Chapter 160 : Battle of the Ten Lands Reincarnation
Chapter 160: Battle of the Ten Lands Reincarnation
“Where did this fisherman come from?”
“Stopped fishing for fish and started fishing for people?”
Seeing the glowing fishhook rushing straight toward her, Li Yunqing could not help but want to curse.
“Shriek!”
At the very moment the hook was about to touch her, a phoenix cry rang out from within her body.
In that instant, her body suddenly transformed into a phoenix-shaped flame, bursting apart.
More than a dozen phoenix phantoms scattered rapidly in all directions.
“Buzz!”
The glowing fishhook paused slightly, then once again shot straight toward one of the figures—her true body.
“Even Nine Heavens Phoenix Dance can’t confuse it? I can’t evade it at all?”
Li Yunqing paused slightly, her heart tightening. Her body once again turned into a phoenix-shaped flame and burst apart.
Within the entire room, every corner was filled with her illusory figures.
Yet the hook seemed to have locked onto her, ignoring all illusions as it charged directly toward her again.
“Could this be some kind of karma-type hook?”
“What kind of fisherman is this overpowered?”
“I’m not even a fish!”
Her figure flashed rapidly through the room, yet she still could not escape the hook’s lock.
It was as if the hook would never stop until it caught her.
“Buzz!”
Suddenly, Li Yunqing halted in place. A figure in white robes and white hair stepped out, directly facing the hook.
Since movement techniques and illusions could not deceive it, she could only use a Divine Intent Incarnation.
As for her true body—she absolutely did not want to be fished away.
Being so beautiful and delicate, she had no intention of being controlled by others, nor did she want to fall into any danger.
All her caution and tireless effort along the way had been for this.
How could she surrender so easily?
“Buzz!”
The moment the Divine Intent Incarnation touched the hook, the fishing line wrapped around it, binding it tightly.
And in an extremely uncomfortable position.
Then the line tightened, pulling the frost incarnation toward the rippling void like water.
“Good thing it’s just an incarnation—I can disperse it at any time!”
Seeing this, Li Yunqing carefully sensed it and finally let out a breath of relief.
The Divine Intent Incarnation was formed from a strand of her divine sense and artistic conception—its aura, appearance, and form were almost identical to hers.
Only this incarnation was formed from Frost Intent, dressed in white robes.
In a sense, it was like a clone, enough to deceive any karma-based weapon.
“I’ll disperse it the moment it enters the void!”
Watching the frost incarnation being dragged toward the rippling void, Li Yunqing stared intently.
The incarnation was still her—because of their shared divine sense, all sensations would be transmitted to her main body.
If that fisherman beyond the void had some method preventing her from dispersing the incarnation—
and something improper happened—
she would feel it as well.
She absolutely did not want to experience that.
“Wait… if all nine incarnations appeared, and found nine men at once…”
Li Yunqing shuddered violently.
“Bah, bah, bah! What am I thinking? Have I gone mad?”
Shaking off those stray thoughts, she focused intently on the frost incarnation.
“Prepare…”
Just as the frost incarnation touched the rippling void and she was about to disperse it—
she suddenly heard a voice.
“Great-Grandpa, where is this? Can we really catch a treasure?”
A childish voice, only five or six years old, rang in her ears.
As soon as the voice fell, an aged voice followed:
“Of course. This is our clan’s only Immortal King Artifact. Though it has no offensive power, it contains a trace of karmic force—it will surely catch a treasure.”
“As for this place, let me see… hmm, this is the Fallen Immortal Land, one of the Ten Lands of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.”
“Hm? That’s not right. This land lost the Ten Lands Reincarnation Battle a hundred thousand years ago. It should have been completely plundered—even its cultivation path was taken. How could there still be treasures?”
“Then again… whoever holds the rod will catch the treasure most beneficial to themselves. Could it be that there are still remnants here?”
“And something most useful to you.”
“Then why not let big brother fish? He’s going to participate in the Ascension Battle, to protect the Great Scarlet Heaven. He’ll face countless enemies—he’s the one who needs treasures the most.”
Hearing this, the aged voice sighed softly.
“Ordinary treasures are useless to him now.”
“Great-Grandpa, then give my Dao Bone to big brother!”
The childish voice spoke again.
“You don’t resent it?” The aged voice trembled.
“I don’t. Others can sacrifice for the Great Scarlet Heaven. As a descendant of the royal clan, enjoying all this glory—why can’t I sacrifice too?”
“Besides, losing the Dao Bone doesn’t mean I’ll definitely die!”
“Big brother is the one suffering the most. He must protect the Great Scarlet Heaven and fight all enemies in bloody battles. I’m only losing a bone.”
Hearing this, the aged voice fell silent for a moment.
“When it becomes absolutely necessary—for the stability of the Great Scarlet Heaven—I will consider it.”
Then, beside the lake, the old man sighed deeply within his heart.
“Foolish child… it is precisely because of this consideration that I let you use such a precious Immortal King Artifact.”
“The treasure you fish out will be your chance of survival!”
Among ten thousand, perhaps only one could survive after losing a Dao Bone.
The Immortal King Artifact could only be used once every ten thousand years—this was already the greatest compensation he could offer.
The Dao Bone was naturally formed, containing immortal techniques. Even if one did not ascend, they would become a supreme figure of the Nine Heavens.
Unfortunately, the child was born too late.
The Ten Lands Reincarnation Battle and Ascension Battle—events that occurred once every hundred thousand years—would begin in less than a century.
There was no time for this child to grow.
The clan’s only hope was the child’s elder brother—a peerless prodigy born with double pupils.
For the royal clan, for the countless beings of the Great Scarlet Heaven, the Ascension Battle could not be lost.
If they lost, they would fall into the mortal realm, and the entire Great Scarlet Heaven would be plundered.
All royal descendants would be enslaved, their bloodlines extracted, reduced to dust—or the clan would be annihilated.
Such was the Ten Lands Reincarnation Battle and Ascension Battle—
the victor takes all, the loser meets tragedy.
“Oh! I caught something!”
The childish voice rang out excitedly, tugging hard on the fishing rod.
“This treasure is yours—handle it yourself. Great-Grandpa will go rest for a while!”
By the lakeside, the old man’s figure faded away, disappearing without a trace.
Only the five- or six-year-old child remained, pulling hard on the fishing rod.
“When did I become a treasure that could be fished up?”
Li Yunqing was speechless. Passing through the void, she had inexplicably arrived at this lake.
Fortunately, she was only an incarnation—otherwise, this would have turned into quite an embarrassing scene.
“Great Scarlet Heaven? Ten Lands Reincarnation Battle? Ascension Battle?”
“Fallen Immortal Land… the cultivation path was plundered?”
“Less than a hundred years?”
But hearing the conversation between the old and young, a storm surged in Li Yunqing’s heart.
The severance of the immortal Dao was not due to a natural change—
it was the result of defeat and plundering.
“No wonder treasures are so scarce!”
The immortal Dao had once been glorious—there should have been countless powerful relics left behind.
After all, many immortal treasures could not easily be destroyed by mortals.
Yet until now, she only possessed a low-grade flying sword, and had not even encountered a basic pill furnace.
This was highly unusual.
Otherwise, she could have long since refined immortal pills.
Through the clear lake, Li Yunqing looked up and saw the child on the shore—a doll-like figure of five or six years old, pulling hard on the rod.
There was no one else around.
Sensing herself, still able to disperse the incarnation at any time, Li Yunqing felt a thought stir within her.
“Since I’m already here… why not take a look?”