Chapter 1175: Decline (1/2)

“Do you understand?” Violetgrave looked calmly into Lu Yun’s eyes. “The chaos and the worlds are just a matter of different perspectives. Both sides want to live, it isn’t a matter of who deserves to die more.”

Lu Yun still remained silent.

Survival of the fittest was precisely that cruel sometimes. In order for one side to survive, the other had to die.

“Are you faulting them for not saving the life forms of those previous worlds?” Violetgrave asked hesitantly.

He flicked a sideways glance at her and harrumphed. “I’m no Virgin Mary, the hell do I care about their survival?”

Violetgrave looked on in confusion.

“I’m just thinking, I’m only a minor empyrean realm immortal in the chaos. What good am I going to be if I go? If even the six sacred palaces can’t hold off the nine sacred lands, what’s an ant supposed to do?”

Lu Yun scratched his head. For the world of immortals, he played the role of overseeing the bigger picture and guiding the immortals from the shadows, setting up the Immortal Realm Battlefront and ensuring that everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.

But in the chaos, he couldn’t do anything at all.

Though he’d dominated all comers in the Inception Spiritrial Arena, who would follow the rules of engagement in a real battle? Sparring between those of the same realm was essentially a test of potential. In a real struggle of life and death, who wouldn’t use a superior cultivation realm to dominate their enemies?

He might be the Inception sacred prince, but he was also a joke.

Violetgrave remained looking at Lu Yun with a mysterious look instead of responding.

As he looked back at her, something occurred to him. “You’re not wanting to make another deal with me, are you?”

“Congratulations, that’s correct!” Violetgrave grinned merrily. “I’ll keep watch over this spatial node for you—”

“Hang on!” Lu Yun interrupted. “That doesn’t count, you voluntarily stayed here!”

“Fine, fine.” She waved it off. “Accept the Netherdark Hell and I’ll give you a talisman that will allow you to use the power of a sovereign three times.”

Lu Yun finally understood—Violetgrave had planned to shove the Netherdark Hell at him all along.

“Can we swap for another condition?” He shook his head.

“Forget about it then, the six sacred palaces don’t have much to do with me anyhow.” Violetgrave stretched languidly and took a lazy seat in space. “I haven’t been this free in so long! I’m so much freer than before even if I have to stand guard over this spatial node.

“Ah, the smell of fresh air!” She sucked in a deep breath through her mouth.

“There’s no air in space.” Lu Yun rolled his eyes.

“Ah, the smell of fresh qi!” Violetgrave amended with a deep sniff.

“Seriously, can’t we change the conditions?” Lu Yun chuckled wryly.

The woman shook her head. “I’m a real living being now and no longer threatened by what’s in the Nihil Hell. I don’t need souls anymore, so Qiu Luoyu profited handsomely off his transaction. He’s received my nether fire for free and doesn’t have to pay the price in the future.

“Your son’s deal with me is paid in full, so apart from having you look after the Netherdark Hell for me, I really don’t have anything else to offer in negotiations with you.

“In return for you helping me become a real being… First, I’m keeping watch over this spatial node on Qing Yu’s behalf. Second, I gifted her all of my achievements in the Hongmeng. That is my offering of gratitude to you.” She stoppered the rest of Lu Yun’s words with a few neat statements.

“Then… fine.” Lu Yun shook his head.