đź“– Chapter 1242 - Tragic Mystic Blossom
Mystic Blossom was feeling miserable.
That time he was ordered to go to the solar system and probe Wang Baole’s true strength could be considered the worst catastrophe in his life, a disaster so great that he felt like he was going to die.
Due to coming into contact with Wang Baole’s Wood Dao, a heart devil had manifested in him. It would be one thing if it was a possession-type heart devil, in which case there would be a way to resolve it. But the heart devil afflicting Mystic Blossom didn’t even try to possess him. Instead, it remained entrenched in his mind, constantly affecting his thoughts and reasoning, urging him to submit and worship Wang Baole.
This urge was getting stronger and stronger, and Mystic Blossom could tell that he could last at most an incense stick’s worth of time. If he didn’t continue suppressing the heart devil with all his strength, then… after an incense stick’s worth of time passed, he would no longer be himself.
His body would be the same, his soul would be the same, but all of his thoughts would be completely reversed. He would break out of the Never-Ending Clan at all costs, rush over to Wang Baole, and kneel down.
With a single word from Wang Baole, he would not hesitate to die… because Wang Baole would be his sourcepoint, the beginning and end of everything in his life.
Obviously, Mystic Blossom didn’t want such a future, so he immediately entered seclusion, devoting himself to fighting back against the heart devil. However, when Wang Baole formed the water seed and broke through, Mystic Blossom almost lost himself in an instant. Although Kiga and Radiant Light appeared and helped him suppress the heart devil, he couldn’t help but feel even more miserable than before.
Because he had realized that… he couldn’t do anything to change this situation. Unless Wang Baole died, it was only a matter of time before his mind collapsed.
Thus, he could only place his hopes in Patriarch Never-Ending. Unfortunately, due to the strangeness of this heart devil, even Patriarch Never-Ending seemed unable to do anything in a short period of time. If he wanted to get rid of it quickly, he would need to pay a certain price.
But the Underworld Sect was preparing for war, and the Never-Ending Clan had to maintain peak wariness, so Patriarch Never-Ending couldn’t make a move lightly. Thus, Mystic Blossom was left to wallow in his misery.
“Wang Baole!!” Inside his place of seclusion, Mystic Blossom finally suppressed his fluctuating thoughts, panting heavily. At this moment, he was in an extremely sorry state, with disheveled hair and bloodshot eyes. Moreover, he knew that he only had half an incense stick’s worth of time to rest before he had to start fighting again.
For him, this half an incense stick’s worth of time was the driving force that supported him throughout his fight against the heart devil. Whenever it came around, he would madly curse Wang Baole, venting the infinite resentment in his heart.
“Wang Baole, I will kill you! Not only will I kill you, I will also slaughter all your friends and relatives, annihilate your clan, destroy your civilization, and wipe out all traces of your existence!!” Just like usual, Mystic Blossom roared in fury, but this time… something changed.
As Wang Baole formed a hand seal in the Federation, Mystic Blossom’s expression suddenly changed. Before he could even finish cursing, the heart devil in his body erupted with power.
“It’s not time yet!!” In a panic, Mystic Blossom immediately went to suppress the heart devil. However, he was already exhausted from the previous session and hadn’t had time to recover, so sweat quickly appeared on his brow. Even more frightening was the fact that the outbreak of the heart devil this time was different from before.
Previously, the heart devil had seemed to be passively affecting him in an undirected manner. But this time… it felt like the heart devil in his body was being controlled by a certain will to flare up all over his body.
This change made the heart devil even stronger than before, causing veins to bulge all over Mystic Blossom’s body as he roared. But strangely, even as he roared, his eyes slowly became more pious, and his thoughts gradually distorted.
“Help me!” Trembling, Mystic Blossom forced a plea for help out of his mouth. At the same time, Kiga and Radiant Light realized something was wrong and instantaneously appeared in Mystic Blossom’s place of seclusion. When they saw the expression of piety on Mystic Blossom’s face, both of them became solemn and immediately moved to help suppress the heart devil.
