Chapter 313: Xue Xuan, wow! Lunatic!

Huh? This strange request made Lin Liu blink in surprise: What do you mean? My dharma appearance's aura is strange? Lin Liu immediately thought of his own strange dharma appearance, which was cultivated with the help of the Blood God Son, and it was indeed quite strange.

Specifically, it manifests as a body filled with blood qi, hostile qi, and slaughter qi; its killing intent is so strong that it even surpasses the original West King's dharma appearance, which specializes in slaughter, by an unknown number of levels!

And whenever he manifests a weapon, he involuntarily summons twin swords... but Lin Liu doesn't like using twin swords; this strange weapon tendency is clearly influenced by it itself...

In short, Lin Liu never figured out the crux of it.

Could the Heavenly Emperor know? With a doubtful mood, Lin Liu's divine body gradually shifted, quickly changing from the deliberately imitated living flesh form into that blood-red killing aura form...

And at the very moment he manifested his dharma appearance, the black-robed youth Heavenly Emperor seated on the throne suddenly sprang up! 【"You…"】

【The Heavenly Emperor's face showed surprise, as if this image reminded him of some old acquaintance... but he also looked doubtful, for no matter how he thought, he could not recall who that old acquaintance was...】

【Very familiar! Familiar to the point of being etched into the bone!】

【But who exactly is that person?!】

【The Heavenly Emperor furrowed his brows, couldn't think of it on the left, couldn't think of it on the right... eventually he chose to ask directly: "What is the origin of this dharma appearance of yours?"】

【This…】

【You hesitated a bit, feeling somewhat undecided about whether to reveal your secret... but after thinking it over, you decided to reveal a little, hoping to exchange it for greater information gain.】

【Then you felt inside your body and pulled out a human-shaped blood clot...】

【Heavenly Emperor:!!!】

【Upon seeing this blood clot, the Heavenly Emperor became even more shocked, his whole body trembling, tears even welling up in his eyes for no reason... he was certain he must be very familiar with this blood clot, familiar to the point of being unable to be more familiar, as if it had followed him for many years!】

【But... can't remember! Really can't remember!】

【The Heavenly Emperor smacked his head hard, then grabbed his hair hard, his eyes glaring blood-red, his expression twisted and ferocious, neither crying nor laughing... this mad state frightened the nearby Taibai Star Lord so much that he almost shouted "Guard the carriage!"...】

【"I… I can't remember!"】

【The Heavenly Emperor trembled, as if he finally realized there was some problem with his memory: why, even though he was familiar down to the bone, could he not remember at all?】

【"Can you let me see it?"】

【He almost madly ran down from the throne, lacking the dignity a Heavenly Emperor should have, his blood-red eyes especially frightening, but… you can tell he has no intention to attack you, only an inexplicable sincerity.】

【Such a change inevitably made you hesitate a moment, but in the end you still handed over the Blood God Son.】

【The Heavenly Emperor carefully received the Blood God Son, stroking it over and over, as if trying to recover those lost memories with it…… but it was all useless, he couldn't recall anything……】

【"Any more?"】

【He refused to give up and continued asking.】

【Any more?】

【You thought seriously, then suddenly bowed solemnly to him and shouted.】

【"Loyalty! Sincerity!"】

【The Heavenly Emperor trembled all over!】

【"Grace! Favor!"】

【The Heavenly Emperor's whole body went numb!】

【"The Heavenly Emperor's grace and favor are not yet repaid!"】

【The Heavenly Emperor shed tears...】

【These three classic lines, the Blood God Son's built-in voice pack, made this Heavenly Emperor even more familiar and excited!】

【But he still couldn't remember……】

【"Any more? Any more? Any more?"】

【The tearful Heavenly Emperor unconsciously grabbed you, his mad face bearing a hint of pleading: you are his only lifeline……】

【But you really have no other information you can reveal to him.】

【Originally you didn't know much, you had earlier thought of exchanging information with him to increase your accumulation, but you didn't expect him to say nothing at all; instead, he extracted information from you……】

【This losing‑value trade is truly hard to pull off.】

【...】

Hmm? Zhao Si raised an eyebrow:

"Does Xue Xuan not remember past events?"

This situation really feels a bit familiar.

"The pirated Gold Bing from the previous chapter also doesn't remember past events, or it was Xiao Heizi using my name to stir things up, which activated his memory."

"Could it be that this Xiao Heizi is also a pirated version made by someone?"

Zhao Si scratched his head; although he couldn't figure out the situation, Xiao Heizi's performance right now is overly classic, very likely a classic remake of the previous chapter.

