Chapter 112: The Heartbroken One
Chapter 112: The Heartbroken One
About one hundred and fifty miles north from Kaoshan City, along the Blackwater River, a large city with tens of thousands of people stood on a plain.
At that moment, the armies of the Evil God Cult and the Sacred Raven Kingdom gathered there, waiting for the last reinforcements to join. After that, they planned to board the fleet, sail downstream, and deliver a devastating blow to Kaoshan City.
No one doubted the outcome of this battle because their god had sent twelve powerful Bloodline Divine Emissaries and also activated six Celestial God Idols.
“Buzz buzz buzz!”
Just as this army was preparing eagerly, sharpening their weapons to head south, a fly appeared out of nowhere. It happily flapped its wings, flew into the city’s largest Temple, and landed boldly on a ten-meter-tall Divine Idol that even priests usually didn’t dare to look at directly.
A Bloodline Divine Emissary nearby noticed this detail. It was shocked and angry. But then it saw the fly lazily rub its hands together. The Bloodline Divine Emissary, who was in the Nascent Soul Realm, froze in place. The next moment, an identical black fly flew out from between its eyebrows.
“Buzz buzz buzz!”
The fly sitting on the idol’s nose flapped its wings, rubbed its hands together with great ceremony, and then it ‘attached’ itself firmly…
This attachment lasted a full three seconds. The fly’s body became much more transparent because of it.
However, the next moment.
The Evil God Idol suddenly cracked. A bloody light appeared, and a bloody tide erupted, as if trying to resist. But it was too late. The idol shattered on the spot. A dark swarm of flies flew out from inside the idol, covering the entire city like a black cloud in an instant.
There was no screaming, no panic. Everyone, including those Bloodline Divine Emissaries and the smaller Evil God Idols, lost the ability to resist without exception. Countless flies landed, as if enjoying a grand feast.
“Buzz buzz buzz!”
Their wingbeats rumbled like thunder, the black swarm rising and falling like mountains.
In just a few seconds, the city of tens of thousands, along with its massive army, was completely obliterated.
But what was even more bizarre was that these countless flies were quickly devoured, eventually merging back into a single, more solid fly. It flew slowly, leisurely entering the control area of the Hundred-League Law Seal, flying into Kaoshan City’s City Protection Array. From start to finish, it didn’t trigger any alarms; no one detected it.
Until it landed on Li Si’s Statue Avatar.
It rubbed its hands together.
It flapped its wings.
It was like preparing for a grand feast, full of ceremony.
—
Inside the Hall of Fate, the Phantom Bride had already merged into Li Si’s Idol of Fortune. She kept her word and helped Li Si suppress the Fortune of Heaven and Earth.
So now, Li Si’s Idol of Fortune was not three meters tall, but a full one thousand meters, towering and magnificent. Li Si was very pleased.
Unfortunately, this kind of suppression offered no benefits. Just like the other World Guardian True Immortals, not only were there no benefits, but their true bodies also had to turn into clay forms in the Mortal Realm.
“Li Si, channel this power into the Mortal Realm.”
As the Phantom Bride’s voice sounded, Li Si, who had been relaxed and carefree moments before, suddenly felt as if a great mountain was pressing down on him from above. His soul was directly pressed until he foamed at the mouth, his limbs twitching…
It was terrifying. Was this the Fortune of Heaven and Earth? It seemed formless and colorless, but when it pressed down…
“Li Si, what are you doing? Quickly connect to your true body in the Mortal Realm and inject this power into the Hundred-League Law Seal!”
Li Si couldn’t answer at all, but he had indeed sensed his true body. With just a thought from him, this vast Fortune of Heaven and Earth could connect from the Illusory Realm to the Mortal Realm, forming some indescribable rule.
Then, he would also turn into a true Old Man.
But at that very moment, the Fate Forge flashed, and a cluster of purple energy was drawn into it.
“Acquired 100 units of Purple Qi Luck. Repair the Fate Forge?”
Li Si was stunned. Of course, he chose to repair it. Although stealing the Fortune of Heaven and Earth sounded very unethical…
In an instant, purple light swirled, the 100 units of Purple Qi Luck were completely consumed, and the Fate Forge didn’t seem to show any visible changes.
Immediately after, more Fortune of Heaven and Earth surged toward his true body. It was then guided through his true body toward the Hundred-League Law Seal. Passing through the Hundred-League Law Seal, it formed some kind of rule circuit, like tying a knot. The massive Fortune of Heaven and Earth returned to Li Si’s Idol of Fortune.
At that moment, through the Idol of Fortune, Li Si faintly saw an immensely grand structure, constructed throughout the entire Mortal Realm and the Illusory Void. Vast amounts of Fortune of Heaven and Earth turned into a purple ocean, circulating within it.
He—no, the Phantom Bride—was suppressing one node. The other eleven World Guardian True Immortals were suppressing different nodes as well.
Without a doubt, this was the grand array left behind by the masters of the Five-Tone Ruins and the Seven Emotions Medicine Field.
The Phantom Bride had not lied.
“I leave everything to you. From now on, I will fight alongside the other World Guardian True Immortals at the junction of the Illusory Realm and the Mortal Realm. The Mortal Realm can only rely on you.”
“Also, unfortunately, you won’t get to become an Old Man…”
The Phantom Bride’s voice gradually faded away. Li Si also drooled with emotion because the Fortune of Heaven and Earth was truly enticing, even though he still didn’t know what the repaired Fate Forge actually did.
