Chapter 1712: Who Do You Think You Are?

Hmm? They did that?

Ye Qing wasn’t expecting that. He thought that the conspiracy she was speaking of was the Black Water Divine Sect’s desire to sacrifice countless lives to unlock the seal of the Black Water Divine Kingdom and resurrect the Black Water Heavenly God. However, it was clear he was mistaken.

However, it would not do to admit his mistake and spoil his lofty image, so he said, “Naturally. But how did you find out about this?”

“Although I was possessed and controlled by the Tie of Gluttony, I ultimately managed to preserve a sliver of my consciousness. Earlier, I heard some worshipers of the Black Water Divine Sect ordering the Tie of Gluttony to delay you and waste your energy at all costs. The elites of the Black Water Divine Sect are going to show up any moment to capture you and offer you as a sacrifice to the Black Water Heavenly God.”

The queen of Old Jingjue said after her explanation, “I was going to warn you about their conspiracy, but it would seem that you have already divined their movement. I suppose I should have known better.”

“Even so, I appreciate the warning,” Ye Qing replied. He was both unsurprised and surprised by this discovery.

He was unsurprised, because he had killed many divine children and divine envoys and ruined multiple ritual sacrifices at this point. If the Black Water Divine Sect still did not realize what he was doing and failed to respond accordingly, then they did not deserve to plot the end of humanity or whatever. They should have become farmers and led a stable and boring life instead.

Therefore, it had always been a matter of time before the Black Water Divine Sect attacked him. This was nothing to be surprised about.

What surprised him was the fact that the Black Water Divine Sect predicted his arrival at Old Jingjue and prepared for it.

After all, he hadn’t planned his itinerary based on distance or convenience. He randomized it specifically to keep the Black Water Divine Sect guessing about his whereabouts and next destination. It was the same for Feng Qingyou.

On top of that, he and Feng Qingyou were Sages possessing powerful concealment Strange Artifacts. It was extremely difficult for anyone to divine their location.

This way, no matter how much the Black Water Divine Sect loathed him, they would not be able to prepare effectively against their advance or set up an ambush. They could do nothing but be toyed with.

Despite this, the Black Water Divine Sect still managed to track him down and prepare for him. He must admit that they were no slouches.

“Was it that time?”

Suddenly, Ye Qing recalled that strange feeling that he was being spied on when he was outside Old Jingjue. He now knew that it was real and not just his imagination.

“I gotta inform Qingyou about this.”

If the Black Water Divine Sect managed to divine his location, then it was probably the same for Feng Qingyou. He needed to warn her and discuss their strategy with her.

After excusing himself, Ye Qing contacted Feng Qingyou and informed her about the queen of Jingjue’s discovery and his own guess.

“I sensed it too,” Feng Qingyou replied after listening to Ye Qing until the end.

Ye Qing asked, “What do you think we should do?”

Feng Qingyou fell silent for a few breaths before answering, “Give them a taste of their own medicine.”

Ye Qing chuckled. “That sounds perfect.”

The duo negotiated the details for a while longer before severing the connection.

“Apologies.”

Ye Qing turned his attention back to the queen of Jingjue after that.

“There is nothing to apologize about, senior.”

The queen of Jingjue smiled a little. “What do you plan to do now, senior?”

Ye Qing did not hide his intention from her. He said simply, “Catch them all and deal with the threat once and for all.”

Whatever the queen of Jingjue was expecting to hear, it wasn’t this. Shouldn’t he run as far as the eyes could see after hearing that the Black Water Divine Sect was coming after him? And did he seriously just say that he planned to “deal with the threat once and for all”? Did he think that the Black Water Divine Sect was made of paper?

She immediately tried to persuade him to change his mind. “I’m not underestimating you, senior, but the Black Water Divine Sect possesses a lot of elites. They have three heads, thirty-six divine envoys, and countless worshipers.”

“The three heads are Sages, and the thirty-six divine envoys are at least Trueman or Grandmaster-stage. That’s not all. Their greatest strength lies in their ability to borrow strength from the Black Water Heavenly God and become way stronger like a god or a demon. They are extremely dangerous.”

“Once, the western nations dispatched numerous elites in an attempt to annihilate the Black Water Divine Sect. It looked like victory was at hand when suddenly, the disciples of the Black Water Divine Sect suddenly transformed into powerful Strangers. They instantly reversed the situation and dealt a massive amount of damage to the coalition force.”

The queen of Old Jingjue wore a worried expression. “As strong as you are, but four hands can beat two fists. I believe it would be smarter to avoid them first and contact the other nations. Once everyone is present, then we can capture them all in one fell swoop.”

“Your idea is sound, but it’s too late.”

Ye Qing gazed into the distance with ice cold eyes. “They’re already here.”

Buzz...

It was at this moment the sky abruptly darkened. What looked like black water was pouring down from the sky and blocking all light.

Countless ugly and misshapen monsters could be seen standing amidst the black waters. They were all giving off deadly presences.

This was especially true for the two figures leading the group. Judging from their auras, they could only be Sages.

“How did they arrive so quickly?!”

The queen of Old Jingjue blanched. It was clear that every single one of Ye Qing’s pursuers had borrowed strength from the Black Water Heavenly God and transformed into monsters.

Even worse, two of the three heads of the Black Water Divine Sect had shown up. They too had borrowed strength from the Black Water Heavenly God and transformed into powerful monsters.

This was obviously an unwinnable fight.

“You should leave, senior. I’ll hold them off.”

“Can you?” He wasn’t expecting the queen of Old Jingjue to be so responsible and grateful.

“I cannot,” the queen declared matter-of-factly. “Even so, I will buy you a bit of time.”

“Haha... thanks, but there is no need.”

Ye Qing laughed as he rose into the sky. “They are just earthen chickens and clay dogs[1].”

“Senior!” The queen of Old Jingjue tried to chase after him only to discover that she was pinned in place by a great power.

“Surrender, blasphemer!”

The head of Black Water Divine Sect—specifically the flaming giant with two horns on his head—rebuked Ye Qing as soon as their eyes met.

At the same time, waves rippled through space, and flame-wreathed gales overlapped with each other to form all sorts of mirages above Ye Qing’s head.

“Surrender?”

Ye Qing scoffed. “Who do you think you are?”

“If you won’t submit, then we have no choice but to capture you and offer you to the heavenly god ourselves.”

The head covered in scales and with a pair of wings—the one they called Flying Dragon—declared. His voice resembled a dragon’s, and the black water behind his back rippled like a divine decree, “Capture him.”

“Rah rah rah...”

The next moment, the black water collapsed on top of Ye Qing, and the monsters in the black water roared like they were crazy. It was like the battle cry of an army.

1. Meaning that they’re just weaklings. ☜