I tried to kill the heroines of destiny, but they ended up chasing after me.

At that very moment, the transparent wall that the black-robed man had been desperately maintaining suddenly exploded completely. The purple-clad woman's spatial lattices invaded the black-robed man's body in an instant, causing a powerful destruction that seemed to annihilate him. This caused the black-robed man's expression to change drastically, and he couldn't help but roar, "No..."

Perhaps Heaven heard his intense desire, for in that instant, a strange change suddenly occurred again.

"Quiet." A gentle voice gradually spread out at this critical moment.

The voice was soft and pleasant, but for some reason, the moment it rang out, everything except Gu Qici—the woman in purple, the man in black robes, and even parts of the collapsing space—completely stopped.

This startled Gu Qici, and a bad premonition immediately arose in his mind. Without hesitation, he flashed away and abruptly left the woman in purple.

Then, something incredible happened. A huge spatial rift materialized right next to the woman in purple. This spatial rift, like a giant black maw, opened its mouth the moment it appeared and swallowed the woman in purple completely before she could react.

Perhaps influenced by this mysterious power, the spacetime threads that had already destroyed most of the black-robed man's life functions vanished with a bang, as if the purple-clad woman and the spacetime threads had never existed at all.

In an instant, everything began to rapidly reverse in Gu Qici's eyes, as if time and space were about to return to a certain point.

This suddenly caused a strong sense of confusion to rise in Gu Qici's heart again, because she was really confused by these repeated changes and seemed completely unable to understand what was going on.

………………

Two people in a dark space.

A middle-aged man and a woman wearing a white mask stood there, calmly looking ahead at a mirror that had materialized. However, the mirror did not reflect their own image, but rather the sky where Gu Qici and the man in black robes were fighting.

A while later, the woman in purple slowly removed her mask. Clearly, she was the one who had just helped Gu Qici.

"Are you sure you won't be noticed doing this?" the middle-aged man asked, looking slightly worried.

“I’ve concealed all my aura, and even my physique is different from before, so I don’t think she’ll notice. Besides, she doesn’t have that ability yet,” the woman in purple replied, a hint of confidence in her voice.

"Is that so?" The middle-aged man frowned slightly and murmured.

"Don't worry. Everything is going according to plan. After all, you brought me back in time, so it's alright," the woman in purple said earnestly.

After a moment's pause, the middle-aged man sighed softly, "Alas. I never expected such a turn of events, which almost disrupted the causal chain. It seems we really can't let that person act as he pleases."

“Indeed. If this person weren’t helpful to our plans, I wouldn’t have used the power of the Tree of Time to summon him from the future. However… these people don’t seem to be the kind of people who stay at home.” The woman in purple nodded.

"Then what's your solution?" the middle-aged man suddenly asked.

"Use Gu Qici's power to eliminate one of them and give them a warning," the woman in purple said, her gaze growing colder.

"Hmm? So... you already have someone in mind?" the middle-aged man asked tentatively.

“Of course, anyway, that guy’s value in this causal chain has long been used up, so it doesn’t matter if he dies,” the woman in purple replied softly.

"But what if Gu Qici learns something from him?" the middle-aged man asked worriedly.

"Know? What can he know? Know that they are all from the future? Know what his future will be like? Heh. Well, let him know then. Anyway, he'll find out sooner or later. Besides, even if he finds out, this chain of cause and effect won't be affected, because this is just one link in the chain of cause and effect." The woman in purple said, looking completely confident.

The middle-aged man fell silent, no longer speaking, but instead focused his gaze back on the mirror, or rather, on Gu Qici, a complex expression gradually forming in his eyes.

"Don't overthink it. Those who deserve to die won't live. At worst, I'll give you a heads-up next time I make a move," the woman in purple said, then with a forceful squeeze, she crushed the white mask in her hand into powder.

……

on the other hand.

Gu Qici, who had finally come to his senses, looked at the black-robed man who was also somewhat bewildered. He suddenly realized that although everything around him was being violently reversed by that mysterious power, the black-robed man's injuries had not healed at all.

The man in black robes appeared weak at this moment. Moreover, the world continent that Gu Qici summoned was still there, but the black tornado gale that the man in black robes used was much weaker.

