You Win

Cai'er gazed at Long Haochen with deep affection. "So what? My heart is with him. If he can be resurrected through me, that is enough. I am willing to die for him. Other than me, is there a second heart here? I only ask that you bring him back to life."

Elieks fell silent. His eyes were filled with struggle, but Cai'er's attention was wholly fixed on Long Haochen, and she did not notice.

"If the one I met back then had been like you, how wonderful that would have been. Perhaps none of this would have happened. Or perhaps I would already have gone with her. Even if we were buried in the same grave, I would have gone in happiness."

Elieks's murmuring voice jolted Cai'er awake. She raised her head and insisted, "Please use my heart..."

Elieks suddenly cut her off. "Child, do not rush. How about this? Let us make a bet. If you win, I will help you resurrect him. If you lose, you must give him up and devote yourself wholeheartedly to inheriting my power. Though I do not like that purifying attribute of yours, I like your character."

"I will not bet." Cai'er shook her head hard. "I will never gamble on anything concerning him, because I cannot afford to lose."

Elieks said coldly, "That is no longer up to you." At that moment, he finally revealed the majesty of the Holy Necromancer God, the Calamity of Eternal Slumber.

With a sweep of his hand, Cai'er felt her entire body tighten. She was completely unable to control herself; even the Scythe of Death in her hand was suppressed back into her body.

Drawn by golden light, she arrived beside Elieks. Then, everything around them began to distort slightly, undergoing strange changes. All things became