Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 374 - 025: The Emperor’s Body Turns Evil

Chapter 374: Chapter 025: The Emperor’s Body Turns Evil

"Ah, you have taken the evil path, and in the future, you will be even more terrifying than the Evil King.

If that day really comes, I will unseal the Emperor Sword Lineage and personally slay you," Hou Ling sighed.

"Evil path? Ridiculous, who can define good and evil? Master said, evil is not the path but one’s own heart!

As long as I have faith in my heart, I will not turn to evil. Even if the whole world thinks I’m evil, so what?!"

Hou Chen’s face showed a disdainful and cold smile.

Then, he let out a breath of turbid air, his gaze becoming somewhat profound as he said, "I won’t target your Qiankun Lineage for now. Originally, I wanted to slay you and all the people of the Qiankun Lineage, but with the help of the energy here, I felt a bit of your effort. Also, from the fragmented soul memory of the Hou Yao I killed, I learned that you once risked your life to save my master, so I held back.

I am leaving. If I do not appear after three months, please perform a memorial service for my master on my behalf, just say, he had a useless disciple who died amid the Thunder of Life Tribulation while condensing the Sword Soul, and went to join him."

The youth spoke indifferently, then with a light pat, he shattered the void directly.

He stepped into the void.

Inside the Light Saber, the figure of the youth gradually disappeared, but this was no longer the figure of the youth.

Because the youth had walked for a long time, this figure was merely an afterimage left behind due to his quick departure.

"Emperor Blood... Is that drop of Emperor Blood really so easy to inherit? Legend has it that this drop of blood is not of this world, but rather from an ancient extraterrestrial universe. It is said that in that world, there are ’Venerable’ level powerhouses who created universes! Based on analysis, that drop of blood is likely a drop of ’Divine Blood’, otherwise, how could the first generation Emperor Qi Sword Body have perished?..."

Hou Ling’s expression was complex, and finally, she let out a deep sigh.

She gazed fixedly at the sky, her entire person seemed even colder and more melancholic.

"Hou Yao, commit suicide and reincarnate. Abandon this life, forget the past, and start anew. I will pass on my Lifebound Essence Blood to you. Directly reincarnate a lifetime. With the Holy Sword in my hand, I will make you a True Xuan level genius.

In ten years, you can rise again, challenging the geniuses of this era and surpassing them."

Hou Ling pondered for a long time and finally made a decision.

"Young Master..."

Hou Yao’s figure appeared again.

Having lost another Void Body, she now appeared as old as a crone, her bloodline completely dried up, her body almost decaying.

Hou Chen’s strike had broken all she had, destroyed the vast majority of her soul, and left her without any hope, and life worse than death.

"Young Master, I’ve disappointed you. With the Young Master’s great competition imminent, there’s no need to waste Essence Blood and Origin on this waste,"

Hou Yao, heart dead as ashes, flatly refused.

"That’s alright, this time, my bloodline mutations gave me a predictive ability, and I don’t feel any danger. There’s a destined noble person to aid, a slim chance at survival. Thus, my own strength doesn’t matter much.

Moreover, an Emperor Qi Sword Body that has condensed the Sword Soul is not so easily destroyed. If Hou Chen turns to evil, then you must resurrect containing the factor against Evil Path from Emperor Qi Sword Body Hou Chen."

"Billions of geniuses, few live to the next life. Hou Yao does not fear death, but fears losing her spiritual potency in the Reincarnation, becoming an ordinary, useless person—a lifetime as an ant, unable to share the Young Master’s worries," Hou Yao anxiously expressed.

"That’s alright. The Qiankun Pearl of the Qiankun lineage, let you merge with it. Holy Sword’s Holy Sword Soul I will extract from the Qiankun Sword and drive into your soul, to reincarnate together,"

Hou Ling resolutely said.

"Young Master..."

Hou Yao was shocked, and from her dry, murky eyes devoid of spiritual potency, suddenly flowed tears of blood.

The same were tears of blood.

But the nature, completely different.

"Don’t talk anymore. Recover to your peak. All resources are to be fully utilized, consequences disregarded. The world has changed, the path has altered,"

Hou Ling instinctively glanced at the neighboring peak, then gently said.

