One Year Later, Ma Yi's Dark Turn

Time flies like an arrow.

In the blink of an eye,

A whole year has already passed.

The desolate and lonely Beast God Abyss

On top of that tall, magnificent, and dilapidated palace,

Gao Yunyi, seated on the Black Stone Divine Throne, slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were as deep as an ancient well, as weathered as an abyss.

It seems to hold all the secrets buried throughout the ages.

Just a moment ago,

He seemed to be transported back a thousand years by the sound of Cicada Cry's song, witnessing everything in the long river of time.

He saw the origin of the collapse of this Beast God Abyss.

He witnessed the rise and fall of this Divine Temple.

He witnessed the blood and tears of the Miaojiang people's ancestors in their struggle.

He also saw himself.

He is both a benevolent Beast God worshipped by the Miao people and an evil Demon God who enslaves all living beings.

This is both the Divine Temple where he sleeps and the eternal prison that suppresses him.

However,

Gao Yunyi, however, simply did not believe it.

No matter how real what he saw with his own eyes, or how vivid his personal experiences were,

He didn't believe it.

He only trusts himself; he trusts no one else.

Gao Yunyi turned his head and glanced at the Gray Cicada perched on his shoulder.

Then reach out,

I just crushed it.

This Cicada Gu's ability is not to manipulate time and space, but to create illusions and phantoms.

Gao Yunyi had doubts about the abilities of this Cicada Gu from the very beginning.

After all, the ability to manipulate spacetime is far too much for this ordinary world.

Something unusual must be going on.

Now that we've detected something amiss, let's nip it in the bud.

Gao Yunyi had no interest in playing these games of deceit and intrigue with the other party.

Regardless of whether the illusion woven by the Cicada Gu was real or fake, regardless of whether he was the one who held absolute power in Miaojiang a thousand years ago,

The past is all but a fleeting illusion, no longer of importance.

He is who he is; only the person he is in the present moment is real.

The Mountain Lord trembled with fear beneath its feet, wanting to flee but daring not to.

But Gao Yunyi didn't kill it, sparing its life.

Gao Yunyi sat upright on the Black Stone Divine Throne.

Like an ancient deity.

Footsteps sounded in my ear.

They walked with difficulty, one step at a time.

Gao Yunyi raised his eyes,

Then he saw a familiar figure appear in front of him.

Dark-skinned, short-haired, tomboy.

It's Ma Yi.

However, her hair was now snow-white.

Her petite frame carried a large box on her back. She climbed the thousand steps, bowing with each step, and knelt before Gao Yunyi.

Gao Yunyi just looked at her, as calm and indifferent as ever.

Ma Yi was also looking at the young master.

A smile appeared on his lips, his eyes filled with excitement and admiration.

"Young master, it's so good to see you again, Ma Yi."

Gao Yunyi asked, "How did you end up here?"

Ma Yi explained, "Young master, you've forgotten, the Beast God Ceremony, which takes place every three years, is approaching. I've come to offer sacrifices to you."

Has a year already passed?

Gao Yunyi remained silent for a moment.

Then he asked, "Why are you alone?"

"Young master, would you rather I come alone?"

Ma Yi didn't answer Gao Yunyi's question. Instead, she playfully stuck out her tongue, revealing her girlish innocence and romance.

Gao Yunyi's eyes narrowed slightly.

It is said that time can change a person, but in just one year, the changes in the other person were so great that it was as if they were a completely different person.

Seemingly sensing the young master's gaze,

Ma Yi unbuckled her belt and lowered the box from her back.

He replied, "They probably won't be able to come. This year, it's just Ma Yi —no, it's her whole family."

Gao Yunyi didn't say anything more, he just looked at her Jingjing.

Ma Yi was also busy with her own things, muttering to herself.

"Mother, Older Sister, we've arrived! We've finally seen the young master again! Aren't you happy?"

After saying that,

Ma Yi opened the box.

Two pale-skinned human heads were revealed.

A face dignified and elegant, still retaining its charm.

Her face was stunningly beautiful and full of charm.

They all stared wide-eyed.

He stared intently at Gao Yunyi.

"Young master, look, I've brought my Mother and Older Sister with me. Before they died, all they wanted was to see you one last time. I granted their request and fulfilled their wish."

Ma Yi is smiling.

This time, however, the smile was twisted and eerie.

"Now finally no one is competing with Ma Yi for him anymore. Young Master belongs to Ma Yi alone. Look, isn't Ma Yi beautiful now?"

Ma Yi unbuttoned her clothes, revealing her upper body.

His cold, dark skin was covered with bite marks and gnaw marks.

"I went to the Myriad Gu Pit again, and unexpectedly, the murals on the third level recorded the method of communicating with the Gu God."

Ma Yi's eyes were filled with a strong desire for revenge.

"I fed the myriad Gu with my own body according to the method, and received a response from the Gu God. He bestowed upon me the powerful ability to control the myriad Gu and promised to grant all my wishes."

"Gu God?"

Gao Yunyi his head, resting his chin on his hand, somewhat speechless.

Where do all these gods come from in this tiny Miaojiang?

"Yes, the Gu God, He is the true deity of Miaojiang. Young Master, you are not; you are just a mortal like me."

Ma Yi said excitedly, seemingly more concerned about Gao Yunyi's status as a mortal than the existence of the Gu God.

Perhaps only the young master is a mortal.

Only then can she truly possess the young master.

"You really believe this so-called Gu God's words?"

Gao Yunyi asked.

Ma Yi must believe, because Ma Yi has no other choice.

Ma Yi suddenly spoke hysterically.

"The Gu God promised Ma Yi that as long as I do as He says, He will bestow you, young master, upon me."

Ma Yi looked at the young master on the Divine Throne, her eyes filled with deep affection and love.

"Now that Mother and Older Sister are both dead, Young Master's love belongs only to Ma Yi."

This woman has gone mad.

Morbid and insane.

Gao Yunyi stopped talking, feeling that saying another word would be a waste of time.

Ma Yi originally thought that the young master would have a different expression on his face when he saw her Mother's and Older Sister's heads.

For example, feelings of self-blame, pain, regret, anger, or hatred.

But she was disappointed.

The young master's face remained expressionless.

He was indifferent and unconcerned about the deaths of her Older Sister and Mother.

That look in his eyes was the same as the look he gave her back then.

Indifferent and calm, like looking at a cold, lifeless stone.

These are not the eyes of an ordinary person; they are devoid of emotions, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

Ma Yi was furious.

This is not what she wanted.

It's either a fervent love for her or a deep-seated hatred for her.

Instead of ignoring it, instead of being indifferent,

Instead of ignoring all her actions.

Since I cannot win the young master's heart,

Then you'll get him.

Ma Yi's eyes revealed a twisted hatred and a frenzied rage.

She stood up from the ground.

A powerful and eerie aura erupted from her petite and exquisite body.

The tall, magnificent, dilapidated palace trembled.

The desolate, ravaged land is collapsing.

"Roar--"

A low roar, seemingly from ancient times, echoed through the Beast God Abyss, surging forth from the earth with a chilling and evil aura.