277: The Saint Who Admits Cowardice

The three Soul Pierces, weakened by the lamp, caused some damage after entering Qing Mian's Sea of Consciousness, but not much.

Qing Mian's expression remained unchanged, as if he was confident of victory.

In reality, his heart was incredibly shocked. It was a very simple soul attack, yet his most treasured Soul Secret Skill had already developed cracks.

However, Xun Xiuyuan did not know this at the time. If he had, he wouldn't have hesitated for a moment. He would have launched ten triple-shot Soul Pierces to kill him.

Upon seeing that the Soul Pierce could not cause effective damage to Qing Mian, Xun Xiuyuan increased his control over the World Power.

A Thought Blooms was unleashed. Xun Xiuyuan's World Power, amplified by A Thought Blooms, completely controlled the space here.

At this time, there were also spectators, such as the three-headed, six-armed fellow from the Exotic Beast Great World.

And some World Masters from the surrounding Great Worlds. Although their cultivation was only at the Super God King Realm, watching the show was no problem.

The Commerce City's City Master was a True Saint. After sensing the aura of battle, he and several elders from the Chamber of Commerce quickly arrived at the scene.

They were also shocked when they saw a Yuzhu World Master fighting a Heavenly God.

After Xun Xiuyuan gained control of this world, Heaven Piercing Slash attacked the opposing Saint like it cost nothing.

Although Qing Mian was at a disadvantage in the clash of World Power, having comprehended some Law of Time, his defense was still solid.

The Heaven Piercing Slash was indeed powerful, but every time it hit Qing Mian, Xun Xiuyuan always felt time pause for an instant.

It was this momentary pause that greatly reduced the lethality of Heaven Piercing Slash.

Xun Xiuyuan understood that this was the effect of the Law of Time comprehended by the opposing Saint.

Finally, Xun Xiuyuan stopped his attack, looking at the Saint before him, a sense of powerlessness rising within him.

However, what Xun Xiuyuan didn't know was that Qing Mian felt even more powerless. As an Initial Saint, facing a Heavenly God, he could only defend and couldn't even launch an effective offense.

Even if he could attack, the Heavenly God's divine body was too abnormal; he couldn't break through its defense.

Even using the Law of Time could only cause minor injuries to the opponent.

The crucial point was that his soul defense secret treasure had already developed cracks. If such soul attacks came a few more times, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand them.

Qing Mian spoke, "This World Master of the Great Barren World, we can consider ourselves acquainted through this fight. My son's actions were also at fault first. Let's end this matter here. What do you think?"

Xun Xiuyuan was incredibly surprised to hear this. He couldn't do anything to the other party, so why would the other party admit defeat?

Qing Mian was afraid that Xun Xiuyuan would realize and continue to use that soul attack. He didn't know if his lamp could withstand it, but he estimated it couldn't.

He spoke again, "You can't kill me, and I'm also afraid you'll attack my Great World. There's little point in continuing to fight."

Xun Xiuyuan recalled the tragic state of the Great Barren World camp, and then looked at the Saint who was admitting defeat in front of him. Xun Xiuyuan knew he must have overlooked something.

Xun Xiuyuan did not answer Qing Mian's words, but instead snorted coldly and teleported away from the place.

This was the advantage of controlling the power of heaven and earth: fighting when one wanted, and leaving when one wanted.

Seeing this, Qing Mian also teleported and disappeared.

The three-headed, six-armed figure had watched the entire process of Xun Xiuyuan and Qing Mian's great battle, but he didn't understand it.

Why would Qing Mian back down? The pain of losing a son, and he said he wouldn't pursue it.

After thinking for a long time, the three-headed, six-armed figure once again headed in the direction of the Yuzhu Great World.

The City Master of Commerce City, a True Saint, City Lord Gong Yuwei.

City Lord Gong Yuwei did not leave the observation area, still looking in the direction of the Great Barren World from afar.

"Is this Heavenly God the World Master of the Great Barren World?"

City Lord Gong Yuwei asked softly.

It was merely a subconscious act, and he didn't expect anyone to be able to answer the question.

But indeed, an elder answered City Lord Gong Yuwei's question: "Xun Xiuyuan, Heavenly God Realm, his combat power is significantly stronger than a Super God King. He is indeed the World Master of the Great Barren World."

City Lord Gong Yuwei glanced disdainfully at the elder who spoke, "Combat power significantly stronger than a Super God King? Is that the conclusion of your intelligence department? If you had said you didn't know, I wouldn't be angry. How can you so casually describe the combat power of a Saint Realm expert like this?"

As that elder was about to speak, City Lord Gong Yuwei waved his hand.

"Don't say anything more. That intelligence is no longer important. Saints are rare in the southern battlefield, and this Xun Xiuyuan will definitely rise. Although Qing Mian's strength is only average among Saints, he is still a Saint after all. But did you all see? It was Qing Mian who sought peace, it was the Saint who sought peace. Do your best to investigate why Qing Mian backed down. This point is very important."

Finally, City Lord Gong Yuwei turned to another elder, "Elder Long, at the auction ten days from now, please send a VIP invitation to this World Master Xun Xiuyuan, the highest level kind."

The old man called Elder Long nodded in agreement.

Aside from Qing Mian, no one knew the power of Xun Xiuyuan's Soul Secret Skill.

Back at his camp, Qing Mian took out the lamp and looked at the cracks on it, knowing that if Xun Xiuyuan launched another triple-shot Soul Secret Skill, the lamp would be useless even if it didn't shatter.

It was still fine now; it could continue to be nurtured and recover. Thinking about this, Qing Mian put the lamp back into his body to nurture it.

Just then, someone reported, "World Master, Senior Shou Guang from the Exotic Beast Great World has arrived."

Qing Mian's expression sank, then softened again. "Invite him in."

The three-headed, six-armed Initial Saint, Shou Guang, arrived in Qing Mian's main hall.

Shou Guang got straight to the point, "I watched your battle with World Master Xun Xiuyuan, but I didn't understand it. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Qing can enlighten me."

In fact, Shou Guang's action was quite insulting to Qing Mian, but Qing Mian had no choice; the Exotic Beast Great World was very powerful.

The Saint Realm is divided into four levels. The highest combat power in the outer Great Worlds is True Saint, which is above Initial Saint.

But the Ape God of the Exotic Beast Great World is a True Saint.

Among thousands of Great Worlds, fewer than a hundred have Saints, and fewer than ten have True Saints.

From this, one can imagine how formidable the Exotic Beast Great World's strength is.

As for the higher-level Great Saints and Saint Kings, they are legendary existences that no one has ever seen, at least Qing Mian hadn't.

Qing Mian glanced at the composed Shou Guang opposite him and said helplessly, "That Xun Xiuyuan's World Power is comparable to a True Saint. I simply couldn't launch an effective attack and could only defend. What's the point of fighting? To be a target?"

What Qing Mian said was the truth, but he didn't say a single word about the power of Xun Xiuyuan's Soul Secret Skill.

Why should he suffer this loss and let them all try? An Initial Saint without a soul defense secret treasure would probably die if they encountered Xun Xiuyuan.

Shou Guang knew Qing Mian wasn't lying after hearing his account.

A Saint asking a Heavenly God for peace, such a humiliating thing, no one would do it unless they had no other choice.