reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

Laurentina was propelled into the sky by the immense water pressure. She looked down and saw Bai Ye kneeling on the cracked seabed, his body pierced by countless bone spears, like a sea urchin.

However, the unleashed power of Qi is also hunting down a species known as the Seaseeds. The magnificent power representing the will of the planet is recklessly wiping out a species on this land due to its own selfish desires.

And the entire painting shattered once again under this devastating force.

This is the second painting.

Chapter 100 My Foolish Sister

"What the hell?! Damn it!! *Fuck you*!"

The girl named Xi couldn't help but curse out loud.

She initially mistook Bai Ye and Laurentina for travelers who had strayed into her realm, but when she tried to include them in her painting, she discovered that the painting was nearly destroyed. Therefore, she had to use two other unfinished paintings to frame them.

However, putting aside the White Night for now... this girl named Laurentina is no pushover either, having destroyed two of her paintings in one go.

Even Laurentina herself was completely unaware... In other words, she burst the scroll while unconscious or in a deep dream.

"How can this be?!"

Xi anxiously moved Laurentina into the third painting.

……

This time, it was a continuation of the previous dream, but the difference was that this time Laurentina took the initiative to stand in front of the chitinous spike.

"Pfft-"

The severely injured body was pierced by a sharp blade, and the neurotoxin formed after initial refinement and iteration burst out from the hollow needle, flowing through the girl's entire body under the high-speed blood circulation of the deep-sea hunter.

"White Night—eat me, and live on."

Laurentina used her last strength to utter a murmur, then struggled to lift her head and look at her lover.

In an instant, her eyes lost their light. Her once powerful and beautiful body now lay helplessly on the seabed, like a withered rose, as delicate and fragile as a porcelain doll.

"Do not--"

Bai Ye emitted a voice that did not sound like a human's.

At the same time, countless new bone spurs shot towards him like lightning.

"white night!"

Isamara within him stirred up Bai Ye's thoughts and mind.

Yes, the last lingering attachments and nostalgia have vanished.

Bai Ye can no longer be considered human...

His brain unfolded like a piece of paper, then violently contracted, disappearing from where it should have been. Fluorescent tentacles grew and spread from within his chest cavity, his bones shattering and expanding repeatedly as they crushed each other…

At the same time, an enormous whirlpool appeared in the sea, relentlessly drawing out the eutrophic water. No living thing, or rather, no organic body, could escape this terrifying whirlpool.

The first thing to disappear was Laurentina's remains.

Then came countless fragments of marine life lying dormant on the seabed.

Next came the living creatures; all the sea creatures swarmed toward this terrifying black hole, willingly being swallowed and assimilated by the horde.

Finally, no plankton or microorganisms in the ocean were spared...

"I am everywhere, and you and I will always be together..."

Bai Ye gently absorbed Laurentina into his body. No, or rather, he no longer had the concept of a physical body. The nutrient-rich Bai Ye became a new beginning, and the only one...

Then, the scroll burst open once again.

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Xi looked at the ink on her hand and remained silent.

With a sigh, she pulled Laurentina out of the painting and placed her beside her.

She chose to give up.

Never before has the loss been so devastating.

After leaving the world in the painting, Laurentina stopped dreaming. Her thoughts gradually calmed, her breathing became steady, her consciousness returned, and she fell into a deep sleep.

Yes, everything before was just a dream, but this dream was too heavy, and no painting could contain it—after all, Xi was only one-twelfth the size of the Year Beast, and although her abilities were incredibly mysterious, she still had her limits.

……

"Hum-"

Just as Xi calmed down and was about to check on the other Bai Ye who had been included in the painting, she suddenly noticed something quite amiss.

Something... familiar, not unpleasant, but troublesome, is approaching, or rather, something she doesn't want to face is about to happen.

"Who on earth is causing trouble! Don't make a scene!" Xi frowned, cursing as she picked up her paintbrush and stood up from her desk.

Something is wrong, maybe even nine out of ten!

Xi felt that someone was targeting her.

"Pfft—my silly little sister."

Then, a familiar, annoying, and endearing voice rang in Xi's ears.

With a tearing sound, the scroll was ripped apart, and Nian calmly walked to Xi's side.

"Damn it! It was you who did this!" Xi glared angrily at her sister, whom she hadn't seen for years. Although she spoke fiercely, the younger sister was already prepared to run away.

"Don't even think about running away, I've already caught you!" Nian looked at Xi with a smile.

Yes, as both are embodiments of the beginning of the year, once they meet face to face, it's difficult to get rid of each other.

However, there is a way to escape—after all, Eishi's abilities are strange and mysterious, and are indeed very useful in escaping and hiding.

Moreover, if Nian wants to seize Xi, he can only rely on force to overcome skill, which would cause too much noise, and the candle-bearer of the Taiping Temple would arrive in no time.

Nobody got any good juice.

Xi bets that the guy in front of her won't do anything so crazy.

"Sigh, it seems I can't stay here any longer..." Xi sighed.

