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CBGC - ch122.2
🕑 Added 2023-07-28 04:26:39 +0000 UTC2/2
His fingers twirl the ring, gently caressing it. Su Tingyun notices that the ring, which previously never responded to anything, is becoming increasingly radiant. And Su Tingyun distinctly hears that voice echoing in her mind once again, saying, "Heh, I been waiting for you."
The remnants of that woman's soul are inside the ring.
Su Lijiang holds it, infusing the ring with his spiritual energy. At the same time, a faint green light also enters it.
Is it soul power?
A continuous stream of spiritual energy flows into the ring. In reality, the ring is already connected to Su Tingyun's soul. So at this moment, she feels the constant infusion of soul power, which nourishes her greatly.
Just then, Su Lijiang's body trembles slightly as he regains control of it. The residual soul power within him is gradually weakening.
However, he doesn’t do anything to that remnant soul, nor does he seize the opportunity to devour it. Instead, he looks at Su Tingyun and says, "They are my ancestors."
As he speaks, the figure of a woman drifts out from within the ring. And at that moment, an image of a man also appears before Su Lijiang.
"After sleeping for countless years, I’ve been waiting for you."
She waited when she was alive, but before long, she suffered heavy injuries from the monsters in order to protect her child. Though she managed to escape them, she wasn’t able to escape death. However, she was unwilling to die just like that. Using forbidden techniques that went against the natural order, she sacrificed her flesh and blood to seal her remaining consciousness in the ring, preventing her residual soul from dissipating. Such forbidden arts defied the laws of heaven.
She was a member of the Celestial Race, and was even more prohibited to violate the laws of heaven. But she didn't want to completely disappear like that. She wanted to wait for that person.
She had already died, leaving only a sliver of residual soul sealed within the bone ring. In that place, it formed its own world where the laws of heaven could not reach her. However, the cycle of karma and divine retribution was not satisfied. As a result of her actions, her descendants would suffer hardships and tribulations throughout their lives.
It would only change on the day she completely disappears.
"I'll be waiting for you at home. You must return safely."
"I promise. Stay put and wait for me."
This was the promise between the two, an obsession that couldn't be erased for thousands of years. Throughout the ages, they never met each other. It’s only now, when the Kunlun Divine Tree has reappeared with the Immortal Palace, that they could come together.
Unexpectedly, the moment the man's figure appears, the woman's expression suddenly changes. She takes a step back and murmurs, "My dear, you’ve become a demon."
She had waited for so many years, only to receive a demon in return? He isn’t Su Moxuan at all.
As her words fall, the room suddenly distorts, the ground trembles beneath their feet, and the scenery before them rapidly changes. The sky becomes overcast with dark clouds, accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder. The floor beneath their feet is no longer made of jade tiles but has transformed into blood-soaked soil.
The previously beautiful sea of flowers has vanished, replaced by a gruesome and suffocating graveyard.
Su Lijiang's expression once again turns mad. He tightly grips the bone ring in his palm and bursts into laughter. "A Demon? So what? As long as you and I can be resurrected, be it as gods or as demons, what difference does it make?"
At this moment, his consciousness is once again taken over by Su Moxuan.
He forcefully swings forward the long sword in his hand, splitting the entire graveyard in half. One of the tombstones is completely cleaved open, but inside, there are no remains, just an empty grave.
He declares, "If I become a demon, what can the gods do to me?"
After laughing, he places the ring on his mouth and lightly licks it with a chilling and mischievous expression. "Yun-niang, this Immortal Palace is a Trial ground I carefully designed. I have chosen several young individuals with exceptional talents to enter. Now that the Celestial race is extinct, only these talented individuals, favored by the laws of heaven, remain. With proper cultivation, they will become our vessels. Which one do you prefer?"
Saying that, he points his finger at Su Tingyun and says, "How about her?"
Su Tingyun's body turns cold, and she feels a chill run down her spine.
But at that moment, Su Moxuan continues, "She doesn't possess exceptional talent, unfortunately. It's a pity. The reason she was able to enter is because of you." He kisses the ring once again and suddenly reaches out to tap the motionless Big Bai standing nearby. "This has a Profound Yin body and a Profound Yang body inside its stomach. Let's go with them instead."
At this, he chuckles, "That Profound Yang is just like me; he's tasted human flesh as well."
