The Beginning of Xu Bai's Revenge

The woman stared blankly at Xu Bai, remaining silent for a long time.

She seemed to see her former self in Xu Bai.

In the past, countless worlds united in the ultimate battle against the Supreme Saint, and they were just as confident.

They believed they could win, could regain control of their lives, and not be trash to be destroyed at will, but the final results were quite different.

They lost, lost miserably, and suffered a complete defeat.

The Supreme Saint won, but it was a Pyrrhic victory.

But in any case, they were ultimately failures.

Losers have no rights whatsoever, and her unwavering confidence crumbled completely, like leaping off a mountaintop and plunging into a terrifying hell.

She had nothing left but despondency. She had no energy and no ambition, and simply lived a decadent and frustrated life in this crevice.

Until today, when she saw Xu Bai being chased by the Giant Tree, she intervened and pulled Xu Bai in. Her thought was that she could find someone to talk to to pass the boring time.

But what she didn't expect was that Xu Bai's words revealed her usual confidence and fighting spirit, which was like a raging fire.

The woman's tone was somewhat hesitant. "If needed, I'll help you get it out."

In the end, she decided to agree because she wanted to see.

Xu Bai now seems to offer a glimmer of hope, but this hope is extremely faint, like a fragile spark that can be easily extinguished by the slightest breeze.

But at least it's hope, and with hope, she won't continue to sink into despair.

"No rush, I need to leave here. Can you tell me when that Giant Tree will leave?" Xu Bai shook his head, indicating that he was not in a hurry for the time being.

This is a very complicated plan. He needs to get confirmation from the Chu Emperor and get the Chu Emperor's help, otherwise it will be difficult to get involved.

The woman said, "If the Giant Tree can't find you, it will naturally return to its original position after a while and won't make any further moves. At that time, you can leave. If you want to come back in, just call out from where you are, and I will be able to sense it, after all, we are of the same origin."

Xu Bai nodded. "By the way, I still don't know your name."

The woman replied, "Over the long years, I have forgotten my name. I don't want to recall that past, including my own name. I have no name now. If you insist on calling me, you can call me Wu, or A Wu."

"A Wu ..." Xu Bai murmured, "Can you tell me about the battle you fought against the Supreme Saint? I'm very curious, just how powerful were you to leave the Supreme Saint with only one eye?"

A Wu nodded, then sat cross-legged on the ground and began to recount the past she didn't want to recall.

Xu Bai also sat cross-legged on the ground, listening patiently.

All around, the scene remained as pure as a blank sheet of paper, with A Wu's slow, narrating voice remaining.

The outside world, the human world.

After reading the memorial in his hand, the Chu Emperor placed it on the table with a livid face.

He had already heard about what was happening in the Barbarian Territory, but he hadn't expected the enemy's offensive to come so quickly, which already made him feel extremely pressured.

"Eunuch Wei, have those people been resurrected?" the Chu Emperor asked.

Eunuch Wei bowed and stood to the side, his hands tucked into his sleeves. He nodded and said, "Your Majesty, they have all been resurrected. I have asked them all, and they have indeed seen Xu Bai, but Xu Bai did not convey any information."

For them, time is the most precious thing right now, so they protected those people and gathered them together as quickly as possible.

The Chu Emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Have you informed the Great Yue Kingdom region? Tell them to gather their forces and not feel overcrowded. At the very least, they must preserve their lives. That is the most important thing."

Eunuch Wei replied, "Everyone has been notified, including the border Border Pass on the Prince's side. They have begun to consolidate their forces to ensure that no oversights occur. But Your Majesty, as you know, the world is too vast. Even with these efforts, it is difficult to provide comprehensive protection."

"Moreover, after the people are taken over, there are various follow-up issues that require a lot of effort, including how the people who have been taken over will eat and survive. These are all things that need to be considered."

In many situations, it's not enough to simply say a sentence to get it completely executed.

This time, bringing all the people, including those in various trades, to the center requires a lot of complex considerations.

