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To avoid confusion, let's summarize all the details we've covered so far about Turbid Qi and deduce its properties.
Turbid Qi—despite the 'Qi' in its name—apparently exists in solid, liquid, and gaseous forms.
At first, the invisible black aura that leaked into the city was its gaseous form. In this state, it could hardly affect the material world directly. In other words, the black Qi could stir up people's inner demons, deepen their obsessions, and provide special energy, but it couldn't smash rocks or split monuments. After days of gathering strength, the gaseous Turbid Qi condensed into a drop of liquid Turbid Qi, pierced the jade shell, and unleashed the main force inside.
After the world's dimensions tilted and space fractured, the visible black mist sealing the city was a fog state between gas and liquid. Of course, 'fog state' isn't a real term in physics, but it perfectly describes that in-between state where it's more than gas but not quite liquid.
Fog-state Turbid Qi can physically affect reality. For example, creatures corrupted by Turbid Qi undergo massive changes in their body structure, but it still doesn't directly act on matter most of the time.
So, Turbid Qi seems like a pretty weak energy when it comes to physical stuff.
But if you really think that, you'd be dead wrong.
During six hours of madness, the terrifying city ramped up everyone's anxiety, panic, despair, and obsession. In this vicious cycle, Turbid Qi harvested a ton of energy from the whole city's negative emotions. Thanks to vortex turbocharging, a massive amount of Turbid Qi condensed into a gel state between liquid and solid, shattered the jade shell, and wrapped around the Black Death Emperor to form a black cocoon.
At that time, since the Turbid Qi had its hands full with other tasks, all its energy was focused elsewhere and couldn't spare any for defense—so Jack Young and Jasper Xiao basically got free shots at it. Still, you have to admit, gel-state Turbid Qi is physically tough. When it expands, it blows up whole buildings; when it condenses, it's harder than most metals. Jack Young's innate sword Qi can slice through steel plates like butter, but against the black cocoon's surface, it barely makes a dent—and the gel just bubbles and flows right back, erasing any trace in seconds.
If the Turbid Qi had actually turned its attention to dealing with Jack Young and Jasper Xiao, even just the black cocoon state would have been nearly unbeatable.
But when all the Turbid Qi's energy supply was poured in—Blacklight Reversal, White Night summoned, and black lightning slashed across the Black Death Emperor. Using the Black Death Emperor as a bridge, Turbid Qi from its true body, far off in some deep dimension, started pouring into Earth. Nearly liquid Turbid Qi surged everywhere, and its corruptive power exploded instantly.
After Maggie Monroe used her Chosen One privileges to cut off the black lightning, Turbid Qi took a heavy blow, but there was still way more of it than during the black cocoon phase. Think about it: for Turbid Qi now, what it's spreading everywhere is nearly-liquid high-energy material. If this were a movie, it'd be like lighting a cigar with a stack of hundred-dollar bills—classic power move.
So, just how insane is the Turbid Qi that's guarding the Black Death Emperor right now?
The point is, I want everyone to get a clear picture: this Turbid Qi is ridiculously hard to deal with. Even if you want to go straight for the kill, you have to punch through its protective layer first. And just that step alone is hard enough.
The Cold Jade Demon God forced apart the black clouds to scout the enemy and get a look inside the Turbid Qi.
Jack Young blasted the Turbid Qi core with the Dragon Slayer and the Xuan Ice Sword, trying to flush out the enemy and create a distraction so the Cold Jade Demon God could spot something. In the turbulence from those two heavy weapons, the Cold Jade Demon God caught a glimpse of the weak spot created when the black lightning was cut off—a tiny opening.
So, Paladin Human Cannon fired a soul-piercing shot—like a bunker-buster drill bomb—instantly punching into the depths of the Turbid Qi and blowing away all the outer interference. Jasper Xiao temporarily used a full-screen saturation attack to create an opening, breaking through Turbid Qi's second layer of defense.
Then, the twins dove straight into the Turbid Qi's core. Their window was just a split second—one moment later, Jasper Xiao would be spent, and the Turbid Qi would flood back in. If they couldn't pull it off in that instant, all three would be trapped inside by endless Turbid Qi, with no way out.
Honestly, this so-called 'opportunity' or 'solution' was just a random idea that popped into Jack Young's head—a flash of inspiration with zero basis and no evidence to back it up. It's the kind of wild plan you'd expect from someone who never studied math, suddenly blurting out the answer to a problem that even a math professor can't solve. Seriously, it doesn't get more unreliable than that.
And yet, the three of them were actually willing to risk everything on such an unreliable hunch.
If you're gonna bet, you might as well play every card you've got!
In a blur of speed and light, the two shot through the burning holy light zone and slammed into the deeper darkness. The Turbid Qi surged—this was the third layer of defense. It was like diving into the deep sea, every step forward draining huge amounts of energy. Chains seemed to bind their bodies and drag their limbs, everything around them resisting, squeezing, and wearing them down.
In this world of total darkness, the Turbid Qi around them shifted from liquid and gel states toward solid. It was like dense cement mixed with sharp blades and hard rocks, all moving at incredible speed. The Turbid Qi around them attacked in waves, switching between piercing, pounding, and entangling in an instant.
Danger everywhere. In this indiscriminate barrage, the Cold Jade Demon God unleashed a massive wave of Cosmic Frost Core. With a mind as clear as a mirror, reflecting the world, the Cold Jade Demon God made a snap decision.
