Chapter 1717: What Did I Do Wrong?

“Oh great Black Water Heavenly God, please grant me your strength...”

“Oh boundless Lord of Sickness, please grant me your great power...”

Many Eyed prostrated himself and kept calling out to the Black Water Heavenly God.

As he cried, the imprint that connected his mind and the Black Water Heavenly God suddenly flickered into life.

“I knew it! I knew that the heavenly god hadn't abandoned me!”

Ecstatic, Many Eyed grew even more zealous. “Great Black Water Heavenly God, your faithful disciple humbly requests that you grant me the strength to slay this blasphemer and offer up his head and heart to you...”

“Great... huh?”

It was at this moment a dazzling light erupted from the imprint inside his mind, and he heard what could only be described as a hysterical shout coming from the light. It sounded like... “Fuck off”?

“Fuck off?”

Man Eyed was stunned to say the least.

Is he yelling at me? Is he telling me to fuck off? What did I do wrong?

It was at this moment the imprint in his mind suddenly disappeared into nothing, and the weak link between him and the Black Water Heavenly God was severed just like that.

It almost felt like the Black Water Heavenly God was in a hurry to cut off his connection with him.

No, it wasn’t “felt like”. It was the plain and simple truth.

But why did the Black Water Heavenly God do this?

He did not know. He only knew that he hadn’t just heard anger from the Black Water Heavenly God’s shout. There was also fear.

What was the Black Water Heavenly God afraid of, so much so that he destroyed the link between them in a hurry?

Was it because the thing he feared was close to him?

But what was this thing?

What could terrify the great Black Water Heavenly God so?

There was a big question mark on Many Eyed’s face. He just couldn’t figure it out.

“Tsk... What a shame. Just a little more, and I would have gotten him.”

It was at this moment a sigh entered Many Eyed’s ears.

“What’s a shame?”

Many Eyed asked the question without thinking before realizing his mistake. When he looked up, he realized with a startle that Ye Qing was standing right in front of him. His pupils were still swimming in black and white.

“I was this close to identifying your heavenly god’s hiding spot and catching him.”

It really was a shame. When Many Eyed was calling out to the Black Water Heavenly God, he had used the Yin Yang Spell Eyes to trace the link between the duo and almost discovered the location of the Black Water Heavenly God’s true body. Alas, the Black Water Heavenly God was decisive and severed the link between him and Many Eyed immediately, abandoning his worshiper but also saving himself from discovery.

At first, Ye Qing’s remark made Many Eyed feel both amused and incredulous. Then, he recalled his earlier guess.

The Black Water Heavenly God was afraid of something, but it wasn't a thing that he was afraid of. It was... this man before him?

A human had terrified the great Black Water Heavenly God?

Many Eyed’s eyes were wide open, and his mouth was half agape. He wanted to say something but wasn’t sure what.

Right now, shock and disbelief were the only emotions left inside him. So great were these emotions that they overwhelmed even the fear of death.

It was mainly because he knew that there was no longer any hope for him to survive this.

Sometimes, numbness and despair brought calm.

“Do you want to live?”

It was at this moment Ye Qing asked him a surprising question.

Many Eyed looked up at the man before him. “Can I still live?”

Ye Qing replied indifferently, “That depends on your next action.”

“My next action?” Many Eyed was caught off guard, though he quickly figured out Ye Qing’s meaning. He let out a cold chuckle. “You want me to work with you to take out the Black Water Heavenly God? Do you think that’s possible?”

“He abandoned you, didn’t he?” Ye Qing declared. “Besides, you don’t want to die, do you?”

Many Eyed fell silent for a moment. Then, he said, “Fine. I’ll cooperate with you.”

After the Black Water Heavenly God removed the imprint in his mind and severed the connection between them, his faith and belief in the Black Water Heavenly God had become weaker than before.

Most importantly, he didn’t want to die. So, he agreed to Ye Qing’s proposition.

“Cooperate?” Ye Qing wore a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. “Make no mistake, we are not cooperating. If you wish to live, then you

must

obey me. There is no other option.”

There was a short silence, and Many Eyed nodded helplessly.

“Now come.”

Ye Qing brought Many Eyed to the queen of Old Jingjue, and the queen hurriedly bowed to Ye Qing. “Greetings, senior.”

She had seen everything from the start until the end. Naturally, her respect and fear toward Ye Qing had reached its peak. She did not dare to disrespect him even a little.

Ye Qing nodded in acknowledgement before saying, “He’s yours now.”

“He’s mine?” The queen of Old Jingjue looked puzzled. “I do not understand, senior.”

Ye Qing explained, “We’ve dealt the Black Water Heavenly God a severe blow. Now is the best time to remove him once and for all. He is one of the heads of the Black Water Divine Sect, and he knows the Black Water Heavenly God better than anyone else. With is aid, you may be able to locate the Black Water Heavenly God faster and eliminate him entirely.”

“I see! Thank you, senior!”

The queen of Old Jingjue exclaimed in realization before asking, “I just have a question. Aren’t you going to wrap up this business yourself?”

Ye Qing wore a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. “I already prepared the meal for you. Do you want me to serve you as well?”

The queen of Old Jingjue immediately understood his meaning and apologized, “I wouldn’t dare! That wasn’t what I meant, senior.”

“Alright, I have other businesses to attend to. I leave the rest to you.”

Ye Qing waved his hand and turned around to leave. “If fate wills it, then we will meet again.”

By the time the queen of Old Jingjue recovered her wits, Ye Qing was already gone.

“Senior! Senior!”

The queen of Old Jingjue shouted, “May I please know your name? Please tell me your name so we may engrave your memory into our hearts for eternity!”

The queen of Old Jingjue shouted a couple more times but received no response. Just when she was feeling disappointed, a transient response came from the sky, “I am just a nobody. If fate wills it, then we will meet again.”

A long time later, the queen of Old Jingjue let out a long sigh. “He is a true champion!”

......

After the Black Water Heavenly God suffered grievous damage, and all of the elites and champions of the Black Water Divine Sect had fallen, the conspiracy of the Black Water Divine Sect fell apart on its own. The disasters ravaging multiple places in the Western Regions were easily suppressed as well.

What should have culminated into a grand disaster that ravaged the Western Regions for countless years to come was neutralized just like that.

It was to the point where it felt like a joke.

Later, with the help of one of former heads of the Black Water Divine Sect, Many Eyed, the nations of the Western Regions launched an annihilation operation against the remnants of the Black Water Divine Sect.

In just the span of weeks, the Black Water Divine Sect that had plagued the Western Regions for centuries like a persistent maggot no matter how many times they were attacked were eradicated from the surface of the earth. They completely disappeared from the Western Regions just like that.