For example, people who originally had homes and land became homeless and jobless after the contraction, and may even be unable to afford food. Moreover, many fields will be abandoned, making the food problem a major challenge.

The Chu Emperor sighed, "Let the various regions help each other first. If things really can't be handled well, then open the granaries and distribute the grain. This is much better than letting them die."

We have now reached a critical juncture of life and death, and there is no time to consider too many minor details. If we can delay, we should delay for as long as possible.

Eunuch Wei hesitated and said, "But Your Majesty, if we continue at this pace, what if the other side uses a delaying tactic against us and refuses to attack? If we maintain this state for a long time, the financial and material resources we consume will be enormous, and we don't know how long we can hold out. The food problem alone is a major issue."

Land is finite. Reducing the population in this way will cause each piece of land to reach its maximum capacity, and once that capacity is reached, it will be a slow death for them.

"I know, but I need to slow down first. In this time, I need to think of a solution as soon as possible. By the way, have you finished what you were doing? I need death row inmates. Kill them all now, and then have them take this letter over." The Chu Emperor said briefly before changing the subject.

Eunuch Wei nodded. "It's all taken care of, it's ready anytime."

He took the letter from the Chu Emperor and put it into his pocket.

The Chu Emperor waved his hand and said, "Then let's go now."

Eunuch Wei opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak and turned to leave.

After his grandfather left, the Chu Emperor's once upright posture instantly collapsed, and he sat in his chair with his head resting against the back of the chair.

"This is truly a dead end."

"If we shrink, we will be surrounded, and when we can't make ends meet, we will collapse like rotten wood."

"The other side is really clever. It seems that there is a very skilled person in charge. This siege seems to have been planned in advance."

"What should I do..."

The Chu Emperor rested his hand on his forehead on the table, pondering and muttering to himself.

On the other side, after leaving the Imperial Study, Eunuch Wei arrived at a gloomy underground space.

This is the Heavenly Prison of the Great Chu Kingdom, where all kinds of prisoners are held, including many death row inmates.

In the past, these death row inmates were executed gradually, not gathered together, for fear of becoming a ghost.

But things are different now. The Ghost Market has become like this. They could have been killed, but they were spared so that they could have a way to communicate with Xu Bai.

"Eunuch Wei." The Warden looked unremarkable, but he was actually a Extraordinary Peak expert. When he saw Eunuch Wei arrive, he quickly put down the wine cup beside him and stood up.

"It's alright, a couple of drinks are fine, just don't get drunk and cause trouble." Eunuch Wei waved his hand, not caring at all.

The Warden wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling immense pressure.

After all, the person in front of them had already entered the realm of sainthood, and his reputation in the world was not very good, so they dared not be the slightest bit careless.

"Bring out ten prisoners. I'll wait outside." Eunuch Wei noticed the Warden's nervousness, but didn't say much. He simply gave the order, then put his hands in his sleeves and walked out.

The Warden quickly responded and, following Eunuch Wei's instructions, brought the ten death row inmates out to the courtyard.

The condemned prisoners were pale and emaciated, shivering in the cold wind. Especially when facing Eunuch Wei, whose indifference made them feel as if they were facing the end of the world.

Eunuch Wei waved his hand lightly. The letter that the Chu Emperor had just given him had already been copied by him and divided into ten pieces, which fell into the hands of the condemned prisoners.

Immediately afterwards, a gray thread shot out swiftly, piercing through all ten people present.

"Bang!"

A dull thud sounded, and the ten death row inmates collapsed to the ground, dying without even feeling pain.

"Send people to guard this place, and remember they must be trustworthy people. They will come back to life," Eunuch Wei said calmly.

The Warden didn't ask any more questions or say anything more. He quickly nodded and respectfully agreed.

As for why he was resurrected, he didn't want to know, nor did he dare to know. The less he knew, the safer he would be.

Eunuch Wei waved his sleeve and walked away with a carefree air.

