ACER-Chapter 6: How Did It Come to This

Di Yange looked at the wall of fire before her, her expression changing slightly, somewhat excited.

Because she discovered that this fire wasn’t ordinary fire.

She had already come into close contact with ordinary fire.

But the flames before her were clearly of the high-grade kind.

Definitely the kind that could lead to death.

Seeing Di Yange’s expression change slightly, everyone thought she’d been frightened by the wall of fire.

They immediately felt some contempt for her.

However, in the next second, Di Yange tightened the tattered clothes in front of her and charged straight into the wall of fire.

The sizzling sound was a bit terrifying to listen to, and Di Yange could even smell a roasted scent.

The fire was good fire, but it seemed to be of little use against her.

Before long, she had already walked out of the flames.

Only that her original wounds were a bit charred, her beautiful hair had been completely burned away, worsening her injuries, yet she still endured.

The only fortunate thing was that the fire didn’t burn her clothes, otherwise it would’ve really been too embarrassing.

“What’s going on? Di Yange seems to be completely fine. This so-called Path to the Yellow Springs is nothing but empty reputation.”

“I originally wanted to see Di Yange suffer, but who knew I would ended up seeing nothing.”

“Tch! Boring.”

“Qingyang Great Emperor, what’s wrong?”

At this moment, someone noticed that Luo Ziyin, who stood before the light screen, seemed a bit off. His brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was enduring something.

Luo Ziyin responded, “Nothing.”

Since he said so, everyone didn’t look at him any further and continued watching Di Yange’s spectacle.

They only hoped that Di Yange would suffer more.

Beyond the wall of fire was an ice chamber.

The temperature in the ice chamber was extremely low. As soon as she entered, countless ice blades flew toward Di Yange from all directions.

Di Yange was shocked, so she could only try her best to protect the tattered clothes in front of her.

Blade after blade of ice struck Di Yange’s body, cutting open wound after wound, making her already horrifying skin even more riddled with injuries.

And Di Yange, as if she felt nothing, walked forward step by step numbly, leaving behind a trail of glaring red footprints.

Only when the ice blades struck her body did her small frame tremble slightly, showing that she was still alive.

If not for Di Yange’s divine bloodline, she would’ve long since died.

After leaving the ice chamber, beneath her tattered clothes, there wasn’t a single piece of flesh intact.

Some people even felt a bit distressed from watching, no matter how detestable she was now, at the time she was just a child wholeheartedly trying to save someone.

Di Yange once again tightened the tattered clothes on her body.

Her small body trembled slightly from the movement.

Everyone knew that it was because she was in pain.

Being cut into a thousand pieces was no more than this.

At the time, her immortal veins had been sealed, she was just a mortal. She would bleed and cry like mortals, she would also feel pain.

How painful were those injuries?

Just what kind of conviction would allow such a heinous emperor to reach such a point?

If it was them, would they do the same to save someone?

At least they wouldn’t go so far for someone with no connection to them.

To Di Yange, Luo Ziyin was nothing more than someone whose parents had once given her a meal.

How did it come to this?

Luo Ziyin placed one hand lightly on the light screen, his forehead covered with dense beads of sweat.

“Qingyang Great Emperor, what’s wrong with you?”

A little fairy maid who had a favorable impression of Luo Ziyin saw something was wrong and immediately stepped forward, asking with concern.

However, as soon as her hand touched the light screen, she let out a cry and fell directly to the ground.

“This… what happened to her? Could it be that this light screen cannot be touched?”

Everyone looked at Luo Ziyin. Seeing that he was standing before the light screen with his hand touching it, although he also seemed somewhat off, he was still in a better state than the little fairy maid.

This Heavenly Dao mirror was Luo Ziyin’s bound treasure. It’s said that he had obtained it by chance in the lower realm, and it had many uses, could there be a problem with it?

Luo Ziyin spoke bitterly, “Anyone who touches the light screen can feel half of the pain of the person inside.”

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

But how painful could half the pain of a mortal be, that it could cause a little fairy maid to collapse and refuse to get up?

Thus several unconvinced people immediately reached out their hands.

“Ah! Ugh…”

One of them even spat out blood in agitation.

After recovering, that person spoke in disbelief, “How… how is this possible? Those are merely mortal ice blades, how could the pain be so intense? Could it be that Divine Physician Valley is not a mortal place?”

