We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real? Chapter 387: I Deserve to Die

A crimson array formation enveloped the whole of Shuihou City.

Temperatures across Shuihou City surged ever higher.

"Ghost Separation Fire?"

"Ghost Separation Fire!"

"What's going on? How can there be Ghost Separation Fire in this month?!"

"Where's the rain? Where's the Profound Soul Rain?"

Ghost Separation Fire bursting from the ground rose ceaselessly into the air.

Cultivators beneath Golden Core realm got wholly consumed by flames upon contact with Ghost Separation Fire, incinerated until body and soul perished utterly.

Golden Core realm and higher cultivators managed resistance, yet it demanded vast spiritual power; exhaustion meant death for them as well.

Soldiers desperately tried quenching the flames on themselves with water, but plain water proved useless against it. Instead, it acted like oil on fire, causing the blaze to rage even wilder.

Meanwhile, a gigantic blood-colored formation materialized overhead Shuihou City. Hundreds of thousands of souls, ensnared by the array, wailed endlessly before dissipating, transformed into the formation's sustenance.

"Bai Qi!"

Li Mu's brows tightly knitted as he clutched his longsword with force.

How could he fail to comprehend the unfolding events?

Though unaware of the precise formation Bai Qi deployed, it was clear Bai Qi sacrificed Shuihou City's entire populace to erect this array, forcing Ghost Separation Fire to erupt prematurely!

"General! This formation is profoundly bizarre. It fused seamlessly with the entirety of Shuihou City, utterly undetectable prior to activation."

In this pivotal juncture, a Jade Simplicity realm formation master from the army apprised Li Mu, his words carrying a hint of evasion.

"What use is saying this now?!" Li Mu reined in his seething anger. "What's the solution?"

"The simplest principle in the world: advance means death, exit means life. Since we just entered through the north gate, the north gate has become the death gate and we can't exit from there. So relatively speaking, Shuihou City's south gate is the life gate. We can exit from there!"

"Order the entire army! Entire army, charge toward the south gate! Breaking through the south gate means survival!"

Li Mu issued the command without hesitation.

Li Mu's military order rapidly propagated through every unit.

After all, Li Mu's troops consisted of Zhao Kingdom's crack veterans.

Having received the directive, they swiftly regained composure and, under guidance from their generals, surged toward the south gate—though Li Mu recognized an ambush surely lay in wait there. Bai Qi could never be so naive as to permit their escape.

Sure enough, the instant Li Mu's forces passed through the city gate, Bai Qi's army encircled and butchered them.

Bai Qi's forces barricaded the gate entrance. The longer Zhao Kingdom soldiers stayed trapped in Shuihou City, the more would perish in the flames!

"Bai Qi! You actually used seven hundred thousand innocent people for blood sacrifice! Is there still any humanity in your heart?! Are you truly not afraid of divine retribution?!"

Li Mu burned with fury—not merely from being ensnared in deadly ambush, but also over the brutal blood sacrifice of seven hundred thousand Zhao Kingdom civilians!

"Divine retribution?" Bai Qi, seated upon his mount, responded icily, "The victor becomes king, the loser becomes bandit! Everything I do is for the Qin Kingdom's hegemony!"

"Kill! Block the city gate!" Bai Qi's command echoed across his entire army.

The clash at Shuihou City's south gate grew ever more brutal.

Even as Li Mu spearheaded the charge, hacking a path through blood and gore, after a full hour, barely half his soldiers had escaped Shuihou City. Most couldn't break free!

Wails echoed incessantly from the Zhao Kingdom soldiers still inside the city.

Anxiety blazed in Li Mu's chest.

He understood this battle might spell his utter defeat.

A loss here would let Bai Qi advance unhindered; General Pang would then suffer assault from front and rear, imperiling all of Zhao Kingdom.

The Upper Three Realms royal offerings within Li Mu's ranks saw defeat inevitable and the fight futile. Reluctant to battle further against Bai Qi's Upper Three Realms cultivators, these experts prepared to forsake Li Mu and flee.

Suddenly, lightning crackled and thunder boomed overhead.

Bai Qi sharpened his focus, directing his gaze toward the skies above Shuihou City.

