Chapter 216 Is It Over? (2/2)
Tong nodded, ”That's right! Let give him a mind-break tag! Since my [Sloth] has come back, we shall trample them on our bed with my unlimited regen!”
The long pole in his pants waved its shaft, ”Don't forget. We can also add a time-stop tag! We should increase this skill level and give them an experience of a surprise time-stop dual-cultivation.
”Nice idea! It's a good plan!”
”Right? I'm a genius at this after all!”
”HAHAHAHA!”
”WKWKWKWK!”
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In the tent, Tong was laughing and talking to himself. The squad of ten guards broke a sweat as they heard everything that their young lord had said.
”Is he alright?”
”He'll be fine. He's done that a lot.”
”You knew?”
”It's a habit of a talented commander. Our lord's personality is a little bit weird. Get used to it.”
”That's not a little bit. He's bonkers.”
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An hour later, Li Feihong also sent an updated news.
Li Feihong: Reporting from Jinyang, I've rescued Zhou Cang and his party.
Li Feihong: Lu Zhi and his family are safe!
Li Feihong: I've transferred them with Zhang Liao and co ATM.
Li Feihong: Lu Bu and Gao Shun are clearing the Imperial force now.
Li Feihong: Everything should be over by the evening.
Tong's mood got better after he saw Li Feihong's report. Everyone made it, and all plans succeeded.
Li Feihong: BTW, Lu Bu said he wants to duel with you again after this war.
Li Feihong: He said unless he beats you to a pulp, he can't sleep soundly.
Tong collapsed onto the ground in an Orz position as he cried a river.
Normally, warlords should have been rejoiced and celebrated after they had achieved a hard victory from a series of difficult battles, yet Tong continued to sulk till night.
”Why everybody wants to bully me *sob*.”
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At the altitude of 2,000 feet above the ground, Zuo Ci was observing the battle below while he stood still in the air as if there were a floor under his feet.
In front of him, a small transparent ball floated and moved around in confusion.
Zuo Ci extended his ten wings which they reached and wrapped around a small transparent ball. This ball could not be seen with naked eyes, but to him, it was as noticeable as a lighted torch in the darkness.
The ball was the soul of Liu Ping, who could not return to his realm after death.
Zuo Ci stared at Liu Ping's soul with a frown. They soul circulation system in this dimension had not even constructed yet, but this soul required a place to settle.
Normally, he could have sent this soul into a body of an empty shell embryo right away to reincarnate it, or he could give the soul his blood to turn it into an angel in the next 20 years. However, Liu Ping's soul was an exception.
Zuo Ci had read Liu Ping's past and learned about his feuds with Tong long ago.
When the two reincarnated into this world, a massive thread of karma appeared and bound the two together, which alerted Zuo Ci and Lilith.
There were other karma threads among the others as well, but they were thin. Those thin lines were neglectable as it could be severed with a few good deeds as a redemption.
Unfortunately, both Lilith and Zuo Ci could not ignore Tong and Ping's fate as the two could influence many natives in this world.
They came to a conclusion after a discussion. One of the two had to die by the other's hand! Had they let them be, the two could have created battles and wars on a larger scale.
Thus, Lilith deliberately created a scenario where both Liu Ping and Tong had to fight each other early on so one of the souls would be sent back to the original dimension. Once one of them gone, the karma thread should disappear as well, and the stability of this fragment dimension could enjoy more of its tranquil.
Alas, the creator suddenly took Lilith away and severed the connection of both dimensions, causing Liu Ping soul to get stuck in this world.
This posed a serious problem to Zuo Ci. He was not powerful enough to create a realm for the souls!
After Liu Ping died, Zuo Ci immediately came to this place.
As the sage of this world, he should be neutral toward the affairs of the world. However, in the depth of his heart, he wanted to destroy this sinner spirit. It was a soul that did not deserve to enter the circle of reincarnation.
”Since one of you is unnecessary in this world, I should destroy you!”
Zuo Ci exerted a bit of his wings' strength, planning to crush this soul into pieces. Contrary to his inner thought, his wings did not harm Liu Ping.
Biting his lower lips, he clenched his fists and attempted to destroy Liu Ping's soul again, yet the wings did not do anything to it. Rather, Zuo Ci had not exerted any power into his wings at all.
”I can't!”
Zuo Ci was afraid of the karma backlash. Despite the fact that he was one of the tops of the food chain in this dimension, he still wanted to obtain another pair of wings.
He wanted to possess twelve wings like the first generation archangels or Morning Star.
Zuo Ci was aware. If he saved this dimension and the natives by destroying this soul, he would have been stuck at 10 wings bottleneck for the rest of eternity because of the karma interference.
The ambition of getting twelve wings was the only thing that gave Zuo Ci the drive and the motivation to continue his duty in this forsaken realm. Else, Zuo Ci would have gone insane by the boredom and the solitary life.
'Damn it all! I can't!' Zuo Ci screamed in his mind.
'I want to kill this piece of garbage so bad, but I don't want to sacrifice my future!'
'WHY DO I HAVE TO THROW AWAY MY FUTURE FOR THIS EMPTY WORLD!?'
In the end, Zuo Ci's greed prevailed over his justice.
He gazed at the soul again, and the humongous thread of karma could be seen by Zuo Ci's eyes. It extended toward Li Feihong, Tong, Hua Shi, and Friday.
Earlier when Zuo Ci gave Medusa a sermon, he miscalculated. He thought that the karma thread size would decrease its volume if Tong's subordinates were to kill Liu Ping. But in reality, it increased instead. Furthermore, it even bound Hua Shi and Friday, who were responsible for killing him.
”Do I really have to let these two fighting each other?” Zuo Ci muttered and sighed.
The wings of Zuo Ci released the soul of Liu Ping, which floated around aimlessly as it had lost its conscience and will.
Liu Ping at this stage was like an infant without his previous memory. As his soul had not perfectly synchronized with his body, the ejected soul came out from the dead body without a memory. However, it still contained his instinct and his trait inside.
”I hope that you can redeem yourself, Ping. I'll let you go on your own.”
The soul continued to float toward the northeast as if there was a magnet that drew his soul toward the direction. Zuo Ci also noticed this, but he allowed it to go as he thought that it was the work of his fate and karma.</your>