Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent

Chapter 58: Entropy Tianyan’s Arrangement

Sang Shuiyun looked at him, yet streams of power slipped into the depths of the earth, swiftly distancing from this cave dwelling.

“Brother Entropy, I didn’t expect you to see me this way.” Sang Shuiyun’s voice was low. “I do have some secrets, but you have secrets too! I thought… we understood each other and wouldn’t probe into each other’s secrets. I didn’t expect you to investigate me and even suspect I am Divine Lord Xue Yun. Do you think a lone cultivator like me could have such power?”

Entropy Tianyan looked at him. “Are you still denying it at this moment?”

“You’ve truly mistaken me.” Sang Shuiyun looked at him.

“If I am mistaken, then why has your true form already fled?” Entropy Tianyan stared at him.

Sang Shuiyun fell silent.

“Brother Entropy, it seems you are stronger than I anticipated, able to detect my escape technique,” Sang Shuiyun lamented. His escape technique incorporated three chaotic realm techniques, moving silently and undetectable to ordinary Eternal True Gods.

“I am not particularly skilled, merely proficient in artifact refinement.” Entropy Tianyan said, “Ever since I returned to Huyang City, I lost the heart to compete. The outside world merely says that my refining skills are among the best in Huyang City.”

“Being among the best without competing?” Sang Shuiyun looked at him. “I’ve long known you were similar to me.”

“You and I are not the same.” Entropy Tianyan looked at him. “We are both lonely in this world, with little to cling to. But I am grateful for the experiences in this life. I watch the world’s brilliance, observe each cultivator with their own pursuits, their own loves… just like you and I once did, full of ambition and desire.”

“This world is wonderful. Why must you insist on destroying it all?” Entropy Tianyan looked at him. “Destroying everything, for what?”

“So long as I can become stronger, any sacrifice is worth it!” Sang Shuiyun’s eyes were cold. “Even if billions perish, so what? I, Sang Shuiyun, will become the Chaos Overlord and eventually a Divine King!”

“And what if you become a Divine King?” Entropy Tianyan looked at him. “Even as a Divine King, there will still be ancient forces like the Ancient Flame Kingdom and the Ancient Thunder Kingdom far surpassing you. The vast Origin Continent will always have those stronger than you.”

Sang Shuiyun said coldly, “In this world, I am alone. Now, I only want to cultivate and become stronger!”

“To become strong for the sake of being strong?” Entropy Tianyan shook his head. “You and I are truly different.”

“Of course, we are different!” Sang Shuiyun said, “You are merely an inconspicuous ripple on the Origin Continent, while I… will be like the vast heavens and earth, ruling over everything! The countless living beings on the Origin Continent will be influenced by me. My will shall determine the life and death of innumerable lives.”

Entropy Tianyan looked at him. “Then, are you happy?”

Sang Shuiyun was stunned.

“No matter how powerful you are, no matter how many lives you control, ask your own heart. If you still feel lonely and painful, then the path you are on is one of pain.” Entropy Tianyan looked at Sang Shuiyun. “We have been friends. I only hope you can walk a path that brings your heart relief and happiness, a path where you can face your past loves with peace.”

“No matter how the external world changes, your inner feelings are what’s real.” Entropy Tianyan looked at Sang Shuiyun.

“Hahaha, you actually tried to change me?” Sang Shuiyun looked at Entropy Tianyan. “We have been friends too long; I can see through your thoughts at a glance.”

“Yes, I did try to change you. I know I cannot stop you. Even Yuguo may not be able to kill you. As a cultivator so filled with sins, you truly have the potential to become a Chaos Overlord or even a Divine King. I only hope that in the future, an unmatched powerhouse… will face this world with kindness, not malice.” Entropy Tianyan looked at Sang Shuiyun.

“Hahaha…” Sang Shuiyun’s eyes were filled with madness. “You have your path, and I have mine! What is good or evil? My will shall be the will of heaven and earth, the will of all beings!”

