Chapter 942: Sorry, Captain, I am a bad person

"Dean, stop!" Xu Xiaoshou finally came to his senses from the terrifying combat power of Ye Xiaotian and shouted out in alarm.

He had truly been scared witless by Ye Xiaotian's "Wan Jie Zhi Zhu."

Who could have imagined that when Ye Xiaotian encountered Huang Quan, even after activating his domain, he was still beaten senseless and forced to flee in panic?

But once the opponent changed, with Huang Quan replaced by Murong Ying, a Zhan Dao powerhouse was completely outmatched in front of Ye Xiaotian!

In a single exchange, Murong Ying's domain was seized, his body controlled, turning him into a helpless fish on the chopping block, at the mercy of others.

While Xu Xiaoshou was still reeling from the shocking transformation in the dean's strength, the man turned around and seemed ready to smash him to death!

How could that happen?

This was one of their own!

"Dean, don't mess around..." Xu Xiaoshou shouted while calling out, his face shifting as he waved his hands frantically: "I'm Xu Xiaoshou! I'm an outer court disciple of Tian Sang Ling Gong! Dean, please don't do anything rash—I just saved your life!"

"Received suspicion, passive value, 2."

Murong Ying, hidden in the void but now restrained, was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

Wang Chao?

The holy slave Xu Xiaoshou?

What on earth was going on?

Ye Xiaotian, with one hand plunged into the spatial fragments, stared at the throne enforcer whose face had suddenly changed to a familiar one, and he was momentarily stunned.

Xu Xiaoshou?

Was it really Xu Xiaoshou?

After a brief pause, Ye Xiaotian burst into laughter, almost amused by the "Xu Xiaoshou" in front of him.

"As expected, you've mastered the space attribute and understand how to use spatial mirror refraction to shape-shift and impersonate others. But can you fool others with that? Can you fool me, Ye Xiaotian?"

Without hesitation, Ye Xiaotian reached to break off a fragment of the sky, intent on smashing the throne enforcer who dared to toy with him.

Not far away, Murong Ying, controlled by the "Wan Jie Zhi Zhu" domain, reacted upon hearing this—the appearance of "Xu Xiaoshou" was likely Wang Chao's scheme.

That guy Wang Chao, even in such a critical moment, still had such cunning thoughts and managed to act on them to buy time?

"I can't give up..." Murong Ying tried to seize the opportunity.

Wang Chao had indeed won him some time.

In the short period he was restrained, Murong Ying had familiarized himself with the power of "Wan Jie Zhi Zhu" and reached a conclusion: "Even if I can't forcibly break free, since this is just a throne-level domain, I can use the heavenly dao suppression from my Zhan Dao realm over the throne-level dao realm to escape smoothly."

No sooner had he thought this than Murong Ying acted immediately.

In terms of cultivation, he was indeed one minor realm above Ye Xiaotian, so his comprehension of the heavenly dao was also a level higher.

Although within the "Wan Jie Zhi Zhu" domain, nearly 99 percent of other elements were eliminated, leaving only space attribute forces, and the less than 1 percent of shadow elements were ones he couldn't even access, but since it was daytime, shadows were everywhere!

Murong Ying lowered his gaze, revealing his form from the void.

Soon, a faint shadow appeared on the ground.

He quickly connected with his own shadow, establishing a bond.

"Dun Ying Technique!"

With a surge in his qi sea, spiritual energy roiled, and Murong Ying's body turned into a streak of light, flowing from the void into the shadow on the ground.

Ye Xiaotian immediately turned his head.

How sharp was he?

Though he seemed half-focused in the air, targeting Wang Chao, he hadn't relaxed his watch on Murong Ying at all.

After all, Wang Chao at the same realm couldn't harm him, but the Zhan Dao Murong Ying could still turn the tables if he slipped up.

Sensing that Murong Ying had broken free from his domain's restraints, Ye Xiaotian swiftly changed tactics.

Midway through his "Bain Tian Hand," with the sky fragment not yet broken off, he twisted his wrist, redirecting the downward force backward. His right hand, inserted into the Void Island, used the counterforce against space to yank back viciously.

"Shattered Chaos!"

With a ripping sound, the void was like a large tablecloth, twisted into countless folds by Ye Xiaotian's pull.

Then the folds shattered, and all the space within the "Wan Jie Zhi Zhu" domain on Gu Yin Ya collapsed like a mirror.

Crack... crack...

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sounds of cracking and explosions echoed.

This all-around, three-dimensional collapse left no escape—not even for Murong Ying, who had just transformed into light and merged into his shadow, as he couldn't mount an effective defense in time.

Sizzle!

