Chapter 784

But the soul of that great inventor had already been stained with countless darkness and blood.

At this moment, Otto was only a dozen steps away from the Kallen he had been yearning for, but these dozen steps...

Were more distant than five hundred years.

It was like the boy who wasn't liked back then, sitting alone under a tree crying, while his faith never came over the wall to him.

Otto stared fixedly at Kallen, who was chatting and laughing with Kiana and the others.

The Archbishop of Destiny, whose heart was colder than a guillotine, felt the warmth of tears for the first time in a long while.

This corpse of the Archbishop of Destiny, which had been cold for five hundred years, had come to life...

"Kallen... I'm here..."

Otto said awkwardly at the entrance. Theresa was quite surprised.

She had truly never seen Otto like this.

Kallen suddenly stopped her conversation with Kiana and the others, turned her head, and her gaze focused on Otto's face as if crossing through time and space.

Otto turned his head away in a panic; even so, he seemed to perceive Kallen's eyes, which were full of disappointment.

This was the thing he feared most.

Kallen rose slowly and walked toward Otto step by step. The others also stopped talking, watching curiously to see how they would react.

With every step Kallen took closer, Otto's heart trembled more violently.

Even when Kallen stood before him, Otto felt a panicked urge to run away.

He wasn't afraid of Kallen; he was just afraid that Kallen would hate him...

Gritting his teeth, Otto turned his head to look at Kallen's gaze, which seemed devoid of any emotion, and said in a low voice:

"Kallen, I..."

"Slap!"

A crisp sound of a slap rang out, and everyone in the cave dwelling was stunned.

Feeling the burning pain on his face, Otto understood that the extent of Kallen's anger had reached its absolute peak.

But the pain on his face was nothing compared to the scorching anxiety in his heart.

"This slap is for Theresa!"

Kallen's tone was cold as she looked at Otto with disappointment.

"You toyed with souls and despised life! You created Theresa, yet treated them as tools to fulfill your selfish desires. You are an unqualified grandfather!"

Otto remained silent.

Kallen raised her hand again and slapped him once more.

"This slap is for Kiana! You are cold-blooded and ruthless, manipulating others' lives and utilizing their emotions just to achieve your own desires."

"You are a devil!"

Otto's heart tightened, and his entire being radiated an aura of despair, as if he were collapsing.

"Slap!"

"This slap is for Durandal and Welt! Otto! How could you become like this! How could you become like this!"

"You killed other people's friends and family, tore families apart, and manipulated others using the purest emotions in the world."

"And you could even say such disgusting things!"

"Slap!"

"This slap is for Himeko!"

"This slap is for the innocent Valkyries you harmed!"

Everyone watched as Kallen, with tears in her eyes, continuously raised her hand to slap Otto's face.

Otto endured it all without a word. After a while, Theresa and the others felt their own faces ache, and Theresa became anxious.

When Kallen raised her hand again, Theresa hurriedly grabbed her.

"Grandma Kallen, don't hit him anymore. Grandfather knows he was wrong and will definitely change!"

"Besides, although Grandfather is a bastard, he took good care of me, and if it weren't for him these past five hundred years, the Honkai would have destroyed the world long ago."

"Grandfather has his merits after all."

Kallen looked silently at Otto, who was hanging his head. Tears slid down her cheeks, and she raised her hand to slap her own face hard.

At this, Otto, who had been silent until now, suddenly collapsed and looked up, staring intently at Kallen.

Seeing the slap mark on her face, Otto swore that no matter who did this to Kallen, he would make them suffer a fate worse than death.

But unfortunately...

This was Kallen's own action.

"Because of me, Otto changed. He became crazy and stubborn, just to resurrect me."

"Everyone can blame him, but I am the only one who cannot..."

"But Otto, did you ever really care if I longed to be resurrected?"

"To protect the people, from the moment I became a Valkyrie of Destiny, I knew I would eventually die on the battlefield."

"I was never afraid of death, only afraid that I hadn't tried hard enough before I died, letting the Honkai harm others."

"Otto, I never thought that the person who understood me best would go to such crazy lengths for me."

"Otto, do you know..."

"When I learned of all the insane things you did to resurrect me, I regretted being able to come back to life..."

"I'm not qualified to blame you, but I can't help it..."

Kallen cried in a breakdown, crouching on the ground like a wounded little animal.

Otto's eyes were dull. After a while, he spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.

"Grandfather, go!"

511. Bai Zhu: What's the point of chasing women? Only the Great Dao is worth pursuing.

Inside Otto's cave dwelling, Otto lay on the bed with a face as pale as paper and furrowed brows, his breath seemingly weak.

Bai Zhu, standing to the side, withdrew his true essence after examining him, then took out a fragrant pill and dissolved it into liquid form with his true essence, merging it into Otto's body.

After finishing this, Bai Zhu looked helplessly at Theresa and the others, who were full of nervousness.

"His vital energy is shaken, his spirit damaged, and on top of that, he has just begun cultivation, so his realm is unstable..."

"Senior Brother Bai Zhu, can you explain it more simply?"

Theresa asked with concern.

Bai Zhu said helplessly:

"Simply put, people with the Posa Body have the most intense emotions, so they are prone to doing extreme things."

"Intense emotions in the mortal world can easily lead to hysteria, which is what you call mental illness in your world."

"In the world of cultivation, it easily causes tremors in the divine sense."

"In terms you can understand, Junior Brother Otto's psychological defenses have collapsed, and he has fallen into a temporary coma."

"I have already had him take pills to heal his soul and divine sense; he will be fine after resting for a few days."

"However, during this time, do not let him be stimulated. His realm is unstable; if it happens again, he might fall in realm."

As he spoke, Bai Zhu looked at Kallen with complex feelings and said softly:

"Miss Kallen, I don't know what conflicts you have between you, but..."

"It's best not to do anything else to stimulate him. If his cultivation falls, the Law Enforcement Hall will set its sights on you."

"Senior Brother Xiao is impartial in such matters... In short, you should be careful."

Kallen nodded sadly and said in a low voice:

"I'm sorry..."

"Alright, you all go back. Junior Brother Otto will be fine after resting for a few days."

Kallen wanted to say something more, but Himeko and the others pulled her away. After thanking Bai Zhu, everyone left.

Once his divine sense detected that everyone had left, Bai Zhu turned back to look at Otto and said helplessly:

"Junior Brother, why put yourself through this?"

Otto slowly opened his eyes. Although his breath was still somewhat unstable, his face was not as weak as before.

Looking at Bai Zhu's helpless gaze, Otto gave a bitter smile.

"As expected, I couldn't hide it from you, Senior Brother..."

"You underestimate cultivators too much."