609: Hot Potato

Hot Potato

Zhe Huali's gaze flickered. He examined the case and tried to open it. However, the gap was tightly sealed and there was no place to pry open the case. Even if he used his demon knife to slash, he couldn't leave any mark.

Cold sweat broke out on Zhe Huali's forehead as he tried all kinds of divine arts to break the seal. He even used the divine arts of the devil path that Fu Riluo had taught him once.

He raised his head and saw phoenix feathers floating down like falling leaves in autumn—instead of withered leaves, they were blood red maple leaves.

Qin Mu was riding Qi Jiuyi in the air and plucking his feathers, beating him until he was completely covered in blood.

Qi Jiuyi was also extremely fierce. Even though he had gotten slashed on his nine heads, he twisted his neck over and spewed out trails of mysterious lights to slash at Qin Mu.

Qin Mu just focused on hammering him. The Pig Slaughtering Knife on the phoenix head suddenly flew out, leaving only nine flying swords still stuck in the heads.

The other flying swords executed Sword Treading Mountains and River, forming a painting of mountains and rivers in front of Qin Mu. This allowed the nine heads to strike freely. The painting didn't break at all.

Qin Mu's hammering was simply too ruthless. He didn't just use corporeal body divine arts, he used divine arts like Yin Yang Heaven Flipping Hands and Five Thunder Heaven Raising Bell on Qi Jiuyi. Tens of thousand stars even appeared behind him from time to time as he executed Great Overarching Heavenly Stars Palm Force.

Any kind of divine arts was like mountain splitting apart, and it wasn't only divine arts of the god path. Qin Mu would even execute strange and sinister divine arts of the devil path from time to time. Even though the power wasn't as strong as the divine arts of the god path―aside from the fact that he didn't have to spend too much effort on it—the divine arts of the devil path could target Qi Jiuyi's corporeal body. It corroded his corporeal body, corroded his primordial spirit, and significantly weakened the resistance of his corporeal body!

This was the most terrifying.

Zhe Huali saw all of these and couldn't help shuddering. If these divine arts from Qin Mu hit his body, his flesh would probably split open and his primordial spirit would probably be destroyed in just a few moves. His corporeal body would probably turn into mush!

"Qi Jiuyi didn't even die after getting beaten up like this. He's indeed stronger than me. His corporeal body has a kind of strange self-repair ability for him to even last longer. However, he would soon be beaten to death by Qin Mu! If Qi Jiuyu dies and I still haven't opened this case to get God Execution Mysterious Knife, the next one Qin Mu would kill will be...."

Zhe Huali took in a deep breath and soared into the air. He pulled out the demon knife from his back and threw it into the air. The demon knife suddenly vibrated and a huge demonic eye appeared behind it.

With the appearance of this demon eye, knife light shone into this eye. The knife light instantly filled the whole sky, flooding toward Qin Mu and Qi Jiuyi.

His long knife was broad and powerful. Zhe Huali's knife skills were different from Butcher's Nine Skills of Heaven Knife. Nine Skills of Heaven Knife walked the righteous path and it wasn't proficient in calculation. However, it sought an overwhelming, righteous and boundless power, transforming the brilliance of a literary hero into knife light to execute them out!

Zhe Huali's knife skill was mostly inherited from Luo Wushuang, whose knife skills were skilled in calculation. It was slightly similar to Dao Sect's Dao Sword. However, Dao Sword used algebra to calculate the great Dao, while Divine Knife Luo's knife skills used rules to establish the great Dao.

This was the biggest difference between the two.

Zhe Huali raised his knife and laughed, "Senior brothers, let just forget today's matter. Let me help resolve both of your conflicts. We are all here together in a different star, so we should get along and think of a way to leave. Why are we fighting against each other?"

Even though he had said that, his knife skill didn't have any intention of stopping the conflict. Most of the power from the knife skill was placed on Qin Mu's body, while the knife light that landed in Qi Jiuyi was just enough.

After all, Qi Jiuyi was severely injured. If he gave him another knife, he might not be able to withstand it. On the other hand, Qin Mu was still vigorous, so he needed to beat down Qin Mu and make him fall back by showing him trouble.

When his knife light rushed over, Qin Mu immediately stretched out his hand to take a grab. The paintings of mountains and rivers formed by Sword Treading Mountains and Rivers instantly shrank towards his hand and transformed into a sword pellet.

