Chapter 654

Chapter 654: An Eye for an Eye

The First Kind of Pain!

The Heavenly Zombie Poison erupted.

An Li’s soul stiffened; although it only locked up a little, that stiffness magnified the pain, making the Primordial Morning Mist feel like an endless barrage of needles.

Her soul was entirely immobilized, and countless fine, electric-like pains erupted frantically within her spirit.

Pain!

Every part was in agony.

Not only was there pain, but she also couldn’t struggle; her whole soul was completely frozen.

When Lu Ye first experienced the Heavenly Zombie Poison, his true energy was merely locked up, and he didn’t feel any pain.

Luckily, at that time, it was only true energy; otherwise, once the True Essence took shape, Lu Ye would have ended up with only half his True Essence from then on. At that point, the combat strength across all realms wouldn’t just drop by half but would diminish by countless multiples.

Lu Ye knew that these women were worried Lu Ye was too powerful and would instantly suppress their other poisons when they poisoned him.

Hence, they put the Heavenly Zombie Poison first.

This way, Lu Ye’s strength would suddenly plummet.

The second poison was the Primordial Morning Mist.

When the Primordial Morning Mist erupted, Lu Ye smashed the ancient god’s corpse to pieces. Why?

Because pain needs an outlet; even if he was smashing everything around him and only made himself hurt more, it could alleviate a great deal of psychological pain.

The third poison was the Massacre Lotus Heart.

A petal of the Slaughter Lotus melted away.

An Li’s soul turned blood-red in an instant.

“Kill!”

“Kill kill kill!”

An Li’s killing intent surged explosively.

Murder completely took over An Li’s consciousness.

But clearly, she couldn’t move.

All the bloodlust couldn’t be unleashed, and at that moment, it felt like an endless flame was pent up in her chest—a flame akin to a nuclear bomb about to explode, trapped in a state of both release and intense suppression.

Back then, Lu Ye was influenced by the Massacre Lotus Heart, even his Celestial Lord-level resolve couldn’t bear it.

If that killing intent was so strong, releasing it would be one thing; but if it couldn’t be released?

Just thinking about it was a form of suffocation.

Lu Ye annihilated the entire Genius Ancient Battlefield, and only after receiving the timely rain from the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor could he finally unleash that Massacre Lotus Heart.

Even then, not much was released; most of it was suppressed and refined by Lu Ye’s Dao heart.

“Ahhhh, kill! Let me kill!”

“Husband, Lu Ye, I’m going to kill you! Ahhhh, I want to kill!”

But it was evident her screams were useless.

An Li was about to explode.

She felt suffocated to death.

With nowhere to vent her feelings.

The torment of this bloodlust could have lasted who knows how long before it finally concluded.

Soon enough, another toxin erupted.

Taiyin Bone Bug, or the Chaos Yin Power.

It made An Li experience the kind of cold she felt in her previous life.

When Lu Ye was with Bai Qiulan, early on, when he wasn’t particularly powerful, he never felt enjoyment.

Even if Bai Qiulan was completely bare, with flawless skin, a perfect figure, and a look that seemed to both welcome and resist.

But in Lu Ye’s perception, it was like embracing a block of ice. Just like an ordinary person, at temperatures well below freezing, standing stark naked against a frozen statue.

What feeling did that provoke?

None at all.

Only cold, endless cold.

It was so damn frozen stiff!

An Li lost her voice on the spot.

With her soul frozen stupid, what kind of sound could she make?

Of course, only An Li could know the pain therein.

When the Chaos Yin Power dissipated, and the Reincarnation Obsession was injected, Lu Ye witnessed the normally tear-less An Li weep heartfeltly for the first time.

Endless sorrow and bitterness churned heavily, as the pain in her heart tugged at every nerve.

An Li seemed like a fish gasping desperately for air.

Lu Ye quietly watched this scene.

Was it pitiful?

Lu Ye smiled wryly; if this was considered pitiful, then what about everything he had gone through?

Everything he sacrificed, and since it wasn’t accepted, why didn’t these people just choose to leave?

If they were hellbent on leaving, Lu Ye would never force them to stay by his side.

Yet they chose betrayal.

No matter how hard Lu Ye tried, he couldn’t help but treat others well; but anyone with even a shred of conscience wouldn’t have the heart to hurt someone who had been good to them, right?

The System silently watched this scene.

This time, it didn’t make an appearance.

It wasn’t that it didn’t want to show up to create a scene, but because Lu Ye truly needed to vent.

All the sadness was being swallowed back, as if the host were gnawing his teeth to hold it in.

Faced with Chu Ling, he acted like a riddle, letting her hate him; he was at fault.

In front of Yue Hongling, he didn’t understand bringing her to witness cruelty, and how Feng Wuxie was like, indulging and pampering her.

Faced with Zhuque, his attitude wasn’t strict enough, never correcting the chaos.

In front of Bai Qiulan, he didn’t know how to retreat and advance, that continued giving made her feel like she was always at a disadvantage.

In front of Jiang Die, he didn’t realize he should’ve checked her ambitions, choosing to turn a blind eye.

Dealing with Yin Qingcheng, he truly felt the love…

The host was really having a tough time.

While many errors weren’t entirely his fault, because he was just an ordinary person—no, he wasn’t even an ordinary person; he had a pleasing personality.

Yet somehow, he could still connect with Lu Ye.

Only An Li.

An Li had always shown little ambition. She just lived her life, a bit obsessive, but Lu Ye treated her quite well.

Just like that, she felt her tranquil life was too calm, so much so that it lacked the slightest ripple; her heart began to change silently.

Thus began a betrayal plan that none of the seven women had ever imagined.

What Lu Ye needed to do now was vent.

The system could indeed make An Li even more furious and dejected.

It even knew that if it called Dark Yaner over, An Li’s reaction would be the most intense.

However, the system didn’t do that.

Hoping that the dog of a host could let out all the resentment of that betrayal after venting!

The Seed of Annihilation wafted towards An Li.

This was the Seed of Annihilation picked up by Shangguan Huanling.

Only Shangguan Huanling would think she had genuinely found something so good.

And not that someone deliberately let her pick it up.

“No! No!”

An Li began to go mad again, as the power of the Seed of Annihilation merged into her soul, inducing extreme fear.

That feeling of annihilation, that feeling of fracturing.

The last one was the Aroma of Achievement in Dao.

Lu Ye chuckled.

The Emperor’s Banner appeared, and at the moment the Aroma of Achievement in Dao fused into An Li’s soul, she entered the Emperor’s Banner.

At this moment, all the souls within the Emperor’s Banner, including Bai Qiulan, Chu Ling, and Jiang Die, turned bright red in the eyes.

They all stared intently at An Li’s soul.

Despite the Primordial Morning Mist surrounding An Li’s body, the Aroma of Achievement in Dao was just too alluring.

How could these souls possibly resist?

The next second, all the souls lunged toward An Li’s soul.