Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 198 You absolutely mustn't become that bastard!

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, one could see the eerie black aura, which, with its menacing barbs, had almost eroded half of the soul's sea of ​​consciousness.

One side was pure soul mist, while the other side's soul mist had become entangled with the swirling black mist.

In their line of sight, the mist seemed to want to encroach on the other side, but for some reason, it stopped and did not move forward, as if there was something on the other side that made them very afraid.

The entire sea of ​​consciousness split into two, one gray and one black, clearly distinct.

"How could such a thing exist in Cai Lin's sea of ​​consciousness?"

Xiao Bai's brows furrowed, his mind filled with countless questions.

Isn't this something that only exists in that strange void when you enter the Heavenly Heart Sensing Chapter?

Xiao Bai had always been wary of that void, as he didn't know what it was, and it was never mentioned in the original work.

Recalling what Queen Medusa had said before, that it was because of him that she had become like this, a guess arose in her mind.

Could it be because of the accident caused by the lightning tribulation during the last evolution, resulting in changes to Cai Lin due to the fusion of his soul seal?

Right now, this is the only connection he can think of between the colorful scales and that void; otherwise, he cannot explain the origin of the black energy in his sea of ​​consciousness.

"uh-huh."

A painful groan suddenly broke Xiao Bai's reverie.

Before he could even look in the direction of the sound, a furious, scolding voice echoed through the silent space of his consciousness.

"Liar! Bastard! How dare you treat me like this! When I get out of here, I'll rip your heart out and see if it's truly black!"

Xiao Bai turned his head and saw that in the sea of ​​consciousness shrouded in black mist, a bewitching figure had appeared at some point. She was now holding her forehead and swaying as she stood up.

Looking at the cursing woman, a gentle smile flashed in Xiao Bai's eyes, and he said with amusement:

"You want to rip out my heart?"

"Who?"

Medusa was immediately startled. This was her sea of ​​consciousness, the most important place for her soul, yet there were other voices here.

Looking up, a familiar black robe came into view. In an instant, her exquisite and alluring face darkened, and two flames of anger ignited in her narrow, beautiful eyes.

"Damn it! You attacked me outside, and now you've even chased me into my mind's eye? Are you really going to kill me?"

Medusa's eyes were filled with frustration and sorrow. For a magical beast, soul power has always been a weakness, and without the ability to use the soul, she had no idea how to fight back.

Moreover, she had personally experienced this bastard's soul-manipulation techniques in her memory, and the old man in the ring's soul form had also acknowledged them.

If she had known this would happen, she shouldn't have had any illusions about this bastard when they were outside, and she had always held back.

"Is this the kind of person you see?"

He walked slowly through his sea of ​​consciousness, heading straight towards Queen Medusa.

Arriving at the junction of gray and black, Xiao Bai paused for a moment, then stepped inside.

"Heh. Aren't you one?"

As the black-clad figure drew closer, Medusa struggled to control her swaying body, stood with her hands behind her back, and proudly raised her head. Even if she vanished into thin air today, she refused to let him see her disheveled state. She sneered:

"When you attacked before, I didn't see the slightest fluctuation in your eyes!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai paused, remained silent for a moment, then shook his head, seemingly unconcerned, and said, "If you say so, then so be it!"

He glanced around at the swarming black mist that was constantly swirling around his soul.

Yet, as if bound by that gray and black dividing line, he dared not enter it. A thoughtful look flashed in his eyes, then he raised his gaze to the graceful figure in front of him and softly asked:

"Where are the colorful scales?"

Seeing his unmoved expression, Medusa gritted her teeth, turned her head to the side, and said in a cold voice:

"Dead! There are no rainbow scales here, only Queen Medusa!"

"Is that so!" Xiao Bai's eyelids drooped slightly, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking. After a moment of silence, he sighed:

"Fate is unpredictable; if you die, you die!"

"Hehe. Haha"

Medusa suddenly burst into laughter. After a long while, she reached out and wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes. Then, she glanced at Xiao Bai sideways and said disdainfully:

"I knew I was right, you are a heartless bastard!"

"I am heartbroken by the loss of my beloved, and I wonder if Your Majesty... could accompany me for a walk over there?!" Xiao Bai said calmly, pointing casually to the gray mist in his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Ha," Medusa scoffed coldly, mocking, "What a heartless and ungrateful man! He was all about Cai Lin before, but now that she's gone, he's turned his attention to me. Are you looking for someone to replace her?"

"Let me tell you, I'm not playing these tricks with you!"

