Qin Shi's pupils constricted into a small dot, full of worry and nervousness. "You mean, if the Puppet Group gathers Shrouding Heaven's three souls and seven spirits, Feng Hen will die?"
"That's for sure. If I remember correctly, your little friend should be one of the seven spirits of Shrouding Heaven Demon Venerable, the Spiritual Wisdom Spirit, right?
Shrouding Heaven Demon Venerable's three souls and seven spirits have been wandering the four realms for thirty thousand years, parasitizing different people. Your friend should have been invaded by the soul when he was born. If he wants to refine the Spiritual Wisdom Spirit, he will die without a doubt. "
The Blood Shaman didn't want to say anything at first, but under Qin Shi's threat of the Bursting Jade, he finally said it unwillingly.
"So, how many souls and fragments have the Pi team found?" Qin Shi asked anxiously. This was related to Feng Hen's life and death.
The Blood Shaman shook his head. "I don't know about that. You should be able to see by now, with my strength, I'm just an insignificant character in the Puppet Group."
Hearing this, Qin Shi was a little disappointed. But he could see that the Blood Shaman didn't lie to him, so he could only nod in disappointment.
After that, he fell into a long period of contemplation.
In the past two years, he had been working hard to improve his cultivation. He didn't relax at all. He put in more effort than anyone else, just to save Feng Hen from the abyss of suffering of the Dark Group. However, he forgot about Feng Hen's safety.
"It seems that things are far more troublesome than I thought. If that's the case, I must rescue Feng Hen before the Puppet Group finds Shrouding Heaven's three souls and seven spirits." Qin Shi sighed and became nervous.
But there was one thing he still couldn't understand. Based on his current understanding of the Puppet Group, the power of the Puppet Group in the four realms was extremely astonishing. Even the eight realms were much weaker in front of it.
This could be seen from the fact that the ancient weapons in the eight realms were constantly taken away in the past few years.
After all, although the Wasteland Continent was large, there were only a few ten thousand years of foundation, let alone a force that was immortal for thirty thousand years. The Puppet Group was the only one.
But if such a force wanted to find Shrouding Heaven's three souls and seven spirits, wouldn't it be a matter of minutes?
Why hasn't Shrouding Heaven been resurrected for thirty thousand years?
There must be some unknown secret behind this.
When he thought of this, he lowered his head to look at Bengyu. Suddenly, as if he had grasped onto something, he asked Blood Shaman, "Blood Shaman, all these years, Puppet Group has been keeping an eye on Bengyu. What does Puppet Group want Bengyu to do?"
However, he regretted asking this because he knew that the Blood Sorcerer definitely didn't know. As expected, the Blood Sorcerer shook his head. "I don't know. I only know that the Heaven Shrouding Demon Venerable values Banyu very much."
Qin Shi nodded. The Nefarious Devil had once said that the Human Sovereign had once cultivated half a world-destroying martial art, and he had learned it from the Suppressing Evil Collapsing Jade. Thinking about it this way, it was no wonder that Zhe Tian valued the collapsing jade so much.
A world-destroying martial art. That was an existence that could destroy the heavens and extinguish the earth. Anyone would be tempted by it, right?
Even the two ancient Demon Venerables couldn't escape the limitations of their desires.
"Actually, your guess is right. If Puppet Group really wanted to find Shrouding Heaven's three souls and seven spirits, they would have already found it in the past thirty thousand years. Shrouding Heaven's three souls and seven spirits have been wandering in the four realms for thirty thousand years. It's unknown how many hosts it has changed. Every time a host is born, Puppet Group will find it and control it. It's just that they never made a move."
The Blood Sorcerer said, "In the past ten years, the higher-ups issued an order to recall Shrouding Heaven's soul."
"There's such a thing?"
Qin Shi frowned. It seemed that he had guessed correctly. There must be something fishy about this.
"What kind of force is Puppet Group?"
"Dark Group is actually Shrouding Heaven's deployment. It's just that after thirty thousand years, a lot of new blood has been changed."
The Blood Sorcerer explained, "No one knows how powerful Puppet Group is. It's divided into two parts. One is the inner group, and the other is the outer group. The real Puppet Group is the inner group. That's the real strength of Puppet Group."
"My strength is limited. Just the outer group, which isn't even the core strength of Puppet Group, already has twelve Demon Heads, thirty-six Demon Venerables, and sixty-four Demon Arrows."
"And among these people, their cultivation is all above the Domain Realm. The twelve Demon Heads are even more unfathomable. Just the last six have reached the Domain Realm. As for the first six, no one knows how heaven-defying they are, but I'm sure that they are not lower than the Perfected Domain Realm."
"Hiss …!" Qin Shi sucked in a breath of cold air. "More than a hundred Domain Realm experts?"
This time, he could no longer maintain his calm. What kind of concept was more than a hundred Domain Realm experts?
Especially the first six Perfected Domain Realm experts. At this level, even the eight domains would be like dust in front of them.
And most importantly, this was actually the outer group of Puppet Group. Qin Shi knew that the real strength of Puppet Group was in the inner group. That was the real Puppet Group.
