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AZI: Burial of a Selfish Lunatic

Full Title, AZI: The History Shattering Burial of a Selfish Lunatic, Who Walked through Reincarnation for Two-Trillion Years Volumes 1-3 Synopsis: “Who?” Holding a lone gourd in hand the young man raises it to the Heavens with a single question. “Who wishes to accompany me? To stay by my side for an eternity, and to walk through the mountains, and seas?” May container spoilers below Volume 4 Synopsis: Weapon spirits, such is the nature of every single Sinner within the Leng Bing Realm. In other words, all of them are but tools, and a tool… “A tool has no right to choose their owner, and what a tool does is decided by their owner.” “…Cruel, how very cruel the laws of this world are. Even upon death, a soul may not rest.” Volume 5 Synopsis: “Surnamed Ye, if you had a choice between being a hero or a demon lord, which would you choose? Naturally, you can also choose to be a villager A or B if you wanted to.” “What kind of question is that? Hmm.” Contemplating for a bit, Ye Chen answers— “I guess, the hero? Since he always wins in the end?” “Hero, is it?” “And you, surnamed Long?” “I think, the role of the hero—is a role that should only be played by a masochist.” “The hell? Is this entire question supposed to be a way to diss me?” “The fate of a hero is to suffer. They’re constantly being pushed left and right. …While everyone else drowns in a sea of despair, a hero must stand their ground, and step forward—to guide the deadbeats along. They must become the shining beacon of hope that others may follow—towards a future, where they may survive. Tell me then, if a hero isn’t a masochist, then what are they?” The world is a game board, those who control the game board, and the game itself… What are they? Volume 6 Synopsis: “A lunatic near death has three options. One, they can choose to pass away peacefully. Two, they can choose to spend the rest of their remaining life to find a solution that will let them live. Three, they can drag an entire world down as a part of their burial.” ……… “The longer you live for, and the more you experience, the less you care about the things around you. Maybe, I’m just someone who has reached that point?” ……… “You’re right in saying that even if this world goes up into flames, I’d still be drinking away at my leisure. Why bother to care for a world that is completely foreign to me? The people who I had cared for, they aren’t here; hence, I see very little purpose in getting myself invested into this environment.” ……… The 46th prince of the Hong Xiao Empire was born between the emperor and the 114th concubine. He was born on a moonlit night, and yet, since his eyes were blind, his majesty—the emperor decided to name him Bujian Yue. “Did you know—that the more fearful a prey is, the tastier it is? At least to me, since I enjoy chewing on my food to savor the flavor.” “…?” Enlarging its stature, the black serpent abruptly snaps its head forward, and swallows the palace maid whole. Leaving a bite mark on the ground, the black serpent begins to chew, as the sound of meat and bones being pulverized comes from its maw. And eventually, the black serpent swallows.

YatogamiSakuya · 奇幻
分數不夠
390 Chs
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AZI Volume 4 Chapter 35

Later, on the same day—

"…"

Entering the lotus garden—that is the craft of an illusion magic array, Long Hua immediately sees Bai Wen and Zhen Huai sitting down at the stone table.

"Long-xiong, you…?"

Noticing that Long Hua's cultivation base has increased by a whole realm, Zhen Huai can't help but look to the former with sheer astonishment, while thinking—

(It hasn't even been a month since he broke through into the Foundation Establishment realm…)

Knowing exactly how difficult it is to cultivate in the Leng Bing Realm—only serves to strengthen Zhen Huai's astonishment of Long Hua's growth.

Seating himself down with Tian Cheng, Long Hua looks to the two with an odd light in his eyes, and asks—

"You two… Wouldn't happen to be weapon spirits as well, would you?"

As Zhen Huai shakes his head, he decides to leave the two to their own devices, while sipping a cup of tea in leisure.

Raising a chuckle, Bai Wen answers—

"Although there's plenty of weapon spirits out there, every worker in this village isn't one of them."

"…I see. So, how does this Partial-Apotheosis nonsense of theirs work? My current thoughts on handling them is to seal them, or cut off their head, and keep it separated from their body."

"Sounds about right. The main thing to keep in mind—is to make them certain of their death, which can be difficult to do, if their force of will is sturdy."

Hearing this from Bai Wen, Long Hua sinks into thought, and mutters—

"Convince them that they had died… Hmm."

