CHAPTER 68: SPIRITUAL BLACKMAIL AND STOLEN MEMORIES

Clark and Ma Chunsu hid inside a massive cave.

They had been running for three consecutive days in an exhausting and grueling manner.

Clark was severely injured, and his soul had weakened.

Despite this, due to the addition of Dao Marks in the area, Clark could use his abilities comfortably.

Before the catastrophe, he was like a knight fighting with a chipped sword.

But his fundamental problem was that his soul was extremely weak and he had been brutally injured - not like the repeated injuries of the dream world, but this one truly hurt.

• "Hahahahahaha! I’m not afraid of pain, but what preoccupies me now is: How did I travel back in time? Can the Mantis swim against the flow of time and bring me back? Or what?"

• "But what I’m sure of, without him telling me, is that it relies on luck."

• "Because it’s possible for my will to fall into the river of time, scatter, and for everything to fail."

• "But even so, I’m sure this thing won’t repeat itself. From now on, I will be more and more cautious."

• "But!!!"

Clark shouted loudly in his mind, calling out:

• "Mao Hua, come out, woman! I want to talk to you."

Mao Hua emerged:

• "Boy, I am not your servant! Don’t shout so loudly."

• "Alright, alright! What I want to know: I possess the legendary Extreme Movement, it’s rank nine - Derivation. Can I make use of it? You understand what I mean."

Clark, after saying this, looked at Ma Chunsu with a cold gaze and terrifying murderous intent.

Mao Hua replied:

• "Yes, you can. And since you possess your Self-Infinite Defensive Extreme Movement, it won’t tire you out."

Clark quickly stood up.

Despite his exhaustion, killing Ma Chunsu now was like crushing an ant.

For Clark was different from their first meeting in terms of strength, and in terms of intelligence, Clark had surpassed him a long, long time ago.

But Ma Chunsu was unaware of Clark’s intention.

He was preoccupied, thinking about his daughter, "Hua Zhen"! Although she hated her father Ma Chunsu, she had miraculously managed to become a leader herself through climbing the ranks.

Despite that, he was happy for her.

Her resentment stemmed from her father sacrificing her mother in a pitiful way to survive.

Ma Chunsu, at the beginning of his life, was just a worthless farmer in an unremarkable tribe.

Despite that, the Yuan armies came - northern tribes that knew only killing, plunder, and the tragic rape of women.

And one of their victims was Ma Chunsu.

He had married the woman he loved, and they had a talented and strong young daughter: Hua Zhen.

He sent her to one of the sects because of her talent, leaving only the father and mother behind.

On that day, the Yuan tribes came.

Ma Chunsu was miserable and worried about his wife, afraid something would happen to her.

Therefore, he sacrificed the village because he held the position of chief at that time.

They plundered, destroyed, stole, killed, and captured women. They left nothing intact.

Such was Ma Chunsu’s misery.

Only his house remained, and they promised him and his wife would be safe.

The Yuan camped near the village, 500 meters away.

The village became quiet, resembling a place of the dead.

Not two days had passed.

Ma Chunsu woke from his sleep and found his wife not beside him.

His face turned blue from fear, and his hair turned white miserably.

He rushed out to see the Yuan tribes.

He hadn’t gone far from his village when he immediately found a small tent with a small slit.

And he saw his wife with the Yuan tribes in a pitiful state, sleeping with them.

Everything lost its meaning or purpose.

He had lost everything.

On that day, he killed his wife and left that damned place.

This is the prevailing law in life, and that is what makes Clark desire immortality. That great, unknown goal gives his life meaning, and enduring hardships and trials through life’s calamities and troubles.

Therefore, he does not tie his heart to anyone, so he can continue and plunge into his life without any regard or regret.

Clark went out:

• "You wait for me here. I will find something to nourish my soul."

Ma Chunsu nodded in agreement.

Clark went far away. Minutes passed... an hour... Ma Chunsu became afraid, for without Clark he would die here like a fool.

He went here and there, searching.

Until he felt murderous intent behind him.

Clark’s gaze was not beastly, but cold.

Clark approached Ma Chunsu. Ma Chunsu stood still in his place.

