How Could He Be Willing? Choosing Between the Sword of World Domination and His Loved Ones
How Could He Be Willing? Choosing Between the Sword of World Domination and His Loved Ones
“I’m actually quite curious. Why do you harbor such deep hostility toward me? Logically speaking, the two of us never seemed to have met before.”
A portal split open in the void, and Gu Changge, dressed in white, stepped out from within.
He spoke with a smile, his hair crystalline and radiant, with three thousand hazy divine figures manifesting behind him, exuding a terrifying aura that made one’s heart palpitate and tremble.
Just as Tuo Ba Xiaoyao had anticipated, the numerous Restrictions and Array Patterns of this place were as good as nonexistent to Gu Changge.
Even the few slumbering True Daoists deep within the Heavenly Prison would find it difficult to detect his aura and whereabouts.
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao forced himself to calm down, stood up, and looked straight at Gu Changge. “Shouldn’t you have known the reason long ago? What’s the use of asking me now?”
Rebirth was one of his greatest secrets.
He would not easily reveal it to anyone.
“There are no outsiders here, Gu Changge, so put away that hypocritical act of yours,” he said coldly.
Gu Changge smiled faintly, then spoke unhurriedly, “Since you’re putting it that way, then you should know very well why I’ve come to find you—I’ve come to take a certain item from you.”
“That thing in your hands will only bring you calamity and misfortune. If you know what’s good for you, hand it over to me, and perhaps I’ll spare your life.”
However, hearing these words, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao seemed to have anticipated them long ago. Utterly disdainful, he sneered,
“Heh, Gu Changge, give up on that idea. Even if you kill me, you still won’t obtain the Sword of World Domination.”
To guard against this day, using a secret technique he had learned in his previous life, he had refined the Sword of World Domination into the Primordial Foetal Sword of World Domination several years ago.
The Primordial Foetal Sword of World Domination was inextricably linked to his life and Primordial Spirit—the two could not be separated.
Even if Gu Changge killed him, it would be impossible to obtain the Sword of World Domination.
There was no method in the current Beyond to break it.
The only method to break it was hidden within the Sword Pavilion of the Shu Sect, the sect he had cultivated in during his previous life.
Even he himself had no way to undo it.
It was precisely for this reason that Tuo Ba Xiaoyao was so confident, believing Gu Changge would not kill him.
Because the moment he died, the Sword of World Domination would be destroyed at the same time, and Gu Changge would never be able to gather all Seven Tools of World Domination.
“Oh? You’re so confident. It seems you’ve long since prepared a countermeasure.”
Hearing this, a faint smile hung at the corners of Gu Changge’s mouth, entirely unbothered.
As a regressor, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao must have long anticipated this day, so he would certainly do everything in his power to ensure the Sword of World Domination would not fall into his hands.
So without even thinking much about it, Gu Changge could guess.
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao must have used some method to bind the Sword of World Domination to his own life and death—the so-called “as long as the sword lives, the man lives; when the sword perishes, the man perishes.”
However, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao was, after all, all alone. Gu Changge refused to believe he could disregard the safety of those around him.
Before coming, he had already anticipated Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s many possible reactions.
“So give up on that idea. You won’t get the Sword of World Domination.”
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao stared at him coldly, unaware of what Gu Changge was thinking at this moment.
Gu Changge shook his head and smiled casually. “I don’t know why you harbor such great hostility toward me either. If you give me the Sword of World Domination, I’ll spare your life—wouldn’t that be the best of both worlds? With the Sword of World Domination in your hands, could it possibly serve any other purpose?”
“Why must you insist on opposing me like this, keeping the Sword of World Domination firmly in your grasp?”
“Don’t you like Yu Feiya? But now she’s about to marry that prince of the Eternal Overcast Kingdom, while you’re locked away in the Heavenly Prison. And if I recall correctly, you still have several brothers and sisters. Surely you don’t think I have no way to deal with them?”
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s expression darkened. Whether it was Yu Feiya or Tuo Ba Qiongling and the others, they were all his weak spots.
However, he had long since made preparations for mutual destruction, and his voice was resolute.
“Gu Changge, if you want to use them to threaten me, then give up on that idea as soon as possible. When the time comes, I’ll destroy the sword foetus myself, and you can forget about ever gathering all Seven Tools of World Domination.”
