Chapter 58: The Final Secret, Section 5

A massive sphere of light, as big as a small sun, suddenly appeared in the center of the lake. None of the Blood Wolf warriors around could have imagined such a sight—they didn’t even have time to close their eyes and were instantly overwhelmed by the intense light. They covered their eyes in pain. Yet they all endured it gritting their teeth, knowing how crucial this moment was for Blackhair. Despite the severe eye damage, not a single cry came from the group of hundreds—only strained groans of suffering. It took half a minute before their vision adjusted enough for them to look up again. What they saw was a gigantic sphere of light. Its diameter was roughly the same as that of Mirror Lake, making it appear like a plug tightly filling the lake. Through the light, they could faintly see two silhouettes embracing each other tightly. It must be the head and the beauty, right? They looked at one another, seeing smiles and satisfaction in each other’s eyes. It was wonderful to see their Wolf King find true love. Blackhair treated his subordinates well, so they all wished him happiness. In the past, this seemed unattainable due to Blackhair’s personality. But now… it seemed perfect!! Seemed? Huh? Why do we say “seemed”? The crew frowned, feeling as if they had forgotten something. After exchanging another glance, they suddenly said in unison, “Emperor Moore!!” Damn it! They had been so focused on the Lord’s affairs that they forgot about this terrifying man. If he could escape from the Lord before, he would surely return. Especially since he had said this space was his creation—here, he was like a god! Would a god abandon his domain and flee? Any fool knew the answer. Realizing this, almost everyone’s face turned pale. At that moment, no one noticed that the two figures embracing in the center of the light sphere had disappeared sometime earlier. The center of the sphere was now completely empty… So where was Blackhair? And the beauty? How did they disappear? No one knew, not even Blackhair himself, who understood nothing about what had happened.

Originally, upon seeing the one who had waited for him for nearly ten thousand years right before his eyes, he was extremely excited. But to prevent her from being hurt, he had to suppress this excitement and first use the power of Ya Zi. Only in this way could he uncover the secrets behind the chains that bound her. As she had said, those chains were both a restraint and a means of sustaining her life. Hei Ba didn’t want her to suffer even the slightest harm because of him. Since those chains maintained her life through energy, as someone who was most skilled at controlling energy, Hei Ba was almost 90% confident he could save her. All he needed to do was replicate it. This was one of Ya Zi’s abilities—any energy that came into contact with Ya Zi would be retained by it, and through massive calculations, its patterns could be understood and controlled. Theoretically, no energy in this universe could escape its control, not even the life energy that had plagued her for nearly ten thousand years. Yet Hei Ba didn’t expect things to be as simple as he thought. At first, everything went smoothly. But after he fully mastered the energy in the chains and freed her, he was shocked to discover that she had no lower body!!! How was this possible?! For a moment, Hei Ba could hardly believe his own eyes. At first, because she was buried in the mud at the bottom of the lake, he thought her lower body was buried in the mud. But now he realized it wasn’t the case at all. Her lower body wasn’t buried in mud—it simply didn’t exist. In its place were countless pipes as thick as wrists, connected to her body like a tangled mess. As she was freed from the stone pillar, countless blue arcs leaped out like little snakes. “Scared you, right?” Seeing Hei Ba’s horrified expression, she looked guilty. “I’m so sorry, Hei Ba. I didn’t want this to happen. After being altered over an extremely long period, my body is no longer entirely biological. I don’t know what they did to me, but my flesh is collapsing day by day, and I’ve also gained the ability to communicate with machinery. These cables weren’t added later—they’re… part of me. I… I’ve become a monster…”

By the end, Hongyan could no longer hold back her tears. After years of longing, her wish had finally been fulfilled, only to find that everything had changed. Past the initial excitement, all that remained for Hongyan was pain. The thought of her most ugly side being exposed to her lover made her feel life was worse than death.

But that was just her opinion. Of course, she had no idea how shocked Hei Fa was at that moment. Looking at those cables born from Hongyan’s body, he felt dizzy.

Weren’t these… his own black silk tentacles?

