Chapter 72: Pitting Strength Against Blazing Rain
Chapter 72: Pitting Strength Against Blazing Rain
Panzong roared, “Fourth Brother, what are you saying? Don’t you remember what we said when we became sworn brothers? We brothers are to live and die together. How can you ask us to leave you behind alone?”
Yin also said angrily, “That’s right, Fourth Brother. If we’re going to be imprisoned, then we’ll be imprisoned together. We absolutely won’t leave you to fight alone. Maybe if the three of us fight together, we’ll still have a chance.”
I looked at them with deep emotion and said, “Big Brother, Second Brother, Second Sister, I know you treat me well. But do you think the strength of the three of us is enough to defeat the Blazing-Rain War God Yue Wuyai? That’s impossible. Rather than that, it would be better to keep the losses to a minimum. They will never let me go. If you’re imprisoned together with me, then we won’t have the slightest hope left. There are still many things that need you to do. Listen to me. If they agree to my proposal, leave immediately and return to the Beastmen Kingdom.”
Jin and Yin and Panzong said at the same time with absolute resolve, “No. If we die, we die together. We will never let you fight alone.”
A cold gleam flashed through my eyes as I roared, “There are priorities in everything. Why can’t you understand that?” With a flick of my wrist, I placed Mo Ming against my neck and said sternly, “If you still acknowledge me as your brother, if you don’t want me to die right now in front of you, then listen to me.” As I spoke, I lightly drew Mo Ming, and a line of blood immediately appeared on my neck.
Jin, Yin, and Panzong cried out at the same time, “Fourth Brother, don’t!”
Utterly helpless, Panzong said, “Fine, we’ll listen to you.” He knew that I always did what I said. If I fought these Dragon Generals, I would still have a sliver of hope. But if I died right now, there would be no hope left at all. Forced into it, he could only agree to my demand.
I secretly let out a sigh of relief. As long as I could keep them safe, then even if I died, I could die without regret. I lowered Mo Ming, turned my head to Tian Yun, and said, “Well? Do you agree to my proposal or not?”
Tian Yun looked at Panzong, then at Jin and Yin, then at me, and nodded. “Fine. I agree to your request.”
Joy rose in my heart, and I gained a few more degrees of respect for Tian Yun. My tone also softened a little as I said calmly, “Good. Then I’ll speak a few words with my two elder siblings and let them leave first.”
Tian Yun nodded and raised a hand, signaling for his people to retreat a few steps. He himself remained seated on his mount with his eyes closed, resting, and said nothing further.
I turned around and found that the faces of Panzong and Jin and Yin were already covered in tears. Choking back sobs, Panzong said, “Fourth Brother, this is all because your elder brothers are useless. If only we had greater strength, you wouldn’t have to do this. Fourth Brother...”
I grabbed his shoulders and smiled. “Big Brother, don’t be like this. In your younger brother’s eyes, you are the best elder brothers. Don’t worry. They only want to imprison me. I’ll find a chance to escape. After you leave here, you must return to the Beastmen Kingdom immediately. There must not be the slightest delay. Once you get back, tell the Beastmen King the truth, and make sure to tell him that he absolutely must not lead troops to attack the Dragon God Empire. Otherwise, it will bring a devastating blow to the Beastmen Kingdom. If I’m not mistaken, because of this incident, the secret of the Saint Dragon Knights Corps has already been exposed, and the Dragon God Empire will no longer remain as conservative as before. I hope you can help the Beastmen Kingdom recover and build up its strength little by little. As soon as I escape, I’ll return to find you immediately. After you return, you absolutely must not tell Mother the truth. Just tell her that because I felt my own strength was insufficient, I went off somewhere to cultivate in seclusion. If after two years I still haven’t returned, then you can tell Mother that I’m dead.”
When I said that, sorrow rose in my heart, and longing for Mother welled up at once.
Panzong nodded. “I will, Fourth Brother.”
“Big Brother, there are a few more things I need to ask of you. If I haven’t gone back within two years, please help me send Mother back to the Dragon God Empire. This is her only wish in life. You only need to send her to the residence of Duke Zi Feng. Duke Zi Feng is Mother’s old friend, and his two daughters are your fourth sisters-in-law, the women I love. When you see them, tell them the news of my death. Say that I’m sorry to them, and tell them to forget me and find good homes for themselves.”
Although I spoke calmly, my heart already ached as if stabbed by needles. Once I went, I feared I truly would never see the Zi Yan sisters again. I could not fulfill the promise I had made to them back then.
