Chapter 164: Demon Anchor, Diverting the Trouble
Within the Plane Origin Sea, colorful flowing light drifted quietly. Lei Chen's gaze seemed to pierce through the endless void, landing on the mountain stream where Ye Guyi was hiding.
The young girl sat cross-legged, the pale golden halo around her body flickering as she struggled to repair her internal injuries. Her slightly pale, pretty face didn't lose a shred of its determination.
"The news of the Six-winged Angel's appearance will soon reach the headquarters of the Holy Spirit Cult."
Lei Chen thought silently. He was well aware of how the Holy Spirit Cult would react next.
Although Ye Guyi had successfully escaped and shown amazing potential this time, she had also completely exposed herself to the gaze of the behemoth that was the Holy Spirit Cult. This was no longer a small-scale game of hunting and counter-hunting; next, she would face the full-scale suppression of the darkest force on the continent.
Especially... those few existences who had already reached the peak of the mortal world, with half a foot even stepping into the God Rank.
Ye Xishui, the Supreme Pontiff of the Holy Spirit Cult, had already forged a divine body and entered the Demi-God realm using The Innate Secret Method. Zhongli Wu, the current leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, was also a Limit Douluo.
If these two personally took action due to the threat of the "Six-winged Angel," Ye Guyi would have no chance of survival with her current strength.
"If left alone, she is almost certain to die." Lei Chen knew this very well. Ye Guyi was his chosen successor for the Angel God Throne and an indispensable part of the future New Divine Realm. She could not be allowed to perish here so easily.
But if he personally intervened to protect Ye Guyi as the Plane Master, or even acted to wipe out the threat of the Holy Spirit Cult, it would be the worst possible move.
A towering tree that can withstand wind and rain cannot be grown in a greenhouse. Without the tempering between life and death and the struggle in despair, Ye Guyi would not be able to truly grasp the true meaning of judgment, sacrifice, and protection contained within the Angel God Throne. Her growth would lose its most important catalyst, and her future achievements would be limited.
"It seems the original plan needs a slight adjustment." A deep light flashed in Lei Chen's eyes as a thought quickly took shape. "Since I can't directly intervene to protect her, then... I'll lead the threat away and buy her some time to grow."
Diverting the trouble was the most appropriate strategy right now. As long as those top powerhouses of the Holy Spirit Cult were temporarily occupied, Ye Guyi would get a breathing space and use that time to further improve her strength.
Once she grew to a certain level, dealing with the Holy Spirit Cult would be true tempering, rather than a one-sided slaughter.
As for where to lead this "trouble"? Lei Chen already had a target in mind.
He shifted his gaze from Ye Guyi, crossing mountains and rivers, and cast it toward a relatively remote corner of the Douluo Plane.
There, a seemingly ordinary little girl was playing in the woods. Her body was entwined with a very subtle, dark aura that was completely incompatible with the vibrant laws of the Douluo Plane.
"I originally wanted to wait until the abyss energy was mostly digested before dealing with you... but since the timing is right, let's start early." Lei Chen whispered to himself, a cold arc curling at the corner of his mouth.
The next moment, the colorful light in the Plane Origin Sea rippled slightly, and Lei Chen's figure disappeared without a sound.
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On the edge of the continent, outside a quiet little village, the grass was green and the stream gurgled.
A little girl of about seven or eight years old, wearing a coarse cloth dress, was squatting by the stream, splashing water with her small hands. She was humming an out-of-tune nursery rhyme, her face overflowing with the innocent smile of a child.
Suddenly, the air in front of her rippled like water, and a figure appeared without warning. The newcomer wore simple robes and had a peaceful face, yet he carried a profound aura that seemed to merge with the entire world. It was Lei Chen.
The little girl was startled, and the small stone in her hand fell into the water with a "plop."
She opened her big, dark eyes and looked at the suddenly appearing Lei Chen with confusion and a hint of fear. Her small mouth opened slightly, as if she wanted to ask "Who are you," but she didn't dare to speak.
Lei Chen didn't say much. His calm gaze fell on the little girl as if he could see through to the deepest part of her soul. Then, he slowly raised his right hand and gently flicked his sleeve toward her.
A gentle but irresistible force instantly enveloped the little girl. She felt her eyelids become incredibly heavy. Before she could even fully show an expression of shock, she slumped softly to the ground, falling into the deepest sleep.
Lei Chen reached out with an invisible force to gently lay the little girl on the soft grass. He leaned down and extended his right index finger, the tip of which was wrapped in a point of colorful light refined to the extreme, and lightly tapped the little girl's smooth forehead.
The moment his fingertip touched her skin, an anomaly occurred!
Deep within the girl's forehead, an extremely hidden purple-black light spot was suddenly triggered. Like a provoked venomous snake, it flared up, emitting an evil aura full of corruption, temptation, and chaos!
Although this aura was weak, its essence was exceptionally high-level, far exceeding the scope of ordinary Evil Soul Masters on the Douluo Plane, carrying an exotic quality that did not belong to this world.
Lei Chen snorted coldly. The colorful light at his fingertip brightened intensely, like the most precise surgical knife. It instantly invaded the little girl's Spiritual Sea, accurately locking onto the purple-black light spot that was trying to hide and struggle.
The light spot seemed to possess its own consciousness. Feeling Lei Chen's vast, abyss-like, and irresistible power, it let out a silent shriek, twisting frantically in an attempt to drill back into the depths of the soul or escape through some mysterious connection.
But before the Plane Master, all this struggling was in vain.
Lei Chen applied slight pressure with his fingertip, as light as picking a flower. That constantly flickering purple-black light spot, emitting an ominous glow, was forcibly stripped from the little girl's forehead and suspended above his fingertip.
After leaving the girl's body, the light spot continued to throb slightly like a miniature, malicious heart. Inside it, a faint, illusory figure with two wings and an enchanting yet fallen posture could be seen—the form of a Fallen Angel.
Looking at this purple-black light spot that was constantly trying to erode the surrounding spatial rules and faintly resonating with a distant plane, a cold light flashed in Lei Chen's eyes.
"Fallen Angel martial soul... truly seeking death." He whispered to himself. "Using a Martial Soul to disguise a wisp of origin as a seed of talent and sending it into my world, attempting to use it as an anchor to open a descent channel... The Demon Plane, is it?"
"Since you've come knocking on death's door yourselves, I'll grant your wish!"
Lei Chen lightly clenched his fingers. The purple-black light spot let out a shrill wail that could only be perceived on the soul level. It was instantly compressed and sealed into an insignificant speck of dust, but the coordinate information and the aura of the Demon Plane contained within were perfectly preserved by Lei Chen.
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