"This aura..." Ling Xiao frowned slightly and finally stopped hesitating. His palm slammed down violently!
Seven Dao Principles converged into one palm strike, shattering heaven and earth in an instant.
But at this moment, although surprise was on Xia Chen's face, there wasn't a trace of panic.
"I offer my blood and soul to establish this curse of resentment.
Where my gaze falls, all living beings shall perish, souls scattered, names erased from heaven and earth!!"
An ancient, hoarse chant slowly echoed from Xia Chen's mouth.
In the vertical pupil of the ghostly shadow, a bloody light, seemingly gathered from the blood of countless beings, transformed into a sinister curse mark.
Countless miserable, despairing voices of vengeful spirits inexplicably resounded in Ling Xiao's ears.
"What a vicious evil art!" Ling Xiao's eyes narrowed sharply. Thunder radiance surged around him, attempting to suppress this evil art.
Seeing this, the resentment on Xia Chen's face grew even more intense.
"It's useless, Ling Xiao! This pearl has devoured the souls of countless millions of beings. Ignited by my essence blood, how can you... resist it! Despair! Fear! Hahahaha, I will fall into slumber, but you... will be utterly annihilated, body and soul!"
"How could this be... this fluctuation!" In the distant part of the valley, Nian Qingyun looked in horror at the evil runes in the ghostly shadow's vertical pupil. A trace of confusion suddenly surged onto her pretty face.
This fluctuation... it seemed very familiar, yet it was clearly the first time she was seeing it?
How could that be?
But immediately after, a bitter smile appeared on her lips.
Finally,was it still impossible to change?
My destiny.
"Ling Xiao! Die!!" Xia Chen roared with maniacal laughter. His bloodshot eyes held an indescribable, complex satisfaction.
He never dreamed in his wildest dreams that his new life would reach its end so quickly.
But before that,being able to see Ling Xiao devoured by countless souls... this feeling was truly... wonderful.
As Xia Chen's shout fell, a strand of crimson light suddenly bloomed from the ghostly shadow's vertical eye.
At first,it was just a strand, but in an instant, it blotted out the sky.
The evil contained within it even made Ling Xiao feel a scalp-numbing unease.
The blue sky collapsed, turning into a bloody hue.
Where the bloody light passed,it seemed as if countless demons and ghosts had emerged into the world, softly chanting evil scriptures.
As expected of a Divine Emperor's possession!
As expected of the Ghost Clan's ultimate treasure!
This soul curse was probably something the current Ling Xiao couldn't withstand!
"Wu Nie..." But how could his life end here?
The Glazed Ancient Pagoda emitted a dark light. A golden Buddhist shadow gradually bloomed in the sky.
But just at this moment...
A fair,jade-like hand suddenly reached out from the void, gently caressing his face.
The smile on that peerlessly beautiful face made Ling Xiao's heart suddenly tremble!!
"Qingyun!"
Pfft!
Blood spurted from her mouth,dyeing Ling Xiao's eyes red.
At this moment, Ling Xiao's heart ached faintly.
Since transmigrating here, every step he took was extremely cautious; describing it as calculating wouldn't be an exaggeration.
Even though Nian Qingyun's immortal beauty was like a painting,what truly concerned him was still her mysterious physique and the over ten thousand Luck Points she possessed.
Wooing her was only to achieve his own goals.
But now, looking at the moving, faint smile on that pale, pretty face, Ling Xiao's heart began to tremble.
To the point that a trace of bloody light,never seen before, spread in his eyes.
Heaven and earth fell into silence, accompanied by the young man's heart-wrenching cry.
Overwhelming demonic aura surged uncontrollably.
Mountains and rivers shattered;the void turned into turbulent waves.
"Qingyun!!!!"
"Ling Xiao... I'm sorry for hurting you so many times. Actually, I was also very sad..." Nian Qingyun's skin began to gradually turn dull, to wither.
The blood at the corner of her mouth was like the flowers of the other shore.
Gorgeous,sorrowful, fading.
This... is the so-called... heartache, right?
Inexplicably,the sorrow in Ling Xiao's eyes grew thicker.
I am not the Son of Fate; how could I be worthy of your... death and Dao dissipation?