I drew a deep breath, steadied my emotions, and continued, “Also, if I don’t return, I’ll have to trouble you to make one more trip to the Demon Race and personally tell Princess Mo Yue that the person she hated most is already dead. Tell her that before I died, I deeply regretted what I did back then. Big Brother, Second Brother, Second Sister, I’m entrusting these matters and Mother to you.”
Yin wept and said, “Fourth Brother, you must come back. Second Sister will wait for you.”
Tears streamed down my face as well. I said to Jin and Yin, “Second Brother, Second Sister, you must both take good care of yourselves. Your brother won’t be able to accompany you in tasting all the delicacies of the Dragon God Empire anymore.”
With my backhand, I grabbed Panzong’s hand and said, “Big Brother, I originally promised I would go with you to the Dragon Clan and help you find a wife, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to do that now. Still, I believe that with Big Brother’s ability, you’ll definitely find the finest divine dragon to be my sister-in-law.”
Panzong pulled me into his arms and burst into loud sobs. Jin and Yin also opened their arms and embraced us. The scene of this living farewell filled the surroundings with dense sorrow.
After a long while, I pushed them away and wiped the tears from my face. “You should go now. Oh, right, there’s one more thing I need to tell you. During these past few days inside the cave, your constitutions have already changed. You are now the same as the Dragon King, possessing the upper limit of cultivation all the way to the Leaving Dust Realm. Work hard. I believe you’ll definitely be able to break through the limit and reach the realm of the gods.”
Hearing this news, Panzong and Jin and Yin felt no joy at all. They only looked at me with reluctance.
I sniffed and said, “All meetings end in parting sooner or later. Big Brother, Second Brother, Second Sister, go. If fate allows it, we’ll definitely meet again.”
Under my repeated urging, Panzong and Jin and Yin finally left. Watching their figures gradually disappear from sight, I could not help letting out a sigh of relief. At the very least, I had not dragged my two elder brothers down with me.
Tian Yun said in a clear voice, “Can we leave now?”
I froze for a moment. “Leave? Leave for where? Aren’t we fighting here?”
Tian Yun’s body seemed to weigh nothing at all as he lightly drifted over, smiling. “Do we still need to fight? You know yourself that you are absolutely no match for my second brother. Just come with us directly and save us from damaging our harmony. Don’t worry, we won’t hurt you. There are also some things I want to ask you.”
I let out a cold snort. “That’s right. I know I can’t defeat the Blazing-Rain War God Yue Wuyai. But knowing is one thing. If I gave up just because I knew I couldn’t beat my opponent, then would I still be worthy of being called a martial artist? Yue Wuyai, let’s begin. As long as you defeat me, I’ll go with you.”
Tian Yun, Yue Wuyai, and even Li Feng all revealed approving expressions. My persistence had won their recognition.
Yue Wuyai smiled faintly. “Since that’s the case, then let me see just what kind of skill a brat who has received a god’s inheritance really has.”
I did not answer. Gripping Mo Ming with both hands, I chanted, “Darkness gathers the soul. Only through falling can one be free. Awaken, endless magic sleeping in my blood.”
I had already embraced the resolve of succeeding or dying. Big Brother and the others had already left, and I no longer had any worries holding me back. Whether my opponent knew I was a Fallen Angel or not no longer mattered. I was going to fight Yue Wuyai with my strongest power. I wanted to see for myself just how great the gap was between me and this Mid-Rank War God.
As I chanted, dense black mist poured from my body, and a black magic hexagram appeared beneath my feet. Throwing back my head, I let out an angry roar. My hair and eyes both turned black, and four enormous angel wings unfurled behind me.
Yue Wuyai said in shock, “A Four-Winged Fallen Angel. So you’re from the Demon Race.”
Li Feng took a step forward and said sharply, “Was it you who ambushed me that day?”
I smiled with disdain. “You’re only figuring that out now?”
Li Feng turned to Tian Yun and said, “Big Brother, this brat is from the Demon Race. We can’t keep him alive. Let me kill him.”
When Tian Yun saw my transformation, a trace of surprise had also flashed through his eyes. He frowned at Li Feng and said, “Do you want me to become a petty man who breaks his word? Whether he’s human or demon, as long as Second Brother defeats him and he stays by my side from then on, what difference does it make?”
