Chapter 796 - 726: Luo Ziyun’s Death Wish

Chapter 796: Chapter 726: Luo Ziyun’s Death Wish

In this world, you reap what you sow. Cause begets cause, and effect begets effect. The web of karma, once spun, is impossible to untangle.

Tu Xiao’an’s leap was not for himself, but for the woman who had once protected him, the woman to whom he owed a great debt.

The void churned with violent Energy, like the fabled Immortal Slaying Platform. Anyone who leaped in would likely have their soul scattered to the winds.

Inside, all manner of rampaging forces pulverized everything.

Still, Tu Xiao’an leaped. In that instant, his Six Great Elemental Abilities wrapped around him, layer upon layer like winter coats, enveloping him completely.

In addition, he did not hesitate to fully manifest his Snake King Scales.

Tu Xiao’an cherished his life. He might be jumping, but he certainly wasn’t doing it to commit suicide.

He simply didn’t believe this void could actually kill him.

In that same instant, Tu Xiao’an silently asked, ’System, can the Unconditional Taming Skill be used on an Artifact Spirit?’

"Anything with a life system can be tamed," the system, which Tu Xiao’an had nearly forgotten, replied instantly.

Within the void, countless torrents of violent Energy assaulted Tu Xiao’an, but he paid them no mind, a flicker of joy igniting in his heart.

’Can it tame a Rank Four being?’

This was a question Tu Xiao’an had been wanting to ask for a long time.

Since he had never encountered a Rank Four being before, he had never gotten around to clarifying it.

But after seeing the floor of the stone hall littered with Rank Four corpses, the question had become critically important.

"Negative. As the host has not yet undergone Ascension, the Unconditional Taming Skill is only effective on beings below Rank Four. Apart from this, there are no other restrictions."

’Damn, just as I thought.’

Tu Xiao’an had long suspected that the so-called "unconditional" wasn’t truly unconditional.

Still, there was a fundamental difference between Rank Four and Rank 3.

One was Immortal, the other mortal.

So, this couldn’t really be considered a restriction.

If Tu Xiao’an’s own Cultivation were at Rank Four, he would be able to tame a Rank Four Divine Spirit.

Inside the void, countless streams of Qi Force, sharp as blades, swept over Tu Xiao’an’s body.

However, contempt filled Tu Xiao’an’s eyes. ’You think a trick like this is enough to kill me, the Snake Emperor?’

With his Six Great Elemental Abilities protecting him, plus his indestructible Snake Scales, this level of attack was still a bit too weak.

Suddenly, Tu Xiao’an discovered that this void seemed to exist in an illusory state, at the boundary between reality and space.

To be more precise, it was as if he were inside a mirror, able to see the world outside.

From within the void, he could see the general layout of the War Relics—layer upon layer of palaces and halls. Tu Xiao’an himself was like a pitiful slip of paper, tossed and battered about in a storm.

Soon, Tu Xiao’an saw a severed head hanging high in the air.

It was Feng Linjie’s head, located in the same hall they had entered through the Light Sect.

Drifting past it, Tu Xiao’an continued to observe while enduring the slashing Qi Force of the void. He soon saw another bloody head, but he didn’t recognize the person.

’At this rate, I might be able to find where Luo Ziyun is.’

A jolt of joy went through Tu Xiao’an, and he began to constantly shift his position within the void.

But as he moved, he discovered that the violent Energy in the void grew stronger, and the countless streams of Qi Force within it began to frantically tear at his body.

’Hmph. You want to destroy me, the Snake Emperor? Not a chance.’

Tu Xiao’an’s eyes were full of scorn, but then they suddenly lit up. He had spotted an antique-style room.

A beautiful woman was leaning in a corner, looking utterly desperate.

’Haha, Ziyan, I’ve found you!’

Tu Xiao’an considered bursting out of the void, which he seemed capable of doing.

But then, his eyes shifted. ’If I just go out and see her like this, what if she’s still mad at me?’

