86: Chapter 85 The Death of Bai Yu!! The Twisted Fate Threads!!

Bai Yu is dead!!

This civilian genius, whose future was bright with promise, was blown into a scattering of tiny fragments all over the ground.

He possessed a heaven-defying exclusive talent with immense potential like [ Soul Essence Myriad Transformation ],

and his [ Butcher Bai Qi ] had already undergone a secondary awakening, possessing equally boundless potential.

If the Qin Family, one of the [ Five Surnames and Seven Clans ], learned of him, they would surely offer him the most generous terms to join their household.

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With a spotless background, heaven-defying talents, and powerful cards, a background like this made it not entirely impossible for him to even marry into the Qin Family as a matrilocal husband to one of their proud, direct-line prodigies.

Furthermore, aristocratic descendants like [ Li Tiance ] and [ Liu Shengsheng ] knew that it was not just limited to this.

As the general with the highest body count in ancient history, [ Bai Qi ] had an even more famous moniker: the God of Killing.

If he could find a divine persona or authority related to slaughter when advancing in the later stages of the future,

[ Bai Qi ] had an extremely high probability of transforming into a [ deity card ].

And it would be one with formidable combat power at that.

But now, all of this had become an empty bubble.

No matter how astonishing [ Bai Yu ]'s talent was, or how boundless his future,

he had already been reduced to this ground of shattered flesh and bloody foam.

The atmosphere across the entire battlefield was exceptionally heavy. [ Liu Shengsheng ] lay prone on the coffin lid, sobbing secretly, clutching a blood-stained straw doll in her hand.

[ Li Tiance ] stepped forward, his voice hoarse as he spoke:

"Stop crying. Do not bring shame upon the Liu Family. Although you are young, you have also been to a genuine extraterrestrial battlefield.

Is this how your elder sister and father taught you? Being so weak, how can you expect to guard the Twelve Corpse Realms of the Liu Family in the future?"

[ Liu Shengsheng ] slowly stopped her crying and said:

"If he had died in battle, I would not cry for him.

I would only step forward to fight to the death or preserve myself. But his death was so cowardly and pathetic—

if I had carefully inspected this tiny [ Life-Swapping Straw Doll ], [ Bai Yu ] would not have died.

Yet it was because I was far too careless that I killed him!"

Seeing this, [ Li Tiance ] found it difficult to persuade her further.

This proud son of heaven with the bearing of a dragon and phoenix felt a deep sense of frustration welling up in his heart at this moment.

Yesterday's main gate incident and the monster frenzy in the [ Duel Secret Realm ],

he had anticipated the enemy's moves beforehand and invited a powerful external reinforcement like [ Sun Po ].

Thus, he successfully resolved the rebellion of the foreign teachers.

[ Sun Po ] was unexpectedly powerful, even cutting down a deity.

Yet ever since that deity appeared, his script was gone.

Everything that happened afterward was beyond [ Li Tiance ]'s ability to anticipate, including the secret realm tremor shaking [ Bai Yu ] down into the abyss,

and all the monsters encountered in the abyss. These were all things outside the script.

"Could it be that once I leave the arrows of fate, I am truly this incompetent? Can someone like me fulfill the wish in my heart?"

[ Li Tiance ] even directed such questioning inward at his own heart.

Seeing that [ Sun Po ] still looked completely clueless, [ Liu Jianren ] came over and whispered into his ear:

"Brother Po, just now..."

After a round of explanation from [ Liu Jianren ], [ Sun Po ] finally understood.

At the same time, he could not help but marvel at the craftiness of this [ Marquis of Chishui Yang Xi ].

As it turned out, when [ Liu Shengsheng ] was using her family's secret technique, she had already been detected by [ Marquis of Chishui Yang Xi ].

Thus, this monster actually played along with the ruse, letting them go and pretending to have fallen for it, while secretly binding a [ Life-Swapping Straw Doll ] to [ Bai Yu ].

This item belonged to witchcraft and sorcery secret arts. Certain noble families in the Southwest region inherited such secret techniques.

Witchcraft secret arts generally did not have immense power, but their strengths lay in their covertness and eerie nature.

As a member of an ancient, grand clan, [ Liu Shengsheng ] naturally had some understanding of them.

Yet she prided herself on being young and having strong talent,

coupled with the fact that everything had always gone smoothly for her and she was quite full of herself,

that she actually held a sense of contempt even toward an orange-tier monster.