Qin Mu swung his sword. From the sword pellet, a sword light that was as thick as a bucket appeared. The sword pillar faced the demon knife and Qin Mu was thrown off from the collision. He flew backward and left the back of Qi Jiuyi.

He had used several great divine arts repeatedly and all kinds of divine arts scattered down like rain. He didn't have much vital qi left, so he couldn't face off with Zhe Huali.

Zhe Huali inwardly sighed when he saw that he didn't kill him with one knife. He kept the knife light that filled the sky.

Tens of thousands of knife lights combined and transformed back into a demon knife as it flew back. It then sheathed itself in the knife sheath behind Zhe Huali's back.

After all, Zhe Huali had just been defeated by Qi Jiuyi and he was still covered in injuries. Even though his remaining vital qi cultivation was much denser than Qin Mu, if they really fought, he wasn't confident that he could take down Qin Mu.

Furthermore, if he could kill Qin Mu, he would have to personally face Qi Jiuyi. Qi Jiuyi's abilities were also above his, otherwise, he would have been defeated by him.

Zhe Huali sheathed the knife and said with a smile, "Senior brothers, we have to see each other frequently, so why don't we each take a step back and everything will be fine?"

Qi Jiuyi's true body landed on the ground and his body trembled. He gave a painful cry and gradually transformed back into human. There were still nine swords stuck in his nine heads. When his nine heads combined into one, the nine swords didn't combine at all. They almost tore open his wound.

Qi Jiuyi frantically pulled out the swords. His back was all bloodied and he had broken many bones. He shattered quite a few ribs, so he could only stoop his body.

He was originally a handsome young man with an elegant demeanor, but after this beating from Qin Mu, he was even more miserable than when he got beaten up by Qin Mu and Zhe Huali together. He couldn't live up to that title any longer.

Luckily for him, his recovery speed was astonishing. As long as he didn't die, it wasn't a big problem.

Qin Mu walked over and the three of them stood in a triangle.

Qin Mu looked at the nine flying swords and asked pleasantly, "Brother Qi's abilities are strong. If you didn't insist on using the mirror to fix me in place, you might not have lost. If we fight for life and death, it's actually fifty-fifty. Brother Qi, can you return those flying swords to me?"

Qi Jiuyi sneered as he grabbed the nine swords tightly. "Fifty-fifty? You are underestimating the divine arts of the celestial heavens. Brother Qin, can you return the mirror to me?"

"No."

Qin Mu waved his hand and said, "You can keep the nine swords first. I'll take them back once I kill you. Senior Brother Li, can you return that small case to me? I have exchanged that with my life. Both of you had blocked the door with your divine arts. If it weren't for my wits, I would have almost died."

Zhe Huali gave a dry laugh and said righteously, "Brother Qin should take it back after killing me."

"How could I do that?" Qin Mu's face was full of smiles.

Qi Jiuyi was also staring at the small case in Zhe Huali's hands. Zhe Huali's gaze flickered and he probed, "Brother Qi's identity is respected and the position of your teacher is also extremely high in the celestial heavens. You should know how to activate this case. Can you tell me?"

Qi Jiuyi coughed violently and spat out pieces of shattered bones. His crooked body straightened slightly and the sword mark that Qin Mu left on his forehead also slowly shrank. This made both Zhe Huali and Qin Mu nervous.

The recovery speed of this Qi Jiuyi was simply too powerful. He was simply an undying body that couldn't be killed. He could still recover so fast while having such heavy injuries.

The reason why he spat the shattered bones was because of the new ribs growing in his chest.

Qin Mu was very envious. This kind of undying body was truly useful. He just didn't know if it was the effect of Qi Jiuyi's Emperor's Throne technique or if it was an innate talent of the nine-headed phoenix race.

After coughing, Qi Jiuyi felt better and panted heavily. "Give me the small case, let me open it for you." It was evident that even though his injuries could heal fast, it still took a huge toll on his body. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so tired.

Zhe Huali shook his head as he said, "After this small case lands in your hands and you open it to show God Execution Mysterious Knife, Brother Qin and I will instantly have our heads separated from our body."

Qin Mu suggested, "Why don't we do it like this? Brother Li, let us first get rid of Brother Qi. We can then study how to open this small case. With both of our intelligence working together, we can definitely open it!"

Zhe Huali said with a smile, "If I believe you, I would be an idiot."

The three of them were at a stalemate.