"Wait, don't rush off. We sisters haven't seen each other for days. You're trying to avoid me as soon as you see me. What kind of behavior is that? Stay and chat with me for a bit." Nian immediately reached out and called to Xi.

“I’m not avoiding you, I’m avoiding trouble…” Xi frowned, but did not leave again. Instead, she sat down on the desk.

Nian sat down on the table with a carefree attitude.

This caused the number 1 to reappear on Xi's forehead.

"So, what shall we talk about?" Xi held up a finger. "Just so you know, if you're an unwelcome guest, there's no tea to serve!"

"Who wants to drink your tea? It's so bland, it's no fun at all." Nian rolled her eyes.

"If you're here to argue, then I'm leaving!" Xi clenched her fist. "So, what's gotten into you that you suddenly came looking for me? Wouldn't it be better to just stay in your grave?"

"Hmph, let's not worry about anything else. As long as I find you, I'll be halfway there... The remaining half will eventually fall on my messenger."

Nian looked at Laurentina lying beside him, a look of surprise on his face:

"Could it be that she was the first one to come out? I thought it would be Bai Ye."

"Good heavens, these two freaks with their weird faces are indeed related to you, you bastard!" Xi Yu became even angrier.

However, despite her anger, she did not take it out on Laurentina, nor did she mention running away again.

Volume VIII: The Never-Ending Poems

Chapter One: The Bet

"Yes, I was the one who found them." Nian nodded, readily admitting his actions.

“These aren’t ordinary people… I really don’t know where you found them.” Xi sighed. “Speaking of which, they couldn’t possibly work for you for free. How much did you pay them?”

“I specially forged a sword for him, and then reforged a broken one,” Nian replied casually.

What was said without malice was taken to heart by the listener. Nian seemed indifferent, but Xi looked at Nian in surprise:

"You can even forge swords for others?"

“Why not?” Nian said indifferently. “He is worthy of my weapon.”

"How many weapons have you forged so far?" Xi asked, still somewhat incredulous. "Since it was chosen by you..."

Xi also showed curiosity about the people who treated Nian differently.

After all, she's her older sister, so it's understandable that she has high standards. Although her taste in food isn't great, even Xi acknowledges her ability to judge people by their appearance.

Although the two have never gotten along.

However, when she bent down to look, she saw that the painting was filled with mist...

"What the hell did you draw?" Nian complained.

A thick fog obscured her vision.

Xi became anxious:

"This isn't my painting—strange, it's my own painting, why can't I see through it!"

She then tried it and frowned.

"I can't even get in myself... Hey, Nian, just who is this person you found?"

Xi began to question the meaning of life.

Of the three paintings that Laurentina broke, two were related to the White Night, and the first one was also broken inexplicably.

He is definitely not a normal person.

"Pfft—" Nian secretly gave Bai Ye a thumbs up in her heart.

As expected of the expert she chose, this is what you call professional.

“Xi, do you remember, a long, long, long time ago, we made a bet?” Nian said, looking at Xi.

"Hmm? Ah...you mean that? But, as I said, it has to be an ordinary person, using their own strength, right?" Xi said, suddenly realizing.

They did have a bet, something like, whether an ordinary person could walk out of Xi's painting world on their own.

"Hmph, let me make this clear beforehand, they can't be our kind." Xi said, raising her right index finger, as if she had thought of something difficult to say.

Nian nodded:

"The one you're talking about? I know him well... You're the older brother, right? He's been in your paintings."

"You...! He told you about this?!" Xi's face immediately fell.

"Pfft, how could I not have heard of something so interesting... I've been wanting to tell you about this for a long time!" Nian said with a grin, his expression looking particularly irritating to Xi.

Xi took a deep breath and raised her second finger:

"Second, it can't be someone who is so powerful that they can't possibly use the method of overpowering others with brute force, like that old guy who could burn through my painting directly."

Nian stuck out her tongue:

"So you were also reprimanded by him before?"

"That old guy insisted on lecturing me. I'm not like you, and I don't know who I offended, but I still get a scolding," Xi said irritably.

"..." Nian also shrank her neck. That old Taoist master had indeed left both sisters with lingering fear.

“Okay, I promise you.” Nian readily agreed.

In any case, she had already agreed with Bai Ye that they absolutely could not use their powers or extraordinary Originium Arts unless absolutely necessary. In other words, Bai Ye would have to rely on his own cultivation level and strength.

Therefore, she was not flustered at all.

“This guy doesn’t count either!” Xi pointed to Laurentina, who was sleeping on the side.

At this moment, the girl had completely shaken off the nightmare of her previous dream and was sleeping soundly under the protection of the ring. The corners of her mouth were even slightly upturned, and it was unknown what she was thinking.

"She doesn't count either?" Nian rolled her eyes. "Are you cheating?"

“She’s no good… she wasn’t even conscious when she came out. I don’t know how she tore my scroll or how she got out…” Xi waved her hands repeatedly, “That doesn’t count, there’s a third one—”