Chapter 810: Zhang Lie
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
Yue Hongyan stared at Zhang Lie, the person who left a deep impression in her mind .
This man was once her Master, the one who imparted his skills to her and helped her to grow .
After the Arctic State was destroyed, her brother Yue Hongfeng and Zhang Lie were the closest people to her . After Yue Hongfeng met with a disaster, Zhang Lie became her pillar of support . He was not only her Master, but also her loved one .
Against the Great Zhou Empire, Zhang Lie helped everyone to avert one crisis after another . He was actively protecting his own nation against the Great Zhou Empire .
During that period of time, Zhang Lie was like sunlight, as he chased the darkness away for those from the Arctic State .
He was like the pillar of a house . He refused to bow down to the Great Zhou Empire and supported everyone from the Arctic State .
But it was also this same guy who killed all his fellow comrades and wiped out the Liefeng Covenant .
Yue Hongyan’s fury started to turn into coldness . She felt as if she didn’t know this man in front of her who once felt so familiar to her . This feeling was never more intense before .
"There’s no place for weaklings anyway . I shall use your flesh and blood to pay respects to the Arctic State . " Yue Hongyan said coldly, "This was what you said before . But now it seems like everything was an excuse!"
Zhang Lie looked at Yue Hongyan before looking at the silent Kang Nanhua . He then looked at Zhao Huan, who was filled with hatred and fear .
"It’s not that all of you were blind . It’s just that even I did not see myself clearly . " Zhang Lie smiled . He lifted his head to look into the sky, as if he was recalling his memories . "The old me also thought that I should be a mature and fearless leader . I was always a believer . No matter how tough the path was, I believed that we can make the Great Zhou Empire pay for their deeds one day and rebuild the Arctic State . "
"Before this, I would protect my comrades until I die . "
"I once believed in all this . "
Zhang Lie lowered his head and laughed lightly, "You are right . Everything that I said then were all excuses . The weaklings were not all of you . "
"It’s me . "
He lifted his head and smiled at Yue Hongyan . He said calmly, "Hongyan, do you know? Something was brewing in my heart during the time when we resisted the Great Zhou Empire . It became more and more intense and eventually, it devoured my soul . I could feel its presence and activity all the time . "
"Fatigue? Torment? Dejection? None of these . " Zhang Lie said . "It’s fear, a fear that did not allow hope to exist . "
"The Great Zhou Empire was too strong . They were too strong . To them, we are just fleas . It’s impossible for us to rebuild our state . It’s so difficult until I lost all hope . "
"Yes, I was afraid and desolate . But I couldn’t tell anyone . I couldn’t express it . Because I was the leader of the Liefeng Covenant . I had to protect everyone . Everyone looked to me and relied on me . "
"Although I was not born from the royal blood of the Arctic State, my parents, grandfather, uncles, brothers were all heroes . They died while resisting the Great Zhou Empire . Anyone could concede defeat, but not me!"
Zhang Lie shut his eyes and said indifferently, "But I was really fearful . I was so scared till I could not catch my breath . But I persevered and continued to progress forward, under the burden of protecting the others . "
"Slowly, I started to feel sick of it . Countless thoughts surfaced in my mind . If I didn’t have to be responsible for so many people, how good would it feel? If I didn’t have to feel so tired, if I didn’t have to resist the Great Zhou Empire…"
Zhang Lie opened his eyes and he looked calm . He stared at Yue Hongyan, Kang Nanhua and Zhao Huan, "Since these thoughts appeared, I kept telling myself that I am making a mistake . I shouldn’t be thinking like this . "
"However, they still kept on surfacing in my mind . And they became even more frequent . My fear kept on increasing day by day and it became more and more intense day by day . This carried on until it hit the peak . "
"In my mind, a thought that even I was afraid of surfaced . " Zhang Lie said slowly, "These annoying pricks, I should just kill them . "
Zhang Lie’s lips trembled and he smiled, "That’s right, because of the incident where I tried to overcome the Void Lightning Tribulations and form the Nascent Soul, I accidentally entered a plane of space where time was faster . I obtained a rare opportunity . After that, I formed the Nascent Soul and reached the Intermediate Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage . "
"But during then, my state of mind lost its balance . Countless thoughts flowed and caused my mind to be in a mess . "
"There were many Nascent Soul Stage cultivators just like me in the Great Zhou Empire . There were also many Immortal Soul Stage Elders, magic treasures and formations … back then, we didn’t even know that the Great Zhou Empire had such a powerful magic treasure in the destiny realm . This shows how inferior we were . "
Zhang Lie’s tone of voice was calm . It was as if he as saying something that was unrelated to him, "I cultivated tirelessly, even if I formed the Nascent Soul, so what? So what if I cultivate the Cosmic Form? So what if I reach the Immortal Soul Stage?"
