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

"Okay, okay! But she's already said she only has five years left, so..."

“Yes! She has made all the decisions.” The woman in the gray robe replied firmly.

"Alright!" At this moment, Gu Qici's eyes flashed, and she asked again, "Please tell me, how can I break through the limits of life? How can I obtain the power of the late-stage Heavenly Emperor?"

"Hahahaha! It's very simple!" The gray-robed woman revealed a harmless smile, and then said, "That is... to die!"

"Huh?" Gu Qici frowned, slightly confused.

But the next moment, the gray-robed woman snapped her fingers, and the sudden change appeared before Gu Qici's eyes.

Gu Qici felt a blur before her eyes, and everything underwent a dramatic change. The gray and red space suddenly disappeared, and little Gu Qici and the gray-robed old man vanished without a trace. She... had arrived in another world.

"What is this?" Gu Qici asked in surprise.

This place is a black sea of ​​fire, stretching as far as the eye can see. Besides the fire, the only thing that can attract attention is a patch of ice in the sky above.

Above is ice, below is fire; the ice never melts, the fire never goes out—it is truly wondrous.

She stood in mid-air, the intense heat corroding her body, causing her to sweat profusely. After a while, deep in thought, she took a breath, calmed down, and then stood up and flew into the distance. Since there was no point in standing here anyway, she might as well observe the place properly and perhaps gain something.

So she flew slowly for more than an hour. Although she didn't have any timekeeping devices, she could still feel the passage of time. Not only that, the world was getting hotter and hotter, and she felt increasingly uncomfortable. As long as she used her Xuan power to resist the flames of the world, the baking sensation would become even more severe!

Realizing this, Gu Qici frowned deeply. Although there hadn't been any major dangers so far, she showed no joy whatsoever, because this fiery world was far too bizarre!

"Huff..." As time passed, even with her strength at the ninth level of the Sky Gazing Realm, she could not completely ignore the heat of the sea of ​​fire, and she was panting heavily and in a very sorry state.

At this moment, she looked up at the icy sky illuminated by the firelight and thought to herself, "This icy sky doesn't seem to have any effect on cooling this sea of ​​fire. There's nowhere to land in this sea of ​​fire, so I can only fly in the air. But I've been flying for so long, and I still can't see the end. Does this mean that there is no end to this world?"

Perhaps there really is no end, or perhaps she just thought there was no end. Just as she was thinking this, the sea of ​​fire below surged and suddenly erupted like a volcano, causing a brilliant flame to pierce the sky and appear before Gu Qici's eyes under the icy sky and above the sea of ​​fire!

Gu Qici was startled, but she did not make any rash moves. Just before her eyes, the terrifying flames flashed for a moment and then slowly cooled down. When the flames finally disappeared, a figure that looked exactly like Gu Qici appeared!

At this moment, Gu Qici was as surprised as expected. Her expression changed drastically, and her eyes widened. Almost the instant she saw this person, she immediately distanced herself from this suddenly appearing guy without the slightest hesitation, which shows how vigilant Gu Qici was!

However, upon closer inspection, one can see a clear difference between her and Gu Qici: their eyes. One's eyes are dark brown, while the other's are fiery red. After witnessing Gu Qici's actions, this person didn't seem to care. She simply shook her head and calmly said, "If you win against me, you can leave!"

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Gu Qici showed no surprise. After all, it would be strange if nothing happened in this eerie place.

Gu Qici dislikes talking nonsense and causing trouble, so she won't fight if she can resolve things with words, and conversely, she won't use her brain if she can resolve things with fighting.

But while her attack was fast, Gu Qici's attack was even faster. With a wave of his hand, the high-temperature flames below transformed into a deep red dragon, which, with a ferocious look, rushed straight towards Gu Qici!

Upon close observation, this move can clearly be considered to be at the level of an ultimate divine ability.

Of course, Gu Qici, who always liked to retaliate, also waved her left hand without thinking at that moment. In less than a blink of an eye, the ice sea above quickly gathered, and an ice dragon just like the one above her suddenly appeared!

