Chapter 469: I Just Want to Live

"Power!"

Feeling the endless stream of power surging in, even the usually calm Dong Yu could not help but reveal a faint smile.

Soon, he would plunder the power from the young man opposite him, and of course, the power of heaven and earth residing within him as well.

To be honest, the power of a junior was dispensable to him, but the fortune residing within him was something countless people craved.

As for whether he felt even a shred of guilt about plundering others' power for his own use, naturally, he did not.

He snatched it with his own ability; does that not count as his own hard work? Don't joke; being able to snatch it is an ability in itself. If you have the ability, you try snatching one too!

Those favored by fortune, which one of them doesn't have luck so explosive that turning danger into safety is just a basic operation? Do you really think it's that easy to scheme against them?

Escaping from desperate situations, counter-killing, and a series of other things that others might never achieve in a lifetime are all trivial, basic operations for them.

Scheming against these Heavenly Prides, one careless move and you might easily get yourself trapped instead.

Take himself, for instance, eleven times in a row. No, counting the one in front of him, that makes twelve.

Twelve consecutive successes, and it looks like he is about to reach Great Perfection. As expected, he is the one truly favored by fortune.

Otherwise, how could he have succeeded in scheming against so many people with deep fortune? If those people were truly Heavenly Prides, how could they have made wedding clothes for him!

Thinking this way, Dong Yu instantly felt that he was the one truly favored. The reason those people were plundered by him was because that was their fate, destined to become his stepping stones.

Soon, he would reach the final step. He really wanted to see that different scenery quickly.

"What is going on?"

Just at this moment, Dong Yu's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but increase the intensity of his absorption again.

Seeing the power being drawn from the young man opposite him turn from a surging torrent into a trickling stream proved that everything about the other party had been almost squeezed dry, with nothing left.

The other party's life and soul had also reached a critical state, looking as if they would kick the bucket in the next moment.

Normally, at this stage, the fortune attached to him should have flowed away, and he would then be able to absorb the other party's fortune and merge it with his own.

But why was there nothing at all now? Let alone absorbing fortune, he couldn't even feel a tiny bit of it!

"Why is it like this? This is impossible!"

To be able to break the limits of the World at a young age, possess such terrifying strength, and have cultivation that contains not a single impurity, unaffected by the rapidly increasing Spirit Qi.

Such a person, even if not a Heavenly Pride, should at least have some fortune on them; how could there be none at all?

Looking up at the other party, Shen Yu sneered, and then he sent out the final essence within his body.

Still wanting to get benefits from him? Not to mention whether he even had that so-called fortune. Just the fact that he was currently a clone—did he really think he could squeeze oil out of a clone? You're dreaming.

"No, it's impossible!" Firmly believing in his own judgment, Dong Yu increased his intensity again, while Shen Yu opposite him was also selflessly contributing.

The two of them—one desperately giving, one desperately taking—and before long, everything had been drained clean.

Yet at this moment, Dong Yu still had gained nothing. Such a result was naturally unacceptable, and for a time, Dong Yu even began to doubt his life.

I've worked so hard for so long, I've practically got my pants off, and yet I've gained nothing? This isn't right.

Besides, such an excellent young man, almost exactly like he was back in the day, how could he not have a shred of fortune? This is not normal, very not normal.

And just at this moment, Dong Yu suddenly felt an invisible, toxin-like power begin to spread from within his body, rapidly infecting it.

This process was fast, so fast he had no time to stop it. And because these toxins seemed to originate from the depths of his own soul, he was unable to defend against them for a moment.

In just a breath, Dong Yu already felt as if his body had been hollowed out. Less than one in ten of his powers could be used, and even his Spiritual Sea seemed to be covered in a layer of shadow.

His once-clear thinking now became muddled. For a moment, he was greatly alarmed, but he had no time to stop any of it.

Am I, being schemed against?

The next moment, a strange spatial energy shrouded the area. Dong Yu vaguely felt a sense of crisis, but he had little energy left to stop it.