"My state of mind was in a total mess . I thought that I was going crazy . "
"Hahahaha . " Zhang Lie let out a deep laughter . "You all know what happened next . "
"After all these, do you think I feel regretful? I do feel regretful sometimes . But most of the time, I feel more at ease . It’s as if I released myself from all the restraints that I had . I have never felt so at ease before . "
"I could intensely feel that not having to take responsibility, not having to force myself to do things that I did not want to and to live for myself was the happiest thing in my life!"
"Doing what I want is the real me . I could clearly see that this is the real me . Not only did all of you fail to see that, even I myself failed to do so either . "
Zhang Lie shook his head, "After the matter, I did ponder . If I wanted to free myself of my restraints, I could just walk away . I didn’t need to kill . But then, I really lost control of myself . The killing urge in me could not be stopped . "
He looked at Yue Hongyan and the rest and his face cracked another smile . His tone of voice was calm, but there was a hint of numbness within, "After that, I finally realized that, in fact, a person’s past unwavering belief may not be what he truly wants for himself . At some point in time, he will then realize what’s truly important to him . And everything that he valued so much in the past was not worth a penny anymore . "
Yue Hongyan looked at Zhang Lie . She did not look furious anymore, with only disappointment in her eyes . "Zhang Lie, you have indeed changed to the point where I can no longer recognize you anymore . "
If he was just evil and unscrupulous, Yue Hongyan would at most be furious . But now she felt a strong sense of sorrow, not just for herself, but also for her fallen comrades . The person that they had followed all those years seemed to be mocking them now .
All the trust, hard work and courage in the past had become a joke .
Kang Nanhua looked at Zhang Lie and shook his head, "Zhang Lie, you did not see yourself clearly . Rather, you have become twisted . Your determination wavered . "
He creased his brows, "However, how were you able to form the Immortal Soul with your mindset? I think it’s even difficult for you to cultivate the Cosmic Form, not to mention the Immortal Soul . What happened to you?"
"Whatever I said, it’s all in the past . Right now, I’m different from my past self . " Zhang Lie smiled, "You can say anything you want, but I think that I’m good right now . I feel satisfied, free and happy . "
"If I can rid myself of a few more enemies, that will be good . "
Yue Hongyan stared at him . Her vision became cold, "Zhang Lie, regardless what you said, the blood debt that you owe must be returned . "
Wang Lin said coldly, "We have caught up enough already . If we have more to say, we can say them back on Mount Yujing . "
As he said, a projection flashed above his head . A huge door that was half black and half white appeared . The left side of the door was black and was carved with a few sculptures . It left everyone petrified . Hades, hungry ghouls, sea of fire . It was like Hell .
On the other hand, the right side of the door was white . There were many carvings on them . But they were images of flowers, mountains, rivers and countless lives . They seemed to be filled with the energy of life, just like a prosperous world .
As the door opened, a world clasped between Hell and Heaven appeared .
Wang Lin’s abhijna of the Four Worlds, the Life and Death World .
A world that alternated between Heaven and Hell came smashing down on Zhang Lie, wanting to suck him inside .
Zhang Lie laughed and he grabbed void space beside him . He retrieved a greenish-black Pole-Ax . The brutal strength and evil merciless aura it contained was terrifying .
This was a magic treasure, and it revealed a frightening power concept within .
Destroy! Destroy! Destroy!
A destructive power that wanted to destroy everything!
Zhang Lie swung the Pole-Ax and his energy was unleashed . He struck the Life and Death World with the Pole-Ax . The brutal energy that it contained seemed to be able to destroy everything in the Heavens and Earth .
This magic treasure in the gestation realm that he possessed did not seem to be inferior to an Immortal Soul Stage cultivator under his command . As the two of them combined, the frightening destructive power was fully exhibited .
Wang Lin turned indifferent and he shouted, "Rawr!"
The projection above his head flashed and converted into a giant . The giant had four faces and eight limbs . As it stepped in void space, the Road to River Styx in front of it extended . The River of Forgetfulness flowed in front of it and above the river, a black stone bridge was erected . As the giant stood on the stone bridge, it was covered in black fog, which shone with white light occasionally .
And above the giant, there was a majestic pavilion, but this pavilion was entirely black . Above the pavilion, three levels of light projections were displayed, as if they formed a pagoda .
