230: Chapter 230 The Unknown Deceased Husband

"There are many martial artists there as well. Many of them have poor cultivation but are skilled in underhanded tricks, and there are many prying eyes."

"Jinguan City?"

Su Daji's delicate body suddenly stiffened.

She tilted her head and murmured to herself.

"Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony... That's right, I did go there."

"I even met an interesting little fellow..."

In her mind, scenes from that day flashed by quickly.

Back then, after her injuries had mostly healed, she had indeed followed Zhuge Jinyu and the other two to attend the Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony.

However, those three had gone there to find their husbands.

As for Su Daji, she had no such need; at most, she was just accompanying her friends for a stroll.

But unexpectedly, while she was bored in the white mist, she actually sensed a familiar aura.

It had caused her heart to surge with emotion for quite some time.

She had even once thought that a miracle like the one that happened to Zhuge Jinyu and the others was about to happen to her too.

But the result was somewhat different from what she had imagined.

That familiar aura did belong to an old acquaintance, yes.

However, that acquaintance was not the one she yearned for day and night...

But rather the reincarnation of her love rival, Queen Jiang.

Seeing that the other party clearly hadn't awakened her memories, she had given her a few pointers with great interest.

She had even followed the agreement they had made in their previous lives.

She taught her some "Husband-Taming Techniques."

After a bout of empty joy, Su Daji lost interest in the rest of the Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony and left directly after giving Queen Jiang some pointers.

(Regarding why Su Daji did not sense Su Chen's presence, it is foreshadowing and will be explained later.)

Could it be... her?

Did Jiang Li do it?

No, that's not right.

The Queen Jiang of this life has meager cultivation.

It is absolutely impossible for her to take the ice soul mirror from Su Daji without her noticing.

That mirror is connected to her lifeblood; if there were even a slight disturbance, she would definitely sense it.

But...

Except for those few days, she had indeed never left the Hall of Valor.

The mirror has restrictions and tracking marks she placed personally; if it were in this realm, it would be impossible for her not to sense it.

Unless...

Someone used special means to temporarily shield it.

Or...

The person who took the mirror has a higher cultivation than her!

But...

How could that be possible?

Outsiders always assume there isn't much of a gap between the strength of Su Daji and Transcendent Heroic Spirits like Zhuge Jinyu.

But only they themselves know.

Even among them, the cultivation of Su Daji—who was able to single-handedly slaughter the entire Upper Realm a thousand years ago—is the most unfathomable.

And that was a thousand years ago.

Just how strong Su Daji's current strength is,

even she herself isn't certain.

Regardless, there is a high probability the item was lost at the site of the Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony; she still had to make a trip there.

"Jinguan City... Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony..."

Su Daji slowly straightened her back.

"Good... very good."

"No matter who it is, to dare touch my things..."

She suddenly looked up toward the southwest.

That was where Jinguan City was located.

"I will certainly tear him... into ten thousand pieces."

"I'll extract his soul and refine his spirit, so he may never be reincarnated for all eternity!"

Before her voice had even faded, the Demonic Power around her body erupted violently.

The violent air currents once again sent the remaining intact objects in the hall and the items the other martial artists had just finished tidying up flying.

As for herself, she had already transformed into a streak of purple light.

Heading in the direction of Jinguan City.

She tore through the air at a speed that exceeded all limits.

Amidst the mess left behind, the disheveled martial artists finally realized something.

Something big had happened.

"Hall Master!"

"Quick! Send a message to the West China District Hall of Valor."

"Notify the deacons of the West China District: Level One Alert!"

"Oh my god..."

"If that mirror isn't found, I'm afraid the Hall Master will turn Jinguan City upside down..."

Everyone in the hall looked at the terrifying purple streak that vanished into the horizon in an instant, and then at the massive hole in the ceiling, staring at each other in shock.

Although this Hall Master was usually enchanting, unrestrained, and unpredictable,

she generally maintained a surface-level order and a lazy elegance.

But once it involved anything related to her long-deceased "husband,"

she would instantly turn into a ferocious beast that had completely lost its sanity.

There was once a martial artist from the Foot-Basin Chicken who had provoked Su Daji to her face, slandering her deceased husband whose very name was unknown.

Su Daji had not only raised her hand to obliterate the man,

but had even traveled alone to his homeland and directly wiped a small town out of existence.

Now that the ice soul mirror was missing...

If it really was done by someone,

the person who stole the mirror was likely facing a great catastrophe.

...

At the same time.

On the outskirts of Jinguan City.

Near the exit of the Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony secret realm.

Su Chen's figure stepped out of the secret realm, his feet landing on solid ground.

The fresh air, carrying the moist scent of vegetation unique to the Shu region, flooded his lungs, slightly reviving his spirit which had become somewhat dull from the long period of secluded cultivation.

He instinctively stretched his body.

He felt the majestic spiritual energy surging within him, a result of his cultivation level rising after the investment ended.

In the Great Yin world, every step he took required careful consideration.

A single wrong step would mean eternal damnation.

The relaxed and pleasant atmosphere of the real world's high-martial society eased his mind considerably.

However, this bit of relaxation did not last long.

Almost the second he stood firm, Su Chen's brow furrowed slightly.

Something was wrong.

It was too quiet.

According to what the officials said before the competition,

this exit was located in a small park in the western suburbs of Jinguan City.

Although the location wasn't the city center, it certainly wasn't a remote suburb where people rarely visited.

It should be afternoon right now.

Jinguan City is a new first-tier metropolis, a major stronghold in the southwest with a dense population.

Even though this secret realm exit was set in a relatively quiet suburban-urban fringe area, there should normally be some vehicles and pedestrians, or low-level martial artists on guard duty.

But right now,

as far as the eye could see,

the asphalt road leading to the city was empty, with no sign of a car.

The city buildings faintly visible in the distance stood under the afternoon sun, looking particularly out of place.

Even the usual faint city sounds that were normally constant had disappeared.

Su Chen's mind stirred, and his powerful divine sense quickly spread out.

No.

It wasn't that there was no one around.

There were people.

While his visual range was limited, his divine sense was not.

Under the detection of his divine sense,

behind the street corners and green belts about a hundred zhang away,

there were some pedestrians walking in twos and threes.

They were wearing ordinary clothes—men and women, old and young—and they had the most common Great Xia appearance.

These people were like ordinary urban commuters, walking in a hurry.

But,

the expressions on their faces...

were completely blank.

On those "faces," there was no anxiety, no haste, no purpose.

It was as if they were wearing low-quality human-skin masks.

Their muscles were stiff, their eyes hollow, staring straight ahead.

Their walking movements also had an unnatural sense of coordination.

Like a group of Mimics.

An illusion.

Almost instantly, Su Chen made his judgment.

He had now fallen into the domain of a martial artist with extremely powerful cultivation who specialized in mental superpowers.

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