Chapter 708: Chapter 136: Deep Affection Over Time
Lei Yan King’s roar instantly caused all Cultivators to flee in terror, not daring to linger for a moment. Those who were slow met their fate at the hands of Lei Yan King, who was now unbounded by the Heavenly Dao Rules, and with a wave of his hand, many were killed or injured.
Such a fierce person, who would dare truly focus on what might happen between him and Mu Qingyan? However, most Cultivators still imagined the scene where Lei Yan King humiliated Goddess Mu, a scenario that provoked their rage and excitement.
The battlefield soon grew cold and deserted, with silence enveloping the four fields; the only ones left were Mu Qingyan, who was crawling on her knees, and Lei Yan King, who stood like a lonely crane.
Lei Yan King softened his icy facade and suddenly turned around, silently walking over to Mu Qingyan.
At present, Mu Qingyan was merely at the level of Earth Spirit Sky Sword Venerate, whereas Lei Yan King had far exceeded this realm. She was no match for Lei Yan King in the Equal Realm, and even less so now.
Mu Qingyan trembled all over, her eyes filled with fear and despair, even imagining her tragic future of being mistreated and dehumanized.
Yet Lei Yan King suddenly extended his hand and said, in a voice neither gentle nor cold, “Rise.”
“You—”
Mu Qingyan looked at Lei Yan King with some confusion but noticed he was not as cold as she imagined.
He looked exhausted, lonely, and isolated. His thin face carried an unspeakable heaviness and depth, yet his entire demeanor possessed an indescribable unique charm.
At that moment, Mu Qingyan was slightly startled, then instinctively reached out her hand, dazedly pulled up by Lei Yan King.
For a moment, Mu Qingyan felt disoriented until Lei Yan King let go of her hand. She then realized that she had instinctively trusted this man, even handing over a hand that no one else had ever held.
At this moment, Mu Qingyan felt that Lei Yan King was not as despicable as she had imagined.
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Time-Space Reincarnation Tower.
“Phew—”
Zhou Yan took a deep breath and then quietly sat down on the spot.
It was strange.
Really strange.
The previous Memory Inheritance was from an observer’s perspective, but now, it had shifted to the participant’s perspective.
This was not strange, it was a memory. It was normal to feel immersed. And the true beginning of merging with Lei Yan King’s memories was also normal.
But why… why did he, Zhou Yan, know Mu Qingyan’s thoughts, yet Lei Yan King himself did not?
“Is this an experience, a True Illusion Realm? Or am I now living in the past? From the current situation, it seems that Lei Yan King’s emotional journey with Mu Qingyan is about to begin. What will be the future changes?”
Zhou Yan frowned, somewhat unwilling to continue inheriting those memories, because he had a premonition that the upcoming memories might be very cruel. However, if he did not inherit these memories, he would not be able to leave the Time-Space Soul-locking Tower, to see Mu Qingyan in this lifetime, to obtain the Life Soul, or to truly continue growing.
“Unknown before, I desperately wanted to know, but now that I am about to learn everything, I want to know nothing at all. The soul instinctively rejects this segment of memory, unwilling to face it. Is it that humans are despicable? Desperate to obtain what they cannot have, yet no longer wanting it once they can.”
Zhou Yan muttered to himself, self-mockingly.
This experience had given Zhou Yan much insight into cultivation. Although he was still at the Sword Void Nine Transformations Realm, as long as he overcomes his tribulation, his future cultivation will be entirely different from others. His cultivation path will have no Realm Barriers to hinder him, because all barriers had been forcibly broken by Lei Yan King.
The instability of forcibly breaking through Realm Barriers is an unstable realm, but now Zhou Yan will recultivate the realm, and the problem of instability will not exist. Without the shackles of the realm, his cultivation speed will be faster than even the most talented beings of the True God Plane.
“Since it cannot be avoided, just accept it calmly, no matter how painful it is. It’s necessary to know Yanyan’s exact situation, isn’t it? Besides, I have experienced it all in my previous life; I am just retrieving memories, so why fear?”
“If even one’s own memories are feared, all the hardships of my previous life would be in vain.”
Zhou Yan reflected for a long time, and his resolve finally firmed once again, his gaze growing increasingly intense.
He immediately sat upright, his mind clear, continuing to delve back into Lei Yan King’s memories.
…
“I’m sorry, can you tell me what exactly is going on? The reason I treated you this way is just out of hatred because you helped Blood Barbarian suppress Thunderflame Venerable, nearly turning me completely into someone else’s pawn.”
Facing Mu Qingyan’s weak and helpless demeanor, Lei Yan King seemed somewhat reluctant to hurt her, thus he softly spoke.
His attitude was sincere, his gaze calm, not avoiding it at all as he stared at Mu Qingyan.
Mu Qingyan looked into Lei Yan King’s eyes, seeing his sincere demeanor, and could not help but recall the scene where she had suppressed the Thunderflame Venerable.