Suddenly, a hoarse voice rang out behind them. "You guys keep fighting back and forth, but have you asked me, the original owner? Return this small case to the rightful owner."

Qin Mu and the rest had a huge change in expression. He hurriedly looked at the source of the sound. He saw Chi Xi, who was skinny as a match, walking towards them with legs that were like firewood. They were already not far from him!

This executioner of Crimson Light Era had three heads that were shriveled up like black dried tomatoes. His eye sockets were sunken and his eyeballs were like dried up dates.

The lions below his three heads were also wrinkly, as though he couldn't hold up his own heads.

He was like a big prawn with three heads. The three arms on his left were propped onto one stick. He must have propped the stick to move forward with difficulty.

Qin Mu and Qi Jiuyi had fought here fiercely, and the activity was extremely huge. It wasn't hard for Chi Xi to find his way here. However, from seeing how much trouble he had with the rod, one had to wonder how he had made his way here. After all, Qin Mu had to escape for a long time before finally meeting Qi Jiuyi.

Chi Xi must have remarkable abilities, and that must be the reason why even though walking was difficult, he could still use some magic power.

Veins popped out on his forehead and he thought of another matter. He muttered to himself and said, "It rained?"

"That's right, it rained."

Chi Xi had an appearance as though he could die anytime. He said weakly, "After you left, it rained not long later. The heaven took pity on me and I finally managed to drink some water that isn't poisoned."

Qin Mu blinked his eyes and stood there without moving. Qi Jiuyi and Zhe Huali were already gradually retreating, and the two of them suddenly turned to run.

Thud. Thud.2

The two of them crashed on an invisible wall and got bounced back.

Chi Xi said indifferently, "There's still no person who can escape from my hands in this world... Yes, you are the first. You escaped, you should be proud."

The person he meant was Qin Mu. In turn, Qin Mu revealed an honest smile.

Suddenly, Zhe Huali threw the small case straight to Qin Mu and shouted, "Brother Qin, I shall return you your treasure! The green mountains won't change and the flow of the river is endless!" When he finished saying this, he crashed into the invisible wall again.

Zhe Huali could only turn back and stand there obediently.

On the other side, Qin Mu's honest smile froze. He threw out the small case he just received to Qi Jiuyi. He said with a smile, "Brother Qi, you can open the case. This case now belongs to you!"

"Merely a dried corpse of Crimson Light Era, to dare to go against the celestial heavens, let me kill him!"

Qi Jiuyi gave a faint smile, and his fingers moved up and down. Runes flowed out continuously from his ten fingers as he tried to open the case.

After a while, his face turned black. He couldn't open this case at all!

The case that contained God Execution Mysterious Knife in the celestial heavens also had a seal. He knew the arrangement of the runes for that case, but the rune arrangement needed to open this case in his hands was obviously different from the one in the celestial heavens!

The corners of Qi Jiuyi's eyes twitched and he looked at Qin Mu in despair. Qin Mu looked up in the sky. His feet tapped on the ground as he pretended to admire the clouds.

Qi Jiuyi looked at Zhe Huali helplessly. Zhe Huali looked at his own fingernails seriously before biting the nail on his thumb.

Qi Jiuyi looked at the three-headed and six-armed 'dried corpse' that was currently walking towards him. He suddenly had a flash of inspiration and he knelt down while holding the small case up high. "Senior, pardon my life!"

Chi Xi sneered and walked over shakily while propping himself on the rod. "This case naturally has the rune arrangement of Crimson Light Era. When you used the runes of your so-called celestial heavens to solve it, isn't it just playing the lute to a cow? You guys aren't fighting over this case anymore? It's pretty lively to see you guys fighting over it, go on."

Qin Mu blinked and looked at Zhe Huali.

Zhe Huali also looked at him and thought to himself. 'He must be thinking the same thing, if he should also kneel down and beg for his life. Should I kneel or not?'

He was in a dilemma.

Qin Mu thought to himself. 'It seems that Zhe Huali is truly my nemesis, to have thought of the same thing as me. No matter what, Chi Xi will take all our lives and use our blood to nourish his corporeal body. He will definitely maintain his unflinching righteousness like me.'

"So, no one is fighting over this case anymore?"

Chi Xi sneered and walked up with the rod. "Since no one wants it, I shall—"

A voice suddenly rang out. "I want it!"

A hand stretched out and gently took the small case away from Qi Jiuyi's hands.

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