Chapter 966 - 51: Are You Treating the Divine Emperor Like He’s Blind?! (Third Update)

Chapter 966: Chapter 51: Are You Treating the Divine Emperor Like He’s Blind?! (Third Update)

The engraving of Divine Sense is not an easy task.

In three days, how much can be engraved depends not only on memory and speed but also on the remaining Divine Sense.

On the Dao Platform, nearly five hundred people remaining are all extraordinarily silent at this moment, seizing every moment to record in the Jade Scrolls in their hands. Snowflakes drift around as the wind sweeps over the snow peaks.

Si Mo stands on the snow peak, looking into the Dao Platform along with others, at those cross-legged figures. Actually, in his eyes, there’s only Mu Qingge; the others are no different from the surrounding snow mountains.

Here, aside from his beloved Qingge, the only other person worth an extra glance might be the Divine Emperor Zhong Shan sitting on the Ice Lotus.

The Divine Emperor Zhong Shan remains idly seated on the Ice Lotus, not changing his posture even after ten days. His eyes are half-closed, and the faint curve of a smile at the corner of his lips makes people dare not look directly, yet can’t help but sneak a peek.

Poof!

On the Dao Platform, a disciple of the Zhuoyu Domain spews blood from his mouth, spilling it onto the Dao Platform and collapsing directly to the ground. The Jade Scroll he held also shatters instantly, turning dull and lifeless.

"Another disciple with exhausted Divine Sense."

As the steward from Zhong Shan Domain goes up to carry him down, those watching on the snow peak whisper among themselves.

"It’s no wonder these disciples can’t hold on. If we were up there, it would be tough as well. This test of Divine Sense is not easy."

"Indeed! Though it looks like they’re just sitting here without moving, this period is extremely unbearable."

Poof, poof!

The Zhuoyu Domain disciple hasn’t even been taken down yet, and two more have collapsed on the Dao Platform.

This time, the ones who fell are disciples from the Wei Yi Domain and Huan Yue Domain.

Mu Qingge casually glances at the Huan Yue Domain disciple being carried away next to her, her clear eyes dimming slightly. She is perhaps the most at ease among them.

Even now, she doesn’t feel any fatigue. The Jade Scroll in her hand keeps flashing, indicating that while she pays attention to her surroundings, she continues engraving content into the Jade Scroll.

Time passes slowly, and more disciples continually collapse and are carried away from the Dao Platform.

After two and a half days, only a little over three hundred people remain on the Dao Platform.

Mu Qingge has long recorded all five thousand Daoist Collections in her Jade Scroll. Out of boredom, she even checked them over once more, confirming there were no errors before stop engraving while holding her Jade Scroll.

She does not rush to jump up and claim she’s done. Instead, she continues to sit in place, watching the others.

Around her are Zhuang Shan, Li Chao, and others, the ten most distinguished of the Huan Yue Domain. Besides her, the others are still fully focused on engraving the Jade Scrolls.

Though their expressions are a bit solemn, they seem fine, showing no sign of faltering.

Looking at the others...

"Hmm?"

Mu Qingge’s gaze suddenly sharpens, falling on the direction of the Zhuoyu Domain disciples.

Those Zhuoyu Domain disciples are sitting together, which wouldn’t be noticeable, but now they are making small, secretive moves.

Mu Qingge narrows her eyes and stares steadily in that direction.

She clearly sees those guys from the Zhuoyu Domain secretly passing Jade Scrolls among themselves, seemingly cheating collectively!

However, their actions are very discreet and well-coordinated. Except for their hand movements, nothing appears unusual on the surface. The Jade Scrolls are circulated among the ten central disciples, who take them and continue engraving, then pass them back.

Mu Qingge realizes immediately, understanding the purpose of the Zhuoyu Domain’s actions.

Retracting her gaze, Mu Qingge’s eyes lower, and her pupils shift in their sockets.

The Zhuoyu Domain’s goal is straightforward: to secure their disciples’ passage through this stage as much as possible. But this isn’t just about helping out of camaraderie.

If the majority of Zhuoyu Domain’s disciples occupy the spots, it would inevitably eliminate disciples from other domains.

The second round is combat. Though Mu Qingge doesn’t yet know the specific rules, she can guess that the more people there are, the more of the hundred bathing in Dao Light slots they can take.

Understanding Zhuoyu Domain’s intentions, Mu Qingge contemplates.

