchuan only recognized one, Xi Yu, but the other two also looked to have extraordinary cultivation.

"All three are of immortal cultivation; and these several monsters previously rampaged through the city, killing humans and demons indiscriminately, called—" The Earth Mother remembered their deeds.

"Mo Beasts." He Lingchuan turned his head sharply, looking at Shangguan Biao, "You don't want your life anymore, actually letting Heavenly Demons and Mo Beasts into your own Land of Nothingness?"

"Choosing the lesser of two evils." Shangguan Biao bared his teeth at him, "As long as they can take your life, I can endure it."

"Watch. They're not just coming for me." He Lingchuan drew his long spear backhand, "You know, inviting a god is easy but sending one away is hard. I originally thought you were a smart person who wouldn't do something as stupid as inviting a wolf into the house!"

Shangguan Biao chuckled twice, "Then I won't trouble you to worry."

What the Heavenly Demons want to do, does he not have a count in his heart? Rest assured, he has made preparations.

He Lingchuan glanced at him and suddenly smiled, "You've shown weakness. The situation outside is far worse than it looks."

His mind was also calculating rapidly.

Shangguan Biao introduced the Mo Beasts because he had no way to deal with He Lingchuan. Although the damage he received was all transferred to the Earth Mother, after fighting this long, He Lingchuan still showed not the slightest sign of defeat, looking like he could fight until the end of time.

The worst part was, the Nine Nether kept slandering the Earth Mother to it, and the latter was both simple and foolish. Who knows, it might fall for it in a moment of confusion.

And in the outside world, the Panlong New Secret Realm and the Duzhi Mountain Secret Realm were fighting back and forth. The demon army was losing in battle against the Lingshan people, morale was thin, and there were many deserters. The demons aren't stupid either; they could see Yujing City was different from the past. Their leader, the "Earth Mother," also had a problem, actually not coming out to fight the Lingshan people for so long!

Once the leader has an incident, even human armies would collapse, let alone a demon army with even worse discipline and cohesion?

Also, the Earth Mother's contention for Yujing City was growing stronger. The overall situation was unfavorable for Shangguan Biao.

So, he wanted a quick victory.

Shangguan Biao narrowed his eyes at him, "No matter. As long as I do away with you, everything will turn around for the better."

As long as he kills this stumbling block, the Nine Nether Great Emperor, his Yujing City can return to how it was before. No, no, it will be even stronger than before.

The Earth Mother suddenly said, "I give this to you."

Finishing speaking, it threw an object to He Lingchuan. The latter caught it and looked — it was a cyan gemstone the size of a pigeon egg.

"Those several Mo Beasts don't look easy to fight. This is a protective talisman made from my stone tendons. Its defensive power is strong and can help you fend off enemies."

He Lingchuan said a word of thanks, and casually pressed the blue sapphire onto the left armguard.