The Emanator of "The Abundance," Shuhu.
It was because Yingxing touched the taboo and provoked the flesh and blood of this "Yaoshi" Divine Envoy that he became this ghostly state, transforming from Yingxing into Blade.
"Shuhu..."
Blade glared at Him, the hatred in his eyes ready to burst out.
"You aren't dead! How can you not be dead!"
He spoke word by word, gritting his teeth. This was the first time he had experienced such massive emotional fluctuations since becoming Blade.
Why! Why!
Why is it that only abominations can make a comeback time and time again? Why must someone like her be buried!
Be forgotten!
"You must die!"
Shuhu must die. Otherwise, what would the sacrifice of so many soldiers of the Luofu and Baiheng amount to!
His head suddenly started to hurt, and Blade subconsciously covered his forehead.
He knew. Shuhu was him, and he was Shuhu. Every time Blade suffered from the onset of Mara, he had not a shred of memory or emotion regarding this.
He forgot why he hated. He forgot why he existed. He forgot everything about his own life.
Although everyone's Mara-Struck condition is different, there is a saying on the Xianzhou that Mara arises from emotions. Human memory capacity has a limit.
As hundreds and thousands of years pass, the emotional threshold that long-life species can feel constantly rises. Memories also thin and weary under the erosion of endless days, leaving behind only the most extreme and vivid sediments.
Those are almost certainly the dregs of painful and regretful memories. Under these extreme emotions, the self as a human begins to collapse... This is the beginning of the "Mara-Struck" condition.
Since the Mara-Struck condition arises from emotions, how could one forget these emotions when it flares up?
Blade felt that when his Mara flared up, it was simply as if... he had been swapped for another person entirely.
Just as the current Blade was merely wearing the shell of Yingxing, the self during a Mara flare-up gave him that same feeling—that it was merely wearing Blade's shell. Inside, there was someone else.
Over time, Blade himself could more or less sense this problem. And seeing Shuhu again today allowed him to completely confirm this issue.
It was not him operating the body during a Mara flare-up, but Shuhu, who was parasitic within his body.
Yingxing had personally contacted Shuhu's flesh and blood back then, and he himself became a long-life species because of it. I'm afraid it was this gap that allowed Shuhu to exploit the weakness and enter.
Or perhaps... the reason he could become a long-life species was precisely because he had fused as one with Shuhu.
One must know, becoming a long-life species is not that easy. That bunch who want to refine the Elixir of Immortality are purely evil cultivators; the risks are high and the success rate is extremely minuscule.
Generally, true long-life species are all promoted by "Yaoshi." How could the flesh and blood of a Divine Envoy that had lost its activity achieve the sublimation of a short-life species so easily?
Only the flesh and blood of a Divine Envoy full of activity could do so.
—Shuhu regarded him as a hotbed for rebirth.
Thinking of this, Blade wanted to die even more. He raised the Shard Sword, looking at Shuhu with a gaze that was quite sharp.
Although he didn't know where this place was or why Shuhu would suddenly appear, this was a good opportunity. As long as he could successfully behead Him, Blade's immortal body would lose its effectiveness.
He could go to die. He could die open and aboveboard! Thinking of this, just as Blade was about to make his move...
He saw that directly in front, besides Shuhu, a human figure whose face could not be seen clearly had appeared. That person was born tall and large, standing with an exceptionally straight back, an azure longbow slung over his shoulder.
How majestic and awe-inspiring!
Blade half-closed his eyes, another pang of pain coming from his head. He didn't know why, but he had a completely inexplicable sense of familiarity with the figure before him.
Who is this person? Had he seen him before?
While Blade was thinking, the figure drew the bow, aiming at Shuhu! Blade actually sensed the emotion of fear from Shuhu.
But even though He feared, the figure did not spare Him. With a swish, under a single arrow, Shuhu died.
Blade felt something within his body being drawn away. He knew it was Shuhu. As well as the "Abundance" He had brought to him.
But that sense of emptiness was instantly filled by something new. That was also a blessing of "The Abundance," but this blessing was far warmer than Shuhu's. It was not gloomy and damp, but rather like bathing in a spring breeze.
At least, as far as Blade's personal feelings were concerned, if the "Abundance" he had first come into contact with was this latter type, rather than Shuhu's type, then he might not have hated "The Abundance" so much now.
[I forgot the beginning, I forgot the middle, I forgot the end.]
The figure opened his mouth.
[Anyway, longevity is lent to you for now. If in the future you feel you no longer need it...]
The figure spoke to him thus.