The ability to control machinery. So familiar! hadn’t he relied on this ability to obtain Li Feng and gradually grow stronger? How could Hongyan also possess such an ability?

No, that’s not right!!

Almost instantly, Hei Fa realized something was wrong. It wasn’t the same—it was a more primitive version. Judging from the rough structure of those cables, Hongyan was clearly a test subject! An unfinished product with no regard for consequences!! While his own black silk tentacles weren’t fully evolved, they were genuine finished products, with almost no flaws aside from some overly taxing side effects. They could reorganize and regenerate at will, and they wouldn’t affect a person’s vitality.

Suddenly, a terrifying thought flashed through Hei Fa’s mind.

Could it be that Hongyan was his own test subject??

Did that mean he was the one who had harmed her?

What the hell was going on!!!

“Cough!” A gush of blood sprayed from Hei Fa’s mouth, splashing all over Hongyan’s head and face. The bright red blood against her pale skin was utterly desolate. Hei Fa’s face turned deathly pale as he twisted in pain. Veins bulged on his forehead like tiny snakes, looking extremely frightening.

Hongyan never expected Hei Fa to react like this. Thinking she had scared him, she felt even more guilty. But seeing him in such pain, she couldn’t bear to worry about her own sorrow. She quickly raised her sleeve to cover his mouth. The blood instantly soaked the white sleeve, as if holding a flame.

“Hei Fa… what’s happening to you…?”

“No… it’s fine…” He weakly shook his hand, signaling with his black hair that he was okay. Yet the salty taste surging in his chest told him his physical condition was far worse than he thought. For most people, emotional distress might just be a stimulus. But for someone like him, who had just evolved to the basic level of energy control, it was a deadly threat. Excessive stimulation only led to more severe depletion of mental energy. Once his mental energy dropped below zero, Black Hair would likely have no choice but to disintegrate.

But at this moment, Black Hair couldn’t think about any of this. The thought that Red Beauty might be his test subject filled him with guilt and self-reproach. Looking at her beautiful face so close by, he felt intense heartache. After forcing himself to stand upright, he reached out and placed his hands on the cables connected to her lower body.

“Black Hair, no!! Don’t do this! If you cut them off forcefully, I’ll die,” Red Beauty exclaimed in shock, trying to stop him.

“Are you… afraid of death?” Black Hair asked, continuing to cough up blood without even looking up.

“Yes,” she replied frankly. Then she slowly opened her eyes, her bright eyes fixed on Black Hair’s back, radiating deep affection without any disguise.

“I’m very afraid of death. Before I met you, that idea was just a joke to me. Back then, I thought it would be great to die every day. But now… Black Hair, I’m really afraid of dying.”

“I don’t want to leave right after meeting you. I want more. Heaven has been too unfair to me. I refuse to accept it. So I can’t die. Not only can’t I die, but I also want to live fully—right by your side, spending every moment with you until we can no longer move. I still want to lie in your arms.”

Her words were so direct that Black Hair trembled. The pain in his heart intensified. He felt his hands growing unsteady, and unbeknownst to him, his eyes became moist.

“You silly girl… how do you know? The truth is, you’re suffering because of me… If you weren’t my test subject, how could you endure such agony? Your body collapses every day—it must be extremely painful, right? It’s all my fault. I failed to protect you and made such a heavy promise irresponsibly. If… if you hadn’t been waiting for me, maybe you would have been freed by now.”

But now… I’m here. So, whatever pain or sin it may be, let it be on me to bear. As you said, fate has been truly unfair to you. You truly deserve more…
With that thought, Blackhair’s hands immediately reached for those cables and tore them apart with force.
The next moment, he and Hongyan found themselves in another place. A familiar laugh echoed in the sky.
“Hahaha… How about it? Isn’t it thrilling? After learning that Hongyan is your test subject, my dear, great Lord Blackhair, how do you feel? Let me guess… It must be worse than death, right? Hahaha, this is absolutely delightful. Hongyan was right—this is indeed the most spectacular play I’ve directed!!”
“Emperor Moore…” Without lifting his head, Blackhair barely managed to utter that name through gritted teeth, his eyes turning blood-red in an instant.