If anyone else had said that, I would definitely have thought they were looking down on me. But coming from Tian Yun, I felt none of that. He was only stating the truth. Against Yue Wuyai, I had no chance of winning. I couldn’t die. I absolutely couldn’t die. I still had to preserve this useful life of mine for the future and avenge Big Brother Theomandis. When I thought of that despicable scum of a Death Angel, Gabriel, fury instantly filled my heart, and the berserk constitution that had long been suppressed by the Aura of Death appeared once more.
The muscles on my body instantly swelled, ripping apart my upper clothing. The black hair I had just gained from transforming into a Fallen Angel gradually turned blood-red. My pupils slowly contracted, and when they expanded again, they too had become the same color as my hair. Starting from the roots of my four wings, red gradually replaced the black. Different from before, the blood-red wings carried a layer of golden luster. I felt all the surrounding elements crazily gathering toward me. Vast waves of bloody light erupted from my body, making me look extremely strange. The intricate golden symbol that Theomandis had left at the center of my brow during the inheritance appeared once again. Standing before the Saint Dragon Knights Corps, I seemed like a demonic god standing proudly between heaven and earth. I had never felt like this before, as though all the energy around me were under my control.
Flapping my blood-red wings, I floated in the air, gripping Mo Ming with both hands as I coldly stared at Yue Wuyai before me.
Tian Yun was stunned for a moment and muttered, “This kid really does have no shortage of things that surprise me. He can actually berserk as well. A berserk Four-Winged Fallen Angel... this is the first time I’ve ever seen one.”
Inwardly, he secretly felt fortunate that he had sent Yue Wuyai out. If he had sent only an ordinary Dragon General, then the outcome really might have been uncertain.
After seeing me berserk, Yue Wuyai also revealed a cautious look. He too had never seen a phenomenon like mine. With one movement of his hand, he took a deep-blue spear from his blue dragon mount.
This was the first time I had gone berserk after being able to transform into a Four-Winged Fallen Angel, the first time I had become a four-winged blood-red angel. I discovered that, unlike before, the berserk state did not affect the clarity of my mind in the slightest. I knew I could not maintain this state for long, so I launched the first attack.
In a flash of bloody light, I dragged a long trail of blood-red afterimages behind me and fiercely chopped toward Yue Wuyai with Mo Ming, filled with the tragic determination of a hero who marched forward and never returned. My speed even surpassed my own thoughts. I only felt that the instant I raised my hand, Mo Ming had already slashed out. Without any deliberate control, Mo Ming released a blood-red blade aura nearly three zhang long. The original ten-zhang distance between Yue Wuyai and me seemed not to exist at all. With a flash of red light, the sword aura was already above Yue Wuyai’s head.
Yue Wuyai had not expected my speed to be this fast either. Blue light surged from his whole body, and he swept his dragon spear upward, striking the edge of my blade head-on. A crisp ding rang through the air, and my violent strike was knocked aside just like that. Because he had been insufficiently prepared, Yue Wuyai was actually shaken back one step by me. Li Feng’s expression changed at the side. In terms of strength, Yue Wuyai was still slightly superior to him, yet he had unexpectedly suffered a loss on the very first exchange.
Yue Wuyai’s white hair billowed, and a trace of anger appeared on his face. I knew I could not defeat him in a contest of pure strength, so after gaining the advantage, I naturally could not give him a chance to recover. Like a violent storm, I chopped out seven consecutive sword strikes. Every strike was fully infused with the mental method of Crazy Battle Across the World. Violent blood-red battle energy surged toward him like a tornado. Because the speed was too fast, the seven strikes seemed to have been completed in a single instant, forcing Yue Wuyai back another three steps. But when I swung the eighth strike, Yue Wuyai suddenly vanished from before my eyes. I was instantly shocked. I had never expected that he could still dodge in an instant under such a speed of attack.
There was no time for extra thought. My body suddenly flipped as I roared, “Crazy Dragon Swift Dance!” My body transformed into a giant blood-red dragon and lunged backward.
Just as I had expected, Yue Wuyai was behind me launching an attack. His blue dragon spear released three points of light that shot toward me.
Boom.
My body was thrown back by the rebound, and I spat out a mouthful of blood in midair. A Mid-Rank War God truly lived up to his name. Even under my double transformation, I still could not gain an advantage over him in strength. A flush passed across Yue Wuyai’s face, as though he too had suffered a light injury. The look in his eyes resembled the one Li Feng had shown before. The blue battle aura around his body seemed to twist.
