Chapter 572: Kill Them If I Must

The collision between Li Heng and Kong Zunzhe was one of raw strength, so there was nothing flashy; the winner survives and the loser perishes, very direct.

He won, so Kong Zunzhe's avatar was naturally gone.

The group of ten were filled with disbelief.

How could this be? The invincible Venerable had actually lost? Even if that was only an avatar, judging by the words just spoken, this Li Daoren seemed to be an avatar as well, right?

Avatar against avatar, yet it was defeated so easily? Kong Zunzhe, having been invincible in an era, should not be like this.

"State everything you know about the Multiverse Alliance, and you might possibly live; of course, only possibly."

Li Heng said with a smile.

The group remained silent, saying nothing.

"Is this your answer? Very well."

Li Heng nodded and raised his hand, intending to erase the ten people. Although he was interested in the Multiverse Alliance, it did not mean the Multiverse Alliance was all that important; if these ten did not speak, he would not force them.

Killing them to exchange for Golden Source Points might be more worthwhile, after all.

The Erasure Power descended, irresistible; the figures of the ten began to fade, as they were to be completely erased from the level of space-time Causality. At this moment, nine of the ten erupted with momentum, and glorious figures appeared behind them, appearing to be of the Venerable level as well.

"Is this your trump card? Not enough."

Li Heng shook his head and said.

This seemed to be a life-saving measure granted by the Venerables behind them; after the figures appeared, the Erasure Power he had unleashed was blocked, shielding them.

"You should not be enemies with the Multiverse Alliance by killing us. This is irrational. Whatever you want, we can give, as long as you can spare our lives."

At this time, Number Three, who was theoretical, stood out and said calmly.

They did not believe the life-saving trump card bestowed by a Venerable could stop a true Venerable. So rather than sit and wait for death, it was better to take advantage of the current safety to negotiate.

"It is your Multiverse Alliance that wants to be enemies with me."

Li Heng spoke, and a more powerful Erasure Power descended. The glorious figures behind each of the nine also began to become ethereal and uncertain, even Illusionary, as if they would vanish the next moment.

"Then we are willing to turn hostility into friendship. Don't worry, we will not retaliate against you. We can make a Great Dao oath; if we violate this oath, may our form and spirit be destroyed, never to be reincarnated."

Number Three directly swore a poisonous oath.

Although they were unwilling, they could only do this now. Furthermore, the Great Dao oath was not impossible to violate, just as they had previously violated their agreement with the Three Elders of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity.

"You few are truly clever."

Li Heng shook his head, and an even more terrifying Erasure Power descended.

He did not know if these people were sincere; after all, he also knew that a Great Dao oath was not necessarily impossible to violate, but he could not be bothered to care. His intent to kill was absolute, so what was there to discuss?

"Fellow Daoist, you have gone too far."

At this moment, a voice actually came from the figures behind these people; it seemed the true bodies far away in the Multiverse Alliance were communicating with this place, borrowing these life-saving trump cards to manifest here.

"If I've gone too far, then so be it. Welcome to visit here."

Li Heng smiled, and true power descended, collapsing these figures in one fell swoop and causing them to shatter like mirrors. Without the protection of the figures, the ten faced the Erasure Power directly.

Then, one by one, they turned into nothingness, with no room to struggle.

Until the end, only one person remained out of the ten.

Number Ten was confused; he looked at the Erasure Power hanging over his head, wondering why this Li Daoren had not yet acted against him.

Li Heng looked at Number Ten, thinking to himself. Nine figures had descended just now, but only this person had no figure behind him. Could it be that there was no Venerable-level existence behind this person? Truly interesting.

With a thought, he opened his Dharma Eye to observe this person's Causality.

He discovered that besides many lines of Causality extending into the Unknown Void—which seemed to be where the Multiverse Alliance was located and could not be probed—there were also many lines of Causality deeply rooted in this Great Void.

After investigating, Li Heng's expression was strange and thoughtful.

So that was it?

This person was actually also from the Heavenly Court?

Or rather, he had deep origins with a branch of the former Heavenly Court.

The Immortal Gods of that branch of the Heavenly Court had vanished after the Great Tribulation of the Heavenly Court's destruction; so they had fled to where the Multiverse Alliance was? No wonder they were called Deserters by Xuanyang and the others. Come to think of it, he still had a Route Map of these Immortal Gods' escape.

"Do you know why I spared your life?"

Li Heng looked at Number Ten and said.

"I ask that the Senior enlighten me."

Number Ten spoke respectfully, being very tactful.

"Look, it is just like this: because you are tactful, you were a transparent figure and did not actively participate in those ten people's schemes against me. Of course, even if you weren't active, you still participated."

"So you deserve to die."

"However, I am kind-hearted and cannot bear to see people die because of me, so I can give you a chance. You shouldn't have any Venerable-level support in the Multiverse Alliance, right? Then I can help you."

Li Heng said with a smile.

Number Ten was silent.

He understood that this person wanted to use him as a pawn to take the opportunity to strike into the Multiverse Alliance, or rather, to find the location of the Multiverse Alliance. If he wanted to live, he could not refuse.

"Reporting to Senior, without the guidance of the Multiverse Alliance, I cannot return to the Multiverse Alliance on my own strength. And now, in the eyes of the Multiverse Alliance, I am likely already dead."

"Hmm, I know what you want to say. The Multiverse Alliance hides here and there, concealing itself extremely deeply, and doesn't want people to know, building itself up like a holy land; it is indeed difficult to probe its exact coordinates."

Li Heng nodded, expressing understanding.

He had just tried to trace the location of the Multiverse Alliance through Kong Zunzhe, but he had still failed. That was why he turned his gaze to Number Ten; otherwise, even if Number Ten had a connection to the Heavenly Court, he would still have to die.

"So Senior is..."

Number Ten was confused. Since you know this is impossible, why do you still expect me to be able to do it?

"I happen to have a Route Map; it should be the one left behind by your branch of Immortal Gods, right?" Li Heng waved his hand, displaying the Golden Page that recorded the escape route.

"This... this is..."

Number Ten was astonished in his heart. Could it be that this person also had a connection to the Heavenly Court? Most of those who could possess this kind of Route Map were Heavenly Court Immortal Gods who had been on good terms with their branch in the past.

Li Heng's subsequent words also confirmed his conjecture.

"Back when the Heavenly Court shattered, your branch of Immortal Gods must have followed this route to escape to the territory where the Multiverse Alliance is located, or perhaps you had communicated with the Multiverse Alliance in advance?"

Li Heng conjectured.

"Senior has eyes like torches; what you say is not false."

"Back then, several of my elders did indeed contact the Multiverse Alliance during the Calamity of the Heavenly Court's shattering. The Multiverse Alliance indicated they could accept us, so they gave us this Route Map to migrate there."

"It is just that so many years have passed, and most of the migration Nodes used in this Route Map have already been invalidated; it should be quite impossible to reach the territory of the Multiverse Alliance relying on this Route Map. Where the Multiverse Alliance is located, not only is the space special, but the time is also special."

Number Ten shook his head and said.

"No matter, as long as there are Nodes, it will do."

Li Heng laughed.