PD -Chapter 112 The Rift of the Three Realms

Both Liu Xiaopeng and I tensed up instantly again, unsure what this woman was planning.

The black aura between her brows spread out in an instant, as if pulling both of us into another space.

Inside that space, everything was pitch black, with only a faint trace of light ahead of us.

I followed the light and saw a mass of black-red flames. The shape of that flame felt extremely familiar.

I had once helped Tang Shanshan examine her inner spirit and had sensed the state of the invading soul power inside her body.

And the black-red flame in front of me… whether in aura or form, was exactly the same as that Ghost Emperor’s soul power.

It was just that this mass of black flame was far weaker than the power emitted by the Ghost Emperor’s spirit.

“Now do you believe me?” The woman’s voice suddenly echoed from somewhere, and in the next instant, Liu Xiaopeng and I were pulled back into reality.

The woman who called herself Shentu sat down on the sofa and sighed. A troubled expression appeared on her delicate face.

“Back then I acted on impulse and made a huge mistake. I almost even destroyed myself… sigh…”

“I’ve only heard that the emergence of the Five Directions Ghost Emperors came from the Eastern Ghost Emperor Shentu, who had some wildly ambitious idea of reshaping the heavens and earth. Then he joined forces with Lucifer and swallowed the souls of the other four Ghost Emperors in one move.”

I looked at her. “But I’ve never heard that the Eastern Ghost Emperor Shentu was two people.”

“It’s not two people,” the woman shook her head. “It’s me. We were originally one being.”

“What exactly is going on?” I couldn’t help but frown.

“Back then, in the final battle, that great being intended to suppress my spirit with the Black Jade. I knew very well that once I was trapped by it, even with backup plans and Lucifer’s help, the chance of escape would be extremely slim.”

“So in the chaos of battle—when both Lucifer and I were at a disadvantage and everything was collapsing—I split off one-third of my consciousness and escaped the battlefield. I hid ever since.”

Listening to her story, I couldn’t help but curse inwardly. This Ghost Emperor really was cunning beyond belief… even the phrase ‘a rabbit has three burrows’ wouldn’t be enough to describe her planning.

“Then why did you come to us? What do you want?” I asked coldly.

“I already said it. Don’t you want to save your little girlfriend? I can help you,” the woman said, crossing her legs.

“You… plan to deal with yourself?” I looked at her in confusion.

“No, no,” she shook her head. “I said I’d help you. I never said I’d do it myself.”

“What do you mean?” I still didn’t understand.

“With your current strength, trying to beat Lucifer and the half-state version of me… even waiting another hundred thousand years might give you a chance.”

She glanced at both me and Liu Xiaopeng dismissively, then continued:

“But I can give you a way out. A sliver of hope. Maybe you really can turn things around.”

“Why should we trust you?” I stared at her for a long moment before speaking.

“Right!” Liu Xiaopeng added, “How do we know you’re not just trying to use this chance to merge back with your other half of the soul?”

“Brother Han, we can’t believe her nonsense!” he turned to me anxiously.

I said nothing, still watching the woman closely, trying to see what kind of argument she could use to convince me.

“Do you even have any other choice?” she chuckled lightly, meeting my gaze without restraint.

“Besides, if I really wanted to merge with the other three-quarters of myself like this kid said, why would I come to you? I could just go to her directly.”

Her words made me fall into thought.

On the surface, it sounded reasonable—but when examined carefully, it didn’t quite hold up.

I now believed she was indeed a fragment of Shentu’s divine consciousness. But from everything she said, it seemed that when Shentu split herself back then, not only her soul power but also her divinity and mind had split into two independent beings.

Otherwise, this woman claiming to be one-third of Shentu wouldn’t want to oppose her other self.

I could only conclude that the two Shentus now possessed independent consciousnesses and thoughts.

So if they were to merge, one side would have to give up dominance and be absorbed into the other’s divine will and consciousness.

That was the root of the conflict. Neither side wanted to relinquish control.

And since the three-quarters Shentu had already absorbed the power of the other four Ghost Emperors, she now held overwhelming superiority in strength.

That was why this one-third Shentu had been hiding all this time, not daring to directly confront her other self—and instead chose to approach us.

Her true purpose was deeply hidden, but I had still seen through it.

On the surface, she claimed she was helping us deal with the current Five Ghost Emperor Shentu… but in reality, she simply wanted to devour the other side’s power and consciousness.

I let out a cold laugh, narrowing my eyes at her.

“So if you could go find her yourself, you wouldn’t be sitting here wasting time with us. I see it now—you got dumped by your other half and can’t beat her, right?”

The woman froze for a moment. A trace of surprise flickered in her eyes, but it was quickly concealed perfectly.

“The Qiu family has always been that old Liu man’s lackey. I didn’t expect a kid like you to show up. Interesting… I think I might start liking you.”

“You can skip that,” I immediately shook my head.

I thought to myself that this woman’s age was probably even greater than that old Saint of the Liu family. Even though she looked like a mature woman, who knew what she really was? I wasn’t into anything that extreme.

Seeing that I didn’t take the bait, she sighed helplessly.

“Young people really don’t know the charm of mature women.”

“We can consider cooperating with you,” I said, ignoring her teasing and bringing the topic back. “But first, you must share all your information with us.”

She crossed her legs again and smiled faintly. “Then what do you want to know?”

“Where are the other you and Lucifer right now?” I asked. After a pause, I added, “And what exactly did you mean by giving us a chance to turn things around?”

“Slow down, slow down,” she said, pressing a hand downward as if to calm me. “So impatient. We’ll go one by one.”

“They and Lucifer are currently hiding in the Rift of the Three Realms,” she said, resting her chin on her fist. “We built a palace there back then.”

“Where is this rift?”

I seriously suspected she was treating us like idiots. That answer was basically the same as saying nothing.

“Hmm… in Sichuan,” she said casually, stroking her chin.

Both Liu Xiaopeng and I froze.

Her calm, indifferent three words made our jaws nearly drop to the floor.