Seer: I, Miris, have no obstacles in my evolution

Chapter 865 The Affection Between the Celestial Venerable and Xin

As the ethereal torrent drew ever closer, the two quickened their pace once more.

At the same time, a sudden rift cut off their path, and in an instant, nothingness corroded the surroundings and attacked them.

"Heavenly Venerable, be careful!"

As Xin spoke, he stood in front of Hunyuan Tianzun and swung his sword with all his might at the void torrent.

But for the two who were already exhausted from the previous battle, these slashes were so weak that they could only watch helplessly as the void enveloped Xin.

" pungent!"

The eyes of the Primordial Celestial Venerable were about to burst.

"Don't worry about me! Heavenly Venerable, you must leave!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Hunyuan Tianzun interrupted Xin's words, brandishing his giant blade with all his might. Vast dimensional power gathered in his wrists, intending to recreate a perfectly intact space once again.

"Get out of my territory!"

With a furious roar from the Primordial Celestial Venerable, a spherical domain, centered on the two, burst forth from the void, expelling the rotten sludge.

But only for a moment.

In just a moment, the void devoured that domain and surged towards Xin again, gnawing at his armor.

"hateful……"

Hunyuan Tianzun beat his chest and stamped his feet in frustration.

"That's enough, Heavenly Venerable."

Xin had completely resigned himself to his fate, but Hunyuan Tianzun was still unwilling to give up.

"No, absolutely not."

Xin fell silent, pondering how to rescue Hunyuan Tianzun.

This god of the eight wastelands had no idea that he would develop a deep affection for Hunyuan Tianzun, with whom he should have only had a mutually beneficial relationship.

He even placed the life of Hunyuan Tianzun above his own.

A moment later, Xin raised his hand with difficulty and reached out from the ethereal turbid stream. In his palm, the remaining power of the two began to gather.

But this time, it wasn't to dispel the mud around Xin, but to envelop the Celestial Venerable.

"what are you up to!"

Hunyuan Tianzun roared without hesitation, and quickly understood what Xin was about to do. He immediately shouted in a stern voice:

"Xin, you have no right to use my power without my permission!"

Xin placed the life of Hunyuan Tianzun above his own, and Hunyuan Tianzun, who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, naturally felt the same way.

Given the chance, they would desperately try to give each other the hope of survival.

"Well... so, this is the last time."

"This is a contract!"

Despite Hunyuan Tianzun's objections, Xin insisted on sacrificing himself to send Hunyuan Tianzun away.

A force pulled the Celestial Venerable out of this endless void, and on the other end of this force was the long-lost homeland of the Celestial Venerable.

"Is this my limit?"

“I give you my power, and you show me your journey thereafter, until one of us is gone.”

"Now, this is the end of the contract."

In the instant before the passage reopened, Xin transferred his remaining power to Hunyuan Tianzun through a contract while simultaneously issuing his final declaration.

After saying this, Xin fell into a deep sleep, but a smile of relief for his companion's rescue lingered on his lips.

"You! Are you going to tamper with the contents of the contract, Xin?!"

Hunyuan Tianzun roared hysterically, seemingly cold and inhuman on the surface, but Xin knew that this was precisely Hunyuan Tianzun's ultimate way of expressing his reluctance to part.

Behind the Primordial Celestial Venerable, a pull from reality emanated. That unwavering "existence" was resisting the "nothingness" beyond this universe, moving along the dimensional gate.

"pungent……"

He gritted his teeth, struggled to raise his right arm, and hurled the giant blade toward Xin.

"I will definitely come back to get it, Xin! Until I come back for it, you will protect it and use it!"

After Xin fell into a coma, he did not choose to step into the slowly rising gate of life before him. Instead, he lifted the unconscious Xin and handed him his Star Spirit Pendant.

"This time, it's a contract I initiated! A new contract between you and me!"

Yes, Hunyuan Tianzun decided to withstand the erosion of Wu and remain alone in the Eight Desolations Land, sending Xin out to seek a glimmer of hope for survival.

"A rare dream... but I didn't expect it to be so boring."

As Xin was sent to the Gate of Life, a symbol of safety, Hunyuan Tianzun resigned himself to his fate, no longer caring whether he lived or died.

Old memories uncontrollably surfaced in his mind.

Whether he was once again corrupted by the void or fought against the people of the temple again, after all the twists and turns, he returned to this evil place in an even more miserable state.

"What new contract... it's just repeating the old path again."

Hunyuan Tianzun raised his head; this was the Eight Desolations from his memory.

The difference is that there are no longer any living beings who can respond to his words.

All that remains is the restriction high in the sky, gathering power and preparing for the next stripping of the "world".

"But I still don't understand why you didn't kill me."

"What does this power mean to you? You keep saying that my mind has been warped by this power, so why are you so obsessed with it?"

Loneliness enveloped Hunyuan Tianzun, making him wonder why the Holy Temple Heroes hadn't killed him but instead banished him to the Eight Desolations.

"...Memories are truly terrifying."

Hunyuan Tianzun shook his head, trying to banish those fragments from his mind.

He knew, of course, that it was all in vain, since in this desolate place, only memories could keep him company.

But now, no matter how much he recalls, it no longer matters.

"If I can do it, wouldn't that be a kind of relief?"

"May you gain something, Apocalypse."

He closed his eyes, awaiting the next punishment that would descend upon him from the cycle of hell.

Swept away by the unconscious torrent, it disappeared in this fleeting moment of oneness.

……

"We are just mortals living under the rules, manipulated at will by the universe, and fools who mistakenly believe that we bear a heavy responsibility."

After recounting his own experiences, Hunyuan Tianzun spoke with a dejected expression.

"...You didn't lose to the rules, you lost to yourself. That's more like something you would say."

Hanyu Xinghuang shook his head.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable before us was not only defeated by a god from another world, but more importantly, he himself had lost the courage to challenge him.

"When my blood is boiling, I stubbornly believe that I can change everything. I have felt the unity of my soul and body countless times, constantly breaking through the shackles of life."

“Every change is so real, telling me that I am getting closer to them, and even surpassing them.”

“But every time I take a step forward, they pull further away from me in the next instant.”

"It won't show you that insurmountable gap from the start, but rather mock your barren fantasies about it every time you give it your all."

Hunyuan Tianzun said with a bitter expression, "If it weren't for the numerous failures, how could the proud Hunyuan Tianzun have admitted defeat?"