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Chapter 672: Chapter 664: The Strongest Power

These eyes…

Ji Xiaoyu felt a chill run down her spine, and she couldn’t help but ask, “You didn’t die?”

Back then, it was with these eyes that the Unbeatable Emperor defeated her. As soon as these eyes opened, she was drawn into a strange Illusion Realm.

In the Illusion Realm, she was besieged by multiple versions of herself until she was defeated.

Even now, she could not comprehend it when she recalled the incident.

What kind of Divine Skill was that, making her turn against herself? The battle within the Illusion Realm didn’t feel like a hallucination, because afterwards, the injuries she sustained there manifested in reality.

These mysterious eyes didn’t answer Ji Xiaoyu, only stared coldly at her.

Ji Xiaoyu sensed something was wrong, her expression changed drastically. She instinctively tried to get up, but an unbelievably terrifying force suppressed her, preventing her from rising.

The other party was probing her karma!

No!

He wasn’t the Unbeatable Emperor!

Ji Xiaoyu could feel that the oppressive force was much stronger than that of the Unbeatable Emperor. It was an unimaginable power, even Gu An did not bring such a terrifying sense of pressure.

Could he be the entity behind the Unbeatable Emperor?

Investigating the cause of the Unbeatable Emperor’s death?

Ji Xiaoyu instinctively thought of Gu An, but in an instant, she focused her attention back on the figure before her.

Were these eyes a bloodline heritage?

She had heard from Yuan Songzi that the Emperor Clan, behind the Unbeatable Emperor, dared to take the title of Emperor because they had nurtured many Daoist Emperors. Cultivating so many Great Dao Emperors was beyond the reach of a mere Daoist Technique legacy; the bloodline talent of the Emperor Clan must be extraordinary.

Just then.

The eyes closed, but Ji Xiaoyu did not relax, as the suppressive force was still there.

A silhouette emerged from the black mist at the zenith, an elderly man in black robes, his white hair tied beneath a crown, exuding an extraordinary aura, with a coldness between his brows that sent chills down one’s spine.

His purple eyes seemed able to penetrate the soul, causing Ji Xiaoyu’s heart to tremble.

Ji Xiaoyu saw a shadow of the Unbeatable Emperor in him.

This person clearly had some connection to the Unbeatable Emperor.

The old man in black descended from the sky, landing in front of Ji Xiaoyu. He raised his right hand towards Ji Xiaoyu’s forehead.

Faced with such a dire situation, Ji Xiaoyu felt despair in her heart but showed no fear, instead staring straight at the old man in black.

Clap!

A hand suddenly pressed on the old man’s shoulder, the sound not loud, yet at this moment, it reverberated throughout the hall.

The purple eyes of the old man in black widened suddenly, and Ji Xiaoyu saw the newcomer behind him, which made her expression complicated.

Suddenly!

The old man’s soul flew out of his body, turning to face the figure behind his flesh, his eyes wide open, emitting a terrifying aura.

However, nothing happened!

The old man couldn’t help but exclaim, “How is this possible? Who exactly are you?”

His Immortal Emperor’s Eye was actually suppressed by the other party, unable to unleash its Divine Skill power. It was the first time he encountered such a situation, even encountering an existence with a higher Cultivation Level, his Immortal Emperor’s Eye could cause trouble.

Gu An slightly lifted his head, looking at the old man’s soul, his expression indifferent. His right hand squeezed, forcibly pulling the old man’s soul back into his body. Immediately, the old man’s flesh rapidly shrunk, finally disappearing into his palm.

Gu An’s right hand tightened, then tucked it into his arms, as if he were holding a small trinket.

This scene left Ji Xiaoyu momentarily dazed.

With the disappearance of the old man, the pressure suppressing her also vanished, but she remained sitting on the cushion.

The hall plunged into silence once more.

Gu An looked at Ji Xiaoyu, suddenly at a loss for words, as the two stared at each other.

Ji Xiaoyu regained her composure and asked, “Did you anticipate his arrival long ago, or did you notice him the moment he arrived?”

Gu An replied, “Both. I keep an eye on you when I have nothing else to do.”

These words caused a subtle change in Ji Xiaoyu’s gaze.

Does he care about me?

Thinking this, Ji Xiaoyu felt a little elated inside, though she did not show it on her face.

Gu An could hear her inner thoughts, which boosted his confidence. He smiled and said, “Miss Third, do you have any grievances against me? Not visiting for years and going off on the Path of the Great Dao. If you came to me, I could surely grant you power stronger than a Daoist Emperor.”

He still preferred to call Ji Xiaoyu “Miss Third,” as it reminded him of the past.

“I can’t bear such a title, and I’m no longer associated with the Ji Family,” Ji Xiaoyu replied, pondering how to deal with Gu An.

She knew Gu An’s words might be true, but she still didn’t want to rely on him.

Gu An sighed inwardly, she’s indeed proud.

With a wave of his right hand, a Dao Treasure flew to Ji Xiaoyu and Gu An said, “This is a Dao Treasure I crafted, called the Reincarnation Endless Map. It contains the Path of Reincarnation, capable of eliminating the residual power left by the Unbeatable Emperor.”

With that, he disappeared into thin air.

Ji Xiaoyu looked at the Reincarnation Endless Map hovering in front of her. The map unfolded, filled with strokes and ink, resembling gloomy clouds, with nothing else visible.

She raised her hand to catch the Reincarnation Endless Map, then let out a slight sigh.

“He left so quickly; I wanted to ask him about the Unbeatable Emperor’s Divine Skill just now…”

Ji Xiaoyu whispered with a sigh, her gaze landing on the Reincarnation Endless Map, her expression turning complex.

Why hadn’t she felt his dominance before?

Forcing himself to help her like this.

Elsewhere.

Gu An returned to the Daoist Field of the Beginningless. He left quickly because he knew Ji Xiaoyu would inquire about the Immortal Emperor’s Eye.

The eyes of the Unbeatable Emperor and the old man in black were indeed the Immortal Emperor’s Eye!

Gu An was curious about this. The Immortal Emperor’s Eye was not tolerated by the Celestial Court, yet the Emperor Clan dared to cultivate it?

No wonder they faced extermination. If the Immortal Emperor’s Eye were to spread, they’d face even more dire consequences.

Gu An sat inside his chamber, lifting his right hand where the old man in black, now the size of a grain of rice, stood in his palm.

At this moment, the old man still retained consciousness. Looking up at the gigantic Gu An, his eyes were filled with horror and despair.

He roughly guessed what Gu An intended to do but was powerless to resist, unable even to self-destruct.

“Why is this happening? Why does my Immortal Emperor’s Eye fear him so?”

The old man’s mind collapsed with these thoughts, not just because he was facing death, but also because the failure of the Immortal Emperor’s Eye shattered his belief.

Previously, he believed the Immortal Emperor’s Eye to be the ultimate power!

This was the source of his confidence to come!

It took him millennia, avoiding the Celestial God, to infiltrate the Celestial Spirit Great World, only to be captured immediately upon arrival, a conclusion he had never envisioned.

Gu An looked down at the old man, his eyes transforming as he unleashed the Calamity Absolute Eye, brutally searching through the old man’s memories.

In an instant, the old man’s consciousness broke down, his Immortal Emperor’s Eye losing its luster.

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