Free Web NovelChapter 227: Chapter 180: Look, You Are About to Become a Fallen Demon
"It’s just an Image Retrospect. What’s the panic?"
Feng Qianyan let out a derisive laugh.
A real Time Retrospect carried immense karmic consequences. A single misstep could lead to his erasure by the Heavenly Dao. How could he possibly use it so lightly?
Why would he need to use a full Time Retrospect just to find someone within the Empire?
After speaking, without waiting for Yan Chen to react, he swept a hand before him. A majestic surge of Energy welled up, and streams of light flowed before the two of them, quickly forming a Light Mirror.
A dazzling light flashed, and a familiar scene slowly materialized within the mirror—it was the very Void Realm they were in.
In the mirror, far in the distance, the two of them were locked in a cataclysmic battle, with brilliant flames and oppressive black tornadoes flying back and forth.
In the foreground, however, it was completely empty. There was nothing.
But soon, Yan Chen noticed that the scene in the mirror had begun to rapidly rewind.
’So, this is an Image Retrospect.’
He focused his mind, his eyes locked on the image, afraid of missing a single important clue.
"Stop!"
He suddenly shouted in a deep voice. Feng Qianyan shot him a disdainful look and, with a wave of his hand, froze the image in the mirror.
The two then saw a pitch-black figure, its back to the mirror. Clad in a black robe, its frame appeared unusually burly, like a small mountain, with one arm holding Jiang Yunnuan.
Yan Chen frowned and said, "I can’t see a face. Change it to a frontal angle."
’Is this guy really ordering me around like a servant?’
A flash of impatience flickered in Feng Qianyan’s eyes, and his heart churned with frustration.
But finding that woman was the priority. He had no choice but to take a deep breath, forcefully suppressing his temper.
With a turn of his thoughts, he channeled his power to adjust the image in the mirror.
The perspective shifted, revealing a ferocious and savage mask. At the sight, both men’s eyes widened in astonishment.
’He’s already at the Ultimate Venerable Stage and he’s still this cautious?’
’This person is a truly cunning old fox.’
Feng Qianyan said with irritation, "Can’t see a face, and his aura is perfectly concealed. Looks like we’ll have to start from another angle."
Yan Chen had hoped to find a useful clue, but it had all been a waste of time. His already gloomy mood instantly plummeted to rock bottom.
He ignored Feng Qianyan’s words and, with a flicker, vanished from the Void Realm.
SIGH...
Feng Qianyan sighed. With a wave of his hand, the Light Mirror before him instantly shattered, dissolving into countless motes of light.
Then, he too vanished from the Void Realm.
*
「Two days passed in the blink of an eye.」
Yan Chen used Transform into Thousands, his clones spreading across every city and town in the Empire. His Divine Sense swept over every inch of land in an exhaustive search, yet he still couldn’t find Jiang Yunnuan.
The contract within his body remained active, yet it gave no response. He couldn’t sense her at all.
It was as if she had vanished from the world completely, leaving not even a wisp of her aura behind. Her disappearance was absolute and total.
Yan Chen’s temper grew increasingly volatile, and he began to show signs of losing control.
When Feng Qianyan saw him again, he found that Yan Chen’s normally cold, dark eyes were glowing red, and a faint Demon Pattern was beginning to appear on his forehead.
His cold, upright form now emanated a dissonant, gloomy aura—restless and intimidating, it was enough to make one’s heart tremble and keep anyone from daring to approach.
Feng Qianyan was startled.
’Damn it, the Demon Pattern has already appeared! If this continues, it won’t be long before he becomes a Fallen Demon.’
’With his Ultimate Venerable Peak Cultivation, if he becomes a Fallen Demon, his power might even surge. When that happens, it will be an absolute catastrophe for the entire Human Clan.’
’I have to stop this guy. I can’t let him become a Fallen Demon.’
"Look, you’re about to become a Fallen Demon!"
With a flick of his wrist, Feng Qianyan conjured a Light Mirror and held it up before Yan Chen, his arrogant voice tinged with urgency.
Seeing this, Yan Chen gave it a cursory glance and said indifferently, "So what?"
Feng Qianyan: "..."
’Damn it, this guy is so infuriating.’
’If it weren’t for the sake of the entire Human Clan, I couldn’t be bothered with him.’
"You just want to find Jiang Yunnuan, but is it worth driving yourself to become a Fallen Demon? As long as she’s in this world, with your level of Cultivation, you’ll find her sooner or later."
"But if you become a Fallen Demon, you’ll lose all reason. You might even forget her. If she comes back in the future, you wouldn’t recognize her even if she stood right in front of you. You might even kill her."
"Is that really what you want to see??"
"Besides, think of all the hardships you endured to achieve your Cultivation. Are you really going to throw it all away for a woman?"
’Once he becomes a Fallen Demon, he’ll surely be hunted down and killed by the combined forces of the Human Clan’s strongest experts.’
’Even if he could withstand the Human Clan’s assault, he would never be able to resist erasure by the Heavenly Dao.’
’The more powerful a Mutant Creature becomes, the less it is tolerated by the world. After becoming a Fallen Demon, he’d be even more anathema to heaven and earth.’
’In that case, the only outcome for him is death.’
"It’s not your place to tell me what to do!"
Yan Chen said coldly. As soon as the words left his mouth, he turned to leave. His tall, aloof figure blended into the flowing crowd, yet he stood out like a crane among chickens, drawing every eye.
Watching his retreating back, Feng Qianyan pressed his brow hard, his heart raging like a bomb about to explode. freeweɓnøvel.com
’Damn it, why won’t that bastard listen to reason?’
’Is he trying to force my hand?’
*
「Meanwhile, in the Land of Calamity.」
After several grueling battles, the 21st Legion finally conquered Black Wind Valley and entered another period of rest and reorganization.
Warship 0001.
Two Half-step Ultimate Venerable stage Elders were gathered together with Huo Shenming.
"Patriarch, I hear that in this campaign against Black Wind Valley, the Young Master’s contribution was indispensable to the legion’s overwhelming victory."
Hearing this, a smile spread across Huo Shenming’s face, his every word dripping with pride and boastfulness.
"But of course. Not only is my son’s Cultivation talent outstanding, but his military prowess is also unparalleled and extraordinary~"
"It was thanks to his brilliant strategies that the legion was able to conquer Black Wind Valley, the most difficult stronghold in the entire Land of Calamity, so quickly. I imagine it won’t be long before his prestige in the army surpasses even my own."
Huo Shenming felt no discomfort at being overshadowed by his son, only immense pride.
Hearing this, the Elder nodded repeatedly in agreement. After a moment of deliberation, he spoke in a grave tone.
"The Young Master is indeed a prodigy, and it is precisely for this reason that we hope the Patriarch will exercise some caution regarding his choice of a partner."
"I’ve heard that the Young Master rescued a woman from Black Wind Valley and, in a rare departure from his usual conduct, brought her aboard his personal warship~"
"It has been two days now, and the Young Master hasn’t left her side for a moment. He must have taken a fancy to her."
"Patriarch, have you investigated this woman’s identity? Is her background clean? Is she worthy of the Young Master?"
"The Young Master is the greatest prodigy our Tiger Clan has ever seen. He absolutely cannot be held back by a woman of unknown origin and questionable background."
’This is the Land of Calamity, home to countless clans. If the Young Master has rescued a member of an Alien Clan, or worse, an enemy agent with ulterior motives, the trouble would be immense.’
