Chapter 252: It Was All My Fault!

Anli had confidently shown herself—only to be shattered by a single bolt of dark purple lightning.

But with the Source of Darkness behind her, it was impossible for her to truly die like that.

The Heavenly Dao... had developed self-awareness.

Not just Anli—even the Source of Darkness itself felt a flicker of fear at that moment.

The Heavenly Dao was something all-powerful and all-knowing.

If it now possessed awareness... how could any schemes ever succeed again?

Panic stirred in Anli’s heart as events spun out of her control. But it only lasted a moment—she forcibly suppressed the panic.

No rush. Take it slow.

Take it slow.

Right now, Lu Ye was already at a disadvantage. The news that he was a reincarnated powerhouse had already spread everywhere.

More and more people had begun to see Lu Ye as a villain.

From this day forward, the world would meet him only with cold stares.

She knew what kind of person Lu Ye was—under such circumstances, he would definitely feel miserable, because what he needed was recognition, to be liked by others.

As long as the whole world hated him...

She would have a chance to wear down his Dao heart.

He had been manipulated in his past life, and in this one, he was still dancing in the palm of her hand!

She would not lose.

Because she had no weaknesses!

Only # Nоvеlight # those with weaknesses... lose!

“Why is no one coming to kill me anymore?” Lu Ye asked curiously.

“Whirrr...”

The stone sword trembled softly.

“Did I kill them all? That can’t be. I’ve only killed a few thousand people. Haven’t even hit ten thousand yet.” Lu Ye looked puzzled.

“Grumble...”

The Human Emperor Banner billowed with purple qi.

Yes, you didn’t kill that many—but the ones you did kill were all elites!

People might be greedy, but they weren’t stupid.

After so many high-level cultivators died, what—were the weaklings supposed to charge forward screaming for death?

Lu Ye figured this wasn’t bad either.

Anli probably thought she’d manipulated him again—but he no longer had to run around for resources. Lower-level cultivators could now enjoy a more comfortable cultivation environment, and centralized hoarding of resources had been curbed.

Win-win all around.

So he had no reason to be angry. If someone came to kill him—he’d kill them.

If no one came—he’d focus on hunting down Chu Ling.

Simple as that.

Lu Ye’s figure had already left the void. Chu Ling had run quite far this time.

“System, she hasn’t gone through her tribulation yet, right?” Lu Ye asked.

“Ding. Not yet.”

The system could not locate Chu Ling on its own—but if Chu Ling dared to undergo her tribulation, that would be like diving straight under the system’s nose.

Just like Anli—if she kept hiding and didn’t show herself, the Heavenly Dao genuinely wouldn’t be able to find her.

But the moment she revealed herself—the Heavenly Dao could immediately strike with devastating force.

While it couldn’t instantly kill, it could certainly wound the Source of Darkness severely. After a few more hits, its core might even collapse.

Lu Ye kept flying.

Ahead, several figures appeared.

Lu Ye sighed and shook his head. More non-human races. He glanced at the Human Emperor Banner.

“How is it? Still hungry?”

“Grumble...”

“As long as you can eat.”

With Jiang Die inside it, the Human Emperor Banner’s capacity had greatly increased. After devouring so many Unity and Samsara Realm souls, it was only burping a little—not on the verge of vomiting yet.

That satisfied Lu Ye.

If he could add Chu Ling next—with two main souls anchoring it—he wouldn’t need to worry about overloading it when entering the Fourth Heaven.

“Reincarnated powerhouse?”

The leading demon cultivator stared at Lu Ye, curiosity in his gaze.

“Is he one of our demonic race’s reincarnated experts? Or a devil cultivator?”

Lu Ye couldn’t be bothered to answer. In the blink of an eye, an infinite number of sword lights hummed forth—ten Lu Yes appeared. A hundred. A thousand.

Countless Lu Yes. Countless swords.

All of them charged headlong into the foreign army.

Screams erupted instantly.

No one could withstand Unity Realm Lu Ye.

Slaughtering these beings was like chopping up chickens.

Corpses littered the void. Vermilion flames danced across the scene. The bodies were fused into a single crimson pill, which swept up a mass of storage treasures and dropped into Lu Ye’s hands.

Lu Ye pressed forward.

The void ahead had already turned into a deep, pitch-black color.

This was a place Lu Ye had never reached.

In his past life, the war against foreign races in the Third Heaven had reached at most this area. Beyond this point, energy grew scarce and the region was no longer suitable for life.

Until now—when a black vortex appeared ahead.

Lu Ye stared at it.

His figure stopped.

The karmic thread clearly pointed—Chu Ling was inside that black vortex.

She was drawing him in.

Chu Ling truly was inside the vortex. This place was an entrance that had existed even before the Nine Heavens took form. It led to a realm known as Dark Abyss.

At this moment, Chu Ling had completely embraced the Source of Darkness.

Inside the Dark Abyss, she wouldn’t be suppressed in any way. On the contrary, she’d thrive—becoming even more terrifying.

Chu Ling understood clearly—once she made a move against Lu Ye, it would stir a boundless killing intent in him.

She had originally planned to undergo tribulation and ascend to the Fourth Heaven. But just before she did, Anli suddenly told her—You can’t ascend yet. At least, not now.

So she followed Anli’s order and entered the Dark Abyss.

As long as Lu Ye entered—he’d be suppressed by the Abyss.

If he were trapped for several centuries, even a thousand years—by the time he emerged, the world outside would already be set in stone.

Lu Ye could escape.

But only if he cultivated the power of darkness and became one with the Abyss.

But if he did that—the power of the Heavenly Dao on him would absolutely abandon him.

“Young Master, didn’t you want to kill me? Then come in and do it.”

Chu Ling’s voice echoed from within the vortex.

“After being reborn, you wanted us to regret it. And we do regret it. But why won’t you forgive us?”

“You made mistakes in your past life. Even though we poisoned you, we still chose to let you live. That was giving you a chance to make amends. And now you won’t even give us a chance to fix our mistakes?”

“Then don’t blame me for being merciless. You brought this on yourself!”

Lu Ye...

Faced with this kind of reverse logic, even he was speechless.

After being reborn, all he wanted was: if they didn’t provoke him, he wouldn’t strike them down.

He had almost forgotten about Chu Ling. She could have cultivated quietly. Wouldn’t that have been fine?

But apparently—as long as they regretted it—and he didn’t forgive them—then he was the one in the wrong.

Wrong!

Wrong!

All wrong!

Lu Ye felt like his entire life had been a mistake—and the worst part was—sometimes, without realizing it, he really did start thinking what these women said made sense.

Take Chu Ling, for example—

In his past life, at Chu Sword Villa, when he tried to act like a cryptic mentor, thinking he was helping—he was wrong.

When Chu Ling betrayed her allies the first time and Lu Ye didn’t punish her—he was wrong.

When Chu Ling betrayed her allies again and again, and Lu Ye failed to correct her—he was wrong.

When Chu Ling poisoned him and Lu Ye didn’t even thank her for sparing his life—he was wrong.

And now, in this life, Chu Ling regrets it—yet Lu Ye doesn’t forgive her. He’s wrong again.

Chu Ling fully repents—and Lu Ye still doesn’t forgive her. Lu Ye is still wrong.

So what—only Lu Ye is wrong?

The rest of the world bears no responsibility? None of you were wrong?