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Chapter 131: Phantom Realm (3)_1

Chapter 131: Chapter 131: Phantom Realm (3)_1

"I have long known this isn’t real, although everything looks so true," Dugu Qianye said.

"You knew already?" Dugu Qianlan asked, somewhat surprised, "If you knew, why didn’t you break out of the Phantom Realm?"

"Because I wanted to see my parents and Ruyan from my past life again," Dugu Qianye said. "I heard that to get out of the Phantom Realm, one must kill the operator of the realm. So I’ve always wanted to kill you to prevent what happens later, but I never managed to do it because I didn’t want to come out so early."

Within the Phantom Realm, Dugu Qianye was reliving the events of her past life. Meanwhile, Xiaohuo and the rest were extremely anxious on the outside. Since Dugu Qianye had entered spiritual meditation, no amount of calling could wake her, leaving Xiaohuo so anxious she was almost in tears. Having no other choice, they had to send Xiaojiu to find Xie Ping.

"What’s happened to her?" Xie Ping hurried to Dugu Qianye’s room and, seeing Xiaohuo anxiously by her side, asked.

"I don’t know. Ever since sister entered meditation last night, we haven’t been able to wake her. Even using the connection from our life contract doesn’t reach her," Xiaohuo, upon seeing Xie Ping, lost control of her emotions and said, crying, "Could something have happened to sister?"

Mo Ziqing and the others who received the news all came to Dugu Qianye’s room. Luckily, the rooms aboard the ship were large enough to accommodate dozens of people.

"What happened to boss?" Everyone was worried looking at the motionless figure on the bed, but nobody knew the reason, nor did they know what to do.

"What’s the matter?"

The voice of Fen Jian came from the back of the crowd. Knowing that a person from the Divine Temple had arrived, everyone made way, allowing Fen Jian to come to the front to see the situation clearly.

"Venerable Xie, what has happened here?"

"Since Qianye entered meditation last night, we’ve been unable to wake her, even Xiaohuo can’t make contact through the life contract. It’s as if she’s not even here. Do you know what’s going on?" Xie Ping asked Fen Jian.

"What?!" Fen Jian was greatly startled upon hearing Xie Ping’s words and then turned his gaze toward Dugu Qianye.

"Do you know the reason?" Seeing Fen Jian’s reaction, Xie Ping felt he might know the reason.

"Since midnight last night, we’ve entered the Spiritual Mist Zone. Here, all directional indicators fail, and it’s said to be due to the effects of the Spiritual Mist. Nobody knows where this mist comes from, only that it has never dispersed. Some people who enter here end up in the Phantom Realm. The situation is similar to that of Baili Xie; no matter how much others call, they cannot be woken," Fen Jian explained. "But such cases are very rare, happening perhaps once every few hundred years."

"You’re saying sister has entered the Phantom Realm?" Xiaohuo asked.

Xiaohuo had transformed before everyone arrived, as Dugu Qianye had told her not to let outsiders know she was capable of Transformation. So now she appeared as a colorful little bird perching on Dugu Qianye’s shoulder.

"That seems to be the case."

"Is there any way to call her out?" Mo Ziqing asked.

"No. Only she can break the Phantom Realm herself," Fen Jian said. "If she can’t see through the environment and break it, she will have to stay in the Phantom Realm forever."

"What?!" Everyone gasped. Was this to say that if she couldn’t break out of the environment on her own, the real her would be like a living dead person?

Knowing he couldn’t help, Xie Ping sent the others away and stayed in Dugu Qianye’s room himself. If someone attacked her at this moment, she reckoned she would be dead instantly.

Meanwhile, in the Phantom Realm, Dugu Qianye stood face to face with Dugu Qianlan.

"Who are you?" Dugu Qianye asked.

"Who am I? You’re asking me who I am? Wait a moment, let me think." Dugu Qianlan sat casually on the sofa, her arms resting on the back of it, looking utterly languid. "I don’t even know who I am anymore. I have been asleep for hundreds or thousands of years and only wake up occasionally. I’ve long forgotten who I am."

"Then how do you know this is the Phantom Realm Heart?"

"Instinct. I of course remember things that are instinctive. Who I am, what my name is, those do not belong to instinct, do they?" Dugu Qianlan said with a smile, "Instead of wondering who I am, you should think about how you can get out of here."

"Why did you bring me here?" Dugu Qianye also calmed down and sat opposite Dugu Qianlan.

"I like it." Dugu Qianlan said, "I don’t stay awake for very long each time. The experiences you go through in the Phantom Realm can provide me with some amusement in my dreams during my next sleep. And you, you are the most special among all the people on this ship. The blending of your two sets of memories caught my eye instantly. Your memories have indeed not disappointed me, it’s just a pity you couldn’t get to the next set."

Dugu Qianye was speechless. She picked up a cup, crushed it in her hand, and then swiftly attacked Dugu Qianlan. Dugu Qianlan didn’t dodge but just smiled as she watched Dugu Qianye hurl the shards of the cup at her like hidden weapons. Just as they were about to slash her cheek and throat, she simply snapped her fingers, and the shards disappeared.

"This is my territory, where all things are conjured by my thoughts. If I want something to exist, it exists. If I want it gone, it just goes ’pop’, and disappears. Don’t waste your energy, you cannot defeat me, nor can you leave this Phantom Realm."

Dugu Qianlan made an exaggerated gesture in the air and laughed joyfully.

"Is that so?" Dugu Qianye sneered, saying, "Then let’s have a little contest."

Having said that, Dugu Qianye leaped like a leopard to face Dugu Qianlan and started to fight her.

"Did you know, did you think that since Qianlan is my emotional hang-up, that I couldn’t get past her likeness? Don’t forget, she’s someone who betrayed me, your taking her shape only makes it easier for me to be merciless," Dugu Qianye said while fighting, "Moreover, you can only access my memories, but you can’t change them, nor can you control my body. Otherwise, you wouldn’t need to let everything play out according to my memories. Right? And my body is the sharpest weapon to defeat you!"

"Ah, you saw through that too?" Dugu Qianlan said playfully, "Right now, my other half is still not awake, and I’m still in a semi-sleep state. Indeed, I can’t control your body. I didn’t expect you to be so observant, to even notice that. Oh, I’m so scared!"

Although Dugu Qianlan spoke of being scared, her entire demeanor showed no sign of fear, still smiling while trading blows with Dugu Qianye.

Because the space between the sofa and the coffee table was limited, they couldn’t fully extend their arms and legs while fighting. Dugu Qianye performed a sweeping kick, pushed her body forward, and sat on Dugu Qianlan, hands tightly gripping her throat.

"How about it, will you let me out?" Dugu Qianye asked coldly. If she dared to say no, Dugu Qianye wouldn’t mind killing her right then and there!