223: Chapter 223 He had already paved the way.

He remained as peerlessly handsome as ever, with his usual gentle smile on his face.

It was Su Chen.

However, the image in the mirror before her was not a manifestation of his spirit.

It was a residual image previously sealed within the mirror.

"Demon Concubine Su Daji."

The Su Chen in the image slowly began to speak.

Seeing this happen, Su Daji's delicate body trembled violently.

Her crimson eyes stared fixedly at the image in the mirror, as if she couldn't believe her own eyes.

"Great King... are you still alive?"

"What state are you in right now?"

"Demon Concubine Su Daji is very strong now. Since you can speak to me, does it mean I can save—"

Seeing Su Chen again, Su Daji felt the blood and spiritual power throughout her body reach a boiling point.

Her original firm resolve to die instantly transformed into a fighting spirit to survive.

She even felt that her current self could go toe-to-toe with the lightning tribulation in the sky.

"Silly... it's useless."

Su Chen smiled faintly.

"I am completely and utterly dead. By the time you see this recording, I should have already reincarnated."

"Presumably... by this time, you have already slaughtered your way through the Immortal Realm and are standing before some kind of 'end'."

Seeing that Su Chen had actually predicted her movements, Su Daji was somewhat stunned.

"I can guess your every move, and I see them all."

"After all, my Beloved Consort has always been the most capable."

"I knew long ago that with your personality, if you learned the whole truth, you would stop at nothing to seek revenge for me."

"And you would certainly... be able to do it."

"But, excessive slaughter brings a heavy burden of karma. The Heavenly Dao of this world will not tolerate you."

"I fear your current state might not be able to withstand that final lightning punishment."

"I guessed right, didn't I, my impulsive little fox who always acts without thinking of the consequences?"

Looking at the smiling face of the man in the mirror,

this female war god who had slaughtered her way through the entire Immortal Realm

actually lowered her head somewhat shyly, like a scolded schoolchild.

A few traces of a blush, unique to a woman in love, even appeared on her pretty face.

Su Chen continued speaking as if to himself.

"Back then, I gave you this mirror because it could suppress the backlash of your cultivation technique."

"But in fact, this mirror is a divine artifact."

"It has the power to absorb, transform, and store, which is why you can see this image of me."

"My remains, having been repaired by your spiritual power, can barely be considered a vessel containing my residual aura and a trace of national destiny."

"When that heavenly punishment lightning tribulation descends, this mirror will actively activate, absorbing and decomposing my remains to transform them into the purest energy."

"Using the mirror as a medium, it will turn into a barrier to block that killing blow for you."

The image paused for a moment.

"Do not be sad, Demon Concubine Su Daji."

"This physical shell is already useless to me."

"To be able to use this remnant body to protect you one last time and help you cross this tribulation"

"is the best possible end for me."

"In my hometown, there's a cheesy pickup line that goes like this:"

"'Keep my ashes with you, and if you run into bad people, scatter them out, so I can protect you one last time...'"

"Haha, what I am doing today can be considered a fulfillment of those words."

"After blocking the fatal blow, the ice soul mirror will also completely decompose, and its essence will merge into your spiritual platform."

"Firstly, it can soothe your dao heart, which has become restless and unstable due to the slaughter, helping you stabilize your realm and dissolve some of your hostility."

"Secondly, the trace of Human Emperor's aura I left in the mirror might confuse the heavenly secrets and mask part of your presence from the Heavenly Dao."

"So that the laws of this world will no longer view you as a sin that must be eliminated."

"Giving you a glimmer of a chance to survive and cultivate in this world."

Su Chen's gaze turned toward Su Daji once more.

This time, he was so affectionate and gentle.

In Su Daji's eyes,

the Great King's gaze, deep as the sea, seemed to carry too many emotions that were left unsaid and for which there was no longer time to speak.

"Demon Concubine Su Daji."

"I know what you are thinking."

"You wish to follow me from the highest heavens to the deepest underworld."

"But..."

"The Heavenly Court of this world has been overthrown, and the immortals have withered away."

"This world and its myriad of living beings still need order and protection."

"Beloved Consort, you are originally the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox who cares for all living beings."

"In your first life, you did not hesitate to violate heavenly laws because you pitied the mortals."

"Now, the shackles of the Immortal Court are gone, and the Heavenly Dao has returned to chaos."

"Perhaps this is precisely the time for you to realize your original ideal."

"Your life in this world was not in vain. Since you fell in love with me, I will use my remnant body to pave the way toward your dreams."

"As the only immortal in this world, redefine the order, protect all life, and guide them toward goodness."

"The wish for everyone to be like a dragon may not be impossible to achieve gradually."

"This is my final request to you."

"It is also the best future I can draw for you."

"My identity is incredibly mysterious. Although it cannot be spoken of, one day, there might truly be a chance for us to meet again."

"At that time... I will wait for my little fox to come for her revenge."

"Perhaps the person imprisoned in the Star-Plucking Tower could be switched then."

Su Chen seemed to be amused by his own idea.

He cleared his throat, and his expression became serious once more.

The voice of the image grew fainter and fainter.

Su Chen's figure also began to flicker slightly, becoming transparent.

"Live well, Demon Concubine Su Daji."

"Do not yearn for me, do not grieve."

"I... love you."

"My Beloved Consort, my always disobedient little fox."

The moment those last words fell,

Su Chen's image, like a candle in the wind, completely dissipated into the white light of the mirror's surface.

"Great King, Great King?"

"You..."

Su Daji gave a sharp cry and suddenly reached out, wanting to grab the mirror.

Wanting to stop all of this.

Su Chen... Su Chen!

This man who was wicked to the extreme!

He clearly saw through everything.

But this blockhead simply couldn't see what she wanted most right now.

Eternal life is but a dream.

But eternal life without him...

has no meaning whatsoever.

But Su Chen was Su Chen.

As a gold-medal investor, the schemes he laid out would never be disrupted by anyone else.

Not even by his own investment target.

"Buzz—!"

The ice soul mirror radiated a brilliant white light and instantly expanded.

It transformed into a massive mirror of light, blocking the area above Su Daji's head.

From within the mirror's surface, an utterly unstoppable suction force emanated.

It enveloped Su Chen's remains beneath Su Daji.

Su Chen's remains seemed to receive a summons and slowly floated upward.

Amidst Su Daji's desperate and frantic cries and her futile grasping,

that body dressed in the Human Emperor's ceremonial robes turned into points of soft gold-white light particles.

They all vanished into the massive mirror of light.

At the same time,

the first Primal Chaos Heavenly Lightning finally reached its peak of accumulation.

Purple-black lightning instantly tore through the firmament, striking down fiercely toward the Execution Platform.

Everywhere it passed, even space was torn into jagged rifts.

And just as the lightning tribulation was about to touch Su Daji,

the ice soul mirror, having absorbed all of Su Chen's remains, surged upward to meet it.