Ethereal World: Vicious Cannon Fodder's Immortality Road

[Yifu Pavilion, Zhiwu City, Outer Domain]

Is this the power of the Nascent Soul period?

Huang Ying Yue's face, which was already bloodless due to the intense pressure, is now even more pale because of the pain.

She was like a dying fish on the land that craved the water. Nevertheless, she just frowned as her eyes lost their luster.

She tried to mobilize her spiritual power to resist the pressure, but before her spiritual power rose, Sima Ke Xin's used more of his strength to suppress her.

Huang Ying Yue only felt blurry around her. She couldn't hear or see anything at all. No matter how fast she grows stronger, there'll still be countless people who are more powerful than her. That's why she never thinks that she is strong or arrogant just because she advanced faster and has the treasures that no one has.

Sima Ke Xin looked at the girl who was lying under him in blood. The girl looked pale; blood flowed from her mouth, wetting her neck and cheeks.

Her head was wounded, and there was also blood wetting her soft hair and clothes. The girl looked miserable and weak. He could smell the faint fragrance of some kind of flower mixed with the smell of blood emitted from her body.

This kind of smell was sweet, calm, and refreshing. He didn't remember that she had this kind of smell. In the past, her smell was so full of cosmetic powders and strong perfume fragrances that he felt nausea.

He looked into her eyes, only to be shaken up again by her. Inside the pair of dark black eyes, there was no such thing as fear, timidity, or fury.

There were only two things inside her eyes.

Indifferent and calm.

Such an expression when she was facing the desperation of death—who could be like this? At least he has never seen one.

Who wasn't afraid of death? Who didn't want to survive? Yet... She was so calm, as if she were not afraid of dying and expected everything that she would face.

Sima Ke Xin noticed her movement to mobilize her spiritual power to resist him, but she failed. It meant that she wanted to survive, but she was powerless to fight back.

His right hand that was holding her neck loosened a little, but then he remembered the past—the way she tried to harass him, the way she tried to rape him, the way she attempted to scheme against him to get his attention, as well as the way that she hurt Huang Bai Xing again and again.

Huang Wan Yan, who was in the corner, tried to break free from Huang Ying Yue's spell. He didn't want anything to happen to her. He wanted to take away the hand that was grabbing her neck tightly.

Likewise, he didn't want her to die. He just didn't want to. His always expressionless face is now filled with anger and unwillingness. He didn't even know; how could she be more powerful than him?

He wasn't jealous of her strength, but he was unwilling because of his weakness; he couldn't even help her now. He could only stand here and look at her being pressed down painfully.

For the first time in his life, he hates his powerlessness. In the past, he didn't care about his strength. He has no desire after his father and everyone abandoned him. He didn't even care whether he was powerful or not.

But today, he wished that he cared more. So he won't hate himself like he does now.

Hate?

Huang Wan Yan was in a daze. Is this feeling called hate? Unwillingness? He frowned and calmed his mood. Then he started to mobilize his spiritual power to unlock the spell.

Helan Yuze looked at Huang Ying Yue's miserable state and was shocked when he saw Sima Ke Xin, who was always gentle, became ferocious and wanted to kill Huang Ying Yue.

His first reaction was to stop Sima Ke Xin from killing her; since she was also his fiancé in name, he couldn't stand still and allow someone to kill her in front of him. But Huang Bai Xing seemed to notice his movement; she buried her face in his hard chest.

"Yuze, look at me." Huang Bai Xing's beautiful voice sounded with a trace of charm.

Helan Yuze was distracted. He has never heard Xing'er's voice like this. He looked at the girl in the white robe who was in his embrace.

"I accept your feelings toward me. You can be my man." She whispered into his ears seductively.

Helan Yuze was stunned. Did she just say that she accepted his feelings for her? His mood was messy; he should be happy, but he felt that something was wrong. What's wrong?

He subconsciously turned to look at Huang Ying Yue's expression.

Huang Bai Xing lifted the corner of her mouth slightly as she turned to look at Huang Ying Yue's expression.

Although Huang Bai Xing whispered, everyone here were the cultivators. The cultivators' six senses are sharper and more powerful than those of normal people; how could everyone here not hear her words?