Clark’s fingers swiftly rose, he said:

• "Do you remember Crimson Hill and human grudges? Well, I don’t care for resentments."

Bam!!!

Clark’s fingers pierced through Ma Chunsu’s eyes.

He, who had been terrified and fearful, was lost between fear and strength.

And now, facing certain death, he showed his fear genuinely, without any pretense.

Clark said:

• "Ma Chunsu, I didn’t want to kill you because you were just an insect in my eyes, so why trouble myself with killing you?"

• "But the funny thing is, I need the insect’s soul to recover my health."

• "And therefore, you will be the test subject for my Extreme Movement: The Infinite Heaven-Stealing Fists."

Ba! Ba! Bam!!!

Blows rained down on Ma Chunsu’s body, who forgot himself and began to recall his memories.

Soon, his memories began to fade.

He wanted to cry.

This devil wasn’t just taking his life, but the dearest thing he possessed: the image of his daughter vanished before his eyes.

Clark stole everything: his soul, his daughter, his memories, his life.

But the last thing his soul repeated was: "Xi Han Chenxi" - his wife.

Not a single eyelid of Clark’s showed mercy. He browsed through Ma Chunsu’s memories and was shocked to find that Ma Chunsu was Hua Zhen’s father.

Clark realized it was a problem: he wanted to exploit the Chi nation, but now he had killed her father.

• "So what? I will poison Ma Chunsu’s corpse and say that the vile enemies showed no mercy to Ma Chunsu, poisoning and shattering his bones in a horrifying way."

• "While the great Ma Chunsu sacrificed his life for me!"

He was just spouting nonsense, nothing more.

But the only witness who could contradict Clark was already dead, and that was Ma Chunsu.

• "Well, Ma Chunsu, I will enjoy using your soul!"

Clark returned to the cave to heal himself.

But in another place...

It was vast, massive, and magnificent, with multiple buildings and shapes.

It was the Immortal World, specifically the headquarters of the Heaven’s Guards!!

There was a beautiful woman, but she was merely a will without a real body.

An old man entered her building, said:

• "My lady, the message reached him successfully, but it will take some time for him to understand it."

• "No matter, he will understand it. In the end, Heaven entrusts humans with great tasks, and they must perform them."

• "All of us... the great Heaven’s Will surpasses our imagination, and even surpasses human will!"

After several days passed, Clark succeeded in recovering his health.

Until now, he had not found the true inheritance.

Clark didn’t understand exactly what the test here was, or its nature. He was truly perplexed and trying to understand the complex matter.

That, but now he wanted to remove the other party: Hai Lou Lan!!!

Clark left the cave. Deducing Hai Lou Lan’s location was as easy as drinking water for Clark.

For she had found the true inheritance; she would save him the trouble quite nicely indeed.

Clark dashed through the forests.

After an hour of running in this vast place, he managed to reach and find Hai Lou Lan.

The matter was strange, for she had entered a strange building before him.

Clark didn’t know whether to enter or not.

Also, the more important question: since when did something like this exist?

For Clark was sure he had explored every inch here, after all, he had been inside for four and a half months.

Clark mustered his courage and opened the door.

The structures were complex, consisting of several massive, cloud-like buildings floating in the horizon above Clark’s sight.

He thought to himself:

• "Interesting!!!"

Clark flew using his Heavenly Fist to the first building.

When he entered, the design was strange.

The cloud buildings were arranged in order from one to eight.

But there was distance between them, yet they were interconnected.

You might open the door of building one and enter building 6! The matter was very complex and strange.

But it wasn’t difficult for an expert in the Star Path.

But Clark deduced something strange: Hai Lou Lan’s companions were with her in the same building!!!

To be continued....

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Author’s Note:

(Why is Clark cold and wants to abandon emotions and feelings? Because his world does not recognize good or evil. What’s the use if you are good or evil? Or if you loved someone? What is the meaning if you cannot protect them? Clark is like someone who postpones everything until he reaches his goal.

I initially thought, when I was writing the events, that he was a despicable character who didn’t care about those around him and was full of hatred and malice. But the more I wrote about him, the more I realized that his heart is still full of emotions, but he knows it is not their time. He does not wear a mask; rather, this is the truth he was made from!!!)