I Bound Myself to a Destructive Witch-Chapter 305 - 280. Longing for birth, will, ape-man

Freya disappeared at the same time, Yin Shi's gaze suddenly turned to one of shocked fixation, his face paled in an instant, as he looked up, puzzled, toward the direction of the blue whale above White Emperor City.

"Dead, just like that..." he murmured with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, then turned and disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

The image came to an abrupt halt.

Xia Feng came to realize that Yin Shi must have sensed the death of his avatar because when Blood Spirit avatars died, they caused a certain degree of backlash, which was one of the side effects of using avatars and a very deadly one at that.

Most people would not learn how to use avatar-based Spiritual Clothes, since good ones without fatal side effects were incredibly rare.

After a moment of silence, Xia Feng looked again at the red pouch in his hand, also something that had belonged to Li Zaisi, inside of which were egg-shaped stones flickering with eerie red glows, with streams of milky white flowing within them.

Xia Feng felt a strong sense of life emanating from them, "This is..."

"Desire for Life Stone."

Li Zaisi, leaning against a tree stump, with a lifeless look, said, "This must be their goal..."

His voice was hoarse, breaking off intermittently.

Xia Feng vaguely understood; these stones were products of the "Divine Relics - Desire for Life Core."

Within the range of influence of the Desire for Life Core, those who die with a strong will to live and whose emotional nature tended toward unity, their souls would be collected, sealed away, and form mindless, mechanical consciousnesses — Desire for Life Stones.

For that reason, in history, someone had created the Puppet Army using the Desire for Life Stone as its core, wreaking havoc in all directions.

And the hundred thousand-strong army that died in the battle at White Emperor City had all turned into Desire for Life Stones.

But could the purpose of those who slaughtered a hundred thousand soldiers and civilians really be to create a Puppet Army? It seemed unlikely... and completely unnecessary, Xia Feng thought with puzzlement.

Perhaps the Desire for Life Stone had other uses?

"Actually, I discovered this a month ago..."

"Heh~" Li Zaisi let out a bitter laugh, "The Residual Souls of those who die on this island turn into Desire for Life Stones, quietly absorbed into the ground. Perhaps the absorbing device malfunctioned, and I discovered the clues... But at that time, I dared not think deeply about what truth it might signify... until... until I met you."

Xia Feng was momentarily stunned, then understood why initially when they mentioned that the Bailu Battle had ended thirty years ago, the other veterans were skeptical, but Li Zaisi easily believed it.

"Do you know who's really behind this, betraying you all?" Xia Feng asked somberly.

"Who could it be? Heh... still, who else could it be..."

Li Zaisi closed his eyes in pain, his hoarse voice gritting through his teeth yet sounding utterly powerless, "I've understood it all along but just refused to believe it — the Commander of the Lidong Army, Lord Yeli Dong, was the chief commander of the Bailu Battle years ago. Only he could have trapped and killed our hundred thousand-strong army on this deserted island."

"I just don't get it. Even in the last moments of City Lord Wei Zhong's death on the battlefield twenty years ago, he still believed that the chief commander would send reinforcements! The City Lord was Lord Yeli Dong's confidant, yet he was betrayed just the same. What on earth was the purpose of doing all this!"

Li Zaisi spat out a lot in one breath, his voice growing with fury, as if it were the last flicker of light before extinguishing.

After cursing a few times, he wilted down again,

"Since you've gotten embroiled in this, neither Apocalypse nor Lord Yeli Dong will likely let the two of you go. These five hundred-plus Desire for Life Stones are all that remain of our soldier souls; take them. If you wish to make them into Puppets, that's fine, I only hope they can be of use to you."

Holding the heavy bag of stones, Xia Feng's mood was heavy.

"Actually, I have a way to let the Residual Souls within the Desire for Life Stones survive, to develop autonomous consciousness."

