Chapter 1119: Let’s Die Together

“Hahaha...”

Xuanyuan Xin laughed again, and this time, it was a mixture of men, women, old and young. It sounded like eight people were laughing at once, not one.

“If we do not do this, how else could we survive?”

The Symbiotic Soul Hosting Great Art had many flaws, but there were benefits as well.

First, the fused souls shared a symbiotic relationship with each other, so their soul powers were overlapping as well. The more souls were joined, and the stronger the individual soul, the more powerful the soul, mind and spirit would become.

Second, so long as the host soul did not perish, the guest souls would live forever.

It was all thanks to the immense soul power she gained from seven other celestial souls Symbiotic Soul Hosting Great Art that Xuanyuan Xin was able to resist the erosion of the Nine Nethers Demonic Qi to this day.

“Do you know how much torment we have gone through; how much pain we have endured to survive, Xuanyuan Kun?”

“Did you actually think you could gloss over all of it as if it never happened?”

“What do you want then?”

Xuanyuan Kun frowned a little. He must admit that the immense soul power created by eight attached souls were enough to worry him.

“What do we want?”

Xuanyuan Xin chuckled as if she could not believe what she was hearing. “Come now, Xuanyuan Kun. You can’t be that stupid.”

“What do we want? We want revenge, of course!”

“We want you to die!”

“We want you to die!”

“We want you to die!”

Every soul within Xuanyuan Xin’s soul roared at the same time.

Boom!

As the eight souls roared in unison, the eight altars at the bottom of the Nine Nethers Rift began shaking violently. Then, cracks began appearing on their surfaces.

Now that the altars were cracked, the demonic qi within the Nine Nethers was no longer impeded. It combined into a Black Tide and rolled up toward the Kunlun Ruins.

The sky darkened, and the earth shook. In the blink of an eye, it was as if the Kunlun Ruins had turned into a demonic realm.

“Have you gone mad, Xuanyuan Xin?”

Xuanyuan Kun exclaimed in anger and shock. “Are you planning to destroy the Kunlun Ruins?”

He never thought that Xuanyuan Xin would go so far as to destroy the Supreme Eight Celestials Realm Locking God Restriction sealing the Nine Nethers Rift just to kill him.

“I have gone mad, brother!”

Xuanyuan Xin laughed crazily as the distant Black Tide surged toward her as if summoned.

Mountains grew barren, water dried, and plants withered under the Black Tide. Even the sun and the moon were nothing but lightless objects before its all-consuming darkness.

If before the Kunlun Ruins was a rotting realm with a shiny surface, now it had truly transformed into a demonic domain of the Nine Nethers.

As the Black Tide approached, the Nine Nethers Demonic Qi formed eight lifelike faces.

It was none other than the faces of Xuanyuan Xin and the seven celestials inside her.

“Don’t you know, Xuanyuan Kun? I went mad the day you betrayed me and imprisoned me at the bottom of the Nine Nethers Rift.”

“It is you who drove me insane, dear brother.”

“Everything I did is for the continuation of the Kunlun Ruins, Xuanyuan Xin!”

Eroded by the demonic qi, Xuanyuan Kun’s body was aging and decaying at a rapid rate.

His body had entered the stage of decay a long time ago. The only reason he was still breathing was thanks to celestial qi. However, the Kunlun Ruins had run out of celestial qi a long time ago. Now that Xuanyuan Xin had destroyed the Supreme Eight Celestials Realm Locking God Restriction and drawn the Nine Nethers Demonic Qi into the Kunlun Ruins, there was absolutely nothing he could do to stop it. Try as he might to resist its advance, all he achieved was the rapid decay of his body.

“You are the Imperial Princess of Kunlun, blood descendant of the Queen Mother of the West! You of all people should be resolved to sacrifice yourself for the continuation of the Kunlun Ruins!”

“Of course I, blood descendant of the Queen Mother of the West, am resolved to sacrifice myself for Kunlun Ruins...”