Suppressing the spreading toxins had already exhausted almost all his mental energy, leaving him unable to be distracted.

What was even more terrifying was that this invasion was still continuing, as if it had no end.

Can't suppress it, can't dodge it, can't avoid it—who is it, who exactly is stabbing him in the back!

Dong Yu roared and cursed in his heart; if he hadn't still cared a bit about his image, he would probably be cursing in the streets by now.

After so many years, it had always been him scheming against others; when had he ever been schemed against by someone else?

Terrifying power erupted, as if he were completely disregarding the toxins in his body to prevent being shrouded by the suddenly appearing spatial power.

The Mountain and River Map shone with immense light, as if infinite power were gestating within it.

The Eight-Cornered Prison-Suppressing Tower within it flickered with a dim light, appearing somewhat shaky.

He truly is a formidable old monster who has lived for who knows how long; just this one eruption almost shook the Mountain and River Map in his hand. Truly impressive.

Even the Eight-Cornered Prison-Suppressing Tower was shaking; since he had obtained the Eight-Cornered Prison-Suppressing Tower, this was the first time he had seen such a situation.

But as long as the tower does not fall, this place is the strongest Jail, and no one can escape from it!

The power gathered from the endless mountains and rivers flowed into the tower, instantly causing the Eight-Cornered Prison-Suppressing Tower to stop shaking, pressing down on everything like ten thousand mountains!

"Is it you who is scheming against me?"

When the Mountain and River Map was completely stabilized, this indestructible Jail was no longer something Dong Yu could easily shake, and Shen Yu's figure also appeared within it.

"I knew it, I knew there must be a problem. So you were still alive!"

"I was wondering why I didn't get anything; the previous body was a clone, wasn't it."

"Good, very good. I really didn't expect that I would be toyed with by a junior!"

Looking up at Shen Yu, what Dong Yu felt was hatred, and even more so, anger—a fury that destroying everything could not appease.

"How did you do it? What kind of power could actually invade even me!"

"It is a curse! A curse at the cost of sacrificing one's life, one that you can never undo."

"If you hadn't devoured me, that would be one thing, but once you devoured me, the power of this curse entered your body along with it, merging with your power."

"Once it erupts, it is from the inside out, extremely difficult to detect and impossible to avoid!"

"Sacrificing life? Good, the young people of today are truly incredible, but do you think you've won? Naive!"

The aura on Dong Yu's body surged again, as if he were completely disregarding the fact that his body was being invaded, just to perish together with Shen Yu; only then could he vent the hatred in his heart.

Meanwhile, within Shen Yu's eyes, they were as brilliant as the stars, with mysterious and unpredictable turbulence constantly swirling inside.

In his eyes, he saw Dong Yu's desperate outburst, not caring at all even if his body collapsed and his soul dissipated.

That desperate stance was startling, and even the Mountain and River Map seemed to begin trembling under this power.

And just when one would subconsciously prepare to defend with all their might, this power did not descend. So, was this just a feint?

The next moment, after the terrifying power had already fully erupted and the extremely weak Dong Yu appeared, this power directly spanned the void, as if crushing the void to pieces.

No, this is not crushing the void; this is reversing the void—it is the power of time!

It actually seems capable of making time flow backward and reversing yin and yang. No, that's not right either; the power of time is only acting upon himself.

The reason why surrounding anomalies could be seen is simply because the power of time leaked out slightly. He cannot affect his surroundings, but he can affect himself.

At this moment, even Shen Yu could not help but be startled; who could have imagined this old monster would possess such means!

If he were truly allowed to reverse time and space, wouldn't the curse he previously planted on him be completely eliminated during the time reversal, returning him to his prime state before he was affected?

If not for the Future Eye seeing it in advance, if he had really succeeded in returning to the time before he was afflicted, that would have been troublesome.

It is just that you have the power of time and can reverse the time on yourself, but you do not know that I also have the Future Eye.

His eyes can see through the future; although with his current realm, this future is a mere dozen seconds or so, it is enough.