Time passed by, minute by minute.

The man who had led the demonstration of the secret technique finally caught his breath.

He struggled to his feet, his body still swaying precariously.

Seeing this, Zhu Duanjin reached out to help the man.

The two walked forward side by side.

When they reached the patriarch of the Zhu family,

The man patted Zhu Duanjin's arm, signaling him to stop.

He stood still, straightened his back, and took a few more steps forward.

He lowered his head.

Looking down at Zhu Qizhen in the deep pit,

No words were spoken.

At this moment, Zhu Qizhen's consciousness was blurred by the grinding effect of the giant tower.

but,

Its powerful bodily functions restored most of the severed meridians.

Of course, this recovery,

This also led to his vitality becoming even more depleted...

Zhu Qizhen is now emaciated.

You could almost see the shape of the bones through the skin...

When he saw someone coming,

He suddenly sat up.

Like a mad dog, it crawled out of the deep pit on all fours.

She gripped the man's trouser leg tightly, screaming hysterically:

"Water of life...quickly...quickly give me the water of life..."

"Please, please, just one sip, just one sip!!!"

He was trembling all over, and his lips were white.

His eyes were bloodshot.

His mental state was so disordered that he couldn't distinguish between friend and foe...

He has this crazy, manic look about him, like he'd call anyone who gives him a sip of the water of life "father."

This appearance is strikingly similar to some West Coast addicts who have ruined their minds...

The man looked at the Zhu family patriarch who was grabbing his trouser leg.

His eyes were filled with confusion and anger.

He squatted down, his tone mocking:

"Is this the once arrogant patriarch of the Zhu family?"

Then, the man, looking somewhat disappointed, continued:

"I've thought about countless times what you would say after we meet again, but I really didn't expect you to say this."

"I never imagined that the person who has led the Zhu family for nearly three hundred years would be trash like you..."

"But that makes sense. Without trash like you leading the Zhu family into the abyss, how would I have had the chance to personally slaughter your Zhu family?"

"Heaven's justice is clear, and retribution is inevitable. Zhu Qizhen, your fate-destiny is exhausted."

After hearing this, Zhu Qizhen

Only then did he come to his senses and look up at the man wearing the hood.

His eyes gradually cleared.

He looked up at the man and couldn't help but ask:

"Who exactly are you???"

"who I am??"

The man looked at the Zhu family patriarch.

Instead of answering him directly, she continued speaking to herself:

"Do you know that for this day, my people and I endured for a full 361 years, 8 months, and 23 days..."

Upon hearing this,

A sense of unease crept into Zhu Qizhen's heart...

The man said,

He stretched out his arm toward Zhu Qizhen.

Instantly, a giant black dragon began to coil around the man's arm.

After seeing this scene,

Zhu Qizhen's pupils suddenly contracted.

"It seems you understand. Good, let's get going."

"Remember, the person who killed you came from Jinling, the Ye family."

The man's voice was deep, and the black dragon on his arm constantly emitted an aura as black as jade.

A terrifying power has gathered here...

"Wait!! Wait!! You don't really think that killing me will lift the curse on your Ye family?!"

Seemingly sensing the threat of death, Zhu Qizhen suddenly snapped out of his shock.

He shouted in a panic.

Zhu Qizhen's shouts did have an effect; the man, who had already stabbed into Zhu Qizhen's arm, stopped.

His tone was icy as he looked at Zhu Qizhen:

You have three minutes...

Zhu Qizhen calmed his heart, which had been pounding in his throat, and looked at the man, saying:

"I know that your Ye family has always believed that as long as we completely wipe out our Zhu family, the bloodline curse will dissipate on its own."

"But the bloodline curse of your Ye family is formed by the origins of your Ye family ancestors and the ancestors of the Zhu and Yin families."

“Even if our Zhu family is wiped out, that bloodline curse will remain dormant in your bloodline forever.”

"Until the next person with the Vermilion Bird bloodline appears, the curse on your Ye family's bloodline will be awakened again, and you will fall into the cycle of curses once more!!"

Upon hearing Zhu Qizhen's words,

The man remained silent for a long time, then stared at Zhu Qizhen and continued:

"This news alone won't save your life. Tell me how to solve this..."

Zhu Qizhen looked at the man and said anxiously:

"To truly eradicate that bloodline curse, unless someone among your clansmen can actually embark on the legendary First-Rank Path, attain the status of Dragon Emperor, and use supreme power to completely obliterate the Wild Sparrow Curse, there is no other way!!"

"But as a nation-destroying level superhuman, you know this path is simply impossible!! So, I have another way!!"

Zhu Qizhen suddenly gave the man a fawning smile:

"As you know, bloodline power cannot be randomly generated again before the family is wiped out."

"As long as I live, the power of the Vermilion Bird will always be with me."

"You can imprison me!! Restrict me!! Keep me in a place you can control for the rest of my life, that way, the bloodline curse will be entirely under your control! That way, no one with the Vermilion Bird bloodline will be able to threaten your Ye family!!"

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