Chapter 344: Parting Gift

Qianshou Feijian looked at the panting Lian Ye on the ground with surprise, his eyes full of doubt and incomprehension.

He didn't understand why the guy who had fought him for five years would thank him at the very end of his life.

He should know that this guy had always wanted to turn the tables and completely control Lian Ye's body!

"Heh, you can't think I'm truly afraid of death, can you?" Yuzhi Bo Lianye chuckled lightly. "Spending decades in this space makes being alive more painful than being dead!"

"I have no body; I can only wander endlessly in the desert, and death never takes me."

"So you want to possess Lian Ye's body to escape your current environment; I'm not wrong, am I?" Qianshou Feijian asked softly.

—When a man is about to die, his words are kind.

He doesn't mind chatting with a dying person, keeping him company through his final moments.

"You're wrong; I've never thought of possessing his body," Yuzhi Bo Lianye shook his head. "I've long said that he and I are the same person."

Qianshou Feijian subconsciously furrowed his brow, seeming not to grasp the meaning of those words.

"I am the personality he derived to protect himself, which appeared when he was taken in by you," Yuzhi Bo Lianye explained. "As for the exact reason for my emergence…"

He opened his mouth but said nothing.

"Some things are better left unknown; they bring you no benefit," Yuzhi Bo Lianye murmured softly. "In any case, thank you for granting me release."

In this barren space, with no one for company, he could only be alone.

Such a life is truly worse than death.

Fortunately, thanks to Qianshou Feijian's experiment, he could briefly control a body.

So whenever he seized control of the body, it would run to Qianshou Feijian's presence. In that case, that old kid would definitely try to get rid of him!

After all, his existence severely threatened the Host Personality's safety.

As expected, Qianshou Feijian soon entered the Spiritual World and met himself.

Unfortunately, he was invincible in the Spiritual World, and the old thing was no match at all.

Even when wounded, he recovered quickly, making death almost impossible.

But he knew that as long as Qianshou Feijian didn't die, a way would eventually be found.

Under his repeated feints, Qianshou Feijian indeed discovered a pattern.

As the number of battles increased, the Second Personality's spiritual power kept draining, yet it could not be replenished.

This fact was noticed not only by Qianshou Feijian but also by the Second Personality.

Yet he pretended ignorance, continuing to feint in battle, letting Qianshou Feijian expend his own spiritual energy while waiting for him to find a way to kill him.

Thus it continued for five years, and he finally approached death.

……

Yuzhi Bo Lianye's body began to dissipate, starting from his fingertips, turning into specks of glowing blue particles that scattered outward.

"Uncle, thank you for granting me release…"

He smiled happily for the first time since his birth.

There was no violent explosion, no angry roar, only a silent, almost tragic dissolution.

His body turned into countless tiny stars that drifted apart.

As Yuzhi Bo Lianye completely vanished, the Spiritual World that existed because of him began to emit an overburdened wail.

Crack—

The massive Blood Moon overhead first split with countless fissures, like shattered glass, dark red light spilling out, then the whole moon silently exploded into countless shards, turning into a scarlet rain of light that fell.

The endless desert beneath his feet began to quake violently, cracking into bottomless ravines, not to devour everything but to dissolve together with the sand and gravel, leaving only endless darkness.

The space began to warp and fold, the scenery bizarre and surreal; at times the remnants of the Uchiha Clan Territory flickered, at times the view of Konoha Village appeared, yet all dissolved like bubbles in an instant.

The entire world was moving toward complete termination, returning to primordial chaos…

Qianshou Feijian stood at the center of this collapsing world and finally closed his eyes slowly.

"It's over."

In the real world, in the Laboratory.

Qianshou Feijian's consciousness returned to his body, and the moment he opened his eyes, he looked at the testing platform.

Lian Ye still lay quietly, breathing evenly, as if nothing had happened…

But he didn't know Lian Ye's feelings at that moment.

The comatose Lian Ye found himself pulled into a dark space.

Standing before him was a person identical to himself.

"You came?"

"Who are you?" Lian Ye frowned and asked.

He had only taken a nap; how did he suddenly appear here?

The Lian Ye opposite gave no reply, but flashed a radiant smile.

Then, inexplicably, he turned into points of light that merged into his body.

"Host Personality, this is a gift I give you."

"Consider it a parting offering."

Before Lian Ye could react, countless negative emotions instantly flooded his mind.

Despair, pain, loneliness, fear, anger, hatred, sorrow…

All the Second Personality's negative emotions, like a breached dam, surged madly into the depths of Lian Ye's consciousness.

So uncomfortable… so painful…

In the dark space, Lian Ye fell to the ground, clutching his head with both hands, curled up.

Tears burst uncontrollably from his eyes, droplets hitting the ground and forming tiny ripples.

"Get out... what on earth..." his voice trembled, his words were incoherent, and he felt his head about to explode.

It's too painful.

It feels as if being thrown into a deep sea of negative emotions, painful to the point of being unable to breathe.

Reality.

Lian Ye's body began to tremble continuously, his whole form soaked with sweat, his rosy complexion turning pallid, and tears occasionally streaking his cheeks from the corners of his eyes.

Qianshou Feijian was startled by Lian Ye's reaction, and hurriedly began shaking his body, trying to wake Lian Ye.

He can no longer worry about the experiment being exposed; he only thinks of waking Lian Ye as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, his summons have no effect.

Lian Ye not only fails to awaken, his reaction grows even stronger.

If his limbs weren't bound, he would probably be rolling on the ground.

Seeing this, Qianshou Feijian's complexion turned sour, not knowing exactly what had happened.

Could it be the side effect of eliminating that guy?!

After all, the Second Personality kept saying he and Lian Ye are the same person...

"Kid, you mustn't get into trouble!" Qianshou Feijian showed a worried expression.

He is at a loss regarding Lian Ye's condition, and can only silently stay by Lian Ye's side.

He somewhat regrets having eliminated the Second Personality.

Spiritual World.

Lian Ye can only vent his inner pain by pounding the ground; it's the first time in his life he's felt this miserable.

"Damn it, what exactly happened?"

He only took a nap, and ended up encountering this.

Just as he felt he was truly about to collapse—

Buzz.

A brand‑new, icy force suddenly erupted from his body, instantly dispelling all negative emotions.

Reality.

Qianshou Feijian saw Lian Ye return to normal, and his lingering worry finally eased.