I Give You a Choice!

"If fate doesn't give you a choice, then I will."

"Yang Lin, your future is in your own hands."

Bai Ye's voice came from behind him. Yang Lin slowly closed his eyes, his heart pounding incessantly.

But one sound drowned out the pounding of the heart.

"Don't be afraid, child. When you pick up that sword, you will be invincible. Bai Ye is no match for you."

"He's telling you all this now because he's afraid."

"Trust me, child."

A sharp pain shot through Yang Lin's forehead, and the voice lingered in his mind like a curse.

The giant octopus face was laughing behind him.

He wanted the sound to disappear, but he couldn't.

He just wanted to hear the sound of the heart beating more clearly, but Li Yuan's words drowned out all other sounds.

"Use that spear."

Yang Lin looked at the serpent mark on his palm, the Spear of Yelloh.

In the real world, this thing is like Death-Seizing Gun; whoever it stabs dies.

But what's the difference between Li Yuan and Bai Ye?

Yang Lin doesn't trust Bai Ye, what reason does he have to trust Li Yuan?

"Shut up."

Upon hearing Yang Lin's words, Bai Ye behind him seemed to realize something.

Are you talking about him, or about me?

Yang Lin shook his head. "It's... you guys."

Bai Ye's expression turned cold at that moment. "This... is fate."

"Chief."

At that moment, a figure suddenly darted in front of Bai Ye.

The newcomer was none other than Nightmare, an S-class member of the Nine-Tailed Fox organization.

Upon seeing the nightmare, Bai Ye held his sword to Yang Lin's neck and assumed a posture of cutting off his head with the reverse sword.

"Has it been resolved over there?"

Nightmare nodded. "Yes."

"This is none of your business. Get to the surface."

Who is he?

"Unimportant."

Upon hearing Bai Ye's words, Nightmare turned around, while Yang Lin was still struggling with the voice in his mind.

His face was contorted in pain, and his eyes were tightly closed.

Bai Ye's eyes flashed coldly; he had never revealed his killing intent so obviously before.

Jiang Chen, now under control, breathed rapidly. 'Yang Lin... he should still have that protective item, right?'

As he thought this, ripples gradually appeared on Bai Ye's white sword.

In an instant, the terrifying sword energy began to spread out uncontrollably!

Nightmare turned its head after feeling the piercing sharpness and murderous intent. This move... could this move be...!

The final move of the Soaring Cloud Sword Art?!

"Ascend to heaven?"

Excluding low-level cultivation methods, there are only three cultivation techniques practiced by A-level and S-level Nine-Tailed Fox cultivators.

The Soaring Cloud Sword Art

This is a technique that can only be practiced by those at the A-level or higher.

Rank B personnel are qualified to practice the fragmented version, such as the Lingyun Sword Intent that Meng Qing gave to Yang Lin, which was taken from the Soaring Cloud Sword Art.

In addition, A-Class Personnel will also practice two martial arts techniques.

One is called "Advanced Techniques", and the other is called "Complete Guide to the Application of Spiritual Energy".

Moving downwards, B-level personnel cultivate intermediate-level techniques and scattered methods of utilizing spiritual energy, as well as other cultivation methods.

But those are insignificant; there's much more to come.

Among all the Nine-Tailed Fox, only Bai Ye's cultivation method is truly unique.

No one knew what the technique was; all they knew was that Bai Ye cultivated something different, nothing more.

The move that Bai Ye is using now is one that this Nightmare has also practiced; it comes from the Soaring Cloud Sword Art.

But...

No one has ever achieved it.

This is not because of insufficient time or lack of cultivation, but because the Soaring Cloud Sword Art itself has a flaw!

That final move can only be used by Bai Ye!

This may be why Qin Leng had Bai Ye practice different cultivation techniques before he left.

Perhaps only by mastering that technique can one unleash this final move!

However, the manual specifically notes that this move is extremely powerful and should not be used except in life-or-death situations.

Bai Ye used this trick to kill Yang Lin, and sure enough, that thing was true.

Just as Bai Ye was about to unleash his powerful attack, endless darkness instantly engulfed the entire third underground level!

Bai Ye's spirit was attacked, and his consciousness was dragged into the Eternal Dreamscape!

When he opened his eyes, he found himself under a starry sky.

Do you know what you're doing?

"Nightmare."

Several hours later, night fell.

Yang Lin's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and he suddenly opened his eyes to a dazzling starry sky.

"Here it is?"

"Where it is doesn't matter."

An unfamiliar voice came from the side. Yang Lin looked in the direction of the voice and saw a person with demonic features but wearing Nine-Tailed Fox uniform sitting under a tree.

"Who are you?"

"The Nine-Tailed Fox is a nightmare," Jiang Chen said from the side.

Yang Lin covered his forehead with his hand. He couldn't remember anything that had happened before. All he remembered was the voice in his mind growing louder and louder, as if it was going to engulf his consciousness.

He kept resisting the voice, repeating the same sentence over and over again.

He couldn't remember what those words were, but he knew they didn't mean obedience.

"What happened?"

Jiang Chen tossed him the Yang Shu Sword. "We went to get the sword, but Bai Ye caught us red-handed. Bai Ye wanted you to join the Nine-Tailed Fox, but you refused."

"No need to repeat myself, I remember this," Yang Lin said.

Jiang Chen stood up. "But you were no match for Bai Ye at all. In the end, he appeared and rescued us."

"But there's one thing I don't understand: why did you reject him?"

"If it were me, I would definitely agree to Bai Ye's request."

Yang Lin lowered his head. "So I'm not you. Some people don't treat others like human beings, but there has to be someone who treats others like human beings."

Jiang Chen glanced at him upon hearing this. He really was a good person, but he didn't dislike him.

In this world, good people hate bad people, and bad people hate bad people. Who doesn't like good people? But it's hard to be a good person.

Yang Lin: "However, that's not the key point. If Bai Ye had persuaded me before I got this sword, I think I would most likely have agreed."

Jiang Chen asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with getting this sword? I don't see any special abilities in it."

Yang Lin gripped the sword hilt with both hands. "It doesn't need any special abilities; it can still let me know that Bai Ye is lying."

"Where did you lie?"

"From the moment he started talking about my father, there probably wasn't a single word of truth left out," Yang Lin said, standing up with his sword in hand.

"I don't know what his real purpose is. I've always been skeptical of what you all say about Bai Ye, so I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes."

"So what do you think now?"

"Bai Ye is no benevolent person. I don't get along with him. If I had to choose between cooperating with him or fighting him, I would prefer the latter," Yang Lin said.

"So, you've made up your mind to deal with Bai Ye?"

"No."

There were only two paths before, but now there's a third.

"A third way, what?"

"I can run away."