Should she also use the same method to ensure the Huan Yue Domain disciples pass through?

Just as she hesitates, her inadvertently raised eyes sweep toward the figure on the Ice Lotus in mid-air.

Her diverted gaze instantly returns to the Divine Emperor Zhong Shan.

From her angle, she seems to see a touch of sarcasm added to the faint curve of his lips. His half-squinted eyes are directed toward the Zhuoyu Domain’s position.

Mu Qingge’s eyes tighten, and she quickly withdraws her gaze.

And just as she retracts her gaze, the cold gaze of the Divine Emperor Zhong Shan sweeps toward her direction, unintentionally or otherwise brushing over her.

With that glance, Mu Qingge immediately feels pressured. When that gaze passes by, her back is already soaked.

’The aura of the Divine Emperor...’ Mu Qingge is secretly astonished in her heart.

At this moment, she is still far from the Divine Emperor’s strength.

Mu Qingge slowly presses her lips together, falling into silence.

At this moment, she doesn’t know that Si Mo, on the snow peak, has noticed the scene. His disguised amber eyes flash with a trace of coldness, sweeping toward the Divine Emperor Zhong Shan.

Can anyone arbitrarily warn his Qingge?

"Hmm?" The Divine Emperor Zhong Shan’s eyes narrow, and a sound of surprise escapes his nose.

For the first time in twelve days, he changes his posture, sitting up straight from within the Ice Lotus. His robe gently drapes over his raised knee.

This movement isn’t particularly large, but for someone who hasn’t moved even slightly for over ten days, it’s quite noticeable.

This movement immediately catches the attention of those on the snow peak.

But the disciples struggling on the Dao Platform, grasping the last of their time, do not notice.

Only on the Zhuoyu Domain side does someone make a hand gesture warning, momentarily halting the cheating behavior.

Divine Emperor Zhong Shan’s ice-blue eyes sweep across the snow peak but find nothing. The powerful aura he just sensed does not reappear.

A hint of doubt flashes within his eyes before they settle and lower again.

Divine Emperor Zhong Shan retracted his gaze, and the people from Zhuoyu Domain began to act more cautiously.

Mu Qingge raised her head and looked towards Zhuoyu Domain, noticing that the disciples surrounded in the center, including Yan Quan and Ji Lun, all had somewhat ugly expressions.

It seems they have overexerted their Divine Sense.

Mu Qingge slightly curled her lips. She no longer considered using the same means to help Yue Domain. Of course, she wouldn’t let Zhuoyu Domain cheat like this and end up taking all the benefits.

She could guarantee one hundred percent that Divine Emperor Zhong Shan had witnessed everything, and those little tricks didn’t escape his discerning eyes. However, he merely chose not to speak up.

Mu Qingge looked over at the disciples from Yue Domain, and despite the difficulties, they persisted unwaveringly without giving up.

At this moment, it had reached the final critical juncture, and everyone’s focus was exceptionally concentrated, their faces looking quite grim, and their hair and clothes drenched with sweat.

Mu Qingge again looked towards Zhuoyu Domain; now, half an hour remained until the end of the third day.

Perhaps due to excessive consumption of Divine Sense, they no longer continued to cheat by recording on Jade Scrolls for others. However, from the expressions on the faces of Zhuoyu Domain’s disciples, she could tell that they were pleased with their performance in this event.

She looked at Zhuoyu Domain’s top ten disciples sitting in front of the hall, who were seated cross-legged as if resting, adjusting their Divine Sense.

But at that moment, Yan Quan slowly opened his eyes, a cold smile flashing through them.

Mu Qingge slightly narrowed her eyes, sensing something amiss.

Yan Quan took out an Ice Needle and shot it towards the back of a disciple’s neck from Wei Yi Domain.

Mu Qingge’s eyes widened as she saw the Ice Needle pierce into that Wei Yi Domain disciple’s neck. The disciple stiffened, eyes bulging wide, and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsing unconscious.

Yan Quan flashed a smug smile that disappeared so quickly, anyone not constantly watching him like Mu Qingge might have missed it.

’Truly despicable.’ Mu Qingge’s eyes darkened, coldly laughing in her heart.

She felt she had underestimated Zhuoyu Domain’s level of deceit; not only did they cheat previously, but now when their Divine Sense failed, they resorted to subterfuge to eliminate opponents.

Before the end, losing one person gave them a greater chance of victory.

