Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

——The reason was simple. It was simply because those silhouettes clearly belonged to Jiang Rao, Ye Shuang'er, and Qingluo!

"Humph, you're trying to use such a cheap trick to arouse my fear? How ridiculous."

Bai Yuan said this, but his heart sank slightly.

Rationally, she knew that these scenes were most likely just illusions created by humans to confuse her mind.

but……

Is it really just an illusion?

Other ways of dying are still easy to explain, but the ways of dying involving Jiang Rao and Ye Shuang'er... look very similar to the death cgs of Xue Yuan in the original plot of "Asking the Immortal"!

If according to the original timeline, Bai Yuan, the time traveler, had not come here, then this Demon Lord would most likely have come to an end in these ways!

Even if he stood, Bai Yuan's fate was hard to predict. After all, Qingluo was also present in these scenes. Those disemboweled deaths were caused by her.

and so……

Could it be that the things that appear on these mirrors are not just "illusions" but also involve some of the power of the laws of time?

Just as Bai Yuan was thinking this.

opposite.

The figure of the woman in a bright red wedding dress and a phoenix crown appeared again, staring at Bai Yuan from afar across a series of scenes of death that seemed real and illusory.

It's the "Blood Kite".

Compared to when they met on the street outside, this person's figure seemed a little more illusory, but his eyes had become even colder, as if he was looking at a dead person. He looked at Bai Yuan expressionlessly: "You don't seem surprised at my appearance at all?"

"……certainly."

Bai Yuan smiled and said, "Because I almost understand what kind of person you are."

"Oh?"

Blood Kite raised an eyebrow and said noncommittally, "Tell me about it."

"You are me."

"..."

Hearing Bai Yuan's words.

"Blood Kite" was silent for a while, then slowly took off the phoenix crown, revealing a face exactly the same as Bai Kite's, with a long, thin scarlet mark on her forehead.

There was a similar mark on Bai Yuan's head, but hers looked like a flower ornament, while the one on Blood Yuan's head looked more like the wound left by someone splitting their skull with a sword. "It seems you've already remembered."

I did remember—

Twenty years ago, Blood Kite first spent two full hours in Cangwu County. Then, to avoid the pursuit of the two men from the Shentu family, he took Jiang Rao and fled into the deepest bell tower of this dead city. In theory, she should have been left here long ago.

But in fact, the "Blood Kite" was neither trapped in the "Cangwu Abyss" like the two members of the Shentu family, unable to leave; nor was it corroded by the death energy and turned into a "living dead" that was neither human nor ghost like those predecessors who came to "Cangwu County".

The reason is that...

The original "Blood Kite" used a special method to separate part of his soul, flesh and blood, and cause and effect, and made it into a substitute, using it to bear the backlash of [Cangwu County] for himself, and thus he was able to escape.

Well... this approach is indeed in line with the characteristics of the Blood Kite.

Be cruel to yourself. Because the pain of stripping your soul is no less than forging your bones and being reborn.

Ruthless enough too.

Afterwards, "Blood Kite" successfully escaped Cangwu County and lost this portion of his memory. Soon after, leveraging this understanding of the cycle of life and death, he advanced his Nascent Soul cultivation to the Spiritual Transformation Realm, becoming the infamous "Blood Kite Demon Lord."

The part of her soul that she left behind, along with the causal memory of the "Blood Kite" contained therein, was obtained by her "reflection" by chance. The two merged into one, forming such a special existence, which has survived in [Cangwu County] to this day.

In a sense...

The woman in the phoenix crown in front of him is also a "Blood Kite".

And it is an original blood kite that is purer than the white kite.

The two's souls were originally one, but now they are the two halves of Blood Kite. Even though the cause and effect were forcibly severed by the predecessor, they are still connected.

Therefore, as soon as Bai Yuan returned here, he was noticed by this "Blood Kite", and [Cangwu County] appeared, and the causal line between the two sides was reconnected.

