57: Is Vivian the pride of her brother?

That’s right.

Meng Yun had actually forgotten an incredibly important matter.

To prevent its existence from being threatened, the Demon Seed would use red threads to seal the advancement limit of all living beings.

Only containment objects like Vivian could break through without being restricted by the rules.

Any other existence that reached the Arcane Envoy level, without question, had already become a minion of the Demon Seed.

Only by swearing allegiance would the Demon Seed bestow power.

Tragically, they actually believed that the power which should have belonged to them was a gift from the Demon Seed.

They even groveled and revered it as a Holy God.

After kneeling for so long, they truly couldn’t stand up again.

The person who caused all this, Statham, was dead.

But Otto remained.

It was Otto who caused Meng Yun's plan to completely fail.

Otto's body reappeared before Meng Yun.

In his hand, he was holding the Warden's fake head.

The Warden's eyes were wide with fury, unwilling to rest in peace.

His ancient glasses fell to the ground, crushed by Otto's scepter.

“So, it was only A-rank after all.”

Otto casually tossed the head aside.

Even ordinary S-ranks were instantly killed, let alone a mere A-rank?

“If this is all you… Fallen Arcanist?!

Meng Yun, you truly surprise me!”

Otto's originally confident expression shattered instantly; even as an Arcane Envoy, he couldn't remain unfazed when facing Hellfire!

Profound Arcane Arts were cast instantly, and an eight-level Thunder Dragon roared forth once more.

In terms of both speed and destructive power, it was one of the most powerful eight-level Arcane Arts!

He had to use swift and decisive measures to directly kill Meng Yun!

If he were scorched by Hellfire, even he would likely perish!

But the girl's figure moved even faster.

A cyan storm swirled around her, directly shielding Meng Yun.

Without hesitation.

Without a second thought.

For her brother, Vivian was willing to sacrifice everything.

Including her life.

This world could exist without Vivian.

But Vivian’s world could not exist without Meng Yun.

“Boom!”

The lightning, capable of destroying heaven and earth, thus pierced through Vivian’s body.

The girl, like willow catkins scattered by the wind, fell straight back, light as a feather, landing in a warm harbor.

That was Meng Yun’s embrace.

The sudden change came too quickly; everything happened in a flash.

“Vivi…an?”

Meng Yun, not yet fully awake from his transformation, his pupils sharply contracted.

Vivian had taken the blow for him.

For him, her useless brother, she had taken the blow.

With her small and delicate body.

Even though her body was pierced by lightning, even though her gem shattered, she remained resolute.

Haha.

What exactly had he saved?

The world? Don't be ridiculous.

His sister?

His sister was lying before him, on the verge of death!

In this simulation, due to his carelessness, Vivian was on the brink of death protecting him.

Even worse than last time!

Seeming to notice Meng Yun’s self-reproach, Vivian looked at him, a gentle expression in her golden pupils:

“Bro…ther, don’t be sad.”

“To have met brother, Vivian… ”

The girl coughed and gasped for a while, unconsciously placing her hand on Meng Yun’s face.

It was wet.

Vivian wiped away his tears and spoke again:

“Vivian is very happy… very fortunate.”

Brother, Vivian loves you.

Vivian decided to do one last thing for her brother.

Her body was already covered in cracks, her gem already dim.

But her heart was still beating.

Her pulse was still throbbing.

Her blood still had warmth.

For her brother, she could still squeeze out every last bit of strength.

The girl closed her eyes, and her body suddenly vanished from its spot.

Faster than wind, swifter than lightning.

Otto had a bad feeling.

As soon as he raised his staff, an invisible fluctuation tightly entangled him.

The wind howled, and both air and elements were completely drained.

Without an elemental source, the light from Otto's staff flickered slightly, but nothing happened.

At this moment, Otto, apart from his extremely high rationality, was no different from an old, decrepit man.

The wind howled, but Meng Yun clearly heard the girl's murmur.

“Brother.”

“Use Hellfire to ignite him.”

“Vivian can only do this much for brother…”

Forcing himself not to let his overflowing emotions overwhelm him, Meng Yun pursed his lips, looked at the raging wind and the horrified Otto at its center, and opened his palm.

A cluster of flames suddenly ignited beneath Otto's feet.

Hellfire doesn't need oxygen, nor does it need elements.

Its basis is the karma of all beings.

For a hypocritical warmonger like Otto, the karmic fire raged wildly.

His body turned into flames.

Meng Yun stared at Otto, who was being frantically licked by the flames, his heart feeling no ripple.

