I only want to win over the fairy.

"......"

Shen Tu was silent for a few seconds. She felt that Bai Yi's words were probably not meant to belittle her, because Bai Yi would never belittle her, he would only ignore her. So... maybe he hasn't realized her identity yet, and is only praising her so highly because of her talent and hard work?

Moreover, this task is clearly related to the core internal affairs of the Samsara Cult and cannot be easily handed over to outsiders.

Therefore, Bai Yi entrusting this matter to me is a way of showing that I am his most trusted confidant; otherwise, he wouldn't have entrusted me with a task that he had always personally handled in the past.

Moreover... this job is undoubtedly the closest to Bai Yi, allowing for frequent communication with him.

All of this was the price I had to pay to crack Bai Yi's powerful secret and obtain the Reincarnation Seal from him. It was not a means for me to gain Bai Yi's recognition, to make him take me seriously, or to make him regard me as a formidable opponent and a friend!

Everything she did was to trample this man under her feet, to make him grovel beneath her, and to make him unable to disobey her any longer!

You accepted this task and devoted yourself wholeheartedly to it.

At the beginning, you were a little overwhelmed by the large amount of work and often made various mistakes. Bai Yi patiently corrected these mistakes and guided you on the optimal solution.

Time passed day by day...

[Your ability to handle these matters is becoming increasingly strong, and these tasks no longer leave you flustered. However, the time you spend reporting to Bai Yi is getting longer and longer each time.]

[From initially just reporting on paperwork, to asking for guidance on one's confusion and obstacles, and then to chatting about everyday things, your relationship has unknowingly grown increasingly close.]

[The person who once seemed so distant, beyond your reach, is now so close, almost within your grasp. This gives you a dreamlike feeling every time you gaze at Bai Yi, and your resistance and aversion towards him gradually dissipate, revealing his true nature hidden beneath.]

Every time you exchange swordplay with him, listening to his gentle voice, gazing at his appearance, and feeling his presence, it touches your heartstrings time and time again.

You begin to doubt yourself.

Do you doubt whether your constant targeting of him stemmed from his strength and ruthlessness, or from some other emotion? And what that emotion might be—jealousy of his power, pride that refuses to be subservient, or perhaps...love?

What a joke!

Shen Tu couldn't sit still any longer. She had been targeting Bai Yi for a long time. Countless simulations, countless times being ignored, countless battles, all she wanted was to defeat that man. How could she have any other impure feelings?

Emotions are utterly useless; they are merely obstacles that prevent one from reaching the pinnacle of the world and becoming the strongest!

But I have to say,

Bai Yi is quite handsome; at least his looks appeal to my taste.

She was quite certain that she had no feelings for Bai Yi whatsoever. She only regarded him as an opponent, an obstacle in her path to immortality. If given the chance, she would crush him under her feet without hesitation.

[You are unwilling to accept the answer in your heart. You cannot accept that you could have such feelings for someone you have always hated, loathed, and considered your lifelong enemy. You decide to work hard, spend more time with Bai Yi, and quickly study his powerful secrets and the power of reincarnation so that you can completely transform yourself and crush him under your feet.]

As your relationship grows closer, you become more open about your topics, and you can even confide in each other about confidential matters.

One day, having witnessed Bai Yi and Qiu Yuelian's meetings countless times, and noticing something private between them, you finally voiced the question that had been troubling you for days.

Bai Yi gazed at you quietly, smiled calmly, and then said unhurriedly, "Yue Lian deserves immense credit for the establishment of the Samsara Sect. Whether in its early stages or now, she has devoted herself wholeheartedly and given countless efforts. It is no exaggeration to say that a large part of the credit for the Samsara Sect's rapid growth is due to her."

"Whether it's recruiting key personnel or building the network needed to expand my influence, I largely rely on her. After all, as the Lord of Reincarnation, I can't just arbitrarily recruit people from other forces, so many things require the help of others."

"Moreover, as the Holy Maiden of the Human Emperor's Palace, her status and position are naturally lofty. If the Samsara Sect and the Human Emperor's Palace can be bound together and become a unified entity, it will be of great benefit to both me and the Samsara Sect..."

Although the Human Emperor's Palace was occupied by Guiming, no one knew what was going on inside. But it was precisely because of this lack of knowledge that it was able to maintain its transcendent status.

Because of the seal within the Human Emperor's Palace, Gui Ming will be bound for many years. As long as she doesn't demonstrate a level that threatens her, she won't easily risk the backlash by breaking the seal.

Furthermore, now that Bai Yi has obtained the card [White Emperor - Pacifying the Forbidden Zone], the opponent is no threat at all. It's just a waste to use such a card in the simulation without dealing with the opponent.

From the very beginning, Bai Yi planned to use this card to directly eliminate Gui Ming, and then use seven days to announce his existence to the world, rewriting everything with absolute power. Unfortunately, if he used this card in the simulation, it would be as if the card disappeared directly, and the same would be true in reality.

Therefore, it's impossible for him to waste such a valuable item just for a single simulation.

As for Guiming...

In the last simulation, we were able to defeat and kill it by working together, and then it would pose no further threat.

To determine the feasibility of the religion, Bai Yi plans to first build up his own power base. Once he is strong enough, he will kill Gui Ming and use him as a sacrifice to resurrect the people of the Human Emperor's Palace.

You seem to have grasped the meaning behind Bai Yi's words.

Shen Tu was completely stunned. She was fully aware that Qiu Yuelian had improper thoughts about Bai Yi, so it was entirely within her expectations that the two would engage in a political marriage due to certain matters, such as the development of their power.