Sima Ke Xin's body shook, but he didn't say anything. He knew that Helan YuZe loved Huang Bai Xing, just like he loved her. But Huang Bai Xing didn't reply; he thought that he could have more time to compete for her favor.

He knew that Xing'er was perfect and powerful. She will attract countless admirers and men to surround her. He just didn't expect that; he lost to Helan Yuze.

He frowned; his heart hurt, but he couldn't do anything. He suppressed his sorrow and looked at Huang Ying Yue's expression. Her face must be filled with jealousy and madness, knowing that Xing'er and Helan Yuze will be together.

Her face must be twisted with unwillingness and gloom. 

Huang Wan Yan was stunned. He paused and looked at Huang Bai Xing in disbelief. How could she say something like this to her sister's fiancé? Accept Helan Yuze's feeling while Huang Ying Yue was dying in front of her.

He looked at Huang Ying Yue, worried about her while trying to break free. She must be extremely sad since her sister was showing her love to her fiancé. She loved Helan Yuze so much, she must be heartbroken.

At least, this is what everyone expected to see. But when they saw Huang Ying Yue's reaction, they were stunned.

Huang Bai Xing, who expected to see Huang Ying Yue's despair, "..."

Huang Wan Yan, who was afraid that she'd cry in heartbreak, "..."

Sima Ke Xin, who wanted to see her madness and pain, said, "....."

Helan Yuze, who wanted to see her reaction, said, "....."

The secret guard, who looked at everything coldly, said, "..."

Huang Ying Yue heard and knew everything, but she didn't even glance at the two people who were confessing to each other affectionately. She was lying on the floor motionlessly and looking at the ceiling in a daze; her face was still calm and gentle.

She was wondering if she should call her secret guard to help or not. Then she immediately denied this idea. If she asks for his help, she could survive, but she will always be under his protection and remain weak.

She just didn't want to live cowardly, fearing death. Even though being alive is her greatest desire, she has dignity. This dignity is not foolishness or arrogance, but her principle.

Her principle is that she won't force anyone to do something that they don't want to. Her principle didn't allow her to fear death, and she abandoned her path to become stronger.

In the future, she will face more powerful foes. She couldn't always ask for anyone to help her, right? Instead, she wanted to be strong by herself so she could protect Xiao Yun and get the freedom that she wanted.

{YunYun, am I stupid?} To act strong and didn't call for help when she was about to die...because of a reason. She didn't want to implicate the innocent people in this spiritual continent because of Xiao Yun's power.

{No, Master is the best person for Yunyun!" Xiao Yun almost shed tears when he felt her thought. How can a person who wants to be strong without relying on anyone's help be stupid? How can a person who wants to be strong for the sake of her love for herself be called stupid?

Even if this kind of person is stupid, her powerful will and determination will become her strongest strength to help her achieve something that not many people can do in the future.

The cultivation path is to challenge the unforeseeable dangers that'll make people lose their lives at any time. But if a person is a coward, fearing death and always relying on other people's help, that person's path will never grow, and that person will never become powerful.

Moreover, if she really asked Xiao Yun to help her now, she was afraid that everyone on this Spiritual Continent would perish. She sensed that Xiao Yun was extremely strong. So strong that she cannot touch it.

So, as not to add trouble to herself and Xiao Yun, she would rather not ask Xiao Yun to expose himself here.

Everyone looked at the girl, who was in deep thought; no one knew what she was thinking.

If she didn't lie in the blood pool with her pale face, they might think that she was lying on the floor to enjoy the stars leisurely.

Everyone twitched their lips unknowingly.

Sima Ke Xin subconsciously tightened Huang Ying Yue's slender neck because he didn't expect to see her pure eyes.

"Cough!" Huang Ying Yue coughed a mouthful of blood as her eyes turned dark. Her hands were too soft for her to move.

Is she about to die? Well, if she dies, she has to start over again. She has to go to a new reincarnation, but she didn't worry much. Life is a circle. Life and death coexist. If she dies, she has to start from zero.

Even if she has only one breath left, she will crawl out of the underworld and start over again. She won't be this weak again. She won't implicate others.