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

There were sounds of weeping, sorrow, laughter, and joy; in short, almost every sound in the world reached Huang Quan's ears, giving him a slight sense of unease!

"Trying to disrupt my mind?" With a thought, Huang Quan frowned, then decisively used his true energy to seal his mind, making himself completely unable to hear those sounds. But this was only the beginning!

In less than a breath, one after another naked figures appeared in the holes. If you looked closely, you could see that the positions where these women stood formed a lotus flower that was closing!

This lotus is black because of the presence of black mist. It has only sixteen petals, and although each petal is composed of countless women's bodies, the expressions of these women are very different!

On the four petals on the left, all the women wear expressions of joy; on the four petals on the right, all the women wear expressions of anger; on the four petals in front, all the women wear expressions of sorrow; and on the four petals behind, all the women wear expressions of schadenfreude…

Just like joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, just like the myriad aspects of life, it's a pity that they lack a bit of authenticity and have too much falsehood!

This is just as Zhang Qing just said—"When the lotus blooms, what is complete within the spirit?"

Previously, Huang Quan had already truly rescued them. The people appearing in Huang Quan's eyes now were merely illusions created by Zhang Qing's supernatural powers. Therefore, how could they experience true joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness? How could they experience the true myriad aspects of life?

But the key point isn't in that aspect, but rather in the location of the Yellow Springs, which happens to stand precisely at the center of this lotus flower's lotus pedestal...

It is quite obvious that if the sixteen black petals were to fully gather, something unexpected might happen to Huang Quan. Therefore, Huang Quan must stop it before that happens!

Before long, Huang Quan's expression shifted, and his inner energy circulated rapidly. In a state of calm, he waved his left hand, and in an instant, a strong chill emanated from his body. Then, countless snowflakes suddenly appeared on this world and fell directly onto the black lotus, as if to completely freeze it!

However, to Huang Quan's dismay, the terrifying chill of the "adding insult to injury" technique, which he had applied with his true power, had absolutely no effect on the black lotus!

The sixteen black petals were still slowly closing, just like the snow in the underworld, whether it fell or not made no difference. This could only prove one thing: this black lotus was even more terrifying than adding insult to injury!

"When it comes from heaven, it is a golden lotus; when it goes to the underworld, it becomes a black flower. This flower is called the Hell Flower. Originally, it could use real souls as petals, but unfortunately, I haven't cultivated to that level, so I can only use it in this way..."

"Even so, the power of this flower should not be underestimated. If you are completely enveloped by this flower, your body and soul will separate within a day and never be able to reunite. Within three days, your body will die, and your soul will gradually lose its mind. After nine days, you will be like those women before you, obeying my commands..."

"Hmph!" Zhang Qing chuckled, staring at Huang Quan, and said coldly, "Let me tell you, no one who stands on the Hell Lotus Platform can escape. So just wait to become my slave! Consider this a small price you pay for destroying so many of my souls!"

Seemingly not believing Zhang Qing's explanation, after the "adding insult to injury" tactic failed, Huang Quan tried to leave by teleporting. Unfortunately, this area of ​​less than a hundred meters seemed to be protected by a powerful law, preventing Huang Quan from moving in any way...

This means that, apart from this hundred-meter-wide area, Huang Quan cannot go anywhere else!

The white snow continued to fall silently from above, and the sixteen black petals around them were also shrinking. Zhang Qing's smile was even more annoying!

Although she is indeed a beauty on the surface, the more beautiful a woman is, the more wicked her mind becomes. It's just that the men who are tempted are unwilling to admit this!

"Indeed very strong!" Sensing the changes around him, Huang Quan's expression was solemn. However, upon closer observation, it could be seen that he was not actually too worried in this critical situation. Instead, after taking a deep breath, he said softly to Zhang Qing in the distance, "I want to ask you something!"

"Hmm?" Zhang Qing was taken aback when she heard Huang Quan still asking her questions. She was clearly surprised, but she was confident that her Hell Flower power would be able to completely annihilate Huang Quan, so she didn't pay much attention to it or think about whether Huang Quan could escape. Then she asked, "What is it?"

Huang Quan remained silent for a moment before asking, "Who is that person?"

"That person?" Upon hearing Huang Quan's question, Zhang Qing's expression shifted again, as if he didn't quite understand Huang Quan's question.

As if knowing Zhang Qing's thoughts, Huang Quan continued, "Actually, from the moment I saw you, I felt that there was a very familiar aura on you. At first, I thought that this aura was just your own aura that existed when I saw you again because I had seen you before, but now I don't think so."

"Hmm?" Zhang Qing asked, somewhat puzzled.

