Yama Reborn-Chapter 509 - 506 [Xicheng Xun’s Decision]

Chapter 506

Having just finished a workout, still clad in her sports tank top and shorts, Niveer stood in front of the TV, unable to resist making a sarcastic remark.

On the TV news, a weather update from the meteorological station was being broadcast.

"...This station detected a large-scale, high-frequency thunderstorm phenomenon occurring in the southwestern airspace and interviewed an expert from the meteorological station, a certain Director..."

On the TV screen, a middle-aged man in a shirt, with a receding hairline slicked back, started explaining in a languid tone, "...Based on the seasonal southward shift of cold air and its alternation with warm air, clouds are rubbing together, causing large-scale discharges. Scientifically, this phenomenon occurring in this season is normal...

The general public need not worry excessively; this is just a large thunderstorm.

Here’s a reminder for everyone to protect against the drop in temperature—dress warmly and carry an umbrella when going out..."

Watching the expert on the television talk at length, Niveer couldn’t help but make a sarcastic remark, "This is absurd!"

"What?" Standing by the windowsill and originally gazing into the distance, Li Yingwan turned and asked.

"I said, these experts are absurd," Niveer shrugged.

BANG!

While they were talking, the door was suddenly knocked open, and Xicheng Xun stumbled in from outside.

Seeing this typically calm person looking like she was being chased by a ghost, Niveer first gaped in astonishment and then said, "You..."

"No time to explain! Chen Nuo’s in trouble!"

Xicheng Xun charged into the room, hurried into her own room, and quickly came back out; by then, she was already holding two Tachi in her hands.

Li Yingwan was the quickest to react, "Chen Nuo is in trouble?!"

"Someone’s causing trouble, and... it’s the person from last time, the one who brought us all into that copy world in Jinling," Xicheng Xun gritted her teeth. "Although we don’t remember, that person seems very formidable. Chen Nuo might not be able to handle it."

Niveer also became serious. "Then we..."

"Help out! Every little bit counts!" Xicheng Xun shook her head. "Even if he’s facing an opponent we can’t match, we can’t just wait here. We need to get there fast. If Chen Nuo is defeated, even if we can provide a little help while he’s escaping, it’s better than nothing."

Li Yingwan had already sped to the door to change shoes, while Niveer directly grabbed the car keys and a jacket to follow.

The three girls left the hotel room and took the elevator straight down to the basement, where they got into a car parked in a VIP spot.

This was Niveer’s car.

In an SUV, Niveer drove, Xicheng Xun sat in the passenger seat, and Li Yingwan squeezed into the second row.

After the engine started, the car sped towards the basement exit.

Sitting in the second row, Li Yingwan noticed a box covered with a coat on the back seat.

"Open it! Inside is the gear I prepared," Niveer commanded without turning her head.

Li Yingwan swiftly uncovered the coat and opened the box, then paused for a moment.

Inside the box was a set of composite bows and arrows—competition grade.

There was also a compound crossbow, clearly in need of assembly.

"Huaxia is a country where firearms are strictly controlled, and as a foreigner, I really can’t obtain any powerful weapons here. Getting hold of these items was already a stretch," Niveer shrugged. "Assemble the gear."

As she spoke, the car had already burst out of the basement exit and onto the street.

"Where to?" Niveer glanced at Xicheng Xun, sitting in the passenger seat.

"Get out!"

"What?"

"I said get out! Give me the car! You two go do something else!"

At that moment, Xicheng Xun’s gaze was somewhat terrifying!

"Listen up, I’ll only say it once! The words I’m about to say are true; I’m not insane or mentally deranged! When Chen Nuo encountered that formidable opponent earlier, I was there. I heard their conversation, and I learned a few things! That opponent is extremely powerful, the kind of powerful that we can’t match! Chen Nuo, we, all of us together can’t match him! So, I’m going now to find them, to attract that formidable opponent’s attention! I will do my utmost to draw his attention, whether it’s to rescue Chen Nuo or whatever else, I’ll try my best! But, what you need to do is more important! If you want to weaken him, severely injure him, and make him vulnerable to defeat, you must do something right now! You must do it! Whatever it takes, you must do it!"