This led to everyone believing that the search and rescue mission had been completed so easily,

with not a single person noticing the existence of this life-swapping doll, ultimately resulting in [ Bai Yu ]'s tragic death.

At this moment, [ Sun Po ]'s heart was also inexplicably shocked.

He had harvested massive gains over these past few days, and a sense of arrogance had gradually begun to sprout within him.

But [ Bai Yu ]'s death served as a wake-up call to him: inside the secret realm, one must be extremely careful;

otherwise, even if your cards were powerful, encountering even slightly bizarre methods could still cost you your life.

At this time, [ Changyou ] said:

"Master, someone has plucked the threads of fate. I heard it. You must be careful; this matter is not that simple."

Hearing this, [ Li Tiance ] could not help but look at [ Changyou ] and ask:

"You actually have the ability to listen to fate?"

[ Changyou ] looked at [ Sun Po ], and [ Sun Po ] nodded, saying:

"It cannot compare to your [ Heavenly Khagan ]; it is merely a listener."

Hearing this, [ Li Tiance ] was in no mood for pleasantries.

"Caw!!"

"Caw!!"

As two crisp sounds rang out, a white and a Golden Phoenix manifested out of thin air within the secret realm,

their long tail feathers casting a golden-white hue across the secret realm.

They were none other than [ Golden Phoenix ] and [ White Phoenix ]!!

The two phoenixes rapidly transformed into a set consisting of a golden bow and a white arrow, the white arrow emitting an intense aura of Geng metal.

[ Li Tiance ] felt that it was time for his third arrow of fate to strike.

Even if he could no longer read the script in the future, being targeted by someone capable of plucking the threads of fate was simply too dangerous.

Furthermore, ever since the script became invalid, [ Li Tiance ] had harbored anger in his heart.

He set the target he wanted to shoot within his mind, provided the conditions,

and immediately, a black man with golden eyes wearing an exquisite black suit appeared before his eyes—he was none other than the mysterious man who had appeared at the Prince Qi Estate.

At this moment, the man spread his arms wide, his golden pupils staring straight toward [ Li Tiance ], making people feel as though they were locking gazes with him across a distance.

A smile appeared on the man's face as he said: "Immature [ Heavenly Khagan ], we will meet again."

Immediately afterward, his head tilted sideways and rolled right off, while his entire body instantly collapsed,

leaving behind only that empty black suit splayed out on the spot.

Meanwhile, inside the Prince Qi Estate.

[ Li Yuanji ] held a blood-red crystal shard in his hand,

his gaze as cruel and cold as a ferocious beast or venomous snake waiting for an opportunity.

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The few of them did not immerse themselves in sorrow for too long. Although they shared the experience of fighting together at the school's main gate,

as for how deep their bonds truly were, that wasn't necessarily the case. Although there was a sense of grieving for a fellow comrade,

[ Liu Shengsheng ] and [ Li Tiance ] both experienced more self-doubt regarding themselves.

[ Liu Jianren ] remained as carefree as ever, and even started arguing with a few people who accused [ Sun Po ] of indirectly killing [ Bai Yu ].

As for [ Guan Zhen ], it was evident that he was genuinely somewhat angry, and he even began slaughtering the remaining [ Red-Armored Nether Soldiers ] over there to vent his frustration.

[ Sun Po ] was currently guarding in front of the [ Double-Pupil Warrior ], who had his eyes closed and was absorbing [ Marquis of Zhongshui Lü Matong ] and [ Marquis of Nieyang Lü Sheng ].

The surrounding gathered [ Red-Armored Nether Soldiers ] could not withstand the second blade of the [ moon-gazing rhinoceros horn blade ], making [ Sun Po ]'s guard work quite effortless.

At this time, although he also felt somewhat saddened,

more than that, he washed away the arrogance and impetuosity that had grown within him due to his recent strength increases over the past few days.

It also strengthened his resolve to continue maintaining optimal self-protection.

Soon, the massive right foot of [ Marquis of Zhongshui Lü Matong ] and the gigantic left arm of [ Marquis of Nieyang Lü Sheng ] were both completely absorbed by [ Sun Po ].

The two walked over to the corpse of [ Marquis of Wufang Yang Wu ], which had already turned into a pile of minced meat, and the [ Double-Pupil Warrior ] was just about to begin absorption,

when suddenly, a familiar red-and-black speckled eyeball rolled down with a spinning clatter...

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