The Brahma Soul Bell was the sacred medium through which the core divine powers of the Brahma Monarch God Realm were passed down from one generation to the next. It was comparable to the Star God Realm's Star God Wheel and the Moon God Realm's Imperial Moon Glazed Pearl.
The key difference, however, was that the Brahma Soul Bell was more than just a divine artifact for inheritance; it also had the power to control all divine abilities tied to the Brahma Monarch God Realm.
This meant that it could forcibly strip away an inheritor's powers and cripple them.
However, while the Brahma Soul Bell had the ability to forcefully revoke its divine inheritance, the process was not instantaneous. It required time and precise activation to take full effect.
This was one of the reasons why Qianye Fantian went through all the trouble to set up this ambush instead of simply stripping her of her Divine Power outright. If he had acted directly, she could have sensed the danger and fled immediately.
The other, and main reason was that he knew Qianye Ying'er own a Void Illusion Stone. In fact, it was he who had given it to her in the past.
Void Illusion Stones were the perfect escape tool. They allowed the user to instantly teleport to another location without leaving behind even a single trace. With one, even a weakling could escape from a Divine Master Realm cultivator.
"You!" Qianye Ying'er's eyes shrank when she saw the golden bell in his hand. Her voice cracked with anger and hatred. A flicker of panic and fear flashed in the depths of her golden eyes; once her Divine Power was gone, her strength would plummet drastically!
Qianye Fantian held the bell in his right hand and placed his left hand firmly on top of it. A brilliant golden light began to radiate from the Brahma Soul Bell, spreading through the hall like a divine flame.
Qianye Ying'er clenched her teeth as she watched, her golden eyes locked onto the glowing artifact. Her divine power, the very core of her strength, began to stir violently within her, as if something unseen was now trying to wrench it out by force.
Swoosh!
A streak of golden light suddenly burst from her body, condensing into a small, radiant sphere of divine energy. With astonishing speed, it tore away from her and shot straight toward the bell.
Under Qianye Ying'er's despairing gaze, the sphere entered the Brahma Soul Bell through its base. The bell pulsed several times before falling still, as if it had fully absorbed what was taken.
After stripping his daughter of her power, Qianye Fantian calmly put away the bell. He looked at her with cold detachment and said, "It's a pity. The Brahma Monarch God Realm spent countless resources to nurture you, and I devoted so much time and effort to teach you. Now that I've stripped you of your Divine Power, all of it has gone to waste."
"However, all is not lost," Qianye Fantian continued indifferently. "Although your Level 10 Divine Master cultivation was stripped away, and once I'm done with you, you'll lose the rest of your cultivation too… You still hold some worth. You'll make a fine gift for the Southern Sea God Emperor."
"Given that man's morbid and twisted obsession with you, he would certainly pay an astronomical price to have you." Her father, the one she had always believed to be her only source of warmth in this cold world. Spoke of selling her as if she were nothing more than merchandise, his face devoid of any emotion. "You should feel grateful that even after being stripped of your Brahma Monarch divine powers, you still hold such value."
"Ah, but what a pity…" Qianye Fantian said, shaking his head. "Now I have no choice but to choose a new successor all over again. If only you had kept your emotions in check… sigh, what a waste… what a terrible waste."
He truly felt pity for losing such a suitable successor. She was the most talented woman in the God Realm, perhaps the most talented in its entire history. Her cultivation talent and comprehension were unparalleled. Without relying on any inheritance, she had reached the fifth level of the Divine Master Realm in less than a thousand years.
It was an unbreakable record, one that no one had ever achieved in a million years of the God Realm's history. With her leading the future, the Brahma Monarch God Realm would have undoubtedly reached even greater heights.
If not for her hatred toward the Brahma Monarch God Realm, he would never have chosen to destroy such a perfect successor.
"..." Qianye Ying'er stared at him with cold, lifeless eyes. Her golden pupils had lost their light. She didn't utter a single word, as if the shock had numbed her completely.
Seeing her broken state, Qianye Fantian finally moved. Everything he said until now had been to crush her spirit and distract her, just to make her easier to deal with.
