Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead-Chapter 371 - 208: He Yi’s Resentment (Part 3)

He Yi did not respond. He dismantled the broken mecha on his body, searched around, and picked up the handle of the shattered mechanical long saber.

The broken mechanical long saber only had about seventy to eighty centimeters of blade left. He swung it twice, just enough for him to use physically.

After picking up the broken blade, he looked up and asked, "Where is He Yun, how is she now?"

Mercury shook his head and said, "Not good, which is also why I rescued you."

He Yi frowned slightly and said, "What do I need to do?"

Mercury didn’t waste words and said directly, "Because you didn’t heed my advice and misused the powers of the Divine Temple, the God of Desire has awakened prematurely. He Yun and I found a way to end it all; it was a perfect plan, but a small accident occurred and the awakened God of Desire disagreed."

"So, I’d like to ask you to make a move, to quiet the God of Desire down for a while."

He Yi understood Mercury’s meaning. He nodded and said, "I understand." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

After speaking, He Yi stood up and walked into the main hall of the Divine Hall.

In front of the Desire Stele, he saw He Yun floating in the glow, seemingly immersed in a certain space.

Beside him, Mercury explained, "It’s the God of Desire, trying to use divine power to influence He Yun. We must hurry; otherwise once He Yun becomes lost in the powers of the God of Desire, it will completely break free, and everything will be irretrievable."

He Yi took one last look at He Yun, then pressed his thumb on the handle of the broken blade. A hidden compartment popped out on the guard, from which he poured out a pink gemstone.

This was the Desire Stone he kept.

He participated in the decoding of the text within the Divine Temple. Although he didn’t truly master the language, he remembered which line was the Human Stake’s wish to seal the God of Desire.

Can’t write, can still copy, right?

Without hesitation, He Yi began copying the wish onto the stele with the Desire Stone.

Halfway through, nearing the end, Mercury suddenly asked, "Do you trust me so much, without any doubt?"

He Yi continued without stopping, saying, "Do you want to hear the truth or lies?"

Mercury said, "Of course the truth."

He Yi: "The truth is, I don’t trust you, but He Yun. I just need to ensure she has the space, and she will definitely solve the problem in the end."

At this point, the wish in He Yi’s hand was nearing completion, only two characters left to write.

But just then, a piercing scream rushed into his ears.

"Stop!"

The sharp voice made him squint involuntarily. When the scream disappeared, he opened his eyes wide and found that He Yun and Mercury beside him had vanished.

Not only that, the ancient and dilapidated Stone Temple had suddenly become splendid with bright colors. The cold stone slab was covered with freshly picked flowers, each blooming at its peak, as if a carpet of flowers.

On the floral carpet stood a young girl, or rather a lady, too beautiful to be human.

She embodied both the purity of a maiden and the maturity of a young woman, every smile and frown stirred the deepest desires within one’s heart.

He Yi recognized her; she was the Mother Goddess worshiped by the Bliss Sect.

The Bliss Sect emerged suddenly when the Earth-centric plan was confirmed, and humans needed to retreat from the surface to the underground. It’s said that many Bliss Sect followers massacred members of the Shelter Union in Underground Shelter 87.

Admittedly, the Mother Goddess’s posture was very alluring. Although she was not He Yi’s ideal type, upon seeing her, his ideal type became her.

If given the chance, he would definitely go all out to pursue the Mother Goddess, even at the cost of his life.

But now was not the time.

Because his sister needed him.

He merely glanced at her, stood up slightly out of politeness, and continued writing the wish.

"Stop!" The voice of protest sounded again, this time from the mouth of the Mother Goddess.

"The Desire Stone is a reward for obedient children. Using the Desire Stone to seal me, doesn’t your conscience hurt?"

He Yi nodded, writing as he spoke, "It does hurt."

"Hurts but you still write!" The Mother Goddess shouted discontentedly.

He Yi replied matter-of-factly, "Hurting doesn’t mean I won’t do it. If it upsets you, I can apologize."

The Mother Goddess fell silent. She felt a generation gap emerging between her and current humanity. Without clear explanation, they seemed incapable of understanding.

The Mother Goddess switched to a different mode of communication, her voice sweet as honey, "Do you know what punishment the last two naughty kids received for doing this?"

He Yi paused slightly, asking, "What punishment?"

The Mother Goddess laughed, "Even if using the Desire Stone to seal me, the soul must be sacrificed to me, so I let their souls eternally immerse in scenes they least wish to see, endlessly looping."

"One naughty kid broke quickly, begged pleadingly for three days apologizing for his sins. Hehe, but I didn’t listen. On the tenth day, his soul couldn’t hold on and shattered completely."

"The other naughty kid had a firmer will, so I appreciated his plight a little longer, but still shattered after half a year."

"Tell me, what are you most afraid of?"

The Mother Goddess’s face suddenly darkened, her eyes wide, the pitch-black pupils almost occupied her entire eyeball. She leaned into He Yi’s ear, frantically murmuring:

"Believe me, the previous times were my first punishments for naughty kids, and my technique was not good. After hearing my warning, still daring to continue mischievous acts, a bad kid like you is inexcusable."