This means that the man in black robes is currently in the easiest state to kill, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, because once the man in black robes recovers to a certain level, he will never have this opportunity again.

Thinking of this, Gu Qici suddenly felt a struggle within her. Should she not make a move or should she make a move? Should she try to leave first, or should she use her own strength to deliver a fatal blow to the man in black? She needed to choose.

But not long after, a resolute look suddenly appeared on Gu Qici's face. She stopped thinking and gritted her teeth, clearing her mind and unleashing her power in that instant, concentrating it directly on her world continent.

In the blink of an eye, the mountains, rivers, and land on that world continent began to recover rapidly, quickly returning to nearly half their original state.

This half, though seemingly weak, was, in Gu Qici's judgment, absolutely powerful enough to seriously injure the black-robed man. Without hesitation, a flash of killing intent appeared in Gu Qici's eyes. At that moment, she swung the Nine Nether Emperor Halberd in her hand. As if pulled, the world continent, under the swing of the Nine Nether Emperor Halberd, started moving again and immediately crashed into the black-robed man.

The roaring sound was incessant. The weakened black gale was smashed into fragments by Gu Qici's world continent almost instantly, adding some black color, as if bringing a different landscape to this chaotic world. But at this moment, the strange power that had stopped time and space suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Just then, the man in black robes, who had been in a daze, began to recover slightly.

But before he could figure out what was happening, he saw a continent in front of him hurtling toward him at high speed.

This startled him immediately. However, the black-robed man's intelligence was evident from his use of Gu Qici's surprise attack to plot against Shen Lian. Therefore, at this critical moment, he immediately suppressed his shock and retreated.

Unfortunately, his body was already quite weak from the battle with the woman in purple, and he was no longer as quick as he used to be. As a result, the world continent crashed into him.

"Pfft." A mouthful of blood spurted from the black-robed man's mouth, his face almost bloodless. Suddenly, a hint of madness appeared in the black-robed man's eyes, and his subsequent power suddenly erupted. A powerful cultivation force immediately transformed into a pair of giant hands, helping the black-robed man to withstand the impact of the world continent.

"You're courting death!" A furious roar burst forth from the black-robed man's momentary pause. He stared intently at Gu Qici, as if he wanted to grind Gu Qici to dust.

But he ultimately suppressed the pain in his body and the anger in his heart, and only once again unleashed a powerful burst of cultivation power. However, this time the cultivation power was somewhat different from his previous cultivation power. This time, his cultivation power had a stronger sense of belonging than before, as if the current cultivation power truly belonged to him.

At this moment, the burst of cultivation power, just like the two giant hands, instantly transformed into limbs and a body. Finally, together with the giant hands, it suddenly formed a humanoid figure so huge that its head and feet could not be seen, and its appearance could not be discerned. The moment it appeared, it directly enveloped the black-robed man inside, as if the black-robed man was this giant.

"Roar." Suddenly, the giant let out a furious roar at the world continent controlled by Gu Qici, but with this roar, an unparalleled power immediately appeared in this chaotic space.

Then, the giant immediately stepped forward, grabbed a corner of the world continent with both hands, and pushed it forward, freezing the world continent in place and preventing it from crashing. Moreover, if you looked closely, you could see that the world continent was moving backward.

"What?" Gu Qici was somewhat surprised. She really didn't expect that the man in black robes would have such powerful strength. But it was impossible for him to retreat now. Since the other party had already gone mad, why couldn't he go mad as well?

Indeed, with a change of expression, a hidden power within Gu Qici, like potential, was released onto the world continent, instantly creating a standoff with the giant.

But both the man in black robes and Gu Qici knew very well that this wouldn't last long.

Because during this confrontation, both Gu Qici and the man in black robes were injured, their strength was somewhat depleted, and even their auras were very weak. If this continued, the final result would no longer be a contest of cultivation power, but a duel of willpower. Whoever lost it first in this contest would be... defeated.

Chapter 154 I'm Leaving First

Gu Qici was alright. Despite his serious injuries, the masked woman's intervention gave him some time to rest, and he managed to regain some strength.

But the man in black robes was completely different. He had been fighting all along, fighting Gu Qici, fighting the masked woman, and now fighting Gu Qici again. His fatigue had already been evident when his transparent wall was broken.