"That's not up to you!" Xiao Bai shook his head, gave a faint laugh, and said like a bully, "You have to accompany me today, whether you like it or not!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he casually waved his hand, and a palm-sized beam of light appeared.

Upon closer inspection, a faint mark could be seen within the light; the mark swept across the void and grew larger with the wind.

"Damn it! You're going to seal me away?"

Medusa saw the familiar-looking thing and immediately knew what it was. She was extremely anxious because she remembered that she had been sealed by this thing before.

But before she could figure out what to do, the mark instantly transformed into a giant pattern that enveloped her entire mind and body.

In an instant, light surged and extended, as if she were trapped inside a transparent glass dome.

"Damn it! Let me go! I'm not going!"

As the light began to shrink, a hint of urgency flickered in Medusa's previously unmoved eyes. She began to pound the light screen with her hands, creating ripples like waves on water.

Although the transparent light curtain was constantly shaking, there was no sign of it breaking.

"Don't rush, don't rush!"

Xiao Bai gently waved his hand, and the enormous light shield instantly shrank, transforming back into a palm-sized mark, which returned to his hand.

Looking at the miniature Medusa Queen within the mark, her delicate face filled with anxiety and fear, Xiao Bai whispered:

"You're sick!"

"You heartless bastard, I'm not sick, you're the one who's sick!"

Medusa angrily pounded on the seal, but looking at the unmoving light barrier, she couldn't help but feel despair.

"Look at yourself now, surrounded by black mist. Do you look like a normal person?" Xiao Bai held the seal in his hand and walked to the other side.

"Black mist? What black mist?"

"Huh? You can't see it?"

Medusa was taken aback by his words, looked herself over, and found everything normal. Then, as if remembering something, she was both shocked and angry, and shouted:

"Xiao Bai! I never expected you to start spouting nonsense just to satisfy your own selfish desires!"

"Whether it's nonsense or not, tell me," Xiao Bai asked, standing at the edge of the black mist.

"Why don't you want to go there?"

"Mind your own business! I can go wherever I want!" Medusa's eyes darted away, and she turned her head slightly, not daring to look directly into Xiao Bai's burning gaze.

"If you go over there, will you become Cai Lin?" Although Xiao Bai used a question, the certainty in his words was undeniable.

"You...you..." Medusa suddenly turned around, staring directly at Xiao Bai, a hint of disbelief flashing in her eyes.

Seeing Medusa's expression, Xiao Bai understood and sighed softly.

There aren't two colored scales!

This one right now is just a rainbow scale affected by the dark energy!

She couldn't see the black aura and didn't know what was going on. She always thought that another consciousness of hers had been born in her sea of ​​consciousness.

This also explains many of his doubts.

From the beginning, he noticed that this Cai Lin was not significantly different from the previous one in terms of personality; they were quite similar.

It's more like breaking free from some moral shackles, allowing for a more direct expression of one's thoughts.

If it really is another consciousness, how could they be so highly similar, with not much difference? This isn't a copy-paste job.

Adding to the fact that after this period of silence, Cai Lin had remained completely still, which had already made him quite suspicious.

"Xiao Bai, are you really sure you want to let that good-for-nothing out?" Medusa's narrow eyes narrowed as she watched him take steps toward that uncomfortable area, her expression turning dark and menacing.

"!" Xiao Bai.

I wonder what kind of expression Cai Lin will have after she recovers and recalls how she called him a piece of trash.

"Good girl!" Xiao Bai glanced gently at Cai Lin, whose expression had become anxious as she entered the gray fog area, and softly comforted her, "You're sick, I'll take care of you!"

"Hmm, sick? That's just an excuse for you to sacrifice me so you can see her!"

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Queen Medusa's expression calmed down, and she said in a low voice, "No matter what, it all boils down to you choosing her!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai fell silent for a moment. He knew that if left unchecked, Cai Lin would eventually become the queen she is now.

Although it was the same person, in a way, she was right; he could only choose one of the two Rainbow Scales.

"Feel sorry!"

Seeing the black aura on Cai Lin's body begin to dissipate, Xiao Bai was speechless. It seemed that all he could say at this moment was an apology.

He didn't know much about this black aura, and he was also a little wary of it, wondering if there might be any hidden dangers.

He couldn't possibly stand idly by while such a thing existed in Cai Lin's sea of ​​consciousness.

"No need to apologize!" Medusa suddenly smiled nonchalantly and waved her hand, saying:

"I am inferior in skill, unlike her who is fortunate enough to have your help. I will simply admit defeat!"

