Free Web NovelAfter Hong Bian integrated his entire being into the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate, and entrusted his remaining body to his two disciples, who departed one to the south and one to the north, he had already become a residual soul-like existence, supported by his authority and relying on the Divine Kingdom Central Hub.
And when he completely handed over control of the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate, as well as his authority, to Lu Yibei, he also met his ultimate, inevitable demise.
When Hong Bian advanced to Calamity, he once glimpsed a scene from a hidden Zoroastrian legend through a prophetic dream.
In that legend, the world was a miracle flower born of miracles, blooming with a myriad of beauties every moment, yet there was an ugly and venomous worm parasitic on this miracle flower, injecting venom into the miracle flower every three hundred and thirty-three years...
Thus, under the influence of the venom, the miracle flower's luster dimmed, its petals withered, its stem rotted, and its intoxicating fragrance transformed into the stench of a thousand kinds of filth.
How to act, how to prevent this miracle flower from withering, and let it continue to exist for a long time? This was a question that troubled Hong Bian for a long time.
Although he failed to resolve the confusion in his heart until the moment his consciousness and existence completely dissipated, he used everything he had to present a possible solution. freewebnøvel.coɱ
The flower may eventually wither, fall to the earth, and rot in the soil, but its demise is not without meaning, for in the near future, from its corpse, more splendid miracles will bloom.
"This is why, over countless years, the destructive factors ultimately harbored resentment and transformed into the Extinction-Bringer of Old Days..."
"Alright! Three minutes are up, the mourning is over, you guys go do what you need to do!"
Chatterbox Girl said this, and somewhat roughly kicked away the two exquisite little things that were neatly gathered in front of her, as if attending military training. She then put on an apron and swaggered towards the half-finished clay sculpture nearby.
However, when she sat down and prepared to resume work, she inadvertently recalled Hong Bian's actions in her mind and once again let out a sigh.
"Honestly, it's such a pity that an interesting place like the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate was ruined by that Nightmare guy. If it were me..."
She originally wanted to say that if she had gained the power contained within the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate and witnessed the past of Hong Bian and Dragon Xiang, she might have had the chance to take a different path and achieve a completely different outcome.
But before she finished speaking, she changed her mind, thinking that if it were her, without Shen Baiwei, who had not yet become Nightmare, accompanying her as a perfect assistant, it wouldn't be the power of the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate that was devoured.
Those were leftovers that Shaman King “ate”... How could she “eat” other people’s leftovers?
If she were to eat, of course she would eat Shaman King!
While contemplating, Chatterbox Girl "splatted!" the ball of mud in her hand onto the half-formed clay sculpture, frowned, and muttered softly, "Speaking of which, Nightmare is already showing signs of turning over a new leaf. Should I give her a little push from behind?"
"How should I help her? Should I have that Lu Yibei deliver a message to her?"
Although in the eyes of Lu Yibei or Shen Baiwei herself, suppressing The Serpent of the Years's authority meant Shen Baiwei was safe, Chatterbox Girl knew very well that they were celebrating too early.
How could the fate trajectory of destructive factors be so easily changed?
Shen Baiwei is not like Lu Yibei, who has a monster-level Old Dad, nor like Void, who has an endless stream of cunning tricks, nor does she possess Wang Yingying's extraordinary adaptability, capable of surviving and continuing to grow even when thrown into outer space...
Although she has tasted a little sweetness now, soon, when the sugar coating fades, the highly toxic poison and blades hidden beneath it will appear.
However, just as the thought of pushing Shen Baiwei from behind arose in Chatterbox Girl's mind, a strange noise came from behind her, pulling her thoughts away.
A high-pitched shriek sounded, as if something sharp was quickly sliding across a smooth surface.
It was as if evening had arrived, and night was imminent, with the surrounding light gradually dimming.
Through her Spiritual Energy, she could feel countless subtle fluctuations surging from all directions.
It was as if over a million bizarre existences were crawling in invisible space with distorted steps.
A silent, surging, bizarre torrent rose from the city beneath the dilapidated rooftop and even the broader land, quickly converging around Chatterbox Girl.
Viscous, wriggling, filled with anger, resentment, and unwillingness.
Omnipresent.
The world in her perception seemed to be sinking into dirty mud, little by little.
She glanced back out of the corner of her eye.
Like several clumps of thick ink falling from a height and splattering on the rooftop, blackness spread out, in thousands of threads, chaotic and intertwined.
Upon closer inspection, they were highly similar to the chaotic black lines symbolizing the punishment of the years that had appeared on Shen Baiwei before, only their number and scale were astonishingly larger.
Like an ocean, they overwhelmed and engulfed the area behind Chatterbox Girl in blackness.
Seeing such a sight, Chatterbox Girl seemed to have long been accustomed to it, and she casually pursed her lips.
Every time she tried to interfere with Lu Yibei, these ghostly things would appear... like a warning.
In fact, Lu Yibei's several instances of seeing her injured were inextricably linked to these ghostly things.
This time, they came uninvited, probably because she was trying to interfere with Shen Baiwei through Lu Yibei.