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A split second is too short—so let's stretch it out!
Heavenly King Phenomenon, simulation mode—life on the line!
That man who once dreamed of ruling the world unleashed his Heavenly King Phenomenon again—a spherical zone between reality and illusion expanded. Inside, everything except the user slowed down. Surrounded by Turbid Qi, the simulation drained energy like crazy, but the Cold Jade Demon God held out. Insight Technique, eighth layer—he did it!
Cold light flashed—Cold Jade Demon God's arms became a thousand hands in an instant, striking out in all directions like a rain of pear blossoms. Cosmic Frost Core replaced his internal energy, and Iron Palm Blade Transformation reached its absolute peak. Fingers like swords, sword light everywhere—in a blink, with some insane micro-control, the Cold Jade Demon God actually forced the Turbid Qi apart!
He pushed aside all interference, all for one final, all-out assault.
Like a blazing meteor, golden light erupted—Queen Jill was a heavenly blade, streaking forward with unstoppable speed. Her spirit, energy, and will all maxed out. Dragon Qi surged, taking dragon form and coiling around her fist. Her charging body whipped up scorching air, as she cast aside all distractions and doubts. At her absolute peak, Queen Jill threw a punch at the Turbid Qi's final, toughest defense—solid form.
Boom—her fist slammed into the black wall. Blood spattered as the skin of her right fist split open. But Queen Jill glared fiercely, her internal power burning hotter than ever.
She shook her legs, twisted her waist, spun on her heel, and shifted her shoulder—second punch, here it comes!
Crack—the bones in her left fist, tough as steel, actually fractured from the force of the punch.
But that's not the end!
"Ahhhh!!" Queen Jill unleashed a frenzy of heavy punches—a golden meteor shower endlessly bombarding the black wall. Gold light mixed with flying red blood, sparkling crimson like petals swirling through her platinum hair in the raging wind. The ground shattered beneath her, her feet gouging deep trenches, and thirty years of internal power could barely withstand the massive recoil.
Then, a solid back pressed against the Queen's. It was the Cold Jade Demon God, his feet planted, standing back-to-back with her. In that instant, inside the Turbid Qi, it felt like they created a mysterious pocket of space. One side was icy cold, the other blazing hot. One side defended with endless adaptability, the other attacked with wild abandon.
Buzz—a strange wave pulsed from the Cold Jade Demon God, traveling down his spine to the Queen's fist. It was the Demolition Palm Technique! That uncanny technique stacked with her unmatched brute force!
Crack, crack, crack—the black barrier finally showed cracks.
The window was closing fast—no second chances. The Cold Jade Demon God's mental strength was nearly spent. After Queen Jill drew her fist to her waist and gathered her power, she unleashed the boldest punch of her life.
Heavenly King Ghost Slash!
Crack—blood sprayed, fragments flew. The black barrier, like an unbreakable wall of sighs, finally shattered!
And just a step beyond the barrier, there was someone.
The twins spun, stepped, and summoned their last ounce of strength. Their movements left echoes in the void, drawing closer, finally coming together—back-to-back, just like before.
"Wake up—!!" Like mirror images, the twins threw uppercuts at the figure in the Turbid Qi core.
Gold light exploded, blindingly bright.
From the outside, the restless Turbid Qi bulged, then a fierce golden beam shot from its center, blasting through the Turbid Qi and straight into the sky.
A golden thunderbolt shot upward, detonating instantly into the vast White Night.
In the golden light, a figure was thrown high into the air.
"What is that!" Rachel Luo stared wide-eyed. She saw the thick Turbid Qi collapse like a sandcastle in the wind, saw the Turbid Qi swarm into the sky like a school of fish chasing the figure. She saw, before the black Qi caught up, that figure hovering in midair, dressed in imperial robes, breathtaking.
Before the swarm of black Qi reached him, that person opened his eyes.
Those eyes were impossibly pure, impossibly deep—like an endless night sky.
Thump-thump—a heartbeat, but it spread out like a god beating a drum. The ring-shaped shockwave echoed heaven and earth, and even the sound-dampening black clouds couldn't block it. One heartbeat, as if crossing eighteen hundred years, walking from legend into reality.
Then, that person just calmly stood a hundred meters above the ground, as if the void itself was his platform.
Long hair flowing, black as the cold night, his figure ethereal and proud—he was stunning.
This beauty wouldn't make any handsome guy or pretty girl jealous, because his looks had a kind of sacred divinity that inspired worship, not envy. He was like a god ruling over death, his eyes holding neither warmth nor cold, just a detached indifference—a silence like the dead.
"That's... the Black Death Emperor..."
Everyone who saw him understood instantly—there could be no second person like this.
Nobody could have imagined that after eighteen hundred years sealed away, the Black Death Emperor would look like this.
With everyone holding their breath, the Black Death Emperor first looked up at the White Night, then swept his gaze over the bustling yet ruined city, and finally looked down. Below, Jack Young and Jasper Xiao had both collapsed, totally spent. In the Black Death Emperor's utterly cold eyes flashed a hint of puzzled confusion, but it faded back to calm. He raised his hand, five fingers grasping as if he held the whole sky, then pressed downward. (Want a chance at a cool phone and other prizes? Follow the Qidian Web Novel public account [WeChat > Add Friends > Add Public Account > enter 'qdread'] and join the fun! Everyone wins—follow the qdread WeChat account now!)