“If even half of the pain is like this…”

As they spoke, everyone glanced at Di Yange, who was sitting on the divine throne with her eyes closed in rest.

This utterly evil demon emperor, who was able to become the most powerful being across the nine heavens and ten worlds, didn’t achieve it without reason.

How good would it be if she hadn’t strayed.

At this moment, everyone couldn’t help but grow curious.

What did Di Yange experience to change from a steadfast, simple, and kind youth into the cruel and inhuman demon emperor she was now?

Luo Ziyin only glanced at her pale face and secretly looked at her, his heart filled with bitterness.

He really didn’t know that Di Yange had once done so much for him.

He only remembered waking up already in Jianxin Sect, with a kind master and a gentle senior sister by his side.

……

At this moment, Di Yange on the other side had already arrived before a mountain of blades.

Sharp blades that could cut through iron like mud were arranged upward, covering the entire path.

Everyone felt their scalps tingle from seeing this, what kind of perverted person could come up with such a trial?

Just looking at it made their feet ache.

Perverted, truly perverted

At the same time, an aged voice sounded.

“I advise you to go back now. In your state, you cannot endure this at all. If you return, you may still see your younger brother one last time.”

Di Yange was stunned for a moment, her voice trembling slightly with the urge to seek death.

“I… I want to save him.”

The old man looked at Di Yange appreciatively, “Boy, I admire your tenacity. If you pass this trial, I can make an exception and take you as my disciple.”

“I only want… to save him.”

Actually, at this moment, even Di Yange herself was startled by the injuries on her body.

Although she didn’t feel much pain, there’s a kind of pain that hurts just by looking at it.

That’s exactly how she felt right now and those wounds were on her own body.

“Wait…”

Di Yange still spoke up.

Well great, someone among the onlookers started laughing.

“I knew it. How could Di Yange possibly save anyone? He must be afraid. He’s going to go back on his word, right? Haha…”

“That’s right. At the time, he’s still just a child. It’s normal to be afraid.”

The old man turned to look at Di Yange, “What? Do you regret it? Then I will let you go back now.”

Di Yange used her only remaining eye to look at the old man pitifully, “Sir… could you… give me a piece of clothing?”

The old man glared at her, but ultimately still threw the role he was wearing to her.

Di Yange took the robe and directly wrapped it around herself, avoiding exposure and also avoiding being frightened by her own wounds.

After wrapping herself up, she didn’t forget to thank him, “Thank you… old grandpa.”

The old man took a few deep breaths and turned to leave.

He, a dignified Immortal Doctor, respected by thousands, hadn’t expected to be called old grandpa one day.

At the time, Di Yange only wanted to seek death.

She just didn’t expect the Immortal Doctors of this day and age to actually be so easy to talk to.

Thus, she could only rely on herself to seek death.

She turned back and looked at the mountain of blades before her.

Before even stepping onto it, she already felt fear.

There’s a kind of pain that hurts just by looking at it.

Although she didn’t feel much pain, just seeing this made her legs go a bit weak.

But thinking of her previous life, of her family’s painful expressions before her death, she hardened her heart and stepped onto it.

With a “puchi” sound.

The blade pierced into the sole of her foot, lodging into the bone, crimson blood soaking the shining blade.

Everyone couldn’t help but swallow.

And Luo Ziyin almost lost his footing.

He had always lived smoothly and had rarely suffered too much hardship.

Yet he didn’t withdraw his hand.

It seemed that only by doing so could he repay what Di Yange had once done for him.

From the moment Di Yange took the first step, there was no turning back.

She steeled her heart, after all, she was determined to seek death.

She only hoped that before dying, she could pass this trial.

Then she would die, and Luo Ziyin would live.

Her coming to this world wouldn’t be vain.

Step by step, so long as she didn’t look at the gleaming blades beneath her feet, it wasn’t so terrifying. She could just treat it… as a road from hell back home.

Thinking of her family, who had spent everything trying to save her, a gentle smile appeared on half of Di Yange’s face.

She would definitely return.

This was a tender, lingering smile that no one had ever seen on Di Yange’s face before.

As if, for her, as long as she could save Luo Ziyin, it was enough to make her this happy.