Jiang Xuan thought that by casually revealing his identity, he could successfully hoodwink the Heaven Piercing Martial Saint standing before him.
But now it seemed he had not only failed to impress, but actually ignited her fury.
Snapping back to reality, he quickly tried to soothe her.
“Hold on, Mo Han, please don’t do anything rash…”
“Hoo hoo, who would’ve thought that the Master who once suppressed countless clans, the strongest being among humanity, would end up in reincarnation!
But what’s strength worth if you can’t protect anything?
You’ve become so weak that even in my half-destroyed soul state, I could wipe you out without breaking a sweat.
Unless… you’re willing to use that power from before, maybe then you’d have a chance against me—but would you really do that?
This body I’m possessing has a pretty deep connection with you.
Even if you did defeat me, it wouldn’t be me getting hurt or killed.”
Jiang Xuan: “…….”
In that moment, Jiang Xuan stood frozen in place.
“Wait a minute? I was really the strongest before? But that ending seems tragic…
Hold on, the strongest and three disciples?
Could it be that my ending really mirrors that of some deceased acquaintance?
But even if what Mo Han says is true, I don’t have any of those memories!
It’s outrageous to make me, who has no recollection, bear the consequences of the foolish things my master did!
Seems like this person might really be a ‘disciple’ who despises me…
Well, since I’m clueless about the truth, I guess I’ll just concoct a tale for her.
If I don’t calm her down, that spear in her hand is gonna get thirsty for bl**d real soon.”
After making a mental decision, Jiang Xuan slowly began to speak:
“Mo Han, the truth is… there were hidden reasons behind those events…”
“Hidden reasons? Master, you practice the Unfeeling Dao and left us disciples to fend for ourselves—what hidden reasons could there possibly be?
Even if there are hidden reasons, they no longer matter.
To protect the Taixuan Sect, I chose to self-destruct, and that was already my way of repaying your kindness, Master.
Now, let’s settle the score; I’ve repaid my debts, and it’s time to deal with the enmity…”
Jiang Xuan: “??????”
Jiang Xuan intended to use his “Great Deception Technique” to clear his past life’s guilt.
But it turned out the other party had no intention of giving him that chance.
In the next instant, Mo Han moved, her spear lunging directly at Jiang Xuan.
With his life on the line, Jiang Xuan unleashed his sword-drawing technique, his black blade clashing against her spear.
In a flash, Jiang Xuan was sent flying.
Facing such a vast difference in realms, even Jiang Xuan, at the peak of Martial Warrior, couldn’t compensate.
He sensed that Mo Han had pulled her punch; that strike only had the power of a peak Martial Spirit.
But Jiang Xuan was still two major realms away from the Martial Spirit stage—Earth Martial and then Sky Martial.
Just that one exchange left him with some minor injuries.
Meanwhile, in his mind, he called out to the System:
“System, please help me out here! If you don’t intervene, I’m really going to be done for!”
“Ding! Replying to host, monitoring indicates that the opponent’s affection for the host has risen to 6666.
Thus, it is determined that the host is not in immediate danger of being done for.”
Jiang Xuan: “?????????”
“System, did you miscalculate? She just tried to skewer me with a spear!”
Seeing the System refuse to lend a helping hand, Jiang Xuan, now sprawled on the ground, chose to play dead.
Way back when the System first bound to him, he was gifted a goodie bag, and there were indeed some decent items in it.
Like that face-changing lotion and teleportation talisman—all gifts from that goodie bag.
The contrast between how generous the System used to be and its current stingy nature was glaring.
Jiang Xuan rummaged through the previous goodie bag and found a necessary “fake d*ath pill.”
Fake d*ath Pill: After consumption, it will shut down all life signals of the host for half an hour. Due to prolonged inactivity, the effect may be lessened.
Excited by the pill’s effect, Jiang Xuan thought,
“Since the System says that ‘rebellious disciple’s’ affection is rising, does that mean her urge to harm me will increase too?
Alright then, I’ll just drop dead in front of her. That should max out her affection, and I can dodge this beating.
Can’t fight back? I can at least avoid it, and once I’m ‘dead,’ this rebellious disciple gets her wish fulfilled.
Maybe this secret realm will dissipate, and I can find another place to cultivate properly.”
Having made up his mind, Jiang Xuan quietly swallowed the fake d*ath pill and lay on the ground, appearing lifeless.
In an instant, Mo Han appeared before him.
She approached, surprised, and took Jiang Xuan’s hand. In the next moment, she completely broke down.
“How could this happen… Master’s life force has completely vanished… I… it’s me who…”
“But… but I held back on that last strike!
I… I may hate his silly ways of caring about the world, but I never intended to k*ll my master!
All I wanted was for my master, who oppressed me in this life, to see what an invincible master looks like so he wouldn’t follow the same old path…
But… but why is my master so weak in this life… He should at least be at the peak of Martial Warrior…”
Jiang Xuan heard every word, shaking his head inwardly.
“Well, well, well, this rebellious disciple just wanted to beat me up to vent her frustration.
How ridiculous! This isn’t my problem; she’s got the wrong target!
Why didn’t she want to take a swing at me when I was at my strongest? Was she scared?
It turns out, picking on the soft spots really rings true.
Wanna hit me? I’ll just fast forward to the end. Satisfied now?”
…
On the other side, regretful Mo Han was sprawled over Jiang Xuan, weeping.
“Waaah… Master, please wake up! I was wrong; I promise anything if you just come back to life!
I always believed in you, Master. When that catastrophe struck, you didn’t return to the Taixuan Sect because you must have run into trouble you couldn’t handle.
You might seem aloof and unfeeling, training in the Unfeeling Dao, but you’ve always looked out for us disciples in secret.
You brought us back to the Taixuan Sect, taught us to grow stronger, and whenever someone dared bully us, you’d scold us for not practicing hard enough, then go behind the scenes and wipe out their entire faction…”
…
Suddenly, Mo Han exclaimed in delight:
“Is this… Master, is your life force returning?”
Meanwhile, Jiang Xuan, with a face full of black lines in the System’s space, said,
“System, what’s going on? Isn’t the fake d*ath pill supposed to last half an hour? Why has it barely been three minutes and its effect wore off?”
“Ding! Replying to host, this system has stated that long period without use may cause a decline in effectiveness.”
“Huh? But isn’t the degree of that decline a bit absurd?”
Just then, Mo Han, noticing Jiang Xuan’s life force abruptly returning, finally caught on.
“Oh, I see—you’re faking d*ath to milk tears from me, huh? Master, you better wake up soon, or I might just do something bad to you.”
As she spoke, her gaze shifted to a certain spot, slowly extending her hand.
