Chapter 1380 - 1384: Su Hongling's Request

Looking at Chu Yan, who was earnestly comprehending the power of the Starry Origin, Yun Hao's gaze revealed an unprecedented sadness.

Perhaps... Perhaps I will become a statue, a cold and unfeeling statue from head to toe without emotions.

However, even as a statue, I still love you, my darling, my wife!

After a while, Chu Yan slowly opened her beautiful eyes. With her talent, all the insights about the Starry Origin shared by Yun Hao had already transformed into her own.

"Honey, you cannot leave me, otherwise, I will cry!"

Chu Yan looked at Yun Hao, who had suddenly changed in front of her, tightly hugged Yun Hao's waist, buried her small face into Yun Hao's chest, and said coquettishly.

"What silly talk is that? How could I leave my beloved wife?"

Yun Hao lovingly kissed Chu Yan's forehead, smiling tenderly.

"Hmph, I suppose you wouldn't dare, otherwise, I would cry really, really hard!"

Chu Yan proudly raised her small head and mischievously kissed Yun Hao proactively.

After a brief moment of sweetness, the two of them headed together toward the entrance of the fifth level.

Along the way, they did not encounter any monsters, perhaps cleared by the black-clad woman and others.

According to Chu Yan's account, after Yun Hao left, the black-clad woman battled with Su Hongling and Su Jiuzi, and eventually, Su Jiuzi was defeated. He controlled Su Hongling to obstruct the black-clad woman, while he himself ran toward the entrance of the fifth level first.

The black-clad woman did not continue to entangle with Su Hongling but turned and pursued them.

As for Su Hongling, she did not follow in their footsteps, but left in another direction.

Listening to Chu Yan's narration, Yun Hao's heart held a trace of confusion, seemingly grasping something.

But whenever he tried to seize it, it would mysteriously vanish.

Soon the two arrived at the entrance of the fifth level.

However, at this place, there was someone waiting for them.

This person lost an arm, dressed in a striking fiery red long gown, and it was Su Hongling, who Su Jiuzi had refined into a Corpse Puppet using the Corpse Refining Sect's secret technique.

"Let's make a deal!"

Su Hongling looked at Yun Hao and Chu Yan appearing before her and said softly.

"You haven't been refined into a Corpse Puppet?"

Yun Hao asked in confusion, his eyes fixed on Su Hongling while being alert to possible ambushes or traps around them.

"I've been refined, but Su Jiuzi doesn't know I still have a trace of Primordial Spirit hidden away; however, even that trace is on the verge of dissipating!"

Seemingly anticipating Yun Hao's question, Su Hongling was not surprised at all by his inquiry and responded softly.

"What kind of deal do you want to make?"

Yun Hao looked at Su Hongling in front of him, although he could confirm the truth in her words, he remained fully alert.

"Kill me, then help me kill Su Jiuzi. I can tell you how to get through the fifth level!"

Su Hongling said slowly, looking at Yun Hao in front of her.

"The method to get through the fifth level? Is there another level after the fifth? Wasn't it said that the mystery of inheriting the Divine Realm lies in the fifth level?"

Yun Hao asked in confusion.

"Inheritance is indeed in the fifth level, but in the very center. After you enter the fifth level, you'll be randomly transported to any corner's edge, and reaching the center from the fifth level is as hard as reaching the sky!"

Su Hongling patiently explained to Yun Hao bit by bit.

"Why choose me to trade?"

Yun Hao asked the final question. He believed what Su Hongling said about the fifth level's situation was true.

"Because I have no one else to choose, and because throughout my years of wandering, you are the first to defeat me. Only you have the right to kill me!"

Su Hongling spoke softly, her beautiful eyes shimmering, while a towering aura slowly emanated from her.

"My name is Su Hongling, and I have never tasted defeat in my life. Yet, unexpectedly, several thousand years ago, I fell in battle with someone—a battle of mutual demise, but not defeat. My flesh ended up in this Immortal Tomb Forbidden Land, hoping to wait for my remaining trace of Primordial Spirit to slowly recover. But at the crucial moment, I was refined into a Corpse Puppet by that old monster Su Jiuzi using the secret technique of the Corpse Refining Sect!

Fortunately, my remnant soul still hid away in the Dantian!

Su Jiuzi fears others discovering my secret, so he claimed publicly I was his granddaughter and hid me directly in the demon race leading to the Immortal Tomb Forbidden Land!

Throughout these years, my Primordial Spirit has never grown, and I know it's hard to escape this Corpse Puppet fate in this lifetime!

So, I implore you... implore you to kill me with a single sword strike to grant me liberation, then avenge me by killing Su Jiuzi. As for any compensation, I have nothing else of value—your Cultivation Technique and Immortal Technique are at least as good as mine, so I can only tell you the secret of the fifth level!"

At this moment, Su Hongling resembled the former formidable power once more, her invisible aura emanating a world-dominating presence, a presence that can only be emitted by reaching such a Cultivation Realm.

As her words fell, Su Hongling waved her slender hand and a pale purple light flew towards Yun Hao, transforming into a screen of light in front of him, inscribed with details concerning the fifth level.

"Have you truly decided?"

Watching Su Hongling gently close her eyes in front of him, Yun Hao waved his hand, shattering the screen of light, and a gray longsword formed by the Power of the Primordial Spirit appeared in his right hand.

"I've long decided!"

Su Hongling did not open her eyes, merely nodded gently.

Seeing Su Hongling like this, Yun Hao said nothing further, the longsword in his hand pierced directly into Su Hongling's abdomen, striking at her Dantian.

Following that, a mighty Power of the Primordial Spirit surged into her body, causing Su Hongling's form to explode.

Boom!

With a loud bang, Su Hongling's flesh and that stubborn trace of Primordial Spirit vanished.

"Thank you!"

These were Su Hongling's last words before departing, along with a crystalline teardrop sliding gently from the corner of her eye.