Chapter 542

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Chapter 542: Battle of Souls

The struggle revolving around the Golden Power.

The mysterious limitation has long been well-known.

Even among the golden family, everyone knows that when one person dies, the other golden bloodlines become stronger.

So when the conflict reaches its limits, the two golden bloodlines will engage in a deadly battle, often for the throne and power.

Throughout history, this kind of thing has happened many times, but only one person has completely wiped out all the bloodlines, and that person is Bai Wei.

The power of the Golden Power has only been possessed by him and the first emperor of the founding dynasty, but the latter didn’t hold it for long because it quickly continued through the bloodline and was lost.

But Bai Wei, until his death, still held the Golden Power, this power had nowhere to go, so it could only remain preserved within his body.

Countless people have been blessed by the golden bestowed favor and are able to retain the golden power, and there are only two of them in the whole world.

Bai Wei obtained two vertebrae and used them to perform a blood transfusion, which initially activated the golden bloodline.

The third princess in this life is from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, but she only has golden eyes and no royal blood.

The outcome is undecided between the two sides.

If Bai Wei was at full strength, he wouldn’t be afraid to fight against the Three Princesses, but since his battle with Tie Futu, he’s still feeling weak.

Even if a top laner has achieved a super strong performance, they still can’t compete with a well-fed mid laner when they are low on health. The opponent can easily take them out with their powerful abilities, leaving them with no room to maneuver.

The thing Third Princess is most worried about is being unable to use her special abilities.

But Bai Wei can’t leave. If he leaves, Chao Lu will die, and the body she is occupying won’t end well either.

At first, she didn’t believe that Bai Wei would risk his life for Princess Bai Ze. But she underestimated him; he is actually willing to gamble his life.

She couldn’t be bothered to investigate the reasons, but she was certain that Bai Wei wouldn’t leave. This gave her time to slowly control the situation and obtain his Golden Power.

Bai Wei understood this, he couldn’t escape, nor did he want to avoid it.

Third Princess had calculated everything, just like before, she knew that Bai Wei had no way out.

Back then, she had also been completely outwitted by her, but Bai Wei was able to hide better and had greater strength, so he won.

Now…

Bai Wei said, "I might be able to kill you, but I can’t."

Yubing said, "Yes, you can’t, because she is not me."

It might be difficult to kill her, but it’s not impossible.

Killing her would not harm the Third Princess in the faraway palace, instead it would only cause the snake girl, who doesn’t know her real name, to lose her life.

Bai Wei could temporarily resolve the crisis, but it also meant using her life as a trade-off.

The Third Princess of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom sneered, "Can you really do it?"

Bai Wei pulled out his sword and said, "Want to find out?"

"With tension in the air and a fierce appearance, if you were going to take action, you wouldn’t have waited until now." The Third Princess accurately grasped his hesitation and indecisiveness, showing calmness, "Between you and me, there is only one choice."

"The Battlefield of Souls?" Bai Wei said calmly, "Until one spirit is extinguished."

"You don’t have to come, but I will kill both of them," Third Princess threatened bluntly.

"If you kill them, I will immediately retrieve enough Golden Power and come to kill you," Bai Wei threatened in return, "Do you think I don’t understand the importance? If I die here, they won’t survive either. Let’s see who is more afraid of the consequences."

Third Princess teased, "I won’t kill them, I will keep them by my side. You will be too afraid to make a move."

Bai Wei said calmly, "It’s better to be dead as a puppet than to be alive… You seem to think I am too merciful, that’s quite funny. I am one of the top ten tyrants in history."

Can a tyrant be merciful?

Third Princess hit the nail on the head, "You are not merciful, you are greedy. You want to have everything in your hands, so you don’t accept any losses. Because you never cared about the empire in the past, you were never afraid of being cruel. But now you care."

In this time, she had enough to see what kind of person Bai Wei was.

She sneered and mocked, "You even have the patience to have a love affair with Bai Ze and Bi Fang, two mythical women that hasn’t even started. Oh, my dear brother… Without Golden Power, emotions are not so easy to control, right?"

