Guan Xinghe listened to Qin Ye's words. Other than being stunned, his first thought was, 'What an arrogant tone.'
At that moment, Guan Xinghe couldn't help but size up Qin Ye.
He did think Qin Ye was powerful—able to live for a thousand years, casually creating supreme treasures—he was definitely someone with great strength. But to say he was stronger than gods? That was not something that could be said lightly. One must know that the gods of Great Xia were as numerous as the stars.
Powerful gods were everywhere. To claim to be stronger than gods—since ancient times, few dared to say such a thing, let alone actually achieve it.
Just as he was thinking this, Qin Ye suddenly walked to the bars of the Heavenly Law Prison.
Immediately after, in the blink of an eye, Guan Xinghe didn't even have time to react.
Qin Ye grabbed two bars in front of him with both hands. Like steel rods being forcibly bent, they let out a creaking sound. The bars were engraved with unknown Heavenly Dao law patterns, radiating an overwhelming divine might—the Heavenly Law Prison, was just bent open by Qin Ye with his bare hands, creating an opening large enough for a person to pass through.
"..." Guan Xinghe's eyes widened, feeling as if his eyeballs were about to pop out.
"Let's go." Qin Ye turned back to look at Guan Xinghe, giving him a glance, signaling him to leave the Heavenly Law Prison together.
Guan Xinghe was dumbfounded, his mind unable to process what was happening. He temporarily lost his ability to think. It wasn't until he followed Qin Ye out of the Heavenly Law Prison, saw the night sky, noticed the changing surroundings, and observed the shocked expression of the Black City God, that he finally believed what had happened.
'So Benefactor Ancestor wasn't joking—he really walked out of the Heavenly Law Prison.'
He just walked over, encountered an obstacle, bent it open with his hands, then stepped through—all with ease. The entire process was effortless, without even a frown or any sign of strain on Benefactor Ancestor's face.
At this moment, Guan Xinghe, despite being a great master of ten realms, felt less like a senior figure and more like a child following an adult to witness the world—everything was astonishing, broadening his horizons.
Meanwhile, although the Black City God was confronting Qin Ye, Guan Xinghe still couldn't think properly. His mind was filled with only one sentence from Qin Ye—"I am stronger than gods."
At the same time, the Black City God was also visibly moved. Just now, he had been focused on merging with his main body, not paying attention to the Heavenly Law Prison. He wanted to reach his main body as quickly as possible—to torture Qin Ye to death as soon as possible.
But before long, he suddenly sensed an unusual disturbance from the Heavenly Law Prison inside his sleeve. Out of caution, he chose to check.
The moment he took out the Heavenly Law Prison, he only saw a blur before his eyes. The Heavenly Law Prison whooshed as two dark shadows shot out.
Looking at the prison again, a small hole had appeared in it. And in front of him, Qin Ye and Guan Xinghe had appeared.
"You… how…"
"You want to ask how I got out?" Qin Ye interrupted the Black City God's words.
The Black City God did not reply, but his shaken expression spoke for itself. He was indeed shocked.
The Heavenly Law Prison was a divine prison forged by the Heavenly Court using celestial materials and treasures, pooling the combined power of immortals, to prevent another Great Sage Equal to Heaven from causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
'But why—could Qin Ye escape from the Heavenly Law Prison?'
However, there was no time for him to dwell on it.
Upon seeing Qin Ye escape, the Black City God turned without hesitation and transformed into a wisp of incense flame to flee.
Qin Ye made his move. He merely raised his hand and grasped at the air in the direction of the fleeing Black City God.
Clang!
It sounded like the collision of metal bells, ringing with a resounding chime. A certain object flew out from the incense flame.
It was the Heavenly Law Prison.
Knowing he was no match, the Black City God instinctively summoned the Heavenly Law Prison to block the attack.
And then—he witnessed a shocking scene.
The indestructible Heavenly Law Prison, was dented by Qin Ye's mere grasp in the air.
"!!!" The Black City God's expression changed drastically.