“You will never obtain the Sword of World Domination.”
Although this was the most helpless option, the choice of last resort, if matters truly developed to that point, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao would naturally have nothing left to fear.
Right now, he was certain that Gu Changge’s goal was the Sword of World Domination and that he wouldn’t dare do anything to him.
“Oh?”
Gu Changge narrowed his eyes, then laughed again, still appearing entirely unconcerned.
“Going by what you say, at worst I’ll simply give up on the Sword of World Domination. But your family and your beloved will pay a terrible price for your foolish choice.”
“You should know that I have thousands upon thousands of methods to make them regret ever being born into this world. Perhaps without me even needing to say more, you can already imagine.”
Although Gu Changge spoke these words lightly and casually, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao felt a terrifying chill sweep over him, making his hair stand on end, unable to stop himself from trembling.
For a moment, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s expression was extremely ugly, and he fell into silence.
In truth, everything Gu Changge said was exactly what he feared most—things he had also considered before.
To Gu Changge, the Sword of World Domination was merely an external object. He already stood at the very peak of the Beyond; even if he couldn’t obtain the Sword of World Domination, he would lose nothing.
But Yu Feiya, Tuo Ba Qiongling, Tuo Ba Qingyu, and the others were a hurdle he could not get past in his heart—his reverse scale, his weakness.
Because of his rebirth, he had always believed he could take his revenge in this life, which was why he had endured in hiding until now.
But when Gu Changge saw through his disguise and he faced Gu Changge directly, he finally understood just how vast the gap between them truly was.
It was simply despair-inducing. All the efforts he had poured in over these years could not play any role at all...
If he continued to persist obstinately, he would absolutely follow in the footsteps of his previous life.
But if he were to submit to Gu Changge just like this, he truly could not accept it—the many hatreds of his previous life were still vivid before his eyes.
“I’ll give you time to consider.”
“The next time I come to find you, I hope you’ll give me an answer.”
Gu Changge noticed Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s shifting expression and smiled faintly, knowing his heart was wavering.
He already possessed six of the Seven Tools of World Domination; this Sword of World Domination was something he would obtain no matter what.
Since Tuo Ba Xiaoyao had bound his life and death together with the survival of the Sword of World Domination, then he was bound to have a way to resolve it.
Even if there was no way, he would have to come up with one.
Hearing these words, an uncertain expression once again surfaced on Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s face.
He knew that no matter what, he could not keep the Sword of World Domination. Between the Sword of World Domination and his family and beloved, he had to make a choice.
If he hadn’t encountered Gu Changge so early, he would still have had other options, but now, the choice was no longer his to make.
At that moment, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao took a deep breath and said,
“The Sword of World Domination has already fused with me as one. I can draw upon its power, but I cannot separate it from my body.”
“In the current Beyond, there is no method to resolve it. That includes me.”
Hearing this, Gu Changge raised an eyebrow, the smile on his face gradually fading. “Are you suggesting that I really won’t kill you?”
As he spoke, he reached forward, and before Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s somewhat horrified gaze, broke through the sword intent before him, seized him by the throat, and lifted him up like a baby chick.
In an instant, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao felt like he could barely breathe.
A terrifying chill swept over him, as if a vast abyss was pressing down upon him from all sides, making his divine soul tremble and his skin nearly split apart.
The bones throughout his entire body creaked and cracked, his spine nearly snapping under the pressure, blood flowing from his seven orifices, his vision growing blurry.
“I can swear upon my Dao Heart that... there isn’t a single false word in what I said.”
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao’s face was pale, his divine soul trembling, once again facing the fear of death.
As he coughed up blood from his mouth, he answered intermittently.
“Is that so?”
Gu Changge’s expression returned to calm, his emotions unreadable.
At a time like this, Tuo Ba Xiaoyao shouldn’t have the guts to deceive him.
This situation was actually somewhat beyond his expectations.
Tuo Ba Xiaoyao was quite the ruthless one—to prevent the Sword of World Domination from being taken, he had not hesitated to resort to such a desperate measure.
However, Gu Changge thought of the Celestial Boat of Creation from before. If he were to use Tuo Ba Xiaoyao himself to refine the sword, could the Sword of World Domination be re-forged?
Xiao Ruoyin, as the High Priestess of Destiny, might just have a way.