Ch165 - Do you know how it feels to slowly rot away and lose everything? (1/2)

12.8 – Do you know how it feels to slowly rot away and lose everything?

translator: xiin

editors: alamerysl, BlueBug & Macabre

Making their way out of the Demonic Beast Forest would have been easy with Xi leading the way, but Xue Ling did not leave. There were some events that would soon happen in the Demonic Beast Forest, and he wanted to watch them play out.

Half a month later, nobody at the Elder God Academy remembered the recent uproar. Although Ivan still remembered Oliver, he had been unable to find him, and gradually tossed the matter to the back of his mind and began to focus on the upcoming final exam.

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This was the most important examination during the Elder God Academy school year. It determined whether or not the students would be able to continue studying in the Academy next year. Ivan was a very outstanding student, straight A student. Because he was an orphan, he lived off the scholarship that the Academy provided, and couldn’t afford to not take the exam seriously.

Because it was a practical exam, Ivan needed to find a team to join. According to his fate trajectory, the team that he joined would have someone who had been bought over by the Queen of the country. This person would dose him with the banned potion, which would then give Ivan the chance to meet Xi.

This time, Xue Ling would still give Ivan the opportunity to have his soul damaged. The potion would still be administered, but he would not give Ivan any hope of recovery. It would be absolutely impossible for him to cleanse his soul and stand in the light again. He had already taken Xi out of the equation, and Ivan had no opportunity to get close to him. Xue Ling had also had Xi lock down the central layer when they left, so Ivan would have no opportunity to accidentally make his way there.

What Xue Ling wanted Ivan to experience was not only these events; Ivan needed to understand how Oliver had felt, falling into the infinite darkness, struggling there, and attempting to take revenge step by step only to be defeated with ease… That deep, dark despair was something that Ivan needed to experience clearly.

Of course, besides Ivan, the main targets for Xue Ling’s revenge were Kent and the Queen of this country. Oliver dreamed of being able to retrieve the clothing that was made from his parents’ fur; he also wanted to take back all of the clothing made from Ink Flame Wolves around the world. People in this country needed to feel the Ink Flame Wolves’ anger, and understand that there were certain things that should never be done.

It would require outstanding power and ability to accomplish these things. After all, the nobles and palaces in this country had strong and powerful guardians. Oliver previously had not dared to approach at all, because so long he approached, his camouflage would be seen through. But Xue Ling was not afraid of this at all.

He already had the blueprints for revenge in his mind. According to the vague memories of the original body, Xue Ling brought Xi to the entrance of the Demonic Beast Forest that was guarded by the Elder God Academy. It was better to have arrived early than leave things up to chance; by the time they arrived, the teams from the Academy were just about to set out.

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This time, the students would be sent to different locations for their exam. Because the people responsible had been bribed, Ivan’s team was sent closer to the central layer so that nobody would have any suspicions if it led to the loss of their team’s healer.

Ivan’s healing power was very strong, so the team that brought him along was also very strong. At their age, this kind of team should be able to easily pass the examination, but Ivan could not imagine what the future waiting for him after entering the forest would be like.

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Xue Ling stood atop a tree, staring at the Ivan who was reluctant to part from Kent. After a long time, he suddenly asked Xi standing by his side, “Do you like that person?”

Xi unhesitatingly replied with, “I only like you.”

Xue Ling almost rolled his eyes at him and continued, “If his soul became polluted, would you use the Sacred Pool to treat him?”

Xi looked over rather thoughtfully. His gaze when it landed on Ivan flashed with murder. Although the contract had been forcibly terminated, Ivan still had some of Xue Ling’s aura on his body, and some of Ivan’s aura was also present on Xue Ling’s body due to the curse he had set. “He is your former contractor?” Xi’s tone was low and murderous. Xue Ling turned his head and looked at him, the warning in his gaze obvious.

“Don’t touch him.” He pursed his lips. “I want to handle this personally.”

Xi was even more dissatisfied when he said this. He had originally been unhappy that someone else had been able to tie themselves to Xue Ling, and then betrayed him. If it hadn’t been for Ivan, perhaps Xue Ling would not have refused his request, and Xi would not have no official title with which to remain by Xue Ling’s side. “You know what will happen next?” For Xue Ling to ask him something like that indicated that something would happen soon that was most likely related to him. “Then, do you want me to save him?”

Xue Ling shook his head and said, “Save him. But not in the way that I mentioned before.”

“Huh?”

“Have you ever heard of ‘Fallen Heaven’?” Xue Ling watched as Ivan reluctantly tore himself away from Kent and returned to his team. He narrowed his eyes and laughed, “Legends say that this potion could even pollute the God of Light and cause his wings to turn black.”

Xi raised his eyebrows in some surprise, and smiled as he said, “I know of it.”

“Can you suppress it for a short time? So that it’s not a sudden outbreak, but an infection that slowly, from the inside to the outside, changes a person’s soul, thoroughly turning it black…” Xue Ling’s smile carried a trace of amusement, his narrowed eyes glittering with malice. “There are some things that need to be experienced slowly so that one can fully understand that kind of despair…”

“’Fallen Heaven’ is actually the Sacred Pool’s water.” Xi calmly shared this heaven-shaking fact. “The Sacred Pool is made up of light, but in fact, all the elements are complete in the pool water. ‘Fallen Heaven’ is simply water from the Sacred Pool that has been blessed by darkness.” He rubbed his chin, and spoke in amusement, “I didn’t expect that good things wouldn’t be inherited. Rather, it’s this kind of thing has been passed down until now and taken out to be used.”

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Xue Ling was stunned, and thought that this was simply a series of interlaced events. No wonder Ivan could enter the inner layer after being affected by ‘Fallen Heaven’ and obtain the Sacred Pool’s acceptance. It was not because of his Holy Saint aura, but because the ‘Fallen Heaven’ in his body had originally belonged to the Sacred Pool, and the pool was naturally willing to accept the return of a part of it.