Most Apprentice Death Gods are afraid of death, because the extremity of emotions amplifies their attachnt to the world and their love for family.
But Tian En no longer harbors any attachnt, nor does she have any family to rely on and entrust her feelings.
How could she fear death then?
This reasoning does not hold up.
Therefore, the root of the problem still lies within Mokaka herself.
In the past, there was a brief mont when Tian En believed in Mokaka's ideals, believed that she could create an ideal world.
No class distinctions, no oppression from the upper class upon the lower, and no deceit and sches.
For the residents of Nest City... especially for Tian En, who has seen treachery, it was too beautiful, so beautiful that she forgot Mokaka was just a teenage girl without the ability to fulfill her promise.
At that mont, Tian En suddenly realized that, for the first ti in her life, she had an "illusion" to entrust her ideals, she wanted to see Mokaka achieve that, and was even willing to fight for Mokaka.
Even after the "lie" was exposed and the illusion was shattered back to reality, she still couldn't forget that dream.
Once a Death God has sothing to entrust to, they begin to cherish life.
And this, perhaps, is what is called "fear of death."
...
"Upon careful thought, what right do I have to discuss the so-called 'ideal world'?"
Suddenly, Tian En smiled self-mockingly.
"I always tell others and myself that my revenge is justified, that no one can deny its legitimacy."
"But just like Wu Ming said, revenge is about seeking vengeance on specific individuals, not indulging in montary pleasure by causing massacres, that is definitely not justice, it's rely venting grievances..."
"Yes, my actions do not represent absolute justice, this I should have understood when Wu Ming was granted 'Juror' status by the Blood Scale Rose Court."
"The true purpose of all my actions so far has been to satisfy myself, to make myself feel better, hasn't it?"
"Heh heh heh..."
"When I think about it, am I not essentially the sa as those Apprentice Death Gods who delight in massacres? Just birds of a feather."
She lowered her head and calmly closed her eyes.
"Perhaps dying at the mont my desires are satisfied is the end I deserve."
Tian En doesn't intend to think about anything more, since she has realized her selfishness, why refute it?
Let her selfishness dictate her decisions.
As she was thinking, there was a heavy sound of a door being broken that appeared beside her ear.
Tian En slowly opened her eyes, and saw a familiar figure.
Yun You.
The young girl kicked open the door unapologetically and walked in.
"You really are quite impolite, Miss Wu Ming."
Tian En sighed helplessly, muttering: "Clearly younger than , yet so violent?"
She had long anticipated that Yun You would eventually find this place, but she indeed didn't expect Yun You to find her so quickly, in under five minutes.
"Because that's how I 'speak.'
Yun You shook the Red Scale Heavy Fist in her hand and said calmly: "I don't like to beat around the bush, nor do I like to worry so much."
"Direct and straightforward... Whoever needs killing gets smashed with a punch, speak what needs to be said right then and there. Other ways of living are not suitable for at all."
"By the way, your way of randomly spilling blood was pretty effective, at least it wasted two minutes of my ti."
"But that's all it did..."
Upon hearing this, Tian En was slightly taken aback.
Direct and straightforward.
Such a simple sentence moved Tian En deeply.
Perhaps Yun You also has enemies, but her way of vengeance is much simpler than her own.
She wouldn't look for any "evidence," nor waste her mind pursuing "procedural justice," cosplaying as a judge.
She doesn't care if the enemy is a complex person.
She doesn't care if her enemy has their own difficulties.
She might know that killing people for deeper analysis is aningless.
She knows that the life and death of her opponent lie within her whim, and if she lets go of the enemy, the latter might one day beco a good person.
But she doesn't care about any of this.
If she wants to kill, she will kill; if she wants to act, even the Celestial King can't stop her.
This might be why Yun You lives more easily than she does.
"Since it's like that, I willingly admit defeat, nothing much more to say."
Tian En struggled to sit up from the ground, leaned against the tree house wall, turned her head aside, and softly said: "Go ahead."
Yun You didn't hesitate, placing her hand at the back of Tian En's neck.