As for why Lin Liu produced so many key pieces of information to stimulate him yet still couldn't trigger his memory…

"Probably the stimulation isn't strong enough? The information isn't enough to touch the core memory, so we need a piece of key information that can more deeply move his heart……"

As for what level of key information is enough to move him? Obviously, there is only one answer! Thinking this, Zhao Si decisively used the first active‑intervention opportunity of this round: "Issue an active command to Lin Liu!"

"Just say I, Zhao Si, greet the former protagonist Xue Xuan!"

【Ding! The active command has been duly issued, remaining chances (two times)!】【The active command was instantly transmitted to your mind; this short sentence suddenly stirred up huge surging waves in your heart...】

【Zhao Si?】

【Is this the true name of "another self"?】

【The former protagonist Xue Xuan?】

【The Heavenly Emperor…… was also once a protagonist like me?!】

【The former is fine, just an ordinary name…… but the latter shocks you to the core, after all, as the protagonist you've always held a special attitude toward yourself, believing you are the world's center and that all things naturally ought to revolve around you.】

【You are the only one, you are the subject!】

【But now you're shocked to learn you're not the only one…… the shock in your heart is truly indescribable……】

【But you ultimately still accepted this fact, after all you still have a mission; no matter how great the surprise, you must finish the mission first.】

Then you pondered your wording, facing the mad Heavenly Emperor, and solemnly said to him.

You were once the protagonist!

The protagonist?

Upon hearing this keyword, the Heavenly Emperor first froze, then rejoiced greatly: 'Exactly! That's it! I am the protagonist! All of heaven and earth must revolve around me!'

The two words 'protagonist' seemed to carry some kind of magic, different from all previous stimulations; these two words really made the Heavenly Emperor recall something!

I am the protagonist! I am the protagonist……

He repeated this sentence over and over, a visible joy showing in his blood-red eyes: 'I can die and be reborn! I can return to a past point in time! I can change everything……'

Speaking, he suddenly burst into tears for no reason: 'But I'm not anymore! I'm not the protagonist…… No! I never was the protagonist! It's all fake! All fake!'

His emotions grew ever more out of control, crying, laughing, shouting, seeming even more deranged than a mental patient…… It's hard to imagine that this madman before us, who sits high in the Heavenly Realm and looks down upon all beings of the human world, is actually the great Heavenly Emperor……

Seeing his state, the second sentence you were about to utter got stuck in your throat, unsure whether to continue.

But you thought again: you still haven't obtained any useful information now; if you don't gain something, this trip to heaven would be too meaningless…… Moreover, this is the proactive order of 'another self,' such a solemn proactive order—how could you not carry it out?

Thus you gathered your courage and solemnly spoke to the obviously somewhat deranged Heavenly Emperor.

Moreover…… Zhao Si asked me to convey his greetings to you!

As soon as these words were spoken, the Heavenly Emperor, who had been crying and carrying on, froze on the spot; the entire vast palace immediately fell into a deathly silence……

Zhao…… Si?

The Heavenly Emperor furrowed his brows, his expression and countenance quickly returning to normal, as if this ordinary name were some miraculous incantation…… No! It is an incantation!

The Heavenly Emperor's gaze gradually cleared, and a look of sudden realization appeared on his face……

He remembered everything!

Next, he looked at you with a difficult-to-describe expression, half crying, half laughing: 'You…… how did you end up here?!'

You:?

Before you could even ask, you widened your eyes: the Heavenly Emperor's figure…… is fading?!

Yes, it's fading.

The Heavenly Emperor also noticed his abnormal state, and thus became even more distressed: 'Kid…… listen well, my time is short!'

You: Ah?

You shouldn't be here…… this place is not the Eternal Wasteland; your presence here is a disaster! A world-ending disaster!

He said bitterly: 'Because this place is not the Eternal Wasteland; this place is merely a……'

In just a few breaths, the Heavenly Emperor had already faded into a transparent phantom; in your bewildered gaze, he uttered his final word.

……Dream……

As soon as the words fell, the distressed Heavenly Emperor had already dissipated into nothing……

He, had inexplicably fallen.

You: ……

Tai Bai Star Lord: ……

Tai Bai Star Lord looked at you in terror, his gaze utterly different from his previous amiability; he was no longer looking at a future colleague, but at an indescribable, peerless demon!

You: ……

The Heavenly Emperor who had ruled the Heavenly Realm for countless years, Xue Xuan, has fallen!

The Heavenly Emperor was assassinated, the scene locked down!

Under the shocked and angry command of Tai Bai Star Lord, the enraged gods of the Heavenly Realm swarmed forward, pressing your bewildered face firmly to the ground.

You don't know what exactly happened, but you know that as soon as you ascended to heaven, you're about to die……

Alas!

……

(End of chapter)