Chapter 121: Annihilation in a Single Thought

Yin Buqi’s entire body was tense, his gaze as terrifying as a predator’s.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he gritted his teeth and roared, “Shen Yu! It’s Shen Yu!!!”

Shen Yu had used the Double Life Gu to kill Zhao Anming’s father.

The catalyst for the Double Life Gu, if consumed all at once, would surely be detected.

It had to be ingested in small doses over time.

Shen Yu was the only one who could have fed Jiang Niannian the catalyst without Yin Buqi noticing.

Yin Buqi snarled, “Someone, seize that woman!”

Tang Murou no longer hesitated.

Her eyes filled with a frenzied, crimson intensity as she screamed, “Jiang Niannian… I hate you! I hate you to death! I want you to die with me!”

As her voice echoed, she lunged forward, twisting her hand to drive the short, poison-coated dagger into her own throat.

“No!!!” Her vision blurred, and all she felt was pain—excruciating pain throughout her body.

She wished she could just pass out, but she held on until her strength finally gave out.

It all happened too quickly, too fast for anyone to react.

Tang Murou slowly collapsed to the ground, her blood spraying out and staining her long skirt.

The crimson pool spread across the stone pavement of the street.

Her eyes were open, but she could no longer see.

“I… hate… you…” Each word was clear, deliberate.

Her hatred was so intense it sent chills down the spines of everyone present.

With her last bit of strength, she crawled toward Jiang Niannian.

“I… hate… you… so much…”

Her lower body was already soaked in blood, forming a strange, eerie pattern that glowed faintly.

The stench of blood filled the air.

Tang Murou lay in a pool of blood, her body dissolving into a mist of crimson.

She should have been happy.

She should have had everything. But she hated this world.

She hated Jiang Niannian for being so happy while she had lost everything.

She wanted Jiang Niannian to die with her.

She wanted Yin Buqi to watch the woman he loved die in his arms, to live in agony for the rest of his life!

The Double Life Gu could only be undone by the caster.

The medical cultivator knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed to the floor.

The overwhelming smell of blood filled his nostrils, making him feel even more uneasy.

Jiang Niannian’s body trembled slightly, and she let out a low whimper.

“Buqi… Buqi…”

Yin Buqi’s heart clenched so tightly it felt like it was being pierced by a sharp blade.

The pain was overwhelming, suffocating, as if he had been swept into a raging storm of despair.

He had never felt so lost, so helpless.

His teeth chattered uncontrollably, and tears streamed down his face.

“I’m here, Nian Nian. I’m here… Nian Nian, don’t be afraid…”

Jiang Ziyou looked on with sorrow.

“Miss Jiang…”

Coalball grabbed Jiang Niannian’s hand and cried out, “Mother Niannian!”

Yin Buqi held Jiang Niannian tightly, his voice breaking with every word.

“Nian Nian, you promised me! You promised you wouldn’t leave me!”

Seeing Jiang Niannian grow weaker, he snarled, “If you leave, I’ll forget you.”

Jiang Niannian choked back a sob, her voice barely audible.

“Don’t… be sad…”

Yin Buqi lowered his head, his face pale, his chin buried in the crook of her neck.

When he heard her words, something in his mind snapped.

He let out a heart-wrenching cry, “Don’t leave me, Nian Nian! Don’t leave me again! I beg you, don’t leave me!!!”

“But I don’t want to forget you, Nian Nian. I don’t want you to go…”

In this vibrant, colorful world, he wanted nothing but her.

He had placed himself in the most humble position, yet he felt nothing.

“Nian Nian… Nian Nian…”

Tears streamed down his face as Jiang Niannian reached out, her translucent hand gently caressing his cheek.

She felt as if she were floating in a sea of cotton, being carried away.

As her consciousness faded, her mind replayed the seventeen years she had spent with Yin Buqi.

It all felt like a beautiful dream.

But now, the dream had shattered.

If only she could return to him.

But it was just a fleeting thought, like a spark in the darkness, gone in an instant.

Lost in the void.

Time seemed to stand still.

Everything had happened so suddenly that everyone was frozen, staring in shock.

Jiang Niannian lay quietly in Yin Buqi’s arms.

Her fiery red wedding dress made her skin appear even paler, almost ethereal, as if a gust of wind could scatter her like smoke.

Yin Buqi stared at Jiang Niannian, as if struck by lightning.

When the initial shock faded, a searing pain tore through his heart, biting into him with brutal force.

Even if someone had stabbed him in the chest, ripped out his heart, and crushed it along with his veins and flesh, it wouldn’t have hurt more than this.

The vine tattoo on Jiang Niannian’s hand, symbolizing their soul bond, disappeared.

The spiritual contract between them as soulmates had shattered.

Her body dissolved into a mist of blood, scattering into the air.

The wind lifted her red wedding dress.

The dress flew into the sky like a red bird.

It burned into a ball of fire, high and far away, out of reach.

Nian Nian was gone.

Everything was gone.

Everything… As if hearing a violent shattering in his mind, something burst forth, screaming like a vengeful ghost, lunging at Yin Buqi!

In an instant, the sky turned dark.

“What… what’s happening?”

“Why did the sky suddenly turn red and black?”

“Look!”

Yin Buqi’s black hair billowed as if caught in an invisible wind.

His sleeves fluttered as he slowly rose into the sky.

The entire Nian city began to tremble.

His eyes turned completely red.

Not just the irises, but the entire eye.

Even the whites of his eyes turned crimson.

Blood-red, like clots of blood.

Black tendrils of energy seeped from the corners of his eyes.

“Run! Young Master Yin… he’s gone mad!!!”

The wind and clouds churned violently, and chaotic black energy surged.

Flames and golden-red magma erupted, the deafening roar almost shattering souls.

The ground cracked like a mirror, revealing a river of blood.

Many people were swallowed by the crimson flames before they could even react.

“Help! I don’t want to die! Aaaaaah!”

“Mother, where are you? I’m scared—”

“Mother’s here, Xun’er. Run, run!”

“Has anyone seen my husband? My husband, where are you—”

“Father Buqi!”

Coalball tried to stop Yin Buqi, but Jiang Ziyou grabbed him.

“He’s lost his mind! He won’t recognize you!”

As he spoke, the ground beneath them began to crack.

Both of them jumped aside in panic.

Flames, magma, and rivers of blood mixed together, obliterating everything in their path.

Even the earth was devoured, sinking hundreds of feet deep.

The cracks spread, and many who couldn’t escape in time were swallowed, turning into wisps of smoke.

Jiang Ziyou and Coalball trembled as they looked up at Yin Buqi in the sky.

They couldn’t stop shaking, their minds filled with one thought—it’s over.

Everything is over!

They knew Yin Buqi had completely lost his mind.

He was going to destroy everything—Nian City, the world, even himself.

This world had been cruel to him, taking away the only love he had.

Now, he would show no mercy to anyone.

He would plunge into darkness.

Abandoning everything.