My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel Chapter 460 - 461: A Strange Passage!

The entire world seemed to fall into a momentary silence as Qing Shuang slowly opened her eyes.

Her indifferent gaze swept toward the Tier Nine Totem of the Demon Race, who was in the midst of condensing Demonic Qi for another strike.

The mere brush of her eyes caused the boiling Demonic Qi around him to instantly freeze.

Under Qing Shuang’s simple look, his entire body suddenly lost all responsiveness; he found himself unable to move even a single finger!

At that precise moment.

Qing Shuang’s figure was reflected in his blood-red pupils.

It felt as though he were not looking at a Tier Two Totem of the Ghost Race, but rather an awakening world itself.

"No... this is impossible..."

"This is a realm only Lord Demon God can reach! How could you..."

Terror consumed his heart, causing his very soul to shudder.

He could clearly perceive that his link to this world had been utterly severed.

Even the Demonic Qi surrounding him was being forcibly expelled by this world.

This realization meant only one thing...

The power displayed by the Ghost Race woman before him no longer belonged to a totem, but to a god!

The Demon Race’s intuition was not mistaken.

Having accepted the inheritance of this realm.

Within this world.

Qing Shuang possessed the power of a deity!

While the Demon Race member watched with eyes full of sheer horror, Qing Shuang merely lifted her right hand slightly.

Then, she slowly curled her five fingers into a fist.

There was no world-shaking momentum or violent explosion of energy.

The Tier Nine Totem, an existence that this world once had no hope of resisting.

In that instant, along with all his Demonic Qi.

Quietly and completely...

He was reduced to the finest dust, scattered by the wind until not a single trace remained.

Gu Xing’s consciousness had fully returned by now, allowing him to witness this breathtaking sight.

However, his thoughts were not preoccupied with the immense strength Qing Shuang had shown.

He knew this was the power of the Divine Format.

Back on Blue Star, Gu Xing was capable of the same feat.

Instead, driven by instinct, he cast a stealthy and guilty glance toward Liu Li at his side.

This was the second time...

He felt a heavy sense of being caught in the act.

He was certain of his feelings for Liu Li, but...

He had now shared intimate moments with other Guardian Beasts on two separate occasions.

Liu Li immediately noticed Gu Xing’s fleeting, guilty expression.

Her brow furrowed slightly.

A strange sensation, both inexplicably familiar and odd, surged within her heart once more.

What was happening?

Why was her master behaving this way?

Could it be...

Her eyes moved back and forth between the newly awakened Qing Shuang and Gu Xing, who was busy avoiding eye contact.

A seed of suspicion began to take root...

Was it possible that something else had occurred while the master was rescuing Qing Shuang within her sea of consciousness?

"Ahem,"

Fearing that Liu Li might deduce the truth, Gu Xing cleared his throat and hurriedly changed the topic.

He turned to Qing Shuang, attempting to keep his voice as casual as possible:

"Qing Shuang, since the Divine Format is newly yours, take a moment to carefully sense the state of this world."

"Specifically... check if there is a passage linked directly to the Demon Abyss."

"As the ruler of this world, you ought to have the power to seal it or cut it off entirely."

Gu Xing was well-versed in such matters, having dealt with the Demon Race's invasion of Blue Star.

Hearing this, Liu Li's focus was pulled back, and she temporarily pushed her doubts aside.

Qing Shuang nodded, obeying Gu Xing’s instructions.

She shut her eyes, letting her consciousness merge with the world's essence.

In an instant, her senses seemed to expand without limit.

The peaks and rivers, the path of the earth’s veins, the surging energy...

The very fabric of space spread out before her like an open scroll.

Sure enough, her perception caught several warped, foul openings that resembled festering wounds.

Demonic Qi was steadily leaking through them into the heart of the world.

"I have found them."

Qing Shuang opened her eyes, a glimmer of coldness visible within them.

With a mere thought, the spatial structures containing those rifts began to mend and heal by force.

Eventually, they faded completely from her senses.

"Master, the passages are now fully sealed."

Qing Shuang spoke, though her gaze toward Gu Xing still held a hint of awkwardness.

The memory of what had just happened continued to linger in her mind.

She felt uncertain about how she should face Gu Xing now.

Gu Xing, oblivious to Qing Shuang’s internal struggle, simply sighed in relief at the news that the passages were closed.

Now that the link to the Demon Abyss was broken, this world would be safe from further invasions for the time being.

Once the remaining Demonic Qi was purged, this realm could return to its natural state.

However, such a process would take time and could not be finished in a single day.

For the coming period, the Ghost Realm would have to be left to recover on its own.

It was time for them to depart.

However...

Just as Gu Xing prepared to leave with his Guardian Beasts.

Qing Shuang’s brow twitched slightly, a look of bewilderment crossing her face.

"But..."

She paused for a second before focusing her perception once more:

"Aside from those rifts tainted by Demonic Qi, I detected another one..."

"A passage that is incredibly hidden and ancient."

"Furthermore, the place it connects to... feels very far away and strange, unlike any region we recognize."

Qing Shuang’s report immediately put Gu Xing on high alert.

A different passage?

One not leading to the Demon Abyss?

Ancient and concealed?

What could that imply?

Was it possible that the Ghost Realm, beyond being invaded by the Demon Abyss, also held a secret link to some mysterious, unknown location?

Various theories raced through Gu Xing’s head, but he couldn't confirm any of them.

The unknown usually brought danger, but it could also hide great potential.

In their current struggle against the Demon Abyss, the need to increase their power was urgent.

"Speculation is useless when we have so little information."

Gu Xing remarked, "Instead of wondering about it here, we should see it for ourselves."

"Qing Shuang, take us to that passage."

Qing Shuang nodded. As the master of this world, she exerted her will, causing the space around them to ripple like water.

She reached out, opening a stable rift in space before them.

"Come with me."

Gu Xing, Liu Li, and Vera followed Qing Shuang closely as they stepped into the rift together.

In a flash of shifting shadows and light, they arrived in a peculiar spatial interlayer.

Located at the edge of the Ghost Realm, where reality meets the Void, the area was dimly lit and surrounded by twisting, pulsating walls of space.

Standing before them was a faint, nearly invisible pale silver crack embedded in the spatial wall.

Unlike the Demon Abyss rifts, this one radiated a sense of stability, purity, and holiness.

"This is the place."

Qing Shuang pointed toward the pale silver fracture.

"I can feel that it is very stable and seems to be a one-way path. However, its end point is still a mystery."

Gu Xing walked forward, carefully reaching out with his Soul Perception Power.

At first, his senses were somewhat clouded.

But as he focused, carefully identifying the aura drifting through the barrier of the passage.

A sudden wave of familiarity washed over him.

It was grand, radiant, and perfectly structured—matching a place in his memory exactly!

"No way?!"

Gu Xing checked again with great care.

Finally, he was absolutely certain.

The world on the other side of this passage...

Was the Angel Realm!

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