Chapter 738: I'm Still Here! (6/10, please subscribe)
That shivering, trembling figure was like a docile lamb that sensed a pack of wolves drawing near; like a turtle pulling its head into its shell, it was so terrified it didn't even dare to draw a proper breath, didn't even dare to draw a proper breath, only staring wide-eyed in terror, searching its surroundings.
What's going on… what on earth is going on?!
What is it afraid of?
It had clearly already advanced to a Wrath-tier anomaly, its strength even surpassing mine—so why would it still feel fear and terror?
Fang Yue was completely baffled; only a deeply ominous feeling welled up inside him.
A terrifying existence that even a Wrath-tier anomaly feared—one that he himself could not sense in the slightest—that invisible pressure made cold sweat stream down Fang Yue's forehead, and he too froze in place.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
His heartbeat gradually sped up; the instant the thunder faded, Fang Yue's eyes flew wide and his pupils contracted.
He saw the 【Nuomian Gui】 in midair, without any warning, plummet straight down.
Before Fang Yue could see the 【Nuomian Gui】 hit the ground, the thunder vanished completely, making it impossible to track the 【Nuomian Gui】's movements any longer.
This scene was seen not only by Fang Yue, but by everyone else as well, crystal clear.
Everyone stared wide-eyed in terror, not daring to move, their gazes pleading for help all turning to Fang Yue.
Yet Fang Yue couldn't make heads or tails of what was unfolding before him either; he only felt a pounding dread surging up from the depths of his soul, making his whole body tremble, utterly unable to move.
In that instant, he understood exactly what the 【Nuomian Gui】 had felt, and understood why the 【Nuomian Gui】 could only tremble and never fled.
Because… it couldn't escape!
That coldness that touched the soul made it impossible to move!
He faintly sensed that something… was slowly approaching him!
It was an existence that touched the soul, an existence that could snuff out the fire of his life, it was…
【Yin, a Yin-Yin-Yin-Yin-Yin difference?!】
【Waaaah! Y-you-you-you, what the heck did you provoke?!】
【Help! Heaven above, Earth below, this Zhi Zhi person is done for!!】
【Boo-hoo-hoo, I'm still so young, still in the blossom of my years—why am I so unlucky, the moment I wake up I run into this? Heavens, that thousand-times-cursed Fang Yue, I'm utterly at odds with you! Lord Yinsha, do you need any parchment?! I'm very useful!!】
Fang Yue:???
P-parchment?
Did this guy wake up?!
In this desperate strait, the parchment that had suddenly awakened seemed to be the only hope.
But the words this guy kept popping into his mind with really made one want to tear it to shreds.
What the hell are you calling yourself parchment for—just call yourself fence-post paper! I'm still alive, damn it!!
Hurry up and think of something!!
【My name is Fang Yue; an invisible, untouchable 【Yinsha】 has appeared before me. It drew close, seeming very interested in me, sniffing around my body for a while, then slowly thrust its hand into my heart…】
【As the 【Yin Candle】 in the Yinsha's hand gradually brightened, my lifespan drained away in a flash, and I slowly lost consciousness.】
【I'm dead.】
Fang Yue:!?
D-don't die that fast, I can still struggle a bit.
Beads of cold sweat broke out on his forehead; he could feel that terrifying, soul-pounding existence had already stopped right in front of him.
Although he couldn't see it, although it was only a feeling, Fang Yue had weathered too many life-and-death crises—these feelings between life and death were often uncannily accurate.
The Yinsha was right before his eyes, within arm's reach!
Only this time was different from the previous thunder and Heavy Rain, where beneath the fierce rain, all things were revealed.
This time, the 【Yinsha】 left not the slightest trace to be seen—everything relied on his own imagination alone.
【Short-lived ghost! Short-lived ghost! Short-lived ghost! Short-lived ghost!!】
【What are you gawking at, run!】
If my body could move, I'd have run long ago!
