Chapter 228

Red Shadow is obviously the Minghe who has become a Saint, while Purple Shadow…… you really can't judge whether it's the Dao Ancestor who is dominant, or the Heavenly Dao who is dominant.

However, saying a thousand, speaking ten thousand, this situation now is something you never imagined.

Why does Purple Shadow seem to know you and even actively ask for your help? Or rather, why does it think you have the ability to help it?

And Minghe's reaction didn't surprise you, because from his earlier astonishment you could tell he actually doesn't know you, and his request for your help is probably just because he saw Purple Shadow seeking assistance, so he subconsciously followed along.

So, who is telling the truth?

You silently ponder: In this situation where both Saints claim they can save the Wilderness, who should you believe?

The answer to your thought is…… What the hell does this have to do with you?

You're not a Saint; in terms of strength, you're not even as strong as their breath, a novice like you basically has no corresponding strength to place a bet.

You need to find your proper position, straighten your attitude…… Right, you're a novice!

You put aside your random thoughts, under the expectant gazes of the two Saints, you took a deep breath and then weakly said: 'You two really think too highly of me.'

You: You two are being overly polite; actually I just want to flee, and I beg the Saints for mercy……

Flee?

Purple Shadow hadn't even reacted yet, Minghe furrowed his brows: 'You want to go out? Who told you about this?'

"Jin Bing."

"He?"

Minghe seemed to recall something, his gaze gradually steadied: 'Okay, I can allow you to go to that eternal Wilderness realm.'

Obtaining Minghe's unexpected permission made you overjoyed!

Thus you thanked him profusely, turned and left……

"Huh? Weren't you supposed to go outside? Why did you leave again?"

Minghe was a bit confused.

You naturally said: 'How can it work if I go alone?'

Minghe frowned again: 'Then how many people do you want to bring?'

"Everyone!"

Minghe: ……

Purple Shadow, watching the drama from the side, gave a cold smile and then said to Minghe: 'You had me cut the network line, so you still don't know what's happening in the Wilderness, right? Let me tell you: this kid proclaimed himself Heavenly Emperor, unified the Wilderness, and even banned cannibalistic cultivation……'

As Purple Shadow spoke sentence after sentence, Minghe first went dumbfounded, then his expression gradually grew gloomy……

Finally, he completely flew into a rage!

"So it's you!"

Minghe could no longer maintain his Saintly composure, shouting angrily: 'Insolent wretch! You've ruined my great undertaking!'

You left him stunned by his scolding, and before you could react, you heard him rebuke: 'Are you just bored? Why are you building something like the Heavenly Court? Hurry back and dissolve it for me, and keep letting those little immortals come to Mount Buzhou!'

You were dumbfounded: 'But they'll die……'

"That's exactly what I want—to let them die!"

Minghe was still about to launch a big tirade, but suddenly purple energy surged, Purple Shadow rushed forward forcefully, and he could only be forced to interrupt his tirade, continuing to suppress Purple Shadow, afraid to let it out.

One purple, one red—the two Saints went all out in battle, and the shockwaves shook the stars of the heavens!

And you, a mere Golden Immortal, how could you withstand such close-range Saintly power? In an instant you were refined……

You died, a wrong choice leading to another wrong choice…… You painstakingly went to the starry sky, originally hoping to win the Saints' favor with words, and thus flee the shattered Wilderness realm.

Regarding your personal request to flee, Minghe agreed, but when you said you wanted to bring everyone along to flee, Minghe flipped his stance, not only demanding you dismantle the Heavenly Court, but also wanting you to restore the old practice of sending immortals to die at Mount Buzhou!

This fully reveals his stance—he just wants everyone to die in the Wilderness!

This is undoubtedly beyond your expectations……

After this incident, you completely saw through Minghe's true nature as a Saint: brutal and bloodthirsty!

Although there are still many doubts, the fact that Minghe's stance clearly stands opposed to all beings is indisputable!

You can flee, that's fine.

Everyone fleeing, not allowed!

And you, who have always proclaimed yourself the savior, would certainly not abandon innocent beings to enjoy bliss alone, so the path before you is undoubtedly only one.

That is to overthrow the brutal and inhumane Minghe!

Whether to turn back time and return to the previous life choice?

"Minghe…… is undoubtedly the villain!"

Looking at the related description, Zhao Si, who originally harbored fantasies about Minghe, has now made up his mind completely!

"No matter what his reasons, the tendency to want to trap and kill all beings is beyond doubt; to let all beings flee the Wilderness together, we must overthrow Minghe!"

"The enemy of an enemy is a friend; even if not a friend, we can temporarily ally on the same front to jointly oppose the common enemy."

Upon careful thought, although Hongjun the Heavenly Dao suddenly interrupting Minghe's speech is suspicious, it almost seems blatantly intended to stop Xue Xuan from obtaining more information; but no matter what he tries to conceal, it cannot change the basic fact that Minghe's stance conflicts with Xue Xuan.

