Chapter 717: Kuromon’s Gift
“Seen enough, want to get closer for a detailed observation? After all, if this attempt fails, it will take several more years to see this old man again.
“I’m somewhat disappointed you’re still alive.” The figure of Kuromon, suspended in the air, did not reveal its face, which was covered by a fox mask tied with a ribbon. There were no genuine emotions displayed, and its tone sounded like a casual chat catching up with an old friend one hasn’t seen in ages.
“Disappointed? Heh heh……”
Kuromon hovered in mid-air.
Kuromon’s body was not obscured by its restrained spiritual energy; instead, the light emanating from beneath its black robe was undiminished.
This undisguised, arrogant posture almost condensed into a palpable sense of oppression!
The immense pressure of the Heavens Element Netherworld, like a collapsing glacier, slammed down.
Kuromon, suspended in mid-air, merely raised a hand lightly and easily blocked the pressure of the Heavens Element Netherworld!
At this moment, he was in the space of the Netherworld.
This exaggerated posture even caused many weaker ghosts around to feel a sense of oppression emanating from the depths of their souls!
“There’s no need to expend so much effort for an old man like me?
“Actually, to tell you the truth, your appearance has long since changed. When I was still alive, you seemed to be just a little girl. It’s a pity you were born in the Netherworld; otherwise, you would have been a very beautiful girl.” The old Taoist raised his head and revealed a strange smile.
“Hmph! Smooth talker!” A disdainful cold laugh came from the air!
“I can feel that you’ve been holding on by force.”
The old Taoist was in an advantageous position, yet his tone sounded somewhat relaxed.
“Do you think hiding in that dilapidated place in the Netherworld can help you escape me? Do you think I really don’t know what you’re plotting?”
The old Taoist gently exhaled.
“Do you really think that by manipulating everything from behind the scenes, you can avoid all consequences and do whatever you wish?”
“Ridiculous!
“Do you think I can’t see that you are merely a walking corpse, surviving by leeching off the heroic souls and phantoms who signed the [Nether Contract] with you?”
“Do you think you can control the [Nether Contract]?”
“Do you think you can permanently control the [Nether Contract] through deception?”
“Do you really think you can rest easy?”
“Delusional!
“Do you think you can escape the judgment of natural laws by hiding in the dark?”
“Do you think you can truly remain detached, watching coldly as those idiots you tricked to their deaths?”
The old Taoist suddenly let out a cold laugh.
“The cycle of the heavens, no one can escape!
“Do you really think you can connect to the Netherworld with this broken Netherworld?”
“Do you really think these Netherworld soldiers and generals you’ve so thoroughly deceived, these heroic souls you’ve tricked, will willingly die for you?”
The old Taoist’s body was faintly glowing.
“What are you doing?” Kuromon finally let out a sound of surprise.
“I’m not sure, but I feel something is off with this old man.
“He’s burning the [Nether Contracts] of those heroic souls and phantoms!
“He’s unsealing those heroic souls and phantoms that you controlled with the [Nether Contract]!”
“Madman!” Kuromon’s figure completely stepped out from the void!
Its black and gold robe was restrained, and in its hand, it held a scepter seemingly condensed from the essence of the void.
“With me here, you want to touch them?”
The old Taoist lightly raised his hand, and his wooden staff tapped once!
“Beeeep—”
Accompanied by dazzling golden electricity that erupted from the old Taoist’s body instantly!
Kuromon, who had appeared on the verge of death, revealed a trace of horror!
The sky, the void at this moment, was wailing!
Streaks of thin lightning descended from the sky, dense like a continuous drizzle! These were catastrophic beams of destruction, the purest, most primordial form of heavenly power!
Facing this incredibly powerful force, Kuromon let out a tragic cry.
“No—”
The beams of light descended, directly engulfing Kuromon!
Kuromon’s body was more than half destroyed. At this moment, it no longer possessed its former arrogance and composure!
The old Taoist’s figure slowly descended from the void.
“Hahahaha…
Hahaha
Hahaha!
“Kuromon, you didn’t expect to face the judgment of the heavens so soon!”
At this moment, a distorted expression appeared on the old Taoist’s face!
His body, which had seemed to lack strength, now appeared to have regained its vitality!
Within his body, it was as if powerful streams of light were burning!
This was the purest form of heavenly power!
[Heaven’s Punishment]!
“Madman!”
Kuromon’s shattered body wailed!
“Do you really think you can escape the judgment of the [Nether Contract]?”
Kuromon’s twisted body was engulfed by the light, and its voice was filled with despair and resentment!
“You… you’ve gone mad!”
Kuromon’s weak voice echoed in the air, filled with endless malice.
“Don’t you understand that if you break the control of the [Nether Contract], you won’t be able to withstand the backlash?”
Kuromon let out a roar of despair!
“You’re seeking death!”
Its shattered body was completely swallowed by the light.
“I’ve lived long enough; it was time for me to die.
“Since you want to destroy this world, then let me bear the final pain of this world.
