Chapter 263: Deception

The size of this sunny region was unknown, but it was full of dangers, even including fierce beasts at the level of gods.
According to the map given to Chen Xiao by the great immortal, there were at least seven such sunny regions along the path to the Guardian’s location.
“Damn it! There aren’t any evil spirits in these sunny regions. Although the corpses of fierce beasts are valuable, they’re useless to me.”
Chen Xiao was extremely frustrated.
Sunny regions were areas where energy surged from beneath the world of supernatural powers, driving away the surrounding deathly aura. With no deathly aura in such places, few evil spirits were willing to come here.
Thus, these sunny regions were filled with various extremely powerful fierce beasts.
Yet these beasts were of no use to Chen Xiao. Though they also contained the Law of the Void God, it had little effect on him at this point.
As for divine beasts… Chen Xiao didn’t yet have the strength to hunt them.
Moreover, beneath these sunny regions lay intricate networks of spiritual veins, most of which were occupied by divine beasts.
Even small-scale spiritual stone veins were occupied by numerous fierce beasts. Unlike evil spirits, fierce beasts, though formed from the deathly aura of the supernatural world, were originally living creatures with their own consciousness and intelligence.
In short, fierce beasts were countless times more dangerous than evil spirits.
Each spiritual vein was occupied by thousands of such beasts.
During this time, Chen Xiao could only watch these veins helplessly, unable to do anything.
Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s expression changed drastically.
A ferocious aura locked onto his body in an instant. The next moment, overwhelming killing intent nearly shattered the heavens, drowning out all of his thoughts.
“Damn!”
The surging primordial spiritual fire within Chen Xiao instinctively burst forth, protecting his body.
In a fraction of a blink, his mind was freed, and his body flashed as he entered the Main God’s Space.
“Phew!”
After entering the Main God’s Space, Chen Xiao’s face turned pale, with a trickle of blood glowing gold at the corners of his mouth.
Just a single act of killing intent had severely injured him, nearly destroying the Law of the Soul within him.
“A god! Another god! It seems the Wan Si family has taken action.”
Chen Xiao spat out blood. The power of the Main God’s Space instantly strengthened him, rapidly healing his wounds.
“Damn it! A god, and he even attacked from behind! Does he have any shame?”
Fear appeared on Chen Xiao’s face. He dared to confront a god head-on and even use his trump card—a human bomb—to seriously injure the god.
But that required the god to stand there and let him attack.

But that guy outside—Chen Xiao couldn’t even see his face. In fact, Chen Xiao was certain that if he showed up again, he would surely suffer a fatal blow.
Just now, Chen Xiao ran away because that deity hadn’t activated its domain; otherwise, he would have had no way of escaping.
“What should I do now? Return to the Thousand Souls Realm in such a disgraceful manner?”
Chen Xiao’s expression turned grim. Although his wounds had healed, being forced to return to the Thousand Souls Realm in such a humiliating way would likely leave an indelible shadow in his mind—a seed of failure.
If Chen Xiao fled like this, his cultivation would probably never progress again.
“Damn it! Didn’t the great immortal say he had contained the older generation of warriors from the Wan Si clan? Hmm… Could it be that this person, like Li Mo, is also a helper sent by the Wan Si clan?”
Chen Xiao suddenly became clear-headed.
“If that’s the case, there’s still room for maneuver.”
With a wave of his hand, the puppet made from the corpse of that deity stepped out of the Main God Space.
……
“Hm? It’s gone?”
Ouyang had been possessed by Wan Si. Ouyang was merely a true god, while Wan Si was a genuine Primordial Spirit God. A Primordial Spirit God could easily possess a true god by splitting off a Primordial Spirit and taking advantage of the true god’s unpreparedness.
But although Wan Si had possessed Ouyang, his strength was only equivalent to Ouyang’s original strength—he wasn’t the true entity.
“This kid is indeed talented. No wonder he was able to kill Li Mo…”
Wan Si’s body floated silently in the void like a flame, with the Primordial Spirit artifact floating beside him.
Wan Si closed his eyes, his divine consciousness turning almost tangible as it swept across the void.
However, he hadn’t activated his domain either, because Ouyang’s soul hadn’t been consumed—only suppressed.
The core of a domain is the divine essence, which is controlled by the soul. As long as Ouyang’s soul remained, Wan Si could only control this body and couldn’t release a domain.
“Still, Wan Si Yuxiu inherited my divine bloodline, the bloodline of a Primordial Spirit God. With the blessing of a Primordial Spirit, he could become a Primordial Spirit God. Now he’s been killed by that Chen Xiao. If I don’t kill him, my hatred won’t be satisfied.”
A cold glint appeared in Wan Si’s eyes.
Wan Si Yuxiu could be considered the hope of the Wan Si clan. With the blessing of a Primordial Spirit, he had a chance to become a true Primordial Spirit God. The Wan Si clan wasn’t the strongest among the guardian clans, but they managed to stand firm—entirely because of the existence of this Primordial Spirit God.
If Wan Si Yuxiu also became a Primordial Spirit God, the power of the Wan Si clan would soar by a whole level. Now that Wan Si Yuxiu had been killed by Chen Xiao, it was a deep-seated hatred.
No wonder Wan Si decided to take action against Chen Xiao personally.
“However, this little ninth-tier abler, Chen Xiao, was able to kill Li Mo and escape right under my nose. He must possess some precious treasure.”
A red glow flashed in Wan Si’s eyes as he kept calculating.
“Hm? Who?”

