Chapter 816: An Unsolvable Puzzle

Boom!
During the second clash, the masked giant remained motionless, while Su Che retreated three steps at full speed. Crack! Crack! Crack! Cracks appeared all over his body like shattered porcelain, as if it might collapse at any moment.
The Great Golden Body Technique was broken—he couldn’t use it for at least a month.
Huhuuhu…
Vibrant life energy flowed from the Immortal Prison into his limbs, repairing thousands of minor injuries in his body.
“Hmph…”
Su Che sneered indifferently, “With just the two of you, you still can’t kill me.”
After two direct confrontations, although Su Che’s combat strength was inferior to theirs, he now knew that to kill him, they lacked sufficient power.
“Die! Die! Die!”
The masked giant seemed unable to speak clearly and could only emit deep roars like a beast.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The heavy blows from the three Dragon Emperors landed on his back, but he paid no attention. He took big steps and charged at Su Che again. His thick skin provided unimaginable defense.
Whoosh!
Unexpectedly, Su Che was faster. He pulled Yu Qing and dashed diagonally to the left side of the masked giant, delivering over a dozen punches swiftly at his armpit.
Boom!
The masked giant spun around, his right fist hitting Su Che’s defensive barrier at the same time. His left arm swung repeatedly, blocking most of the Chaos Fist’s force, but his abdomen was still hit several times.
The defensive barrier protecting Su Che and Yu Qing flickered and died one after another, like candles in the wind, on the verge of being blown out.
Fortunately, though the masked giant was strong, he wasn’t fast. Su Che exchanged a few punches for each of his, and this counterattack seemed truly even.
Lacking strength, he compensated with speed—Su Che seemed to have found a way to deal with him. Of course, without Yu Qing dragging him down, his movement and attack speeds could be even faster.
“Roar!”
The masked giant let out a fierce roar. After taking a few punches to his abdomen, he finally felt pain. He spun wildly, pushing the three Dragon Emperors back, then charged at Su Che again.
It seemed that in his eyes, the Dragon Emperors of the Seventh Heaven were nothing but easy prey—only Su Che was the real target today.
But at that moment, Yu Qing suddenly opened his eyes and shouted loudly into the void, “Go back and tell him that within ten thousand years, I will do what needs to be done. Now, you two, get lost!”
The masked giant froze for a moment, seemingly stunned, but then another deep roar came from his throat. His vicious gaze pierced through the black cloth on his face, locking onto Su Che’s eyes.

Obviously, he was extremely reluctant to let go of such a rival who could confront him head-on.
Ugh…
A faint whistling sound came from the sky. The masked giant stomped his foot, and with a crack, the ground collapsed—entire city plunged into a deep pit, raising clouds of dust.
Finally, the masked giant waved his fist at Su Che before vanishing in an instant, giving the illusion that he was like a human bubble that popped apart with a snap.
“Is that it? He’s leaving already?”
Su Che and the Dragon Emperor were puzzled, wondering why these two attackers had acted so half-heartedly—what were they really after?
Then they heard Yu Qing say in a deep voice, “Their real target isn’t you; it’s me.”
Su Che pondered for a moment before asking, “Although the target is you, it’s not to kill you, right?”
“Yes.”
Yu Qing nodded. “He’s asking me if I’m willing to hide under someone else’s protection forever, like a worthless person.”
“Who is he?” Su Che’s expression changed. “Yu Huangtian?”
Su Che’s reaction wasn’t exaggerated; instead, the usually expressionless Shadow God appeared utterly shocked. He stared at Yu Qing and said in horror, “Could it be you…?”
“That’s right.”
Before he could finish speaking, Yu Qing nodded. “Go back and tell Yu Ying that within ten thousand years, I’ll take down all the other Divine Spirits one by one—but I’ll put him last.”
In other words, Yu Ying would get a few more days to live.
“Why wait a thousand years? I can eliminate you now!”
The Shadow God, with a fierce expression, rushed forward in extreme anger.
Bang!
But he was blocked by Su Che’s defensive barrier.
“Wait!” Su Che shouted. “First, explain clearly what’s going on!”
Everything was in chaos!
Su Che was completely confused and couldn’t make sense of the situation.
“Stop asking about these things.”
As he spoke, Yu Qing’s features rapidly changed—returning to Yu Huangtian’s appearance, even his eyes turning light blue. At the same time, he smiled at Su Che and said, “Remember? Back in the mortal world, I told you that you didn’t need to worry about your senior brother. I don’t need anyone’s care.”
Su Che frowned and after a few breaths said, “Alright, I can ignore it. But I want to know—could we become enemies?”
“Unlikely.”
Yu Qing smiled faintly. “Yu Huangtian or Yu Qing—only one can remain. Which do you think it will be?”

