The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 916 - 364: Ghost Lamp’s Downfall_2

"You are now a Crown Rank, a true Crown Rank, an invincible Crown Rank."

"Is there any possibility to change the ritual, like hunting other Divine beings and offering their flesh and blood to the Evil God to exchange for our own continuation?"

"It can’t be done."

Ye Shitian shook his head:

"Stop thinking about finding loopholes; this is an absolute, inviolable pact."

"He didn’t deceive me either; he was clear from the start. The so-called resurrection requires my death, and only by becoming a Crown Rank, becoming the Womb Death God, can I provide double divinity as nourishment to assist His resurrection."

"Even Witch Gods will die..."

Ye Ying’s shoulders trembled slightly, muttering to himself:

"So, the message my Ye Clan is currently spreading about returning to our peak is actually false?"

"When you fall, or when the Evil God revives and we can no longer hide this, might my Ye Clan’s situation... be even more difficult than before?"

"No, not necessarily."

Ye Shitian shook his head a second time, his gray pupil light focusing on Ye Ying:

"I asked you to empty the Deep Black Wheel, moving out all important buildings and items... how’s the progress?"

"Reporting to the Clan Leader, it has been completed."

Ye Ying nodded slightly, recounting:

"The Deep Black Wheel has been completely vacated. Based on the rate of spatial contraction over these years, it is estimated that it will crumble at the end of this epoch, its mystical nature completely vanishing."

"Good."

Ye Shitian vanished to the horizon, the Reaper’s scythe wildly enlarging.

Pointing in a certain direction towards Without-Sun City, a black wheel rose like a black sun on the horizon, gradually filling the vision of all beings.

"Honorable Deep Black Wheel, by forsaking the opportunity for Divine Enthronement and choosing collapse as a cost to aid my clan in surviving the Cosmic Era Calamity, the debt is immense; the Ye Clan cannot repay."

Ye Shitian placed his hand on his chest, bowed, and then gently kissed the body of the black wheel, with two drops of gray tears slipping from the corners of his eyes:

"Now, following your death, I must prematurely destroy your body, erasing any remnants of you left in this world."

"Child... go ahead and do it..."

Weak and elaborate prayers echoed between heaven and earth, manifesting the lingering thoughts of the Deep Black Wheel:

"I was born in the Ancient Era, older than your ancestors..."

"Over these years, I’ve watched you grow up, and I’ve watched you age and die... it’s not been easy for anyone..."

"And... it’s said that Fond Spirits have a high chance of becoming Divine, it’s just that the growing process is too slow..."

"I am one who will not succeed... so there’s nothing much to regret, you need not worry about my feelings..."

"Life is not about length, but about quality... living too long, does not necessarily mean happier than young ones..."

"Little Shitian... it has been hard on you..."

"Goodbye... my dear children..."

Two lines of tears fell from the eyes of every being in Without-Sun City.

Ye Shitian silently sighed, rarely showing a hint of loneliness, then swinging his scythe and letting the entire Deep Black Wheel soar into the sky.

"Boom!"

A powerful Chop sent the Deep Black Wheel exploding violently.

Black crystal dust turned into mist drifting towards the distance, with subtle changes triggered in hidden corners of the Ghost Lamp Abyss.

"Sending off Ms. Ye, ascend to the divine path."

"With the remnants of the realm and my divine power, within ten thousand years, Ghost Lamp will descend."

"This place will transform into a vast realm of death, where even Divine Enthronement, even Crown Rank, cannot find, lock onto, or reach here."

"The Ghost Lamp will stand alone from the world, free from external enemies, dodge the most chaotic Second Epoch, and welcome a new, gentle developmental cycle."

"This is the last thing I can do for my clan before I fall."

"But I do not wish for anyone in the clan to treat these ten thousand years as their last desperate struggle."

"I will split the Ye Clan into the Life Sect and the Death Sect, the Life Sect to remain in Without-Sun City, managing the Ghost Lamp, using a single abyss’s land to steadily revitalize our fortunes."

"The Death Sect to go to the outside world, not allowed to boast proudly with the Ye surname, better to consider themselves as the prey of All Heavens, surviving in the cracks, secretly seeking opportunities beyond the Ghost Lamp, enhancing strength from different dimensions."

"These are two different paths, one conservative, maintaining stability, one risky, full of hazards."

"Ten thousand years later, when Ghost Lamp is unsealed, if there is a new Crown Rank or Divine Enthronement to support and lead the clan to grow, the Ye Clan will naturally not perish."

"If not, faced with the unified attack from all clans of All Heavens, then let us fight to the last drop of blood, making them taste the anger and pain of the Ye Clan."

"Thus!"

Despite their grief, the kneeling members of the Ye Clan shouted thunderously, their blood boiling with fervor.

"Pass my divine decree, after my death, the next Clan Leader of the Ye Clan—Night Roufeng."

"Roufeng, you are to guard Without-Sun City, command the Life Sect, and try for Crown Rank possibilities."

"Yes!"

Night Roufeng bowed her head, took a deep breath, and respectfully agreed.

"Also... the Jester Emperor fell at the Ghost Lamp."

"Time is short, and due to differing sects, I had no time to consolidate His Divinity."

"But with the enlarged realm of death, even after my death, this divinity will stay in the Ghost Lamp, and should there appear a False God from the Prison System within this ten thousand years, one can try the possibilities for Divine Enthronement."

"Also, the next leader of the Blood Sorcerer Clan, Wu Xuelu."

"After my death, the two pieces of Divinity from the Blood lineage will also remain in the Ghost Lamp; they won’t dilute outwards for these ten thousand years."

"I hope among you emerges a False God, with two pieces of Divinity, overcoming the most challenging place for proof, you are fully capable of re-emerging as the Blood Witch God, or even... transforming into other forms, it’s possible."