It doesn't matter what the lord is.

"Really? I think you look very bad, and you might collapse in the next second." Lid raised his head and said while operating the anti-ban project:

"Have it?"

The little ghost projected Reed's current appearance directly into his head.

Just looking at his current appearance, it is hard to believe that he is only twenty years old. He has dark circles under his eyes, his cheeks look a little thin, his hair is messy, and his body is dirty everywhere. Because of excessive blood loss, his breathing is very heavy, and he only relies on consciousness to support himself and not fall down; at the same time, due to lack of sleep, his eyes look a little empty, and his dry eyes are full of bloodshot.

Even without the bug in his head, Lid now looked like he was on the verge of death. The little ghost said worriedly:

"I think you should get some sleep."

Lid shook his head. He was now relying purely on mechanical instinct to complete the anti-ban project that had long been engraved in his memory. Lid could feel his body tired, but he could not rest:

"No. Once I give up control of my body, I don't know if I can pick it up again." Reed nodded his head and said to the little ghost with a smile:

“It’s waiting for me to make a mistake.”

The little ghost's tone was full of helplessness:

"Okay then. What are you going to do after you complete the anti-ban? Cut down the tree? Can you do it now?" Reed replied:

"I will first detonate the formation I drew earlier. It will guide the active volcanic veins further south to create a grand magma explosion nearby. At the same time, I will use my ability to cut through space to cut off the tree from its roots. At present, these are the two most effective methods."

The little ghost imagined the scene and felt slightly relieved.

No matter how outrageous it looks, the Immaculate Tree still cannot escape the category of living things. There is no reason for it to survive under such a blow. If it works in one fell swoop, Lid can have a good rest.

The little ghost poked his head out from Reed's chest, looked at Reed's focused expression, and then looked at the big tree that blocked out the sun.

It seemed as if it heard the footsteps of the Grim Reaper coming with shackles, but it didn't know whether the Grim Reaper was coming to take Reed's life or the life of the woman who had not yet appeared.

41. You will always remember me

Things always develop in unpredictable directions.

On the surface, the situation in Western Qin seems to have gradually become clear: the two expeditionary forces sent by Western Qin to Yongtian Kingdom were destroyed, and the armies of Yunyang and Lingwu are on their way. Yongtian Kingdom still has a steady supply of troops to support this war, but the black-robed army under Mr. Ying is dying one by one. No matter how long Potian's army can resist, once the armies of Lingwu and Yunyang merge, they can attack Western Qin.

However, this is only the general trend on the surface, and the real situation is complicated. Mr. Tingchao did not show up, the Abyss Church did not take any action, and even the rectification team of the Traditional Temple was nowhere to be found. Of course, Lid could not care about these. He had only one purpose for this trip: to cut down trees.

There are less than three small formations left to dismantle the entire restriction.

As long as he rewrites the last pattern, Lid can guide this delicate restriction to self-destruct. After that, he can create a grand volcanic eruption here, and use the power of cutting space to cut the towering tree in half. However, just when Lid was concentrating on completing this last project, Lid suddenly heard the little ghost's puzzled voice:

"Strange, am I dazzled? I feel like that tree... is blooming?"

Lid's mental state was so bad that it took him two seconds to react after hearing this. He shifted his attention from the magic circle with difficulty and looked up at the sky.

The Immaculate Tree has changed.

The tree canopy that blocked out the sun was gradually filled with flowers. The flowers on the delicate branches were very beautiful, but Lid felt inexplicably nauseous. After a moment, he finally realized that the reason he felt uncomfortable was because this flower was very similar to the one he saw in the underwater temple, both of which were made from human blood and soul.

The Immaculate Tree had stood here for a long time, and this was the first time it had bloomed. This time, however, the blooming period was very short, bringing only a moment of splendor to the world before it quickly withered. The gorgeous petals fell like animal powder, and then the lush treetops began to wilt.

"This is....…"

The little ghost was also watching this scene. She floated around Lid excitedly and said happily: "Good news, good news, the Immaculate Tree has closed down!"

