Bai Yijun's heart trembled as the last bit of hesitation in her eyes disappeared. Her eyes were a little moist as she slowly raised her hand and hugged this broad figure. The two of them hugged tightly together.
After a long time.
Everyone present seemed to have lost their ability to speak. They could only stare silently at the two figures. No one would have thought that Ye Chen would actually hug her directly. If it was before, everyone would have guessed that he had other intentions. However, at this moment, they were deeply shocked.
"Hmph!"
A cold snort suddenly resounded through the sky, causing the clouds to tremble. Bai Tian's expression was cold as he said in a low voice, "Xiaojun, move away!"
Bai Yijun's body trembled as the pressure that her father had accumulated over the years surged into her heart. She gently bit her lower lip as she slowly loosened her grip on Ye Chen's hand and left Ye Chen's embrace. Then, she turned around.
"Father!"
Bai Yijun lowered her head slightly. Her slender fingers clenched into a fist. Because she used too much strength, drops of dark red blood dripped down the edge of her palm. She slowly raised her head and looked straight at Bai Tian. "This time, your daughter can't listen to you. Please let me make my own decision!"
Bai Tian's eyes flashed with anger as he said, "Even you won't listen to me?!"
Bai Yijun lowered her head and said, "I only have five years to live. I hope that I can be with the person I love in the last moment of my life."
"No!" Bai Tian said firmly.
Ye Chen looked at the delicate figure in front of him, his eyes lost in thought for a while. Suddenly, he thought of something and slowly clenched his fists, as if he had made a decision. He resolutely took a step forward and said, "Please let me speak with Xiaojun alone for a while. After that, I will leave by myself."
Bai Yijun's body trembled as she suddenly turned around and stared at Ye Chen in a daze. The stubbornness in her eyes collapsed in an instant. Her delicate body trembled slightly as she choked with tears and said, "You don't want me anymore?"
Ye Chen's heart ached. This pain tore at his heart. He clenched his teeth and endured the trembling of his body and mind. With a gentle expression, he stroked her jet-black hair and gently said, "I won't, don't worry."
Bai Yijun stared into his eyes for a while before nodding slightly.
Bai Tian frowned as he looked at his daughter's back. She looked a little haggard. His eyes flashed as he said indifferently, "I'll give you one hour."
Ye Chen's eyes lit up as he was overjoyed. He quickly held Bai Yijun's hand and said, "Follow me."
Bai Yijun's body was like a fluttering butterfly as she followed behind him. She felt so happy at this moment. She only hoped that they would walk to the ends of the earth and never be separated.
Everyone watched as the two of them left. No one tried to stop them. However, everyone present was an Emperor God expert. Their senses were still lingering around the two of them. They were aware of their every move.
Ye Chen brought Bai Yijun to the cliff at the back of the mountain. Seeing that there was no one around, he immediately stopped. He turned around and held Bai Yijun's hand tightly as he stared into her clear eyes.
Bai Yijun's cheeks flushed red. She lowered her head slightly and said, "Why did you bring me here? Although they didn't come with us, they are definitely paying close attention to everything here." She was hinting at Ye Chen not to say anything confidential.
Ye Chen smiled and said, "I want to see you. You must have suffered a lot in the past five years, right?"
Bai Yijun shook her head and said, "Not at all. Ever since I came back, I directly entered the Cloud Cave. With the help of my father and a few elders, I suppressed the virus in my body. When I came out, it was already the marriage proposal election five years later."
Ye Chen asked, "If that's the case, how did you become so strong in the past five years?
In my opinion, you should be able to defeat all the geniuses from the various powers with your full strength! "
Bai Yijun smiled and said, "I have always been like this. The me you met in the White Lotus Divine Prefecture was just a clone of mine. I have a secret manual called the Great World. After cultivating it, I will be able to create billions of clones. Every single one of them has the strength of an ordinary peak Demigod. If I reach the Semi-Divinity realm in the future, every single one of my clones will have the strength of a Semi-Divinity realm cultivator."
She held Ye Chen's hand and felt a tinge of sweetness in her heart. She pulled him to sit at the edge of the cliff. The gentle mountain breeze blew in their faces and ruffled their hair. Her dreamy and pleasant voice was heard as she slowly said, "When my clone was infected with the virus, I didn't have time to cut off the connection with this clone before the virus infected my main body through the soul connection. Because of this, the infection wasn't fast. Otherwise, with this Blood Moon Virus, I'm afraid I would have died on the spot!"
Ye Chen was stunned for a moment before he said in shock, "Even if your clone was infected, your main body would be affected as well?"