Just as he was about to go to the Palace Ruins Secret Realm to run a dungeon and grab a couple of Soul Lamps, inside Kaoshan City, within the main Temple overseen by Wang Wu, that black fly finally completed its pre-meal ceremony. Next, it gently lowered its head, gazed down with deep affection, and gave a passionate, firm attachment!
Li Si’s Statue Avatar shattered in response. But no swarm of flies flew out from inside, only a few malnourished maggots rolling around.
Wait?
What was going on?
Why was there no Fate?
The fly was very puzzled, but it didn’t matter; it could try again.
Then it flapped its wings and flew away, soon entering another Temple. This time, it inspected carefully. The idol’s divine light was restrained, and it answered prayers—it was indeed a responsive divine idol. The aura of the Kaoshan Patriarch on it was very strong.
It seemed correct.
You little trickster, you even know how to play the ‘cunning rabbit has three burrows’ game.
“Buzz buzz buzz!”
The fly landed, rubbed its hands together, flapped its wings—full of ceremony. Then, it ‘attached’ itself once more. It needed a large amount of Fate to hatch little flies.
And with just this one attachment, its body became much more transparent, as if it had paid a significant price.
“Crack!”
The idol shattered, the divine light dissipated. A maggot, starving to the point its front and back nearly stuck together, crawled out. It cried out silently, a tragedy beyond compare. It only crawled a short distance before starving to death.
The fly was truly furious.
It had traveled thousands of miles, crossing the Illusory Void and the Mortal Realm, just for this?
—
“Your true body was cross-realm deduced by an Unknown Deity/Demon. The deduction failed. The other party furiously desecrated your idol. Your Statue Avatar has been destroyed.”
A message silently appeared, leaving Li Si completely baffled. What was all this?
What did ‘desecrate’ mean?
But why deduce me?
Li Si instinctively wanted to return to the Mortal Realm, but then a feeling of dread rose in his heart, so intense it nearly made him lose control.
In other words, if he went back, he would certainly die.
But now, his soul was in the Hall of Fate, which actually exempted him from the other party’s deduction and created a misdirection.
It was just a pity about his Statue Avatar.
So Li Si continued to wait with a clear conscience, not even daring to go to the Palace Ruins dungeon anymore.
At the same time, inside Kaoshan City, the now semi-transparent fly found a third idol. This one should be correct, right? Look at this rich divine light, look at this dazzling Faith Power. I am a Deity and Demon; my deductions cannot be wrong. You, little Kaoshan bug, die!
The fly landed, rubbed its hands together, flapped its wings. This wasn’t about ceremony; it was the final confirmation.
But it didn’t know that, almost simultaneously, in a room a few hundred meters away, the Fate Forge inside Li Si’s body flashed.
“There’s no mistake this time. I must succeed; I cannot fail!”
The black fly, with a tragic resolve, pressed forward fearlessly for the kiss. Damn it, I’ve opened three blind boxes already. This one must be the winner. It has to be! I want to win!
Three seconds passed. The black fly’s body became even more transparent, so much so that Zhang San, who walked in, didn’t even notice the transparent fly.
Ah, I’m so weak, quickly give me a bottle of nutrient booster…
“Crack!”
The idol cracked. An evil aura rushed out. This time was better; twenty relatively strong maggots actually emerged from inside. They quickly crawled toward Zhang San.
“What evil creature dares to run wild in the Temple!”
Zhang San was furious. He threw out a Golden Radiance Chant. A golden light shot up into the sky. But on the spot, where were the maggots?
They were all just illusions!
All illusions!
The fly shed tears of sorrow. It now faced a major decision.
Because it sensed there were still two more idols here. One was still under construction and didn’t need consideration. So the last one must be the hiding place of that damned Kaoshan Patriarch.
It could open one more blind box.
But it had another choice: immediately possess this weak Human Race cultivator in front of it, and plan slowly. Even if it couldn’t overthrow this small town, it could still annoy the Kaoshan Patriarch to death.
So, what to choose?
Damn it, even a normal fly would know how to choose!
The nearly transparent fly, tears streaming, flew toward the fourth idol.
It refused to believe it. It was a Deity and Demon, a powerful Deity and Demon. Its deductions told it the Kaoshan Patriarch was right here. Here, it could obtain a tremendous opportunity. For this, it had schemed against Muan, set up that female ghost. Everything, everything was already falling into place. Autumn had come; its first cup of milk tea was about to be harvested!
It was unwilling to give up.
By now, Kaoshan City was in complete chaos. Three Patriarch idols were destroyed for no reason—how could this be tolerated? Were they bullying our Patriarch just because he wasn’t human?
But all this was meaningless. The transparent fly floated lightly over, landed gently. It looked at this last idol, overflowing with divine light, and let out a satisfied sigh. There was no mistake; it was here.
Of course, being cautious, it needed to perform one more deduction. Rub its hands together, flap its wings. I deduce, I deduce, I deduce, deduce, deduce!
Ah, it’s here!
This cunning Kaoshan Patriarch, I want to eat his brains!
Time seemed to stand still. A three-second love, brilliant like a summer flower. Even if it paid the price of near non-existence, the fly was already almost completely gone. Yet it still stubbornly waited for the final moment. The door opened, its prince charming walked out carrying flowers, riding a helicopter.
“Crack”
The idol cracked. From outside came the sound of Li Si’s followers breaking down in heartbreaking sobs, filled with extreme humiliation.
Inside, a malnourished maggot unwillingly lifted its head…
No one knew where the true heartbroken one was.
“Slayed the cross-realm projection avatar of an Unknown Deity/Demon. Obtained 1000 units of Golden Qi Luck Firewood.”