As spatial patterns cracked through the middle of the shadow, Murong Ying let out a miserable scream, his body sliced by the spatial cuts, blood spurting from the wounds.

And that was just the first wave of damage from "Shattered Chaos"!

As the dense spatial fissures erupted, Murong Ying's hidden shadow shattered into over a hundred pieces, blood splattering from the edges—it was gruesome!

Thud...

The "Dun Ying Technique" couldn't withstand such an intense attack. Murong Ying's body was blasted out of the shadow, covered in blood, his body cracked all over. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura severely weakened.

He summoned a bell cauldron to hide his battered body inside.

But the cauldron tumbled amidst the relentless spatial collapse and was eventually shattered into pieces, turning into specks of crystal. Murong Ying was thrown out again, slamming heavily into the edge of the cliff.

He was just half a step from falling into the abyss!

"What terrifying power... In his domain, I can't fight back at all..." Murong Ying struggled to prop himself up to avoid tumbling into the cliff bottom.

He turned his head slightly, shifting his gaze.

Below the cliff, clouds swirled, and from the depths, a strange attraction seemed to beckon him downward.

Murong Ying pulled his focus back, not daring to look further, knowing that the bottom of Gu Yin Ya likely hid great dangers, so how could he go down?

The Yun Lun Mountains were originally a spiritual range.

Even though the Sheng Shen Hall had taken a section for the Wang Cheng trials, there were still some dangerous areas untouched, harboring immense risks. Due to time constraints, these places had only been sealed by the enforcers.

Murong Ying didn't know what was sealed beneath Gu Yin Ya.

This area's seal wasn't his responsibility.

But even amid this battle, the thing at the cliff bottom could still draw his attention, hinting at its terror.

"What about Wang Chao?" As his thoughts returned to the fight, Murong Ying swallowed a pill to heal while glancing toward the other side, only to find that his team member Wang Chao was gone.

"Dead?" Murong Ying was stunned, grief surging in his heart.

The "Shattered Chaos" of spatial mysteries was devastatingly powerful. Even he, who could immunize 90 percent of damage by turning into a shadow, had barely survived and almost been killed on the spot.

How could Wang Chao, merely at Dao Jing, defend against it?

"You bastard..." Glancing back at the white-haired intruder, Murong Ying felt a surge of anger, wanting to avenge his team member Wang Chao.

But his remaining rationality made him notice that the white-haired youth's state was off.

This guy isn't paying attention to me at all. He didn't even notice me taking the pill; he's just scanning around, like he's searching for something... Murong Ying's mind flashed with a sudden realization.

Wang Chao!

He's looking for Wang Chao!

In this place, it's just him and Wang Chao. He heavily injured me but lost track of Wang Chao, so he's preventing any surprises?

No, how could Wang Chao have a technique to dodge that attack?

Did he use an escape technique, or a spatial teleportation array to leave?

A spatial array... But is that even possible under a domain sealed by spatial mysteries?

Murong Ying was full of doubts.

As he pondered, a figure suddenly appeared on the other side, having just ended its invisible state, with a face full of shock and a loud cry:

"Dean, have you lost your mind? I'm really the outer court disciple Xu Xiaoshou! I was the one who saved you from Huang Quan just now!"

You ungrateful dog... Xu Xiaoshou was furious with Ye Xiaotian but didn't dare say the last part out loud.

Ye Xiaotian flicked his fingers and paused.

"Invisibility..." He narrowed his eyes slightly, realizing this was indeed one of Xu Xiaoshou's abilities.

His "Shattered Chaos" technique—escape arts or teleports wouldn't work!

Because within the "Wan Jie Zhi Zhu" domain, escape arts were just faster movements, and teleports would still be detected.

So, Xu Xiaoshou, who emerged unscathed without even his clothes torn, must have truly vanished from the spot during that terrifying burst.

"Wang Chao..." Ye Xiaotian wondered suspiciously.

He didn't know if this enforcer Wang Chao had mastered something like Xu Xiaoshou's "invisibility," or if this was still part of the deception.

Did he have some trump card to mimic Xu Xiaoshou?

Or was he actually Xu Xiaoshou?

Thinking back to when he was trapped by Huang Quan and the sudden appearance of the Eighth Sword Immortal...

And how Xu Xiaoshou loved to impersonate others to turn the tables...

Ye Xiaotian didn't dare act rashly, afraid of mistakenly harming his own ally.

He knew that while Xu Xiaoshou was skilled at impersonation, his real cultivation was only at Zong Shi level, as fragile as a cracker against spatial mysteries.

"First, restrain him and deal with the Zhan Dao one." Ye Xiaotian didn't take chances and absolutely wouldn't let an uncertain factor run free. He immediately clenched his hand toward Xu Xiaoshou's position.

"Restrain!"