With that, Xicheng Xun leaned in and whispered something quickly into the ears of the two girls!

After hearing that one sentence, the girls’ faces instantly paled!

"No questions! There’s no time! Remember, I’m not crazy! If you can’t do it, then we’ll switch tasks. I’ll do it! You’ll be responsible for drawing attention!"

Niveer’s expression changed for a moment, then she abruptly nodded.

"Alright! I believe you!"

Niveer quickly jumped out of the car, pulling Li Yingwan out with her.

"Xicheng Xun, where are you headed now?"

Xicheng Xun’s hand tightly clutched the Tachi as she glanced at the sky.

"See that thunderstorm?"

"Hmm?"

"I’m chasing after that lightning!"

Mr. Tree’s body was twisting!

His entire being seemed to turn into a liquid form, with his head, torso, and limbs constantly changing shape, and at the same time, his facial features were distorting.

He opened his mouth as if to let out a fierce roar, but because of the transformation of his body shape, which affected his throat organs and vocal cord structure, he opened his mouth wide yet couldn’t make a sound.

Chen Nuo had exerted all his power, merging the Tree of Misfortune into the Spiritual Force Tentacles interacting with Mr. Tree when suddenly... his body shook!

From all directions, more than a dozen of Mr. Tree’s Spiritual Force Tentacles, having turned into sharp, invisible points, pierced through his body!

Instantly, Chen Nuo was as if stabbed by more than a dozen blades, with more than a dozen perforating wounds spread across his entire body—his chest, abdomen, thighs, arms...

Amidst Chen Nuo’s agonized screams, mingled with Lu Xixi’s shrieks, finally, Chen Nuo’s hand loosened, and he fell from the sky.

Lu Xixi could no longer care about Mr. Tree and immediately broke free from the entanglement, diving swiftly down and catching the falling Chen Nuo.

Blood continuously flowed from Chen Nuo’s mouth and nose, his eyes already somewhat blurry, but he resolutely uttered four words, "Let’s get out, quickly!"

"Didn’t we already finish him off?" Lu Xixi frowned, looking up at Mr. Tree who was still distorting in the air.

Chen Nuo spat out a mouthful of blood and slowly shook his head. "No, he can’t die."

There was something Chen Nuo didn’t say. When he had infused the Tree of Misfortune, he had held back. He only cut off a part and kept the majority. Because... Mr. Tree couldn’t die! If the Seed died, it meant the Chosen One died!

Although Lu Xixi didn’t have time to ask many questions in the haste, she would still listen to what Chen Nuo said.

Holding onto Chen Nuo, while sparing no effort to use her power to heal his wounds, she flew rapidly toward the distance.

But having flown less than a thousand meters, suddenly, several powerful Spiritual Force Tentacles appeared out of thin air on either side!

Lu Xixi swiftly maneuvered her body, narrowly avoiding several attacks before her figure stuttered to a halt!

In front, Mr. Tree, who was still squirming and twisting like an irregular liquid substance, blocked their way.

Mr. Tree forcefully opened his mouth. At first, he was unable to make a sound from his throat, but soon, as if adapting to this form, he stabilized his vocal organs and finally uttered words.

"A very... strange sensation... Chen Nuo, what weapon did you use on me? Is it a special move designed to deal with Spiritual Life Forms?"

Lu Xixi felt the Spiritual Force barriers all around, increasingly controlled by Mr. Tree, completely surrounding her path. She took a deep breath, watching Mr. Tree as if facing a great enemy.

Mr. Tree freed one hand and forcefully straightened his twisted head, then shook his neck. "This feeling... makes me very uncomfortable... like the discomfort of a cold or illness, but... it seems like my consciousness itself is burning. My power is weakening, but new power is soon born. The frequency of alternation and metabolism has become abnormal..."

As he spoke, he raised his right hand, looking at his palm with a complex gaze.

Under his gaze, the palm of his right hand suddenly broke off and then dissolved away.

But his wrist began to wriggle; bones regrew into a new hand.

Then blood vessels and nerves spread out, flesh, soft tissues, skin, fingernails... pores, body hairs...