She then sat cross-legged, her beautiful eyes staring blankly at Xiao Bai's face, seemingly lost in thought, with a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth.

Seeing this, Xiao Bai wanted to say something, but at this moment, saying anything would feel somewhat hypocritical, so he could only remain silent.

The atmosphere immediately fell silent.

After a long pause, a faint struggle began to appear on her face. Medusa seemed to know that this time it was truly about to dissipate completely, and she chuckled softly:

"For the sake of our past acquaintance, please do me a favor!"

"good!"

"Help me look after the snake-people; this is her obsession, and it is also my obsession!"

"good!"

When Medusa saw the inexplicable emotions surging in Xiao Bai's eyes, she smiled sweetly. Her smile was as radiant as the morning sun, bright and beautiful.

"Treat her well; all Medusa queens throughout history, once they fell in love, were devoted to her until death!"

"If you meet a good person, all will be well; but if you meet a bastard, you'll end up dying a miserable death. So, whatever you do, don't become that bastard!"

After saying that, she winked playfully at Xiao Bai and slowly closed her eyes.

Xiao Bai, whose expression was somewhat somber, was both amused and exasperated upon seeing this scene. He never expected that the usually dignified and domineering queen would have this side to her.

And what about those last words? Were they meant to be a warning to him? Or were they Cai Lin's truest thoughts?

The two of them were originally one person, but the black aura seemed to have a memory-confusing effect, making her unable to distinguish them and thinking they were two different people.

This scene dispelled much of the slightly somber atmosphere.

A moment later, Cai Lin's eyes began to tremble slightly, and Xiao Bai knew that she was about to wake up.

Sure enough, when those narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes opened again, a hint of confusion flashed across them before their scattered gaze began to focus and gradually regain its clarity.

"Xiao Bai?"

"Um!"

"Heh, didn't you leave? What are you doing back here?"

"!"

Looking at this woman who had reverted to her cold and sarcastic ways, Xiao Bai suspected he had made the wrong choice earlier and suddenly had an urge to pull her back to the black mist area and wash her clean.

"What are you going to do?"

Seeing Xiao Bai approaching with a dangerous look in his eyes, Cai Lin stood up, her phoenix eyes narrowed, and she looked at him with a dignified expression.

Out of the corner of his eye, he realized that he was in the sea of ​​consciousness space, and he was startled.

What is that personality doing? How did it manage to get into their consciousness?

With his soul power, wouldn't he be able to do whatever he wanted in this place?

Before she could think any further, the black-robed figure was already in front of her, and then she felt her slender waist tighten as he pulled her close.

"You put it down... um!"

Before the word "肆" could even be uttered, a face suddenly loomed large in my vision, and a hot breath came from its lips.

Their lips touched, and before they did, they both felt the other's body tremble.

This feeling of souls touching made Xiao Bai shudder instantly, his eyes burned even brighter, and his mouth became even more greedy as he demanded more.

In my past life, I often heard people talk about the wonderful things that touch the soul, but I never knew what it felt like.

But at this moment, he truly felt how wonderful this kiss between souls was!

On the other side, feeling two large hands constantly roaming over her delicate body, Cai Lin's intoxicated gaze instantly cleared.

While feeling shy, she was also filled with anger. She stretched out her two delicate hands and kept pushing against Xiao Bai's chest, but he didn't budge.

"Hmm."

"Xiao Bai, you... Feng... west!"

Feeling unable to struggle, Cai Lin gave up in despair, stood with her hands hanging down, and glared at him fiercely to express her dissatisfaction.

"call"

Seeing this, Xiao Bai parted her alluring red lips, exhaled softly, and suppressed the restlessness in her heart.

A moment later, the burning sensation on her cheeks subsided, and Cai Lin twisted her serpentine waist, whispering a scolding, "Haven't you hugged me enough? Let go!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai had no choice but to reluctantly release the soft object in his hand.

Seeing Xiao Bai's fingertips rubbing together slightly, as if still savoring the delicate texture, two faint blushes rose on Cai Lin's alluring and exquisite cheeks. She said coldly:

"I'll chop those two claws off for you sooner or later!"

"Hehe. Are you willing to cut it?" Xiao Bai blinked and chuckled.

"Hmph! I've chopped off plenty of hands, what's one more?" Cai Lin glanced at Xiao Bai sideways, a slight smirk on her lips, and said with great disdain.

He then walked to the side, carefully sensed the surroundings for a moment, and asked curiously:

"Where is she?"

(End of this chapter)