“You can’t open that door.”
Su Yuqi’s gaze shifted from David to the open ice door behind him. A flash of light appeared in his dark red eyes. “The Ice God bloodline are you a descendant of the Ice God bloodline?”
That last sentence was addressed to Jiang Xuelan.
Jiang Xuelan stood beside David, her snow white dress looking particularly striking under the icy blue light.
There was no fear in his eyes, only wariness.
“Yes.” Jiang Xuelan’s answer was brief.
Su Yuqi nodded, as if confirming something.
“I don’t want to fight with you.”
He said in a calm tone, “The Heart of the Frozen Abyss is very important to our Flame Demon bloodline. I need it to activate an ancient artifact. You came here, perhaps to inherit the Ice God bloodline.”
But I feel that behind that door is not only the Heart of the Frozen Abyss, but also other things of the Ice God’s bloodline. The heart of the Frozen Abyss is mine, the rest is yours. What do you think?
David was silent.
He knew how important the Heart of the Cold Abyss was to Bei Mingyuan.
That was the most precious heirloom of the Ice God bloodline, and Bei Mingyuan’s only hope of rebuilding his physical body.
He couldn’t possibly hand over the Heart of the Cold Abyss to anyone, not even Su Yuqi.
However Su Yuqi suffers from amnesia; he didn’t remember them, or anything about them.
In his eyes, he was just a stranger, an obstacle between himself and Zhibao.
“The Heart of the Cold Abyss is very important to me.”
David’s voice was low but firm: “I can’t give it to you.”
Su Yuqi’s brows furrowed even more, and a hint of impatience could be seen in her dark red eyes.
“Then you’d better go.”
A hint of coldness slipped into his voice, “I don’t want to fight here, but if you insist on taking it, I don’t mind showing you what the difference in strength really means.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the demon cultivators behind him stepped forward simultaneously, and dark red flames burst out from their bodies, illuminating the entire passage with fiery red light.
Two Tier 3 Golden Immortal Realm cultivators stood behind Su Yuqi, one holding a dark red war sword and the other holding an iron chain burning with immense flames, their entire bodies exuding a fierce killing intent.
David put his hand on the hilt of the Dragon Slayer Sword, with the Flame of Chaos burning in his palm. Purple light and dark red flames clashed in the passage.
Jiang Xuelan also drew her silver-white long sword, the blade gleaming with ice-blue light.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense and full of hostility.
Su Yuqi looked at David, complex emotions flashing in her eyes.
He didn’t know why he glanced at this young man who was at the eighth level of the True Immortal Realm.
Maybe it was because of the light in his eyes, a light he had never seen in anyone else’s eyes before.
That light was not fear, nor anger, but something indescribable.
It’s like sadness, and it’s like nostalgia.
It feels like seeing someone who has been missing from your life for a long time.
“Do you know me?” Su Yuqi suddenly asked again.
He asked David this question when he was in Fourteenth Heaven.
David’s hands trembled slightly.
He wanted to say “I know you”, “You are a very important person to me”, and “Don’t you remember how many roads we have traveled together?”
But when the words reached his lips, all that came out was one word: “Yes.”
A flicker of emotion flashed through Su Yuqi’s eyes, but it was quickly replaced by calm.
“I have amnesia. I don’t remember most of my past. You know me in the past, not me now. Me in the past…”
He paused for a moment, a humble smile on his lips. “They’re probably dead.”
David felt as if an invisible hand had squeezed his heart tightly.
My past self is dead.
Those words were like a knife piercing his chest.
He wanted to argue, wanted to say, “You’re not dead, you’re alive, you’re standing right in front of me,” but he knew it would be futile.
Su Yuqi, who had lost her memory, would not believe his words and would only think of him as a stranger who wanted to approach her.
He took a deep breath and swallowed back the words that almost came out of his throat.
“The Heart of the Cold Abyss…” he began, his voice hoarse, “I really can’t let it go.”
A glimmer of disappointment flashed across Su Yuqi’s eyes, but it was quickly replaced by coldness.
“Then there’s nothing more to say.”
He raised his hand, and a ball of dark red fire condensed in his palm. The fire was so hot that it caused the ice crystals on both sides of the passage to melt, and water droplets slid down the ice walls, producing dripping sounds.
David drew the Dragon Slayer Sword, and purple sword energy condensed on the blade. The Chaos Flame and the Supreme Flame faced each other, and two completely different flame powers collided in the gap, producing crackling and popping sounds.
Just as the two parties were about to make a move, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded from the entrance of the passage, accompanied by a golden light.
FAQ Novel
Q: What is the immediate setting of the chapter?
A: The chapter opens in an icy passageway, leading toward a dimly visible ice crystal palace.
Q: Who does David encounter in the passage?
A: David encounters Su Yuqi, who appears to have lost her memories and does not fully recognize him.
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