Chapter 72 Mission Failure
The pain of destroying one's consciousness far surpasses all others.
At that moment, it felt like being trapped in a scorching hell.
Surrounded by scalding lava, all that filled my lungs was pain, yet I had to suppress the urge to break free.
Until the piercing, almost melting pain gradually blurred, and my consciousness seemed to float in the air:
Did he succeed?
He successfully destroyed himself, becoming his own executioner.
So now, is Su Yunyu no longer subject to the backlash?
In the moment before his consciousness was about to vanish, he heard a familiar sigh:
"Great, he's finally dead."
Who is it...?
It is Su Yunyu
Just as he was about to merge with heaven and earth, even though his divine consciousness had ceased to exist, upon hearing those words, his mind was instantly shaken—
Why say it's great? Why be glad he's finally dead?
At that moment, Xiao Shuying seemed to understand countless causes and consequences. If Su Yunyu's goal from beginning to end was to kill her, then this sentence would make sense.
But why do this? Why kill him?
Overwhelmed by confusion, resentment, and the agonizing pain of a broken heart, his remaining soul halted its final step towards dissolution.
It was as if an invisible, immense power had gathered all the spiritual essence between heaven and earth, transforming it into a vortex that continuously poured into the remnant soul.
The divine consciousness that had just been destroyed gradually condensed, the spiritual meridians around his body were rebuilt inch by inch, and the memories of ninety-nine lifetimes kept filling his mind, finally settling on Su Yunyu's face as she vomited blood in her arms.
Master...
Why did you lie to me? Why did you kill me...?
It's like a ghost returning to the human world in a supernatural tale, carrying with it unfinished business and grudges from its previous life, all transformed into blood and tears that fill it with power.
The powerful cultivation of his first life, that elusive and intangible cultivation, has now all returned to his spiritual veins. At this moment, the spiritual energy within his body is even more surging and powerful than in his first life.
Just as she was reconstructing her physical body, Su Yunyu seemed to realize something. A hint of panic appeared on her usually aloof face, and she flew away, trying to leave.
His snow-white robes, like a shattered epiphyllum, collided with the barrier that Xiao Shuying had erected with a flick of her finger as she flew.
Even with the world's best cultivation, he was completely trapped by this barrier.
Seeing his increasingly helpless expression, Xiao Shuying felt a slight surge of pleasure from the chilling aura within her. Her gradually solidifying body flashed over, and she reached out to encircle his slender waist, whispering in his ear:
"Master, I'm not dead, are you happy?"
Feeling the slight trembling of the person in his arms, he felt both tenderness and a violent urge to destroy.
Master, why did you kill me?
At this moment, Su Yunyu, trapped in his arms, was on the verge of tears. On one hand, her carefully planned scheme had failed once again, and on the other hand, she had to face Long Aotian, who was obviously more difficult to kill.
He first frantically tapped 111 in his mind:
"This isn't right! They destroyed their own consciousness, they're dead, how can they be resurrected? The Chosen One of Heaven doesn't play like this!"
111 seems to be stuck in some kind of bug; it can speak, but its voice sounds like it's being heard through frosted glass.
[I...don't know...]
Su Yunyu felt a chill run down her spine and hurriedly sought help from 111, her only cheat code:
"Could you teleport me? I have a bad feeling that something terrible is going to happen to me."
[No...] A muffled voice sounded:
[Stay calm...]
Stay calm, stay calm...
Yeah, since Long Aotian doesn't know he wants to kill him anyway, let's find an excuse and see if we can fool him.
Little did he know that his momentary lapse in concentration during his conversation with 111 had already caused Xiao Shuying's eyes to narrow slightly, her hands to move more tightly, and her tone to remain calm and composed.
Why doesn't Master speak?
His hoarse voice whispered close to her ear, like two hands gripping her heart. Su Yunyu calmed her unease, placing her hands on his waist to soothe him, feigning composure.
What just happened to you?
Let's take the initiative and turn the tables first, since Long Aotian probably doesn't know that he's going to kill him.
"just……"
Xiao Shuying paused slightly, because Su Yunyu's hand covered his palm as if to soothe him. He smiled slightly, took her hand in return, and then said:
"The rebirth of a broken soul may be the will of Heaven."
Glancing sideways, I saw Su Yunyu's eyelashes trembling incessantly, like a fan, without any struggle, as if trying to suppress her guilt. A destructive urge surged within me, and I deliberately asked:
"Didn't Master say there was a secret technique that would allow me to be reborn? Why is that technique nowhere to be found?"
"..."
Su Yunyu pursed her lips tightly, her mind somewhat blank.
There's no secret technique involved; he just made it up. He originally thought that sending Long Aotian to his death would solve everything, but who would have thought he'd come back?
"I..." He hesitated for a moment before saying:
"I was just about to return to the Tianxuan Sect to retrieve the secret technique."
Never mind, let's stabilize the situation first.
So Su Yunyu turned her head slightly to look at Xiao Shuying, intending to put on a tearful act, but after seeing him clearly, she was startled:
He then noticed a flame pattern between Xiao Shuying's brows. Not only that, but her already heavy eyes were now completely unbearable.
