Gate of God

“Hurry, catch up with him, he is fleeing!” As compared to Fang Zhengzhi’s confusion, Ping Yang looked much more worried. She scratched Fang Zhengzhi as she screamed.

Woosh! With a flap of the giant black wing, Fang Zhengzhi quickly ran after Chou Qi with a long sword in his hand.

If the sword radiance was unable to hurt Chou Qi, then he would use the blade of the sword!

Fang Zhengzhi did not believe that Chou Qi could absorb the blade of the sword. If he could actually do that, Fang Zhengzhi would really be speechless then.

“Meng Tian, I will let you two off today!” Chou Qi shouted at Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang as he climbed up the cliff.

“How are you letting us off?” asked Fang Zhengzhi.

“…” Chou Qi kept silent. After all, Fang Zhengzhi’s question really made one speechless, what did he mean by “how to let them off”? How the f*ck was he supposed to answer that?

Chou Qi did not reply because he knew that Fang Zhengzhi was intentionally distracting him. Refusing to speak, he sped up.

“Looks like he is determined to flee?” Fang Zhengzhi initially thought it was Chou Qi’s plot but judging from now, he was certain that Chou Qi was really going to flee.

However, why did Chou Qi want to flee?

He completely did not have to flee since the outcome of the battle was not out yet!

Could it be because of the black-golden wings behind Fang Zhengzhi? Or did he sense the meager advantage that Fang Zhengzhi had in midair?

These may be the reasons.

However, as compared to the grand plan of the Monster Race and Demon Race and the importance of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, these reasons did not seem sufficient.

Fang Zhengzhi could not understand.

However, he knew that there would not be any more problems if he had caught up with Chou Qi and killed him.

Woosh, woosh! His wings flapped vigorously and the violent wind from the movement of the wings exerted a force continuously on Chou Qi and slowed him down.

On the contrary, with the black-golden wings, Fang Zhengzhi sped up and got in front of Chou Qi very quickly.

Then…

Chou Qi turned and ran down the cliff.

What the hell?!

Fang Zhengzhi felt like he was playing the game of “The Eagle Catches the Chickens”. It was really difficult to read Chou Qi’s mind as he behaved as if he had no intention of fighting with Fang Zhengzhi anymore.

“Hurry, he is running down the cliff, don’t let him escape!” shouted Ping Yang.

“Meng Tian, do you not understand what is the meaning of ‘do not press an enemy at bay’?” Chou Qi said as he sped down the cliff.

“Not really, mind explaining?” replied Fang Zhengzhi.

“…” Chiu Qi remained silent and suddenly stopped and stood at the cliff like a log. “Let’s strike a deal.”

“Oh? There’s a deal to strike?” Fang Zhengzhi’s wings flapped and he stopped right in front of Chou Qi.

Ping Yang was pulled by Fang Zhengzhi towards his side to prevent Chou Qi from springing a sneak attack on Ping Yang.

“Hmm, I can tell you something but in exchange, you have to let me go.” Chou Qi nodded and his eyes narrowed to a slit.

“Why not you tell me why you are fleeing in the first place?” asked Fang Zhengzhi.

“Sure, because I no longer feel like fighting with you.”

“And the reason is?”

“Since I have no confidence in winning, there is no need for me to continue the battle,” replied Chou Qi who had his gaze fixed on Fang Zhengzhi.

“Good reason, but are you really giving up on Heaven Dao Pavilion because of this?”

“The Heaven Dao Pavilion is not as important as my life,” replied Chou Qi.

“Haha… I see.” Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes narrowed. Although Chou Qi’s reason was not good, it was very straightforward.

Moreover, this reason was easily acceptable and seemed to match Chou Qi’s personality as a Godly State expert.

It was like how two beasts naturally left each other after realizing that they were unable to win after testing out each other’s powers.

This was considered a rule in the jungle.

Chou Qi, a demon who had an odd personality and did not blend in with the rest, especially needed to make sure he was in the best condition at all times.

To put it bluntly, Chou Qi did not want to be wounded because once he got wounded, he would be in a dangerous situation as he could not trust anyone around him.

“So since we can’t get an outcome from the battle, let us strike a deal?” asked Chou Qi again after he saw Fang Zhengzhi’s nod.

“Firstly, you need to understand that you are the one who brought this up. Secondly, I want to let you know that unlike you, I am not afraid of being wounded, I don’t even mind if both of us are wounded.” Fang Zhengzhi smirked.

Chou Qi paused.

He narrowed his eyes and stared into Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes, trying to spot something wrong but was eventually disappointed by the outcome.

Fang Zhengzhi’s looked extremely determined.

“Alright, my deal is simple. Aren’t you all looking for the Source of God? If you let me go, I can tell you where it is!” said Chou Qi again.

“Change your deal,” replied Fang Zhengzhi without giving it a second thought.

“Hmm? You don’t want to know where the Source of God is?” Chou Qi was surprised.

“It’s not that I don’t, but rather because you don’t know either. Even Yun Qingwu does not know. If you have no other deals, then I think we should not waste any more time.” Fang Zhengzhi raised his sword as he spoke.

“Hahaha…” A beam of light flashed across Chou Qi’s eyes as he licked his lips. “Alright, you are indeed not stupid, Meng Tian, let us strike a deal for real. How about exchanging my life with two Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven?”

“You have the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven?” Fang Zhengzhi was stunned when he heard this. Of course, he knew what was the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven.

It was none other than the Heaven Dao Sage Tablet!

However, why did Chou Qi have the Heaven Dao Sage Tablet, and two of them?

Wait a minute!

Chou Qi was a Godly State expert who descended from the Gate of God of the Realm of Monsters and Demons, how could he possibly have the Heaven Dao Sage Tablet? Unless he got it after he descended?

