Chapter 1716: True Or False (1/2)

There was very obvious star power in the Void Mirror.

The star power came from the Magnetic Star Crystal, which had clearly been refined by Ji Cang long ago.

Otherwise, the Magnetic Star Crystals that had fallen into Nie Tian’s hand wouldn’t have returned to Ji Cang.

Ji Cang had been saying that he had been fatally injured, but he had been holding onto the Magnetic Star Crystal.

Why didn’t he hand over the Magnetic Star Crystal that was useless to him to Nie Tian?

All the Void Spirits that had attacked Dong Li had shunned Nie Tian because his flame domain had emitted the Divine Flame’s aura.

Ji Cang was so weak that he was dying, but why had the Void Spirits ignored him and never attacked him?

In addition, Ji Cang had been emphasizing that he needed to go into the Dark Abyss, as if entering the Dark Abyss was his real purpose.

When Nie Tian had expressed his intention to abandon this action to go help his parents, Ji Cang had persuaded him not to.

All he wanted was to use Nie Tian and the Divine Flame to find the so-called “gate” so that he could step into the Dark Abyss!

He didn’t care about anything else.

FIZZ! FIZZ!

Pei Qiqi held the Void Mirror, and felt its broken soul slowly regathering in the mirror because of the infusion of her unusual spatial power. Then, she said, “My master was killed here, and even the Void Mirror’s soul was attacked and exploded. Every wisp of its dissipating soul contains star power that is eating away at its soul awareness.

“Members of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace are proficient in star power. Given my master’s cultivation base and status in the Mortal World, I can’t think of anyone who could kill him but you.”

The hatred in her eyes grew stronger and stronger. “Why?!”

Nie Tian and Dong Li also looked extremely grave.

Ji Cang was the sectmaster of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace and the strongest cultivator in the Mortal World!

Why on earth would this legendary figure kill Qu Yi?

BOOM!

The black tortoise squeaked softly as it even displayed its colossal body.

Its shell was like a pitch-dark land, with many dark patterns that looked like interwoven black lightning bolts on it, looking vigorous and lively.

Several of its amazing bloodline talents were instantly activated.

A cloud of dense darkness rose from the tortoise’s shell and engulfed Ji Cang.

Ji Cang’s thin body first vanished in the darkness.

Seconds later, however, he reappeared.

His dim eyes grew brighter and brighter, like the brightest stars in the night sky!

The light in his eyes pierced through the darkness and illuminated a vast area of the dark land as he said, “Nie Tian, I’m the sectmaster of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace, and you’re a Son of the Stars. Qu Yi is just a stranger. The Mortal World may have enough energies to allow a paragon to emerge, but only one!

“Like me, Qu Yi was also eager to become a paragon, so he could surpass me.” He explained with a sincere expression, “after stepping into the dark land, he suddenly attacked me. I was forced to fight back. After my battle with him, I was seriously injured and could hardly recover, so I placed my hopes in the Dark Abyss, wanting to step into it. I’m sorry for his death, but I had no choice.”

“Don’t believe him,” Pei Qiqi said icily. “My master’s soul has vanished, but the Void Mirror’s soul is regathering slowly. I believe that with the help of my power, it will wake up eventually. As soon as it does, we’ll know the authenticity of his statements.”

“We don’t need to wait for the soul to wake up,” Dong Li spoke as the Dark Aureole above her head released darkness. “He overpowered the black tortoise, which shows that he still has power, and his hidden power is extremely strong. He has been pretending since I met him. He clearly harbors malicious intentions.”