Standing underneath the Black Tide, Xuanyuan Xin looked like the Demon Lord who ruled over the Nine Nethers right now. “But why can’t that person be

you

, brother?”

“You wanted to live, so you sacrificed me. Do you think that’s fair?”

“Fair? Since when does fairness exist in this world?” Xuanyuan Kun uttered coldly.

“You’re right. It doesn’t.”

Xuanyuan Xin laughed. “Since fairness does not exist in this world, I believe it should be destroyed.”

“Let’s die together, brother.”

“Hahahahahaha!”

A peal of laughter broke out, and the Black Tide finally descended on top of Xuanyuan Kun.

“You want me dead? All of you? Then I will live just to spite you!”

Xuanyuan Kun roared, and celestial light burst out like the sun itself. It made him look sacred and inviolable.

Xuanyuan Kun mustered his palms and pushed.

Boom!

Xuanyuan Kun actually stopped the Black Tide in its tracks. For a time, it could not find purchase.

It was only later that a terrifying shockwave washed out. Not far away, Ye Qing, Yi Pin and Jiang Yunlai were swept away by the shockwave and threw into the Black Tide.

“Absolutely terrifying. Is this the power of a celestial?”

Inside the Black Tide, Yi Pin spat out a mouthful of blood and looked mighty pale.

Ye Qing was fine because he was tough and resilient, so he endured the Nine Nethers Demonic Qi directly and protected Yi Pin with his Profound Yellow Mother Qi instead.

He was just as shocked and frightened as Yi Pin was. This was the impact between two heavily wounded, severely weakened celestials too. If they were at full strength... he couldn’t even imagine it.

“We need to leave!”

Ye Qing grabbed Yi Pin and took off without hesitation. If they lingered any longer, they might get caught up in a shockwave again and die. That would not be worth it in the slightest.

“You should stay!”

Unfortunately, he had only traveled ten meters before a bright light suddenly appeared in the Black Tide.

The light was as weak as a candle flame at the beginning, but it grew stronger and stronger until it transformed into a lantern. It shone countless pillars of light that trapped Ye Qing and Yi Pin within.

Ye Qing could not be bothered to fight Jiang Yunlai right now. That was why he executed “Break Hammer” and broke the light of the lantern immediately.

The next moment, Ye Qing and Yi Pin passed through the hole created by “Break Hammer” and reappeared far away.

“He’s strong enough to break my Profound Sun Lantern? As expected of the thief who stole my sacred object...”

Jiang Yunlai made a grabbing motion, and the lantern flew into his hand. The next moment, it shone like a sun and pushed back the surrounding Nine Nethers Demonic Qi. After that, Jiang Yunlai gave chase.

Ye Qing was using Earth Contraction Magic repeatedly and crossing mountains and ridges like flat lands, but Jiang Yunlai was even faster. As the distance between them narrowed further and further, Ye Qing could not help but ask:

“What is the meaning of this, Sacred Lord Jiang?”

“Surrender the goods you obtain from the Xumi Celestial Mirror or die!”

Jiang Yunlai replied coldly.

“Xumi Celestial Mirror?”

Ye Qing immediately connected the name to the stone mirror. Then, he lied through his teeth, “You misunderstand, Sacred Lord! There is nothing inside the damn thing. We were hunted by that celestial as soon as we went in, so we couldn’t obtain anything at all!”

“Do you think I would believe that?” Jiang Yunlai sneered.

“I believe him! With all my heart!” Yi Pin interrupted.

“We will see once I have captured you two.”

Jiang Yunlai could not be bothered to banter with the duo. A black sun appeared above his head before entering his Profound Sun Lantern.

The next moment, the white light emitted by the Profound Sun Lantern abruptly turned as black as the void.

Everything—tangible or intangible—was instantly frozen by the dark light. Even the Black Tide and space itself were frozen in place.

Naturally, Ye Qing and Yi Pin were no exception.