The Warden dared not disobey Eunuch Wei's words, so he quickly found several trusted confidants, all of whom were highly capable, to guard the place.

The bright moon outside the window is shining, and the stars twinkle in the night sky, making it a beautiful sight.

The Ghost Market.

Xu Bai and A Wu had been chatting here for a long time, and Xu Bai finally learned about the many events that had happened from the beginning to the present.

To be honest, he felt a little sad after hearing it.

From that distant era when time was unknown, to the present day, countless unimaginable years have passed. War has continued from that time to the present, and Xu Bai finally learned about the cruelty of that time from A Wu.

In ordinary people's battles, human lives are counted in singles, but their battles with the Supreme Saint are fought on a global scale. In an instant, unimaginable worlds can be destroyed—these are the costs of their battles.

"Therefore, the Supreme Saint must die." Xu Bai said, "This kind of cycle is no longer necessary. Everyone's life should be in their own hands, not in the hands of others."

A Wu sighed, "It's easy to say, but it's incredibly difficult. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to do this."

Xu Bai shrugged and didn't answer.

There's no need to continue this topic; continuing it will only cause more trouble.

A Wu didn't continue speaking and fell silent.

Neither of them spoke; a deathly silence gradually spread.

Just then, A Wu looked up at the clear sky and suddenly spoke.

"He's gone."

Xu Bai changed from a cross-legged sitting position to standing. "Then I should go too."

Having stayed here for so long, who knows what the outside world has become?

Times have changed. If you can't receive even a little bit of information from the outside world, it feels like a day in heaven is a year on earth.

A Wu said, "I'll send you out, but you must be careful. Don't leave the Ghost Market unless absolutely necessary."

Xu Bai nodded, indicating that he understood.

A Wu hesitated slightly, as if there was something he didn't want to say, but he didn't want to say it.

Seeing this, Xu Bai knew what A Wu was worried about, and said with a smile, "When you don't care so much about winning or losing, you only have one thought, which is to try your best to move forward. You have to try, right? I'm not the kind of person who sits and waits for death, and I believe you aren't either."

A Wu was very dejected. "Who is the kind of person who just sits and waits for death? But I've been through it, and I still don't have any big illusions."

Xu Bai said, "You said you're not afraid of death. All I need is for you to lend a hand when I'm in my most difficult time. That would be good enough. You should be able to do that, right?"

A Wu nodded. "I can do it."

Death? She wasn't afraid.

Staying here, wanting to live, is simply because I feel that at least being alive is a glimmer of hope.

Xu Bai raised his hand and patted A Wu's shoulder. "You said I am you, and you are me, but I am not you."

A Wu was stunned, unsure how to respond.

"Just do your best," Xu Bai said, withdrawing his hand.

A Wu out of his daze, nodded, and didn't answer Xu Bai's question, but everything was understood without words.

A crack appeared in the sky, A Wu gestured for Xu Bai to go inside.

Without saying a word, Xu Bai flew into the sky and disappeared into the crack.

After a while, the cracks gradually disappeared, returning to their original state, and the place became that pure world again.

A Wu stared blankly at the blue sky and white clouds for a long time before coming back to his senses and continuing to sit cross-legged.

The Ghost Market.

Xu Bai's figure appeared abruptly, looking up at the dark red color in the sky, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.

The Giant Tree is gone, and so is his threat. Now we need to hurry and get the information out.

He already had a good plan, a plan that would at least cause the Supreme Saint to bleed profusely.

Before the final battle, weaken the enemy's strength as much as possible.

"First, I need to find a way to contact the outside world and wait for the people to be resurrected. Once they are resurrected, I will be able to implement my plan."

Xu Bai thought to himself.

At that moment, the dark red sky suddenly began to shake violently.

Xu Bai was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "It's just like a pillow being delivered when you're sleepy. Now it's up to me."

He took off and flew into the dark red sky.

"Supreme Saint, you've been plotting against me for so long, now I'm going to give you a big gift!"