"Strange, I felt my power going out of control earlier, that rapid depletion, rapid metabolism... very strange," Mr. Tree murmured, then looked at Chen Nuo, "So this is your weapon? But... it seems it doesn’t reach a lethal dose for me! I can feel that at the last moment, you pulled some back. Why? Do you not wish to kill me?" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Mr. Tree sneered, "Don’t want me to die? That’s very interesting. Because... you know, right? The Seed’s death means the Chosen One’s death! So... you don’t want her to die?"

Mr. Tree’s fingers pointed at Lu Xixi.

Lu Xixi narrowed her eyes.

"What a pity, such a good weapon. But it can’t kill me," Mr. Tree shook his head. "This weapon is very lethal for pure Spiritual Life Forms. But Chen Nuo, you forgot. I am still not a Spiritual Life Form; I still require a body to live. So I am only half a Spiritual Life Form. This ’poison’ for Spiritual Life Forms is very harmful to me, but it just wounds me; it can’t kill me. Just like a virus designed to kill felines may not be able to kill a hybrid of canine and feline species. I am not a pure Spiritual Life Form; my power is not as strong as that of pure Spiritual Life Forms. But my way of life is also not as singular as that of pure Spiritual Life Forms. And you, foolishly left half, afraid to use it all up."

Mr. Tree took a deep breath. "You can be proud now. As a human, to harm a Seed. I’ve calculated it; your killer move has temporarily reduced my strength by about 10%. You’ve done great, exceptionally even. But, I am definitely going to kill you today."

Chen Nuo’s complexion was ashen.

Half because of the serious injuries, and the other half, because of despair!

BOOM!

A thunderclap in the sky.

Beneath the flash of lightning, a figure plummeted down at high speed.

Lu Xixi spat blood from her mouth, half her body smeared with blood, even her long hair was drenched in blood, clumping together strand by strand.

After falling for several hundred meters, she barely landed not far below in mid-air, among the buildings of the city outskirts.

She still clutched Chen Nuo tightly in her arms.

Chen Nuo’s breathing was already very weak.

Luckily, when Lu Xixi had arrived earlier, she had injected Chen Nuo with a dose of the top-tier Self-Healing Serum, which continued to exert its medicinal effects.

If not for that, Chen Nuo, whose strength was already depleted, might already be dead from his grievous injuries at this moment.

Mr. Tree, however, had clearly stabilized his condition. Just as he said, he had taken control of the situation and his injuries, at the cost of a mere 10% decrease in strength.

Yet, given the vast disparity in strength, a decline of 10% was not enough to equalize the power gap between them.

After the car stopped, Xicheng Xun had already leaped out and roared, "I’ll try to draw this guy’s attention!"

"What about us?!" Niveer asked loudly.

Xicheng Xun turned her head, her face showing an unmasked aura of ferocity!

She stared at Niveer and then turned her gaze to Li Yingwan.

"I’ll say this only once! You must trust me! To deal with Chen Nuo’s enemy, even all of us together can’t beat him! But I just overheard their conversation over there, and I picked up a very important message! I’m not sure exactly what it means! But there’s one thing I am certain of!"

Xicheng Xun walked over, grabbed Li Yingwan by the collar, and spoke slowly, word by word,

"Kill! Sun Keke!

Do you understand!

Remember! Kill Sun Keke, and that devil will either die or weaken enough to be defeated!

So, kill Sun Keke!"

With that, Xicheng Xun grabbed a bag from inside the car and rushed into the building.

The two girls in the car were stunned!

Lu Xixi was once again thrown off, one hand holding Chen Nuo, the other hand wielding the Lightning Whip, which was once again crushed by Mr. Tree’s Spiritual Force Tentacles.

As the electric current dissipated, Lu Xixi’s complexion also turned pale and weak.

The strength difference was too great. Lu Xixi’s power was also greatly depleted, making it impossible for a human Controller to sustain such instantaneous, high-frequency, and massive consumption.

Lu Xixi felt that Mr. Tree did not want to kill her, as in the few brief exchanges just now, the opponent always held back at the last moment.

"Xixi."

Chen Nuo in her arms suddenly spoke.

"Hmm, don’t talk. I’ll find a way to break through," Lu Xixi took a deep breath.

