Chapter 1374: Qin Qin Lian's Death

The moment Qin Qin Lian perished, heaven and earth roared, and eight towering Sealed Marquis Platforms shattered into vast, boundless energy that returned to the world.

In the sky, a huge crimson phoenix shadow and blazing flames faintly appeared, illuminating the dim clouds of the horizon as fiercely as a sunset.

That was Qin Qin Lian's manifestation.

A High-Grade Sealed Marquis cultivator has already formed a tight bond with heaven and earth; thus, when they fall, the dissipation of their own manifestation resonates with the energy of heaven and earth, forming strange phenomena.

This phenomenon reflected across the void and was also noticed by some powerful existences in the River of Worlds Domain.

"Qin Qin Lian has perished."

"She was actually slain by that Li Luo?!"

Divine Tiger King Zhao Zong and White Elephant King Zhu Yuan could not help but stop their battles, their eyes slightly narrowing as they gazed into the River of Worlds Treasure Domain; due to the continuous weakening of the "Four Heavenly Kings Sealing Talismans," their vision could penetrate space, vaguely seeing the situation unfolding within the domain.

Qin Qin Lian was an Eighth-Rank Sealed Marquis; this strength was naturally nothing in their eyes, but for Li Luo, who had only just broken through to Sealed Marquis, it was an unbridgeable abyss.

"He actually severed his second Ten-Pillar Golden Platform; what great resolve!" After sensing slightly, they knew everything, and their hearts were immediately somewhat surprised.

"Good lad."

Divine Tiger King Zhao Zong muttered to himself, a smile appearing in his eyes; the current situation was an excellent outcome for the Zhao Li Tianwang lineage, after all, they did not wish to see another genius with the potential of an Unparalleled Marquis emerge in the Dragon Tooth Pulse.

Moreover, Qin Qin Lian's death should be a significant blow to the Unification Society's plans.

So this was truly killing two birds with one stone.

The void above Tianlong City.

Li Li Jingzhe also sensed Qin Qin Lian's fall; he said softly, "Little one, you are even more extraordinary than your father was back then."

"You have worked hard."

While Li Li Jingzhe spoke, his deep gaze turned toward the layers of void ahead, where a gigantic fire dome stood; inside the dome, nine fire dragons emitted terrifying fluctuations, each one capable of easily suppressing and killing Qin Qin Lian.

At this moment, the nine fire dragons exhaled crimson dragon breath, within which flowed vast sword intent, seemingly capable of erasing everything.

In the center of that dragon breath and sword intent, a human figure appeared and disappeared.

It was precisely the human fetus of the Three-Eyed Profound Fetus Great Demon King!

Facing Li Li Jingzhe's assault, it held a black oil-paper umbrella; on the umbrella's surface, it seemed like a black ocean, within which countless human figures floated and struggled in pain.

The black oil-paper umbrella scattered vast black light, continuously dissolving the dragon breath and sword intent surging down from all directions.

The clash between the two sides produced no earth-shattering sound, yet every wisp of energy that dissipated, if it fell within the River of Worlds Domain, would be enough to turn countless mighty cities into dust.

However, during this clash, the instant Qin Qin Lian perished, the fluctuations emanating from that human fetus suddenly weakened slightly, causing a ripple to appear on its calm face.

"My grandson fought with all his might to seize this opportunity; I, his grandfather, cannot let his efforts go to waste." Li Li Jingzhe also sensed the change in the human fetus and immediately understood that this was because Qin Qin Lian's fall caused the summoning power to fail to strengthen, naturally affecting the descent power of the Three-Eyed Profound Fetus Great Demon King.

Thus, he waved his sleeve, and endless green winds swept out; the green winds howled within the "Nine Dragon Fire Sword Dome," and the nine fire dragons opened their mouths and sucked in that profound green wind with a fierce pull.

In the next instant, nine fireballs containing the green wind shot out, colliding and fusing directly in mid-air.

Waves of destruction constantly spread, shattering layer upon layer of the void.

After a few breaths, a dragon pearl displaying both green and crimson colors slowly appeared.

The dragon pearl fell, hovering directly above the human fetus; green and crimson light flowing with thick primordial qi shone down, and under this light, the black oil-paper umbrella in the human fetus's hand actually began to show fine cracks.

At the same time, cracks began to spread across its body.

Yet the human fetus's eyes remained like a deep pool, showing no emotion, simply gazing silently at Li Li Jingzhe.

Abyss City, in the void.

Qin Jiujie, who was "fiercely fighting" the Faceless Nether King, suddenly changed color; he first looked toward the River of Worlds Treasure Domain, then toward the distant direction of Tianlong City.

"Faceless, the descent power of the Three-Eyed Profound Fetus Great Demon King has stopped!" he transmitted his voice lowly.

In the distance, amidst surging cold energy, the figure of the Faceless Nether King appeared and disappeared; he was obviously somewhat surprised and replied, "That Qin Qin Lian from your clan is truly useless; a proper Eighth-Rank Sealed Marquis, yet she was slain by a junior."

Qin Jiujie's eyes were dark; after all, regardless of how one looked at it, Qin Qin Lian was his junior, and if he had not summoned the Faceless Nether King, she would not have been plotted against.

In a sense, Qin Qin Lian's death was largely his responsibility.

"It is not that she was useless; I fear she harbored a will to die; otherwise, if she truly gave everything, even if Li Luo severed another Ten-Pillar Golden Platform, victory would not be certain." He said coldly.

This made Qin Jiujie slightly angry; the situation had reached this point, yet Qin Qin Lian still harbored a trace of hesitation.

"Faceless, what now? Without the descent power of the Three-Eyed Profound Fetus Great Demon King, that human fetus will likely struggle to recover to the power of a Three-Crowned King!" Qin Jiujie said.

"Hee hee, Qin Jiujie, why are you more anxious than me?" the Faceless Nether King laughed.

Qin Jiujie's eye twitched, and he said coldly, "So many from my Li Li Tianwang lineage have fallen; if Li Li Jingzhe remains unharmed, would we not be utterly defeated?"

The Faceless Nether King said with a grin, "Do not rush, do not rush; that Li Luo did bring some small trouble, but the Unification Society's plans are not so easily dissolved."

"Because the true sacrifice is not those trifling bits."

"But..."

"Qin Qin Lian."

Qin Jiujie's pupils contracted slightly, and he said, "Qin Qin Lian is the true sacrifice? Then why did you not sacrifice her directly? It would have saved wasting so much time."

"Haha, Qin Jiujie, your heart is even more vicious than mine! You are destined to join my Unification Society!" the Faceless Nether King clapped his hands and praised.

Then he explained, "While Qin Qin Lian's own consciousness still existed, the hidden hand I set up could not be activated; now that she has been slain by Li Luo, I can finally trigger it."

The Faceless Nether King extended a sharp finger, tore open his pale face skin to form a human-skin talisman; using his finger as a brush, he traced out one after another of sinister marks, and finally spat out a wisp of bone-white flame to ignite it.

The human-skin talisman slowly burned, turning into black smoke and dissipating.