I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 923. Conceptual Technique
Shi Li gave a signal with her eyes, and Yuzuriha Rin, who was about to retort, had no choice but to swallow her words.

Shi Li still looked at Xia Feng with a smile: "So, Your Highness means that we still need to go out for a while to search for the Time Land?"

“That’s right.” Xia Feng nodded. “Of course, if you can help me gather 8g of Time Soil, I can awaken Gong Changyi right now.”

The 8g soil and such were indeed just excuses Xia Feng used to fool these women and deliberately stall for time.

Anyway, he was certain that the Goddess Palace had no more Time Soil left. If they didn't want to completely break ties with him, they would have no choice but to let him leave for the time being.

"Very well, since His Highness the Holy Son has said so, then we should not go against His Highness's wishes."

Shi Li spoke softly, then slowly walked behind Xia Feng, her slender hand gently resting on Xia Feng's right shoulder, slowly lifting and lightly grasping Xia Feng's chin. "But Your Highness, in order to ensure that we can maintain constant contact with you and guide you back to the Goddess Palace, receiving this 'contract seal' is that alright?"

The cool fingertips lightly tapped his thin lips, and Xia Feng had the illusion of being choked by a terrifying lion, unable to speak, while a piece of information appeared in his mind at the same time.

【Conceptual Technique: Lionheart Seal】

[By signing this contract, your existence will be linked to that of 'Shi Li,' granting Shi Li constant control over your spatial location and life state. Furthermore, if you die, Shi Li will also die; if you are resurrected by any means, Shi Li will also be resurrected at the place of death.]

【Whether to accept? 】

This was the first time Xia Feng had encountered a situation where a conceptual technique was actually applied to him.

It directly targets the conceptual realm and can affect the resurrection mechanism of the Demon Heart.

This thing doesn't actually do him any harm.

It's just monitoring his location and survival status, that's all. He wasn't planning on breaking his promise anyway.

The reason I'm unwilling to wake Gong Changyi now is because I need to find Miss Mu to complete my 'April' cultivation, and then return after achieving the Dao Fruit at the end of the month.

After a moment's thought, Xia Feng accepted the offer. Instantly, a fiery mark resembling a lion's flame landed on his throat and then quickly disappeared.

Seeing this, Shi Li smiled and slowly stepped back: "Your Highness, where do you plan to search for Shirang?"

"There's no need for the Master to worry about that."

Xia Feng turned around. "I only have one question now: where is Huang Zhaoyue?"

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Seeing Xia Feng's expression suddenly turn serious and he couldn't control himself, Shi Li smiled faintly, "Just kidding, Your Highness, please come with me."

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"You old woman," Xia Feng thought to himself. It seemed that this woman had already guessed that he and Huang Zhaoyue were in cahoots.

Of course, it's hard not to guess that he would transform into the Black Cat of Sin.

Following Shi Li through a maze of twists and turns, we entered a strange place resembling a starry corridor, where we could see the starry sky outside Burning Sky Island.

He saw the Ten Beast Lords land on that already dead incandescent star, and he saw the aftershocks of the battle between Hua Shen and the Burning Heaven Saint Lord still creating particle ripples.

Unexpectedly, the light path formed by the silver sphere was fading.

Xia Feng was startled and turned to look at Shi Li: "What's going on? Has someone gotten that thing?"

Shi Li glanced at Xia Feng thoughtfully: "What, Your Highness is also interested in this?"

"Let's ask." "This item is called Tian Shu Wu. It is very important to Hua Shen, but it seems that neither Hua Shen nor Nian Zhu managed to get their hands on it. The aftershocks of their battle tore open the spatial gate leading to the Fifth District, and this item fell into the Fifth District."

The Fifth Region? Xia Feng was surprised.

Both Golden Sparrow City and Huang Zhaoyue's Extreme Abyss City are located in the Fifth District.

The Fifty-First District of the Empire is equivalent to fifty-one cosmic planes, separated by the Endless Eternal Flowing Sea.

Xia Feng knew that Burning Sky Island was located in the tenth region, and it would take a lot of time to return to the fifth region.

"Your Burning Heaven actually possesses a spatial gate that connects to the Fifth Region?" Xia Feng asked in surprise.

The Empire's war portals are divided into district-level portals, domain-level portals, forbidden portals, and the most powerful astral portals.

He began to realize that even the lowest-level district-level spatial gates were strictly controlled by the Empire and were almost never opened during peacetime.

Shi Li smiled gently, not answering his question, but simply opening a mysterious and grand door: "Your Highness, we have arrived."

Xia Feng was taken aback when he saw Huang Zhaoyue.

The black-and-white female figure lay on the ice bed, her face pale, her eyes half-closed, looking like she was on the verge of death.

Xia Feng's expression hardened slightly: "This is..."

"Does Your Highness consider Burning Sky Island to be a place one can come and go as one pleases?"

Shi Li glanced at Xia Feng with her beautiful eyes and said calmly, "If it weren't for the protection of the Goddess Palace, how could Your Highness be standing here so safely?"

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No, I think the reason I'm standing here safely is entirely due to my bad luck, Xia Feng thought to himself.

"So, who beat her up like this?" Xia Feng asked, puzzled.

"Four esteemed seats, two apostles."

"Hmm?" Xia Feng was even more puzzled. He still didn't quite understand the internal organizational structure of Burning Heaven.

Shi Li explained calmly, "Below the Three Gods and One Saint, besides the Ten Beast Lords and the Four Venerable Seats, there are also thirteen apostles."

The Beast Lord follows the Destruction Godline and possesses the power of beast transformation. His main responsibilities are the defense, concealment, and migration of Burning Sky Island, as well as preaching and training new believers.

The Throne follows the Heavenly Gift system, which allows spirit artifacts to be personified. Its main responsibilities include espionage, spreading panic, and launching invasions against the Empire. Each Throne commands a legion, similar to the Imperial Legion.

The Apostles, also known as the Heavenly Emperor's Apostles, are responsible for spreading the word, finding and converting believers in the Three Realms, expanding the Furious Heaven Cult, and obeying the Holy Lord of Furious Heaven.

“Normally, the four Venerables and the thirteen Apostles are always on missions in the Empire and the Gray Realm. But today, because of the Holy Ritual, all four Venerables have returned to the island, and two of the Apostles have also returned. Unfortunately, you forced your way onto the island, so even if the Ten Beast Lords are assigned to the Holy Ritual, it is impossible for you to leave the island safely.”

As she spoke, Shi Li stared with interest at the unconscious black-and-white female figure on the ice bed, "I must say, the strength of your empire's imperial concubine is indeed extraordinary. She managed to escape from a siege of six people, one of whom was a sage."

After listening to Shi Li's explanation, Xia Feng roughly understood.

Not long after the Four Venerables and the two Apostles captured the Great Sinful Shadow Venerable, they finally discovered Huang Zhaoyue's whereabouts.

So the two sides fought. Although Huang Zhaoyue was seriously injured and no match for the enemy, she still managed to escape and found the wreckage of the Great Sin Warship. She attempted to activate the Sin Tree on the warship and forcibly escape from the island.

However, Shi Li had already found the wreckage of the warship and laid an ambush there in advance. After successfully capturing Huang Zhaoyue, he secretly escorted her back to the Goddess Palace.

(End of this chapter)