Chapter 108: Fusing the Holy Word!
The sky... has collapsed!
“Sister…”
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“Sister…”
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“Sister…”
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An Ruohuan murmured the word countless times, her voice pitiful as she bowed her head in despair, struggling helplessly, lost and confused. “Why… why did it have to turn out like this from beginning to end? It shouldn’t have been this way. It shouldn’t have been—none of this should have happened…”
At this moment, An Ruohuan’s mind was in utter chaos.
Her last remaining hope to survive had been shattered completely. The supposed culprit behind it all was none other than her own stubbornness. From beginning to end, her sister had never left her side.
“How could this happen? No, I don’t want this! I don’t want it! No!!!”
A demonic crimson light exploded outward in all directions, shattering the entire underground space into nothingness. Beneath An Ruohuan’s bare feet, the sacred words that formed the otherworldly flower shimmered with a strange pale blue light, mingling with the usual glow, releasing a proud fragrance as it bloomed boldly!
“You think you can just leave alone? What does that mean? Come back to me! I won’t allow you to die! ‘Other Shore Underworld·Symbiosis of Life and Death’!”
A passage made entirely of the otherworldly flower stretched endlessly into the void. Through the haze, a solitary figure slowly walked away. Suddenly, she felt something stir within her, and with surprise, she turned back, her face flushed with emotion, tears blending with a sense of finality.
An Ruxiang.
“Sister, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I was wrong—so terribly, horribly wrong all along!”
An Ruohuan dashed barefoot along the path of reincarnation paved with the power of sacred words, as if mad, and threw herself into An Ruxiang’s arms. Slowly, she knelt down.
“Don’t go. If you must go, then we’ll go together.”
Hearing this, An Ruxiang could no longer suppress the emotions bottled up inside. She turned back, equally frenzied, and clung to An Ruohuan with reluctant desperation. The two women wept bitterly, their pain profound beyond measure.
“I’m sorry, sister. I was powerless. Even in this final curtain call, I faltered and left in disgrace.”
“It’s not your fault, sister. It’s not your fault…”
An Ruohuan nearly sobbed herself breathless, gasping in anguish.
An Ruxiang gave a bitter smile, lingering in the moment, and gently kissed An Ruohuan’s forehead before involuntarily retreating rapidly.
That was... the call of the Netherworld Abyss to the already dead abyss.
“No, no! I won’t let you die, sister! I will save you! Yes, I absolutely will! Otherworldly flower, I beg you, use your power of reincarnation to bring my sister back!”
Like beseeching a savior, An Ruohuan frantically began chanting again. She sought to use the sacred word-level power of reincarnation to rescue An Ruxiang. But just as her sister’s body showed signs of halting its descent, An Ruohuan could no longer withstand the backlash from the second sacred word incantation. She spat a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.
“How can this be… again!”
Her face set with grim determination, An Ruohuan had no strength to rise. Lying prone on the ground, she began chanting once more.
Pft—
Another gush of fresh blood erupted. Seeing this, An Ruxiang’s heart ached, and she immediately tried to stop An Ruohuan, but was held tightly in her embrace.
“I told you, I won’t let you die. Never!”
The third chant began again.
This time, An Ruohuan even called upon the power of Manshu Shahua. Yet, to her shock, she felt a separate, awakening will gradually weakening her connection to Manshu Shahua. Even though she had regained her body, this being fused with her should not have rebelled!
What’s more, An Ruohuan discovered that not only could she no longer connect with Manshu Shahua, but her own rank had fallen from S-level back to the peak of A-level.
Refusing to believe it, she tried once more, but the result was the same.
“How can this be… I want to save my sister! Give me your power!”
An Ruohuan shouted madly at Manshu Shahua.
“Give? After using your body for so long, haven’t you had enough?!”
An ancient, hoarse voice echoed from the deepest vines of Manshu Shahua. Thousands of vines sprang forth, sealing off the reincarnation path forged by sacred words, trapping the two sisters with no room to move.
“It’s been a long time since I tasted the sweetness of sacred words. This time, I’ll savor two.”
In the rasping voice was a hint of excitement. The vines grew denser, imprisoning them completely.
“My name’s forgotten. Just call me Manshu Shahua. I was once a peak SS-level death row inmate. After a failed experiment trying to reach SSS-level, I merged with this Manshu Shahua, my rank dropping from peak SS to S-level. But that’s enough to deal with you two girls. Tsk tsk, Borohua and Otherworldly Flower—both supreme divine flowers mentioned in prophecy. If I devour you, maybe I can return to my peak!”
As Manshu Shahua spoke, she instantly swallowed them both into her body.
An Ruxiang: “Scared?”
An Ruohuan: “Not scared. With you here, I fear nothing.”
The two women drew closer, closing their eyes in bliss. Simultaneously, pale blue and demonic crimson lights radiated from them.
An Ruxiang: “I will never let my little sister vanish without a trace, even if it means my soul shatters!”
An Ruohuan: “I will never let my sister’s soul dissipate, even if it means my body crumbles!”
Borohua and the Otherworldly Flower appeared simultaneously at the very center of their foreheads, but the sisters held each other so tightly that they did not notice.
The demonic crimson and pale blue light began to merge, transforming into a pure, unblemished black.
“This is... fused sacred words! You actually managed to perform fused sacred words? How is this possible?”
Manshu Shahua was shocked beyond measure!