A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 537 Pandora’s Box
The day Shen Tang was kidnapped.

Jialan went to the Sea of ​​Oblivion alone, determined to bring her back.

Having gone through countless battles, his body was covered in wounds, and his clothes were tattered and soaked in blood.

The surrounding sea was stained a murky dark red, with severed limbs and blood clots floating in the water, and a strong stench of blood permeating the air.

But this mermaid prince, who was always very clean, seemed completely oblivious.

His deep blue eyes were dim and crazed, as if he had lost all hope, leaving only endless slaughter. He went deeper and deeper, numbly killing the mutants that blocked his way like a cold machine, as if it had become an instinct etched into his body.

He had only one thought in his mind—to find Tangtang and bring her home safely.

Jialan fought in a daze for an unknown amount of time, her body covered in wounds, yet she seemed oblivious to the pain, relying solely on the belief in her heart to sustain her shattered body.

Until several dangerous auras suddenly emerged, those were the agents dressed in black cloaks.

These agents who appeared out of nowhere all possessed the powerful strength of the tenth rank. Jialan, a ninth-rank orc, was no match for them at all. Even though she fought with all her might, she eventually fell into a pool of blood, barely alive.

There was hardly a spot on his body that was unharmed; he was covered in blood, and his fish tail was covered with deep, bone-revealing wounds.

However, the physical pain was nothing compared to the excruciating mental anguish.

It's all his fault; he's too weak.

Why is he so weak? If only he could be stronger.

I'm sorry, Tangtang, it's all his fault.

He failed to protect her; he couldn't save her...

Shen Tang used his mental power to see the scene of Jia Lan before his death, and could even personally feel his pain at that time.

Even though the pain she felt was less than one percent of the real suffering, it still made it hard for her to breathe. Her heart ached as if it were being pricked by needles, her eyes welled up with tears, and she could barely catch her breath.

Before dying, Jialan fell into a brief coma.

His spiritual body sank into the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness.

At this moment, his spiritual sea of ​​consciousness was also on the verge of collapse, and the entire space fell into chaos, which was divided into two distinct poles of light and darkness.

Half light, half darkness.

Light is being swallowed by darkness.

Jialan stood on the ever-shrinking field of light, her back no longer straight, kneeling on the ground, letting the darkness devour her little by little.

In the darkness stood another identical figure.

He looked down at the defeated Jia Lan with a disdainful gaze, a slight sneer playing on his lips. "If you don't want to die, open that broken box and hand over your body to me."

"Don't even think about it!" Jialan glared at the young man not far away, her beautiful eyes reddening, and let out an angry growl.

That voice kept ringing in his ears, disturbing his peace of mind. These days, he had been tormented to the point of near collapse!
But he promised Shen Tang that he would never open that box and release the other personality!

With her last ounce of strength, Jialan unleashed a mental energy blade at her opponent.

However, before his mental energy could even touch the young man opposite him, Liu Ye simply raised his hand and waved it lightly, and the sharp blade shattered and dissipated like the wind.

"You are no match for me," the young man said arrogantly. "A derivative subpersonality trying to rebel against me is truly overestimating itself."

Upon hearing this, Jialan froze, her beautiful, fair face turning even paler, as if she had guessed something.

"No... Impossible..."

He couldn't believe it!
The young man looked at his pained expression, a playful smile playing on his lips, as if he were enjoying something amusing.

Surrounded by surging, foul air, Liu Ye strolled up to Jia Lan, pressing his long, pale fingers against the blood-soaked wound on Jia Lan's chest. He heard Jia Lan let out a muffled groan, "Look, you're so badly injured, it's really pitiful."

"It pains me to see my body ruined like this."

Jialan's arms were bulging with veins and she was sweating profusely. "Uh! Stop..."

Liu Ye seemed oblivious to Jia Lan's trembling and restrained body. With each word he spoke, he increased the pressure in his hands, patiently grinding at the increasingly bloody wound. He lowered his eyes and continued to speak slowly and deliberately, "If you know pain, you should learn to be smarter. Your strength is too weak, a useless piece of trash... But as the contaminated land spreads, my strength will grow stronger and stronger."

"You should have disappeared long ago."

