Divine Emperor of Death

Chapter 4871  Fairy Retribution

*Bang!~*

Jiayi Crystalveil felt as though a lightning bolt from the heavens had hit her.

Her legs nearly turned limp as they shook, and her expression sank as she took a few steps back, almost collapsing to the ground, but she managed to be seated on the couch. She suddenly felt claustrophobic, as though the entire chamber was enclosing her in an attempt to crush her, while the overbearing smile of Fairy Retribution remained overlooking.

'It's over…' She thought.

She was royally screwed.

Jiayi Crystalveil was well aware that she couldn't afford to offend both parties. She could neither offend the Davis Family nor offend the Archus Family- the Celestial Transcendent's Family.

No matter how she thought, the end result seemed to be her gruesome death, no matter the course of life from here on out. It seems like the only way out was for her to commit suicide so that her soul could at least preemptively enter reincarnation, but she was already an Autarch, so the chances for that were less with many factors playing into one's reincarnation.

She couldn't accept this, causing her to raise her head.

"You're lying. There is no way you could've predicted that I would land in this Minor Realm…"

Fairy Retribution's smile finally faded a bit, but the smugness was still there, "You're right. I didn't predict or divine anything. I was here for the Retribution Sword Autarch's inheritance and was going to head to the Virtuous Dawn Upper Realm to meet you. It turns out that you appeared here. If this isn't fate between us, then what is? Let's become friends and hunt the calamitous entity called the Divine Emperor of Death."

"If we're successful, you'll also become one of the most renowned, if not the bravest merchant in the history of the human race. You can turn your falsehood into the truth. Then, you could even gain access to the resources from the Greater Realm and even my Archus Family's Treasury, greatly boosting your standing within- no, you can start your own True Peak Emporium."

Her words were laced with sweet, sweet benefits, causing Jiayi Crystalveil's heart to shudder.

She couldn't even tell if she was tempted or afraid, trying her best to cloud her emotions using the anti-Heart Intent Technique.

However, the other party was indeed a Heart Intent user.

Her words seemed to cut deeply into her ambition, seemingly bringing it out.

"Don't be so full of tension and panic. It's not like I'm here to kill or force you since you did more or less prove yourself innocent to those pesky elders."

Fairy Retribution turned around to leave, "Oh well, I'll be in my private room. When you have made your decision, let me know. Oh, my Guardian would also be here soon, or maybe they're already here, so don't think of doing something silly. I can't protect you then, even if I just want to wash my hands of this matter later on."

She waved her hand as she walked off, leaving the VIP chamber.

Jiayi Crystalveil slowly looked down, her face fitting into her palms as she trembled.

"Hehe… this must be a dream…"

She quivered uncontrollably.

As astute as she was, she couldn't see a way out of this mess.

If she sided with Fairy Retribution, she might gain protection from the Celestial Transcendent's Family.

She wasn't bound by any contractual restrictions. The Divine Emperor of Death didn't deem it necessary, appearing amused by which path she would take from the beginning. That's why she was able to successfully pass the multiple investigations that she had been put through and also earn the Divine Emperor of Death's trust to this degree.

But could she escape the wrath of the Divine Emperor of Death?

She couldn't even tell how he had appeared here from the Six-Headed Hydra Upper Realm this fast. It was as though he had marked her somehow and teleported to her directly with no pre-signs, which was even more ridiculous to think of. Or he was here through an illusion art that directly preyed on her fears.

She really couldn't tell.

Regardless, she didn't see a future where she would offend the Divine Emperor of Death and manage to live with how retaliative he was known to be, always managing to kill his enemies. The Zenflames were a prime example that she learned about.

Back then, he was an Immortal King. Now, he was an Empyrean, so how could she escape?

The only way would be to run to the Greater Realm and operate under a disguise after starting a humble merchant organization, but she didn't have the confidence to outrun him while still not knowing how he made it here and found her so quickly.

On the other hand, if she sided with the Divine Emperor of Death by simply not accepting Fairy Retribution's proposition, could she possibly operate under public eyes with her being exposed? Could she possibly endure the hunt of Heaven's Warriors, even worse, the forces of the Celestial Transcendent's Family?

Hence, no matter how she thought, it was over.

Her life sequenced to a tragic end, and the wealth she gathered would be as useless as empty jade stones.

'… You knew… You knew this was eventually going to happen… so why are you this scared…?'

Jiayi Crystalveil's moist golden eyes flickered with fear. She recalled the words the Divine Emperor of Death uttered back then.

[If you're thinking of screwing me over sometime later on in the future, feel free to, but my honest advise would be that you should never think that way, not even for a moment. After all, other than the Celestial Transcendent, I don't think anyone can kill me. Whether that is my confidence or delusion, I'll leave that up to your business instincts to decide.]

Only the Celestial Transcendent was capable of killing him? Somehow, she didn't doubt that and even firmly believed it.

"Wake up… This must indeed be a dream or an illusion…" She muttered, feeling out of breath.

"What is?"

"…!?"

Abruptly, the Divine Emperor of Death's voice echoed, causing her to stand up stiffly. She raised her head and looked at his face, not knowing when he had appeared here.

How much time had passed? Had he been watching the whole thing?

She avoided his gaze and looked at the clock in the room, seeing it was more than an hour after Fairy Retribution entered, meaning she had been gone for quite some time.

The chances of them walking past each other were very low.

Jiayi Crystalveil controlled her expression against all odds and smiled forcefully, "Divine Emperor of Death, you betrayed your word and sneakily entered a lady's room for the second time."

"…"

Davis's sapphire eyes roamed over her figure as he gave her a good look.

He had already noticed she was full of perspiration and panic. Her wonderful scent entered his nostrils, but he possessed no strange feelings since he was a soul body, but he could sense the fear in her heart through Heart Intent, which more or less had him curious.

"Were you hoping to see me while I take a bath?" She asked, her gaze playful.

Davis raised his hand, rubbing his chin with an amused look, "That wouldn't be bad, as a matter of fact."

Jiayi Crystalveil expected this answer. She faintly smiled as she shyly looked away.

"Please don't create an ambiguous relationship between us. This maiden's heart wouldn't be able to handle it."

'Interesting… she's going out of her way to create an ambiguous tension between us… to hide something?'

Davis blinked, 'But doesn't she understand that it could backfire? Oh, right, she doesn't know I comprehended Level Three Obscure Intent of Enigmatic Heart Laws, which totally sees through all her attempts to fake her emotions…'

Davis looked around, sensing a faint amount of blood aura even though the room was cleaned. He could already tell a battle had occurred. His brows squinted, wondering if she suffered a loss under the effects of an aphrodisiac and wanted to overwrite those memories with him.

But she still claimed she was a maiden, and he didn't sense any lies in those words. And who was she seducing? He was a soul body. It seemed like she was full of panic that she had no leisure to even act.

'Which means…'

"You seemed to want to hide something badly for fear of your life. I understand if you don't want to tell me, but I guess it has something to do with you killing Akarr Ruo with the help of the Retribution Sword Autarch's inheritor."

"…" Jiayi Crystalveil's gaze shook.

It seemed like he already knew what happened outside, not that it was surprising, since her killing Akarr Ruo would've spread far and wide. A simple sweep of his soul sense would've picked up on this hot conversation throughout the city. Moreover, putting their previous conversation of inviting Fairy Retribution, he was instantly able to put two and two together.

*Bang!~*

She instantly sank to her knees on the floor and hit her head, "Divine Emperor of Death!"

"Please don't ask me anything. I would like to erase my memories from the past few hours since I learned something that would inevitably lead to my end. Please give me a way out, spare me!"