185: Chapter 185 Kill Me

"Shut up! What do you know!!"

Black-Robed Shen Ye had completely gone mad.

He refused to believe in his failure, refused to believe that these thirty years of effort were all for naught.

"Just a little more... it must be because a key element is still missing!"

Suddenly, he whipped his head around, his blood-red eyes locking onto the person standing behind Chen Xi—the current Ye Fei.

"That's it... a soul!"

"I still need a complete, pure soul to act as a guide!"

"As long as I merge the current her into it... everything will be perfect!"

*Whoosh!*

Black-Robed Shen Ye's figure flickered as he directly used Space Leap.

In the next second, he appeared out of thin air right in front of Ye Fei!

That withered hand, carrying an irresistible power of spatial imprisonment, clawed directly toward Ye Fei's neck.

"Come with me! Go and become one with your future self!"

"Ye Fei!!"

Chen Xi was horrified and wanted to rescue her, but Black-Robed Shen Ye was too fast—that was a power of laws that surpassed SS-rank!

"No... don't..."

Ye Fei was locked onto by that terrifying aura; her whole body went stiff, and she couldn't move at all.

Just as that hand was about to seize her...

"Get lost!!"

A figure, faster than anyone else, blocked the way in front of Ye Fei.

It was Shen Ye!

The current Shen Ye!

Without anyone noticing when he had rushed over, he used his not-so-broad back to shield her from his future self.

*Squelch!*

Black-Robed Shen Ye's hand pierced through Shen Ye's chest without any resistance.

Blood splattered.

"Captain Shen!!"

Everyone cried out in shock.

"You..."

Black-Robed Shen Ye froze.

Looking at his younger self, whose chest he had just pierced, a flash of bewilderment and panic crossed his eyes.

"You... why did you block it? You'll die!"

"Get out of the way! By sacrificing just her, we can save her future self! That's our lover!"

"Cough, cough..."

Blood welled up in Shen Ye's mouth, but he gripped Black-Robed Shen Ye's arm tightly, not letting him advance even an inch.

He looked up, his single eye showing no regret, only determination.

"That isn't love..."

"That's... selfishness."

"The future her has already sacrificed herself... that was her choice, her glory."

"But the current Ye Fei..."

Shen Ye looked back at the red-haired girl who was already dazed with fear, a gentle smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

"She is my teammate, a living human being."

"I will never allow you... to hurt the current her for the sake of a hollow obsession!"

"You!!"

Black-Robed Shen Ye trembled with rage.

"Foolish! You will regret this!"

He jerked his hand back, intending to attack again.

But just then...

*Boom—!!!*

The massive Broodmother Nest that had been merging life essence suddenly let out an earth-shattering explosion.

Because Black-Robed Shen Ye had interrupted the guidance, those violent energies went completely out of control!

The mass of flesh began to swell limitlessly, countless tentacles flailing wildly, attacking everything in the vicinity indiscriminately.

The entire Underground Factory began to collapse!

"Warning! Energy threshold breached! Imminent massive explosion!"

Wang Shan looked at the deep purple data on his wristband and shouted in despair.

"It's over! It's all over!"

"If this energy explodes... everything within a hundred-mile radius will be leveled!!"

*Rumble—!!!*

The ceiling of the Underground Factory began to cave in, massive stone blocks falling like meteors into the churning green nutrient solution.

The Broodmother Nest was out of control.

That mass of flesh, which had merged the essence of countless fierce beasts and had its ritual forcibly interrupted, was now like a nuclear bomb about to detonate. It writhed frantically, every inch of its texture tearing and reconstructing, releasing suffocating waves of destruction.

"Aaaaaah—!!!"

From the center of the flesh mass, the face belonging to the future Ye Fei let out one last shrill scream.

This scream contained a powerful Spiritual Shock that instantly swept across the area.

"Ugh!"

Everyone present, whether it was Chen Xi, Su Xiaoxiao, or Black-Robed Shen Ye, was struck by this Spiritual Shock, their minds going blank as they clutched their ears in pain.

Only one person was an exception.

That was—the current Ye Fei.

The moment the Spiritual Shock swept through her body, Ye Fei felt no pain.

On the contrary, she felt as if her soul was being violently pulled out of her shell by an invisible hand.

Time around her stood still.

The noisy battlefield vanished, and the collapsing factory was gone.

In its place was a pure white Spiritual Space, devoid of any impurities.

In this space, Ye Fei saw another person.

A woman who looked exactly like her, but whose eyes were filled with vicissitudes and sorrow.

She wore a tattered white dress, with heavy black shackles dragging at her ankles.

That was—the future Ye Fei.

She was also the last remaining sliver of human consciousness within the Broodmother Nest.

"You... are here."

The future Ye Fei looked at her young, vibrant self, her eyes showing a trace of envy and relief.

Her voice was very soft and gentle, not at all like the hysterical monster outside.

"I... where is this?"

The current Ye Fei was a bit frightened and instinctively wanted to step back.

"Don't be afraid."

The future Ye Fei smiled slightly and reached out her hand to her.

"This is the depths of our consciousness. It was that man... the future Shen Ye, who used that flawed ritual to forcibly link our souls together."

"He... he wanted to save you."

The current Ye Fei said in a small voice.

"Even though his methods were extreme, he really loves you."

Hearing this, a flash of pain crossed the future Ye Fei's eyes.

She lowered her head, looking at the shackles on her feet, and shook her head bitterly.

"That isn't love."

"That is an obsession. It's an inability to let go of guilt, and an escape from facing reality."

"I am already dead, or rather... the human known as Ye Fei died the moment these shackles were put on."

"The current me is merely a vessel used to imprison bestial nature. What this shell contains is no longer a soul, but an endless desire for slaughter."

The future Ye Fei looked up, gazing intently at her current self.

"He wants to turn me back into a human, but that is simply impossible."

"The essence of fierce beasts injected into my body is completely devouring the last of my humanity. Once the fusion is complete... I will turn into a world-destroying fierce beast with god-level power but no reason at all."

"When that time comes, not only him, but everyone outside, and even the entire world... will be destroyed by my own hands."

"Then... then what should we do?!"

The current Ye Fei panicked.

"How do we stop all of this?"

The future Ye Fei took a deep breath, her gaze becoming resolute.

"There is only one way."

"Kill me."