The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 757 - 265: What I Do Is Not Just for Meaning, But Because I Want To
Under Qian Qian’s restraint, Lin Yun could recklessly shoot at Meng Po, adhering to the principle that one must reduce monsters to ashes, even if there was a twinkle of vivacity in Meng Po’s eyes, Lin Yun still shot an arrow right at her face.
"Stop..."
Wrapped in golden flames, Meng Po now looked devoid of pain.
Allowing Lin Yun’s fiery arrows to shoot at her face, she, on the contrary, revealed an expression of enjoyment.
However, being burned by fire was ultimately painful.
But this kind of pain also felt somewhat thrilling to her.
If the burning continued, she might be burned alive, otherwise, she wouldn’t have needed to stop it.
What exactly was the background of this mortal, that he could slay the Divine Spirits in human form.
Meng Po was full of curiosity about Lin Yun, her soul-snatching eyes slyly sizing him up.
"Are you lucid now?"
Upon hearing Meng Po speak, Qian Qian also ceased her attacks, switching to a defensive stance instead.
Of course, Meng Po could not be trusted at this moment, but since communication was possible, letting her speak was harmless. Qian Qian was also very curious and thought maybe Meng Po could provide some answers.
However...
Seeing Meng Po stealthily peeping at Lin Yun, with a hint of coquetry between her brows, she felt very annoyed. She wished Lin Yun would continue to fire, and just shoot dead this shameless goddess.
"Thanks to you guys, I’ve regained my senses for the moment," said Meng Po as she looked at Lin Yun, with a panting voice, "Young man, can you extinguish the fire? I can’t take it anymore, ah, it’s so hot..."
Lin Yun: "..."
Meng Po was really good at this!
But Lin Yun was experienced and wouldn’t be swayed by her seduction.
After weighing his options, he reached out to withdraw the fire from Meng Po, but didn’t absorb it back into his body. Instead, he formed an even stronger arrow and shot at the Minotaur who was fighting with the Snow Maiden.
Meng Po shifted from madness to lucidity because of the burning fire.
Lin Yun had also noticed that detail earlier, where black qi emerged from Meng Po, then got burned away by the fire.
That meant the cause of Meng Po’s madness could be the strange black qi, and Lin Yun’s golden flames were the bane of the black qi.
Now using the same method against the Minotaur, if it could make him lucid, there would be no need to fight. Even if it couldn’t, it would still help the Snow Maiden by killing the Minotaur.
The Minotaur was in the heat of battle with the Snow Maiden and didn’t expect someone to sneak attack with an arrow.
Divine Spirits weren’t usually so easy to be struck, but after all, Lin Yun was no ordinary person, his fire could harm the Divine Spirits.
Even diminished, it was still effective.
The Minotaur let out a painful roar, with black qi emerging from its body, which got burnt by the golden flames as Lin Yun kept firing more arrows without pause.
Scraping is scraping, given enough time, he could always scrape the Minotaur to death.
Thus, targeting the marksman first is key in team battles.
That was also thanks to the fact that no other crazed Divine Spirit had sprung from the yellow fog, otherwise, no matter how agile Lin Yun’s movements, it would be hard to match the gods.
By then, he might have had to call upon Qing Nu’s name again.
Lin Yun knew that Qing Nu was taboo, and except when absolutely necessary, he did not want to resort to invoking Qing Nu.
The situation was looking optimistic at the moment. Lin Yun wouldn’t act recklessly but focus on dealing with the Minotaur first.
Qian Qian was very satisfied with Lin Yun’s performance.
This guy, as bad as he might be, tended to have too many women around him, but he was not indiscriminate in his choices—at least, he didn’t just go by looks and figure.
"It has been a long time, Meng Po. I did not expect to see you again in such a setting."
Qian Qian spoke to Meng Po with a tone reminiscent of old acquaintances. In fact, their interactions were nothing more than nods of acknowledgement. Meng Po could detect the sarcasm in Qian Qian’s words and thought about her own covert glances toward Lin Yun, which she found somewhat amusing.