"Ling Xiao, kill me. I don't want... to die so ugly... Let me die by your blade! Let me remember... this obsession! If I hate you in the next life, don't blame me... Just like in this life... love me, okay? I think... I will definitely remember you." Nian Qingyun's voice gradually weakened, even becoming somewhat urgent.
"No..."
"Ling Xiao, I have never asked you for anything, nor have I ever sought anything from you. This time, can't you... just grant my wish?"
"Qingyun..." Ling Xiao's lips trembled slightly. His gaze was as sharp as winter.
This blood curse could seal a person's soul and reincarnation!
If Nian Qingyun truly died under this curse,she would probably have no chance of reincarnation!
Ten thousand Luck Points... If she hadn't willingly stepped in front of him, it would have been absolutely impossible for her to die so easily.
Ling Xiao was gambling,betting that she could rely on her luck to return through reincarnation!!
So what if you hate me!
Nian Qingyun!!
I want you to remember me!!!
The next second, the demon blade in Ling Xiao's hand suddenly struck out. It didn't contain the slightest demonic aura and directly pierced through Nian Qingyun's heart.
Pfft!
Another stream of blood,stark and crimson, gushed from the corner of her mouth.
But there was no trace of resentment in her eyes.Or rather, she had long known about today's outcome.
Countless reluctant feelings condensed into a single sentence,"Wait for me!"
Ling Xiao closed his eyes, tightly embracing the young girl whose vitality had completely vanished.
At this moment, his heart seemed to have sunk into the deepest depths of the far north sea.
Cold to the bone,hard as ice, unable to stir even a single ripple.
He didn't know if his pain was because he lost her, or because he lost the ten thousand Luck Points on her.
In short,it was a very complex feeling, different from before.
Buzz!
Just then,a clear hum suddenly came from above the secret realm.
Then, a spiritual wheel shimmering with Dao Principles materialized out of thin air. Within it, divine mist swirled, and spiritual light shone universally.
"Who is it!!!" Immediately after, an angry shout, filled with endless fury, came from within.
Ling Xiao looked up and only saw a pair of eyes, clear and cold as ten-thousand-year-old profound ice, fixed intently on him.
Or rather,fixed on the hand holding the demon blade.
"It's you! You are... a demon?" The eyes behind the spiritual wheel suddenly turned sharp. But in the end, they let out an unwilling soft shout, "I remember you!"
Then, a trace of chaos seemed to flash in her eyes. The Nian Qingyun in Ling Xiao's embrace suddenly transformed into a wisp of soul light and vanished into the sky.
Buzz!
The spiritual light vanished.In the next instant, a sharp pain suddenly shot through Ling Xiao's left eye.
Blood instantly flowed down, dyeing half of his face crimson.
"Ah!!" This pain came suddenly, piercing through his soul, indescribable.
Not far away, Xia Chen looked in shock at the gradually dissipating spiritual wheel. Although it was only for a moment, he recognized the owner of those clear eyes!
No wonder!!
No wonder he encountered a woman with the same physique in this lower realm!
So that's how it was...
But... what she saw just now seemed to be Ling Xiao... killing someone?
Thinking this, a sinister glint immediately flashed in Xia Chen's eyes. Seeing Ling Xiao clutching his eye and howling in mid-air, he no longer hesitated. Using his soul form, he turned and fled.
Now, his physical body was shattered, and he had sacrificed his soul through blood. It was absolutely impossible for him to be Ling Xiao's match anymore.
Even an ordinary talented genius from the Eastern Frontier could easily crush him to death.
He could only...find a place to temporarily reside within the pearl.
Hoping that the next fated person...would pick him up!
But!!
Just as Xia Chen's figure was about to leave the valley,his steps suddenly halted.
It was as if he saw the world before him had completely turned blood-red.
Above his head,a pitch-black ancient moon spanned the sky, emitting endless evil radiance.
Gulp.
An intense unease suddenly surged in Xia Chen's heart.
This unease wasn't fear of death, but rather... a hesitation born from witnessing the impending arrival of hell.
He slowly turned around, looking at the figure descending from the sky. His eyes suddenly narrowed sharply.
At this moment, Ling Xiao's expression had returned to its usual calm.
The blood congealed on one side of his face gave him an indescribable demonic aura.
But what made Xia Chen feel even more terrified was that the young man's eyes now revealed two different colors.
One eye was pitch black like ink,without a single impurity.
The other was extremely bloodshot,with a... black crescent moon in the center!