pertwk Chapter 2460 Necessary Losses
Chapter 2460 Necessary Losses
Chapter 2460 Necessary Losses
A place of nothingness.
He Lingchuan continued the fight, but never strayed too far from Mother Earth:
"I'm very curious, what exactly did you do to Xiaoying?"
Shangguan Biao rolled his eyes: "What did you say?"
As he said this, he twice burrowed underground to evade He Lingchuan's Immortal Binding Rope.
The Nine Nether Emperor possesses a considerable number of powerful magical artifacts, so he must be careful. His ability to transfer damage to the Earth Mother does not mean he is invincible; the Nine Nether Emperor has now changed his tactics, attempting to bind him with lasso-like magical artifacts.
But it would be very difficult to do this, because this is Shangguan Biao's home turf.
"The Duzhishan Secret Realm reveals the night you fell into demonic possession. Everything there is evil, everyone is evil, and everything is an element that led you to demonic possession. Xiaoying is the only exception." He Lingchuan remembered it very clearly. "She was your childhood sweetheart, and should have represented 'beauty' to you. Why did she appear on the night you fell into demonic possession?"
Shangguan Biao remained silent.
"In your actual experience, she never appeared that night, right?" He Lingchuan stared into his eyes. "'Flowing Light' Secret Realm is a changeable secret realm. You have altered your own memories!"
The secret realm may not necessarily reflect history, but it may also be a memory etched in our hearts.
"Didn't you say that you could betray anyone in this world? Perhaps it was your actions after you became a demon that led you to record her final beautiful moments in the secret realm."
"You think mentioning Xiaoying can disturb my resolve?" Shangguan Biao stared at him and sneered twice. "Naive! Having seen the vast ocean, who would miss the little ditch in front of their house?"
"The weak are meant to submit to the strong, and the flesh is meant to provide sustenance for the wolves! Since Xiaoying hopes I will succeed smoothly, of course she will take concrete actions and do her best to help me move forward!"
"Oh, really?" He Lingchuan asked him, "And what became of her?"
"Death is inevitable for everyone, but one should die with value. If it weren't for this secret realm, I wouldn't even remember what it looks like!" Shangguan Biao said casually. "You fools can't stand to see me at peace, thinking I should feel guilty and remorseful in the dead of night. Hahaha, that only shows how indecisive you are and how weak your resolve is! For us cultivators, the first thing we must do is wield the sword of wisdom and sever worldly ties!"
“You want to sever your ties to the world, but you can’t sever your own obsession and greed,” He Lingchuan said slowly. “That’s true. You can even sell your own mother for a bright future, so what is a mere childhood sweetheart? Just a necessary loss.”
Shangguan Biao smiled: "Exactly. Don't you 'Great Emperors' all call yourselves 'lonely rulers'? It's clear you've long understood this principle, yet you're pretending to be ignorant with me?"
At this moment, his clone quietly circled around and was about to launch a sneak attack on He Lingchuan when the Earth Mother threw out a large rock and smashed it to pieces from a tricky angle.
Several bolts of lightning descended from the sky not far away. He Lingchuan thrust out with his single blade, the light of which was no less dazzling than the lightning, tearing Shangguan Biao to pieces.
The stone man collapsed on the spot, without any hesitation.
But a new group of stone golems is gathering not far away.
Seeing this, He Lingchuan was not surprised at all. This was not the first time he had dismembered Shangguan Biao into eight pieces, and he had not delayed the man's recovery.
During the time the stone man was established, Shangguan Biao's soul was hiding somewhere and wouldn't foolishly allow He Lingchuan to arrest him.
Holding the Stone Heart, Shangguan Biao practically shared his health bar with the Earth Mother. Every bit of damage He Lingchuan inflicted on him was absorbed by the Earth Mother.
This is not the way to go.
The Earth Mother in the Thunder Pool suffered two blows in succession. Her body swayed twice, and several more stones fell down, but she remained silent.
It silently endured it, while feeling very frustrated.
While Shangguan Biao was growing back, He Lingchuan said to the Earth Mother, "You don't need to be discouraged. If your awakening is meaningless, why would Shangguan Biao have gone to such lengths to keep you asleep for thousands of years? In the end, you are the true source of all the power in Jade Capital! If you can reclaim this power, Shangguan Biao himself is nothing but a lonely soul, easy to deal with!"
He didn't speak the truth; even if Shangguan Biao was just a soul, his cultivation was still very high.
Mother Earth said sullenly, "Easier said than done. How can we take it back?"
“I can defeat Shangguan Biao with the new secret realm, but there’s a condition: it has to be a fair match,” He Lingchuan said solemnly. “Shangguan Biao has been using your power to maintain and recharge the secret realm. So, not only can I not do anything to him, but my secret realm also has a hard time devouring the Flowing Light Secret Realm.”
Mother Earth cried out in frustration, "I didn't want to either!"
However, its stone heart was in Shangguan Biao's hands, and even if it was unwilling, half of its power was taken away.
“This is equivalent to you fighting against me for it,” He Lingchuan pointed out. “Over the past thousands of years, Shangguan Biao has destroyed Changfeng Valley and controlled Yujing City, committing countless heinous crimes. Whether you like it or not, he uses your power to accomplish these things. Cultivators value cause and effect the most, and this is the cause and effect you are inevitably entangled in.”
Mother Earth's mouthful of hard teeth were almost crushed.
This person is right. Without its power, Shangguan Biao might not have been able to accomplish these things. It had been sleeping soundly all these years, completely unaware that karmic debts and negative karma had already entangled it, and it couldn't shake them off!
“If you continue fighting Shangguan Biao like this, you're doomed to lose,” He Lingchuan said solemnly. “You know nothing about the Void Land; you're no match for him here!”
Mother Earth roared, "What does he want by trapping me here?"
"Using the dew from the golden lotus to lull you to sleep before was a gentle approach," He Lingchuan said seriously. "Now that you've awakened and know the truth, you refuse to sleep peacefully anymore. If the gentle approach doesn't work, he'll have to resort to force. That means imprisoning you again and severely injuring you until you fall into a coma once more!"
They resorted to the same old trick.
“I anticipated his intentions, which is why I followed you when you were imprisoned in the Void.” Otherwise, the Earth Mother’s intellect, cunning, and methods would be far inferior to Shangguan Biao’s, and she would have been easily manipulated by him. He Lingchuan’s previous efforts would have been in vain.
"Excuse my bluntness, but if you fall for its schemes again, you don't know when you'll wake up next." He Lingchuan wasn't just threatening it; he understood Shangguan Biao's mindset. "You might never wake up again. Shangguan Biao will take more radical measures to stop you from causing it trouble, so that he can continue to manage Yujing City smoothly and happily under your identity."
"Absolutely not!" Mother Earth roared. "I'd rather destroy myself than let him succeed!"
Blood Demon chuckled coldly to himself, thinking that those words made things much easier.
He Lingchuan waved his hand: "It doesn't have to be that bad."
"After all that, you have a way to stop him, right?" Mother Earth wasn't as stubborn as she seemed. "Otherwise, you wouldn't have wasted so much breath on me!"
He Lingchuan remained silent for two breaths before saying, "Yes. But you wouldn't like this method."
(End of this chapter)