755: Yuanling warrior

At this moment, time seemed to stand still.

This was not some ability, but rather the immense disparity that caused his thoughts to freeze.

“You did well, child…” Grete’s words were seared into Zhang Youren’s heart like a branding iron.

But what he felt was not a burning heat, but a piercing cold, as if he had fallen into an icy abyss.

“Old… Old Grandpa…”

“Why… why did you…”

Zhang Youren’s left eye was half-open, and he endured the pain, asking in an incredulous tone.

A Domain Warrior’s vitality is extremely powerful; even if a vital spot is pierced, they won’t die immediately, and some with relevant healing abilities can even recover if undisturbed.

“Judging by your tone, you were still expecting some kind of twist?”

A surprised voice came from the ring.

“You are too naive, Zhang Youren.”

“But that’s exactly what I need.”

“That voice… you’re not Grete?”

“Who are you?!”

“What did you do to Old Grandpa?!”

Zhang Youren suppressed the intense pain, his Aura weakening, and angrily demanded.

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure with golden hair projected out from the ring like a holographic image.

This was a young man who looked only a few years older than Zhang Youren.

“Zhang Youren, oh Zhang Youren.”

“Haven’t you figured it out yet?”

“Indeed, for someone as loyal as you, it might be hard to accept for a while.”

“Let me tell you directly: I am Grete, the Old Grandpa you speak of!”

As Zhang Youren’s pupils slightly dilated, Grete continued to add:

“I am not old. My initial voice was not disguised, because I was too weak and had expended my life, so I was genuinely old.”

“But this lost life can be compensated for through Luck.”

“Over this past year, I have been absorbing the Luck you gained, and as some of my abilities recovered, my state naturally gradually recovered, no longer appearing old.”

“In fact, I stopped being in the Old Grandpa form half a year ago, but I maintained it to cooperate with you.”

“So… what you want… is my body?!”

Zhang Youren was not stupid; he just couldn’t accept this answer for a while. He desperately hoped Grete could give him a direct explanation, a reason that was for his own good.

He truly couldn’t imagine what reason would necessitate piercing his heart.

Grete’s subsequent words completely extinguished his hope.

“You’ve finally realized.”

Grete nodded with satisfaction.

“The reason I didn’t absorb your Luck was partly out of fear that you would suspect, and partly because I will take over your body in the future, so it wasn’t necessary.”

“Also, let me tell you one more thing.”

“The reason I told you that you must use a long sword is because only by using this medium to kill enemies can I obtain a portion of Luck from it!”

Zhang Youren was struck as if by lightning upon hearing this.

But he still asked one last question:

“So everything you told me before, about the Destiny Star and the Mother Hive planet that destroyed you, were all fabricated lies?”

“They were not.”

Grete looked at Zhang Youren with a clear conscience.

“Except for my intention to replace you, everything I told you was true.”

“But I don’t need you to help me with revenge. My knowledge reserves and methods of using power far surpass yours. Why would I need to cultivate you?”

“Wouldn’t it be faster if I did it myself?”

“It’s just that I was indeed too weak before and needed you to bridge the gap.”

“Alright, stop struggling. Just calmly wait for death.”

“As your master, I will accompany you for your last moments. Do you have any last words to say?”

Zhang Youren’s consciousness became increasingly hazy, and he had no means of healing.

But at this moment, he seemed to have understood, and a cold sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth:

“Last words?”

“I’m afraid you don’t want to hear my last words, but rather want to stall for time, right?”

“You haven’t attacked since that one strike. If I’m not mistaken, you need a complete, or as complete as possible, body to complete the so-called Possession!”

“What if… I tear myself into pieces?!”

As Zhang Youren said this, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes. He raised his sword with a backhand, intending to use his last strength to stab his body to pieces, and then cut off his head.

In his memory, Grete also did not possess healing abilities.

“You wouldn’t dare!”

Seeing this, Grete’s face instantly darkened:

“Zhang Youren, don’t harbor any illusions!”

“I’ve thought of all possible accidents. It just means I’ll pay a little more. You cannot succeed!”

Grete was not just posturing. After speaking, his seemingly virtual projection actually solidified!

He grabbed Zhang Youren’s weak arm and stopped him.

It was clear that Grete’s ability to materialize would not last long, but as long as he could stop Zhang Youren from self-harm within this short time, it would suffice.

Zhang Youren’s right hand, holding the sword, was tightly gripped by the other party. His already weak vitality was further depleted by his struggle against Grete.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Zhang Youren completely lost consciousness.

“Hmph…”

“That little brat is quite ruthless. After I revive, the first thing I’ll do is destroy your High Martial Civilization’s Ninth Ecological Circle!”

Just as Grete was about to perform the Possession ritual while the body was still warm.

A vortex-like mark suddenly appeared on Zhang Youren’s forehead.

“Hmm?”

At the moment Grete was stunned, a figure projected out from the vortex mark.

This figure looked exactly like Zhang Youren, but in his eyes, there seemed to be the flow of galaxies, the birth and death of the Universe, and the cycle of Karma!

This caused the two, despite looking identical, to exude vastly different Auras. Perceptually, the difference between them was so great that they could not even be called the same species!

The projected Zhang Youren looked at Grete with an expressionless face, emanating an Aura of unchallengeable authority:

“Who are you, to dare to covet the Reincarnation of my ‘Jade Emperor’!”

Grete’s pupils suddenly dilated at this moment. This question exploded in his mind like a thunderclap.

Emperor!

Those who could bear the title of Emperor could only be the Emperor-level existences in the Universe, whose power was something Grete could not even approach in his lifetime.

This was why he didn’t recognize that mark immediately.

At this moment, he realized that the vortex-patterned mark was the “Reincarnation Mark.”

It was the Reincarnation Mark of a Level 60 “Primordial Martial Artist”!

At the same time, Grete understood two things.

One was why Zhang Youren had an incredibly immense hidden Luck. He didn’t actually know how much Luck it was, only that he felt its vastness and inconceivable nature.

This was also the reason he initially attracted Zhang Youren to pick up that ring. He never expected the other party to be the Reincarnation of a Level 60 Primordial Martial Artist.

The second was that it wasn’t him who attracted Zhang Youren to pick up the ring, but rather, he, who was drifting in the Universe at the time, was inexplicably drawn by Zhang Youren’s Luck to this planet!