Death Ceremony

Wu Canglan tried to lighten the mood with a casual tone.

But when Ye Xiao learned the truth,

he didn't relax. Instead, his expression grew grave.

Ye Xiao even asked a question.

"Principal."

"Hmm?"

"What if, and I mean what if..."

"It's all right. Just say what's on your mind."

"If one day we defeat Xuanyuan Cang and destroy the Evil Aspect's power inside him, would that affect you?"

Ye Xiao's reasoning was simple.

At their core, the powers within Xuanyuan Cang and Wu Canglan were the same!

They both came from the Nameless Ancestor!

But the Nameless Ancestor's power within Ye Xiao was different.

He wielded the power of the three Martial Bones the Nameless Ancestor had forged together years ago.

It was fundamentally different from the Benevolent-Face Force and Malevolent-Face Force within Xuanyuan Cang and Wu Canglan.

Wu Canglan wore a faint smile.

He looked at Ye Xiao as though he had seen the question coming all along.

"Of course. I would die!"

Ye Xiao froze.

He had considered that possibility.

But he had never expected Wu Canglan to say he would die with a smile, in such an easygoing tone.

Wu Canglan continued.

"The Benevolent-Face Force and Malevolent-Face Force are two sides of the same person. No one is absolutely good or absolutely evil."

"They're both parts of a person's soul and character!"

"So if the Malevolent-Face Force is destroyed one day, the Benevolent-Face Force will be dragged down with it and die as well."

"That's why Xuanyuan Cang won't attack me, even though he knows I'm his greatest threat and that I oppose him at every turn."

"The Malevolent-Face Force influences Xuanyuan Cang. It wants him to embrace the Abyss and merge it with the Human World."

"The Benevolent-Face Force influences me. It drives me to