Entropy Tianyan shook his head gently.

“Since you came, you must have a backup plan.” Sang Shuiyun looked at him. “What is your backup plan? No one in Huyang City can kill me now, not even General Yong, who worries about involving countless lives. So your backup plan must rely on a great force?”

“Very smart.” Entropy Tianyan said.

“What is your backup plan?” Sang Shuiyun stared at him. “Tell me, and I might spare your life.”

“Guess.” Entropy Tianyan smiled. “I cannot say my backup plan will definitely kill you, but it should have a ninety percent chance.”

“What exactly is the backup plan?” Sang Shuiyun’s eyes were filled with madness.

“Let me test your strength! The strength of Divine Lord Xue Yun!” Entropy Tianyan suddenly punched.

He was bare-handed, yet one punch carried the might that made heaven and earth tremble! Sang Shuiyun stood still, letting the punch pierce through his chest. His entire body flowed like a blood wave.

An invisible domain enveloped the entire cave. Sang Shuiyun, in his blood wave form, stared at Entropy Tianyan. “Self-refining divine body, refining it to resemble a mechanical secret treasure? Brother Entropy, your artifact refinement skills indeed far surpass all of Huyang City. You shouldn’t die just like this. Tell me, what is your backup plan?”

Knowing the backup plan would help him better respond.

He understood Entropy Tianyan too well! Entropy Tianyan seemed to enthusiastically make numerous friends, treating countless disciples in the sect kindly. But in terms of scheming, he was no less than Sang Shuiyun.

They both understood each other very well!

“Do you think I would tell you?” Entropy Tianyan shook his head.

“Then I can only send you off personally!” Sang Shuiyun’s body transformed into a blood wave that completely enveloped Entropy Tianyan.

Enveloped by the blood wave, Entropy Tianyan turned to look at this world. “The world is so wonderful, yet you wantonly slaughter and destroy, just for a sliver of hope to break through…”

Swoosh!

The blood wave corroded, and Entropy Tianyan’s body quickly dissolved, his True God’s heart annihilated.

Sang Shuiyun stood silently in place. Entropy Tianyan was dead, the only friend he had in this world, killed by his own hand.

“Anyone who blocks my path deserves to die.” Sang Shuiyun’s face was expressionless as he looked around. “There are no ambushes at all, it seems you did not rely on the strong in Huyang City. Are you planning to use external forces to kill me?”

This strand of blood cloud power also quietly slipped into the earth and left.

This place, after a battle, was no longer suitable for living.

…

In an ordinary residence.

Metal life form Uncle Qiu looked at the night sky, anxiously waiting. Suddenly, the causal transmission order in his hand indicated that the cause and effect of the sect master, ‘Entropy Tianyan,’ had dissipated.

“Sect Master.” Uncle Qiu’s heart trembled. He knew that the sect master was finally dead.

Without hesitation, following the sect master’s previous instructions, Uncle Qiu immediately sent secret messages to five targets.

In fact, Entropy Tianyan wasn’t completely certain that Sang Shuiyun was Divine Lord Xue Yun, so he needed to confirm it! He was worried that during the confirmation, he might die before he could send out a message. Therefore, he asked Uncle Qiu to help send out the secret messages.

In reality, Entropy Tianyan had also used the ‘causal transmission order’ to send more precise information.

…

At the City Lord’s Mansion, Magili Meng was dealing with the aftermath. After all, Divine Lord Xue Yun had slaughtered over eight billion living beings, greatly affecting the entire Huyang City. If not handled well, it might cause widespread panic.

“Hmm?” Magili Meng first received Entropy Tianyan’s message, then got the secret message from Uncle Qiu.

“Divine Lord Xue Yun’s true identity is ‘Sang Shuiyun’?” Magili Meng showed a look of surprise. “This Sang Shuiyun has been living in Huyang City for too long. I’ve met him several times at Dream Flower Pavilion. Wherever he goes, he leaves traces. The more traces there are, the more we can try to deduce his whereabouts… Huh?”

