Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 1539: Chapter 1534: Human Plant (43)

The ring is gone? What does this guy mean?

In the silence, the same doubt also arose in everyone’s hearts.

Due to the angle problem, the group saw the bare middle finger slightly later than Aike.

The ring, which seemed to be twisted with shimmering blood threads, had disappeared without a trace, leaving only the shocking green-black marks.

"There’s nothing there, what are you trying to show me?"

At this moment, Aike, who was at the forefront, felt uneasy but still unwilling to weaken her momentum, couldn’t help but continue asking.

Of course, she would never overestimate herself. While speaking, her body quickly shifted to that ghostly state, fully alert.

"That’s simple, what you’re seeing is nothing at all."

To this, Fu Qian let out a low chuckle.

"What do you mean—"

The next moment, Aike’s question was abruptly cut off.

A scarlet whip materialized out of the void, directly lashing at her once again.

How could this be!

In that instant, unavoidable perplexity overwhelmed her reason.

Because Aike was very certain, the whip was still drawn from that hand, even though there was no ring there.

Of course, confusion remained confusion, and survival intuition cultivated from countless battles still allowed her to evade this ambush to the greatest extent.

Meanwhile, her body, now like a ghost, sparkled with flowing light. Countless faces quickly condensed, layering into a bizarre shield.

In the instant it formed, the faces seemed to ripple like water, each emitting a sharp scream.

The brain-boiling psychic impact instantly swept around, and even the audience who were not directly facing it felt their minds being wildly torn apart.

Even those incidentally affected felt this way, that guy...

Ah—

At the moment of the exclamation, it was interrupted by an odd shriek, clearly from Aike herself.

And in the view, an astonishing scene unfolded.

The mysterious demigod facing the howl seemed completely unaffected.

With unbelievable speed crossing space, the other hand that had been hidden under the robe expanded into a giant claw, directly striking Aike.

And more terrifyingly, the shield and body, which ought to have considerable resistance to physical attacks, were in that instant as fragile as glass.

Almost without any hindrance, the giant claw directly tore out a shocking wound, sinking deep into Aike’s body.

...

An interesting method, but do you really think my thoroughly tempered nerves are wasted?

Just boiling brains amount to nothing.

Seeing the shield, despite being torn apart, still trying desperately to wriggle and repair itself, Fu Qian coldly commented.

Perhaps due to being broken and deformed, the shield at the moment was even more bizarre than before. Besides the unreal faces, flesh-like faces were also blending in, quite an eerie fusion of spirit and flesh.

Surrounded by them, Demigod Aike was clearly also not an exception. Her face, now losing that ghostly state, was filled with incomprehension amidst the paleness.

But even so, she still maintained the momentum of a demigod.

Not only did she stop shouting after the initial scream, but she also didn’t make futile struggles at this moment, focusing her gaze on the other hand gripping her neck.

From the wildly flickering eyes, it seemed she was still pondering what had happened to the ring originally worn there.

Quite impressive, worthy of being my chosen one.

"Lady Ji Ning, it’s starting to get a bit impolite now."

Amidst praise, Fu Qian reminded without even lifting his head.

As mentioned before, the psychic series is often more useful on many occasions.

Suddenly attacked, victim Aike had few helping hands.

But Lady Ji Ning’s powerful psychic impact still swiftly followed.

Unfortunately, as mentioned earlier, she never understood the will of a true man.

"...What are you really trying to do?"

After a brief hesitation, the strongest pulling force in the will dissipated without warning, replaced by Lady Ji Ning’s questioning.

Obviously, the audience couldn’t understand why Fu Qian did such things and how he accomplished them.

And Aike’s vulnerability under attack made them hesitant to act to save her.

"So, do you understand now?"

Sadly, Fu Qian didn’t pay her any attention and continued looking at his hostage, asking.

The casual voice seemed as if the current operation was merely the mentor’s patient guidance.

"That annihilating mind whip has nothing to do with the ring... It comes from your own ability..."

And the student finally didn’t waste this thoughtful effort, finally retracting her gaze, Aike gritted her teeth and answered.

...

Was the ring just a decoy?

The threat of death always stimulates one’s potential.

Aike’s insight evidently sparked a strong reaction among the audience.

And from the flickering glances, this notion quickly gained recognition.

"Quite impressive, is there more?"

Fu Qian’s lips curled into a smile, looking very satisfied with this answer.

"Your point is... that’s why you still wear this face."

Actually, without his reminder, Aike had evidently never stopped thinking.

"...This mask that can fully conceal transcendent aura."

In her self-talk, she somewhat lost in thought, gazed at Fu Qian’s face.

But quickly, she was forced to lower her gaze again, towards the horrific wound on her body.

Like shattered glass mixed with flesh, the body which should be tough for even demigods to mark, was incredibly fragile... hiding!

At a certain moment, a thought that seemed long nurtured deep in her heart but subconsciously ignored, irresistibly surfaced in her mind.

Yet the comfort of finally finding answers couldn’t even mask the shudder brought by that truth.

"You’re not a demigod—"

The next moment, Aike almost shouted in a low voice.

"Keeping this face is to hide this fact!"

"Quite impressive."

Fu Qian’s timely evaluation came, a breathtaking smile appeared on that seemingly enchanting face.

"Answers gained through self-thought are always the most memorable."

"Good job, I’ll send you out now, wishing you fruitful investigations at that time."

"Stop—"

Amidst Lady Ji Ning’s scream, her own mental lashes once again stirred the mind.

And the green-black marks on the body seemed to connect, birthing another will, jointly hindering the body’s movements.

Even an indomitable golden radiance also bloomed from the old man’s hand at that moment, tearing the space apart.

But none of these managed to stop Fu Qian’s hand from violently extracting from Aike’s body.

Under Visceral Critical Strike, that already not-so-resilient body, along with the anchored will, completely collapsed.

Is there anything more potent than the threat of death to stimulate potential, allowing Lady Aike to unleash her Resource Contributor value?

Thus making everyone realize that the demigod they faced was still just a disguise, essentially possessing a ranking higher than that.

As said before, the sole significance of coming openly to this place is to make an invitation.

Fu Qian turned his head, locking his gaze on the remaining guests.