Chapter 63: Return to Dragon City, the Evil Soul Master's Conspiratorial Plan
Inside Lin Sheng's Sea of Consciousness!
In the center of the special golden Sea of Consciousness opened by Electrolux, the Snow Empress's phantom, dressed in snow-white clothes, floated quietly.
Although her Physical Body was severely damaged.
But under the nourishment of the Power of Destiny and holy energy, her nearly dissipated Origin finally solidified.
It looked...
just like a sleeping beauty.
"Is she really alright now?"
The Ice Empress squatted by the lakeside, her fingertips lightly touching the water, her eyes filled with the lingering fear of having survived a disaster.
"Don't worry, Ice Empress."
Lin Sheng's consciousness appeared in the Sea of Consciousness, and looking at the sleeping Snow Empress, he spoke slowly.
"The Snow Empress's foundation is deeper than we imagined. She has simply overexerted herself and fallen into a deep state of self-repair."
After all...
The Snow Empress had not fused with the Origin of Lin Sheng's Ice Pupil; this was only a short-term residency.
Once she wakes up, as long as the Snow Empress is willing...
...she can leave Lin Sheng's body at any time, but if she does, before long...
...she will surely have to face the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth again!
"Phew..."
Tianmeng Iceworm also leaned in, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. "Lin Sheng, your Sea of Consciousness is quite lively now."
"There's the million-year-old me, the four-hundred-thousand-year-old Bingbing, and now even this seven-hundred-thousand-year-old Lord of the Far North has moved in. We can form a full team of five now."
Lin Sheng: "..."
Lin Sheng nodded slightly and said no more, returning his consciousness to his Physical Body.
...
Outside, upon the ice plains.
The Ice Bear King Xiao Bai and the Titan Snow Devil King A Tai stood like two iron towers, guarding Lin Sheng's side with solemn expressions.
After hearing Lin Sheng explain the Snow Empress's situation.
Xiao Bai's massive bear paw slapped her broad chest hard, causing the glacier beneath her feet to crack extensively.
"Lin Sheng, from now on, you are the sworn brother of all Soul Beasts in our Far North!"
Xiao Bai's voice hummed.
...carrying the straightforwardness and sincerity unique to Soul Beasts.
"Whoever dares to touch you is crossing me! I'll tear them to pieces and chew them up like ice shards!"
A Tai also nodded heavily and said in a muffled voice.
"I used to think that no human was any good, but you... are an exception."
"We feel at ease leaving the Snow Empress with you. When you feel the time is right, you must bring her back to visit."
Looking at these two behemoths, Lin Sheng couldn't help but feel a trace of warmth in his heart.
He was naturally a lone wolf...
...yet along this journey, he had unknowingly taken on more and more bonds.
"I will."
Lin Sheng nodded, condensed his Soul Power, and transformed into a streak of light that soared into the sky.
"Guard this place well and wait for her return."
Xiao Bai looked up in the direction Lin Sheng had left, her eyes full of reluctance, but then she remembered the Snow Empress's instructions before she fell asleep.
She suddenly turned around!
...and let out a World-shaking roar toward the vast ice plains, declaring that although the Lord of the Far North was absent, the majesty of the ruler would never fade.
...
After Lin Sheng left the Far North.
...he did not head directly to the Star Luo Empire to meet up as Du Busi had expected, but instead chose to return to Dragon City.
"The last farewell was too hurried; I should pay them another visit."
Lin Sheng said to himself.
Dragon City, Earth Dragon Sect.
When Sect Master Nan Shuisui and Nan Qiuqiu saw the white-haired youth again, the joy of their reunion froze instantly the moment they saw his face.
"Your... your eye?!"
Nan Qiuqiu cried out in shock.
Her originally lively eyes instantly widened.
She stepped forward quickly, staring intently at Lin Sheng's left eye, which was grayish-white, lifeless, and completely out of focus.
That pupil, which should have been as brilliant as a gemstone...
...was now like a dried-up dead stone, exuding a heart-palpitating sense of desolation.
"It's just blind."
Lin Sheng replied indifferently, his tone as calm as if he were discussing today's weather.
"Just blind? You make it sound so simple!"
Nan Qiuqiu stamped her feet in anxiety, her eyes unexpectedly stinging for some reason.
But she didn't know why either...
...seeing this imperfection now made her heart feel heavy with distress. This was a blinded eye!
Moreover, the eye was Lin Sheng's Martial Soul.
Sect Master Nan Shuisui stood behind them and sighed softly. As the sect leader, she saw far more than her daughter did.
Although that eye was blind...
...the aura surrounding Lin Sheng was heavier and more unpredictable than before he left. Especially the faint fluctuations emanating from his forehead made even her heart skip a beat.
"This child, just what have you been through..."
Sect Master Nan Shuisui murmured to herself.
However, she did not openly press him about the sorrowful matter and instead changed the subject.
"You've returned at the right time. Since you left, I sent the elites of the Earth Dragon Sect to clear the ruins of that Evil Soul Master stronghold again, and they discovered some extraordinary things."
Hearing this, Lin Sheng became interested.
According to Sect Master Nan Shuisui...
...there were some extremely strange remains left deep within the ruins, along with some letters and experimental records that hadn't been completely destroyed in the explosion.
Those Evil Soul Masters seemed to be planning...
...a certain operation in Dragon City?
Lin Sheng raised an eyebrow, his right eye among his three pupils flickering slightly. "An Evil Soul Master's plan?"
"I'll go take a look."
Seeing this, Nan Qiuqiu immediately raised her hand. "I want to go too!"
Sect Master Nan Shuisui looked at her daughter, then at Lin Sheng, and nodded. "Qiuqiu should go too. You're familiar with the terrain of Dragon City, so you can be of some help."
"But Lin Sheng, be extremely careful on this trip. Anything belonging to Evil Soul Masters, even remains, is incredibly eerie."
...
The outskirts of Dragon City, the site of the ruins.
What was once the Evil Soul Masters' underground stronghold was now nothing but a pitch-black pit.
Lin Sheng and Nan Qiuqiu walked side by side across the scorched earth.
A lingering smell of sulfur and rot still permeated the surroundings.
"Lin Sheng..."
After a long silence, Nan Qiuqiu finally couldn't help but stop. She turned her head to look at the side of his face with the blind eye and asked softly.
"What exactly was it? Was it really worth the price of an eye? Shouldn't you have prioritized your own safety? Was it worth it?"
Lin Sheng also stopped.
He looked toward the depths of the ruins, and images of that night filled with blood and fire surfaced in his mind, along with the despair of the village's instantaneous destruction...
...finally settling on the image of Nether Thunder Douluo collapsing and dying within Izanami.
He turned his head, the coldness in his single eye gradually melting into a state of extreme determination.
"It was worth it."
Though his voice was soft, it was firm and resolute, carrying a sense of liberation that transcended fate.
"Some people must be killed even if it costs me my entire cultivation base. Some grudges must be avenged even if it leaves me completely blind. This is my Dao."
Nan Qiuqiu stood frozen in place.
Watching the youth's solitary and proud back as he walked forward, she seemed to finally understand why he always kept the World at a distance with a layer of frost.
"I really don't understand him at all..."
"Perhaps no one can ever truly enter his heart..."
Nan Qiuqiu murmured to herself.
"Wait for me!"
Nan Qiuqiu bit her lip, brushed aside her sentimentality, and hurried to catch up.
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