Huang Quan paused for a moment, but still explained, "When I used the Time Technique, your aura was affected, sometimes weak, sometimes dim, but another aura remained consistently stable..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qingxiu raised an eyebrow, her expression of doubt deepening.

"So I want to know, who is the owner of this second aura that I feel familiar with?" Huang Quan asked, his eyes flashing.

At this moment, Zhang Qing also realized that the person Huang Quan was referring to must be the old man who helped her. However, unfortunately, she knew nothing about that person, so even if she wanted to tell Huang Quan, she couldn't.

“As expected of someone capable of overthrowing the Emperor Sword Clan, you cannot be underestimated. This only strengthens my resolve to kill you…” Zhang Qing’s eyes flickered slightly as he said, “But you’re right, I do indeed have the aura of another person on me, though I don’t know that person’s movement technique…”

"All I know is that he helped me reach the Heavenly Monarch level, told me about the Xuanyan clan, and gave me hope of destroying you." At this moment, Zhang Qing did not use that murderous tone, but rather a faint sense of gratitude.

"Really? Sigh!" Huang Quan sighed softly, as if expressing some regret.

Of course, he didn't disbelieve Zhang Qing, because he could tell from her expression that she was telling the truth, and she had no reason to lie.

Huang Quan just felt that this person might be a very important person to him, and might have a series of impacts on his future. But now the clues have been lost, so he felt it was a pity!

The Demon Realm of the Emperor remains that dark place, still home to middle-aged men and old men.

"Is this also part of the cause and effect?" the middle-aged man asked.

"You mean this woman named Zhang Qing?" the old man asked in return.

"if not?"

"Don't worry! Once cause and effect begin, it will never stop until the result is seen."

"You did not answer the question I asked."

"But it's the answer you wanted."

The middle-aged man remained silent.

“Zhang Qing’s appearance is indispensable…” the old man said again, “Now is the time when we need her.”

“It’s a bit risky,” the middle-aged man murmured.

That's why I said you can rest assured!

"No, I feel like there's something wrong, but I can't quite put my finger on it," the middle-aged man said, perplexed.

“Then there’s no problem. I can even manipulate the cause and effect of the true gods in our world, let alone this little girl?” the old man said with a hint of emotion.

"That's because you timed it well. True gods coexist with their worlds, while our world was already under the influence of the universe's destruction, making its vitality extremely weak... The last generation of true gods should have been nearing death under these circumstances, which is why you were able to briefly control them. Besides, I also helped you," the middle-aged man corrected.

"What's the difference? You and I are in the same boat."

The middle-aged man fell silent for the second time, but this time he frowned in the darkness.

"Could it be... that you've already come up with some other idea?" the old man asked, seemingly puzzled and with another meaning in his voice.

"No, at least not now," the middle-aged man replied.

"It's best if this never happens again. Our karma is almost over. If something really goes wrong, you should know the consequences better than I do," the old man warned.

“You don’t need to tell me, I know what I’m doing! On the contrary, your emotions have been fluctuating more and more lately. Is it because the cause and effect are about to be completed, causing you to be nervous, or is it because my master is about to appear, causing you to be worried? I don’t want to think about it too much, but... you must not affect our plans.” The middle-aged man also said.

However, when the middle-aged man mentioned that person, a hint of fear seemed to flash in the old man's eyes.

This time, however, the old man remained silent.

……

On the other hand, deep underground.

Huang Quan and Zhang Qing.

"That's enough of the nonsense! Now... our battle should end." Zhang Qing murmured softly, staring coldly at Huang Quan. Then, the speed at which the sixteen petals closed seemed to increase even further!

However, Huang Quan remained unmoved at this moment.

But just as the sixteen black petals were about to completely close, the snowflakes falling from the sky seemed to grow larger...

Then, sometime later, a touch of night appeared among these snowflakes, and then, without anyone knowing, a dark full moon appeared directly above this black lotus!

Zhang Qing knew none of this. She only felt that the darkness of the night was merely a black void created by the shattering of space under her power, and that the full moon was just an illusion in this broken and illusory world. Therefore, it did not attract her attention at all...

Unfortunately, she didn't know that the "one more move" Huang Quan mentioned actually didn't refer to adding insult to injury...

For Huang Quan at this moment, adding insult to injury was just one move, not a complete attack. Zhang Qing was even more unaware that the real attack had already begun the moment Huang Quan used the technique of adding insult to injury!

This move is unique in that it is difficult to detect because of the cover of the illusory world, but that does not mean that it is without danger!

In an instant, the night, the full moon, and the snowflakes, under the control of the Yellow Springs, suddenly merged into an extremely harmonious whole, as if a painter had captured them all in a single painting…

Individually, they each possess a unique beauty; collectively, they share a common beauty while maintaining their individual charm!