"It's you. It's time to give my body back to me."

Jialan tried to resist, but his strength was no match for the young man. Liu Ye's eyes turned cold instantly. He grabbed Jialan's hair and slammed him to the ground with a thud. He then grabbed Jialan's neck and pinned him to the ground, unable to move.

Those purplish-red demonic eyes were as cold as ice. "You're too weak. Give me your body, and I can avenge you and save that female!"

His words were not a discussion, but a forceful threat and a ruthless statement of facts!
When Jialan thought of Shen Tang being taken away, her body suddenly felt weak and she lost the strength to resist.

He choked back tears, his face contorted with pain, and murmured over and over, "Tangtang, I'm sorry..."

The young man felt inexplicably annoyed when he saw the boy's disappointed expression.

At the same time, he watched as his mental space rapidly deteriorated, knowing that his body was about to give way.

His deep voice carried a hint of anxious urging, "Face reality and give me your body right now, or you'll surely die, and that female will die too! You don't want her to die because of your weakness and incompetence, do you?"

Jialan wiped away her tears, closed her eyes, and then opened them again. Her beautiful, deep blue eyes were now dark and unfocused, as if she had made up her mind. She said in a low voice, "Fine, I promise to give you this body. I want you to save her! And promise me one more thing."

"Escort her safely back to land. You must not harm her!"

The young man frowned in annoyance and casually replied, "Okay."

Jialan, however, did not believe his empty words. "This deal between us is sworn by our souls. You must not break it in this lifetime! Otherwise, even if I am reduced to ashes, I will take you with me!"

His breath was very weak, his face was pale, and even his lips had lost their color, but his aura was undeniably strong and unyielding!
The young man opposite him changed his expression, a deep sense of apprehension rising in his heart.

Although the two have two personalities, they are ultimately in the same body. Once this soul contract is established, this good-for-nothing can really drag him to self-destruction!
How could Liu Ye allow his weakness to fall into someone else's hands? But he had no other choice at the moment, so he could only agree, "Okay, I agree to make a soul contract with you. Give me your body now!"

It's just escorting a female, it doesn't matter, he agreed.

A relieved smile finally appeared on Jialan's pale face.

Now I can finally leave with peace of mind.

After the two signed the soul contract, Jialan's figure slowly began to become transparent. Darkness devoured the little light left, and his figure faded to almost invisible.

He knew very well that once he gave up his body, he would disappear forever.

Are there any regrets?

Of course there are.

There are many, many.

She's the one I can't let go of the most.

The promises they made in the dead of night, the future they envisioned, will never be fulfilled.

"I have one last request." Jialan's figure had almost faded into the distance, and her voice was as ethereal as a gentle breeze in the morning, lightly dispersing the thin mist.

Ryuya heard everything clearly, looking at him with pity and charity, waiting for him to continue.

"Don't let her know that I'm gone."

"..."

“Tangtang is my deeply devoted partner, the best mistress in the world… Sometimes she’s very brave, sometimes she’s timid, and she’s a very loyal and devoted person… If she knew I was gone forever, she would be very sad and heartbroken,” Jialan said softly. “I don’t want to see her cry…”

At this point, his voice abruptly stopped, as if he were letting out a self-deprecating laugh.

Although he can no longer see it, he hopes she can always be happy.

Liu Ye frowned slightly, seemingly unable to understand the young man's words, but a flicker of emotion appeared in his eyes, and he nodded lightly, "Okay, I promise you."

"I'll pretend to be you; hopefully, she's not that smart."

The story ends here.

In the final moments before losing consciousness, Jialan voluntarily opened the Infinity Box—his Pandora's Box.

Good fish purify the environment, bad fish pollute it; they are mutually antagonistic and complementary.

To be honest, the story of the fish's parents is quite touching; it could be written as a short story, with the two of them playing out a love triangle.

—The evil priest lusts after the fish mother at first sight, the fish mother falls in love with the high priest at first sight, and the high priest is ruthless, desireless and loves the world.

—You love me, I love him.

Just imagine the reaction of the fish father when he woke up the night he made the little fish, it should be really funny hahaha. If I get some inspiration, I might write a side story after the story is finished.