"What a terrifying Puppet Group."
For the first time, Qin Shi felt that there was such a huge gap between him and Puppet Group. It was already a height that he couldn't see even if he raised his head.
"How unfathomable."
A feeling of helplessness engulfed his body. Qin Shi smiled bitterly and shook his head.
He knew that after this incident on the Devil Mountain, the Pi Group had already targeted him. In other words, the Devil Mountain was just an opening. Next, there would be a second, a third, and countless more Devil Mountains. From now onwards, his peaceful days were completely broken. His future path would only be more arduous.
But he wasn't the least bit afraid. Instead, an indescribable excitement flickered in his pitch-black eyes. In this broken spatial tunnel, he sucked in a deep breath of turbid air and clenched his fists. "Puppet Group, no matter how strong you are, no matter what your goal is, I won't let you continue to act recklessly and maliciously if you dare to harm the people around me, Qin Shi!
"If anything happens to Feng Hen, I will definitely make you pay the price."
He and Puppet Group had already reached the point where they would not rest until one of them was dead.
"Little fellow, leave this place quickly. This space is about to shatter." Suddenly, the Blood Magus shouted at Qin Shi anxiously, pulling Qin Shi out of his thoughts.
Qin Shi frowned and looked around. After the battle with the Demon Mountain, Feng Sha's Sword Dao Domain was already riddled with holes. The foundation of this space had also been destroyed.
"It's time to leave."
After exhaling the turbid air that had been suppressed in his chest for a long time, Qin Shi's black eyes flashed. The gloomy expression that was previously mixed with various emotions was dispelled into smoke under the flash of an extremely determined luster.
After that, he finally aimed in the direction of the Scarlet Flame Empire. The great mountains and rivers there were right in front of him. It was his home.
"It's time to go home!"
He stamped his feet, leaving an afterimage in the air, and passed through this broken space like a shuttle.
Half a minute later, a great mountain and river came into view. The thousands of towering peaks, colorful clouds, and lush trees made him feel inexplicably happy.
After a year, he had finally returned to this land.
He stood in the air tens of thousands of meters high, looking down at the entire Scarlet Flame Empire. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. "Scarlet Flame, after three years, I, Qin Shi, have finally returned."
"Phew …!"
Exhaling the turbid air, his black eyes that were as clear as the sea directly locked onto the distant northern region, the place where he was born.
He couldn't wait to go back.
Of course, before going home, he still had something to do. For this, he suppressed the excitement in his heart and lowered his head to look at the nation-protecting formation at the border of the Scarlet Flame Empire.
"The three-year agreement is coming. Now that I've merged with the demon's bloodline, it's time to fulfill the promise I made to the nation-protecting formation."
He smiled faintly, and then his figure turned into an afterimage in the sky.
He landed on the towering wall outside the Scarlet Flame Empire. He still remembered the shock he felt when he first saw this wall in the eastern region's border dungeon.
Over the past three years, he had experienced a lot. Now, he looked less dignified, but more like the vicissitudes of time.
"Old friend, I'm back to help you."
Qin Shi smiled faintly, and then he connected to the Ancient Mysterious Heaven Formation in his sea of consciousness. "Little guy, come out and help me see how the nation-protecting formation is doing."
"Buzz!"
Since last time, the Ancient Enigmatic Heaven Formation and Qin Shi's rapport had improved. So, this time, it wasn't like before. The little ball of light inside the Ancient Enigmatic Heaven Formation jumped out happily, shook a few times, and let out a buzzing sound.
The Ancient Profound Heaven Formation quickly rotated three times, and a layer of golden and dazzling ancient formation appeared between Qin Shi's eyebrows. The Ancient Nation Protection Formation was immediately activated by the Ancient Profound Heaven Formation, and a hole was opened in the sealed enchantment.
"Did it work?"
Qin Shi smiled, but his smile only lasted for a moment. When he saw the inside of the Ancient Mysterious Heaven Formation, his smile froze. "Hiss, what a terrifying injury."
The nation-protecting formation was filled with pitch-black killing intent. The killing intent had changed a lot since three years ago. It had changed from a small crack to a huge hole.
"This injury is a little troublesome."
Qin Shi furrowed his brows. But at this moment, his sharp eyes suddenly landed on a small ball of light that was desolate and indifferent. No, to be more accurate, it was a small gray ball. That small ball was already extremely desolate and had almost no life left in it.
"Nation-Protecting Formation!"
Qin Shi shouted and rushed forward. Then, he flipped his palm and quickly lifted the little gray ball up. Staring at the injury of the little gray ball, he was furious. "This damned Sorcerer Group!"
"This little guy's injury is not light. The demon's killing intent has already infected his internal organs. I'm afraid if you came back a few days later, he would have really lost his mind," the Blood Sorcerer said in shock.
The little gray ball sensed Qin Shi's presence and let out a faint buzzing sound. It suddenly became excited and struggled a few times, but in the end, it couldn't get up. It had really reached its limit.