If Gu Qici hadn't been significantly weaker than him, and if Gu Qici hadn't also been injured, he would never have had any extra strength to resist the impact of the world's continents.

Therefore, after this ordeal, the black-robed man's mental state was much weaker than Gu Qici's, and for him, this protracted battle was not a good thing.

Perhaps that's why the man in black robes frowned slightly among the giants, his gaze somewhat complicated, as if he couldn't make a decision: "No, if this continues, I will definitely lose here, and everything will be reduced to nothing."

At this moment, Gu Qici looked serious and once again manipulated her world continent, using a bit of her power to push the giant back a small step. Although this seemed insignificant, it gave Gu Qici confidence. After all, if this continued, she would definitely be able to defeat or kill the black-robed man.

In silence, the man in black robes also realized his disadvantage. His expression kept changing, but in the end, he finally showed a hint of determination. He suddenly looked at Gu Qici and said calmly, "Since things have come to this point, I have nothing more to think about. You forced me to do this."

"Hmm?" Gu Qici uttered a surprised expression, a sudden, inexplicable sense of crisis rising within her. Yet, beneath this feeling, a faint sadness permeated her being, seeping into her very soul. It was as if the black-robed man before her had touched her very being, compelling her... to grieve.

At the same time, just as the black-robed man finished speaking, a black light flashed from the top of the giant resisting the world continent, whose head was nowhere to be seen. The black-robed man inside the giant's body suddenly uttered a soft shout, and his entire body became transparent, as if he would disappear at any moment.

But beside him, there seemed to be an extremely powerful force slowly taking shape and gradually merging into the black light above.

At this moment, Gu Qici's gaze was firm as she gripped the Nine Nether Emperor Halberd tightly. In the sky, she stared intently at the giant. She could feel the sorrow, and she could also feel the black-robed man burning his life and soul to gain his last strength, turning everything into a final blow to determine the victor between him and Gu Qici.

Gu Qici was also very clear in her heart that this power, obtained in exchange for death, was extremely powerful, so powerful that... she almost thought she would die.

"If I don't die this time, then this black-robed man will have no way to survive because he has lost his life and soul." Gu Qici murmured, and then slowly turned her gaze to the black light at the top of the giant. Even though she was a great distance away from the black light, she was still somewhat shocked.

"That black light must be the secret treasure Shen Lian mentioned, right? I never expected him to use this to deal with me... I really don't know if this is an honor or a tragedy." Gu Qici's thoughts shifted slightly, her eyes seeming to sigh.

At the same time, the black light manipulated by the black-robed man transformed into a huge black circle in Gu Qici's astonished gaze. However, to be more precise, it resembled a black sun, but it lacked high temperature, possessing only a faint chill. Looking at the black-robed man now, it seemed that only a wisp of his soul remained.

As Gu Qici looked at the black sun above the giant, a sense of crisis, the strongest he had ever felt, suddenly arose in his heart, and he even felt that he could not escape it no matter what.

"Since I can't avoid it, then let's attack." With this thought, Gu Qici suppressed all her feelings, her expression solemn and serious. In an instant, she frantically concentrated almost all her power into her Nine Nether Emperor Halberd. Her own power, the power of the Nine Nether Emperor Halberd, spiritual power, and Taiyin power all merged into the Nine Nether Emperor Halberd at this moment.

"Attack." The man in the transparent black robe said softly, and finally, the black sun began to descend rapidly.

A world continent, a space that had almost become chaos, and a black sun, at this moment, were like a painting, which could not help but make people feel shocked and strange. In the midst of this amazement and strangeness, Gu Qici's eyes flashed, and with her last thought, she suddenly swung down the Nine Nether Emperor Halberd in her hand.

This slash was neither black, white, nor blue; it had no color, or rather, its color was indistinct, like transparent air. The black-robed man, and even Gu Qici herself, could not fully see the attack with their naked eyes. They could only sense its extremely powerful force rapidly moving through the space.

At this moment, the world continent above Gu Qici and in front of the black-robed man also disappeared in a terrifying instant. However, in Gu Qici's perception, it did not disappear, but rather it overlapped with Gu Qici's slash in an incomprehensible way.