It's worth noting that their initial encounter began with a political marriage.

only....

Even though I knew this was something I should have expected, why did my heart still tremble?

When she began to imagine Bai Yi and Qiu Yuelian, or someone else, walking towards a happy and fulfilling wedding, while she could only be a loser, not even worthy of being looked at, lying dejected in a place unknown to anyone, her heart was filled with only sorrow and grief.

Why!

Why did he leave so many marks on my heart and body, making me chase after him like a stray dog, only to end up with nothing?!

A surge of anger welled up inside her. She wanted to possess Bai Yi completely, to keep his gaze fixed on her forever, to keep him by her side forever, so that she would no longer need to chase after him, nor would she have to lie in obscurity like a stray dog.

At this moment, she was completely infatuated.

Seeing that the favorability rating had reached its maximum without her noticing, she clicked on the [Oath] without hesitation.

Akizuki Ren, you must be a songstress!

I couldn't get it even after all my efforts, so why should you get it?

What I can't have, you can't have either!

[Your heart trembled uncontrollably, and you could no longer bear it. In front of Bai Yi, you reverted to your original demeanor. You couldn't allow something you had worked so hard for to be so easily snatched away by someone else.]

"Look at me! Look at me properly with those eyes that always look down on me!!"

"From the moment I first saw you, I knew you were someone I had to have. That's why I chased after you at all costs, trying to drag you down from your pedestal, because only by doing so would you possibly even glance at me!"

"Only by defeating you, only by becoming stronger than you, only by making you taste the pain I have experienced... only then, perhaps you can keep your gaze fixed on me forever, every moment, every second..."

"I hate you, I despise you, I loathe you! You're the one who made me this way, and now you want to just walk away like that? I absolutely won't allow that!"

Ah, this...

Bai Yi knew that Shen Tu's personality was twisted, but he really didn't expect that this guy's personality could be twisted to this extent.

This kind of twisted personality is really troublesome.

But... I always felt that if I refused, she would chase me to the ends of the earth.

Chapter 181 It's always tight at first, but it gets looser later.

Things... have finally developed to this point.

Shen Tu stared intently at the cultivation simulator in front of her, afraid of missing even the slightest bit of information. She was eager to know Bai Yi's choice.

What exactly does this man, whom she has been pursuing all this time, think of her?

And how much will their own words actually resonate with them?

Feeling uncertain and uneasy, she admitted that she cared a lot about Bai Yi. If she didn't really care, how could she have been so calculating and persistent in trying to find his true identity even before her memories had cleared up?

However... she had absolutely no confidence in herself.

She was of little importance in Bai Yi's eyes, especially since she rarely had any close contact with Bai Yi in her memory, not to mention that most of the time they did have contact was not pleasant.

When you meet someone, you're either aggressively intimidating them, provoking them, or even openly attacking them, forcing them to fight. In that situation, the other person is probably just short of kicking you away.

No, if they knew it was me, they probably wouldn't even bother to acknowledge me.

That is indeed the case.

Bai Yi was also taken aback when he received the news. He never expected that this twisted, masochistic snake woman would have such strange feelings for him. This was not just strange, but rather defied the heavens.

My ill-fated relationship with this guy started with a fight, and back then I swiftly turned the knife around and chopped her off.

Normally, the story would end here, but this guy is like an unkillable cockroach, constantly pestering me and creating all sorts of trouble.

At the beginning, she appeared as an enemy, so regardless of her stance or anything else, killing her would be the best outcome.

But later, this guy's stance began to subtly change. He gradually became neutral from an enemy that had to be killed. Occasionally, they would join forces, help each other, and fight against each other. In addition, since the ancient demon race and the human race had not yet started to fight in reality, the two had never truly been enemies. So later, Bai Yi simply decided that it was better to have one more friend than one more enemy, and began to be indifferent.

As for this guy's confession-like speech...

While the non-human creature is certainly appealing, not everyone is a furry enthusiast. I guess I'll pass on it. I'm not Xu Xian, and I'm not that interested in the Sun Serpent.

Thinking of those demons whose physical characteristics are mostly animalistic, Bai Yi only had one thing to say.

Furry lovers should just get out of Kyushu!

As humans, we should control our human form. Other demons should all transform into human form, or at most retain some of their demon characteristics, instead of one person frantically applying glue to demons who have not yet transformed, or have only partially transformed, or even less than half of their original form!

She just felt that rejecting this guy would make her already twisted personality even more twisted, and might even lead her to do something terrifying like chasing her to the ends of the earth.

But it seems that even if I don't refuse, the other party won't let me off easily, so I don't care either way.

Refuse it.

You rejected Shen Tu's advances.

[For you, Shen Tu is an extremely troublesome person, and given the many past conflicts between you, you don't intend to accept him.]

This was a foregone conclusion from the start.

Shen Tu had no chance from the beginning, because compared to a normal person, she was more like a madwoman and a pervert.

This was yet another humiliating defeat.

Not only was she utterly defeated in terms of strength, but she was also completely outmatched in other aspects. At this moment, this noble and proud young woman was starting to have a mental breakdown.

why!

Why won't he accept me?

Since he doesn't accept me, then I won't accept him either.

How awful! Why is it that after all I've done for him, he has absolutely no feelings for me and rejects me so decisively? Does he really not like me at all?

Bai Yi!!!

I hate you!!!

At this moment, she looked at everything around her and found it incredibly irritating. This place, which could only be inhabited with Bai Yi's permission, had no place for her at all. She no longer knew how to face him or where she should stand.

pain!

It hurts so much!