Chapter 261: 261 I only remember this _1
When Wen Jiang awoke, she was creating a card. A strong fluctuation from a certain card in her mind naturally interrupted her.
Zero Egg seldom saw Wen Jiang distracted. Seeing her like this now, he couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong with you?"
Wen Jiang said, "Something is about to awaken."
Calling this card a "something" was already quite polite of her.
No sooner had she spoken than the card in her mind pulsed with an intense glow, materializing into reality of its own accord.
The card’s surface dissolved into speckles of starlight, gradually revealing the extremely slender figure of a man.
This man was unreasonably tall, nearly two meters, and his aura was filled with a divine quality. Currently floating in the air, he exuded a pressure that could easily overwhelm anyone.
This time when he awoke, he was not as disoriented as the last. He squinted at Wen Jiang, as if trying to see something through her.
Those pure black pupils, filled with an oppressive intensity and looking down from on high, would give anyone the subtle feeling of being infinitely diminutive.
Zero Egg was shocked. "How come he’s awake? And this debt—oh wait, why didn’t it deduct Points this time?"
Almost at the same moment Zero Egg finished speaking, the man made his move.
Seemingly incorporeal, making no discernible disturbance, he suddenly closed in on Wen Jiang, placing a finger on her forehead. The touch was cold and slightly eerie.
And at that moment, Wen Jiang’s mind involuntarily flooded with flashbacks.
From her birth, crying for nourishment, to becoming a Cultivator, the memories of her once-blurry kinfolk became crystal clear. They had accompanied Wen Jiang through several brief decades. After she embarked on her cultivation journey and entered seclusion, human lifespans, after all, eventually reached their limits.
In the following thousands of years, she stood alone, invincible, until she finally transcended her Tribulation and ascended.
Her life was terrifyingly simple and equally terrifyingly lonely.
Wen Jiang’s expression suddenly stiffened—
She was naturally familiar with this kind of technique. When she used Soul Search on others, she would see the span of their lives, but the God of Desire’s ability was obviously not Soul Search.
Yet it felt offensive to her.
Who would want their past laid bare for all to see?
Not even a god!
She extended her hand, from which burst forth a powerful ray of light aimed at the Dividing Spirit of God of Desire. This ray’s potency could have eroded him to dust instantaneously if he had possessed a corporeal form.
Regrettably, the light passed through the God of Desire’s body. Though he maintained a form, he was not truly tangible.
He withdrew his hand and offered no explanation for his offensive action. Simply gazing at Wen Jiang, his eyes flashing with confusion once more, he said in a low voice, "Every living being has its purest desire. Why don’t you have one?"
He was a Dividing Spirit of the God of Desire. Even now, it was unclear what his exact relationship with the God of Desire was, but he clearly possessed unexpected powers.
He could easily peek into a living being’s past.
And naturally sense their deepest desires.
Every living being has desires, to be sure. They all have things they most want to achieve, for desire is the same as a wish.
Therefore, in the universe, he was immensely powerful, yet also confined by it.
However, upon seeing Wen Jiang for the first time, he did not sense any desires in her.
This did not make sense. How could she have no desires?
Why would she create powerful cards and strengthen herself if she had no aim at all?
"I do."
Wen Jiang answered with a smile, conjuring a Soul Sword in her hand and thrusting it fiercely into the God of Desire’s body.
Unfortunately, the Soul Sword, which could harm the soul, still had no effect on the man.
Her desire finally showed some evident change, and he felt it. He lowered his eyes, still confused, "You want to kill me."
Wen Jiang said, "You’re really smart. Should I praise you a couple of times?"
Zero Egg exclaimed, "GAH?! How has it come to a matter of life and death? Silly host, there are people behind him we can’t afford to provoke! Let’s just endure for now!"
He floated around the room, turned, raised his hand, and pointed outside. "Here," he said, "everyone has strong desires. I feel greed, lust, violence, madness... and also kindness, innocence. These are the purest desires, stronger here than in other places. Their emotions can sustain me here. I can stay."
This indirectly explained why he could appear without relying on Points.
There were many emotional energies here, intense, just like what Wen Jiang needed.
But these energies had little to do with Wen Jiang at present. The System couldn’t absorb them, but the Dividing Spirit of God of Desire could perceive them, so he awoke.
This was, in a sense, like exploiting a bug.
As long as he stayed here, he could appear?
However, whether he appeared or not was not the key issue for Wen Jiang right now. He had glimpsed into her past—things that had already happened. No one likes their past to be seen, and even Wen Jiang couldn’t avoid the idea of slaying a god.
She licked the corner of her lips. After discovering that various abilities could not harm this Sub-spirit, she stopped her attacks.
She had desires now, intense ones.
One day, I will find this so-called God of Desire and attempt to slay a god.
But for now, I can’t even touch the threshold of godhood, especially since my attempt at transcending my Tribulation failed. It seems laughably absurd, but at least I have a goal now.
Besides, what kind of god waits for someone else’s salvation?
That would mean such a god is worthless.
He suddenly focused, capturing a fleeting wave of desire deep within Wen Jiang’s heart, though it lasted only for a brief moment.
His lips curled slightly, forming a smile that was somewhat eerie and morbid. "It’s good to have such desires."
Even if they aren’t very strong, at least they indicate a vulnerability.
A living being without desires is my exact nemesis.
I don’t like this.
An unknown entity that can also pry into my thoughts...
Wen Jiang narrowed her eyes. "You can feel my thoughts?"
"I can sense it when you have desires."
He was quite honest. He moved towards Wen Jiang, hovering around her. "Only your desires."
His stature was already tall and slender. Now, as he hovered, he effortlessly enveloped Wen Jiang within his shadow.
Wen Jiang recalled her speculations. She wasn’t sure if this person was the God of Desire himself or just an avatar of the god. She asked, "The Heart of the World said that the God of Desire is its master. What is the relationship between these worlds and the God of Desire? You are a Dividing Spirit of God of Desire, so are you the God of Desire? Or are you just a mere clone?"
The man slightly averted his gaze and did not answer her question, instead saying something irrelevant.
"My name is Xing Wu."
After a while, he added, "That’s all I remember."
Wen Jiang was speechless.