However, this is not the ultimate goal of this painting. Since a painting has form, it must also have soul. A painting without soul is definitely not a complete painting!

Perhaps knowing that this painting needed a soul, Huang Quan directly spread his own thoughts into the painting to give it a soul, making it seem as if it had its own life, adding a touch of charm!

"Hmm?" Zhang Qing's eyes flickered slightly. With the strength of the early stage of Heavenly Monarch, she suddenly felt a sense of crisis. But strangely, she did not know where this sense of crisis came from. It was as if it had appeared out of thin air and was completely unfathomable.

However, Huang Quan didn't care about Zhang Qing's thoughts. After all, there was only one thing he needed to do now: kill Zhang Qing!

Therefore, in that instant, he had a thought and used all his remaining power, causing the snowflakes, the night, the full moon, and the power of time to begin an invisible roar!

Unlike before, this time the technique has been combined with the power of time, so the resulting effect will naturally be different!

Soon, amidst the roar, the four private forces converged and, in the blink of an eye, formed a black quadrilateral.

But this was not the end. Soon, a huge black sphere of light, about a hundred meters in diameter and containing immense destructive power, slowly appeared in this illusory world.

The moment it appeared, the aftershocks of its aura caused the illusory world to show signs of complete collapse. It seemed that even with the support of Huang Quan's own power, it was impossible to completely resist the residual power of this black orb. This shows that the power of this black orb must be extraordinary!

"So you had this trick up your sleeve!" Upon seeing the black orb appear, Zhang Qing raised an eyebrow. Strangely, although her sense of crisis remained, and even intensified, she showed no sign of fear. In fact, a subtle smile appeared on her lips the next moment!

It was as if in her mind, the black orb of light that Huang Quan used when he was at his wit's end could never compare to her Hell Flower!

Since he had already used all his power at the early stage of Heavenly Monarch, while his opponent was only at the Nirvana Perfection stage, how could he possibly lose if it were just a contest of strength? Since he couldn't possibly lose, why should he worry or be afraid of someone who was weaker than him?

Even if the other party is very special, it's the same.

At that very moment, Huang Quan no longer hesitated. After the black sphere of light appeared, he silently made it descend rapidly!

Huang Quan's thinking was very simple. Since the Hell Flower was Zhang Qing's last resort, as long as he destroyed it, Zhang Qing would be defeated. So he was not worried, or rather, he had never been worried at all!

Thus, amidst the calm between the two, the black orb of light finally came into contact with the Hellflower!

What's puzzling is that their contact didn't produce any explosions or roars, or even a trace of extra energy. The whole thing seemed perfectly calm, except for the extremely faint hissing sound from the repulsion between the two forces!

The black orb of light quickly disappeared above the Hellflower, as if it hadn't caused the Hellflower any harm at all!

Huang Quan, who was still standing on the lotus platform in the center of the Hell Flower, watched as his black orb of light gradually disappeared without a trace, and he seemed to be completely still!

However, unlike Huang Quan, Zhang Qing's expression changed drastically upon seeing this scene, and even her delicate body trembled slightly!

Because of her strong connection with the Hellflower, she was fully aware that the black sphere of light did not dissipate due to being no match for the Hellflower, but rather disintegrated on its own!

Because the Hellflower is no longer qualified to continue its attack!

Perhaps no one could see it on the surface, but in that silence, the power contained within the Hellflower had been completely wiped out by the black orb, which even severed her connection with the Hellflower!

It can be said that the Hell Flower at this moment is just an empty shell, and it no longer poses any threat to Huang Quan. If Huang Quan wanted to, he could simply use his aura to turn the flower into dust and completely dissipate it in this illusory world. But Huang Quan did not do that!

Suddenly, Zhang Qing, still in shock, narrowed her eyes. Perhaps due to the backlash from the destruction of the Hell Flower, she spat out a mouthful of scarlet blood. Her breathing became disordered, and she was restless. The thought of escaping from this place immediately filled her mind!

This was the first time in her life she had ever had such a thought. Even when facing that person or the Yellow Springs of the future, she had never had such a thought before!

However, to her dismay, she has now lost the right to leave this place, because Huang Quan, who had come into contact with the power of the Hell Flower, suddenly appeared in front of her the moment her thoughts turned!

And in that same instant, she saw Huang Quan raise his left hand, his middle and index fingers together, and with absolute coldness and killing intent, he pointed fiercely at her brow!

With this finger strike, Huang Quan showed no pity whatsoever, nor did he hesitate for a moment; it was swift and fluid!

If Zhang Qing, who has been fighting Huang Quan for so long, had left sooner, he might have been able to escape!