Now, without even needing to think—he understood why Qin Ye had been able to escape. The Heavenly Law Prison couldn't trap Qin Ye.
"I thought I had overestimated you—but it turns out I still underestimated you. A thousand years of time, and your strength has far exceeded my expectations."
From within the wisp of incense flame came the Black City God's voice.
Hearing this, Qin Ye chuckled. "You flatter me, you flatter me—just a mere thousand-year dream, and my strength improved only a tiny bit."
Even as they conversed, their hands did not stop moving. In the brief exchange of words, the Black City God repeatedly summoned the Heavenly Law Prison to collide against Qin Ye's grasp.
At this moment, Guan Xinghe keenly noticed, the once perfectly square Heavenly Law Prison had now become irregularly shaped.
Each time it clashed with Qin Ye, the prison dented, deformed, and twisted.
Guan Xinghe was certain, if the gods of the Heavenly Court knew the current state of the Heavenly Law Prison, they would be utterly dumbfounded.
This was a divine prison said to be even stronger than the Buddha's Five-Finger Mountain.
Clang!
Another collision. As the Heavenly Law Prison deformed once more, Guan Xinghe was shocked but then glanced at Qin Ye, only to see something that left him completely stunned.
In his line of sight, Qin Ye, full of excitement, murmured, "This Heavenly Law Prison is really well-designed. It's been a long time since I encountered such a durable supreme treasure. If I get the chance, I should visit the Heavenly Court to have a chat with its designer."
His words were not hushed, the Black City God, still in the form of an incense flame, heard them clearly.
The Black City God, who had been imprisoned in the Heavenly Law Prison for a thousand years, had always regarded it as an unbreakable, indestructible divine prison.
Yet, he had never imagined, that the words "durable" and "Heavenly Law Prison" could ever be used together.
But while the prison might be durable—the Black City God himself was not. With another resounding clash, Qin Ye accelerated his attacks.
The Black City God failed to summon the Heavenly Law Prison in time to defend—he was struck.
With a crack, his wisp of incense flame materialized into his true form, coughing blood from a heavy injury.
Seeing Qin Ye reach out again to grab him, the Black City God took one last deep look at Qin Ye.
Then, his body shattered like a clay figurine, just as he had done in his battle with Ghost Empress Yan Zhi before. He abandoned this incarnation of incense flame.
"That was fast." Looking at the crumbling statue of the Black City God, Qin Ye smirked. "These incense flame gods really are like cockroaches."
Guan Xinghe twitched at the corner of his mouth. It was the first time he had ever heard incense flame gods described this way.
He then coughed and said, "Incense flame gods can form new incarnations as long as their incense continues and their main body remains hidden. Killing or capturing them is indeed difficult. That's why, since ancient times, gods have always been regarded as powerful."
Qin Ye nodded with a smile. He wasn't particularly concerned about capturing the Black City God.
He had only attempted it to see if he could locate the god's main body—but the Black City God was no fool. Knowing this, he had willingly severed the connection with his incarnation.
Then Qin Ye raised his hand. From the air, an object flew into his palm.
It was the Heavenly Law Prison.
Compared to capturing the Black City God, Qin Ye was more interested in taking the Heavenly Law Prison.
'Letting the Black City God take the Heavenly Law Prison would pose a danger to Yan Zhi, Xiao Hei, and the others. Now, at least for the time being, there was no need to worry.'
Thinking this, Qin Ye looked at the deformed Heavenly Law Prison and glanced sideways at Guan Xinghe.
There was no need for Qin Ye to say anything. Guan Xinghe spoke first. "Benefactor Ancestor, the Heavenly Law Prison is of great importance. No matter whose hands it falls into, it would bring calamity. Rest assured, not only the Heavenly Law Prison but everything that happened today—I won't tell anyone. Even if my parents ask, I won't say a word."
Qin Ye smiled. "No wonder you're that little rascal's descendant. You're just as sharp as he was. Oh, and don't call me Benefactor Ancestor—it makes me sound old. I'm only a little over a thousand years old, still very young."
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