263: Cursed Flower

The enormous Blood Ruyi rapidly shrunk, returning to Bai Li Pang Pang's hand.

He gently caressed the Blood Ruyi, his eyes sweeping over Song Zhong, and said, "Song Zhong, let's be honest with each other.

You're not one to do anything without benefit. If it was just for me, there was no need to meticulously plan such a grand play.

I still have that much self-awareness."

Seeing that Bai Li Pang Pang, or rather, Ling Bao Celestial Sovereign, wasn't buying his act at all, Song Zhong shrugged.

"How boring. Have we become so estranged?"

Bai Li Pang Pang's face twitched. "Song Zhong, I still remember how you tricked me into confessing back then."

Bai Li Pang Pang recalled how, in the Training Camp, instigated by Song Zhong, he had made an earth-shattering confession to Molly.

Thinking back now, it was just… too embarrassing.

"Haha, this is the essence of human life! Getting used to being high and mighty, isn't it good to experience a life like this?" Song Zhong burst out laughing.

Bai Li Pang Pang's face hardened as he said, "Alright, tell me what your purpose is. Was it just to force me to reveal myself?"

Now, he couldn't quite grasp Song Zhong's intentions.

From the way he had orchestrated this whole scheme, Song Zhong should have already known that he was also a Great Xia Deity.

But if he had known, why didn't he simply eliminate him in Fengdu or other occasions?

Bai Li Pang Pang had personally witnessed Song Zhong kill the Fengdu Great Emperor.

This guy was definitely not a friend to the Great Xia Gods.

Even his current self was only due to his life being threatened, forcing an early Awakening.

At most, he could only exert the strength of the Klein Realm. Facing Song Zhong, he absolutely had no chance of winning right now.

"Alright, I admit, although I have other motives, the main one was still to see you.

After I finish my business, I'll tell you in detail."

With that, Song Zhong extended his right hand, and immense Mental Energy concentrated in his palm.

The space in his palm gradually caved in, eventually tearing open a corner.

A black seed fell onto his palm.

Bai Li Pang Pang saw the seed, and although he couldn't feel any energy fluctuations, a strange sensation enveloped his heart.

He didn't know why, but he always felt that the seed was not a good thing.

"What is this?" Bai Li Pang Pang asked.

"You'll know in a moment."

Song Zhong's expression was serious, and wisps of red mist permeated around him.

His lips constantly moved, as if he was chanting some ancient incantation.

Bai Li Pang Pang's eyebrows furrowed tightly, and the feeling of unease grew stronger.

The laboratory was deathly silent, but the quieter it was, the more worried Bai Li Pang Pang became.

Suddenly, three points of red light appeared in the laboratory.

There was no warning, nor any interference from Mental Energy.

Bai Li Pang Pang looked at the three spots in confusion.

One was Baili Jing's heart, one was Bai Li Xin, who had been smashed into a pulp by himself, and the last one was the small laboratory he had just left.

He saw the three points of red light slowly float up from the ground.

Bai Li Pang Pang looked closely and saw that they were three drops of blood.

The three drops of blood seemed to have lost gravity, slowly flying towards Song Zhong's palm.

Bai Li Pang Pang did not stop them; he knew that stopping them would not do any good.

Song Zhong's eyes were more solemn than ever as he slowly began to speak:

"Bai Li Xin spent his entire life only to achieve immortality and ascend to godhood, willing to sacrifice everything for it. This is the extreme of infatuation.

Baili Jing coveted the family inheritance, but failed to obtain it, suffering the torments of desire, and ultimately enduring the punishment of having his heart gouged out. This is the extreme of greed.

Baili Tuming was deceived by others, his sincere heart exchanged for hypocrisy and heartlessness.

If this hatred is not avenged, how can he find peace? This is the extreme of hatred.

The Three Poisons have appeared; this Flower of Curse should now bloom."

After speaking, the drops of blood flew to Song Zhong's palm and began to spin continuously around the black seed.

The seed seemed to have absorbed some extraordinary power, and it began to take root and sprout in Song Zhong's palm.

A pure white flower bloomed in his palm, radiating a sacred light.

The three drops of blood seemed to sense something and flew directly into the pistil.

They quickly disappeared into the pistil, and in a short while, streaks of red blood vessels gradually spread from the pistil to the petals.

The sacred white light and the fallen crimson color intertwined, appearing harmonious amidst the strangeness.

Bai Li Pang Pang looked at the flower in surprise and asked, "This is… the Law of Curse? No, such a Law of Curse does not exist in this world."

The Great Xia Gods had many dealings with those Outer Gods back then, so he understood the deities who wielded the Law of Curse very well.

The aura of Curse exhibited by this flower was completely different from that of the Outer Gods.

This was definitely not a power belonging to this world.

"As expected of Ling Bao Celestial Sovereign, truly knowledgeable."

Song Zhong flipped his palm, and the Flower of Curse, as if by magic, disappeared from his palm.

"So you designed this grand play just to collect the Three Poisons of greed, hatred, and delusion?"

As a chess piece, Bai Li Pang Pang's mood was somewhat complex at this moment. "Now that I think about it, Wind God Xiu's left arm was also placed by you, wasn't it?"

Bai Li Pang Pang was the owner of the Longevity Lock; he naturally knew that this forbidden item could only teleport himself.

Only that idiot Bai Li Xin thought it was his Opportunity and was still secretly pleased.

Is everyone qualified to eat the pie that falls from the sky?

However, Song Zhong shook his head and honestly said, "This matter, I really didn't do it."

"Then it's someone else? It seems your background is not simple either," Bai Li Pang Pang said coldly.

Song Zhong looked at Bai Li Pang Pang, who had regained his plump physique, with some surprise, almost forgetting that he was no longer that innocent youth.

"Your appearance is truly too deceptive; Ling Bao Celestial Sovereign is indeed remarkably intelligent."

Bai Li Pang Pang looked at him warily and said, "You have already obtained the Flower of Curse. What do you want next?"

"Lingbao, that question should be mine to ask you. Now that you know the truth of your identity, what are you going to do next?" Song Zhong asked unhurriedly.

"Me?"

Bai Li Pang Pang was stunned. Yes, what should he do next?

Stay in the Baili Family? Inherit the family business?

There was nothing left here for him to miss.

Go and meet up with Daode and Yuanshi?

Bai Li Pang Pang glanced at his Blood Ruyi, a bitter smile appearing on his face.

His companion Spirit Treasure had been contaminated by his hatred. In his current state, he truly had no face to return and see his two old friends.

Return to the Reserve Squad?

Bai Li Pang Pang felt lost. Great Xia was vast, but it seemed there was no place for him to belong anymore.