253: Empathy

Shanhai Pass, the silent latter half of the night.

Jiang Shenyi had already left, and Xi He was alone, enduring the cold wind.

Her expression gradually shifted from confusion to determination.

She looked up, and the flames of the Phoenix Emperor Fire once again surged around her body.

In the distance, in the General's Mansion, Jiang Shenyi, watching this scene, his expression slightly changed, and he said, "Is she insane?"

Under the torment of the twelve bloodthirsty steel needles, forcibly using her abilities was tantamount to suicide; she was madly consuming her life force!

Why!?

"Should we stop her suicidal act?" Jiang Shenyi's face was solemn as he looked at Huang Quan beside him.

But Huang Quan shook his head and said, "Don't stop Xi He!"

"She is not someone who gives up on herself."

"There must be a reason for her to do this!"

Inside the General's Mansion, silence reigned.

On the cross, Xi He was filled with unparalleled pain, her life force rapidly depleting, her face trembling, contorting, even twisting.

Yet, she seemed oblivious to it, still forcibly activating her Phoenix Emperor Fire!

Some drunken people, seeing this, looked bewildered, wondering if this girl couldn't handle the blow and was seeking death.

Never mind, it's none of my business, they picked up their wine pot and walked away.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The sand and wind of Shanhai Pass seemed to suddenly grow tumultuous, the strong winds blowing, as if also surprised.

Xi He, had actually chosen to commit suicide!?

That's right, after a period of confusion, Xi He suddenly made up her mind.

She wanted to die.

Because she remembered that the last time she was almost beaten to death by Xiao Fan, the voice of the Planet Will came from deep within her heart.

The Planet Will helped her fulfill her last wish in life, which was to be resurrected, to possess greater power, and to confront Xiao Fan!

This time!

She didn't know if the Planet Will would appear again, but she believed she had no other choice.

No matter what Jiang Shenyi said, she actually felt nothing looking at the corpses being carried away, no matter how many there were.

But she couldn't continue like this!

She had to understand all of this, at least why Huang Quan was willing to sacrifice so much for her!

Therefore, she yearned for the appearance of that power deep within her soul, hoping it could fulfill her true wish.

Although everything was an unknown, she had to do it.

Because she already didn't know what to do.

Her life force rapidly dissipated, and Xi He's face and body visibly began to age, becoming pale, covered in wrinkles, and increasingly thick.

From an eighteen-year-old girl, she quickly transformed into an eighty-year-old old woman; her face was pale, mottled with wrinkles, but her eyes were more resolute than ever before.

She wanted to see that Planet Will!

She had to die!

Finally, Xi He completely lost all strength throughout her body, collapsing on the cross like a corpse.

Jiang Shenyi's expression was fascinating, and he murmured in disbelief, "Did she really exhaust all her life force?"

Huang Quan's brows were tightly furrowed, his fists clenched, and he said, "No... it's definitely more than that!"

"There must be a reason for her to do this!"

"She can't just die like this!"

"Certainly..."

In the distance, Xi He was completely a dried corpse, her head bowed, and no one could feel any life in her.

Everyone watching this scene could confirm that, physiologically, this Incarnation of the Planet Will was dead; there was no life left in her body.

Hanging on the cross was a pure dried corpse!

But deep in Xi He's consciousness, she saw a brilliant blue light, and then, a phantom female figure slowly appeared.

"A problematic girl like you is truly rare..." the Planet Will complained.

But Xi He's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and a relieved smile appeared on her face.

Because she had finally met the person she wanted to see, just as she wished!

She lowered her head and said in a deep voice, "I apologize, I didn't mean to disturb you."

"But I have two questions and one request, and I beg you to help me fulfill them."

"Speak." the Planet Will said indifferently.

Xi He suddenly looked up and said in a deep voice, "Why was I created?"

The Planet Will said lightly, "For a future war."

"What war!?" Xi He quickly asked.

The Planet Will shook its head and said, "It's not just a war concerning the Blue Star, but for the specifics, please find the answers yourselves."

"Speak, the second question."

Xi He said in a deep voice, "I want to know if the power that covered the entire Blue Star a few days ago was brought by Xiao Fan!"

"Yes." the Planet Will nodded.

"How did he contend with this power?"

"Will." the Planet Will answered concisely.

"He resisted that power with just his Will!?" Xi He's expression changed slightly.

"Of course, there was also help from others, but others helped him precisely because he possessed that Will, including me." the Planet Will replied indifferently.

Xi He gave a wry smile and said, "So... when it comes to pride, I'm simply no match for him, am I?"

"Yes." the Planet Will said mercilessly, "You appear proud, but deep down, you are soft."

"He is shameless, but his bones are harder than yours."

"Good!" Xi He didn't evade, didn't feel defeated, but instead said "Good!" with a fierce expression.

"Then I'll tell you my request that I hope you can help me fulfill."

"Speak, but this is the last time." the Planet Will said indifferently.

"Of course, I won't trouble you again!" Xi He took a deep breath, suddenly looked up, and said, "I only have one request!"

"Please, bring forth everything that Huang Quan, Xiao Fan, Ying Zheng, and Jiang Shenyi have endured in their lives!"

"I want to try to empathize with them!"

This question surprised the Planet Will a bit, and it said, "You actually think that way?"

Xi He gave a self-deprecating smile and said, "Ying Zheng and Huang Quan, one is my husband, the other is my... father; these two go without saying."

"Jiang Shenyi, he is the Great General of Shanhai Pass; only by understanding him can I comprehend why the people of Shanhai Pass hate me so much!"

"As for Xiao Fan... only by experiencing everything he has experienced, perhaps then I will understand why a person can be so proud!"

"I hope I can continue to be proud, and I also want to know why I am sinful, and even more, what my husband and father have sacrificed for me."

"Ying Zheng always told me that I was a spoiled little girl."

"I admit now, yes, perhaps I am a spoiled girl."

"But I don't want to be like this; I want to make up for all these flaws, at least, by first empathizing with them."

"Among these four people, some of the mental impacts might truly kill you." the Planet Will said indifferently.

"I am already dead." Xi He said in a deep voice.

The Planet Will said lightly, "Then I'll tell you again, I can revive you one more time, but this is the last of the power I have left in you. Do you still choose to endure all of this, rather than simply being revived?"

Xi He nodded earnestly and said, "I! Do!"

"Then as you wish!"

The Planet Will stopped talking nonsense and waved its hand, throwing out four crystals, each a different color, but except for Ying Zheng's slightly vibrant one, the other three were somewhat dark.

"These are the pains and growths they experienced throughout their lives. According to the color depth, take your time."

After saying that, the figure of the Planet Will disappeared.

In this space buried deep in her consciousness, only Xi He and the four crystals remained.

She suddenly took a step forward, her hand gripping the first crystal representing Ying Zheng, and entered Ying Zheng's life.