I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 655

Chapter 655 The dust has settled and the trial is over

“Burning his soul? This youngster is quite decisive.”

Seeing the Devil Lord of Annihilation burning his soul, transforming it into black flames and emitting black bone claws, greatly amplifying its power, he broke free from the crushing pressure of his spatial vortex and flew away.

A trace of helplessness crossed the gray-clothed old man’s face.

If he were a hundred years younger, even if the Devil Lord of Annihilation burned his soul, he would surely not be able to escape.

Unfortunately, his lifespan was drawing to a close, his vital energy and blood withered, and he could not fully exert his cultivation.

Otherwise, his essence would be depleted, and his remaining lifespan would be even more stretched, leaving him with nothing but watching the other party depart. However, this was a good thing. If he really left the black bone claws behind, the Devil Lord of Annihilation would probably be furious.

A top-grade magic weapon, even for a Seven Tribulations Soul, was an absolute treasure, and he would never give it up.

If a real fight broke out, the demons would surely not sit idly by.

For now, the Nether Palace did not intend to engage in a full-scale conflict with the demons, so this outcome was acceptable.

As the Devil Lord of Annihilation took his magic weapon, peace returned to the trial space.

The elephant-trunk man in the distance, as well as Daoxu Temple’s Taoist, gasped for air, their faces filled with the look of relief they’d survived.

When the Devil Lord of Annihilation struck them with a palm strike, they truly believed they were doomed.

Unexpectedly, they managed to survive, a truly remarkable turn of events.

Only Lu Qing remained calm.

He showed no regret at the Devil Lord of Annihilation taking the black bone claw.

Not to mention his inability to refine the magic weapon, he’d known from his previous supernatural powers that the black bone claw remained under the Devil Lord’s control, unlikely to fall into his hands.

Instead, the appearance of the gray-robed elder surprised him.

He had originally planned to use the secret realm tablet to escape this space directly, but now it seemed that this trump card might not be necessary.

However, Lu Qing remained vigilant, his mind constantly focused on the secret realm tablet,

ready to activate at the slightest sign of a mishap.

“Boy, you’re quite good.”

The gray-robed old man sighed for a moment, then suddenly turned his head, looked Lu Qing up and down, and smiled.

“Senior, you’re too kind,” Lu Qing said calmly.

“That’s not flattery. You’re able to face the Devil Lord of Destruction in the Golden Core Realm, and remain neither humble nor overbearing, without changing your expression. Your composure is such that there are probably not many people in the world who can match yours.”

Lu Qing shook his head slightly, but said nothing more.

The reason he remained calm in the face of the Devil Lord of Destruction’s spirit fragment was because he had enough confidence to survive.

If that was the case, there was no need to kowtow to him or show weakness.

If he didn’t have the secret realm stone tablet as a trump card, he probably wouldn’t have been so calm.

Of course, the inside story couldn’t be told to others.

So he bowed deeply to the gray-robed elder. “Thank you, senior, for your help. Otherwise, I would have been shattered to pieces, my body and soul annihilated.”

“These are all trivial matters,” the gray-robed elder waved his hand. “This trial is held by our Netherworld Palace. Naturally, no one else can interfere. Let alone a mere Devil Lord of Destruction, even if the Black Sky Devil Lord came, he would be beaten back!”

Black Sky Devil Lord?

Hearing this name, Lu Qing’s heart stirred slightly.

He remembered that the demon cultivator whose soul was enslaved in the Lihuo Cauldron was, in a previous life, one of the 108 demon generals under the command of the Black Sky Devil Lord.

The black bone claws he had just seen were also called the Black Sky Devil Claws.

It seemed that the Black Sky Devil Lord must be one of the most powerful demon lords among the demons.

However, Lu Qing didn’t inquire about these matters. Instead, he spoke cautiously, “Senior, the trial isn’t over yet, and I still need to collect the trial jade tokens. You see…”

“There’s no rush. With your strength, first place in this trial is yours, no doubt about it. Didn’t you just save that little girl from the Azure Sky Palace? Release her. Her master and I have a history, so I owe you a favor.”

The gray-robed elder didn’t rush to let Lu Qing go, but spoke to him somewhat sheepishly.

This was actually why he had volunteered to stop the Devil Lord of Destruction. He couldn’t bear to see Lu Qing actually slay the Saintess of the Azure Sky Palace.

“So that’s what it is. Senior, please don’t misunderstand. I said those words to provoke the evil demon, and didn’t mean to offend the girl.”

Lu Qing explained, then with a gentle wave of his hand, released the Saintess of the Azure Sky Palace from the Lihuo Cauldron.