After all, Tu Xiao’an had killed Luo Ziyun’s adoptive father. Even if she wanted to forgive him, it would be a difficult hurdle to overcome.

’I need to think of a way to win this woman over for good.’

’First, I’ll deal with this woman who said she’d never see me again, and then I’ll take care of that Artifact Spirit.’

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In the antique-style room, Luo Ziyun was being forced to put on makeup and dress herself up. But suddenly, the space in the room twisted, and a swirling vortex of wind materialized, threatening to snuff out her life at any moment.

’It changed its mind. It’s going to kill me now.’

Luo Ziyun gave a bitter smile. Since she was already a prisoner, death was only a matter of time.

She had long since come to terms with life and death; otherwise, she would never have come to Skeleton Mountain in search of the War Relics.

But now, that Snake had come too, and Luo Ziyun’s heart, once as still as an old well, was in turmoil.

A projection materialized within the swirling vortex.

In the image, the demonic man was furious. "You have angered me, the Artifact Spirit. You want to protect that woman? Fine, I will grant your wish."

A void of violent Energy appeared, and a suffocating aura instantly spread out from it.

It seemed as though any living creature that entered would be torn to pieces and utterly annihilated.

"If you jump in, I, the Artifact Spirit, will release that woman."

Watching this, Luo Ziyun’s beautiful eyes slowly widened. She immediately screamed, "Xiao’an, don’t jump! Don’t!"

She could feel the terror of that void.

But... but that Snake jumped without the slightest hesitation.

Luo Ziyun froze as if turned to stone. Tears streamed down her cheeks like a kite with a broken string.

’He jumped? Why did he jump? To save me, he chose to sacrifice himself?’

Luo Ziyun was stunned, dazed. She had previously thought that Snake was heartless and disloyal.

She had helped him so much, helped him ascend to the rank of Snake King, yet he had turned around and killed her adoptive father, the person closest to her.

At that time, Luo Ziyun had been filled with hatred and rage. It was as if her five hundred years of life had been lived for nothing.

And so, she had decided to never see him again.

And she had kept her word.

But somewhere along the way, she found she could no longer let go of her feelings for that Snake.

Her promise to never see him was just a form of escape, a way of lying to herself.

Now, the scene before her made Luo Ziyun completely break down.

’He came looking for me. He died for me.’

Luo Ziyun stared blankly. The projection ended the moment he jumped into the void.

"I don’t need you to die for me! I haven’t wanted to live for a long time!" Luo Ziyun slowly stood up and stared at the vortex. Countless streams of Qi Force churned within it, powerful enough to instantly kill even a High Rank War God.

Luo Ziyun gave a tragically beautiful smile, which was also a self-deprecating one. A trace of tenderness flickered in her eyes. "Xiao’an, you mischievous Pi Pi Snake, are you trying to make me owe you? No, you’re the one who can only ever owe me."

"If you’re going to die, then I’ll just have to die with you."

Some feelings, some emotions, had never been spoken aloud, but she knew her own heart.

If Luo Ziyun had any lingering attachment to this mortal world, it was probably that Pi Pi Snake she had watched grow up.

Now, Pi Pi Snake had died for her.

She no longer had a reason to live.

Luo Ziyun charged toward the vortex, resolute, like a moth drawn to a flame.

FZZT...!

Suddenly, the vortex vanished without a trace.

The antique-style room returned to normal.

Luo Ziyun was stunned. In that instant, a shrill killing intent and a towering rage burned in her eyes. "I want to die, and you won’t even grant me that? You’ve gone too far!"

The demonic man did not appear.

"Do you think this is enough to stop me from dying?" Luo Ziyun had no idea what the other party was planning.

It wanted to play games, toying with every single person who broke in.

Luo Ziyun raised her palm and brought it down toward the top of her own skull.

They say you can never wake a person who is only pretending to be asleep. And you can never stop a person who is truly determined to die.