Each of these levels of projection were connected by a half white and half black door .
As the giant appeared, the powers of Wang Lin’s Life and Death World were raised .
It was Wang Lin’s Cosmic Form .
Chapter 810: Zhang Lie. Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations Yue Hongyan stared at Zhang Lie, the person who left a deep impression in her mind . This man was once her Master, the one who imparted his skills to her and helped her to grow . After the Arctic State was destroyed, her brother Yue Hongfeng and Zhang Lie were the closest people to her . After Yue Hongfeng met with a disaster, Zhang Lie became her pillar of support . He was not only her Master, but also her loved one . Against the Great Zhou Empire, Zhang Lie helped everyone to avert one crisis after another . He was actively protecting his own nation against the Great Zhou Empire . During that period of time, Zhang Lie was like sunlight, as he chased the darkness away for those from the Arctic State . He was like the pillar of a house . He refused to bow down to the Great Zhou Empire and supported everyone from the Arctic State . But it was also this same guy who killed all his fellow comrades and wiped out the Liefeng Covenant . Yue Hongyan’s fury started to turn into coldness . She felt as if she didn’t know this man in front of her who once felt so familiar to her . This feeling was never more intense before . There’s no place for weaklings anyway . I shall use your flesh and blood to pay respects to the Arctic State . Yue Hongyan said coldly, This was what you said before . But now it seems like everything was an excuse! Zhang Lie looked at Yue Hongyan before looking at the silent Kang Nanhua . He then looked at Zhao Huan, who was filled with hatred and fear . It’s not that all of you were blind . It’s just that even I did not see myself clearly . Zhang Lie smiled . He lifted his head to look into the sky, as if he was recalling his memories . The old me also thought that I should be a mature and fearless leader . I was always a believer . No matter how tough the path was, I believed that we can make the Great Zhou Empire pay for their deeds one day and rebuild the Arctic State . Before this, I would protect my comrades until I die . I once believed in all this . Zhang Lie lowered his head and laughed lightly, You are right . Everything that I said then were all excuses . The weaklings were not all of you . It’s me . He lifted his head and smiled at Yue Hongyan . He said calmly, Hongyan, do you know? Something was brewing in my heart during the time when we resisted the Great Zhou Empire . It became more and more intense and eventually, it devoured my soul . I could feel its presence and activity all the time . Fatigue? Torment? Dejection? None of these . Zhang Lie said . It’s fear, a fear that did not allow hope to exist . The Great Zhou Empire was too strong . They were too strong . To them, we are just fleas . It’s impossible for us to rebuild our state . It’s so difficult until I lost all hope . Yes, I was afraid and desolate . But I couldn’t tell anyone . I couldn’t express it . Because I was the leader of the Liefeng Covenant . I had to protect everyone . Everyone looked to me and relied on me . Although I was not born from the royal blood of the Arctic State, my parents, grandfather, uncles, brothers were all heroes . They died while resisting the Great Zhou Empire . Anyone could concede defeat, but not me! Zhang Lie shut his eyes and said indifferently, But I was really fearful . I was so scared till I could not catch my breath . But I persevered and continued to progress forward, under the burden of protecting the others . Slowly, I started to feel sick of it . Countless thoughts surfaced in my mind . If I didn’t have to be responsible for so many people, how good would it feel? If I didn’t have to feel so tired, if I didn’t have to resist the Great Zhou Empire… Zhang Lie opened his eyes and he looked calm . He stared at Yue Hongyan, Kang Nanhua and Zhao Huan, Since these thoughts appeared, I kept telling myself that I am making a mistake . I shouldn’t be thinking like this . However, they still kept on surfacing in my mind . And they became even more frequent . My fear kept on increasing day by day and it became more and more intense day by day . This carried on until it hit the peak . In my mind, a thought that even I was afraid of surfaced . Zhang Lie said slowly, These annoying pricks, I should just kill them . Zhang Lie’s lips trembled and he smiled, That’s right, because of the incident where I tried to overcome the Void Lightning Tribulations and form the Nascent Soul, I accidentally entered a plane of space where time was faster . I obtained a rare opportunity . After that, I formed the Nascent Soul and reached the Intermediate Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage . But during then, my state of mind lost its balance . Countless thoughts flowed and caused my mind to be in a mess . There were many Nascent Soul Stage cultivators just like me in the Great Zhou Empire . There were also many Immortal Soul Stage Elders, magic treasures and formations … back then, we didn’t even know that the Great Zhou Empire had such a powerful magic treasure in the destiny realm . This shows how inferior we were . Zhang Lie’s tone of voice was calm . It was as if he as saying something that was