Chapter 342: One Glance and Death

"What?"

The moment Lin Qing spoke these words, the woman in the silver-white dress's face instantly changed.

The group of pursuers clad in black robes also paused slightly in surprise.

"You have already accepted my Soul Fire, why do you refuse to help me?" the woman in the silver-white dress urgently transmitted her voice: "Whatever conditions you want, just say them; as long as I can fulfill them, I will do my utmost! My master, Xing Lian Hou, will also surely help you."

Lin Qing glanced at her, did not transmit his voice, but instead spoke directly: "I have not yet transcended; how can I help you?"

He looked toward the crowd of black-robed figures and said, "I have no connection with her; do not drag me into this. She claims to be a disciple of Xing Lian Hou, but I know nothing of any Xing Lian Hou."

"Oh?" A glimmer flashed in the black-robed man's eyes as he said, "Very well, as long as you do not interfere in this matter, we will not act against you."

He was also unclear about the origins of this young one who had not yet transcended, but facing a group of Chaos Creatures and remaining calm, while clearly rejecting that woman's temptation, meant either he was calm enough and unwilling to get involved, or his strength was sufficient to protect himself, making him indifferent to them.

However, he felt the former possibility was greater.

A mere young one of the Void level; how strong could his strength possibly be?

"Act!"

The leading black-robed man coldly shouted; immediately, invisible ripples spread out, and ring after ring of ripple patterns covered the sky, the earth, and all four directions, instantly completely enveloping this cave!

In the next moment, figures in black robes rushed forward to attack fiercely, and terrible power erupted instantly!

"Boom!"

At the same time, a crystal bead as brilliant as a star appeared in the hand of the woman in the silver dress; it instantly shattered, transforming into a layer of starlight barrier that twisted space-time, directly enveloping both herself and Lin Qing within it.

In an instant, waves of terrifying power fell upon this seemingly thin starlight barrier, yet the starlight barrier merely trembled slightly and did not shatter.

"Star Source Lock?"

Seeing this, the leading black-robed man was not the least bit panicked; he only sneered coldly: "External objects like the Star Source Lock, though their defense is astonishing, cannot move; they are merely a layer of turtle shell. Continue the assault! As long as we exhaust its power, it will be broken!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd of black-robed figures immediately continued to attack with full force, consuming that layer of starlight.

And the countless points of starlight composing the barrier also began to slowly become sparse at a speed visible to the naked eye; clearly, it would not take long for it to scatter.

Inside the starlight barrier.

"This is the last chance; do you really refuse to help me?"

The woman in the silver-white dress looked at Lin Qing; on her peerless face was filled with a look of pleading, and a glimmer of tears in her eyes; she appeared even more pitiful, making anyone who saw her instantly feel a desire to protect her.

She bit her lip and said, "They are attacking so crazily; obviously, they intend to kill you as well. I have essentially saved you; are you still unwilling to help me?"

Lin Qing merely looked at her expressionlessly and said, "If you had not blocked, the ripple-like domain secret technique should have isolated me outside; does this count as saving me?"

The woman in the silver-white dress fell silent for a moment; the pleading on her face and the tears in her eyes suddenly vanished completely, and her face instantly turned ice-cold.

"Truly useless."

The woman in the silver-white dress said coldly: "You, a mere young one of the Void level, yet the Mirror of Seeking Gods believes you are my opportunity? It seems you possess some precious life-saving treasure, one that even the conditions I just offered cannot compare to?"

Lin Qing glanced at her, as if looking at a madman, and simply said: "Stop pretending?"

The woman in the silver-white dress sneered: "Originally, I thought you might be from some great family on Jueying Star, but how could the high ranks of Jueying Star not even know Xing Lian Hou? It seems you are just a lucky one who had some special encounter?"

She looked at Lin Qing with a cold expression: "Very well... immediately use your treasure to take me out of here, or I will make you die right here now!"

Lin Qing laughed: "Is that so? Then if I use the 'life-saving treasure' you speak of right now to defend against you, what meaning does your threat hold?"

"Do you think I wouldn't know?"

The woman in the silver-white dress mocked: "Do you truly think I gave you a portion of my soul just to recognize you as my master?"

She stared tightly at Lin Qing and sneered: "Daring to store my Soul Fire within your body means you are seeking your own death; as long as you dare to move rashly, I can instantly cause the Soul Fire to completely burn your soul into nothingness!"

"Soul techniques?" Lin Qing glanced at her.

Watching the starlight grow thinner and thinner, half the time had already passed, yet the woman in the silver-white dress continued to stare tightly at Lin Qing.

This Soul Fire was a soul-type secret technique she cultivated; she often disguised herself as a portion of a soul, pretending to gain others' trust by offering a portion of her soul.

Once the Soul Fire was merged into the body, she could also control the Soul Fire at any time and attack the other party's soul at any moment; it was equivalent to voluntarily placing her sharp blade against her own neck!

In this way, the other party would have to obey her orders.

"Let you taste some bitterness."

Seeing this, the woman in the silver-white dress's eyes suddenly turned ice-cold; immediately, with a thought, she slightly urged the Soul Fire within Lin Qing's body, splitting off a wisp to begin burning Lin Qing's soul, attempting to force Lin Qing to submit through the pain of soul refining.

However—

Lin Qing continued to look at her expressionlessly and shook his head, saying: "Is this the extent of so-called soul secret techniques?"

He was also too lazy to speak more nonsense; he casually slapped his palm toward the woman in the silver-white dress!

In an instant, accompanied by a dark golden light appearing on Lin Qing's palm, a terrifying aura of power erupted along with it.

"Hmm? This power..."

The woman in the silver-white dress's face instantly changed greatly; she only felt that she was facing not a weakling who had not yet transcended, but a terrifying existence of the same level as herself!

She immediately used her will to frantically urge the Soul Fire within Lin Qing's body, while a pair of grayish gloves also appeared on her hands.

"Boom!"

In an instant, a terrifying aura that caused space-time to twist erupted forth.

Universe Supreme Treasure!

Her gene index had long reached the universe's limit; the divine techniques she created had completely merged with the space-time rules she mastered; plus this pair of Universe Supreme Treasure gloves, among lower-level Chaos Creatures, she was absolutely a top-tier powerhouse!

However—

"Universe Supreme Treasure? Still possesses some strength." Lin Qing slightly raised his eyes and looked at her with a indifferent gaze.

Just one glance!

In an instant, an incomparably terrifying will burst forth; at the same time this will erupted, it seemed a great river piercing all space-time vaguely appeared.

"This will... impossible!" Shock appeared in the eyes of the woman in the silver-white dress.

A mere young one who had not yet transcended actually possessed such terrifying will?