"The laws of the Leng Bing Realm are what allow these weapon spirits to revive. Each revival can take a great deal of energy out of them. If you kill them to the point of them reaching that exhaustion point, they'd die upon their next death. Also, they can still feel pain in that state; inflicting immense pain, and whittling down their minds is another means of doing so."

"…Sounds like how a beast would be tamed."

Nodding his head, Bai Wen adds—

"Exactly, these weapon spirits and their bodies, they were all made by the Ling Yuan Ancestor to become a core foundation of his family. And due to the Ling Yuan Ancestor's reputation, as the Everlasting Spirit Realm's number one weapon smith, even an ordinary magic treasure—from the Leng Bing Realm, would fetch a substantial amount of wealth at an auction. However… Well, you've already experienced what it's like to fight one. So, you know the risks involved."

"…So, the frontline of the outer domain basically serves as a farm?"

Shrugging a shoulder, Bai Wen replies—

"Pretty much. In any case, now that you know a bit more about this realm, I can divulge a few more details to you, Lao Long."

"…Go on then."

Gathering his thoughts, Bai Wen explains—

"The reason why the Leng Bing Realm is separated into two domains—three, if you count the central domain; regardless, it's because the inner domain was originally supposed to be the place where the souls of foreign invaders were kept. I won't go too into details on the war that occurred in the distant past, as a result of these foreign invaders' arrival right now. However, the term "Sinner" was originally coined as a way to refer to these people. On the other hand, the outer domain, it was where the souls of the Everlasting Spirit Realm's natives were to be held. These natives were what you might consider to be a low-life criminal, or… Someone paid good money to have their souls be imprisoned here. Circumstances may vary depending on the individual, but wouldn't know without asking them—assuming that they would even be able to remember their life as a practitioner, after being reincarnated as a weapon spirit for the hundredth time."

Raising a chuckle, Long Hua can't help but remark—

"What a creative prison. I guess that little girl's situation isn't anything unique then?"

"It's all too common. Anyways, the inner domain eventually ripped their way into the outer domain, and from there, a second war between natives and foreigners began. Except this time, everyone's a weapon spirit and not a practitioner. Eventually, everything turned into a chaotic mess, so it's impossible to say who's a native and who's a foreigner at this point. Those ruins, as the hall calls them, they're actually sites of the previous world prior to the reset—areas that were fortunate enough to be excluded from the wipe-out phenomenon, or managed to avoid getting most of itself wiped away. Having said all that, you're able to guess why a wipe-out phenomenon happens now, right?"

Nodding his head, Long Hua replies—

"Crop harvesting season for the Ling Yuan family. A wipe-out needs to occur for the soil to settle afterwards."

"Correct. Hmm, I think that's all I've got. Anything else is either trivial information, or just stuff that you'd probably not be interested in."

As an odd gleam emanates from Long Hua's eyes, he remarks—

"…A rather distasteful bastard, this Ling Yuan Ancestor, isn't he?"

Laughing subtly, Bai Wen replies—

"I have to agree. Can you imagine what all the denizens of this world would think—if they realized that their own child, who they had given birth to, through the laws of this world, was actually someone that they had personally killed in the distant past, when they were still practitioners?"

"…"

Imagining this, Long Hua pinches the bridge of his nose. The situation that Bai Wen mentioned could go in reverse as well, making it all the more twisted.

Heaving a sigh, Long Hua says—

"Speaking of the Ling Yuan family, my increase in cultivation base this time is because I devoured the core and Nascent Soul of a person named Wang Bei Mu."

"Ah… I see. Yeah, that will definitely get the Ling Yuan family to start keeping a closer eye on the situation in this world, since they have records of that person's last known location, and the jade slip that contains their divine sense."

Out of curiosity, Long Hua asks—

"Shouldn't he be surnamed ling instead of wang?"

Shaking his head, Bai Wen answers—

"Lao Long, the Ling Yuan family, it's a giant mix pot of different families that had come together under the Ling Yuan Ancestor; there's over a hundred branches from the wangs to the qings. Think of the words "Ling Yuan" as referring to an organization, instead of an actual practitioner household. The reason Ling Yuan was picked—you can easily guess."

"…Because they trust the Ling Yuan Ancestor, but distrust one another; hence, Ling Yuan is used as a means to tie themselves together as one?"

"Something like that."

Pausing in thought, Long Hua eventually turns his attention to Zhen Huai, and says—

"To make my next breakthrough, I require the power of the five elements. Making matters worse, I need to reach perfect mastery on all of them."