Magili Meng finished reading Entropy Tianyan’s complete secret message.

“What a clever Entropy Tianyan. He actually has a ‘causal tracking order’ that contains Sang Shuiyun’s cause and effect? With this causal tracking order, we can track Sang Shuiyun?” Magili Meng was overjoyed. “This makes it easy. With the location tracked, Lord Hou can carefully plan to eliminate him in one fell swoop.”

Even if his strength matched General Yong’s!

As long as the location was confirmed, they could mobilize enough powerful forces to annihilate him in one strike.

“Entropy Tianyan, you have made a great contribution.” Just as Magili Meng was feeling excited, he suddenly realized that the cause and effect of Entropy Tianyan in the causal transmission order had dissipated.

“He’s dead?” Magili Meng’s heart trembled.

“The causal tracking order he left is stored at Yan Feng Pavilion and can only be retrieved by my father, Magili Xiao?” Magili Meng did not dare to hesitate and immediately went to report this information.

This was information left by Entropy Tianyan at the cost of his life.

In fact, Sang Shuiyun was very cautious. Even though he was close friends with Entropy Tianyan, he had never left any blood or other substances that would allow Entropy Tianyan to lock onto his cause and effect.

However, Sang Shuiyun did not understand the methods of an artifact refining master. With their long-term interactions, they were naturally entangled in cause and effect! Using this mutual cause and effect, Entropy Tianyan was able to imprint it into the ‘causal tracking order,’ which could then be used to track Sang Shuiyun’s location.

In Entropy Tianyan’s view, as long as Divine Lord Xue Yun continued to cause trouble, Yuguo might endure it once but not two or three times.

Once Yuguo decided to kill Divine Lord Xue Yun, having the causal tracking order to determine the location would make it a highly assured task.

But Entropy Tianyan also knew that the future held too many uncertainties, and he could only do his best.

…

The Pavilion Master of Dream Flower Pavilion was alone in a small building playing music when she suddenly received a transmission.

“Hmm?” The Pavilion Master of Dream Flower Pavilion checked.

“The true identity of the leader of the Shiguo forces, ‘Divine Lord Xue Yun,’ is Sang Shuiyun! This news is now known to the top forces in Huyang City! But don’t worry, the City Lord’s Mansion owes me a lot, and I’ve asked them to look after you. Also, the top forces in the city are all on good terms with me, so they won’t trouble you. If you ever face great danger and no other force can be trusted, only Divine Lord Luo He can help you.”

“I know his temperament. For my sake, he will help you once. Don’t bother him too much, though, as he dislikes trouble. If you annoy him, he won’t care about your life or death.”

“And don’t worry about Sang Shuiyun. He won’t come to Dream Flower Pavilion again.”

“Dream Flower, your illusion skills are really mediocre. Among Eternal True Gods who excel in illusions, you’re at the bottom. You must practice diligently in the future. In this world, you ultimately have to rely on yourself.”

This secret message left the Pavilion Master of Dream Flower Pavilion stunned.

Entropy Tianyan and Sang Shuiyun, the only two Eternal True Gods infatuated with her.

“Tianyan is dead?” The Pavilion Master of Dream Flower Pavilion found that the cause and effect of Entropy Tianyan had dissipated in the causal transmission order. She stood in place, her mind buzzing with too many thoughts, making it difficult for her to remain calm.

…

In the cave dwelling, on the mountain peak.

Luo Feng sat cross-legged, quietly cultivating.

He did not use the causal transmission order, so he did not receive the causal transmission, but he received information from the dark hall of Yan Feng Pavilion.

“Divine Lord Luo He, Entropy Tianyan is confirmed dead. According to his last wishes, the dark hall of Yan Feng Pavilion will transfer all the more than three million cosmos sands and all treasures, including a secret letter, to you. Please come to the dark hall of Yan Feng Pavilion to collect them personally.”

This message left Luo Feng stunned.

Entropy Tianyan, confirmed dead?