[Then come find me. I will grant you a death.]
In the end, the figure left him with the hope of death.
By the time Blade came back to his senses, he had already withdrawn from the spiritual world and returned to sober reality.
"Bladie? Bladie?"
Slender fingers wrapped in wine-red gloves were waving in front of him, seemingly calling him to come back to his senses.
"Listen to me..."
Seeing that she hadn't received a response for a long time, Kafka was just preparing to employ some special means.
"...No need. I'm back, Kafka."
She was stopped in time by Blade.
"What... happened to you?"
Kafka pressed her index finger against her chin, making a thinking motion.
"...I can't explain it clearly either."
Blade shook his head. It wasn't that he didn't want to say, but that he didn't know how to express it accurately.
[Sigh. If you ask me, for things that can't be explained clearly, just push it all onto that Heavenly General.]
Hearing the superior's voice, the five members of the Stellaron Hunters cast their gazes in unison toward the source of the sound. The one speaking was a black cat. No one knew when it had appeared, nor did anyone know how it had come.
"Oh? Was it done by that Reignbow Heavenly General again this time?"
Kafka heard the implication in its words.
[If not him, who else could it be.]
Elio's words carried a sigh of emotion. This Leon messing around every day was truly giving it a headache.
[That guy turned the wheel of time once again.]
It hadn't expected Leon could actually call upon "Terminus." To give such face, did He really think Leon could prevent the birth of "Terminus"? Well, it is undeniable that Leon is indeed worth investing in.
One can only say that Elio also did it, that belongs to yes. Children, both it and "Terminus" did it.
[I can answer the question you want to know.]
As the existence with the deepest connection to "Terminus," Elio was the person in this entire galaxy, besides Leon himself, who first understood what exactly had happened.
[One. Just as you felt, the Shuhu within your body has disappeared. Replaced by the blessing of another Emanator of "The Abundance."]
Elio began—to answer.
[And this Emanator of "The Abundance" is precisely that Eighth Heavenly General of the Xianzhou Alliance.]
(Leon: I'm totally doxxed!)
[If I speak in detail, you might find it very convulated. So, you can roughly take it as this Heavenly General having used a future body to go to the past and change some things.]
Elio gave the TL;DR version.
[The changes in your body come from him having changed the original ending in the past.]
[Two. Blade, I congratulate you. You don't have to wait for the moment I promised you. The end you crave has already arrived, waiting only for you to go and cash it in yourself.]
Speaking of this, Elio sighed. Was it easy for it to abduct an employee? It finally abducted one, and now he was directly abducted away by Leon. It's hard to reconcile!
Blade remained silent, seemingly digesting these words. First, the human figure that appeared just now could be confirmed to be that Heavenly General. Elio said he is an Emanator of "The Abundance," which means the blessing on his body now is his.
And he himself said to come find him, and he would grant him a death. Judging from the situation where he could execute Shuhu with one arrow, he has this ability.
The reason Blade joined the Stellaron Hunters was because Elio promised him the death he deserved. Now, the death he longed for was close at hand. He only had to reach out, and he could touch it.
"..."
Blade was silent, seemingly hesitating. He didn't know why he was hesitating; clearly, this was the thing he sought most. By reason, there shouldn't be any hesitation...
Blade's gaze was low, covertly sweeping over the faces of everyone present one by one. Was it because... associating with these people reminded him of the years when he was Yingxing?
[There's nothing to hesitate about. Go.]
Elio spoke generously with its mouth, but in its heart, it couldn't stop worrying. Sigh, it had to select a candidate all over again. It watched Stelle out of the corner of its eye, thinking thus.
The Stellaron Hunters were not only an organization to escort this savior; the four members it selected were even more so to deal with the different scenarios of the "Four ends."
For example, Firefly. In Elio's envisioning and script, she is the one responsible for turning the tide of "The Nihility." After "The Nihility" becomes "Terminus" and drowns everything, she must, as the last survivor, give everything she has. To turn the raging tide and awaken the savior. Then, rewrite that "Terminus."
"...If I can still be contacted afterwards."
Blade did not decline, merely speaking thus.
"Then if there are missions, you can call me as usual."
He planned to go back to the Xianzhou to have a look. If possible, he hoped Leon could just take back the blessing on him. letting Blade die when the remaining lifespan of a short-life species ran out, rather than ending him directly.
Being able to contact him afterwards would mean his own request had been accommodated. If he couldn't be contacted, naturally, he was directly dead.
[Take care along the way.]