Suddenly, Wan Si’s eyes opened as he stared at the void ahead of him. There, a blond man slowly took shape. Wan Si narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the blond man. This blond man was indeed a being of divine origin, yet there was no trace of divine laws emanating from him. “Who are you? This is my territory. You act unilaterally here and yet ask me who I am?” The blond man spoke calmly. Below lay a lake of unknown size, within which several virtual divine beasts existed, but all of them, sensing the divine pressure above, were too scared to show themselves. “Are you a beast in human form?” Wan Si sneered coldly. “If so, I’ll give you a choice: submit to me, or die.” “Submit to you?” The blond man smiled. Suddenly, with a wave of his hand, a thousand virtual divine puppets appeared in the air. All of them wore golden armor and held powerful virtual divine weapons. “Virtual divine puppets… This is an ancient secret technique of the Heavenly Dragon Palace… Heh, I finally understand…” Wan Si’s eyes suddenly lit up. “Chen Xiao, I know you’re nearby. Do you think a few puppets can threaten me?” Wan Si laughed loudly. “Oh?” The blond man, also a divine puppet, narrowed his eyes slightly. “You know about virtual divine puppets? Then do you know how powerful they become when they self-destruct?” “Self-destruct?” Wan Si was stunned. Boom! Almost without warning, the thousand virtual divine puppets exploded simultaneously. Streams of virtual divine laws converged to form a divine law, which then exploded. At the same time, the blond divine puppet entered the Main God’s Space. “Heh, the virtual divine puppets were a special treat prepared just for you. These things aren’t for fighting—they’re meant for self-destruction.” The blond man reappeared in the void, smiling as he watched the writhing mass of flesh floating in the air. The power of this self-destruction was far greater than that of the previous 2,800 puppets. These monstrous puppets were all crafted from high-level virtual divine beasts and, empowered by the laws of the Main God’s Space, already possessed the strength of peak virtual deities. “Origin Spirit Fire, refine them for me!” Chen Xiao’s figure also appeared. With a gesture of his hand, intense Origin Spirit Fire burst forth, burning toward the writhing mass of flesh. “Chen Xiao, you’ve fallen for it.” Suddenly, another voice came from the other side of the void. The next moment, a giant sword filled with endless flames swung down at Chen Xiao. “How could I not realize I’ve been tricked?” Seeing the flaming sword, Chen Xiao remained calm, as if seeing everything clearly. With a thought, the divine puppet transformed into a beam of golden light and rushed toward the sword. “Xi Xi, if you don’t act now, starting today, I’ll leave you in this world full of corpses.”

Chen Xiao spoke up.
“Chen Xiao, I hate you, Great Master Xixi!”
Xixi’s voice, filled with grievance, rang out. The next moment, a golden kitten with black and white wings emerged from thin air. As soon as it appeared, it grabbed the flaming great sword with its paw and, with a single swipe, shattered this powerful spiritual artifact into pieces. Immediately after, Xixi leaped forward, threw a small fist, and hit Wan Si in the head. Wan Si’s eyes rolled back, and he collapsed, falling from the air.
“You bastard, Chen Xiao! Take your Great Master Xixi back quickly! I don’t want to die!”