Dark clouds amassed rapidly, and with the final lightning strike slashing across, a deluge poured down.

All this rainwater consisted of Profound Soul Water.

The rainwater drenched the bodies of Zhao Kingdom soldiers.

Temperatures in Shuihou City slowly dropped, while fires blazing across the city were steadily put out.

"Boom!"

A colossal blast erupted from deep within the city. Centered on Shuihou City, violent tremors shook the ground across a fifty-mile radius!

The formation enveloping Shuihou City's skies dispersed completely.

In the four cardinal directions around Shuihou City, White Demon Sect cultivators fueling the formation saw their souls shatter into nothingness.

The White Demon Sect master spat out a gush of fresh blood, suffering grave injuries.

Witnessing the formation's total breakdown, he swiftly soared to Bai Qi's position.

Simultaneously, beyond Shuihou City itself, surrounding temperatures kept soaring higher.

Ghost Separation Fire burst forth from outside Shuihou City, raging outward to consume everything beyond the walls, including the Qin Kingdom army!

"What's going on?!"

Bai Qi fixed a chilling gaze on the White Demon Sect master at his side, as though ready to behead him with a single sword slash.

"General, I don't know either!"

The White Demon Sect master appeared utterly baffled.

"We were controlling Ghost Separation Fire with the formation just fine, but suddenly, Ghost Separation Fire surged more violently, like a river bursting its banks, destroying the formation! Now Ghost Separation Fire has lost control!Currently, only Shuihou City, because it's located directly above Profound Soul Lake, can avoid disaster.General, please quickly withdraw the troops. This Ghost Separation Fire is spreading too fast! If this continues, our army may be completely annihilated!"

"..."

Listening to the White Demon Sect master's explanation, Bai Qi cast a cold glance at the torrential rain over Shuihou City's skies, then shifted his eyes to the Ghost Separation Fire expanding beyond the city.

By this moment, Zhao Kingdom soldiers had pulled back inside Shuihou City and firmly shut the gates, whereas Qin Kingdom soldiers crumbled to ashes one after another.

Three breaths passed, then Bai Qi heaved a profound sigh and spoke to his deputy general nearby, "Yu Sheng, the army is under your command. Lead the remnant forces to rendezvous with the Northern Pacification Prince..."

"General, what about you?" Yu Sheng inquired.

"Today's defeat is entirely my fault. Before leaving, I issued a military pledge, promising the Northern Pacification Prince that I would definitely hold Shuihou City. Our Qin Kingdom's military orders are like mountains. Today the city has fallen. What face do I have to return?" Bai Qi uttered slowly.

"General!" Deputy General Yu Sheng tried to dissuade him further.

"Go!" Bai Qi stared coldly at Yu Sheng. "This is a military order!"

Yu Sheng's lips quivered. Ultimately, he bowed deeply with clasped fists, mounted his horse, wheeled about, and directed the whole army to withdraw.

Bai Qi stepped down from his mount and regarded his Black Profound Horse, companion through countless battlefields, "You go too. There's no need to die here with me."

With those words, Bai Qi smacked the Black Profound Horse's hindquarters hard. The Black Profound Horse glanced into the distance and thundered away.

Positioned on the hillside, Bai Qi observed the flames steadily advancing toward him.

His face remained utterly serene, yet his heart burned with intense reluctance.

"What crime have I committed against Heaven to come to this?"

Bai Qi tilted his head skyward, roaring his question at the heavens!

He had been so near!

So near to crushing Li Mu, toppling the Zhao Kingdom, seizing ultimate dominion!

Yet moments later, Bai Qi bowed his head once more, eyeing the longsword gripped in his hand, murmuring as if to himself, "I deserve to die.In the past, during the Battle of Nanshan Kingdom, Kong Quan led hundreds of thousands of surrendered soldiers, and I deceived them and buried them all alive.Today, to achieve great undertakings, I again blood sacrificed seven hundred thousand innocents.This is enough reason to die!"

"Frost Prince, your kindness in recognizing my talent, Qi will repay in the next life!"

Having spoken, Bai Qi slashed his sword across his own neck.

Blood sprayed forth.

He ended his life and ascended to the heavens.