508: Stunned

In terms of his ability to influence Small Worlds, Chen De had been significantly strengthened compared to when he was in the Lower Plane.

It was entirely possible to influence only a portion and keep it hidden.

Using the information provided by this portion of black liquid, Chen De immediately locked onto Chang Qi's location.

Furthermore, there was another piece of news: for some unknown reason, that Chang Qi had made extensive arrangements within the Small World.

However, every single one of them was reported to Chen De; he had no idea who Chang Qi was guarding against.

After some deep thought, Chen De realized that perhaps the Zhengyuan Sect or he himself would soon face some kind of great enemy.

This enemy must be incredibly powerful to make Chang Qi so cowardly that he fled without even showing his face.

To make a veteran of the Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation so afraid, could it be someone above the second transformation?

At this thought, Chen De couldn't help but feel panicked as well.

He knew his own level; in the short term, he couldn't even fully grasp the Demon Venerable Realm Second Transformation.

To break through to the Demon Venerable Realm Third Transformation, the resources of a single domain were far from enough, and even adding the Kongming Domain might not suffice.

This meant that Chen De would still need to spend a significant amount of time in this process.

So if he encountered someone above the Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation now—not even that high, just the Immortal Law Realm Third Transformation would be enough.

He would have to lose a life here and find a place to resurrect in a pathetic state.

Therefore, at this moment, Chen De couldn't help but doubt whether he should return to the Zhengyuan Sect.

He was even considering whether he should leave the Xichen Domain directly.

After all, if such a powerhouse made a move, even being caught in the aftershocks wouldn't feel good.

As for taking out Chang Qi, it had instead become the lowest priority.

After all, no matter how many benefits there were, they were far inferior to one's own life.

After a bout of brainstorming, Chen De still planned to pull off one job and then run.

If Chang Qi was confident he could escape, and the Evil God Essence's concealment ability was so strong, there was no reason he couldn't do it.

Moreover, those in the Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation were too rare; a single domain might only have one, and one was worth the sum of all the Immortal Law Realm First Transformations influenced beneath them.

There were two in the Xichen Domain, but the second one was newly emerged; for countless years before that, there had only been Chang Qi.

Therefore, the Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation was the true essence of Chen De influencing a domain.

This time he intended to take a risk. Damn it, he'd never been a coward in his life; he took life and death lightly—if you're not satisfied, let's fight.

Chen De was a brave Virgin Mother; he possessed all the most beautiful qualities in the world.

Towards the direction of Chang Qi's Small World, advance!

...Chang Qi continued to sit quietly by the small lake fishing. He had already been so cautious; surely there wouldn't be any more problems?

But for some reason, the feeling in his heart grew increasingly ominous.

What was going on?

Could it be that this crisis wasn't from the outside in, but from the inside out?

In other words, the problem was likely within himself?

This discovery startled Chang Qi so much that he jumped up on the spot.

He had only lived for fifty million years and was still so young; he didn't want to die.

But just then, Chang Qi's eyes flickered uncertainly. He carefully checked his own condition and confirmed there were no problems.

From the looks of it, if he had no problems, then the problem must be... In the next moment, Chang Qi instantly exited the Small World he was in, and as expected, that sense of crisis weakened significantly.

This made him even more certain that the problem lay within this Small World.

So without hesitation, Chang Qi immediately activated the measures he had set in the Small World, causing it to self-destruct.

With only a soft muffled sound, the entire Small World turned into particles even finer than cosmic dust.

And in a place Chang Qi hadn't noticed, a Virgin Mother flew out at high speed.

Chen De was blown silly!

He didn't know what was happening; he had been lurking perfectly well, preparing to seize an opportunity for a sneak attack.

Suddenly, Chang Qi rushed out. Chen De had originally thought he was just going out for a stroll.

Then the entire Small World was detonated. What exploded wasn't just the Small World itself, but all of Chang Qi's arrangements.

The combined power, if caught off guard, could definitely blast an Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation into serious injury.

And Chen De was precisely one of those caught off guard.

How was this possible?

Chen De was absolutely certain that Chang Qi had definitely not discovered him, absolutely not.

How did he manage to make it look so real and achieve a precision strike?

Fortunately, due to the characteristics of the Evil God Essence, Chen De wouldn't be injured; otherwise, he really would have been done for this time.

Next... since the sneak attack failed, let's have a contest of raw strength.

Chen De had checked the system map; Chang Qi was at the middle stage of the Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation.

Among the Immortal Law Realm Second Transformations he had encountered, Chang Qi was an outlier, but he was still the type that could be dealt with.

After all, the Rhyme of Laws at the Demon Venerable Realm Second Transformation Perfection level were nothing to scoff at.

Any Rhyme of Law with a lower level of comprehension would be suppressed by it.

Also, Chen De's speed could be considered at the level of the middle stage of the Demon Venerable Realm Second Transformation.

Though his cultivation was a bit weaker, his Rhyme of Laws were crushing, and combined with his various talents, Chang Qi couldn't possibly be his opponent.

"Come out. We're both at this level; who are you trying to fool?"

Chen De had originally planned to hide for a bit longer, but then he suddenly heard Chang Qi's voice.

Discovered again?

This was the first time Chen De had doubted the ability of his Evil God Essence.

But on second thought, how could that be? How strong the Evil God Essence's ability was—could Chen De not know that himself?

Thus, Chen De chose not to pay him any mind.

"Still not coming out? In that case..."

Chen De appeared, showing himself openly before Chang Qi's eyes.

He gave Chang Qi a deep look. "In all these years, you are the only one who has seen through my disguise. How did you do it?"

Chang Qi didn't answer Chen De's question. In fact, seeing Chen De made him even more astonished than Chen De was.

He had just instinctively wanted to shout a few times; he'd gotten used to it over the years.

He hadn't expected that this time, he would actually draw someone out.

Is there really someone this stupid?

But Chang Qi naturally wouldn't be so stupid as to tell Chen De the truth; that would be purely idiotic.

He just sneered and said disdainfully, "Your hiding was too clumsy. Speak, who are you?"

"Just a small fry," Chen De smiled self-mockingly, not expecting to encounter someone who could counter him at his first stop in the Upper Plane. "There really are hidden masters among the common folk!"

Facing Chen De's attitude, Chang Qi had long been prepared to fight at any moment.

Actually, he didn't want to fight, but he also knew that he had to have a battle first.

Only by fighting could one achieve not fighting. As a martial artist, one should naturally forge ahead, though Chang Qi was just a bit more cautious.

But he didn't think he would lose. As the greatest person in the history of the Xichen Domain, Chang Qi possessed both confidence and strength.

Next, a peak duel unlike any ever seen in the Xichen Domain broke out at this moment!