"Yes, Young Master. If there is a next life, Hou Yao will surely make that boundless Young Master Hou Chen meet a terrible end! Let all those who aided Zhou Yan perish in smoke and dust!"

Hou Yao declared resolutely.

"No, don’t set any goals now, and certainly don’t make an enemy of the series of people related to Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan. He’s actually not at fault, but rather has bestowed great kindness upon us.

Moreover... your next life should not be entangled with the hatreds of this life, otherwise, it will certainly be a life of unbearable pain..."

Hou Ling’er said gravely.

"Yes, Young Master!"

Hou Yao was stunned, then willingly agreed.

But she had already decided in her heart that if anyone dared to harm the Young Master, even if it leads to irreversible doom, she would go mad once!

Even, like that Hou Chen, she would not hesitate to turn to evil.

"I hope, I haven’t made the wrong choice."

Hou Ling’er thought, constantly using her bloodline to trigger her bit of precognition-like sensing ability, yet now she couldn’t sense anything at all.

Thus, all she could do was sigh and make a resolution to keep strengthening her abilities.

...

"Zhou Lingyi... let me out, I can improve your predictive ability to meet good fortune and avoid disaster, and even guide Hou Yao to better live her next life."

"Hou Ling’er, don’t indulge in delusions, I won’t yield."

"Zhou Lingyi, you are already out of options. This time, the Ghost Realm Artifact Soul Cave was placed after the Holy Daughter’s suitor event, yet you don’t qualify to go there. Three days later, it’s likely to be an ordeal at the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sword Tomb. Without me, once you lose the Holy Sword, you are nothing but a waste."

"Hou Ling’er, whether I’m a waste or not doesn’t matter. Hou Chen was right; my will isn’t strong. Now, I understand. To die is to die; after dying, I can meet him.

Don’t provoke me because I’ve decided, if I die, I’m taking you with me."

"You... you want to abandon all these achievements? You want to give up all these titles? Have you thought about, once you die, what if Zhou Yan hasn’t died yet? Have you forgotten that Zhou Yan knows the art of soul division, and now many suspect he’s not dead, even if in the Heavenly Dao’s derivation he already died; but all that is too simple.

Though sometimes, simple things are indeed the truth, but you know, my predictive ability never errs.

I feel that there’s a one in ten thousand chance he’s still alive."

"One in ten thousand, the probability is too low."

"It’s not low, for a genius like that, even a chance in a billion is still a chance! Have you forgotten the terrifying existence behind Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan? He, with a flick of his finger, broke through the shackles of the Sword Burial Ancestor Star!"

"Hou Ling’er, no need to shake my will."

"I can calculate whether he’s dead or alive, just cooperate with me! I can swear not to take over your will!"

"You... are you serious?"

"Of course! We’ve been together for more than a day or two; don’t you know me yet?"

"I’ll think about it. After dealing with Hou Yao’s affair, I’ll give you an answer. Until then, cooperate with me. By then, if it turns out you’ve used me, as long as I can know whether he’s alive and well, that’s enough. Even if he’s dead, I’ll have no regrets."

"Rest assured, I won’t deceive you. I agree to your conditions."

"The grand alignment of this world favors the capable to peep into Heavenly Mechanisms. Leading the Qiankun Lineage, I’ve only caused this lineage to regress; if really unforeseeable, I won’t fight with you anymore.

My heart has already waned; Zhou Yan has left, my heart is actually already exhausted."

This was the message transmitted by Zhou Lingyi’s independent soul.

Hou Ling’er’s independent soul, however, remained silent.

Originally, the two souls were unified, but after the condensation of the Sword Soul, they split into two again; because of Hou Ling’er Sword Soul’s non-cooperation, Zhou Lingyi’s condition was actually very poor.

However, the control over the outwardly displayed physical body always belonged to Zhou Lingyi.

Otherwise, with her ability to wield the Holy Sword, it would have been impossible to be ranked only fifteen thousand two hundred ninety-five.

But this, apart from the high and mighty Saints, nobody else knew.