“The rapid recovery ability after berserking played an important role. While my body was still flying backward, my injuries had already eased considerably. Just as I was about to continue attacking, my vision was suddenly completely covered by a curtain of blue light-rain. This rain of light carried not the slightest overbearing force. On the surface it looked very gentle, but I knew that every single drop of light-rain held the power to kill me. This was the true strength of the Blazing-Rain War God.”
I did not panic in the face of danger. With a hoarse roar, I shouted, “Crazy Shadow Hundred Splits!” I transformed into countless images and charged toward the rain of light. At a glance, it looked as though every single drop of light-rain had a corresponding image meeting it head-on. In the air rang out dense collisions of force—bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang... I had no idea how many times I had exchanged blows with Yue Wuyai. Again and again, I knocked aside Yue Wuyai’s killing moves, but I could feel the fierce force around me constantly tearing at my body. I was on the verge of being unable to hold on any longer.
With a wet sound, one of my wings was pierced through by the long dragon spear. My once formidable physical defense seemed no different from paper before Yue Wuyai’s dragon spear. Because of the berserk state, I could barely feel pain, but I knew his next target would definitely be my heart. Sure enough, Yue Wuyai’s long spear transformed into seven deep-blue points of light, all aimed directly at my chest.
At that critical moment, I suddenly felt a wave of exhaustion wash through my body. The long period of intense battle had drained my energy with incredible speed. The berserk state had already begun to fade. I no longer had the strength to stop his attack. In my eyes, those seven spear thrusts, swift as lightning, suddenly became terribly slow. I knew my life was about to end beneath them.
Tian Yun cried out in alarm, “Second Brother, show mercy!”
But he was too far away. No matter how powerful he was, he could not stop Yue Wuyai’s seven lightning-fast spear strikes. Yue Wuyai heard Tian Yun’s shout and also recovered from his anger, but it was already too late for him to withdraw his full-force attack.
My mind seemed to go blank. Then suddenly, within that blankness, the final words of the Mad God Theomandis surfaced. Subconsciously, I murmured, “Mad God Battle Armor.”
Golden light burst fiercely from my chest. The golden chest armor and Heart-Protector Mirror appeared on my body, shining brilliantly. Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding. Seven crisp sounds rang through the air as my body was blasted backward and blood sprayed wildly from my mouth. Although, at the final moment, the Mad God Armor had blocked all the attacks for me, that heart-rending force still dealt me grievous internal injuries. Mo Ming flew from my hand and dropped into the nearby bushes.
With a flash of golden light, after completing their task, the Mad God Armor shrank back into my body. With my current strength, I could only make them resist for me at the most critical moment. Tian Yun muttered, “I really didn’t guess wrong. So it really was him.”
That was the last thing I heard. The enormous pain and overwhelming exhaustion dragged me into unconsciousness.
Yue Wuyai did not pursue again. He stood there in a daze, staring at the opponent collapsed before him. Though he felt fortunate that he had not killed the other party, he was also filled with doubt. Why had his full-force seven spear strikes failed to pierce through the other party’s chest? What exactly was that golden armor that had appeared at the end?
Tian Yun floated over and shot Yue Wuyai a reproachful look. With a wave of his hand, he drew Lei Xiang’s body up. The instant he came into contact with Lei Xiang’s body, he knew that this young man who had inherited a god’s power would not die yet.
Calmly, he said, “Let’s go. Return to headquarters.”
As he spoke, he floated back onto the white dragon’s back and flew off first.
Yue Wuyai and Li Feng both knew their big brother was angry, and neither dared say more. They each mounted their own giant dragons and followed close behind with the rest of the Dragon Generals.
But none of them noticed that the fallen Mo Ming was flickering with black light in the nearby bushes.
When I opened my eyes, I found myself in a small stone room. The furnishings around me were extremely simple. There was only a tea table, two chairs, and the bed I was lying on. I felt terribly weak, and the injuries inside my body throbbed from time to time.
Had I not died? Although I had spoken the incantation to summon the Mad God Armor at the final moment, I had not known whether I had succeeded or not. I struggled to lift a hand and touched my chest. There was no wound where the dragon spear had pierced through. That meant I really had not died.
I tried to gather the two kinds of energy within me, but I discovered that around the dark magic power coiled at the center of my brow was wrapped a faint layer of white light. Though it looked very weak, it had cut off my connection to the dark magic power. The same was true for the Mad God Battle Energy in my dantian. No wonder I felt so weak. From a first-rate expert, I had turned into an ordinary person. Naturally, that left me feeling deeply unaccustomed. I had almost no external injuries. All the pain in my body came from the internal damage caused by Yue Wuyai’s powerful force.