Bai Wei’s face became as cold as water.

"The one who holds the advantage is still me."

"Engaging with me in this unfamiliar land is your biggest mistake."

"I am giving you a chance to have a fair fight with me, and even showing some… um, mercy."

Bai Wei interrupted her self-indulgence and self-promotion.

"This is revenge."

"Yes, it’s revenge!"

The Third Princess raised her arm, amidst the falling snow, her eyes shimmering with bright gold and deep red.

"I am now threatening you in a fair and square manner, threatening you to sacrifice yourself for them. Don’t think about running away, I won’t give you a chance to escape. For every time you manage to escape, I can chase you once, and how many retreats can you still have?"

"You can use Golden Power, and I can use Golden Power too."

"This time, I can take over her body. Who will it be next time?"

"I know your identity, Wei… How much longer can you hide?"

She spoke, paused, and then slowly uttered words that brooked no interruption.

"Make a choice; make… a sacrifice!"

The solemn golden light rose, like a gateway to another world.

Bai Wei had a chance to retreat, but he hesitated, paused for a moment, and then his soul was extradited.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a familiar landscape.

Like a dream, the battlefield between souls opened up. Both sides returned to where they believed was most suitable, it was the beginning of everything, and also the end.

In a small courtyard within the Versailles palace, there was a hidden art studio.

It was evening, and the sky cast bright red clouds that looked like burning fire. Bai Wei stood in front of the art studio, gazing at the leaves lost in thought.

Not far away, familiar figures passed by. They were maids and officials of the palace, working in groups of three or two, taking care of the entire palace. However, they were like deaf, mute, and blind, maintaining silence. They worked endlessly day after day, only to possibly be expelled or severely punished one day due to a minor mistake.

Bai Wei ignored them, which was a form of protection. Once he ascended the throne, their treatment would improve.

But these were not the focus. For now, he was still a teenager, far from becoming the unique emperor.

He looked at his reflection in the water, lifted his hand to touch his face, closed his eyes, and then forcefully flicked his sleeve.

It was as if he was tearing off a mask from his face, while tilting his head to avoid a golden sword that emerged from the water.

With a light tap of his foot, the nostalgic scene shattered, and the location changed from the familiar art studio to a royal exclusive arena.

"I knew it…"

"You are not someone who reminisces. It is a shame for you to die in my hands, so how could you miss the place where you died?"

Bai Wei, without any surprise, looked towards the woman not far away and pulled out the sword from the ground.

"Talking about it, I still don’t know how to address you, Teresa? Or…"

"Teresa is the name of a person who fails. It would be better if you called me by my current name."

Third Princess stepped forward gracefully and introduced herself, saying, "I am Xia Chan."

"Is Yan Yubing a fake name?"

"Yes, and no." She raised the sword and said, "I can satisfy your curiosity slowly."

Bai Wei raised his sword and asked, "I wonder how many times you have experienced such battles? With your nature, it’s unlikely for you to go to the battlefield."

"Not many."

"So her soul has been erased by you?"

"No, it hasn’t happened yet, and it’s not necessary. She is very weak, it’s better to control her instead of destroying her," asked Third Princess sarcastically, "What about you? Do you want to kneel down and beg for mercy? Maybe I will give you a chance to live."

Bai Wei’s eyes shimmered with a pale golden color, "I’m tired of your provocations."

"But I haven’t had enough yet. Your shattered soul probably won’t be able to withstand my repeated attacks. It’s a pity, you won’t even have the chance to be reborn," said Third Princess regretfully, "I’ll try to be gentle."

Bai Wei looked strange, "Do you know that I died because of the spiral fragment?"

"How is that possible? If that’s true, your soul wouldn’t have been able to escape to the afterlife."

She didn’t believe it at all, the spiral fragment would burn the soul completely, leaving nothing behind and no possibility of reincarnation.

Bai Wei sighed, "So you know nothing about me."

"If I kill you, then I will naturally know enough."

The Third Princess had a proud smile that showed she was confident and at ease.

"Now, present your gold and kneel before me!"