"He was scattered into a million pieces, and the Divine Venerable fell into becoming a demon. Everything was in chaos. I lived in fear day and night. I knew that only the one who tied the bell could untie it. For the Divine Venerable to return to his former self, he had to be revived. If he were to be revived, then I should die!" His speech quickened, as if he was reluctant to recall those past mistakes.
"I had originally intended to wait until the Divine Venerable had retrieved all of his soul fragments before resurrecting him. However, I ran out of time and could only do this. His divine soul is still incomplete, and the Divine Venerable still needs to find the remaining fragments. Furthermore, his scattered divine soul is still filled with resentment and rage. He was the one who instigated the Golden Dragon Clan to slaughter the people of Cang Lan, and his karmic burden is too heavy. Rong Jin merely took one of his hearts, and from a formerly kind Phoenix Clan Saintess, she became bloodthirsty and cruel. In this world, only the Divine Venerable can change him, and only he can change the Divine Venerable. I no longer wish to question whether the Divine Venerable is worth it or not, whether it is feasible or not. I have never experienced a love trial in my life and do not know what worldly love is. That immortal child is my successor. Before she becomes the next God of Fate, please, Divine Venerable, let her first experience this love trial, lest she follow in my footsteps."
In these last two sentences, Zhu Yu heard a hint of grievance and complaint in his tone.
She pondered for a moment, unable to clearly recall the scene of their first meeting.
She only remembered that a new deity was born on the Peak of the Gods. As usual, she went to guide the new deity down. At that time, the Office of the God of Fate was unattended, so she appointed him as the God of Fate. He served in this capacity for tens of thousands of years.
She did not even remember if she had asked him if he was willing to take on the role in the first place.
She sighed and put away the recording stone.
"Come out."
"Ah." The young man poked his head out from behind a pillar. "How did you know I was here?"
Zhu Yu walked over and took his hand. "The sound of your heartbeat was too loud; I heard it."
Chong Yan, looking suspicious, placed his hand over his heart and felt it carefully. Then he retorted, "No, I can't feel it at all."
Zhu Yu's heart fluttered. She quickly raised her hand and touched her chest.
It was there.
She was in a daze. This body was new; how could it not have a heart?
"Little liar."
"When did I lie to you?" The young man leaned against her, acting spoiled. "I really can't feel it. Is it really there? Let me feel yours."
He then reached out his hand.
Zhu Yu grabbed his hand. "You really want to feel it."
The young man nodded.
Zhu Yu stood up and pulled him towards the sleeping quarters. "Let's go somewhere else, and I'll let you feel it to your heart's content."
—
They fooled around in the Demon Realm for a long time.
Until the system reappeared.
It detected Chong Yan's presence and was utterly surprised.
Even more surprising was the suddenly refreshed panel information.
[Name: Chong Yan]
[Gender: Male]
[Race: Deity]
[Merit Points: -3688600000]
[Faith Points: 0]
[Blackening Value: 0%]
"Host, why has the mission target suddenly become a god? Why are his merit points still so low? And his faith points are gone too."
Zhu Yu was too lazy to explain. She simply asked, "Has the main system confirmed the locations of his other soul fragments?"
"Confirmed. There are 9 remaining. We can directly retrieve them, Host, you..."
"No need. I will retrieve them myself."
Chong Yan carried too heavy a karmic burden. If Yao Zhu spoke the truth, then the countless people of Cang Lan slaughtered by the Golden Dragon Clan, their flesh and souls devoured, their dying moments filled with resentment towards Chong Yan. Su Dan Novel Network.
She had been wondering how to help him accumulate enough merit points to offset that karma. Now, with the mortal realm in chaos due to collective karma, it was the perfect opportunity.
"Alright, then Host, should we unbind?"
"No need," she replied. "The mission continues."
007's voice was cheerful. "Okay, Host. If you're bringing the mission target, Host, you must keep a close eye on him and don't let him run off."
"I know."
"Know what?" The young man leaned in. His disheveled clothes couldn't conceal his body entirely, and his exposed fair wrists were covered in red marks.
Zhu Yu gently pushed him back. "Nothing. Lie down. We're leaving."
"Ah?" Zhu Yu's large eyes widened. "Where are we going?"
"To play."
The young man then happily closed his eyes, waiting for Zhu Yu to take him to play.
—
"Ah!"
"Run! The monsters are catching up!"
"Everyone split up!"
"Mom!"
Zhu Yu opened her eyes, almost startled back by the sounds in her ears.
Too noisy.
And, she had been holding that person's hand all along, but now it was gone.
She had just said she would keep an eye on him, and the moment they arrived, he was gone. It was quite embarrassing.
Zhu Yu flipped herself up from the ground. A huge monster lunged at her. Zhu Yu instinctively unleashed a gust of wind, sending the monster flying to the side. It lay on the ground, writhing and howling.
It didn't die?
"Host, the previous攻略 mission has ended. This is a supporting female character's counterattack mission. Please pay attention to your persona and don't be too violent. If you kill them, we'll have to revive them."
Zhu Yu was a bit confused.
So, this thing hadn't just not died; it had died and been revived.
What kind of insane behavior was this?
Although she was very displeased with their actions, Zhu Yu held back. When she attacked again, she used only a third of her previous strength, successfully achieving the result the system desired.
Both monsters fell to the ground. The people who had been fleeing in all directions were stunned for a moment when they saw the two monsters fall. Some burst into tears.
A tall, strong man, wielding a knife, stepped forward. He nimbly slit the monsters' throats and let out their blood. The two monsters, having suffered greatly, finally died completely.
He cut a piece of meat from one of the monsters and gestured towards Zhu Yu. "Sister, thank you."
With that, he took the meat and left.
The surrounding people, realizing what had happened, rushed forward to dismember the two monsters. Some used cleavers, some used daggers, and some directly tore at them with their hands, even biting with their mouths. The scene was quite brutal.
However, the longer Zhu Yu watched, the less she felt they were brutal and the more she felt hungry.
Her stomach rumbled.
This was not her body, so feeling hungry was normal.
But she didn't want to fight with those people for food. She looked around and asked, "Can you still locate him?"
007 chuckled. "As long as there are merit points."
Zhu Yu "spent the money" and obtained a visual "map," embarking on her husband-hunting journey.
Along the way, she received the plot information for this world.
This was a virtual world with an apocalyptic background, established by the main system.
Due to the existence of collective karma, both the virtual and real worlds were inevitably invaded by异形 (aliens/mutants). For instance, this world was originally set as a normal apocalypse where the main disaster was the zombie outbreak. However, with the appearance of 异形, zombies were reduced to a weaker group.
Those monsters were so hungry that they ate anything, including zombies.