Legend Management Bureau Chapter 372

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White Impermanence never thought the word “pain” would ever come out of Black Impermanence’s mouth.

Ever since he was a child, he had been the kind of person who disregarded his own life. Even when the wounds on his body rotted and became infected, his expression never changed.

Yet this tough man was now pounding his chest and crying out in “pain.”

Just how much pain was he in?

White Impermanence felt a deep ache in his heart for the man before him, but he could not agree with his actions. “Old Eight, if you kill Little Du, it will be equivalent to helping Mahakala achieve his goal. We will lose this war. When that time comes, let alone Zhan Qisheng, I’m afraid the entire Immortal Realm will be buried along with us.”

“I gave him a chance. I don’t want Du Yu’s life; I only want Zhan Qisheng’s life.”

Xie Bi’an frowned deeply and shielded Du Yu behind him. “Old Eight, Zhan Qisheng doesn’t owe you anything either. Back then, Su Xiaoxiao’s lifespan had come to an end. It was only natural for her to end up with her soul scattered and spirit dispersed. This was something no one could change.”

“What did you say?!” Black Impermanence glared with blood-red eyes. “Xie Bi’an, are you saying that Su Xiaoxiao deserved to die?”

“I think you’ve lost your mind.” Xie Bi’an flicked his sleeve. “Even if Zhan Qisheng had agreed, he could only have changed Su Xiaoxiao’s experiences. He could not defy the heavens to alter her fate and increase her lifespan. As an Impermanence, do you not even have this basic common sense?”

White Impermanence snorted coldly and pulled the Ghost Wailing Stick from his sleeve. “Old Eight, since you refuse to listen to reason, I will beat some sense into you. I am your older brother, after all. I have the responsibility and duty to discipline you.”

Hearing this, Du Yu suddenly felt that things were taking a turn for the worse.

The Saint had mentioned that in his timeline, Black and White Impermanence both died under each other’s magical treasures.

Black and White Impermanence were among the very few people in the Underworld he could completely trust. Reasonably and emotionally, Du Yu did not want to watch them engage in internecine strife.

“Seventh Lord, Eighth Lord,” Du Yu said with cold eyes. “Have you thought this through?”

Xie Bi’an and Fan Wujiu remained locked in a standoff, offering no reply.

Du Yu continued, “You are preparing to fight each other to the death right now. It won’t be long before one of you thoroughly perishes. The partner who has accompanied you for a thousand years will be gone forever. Have you truly considered this consequence?”

Hearing this, White Impermanence felt a fierce stab of pain in his heart. He raised his eyes and said, “Little Du, you should ask him that question.”

After saying that, the two of them simultaneously looked toward Black Impermanence.

Black Impermanence stood in silence, his eyes bloodshot, his hand still gripping the Soul-Hooking Chain tightly.

“Heh.” White Impermanence chuckled coldly. “In that case, I have my answer. Little Du, step back. The world says that Black and White Impermanence are the hardest to deal with. Don’t let our blood splatter on you.”

Du Yu was startled. “No! Seventh Lord, how could you be this foolish too? This is Mahakala’s conspiracy!”

Xie Bi’an shook his head and said, “Little Du, I am not foolish. One hour—is that enough?”

“What?”

“I will buy you one hour of time for you to kill Mahakala.”

Du Yu’s eyes widened upon hearing this, and he couldn’t help but look toward the distant black Buddha.

The battle had been going on for several hours now. The Western Queen Mother, the Heavenly Venerable of the Dao and its Virtue, the Heavenly Venerable of Primordial Beginning, the Heavenly Venerable of Spiritual Treasure, the Great Emperor Gouchen, and the Demon-Sweeping Heavenly Venerate had all been trying to break through Mahakala’s defenses, yet nothing had worked so far.

Although he was already planning to launch a full-scale assault, could he really kill him within a single hour?

White Impermanence stared at Black Impermanence with a solemn expression, a drop of cold sweat sliding down his forehead.

He knew that no one in the True Immortal realm was a match for Black Impermanence. This man standing before him was simply far too powerful.

Not to mention, he was on the verge of advancing to become a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

‘Am I destined to become nourishment?’ White Impermanence smiled bitterly. He turned back to Du Yu and said, “Little Du, don’t get the wrong idea. It’s not that I’m so weak that I can only hold out for an hour.”

After saying that, he reached up to touch his own cheek. “One hour from now is time for my skincare routine. You cannot make me miss it.”

Du Yu knew White Impermanence was putting on a brave face.

Facing an opponent like this, just surviving would be difficult enough, let alone stubbornly holding out for a full hour.

Right now, he could only do his best to kill Mahakala—before White Impermanence perished.

“Seventh Lord, I understand. I won’t delay your skincare routine. One hour. If Mahakala doesn’t die, I will.”

Du Yu no longer paid attention to Black and White Impermanence. He knew that as long as Mahakala was still alive, nothing would change.

Turning his head, Du Yu saw the Northern Emperor.

The Northern Emperor shook his head and said, “The battle between Black and White Impermanence has nothing to do with me.”

“I know. You just need to protect me.”

After speaking, Du Yu walked over to Ox-Head and Horse-Face.

The two of them looked at Du Yu with complicated expressions, especially Horse-Face, whose gaze was somewhat evasive.

“Third Lord, Fourth Lord,” Du Yu called out. “I know you can’t intervene in the fight between Seventh Lord and Eighth Lord, but I still want to urge you—if they truly try to deal a lethal blow to each other, please do everything you can to save their lives.”

“I get it!” Ox-Head nodded, then jabbed Horse-Face with his elbow.

Horse-Face curled his lip and replied, “Why are you talking so much nonsense? The person I want to kill is you, not Old Seven or Old Eight.”

“That’s good, then.”

With that, Du Yu leaped into the air, flying straight in the direction of Mahakala, with the Northern Emperor following closely behind.

…

Shiranui Asuka and Xie Yujiao were standing back-to-back, using clumsy martial arts to fight against ordinary black monks.

These so-called “hundred thousand believers” were mostly just Mortals who had only recently become Rogue Immortals. They appeared to have overwhelming numbers, but their magical power was incredibly weak.

Even so, the two girls were struggling.

“Goodness, these guys have such thick skin and tough flesh! They are too hard to fight!” Shiranui Asuka complained with a bitter face. “Sister Xie Yujiao, are you holding up alright?”

“I am fine. A’xiang, you must be careful.”

As they spoke, even more black monks lunged at them.

It seemed they had also realized that these two girls were not very powerful, so they simply launched a unified attack to take their lives.

“Ah!” Shiranui Asuka gasped, frantically and clumsily forming hand seals. “Ghost Howl!!”

A puff of black smoke rose up, and a small black dog sprang out from the ground.

This little black dog looked completely different from before. It was incredibly fierce. It seemed that after receiving guidance from Erlang Shen, it had made significant progress.

“Woof!”

The little black dog let out a ferocious bark, and then sat down.

Shiranui Asuka hurriedly shouted, “Ghost Howl! Bite them!”

“Woof! Woof!!” The little black dog fiercely bared its teeth.

However, the black monks were simply too massive for it.

Although it looked intimidating, it couldn’t help but continuously back away.

“Why hasn’t there been any progress at all?!”

Right at that moment, a chaotic flash of light swept past, and all the black monks froze in their tracks.

A moment later, as if they were made of scattered parts, their limbs began to detach and fall away from their bodies.

Their wounds bulged from the sides toward the center, looking extremely bizarre—almost as if they had been snipped apart by scissors.

Shiranui Asuka was stunned for a second before quickly snapping back to her senses. “That’s wonderful! They are finally willing to show themselves!”