The two elemental dragons collided, and in a state of evenly matched strength, they immediately scattered into countless raindrops of fire, splashing onto both of them. Almost simultaneously, both retreated and stopped at the same time, each showing strong fear of the other!

However, Gu Qici did not give up the attack. The moment she stabilized her body, she quickly clasped her hands together and shouted. The rain of fire that was falling down suddenly stopped in mid-air, and under Gu Qici's control, nearly half of them turned into ice arrows!

However, she was not the only one who could use this supernatural power. The red-eyed Gu Qici also used this technique. In an instant, the remaining half of the fire rain, under the control of the red-eyed Gu Qici, formed countless rockets and aimed at Gu Qici!

"Attack!" At that moment, both sides shouted at the same time, and all their rockets launched their attacks. Like sparks colliding, they created a dazzling display of fireworks on the sea of ​​fire!

However, only the two of them knew the dangers involved. The rocket attack ended quickly, but their battle had just begun. Without further ado, Gu Qici, knowing that he could only leave by killing the other person, had no choice but to kill the person who looked just like him!

At that moment, a glint of light appeared in her eyes, and then all her fire power erupted, distorting the space around her. Countless flames poured out from her body, as if she were draped in a deep red robe of fire.

Immediately afterwards, the flames gathered again, and she grasped a red halberd that looked exactly like the Nine Nether Emperor Halberd. But just as if she were a complete copy of Gu Qici, the red-eyed Gu Qici also used the exact same moves as Gu Qici, conjuring up the same clothes and weapons, and even their eyes were somewhat similar.

"This guy..." Gu Qici stared at the other person, muttering to himself, and couldn't help but frown.

Despite her frown, Gu Qici had already begun the battle and there was no reason to stop. So she raised her red halberd without hesitation and slashed it down at the red-eyed Gu Qici.

In an instant, a red light shot out, carrying a powerful destructive force, seemingly intent on completely annihilating the opponent!

However, this time, Gu Qici, who was also dressed in red robes and had red eyes, did not resist or dodge. He just showed a disdainful smile and let the red light touch him!

In the blink of an eye, a thunderous sound rang out, and the red light instantly engulfed Gu Qici with red eyes. Gu Qici felt as if her opponent had no time to dodge her attack, so she directly ignored the opponent's abnormality. But it was obvious that the fact that her opponent could do this meant that Gu Qici's attack could not harm her this time!

Sure enough, before Gu Qici could even show a hint of joy, an unbearable pain suddenly spread throughout her body, instantly making her suffer terribly, as if the attack hadn't hit the other person at all, but rather hit herself.

But as soon as this thought appeared in her mind, a sense of horror overwhelmed her. The endless doubts and shock made her have to check if the other person was safe and sound!

As expected, the red-eyed Gu Qici still wore a mocking smile and was completely unharmed. This surprised Gu Qici, but she still refused to believe it. With a surge of madness, she launched another red light attack, but this time she held back its power!

Just as the second attack was about to make contact with the red-eyed Gu Qici, the opponent still did not dodge, making Gu Qici's heart jump. The result was the same. When the red light touched the red-eyed Gu Qici, a slight pain once again invaded Gu Qici's body, which made Gu Qici's heart startled again!

Despair slowly eroded Gu Qici's mind. Attacks and profound energy identical to her own could completely ignore her attacks, and she could even be attacked by herself. How could she possibly win? How could she possibly have a chance to win?!

With this thought in mind, Gu Qici turned around and flew towards the sky without saying a word. She seemed to have lost all desire to fight, not only because the opponent was strong, but also because the opponent had no weaknesses whatsoever. It could be said that the opponent was another version of herself!

"No! If this continues, I will definitely die!" Suddenly, this thought flashed through her mind, but just then, the red-eyed Gu Qici appeared in front of her in an instant with a cruel smile. This made her pause, and without hesitation, she turned around again and flew back quickly!

Unfortunately, she couldn't escape anymore.