Since he planned to 'sell' her to the Southern Sea God Emperor, he had to make sure she wouldn't be able to harm the realm. So, aside from crippling her profound veins to ensure she couldn't retaliate, he also intended to take advantage of her mental breakdown to erase a portion of her memories. After all, she knew far too many of the Brahma Monarch God Realm's secrets.
The Brahma Gods and Brahma Kings followed his lead and rushed toward her. Qianye Ying'er had been their symbol of pride for the past hundred years, because of her, the realm's reputation soared to unmatched heights. But now that their God Emperor had decided to deal with her, not a single one of them hesitated.
Facing their assault, Qianye Ying'er didn't move. Her head hung low, as if she had already given up.
Qianye Fantian stepped forward and raised his hand toward her forehead. At the same time, one of the Brahma Gods moved as well, reaching toward her abdomen. One aimed to erase her memories, the other to destroy her profound veins beyond repair.
The other Brahma Kings and Brahma Gods surrounded her, silently watching the process unfold.
As the hands of the two men neared her, Qianye Ying'er's eyes suddenly flickered with a deep, ominous red! Like the glow of a dying ember bursting back to life!
Boom!
In the next moment, just as they were about to touch her, a blinding blood-red light erupted from her entire body!
"What is this?!" They were taken aback by the sudden change.
"Stop her!" Qianye Fantian's face darkened. He quickly shot forward, his hand turning into a fist as he viciously aimed for her head.
His reaction was swift, and his movement decisive. The moment he sensed something strange, he abandoned his plans and tried to kill her!
However, he was one step too late. The blood formed into a fist-sized ball, easily slipping through the golden chains and piercing through the space!
Boom!
Qianye Fantian's punch landed in empty air, causing the space to tremble and resulting in a huge explosion. If it weren't for the formation reinforcing the hall, the entire area would have been evaporated.
Qianye Fantian shot to the spot where Qianye Ying'er had just been. Spatial traces still lingered in the area.
He thrust his hand forward, quickly detecting where she had gone. Strangely enough, she had traveled far.
"Hmph!" He let out a cold snort and shot off in a specific direction without hesitation.
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In the golden palace, Yun Wuji was still in the flower garden, his eyes closed as he focused entirely on his main body, giving Hei Xiaolian her "special time."
Suddenly, the space before him shuddered, and Qianye Ying'er appeared without a word. She reached out and grabbed Yun Wuji by the back of his neck, lifting him like a stray cat.
"What?!" Yun Wuji's eyes snapped open in shock as he let out an exclamation. At the same time, his gaze flickered with alarm, he had just sensed a terrifying aura locking onto him.
Rumble!
Before Yun Wuji could process what was happening, an overwhelming, indescribable pressure descended from above, freezing him in place. At the same time, a gigantic golden palm crashed down!
Boom!
The gigantic palm, carrying the force to flatten stars and shatter planets, slammed down with devastating power. It completely obliterated the entire palace, reducing it to rubble in an instant, flattened as if crushed by a god's hand!
Swoosh!
Moments later, Qianye Fantian descended to the ground, his gaze sweeping across the ruins. His expression darkened as he realized he was a moment too late; she had already escaped. "Damn it!"
She had used the Void Illusion Stone!
"When did she learn that escape technique? It allowed her to bypass the spatial lock of the formation," Qianye Fantian muttered, his eyes narrowing as he stared at the spot where Qianye Ying'er had vanished. "She didn't escape right away… why did she take the risk to save that boy?"
He naturally knew that Qianye Ying'er had been searching for Yun Wuji and that she had captured him. He also knew that the man held some secrets that his daughter was interested in, but he hadn't taken them too seriously... Until now.
The strange skill, Qianye Ying'er taking the risk to save him...
Qianye Fantian, being a smart and rational man, quickly made the connection and formed a guess.
"Sigh… I miscalculated this time," he murmured, his brows furrowed in thought. He then sent out a low voice transmission, "Issue this order immediately, launch a full-scale search across the entire Eastern Divine Region for any trace of Ying'er's whereabouts. The moment anyone finds anything, report it to the Brahma Kings or Brahma Gods at once! Kill her!"
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