Chapter 844: Chapter 844: Battle with Chief Judge Qi

Chen Guan also frowned secretly. Although neither he nor Ghost Eye would be affected by the Secret Law, the picture album in the opponent’s hand was unknown, yet it could lock onto him, no matter where he escaped to, he would be teleported back in front of Chief Judge Qi.

In this situation, no matter how he tried to escape, it was useless.

Now Chen Guan only had two paths to take. One was to gamble that the picture album had usage limitations, either not enough uses, or the Primordial Energy consumption was too high, making it difficult to use multiple times.

If this path was not feasible, then he would have to destroy the picture album or kill Chief Judge Qi.

However, killing Chief Judge Qi was not that easy. With nearly a thousand years of accumulation, who knows how many pets and Secret Treasures he had; it wasn’t just a matter of a few Secret Laws to kill him.

Without killing him, snatching the picture album from his hands would be even harder.

Chen Guan escaped time and time again, only to be summoned back once more; no matter how he fled, it was to no avail.

Fortunately, Ghost Eye proved formidable. Even when the Piano Immortal and the Nine Tribulations Sword Immortal joined forces to besiege him, they couldn’t manage to keep Ghost Eye in place.

Sword lights crisscrossed, and the strings formed by the piano sounds wove a net across the sky, yet they couldn’t capture Ghost Eye’s form, allowing it to break through repeatedly.

"What a Secret Spirit, as elusive as a dragon with speed unmatched in the world," said Piano Immortal, her voice as pleasant as the sound of a zither, though her actions were more vicious than anyone else’s.

Piano Immortal moved her ten fingers, playing her stringless zither, and released strings of sound that wove into a giant cage at the places where Ghost Eye and Chen Guan were continually summoned back.

This way, when Ghost Eye and Chen Guan were teleported back again, they would have no way to escape.

Sure enough, when Chief Judge Qi used the God-Sealing Map to summon Chen Guan back, both Chen Guan and Ghost Eye appeared within the cage of strings.

Chen Guan anticipated this move; it was only a matter of time.

The Nine Tribulations Sword Immortal immediately wielded the Nine Immortal Swords, rushing toward Chen Guan inside the cage.

Ghost Eye’s dragon eyes focused, and it moved again, trying to break through the cage and escape. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Piano Immortal smiled coldly; her strings were incredibly tough, even a Ninth Awakening Spirit with top-tier physique would have difficulty tearing them apart.

A Seventh Awakening Spirit, no matter how fast, couldn’t possibly break her strings.

Ghost Eye charged so quickly that it seemed like it would instantly be shredded into countless pieces by the strings.

Ghost Eye, shrouded in mist, crashed directly into the strings.

It carried Chen Guan, and their bodies passed through the strings, breaking out of the cage.

Piano Immortal wasn’t surprised, thinking Ghost Eye’s body hasn’t yet disintegrated because it was cut too swiftly by the strings.

"Let it fly a bit longer," Piano Immortal remarked, waiting for Ghost Eye to collapse.

But as Ghost Eye almost vanished from sight, it showed no signs of disintegration, which changed Piano Immortal’s expression.

"How is this possible? The strings are unbroken, how could it escape?" Piano Immortal said, somewhat incredulous.

Chief Judge Qi was also surprised; this Ghost-Eyed Python, transformed into a hybrid dragon type, was unexpectedly mighty, seemingly possessing inexplicable abilities.

He initially thought Ghost Eye possessed some top-tier speed Secret Law to have such speed at the Seventh Awakening, but now it appeared not to be the case.

However, this wasn’t an issue. Chief Judge Qi once again activated the God-Sealing Map, pulling Chen Guan and Ghost Eye back.

This time, the nine swords of the Nine Tribulations Sword Immortal were stationed exactly where Ghost Eye was.

Once it was drawn back, the nine immortal swords would directly penetrate its body, and no matter how fast it was, it couldn’t escape from the swords already inside.

Sure enough, when Ghost Eye was brought back this time, the nine immortal swords were already within its body.

The Nine Tribulations Sword Immortal’s eyes were filled with killing intent, driving his nine immortal swords to slice Ghost Eye from the inside out.

But in the next second, Ghost Eye disappeared, its body unscathed, while the nine swords remained at the spot.

Even Chief Judge Qi was moved this time, for Ghost Eye seemed to be as indestructible and intangibly bodiless, unharmed even by the powers of the Nine Tribulations Sword Immortal and Piano Immortal.

"What an extraordinary dragon pet," Chief Judge Qi praised.

Ghost Eye was unexpectedly strong, but escaping from Chief Judge Qi’s hands seemed still insufficient.

Chen Guan also knew this wasn’t enough. Ghost Eye’s Secret Law of the Emperor of No End was powerful, almost ensuring nothing could kill it, and offered Chen Guan the same protection under the Secret Law of the Emperor of No End.

However, Chen Guan also knew this wasn’t enough, as Ghost Eye’s Primordial Energy was limited and couldn’t use the Secret Law of the Emperor of No End indefinitely.

The main issue was its level was too low, without awakening the Secret Realm’s aura, unable to draw on the Primordial Energy and energy of the Secret Realm, its endurance was too poor.

Even with enough endurance, Chief Judge Qi probably had methods to deal with him.

"I must get rid of that picture album or Qi Tianxin!" Chen Guan resolved resolutely, having already prepared himself.

Just as Chief Judge Qi once again used the God Sealing Scroll to summon Chen Guan back, the leaf in Chen Guan’s hand covered his eye that was looking toward Chief Judge Qi.

The next moment, Chief Judge Qi and his picture album suddenly vanished without a trace.

Chen Guan was both surprised and delighted, not expecting Empty Leaf to be so effective, managing to make Chief Judge Qi at the Ninth Awakening Peak disappear with just one use.

However, the excitement did not last long because Chen Guan found that Chief Judge Qi’s pets, the Nine Tribulations Sword Immortal and Piano Immortal, had not disappeared.

This meant that Chief Judge Qi was certainly not dead, although Chen Guan hadn’t seen him yet, he could be sure that Chief Judge Qi was not dead.

Sure enough, it was as if a mirror appeared in the sky, integrated with the firmament, invisible until a figure emerged from it, clearly Chief Judge Qi holding the picture album.

"Being able to eliminate my Mirror Illusion Body, you’re even stronger than I imagined. At the mere Seventh Awakening, you already have the power to kill a Ninth Awakening expert; a rare genius indeed. Even I, at your age, was not your equal," Chief Judge Qi said calmly to Chen Guan, "But no matter your genius, today you must die."

Saying this, Chief Judge Qi raised his hand, revealing a flag, on which the stars of the heavens seemed to be embroidered like a piece of starlit sky.

Yet as soon as he unfurled the Star Flag, the Empty Leaf in Chen Guan’s hand covered his eye again.

The following instant, Chief Judge Qi and his Star Flag vanished along with the world, as if erased from existence.

Chen Guan’s expression did not change because he had already discerned that this Chief Judge Qi was still just another of those Mirror Illusion Bodies.

The next second, the sky seemed to turn into myriad mirrors, and one by one, Chief Judge Qi emerged from them, each holding a God-Sealing Map in one hand and a Star Flag in the other, each appearing as real as if not an illusion.

"The Mirror Illusion Body can be manifold; how many can you kill?" The many Chief Judges Qi spoke in unison, their voices like a chorus of gods.