Chapter 47: The Sorrow of Bai Suzhen

"I call myself the Demon Lord, yet I have never done anything that harms the living beings of this heaven and earth; however, for thousands of years, demons have run rampant across the Shen Zhou, and the root cause lies in the rotten system of this Shen Zhou."

A layer of white flame suddenly surged from Bai Suzhen's Primordial Spirit; her entire body's True Qi continuously gathered into the white flame, the flame growing stronger and stronger, while Bai Suzhen's True Qi grew weaker and weaker, until finally it was barely detectable.

The white flame blossomed with radiance, and Bai Suzhen's Primordial Spirit also began to burn. True Qi and Primordial Spirit gradually fused within the burning, ultimately merging into one with the flame.

"What on earth is she trying to do?"

At this moment, even with Jiang Xuan's wisdom, he could not fathom what this woman before him truly intended; from her words and the act of burning her Primordial Spirit, she seemed to be hatching some kind of plan.

"Jiang Xuan, your origins are ominous; the first time you emerged into the world, you occupied the World Society with a sweeping momentum; thereafter, I hid nearby during every move you made, knowing your strength; at the time of the Dragon Slaying, it was even more earth-shattering; in hundreds of years, I have never seen such a peerless person, worthy of being called the first in a thousand ages; whether it is I, or the gods, we are far from matching you."

"Those people, though of the Martial Myth Realm, had their eyes blinded by the Dragon Essence, not knowing that even if they obtained the Dragon Essence, they could not leave alive; the Divine Dragon was killed by you, let alone the fact that what they obtained was merely a fraction of the Dragon Essence — truly foolish beyond measure."

At this moment, Bai Suzhen's body was nearly illusory, yet her voice grew increasingly fervent, emitted from within the white flame.

"Jiang Xuan, let me, this demon, gift you all my internal force, wisdom, insight, memory — my everything; obtaining my everything, you will ascend another level."

"Transmigration of the Next Life!"

Bai Suzhen's silhouette vanished completely, fully merging into the white flame; at an inconceivable speed, she transformed into a streak of white light, shooting toward Jiang Xuan's forehead.

"Possession? Assimilation? Since you know my power, you should not have such a foolish action; the Divine Dragon's demonic intent could not affect me in the slightest, let alone you?"

The Eight Trigrams Furnace Divine Ability suddenly manifested, turning into a small, exquisite furnace suspended at Jiang Xuan's forehead; fire light rolled out, the white light sank into the furnace, dissolving into specks of white light that dissipated.

After a long while, the Eight Trigrams Furnace concealed itself; Jiang Xuan slowly opened his eyes, his expression seeming to hold a sigh.

"The living beings of heaven and earth, all matters and all things, have their own principles of operation; this world is unlikely to achieve the equality and democracy you wish for, but I will uproot all great demons and strive for a prosperous era of peace."

The true Bai Suzhen had perished long ago; what persisted in the world was merely a brand-new individual who had inherited the original Bai Suzhen's entire internal force, spirit, will, memory — everything.

When the new Bai Suzhen grew old again, she would seek a suitable woman to reincarnate once more in the same manner.

To call it reincarnation is not quite accurate; this is not possession, nor is it rebirth, but rather loading one's own memory and will into a new individual, forcibly twisting that individual's concepts and will.

The reason Bai Suzhen could maintain her beauty for over a hundred years was exactly as previously thought: every time she reached the final moment of her life, she would use this method to achieve an alternative longevity.

Refining away the white flame Bai Suzhen had turned into — that was the collection containing her everything, naturally also including her two hundred years of memory and will.

At the time of the Dragon Slaying on Dragon Island, Bai Suzhen saw Jiang Xuan's combat power towering above the world, and recalling how Jiang Xuan's subordinates had governed the World Society in orderly fashion, an absurd idea appeared in her mind.

Using the Transmigration of the Next Life to fuse her own internal force and thoughts into this World Society hegemon who was most likely to realize the ideal of "no emperor under heaven, all living beings equal" — completely replacing Jiang Xuan's will was impossible, but if she could influence Jiang Xuan, making his thoughts lean toward this ideal, Bai Suzhen felt that even if her body perished, it would be worth it.