"No." Chen Nuo’s eyes showed a strange light. "Listen to me."

Lu Xixi had a bad feeling. "Shut up! Don’t say anything! We’ll talk once we escape!"

Chen Nuo exhaled, a weak smile on his lips, yet he stubbornly spoke his mind.

"I’ve also always thought that our daughter’s name was not very nice. You should consider changing it. Otherwise, a strange name might subject her to mockery among her classmates. And... Ye Zi and my mother, I’m not worried; you will definitely take care of them. Remember, he will never kill you, no matter what, so you will be safe. Just don’t provoke him. First, focus on surviving well..."

Lu Xixi’s expression grew increasingly grim.

But Chen Nuo suddenly smiled.

"Upon reflection... I’m not a failure. At least... this time, you’re really going to survive; you won’t die."

Suddenly, a resolute light flashed through Lu Xixi’s eyes!

She suddenly raised her head and looked up at Mr. Tree, as Lu Xixi’s fingers abruptly pressed against her own brow!

She shouted loudly!

"Hey!! So, I actually can’t die, right! If I die, you’ll be severely injured! Am I right!!"

Mr. Tree watched the two of them quietly.

"You kill Chen Nuo! I’ll die! I may never be able to beat you or kill you! But if I want to kill myself, I have at least ten thousand ways!"

"Naive."

Mr. Tree shook his head. "To keep you alive, I also have ten thousand methods. For example, erasing your memories, sealing you away for ten thousand years in a slumber... do you think that’s hard? And now, you’re using suicide to threaten me, which is even more laughable. As long as you’re within the range of my consciousness, you won’t even be able to die. Even if you crush your own skull, I can immediately restore you. A Seed, in your human understanding, is almost like God!"

Lu Xixi’s hand froze.

Chen Nuo sighed, "There’s no way out, Xixi. Don’t resist anymore. If we really push him into a corner and he seals you into a slumber for ten thousand years, our daughter, Ye Zi, my mother... they’ll have no one to look after them."

Lu Xixi started to cry, "There’s, there’s no way... No, there must be a way! There has to be! I won’t let you die! Absolutely not!"

Mr. Tree swooped down, landing not far from the pair.

At that moment, a streak of light burst forth like a shooting star from the nearby building’s rooftop!

WHOOSH!!

Mr. Tree turned and scoffed disdainfully, suddenly reaching out and capturing the distant streak of light in his palm.

BANG!

A weak explosion erupted within his palm, only to be rapidly extinguished.

"A flare? Child’s play."

Mr. Tree glanced down at the rooftop of that building.

Within his sight, the figure of Xicheng Xun was clearly visible on the rooftop.

"It seems your little friends aren’t willing to give up. They’re still using their weak, pitiful power, trying to help you."

With a twist of his body, Mr. Tree instantly moved to the top of the building, standing in front of Xicheng Xun.

"Young lady, you’re playing a very boring game," Mr. Tree sighed as he looked at Xicheng Xun.

Xicheng Xun clenched her teeth. "Really?"

"Yes. By using such a pathetic little trick to get my attention, do you think Chen Nuo can get away?"

Xicheng Xun suddenly smiled.

As she smiled, her eyebrows curved up. "What if I tell you, I indeed wanted to draw your attention, but... my goal isn’t to save Chen Nuo?"

"...Oh?"

"You’re too powerful. Chen Nuo can’t beat you, and can’t escape from you either. I launch a flare here; how long can it possibly attract your attention? Thirty seconds? A minute? Five minutes? It’s meaningless."

Mr. Tree laughed. "Then what are you here for? Martyrdom for love?"

Xicheng Xun sighed, her eyes still shining brightly.

"Well, let’s say it is... martyrdom for love."

SQUEAK!

At the side of a small road beneath the city wall by Xuanwu Lake, a car stopped, and Li Yingwan and Niveer jumped out!

In front of them, by the lakeside ahead, sat a person!

"Sun Keke!" Niveer shouted loudly.

The figure slowly turned around.

Yun Yin smiled. "Although I don’t know you, it’s clear that you know me, right?"

Niveer took a deep breath, squinted her eyes, and walked up slowly.

Her hands were behind her back.

In her palm, there was a short dagger!