Elio nodded slightly and didn't say anything else. Once Blade left, it would have to select a new member. It didn't have any good reserve candidates scouted at the moment, which made things somewhat difficult for Elio.
"This... Heavenly General, what kind of person is he?"
Firefly hesitated for a while before speaking up to ask.
"I hear you guys mention him often."
[It's hard to judge. In my view, he is a person casual to the extreme.]
Elio's line of sight never left Stelle. After hearing Firefly's words, some new ideas suddenly arose in its heart. Leon? He truly is a candidate impeccable to the peak.
If he could really be Stelle's Dao Guardian, then she would take off directly, alright? The main thing is, Leon is not only strong, but also particularly cost-effective. He alone can handle four "Terminus" situations; one person doing the work of four people. In terms of cost-effectiveness, this is simply maxed out, brother.
Elio looked at Stelle, pondering how to make the two connect. Damn it, it's all because Leon isn't willing to enter its "Terminus" simulator. Otherwise, through its future vision, Elio would have thrown out eight hundred walkthrough routes long ago.
Could it be that it really has to rely on Stelle, this so-called Galgame expert, to go and aggressively capture him herself? Fast forward to "Why doesn't he have a dialogue box."
...
The Xianzhou Luofu, Seat of Divine Foresight.
"General, my Lord! General!"
A corporal ran in hurriedly.
"What is the matter, so rushed?"
Jing Yuan took a sip of tea, telling him not to rush and to speak slowly.
"Scalegorge Waterscape has received a report from the Vidyadhara. A Foxian popped out of a Vidyadhara Egg!"
After catching his breath, the corporal introduced the matter with extremely fast speech.
"Cough cough!"
He was fine originally, but upon hearing the word 'Foxian,' Jing Yuan immediately choked on the tea water.
"...What thing?"
He was rarely somewhat frightened, wearing an expression that said 'What ghostly thing are you talking about.' The beginning was normal enough, but what does it mean that a Foxian popped out of a Vidyadhara Egg?
Brother, a Vidyadhara Egg is called a Vidyadhara Egg; do you think it can produce something other than a Vidyadhara?
"Replying to the General, not half a sentence of what I said is false. I have already verified it with multiple parties."
The corporal indicated that although it sounded ridiculous, the matter he spoke of had truly happened. A Foxian really popped out of a Vidyadhara Egg.
"This..."
Jing Yuan was completely stunned, momentarily not knowing how to handle this thing.
[Pay more attention to signs of the Dragon Lady recently.]
Jing Yuan thought of the words Leon had left behind not long ago. It seemed this big stunt was pulled by General Leon again. Aside from him, no one else on the Luofu had this ability.
Dragon Lady, Vidyadhara Egg, Foxian. Why is it that when the three are superimposed, he always has a vague sense of déjà vu?
Jing Yuan thought of something and hurriedly asked, "What does that Foxian look like? Are there witnesses?"
This question, which he had momentarily forgotten, was the crucial key.
"Replying to the General, the Foxian has white hair and is very young. However, I don't know if it's an illusion from them walking together, but many witnesses felt that her face bore a few threads of resemblance to the Dragon Lady."
The corporal replied truthfully with great respect. A Foxian, white hair, looks very much like Bailu.
Shock rose in the depths of Jing Yuan's eyes, and his heart was even more difficult to calm for a long time. No way, it can't really be the person he's thinking of, right?
The stunt Leon pulled this time is that big?
"Where is that Foxian now?"
Jing Yuan asked after controlling his emotions.
"Seemingly went to the High Elder Statue's side."
The corporal knew everything and said everything, answering every question he could answer.
"I heard it was that Foxian who actively proposed it, and the Dragon Lady kindly led the way for her."
Hearing this, Jing Yuan took a deep breath. The High Elder Statue—then it could only be her. He never expected that Leon was not only good at pulling stunts (meming), but even pulling stunts with living people.
"I understand. You may withdraw."
Jing Yuan walked forward quickly, saying a word of thanks as he passed the corporal.
"Is the General going to Scalegorge Waterscape?"
The corporal turned his head, looking at his retreating back and asking.
"No, the Shackling Prison."
Jing Yuan knew for whom Leon had done everything. Having shattered someone's Dao Heart, one must always make amends.
Brother, there is only one person who has personally exchanged blows with Leon on the Luofu recently. One can know the answer even by using the process of elimination.
"Every time he says not to trouble General Leon, but every time it is General Leon helping me solve problems."
On the way to the Shackling Prison, Jing Yuan sighed with emotion.
"How should Jing Yuan repay this favor..."
