Chapter 6001, Price
Translator: Silavin & Ashish
Translation Checker: PewPewLazerGun
Editor and Proofreader: Leo of Zion Mountain & Dhael Ligerkeys
This was the reason why Yang Kai thanked Mo in the end.
“I’m afraid this is the end he wanted.”
Mu had protected the Human Race and the Universe for countless years, and even after her death, she had left behind many contingencies and hidden hands.
Although the world was in ruins and the Human Race were like ants to Mo, it was still what Mu wanted to protect. Under the premise that the world had someone else strong enough to protect it, Mo was willing to go along with Mu’s Will.
Of course, if Yang Kai didn’t have the necessary strength, Mo wouldn’t mind killing him. In that case, Mo would have still set aside a Great Territory for the Human Race to live and multiply after he dominated the entire Universe. This way, the Human Race wouldn’t be wiped out and he would have a reasonable explanation for Mu.
At the end of the day, Mo was not inherently evil. In the Late Ancient Era, he had even protected the Human Race and took it upon himself to help them gain their freedom. If it weren’t for him and the 10 Martial Ancestors working together, the Human Race of that era would not have been able to defeat the Early Ancient Era’s Great Monsters.
It was just that he was unable to control his gradually growing power and eventually lost his way, especially after Mu’s demise. When she died, no one was able to restrain him anymore.
Today’s ending was something Mo himself probably sought from the start.
Everyone sunk into silence after listening to Yang Kai’s explanation of what truly happened, as what Mu would want others to know. Their current feelings were tough to describe.
Mo’s life might have been filled with misery, but he was still the one who had brought about the pain and suffering of the Human Race for millions of years. Had there been no Mo, the Human Race would have ruled the world unchallenged after defeating the Early Ancient Era’s Great Monsters. There would not have been a war that lasted for so many eons.
The Black Ink disaster had caused unimaginable losses to the Human Race, with countless elites having sacrificed their lives to bring it to an end.
As far as the Human Race was concerned, no matter how miserable Mo’s life had been, it was an irrefutable fact that he was the Human Race’s greatest enemy.
As the adage goes, ‘The winner is the King, and the loser is the villain!’
*Kacha…*
Suddenly, it sounded as if something had cracked. Everyone promptly turned to look at the source, and was immediately shocked.
“Big Brother!” Yang Xue called out, staring at Yang Kai’s face in horror.
Everyone also looked serious as a crack appeared on Yang Kai’s face. It was not a normal wound, and neither was Yang Kai bleeding from it.
After the first crack, another one appeared soon after, and then another, and another…
They were not just on Yang Kai’s face, but on his hands as well.
The current Yang Kai looked like a piece of porcelain that was on the verge of shattering, and everyone could feel fearsome Daos Strengths seeping from these cracks.
Yang Kai looked down at his hands and muttered to himself, “It came faster than I expected!”
He seemed to have anticipated his current situation.
“What’s happening?” Su Yan asked from behind him, her tender body uncontrollably trembling.
After so many years of struggle, Mo was finally defeated and the Black Ink disaster was resolved. The future belonged to the Human Race, and it was foreseeable that the world would become a far better place.
Yang Kai was the biggest contributor in the final battle, but at this moment, his entire body was shrouded in an inexplicable crisis. Everyone could not help but be nervous.
What was even more disturbing was that no one had ever seen such injuries before.
Yang Kai gently patted the back of Su Yan’s hand, comforting her, “I won’t die, but I don’t have much time left.”
“What does that mean?” Xiao Xiao asked.
“How should I put it…” Everyone around him was worried to death, but Yang Kai, the main person involved, remained completely calm and composed, “The Shadow Technique was created by Mu with the Space-Time River as its foundation. I inherited her legacy and walked the same path as her, so naturally I can also use this Secret Technique.”
“However, Mu’s Space-Time River was incomplete, so her Shadow Technique was actually incomplete. She could only summon shadows from the past, and once those shadows dispersed, the memories of that period would also disappear. On the other hand, I have perfected this Secret Technique and can summon shadows from the future. Each shadow I summoned in the battle just now was from 1,000 years in my future. Now that the shadows have already been destroyed, I must pay the price.”
The more powerful a Secret Technique was, the harder it was to use it. The Shadow Technique was undoubtedly the most powerful Secret Technique that had ever appeared in this world, especially since Yang Kai had surpassed his predecessor and used it to defeat Mo. The price he had to pay would definitely not be small either.
“Once the shadows of the past are destroyed, the memories of the corresponding past will also disappear. So, what kind of price do you have to pay when your future shadow is destroyed?” Mi Jing Lun asked solemnly.
“I won’t exist in those periods in the future.”
“You won’t exist? What do you mean?”
“Although I can’t explain it clearly, you can think of it as a literal statement.”
Mi Jing Lun was silent for a moment, digesting this unbelievable news, “You summoned eight shadows, so does that mean 8,000 years of your future just… disappeared?”
“Indeed!”
“What happens after 8,000 years?”
Yang Kai shook his head, “I have no idea.”
After all, this was the first time he had used the Shadow Technique, so although he knew that he would cease to exist for the next 8,000 years, all traces of his existence would be erased by the Space-Time Dao Strength of the Universe, he couldn’t say for certain what would happen after that.
“How could this be?” Yang Xue’s eyes turned red.
“It’s not a big problem, I should be able to return after 8,000 years,” Yang Kai comforted.
Despite his assurance, everyone could hear the uncertainty in his voice.
His back suddenly became lighter as Su Yan suddenly left.
She returned soon after, but this time she brought Yu Ru Meng and the others with her.
The eyes of all the women turned red as they tried to hold back their grief, preventing their tears from rolling down. Su Yan had already briefed everyone of the situation, so they knew the crisis Yang Kai was about to encounter.