Volume 3, Chapter 87 – A Ray of Light in Despair

“Rest assured, little Lan-Lan, I’m very benevolent. I’ll make sure everyone from the Kingdom of Qingyun enjoys equal love.”

Ulutiel said with a smile.

Although her tone was quite gentle, her words were extremely cruel and bone-chilling.

Hearing these words and watching the Corrupted Beast horde in the sky pursuing the people of the Kingdom of Qingyun, Mu Yelan’s heart was completely shrouded in despair.

“Why, why does it have to be like this…”

Mu Yelan whispered helplessly and painfully.

And as if hearing the breakdown in Mu Yelan’s tone, Ulutiel instead showed a puzzled expression.

“Why be sad? This is a good thing.”

“Good, good thing?”

“Yes, your country, your people, can finally be liberated from this cruel world. Isn’t that a good thing?”

Ulutiel smiled wickedly and replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

After giving pursuit orders to her vassals, Ulutiel focused her gaze on Mu Yelan.

Staring at Mu Yelan’s face, which bore considerable resemblance to his ancestors, the excitement in Ulutiel’s eyes grew increasingly intense.

“But don’t worry, considering the deep friendship between me and your family over many years. Little Lan-Lan, I’ll give you special treatment~. I’ll help purify all the sins from your body, so that in the world after liberation, you can live more happily~”

“Purify? You madwoman, what are you talking about… ?! Hm?!!”

However,

before Mu Yelan could finish asking, this emperor of the Kingdom of Qingyun’s pupils suddenly contracted.

The ground around the Celestial Blight began to tremble at this moment, and then a cyan giant serpent-like Corrupted Beast with two pairs of demon horns and an especially sinister appearance slowly emerged from underground. Like a pet, it docilely nuzzled up to Ulutiel’s side.

This giant serpent…

Mu Yelan, who had done considerable research on the Vassals of Sky, immediately recognized the opponent’s identity. It was precisely the Celestial Blight’s vassal, Cursed Venom.

A terrifying monster that spread plague and deadly poison.

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“Ulutiel, what, what are you planning to do now…”

“Of course I’m going to help purify you, little Lan-Lan. Don’t ask such foolish questions.”

“This guy? Purify?”

“Yes.”

The Celestial Blight nodded repeatedly:

“You know, all living beings in this world carry enormous sins when they come into this world. If these sins aren’t erased, even after death, they won’t find peace. And the method to erase sins is to endure sufficient suffering while alive~, using pain to erase evil~, using pain to obtain salvation~”

“What the hell?”

As Ulutiel’s mad words entered his ears, Mu Yelan’s eyes suddenly contracted.

At this moment,

Mu Yelan seemed to understand why the monsters of the Vassals of Sky had the cruel habit of torturing their victims.

For a moment, a terrifying speculation even emerged in his mind…

“You, you plan to do the same to those innocent people?!!”

Mu Yelan questioned tremblingly.

To this,

the Celestial Blight nodded repeatedly without any psychological burden, confirming Mu Yelan’s speculation.

“That’s right~”

While answering, Ulutiel also playfully raised her eyebrows:

“But don’t worry, you’re a descendant of Mu Qianji. In treating little Lan-Lan, I’ll definitely give you special treatment, after all I quite love you. I’ll absolutely wash the sins from your body completely clean~”

Just like,

your ancestors and my people did to me back then~

Love

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must be shared.

After a playful smile, Ulutiel cast a gaze full of ‘please’ toward the cyan giant serpent beside her.

“Cursed Venom, he’s yours. Make sure to purify all the sins from his body.”

“Understood, my lord. Leave it to me…”

Locking his dark pupils on Mu Yelan, this vassal named Cursed Venom’s eyes clearly overflowed with intense excitement.

Obviously,

he had completed many ‘purification’ tasks for Ulutiel before.

Cursed Venom quite enjoyed this task—not only could he complete his Evil God’s mission and demonstrate his value to her, but he could also satisfy his desire to inflict violence on humans.

Evil thoughts overflowing in his heart,

the giant serpent-like Corrupted Beast slowly opened that bottomless abyssal maw, revealing rows of scimitar-like sinister fangs, with dark green liquid continuously dripping from the teeth.

Mu Yelan?

The emperor of the Kingdom of Qingyun.

Daring to campaign against our clan?

Overestimating himself…

Then he must pay the price.

Grinning wickedly, the giant serpent began continuously approaching Mu Yelan.

Xiao Xuanyu in the distance wanted to support his emperor, but because he had to face the irrational Nangong Wang, he was powerless to break away and could only helplessly roar.

“Your Majesty!!!”

Staring at this terrifying behemoth and feeling the nauseating curse power and poisonous aura washing over him, Mu Yelan continuously trembled as he retreated.

“No, don’t come closer…”

The emperor shouted in an undignified manner.

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Although Mu Yelan had long prepared himself mentally to fight the monsters of the Vassals of Sky to the bitter end… even if he died, he would drag these monsters down with him.

Mu Yelan had previously always believed that he would no longer fear death.

However,

when Cursed Venom continuously approached, when the aura of death enveloped him, the instinct of fear still continuously overflowed from the depths of Mu Yelan’s heart.

Mu Yelan was prepared for death,

but the death he had envisioned was the kind where he would perish together with the Vassals of Sky after releasing the Tower of Heavenly Resonance’s energy.

Not dying so frustratingly at the hands of monsters without accomplishing anything…

Not to mention,

because he couldn’t successfully buy time, the people he had originally wanted to save seemed unable to escape disaster either.

For a moment, intense feelings of defeat continuously rushed to Mu Yelan’s brain.

As feelings of defeat overflowed, intense emotions of regret also came flooding in…

If he hadn’t chosen to go to war back then… none of this would have happened…

Damn it,

damn it,

—”DAMN IT ALLLLLLL!”

No, this can’t be!!

It absolutely cannot end like this!

Absolutely not!

Suddenly biting through his lip and using his last bit of strength, Mu Yelan struggled to get up from the ground and used what little spiritual power he had left to run toward the outside of the imperial city with all his might.

There,

perhaps lay his final hope.

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At this moment, the figure of a certain elf girl couldn’t help but emerge in Mu Yelan’s mind.

“Running away?”

Looking at Mu Yelan’s struggling figure, the mockery in Cursed Venom’s vertical pupils grew increasingly rich.

Meanwhile, Ulutiel beside him raised her eyebrows somewhat puzzledly.

But soon,

the Celestial Blight showed an expression of understanding.

“Getting shy already? How cute… Since he’s shy, you should be more proactive~”

“Yes.”

After receiving Ulutiel’s command, Cursed Venom writhed his massive body and suddenly pursued Mu Yelan.

One was physically exhausted,

the other was in peak condition.

Without question,

Mu Yelan simply couldn’t escape.

He hadn’t even run a few steps before the emperor, whose legs had already gone weak, tripped himself and fell to the ground. Seeing the giant serpent approaching step by step behind him, Mu Yelan almost collapsed as he continuously pounded the ground with his fists.

He had wanted to achieve great deeds, eliminate the Evil Gods and become the greatest emperor of the Kingdom of Qingyun…

The result?

He had actually brought about the destruction of his entire country… How truly laughable I am.

Just as this emperor was engaging in self-mockery and even planning to give up resistance entirely, a voice like heavenly music quietly entered Mu Yelan’s mind.

—”So now, can you make a contract with me? By the way, after signing, I can fulfill one wish for you~”—

Mu Yelan: ?!!