Chapter 1703
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Chapter 1703 Sealing Kusu’en
The broken tree trunk gradually repaired itself, engulfing Lin Qiye’s figure. His eyes slowly closed, like a stone sculpture hidden in the darkness.
At the same time, the severely injured Kusun regained consciousness. Dense willow branches danced in the air as it attempted to move its roots deeply embedded in the ground forward, but suddenly froze in place.
Because before its eyes appeared a man, someone who seemed somewhat familiar, yet it couldn’t immediately recall who he was.
That man looked at it, his lips curving slightly upward as he spoke gently:
“How is it? Have you reached the end of the Grand Line and found my treasure?”
Kusun’s dancing willow branches suddenly froze in mid-air. It stared blankly at the man, and in a daze, a sealed memory surged into its mind!
It’s him!
The Pirate King Zhang San!!
Hadn’t it traveled laboriously from beyond the realm to find the legendary treasure left by Pirate King Zhang San?! And now, he appears here in person?!
As this memory became clearer, an invisible thread of cause and effect lit up along the patterns of Kusun’s trunk, beginning to restrain its form.
But soon, a powerful force surged from within the trunk, seemingly trying instinctively to break free from this causal thread, and the face of Pirate King Zhang San began to blur.
Just as Kusun was about to break free, a second man emerged from nothingness.
“Old Ku, I want to eat fish.”
The moment this voice appeared, another sealed memory surged into Kusun’s mind. It looked at the man with the slicked-back hair, feeling a mixture of emotions.
“Brother Zhang…” The pale face in Kusun’s tree crown emitted a harsh, distorted growl.
“Do you remember Summer Rain by the Great Ming Lake?” A third figure emerged from nothingness, a gentle voice echoing in Kusun’s mind.
A third sealed memory unlocked, overlapping with the previous two, causing Kusun’s consciousness to frantically shuttle between falsehood and falsehood. Each past seemed so real, yet somehow, these memories seemed a bit off…
“Old Ku, is Ma Dongmei’s family living in apartment 322 upstairs?”
“…”
“Secretary-General, you must learn foreign languages. I also want to learn foreign languages, it’s good to learn one more…”
“…”
“Old Ku, I want to play basketball.”
“…”
“Everyone, tonight’s expenses are covered by Master Ku!”
“…”
“You’re so flirtatious.”
“…”
More and more figures emerged from nothingness. They all seemed to have the same face, yet they were different people… As they appeared, dense threads of cause and effect lit up on Kusun’s surface, like a giant cocoon of intertwined threads, trapping it inside!
The willow branches froze completely in the sky, and the flowing, colorful mist gradually dissipated. The enormous shadow of the willow tree stood rigid like a stone sculpture.
Seeing this, Huo Qubing finally let go of the anxiety he had been holding.
As the tension released, Huo Qubing’s consciousness immediately blurred. His body went limp, and he fell into the pool of blood.
Seeing this, Chloe cried out in alarm and immediately rushed forward to support him, but as she reached out, she pulled a crimson heart fragment directly from Huo Qubing’s chest.
“You…” Chloe froze in place.
Just now, seeing Huo Qubing still standing, she thought he wasn’t badly injured… but now it appeared that besides his heart, he had at least four or five fatal wounds elsewhere on his body. The fact that he could still stand just now was nothing short of a miracle!
Huo Qubing’s face was extremely pale. His gaze slowly swept across the surroundings as he weakly asked:
“Has Hu Jia… arrived?”
“No…”
Chloe frowned and said, “After Lin Qiye and I destroyed the star fragments in the sky, we noticed the explosive fluctuations here and teleported directly using our oath. Wuquan, Hu Jia, and the others should still be in the carriage on the ground.”
Huo Qubing didn’t speak. He silently looked in the direction of Lin Qiye and Kusun, his hand in the pool of blood trembling as it curled up.
“My lord!”
Just then, a familiar voice came from the distance.
Zhan Yuwu and Yan Zhong, covered in slime, were staggering across the shattered ground, rushing toward them.
“My lord, are you alright?!” Zhan Yuwu shouted from afar. When he got closer, his gaze fell on the large pool of blood, and his pupils contracted slightly.
“…Take me to find Hu Jia.”
“What?”
“Take me to find Hu Jia!” Huo Qubing said through gritted teeth. In his hand, he tightly clutched a white chess piece, though now it was stained crimson by the pool of blood.
Yan Zhong and Zhan Yuwu stood frozen in place.
Yan Zhong was the first to react, immediately reaching out to help Huo Qubing up, but was stopped by Zhan Yuwu.
“What are you doing?!” Yan Zhong frowned and shouted.
“My lord’s body is already shattered! If you move him now, do you want him to die on the spot?!” Zhan Yuwu glared back, shouting equally loudly.
Yan Zhong’s lips trembled slightly, at a loss for words.
There was only one reason why Huo Qubing was so desperate to find Hu Jia… he knew he was dying and needed Hu Jia to transfer his mental world into his own mind before he completely lost his life force. Only this way could he achieve spiritual immortality and fulfill his promise to complete the chess game two thousand years later.
But after losing the power of domination and pushing himself too far, Huo Qubing’s body had already been shattered into a pulp during the battle. He was now alive purely through willpower. If they tried to carry him now, he probably wouldn’t survive until meeting Hu Jia.
Everyone was suddenly at an impasse.
The crimson blood beneath Huo Qubing continued to spread outward. Looking at the extremely anxious Yan Zhong and the others, his expression became calm.
At this moment, everyone could be anxious, but not him.
“Chloe, cut open the ground beneath me and carry me with it to find Hu Jia.”
“That’s too risky! Even if we move you along with the ground, you won’t be able to pass through the spatial vortex…” Chloe’s voice grew quieter, and a look of helplessness appeared on her young face.
Although she had traveled to many places, she was still a young girl with immature judgment… the scene before her had exceeded her understanding.
How could he have endured when his body had been shattered so badly in battle? Didn’t he feel the pain?
Hearing Chloe’s response, Huo Qubing’s face grew even paler.
“Alright, you wait here. I’ll go find Hu Jia right now and bring him back!” Chloe came to her senses and spoke immediately.
Huo Qubing didn’t speak. His consciousness began to gradually blur, his eyes fixed on the three layers of thunder clouds dispersing in the sky, his face showing resignation… his time was running out.
Seeing Huo Qubing in this state, Zhan Yuwu’s eyes turned completely red. He repeatedly pounded the ground with his fists until they were covered in blood.
“Why is it like this, why is it like this…”
At this moment, Yan Zhong slowly raised his head and said hoarsely:
“My lord, actually, there is another way.”