Lid was not as happy as the little ghost, his heart sank suddenly. He did not believe that the tree withered due to any man-made reasons, there was only one reason why the whole tree was shaking: it was about to bear fruit.

It absorbs all the nutrients from its body into its fruit.

As expected, the top of the tree trunk soon began to swell, and gradually a big bulge appeared. Then the bark broke, revealing a pure white object inside, which looked like a fruit and a cocoon parasitic on the tree trunk. But no matter what it was, one thing was beyond doubt: the woman - the mother of Xiao Hei, Xiao Bai and Shi Yuan, the boss behind the Abyss Church and the culprit of the whole incident, was about to complete her final metamorphosis.

The little ghost stopped circling around Lid. She had realized the problem, so she said to Lid nervously: "Can you catch up?"

It wasn't Reed who answered her, but a female voice behind Reed: "You can't catch up."

Because he didn't sense any murderous intent, Reed didn't panic too much.

He turned around and saw that the person standing there was none other than Shi Yuan who had been missing for some time. Shi Yuan walked up to Lid and gently wiped the dust off his collar and chest, saying:

"I didn't expect you could even dismantle a ban of this scale."

Lid blinked hard to keep himself awake. It was difficult for him to think at this time, and he asked whatever he was thinking: "Why are you here? Or, why did you come here just now?"

Shi Yuan replied:

"I went to deal with some troublesome matters. She was about to be resurrected, so she summoned me and asked me to go and greet her. I saw the blood-drawn formation on the ground and guessed that you were nearby. But looking at your current state, many things are meaningless even if I tell you. Go and have a rest, Lid."

Lid looked at her and shook his head slightly:

"I can't rest. It's not time to rest yet."

Shi Yuan looked at the withered tree, and then said to Lid:

"You are just going to die if you go there now. You need sleep to recover your physical and mental strength and prepare for the final battle." Lid could see that the smile on Shi Yuan's face was forced, but his brain was overloaded and he couldn't think about more. Shi Yuan walked to his side, stretched out her arms and gently hugged his neck, and whispered in his ear:

"Please believe me one last time, just once. I will do something for you, something that only I can do." The warm breath fell into Reed's ears, and Reed exhaled gently.

All those who stay up late know that the body will always be abnormally cold at dawn, and often need several times more clothes to stop shivering. Lide has not slept for many days, and his body has long been cold and numb, but Shiyuan hugged him. Her body was not warm either, but even so, Lide still felt a little more alive.

While holding Lid, Shi Yuan's breathing gradually became rapid. She bit her lip, and then took Lid's lips before he could come to his senses. When Lid reacted, Shi Yuan had already taken a step back. She looked at Lid, and her eyes, which were once as mysterious as the starry sky, became clear.

She smiled and said to Reed:

"From now on, you will always remember me."

Lid opened his mouth and could feel a strange sweet and fishy taste in his mouth. The taste of blood soul. He had come into contact with it many times, so he remembered it very clearly.

Li De looked at Shi Yuan, speechless for a moment, and Shi Yuan said to him calmly:

"I know that I am nothing to you. We don't have much interaction, nor do we have much companionship. Even the emotion that is engraved in my mind at this moment... the emotion that drives me to keep acting is false."

"But it doesn't matter. My life isn't real anyway. I've used countless faces and made up countless stories. It's all my own fault that I've come to this point."

Lid's brain finally started working again. He quickly figured out what was going on:

After the birth of the Immaculate Tree, Shi Yuan must have rushed here as soon as possible, but the woman did not see her immediately. Or in other words, the "troublesome matters" that Shi Yuan dealt with were not done on the side of the Abyss Church, but on the opposite side of the Abyss Church.

However, now, that woman summoned Shi Yuan when she was about to successfully transform, and Shi Yuan was about to meet her. No one could predict the outcome of this.

Reed reached out and held her wrist, but he clearly felt that he had little strength left. A warm breath flowed through his body, and his tense nerves were involuntarily relaxing.