In an instant, an incredibly powerful force pressed down on her from above, causing her to lose her balance while flying and plummet rapidly towards the sea of ​​fire below!

Gu Qici's eyes widened, her surprise reaching its limit, yet she still possessed the will to survive, her body continuing to fly upwards, trying to break free from this force!

But things didn't go as she hoped. At that moment, the red-eyed Gu Qici suddenly appeared above her. With a cold expression, he raised the red halberd in his left hand and slashed down at her.

The crimson light reappeared, becoming incomparably powerful.

This strike was like death's pronouncement upon her, seemingly destined to drag her into the abyss of despair!

"No!!!" Gu Qici screamed shrilly, her face contorted in agony. The intense sense of death gradually eroded her heart, making her acutely aware of the fragility of life.

However, at this critical moment, another unexpected event occurred.

Everything, including the sea of ​​fire, the red-eyed Gu Qici, and that terrifying slash, vanished completely in the blink of an eye, as if they had never existed, which was horrifying.

But in fact, it wasn't everything that disappeared, but rather Gu Qici, who was facing a life-or-death crisis.

Chapter 164 The Slaughter Begins

A world of consciousness in blue and red.

Xiao Gu Qici and the gray-robed woman were looking at a floating mirror, but what appeared in the mirror was not their image, but Gu Qici's current situation.

"How many more are there?" Xiao Gu Qi Ci suddenly asked.

"Three or four? It depends on her! After all, the pressure from the Fire World isn't enough for her. If she wants to reach the critical point, now is not the time," the gray-robed woman replied.

"The tipping point?" Xiao Gu Qi Ci pondered for a moment, but quickly asked again, "Is doing this... really appropriate?"

“Whether it’s suitable or not, I don’t know, but I do know that after you said that, whether it’s me, you, or even the eighth generation, we have placed all our hopes on her. We have no choice,” the gray-robed woman said calmly.

“But five years, isn’t that a bit too fast for her?” Xiao Gu Qici raised an eyebrow and said.

"Soon? Perhaps?" the gray-robed woman murmured. "But as I've already said, her lifespan is limited anyway. What difference does five or eight years make?"

"No, I just..."

"You shouldn't think too much about it. This person is different from us. Her potential is greater than yours and greater than mine. Do you understand?" the gray-robed woman suddenly retorted.

At this moment, Xiao Gu Qi Ci fell silent. After a while, she sighed and then continued talking about other things.

"Have you investigated the matter of that other world thoroughly?"

"No, I've investigated many times, but I just can't find that most crucial person. At most, I've only found those three people from the future. Maybe it's because my current strength is less than one-tenth of what it used to be, and that person's strength is probably not much different from mine, so I can't sense her on the continent?" the gray-robed woman said with a hint of regret.

"That's really bad!" Xiao Gu Qici frowned.

"Indeed, this is the only thing I don't know right now. Perhaps something will change in the future! For now... we can only proceed according to the original plan," the gray-robed woman sighed softly.

"Hmm." Xiao Gu Qici nodded, then remained silent.

Soon enough, the two of them turned their attention back to the mirror, or rather, to Gu Qici.

……

Gu Qici was a little disoriented. Just a moment ago, it was still the time of flames, but now there had been a complete change. After recovering from that life-or-death crisis, the first thing she saw was... a calm sea.

The seawater here is black, and the sky is still icy. This time, she did not fly away directly, but began to observe the surrounding situation. Perhaps because of her experience in the world of fire, she has become a little sensitive. It is this sensitivity that makes her feel that this world is full of strangeness!

Perhaps in response to her feeling, countless wooden boats soon appeared in front of her, giving her a strong sense of crisis. This made her eyes narrow and she dared not make any rash moves!

She did not act rashly, but her mind was in turmoil. She knew something was going to happen, so with the thought that "it's better to take action than to sit and wait for death," her spiritual power began to circulate in an instant.

With a cold expression, she waved her left hand lightly towards the sea below, and the power of water erupted. She seemed to have mixed in some Yin energy, which suddenly produced a chilling sensation. After covering the sea below, the sea surface was transformed into a silver-clad ice field.