She glanced at Qian Qian and laughed, "Indeed, it has been a while. I didn’t expect you to develop mortal feelings, that man really is special."
Upon hearing this, Qian Qian could no longer maintain her composure.
"What nonsense are you speaking, how dare you defame someone out of thin air!"
Meng Po listened, smiled, and remained silent.
You say it’s true, but do you think I believe it?
Qian Qian knew that arguing over this point was a waste of time, and she couldn’t gain any advantage. Against an old Divine Spirit like Meng Po, whose tricks were numerous, Qian Qian wasn’t able to outplay her. She changed the subject, "How did you become like that before?"
Upon hearing this, Meng Po’s expression changed, and she looked toward the Minotaur that Lin Yun had wildly shot at, sighing, "We lost control because of the resentment of all living beings, the grudge within grievances."
Meng Po was afraid Qian Qian might think it was the power of collective wishes.
In fact, the nature of the resentment of all beings is the same as the power of their collective wishes, but this power is a collection of the evil thoughts in their hearts.
Compared to it, the power of collective wishes, being just and serene, is suitable for Divine Spirits to absorb. The resentment, however, is extremely terrifying, and not even Divine Power can drive it away. Once entangled, it cannot be shaken off.
Meng Po and the Minotaur had been in contact with the resentment of beings for too long and gradually underwent a drastic change in temperament. By the time they realized they were about to lose control, it was already too late to reverse their fate.
Qian Qian, hearing this word, realized the seriousness of the problem.
Resentment and the power of wishes are very common.
As a God, she also collected the power of wishes.
This power, generated from within people’s hearts, is baseless; if not collected right after it arises, it soon dissipates.
While Gods collect the power of wishes, no one wants to touch resentment.
This thing that dissipates naturally when not collected could lead to the loss of control of two significant Divine Spirits. Clearly, it had become influential, and there must be an important reason behind it.
Qian Qian hurriedly asked, "Where were you contaminated by resentment?"
Meng Po replied calmly, "Right here! Have you seen that yellow fog? That is diluted resentment, which now fills the entire Reincarnation Well.
Fortunately, with the constraints of the Reincarnation Well, this resentment will not scatter. However, if this trend continues, one day, the Reincarnation Well will also be overwhelmed."
Qian Qian: "..."
My goodness, why didn’t you say so earlier?
This yellow fog is actually the root cause of the Divine Spirits losing control.
When she was sparring with Meng Po just now, Qian Qian also came into contact with the yellow fog, and much of it she had even inhaled.
Seeing the density of the yellow fog, Qian Qian felt entirely overwhelmed.
Liu Ji, however, was invigorated by these words, "This place is the Reincarnation Well?"
After such a long search, he did not expect Reincarnation City to actually be the Reincarnation Well.
Hold on, that’s not right. They had preconceivedly assumed that because the wall bore the characters for "reincarnation," they were in Reincarnation City. But in reality, isn’t Reincarnation City also circular, just like a well?
It’s just that this well is slightly larger.
Meng Po could tell at a glance that Liu Ji was a Mortal, and seeing his excitement at finding the Reincarnation Well, she could somewhat guess his purpose.
What Mortals seek are usually one of the same few things. And the Snow Maiden was always engaged in battle with one hand, while with the other, she protected a white lotus, which seemed to be someone’s True Spirit.
"You should not rejoice too soon, the Reincarnation Well is already shattered and cannot send True Spirits to transcend. Furthermore, even if it were possible to send True Spirits to transcend, once they enter reincarnation, all cause and effect is wiped clean. All of her ties to this lifetime will have nothing to do with her anymore—how is that any different from her being dead now?
You go to such lengths to have her reborn, what is the point?"
After a moment of silence, Liu Ji spoke even more firmly, "What we do is not just about meaning, but also because it is what I am willing to do!"