Mu Qingtong suddenly spoke up, "It's just that you all would have to live forever in a fake world, completely severed from the real world."

Li Zaisi was taken aback for a moment, but still shook his head.

Although living was good, whether it was him or his already deceased comrades, they only had one thought in their hearts.

"We wish to live solely to see Lord Yeli Dong dead, to discover the truth, to clear our tarnished reputations. If our deaths can lead to the death of Lord Yeli Dong, then we are willing to embrace death."

Mu Qingtong nodded at Li Zaisi's refusal, not surprised.

These old soldiers were not ones who wished to live cowardly lives within an Illusion Realm; what they sought was to clear their wrongs, to avenge their grievances, and they were ready to pay any price for it.

"Cough!! Hurgh—"

Li Zaisi's chest heaved violently, and after tilting his head back, it drooped again, his breath as thin as a thread. This time he truly couldn't hold on any longer. With great difficulty, he raised his palm,

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"Two, two Lords... I would like to make one last request for two things..."

Xia Feng knelt down, moving closer, and said gravely, "Go ahead."

"I have, have a daughter in Sector Forty-one... Her photo and address are in the secret compartment behind my pocket watch..."

"If it's possible for you, Lords, could you please look after her a bit..."

"No problem!" Xia Feng immediately agreed.

"And then, over twenty years ago... there was only one person whom we managed to successfully send out of the Forbidden Zone, and that person was Lord Wei Zhong's son. Could you perhaps deliver a message to him..."

"Just say, when Lord Wei Zhong died in battle... he was very cool..." Li Zaisi managed a painful smile.

"?" Xia Feng was momentarily puzzled. What did this message mean?

"What's his name, and where can I find him?" Xia Feng asked, perplexed.

"His name is... Wei... Shutong." Speaking in a faint whisper, Li Zaisi's pupils completely lost their shine, and his life force scattered.

The distorted Spiritual Body above his head also suddenly dissipated, then abruptly coalesced into a red stone that fell at Xia Feng's feet.

Xia Feng didn't pick it up, instead standing frozen in place, his mind somewhat muddled.

Wei Shutong?

Wei Shutong!!

Damn, Wei is actually Lord Wei Zhong's son?

His thoughts paused for a moment, but with no time to ponder further, as if sensing something, Xia Feng abruptly looked up towards the northern horizon, his expression changing slightly.

Someone is coming!

With an incredibly powerful aura!

It's Yin Shi! This guy probably has treated his injuries and is now searching for the only escapee, Li Zaisi, wanting to confirm his death.

Xia Feng quickly tossed the corpse of Li Zaisi and the Desire for Life Stone that he had turned into into his Nash Space.

"Let's go!"

The two of them turned and ran.

"Enter the space-time turbulence!" With Xia Feng's Mind Transmission, Mu Qingtong didn't hesitate, following Xia Feng as they both ascended rapidly towards the sky's extremity.

But the speed of Yin Shi was terrifyingly fast, and in an instant, he appeared behind them.

Mu Qingtong positioned herself in front of Xia Feng. In the moment her pupils flickered with a cross-shaped faint gold Holy Light, Yin Shi, with a shocked and questioning look, stiffened and fell towards the dense forest below.

Mu Qingtong's complexion turned pale at the same time, blood trickling from the corner of her lips, her eyelids drooping down as she half fainted.

Xia Feng reacted quickly, activating the Nash Saintly Armor and embracing her waist, and in the moment they burst through the island's barrier, they were swallowed up by the tumultuous space-time turbulence outside.

Yin Shi was not held back for long. With a grave expression, he closely followed them, also entering the space-time turbulence.

The dark forest returned to silence.

And atop a tree, stood a tall man with bushy brown hair at his temples, his features resembling that of an ape-man, and a long scar slanting across his right eye.

With a stone club casually slung over his shoulder, he squinted his golden eyes and clicked his tongue:

"Tsk~ Sirius, it's one of these three then..."