Chapter 848: A Tragic Past
Chapter 848: Chapter 848: A Tragic Past
Helplessness, despair.
Cold tears traced down her face.
No one knew how long it took before Ziyue stopped sobbing and began to fix her makeup.
Gaining the status of a full member was quite a big leap forward for Lin Yi.
The collection of Source Power was proceeding in an orderly fashion; everything was developing in a good direction.
In a good mood, Lin Yi entered his Inner Court and began sparring with the Great Saint.
After that one time Wo Zhiqi took over his body, Lin Yi had made great progress in both combat techniques and in controlling the release of the Power of the Primordial.
Now, crossing hands with the Great Saint again, he was no longer as clumsy as before, and even relying on his astonishing talent, he was gradually catching up with the Great Saint’s combat rhythm.
Such progress was indeed incredibly fast, but the refinement of combat skills required the tempering of time.
Compared to the Great Saint, Lin Yi’s moves still seemed rather rough.
Basically, in every exchange, Lin Yi would suffer a small loss to varying degrees.
When experts fight, the pace is very fast; those small losses stack up quickly, and eventually become the foundation of defeat.
Even so, for Lin Yi to get this far, the Great Saint had already given him a very high evaluation.
After obtaining the Jörmungandr Martial Soul, Xiyue’s strength had greatly increased, which had been perfectly demonstrated in the previous battles.
However, this was only the beginning.
After spending so much time with Lin Yi, Xiyue’s way of thinking naturally followed his.
Lin Yi believed in relying on himself for everything.
Martial Souls were indeed one of the ways to improve strength.
But borrowed power would always be borrowed.
After returning from Antar Star, Xiyue had found a secluded place to begin exploring her Martial Soul.
Before she went into seclusion, Xiyue had said this.
Some people say that the Martial Soul is one of a Professional’s abilities, so the abilities attached to the Martial Soul are also counted as the Professional’s abilities.
There was some truth to that, but compared to truly mastering this power yourself, it was still a bit inferior.
Lin Yi’s goal was very grand.
He wanted, one day, for the people of Blue Star to live steadily and without fear in a world of their own, able to survive without being threatened by All Celestial Divine Beings or all kinds of evil entities.
To reach that point, Lin Yi still had a long road ahead.
She, Xiyue, wanted to accompany Lin Yi to the very end, and that meant putting in double the effort.
Therefore, after returning to Aiven Star, Xiyue immediately went into seclusion to cultivate.
The living environment on this planet wasn’t bad.
Its technological level wasn’t too far off from Blue Star’s.
Aside from missing some relatives and friends, Lin Yi had gotten quite used to living on Aiven Star.
After soaking in a hot bath, all the hidden fatigue in his body came pouring out.
He couldn’t remember how long it had been since he’d had a proper rest.
Although today’s cultivation had taken place in the Inner Court, the consumption of Spiritual Power had been very real.
However, just as Lin Yi walked to his room and pushed open the door, he froze on the spot.
Her curvy figure, through that snow-white skin, reflected the moonlight straight into Lin Yi’s eyes.
At the instant Lin Yi was stunned, the woman before him quickly ran up to him and threw herself into his arms.
Not sensing any malice from her, Lin Yi didn’t instinctively make any defensive moves.
Her skin, smooth and delicate as if it would break at a touch, pressed tightly against him; her body temperature shot up from embarrassment, making Lin Yi’s brain lag for a moment.
"What are you doing? Not long ago, weren’t you planning to kill me? What’s the meaning of this now?"
Being questioned like that by Lin Yi, the woman’s emotions, which had already been on the verge of collapse, instantly burst.
Cold tears slid down her cheeks and fell onto Lin Yi’s chest.
"I beg you, help me. I’m out of options. Cheng Ji said something he shouldn’t have, and I was there, so I can’t shirk the responsibility. The higher-ups gave me one last chance: they want me to accompany you on a mission."
"The mission is extremely difficult, almost certain death. If you’re unwilling to go with me, I’ll lose the right to live. I don’t know how to persuade you to help me, and I don’t even know what I still have that I can offer you."
"Lin Yi, I’m begging you, help me. From now on, I, Ziyue, will repay you even if I have to work myself to the bone."
Such a cliché plot landing on his own head left Lin Yi rather surprised.
After figuring out her intentions, Lin Yi decisively pushed Ziyue away.
"We’ve indeed only met a few times, but you should know I’m a very cautious person. I don’t do things I’m not confident about, or that are too risky."
"You should leave. As for what happened tonight, I’ll pretend it never happened."
Just as Lin Yi said this, Ziyue once again threw herself into his arms and hurriedly tried to explain.
"I—I’m not the kind of casual woman you think I am. I’m very clean. I’m doing this because I have no other choice. I beg you, help me. I can’t die."
Hearing Ziyue’s words, Lin Yi stopped trying to push her away and fell into thought.
The next instant, condensed Divine Power gathered in his palm, and he slapped it toward Ziyue’s forehead without hesitation.
As expected.
So my path, my life, ends here?
Ziyue closed her eyes.
In her mind flashed the scene, not long ago, of Lin Yi fighting those thousands of Order Maintainers.
With someone as ruthless and insane as Lin Yi, how could he possibly risk himself to help a mere acquaintance he’d only met a few times?
The reason she closed her eyes was partly because she was afraid of Lin Yi, and partly because she was afraid of seeing her own brains.
The pain she imagined never came.
Instead, in her Sea of Divine Consciousness, a pair of enormous golden eyes appeared.
That’s right, Lin Yi had activated his Reincarnation Vision to see through Ziyue’s inner world.
Her life, like a movie-length documentary, played rapidly before Lin Yi’s eyes.
So she’d traded becoming a lapdog in exchange for Dark Rising’s protection over her planet.
This girl was a tragic one as well.
Who would have thought that All Celestial Divine Beings could do something so inhuman for the sake of their own interests?
They dropped Fierce Beast cubs onto lower-ranked planets, letting those cubs practice hunting and grow on those worlds.
When the Fierce Beast cubs had ravaged an entire planet, those beasts would then gain the qualifications to be enlightened by the All Celestial Divine Beings and become Divine Beasts.
At that point, any Divine Being in need would descend and subdue the Fierce Beasts.
Compared to those planets, Blue Star was much more fortunate.
But the planet Ziyue came from happened to be one of those chosen for the Fierce Beast cub drops.
Relying on her extraordinary cultivation talent, Ziyue had mastered the Power of the Primordial at a young age, and with that power, led the Warriors on her planet in a bitter resistance.
Over time, Dark Rising took notice of this formidable young woman.
After learning that it was All Celestial Divine Beings who had brought undeserved catastrophe upon her home, Ziyue’s hatred for those so-called Divine Beings reached the extreme.
Strong, and harboring deep hatred toward those rule-making Divine Beings—wasn’t that exactly the kind of promising seedling Dark Rising wanted as a pillar?
And so, Dark Rising came to Ziyue.