He had already isolated her with a spatial cage when he put her inside the Lihuo Cauldron, so he wasn’t worried about her discovering the secrets within.

When the Saint of the Azure Sky Palace was released, a look of bewilderment lingered on her face.

Lu Qing had imprisoned her in a spatial cage within the Lihuo Cauldron, where she was surrounded by pitch blackness and could sense nothing.

Now, suddenly freed, she was momentarily stunned.

“Young lady, I apologize for any offense I may have caused you earlier. Senior, please reminisce. I will now take my leave.”

After releasing the Saint of the Azure Sky Palace, Lu Qing, without regard for her feelings, obtained the consent of the gray-robed elder and immediately transformed into a stream of light, flying away.

Unaware of the gray-robed elder’s intentions, he didn’t even attempt to seize the jade talismans from the man with the elephant trunk and the Daoist from Daoxu Temple, vanishing into the sky.

This scene left the Saint of the Azure Sky Palace even more bewildered.

She naturally recognized Lu Qing as the man who had rescued her from the evil demon and then imprisoned her.

But what about that demon? And who was this old man before her, whose presence was calm yet instilled awe in her?

“I know you have a lot of questions now, but you should heal your wounds first.”

The gray-clothed old man threw a bottle of pills into the hands of the Holy Maiden of the Biluo Palace.

The Holy Maiden of the Azure Sky Palace held the elixir, somewhat bewildered. “Senior, what on earth is this…”

“For details, ask the boy lying down below. I’m leaving now.”

However, the gray-robed elder didn’t give her a chance to inquire. After leaving a few words, his figure gradually faded, finally vanishing.

Watching this scene, the Holy Maiden of the Azure Sky Palace was shaken again.

She had no idea how the elder had left.

It was clear that he was a senior figure whose likes she couldn’t fathom.

Looking at the elixir in her hand, the Holy Maiden of the Azure Sky Palace hesitated for a moment, but ultimately took one and swallowed it.

As the elixir dissolved, she quickly felt her injuries improving rapidly.

With a wave of joy, knowing the elixir was fine, she flew down to the Daoxu Monastery Taoist priest.

The elephant-trunk man in the distance, upon seeing the gray-robed elder vanish, breathed a sigh of relief, his heart finally at ease.

He glanced at the Holy Maiden of the Azure Sky Palace and the Daoxu Monastery Taoist priest, who were now reuniting, and likewise did nothing, quietly departing.

This time, he wasn’t as ostentatious as before.

After witnessing the battle between the gray-robed old man and the Devil Lord of Destruction, the man with the elephant trunk knew this trial was far from as simple as he’d imagined. It was a much more complex process.

Furthermore, Lu Qing’s display of strength had deeply shocked him.

He had never imagined that a Jindan realm cultivator could be so powerful.

Compared to him, even at the same Jindan Nine Transformations Perfection stage, he was far inferior; they weren’t even on the same level.

How did that man with the ghost mask cultivate?

“I didn’t expect it to be the Gray-robed Venerable. I thought it would be another Venerable who took action.”

The dozen or so mysterious figures in the mysterious space, seeing that everything was settled, also became agitated again.

“It’s been rumored that the Gray-Robed Venerable has a past with the old Palace Master of the Azure Sky Palace. Now it seems there’s truth to that.”

“Of course. I think the Gray-Robed Venerable came out for this very reason.”

“Shut up! Are you allowed to discuss the affairs of the Venerables?”

“The Devil Lord of Destruction has lost a Spiritual Ancestral Body. That’s a significant loss. I’m afraid it won’t be restored for another 10 to 20 years of cultivation.”

“It’s a shame they didn’t keep that black bone claw. Otherwise, our Netherworld Palace would have gained a top-grade magical weapon.”

“Just think about it. Top-grade magical weapons are considered the foundation of the Demon Realm. If they had kept them, I’m afraid the other Demon Lords in the Demon Realm would have had something to say.”

“Yes, while our Netherworld Palace isn’t afraid, there’s no need to actually go to war with the Demon Realm right now.”

A group of mysterious figures began to discuss.

They weren’t surprised by the destruction of the Devil Lord of Destruction’s Spiritual Ancestral Body.

A newly promoted Seventh Tribulation Spiritual Body, while powerful and capable of dominating the Demon Realm,

was nothing compared to their Netherworld Palace.

Any elder who emerged could have annihilated his primordial spirit.

Instead, Lu Qing’s previous performance piqued their interest.

“Do you think, with this ghost-masked kid’s performance, will that master take notice and accept him as a disciple?”