unrelated to him, I cultivated tirelessly, even if I formed the Nascent Soul, so what? So what if I cultivate the Cosmic Form? So what if I reach the Immortal Soul Stage? My state of mind was in a total mess . I thought that I was going crazy . Hahahaha . Zhang Lie let out a deep laughter . You all know what happened next . After all these, do you think I feel regretful? I do feel regretful sometimes . But most of the time, I feel more at ease . It’s as if I released myself from all the restraints that I had . I have never felt so at ease before . I could intensely feel that not having to take responsibility, not having to force myself to do things that I did not want to and to live for myself was the happiest thing in my life! Doing what I want is the real me . I could clearly see that this is the real me . Not only did all of you fail to see that, even I myself failed to do so either . Zhang Lie shook his head, After the matter, I did ponder . If I wanted to free myself of my restraints, I could just walk away . I didn’t need to kill . But then, I really lost control of myself . The killing urge in me could not be stopped . He looked at Yue Hongyan and the rest and his face cracked another smile . His tone of voice was calm, but there was a hint of numbness within, After that, I finally realized that, in fact, a person’s past unwavering belief may not be what he truly wants for himself . At some point in time, he will then realize what’s truly important to him . And everything that he valued so much in the past was not worth a penny anymore . Yue Hongyan looked at Zhang Lie . She did not look furious anymore, with only disappointment in her eyes . Zhang Lie, you have indeed changed to the point where I can no longer recognize you anymore . If he was just evil and unscrupulous, Yue Hongyan would at most be furious . But now she felt a strong sense of sorrow, not just for herself, but also for her fallen comrades . The person that they had followed all those years seemed to be mocking them now . All the trust, hard work and courage in the past had become a joke . Kang Nanhua looked at Zhang Lie and shook his head, Zhang Lie, you did not see yourself clearly . Rather, you have become twisted . Your determination wavered . He creased his brows, However, how were you able to form the Immortal Soul with your mindset? I think it’s even difficult for you to cultivate the Cosmic Form, not to mention the Immortal Soul . What happened to you? Whatever I said, it’s all in the past . Right now, I’m different from my past self . Zhang Lie smiled, You can say anything you want, but I think that I’m good right now . I feel satisfied, free and happy . If I can rid myself of a few more enemies, that will be good . Yue Hongyan stared at him . Her vision became cold, Zhang Lie, regardless what you said, the blood debt that you owe must be returned . Wang Lin said coldly, We have caught up enough already . If we have more to say, we can say them back on Mount Yujing . As he said, a projection flashed above his head . A huge door that was half black and half white appeared . The left side of the door was black and was carved with a few sculptures . It left everyone petrified . Hades, hungry ghouls, sea of fire . It was like Hell . On the other hand, the right side of the door was white . There were many carvings on them . But they were images of flowers, mountains, rivers and countless lives . They seemed to be filled with the energy of life, just like a prosperous world . As the door opened, a world clasped between Hell and Heaven appeared . Wang Lin’s abhijna of the Four Worlds, the Life and Death World . A world that alternated between Heaven and Hell came smashing down on Zhang Lie, wanting to suck him inside . Zhang Lie laughed and he grabbed void space beside him . He retrieved a greenish-black Pole-Ax . The brutal strength and evil merciless aura it contained was terrifying . This was a magic treasure, and it revealed a frightening power concept within . Destroy! Destroy! Destroy! A destructive power that wanted to destroy everything! Zhang Lie swung the Pole-Ax and his energy was unleashed . He struck the Life and Death World with the Pole-Ax . The brutal energy that it contained seemed to be able to destroy everything in the Heavens and Earth . This magic treasure in the gestation realm that he possessed did not seem to be inferior to an Immortal Soul Stage cultivator under his command . As the two of them combined, the frightening destructive power was fully exhibited . Wang Lin turned indifferent and he shouted, Rawr! The projection above his head flashed and converted into a giant . The giant had four faces and eight limbs . As it stepped in void space, the Road to River Styx in front of it extended . The River of Forgetfulness flowed in front of it and above the river, a black stone bridge was erected . As the giant stood on the stone bridge, it was covered in black fog, which shone with white light occasionally . And above the giant, there was a majestic pavilion, but this pavilion was entirely black . Above the pavilion, three levels of light projections were displayed, as if they formed a pagoda . Each of these levels of projection were connected by a half white and half black door . As the giant appeared, the powers of Wang Lin’s Life and Death World were raised . It was Wang Lin’s Cosmic Form .