There was no exit inside the Room of Inheritance.
The Witch’s body was growing increasingly feverish.
“Later, to cover up the truth behind all these events, the Divine Nation of Lin Guang paid a tremendous price to open the passage to Earth.”
“You and Bai Xiaozhi were sent to Earth to avoid the search of the Forest Rangers.”
“Until you both turned seventeen, Bai Xiaozhi’s suppressed illness flared up, and you had already matured…”
The Witch spoke, bitterly smiling as she avoided Wu Xiaomi’s gaze.
“It’s only natural that you hate me. All the suffering you’ve endured over these years is because of me.”
But Wu Xiaomi picked up a pen and paper.
[So, it was really you who helped save Xiaozhi, right?]
The Witch stared in astonishment at the question.
“But the price was… you.”
[Though the process was different from what I imagined, the outcome is about the same~]
Complex problems have complex solutions.
But Wu Xiaomi always preferred simple answers.
[If you hadn’t done these things, Xiaozhi would have died. Now, Xiaozhi is alive and well.]
[And my parents, Xiaozhi’s parents—they never abandoned us in the first place.]
[Everything is understandable.]
[You think I should hate you now… but your words only bring me joy.]
The Witch gazed blankly at the girl once again.
The smile on the girl’s face was pure happiness, untainted.
She could effortlessly forget the hardships she had endured, focusing her eyes only on what was worth celebrating.
The world was chaotic. Since Earth exploded, unimaginable tragedies occurred daily. Her tragic origins were born from a scheme—she was a pawn, a sacrifice…
Hatred, killing, conspiracies—she stood in the eye of a black storm, surrounded by negative emotions and misfortune.
But she didn’t care.
She never cared about those petty struggles of the past; what mattered to her were today and tomorrow.
[Xiaozhi was healed because of you, I have a mother now—that’s so cool!]
Wu Xiaomi excitedly clenched her small fists.
Joyfully running around the room in a chaotic frenzy.
La la la~ La la la~
Jumping up and down like a playful husky.
“…”
The Witch smiled bitterly.
How could she bring herself to reap such a foolish harvest?
“There is no door here. Unless you complete the inheritance or kill me, you cannot leave,” the Witch said with labored breaths. “Do it… I’m barely holding on.”
Her eyes were turning into a glowing pink.
Vines began sprouting from the floor of the room, slowly creeping toward Wu Xiaomi.
They tried to coil around the girl’s pale arms and thighs, lifting her skirt.
“Kill me… quickly…”
The Witch’s voice grew fainter.
Finally,
She fell silent.
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
Her arms began pounding against the handcuffs.
The iron cuffs twisted visibly.
“Heh… heh…”
In her reproductive state, the Witch had lost all reason, completely driven by biological instinct.
“Little one… come here…”
“You belong to me now…”
“Bang!”
The handcuffs snapped completely.
……
Onboard the Crystal Warship, Bai Xiaozhi had stopped training.
“Tell me! Where did that Demon Hunter go?! Answer honestly!”
Bai Xiaozhi grabbed the collar of a nearby commander, who trembled under her fierce aura.
“Not saying? Fine, off with his head. Next.”
The commander clenched his teeth and closed his eyes.
He wouldn’t speak, even if it meant death.
Just then, his wristband beeped.
Bai Xiaozhi was quick to tap and accept the message.
A line of text appeared.
[Demon Hunter mission failed. Wu Xiaomi still alive, about to complete fusion with Princess Nai. Entire army, mobilize immediately. Stop the fusion at all costs.]
“Still alive? Did they really go to kill Wu Xiaomi?”
The more Bai Xiaozhi read the message, the colder she felt inside.
“And fusion… what does that mean?!”
“Literal meaning,” the commander explained, “Princess Nai only needs to complete fusion with the Divine Shaman— that is, Wu Xiaomi— and the Divine Nation of Lin Guang will face utter destruction.”
“I don’t care what happens to Wu Xiaomi!”
“Considering Princess Nai’s evil passive ability, from then on, everything about her will be dominated by the Princess.”
“Then what are we waiting for? Where is Wu Xiaomi?”
“The situation is urgent, Your Highness. I can no longer tolerate your recklessness.”
The commander broke free from Bai Xiaozhi’s grip and stepped back expressionlessly.
He said directly:
“Entire ship, enter black emergency status. Activate the teleportation engine. Head to coordinates ‘10334.21, 10334.22’. Initiate teleport now.”
Light began flashing around the Crystal Warship.
Until the surrounding world was swallowed by the intense white glow.
The ship suddenly trembled violently.
“Boom—”
Even the tallest trees looked tiny beneath the colossal warship.
The Shamanic Forest was crushed to create a large clearing beneath the ship; every tree and beast beneath was smashed into fragments.
Even the protective sequence barriers guarding the forest were torn apart.
For a moment, the surrounding area was no longer restricted by sequences above 70; all world-ending sequences were instantly unleashed.
“Long time no see, Mr. Bai.”
“It has been a long time, Black Knight.”
Opposite the giant Crystal Warship stood the well-prepared imperial army, defenses and space-blocking arrangements set in place, blocking the Divine Nation of Lin Guang’s advance.
After a century, the war between these two great nations was about to erupt.
The situation had never been this tense before.
“Mr. Bai, you better take it easy,” the Nai Empire commander blocked the black teleportation gate in the Room of Inheritance. “We have barely preserved a century of peace. If you resort to violence against us, that is a declaration of war…
Once war begins, lives will be lost, and countless innocents will suffer.
Do you want to become a universally reviled criminal?”
Mr. Bai didn’t say a single word in response to the Black Knight’s rhetoric.
“Begin, seize the Black Gate.”
And just like that, the war started.
Mr. Bai ordered the soldiers to charge forward while quietly instructing his attendant:
“Immediately report the situation to Your Majesty. Have the Room of Inheritance from Lin Guang delivered. Prepare the teleportation room to receive it. Once received, bring it here immediately.”
Only a Room of Inheritance of equal status could open the sealed Inheritance Gate.
“By the way,” Mr. Bai suddenly realized some space beside him and thought to himself anxiously, “Where is Your Highness the Princess?”
……
“Bang bang bang bang—”
The doors of the soft detention room were hacked open one by one by Bai Xiaozhi.
“Wu Xiaomi is in danger! We need to rescue her!”
Bai Xiaozhi declared.
“Xiaomi in danger?!”
Everyone in the Mangu District instantly erupted in chaos.
“We can’t let Xiaomi get hurt! Where is she?!”
“She should be inside that black gate.”
Right after Bai Xiaozhi finished speaking, a flash of teleportation light flickered nearby.
Because the hull was transparent, she could clearly see what had teleported in.
It was almost identical to the box beneath the Black Gate.
Only it was white.
Bai Xiaozhi couldn’t help but recall the conversation between Mr. Bai and the Black Knight before she left.
The black one belonged to the Nai Empire’s Room of Inheritance? Could this be the Divine Nation of Lin Guang’s Room of Inheritance?
“Go! I have a plan. Cover me!”