Deng, the extraordinary woman Yun You had previously encountered in the Cosmic Library.

Honestly speaking, Yun You found it hard to find a suitable word to describe this person's character.

To call her friendly would be misleading, as she could casually turn a living person into books and candy, seemingly indifferent to human life.

But to say she is fierce... Deng has never proactively killed anyone; those who met their end at her hands, as far as Yun You knew, deserved it due to their greed or misdeeds.

Yet, towards Yun You herself, Deng was rather friendly, only requiring a "sugar supply" contract in exchange for some snacks, and was willing to use her "Stargazer" Sequence to foresee the future for the young girl.

Therefore, at this moment, when Yun You saw Deng, she did not feel fear; instead, there was something comforting in it.

On the contrary, Zhao Xuan did not seem so at ease.

In fact, the moment he saw Deng, the Quasi-God's expression turned utterly serious, as if he had seen an unwelcome acquaintance!

"You are... you are...!"

He widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

Yun You found it hard to imagine what kind of person and identity could make a Quasi-God show such a combination of fear and shock.

"Why not continue saying it?"

Deng tilted her little head, smiling gently at Zhao Xuan, her tone extraordinarily soft, with a hint of playful teasing hard to detect.

Yet, no matter how gentle she appeared, Zhao Xuan's fearful mood remained unchanged.

"Go ahead, say it, 'Kui's lackey."

"Say my name loudly~"

Deng leaned back in her chair, no longer bothered to maintain a dignified, quiet appearance. She casually propped one leg up, reverting to the lazy demeanor when Yun You first met her.

Zhao Xuan could no longer withstand the pressure. Ultimately, he did not utter Deng's name but clenched his teeth, steeled his heart, sprang towards her, and swung a heavy punch...

He knew well that when he broke through the space of the Supreme Heaven Purification Field and was lured into the Cosmic Library by Deng, escaping had already become a mere illusion.

As a Quasi-God, he understood all too well what the Cosmic Library represented.

It was the true pinnacle of heaven, one of the world's roots, where a mere Quasi-God could hardly stir much turmoil.

His only chance for survival was to defeat the instigator—Deng—and escape in the chaos.

Thus, he acted without hesitation.

The Quasi-God's punch was swift and forceful, rushing with great momentum, already landing on Deng's forehead before Yun You and Deng herself could react.

Thud—!

With a loud boom, Deng's "frail" body exploded on the spot, the power of the Quasi-God, capable of overturning cities and continents, was fully exerted on every muscle and skin of hers.

The "Stargazer" Sequence was inherently ill-suited for combat, a fact evident from Yuanbao's experience, let alone Deng at that moment who was caught off guard and took a full blow from the Quasi-God. Such a result was only to be expected.

However...

Just as Yun You widened her eyes, unable to react in time, she and Zhao Xuan discovered simultaneously that Deng's exploded body did not bleed a single drop.

Those muscles and bones, upon leaving the body, appeared as if subjected to some kind of "playful magic," losing the vitality of human flesh and transforming into paper-like fragments reminiscent of a kaleidoscope, devoid of any bloody or brutal sensation, instead possessing a fairy-tale quality.

Among these fragments, three thumb-sized boxes landed on the ground, each popping open with a "pop."

Then, a clown doll resembling Deng emerged from the box, sticking its tongue out at Zhao Xuan.

"Lululu~ the one being fooled, it's you~"

"..."

Zhao Xuan was stupefied.

The next moment, an unharmed Deng stepped out from the shadow behind the chair, cheerfully holding a book, arriving before Zhao Xuan.

"Seems like little Zhao's memory isn't so great, huh?"

"Remember sixty years ago, when you first stumbled into the library, I told you it was strictly forbidden to start a fight here, remember?"

"What happens to those who violate this rule?"

Zhao Xuan's breath halted, his mind seeming to stutter, his body...or strictly speaking, his Soul Body, paralyzed to the point of being unable to move.

"You, you are 'Ao'..."

Struggling, he managed to utter a name.

"Mmm...!"

However, before he could finish, he suddenly realized he could no longer speak.

Looking down, he saw that his Soul Body's mouth was inexplicably sewn shut, unable to voice even half a complete sentence, let alone the true name of Deng.

"What kind of power is this?!"

An unprecedented fear, unfelt for decades, rose within the Quasi-God's heart.

He was nearly at Tier Seven, one of the strongest in the real world!

He had grown so powerful that the real world could no longer tolerate his existence, thus requiring him to abandon his physical body to continue influencing here.

For almost a century, he was deemed invincible among humans, only suffering minor setbacks from Elrond Gold and rarely encountering adversaries, a true star of the era, a prodigy.

Yet... yet how, being so strong, could Deng alter his soul with a mere thought, especially without him reacting...