But she didn't directly take Tian En's life, she just gave a heavy slap—
"Crack!"
Tian En's spine was snapped by Yun You.
Without leaving too many external injuries, but the young girl instantly crumpled to the ground like mud, unable to muster any strength.
"This way, you shouldn't be able to supply energy to Karma Remnant Buddha anymore, right?"
Yun You contentedly withdrew her hand emitting white smoke.
Having a fractured spine, in modern dicine, really isn't that serious of an injury... Just casually using Cell Regeneration Technique to fix it, and it can be as good as new.
And it's all the more so with Apprentice Death Gods, their strong physiques enable them complete recovery even after dozens of spinal fractures.
But on this Floating Island with no dical conditions, intending to fix such a degree of injury on your own is evidently impossible.
Therefore, breaking the spine beca the best way to "imprison."
And things happened just as Yun You imagined...
After Tian En lost her ability to move, the body of the rampant Karma Remnant Buddha outside halted, and the majestic, splendid blood light dimd a little.
Although it soon regained its movents, continuing to cut through everything around it, Yun You could feel clearly that its actions were speeding up, even carrying a hint of "urgency," like it was anxiously trying to complete its trampling of all areas.
It seed it indeed was cut off from energy, so it was hastily trying to complete its mission.
"Gulp..."
Tian En swallowed a mouthful of blood-stained saliva, struggling to ask, "Why... why not kill ?"
"Hmm..."
Yun You squinted her eyes, thought for a mont, then softly said, "Probably because I think we are essentially the sa kind of person."
"Like you, I have a blood feud with so... upper-class people like the aristocratic grandfathers, so I understand you, nor do I think your starting point is wrong."
"I believe you shouldn't die, at least not now."
"Moreover..."
"If you died, it would probably make Mokaka sad."
The last sentence was sothing Yun You thought to herself, but it wasn't her speaking nonsense.
In fact, just a few minutes ago, Yuanbao had told her through a communicator that Mokaka seed to have changed.
She was no longer that young lady huddling on the sofa, delegating everything to subordinates while she only gave orders.
She pocketed the letter that Tian En had written to her, and then personally set out, bringing her drone cluster to save the civilians who couldn't outrun Karma Remnant Buddha.
She shared her steaks and snacks, which originally belonged solely to her, learned from how Tian En used to care for her, joined in for defense and labor, and together with the drones, moved supplies, with her expensive clothes and clean pink hair, all stained with mud and ash.
Yun You believed that the girl indeed changed.
Mokaka had always been smart, so upon understanding her past mistakes, she quickly realized how a true leader should act.
She never directly ntioned Tian En in the call, but often hinted at Tian En's situation, and hoped Yun You wouldn't directly kill her.
So, Yun You agreed to her request.
"It's useless... Whether paralysis or killing directly, none of it ans anything."
Tian En shook her head with a bitter smile.
"Even if it is paralyzed, it cannot continue indefinitely."
"But also, if you kill or leave alive, I'm afraid it's all in vain."
Tian En took a gulp of blood-stained saliva and shook her head.
"Yes, it's true...It can't continue indefinitely without a little weakening of the Imasurable Calamity's intensity. But if nothing is done..."
"It will certainly last for a full three more days, trampling all areas on Floating Island and ultimately destroying the Floating Engine..."
"Oh..."
... Yun You loaded another cartridge into her Red Scale Heavy Fist.
She had a feeling that the Karma Remnant Buddha's energy source was indeed cut off, as it hastened and increased the pace, eager to finish trampling all surrounding zones.
And from Tian En's words, not much action is needed to ensure he doesn't sustain the Imasurable Calamity's strength indefinitely. He just needs to weaken it a bit.
And she knows this is not the ti for her to waste even a second.
And maybe, she never had any inclination to waste ti, giving in has never been her style.
"Then let's try, I'll take what my last resort has"
Yun You smiled as she grabbed and lifted Tian En from the ground.
"Even though the road is full of difficulties, I have always believed..."
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