Lid rested his head on Shiyuan's shoulder, breathing heavily, and still said firmly:

"I...…""

Shi Yuan patted him on the back gently and said to him:

"If we ever meet again, you will kill me. This is the best ending for both of us."

42. The Man with Wings

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Reed couldn't remember how long it had been since he had enjoyed such a deep sleep.

I don't know if it's because of the blood soul that Shi Yuandu gave him, but Lid can feel that his body is being repaired quickly. This feeling is very strange, just like having a lucid dream. In the dream, Lid can't concentrate on thinking about the reality. He is like being immersed in a warm current, drifting aimlessly; but at the same time, he seems to still have a little connection with reality, so that some sounds and pictures occasionally flash through his mind.

Reed was the first to realize that the blood Shiyuan gave him was very precious.

Just like he had used the blood of other races to strengthen his body, the blood that Shi Yuan put into his mouth had the same effect. Lid's broken body was not only nourished, but also strengthened. His brain, which had been gnawed by insects, was already drowsy, but now it was rejuvenated and even more active than before. Lid could feel that he was thinking much faster. Although there was still a big gap compared to his previous life, he began to gradually regain some familiar feelings.

Reed had no idea what was happening to the bug in his head, and he didn't care.

At this moment, he was trying his best to recover himself, while digesting the last words that Shi Yuan had passed into his ears. —―"There is no time, Lid."

――"I'm not sure how much you can understand. Some things, maybe it's better not to know."

--"People from the traditional temple will never come. The God-chosen Purification Team has decided to stand by. The new Pope Aaron: Clark personally gave the order. He is a man who acts completely in accordance with the orders of the gods. The old gods have acquiesced to all the atrocities in this land."

- "This is a reckoning from the New Party. The situation within the Old Gods is more complicated than we imagined..." The speech became intermittent here.

Shi Yuan once again used the "Isolate All Things" that she had used in the Dragon Territory to place the unconscious Lid in a safe place, and then set up a complex anti-detection formation next to him. As the second-in-command of the Abyss Church, she was able to mobilize many resources and enjoy many rare treasures. This was her foundation.

But now she is using all her cards on Reed, just to save his life.

In fact, before Lid fell into a deep sleep, Shi Yuan said something, but Lid did not hear it. In addition to the remarks about the "Old God New Party", Shi Yuan looked at Lid and said to him:

"This can be considered as my revenge on you. Whether it's love, hate, guilt, or regret, I hope you will always remember me. I hope that to you, I am different from anyone else."

Yes, this is revenge.

In the Dragon Tribe, Shi Yuan made a mistake and was immediately counterattacked by Lid. She was implanted with false emotions and underwent a thorough transformation from the mind to the body. However, Lid did not deprive her of her previous memories, which meant that Shi Yuan had to watch herself slip into the quagmire and gradually fall in the constant resistance.

This time, she left Lid alone to face the first round of danger, which meant that Lid would definitely feel guilty about her after waking up. Shi Yuan didn't know how long this guilt would last, but she liked to imagine that when Lid was intimate with someone around him in the future, when the other person's lips touched Lid's, Lid would think of her briefly, and this past would be like a thorn in his heart, not fatal but not so comfortable.

This was her final response.

Stepping into the demolished forbidden area of ​​the divine domain, Shi Yuan noticed that the tree that once blocked out the sun was completely dead, and many white broken shells were scattered on the ground. As she walked deeper, she began to feel an inexplicable panic in her heart, as if an invisible knife was placed on her neck, making her feel uneasy.

It was an invisible pressure that made all living beings worship and admire it.

Shi Yuan clamped her neck with one hand and slowly tightened it. She had been in contact with the abyss for a long time and was used to using this feeling of near-death to dilute the fear in her heart. On the one hand, the difficulty in breathing made her brain gradually empty, and she had no time to feel this invisible pressure; on the other hand, this was also the simplest and crudest hint, suggesting that Shi Yuan held her life in her own hands. Once any terrifying existence beyond her tolerance appeared, Shi Yuan could escape reality by ending her own life.

Relying on this feeling, Shi Yuan walked to the dead Immaculate Tree. There was already someone there.