Otto was undoubtedly dead, but he only cared about Vivian.

The strong wind gradually stopped, and a girl's figure coalesced from the void, re-forming before Meng Yun's eyes.

“Brother.”

“Vivian, is she brother’s pride?”

The girl smiled, her golden pupils gazing unblinkingly at Meng Yun.

Watching the tears at the corners of his eyes, watching his pursed lips, watching his distorted face.

“Yes.

You will always be my pride.”

Gently embracing the girl, the hot tears in his eyes finally could not be held back, sliding down his cheeks.

Drip.

Tears dripped onto the girl's forehead, onto the tip of her nose, onto the corner of her lips.

What did tears taste like?

Salty.

With a hint of bitterness.

But Vivian felt sweet inside.

She was no longer an object that could be disposed of at will, uncared for.

She could also, by her own will, help her brother.

More importantly, she was also worthy of being cared for.

Cared for by her brother.

Tears were the best proof.

Being human was truly much more tiring than being a containment object.

But.

If there was a next life, she would still want to be a human.

To be a sister.

To be Meng Yun’s Vivian.

The girl's breath in his arms vanished, but Meng Yun seemed oblivious.

Vivian was dead, but Otto was still there.

Why was Otto still alive!

Meng Yun gently raised his hand, thoughtfully adding more fuel to the fire for him.

“Ahhh—!!”

“Meng Yun, stop, stop now!!”

“I’ll give you anything, just, ah—”

“Holy God… save, save me…”

Suddenly, Otto's eyes widened, as if he saw some illusion in his mind.

Perhaps it was the spirits of the dead coming for revenge, or perhaps the Holy God taking him home, who knows.

After a spasm, he breathed his last.

“Meng Yun… Meng Yun! You killed Otto!?”

“Wait, this feeling is so familiar…”

“Have we… met somewhere before…”

Amidst the sky full of red threads, Meng Yun heard the Demon Seed murmur again.

He was expressionless:

“Scram.”

Blue-black flames burned from Meng Yun's palm, and even the endless red threads in the sky were ignited by Meng Yun.

“Meng Yun, how dare you!!”

The surging red threads, like chains, fiercely pierced towards Meng Yun's body.

Meng Yun neither dodged nor evaded, casually flicking out flames, incinerating all attacks.

He refused no one.

“Ahhh—!!”

In the air, the unwilling roar of the Demon Seed echoed.

These red threads were all the life essence of innocent victims!

Now, at this moment, they were all burned up by Meng Yun in a single blaze, all burned!

How could it not be enraged by this!

But being at a critical moment of advancement, it couldn't spare its hand to launch a powerful attack on Meng Yun.

Endless roars reverberated through this world, which also allowed Meng Yun to confirm the source of the sound.

It was beneath the Mysterious Foundation.

The girl's soul returned to heaven.

The boy returned from hell.

Blood debts must be paid in blood!

Taking out a clean robe, Meng Yun gently placed Vivian on the ground.

In this life, there was no longer any possibility of killing the Demon Seed.

He and Vivian would soon meet again.

He gazed into the depths of the earth, as if his eyes had already pierced through the thick rock layers, meeting the Demon Seed’s gaze from afar.

He could vaguely sense that the current Demon Seed was attempting to break through to the God Art Master realm.

However, because too much of its blood sacrifice had been burned away by Meng Yun, the Demon Seed's advancement process became difficult and slow.

Nevertheless, this was not something Meng Yun, in his current state, had the strength to contend with.

Most critically, his time had come to an end.

Behind him, footsteps sounded.

He slowly turned, looking at where Vivian lay; there, another silver-haired, long-eared figure was silently weeping while holding her.

He understood her expression.

It was clearly identical to his own.

Brother, sister.

Both mourning their sister.

Vivian.

Meng Yun turned back.

He sacrificed all his containment objects and activated Alchemy.

He instantly refined them in Hellfire.

Compressing them into a pitch-black, perfectly round, ordinary small ball.

He threw the small ball, and its immense mass instantly caused the entire ground to collapse.

Exposing the Demon Seed’s eye, which was almost in the magma.

The source of disaster.

A silent explosion instantly spread, tearing everything visible to the naked eye into fragments.

The Demon Seed let out an earth-shattering roar, but it was only severely wounded, not in danger of its life.

In the last moments of his life, Meng Yun understood the Demon Seed's strength.

It was a power that only a God Art Master or a Fallen God Master could kill.

[You were engulfed by the explosion]

[Simulation ended]

[Simulation rewards being calculated…]