Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao Chapter 1701 - 188: Beyond One’s Control

Xiao Ziyi nodded and said, "At Tianji Mountain, I once met someone who told me that such a moment would come, and that only I could truly awaken your Lei Yan King’s Demon Heart. But back then, I didn’t take it seriously. Now, thinking back, could this be destiny?

It must be so, then I will help you. However, most of the time, I will just quietly stand by your side, watching you, without interfering."

"When you truly can’t hold on any longer, perhaps then I will take action. I only hope that everything will recover quickly."

Xiao Ziyi sighed and said.

Lei Yan King nodded, knowing that Xiao Ziyi’s approach was the most reasonable.

If Xiao Ziyi intervened during the first fury, the effect would diminish over time, and once Xiao Ziyi is no longer able to awaken Lei Yan King’s Demon Heart, that would be the worst time.

Now, with Lei Yan King suppressing himself and sharpening himself, it will surely alleviate some of the pressure Xiao Ziyi faces.

Reaching this point marked the completion of a principled discussion and provided means to face what lies ahead.

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Lei Yan King and Xiao Ziyi reached a consensus, and Lei Yan King breathed a sigh of relief, finally free from heartache.

Not only that, but his heart instead grew a feeling of unspeakable comfort, as if suddenly warmth flooded his heart.

Like Lei Yan King, Xiao Ziyi felt similarly, though she was more reserved and did not show it.

Thereafter, Lei Yan King returned to Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City, and as someone by Lei Yan King’s side, Xiao Ziyi also entered Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City.

Soon, Xiao Ziyi saw a large number of corpses, the endless Blood River, and the powerful Life Ancient Tree.

Xiao Ziyi was momentarily stunned, for upon seeing these three existences, she felt an extremely familiar sensation.

This familiarity brought Xiao Ziyi a terrifying unease.

"Lei Yan King, why are these endless corpses not destroyed? I feel that their existence will surely cause turmoil."

Xiao Ziyi voiced her concern.

Lei Yan King paused for a moment, gazing intently at Xiao Ziyi, without speaking.

Xiao Ziyi found it strange, but Lei Yan King then spoke.

"Ziyi, it’s not that I don’t want to destroy them, but these things can’t be destroyed. They’ve formed something like an Emperor Pattern carving, creating a whole. Pulling one thread moves the entire thing. I don’t know why, but it cannot be changed."

"When I devoured the planet, this situation manifested in its infancy. It wasn’t as strong as now, but the current situation is indeed unsolvable."

Lei Yan King said.

It resembles a change in natural rules, an uncontrollable growth, causing Lei Yan King to express such words with a sense of helplessness.

This explanation led Xiao Ziyi to fully believe it.

Because Lei Yan King had no reason to lie about something like this.

"Moreover, you know that once my Demon Heart awakened, I couldn’t control my actions. The growth of the Yuan Ci Secret Realm mostly aligns with the demonized form in my heart. Under this state, it’s no wonder it couldn’t grow well."

"In this state, I let it run its course, thinking I would regain control after recovering, but it’s impossible now. Currently, even the growth method and trajectory of this Yuan Ci Secret Realm are beyond my reach."

Lei Yan King detailed the entire situation.

This explanation left Xiao Ziyi speechless.

But Xiao Ziyi said nothing, as surely Lei Yan King himself didn’t wish for things to be this way, it was just uncontrollable.

Uncontrollable circumstances are ultimately beyond one’s control, just as Xiao Ziyi faced many things beyond her control in the past.

Xiao Ziyi thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Lei Yan King, if this Heaven and Earth were to be reconstructed, what outcome would that bring?"

"Reconstructed?"

Lei Yan King paused upon hearing these words and repeated them before falling into contemplation.

At this time, Xiao Ziyi did not interrupt Lei Yan King, merely waiting quietly for him to finish thinking.

In the process of Lei Yan King’s contemplation, Xiao Ziyi also pondered.

But she felt a certain gap between this Heaven and Earth and the world she instinctively felt, yet she couldn’t specify where the difference lay.

Just like Lei Yan King mentioned before, it seemed some memories have disappeared.

This situation was something Xiao Ziyi had never encountered before, so she had no basis for comparison, thus only relying on her own analysis and exploration.

But regarding this, if Lei Yan King couldn’t find an answer, Xiao Ziyi felt it would be even harder for her to find one.

"Ziyi, I feel that if we reforge, we will certainly create immense trouble. Although I don’t know why I have this feeling, I believe it will come to be. Currently, my condition is unstable, and once I enter a state of fury again, unimaginable things could happen."

