Chapter 99 - Finished (2/2)
Being sent into chaotic space dropped him off in Grux, allowed him to meet Tao, allowed him to advance his laws, allowed him to obtain Pinaka, allowed him to comprehend further on what the Dao truly was, allowed him to amass wealth, subordinates and power quickly. If he had gone home, perhaps none of that would've happened. Perhaps, just perhaps, he would've been unjustly killed after attempting to take the spot of the Clan Leader.
However, no one could truly know.
The only thing they could know was the present, the here and now, the effects of past actions and the changes to one's outlook on life. The current him only exist because of that action. If that action never happened, would the current him exist?
The answer was simple: No.
However, that didn't mean he felt complex or conflicted about his decisions in life or the current path he treads. ”I will give you a choice.” He looked at the Xuanwu City's Lord with coldly indifferent eyes. These eyes were remarkably similar to when he looked at Diyi. From this, he decided to offer her a choice. ”I can leave you with your cultivation and send you into chaotic space. Or, I can cripple you, then send you into chaotic space.”
Her eyes widened at these choices. Weren't they the same as giving her the death sentence? What was the point of these choices?
Yan Zaizen, however, didn't think so. She did have an infinitesimally small chance to survive, but so did he. One was an infinitesimally small chance at survival while the other was certain death.
He waved his hand, removing the restriction from her throat. ”You have ten seconds to choose.”
”Wait! I'm sorry, this...we can work something out! I have wealth! I have secrets, I can tell you these things, I can help you!” She pleaded for her life. As someone who've lived for thousands of years, how could she resign herself to death so easily? The point of cultivation is to further one's lifespan, to advance towards the heavens one step at a time and rival it. To be able to fight for and achieve immortality!
Who would be willing to die?!
Yan Zaizen didn't respond. Her ten seconds were used up pleading for her life. This was her choice. He tapped her glabella with his index finger, causing a silver-blue light to surge into her body, thoroughly crippling her initial-Origin Core Cultivation.
He brought her to her feet, kept her awake by stimulating her soul, and looked her in the eyes. ”In my entire life, the one I hated the most in this world...was you.” With that, he placed his palm on her chest, pushing her lightly backwards. The silver-blue restraints vanished into thin air, and her body started merging with the surroundings like entering a soft, hot marshmallow.
POP!
The scene was remarkably similar to the overseer in the Deep Mines. However, this time, Yan Zaizen's eyes glowed with silver light radiating spatial fluctuations. He could see her within the chaotic space. Her grey hair follicles, her wrinkled skin, her clothes, and blood were being ripped apart in an infinite number of directions. She clawed the surrounding space, screamed violently, and twisted in odd ways.
Her right leg was the first to go, separating from her body, and being torn to nothingness. Then, her skin, her other limbs, her torso, and then finally, her head. Yan Zaizen could see the emotions in her eyes, filled with pain, regret, and unwillingness. The same emotions his eyes must've had in this dark emptiness. It wasn't long before everything from her blood to her soul was dissipated into nothingness.
This was how she wanted him to die. This was the fate she left him to. Now, this was the fate he'd given her.
Several minutes later, Tao returned. He saw Yan Zaizen stand alone on the deck, his eyes filled with a sort of peace and calm that one could get when they have no regrets in life. It gave him a sensation of looking at a sage at the height of his life, radiating serenity and transcendence.
Truly, he was finished.
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