Shi Yuan recognized her mother at first sight, even though she was very different from before. Except for the upper body which still retained the human appearance, she now looked more like a giant spider. She had eight limbs, four for walking, and four for folding like arms. Her golden eyes looked at everything in the world, and her already beautiful face became even more dazzling.

Her body was covered with a layer of pure white halo, which made her look extremely sacred. This sacred feeling even diluted the fear brought by her being a "monster", making everyone who saw her couldn't help but worship her spontaneously, and Shi Yuan was the same.

Shi Yuan was not surprised to see her mother's current state.

Because she had a prophetic dream a long time ago. The mother in the dream was what she looked like now, and soon, this woman would pierce Shi Yuan's chest with her sharp forelimbs.

So now, she was more curious about the identity of the man in white robe standing opposite her mother. The man looked like an old man, with a hunched back and a bulging back. The ring he wore and the scepter he held were extremely luxurious, and the things decorated on them were things that Shi Yuan had never seen before, and they were completely not rare treasures in the world.

When she looked at the old man, the old man also looked back at her.

Through the gap between the loose hood and shoulders, Shi Yuan saw a pair of snow-white wings under his cloak. An old god... and a person of considerable status among the old gods!

The old man opened his mouth, but his voice was not very pleasant:

"Haha... it's a blessing for mother and daughter to be reunited. Isn't it, Meijiu?"

Shi Yuan's mother, a woman named Mei Jiu, smiled slightly. She looked at Shi Yuan, and Shi Yuan could feel that she was seen through at a glance, but Shi Yuan could not understand this woman who was once related to her by blood.

The old man continued:

"Let's solve this problem as soon as possible. We don't want to drag it out any longer. The New Party is just a mess, and those people from Laun are already fighting over the future offerings. The reincarnation goddess hasn't shown up either... Where's the beast she supports? Is he still alive? It's better to kill him as soon as possible."

Meijiu smiled softly and replied:

"Of course I know, don't worry. I don't intend to let anyone leave, including that man's guards." The old man nodded slightly, leaning on his crutches, and left calmly.

When he walked to Shi Yuan's side, he stretched out his nose, sniffed, and snorted coldly.

Shi Yuan squinted at him, then looked at Mei Jiu who was standing there alone, and suddenly smiled with relief. Now, everything was the same as in the dream.

On this quiet afternoon, Shi Yuan quietly walked towards her mother who had become a monster, and also towards her own destiny.

43. Humanity has been betrayed

In Shi Yuan's impression, her mother had a pair of captivating eyes before she became like this.

The former world's most beautiful woman was no joke. To make the lords of two territories fight for her, skill was one thing, and the innate foundation must also be perfect.

Beauty is enough. Half of everyone's temperament comes from the eyes. For example, the eyes of Lingwu Lord reveal solemnity and majesty, while He Yue's eyes are smart and a little naughty like a little devil.

Meijiu's eyes tend to be deeper and darker, which makes her temperament more mysterious.

Coincidentally, mystery is also the favorite characteristic of all men. The more unknown something is, the more they are keen to explore and fight for it. And now, Meijiu's eyes are more mysterious than Shiyuan remembered. Just looking at those eyes, the soul seems to be pulled out of the body and fall into an endless vortex.

"You've grown up."

Meijiu's voice was very calm, and no one knew what she was thinking. "Yeah."

Shi Yuan responded. She didn’t know why she should answer, nor did she know how she should answer.

She was sure that the precognitive dream was real, which meant that the situation in the dream would definitely happen. No matter what she tried, it would not change this fact. This feeling was very strange, just like when reading a detective novel, the ending was spoiled in advance, but she had to force herself to watch the various performances of the characters in it.

Shi Yuan wanted to laugh, but she really couldn't.

Fortunately, Meijiu was not in a position to be hypocritical with her. Meijiu looked up at the sky, and Shiyuan followed her gaze and looked up.

After a while, the branches and leaves above Long Xue Ren Xi Tu disappeared, and the gray sky appeared in everyone's sight again.

Meijiu suddenly spoke up and said: