Chapter 831: One Hundred Days to Slaughter the Demon

Iron Province.

A broken sword is half-buried among rubble, rust crawling over the edges of shell craters.

A charred tree trunk stands slanted on the slope, a shattered military banner hanging in tatters.

On a mountain overlooking the sea.

Zhao Zhugui is still carefully admiring the tree before him.

To the side, the Ji Master stands quietly, a communication array disc suspended in the void before her.

However, she has cast a secret technique; Zhao Zhugui can only see her figure and the communication array disc, but cannot hear what she is saying.

"I have seen it. Aside from Zhao Zhugui, the other two Sages who will slaughter the demon are Li Zhiyi and Zhang Huizhi, who stole the treasure of Ji Province!"

A cold light emerges in the Ji Master's eyes.

"Mm." Ji Chen's voice rings out from within the communication array disc:

"The threads of karma in the Retrospection Mirror are playing out just like this; the two Sages will briefly entangle today, but one side will be swiftly defeated by the other."

A frost-like chill carries in the Ji Master's eyes as she continues:

"I shall go to Xiaoyang now to find Zhang Huizhi."

"There is no need." Ji Chen's sighing voice sounds:

"Zhang Huizhi's thread of karma has changed."

The Ji Master narrows her eyes:

"Why would it change?

Have you not been using the Retrospection Mirror all along to slowly modify Zhang Huizhi's karma?"

Ji Chen says calmly:

"Have you ever heard of the corrective force of karma?

A person's karma is inherently profound and mysterious; if one interferes artificially, too many discrepancies will arise.

When I previously sent people to lay out a plan in Yixian City, that person was discovered by Yu Ming of Yu Province, and a great battle ensued; I suspect it was this incident that caused Zhang Huizhi's thread of karma to change.

Moreover, the Retrospection Mirror's own function is not to modify karma, but to observe it.

But you need not worry, the future of the three Sages slaughtering the demon has not changed.

On the contrary, because of this collision of the two Sages' threads of karma, the guidance within the Retrospection Mirror has become even clearer."

The Ji Master's eyes brighten slightly:

"In what way is it clearer?"

The communication array disc flickers with a faint light, and Ji Chen's laughter comes through:

"The time for the three Sages to slaughter the demon has been determined."

The Ji Master glances at Zhao Zhugui not far away, then asks:

"When?"

"One hundred days!" Ji Chen says decisively:

"One hundred days to slaughter the demon!

That Lord of Will will transform into a terrifying existence like an ancient god, and those who defeat him will be the three Sages: Zhao Zhugui, Li Zhiyi, and Zhang Huizhi."

As Ji Chen's voice falls, the Ji Master's expression changes repeatedly, and she then says:

"I understand."

Soon, the communication ends.

The Ji Master dispels the protective secret technique, looks at Zhao Zhugui to the side, and presses her red lips tightly together.

Three Saints slaughtering the demon?

Even with a god-level array, the current Zhao Zhugui only has the strength of the sixth rank.

How could such a person become one of the three Sages to slaughter the demon?

Originally, the Ji Master thought Zhao Zhugui's progress was already very fast; after all, the god-level array accompanying Zhao Zhugui is simply too heaven-defying.

It directly devours all things, transforming them into his own energy and opportunities.

But even so, after the Ji Master witnessed the methods and strength of Li Zhiyi and Zhang Huizhi, she realized she was wrong.

Zhao Zhugui is simply no match for those two.

The Ji Master feels troubled in her heart; how exactly can Zhao Zhugui rapidly increase his strength?

"You have something on your mind?"

A calm question arrives; it is Zhao Zhugui, smiling as he looks at the Ji Master.

The Ji Master raises her willow-leaf eyebrows slightly:

"You actually care about people."

Zhao Zhugui smiles gently.

This gesture causes the Ji Master's eyelashes to flutter lightly, and only then does she speak:

"Zhao Zhugui, you have been with me all this time, so you must be able to guess some of my intentions."

Zhao Zhugui nods and says:

"You keep urging me to become strong as quickly as possible; you are likely planning to possess my body."

The Ji Master pauses, her previously relaxed brows suddenly knitting together:

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

Zhao Zhugui waves his hand:

"Aside from this, I cannot think of any other reason."

The Ji Master takes a deep breath and says:

"In the future, an extremely powerful existence will appear, and the Mirror of Retrospection has already foreseen that you will defeat that existence.

But compared to that existence, you are currently nothing more than a speck of dust."

A look of astonishment appeared in Zhao Zhugui's eyes:

"Just tell me directly how much longer I have to live; I might need to change my travel plans."

The Sovereign of Ji's body stiffened; though her expression was calm, she felt like vomiting blood inside.

I tell you that you must defeat a powerful enemy.

Yet you ask me how much longer you have to live?

Is this a question of how long you have to live?

This is a question of me, the Empress of a Continent, being about to die of anger!

"One hundred days!" the Sovereign of Ji said in a low voice:

"In one hundred days, you must grow to the peak of the Eighth Rank, or even the Ninth Rank!

Otherwise, we, the entire world, will be destroyed in an instant!"

As the Sovereign of Ji's voice fell, Zhao Zhugui's pupils constricted, and he immediately stood up.