Taking a further step back, given the firmness of Jiang Xuan's will, if she could not influence him in the slightest, then giving all her internal force to Jiang Xuan would also count as adding a measure of strength to this Shen Zhou's reform.

After all, she had never seen any leader of a powerful force who was as outstanding as Jiang Xuan; even if he was unwilling or unable to realize the vision of democracy and equality, he would surely be a wise ruler.

At that time, and if she did not die, she would be a true great demon who poisoned the world and affected the stability of the Shen Zhou.

Great demons should not exist; whether it is her, or those other few Myth Realm old monsters, they should all die immediately.

"Wanting to seek equality and democracy under a feudal system, especially a feudal system where martial force is supreme — this is a fundamentally impossible thing to achieve."

Within Bai Suzhen's spirit were some thoughts that left one speechless yet moved; in a world like this, how could such an ideal possibly be realized?

Bai Suzhen, born in the wrong era~

Just as the last wisp of thought had not yet dissipated, Jiang Xuan shared with Bai Suzhen the memories from his previous life concerning this aspect, also putting her final obsession to rest.

At this point, a peerlessly beautiful face seemed to emerge within the thoughts, smiling like a flower, then instantly vanishing like smoke and clouds.

There is a place in the world without an imperial system, where everyone is equal and democratic; one imagines that must be a paradise beyond the mortal world.

The last wisp of thought thoroughly dissipated; there was no more Bai Suzhen in the world.

……

Slowly rising from the Void.

A flash of cold severity crossed Jiang Xuan's eyes.

"Demon Lord, Sword Peak, Demon Chief... it's time to go find those people; beat and kill them all, end of story."

……

A streak of flowing light flew across the sky above the vast sea; terrifying sound waves of roaring rolled through the Void; in the span of a breath, the flowing light plunged into Dragon Island.

Dragon Island presented a scene of ruins: houses collapsed, mountain ranges shattered — truly a picture of devastation after a great battle.

High in the sky, a sword intent that annihilated all things lingered undiminished; even having lost its source, the residual sword intent alone was enough to reveal the terror of that battle.

A "Hu Men" spanned the sky; before the gate, two divine weapons crossed, the power of Supreme Goodness and Supreme Evil interweaving — it was clearly the entrance to the Jiu Kong Wu Jie Realm.

Didn't expect to still be too late!

Xiao Sanxiao's face looked ugly, his eyes anxious.

He had calculated from the Zhaoxin Mirror that his two sons were two of the Ten Demons, and would appear on Dragon Island, so he hurriedly flew toward Dragon Island.

Didn't expect to still be a step late; before he calculated Dragon Island, the Dragon Slaying news had already spread across the world, and his two sons had long since been waiting here.

Quickly flying toward the entrance of the Jiu Kong Wu Jie Realm, Xiao Sanxiao's expression was strange.

It was Nameless and the Sword Saint!

Guarding this Jiu Kong Wu Jie Realm entrance?

Nameless, he knew of him — a body of righteousness, Sword Dao talent at the absolute peak, walking the brilliant orthodox path, cultivating vast righteous Qi, also of the Martial Myth level, not much weaker than him; a rare good youth of the Shen Zhou, he had paid attention to Nameless for a long time, and he could serve as a main force to resolve the Thousand-Autumn Great Tribulation.

Sword Saint Dugu Jian, he had also once learned of; his Sword Dao talent was also not bad; at the time, he himself judged this person's lifespan was not much, unlikely to enter the Myth Realm, so he did not pay much attention; didn't expect he actually broke through his life limit and stepped into the Martial Myth Realm.

What exactly happened, that two great Martial Myths are actually guarding the Jiu Kong Wu Jie Realm entrance.

Xiao Sanxiao eagerly flew inside.

"The ninth person; almost enough..."

After Xiao Sanxiao flew into the Jiu Kong Wu Jie Realm, Nameless and the Sword Saint exchanged a glance; Sword Qi slashed across the Void, striking toward the Great Evil King.

The balance of the two divine weapons was instantly broken; the Hu Men immediately began to twist and transform continuously, the entrance shrinking nonstop until it thoroughly closed.

(Chapter End)