Moreover, they cunningly refrained from using Divine Power, knowing that doing so here would catch the attention of Divine Emperor Zhong Shan. Hence, they used a pre-prepared Ice Needle and launched it by mere wrist strength instead.

Those Ice Needles, upon entering the human body, immediately dissolved into ice water and vanished without leaving a shred of evidence.

’Such clever calculation!’ Zhuoyu Domain’s deceitful tactics one after another really left Mu Qingge no choice but to admire their cunning.

At this time, several more people from Zhuoyu Domain opened their eyes, including Ji Lun, who had a grudge with her. As soon as he opened his eyes, he looked towards Yue Domain.

But Mu Qingge, sitting inside surrounded by others, could only be partially seen from Ji Lun’s angle, concealing her current wide-awake state.

Ji Lun coldly smirked, taking out an Ice Needle and shooting it towards Mu Qingge’s figure.

Mu Qingge, cautious and alert, instantly sensed the empty roar. It wasn’t a sound but a resonance reaction from a foreign object piercing through the airflow.

Others couldn’t sense it, but she, being always alert and possessing a strong Divine Sense, immediately perceived it.

’Actually intending to harm me.’ Mu Qingge’s eyes turned cold, nonchalantly raising her hand to catch the incoming Ice Needle between her fingers.

The Ice Needle melted in her hand, turning into water droplets that flowed down her fingers.

The failed sneak attack left Ji Lun’s cold grin stiff, prompting him to glance at Yan Quan.

Yan Quan turned to look in Yue Domain’s direction, meeting Mu Qingge’s clear yet mocking eyes directly.

’He knows!’ Yan Quan’s eyes darkened, swiftly calculating in his mind.

If the cheating is exposed, the consequences...

’No! No mistakes can be made, or I cannot explain to the Divine Emperor.’ Yan Quan thought hurriedly to himself.

His eyes narrowed, a cold and sharp gleam flashing in them.

He made a quick decision, secretly instructing others to fully attack Yue Domain. Their primary covert target was actually Mu Qingge.

As long as she was eliminated, no one would know what they had done.

Though since they intended to eliminate Mu Qingge, why not make it significant by ousting the others from Yue Domain altogether?

Yan Quan sneered, sending a Divine Sense message to Mu Qingge with a taunting tone, ’So what if you see it? Can you stop one Ice Needle, but can you block dozens?’

After saying this, Yan Quan, Ji Lun, and others simultaneously exerted their strength, shooting Ice Needles towards Yue Domain.

Their target was not just Mu Qingge alone.

Those secretly launched Ice Needles pierced through the air, and Mu Qingge’s gaze chilled, transmitting back to Yan Quan, ’Want to play? I’ll accompany to the end.’

Then, her nimble fingers moved, creating hair-thin spatial cracks around Yue Domain’s disciples, silently swallowing the incoming Ice Needles.

This wasn’t magic but her Space Ability.

In her past life, her Space Ability merely allowed storage, but this life, after her Spirit Root awakened, she felt other functions of Space Ability.

The move she now used was one of the fruits of her recent research on Space Ability.

The Ice Needles continued to disappear inexplicably, and Yue Domain’s people remained unharmed, unaware of any external changes.

This result hardened Yan Quan’s gaze even more.

He commanded, and a new batch of Ice Needles shot once again towards Yue Domain. Mu Qingge’s fingers moved more flexibly, and those hair-thin spatial cracks continuously appeared and vanished, swallowing the Ice Needles cleanly.

And at that moment, a stern voice suddenly declared: "Time’s up!"

The three-day period had ended; everyone must cease recording and open their eyes.

And then, while two incoming Ice Needles still neared, Mu Qingge suddenly stopped controlling the spatial cracks. As Li Chao and Zhuang Shan opened their eyes, she abruptly stood up, sternly questioning, "Zhuoyu Domain, what are you doing!"

Her shout immediately drew everyone’s attention.

Li Chao instinctively looked towards Zhuoyu Domain, catching sight of the Ice Needle before his eyes, his gaze narrowing. With a wave of his hand, his Divine Power shot forth, shattering the Ice Needle.

He quickly stood, sternly faced towards Zhuoyu Domain.

Yan Quan thought to himself, ’Not good.’ He also stood up, countering, "My Zhuoyu Domain has done nothing!"

Yet, Mu Qingge coldly laughed, "Do you take me for blind, or Divine Emperor Zhong Shan for blind?"