"Where are you going?" the Sovereign of Ji asked.

"Hurry to Qin Continent, what else am I waiting for? I want to travel across the entire Great Xia within one hundred days."

"You..."

The Sovereign of Ji was speechless for a moment.

Zhao Zhugui, meanwhile, had already begun walking down the mountain.

A long time passed.

The Sovereign of Ji's gaze was as clear and cold as a frozen pool; with a single hand, she grabbed, and a silver tree bloomed in the void, countless silver threads erupting from the tree to instantly trap Zhao Zhugui.

"Zhao Zhugui!" the Sovereign of Ji's eyes were extremely cold:

"I, Ji Ling, am the only Empress in the eternal history of Ji Continent, the most beautiful woman in the world; those who pursue me could line up from Ji Continent to Great Xia.

Now, I watch helplessly as the remnants of my Ji Continent are consumed by the other continents, watching helplessly as my people of Ji Continent are displaced.

I am wasting time with you, yet you spend every day sightseeing?!"

Zhao Zhugui's gaze was calm as he looked at the Sovereign of Ji:

"But you were still pierced through the forehead by Chen Yan's spear."

"You!" the Sovereign of Ji gritted her teeth:

"I tell you, I don't care what kind of conviction the person who created you instilled in you.

Right now, I need you to cultivate!

Otherwise, don't even think about leaving this place!"

Zhao Zhugui looked at the Sovereign of Ji's furious appearance and said faintly:

"Tell me first, what kind of existence is it that I have to deal with?"

The Sovereign of Ji was stunned; her lips, which had been pressed into a thin line, moved slightly as if weighing her words, before she finally opened them slowly, her teeth faintly visible.

Zhao Zhugui looked calmly at the Sovereign of Ji, watching as she spoke two words, one by one.

"Ancient God."

Zhao Zhugui's pupils constricted, and a look of immense shock finally appeared in his eyes.

"Is this true?!"

The Sovereign of Ji was surprised by Zhao Zhugui's sudden change, as if she were meeting him for the first time:

"It is true; this is what was seen on the Mirror of Retrospection."

Zhao Zhugui's body stiffened in place, his eyes still filled with an expression of disbelief.

"How is that possible?!"

The Sovereign of Ji looked at Zhao Zhugui and sneered:

"I thought you truly didn't care about anything in this world anymore."

Zhao Zhugui's face turned somewhat pale; he lowered his eyes for a long time before saying:

"Relying on me is impossible."

"You know that, yet you still won't cultivate?" the Sovereign of Ji sneered, feeling the satisfaction of a grand plan coming to fruition.

The Mirror of Retrospection showed that the Lord of Will would transform into an Ancient God, and the Three Saints would slaughter the Lord of Will who had transformed into an Ancient God.

And her way out lay exactly in this.

The malice within the Lord of Will slaughtered by the Three Saints would completely dissipate.

And she, Ji Ling, would strike at that moment to devour the now malice-free Lord of Will.

Once she obtained everything from a Lord of Martial Dao, why would she worry about the revival of Ji Continent?

At that time, she, Ji Ling, would be the true number one person in the world, surpassing Sovereign Chen.

Seeing Zhao Zhugui so serious now, a trace of a smile finally appeared on Ji Ling's lips:

"It's not just to save me, it's also to save you; I don't want you to die."

Ji Ling's voice softened; she had never been so gentle with outsiders, but when facing Zhao Zhugui, she sometimes appeared subservient.

There was no helping it; this person simply didn't care about cultivation, even though he possessed a miraculous item for cultivation.

However, at this moment, Zhao Zhugui's gaze was extremely profound; after deep thought, he spoke slowly:

"Relying on me is impossible; even if I use this God-level array on my body to cultivate, it is fundamentally impossible."

The Sovereign of Ji frowned and was about to speak, but Zhao Zhugui continued:

"But what if I rely directly on this God-level array on my body?"

The Master of Ji was stunned:

"What do you mean?"

"My meaning is..." Zhao Zhugui spoke calmly:

"I want to cover the entire world with one after another of these God-tier arrays that possess terrifying devouring power.

If one is not enough, then ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand.

You have also witnessed that this Devouring Array can devour malice."

As Zhao Zhugui's voice fell, the Master of Ji fell into deep shock.

Zhao Zhugui had actually thought of a method to counter the enemy in an instant.

Indeed, relying solely on Zhao Zhugui's own cultivation, it was truly difficult to rival the Ancient Gods.

But if the entire world were covered in such God-tier arrays, with countless Devouring Arrays operating simultaneously.

What kind of power would that be?

It is feared that even an Eighth-Rank would be sucked to death directly.

"But..." the Master of Ji said coldly:

"This is a God-tier array; it is not something that can be imitated just because one wants to, and besides, who could operate so many God-tier arrays all at once."

Zhao Zhugui looked at the Master of Ji, a smile on his lips, and tapped his fingertip lightly against the void.

Azure blood-energy condensed in the void, transforming into streaks of complex patterns.

"Did you not know? Actually, I can draw this array myself."

The Master of Ji looked at Zhao Zhugui, the look in their eyes changing completely.

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