I Bound Myself to a Destructive Witch
Chapter 597 - 597: 565. The original body is incapable? Then let this Residual Spirit do the disciplining!

Texius didn't understand why His Majesty suddenly asked this question.

But he still answered in a deep voice:

"The 15 Great Zones are guarded by the Lidong Army under the Fourth Pillar, watching over the Star Realm Gate."

"Besides the Lidong Army, the 15 Great Zones are also the location of the Black Moon General Court and the power stronghold, the Jinyang Family's territory."

The Black Moon General Court, the Empress mused thoughtfully.

She had seen clearly just now, there were five people beside Xia Feng, among which a pair was father and daughter, presumably the important figures previously reported by Texius, Feng Jianyi.

As for the other three women, apart from the woman in black whose powerful spirit had obstructed her probing, the remaining two bore the mark of the Black Moon and were Black Moon Saintesses.

Texius mentioned that there seemed to be some chaos at the Black Moon General Court recently, so, the purpose of the Black Moon Saintesses hiding their identities must be to secretly return to the General Court.

Xia Feng was also the master of one of the saintesses and would likely go with them.

Of course, even if the arrogant believer reached the 15 Great Zones, with her currently limited capabilities, she still couldn't capture this fanatic.

But that didn't mean there were no solutions.

The Empress's divine eyes looked down indifferently.

Texius suddenly saw a blur before his eyes, and the always respectful and silent figures of the two Pillar Countries disappeared into thin air.

He immediately understood that His Majesty had pulled him into a domain space, having something she didn't want the two Pillar Countries to know.

It seemed the Empress was fully aware that those two Pillar Countries were not trustworthy.

"Is the Star Realm Gate in the 15 Great Zones usable?" the Empress asked with a grand, authoritative tone that vibrated through the space.

Texius shook his head, "Your Majesty, since you fell into slumber, the council and the Four Great Lords decided unanimously, in order to conserve energy, all the Space Gates entered a sealed state and cannot be activated without wartime necessity."

"As for the Star Realm Gate in the 15 Great Zones, its energy has long been depleted, and it cannot be used even if the seal is lifted."

The Empire's Space Gates used for warfare were classified into Zone-level Space Gate, Domain-level Space Gate, Forbidden Technique Space Gate, and the most powerful, the Star Realm Gate.

Zone-level had limited transportation distance, capable only of short-range transport within their own district.

Domain-level was much more formidable, capable of inter-district transport, generally spanning 1 to 3 Great Zones.

Forbidden Technique level could transcend up to 10 Great Zones.

The most powerful Star Realm Gate, if its energy was sufficient, could directly traverse half the Empire.

All these Space Gates were Divine Relics transformed from the authority of space governance after the fall of the Autan Star God.

As such, each of these gates was precious; once destroyed, they could not be restored, belonging to non-renewable resources.

The 15 Great Zones had one of the most powerful Star Realm Gates.

Different types of transport gates required different types of energy, with each level consuming "time" as its energy, meaning that over time, the energy of the transport gates would naturally and slowly accumulate.

If unused for long enough, they could store enough energy to handle a wartime crisis.

The Star Realm Gate, however, used a rare spiritual material called the "Star Energy Stone" for energy.

This spiritual material, the Empire actually did have some reserves, but regrettably, a thousand years ago during the civil war within the Empire, in the campaign against the Second Pillar, the remaining scarce Star Energy Stones were also depleted.

After listening to Texius's explanation, the Empress had her plans.

In fact, she knew where more Star Energy Stones could be mined, particularly in the 15 Great Zones.

Considering this, she quickly devised a firm plan.

Having slumbered for ten thousand years, the Pillar Countries who had followed her in wars had two fallen, and the Empire she had personally built had long since transformed beyond recognition, slipping out of her control.

To regain control over the Empire, that arrogant believer had, indeed, become key.

But first, they had to capture this man and properly punish him, making him feel despair and learn to be reverent.

She was willing to acknowledge the follower that the original had taken in, but as a follower, one must adhere strictly to their duties and not overstep any boundaries.

If the corrupted original couldn't teach this fanatic properly, then it would be up to her, the residual spirit, to admonish him!

In her contemplation, she ordered the Apocalypse Knights nearby the 15th Zone to seek out the Star Energy Stone, restart the Star Realm Gate, set a trap for Xia Feng, and use the Star Realm Gate to teleport him directly to the Apocalypse Temple.

The memories of the ninth life passed down by the original told of daily interactions with this fanatic, and thus she knew that this fanatic possessed the Undying Power, able to commit suicide to escape from any predicament, making him very difficult to capture.

But once he arrived at the Apocalypse Temple, even the Undying Power would be useless.

In this temple, I am invincible.

Even if the original came, it would be useless!

.....

"Heh~ With the Pale Seal in place, if this Empress dares to trouble me, who knows who will win and who will lose!"

Xia Feng's cold sneer had just formed in his mind when he suddenly shivered and felt unaccountably anxious.

He couldn't help but look out the window, then nervously glanced around—no, what was this unease about? Could there be another troublemaker seeking to harm me?

Mu Qingtong lifted her eyes, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing…" Xia Feng took a deep breath and calmed his nerves.

"Sir, are you planning to take this Star Rail directly to the 15th Zone?" Feng Jianyi suddenly asked.

Xia Feng shook his head, "Just changing there. The Star Rail is too slow; I heard that the fastest Saint Hua Star Wheel is available in Jiakai City of the 18th Zone, we plan to take that to the 15th Zone."

Feng Jianyi tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, pondered for a moment as if making up his mind, looked around to make sure no one was watching, and then wrote a line on the table with his fingertip:

"If you and the three ladies trust me, I can get you to the 15th Zone instantly."

Xia Feng raised his eyebrows and exchanged glances with the three women.

Their current location was the Eternal Flow Sea between the 18th and 19th Zones. Direct ultra-long-distance spatial means to reach the 15th Zone could rival a Domain-level Space Gate, or even reach the threshold of Forbidden Technique.

Moreover, from Feng Jianyi's tone, transporting all four of them seemed not an issue.

Without much hesitation, Xia Feng smiled and nodded, "If Mr. Feng is willing to help, then we naturally trust you."

"So, can we be teleported right now?"

"It still needs half a day to store energy," Feng Jianyi shook his head.

*

11 hours later.

Xia Feng and the others followed Feng Jianyi to a storeroom.

Indeed, the Collapsed Stone Plate was on Feng Jianyi's daughter, Feng Nuoyi.

Or rather, the Collapsed Stone Plate was Feng Nuoyi's heart.

"Nuonuo actually died a long time ago. The Collapsed Stone Plate can solidify time, freezing her life at the last moment before her death, thus preserving her in a state of living."

The middle-aged man rubbed the little girl's head and sighed lightly, "Sir Xia Feng, you asked me why I did not destroy the Collapsed Stone Plate earlier. This is the real reason."

So that was it… Xia Feng couldn't help but look at the silent little girl with her head bowed; he had indeed guessed that the Collapsed Stone Plate was related to Feng Nuoyi, but he hadn't expected this function.

Solidifying time...

Xia Feng was amazed that the Collapsed Stone Plate not only involved spatial domains but also touched on the outrageous dimension of time.

If the Collapsed Stone Plate were destroyed, so too would the girl die.

For this reason, Feng Jianyi was even less likely to hand over the Collapsed Stone Plate to the Empire and could only flee.