Bai Yijun smiled bitterly and said, "That's why the Blood Moon Virus is so terrifying. It's also the reason why countless civilizations have been unable to solve it since ancient times. It can be transmitted through any material, be it wind, water, light, time, space, or metal. It can even infect the elements that are resistant to poison.
The Soulless Souls wandering the fragments of space outside were all infected by the virus. Their souls were devoured by the virus, and that's how they became half-dead monsters!
"My macro world's secret manual has many clones, and each of them has a soul connection with the main body. It's just a very small connection. I didn't expect that the Blood Moon Virus would follow the soul connection and infect the main body. Its speed is ten thousand times faster than the speed of light. I was infected before I could react."
Ye Chen was stunned for a moment. He couldn't help but look bitter and said, "Why did you let your clone take such a big risk? When you went, you didn't prepare any powerful weapons for it. Moreover, when you searched for the dark city and collected many tokens, you only got one peak divine weapon. With your position in the Bai family, you don't even lack Doctrine weapons, let alone a divine weapon!"
Bai Yijun sighed faintly and said, "I didn't think it through before sending out thirty million clones to search the entire Ancient Continent. Although my Bai family's influence is vast, we don't have enough wealth to allow each of my clones to carry a divine weapon. Moreover, there's a high chance that these clones will die outside. If they die, they will lose their divine weapons. Therefore, I only carried consumable divine weapons."
Ye Chen nodded and thought about the bead she had given him. It could withstand the full power attack of a mid False Divinity realm expert and could be used twice. However, he didn't use the bead much after he obtained the runic airship. Even so, he always carried it with him.
"The dark cities are divided into three grades, and each grade has a total of one hundred and eight cities. In each city, there's a fragment of darkness. If you can gather all the fragments, you can combine them to form a Void Heaven Artifact!"
Bai Yijun calmly revealed this earth-shattering information. "I saw it in an ancient scroll."
Ye Chen's eyes narrowed. He had heard of the Void Heaven Artifact several times and knew how powerful it was. In the entire Ancient World, there were only nine Void Heaven Artifacts. Even the Ten Great Holy Temples and the Nine Great Ancient Families didn't have one. It was impossible to create one with human strength. He never thought that he would be able to get his hands on one.
Ye Chen wasn't the only one who was surprised. The many God Emperors who were watching the scene, as well as Bai Tian, were also slightly shocked.
"The Dark City!"
"It's actually the castle that was destroyed in the previous Great Holy War!"
"Legend has it that this is the castle of the Heavenly Peng King, one of the Twelve Great Kings of the Dark Creatures!"
"This is a character from the previous Great Holy War. I didn't expect him to be in possession of a Void Heaven Artifact!"
Everyone was shocked and they paid closer attention to the castle.
Bai Tian's eyes flashed and a trace of coldness appeared in his heart. He didn't expect his daughter to not report such an important matter to him. He couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart.
"Back when I was in the White Lotus Divine Land, I found the ruins of the third grade dark city through some clues. I thought that after so many years, there wouldn't be any great danger inside. Even if there was real danger, it wouldn't be a big deal for me to sacrifice one of my avatars. With my main body's divine power, I could easily create another one."
Bai Yijun's expression was a little gloomy as she said, "But I didn't expect to be infected with the Blood Moon Virus. A single mistake can lead to everlasting sorrow."
Ye Chen lamented in his heart. He patted her delicate little hand and said gently, "It's all in the past. No one can predict the future. Don't blame yourself.
You're not a saint, so it's inevitable that you'll be careless. Also, you must have been very anxious when you found the news. You didn't expect so many things to happen. "
Bai Yijun nodded silently and said, "You don't need to comfort me. This is all my fault. Otherwise, we could still be together for a very long time. We could still be together until the great calamity comes a million years later."
Ye Chen smiled and said, "Every second with you is as long and happy as a century. I'm already satisfied to be able to see you."
Bai Yijun's heart was moved. She leaned against his shoulder. After a while, she said faintly, "Will we die together?"
Ye Chen said gently, "That's a good idea. If we die together, we can meet again in our next life."
Bai Yijun spat and said, "You're still joking at this time."
Ye Chen smiled and felt the faint fragrance beside him. He slowly reached out and placed his hand on her shoulder. The two leaned against each other like a pair of jade.
The two thought in their hearts, if only time didn't pass at this moment. How good would that be?
However, time passed slowly. Seeing that the one hour limit of the day was about to end, Bai Yijun slowly raised her head. She was about to say something when she suddenly felt a pain at the back of her head and fainted.
Ye Chen hugged her body and said softly with a gentle expression, "You must live well."
As he spoke, he reached out his hand and used his fingernails to cut open the skin on his chest. He reached in and slowly pulled out a bright red, translucent, blood red heart.
(To be continued.)
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