"This is bad! A powerful fellow has appeared. We must retreat!" Once the City God sensed that aura, he immediately panicked. "Eldest Miss, that creature's strength is countless times more terrifying than imagined. We must not face it head-on! Otherwise, we are certainly doomed."
If he were alone, he might not have been this frantic...
But there were others here.
Specifically, Su Tingtong was here, and she was someone who absolutely could not be allowed to come to any harm.
He found it even harder to remain calm.
Upon hearing this, Su Tingtong did not panic. Instead, she turned her head toward the direction the aura was coming from...
To be honest, while this aura was quite powerful, it hadn't reached a level that was impossible to deal with.
After all, she had felt her mother's aura before...
That sensation was something this pressure couldn't even compare to.
However.
Su Tingtong still didn't recklessly attempt to face it directly.
She had, after all, promised her mother that she wouldn't act wildly. If she said she wouldn't, she wouldn't...
She didn't want to make her mother worry about her.
Besides, if things went smoothly on her mother's end, it should be over soon...
Once her mother finished there, she would inevitably come here.
If her mother saw her acting recklessly then, she would definitely be angry.
Therefore, in this situation, she wouldn't do anything foolish!
With that thought in mind.
Su Tingtong nodded to the City God and then retreated with him.
She had no intention of fighting a hard battle.
On the other side.
Su Qing's situation was proceeding quite smoothly.
Although the anomaly here was unique, in terms of intensity, it was actually within the range she could handle. There was no need to call for reinforcements.
At this moment.
Su Qing still held the upper hand.
She suppressed the black fog completely, giving it no room to breathe.
The entire process was going very smoothly.
While maintaining the suppression.
Su Qing also threw out the talismans she had prepared earlier...
'Although the situation is different from what I expected, I didn't think the talismans I prepared would actually come in handy,' Su Qing thought to herself with a slight chuckle.
Before coming out, Su Qing had prepared many talismans to meet various needs...
And the ones she was using now were special talismans designed to enhance Samadhi True Fire.
Originally, when she realized the situation here was different from her predictions, Su Qing thought her preparations would be completely useless.
Who would have known that even so, they would still be of great use?
After those talismans were cast into the Samadhi True Fire.
The Samadhi True Fire suddenly burned even more fiercely.
At the same time, because of these talismans, Su Qing was able to free up her hands a bit...
And being able to free her hands for other things...
Meant that the process of suppression could truly begin.
Although Su Qing was alone, she carried an array plate. Having an array plate meant that when setting up a grand array, she could skip many unnecessary steps.
Meanwhile, the black fog was being suppressed by her Samadhi True Fire, so it couldn't interfere with her casting for the time being.
So even by herself, she could complete the suppression...
As for Yudie...
She couldn't help much right now.
She could only serve as a weapon held in Su Qing's hand.
Used to suppress the black fog.
Su Qing looked at the black fog and let out a long breath of turbid qi...
"Now for the part everyone loves to see."
Su Qing formed hand seals and chanted an incantation. Then, an array plate flew out from her Sleeve Universe, growing massive in mid-air.
But even after the array plate was in position, Su Qing's work was not over...
Array plates come in two types. One is a complete array plate with fixed effects... and the other is a semi-finished product that can be constantly modified as needed to deal with different situations.
The former is very convenient—you just take it out and use it—but it only covers a single scenario.
The latter is more flexible, but it places higher demands on the user and requires time to perfect the array.
Currently, the array plate Su Qing was using was the latter...
However...
Su Qing was quite clever...
She hadn't just brought one array plate.
While the array plate in the sky was still being filled in, another array plate appeared in her hand.
She formed a seal and threw that array plate out, watching it fall into the black fog.
Once the array plate landed within the black fog...
It immediately unfurled.
In an instant, a massive array manifested on the ground, pinning the black fog firmly beneath the earth.
Simultaneously, Su Qing formed another seal and tossed the last few talismans for enhancing Samadhi True Fire into that array plate...
The talismans passed through the array and fell into the black fog, finally merging with the Samadhi True Fire. The fire, which was already burning fiercely, surged to a whole new level.
For a moment...
The arrogance of the black fog was dampened even further.
Seeing this.
Su Qing exhaled a breath of turbid qi.
"Whether it's the Samadhi True Fire or this array plate, they are just temporary measures... The main event comes next!" Saying this, Su Qing couldn't help but look up at the unfinished array in mid-air.
This array was the one truly intended to suppress the black fog...
Everything else was just to buy her time so she could finish this array.
As for why she made it so complicated.
It was naturally because she was the only one here, so she had to do all the work herself.
With that thought.
Su Qing quickly calmed her mind.
Then, she began to complete the array.
Su Qing had a lot of experience in setting up arrays, so she did these things quite skillfully and rapidly.
In just a short time, Su Qing had completed a large portion of the array...
And Yudie, at this point, had nothing left to do. She was just hanging from Su Qing's waist, watching her work.
At the same time, she spared some attention to watch the suppressed black fog to see if it was trying to pull any other tricks...
Soon.
The suppression array was almost ready...
The process was quite smooth.
And the black fog suppressed below had not broken free.
It was clear.
Su Qing's previous preparations had been quite sufficient.
"It's smoother than I imagined..." Su Qing let out a long breath, then formed a seal to lower the array, completely suppressing the black fog.
The array in the sky descended...
Finally, it overlapped with the original array on the ground.
They merged into an even more powerful array.
That's right; when Su Qing was setting up the arrays, she had considered these aspects, crafting them so that they would complement each other...