"So, Hongjun the Heavenly Dao can be won over, counting as an ally out in the open……"

But……

Zhao Si worried:

"But, to defeat an enemy, relying solely on allies is definitely not enough; one must also possess the strength to contend with the enemy, otherwise teaming up would only become a burden and a flaw……"

The problem is, as the protagonist Xue Xuan's strength is truly too small; with his Golden Immortal cultivation, he can bully weaklings in the Wilderness, but compared to the two Saint bigshots in the starry sky, that's completely insufficient!

"Xue Xuan's cultivation speed is actually quite fast, and after consuming the kill buff, it's even faster; but a skilled woman can't cook without rice, lacking sufficient spiritual energy, he simply can't raise his level……"

This is the most infuriating; after playing three major chapters, Zhao Si is for the first time stuck by this most basic resource, spiritual energy, and it's so aggravating that he has no temper about it—no spiritual energy means no spiritual energy.

And although Xue Xuan's Wilderness power can create something from nothing, the amount is truly too little, after all that Saint's Dao Fruit obtained from Nüwa was actually just a small fragment split from the main body.

"Moreover, even if he had infinite spiritual energy and trained his level up, what would it amount to? At best it's just a Great Luo Golden Immortal, remarkably a Quasi-Saint; participating in the Saints' battlefield would purely be delivering vegetables……"

Zhao Si was troubled:

I can't win by fighting, and I can't get away by running!

Could it be that I'm really stuck at this level?

"Screw it, let's take it one step at a time!"

Zhao Si sighed helplessly:

"Continue the game, turn back time."

【Time has already been turned back……】

【……Standing again at the foot of Mount Buzhou, you, lost, place your last hope on "another self"; back then, Jin Bing relied on this trick to be invincible in battle, ultimately achieving a perfect ending—in theory you should be able to as well……You choose (?) Please fill in freely!】

What to do?

Zhao Si hesitated for a moment:

"How about… you run away first?"

Anyway, the Underworld River side initially allowed him to leave the Wilderness alone; given that the sole clearance condition is keeping the protagonist alive, Xue Xuan's clearance isn't that difficult.

However, the protagonist's thoughts aren't always in line with the player's……

【Standing at the foot of Mount Buzhou, your journey of thousands of years under the stars feels like a fleeting dream, leaving you dazed for a long while……After that, a new plan from "another self" surfaces again.】

【"I'll go alone……"】

【You mutter to yourself, closing your eyes.】

【You thought of the layered spirit stones in the Sea of Blood, you thought of the mortals who have died of old age since the Heavenly Court was established, you thought of the mortals who have starved to death in the Central Lands……】

【They have all died, leaving only their souls in the world; if not taken away, even if they escape being eaten by cultivators, they will still vanish completely when heaven and earth collapse.】

【Besides the dead, there are the living; on the vast Wilderness, the populace numbers in the hundreds of millions; if they cannot leave, they too will vanish with the collapse of heaven and earth……】

【Moreover, the officials of the Heavenly Court, although you've always thought they deserve to die for eating people, they have ultimately come under your command, and you therefore promised to preserve their lives——this is essentially a deal.】

【You bear the burden of rebirth with the dead souls, you also bear the burden of the living continuing to survive, and you further bear the burden of the lives of the Heavenly Officials with whom you've made an implicit deal.】

【In the Wilderness' view of life, they are all living beings, and you……need to protect them! This is a belief, an obsessive belief!】

【For this belief, you berate Jin Bing; for this belief, you slaughter the Wilderness; for this belief, you even seek to extinguish the Immortal Dao!】

【You……have long gone mad.】

【But the madder you become, the more stubborn and obsessive you are!】

"What has been promised must be fulfilled; this is the meaning of my life, and even more……my Dao!"

【You open your blood-red eyes, your face ferocious: "I cannot leave!"】

【Ding! You rejected this seemingly perfect proposal……Please devise a new plan!】

"Huh?!"

Zhao Si startled a little; Xue Xuan's refusal made him think of Jiao Ming……

But fortunately, this little Xue didn't choose like Jiao Ming did—refusing the proposal is just refusing the proposal, with no intention of going solo.

"Too extreme……"

Zhao Si sighed.

But upon further thought, Xue Xuan's refusal is actually correct, because there are two Saints above; the Underworld River agrees to let him go alone, but will the Heavenly Dao of Hongjun agree?

Obviously not; that old geezer now sees Xue Xuan as a savior, single-mindedly wanting him to help escape trouble, and even actively using the aftermath of a great battle to beat him to death in order to interfere and gain more information.

It's easy to see: what the Underworld River agrees to, the old geezer will oppose, and what the old geezer agrees to, the Underworld River will surely oppose— they are mutually opposed……

"For now, the only plan is to stay in the Wilderness."

Zhao Si helplessly:

"Let me see what the scene of heaven and earth's annihilation really is……"

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(End of chapter)