In other words…

Yun Qingwu had been secretly searching for the Heaven Dao Sage Tablet all along!

This seemed like something that was expected. However, thinking about it again, it was not normal because the Gate of God of the Realm of Monsters and Demons had already opened.

Therefore, what was the purpose of searching for the Heaven Dao Sage Tablet?

Moreover, Yun Qingwu should know that she would definitely not be able to gather all the Heaven Dao Sage Tablets no matter how hard she searched for them.

If Yun Qingwu really wanted the Heaven Dao Sage Tablet desperately, why did she not take them in the Northern Mountain Village when she had the absolute advantage?

Wait a minute!

What if Yun Qingwu was not the one who wanted them?

“I have two of the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven with me now and I know where the other Maps of Access to Heaven are. Is this deal sufficient to exchange for my life?” continued Chou Qi.

“You looked for them behind Yun Qingwu’s back?” Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes narrowed.

“I can’t answer this question, but I can tell you that amongst those who had descended, I am not the only one who is looking for the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven.” After a slight pause, Chou Qi replied.

“Alright, I accept this deal. You can leave after you hand the maps over to me.” Fang Zhengzhi nodded and stopped probing.

That was because he had already gotten the answer from Chou Qi’s tone.

“I am not assured if I give the maps to you like this.” Chou Qi shook his head.

“Haha, then how do you want to give them to me?” Fang Zhengzhi was not surprised by Chou Qi’s response.

“You remove your black-golden wings and hand it over to me before I pass you the two maps.” Chou Qi pointed at Fang Zhengzhi’s black-golden wings.

“Change your condition.”

“No, with the black-golden wings on you, I can’t even flee. I can’t trust you if you don’t remove it.”

“You forgot something, you are the one who is striking a deal with me,” reminded Fang Zhengzhi.

“Meng Tian, you can get two maps of access to heaven if you let me go. If not, you may not win me and may even die!” Chou Qi’s gaze was cold.

“Let’s give it a shot then?” Fang Zhengzhi edged closer to Chou Qi as he spoke.

Ping Yang hid behind Fang Zhengzhi carefully and mumbled, “Don’t waste your breath with him, you can get all the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven after you kill him, right? Don’t you think I make sense?”

“Yes, you make sense.” Fang Zhengzhi nodded and his sword began to move. He struck his sword towards the red cross scar on Chou Qi’s forehead.

Seeing the strike approach him, Chou Qi’s expression turned extremely bad and he began to climb upwards again.

While he was climbing, he hurled a handful of stones from his hand. Each stone was as sharp as a knife when they were hurled.

“Meng Tian, there’s no meaning for both of us to be injured. Furthermore, you are carrying a useless thing on your back, you can’t possibly kill me!” After hurling the stones, Chou Qi continued to climb without looking back as though he was a rat that was chased on the streets.

Fang Zhengzhi did not block the stones. With the agility of the wings, he changed his position in midair and dodged the flying stones.

However, it was impossible to completely dodge the stones, especially since it was at such a close distance and hurled by Chou Qi. One of the stones hit his calf and blood flowed from a cut.

The Godly State expert!

Fang Zhengzhi felt slightly helpless.

Although Chou Qi was fleeing and was evidently scurrying anxiously because he was being chased, he still had the powers of a Godly State expert.

“Shameless brat, can you defeat him?” Ping Yang asked Fang Zhengzhi softly.

“If I fought with all my might… probably! Fortunately, there’s no one else apart from me and Chou Qi!” affirmed Fang Zhengzhi.

“Am I not a person?” Ping Yang was slightly annoyed.

“You? Oh… didn’t you hear that he called you a useless thing?”

“Ah!” Ping Yang had her own style of venting her anger. Therefore, without waiting for Fang Zhengzhi to speak again, she bit him right away.

“F*ck, let go!”

“Mmm…” Ping Yang continued to bite on him.

“If you don’t let go, I will throw you down!”

“Alright, I have let go already!”

“Change your bad habit of biting people and I will still be your friend.” Fang Zhengzhi decided to give Ping Yang a final warning.

“If you can kill Chou Qi, I will never bite you again,” said Ping Yang.

“You don’t have to be so absolute in your words. There’s nothing wrong with biting, if you separate the word ‘bite’, it will be much better!”

“Separate the word ‘bite ¹ ‘?”

Before Ping Yang could react, Fang Zhengzhi moves. As he flapped his black-golden wings, the silvery radiance in his eyes disappeared immediately.

Replacing it…

Was a circular diagram that turned continuously!

On the circular diagram were five different colors — blue, green, black, red, and silver — each color formed a different complicated symbol.

The five different colors spun continuously to form a complicated picture of Rebirth State!

Buzz! Following the appearance of the Picture of Rebirth State, an intense airwave surged from Fang Zhengzhi like a deep ocean.

The terrifying force caused the hard stone walls on the cliff to crack as pieces of stone fell.

Such a powerful airwave attracted Chou Qi’s attention.

Chou Qi, who was busy climbing upwards, turned back to take a look. When he saw what was behind him, his eyes widened completely as though the lime powder on his face were none existent.

“This… could this be?!” Even Chou Qi was completely stunned by Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes. His face twitched as he saw the five complicated symbols in Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes, or rather, his entire body trembled.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

“…”

At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi moved. After a few flashes of azure blue light, Fang Zhengzhi reached the front of Chou Qi.

“Heaven Dao?! Rebirth Heaven Dao? You opened five… hold on, let us negotiate further!” Chou Qi’s expression changed with a violent push of his legs, he scurried towards the top of the cliff at an extremely fast speed. Unlike earlier on, he evidently had no intention of fighting with Fang Zhengzhi.

“It’s too late!”