Heroes' Prison

Chapter 651 - 626: Those Eyes Blinking with Divine Light

"Are you so easily able to deduce my location because there’s something strange going on?" Qin Shiyu asked with some concern.

"There’s a possibility, but no matter what, I need to go to Muyi City to take a look. Guessing your location is just the first step, the key is whether I can rescue you or not, I’ll have to see for myself!" Huang Yi finished speaking, immediately summoned Little Dragon, had it perform Holy Dragon Descent, mounted it, and flew at high speed towards Muyi City as indicated on the map.

At this moment, Little Dragon still bore Dragon Scales and Phoenix Feathers, looking majestic. The contact between the Black Phoenix’s feathers and the air seemed to have some magic, making its flight almost without resistance, rapid as lightning.

It had been some time since Little Dragon absorbed its mother’s Dragon Force, yet it had not been able to advance to the Growth Phase and still lacked combat power. What it needed now was an intense battle; only through fighting could it promote to the Growth Phase. However, with Huang Yi’s arrival in the Land of Dongying, a great battle was inevitable—the day would likely soon come.

...

Meanwhile, in a pavilion in a garden in Muyi City, a beautiful woman wearing a floral dress paced back and forth by the window. She occasionally turned her head to look in the direction of the city gate, appearing to be weighed down by heavy thoughts.

Her beauty was enough to captivate the soul of any man. In Japan, she was even known as a "national-level beauty." She is Miyamoto Musashi’s sister, Zhitian Shi.

However, to outsiders, she usually wore Knight’s Armor, rode a Unicorn, and exuded the image of an aloof beauty as a female knight. But in private, she would take off her armor, don a dress, and—like all girls—longed to be cherished. Yet, very few could ever catch her eye.

"Zhitian Shi sister, what are you thinking about?" Just then, the voice of a young girl suddenly rang out from the air. Following that, a mischievous girl around the age of fifteen or sixteen, with her hair in twin ponytails, suddenly materialized in front of Zhitian Shi!

The girl had large eyes and looked both innocent and whimsical. Despite her youthful appearance, her smile was both cute and devilish, immediately hinting at her love for playing pranks.

"Ah! Qing Yue, when did you get here!" Zhitian Shi was startled, instantly placing a hand on her chest to calm herself.

The girl, named "Qing Yue," tilted her head, her eyes fixated on Zhitian Shi as if trying to see through her. After a long stare, she grinned mischievously and said, "I just used Invisibility to get in. I saw you pacing here anxiously, like you’re worried about someone. Aren’t you worried about God of Slaughter again?"

"You, you’re talking nonsense, I’m not thinking about him at all!" Zhitian Shi immediately denied, but her tone was clearly a bit flustered. Under Qing Yue’s gaze, her complexion gradually turned red to the base of her neck, and she lowered her head, her delicate hands twisting her dress, seeming somewhat uneasy.

"Hehe! Zhitian Shi sister, you’re blushing! So pretty! The only person who could make sister blush like this is God of Slaughter!" Qing Yue found Zhitian Shi’s girlish demeanor amusing, smiling so her eyes curved into crescents, "In that martial contest, you used all your skills and still got defeated by God of Slaughter; he is the only man who has ever beaten your combined form! And besides Miyamoto Musashi brother, he is the only man you’ve ever combined with; of course, you can’t forget him!"

"Why would I worry about him? He’s now the world’s number one; even my brother is no match for him, why should I worry?" Zhitian Shi quickly countered, yet still kept her head down, not daring to look up.

"Sure, no one can match him in an open and fair fight! But in secret, using trickery and conspiracies is a different story," Qing Yue said, she took hold of Zhitian Shi’s hand and analyzed, "Miyamoto Musashi brother had already set up an ambush here, just waiting for God of Slaughter to fall for it. God of Slaughter is no fool; he can naturally deduce that Qin Shiyu is here in Muyi City, he will come sooner or later. There’s a Chinese saying, ’like shutting the door to beat the dog,’ it’s probably meant to describe this situation."

"What ’shutting the door to beat the dog,’ you’re the dog!" Zhitian Shi said in exasperation, pinching Qing Yue’s cheek.

"Ah, sister, I was wrong! I shouldn’t have called your God of Slaughter that, so let’s change the idiom! How about ’catching a turtle in a jar’ instead?" Qing Yue quickly dodged and giggled as she changed the phrase.

"Either way, dogs and turtles are not good things," Zhitian Shi said, pausing, a trace of worry appearing again on her face. Biting her lip, she added, "Qing Yue, don’t you think my brother has gone too far? A lot of people are criticizing him for being despicable. God of Slaughter must despise my brother even more now, right?"

Qing Yue nodded, then shook her head, saying, "It’s not just a bit too far, it’s extremely excessive!"