“I am not worthy of having anything, but at least I can die a meaningful death, don’t you think?” The old Taoist’s twisted smile was filled with mockery.
His body was burning bit by bit, and the [Nether Contracts] that bound him were gradually dissolving. At this moment, he was like a man on fire, surrounded by flames!
“With you dead, who will save this world?” Kuromon roared unwillingly.
The old Taoist let out a cold laugh.
“Ultimately, you couldn’t escape your fate!”
The old Taoist raised his head, his body engulfed by the light, but his gaze was so resolute.
“With my broken body, with my soul, I pay tribute to the heroic souls of the [Nether Contracts]!”
The old Taoist’s body, engulfed by the light, let out a roar!
With the outburst of light, his body completely vanished.
Kuromon let out its final scream, its body completely submerged by the light, leaving only a despairing roar!
“No—”
As the light dissipated, the world fell silent.
After the light faded, only a torn space remained.
That space was the exit to the Netherworld.
A figure slowly emerged from it.
He was covered in blood, his black robe tattered and torn. In his hand, he held a broken scepter, and a strange smile appeared on his face.
“It truly disappoints me… I didn’t expect you to end this world in this manner… Heh, how unexpected!”
Kuromon slowly walked out, its body gradually healing. A smug smile hung on its face.
“Did you really think you could stop me?” Its voice was hoarse, a mark of being scorched by the power of the heavens.
“You should know that everything you’ve done is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!” Kuromon’s smile gradually turned sinister. “Your death will only make me stronger!” Its body was rapidly recovering, and the areas scorched by the power of the heavens were healing quickly.
“Do you truly not care about the lives of these heroic souls you painstakingly arranged marriages for?”
“With the old man here, you want to harm them?” Kuromen (likely a typo for Kuromon) sneered, pointing its wooden staff forward lightly!
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Dazzling golden electricity erupted from the old Taoist’s body instantly! It tore a gap in the tattered robe that Kuromon’s first revealed in the air, instantly creating a powerful suction force that pulled Kuromon into the space! This sudden suction force startled Kuromon, and then a look of horror appeared on its face!
“No—” It let out a terrified scream, its body being pulled by the powerful suction force, rapidly shrinking! “Old man!” Its voice was filled with endless anger and resentment! “How dare you pull me into a spatial rift!”
Kuromon’s body was rapidly being sucked in, its body being torn by the rift’s force, emitting cracking sounds! A look of despair appeared on its face! “No—” Its voice echoed in the spatial rift, then was completely swallowed.
Kuromon’s body was completely swallowed, and the spatial rift vanished. The world fell silent. The torn space where the old Taoist had been rapidly healed. The old Taoist’s figure slowly emerged from the air.
A pale smile appeared on his face. His body was trembling slightly. In his hand, he tightly held the wooden staff! “Finally, finally I’ve sent him away.”
Beneath his feet lay scorched earth. Everything around had been completely destroyed by the bombardment of lightning.
The old Taoist’s gaze turned to the distance, his eyes filled with reluctance and affection. “Little girl, it’s up to you now!”
His body slowly dissipated, turning into streaks of golden light. These lights danced in the air, then vanished.
All that remained was a patch of scorched earth and a lone wooden staff stuck in the ground. The old Taoist’s voice echoed in the air.
“Remember, you are my disciple, don’t tarnish my name!” His voice was filled with reluctance and affection. “You are my pride!” His voice gradually faded until it was completely silent.
“Is he really dead?” Shen Shuyu looked at everything, her heart filled with disbelief! That old man actually went down with Kuromon for her sake?
Her body trembled, her eyes filled with tears! She hadn’t expected this old man to do such a thing for her!
“Why?” Shen Shuyu’s heart was filled with confusion! She had only known the old man for a few months! She hadn’t even had time to properly thank him!
“Old man, why did you do this?” Shen Shuyu’s voice was filled with grief! Her heart felt like it was pierced by a knife! She couldn’t breathe from the pain!
“Old man, you can’t die!” Shen Shuyu’s body trembled, her eyes filled with tears! Her hand tightly grasped the wooden staff! It was the old man’s last gift to her!
“Old man, where are you?” Shen Shuyu’s voice was filled with sorrow!
“I’m fine, I’m right here!” The old man’s voice suddenly sounded in Shen Shuyu’s ears!
Shen Shuyu suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with disbelief! Before her, a figure was slowly coalescing! It was the old man’s figure!
His body seemed to be composed of streaks of golden light! A pale smile adorned his face! His body was slowly solidifying!
“You… you’re not dead?” Shen Shuyu’s voice was filled with surprise! Her eyes were full of tears! Her body was trembling!
“I’m fine, I was just hit by a backlash from the heavens, it’s nothing serious!” The old man said with a smile. His voice still carried a trace of weakness! “I like the gift you gave me very much!”
“Gift?” Shen Shuyu was stunned! Her heart was filled with confusion!
“Yes, the gift you gave me!” The old man said with a smile. A strange smile appeared on his face! “However, my body will need some time to recuperate!”