She pondered for a while, sighed, and said, “If that’s the case, why would you devour a large number of lives when they bear no grudge against you—”
“Those lives are just the Soul Seeds of the Venerable families and the Ancient Land; they were bound to die anyway, no matter who killed them. That, I believe you understand too; my devouring them is no different from those Venerables harvesting them. None has treated these lives as lives.”
Lei Yan King said calmly.
Mu Qingyan fell silent for a good while.
“What you say does make some sense actually, it’s all the same; the lives of the inferior are not respected. From this perspective, you being manipulated by others and you devouring the lives of these inferiors are inherently the same; so why should you be angry then?”
Mu Qingyan’s tone carried a hint of irony.
“Firstly, it’s others who manipulated me, and that’s why I fought back. Secondly, it’s because they targeted me that I devoured their Breeding Ground. And devouring your Netherworld Palace’s people was because you helped the Blood Barbarian suppress the Thunderflame Venerable, although the Thunderflame Venerable also had ulterior motives and wanted to comprehend my soul for other purposes. But at least at that time, I needed to rely on him to survive,”
Lei Yan King said coldly.
“You say that, and I have nothing to say then. You have your reasoning, but others have their own reasons too. My father was in danger at the beginning, owing a huge favor to the Blood Barbarian Venerable, so this matter fell to me. I helped him just to fulfill a promise. Considering that it endangered you, I thought about your involvement, so I set up a barrier to leave a trace of your Spiritual Wisdom and planned to later help you condense a Netherworld body to give you a new lease of life; only, I didn’t get the chance, since you had peculiarly risen in power.”
Mu Qingyan spoke gravely, then countered Lei Yan King, saying, “Then tell me, from my position, what error is there in what I’ve done?”
Lei Yan King fell silent.
“However, what does it matter now about who’s right and who’s wrong? I have ultimately lost myself and everything. Perhaps helping the Blood Barbarian Venerable was indeed the most erroneous decision. Now, I ask for nothing more; if you could remember the grace of leaving that trace of Spiritual Wisdom for me, please afford me a bit of respect, and not further insult my dignity.”
“I can accept what you say, but you must promise me one thing,”
Lei Yan King said after a lengthy silence.
“Tell me, I’ll do my best,” Mu Qingyan said.
“Have a child for me; I want to pass on my Supreme Bloodline. I chose you because your Bloodline is the most suitable for siring my offspring. Rest assured, I won’t disrespect you. If you agree to this condition, after it’s fulfilled, you can do whatever you wish with me.”
“Heh, so it turns out, I thought you wanted me because you liked me, that you went through such trouble to have me, only to find out you just see me as a breeding tool to propagate your lineage. It seems I overestimated myself. However, do I have a choice? After all, you are the Ten Thousand Realms Supreme King Lei Yan King, your future is immeasurable. Besides, being known as ‘King Yan’ the murderous psychopath, everyone fears you, even the Venerables dare not provoke you. But will your word hold? After bearing your child, will I still be purely myself? Then I will be forever humiliated by you!”
“I possess the ability of Soul Slash; I’ll help you cleanse your soul, leave behind a pure life, and you live out the next. In this life, just be my woman and help me nurture our child to the fullest,”
Lei Yan King said.
“Fine, I agree to it. But after it’s successful, I want to chop off your head and annihilate your soul to vindicate the shame of myself in this life!”
“I promise you that; later, I will chop off my own head and imprison my soul for you as a toy, just hoping you’ll be kinder to our child.”
Lei Yan King did not deny this, nor did he show much emotional fluctuation, but said it earnestly.
“Ha, hahahaha, kinder to the child… I didn’t expect the ferocious and ruthless Lei Yan King to actually have true feelings. What grand irony! Don’t worry, I have my own judgments on how to raise my child.”
Mu Qingyan sneered but did not bother with Lei Yan King any more and suddenly transformed into a streak of light, walking away.
However, as she left, she clearly cried.
Lei Yan King stood there, somewhat dazedly lost in thoughts.
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“Originally, she had some fondness for the Jiang family’s number one genius, Jiang Tianxin, hence she was rather close to Jiang Tianling. Now, because of me, she has lost herself. Originally, for her sake, I should have given up many things, but I can’t let go of the hatred towards the Jiang family; I must kill Jiang Tianling and destroy his image in her heart to fully win her back, since she had already become my woman by then.”
Lei Yan King calculated inwardly.
After helping Soul Slash, allowing Mu Qingyan to retain an exquisite and more perfect next life, the Goddess Mu Qingyan resigned herself to fate, put aside her emotional hang-ups, and fully committed to keeping her promise.
But it seemed incredibly difficult to propagate the Supreme Bloodline; given that the more precious the bloodline, the lower the conception rate. Thus, for more than five months continuously, he engaged in an intense physical battle with Goddess Mu Qingyan to propagate the next generation.
And indeed, the so-called ‘familiarity breeds fondness’ wasn’t without reason.
After such an extensive period of ceaseless fervent labor, Mu Qingyan wasn’t as icy anymore, and he gradually grew fond of this tender, entwining, alluring, charismatic, yet noble, mysterious, and pure woman. The bloody ferocity and violent nature in his heart were likewise gradually subdued.