Master of Strange Dao

Yu Ziqing remained expressionless, though inwardly a bit confused, but more so enlightened.

After he learned that the Abyss was the world of the Deities era, he had already conceived this idea.

And back then, in the sealing of An History Book, the core imprint of the locust god was devoured by him.

At that time, he was puzzled as to why he could do it.

He had suspicions in his heart, but now he found tangible evidence.

Deities can transform into Devils.

It makes sense when you think about it—even the Sacrificial God can become a Half Skull hungry ghost, so why can't they become Devils?

But these are just individual cases.

The key point is, he can devour Devils and even devour the locust god.

Doesn't that mean that Deities and Devils are essentially the same, two sides of the same coin?

Yu Ziqing thought about that underwater stone mountain in the deep sea.

The Deities era was overturned, the entire world was overturned, so is it possible that this overturning was more thorough than he had imagined?

For example, dragging down the Deities as well, making them sink and fall into Devils.

Yu Ziqing felt that there must be such information in what he didn't see on that stone mountain at the bottom of the deep sea.

So, is that stone mountain an anchor that cements this matter?

Yu Ziqing's heart raced as if he had discovered something extraordinary.

He couldn't help but lick the corner of his mouth. To verify this matter, there was only one way.

Find a weakened Deity and devour them.

But there's a problem: it seems unlikely to find a weaker, legitimate Deity now.

What can be found are those like Wang Zixuan, transformed into Devils.

Or perhaps resurrect a vanished Deity and try devouring them?

Hmm, it's not impossible.

Yu Ziqing's thoughts drifted while listening to Bubble Face's narration.

Seeing Yu Ziqing seemed somewhat absent-minded, Bubble Face prepared to summarize things quickly.

No sooner did Yu Ziqing cast him a sidelong glance.

"The more detailed, the better. The more detailed, the greater the chances of success. If you omit anything, it could be the most crucial piece, leading to total failure."

Upon hearing this, Bubble Face realized it made sense, so he provided as much detail as possible, telling everything he knew.

Days passed in a blur, and after finishing, Bubble Face realized there was nothing more to say. He suddenly noticed that this time, even after Yu Ziqing was subjected to malicious impact for several days, he looked unchanged, seemingly unaffected.

Recalling Yu Ziqing's previous act of pretending to be maddened by malicious erosion, some of it was intentional.

But that's not important; being able to withstand malice is best.

If he couldn't endure it, he wouldn't be qualified to serve as a vessel for escape.

Bubble Face, having thought this through, stopped contemplating further and reminded himself that this time was just to cause trouble for the culprit; the rest would come with time.

After trading the personal information of the culprit, Bubble Face showed a sinister smile.

"As for the Sacrificial Technique, such things cannot be recklessly passed on..."

"I went to cause trouble for the culprit on your behalf, and you pass on all the Sacrificial Techniques you know—actually, I'm the one at a loss."

"That culprit can escape from here and still use you; he is no ordinary opponent."

"You only have to give up a bit of the Sacrificial Technique, don't even have to expend power, you are getting a big advantage."

Bubble Face pondered for a bit but didn't dare to outright refute. If he called the culprit a waste, wouldn't that mean they were inferior to a waste?

However, customary haggling persisted.

The two argued for quite a while, with Bubble Face insisting that in exchange for all the Sacrificial Techniques, the culprit must be killed or thrown back into the Fallen Abyss.

Yu Ziqing countered that it was impossible to deal with him easily, as he didn't die even in the Mud Sea of the Muddied World. His plan was to pressure the culprit a bit, making him feel isolated, compelling him to find a way to rescue Bubble Face.

Eventually, Bubble Face reluctantly agreed.

Though he actually preferred escaping on his own, he increasingly felt that Yu Ziqing was perfectly suited as a body for his Stealing Name Technique.

After much consideration, he decided to be patient; there was still plenty of time ahead, and he couldn't push Yu Ziqing too hard.

Finally, they reached an agreement, and Bubble Face transmitted half of the Sacrificial Techniques to Yu Ziqing.

As they parted, Yu Ziqing casually remarked.

"Alright, if I want to find you and can't come here, what then?"

Bubble Face didn't care and replied directly.

"You use the Sacrificial Technique and chant my True Name, and I'll contact you. However, in normal times, don't chant the True Name casually, as it can be sensed."

Then he recited his own True Name in that unfamiliar language.

"Why didn't Wang Zixuan respond?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel(ꜰ)ire.net

"He doesn't want to deal with me; as long as he senses a summons from here, he'll ignore it."

Yu Ziqing was quite satisfied.

This Gua Pi, trapped here for who knows how long, dared to reveal his True Name to him.

Ever since he nonchalantly handed over the culprit's True Name, Yu Ziqing had sensed he wasn't overly concerned about such matters.

Ha... Doesn't he know that humans have even developed the Heavenly Devil True Name Spell, even though it only targets Heavenly Demons?

At the very least, it proves that humans have ways to use the True Names of Devils against them.

While the importance of a True Name varies for different Devils, and only for Heavenly Demons is it of utmost lethal importance, for other Devils, it is still very crucial.

And for Yu Ziqing, the significance of a True Name is the most basic foundation for drawing his sword.