Feeling oppressed as if locked in a dark room under that gaze, Su Yunyu steadied herself and smiled slightly.
"Now that you have been resurrected, you no longer need this secret technique."
"Yeah……"
Seeing Su Yunyu turn to look at her, Xiao Shuying released his hand and let him turn around. She hooked her arm around his waist, pulled him close, and asked, their breaths mingling, "..."
"Then Master will probably not suffer any backlash anymore, wouldn't that mean we can be together?"
Upon hearing this, Su Yunyu's smile froze. The earlier claim that the Ruthless Path was backfiring was just a way to fool Long Aotian. Now that it was outside the plan, having him be with Long Aotian would be worse than killing him.
However, she couldn't reveal her true intentions, so Su Yunyu tried to gain some leeway in a rather awkward position:
"Our relationship is that of master and disciple, which goes against common sense..."
Watching the false words uttered by his thin lips, watching the feigned tenderness and affection, Xiao Shuying felt as if his heart had been ripped apart by a knife. He endured the excruciating pain and could no longer play along with this absurd act.
With a cold laugh, Xiao Shuying raised her hand and grabbed Su Yunyu's chin, her gaze fixed on him, her icy tone as sharp as a red-hot blade:
"Master, you actually just wanted to kill me, didn't you?"
All that talk about the ruthless path backfiring, the secret technique of rebirth, and defying common sense—it all boils down to creating a trap, luring him willingly into it.
If his remnant soul hadn't been left unextinguished, Su Yunyu would have already successfully departed by now, while he would have simply vanished into nothingness, becoming the first person to destroy his own divine consciousness!
After the words were spoken, there was a long silence, a deathly silence, and an eerie atmosphere spread silently.
Su Yunyu trembled almost instinctively, forgetting even to struggle, and simply looked up, staring blankly at Xiao Shuying.
He appeared lost in thought, but was actually quite bewildered inside. At this moment, the only person he could contact was 111, so he frantically started dialing 111.
"Help! How did Long Aotian know I was going to kill him?!"
111 was probably caught up in the highs and lows of the mission failure, and just muttered something before falling silent.
Su Yunyu knew he couldn't rely on the lousy 111 system, and was about to argue when Xiao Shuying released her grip on his chin. Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, she grabbed his neck again, this time with considerable force.
Suddenly, a suffocating feeling of not being able to breathe came over her. Out of the instinct to survive, Su Yunyu opened her mouth and gasped for breath, but her consciousness was gradually fading. All she could feel in the outside world was the stinging pain in her neck.
Just when he thought he was about to die at Long Aotian's hands, he heard Xiao Shuying softly murmur in her sleep:
“Master, this time you’ve learned your lesson.”
!!
Su Yunyu's pupils dilated in shock. Her previously blurred consciousness struggled to clear. What did Long Aotian mean by this? Why did he bring it up this time?
Could it be...?
Could it be that Long Aotian, like him, has memories of the past?
Just as Su Yunyu was utterly shaken, Xiao Shuying saw that his eyes were already red at the corners and his breathing was weak, and her consciousness involuntarily split in two:
Half of them cruelly wanted to end his life; this was the first time he had almost lost his life at someone's hands.
Half of her heart ached unbearably, and she resented Su Yunyu's ruthlessness like a lovesick man and woman, yet she couldn't bear to see him suffer.
In an instant, Xiao Shuying released her grip on his neck, her gaze fixed on Su Yunyu as he covered the marks on his neck and gasped for breath, while she herself appeared indifferent.
Why didn't you take action? This person clearly wanted to kill you from beginning to end, but you used the name of love to make him stumble.
Why not take action? Look into his tearful eyes, listen to his helpless breathing; all of this flowing will cut through time.
Cut into countless fragments, each fragment contains a crystallized essence, representing the moments when Su Yunyu protected and cherished him.
Since things are already out of control, and since we can't bring ourselves to do it, then...
In the midst of the chaos, Su Yunyu, having caught her breath after nearly suffocating, couldn't help but ask Xiao Shuying:
What did you just say?
This answer is extremely important. If that's the case, then Su Yunyu would be willing to call herself the clown of the transmigration world.
Just as Su Yunyu stared angrily at him, awaiting an answer, Xiao Shuying smiled cruelly.
“Master, I remember all of them except for the first one.”
"..."
Su Yunyu's eyes shifted from anger to disbelief, then from disbelief to dimness, before lowering their gaze, looking utterly devastated.
Indeed, this was the case. Upon learning that Xiao Shuying, like herself, possessed memories of so many past lives, and recalling all the actions she had taken in this life, it seemed that they had all been laughable and futile efforts.
He failed, and failed so ridiculously.
It turns out that Xiao Shuying had been wary of him all along, and that he had been pretending all along.
Since that's the case...
Su Yunyu was completely listless. He looked up at Xiao Shuying again, his tone perfectly calm:
"Then kill me."
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Author's Note: Next, the car speed will enter the fast lane ( ) [doge][starry eyes]
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