Boom—
Thunder exploded overhead; 【Night Rain】 fell in an unbroken curtain, advancing from 【Light Rain】 to 【Medium Rain】.
Yet in the face of an existence like the 【Yinsha】, this bit of rain couldn't even show the shadow of a Yinsha!
【Rewind! Rewind state, then I'll lend you my power, and we'll escape together!】
The parchment's words buzzed ceaselessly in his mind.
Fang Yue's heart gave a start; only then did he remember—now that the parchment had awakened, the abilities linked to it could be used!
【So stupid! So stupid! So stupid!】
【This Zhi Zhi is furious!!】
Stop the chatter, get ready!
Time…
Gulp!
The thought in Fang Yue's mind was suddenly cut off, as if his consciousness and thinking had been severed; his eyes went wide and his mouth fell open.
He felt a hand pierce straight through his chest, his heart seized in the grip of that invisible hand!
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!!
His heart pounded faster and faster, more and more rapid!
Fang Yue felt his soul power, his Origin Power, everything about him.
Was, through some special means, being drawn out of his body through that hand, sucked into the Yin Candle of the Yin Messenger!
Unlike the Yin Messenger's sudden withdrawal last time.
This time, it truly had come to claim his life!
Terror and helplessness surged in Fang Yue's heart, yet there was nothing he could do. Before such a terrifying existence, his cultivation, his strength, were all as soft and feeble as a baby's, utterly useless!
"System Notice: Yang Lifespan reduced by 1 year."
"System Notice: Yang Lifespan reduced by 1 year."
"System Notice: Yang Lifespan reduced by 1 year."
The system notices rang out madly, like a death-hastening ghost.
In just that single instant, at least ten years of Yang Lifespan had already been sucked away from Fang Yue.
Before the Yin Messenger, even if one possessed Yang Lifespan of a hundred or a thousand years, to have it drained to the dregs was but the blink of an eye!
Going to die… going to die, going to die, going to die, going to die!!
I will die here, die at the hands of the Yin Messenger!!
Fang Yue stared wide-eyed in terror, yet his body could not even manage a single twitch.
He understood completely the terror Nuomian Gui had felt in that moment.
That kind of pre-death fear was nearly enough to drive one mad!
Careless, careless, careless!!
This was clearly such a dangerous world, and he clearly knew the Ghost Spirit Root would summon the Yin Messenger—why had he not taken precautions sooner!
Regret and fear coiled around his heart. Lord Han flashed through Fang Yue's mind, then Yuan Jie, then the people who had died. His consciousness flickered through past scenes like a revolving lantern, and only one thought remained in his heart.
That maddening thought nearly made him roar out from the depths of his heart
"I… don't want to die!!"
【Get… the hell away from me!!】
Get lost!
Get lost!
Get lost!
Get lost!
Get lost!
Get lost!!
Almost at the very moment Fang Yue's heart roared out.
Almost at the very moment the parchment text surfaced in his heart.
Dense clusters of the character 'Get lost' refreshed madly around Fang Yue's body!
Some lasted only an instant—less than the span of a blink—before vanishing without a trace.
Some lingered for quite a while before shattering into fragments and dispersing.
The dense, frantic 'Get lost' characters refreshed around Fang Yue's body like talismanic scribbles.
And this gathered Ancient Words Power coalesced into an invisible force!
【Get lost!!!】
Boom!!
Only a single explosive sound was heard!
A blast of air erupted from thin air before Fang Yue.
As though something had been violently shoved aside, the alien sensation of a hand being thrust into Fang Yue's chest suddenly vanished!
That terrifying, soul-shaking presence also Synchronized, retreating some distance away!
His body instantly returned to his own control!
Fang Yue's heart surged with excitement! At the same moment, he immediately sensed that terrifying, heart-pounding existence charging toward him once more; the trembling feeling surged back! His body was about to become immobilized again!
"Parchment!!"
【This old lady's right here!!】
"Time Reversal!!"
【Time Reversal!!】
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