novelraw Chapter 1070 408: Farewell
Chapter 1070 408: Farewell
The moment the light shadow touched the sphere, Light Energy was drawn in as if sucked into a whirlpool and got pulled into the sphere.
Jiang Lanling frantically tried to retract the Spirit Casting, but that terrifying suction force held it firmly. Not only could she not retrieve it, but Light Energy was even more quickly pulled into the sphere.
Poof!
Jiang Lanling spat out blood, her face becoming extremely pale as ninety percent of the Spirit Casting's Light Energy was absorbed into the sphere.
Li Xiu reached out and summoned the spinning sphere back into his hand. It didn't absorb all of Jiang Lanling's Spirit Casting, leaving a thin thread of life for it.
"Can we talk now?" Li Xiu said, playing with the sphere.
Wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, Jiang Lanling's face was pallid as snow, her gaze complex as she stared at Li Xiu and said, "Have you achieved Unparalleled?"
"Not yet," Li Xiu shook his head slightly. "Can you now tell me about that child's origins?"
"Are you and Li Boyang truly foes and not friends?" Jiang Lanling still didn't answer Li Xiu's question, instead, she fiercely stared at him.
"He wants my life; you tell me whether we're enemies or friends?" Li Xiu said indifferently.
Jiang Lanling stared at Li Xiu for a long time before sighing softly, "That's right, given his nature, how could he let you grow to such an extent."
After pausing, Jiang Lanling continued, "If I were you, I would immediately send that child back; keeping her by your side can only harm you."
"Why?" Li Xiu asked.
"She doesn't belong to this world. Her appearance is a disaster in itself. The more you interact with her, the stronger the negative impact on you. After a while, you'll naturally feel it."
"She came from the Time Tunnel?" Li Xiu stared at Jiang Lanling and said in a deep voice.
Jiang Lanling nodded, "Back when Li Boyang entered the Time Tunnel, due to his inherent issues, he couldn't move ahead within it; thus, he could only have me help him with some things..."
Listening to Jiang Lanling's recount, Li Xiu finally grasped the crux of the matter.
Li Boyang himself was rejected by the world; in a place like the Time Tunnel, the rejection he faced would be even more severe, making it hard for him to enter those fantastical realms; he had to have Jiang Lanling do certain things for him.
Jiang Lanling's words also indirectly confirmed what Guan Jinghao had said; Li Boyang indeed faced greater risks within the Time Tunnel, even being at risk of dying.
According to Jiang Lanling, during her efforts to assist Li Boyang, she inadvertently discovered the existence of a child.
Originally, Li Boyang directed her to the past Black Death City, which is also the City of Love, and Jiang Lanling indeed went there to assist Li Boyang in executing his plans.
But once, out of curiosity, Jiang Lanling went to a station Li Boyang had forbidden her from visiting, and that's where she found the child.
"You mean Li Boyang specifically instructed you not to get off at that station, yet you went?" Li Xiu pondered out loud.
"I hadn't intended to defy his orders, but some unexpected events occurred," Jiang Lanling didn't elaborate, knowing Li Xiu must understand there was hidden complexity. Nonetheless, Li Xiu didn't care what transpired between Jiang Lanling and Li Boyang; he only wanted to know where the child came from.
"What was the name of that station?" Li Xiu asked.
"Destiny Crossroads," Jiang Lanling replied.
Li Xiu's heart stirred; he focused on Jiang Lanling and continued to ask, "Was it your Destiny Crossroads or Li Boyang's?"
"Naturally it's Li Boyang's. Whenever he took me into the Time Tunnel, he had me do business for him; moreover, the Time Tunnel was naturally his creation," Jiang Lanling said.
Li Xiu pondered silently. Destiny Crossroads Station represented a key juncture in the future, with the child's appearance at Li Boyang's Destiny Crossroads indicating she was a critical figure who significantly impacted him.
"Did you discover that child's secret with Li Boyang?" Li Xiu asked, staring at Jiang Lanling.
"How do you know?" Jiang Lanling looked at Li Xiu with some surprise.
"I've also been in the Time Tunnel, been to Destiny Crossroads Station," Li Xiu said calmly.
"So that's how it is; no wonder," Jiang Lanling sighed. "There, I saw Li Boyang's future and encountered that child. That child would greatly impact Li Boyang's future, maybe even costing him his life."
"Originally, I thought of it as a nebulous realm where those futures might not become realities; I had no other thoughts. Nonetheless, upon leaving Destiny Crossroads Station, that child unexpectedly followed me out from inside. To be honest, I was terrified at the time, expending tremendous effort to hide her from Li Boyang. Yet later, Jade Demon King betrayed me, using my child's opportunity to open the Jade Gate to send the child to the Mortal World. To this day, I don't know whether Jade Demon King harbored ill intentions earlier or was influenced by that child to act as he did." Jiang Lanling sighed.
"What exactly did you see at Destiny Crossroads Station?" Li Xiu asked, staring at Jiang Lanling.
"I saw the end of the world," fear as profound as an abyss emerged in Jiang Lanling's eyes; for a strong individual like her, even her teeth trembled while speaking. "Li Boyang led that child towards a gate of stones void of essence, and the instant the gate opened, a beam of light shot out, shattering the entire world beneath its glint... the Time Tunnel collapsed... Demon Spirit World shattered into pieces... the Mortal World instantly became cosmic ruins..."