“You… as long as you’re okay!” Shen Shuyu’s eyes were filled with tears! Her heart was filled with excitement!
“Alright, I need to go and recuperate. Be careful on your own! Remember, don’t trust anyone!” The old man’s figure gradually disappeared.
“Old man, where are you going?” Shen Shuyu’s voice echoed in the air!
“Don’t worry about me, I will return!” The old man’s voice grew distant until it completely vanished!
Shen Shuyu’s heart was filled with loss! She knew the old man had left for her sake!
She clenched the wooden staff in her hand, her eyes filled with determination! She knew she had to become stronger! She wanted to avenge the old man!
Her body trembled, her eyes filled with tears! Her heart was filled with sadness! The old man’s voice echoed in her ears! “Remember, you are my disciple, don’t tarnish my name!”
Shen Shuyu’s heart was filled with determination! She knew she had to do it! She wanted to make the old man proud of her!
She raised her head, her gaze looking into the distance! The spatial rift had completely healed.
She knew her journey had just begun! She had to become stronger to protect those she wanted to protect!
Rumble—
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— A huge sound came from afar! Shen Shuyu’s heart was startled! She knew this was the sound of the Netherworld! The Netherworld had finally connected!
This was Kuromon’s last power, everything he did before being devoured, to connect to the Netherworld.
Shen Shuyu clenched the wooden staff in her hand, her eyes filled with determination! She knew her time had come! She wanted to avenge the old man! She wanted to make those who deceived the old man pay a heavy price!
She took a step, walking towards that direction! Her figure on the scorched earth looked so solitary and determined! Her heart was filled with the fire of revenge!
She was the old man’s last hope! She was the old man’s last pride! She was the old man’s last disciple! She was the old man’s last wish! She was the old man’s last obsession!
Her figure gradually disappeared into the distance. Only scorched earth and a torn spatial rift remained.
This battle ended with the death of the old Taoist! He used his life to exchange for Kuromon’s temporary disappearance!
His death did not make Kuromon disappear, it only made him temporarily evade the judgment of the heavens! However, Kuromon’s body was severely injured! He would need a long time to recover!
The old Taoist’s death also bought precious time for Shen Shuyu! She would use this time to rapidly become stronger, so that she could contend with Kuromon after he recovered!
Her heart was filled with gratitude and remembrance for the old Taoist! She knew she had to turn grief into strength to live up to the old man’s expectations!
Her eyes were full of determination! She wanted to avenge the old man! She wanted to make those who deceived the old man pay a heavy price!
Her figure on the scorched earth gradually disappeared into the distance. Her journey had just begun!
Old man, don’t worry, I will definitely avenge you! Shen Shuyu secretly vowed in her heart!
Her eyes were full of determination and obsession! She knew her fate was already tied to the old man’s!
She would become a powerful curse master! She would turn all plots and schemes into ashes! She would bring peace to the old man’s spirit in heaven!
She was the old man’s last hope! She was the old man’s last pride! She was the old man’s last disciple! She was the old man’s last wish! She was the old man’s last obsession! She was the old man’s last love!
Her figure on the scorched earth gradually disappeared into the distance. All that remained was silence. The old man’s voice echoed in her ears!
“Remember, you are my disciple, don’t tarnish my name!” Her eyes were filled with tears! But her steps were so firm!
She knew she had to inherit the old man’s will and liberate this world from Kuromon’s shadow! She wanted to restore this world to light and peace! She wanted the old man’s death to be meaningful!
Her figure gradually disappeared into the distance. Her journey had just begun!
Old man, goodbye…
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Everything was under Kuromon’s control! His body was recovering rapidly! His eyes were filled with sinister light!
“After I recover, I will definitely make you pay a heavy price!” His voice was filled with endless malice and anger!
His body was slowly solidifying, a sinister smile appearing on his face! His eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness towards the old Taoist!
His body was slowly solidifying, a sinister smile appearing on his face! His eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness towards the old Taoist! His body was slowly solidifying, a sinister smile appearing on his face! His eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness towards the old Taoist! His body was slowly solidifying, a sinister smile appearing on his face! His eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness towards the old Taoist! His body was slowly solidifying, a sinister smile appearing on his face! His eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness towards the old Taoist! His body was slowly solidifying, a sinister smile appearing on his face! His eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness towards the old Taoist! His body was slowly solidifying, a sinister smile appearing on his face! His eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness towards the old Taoist! His body was slowly solidifying, a sinister smile appearing on his face! His eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness towards the old Taoist! His body was slowly solidifying, a sinister smile appearing on his face! His eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness towards the old Taoist! His body was slowly solidifying, a sinister smile appearing on his face! His eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness towards the old Taoist! His body was slowly solidifying, a sinister smile appearing on his face! His eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness towards the old Taoist! His body was slowly solidifying, a sinister smile appearing on his face! His eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness towards the old Taoist! His body was slowly solidifying, a sinister smile appearing on his face! His eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness towards the old Taoist!
