amaotonovel Chapter 439 Wenyou
Chapter 439 Wenyou
When Hu Qing heard this, his heart moved and he couldn't help asking:
"Since the fragment has merged into your body, then... the senior who coexisted with you should have awakened as well, right?"
He thought of himself and Gu Yang.
When Guangyinghan heard this, an extremely complicated expression appeared on his face, which included gratitude, nostalgia, and deep sighs and sadness.
He nodded. "The holder of the holy weapon truly understands. Yes... The moment the fragment merged into my body, the will of a being calling himself 'Wenyou' awakened within my sea of consciousness."
"Wenyou?!" Hu Qing suddenly lost his voice and his pupils shrank instantly!
This name... Li Ru, the ruthless scholar of the Three Kingdoms period, also known by his courtesy name Wenyou!
The top strategist who was meticulous, ruthless, and orchestrated Dong Zhuo's chaotic government and the burning of Luoyang!
Gu Yang looked bewildered: "Wen You? Who? Is he famous?"
Han ignored Gu Yang's doubts. He was immersed in distant memories, his voice filled with sincere admiration and sorrow:
"Mr. Wenyou... although he calls himself a counselor, his intelligence, his methods, his ruthlessness... are far beyond the reach of ordinary people!
It was him! When I was most desperate and helpless, he was like a beacon of light in the darkness!
It was he who saw through the essence of the Ice Emperor's power, which originated from the core of the Holy Mountain and stole part of the Snow God's authority; it was he who analyzed the loopholes in the Ice Emperor's curse;
It was he who formulated the plan of endurance and dormancy that lasted for hundreds of years;
It was also him... who taught me how to maximize the power of the holy artifact fragments, accumulate the power of the residual soul, and wait for the opportunity to strike the fatal blow! "
Guangyinghan's gaze became distant and sad: "Almost every step of the plan to overthrow the Ice Emperor was planned by Mr. Wenyou.
In that earth-shattering battle of the seal three thousand years ago, if Mr. had not used all his remaining will to lead the way and feed the demon with his own body.
If I forcibly disrupt the Ice Queen's connection with the Holy Mountain's core, I will never be able to seize that fleeting opportunity and seal her deep within the Stone Temple..."
Hu Qing asked anxiously: "Then Wen gave birth to him first..."
Guangyinghan shook his head bitterly, and the light and shadow became even more illusory and transparent:
"He... sacrificed himself. To completely trap the Ice Emperor, to give me the opportunity to seal him...
He used the remaining soul in the fragment of the holy artifact as a price to transform it into the purest 'heart fire'.
The Ice Emperor's soul core was ignited, causing her to constantly endure the pain of the burning heart and soul during the three thousand years of her seal, and her power was constantly weakened...
And Mr. Wen You...his will, along with the burning of his heart fire, completely dissipated between heaven and earth..."
There was dead silence in the Hall of Remnant Souls.
Hu Qing's heart was in turmoil. Li Wenyou...had actually written his final, cruel and tragic chapter in this strange world in this way?
Feeding the devil with one's body, destroying one's soul and disappearing one's way, just to seal a demon from another world...
This seems to overlap with his image in history as a cruel and ruthless poisoner who calculated the lives of all people, but also seems completely different.
Gu Yang also fell silent. Although he didn't know who Wen You was, his determination to be completely annihilated for a promise and a goal was enough to move him.
I heard that the strategist named "Wenyou" actually fed his body to the devil and ended up with his soul scattered in exchange for the Ice Emperor's three thousand years of seal.
Hu Qing also felt an indescribable regret in his heart.
He was able to meet the poisonous scholar who was famous in history and could calculate the secrets of heaven from a distance, but in the end he never got the chance to meet him. This feeling of missed opportunity made him silent.
Gu Yang, who was standing aside, was more concerned with the actual situation. He scratched his head and asked with a bit of curiosity and eagerness to try:
"Senior, your method of sealing the Ice Emperor... sounds truly powerful! Could you... teach us?"
If I ever run into a big guy that I can't defeat or kill, maybe it'll come in handy!"
He thought it was always a good thing to learn one more secret skill.
Upon hearing this, Han shook his head and waved his hands violently, his face showing extreme disapproval. Even the illusory light and shadows were rippled by his excitement: "No! Absolutely not!"
His voice was filled with unprecedented severity, "That secret technique... is a forbidden technique that steals life, reverses reincarnation, and forcibly tampers with the rules!
The cost of performing this spell far exceeds your imagination! Not only does it require the sacrifice of a vast amount of soul essence, but it will also permanently taint the caster's fate, shortening their lifespan and fortune, and possibly even bringing divine punishment!
You are still so young and have a promising future. You must not, for the sake of a momentary gain, be contaminated by such a forbidden power that harms the harmony of nature and ruin your own path!"
His tone was firm, with the urgent admonition of an elder to a younger person.
After he finished speaking, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength, the light and shadow became dimmer, and he let out a long and heavy sigh.
That sigh seemed to contain not only a rejection of the forbidden technique, but also a complex feeling about having to resort to such a risky move back then.
Just when he was about to say something else, the already thin light and shadow began to twist and flicker violently, flickering unpredictably, like a candle in the wind, which could be completely extinguished at any time.
"My time... has come..."
Han's voice became intermittent, so weak that it was almost inaudible, filled with regret for unspoken words and deep unwillingness.
"What a pity... After struggling for a lifetime... After protecting for a lifetime... In the end... I wasn't even able to... take a good look at the world... outside the Holy Mountain..."
His words were filled with endless sighs and yearning, as if they penetrated the ice wall of the Palace of Remnant Souls and looked at the vast and unknown world that he had never truly set foot on.
Before he finished speaking, the flickering light suddenly dimmed, like a burnt-out wick.
Then it completely collapsed and turned into countless tiny and crystal points of light, like fireflies on a summer night, floating down one after another.
Finally, it completely merged into the ice-blue crystal ball below, without any sound.
The last rays of light from the crystal ball were completely extinguished, and the thick layer of dust on the surface seemed to become even heavier.
A story of love, hatred, sacrifice and protection spanning thousands of years was completely sealed in the cold and dead silence.
This Hall of Remnant Souls has lost its last bit of spirituality and has truly become a huge and empty tomb.
Dead silence.
The suffocating silence once again enveloped the hall, with only the barely audible breathing of Hu Qing and Gu Yang.
After a long time, Hu Qing slowly raised his head, moving his gaze away from the completely silent crystal ball, and looked at the sky outside the temple gate, which was still frozen but already showed some clearness.
He sighed slightly, his voice calm but with a hint of subtle fatigue and heaviness:
"Let's go."
Gu Yang nodded silently without saying anything.
The usual lively and unruly look on his face disappeared, replaced by a rare loneliness.
Han's final regret, the tragic deaths of the Snow Clan heroes, and the complete disappearance of the strange strategist Wen You all weighed heavily on his heart.
He took one last look at the empty and silent hall, as if he wanted to engrave everything that happened here in his heart, then turned around and followed Hu Qing's steps, walking out of the hall.
Footsteps stepped on the cold ruins, making a hollow echo.
The crisis on the Holy Mountain was temporarily resolved, a crucial fragment of the holy artifact was obtained, and even some shocking ancient secrets were learned.
But there was not much joy in the hearts of the two. Instead, they felt exhausted after experiencing huge ups and downs, and had a deeper understanding of the road ahead.
The path to finding the last two fragments will never be easier than here.
And there seemed to be an invisible weight on my shoulders.