“It’s hard to say. This ghost-masked kid is absolutely the most incredible genius I’ve ever met, but he clearly has someone behind him. I wonder what that master would think of that.” “

Yes, his background is clearly questionable. That master might not be willing to accept such a disciple.”

“Let’s continue to watch. The first place in this trial is clearly the ghost-masked kid. Let’s see how the higher-ups will handle him.”

After a moment of discussion, the mysterious figures returned their attention to Lu Qing.

The events unfolded just as they had predicted.

Over the next few minutes, the ghost-masked kid continued to search for other powerful individuals, seeking to snatch the trial jade talismans from them.

Perhaps this was due to the near-death blow from the Devil Lord of Destruction.

The masked young man was relatively unfazed against powerful humans and demons, generally only injuring them rather than killing them, and only taking their Trial Jade Talismans.

However, once he encountered a demon, regardless of whether it admitted defeat or not, he would simply slash it with his sword, not even giving it a chance to beg for mercy.

Just like that, the mysterious figures watched as Lu Qing quickly gathered over half of the Trial Jade Talismans, firmly securing the top spot.

With a swish!

Lu Qing flicked his sword finger, and a burst of sword energy shot out, decapitating a demon with a seventh-level magic elixir, collecting everything from its body.

“Yes, I’ve already collected 60% of the total number of jade talismans.”

Lu Qing checked the virtual space within the Trial Jade Talisman. Judging by the number of white dots, he already had approximately 60% of the total.

This meant that even if he stopped looting now, his top spot in this trial was undeniable.

Besides the Trial Jade Talisman, Lu Qing also gained a number of other rewards.

For example, some of the magical treasures stored by those Jindan realm masters still held a considerable amount of spirit stones, allowing him to make a small fortune.

Lu Qing felt no compunction about this kind of plunder.

Since they had dared to participate in the Nether Palace’s trials, they should have long been prepared for death.

The rules of this Nether Palace trial clearly required mutual destruction.

Under these circumstances, sparing the lives of the trial-takers and merely taking their treasures was already considered quite merciful.

As for the demons, it was true that he had a very negative impression of them, due to Cang Jue and the Devil Lord Jiemie.

And every demon that encountered him was filled with hostility, eager to devour him alive.

Naturally, Lu Qing would kill without mercy, sparing not a single one.

“It’s a pity, the spirit stones these demons use for their cultivation are contaminated by demonic energy, making them unusable.”

Lu Qing examined a spirit stone in his hand.

However, unlike ordinary spirit stones, this one was filled with surging black energy, giving it a rather eerie appearance.

Lu Qing knew that the environment of the Demon Realm differed significantly from that of the human realm.

Even the spirit stones produced there were tainted with demonic energy.

To absorb the spiritual energy within, one had to purify the demonic energy within. Otherwise, one would easily be infected by the demonic energy, which could at best impair cultivation, or even lead to the path of demonic influence.

“I wonder if the [Eternal Tribulation Heavenly Witch Body] can refine this demonic energy.”

As Lu Qing weighed the demonic spirit stones in his hand, an idea suddenly occurred to him. The

[Eternal Tribulation Heavenly Witch Body] was created by the supreme being of the Witch Clan, who observed the various tribulation beasts and other cultivation methods.

Its foremost skill was refining various alien energies to strengthen itself.

At advanced levels, one could even absorb tribulation thunder and strengthen oneself.

A mere demonic energy should not be a problem for this supreme technique.

While this thought was swirling in his mind, Lu Qing did not immediately begin experimenting.

Ever since the gray-robed old man appeared, he had become wary, knowing that in this space, the people of the Nether Palace could observe the movements of the trial participants.

Therefore, it would be better to wait until he was outside and find a safe place to experiment with refining demonic energy.

However, if his guess comes true, then he will have another way to practice in the future.

Putting away the magic spirit stone in his hand, Lu Qing did not continue to look for the next target this time.

Instead, he casually cut a cave on a mountain, crawled in, and retreated to regulate his breath.

Since the number of his jade talismans has already firmly ranked first, there is no need to do anything extra.

After all, the movements in the space are probably under the observation of the Nether Palace.

If you do too much, you don’t know how the other party will react.

Anyway, the time for the end of the trial is not far away.

So, Lu Qing stayed in the cave, waiting for the trial to end.

Perhaps because he occupied too many trial jade talismans, the other trial participants realized the gap.

While he was waiting quietly, no one came to harass him.

Finally, three days passed, and it was time for the trial to end.

A pillar of light that reached the sky suddenly appeared in the trial space.

(End of this chapter)