Chapter 1931 - 1517: Willing to Sink, Unwilling to Awaken!

If she doesn’t forget that fragment of memory, she’ll never wake up!

This realization instantly threw Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue into a panic!

Heaven alone knew how anxious they were when they saw Gu Changsheng collapse and lose consciousness; that terror of losing her—Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue never wanted to experience it again in this life, in this world!

"Ta You, she..." Zhou Mu caught hold of Gu Changsheng, raising his head anxiously to look at Ta You, who was suspended amid the stars. In those eyes deep as a Cold Pool, anxiety surged.

This Oblivion Water simply could not get close to her at all!

Why, exactly?

Ta You had said this Oblivion Water came from Under the Nine Heavens; then what was it that allowed Gu Changsheng to fend off this Oblivion Water?

Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue knew that the reason they themselves were not washed away by the Oblivion Water must lie in that single finger Ta You had pointed earlier; but what about Gu Changsheng?

Gu Changsheng should originally have lost today’s memories under the scour of this Oblivion Water!

"She..." At the top of the Star Innate Tower, beneath the mottled starlight, Ta You’s tiny Phantom couldn’t help but lean forward. On that little face, pale as paper and utterly bloodless, his brows furrowed tightly as he looked toward Gu Changsheng in confusion, his gaze heavy and grave...

After quite a while, Ta You finally murmured, "She would rather sink into those unbearable memories than wake up..."

Speaking up to this point, Ta You suddenly lifted his head, looking toward the starry night curtain around them. His small face was full of confusion as he whispered, "My Divine Residence, what exactly have you done? Could it be that you intend to destroy her?"

Yet in the next instant, Ta You shook his head, denying his own words.

Impossible!

Divine Venerable Ancient Wilderness, just like himself, was the least likely person in this world to ever lay a hand on Gu Changsheng; otherwise, everything—absolutely everything—would lose its meaning!

If the cause was unknown, even if those shattered memories were shaking her, even if she could not bear them because of the True God Bloodline, how could Gu Changsheng—who did not know that the Ancient Wilderness Supreme Deity was her birth mother—be willing to sink into those memories and cut herself off from all perception of the outside world?

Thinking of this, Ta You couldn’t help lowering his head. His small face was full of shock as he looked in a daze at the fallen Gu Changsheng, his voice incredulous as he said, "Impossible! Impossible! There’s no way you know! How could you possibly know? History cannot be changed; the past cannot be reshaped. From beginning to end, she never let you see her! Never!"

Ta You had also seen the final scene of that Ancient Wilderness Times recollection; he knew very well everything that had happened. He was certain that Gu Changsheng had not seen the face of the Ancient Wilderness Supreme Deity, and could not possibly have guessed that the Ancient Wilderness Supreme Deity was her mother. Yet if that were not the case, what reason could there be for Gu Changsheng to rather sink into that memory than wake up?

A flash of light streaked through Ta You’s mind. His eyes widened at once, his tiny figure trembling lightly from shock. "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! The rules of the Great Dao, the Chaotic Power, will never allow you to do such a thing, will never permit it. You cannot have seen her! You cannot!"

History had already been sealed and fixed in place.

By the time the Ancient Wilderness Supreme Deity fell, she had never truly met Gu Changsheng even once!

Even the Ancient Wilderness Supreme Deity could not overturn history, could not rewrite bygone events, could not appear before Gu Changsheng and recognize her as her daughter!

Impossible!

Ta You shook his head.

In the heart of the Ancient Wilderness Supreme Deity, there were only the Beings of All Heaven, only all that she wished to protect; how could she, for the sake of a daughter she had been helplessly forced to bear, a daughter she had no choice but to bring into this world, commit an act that overturned history and rewrote past events?

That would be to defy the rules of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth; that would be to betray the will of the Ancestral God!

As the Daughter of the Ancestral God, the Ancient Wilderness Supreme Deity was the one who revered the Ancestral God most. How could she possibly do anything that went against the will of the Ancestral God?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Ta You shook his head again and again, refusing to believe the suspicion in his own heart. His hand lifted slightly, and another shimmering surge of waterlight, brimming with vigorous force, rushed once more toward Gu Changsheng’s body!

Yet before this waterlight, laden with vigorous power, could touch Gu Changsheng, it was blocked again!

Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue saw this, and the anxiety on their faces deepened.

Ta You muttered something under his breath; they did not quite catch the words, but they could tell that matters seemed to have exceeded Ta You’s expectations—otherwise he would not have been so shocked!

But why, exactly?

Under the scour of the Oblivion Water, Yuan Bao and the others had already collapsed, yet why could the Oblivion Water not come even the slightest bit close to Gu Changsheng?

This was the only way to bring Gu Changsheng back to consciousness!

If that fragment of memory she could not bear was not forgotten, how could she possibly wake?

If she did not awaken...

The moment Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue thought of this possibility, the gazes they turned toward Ta You grew all the more urgent...

Only Ta You!

None but Ta You!

Can make her wake up...