I knew that I must now be in the hands of the Saint Dragon Knights Corps. My abilities had been completely sealed. If that was the case, how could I possibly escape? I desperately drove my thoughts again and again, trying to communicate with the two sealed energies, but every attempt ended in failure. Having only just awakened, I used large amounts of spiritual power, and sweat broke out on my forehead while the weakness in my body grew even worse.
“Foolish boy, don’t waste your effort. There’s no way you can break through my seal.”
Tian Yun’s gentle voice sounded by my ear.
I had no idea when he had entered. He was still wearing that somewhat damaged white magic robe. Sitting by my bed, he smiled and said, “Your abilities exceeded our expectations, so to avoid unnecessary trouble, I could only seal your power.”
I looked at him coldly, intense hatred showing in my eyes. I thought to myself, with my strength sealed, was I really going to remain here for the rest of my life?
Tian Yun said mildly, “What happened that day truly was unfortunate. I didn’t expect Second Brother to suddenly try to kill you either. I apologize to you on his behalf.”
Though he was my enemy, his bearing truly did make me feel some degree of admiration. Tian Yun continued, “Are you feeling somewhat unconvinced by your defeat?”
I shook my head. My voice was somewhat hoarse as I said, “Yue Wuyai defeated me easily even without a giant dragon. What is there for me not to accept? I know the gap between us.”
Tian Yun smiled faintly. “Actually, at the level of martial skill that Second Brother and Third Brother have reached, having or not having a giant dragon supporting them doesn’t make that much difference. And Second Brother’s victory wasn’t easy either. He suffered a minor injury as well. It was precisely because he was injured that he ended up striking to kill. The strength you displayed that day really shocked us.”
I gave a cold snort. “What’s the point of saying all this now? In any case, I’m already your prisoner. Do whatever you want.”
Tian Yun said, “I won’t do anything to you. Didn’t I already say it? I only require that you not leave my side for as long as I live. That’s all. Of course, during that time, I won’t casually restore your power either. There are a few questions I want to ask you—about what happened in that stone cave.”
I glanced at him and said proudly, “Ask, then. But I may not answer.”
Tian Yun said without minding it, “If my judgment is correct, then you should have accepted a god’s inheritance, right? In the final clash between you and Second Brother, it was also that divine armor that saved your life.”
There was nothing worth hiding in that, so I nodded. “That’s right. I accepted a god’s inheritance.”
Tian Yun smiled faintly. “The inheritance you accepted should have been that of the Mad God Theomandis, right?”
I was instantly shocked. Supporting myself upright, I stared blankly at him, unable to speak.
Tian Yun smiled faintly. “You only need to answer yes or no.”
I replied, “That’s right. I inherited Big Brother Theomandis’s power. How did you guess it? He’s a god of the God Realm.”
Tian Yun smiled without answering and changed the subject. “I never expected the Mad God would choose someone of the Demon Race as his successor. That really surprises me.”
I let out a snort. “What Demon Race? I’m human. And in Big Brother Theomandis’s eyes, there was even less any distinction of race. Only ignorant people like you keep talking about race all the time. You still haven’t answered my question. Why do you know that what I inherited was the Mad God’s power?”
Tian Yun frowned slightly. “Worthy of being the Mad God. I truly am too vulgar. Yes, why should there be distinctions of race? As living beings of the same world, all have the same right to survive. As for why I knew it was his inheritance you accepted, I’ll tell you in a moment. But why do you say you’re human? A Fallen Angel Transformation isn’t something a human should be able to possess.”
I smiled coldly. “That only means your knowledge is too shallow. Why can’t a human use a Fallen Angel Transformation? Let me tell you, I’m of mixed blood from the human, demon, and beastmen races. Not only do I possess the bloodline of the Demon Race royal clan, I also possess the bloodline of the strongest warrior among the Beastmen, the Behemoth.”
Tian Yun froze for a moment. “So that’s how it is. No wonder your recovery ability is so astonishing. The Mad God really did have good judgment. Your constitution is far stronger than that of an ordinary human. What puzzles me most is how Theomandis managed not to die after taking the combined strike of the Battle Angel Michael, the Charm Angel Raphael, and the Army Angel Solent in the God Realm.”
Hearing his words, my heart shook violently. Filled with doubt, I asked, “Who exactly are you? Why do you know so much about matters of the God Realm?”