As he spoke, he slowly withdrew from his defensive barrier. Yet, with his divine cultivation level, he seemed utterly unconcerned by the threat posed by the Shadow God.
“Take my advice—don’t get involved now. At least not for the next ten thousand years. Junior Su, this is the last time I’ll address you that way…”
His figure instantly faded, about to vanish into emptiness.
The Shadow God immediately charged forward, unleashing a devastating strike, but still missed, only destroying a mere illusion of Yu Qing.
No one present understood how he had left.
Su Che remained suspended, pondering his words: Yu Huang, Yu Qing—only one can remain… Will the one who stays be my enemy? Is that what it means?
With Yu Qing gone, the Shadow God stood frozen in place. After a long while, he said to Su Che, “I really didn’t expect that your senior brother is actually our greatest threat.”
“The future Yu Qing Tian!”
“Haha! Now I understand—those many Divided Souls weren’t needed by Yu Huang Tian; they were prepared for this Yu Qing Tian!”
“We’ve all been deceived!”
“From the start, everyone has been tricked!”
“Yu Huang, Yu Qing—only one remains… Haha, I see now!”
Shouting these words, the Shadow God frantically rose into the sky, flying away at great speed until he disappeared beyond the horizon…
“What exactly is going on?” The Dragon Emperor floated over and asked Su Che in confusion, “Arbitrator, what kind of relationship do you and these friends have with the Celestial Lord Yu Huang?”
Su Che lowered his head and remained silent.
“I’m completely confused now,” Lao He sighed, slapping his forehead in the Immortal Prison. “Master, let’s not get involved in this mess between them. In the future, whether it’s Yu Huang Tian or Yu Qing Tian, if anyone tries to harm you, just deal with them—leave the rest be.”
After a long while, Su Che finally raised his head, gazing at the sky, and thought to himself, “Since you’re my senior brother, I’ll listen to you one last time. I won’t interfere in your affairs anymore. I’ll just wait for the final outcome in ten thousand years.”
By making this decision, Su Che meant that the alliance he had formed with the Shadow God was also dissolved. It wasn’t betrayal—it was simply that he couldn’t remain involved in this matter.
Just now, Yu Qing had said he would eliminate Yu Huang Tian’s Divided Souls one by one within ten thousand years, and Yu Ying was one of them, just ranked last.
Did that mean he had to turn against Yu Qing and Yu Huang Tian to protect Yu Ying? It was too chaotic!

The relationships between them were far too complicated, leaving Su Che with no choice but to stay out of it.
Lao He, however, asked, “Master, what do you think? Ten thousand years from now, if Yu Qing eliminates Yu Huang and becomes your greatest enemy in the entire universe, what will you do?”
Lao He had thought this question would trouble Su Che greatly, but to his surprise…
Su Che replied with a smile, “I hope he can become Yu Qing Tian. Then, the two strongest people in the world—me and him—can engage in a final confrontation. Wasn’t it good that we were once brothers-in-arms?”
“Is that really good?” After struggling for a long time, Lao He finally admired him deeply: “Master, you’re truly insane!”
In the days that followed, everything returned to its normal course. Su Che and the Dragon Emperor separated to search for clues about the ‘Reverie Demon God’ across Yu Ying’s territory.
One year, two years, three years…
Five whole years passed with no results. Su Che was about to give up when, one day, he received a message from the Shadow God: Tomorrow at noon, at Tai Yao Sect on You Lan Continent.
Upon receiving this message, Su Che sighed, “Things have come to this, yet the Shadow God and the others are still willing to help. I don’t know how to repay them for this kindness.”
No matter how much debt he owed, Su Che couldn’t possibly help them turn against Yu Qing. This was indeed an unsolvable dilemma.
Lao He was speechless and also couldn’t come up with any good solution.
It was like having irreconcilable conflicts between friends and brothers—stuck in the middle, unable to help either side, with no choice but to stay out.
At the speed of the Nine Dragon Imperial Carriage, it only took a little over an hour to reach You Lan Continent. Tai Yao Sect was a prominent sect in that region, easy to find. Before dark, Su Che and the Dragon Emperor were already waiting outside its gates.
The next day at noon, the Shadow God arrived on time, but Yu Ying still didn’t show up.
Su Che understood that Yu Ying wasn’t unwilling to meet him; rather, he didn’t want to put Su Che in a difficult position regarding this matter. If meeting was pointless, then it was better not to meet at all.
It had to be admitted that this Sage Ancestor of the Shadow Path had impeccable character. It was hard to bear the thought that such a person would be eliminated by Yu Qing ten thousand years from now.
The Shadow God’s attitude remained unchanged; his speech was still devoid of emotion. He said, “A few days ago, I learned that there is a secret sacred place within Tai Yao Sect, with the extraordinary ability to alter the flow of time. But the strongest person within the sect is only at the late stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal. You should understand what that means, right?”
“I understand,” Su Che nodded.

The so-called secret sacred place must be a magic artifact space. The problem is that a Great Luo Golden Immortal can only craft top-tier immortal artifacts, and such artifacts simply cannot possess the powerful ability to alter the speed of time. There are very few top-tier immortal artifacts with such capabilities. This means that the Tai Yao Sect is highly likely to use the remains of the Light-Bringing Demon God to extract the primordial power of time through some special method and create such a secret sacred place. “It must be.” Relying solely on intuition, Su Che could also conclude that they had finally found a clue regarding the whereabouts of the Light-Bringing Demon God’s remains.