Zhitian Shi’s expression darkened, sighing, "I also think my brother has gone too far; he never used to be like this. But ever since he met God of Slaughter, it’s as if he became a different person, becoming very extreme, very dark. I don’t like this version of my brother."

Qing Yue stuck out her tongue playfully, affectionately linking arms with Zhitian Shi, and said, "Miyamoto Musashi brother simply hadn’t shown his true nature before. He had never met an opponent who could wholly defeat him; even Heavenly Dao was only ever his equal! But God of Slaughter has defeated him in every aspect, especially being the first to reach Level 100, an honor that was supposed to be his but was stolen. Who could stand that? Miyamoto Musashi brother’s true nature is bound to come out!" Despite Qing Yue’s young age, her analysis was on point, reminding all that appearances can be deceiving.

Zhitian Shi suddenly became silent, biting her tender lips and turning her head to look in the direction of the city gate, seemingly lost in thought.

...

At this moment, Huang Yi was still riding Little Dragon and hurrying toward Muyi City.

He had grown to love the Mage Class’s teleportation skills, which allowed him to cross vast distances and arrive at an unfamiliar city without the need to travel by land. This time, he had also brought one of the great Mages from the Heroes’ Guild, Lei Jun, but since they were now on the Land of Dongying and not the Hero’s Continent, Lei Jun’s teleportation skills were invalidated.

After crossing continents, there were many inconveniences, one of which was manifested in the use of teleportation skills. For example, Huang Yi’s Godslayer’s Mark could not be used between two continents; it was only usable within one continent. He could not teleport back to the Hero’s Continent using the Godslayer’s Mark from Dragon City. However, if he set a Godslayer’s Mark on the Land of Dongying, he would be able to use it within the confines of Dongying.

In addition, the teleportation skill of the Hero’s Ring, held by the five hundred members of the Heroes’ Guild, was the same. Huang Yi could not teleport to the members of the Heroes’ Guild on the Hero’s Continent, but if those members were on the Land of Dongying, he would be able to teleport to them.

The teleportation skills of the Mage Class were even more strictly limited. Lei Jun could use his teleportation skills to travel to various public cities on the Hero’s Continent, but since Dongying was not his homeland, his teleportation skills were ineffective for the cities here.

At that moment, Huang Yi finally saw a basin in the distance with the faint traces of figures among the woods. According to the map, Muyi City was very close. To avoid drawing too much attention, he immediately landed Little Dragon at the bottom of the basin and put it away.

Huang Yi stepped heavily on the moist earth and strode toward Muyi City, leaving a trail of deep footprints behind.

Gradually, he arrived at a main road; at the end of this road was the gate of Muyi City. Players were entering and exiting in twos and threes, discussing something with each other.

"Miyamoto Musashi is too sneaky, to actually resort to taking hostages. It doesn’t fit his stature at all, I still think Heavenly Dao is more legitimate."

"The Martial Arts Guild’s Muyi City is up ahead. Let’s be careful and not speak ill of Miyamoto Musashi anymore. This is his territory."

At this time, Huang Yi suddenly heard several passersby whispering among themselves. They were all Japanese players speaking in Japanese, but thanks to the system’s automatic translation feature, Huang Yi could understand them. It was not difficult to infer from their conversation that the actions of Miyamoto Musashi had not only provoked a wave of anger in the China region, but even in his homeland, the Land of Dongying, he had incurred the disdain of many Japanese players.

Then, Huang Yi approached the city gates of Muyi City without changing his expression. The city had only this one gate, rather narrow, but passing through this small door allowed entry into the city. In a sense, this gate was like a mouth that could devour people.

Huang Yi took a deep breath, stepped into Muyi City, and was "devoured" by the mouth.

Next to the city gate of Muyi City, the owner of a small stall was enthusiastically selling his wares. He kept calling out to customers while glancing toward the city gate, a Divine Light faintly shimmering in the depths of his eyes.

At that moment, he saw Huang Yi coming in! He tensed, but showed no abnormality, continuing to hawk his goods as if he were just an ordinary vendor.

After Huang Yi had walked away, the vendor gazed at Huang Yi’s retreating figure and revealed a chilling smile.

He was no ordinary vendor; he was an eye that Miyamoto Musashi had specially planted in Muyi City. His own strength wasn’t formidable, but he possessed a pair of eyes that could see through any change in appearance! He could observe the original face of every person who entered the city. Even if Huang Yi changed his appearance, he could not escape this vendor’s vision—unless he used the identity of Big Baddie. But currently, Big Baddie’s identity was under surveillance of Miyamoto Musashi, and his true body couldn’t be used at the same time.

Now, the official battle had not yet begun, but Huang Yi and Miyamoto Musashi had already engaged in an unseen contest. Huang Yi’s Incarnation had identified Miyamoto Musashi’s identity, while Miyamoto Musashi’s subordinate had discerned Huang Yi’s identity.

If there had been a referee, perhaps a 1:1 verdict would have been given at this moment. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)