Chapter 1239: Test Subject
As Wu Ji’s remains returned to its dormant state once more, all the illusions they had produced, including the Thunder God incarnation, vanished as though they had never existed at all.
Qi Xuansu did not hurry to leave. Instead, he carefully observed the mutated remains of Wu Ji from across the formation.
He had come into contact with many creations, including the Sakka and the Longevity Stone. Thus, he discerned something from this. There were obvious traces of artificial modification, bearing not only Wuist totems but also Daoist talismans, combining the strengths of both. No doubt, this was Elder Yao’s handiwork.
Clearly, Elder Yao’s modification achieved multiple goals at once. First, it completely eliminated any possibility of Wu Ji’s resurrection. Second, it turned Wu Ji into the core of the defensive formation at this checkpoint, not needing to draw upon earth qi or store divine power, squeezing out every last bit of Wu Ji’s remaining value.
This was certainly the Yao family’s style. When defeated, one should harbor resentment. When victorious, one should settle accounts in return.
Clearly, this was Elder Yao’s settling of accounts.
Qi Xuansu felt a sense of familiarity arise within him. Everything before his eyes seemed to share the same root and origin as his Longevity Stone Heart. If the Longevity Stone Heart was the culmination and essence of the creation project, then the modification of Wu Ji’s remains represented one particular facet of that same discipline.
From this, a thought arose in Qi Xuansu’s mind. Can I obtain Wu Ji’s divine abilities through Wu Ji’s remains? After all, this power of illusion was so formidable that it could flawlessly pass the false as real.
At that moment, Qi Jiaoyao’s voice came from above. Tian Yuan, come up quickly! The passage is about to close!”
Hearing this, Qi Xuansu looked up and saw that the passage he had opened was steadily shrinking, like the flesh of some living creature, writhing continuously as it gradually healed.
This made him question if the entire city was actually Wu Ji’s remains.
With that thought, Qi Xuansu also knew he could not remain any longer. He sprang upward and left the area before the passage fully closed.