It was precisely this unresolved thread of cause and effect that prevented Bai Yuan from leaving the Jiang family's ancestral land smoothly after meeting Jiang Taixu. Instead, he was dragged into this dead city by the spatial turbulence while traveling through space, and experienced everything that had happened before.

at the same time……

This is also the reason why the sword that Bai Yuan just chopped down on "Blood Kite" failed to kill her.

Because there was an inextricable causal connection between the two, a connection even stronger than the [Heart Ring] between Bai Yuan and Bai Hu. Therefore, whether she wanted to kill "Blood Yuan" or "Blood Yuan" wanted to kill her, it would not be easy. In other words, it was theoretically impossible.

"Twenty years ago, you severed the cause and effect and escaped from this place, but you trapped me here forever."

Under Bai Yuan's gaze, "Blood Kite" slowly spoke, his tone as cold as ten thousand years of black ice: "Now, it's your turn to stay in Cangwu County for another twenty years. I will come to pick you up when the time comes."

"Well, isn't that fair?"

"If you don't want to exchange, that's fine. After all, I wasn't negotiating with you, I was just informing you. Eating you and leaving here is the same."

"..."

Bai Yuan was silent.

To be fair, Blood Kite's request... is quite reasonable.

After all, objectively speaking, she was indeed an outcast. Her position was similar to that of her predecessor, the eldest disciple Qingluo, but for various reasons, she could not be considered a "person."

but……

The one who did the thing was the "Blood Kite", what does it have to do with me, the "White Kite"?

"Can we reconcile?"

Bai Yuan wanted to try again.

"……what?"

Blood Kite was stunned, his expression as if he had just heard a huge joke. "At this point, you're not joking, are you? But it's not funny at all. It's too stupid, absolutely stupid!"

"I think so."

Bai Yuan sighed, then shook his wrist, and the blazing green light lit up again, illuminating the dark space inside the coffin like daylight!

"Since we can't agree on anything, let's just fight it out, right here, right now!"

Chapter 145 Both jade and stone are destroyed

A brief period of calm.

next moment.

The two of them attacked almost at the same time!

First, an endless black fog rose from behind the "Blood Kite", and most of the black fog condensed and transformed into the shadow of a pitch-black demon dragon, roaring and rushing towards the white kite!

at the same time.

The last green flame also erupted beside Bai Yuan.

Furthermore, a crimson shadow, resembling a sea of ​​blood and corpses, loomed faintly behind her. This was the evil energy accumulated over decades by her predecessor, now materializing and, combined with the blue flames, forming the shape of a blue and red phoenix. Then, as Bai Yuan wielded [Clean Wind to Dispel Evil], she soared forward with a phoenix cry!

Two huge figures collided violently in mid-air!

The air waves brought up were like sea tides, sweeping in all directions, causing fine ripples to appear in the surrounding air!

But no sound was made.

Because whether it was the black fog or the blue flame, they began to annihilate and disappear at an extremely fast speed at the moment of collision, and finally turned into nothingness silently.

"really……"

Bai Yuan sighed inwardly.

On the surface, the result of this confrontation between the two sides was that they were evenly matched, and she even had a slight advantage.

But the problem is...

The black mist of "Blood Kite" was transformed from her own spiritual power. What was displayed at this moment was only a part of it, and it was far from her full strength.

However, Bai Yuan's "Blue Flame" was an external object derived from Youhuo Diting, like rootless water. Once it was exhausted, she would no longer have the means to restrain the other monsters, or even the other monsters in Cangwu County, and would be reduced to being a prey to the slaughter.

The "Blood Kite" probably saw through this, so it was taking its time and consuming these "Green Flames" in a relatively passive manner, waiting for the White Kite to use up all its means before taking action to reap the rewards.

If you want to truly defeat her...

Maybe there is only one way.

Bai Yuan took a deep breath, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.

Then, she suddenly turned the sword tip around, pointed [Qingfeng Huasha] at her own heart, and thrust it in without hesitation!

puff--!

Blood spurted out.