The domain's power gathered.

Space formed into six gates, trying to lock Xu Xiaoshou in place.

"Damn it..." Xu Xiaoshou cursed inwardly but knew he couldn't blame the dean for being cautious in this situation.

Still, understanding was one thing—he absolutely couldn't let himself be restrained.

After all, there was a chance Ye Xiaotian might not recognize him as a Tian Sang Ling Gong outer court disciple and kill him on the spot after capturing him!

"Invisibility." His figure flickered and turned invisible again, stepping out of the restraint range just before the space sealed.

"Nicely done!" On the other side, Murong Ying silently applauded in his heart, almost cheering.

He had only brought Wang Chao along for the statements.

Murong Ying never expected Wang Chao to perform so exceptionally in this battle.

Not only revealing various hidden cards he hadn't used before, but also cleverly using the "Xu Xiaoshou" identity to distract the opponent, buying him a lot of time.

Seizing the moment when the white-haired intruder's attention was diverted, Murong Ying didn't waste the opportunity Wang Chao created. He stealthily reached up and touched his earlobe.

The highest communication—just tap three times.

As long as the white-haired intruder didn't notice and restrain him, even if he died, the man would fall to Rao Jian Xian's sword!

Tap... tap...

With excitement in his heart, Murong Ying quickly tapped twice.

But just as the third tap was about to land, a faint whooshing sound reached his ear.

Swoosh.

It seemed like something had flown away?

Murong Ying was startled and turned his head, shocked to see a finger flying off the cliff edge, quickly vanishing into the cloud sea.

Hiss!

The next second, pain made his face twitch as he realized the flying finger was his own!

What just happened... Murong Ying suddenly looked toward the white-haired intruder, only to find the man had just noticed his action and was turning with an angry glare.

"It wasn't him?" Murong Ying's pupils contracted.

"It was me, Wang Chao... I did it!"

In his shock, Murong Ying heard a mocking voice.

This time, he didn't turn his head. Instead, he instinctively slapped the ground and burst backward, then scanned with his spiritual sense.

Where he had been standing, another person appeared—it was his team member Wang Chao, still disguised as Xu Xiaoshou!

Murong Ying: ???

"Received suspicion, passive value, 1."

Wang Chao was fake...

Xu Xiaoshou was real...

From the beginning, I brought a fake person along and have been working with him?

Murong Ying's lips twitched, clutching his severed finger, his eyes full of disbelief.

Thinking about how there had always been a fake by his side, Murong Ying felt his mind about to explode.

After all, they had cowered together under that large rock, witnessing each other's fear; they had also exchanged statements in the spatial fragments, chatting amicably...

No!

If Wang Chao was fake, when did the impersonation start?

During that encounter under the large rock?

Or from the operations in the Yun Lun Mountains, had his team member Wang Chao been replaced?

No, no!

The holy slave Xu Xiaoshou was involved in other major events in the Yun Lun Mountains, and Wang Chao only left his side during missions.

These timelines sometimes matched and sometimes didn't—they couldn't overlap at all...

The more Murong Ying thought, the more horrified he became, the clues making his scalp tingle.

He couldn't dwell on it. He suddenly raised his hand, trying to send out intelligence about his dire situation.

Again, he reached for his earlobe...

Again, for the combat communicator...

But as soon as he touched it, Murong Ying felt intense pain in his earlobe!

His earlobe was gone!

Just like that finger!

"When did that happen..." At this moment, Murong Ying's heart sank to the bottom. His fingers stiffened, his face etched with despair.

Sigh...

At the cliff edge, Xu Xiaoshou let out a long sigh, holding a piece of flesh between his fingers—along with the captain-level combat communicator on it—and gently shook it toward the two in front.

Murong Ying stared at him, his lips moving as if to curse, but no words came out.

Ye Xiaotian closed his eyes deeply, knowing Xu Xiaoshou had proven his identity through his actions, but... why did he always have to impersonate others like this? Was it fun?

"Received fear, passive value, 1."

"Received silent criticism, passive value, 1."

The battlefield suddenly fell silent.

Only Xu Xiaoshou stood at the cliff edge, sighing, his mind flooded with endless questions.

"Why? Why do you believe me when I lie? But whenever I tell the truth, whether friends or enemies, no one believes me? Is this the 'Boy Who Cried Wolf' effect..."

Xu Xiaoshou was full of complaints, truly helpless.

He looked at Murong Ying and dropped his disguise with a chuckle.

"Sorry, Captain, I disappointed you. I'm a bad guy."

With that, he tossed the piece of flesh—and the captain-level combat communicator that held all of Murong Ying's hopes—into the cloud sea at the center of Gu Yin Ya, letting it vanish with the wind.