Dan Heng's release from prison, Jingliu's plan, and now the additional resolving of Jingliu's knot and resurrecting her best friend. These various favors, let alone one lifetime, Jing Yuan couldn't pay them back even in three lifetimes!
...
The Luofu, Shackling Prison.
Ever since that sudden visit from the black cat, Jingliu expected good news to come. But she knew that was impossible.
The dead cannot come back to life. From the beginning, the regret she left behind had no possibility of being made up for.
Jingliu lowered her eyelids, her back against the cold prison wall. She could clearly feel that she was getting closer and closer to "The Nihility" now. She certainly knew this was bad, and certainly knew she should rise up to resist.
But she really couldn't find anything left for her to persist in. Jingliu would often think now: If she fell into "The Nihility" just like this, it seemed pretty good too. Ending everything, welcoming release.
Whether practicing the sword or killing enemies, Jingliu had never shouted or complained a single word about being tired. But now was truly the first time Jingliu felt somewhat tired.
Tap, tap, tap.
Steady footsteps came from not far away, appearing exceptionally clear in this quiet room. The footsteps finally stopped in front of a cell, thus interrupting Jingliu's self-degeneration.
"Master."
Jing Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, calling out with calm eyes.
"Going to the Yuque?"
Jingliu's voice had no emotional fluctuation, full of business-like formality.
"No, we are going to Scalegorge Waterscape."
Jing Yuan shook his head, the three words he spat out being something Jingliu had absolutely not expected. This caused her to look up at Jing Yuan with a moment of surprise.
"Scalegorge Waterscape, the Vidyadhara heavy ground."
Jingliu's tone still didn't have many ripples.
"Does it have anything to do with me?"
Hearing about going to Scalegorge Waterscape at first was indeed unexpected. But unexpected as it was, it was only for that instant.
"You'll know if you come with me."
Jing Yuan merely said this, keeping suspense and not telling her directly. He opened the cell, quietly waiting for her to come out herself.
Jingliu raised her eyes to glance at him, and just walked out of the cell slowly like that. She did not refuse her disciple's invitation.
"Speaking of which, have you seen Yingxing again?"
After Jingliu walked out of the cell, Jing Yuan crossed his arms and looked at her, asking. If the surprise Leon prepared—that white-haired Foxian—is really the person he knows, then the High-Cloud Quintet, this organization of heroes of the past, is just one person short of being able to gather again.
It's a pity that this last person is a bit too hard to find. Hmm, saying hard to find isn't quite accurate; it's just that Jing Yuan isn't willing to believe that person is Yingxing.
"Have you heard of the Stellaron Hunters?"
Regarding this question, Jingliu discussed an organization's name with him.
"Heard of them. The Corporation's wanted criminals."
Jing Yuan nodded, simultaneously understanding the answer. Not just ordinary wanted criminals, but the kind on the Corporation's Red List.
"That one called Blade is Yingxing."
Jingliu answered flatly, "I don't think you couldn't tell."
"Sure enough..." Jing Yuan was not surprised. Although he had become much younger, with a friendship of several hundred years, how could he not recognize Yingxing's face? It was just that he himself didn't want to believe it.
He didn't want to believe that the one named Yingxing had become a Corporation wanted criminal. No one knew what he had actually experienced, but wanting him to rush over to rendezvous was undoubtedly impossible. They didn't even know where the person was.
Sigh, it's somewhat regrettable that they can't reunite once more. Jing Yuan sighed in his heart, simultaneously putting away his thoughts.
"Let's go."
He stepped forward, taking Jingliu away.
*
PS: God-tier novel, good to read, love to read.
[Lonely at home alone]
[Love·Simulation·Oh...]
[Available simulation targets—Annuo, Amawa, Tsuzuki Shifuna, Nagasaki Soyo, Ijichi Seika...]
Annuo: ?
Simulator, do you dare read that yourself?
"Whatever, I will make my move! Sprint, sprint, mouth! Elaborating on your dreams!"
Annuo, Male, expert in elbow strikes, long-range beating short-range, Lightning Spin, and other god-tier skills.
There are a bit too many god-tier band girls. Watch him strike with heavy punches!
Bland JK Soyo? Not bad, he can do it.
"Soyo, although you don't have a father, you still have me! I can totally become your Otousan!"
Pathologically twisted Uika? Watch Annuo learn from the barbarians to control the barbarians.
"Uika, don't run!
Uika • Mouth Uika • Box Uika • Uika..."
Hmm? What do you mean they want to elbow strike Annuo and take him home to imprison him as a pet?
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