Tian Yun smiled faintly. “Not only do I know this much, I also know how the Death Angel Gabriel framed the Mad God Theomandis back then. Strange, isn’t it? I’m one hundred and seventy-eight years old this year, so I can be considered one of those old monsters who refuse to die. Actually, with my abilities, I could have ascended to the God Realm long ago and become one of the God Race, but I have never been able to let go of my feelings for the Dragon God Empire, so I have remained here all this time.”
I let out a cold snort. “What’s so good about the God Realm? Isn’t it still full of scheming and deception everywhere? Otherwise Big Brother Theomandis wouldn’t have suffered so much.”
Tian Yun nodded. “I never thought you could see that so clearly as well. In truth, the God Realm is no different from our human world. The only difference is that the God Race living there are far stronger than the beings of our world. More than thirty years ago, the Light God Sudiman contacted me through the light elements, and later we continued to stay in touch that same way. He wanted me to ascend to the God Realm and granted me the divine title of Light Guardian, to help him govern the light elements.”
I said in surprise, “So you really are the Light Guardian.”
Looking at my astonished expression, Tian Yun said gently, “Yes, though not yet. I would only truly be so once I went to the God Realm. At the time, I told him I could not bear to leave everything here, so I refused. But Sudiman still accepted me as his disciple and taught me many light-element spells that do not exist in our world, greatly increasing my strength. Teacher Sudiman is, among the wingless gods, the most powerful deity besides the Mad God. His power is already close to that of a First-Rank Deity. He once told me about Theomandis. He greatly admired Lord Mad God, and I too was deeply moved by the tragic love between the Mad God and Princess Feier Yunna. That day, when I came outside the mountain cave where you were receiving the inheritance, I had originally intended to follow Third Brother’s suggestion and destroy the entire mountain. But then I discovered that a divine inheritance was taking place inside the cave, and judging from the situation at the time, it was clearly the inheritance of a First-Rank Deity. There are only six First-Rank Deities. Aside from the Fallen Angel Lucifer who wandered to the Demon Race and the four great archangels in the God Realm, that left only the Mad God Theomandis. Remembering what he had gone through, I gave up the attack. That is why I knew clearly that what you inherited was his power. Lord Mad God Theomandis was absolutely a righteous deity. Though he was framed, in the eyes of both my teacher and myself, he is still a First-Rank Deity of the God Realm. I believe his choice cannot be wrong. That is why I did not kill you, but instead made you stay by my side.”
So the whole process had been this twisted. Because of Tian Yun’s respect for Big Brother Theomandis, my feelings toward him improved greatly.
“Since you trust Big Brother Theomandis’s judgment, why not release me? Why imprison me instead?”
Tian Yun smiled. “All my life, I have been cautious above all else. If I let you cultivate for a period of time and you truly obtain the Mad God’s power, then in this world there will be no one left who can restrain you. If, when that time comes, you do something to the Dragon God Empire, then even if I died ten thousand times, I could not atone for it. I once received a great favor from the king of the Dragon God Empire. That is why I have been willing to guard this place all this time.”
I asked, “Then how do you intend to deal with me?”
Tian Yun said, “I’m only asking you to stay by my side. Back then, when I saw the friendship between you and those two beastmen, I understood that you were not a bad person. Of course, that doesn’t mean you are a good person either. Otherwise, how could you have used tricks to drive those greedy commoners into helping you achieve your goal?”
So he even knew about that. Truly worthy of being the Light Guardian. I nodded and said, “That’s right. I was the one who spread those rumors. The pressure Li Feng put on me was too great. I had no choice. I did not kill Bo Ren, yet Bo Ren died because of me. You can count that on my head, and you can take my life at any time to avenge them. To be honest, even that poisonous smoke was released by me.”
Tian Yun sighed. “Actually, I was only guessing. You really are still too young. A person like you, who will stop at nothing to achieve his goal, is the most frightening of all. I can let you go even less now. Here with me, you are absolutely safe, so I also will not restore your abilities. Only one day, when I feel you can leave, will I remove the seal on you.”
He clearly wanted to wear down my sharp edges. My heart turned cold. If things continued like this, how many years would I be locked up here? There were still so many things I needed to do.
I said angrily, “Since you know what Big Brother Theomandis went through, then you should also understand his final wish. If you imprison me here, how am I supposed to cultivate? How am I supposed to obtain the Mad God’s true power? Are you going to just let that scum Gabriel live freely in the God Realm?”