A ball of pulsating golden flame suddenly emerged, flowing along the edge of [Clear Wind Dispelling Evil]'s sword. The moment the golden flame merged into the azure flame, the phantom of Youhuo Diting appeared out of thin air behind Bai Yuan, raising its head and letting out a roar that shattered the void.

"Are you crazy?!"

The "Blood Kite" finally changed color.

That face that had remained calm since its appearance revealed a look of disbelief for the first time—

There is no other reason.

Bai Yuan's current strategy was to transform the spiritual root within her dantian into her own life-giving true fire, stimulating the eruption of blue flames. While this strategy could indeed unleash a powerful burst of power in a short period of time, suppressing her, burning her life-giving true fire was equivalent to destroying her own foundation, a tactic that would destroy both herself and the enemy.

Logically speaking, with Bai Yuan's current Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, even if it meant destroying both himself and the enemy, he wouldn't be able to harm the "Blood Kite" in the Spiritual Transformation Realm. But the problem was...

"……Ah."

Bai Yuan smiled, a fierce look in his eyes: "Isn't this scene exactly what you wanted to see?"

talking.

Bai Yuan clenched his hands and pushed [Qingfeng Huasha] deeper into his body.

At the same time, Blood Kite's body trembled violently, as if pierced by a sharp blade. The black mist around her briefly dissipated, and in an instant, it was completely suppressed by White Kite's golden flame, resembling a lingering flame in the wind.

——The line of cause and effect!

As previously mentioned, the reason Bai Yuan failed to kill Blood Yuan outside was because she and Blood Yuan were originally one mind, two bodies, two halves separated from one. So no matter who wanted to kill the other, it would be like trying to lift themselves up by their hair—it was impossible.

But on the other hand...

If the person to be killed is not the other person, but yourself...

Then, because of the existence of the line of cause and effect, this harm will be equally transmitted to the other party, resulting in a lose-lose situation!

This is also Bai Yuan’s only way to break the deadlock!

After all, her panel strength was indeed much lower than that of "Blood Kite." The fact that the opponent was able to thrive in [Cangwu County] was, even with the most conservative estimate, equivalent to the strength of the Spiritual Transformation Realm. Unless Bai Yuan could recover to the strength of her uninjured predecessor, there was no possibility of a direct victory.

Only this kind of risky tactic can reverse the situation!

And the price...

The worst that could happen is that she will die again. This isn't the first time this has happened to her!

With the [Three Corpses Reversing Fate Gu] and [Path of Time] in her arsenal, Bai Yuan had no doubts about her resurrection. She was simply worried that the "Blood Kite" might possess similar methods, especially if it were to resurrect before her. That would be a problem. She could only hope for that someone who had yet to show up...

next moment.

The hazy golden light rolls like the tide!

The golden flames transformed into a raging sea of ​​fire, instantly engulfing most of the space within the coffin and dispelling the black fog on the opposite side. Only the small area behind Bai Yuan, where Ye Shuang'er and Bai Hu were, had been carefully preserved by her. This area became the only pure land in the golden flames that was not affected by the battle.

slam-la-

The sound of countless mirror glass shattering could be heard.

However, those mirrors, along with the phantoms reflected on the mirrors that symbolized Bai Yuan's various ways of death, were all melted and shattered under the burning of the high-temperature flames.

The "Blood Kite" on the opposite side was like a lone boat drifting in the tide, already on the verge of capsizing.

Of course……

Bai Yuan's outburst was indeed astonishing, almost reaching the level of a Spiritual Transformation Realm move. However, if "Blood Yuan" could be defeated so easily, then she would not be worthy of her dominance and stirring up trouble in the Yellow Springs Realm.

Seeing that the black dragon had been completely suppressed and only had a little living space left, the "Blood Kite" suddenly opened its mouth and let out a sharp scream, then spread its arms, and its body wrapped in a bright red wedding dress transformed into a huge sharp knife, stabbing straight towards the direction of the white kite!