"In the Devil Heart State, I even fear myself. If in that state I harm some truly innocent lives, or even lives I deeply care about, perhaps I will completely lose my sanity, go mad."

Lei Yan King said.

"Hmm, we can’t just leave it alone, but I always feel this world is extremely dangerous. Although it gives me a cozy feeling like ’home,’ that danger is even more terrifying."

Xiao Ziyi expressed her feelings.

Lei Yan King sighed and said, "Am I not the same? But I ultimately cannot find the answer."

Lei Yan King felt the heaven and earth, then suddenly extended his hand, and an ancient pagoda dropped into his hand.

"Time-Space Soul-locking Tower, this is the Time-Space Soul-locking Tower, but I don’t know what is truly hidden within, it seems, there exists my past and future, hiding an indescribable destiny."

Lei Yan King instinctively mumbled to himself.

These words made Xiao Ziyi’s whole body tremble, as if she caught something in an instant, but unfortunately, Xiao Ziyi couldn’t grasp that fleeting opportunity, letting the flash-like sensing disappear.

Feeling regret, Xiao Ziyi again started to think deeply, repeatedly deriving, but could no longer find the answer.

"Perhaps, Lei Yan King, the truth is related to the Time-Space Soul-locking Tower."

Xiao Ziyi proposed her insight.

Lei Yan King remained silent, clearly immersed in deep thoughts.

However, this pondering apparently stirred up negative aspects.

During contemplation, the energy expenditure is immense, and with significant energy, the circulation speed of the bloodline became extremely rapid.

If the circulation speed of the bloodline is swift, then it indicates the power eruption within the body is extremely rapid.

In this situation, Lei Yan King felt his bloodline gradually being activated, and an indescribable feeling of slaughter arose instantaneously.

Once this feeling emerged, streams of dark energy swiftly engulfed Lei Yan King’s body and spirit, turning him extremely dark in an instant.

Had a creature from outside the timeline appeared here, they would certainly have noticed that the dark energy now appearing was precisely the Evil Spirit Power Hou Chen bore in the past.

The power of the evil spirit was unexpectedly stimulated during Zhou Yan’s fate derivation process, thus bursting forth.

This eruption allowed Lei Yan King to instantly seize crucial memory fragments, ones about Hou Chen, about Mother Empress, and a series of other memories.

When these memories surfaced for an instant, they became extremely blurry again because everything related to the timeline would certainly be repaired and erased, so unless all memories are restored, these memories will certainly not present clearly.

In this situation, Lei Yan King appeared in an extremely bizarre scene.

Lei Yan King was on the verge of fury, on the brink of losing control, but he felt just on the cusp of grasping something extremely important, something having an incalculable influence on him, something vital that must not vanish, must be seized.

And this emotional attachment toward memory itself, toward one’s origin and timeline.

Such an attachment is indestructible, and the instinctive craving for it is also Zhou Yan’s means for ultimately awakening his plan, but it suddenly being stirred is indeed perilous.

Perhaps, mishandling could result in being obliterated or destroyed by the timeline.

Yet, Lei Yan King remains unaware of such an outcome, so he burst forth with his power, more frantically pursuing the so-called truth, seeking those dreadful memories.

In such circumstances, Lei Yan King was immediately controlled by the Demon Heart, his body emanating furious blood light.

However, his inner self was not entirely settled.

At this moment, Xiao Ziyi felt this horrific change, thus immediately becoming stern.

"Lei Yan King, wake up!"

Xiao Ziyi shouted, and her voice halted Lei Yan King’s blood-colored transformation for a moment.

But Lei Yan King, after the Demon Heart Transformation, was unable to explain; he glanced at Xiao Ziyi, temporarily speechless, yet emotion was not entirely absent in his blood-colored eyes.

"Lei Yan King, I know you haven’t completely demonized. You promised me to conquer yourself, didn’t you say you would certainly succeed? Are you about to fail now?"

Xiao Ziyi’s voice, piercingly heartfelt, like a sword, fiercely stabbed into Lei Yan King’s heart.

But Lei Yan King hesitated still chose to pursue the unknown truth, overlooking Xiao Ziyi’s call.

Xiao Ziyi watched Lei Yan King falling into final madness, suddenly raised the purple bow and arrow in her hand, aiming at Lei Yan King, activating the utmost potent killing intent within.

Lei Yan King turned around, gazing at Xiao Ziyi.

At that moment, Lei Yan King’s gaze was filled with sorrow and pain.