Although Kiga was a clone of Patriarch Never-Ending, he had obtained independence through external help in the past and thus couldn’t be treated purely as a clone. He had his own spiritual wisdom and was extremely powerful, so it didn’t take long before Mystic Blossom’s heart devil was suppressed.
But just as Mystic Blossom’s trembling body relaxed and his expression loosened, both of his eyes suddenly rolled backward. Black gas erupted from his pores, converging on his forehead, where it formed a small face.
This face… was that of Wang Baole.
“Who dares stop the return of this Wang’s believer!?” As the face appeared, Wang Baole’s voice echoed out with grandeur. Radiant Light paled and was forced back, while Kiga furrowed his brows and snorted coldly.
“Dao Lord of Left Dao, my Never-Ending Clan hasn’t yet taken you to task for the matter with Imperial Mountain. Don’t go too far!”
“Divine Emperor Kiga? So you were the one obstructing my believer.” The eyes of the face on Mystic Blossom’s forehead flickered with a dark light as they looked at Kiga. Looking straight back at the eyes, Kiga released his own pressure and spoke slowly.
“Mystic Blossom is a Divine Emperor of my Never-Ending Clan, not your believer!”
After a few breaths of silence, the face on Mystic Blossom’s forehead smiled and spoke with a voice full of majesty.
“Just…” This first word came from the face on Mystic Blossom’s forehead, but also from the Left Dao Holy Region far away in the starry sky.
The person speaking was sitting cross-legged above the solar system… the giant guardian clone of Wang Baole.
“Because…” This was the second word. The voice from the starry sky seemed to have come closer; Wang Baole’s clone had stood up and appeared at the border of the Left Dao Holy Region.
“You say it…” Judging from the echo of next three words, the voice was no longer in the Left Dao Holy Region, but already inside the Never-Ending Holy Region. Radiant Light’s expression changed drastically, and killing intent flashed through Kiga’s eyes.
“Makes it so?” These final words erupted like heavenly thunder, rumbling throughout the entire Never-Ending Clan. Kiga’s body flickered, and he suddenly rushed into the starry sky outside the Never-Ending Clan, where he saw Wang Baole walking over step by step.
“Wang Baole!! This is the Never-Ending Clan’s territory! How many times have you trespassed by now? Is this what you call neutrality?!” Kiga couldn’t hold back his anger any longer. Although he was a clone of Patriarch Never-Ending, he had his own independent will. Now, burning with fury, his killing intent burst out in full force.
In fact, Wang Baole’s repeated intrusion over the past half year had long aroused the Never-Ending Clan’s killing intent.
“I am only here to bring back my believer.” Wang Baole’s calm voice rumbled in all directions like thunder from the heavens.
“As for my neutrality… if your Never-Ending Clan insists on restraining my believer, then so what if I’m not neutral? So what if I… go to war with your Never-Ending Clan!?”
Kiga’s expression turned ugly as he listened to Wang Baole’s words. He really didn’t know what his original body, Patriarch Never-Ending, was thinking. Why did he keep delaying the final battle? Why had Wang Baole been permitted to grow to this extent? Now, after repeatedly provoking the Never-Ending Clan, Wang Baole had even declared war. This was bound to happen; after all, everyone knew that true neutrality in this turbulent era was impossible. But still… it was an absolute slap to the face for the Never-Ending Clan.
And yet, Patriarch Never-Ending seemed to not care about the Never-Ending Clan at all, nor did he care about the imitators that would certainly pop up if Wang Baole was allowed to tarnish the clan’s face like this.
“The original body is blind and foolish!” Killing intent blazing in his eyes, Kiga charged out and headed straight toward Wang Baole.
“Wang Baole, since you’re courting death, this seat will oblige you!”
Meanwhile, sitting cross-legged in meditation at the center of a slightly remote star in the Never-Ending Clan, Patriarch Never-Ending slowly opened his eyes, looking over to the location where his clone and Wang Baole were. However, his gaze passed over them without any interest, as if they weren’t part of his world at all. Instead, he was staring at a deeper place…
“This play is almost over. I’ve created so many opportunities for you… Chen Qingzi, aren’t you ready? Why haven’t you made a move yet?
“I can hardly wait…”