Immediately after, the dancing black lines seemed to come alive, spasming and twitching, emitting a steel-on-steel screeching sound, quickly condensing into several human figures outlined by chaotic black lines.
The outlines were somewhat familiar, probably seen somewhere before...
"But, it doesn't matter!"
Chatterbox Girl turned around, slowly drew a crimson long saber from the Void, held it horizontally in front of her, and said expressionlessly, "Who would recognize recycled waste products dug out of a garbage dump?"
Picking out a few useful ones from the countless tiny, hard-to-dissipate resentments that remained after an entire world perished—what is that if not waste recycling?
"Alright, since you're here, let's all come at once?! I'm in a hurry, my guest will be here soon."
From her understanding of Lu Yibei, Lu Yibei would soon appear here, crying and fussing, asking her for advice.
After all, Hong Bian was someone even she would give a thumbs-up and call an "old schemer."
In fact, when she saw Hong Bian forcefully give his authority and control of the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate to Lu Yibei, she had already guessed the subsequent developments...
When Lu Yibei received Hong Bian's authority and control of the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate, she would initially be at a loss and wary of that power, but she would soon discover that controlling that power was indeed as Hong Bian said, with no restrictions on her and capable of being transferred to others at any time.
After all, Lu Yibei's current authority has no connection to "miracles" yet, and she is not a good vessel for the miracle flower.
So, from a certain perspective, Hong Bian did not deceive Lu Yibei. If Lu Yibei resolved the crisis of the distorted miracle flower created by Shaman King, and then, within a short period, transferred Hong Bian's "gift" to someone else, the result would be as Hong Bian said, without any cost. But...
That's Lu Yibei!
After getting such a huge treasure for free and finding no side effects, would she really give it away?
Absolutely impossible! Wouldn't that be asking for her life?
But if Lu Yibei secretly took the control of the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate and the miracle flower, and returned to the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate a thousand years later with Shen Baiwei, then big trouble would arise.
miracle is resurrection from the dead...
This extreme perception of miracles, influenced and distorted by Shaman King's power, cannot actually be considered a wrong perception.
Therefore, the beings sealed within the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate, thanks to Lu Yibei, were able to survive and continue, and even a thousand years later, hundreds of people, as well as a large assortment of chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep, remained. From a certain perspective, this was equivalent to creating an unprecedented, super-large-scale miracle.
When Lu Yibei returns a thousand years later, this super-large-scale miracle, accumulating power over a millennium, will feedback onto her, making her a rare vessel for the miracle flower in the world.
Although this feedback from historical changes spanning a thousand years has a certain degree of delay, it usually arrives within a few tens of minutes at the shortest, or one to two days at the longest.
By then, even if Lu Yibei wanted to discard the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate, she wouldn't be able to...
Hong Bian's ability to foresee dreams is uncanny and unpredictable; he might have anticipated this, which is why he unconditionally entrusted his authority and control of the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate to Lu Yibei.
It's like luring players in with the gimmick of a free game, and then secretly harvesting them once they're hooked.
What else could this be but an old schemer?
"So, before the child gets harvested, I have to help her quit her internet addiction!" Chatterbox Girl muttered to herself, stepping forward and casually slashing out a blade, creating a crimson streak stretching for a hundred miles...
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"What a truly benevolent person!" fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
The moment Hong Bian forcefully gave her the "Divine Kingdom Jade Gate gift package," Lu Yibei's consciousness vibrated violently, feeling as if an invisible torrent of Spiritual Energy surged into her body.
Vast and complex information from the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate continuously poured into her mind, almost crushing her consciousness.
Immediately after, when the surging Spiritual Energy and massive information accumulated to a certain threshold, she felt the "Yumen Pass"...
The entire Yumen Pass!
As if a long loading process had completed and a magnificent scroll unfolded before her eyes, the movements of every plant, human, urban legend, and animal within the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate were clearly displayed in her mind; she could even glimpse a bit of the sealed Shaman King.
She had experienced similar situations once before, when she completed Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, gained control of the Earth Vein Qi, and fused with the full authority of Wang Quan (Royal Authority) to obtain control of Dream City...
But compared to those, the first two were merely demos for experience, while this was the golden deluxe collector's edition.
And the key was, it was free!
Yes, the moment she gained control of the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate, Lu Yibei realized that Hong Bian had not lied to her; for now, controlling this power seemed to require no cost.
"That monk must be a truly benevolent person, right?"
She was now the master of the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate, the controller of the miracle flower. Could what she perceived be wrong?
She had thought he was a bad guy who [N O V E L I G H T] would force a "practice book gift package" on her, but unexpectedly, he turned out to be a rich relative who would force a big red envelope on her during Chinese New Year.
What is that if not a truly benevolent person?
As for any side effects in the future... why bother thinking so much about it?
Dealing with Shaman King was urgent; she would enjoy this moment first!
"Sarong, it's time for your medicine!"
Lu Yibei muttered to herself, swiftly activating Goddess Bei's authority and integrating it into the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate...