In a mere instant, they all shot upwards like ice spikes, instantly obliterating the ship at sea!

Upon seeing the ship shattered, Gu Qici didn't think much of it and was about to cross the broken wooden boat below when, from among the countless shattered wooden boat fragments below, a voice suddenly rang out that stirred Gu Qici's heart!

"Help! Help!" This is a human voice!

Upon hearing the sound, Gu Qici's heart stirred, she stopped in her tracks, and then looked down at the countless wrecked ships below, a hint of doubt appearing in her eyes.

"How could this be?!" Gu Qici stood in the air, her thoughts slightly shifting. She had only launched an attack on those ships with the intention of testing the waters, but she had not sensed any human presence before launching the attack.

But now...

In that attack, the instant she destroyed the ship, she also unknowingly killed many people, which immediately filled her with a strong sense of guilt and deep regret. The blood flowing from the corpses of the dead seemed to dye the sea below red!

But her mind was also more mature than most people's. Faced with this situation, she managed to calm herself down and thought to herself, "Impossible! There can never be real humans in this world. The scene that appeared in front of me must be an illusion, meant to influence me, it must be meant to influence me!"

Thinking of this, Gu Qici's figure slowly descended. Although she destroyed many ships, a very small number of ships survived her attack. What Gu Qici wanted to do now was to verify whether the humans she saw were illusions or real!

In the blink of an eye, she arrived at a ship that wasn't badly damaged and stood next to a sailor dressed as a crew member. The sailor was quite ordinary, and when he saw Gu Qici descend from the sky, he was naturally shocked. Without thinking much, she was about to pass by her to keep a safe distance from this person who had appeared out of nowhere. But just as she passed Gu Qici, Gu Qici paused, suddenly reached out her left hand, and grabbed the sailor!

But it was Gu Qici's pull that caused her even greater pain and discomfort... which suddenly happened!

Gu Qici's spiritual power began to circulate involuntarily, then instantly transformed into a powerful destructive force that surged into the sailor's body. In the blink of an eye, the sailor didn't even have time to scream before she was killed, as if a powerful bomb had suddenly exploded inside her. Blood splattered everywhere, and she died without a complete corpse!

Gu Qici was incredulous. She stared wide-eyed at the blood on her hands and body, completely dumbfounded. But this scene immediately drew the attention of the other sailors who were helping other injured patients to her!

In addition, a human on the ship, who was of captain rank, witnessed Gu Qici killing his crew member by accident. Although he was shocked and puzzled by Gu Qici's methods, at that moment, anger rushed into his mind and made him lose his composure!

"Kill her!!!" the captain roared, his killing intent undisguised!

The crew members, filled with grief and anger, disregarded everything else and launched an attack on Gu Qici with knives and guns. Gu Qici seemed bewildered by the situation. Although the knives and guns were of little use to her, the strangeness of the situation left her completely at a loss as to how to deal with it.

Because she was in so much pain!

"This shouldn't be happening! I!" Looking at the humans in front of her who showed her such cruelty, Gu Qici's heart suddenly ached!

But as the crew members approached, Gu Qici finally stopped thinking about it. She moved and was about to fly into the air to get away from these humans so she could think about what had happened. But what happened next completely broke her down!

At that moment, her figure did not fly back into the air, but suddenly appeared in the center of the sailors. In the instant she appeared, three sailors also touched her. Just like the previous sailor, those three sailors' bodies exploded violently. This time, due to the dense crowd, almost all of the dozen or so sailors around were affected and died instantly. No one was injured!

The unharmed sailors seemed completely unconcerned about the deaths of those around them, and collectively lunged at Gu Qici again, as if seeking their own deaths!

"No!" Gu Qici didn't have time to analyze the situation at all. She seemed to be completely stunned for a moment. She really found it hard to believe that she would kill so many ordinary humans for no reason, even though there were many things she didn't understand and many things she had to think about!