535: Chapter 535 ZERO's Master

As the words fell, a small spatial portal opened in front of Chen Yi.

A small, winged letter fluttered out.

It landed in Chen Yi's hand and opened automatically.

Inside, twenty energy purple crystals lay neatly.

Chen Yi was completely bewildered.

What the hell is going on?

The next second, the letter turned into a beam of light and shot into Chen Yi's brow.

Countless pieces of information flooded his mind.

Chen Yi instantly understood the cause and effect.

The Void Realm has a debt rule!

Anyone who owes more than twenty energy purple crystals and cannot repay them automatically becomes the creditor's servant!

The ownership of the servant belongs to the creditor!

All actions of the servant are constrained by the creditor!

But if the creditor voluntarily waives the debt, or the debt is transferred—the servant's status will be lifted.

Chen Yi rolled his eyes.

"Why didn't Zhao Zhao tell me about this?"

He looked at Emilia, who was still Cultivating nearby.

He hesitated for a second.

Forget it, I won't disturb her.

He stood up and, based on the final message left in the letter, pinpointed Zhao Zhao's location.

Then he tore through space and stepped out!

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In a remote corner of the Void Realm.

Zhao Zhao hung her head, her eyes red, tears swirling in her sockets, but she dared not let them fall.

A man stood in front of her.

The man was tall, wearing a black robe embroidered with eerie blood-colored patterns.

His Face was square, his features rugged, and a chilling smile hung on the corners of his mouth.

Behind him stood two equally tall men in black.

All three of them exuded a terrifying aura.

Ancient God!

They are all Ancient Gods?

"Young Miss Zhao Zhao, long time no see!"

"Last time I saw you, you were still that old man Nolan's apple of his eye."

"I didn't expect that you'd become my servant now."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you look really cute."

"Heavenly God Rank, such a cute servant, it was worth it!"

Zhao Zhao trembled all over but dared not resist.

The power of the Slave Mark suppressed everything about her.

She could only let others do as they pleased with her.

The man stood up and looked into the distance.

"That guy named Chen Yi should be here soon, right?"

"After all, his servant is in my hands."

"He will definitely come!"

As the words fell, space distorted.

Chen Yi's figure appeared out of thin air.

He saw Zhao Zhao, whose Face was ashen, and his pupils constricted.

Zhao Zhao looked up, and the moment she saw Chen Yi, she finally couldn't hold back her tears.

"Chen Yi!!!"

She shouted, wanting to embrace Chen Yi.

But the power of the Slave Mark froze her in place just as she was about to move.

The man raised his hand, stopping her movement.

He looked at Chen Yi, the smile on his lips becoming even more radiant.

"You are Chen Yi?"

"Indeed young, indeed talented, and the world will is indeed abundant!"

"Indeed—you are the one who killed my servant!"

Chen Yi frowned and asked back, "Your servant?"

The man laughed and explained, "ZERO!"

"That piece of trash who claimed to be ZERO!"

"He was my servant; he escaped for tens of thousands of years, and I didn't expect him to end up dead by your hand!"

"You killed him, shouldn't you pay some compensation?"

Chen Yi looked at the man with the evil smile before him, his heart surging with stormy waves.

ZERO's master!

That existence who has lived in the Void Realm for I don't know how many tens of thousands of years!

That existence who let ZERO escape for ten thousand years without ever making a move!

Chen Yi took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down!

He possessed Zhao Zhao's Slave Mark, and although it had only been a few seconds, he could clearly perceive Zhao Zhao's state—her location, her emotions, everything about her!

This person had possessed ZERO's Slave Mark for so long; he must have known about ZERO's situation long ago!

It could even be said that he knew long ago that ZERO had set its sights on the Blue Star world.

Then why would he let ZERO act like that?

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Chen Yi asked in a deep, questioning voice.

The man tilted his head, a hint of playfulness flashing in his eyes.

"Nothing, nothing, I just purely wanted to see what kind of god could be born from the world that the trash named ZERO had been tossing around for ten thousand years!"

"Now it seems, it's indeed very interesting!"

"Zhao Zhao is known for her stubborn temper, yet when she lost to me, she didn't call for that old man Nolan, nor anyone else; she only called your name!"

"This is truly—making one feel very curious."

Chen Yi's expression remained unchanged as he continued to question, "So, you deliberately set a trap?"

"Wrong, wrong, wrong!"

The man waved his hands repeatedly, looking innocent, "I didn't set a trap! It's just that this woman is too stupid and jumped in for no reason, and I just happened to think of you, so I just went with the flow~~~"

Chen Yi remained calm and unruffled.

He stared into the man's eyes and said word for word, "Then, now that I am here, can you return Zhao Zhao to me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Zhao's heart skipped a beat.

She looked up, staring wide-eyed at Chen Yi.

He said—return her to him?

He said—she was his?

Zhao Zhao's heart suddenly began to beat rapidly.

That emotion, suppressed to death by the Slave Mark, now seemed to break free from its shackles and surged into her heart crazily.

She was the world malice!

She was an existence that had lived for seven thousand years!

She had seen countless people, experienced countless events, and never believed in things like sincerity or affection.

But at this moment, Chen Yi's words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, stirring up ripples in her heart!

Although it was very overbearing—

Although he hadn't asked for her opinion at all—

Although it sounded like he was talking about an object—

But why—why did it feel so heartwarming?

Zhao Zhao lowered her head, her little Face burning red.

She dared not look at Chen Yi, dared not let anyone discover her abnormality.

But her heart, which had been silent for seven thousand years, beat for someone for the first time!

The man watched Zhao Zhao's reaction, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Oh?"

"Interesting, truly interesting!"

"But, handing her over to you, that won't do~~~"

"This girl is quite pretty, and she's a Heavenly God, so she counts as a rare item!"

"If I return her just because you asked, wouldn't I be losing too much Face?"

"Besides, she owes me twenty energy purple crystals!"

"But if you can defeat me, I might consider it, hahaha!"

The two black-clad men behind him, both at the Ancient God level, simultaneously let out mocking laughter.

"Exactly, exactly, you want to take someone back with just a sentence, then what does that make our boss?"

"The little girl delivered herself to our doorstep; losing is losing, and paying back debts is only natural!"

Chen Yi clenched his fists.

He looked at the man.

On the System interface, the opponent's attributes were clearly displayed.

[Name: Qiu Baiyun]

[Rank: Tier 15 (Ancient God)]

[Physique: 1280000]

[Spirit Power: 1350000]