To put it another way, the array plate she had thrown down earlier was now a component of this current array.
After the array descended.
It flickered twice on the ground.
A moment later.
The array completely lost its glow.
It hid itself within the earth.
Simultaneously, Su Qing formed another seal to restore the ground to its original appearance.
This way, looking from the outside, not a single trace of the array could be seen.
Unless an expert came to look, they might not be able to spot any clues...
However, Su Qing didn't really care if an expert could see it or not; she just wanted to make sure mortals couldn't.
And this had perfectly met her requirements.
Su Qing looked at her handiwork and nodded in satisfaction, muttering to herself, "This way, the matter of the black fog can be considered settled for now."
Su Qing's words made Yudie, who was by her side, pause for a moment. She said, "Is it over just like that? That was really fast. I thought it would take many days!"
Upon hearing this, Su Qing shook her head and said, "How could it be over so quickly... only the suppression of this black fog is complete. Those things that truly caused this place to become a living hell—we haven't dealt with them yet! However... those things will likely be easier to solve than this black fog!"
Whether the remaining matters were truly easy to solve, Su Qing didn't actually know for sure...
But she felt they would probably be slightly easier than this black fog.
After all...
Those things were just entities influenced by the black fog.
It was impossible for the derivatives to be harder to deal with than the source itself, right?
Of course, it wasn't completely impossible... just that the probability was low.
Su Qing pondered, exhaled a long breath, and said, "Alright, let's head back now! It's time to regroup with Su Tingtong and the others."
Yudie didn't have any objections. After all, she had mostly just been tagging along for most of the events here...
Whatever Su Qing said was what they would do.
Although she also wanted to do more, her abilities were limited, so there was nothing to be conflicted about.
Su Qing formed a seal and then soared on a cloud toward the City God Temple...
And as she flew over the City God Temple.
Su Qing happened to see the City God returning in a panic, with Su Tingtong following beside him with a relatively calm expression.
"What a coincidence! You've just returned as well? I've completely suppressed the black fog on my end. Although we'll still need people from the Heavenly Court to complete the remaining work later, it can be considered safe for the near future." Su Qing briefly explained the situation on her side, then asked, "So, how did things go on your end? Looking at your panicked state, did you perhaps encounter some incredible fellow?"
When the City God saw Su Qing, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly bowed to her, saying, "Yes, we almost got into a fight with a great demon... That great demon's strength is far greater than mine. I didn't dare face it, so I simply brought the young miss back with me. It's also lucky that the great demon didn't pursue us; otherwise, a fierce battle would have been unavoidable..."
"It didn't pursue you?"
"No, it didn't. Perhaps it's because we left quickly?" The City God nodded and said.
Upon hearing this, Su Qing's brow twitched slightly, then she smiled and nodded, saying, "Perhaps that's the case! Anyway, since you've returned, let's rest for today. Once we've rested well tomorrow, we'll go deal with the remaining matters together. I'd like to see exactly what kind of existence this great demon that scared you is."
Hearing this, the City God naturally nodded quickly and said, "We shall follow the Sovereign's lead. If the Sovereign plans to act tomorrow, then we shall act tomorrow."
"Mhm. Alright, let's go back and rest first!" Su Qing said calmly, then followed the City God down into the temple.
"By the way, do you have any guest rooms here?" Su Qing thought for a moment and asked.
Upon hearing this, the City God naturally nodded quickly and said, "Yes, there are guest rooms. I'll take the Sovereign there right now!"
Since Su Qing wanted to stay here, the City God naturally wouldn't dare say anything...
Even if there were no rooms, he would have prepared one for Su Qing. After all, it represented an attitude... and his way of treating guests.
Especially...
Su Qing was his superior.
He naturally didn't dare to be careless.
Seeing that he still looked quite terrified, Su Qing didn't pay it much mind. She just nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you."
"It's no trouble at all. Being able to do things for the Sovereign is an honor for me." The City God shook his head and said, "Besides, the Sovereign is so kind; nothing you do could be a trouble."
Su Qing didn't know how much of his words were true and didn't care... she just smiled and nodded.
Then, she followed the City God to find a guest room to stay in.
The three of them didn't stay in the same room.
The two children had already grown up.
It was impossible for them to still sleep with her like before.
Although both of them had their complaints about this, they couldn't say much... and obediently slept in their own rooms.
However...
Before sleeping, everyone could still gather for a brief chat.
"How did today's battle feel?" Su Qing looked at Su Tingtong and asked with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Su Tingtong sat on a chair, looking at the scenery outside, and said, "It didn't feel like anything special... The demons we encountered were very weak; I couldn't even use my full strength in battle. I was afraid of hurting the City God's self-esteem too much... Also, that so-called great demon—I felt it, and compared to Mother, there's quite a large gap. I suppose it's because the City God's strength is relatively weak that he finds that great demon difficult to deal with! To tell the truth, even I could have dealt with that great demon..."
Su Qing couldn't help but smile and nod, saying, "Yes, yes, I believe you could have handled it... but I'm also very glad that you were so obedient and didn't act recklessly."
Regarding Su Tingtong's situation, Su Qing was indeed a bit surprised.
This girl was actually even more calm and collected than she had predicted, and she had indeed done quite well.
Su Qing's words made Su Tingtong pout with some dissatisfaction. She looked at Su Qing with her arms crossed and said:
"Is Mother looking down on me a bit too much? Do I look like the kind of person who loves to act recklessly? Since I promised Mother, I will definitely do it well and absolutely won't let you down or make you worry! So, I hope next time Mother can trust me a bit more. I'm not some reckless person."
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