It was as if the entire world had been reduced to a tiny ray of light. Hidden beneath Gu Qici's colorless slash, it also hurtled straight toward the black sun. And although they were clearly two different attacks, they gave Gu Qici a sense of fusion and unity.

At the same time, the black-robed man inside the giant's body also had a cold glint in his eyes when facing Gu Qici's powerful attack. He was still in no way inferior. Gu Qici's world continent could be superimposed with the slash, so the black-robed man's giant could also cooperate with the black sun to launch a mutually supportive attack.

In that instant, the giant roared at the black sun, and under the control of the black-robed man, it stretched out its boundless hands and suddenly raised the black sun, then hurled it towards Gu Qici's location.

This throw, with its immense power, caused the entire chaotic space to rumble and collapse. If Gu Qici's slash was a gentle calm, then the black-robed man's attack was a terrifying and violent force.

However, in terms of sheer strength, the black-robed man who had activated his life force was clearly far stronger than Gu Qici, who had already reached her limit.

It was precisely because of this that, at the moment when the black sun, aided by the giant, came into contact with Gu Qici's colorless slash and the world continent that had been reduced to a tiny size, the latter was clearly at a significant disadvantage and was immediately and utterly crushed and repelled by the black sun.

At that same moment, he felt the immense power of the black sun, which instantly caused the little strength he had managed to recover to dissipate, leaving him with a deathly pale expression.

In this chaotic space, under the powerful influence of the black-robed man, Gu Qici retreated nine steps in succession. With each step, her aura weakened, and with each step, her attack dimmed. It was clear that if Gu Qici did not have the power to follow up, she would surely fail. It was also obvious that Gu Qici was well aware of this fact.

"Have we lost?" Gu Qici thought to herself, because there was no more power left to turn the situation around. The black sun in front of her was enough to make her feel despair.

At this moment, Gu Qici felt no fear, no sigh, and no surrender. She simply waited quietly for her power to vanish, and for her final judgment, with a resolve that only she understood. She did not regret taking the initiative, because she knew that whether she acted or not, the outcome was perhaps already predetermined.

“It’s over.” The man in black robes seemed to have noticed that Gu Qici’s aura was slowly weakening, but he still used his most powerful strength to resist Gu Qici’s gradually diminishing attacks.

After all, he didn't want anything unexpected to happen at this final moment, so he had to use all his strength, but for him, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Without further thought, a fierce glint flashed in the black-robed man's eyes, and a powerful force appeared once again, causing Gu Qici's strike to lose some of its brilliance, as if it was about to lose its resistance. However, at this moment, some voices suddenly appeared in Gu Qici's ears, which made Gu Qici's mind change, but then she revealed a look of shock.

"How can you lose? You still need to see everything clearly. If you admit defeat now, how can you face me?" This voice did not belong to Gu Qici, but to the red-robed woman who had long since disappeared. At this moment, something strange happened: the figure of the red-robed woman appeared beside Gu Qici as if it were a phantom.

"You?" Gu Qici was taken aback, looking at the red-robed woman's appearance with strong confusion.

"That's right. How could you lose? Otherwise, you'd be letting me down."

“You…” Gu Qici was moved, and her confusion turned into complexity at this moment.

"This body doesn't just belong to you. How did you die here?" She immediately stretched out a hand and placed it on Gu Qici's Nine Nether Emperor Halberd: "Feel our power carefully. In this final moment, you must not lose."

Suddenly, to Gu Qici's disbelief, a power far beyond her comprehension surged into her body through her Nine Nether Emperor Halberd, causing a powerful revival of her strength. Her mind was instantly filled with shock: "What is this?"

At this moment, a change was taking place within Gu Qici's body. This change was a fusion, where everything was concentrated together, as if to completely transform Gu Qici.

"Just enjoy it."

"This is my power."

"By the way, I am a mirror demon. I was born to live as someone else's shadow so that others could see me better. But now you are completely unrecognizable, which is why I have the evil thought of rebelling. Being able to take matters into my own hands one last time is a kind of relief."

As soon as she finished speaking, she glanced almost imperceptibly in the direction of the black-robed elder's battle and sighed.

"I go first."

In the blink of an eye, it vanished without a trace, as if it had never appeared before Gu Qici's eyes.