Feeling the pleading gazes from Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue, Ta You, standing atop the tower, had his heart filled with helplessness at this moment. He let out a low sigh and pondered aloud, "It is she herself who has sealed off her senses, willingly sinking into the sea of her heart, never to wake again..."

"She..." At these words, a flash of shock swept through the depths of Zhou Mu’s eyes, dark as a Cold Pool. He lowered his head to look at the little woman in his arms, her eyes tightly closed, and said in a deep voice, "How is that possible? Those scenes make her suffer so terribly—how could she possibly be willing to drown in her own heart-sea and never wake?"

"This is simply how it is. This Oblivion Water from Under the Nine Heavens can wash away all former dust and past events of the world. And in this world, only her will can withstand the cleansing of Oblivion Water and remain solitary and alone..." Ta You’s face was full of helplessness as he spoke.

She is the daughter of Divine Venerable Ancient Wilderness—setting aside why she would be born into this world, in the end she is the daughter of Divine Venerable Ancient Wilderness!

Now, in this age where time bears only meager fruit, she is the only remaining True God Bloodline!

If one were to ask who could still resist Oblivion Water once it has been infused with his force, then it would be her, and her alone!

The Ancestral God’s niece, the blood-born daughter of Divine Venerable Ancient Wilderness—her will can shut out all things across All Heavens, including this Oblivion Water from Under the Nine Heavens...

"Then what do we do? You said those memories are a weight her life cannot bear. If you cannot erase her memories, will she never wake up again?" Hearing this, Shi Wujue grew anxious. He scrambled up from the ground and spoke in a flustered rush.

"She will!" Ta You’s answer was blunt and crisp.

This left Shi Wujue speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"Therefore, I must take her memories away. Otherwise, she will sink into them, suffer torment that pierces heart and bone, unable to extricate herself!" Yet before Shi Wujue could speak again, Ta You continued.

"Then hurry up and take them! What are you still waiting for?" Shi Wujue glared at Ta You for a while before speaking through gritted teeth.

"However, she has sealed her own senses. Oblivion Water can do nothing to her. I can only change methods instead!" As he spoke, a grave look flashed across Ta You’s small face. Pale-golden light flickered in his hand and condensed into a sharp Dagger...

For some reason, the moment Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue saw the Dagger appear in Ta You’s hand, their hearts tightened.

Especially when they saw, on that gleaming Dagger, the sealed blade reflecting the dusk of the constellations, cold light faintly shimmering—the two of them felt an ominous premonition rise in their hearts, in uncanny unison...

At that moment, Ta You was also staring blankly at the Dagger in his own hand...

Oblivion Water can cleanse fleeting memories; under his control, erasing only this day’s memories is effortless!

But now, he did not want to use Oblivion Water to wash away Gu Changsheng’s memories of today. He wanted to take out her memories of this day. He wanted to see, in those recollections that clearly inflicted pain piercing heart and bone, why she would rather sink into them than wake!

To see whether she truly has learned something else!

"What are you trying to do?"

Zhou Mu stared at the Dagger in Ta You’s hand, his godlike face dark with wariness. Yet he was not someone who easily lost his temper—but Shi Wujue was different. Shi Wujue looked at Ta You, his face full of vigilance, and immediately asked.

"I will open her skull and extract her memories of this day!" Ta You’s voice, bearing the weight of all beings, echoed atop the tower, tinged with absent-minded contemplation...

"You dare!" Shi Wujue cried out at once when he heard this.

Even Zhou Mu’s body tensed.

"What, you two intend to stop me?" Ta You finally shifted his gaze from the Dagger in his hand to the two of them. His voice was tinged with ancient vicissitudes as he said, "You had best think clearly: if you obstruct me, she will forever remember all she has seen today, sleep and never wake, until her soul is tormented into shattering, with no chance of waking ever again!"

"You—!" At this, Shi Wujue was struck dumb, turning to look at Zhou Mu.

Open her skull!

Such a thing is unheard of, unseen!

If the skull is cut open, can a person still live?

What they want is for Gu Changsheng to wake, not Gu Changsheng’s life!

"If she suffers even the slightest harm, Ta You, do you understand what this king will do?" Zhou Mu, cradling Gu Changsheng, lowered his head to look at her once more. Then as he lifted his gaze to meet Ta You’s, his godlike face was already steeped in Malevolent Qi. "Divine Venerable Ancient Wilderness may shelter All Heavens, but if the one in my arms comes to harm, I will destroy All Heavens as compensation for her! Even you will not be able to stop me!"

Hearing this, a trace of helplessness flashed in Ta You’s eyes. He shook his head, lightly twisting the golden Dagger in his hand, and closed his eyes as he said, "You should remember, I once said—she is the one I would least harm, even if my hands were stained with the blood of the whole world!"

Having spoken, Ta You did not spare Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue another glance. A beam of golden light burst from his body and shot straight into the two of them...

Divine Power—how could mortal flesh possibly withstand it?

Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue instantly felt their minds go blank. Their tall, slender bodies collapsed to the ground in an instant...