Chapter 743: Breaking Up With You Completely

"I know..."

Qin Jian said sternly: "I have known for a long time; you didn't attack me on purpose. You were invaded by the Divine Sense of the Fire God and the Ice God, which is why you were controlled the moment you became gods."

"Eh?"

Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu, who had thought they were still being misunderstood, were stunned, teardrops hanging on their cheeks, looking somewhat comical.

"Then... then why did you isolate us?" Shui Bing'er stammered.

"To keep things fair for everyone; after all, you are all exes, so I can't favor one over the other," Qin Jian said as if it were only natural.

"Ah?"

Hearing this, Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er looked around and only then discovered that Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others had also been separated by the sword screen.

"You... what exactly are you doing?"

The two women's grievances vanished instantly, replaced by curiosity about the current situation.

"Look, people are just that strange. They don't worry about scarcity, but about inequality. As long as everyone is treated the same, there will be much less disagreement."

Qin Jian brushed his sleeves in a leisurely manner, dusting off non-existent dirt, appearing very composed.

He looked at them one by one.

One by one, he looked very earnestly.

Ning Rongrong, who had always believed in him and never wavered.

Shui Bing'er, who seemed like a cold, mature woman on the outside but was actually a little girl at heart.

Zhu Zhuqing, who viewed him as her entire reliance and support, and was the first willing to be with others alongside him.

Huo Wu, fiery and proud, yet unable to escape him.

Xiao Wu, the little sister he had never let go of, forever and always.

Hu Liena, the charming and captivating little fox, graceful and poised.

Qian Renxue, with the face of an angel and the heart of a devil, possessing the most darkness.

Bibi Dong, peerless in her dominance and unrivaled in the world, yet slowly molded into his shape.

Poseixi, the gentle and lingering sister, dreamlike and illusory.

"I didn't expect the nine of you to gather for the first time under such circumstances."

Qin Jian mocked himself: "I have thought countless times about how I would handle it if you all gathered together, and whether I would be ground into meat paste by an Asura Field..."

"Now it seems that was all unnecessary."

The nine women looked at each other, glancing around the circle, their expressions all different.

But regardless of what they were thinking, at this moment, they all focused their attention on Qin Jian.

This man, what exactly does he want to do...

"There are many things I want to tell you, and many days I want to spend with you."

Qin Jian's gaze was finally no longer cold, and slowly, melancholy and reluctance welled up.

"I am actually, truly, very greedy, and I have always been a particularly selfish man."

He tilted his head back, no longer looking at any of them.

"Having said so much, what I actually want to tell you is..."

Qin Jian spoke slowly, and all nine of them pricked up their ears.

"All this time, I have been undergoing a God Trial, the Nine Trials of Emotion. Each trial requires me to fall in love with someone and then break up, completing a major realm while simultaneously obtaining a Soul Ring."

As soon as these words were spoken, a force instantly pressed down upon him.

But Qin Jian only furrowed his brows and looked at the sky, a sword of mental energy flashing across: "My God Trial, my decision, brooks no interference."

Hum!

An invisible ripple was generated, shielding that rule.

And the nine people who heard the words about the God Trial reacted differently.

Ning Rongrong, Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Poseixi appeared very calm; they merely frowned slightly, showing no other expression.

But the others looked very surprised, especially Xiao Wu and Huo Wu, who had never guessed this; they were particularly shaken.

"The origin of our fate was all because of the God Trial, and every breakup was also a part of the God Trial."

Shui Bing'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others suddenly realized, finally understanding why Qin Jian had broken up with them when their feelings were at their deepest.

It turned out there was a reason for all of this.

However, not only was there a reason for the breakups, but there was also a reason for the falling in love.

"I approached you with a purpose from the very beginning, and in the end, I separated from you because of my own God Trial."

Qin Jian's smile became full of irony: "The person who kept saying they liked and loved you actually harbored such filthy motives all along; how truly shameless."

The nine women had different expressions.

"So, are you trying to compensate us now because of guilt?"

Qian Renxue was the only one who had not remained entangled with him, so she was the calmest.

Qin Jian shook his head: "No, having done wrong from the start, there is no way I can erase the harm that has already been done."

"Just like many people who have done wrong and feel deep guilt, they often choose to do the opposite and treat their benefactors even worse; sometimes, human nature is just that ugly."

He raised his own hand and slowly clenched it: "I am the same; I want to get rid of this guilt..."

Qin Jian's gaze suddenly became cold and ruthless.

He looked around one last time, meeting everyone's eyes.

Then, word by word, he said slowly: "I want to break up with you completely, and have no further relationship whatsoever."

For a time, there was no sound at all in the surroundings.

Under the weight of this sentence, the heads of Ning Rongrong and the others buzzed, and they could say nothing.

Only the tears flowing from their eyes clearly told them of the physical pain brought about by this sentence.

"Qin Jian, what Huo Wu and I have worked so hard for all these years, what we have always, always wanted, is to reunite with you..."

Shui Bing'er covered her mouth, her entire body leaning limply against Huo Wu.

"You... in the end... you actually want to separate completely..."

Tears flowed incessantly from between her fingers, streaking across her face and falling to the earth.

Huo Wu felt a bit dizzy, but the weight of Shui Bing'er forced her to try hard to stand steady.

A pair of eyes seemed to carry flames, yet they could not hide the hesitation within: "We... we have already apologized... why... why must it be like this..."

On the contrary, Poseixi, who stood behind them and had been using them to shield herself, was the calmest.

She just looked at Qin Jian like that, as if trying to see through what was in his heart: "Do you... do you have some hidden reason?"

"A hidden reason?"

Qin Jian looked up at the sky: "There is nothing left to hide; I have been plotted against by the gods for more than a day or two. If I cannot obtain the power to resist, then there is only a dead end left."

Everyone was startled.

"Brother! We... we can think of a way together!"

Xiao Wu seemed to have grasped at the last straw: "As long as everyone works together, there will definitely be a way!"

Qin Jian turned to look at her, a flash of sorrow passing through the depths of his eyes.

He slowly shook his head: "To live, there is only this one path: a complete severance, there is no other way."

To want everyone to be able to live, this is the only way.

Qin Jian added a sentence in his heart.

"Then... can we... can we still be siblings?"

Xiao Wu knelt softly on the ground, tears flowing uncontrollably: "I want... to just be your sister... a real sister... is that okay..."

"Xiao... Wu..."

Qin Jian suddenly discovered that his voice had begun to grow hoarse: "Choosing to sever ties with you completely is choosing to discard my own emotions; from now on, I will no longer have feelings."

"How then could there be the affection of siblings..."

(End of this chapter)