Online Game: Starting with an SSS-Level Plundering Talent-Chapter 495: The Realm of Life, Strengthening

Merciless Emperor looked at Gaka in surprise, her eyes fixed on him. "You know about the Path of Pure Emotion?"

The Path of Pure Emotion was the complete opposite of the Path of Mercilessness. There had been a disciple of the Path of Mercilessness who, like her, could not sever emotional ties. By sheer coincidence, that disciple had cultivated the Path of Pure Emotion.

But this was a very secret matter, known by very few people.

Moreover, it was considered a disgrace to the Merciless Sect. That disciple had been expelled from the sect, and all records and methods regarding the Path of Pure Emotion had been destroyed.

Gaka nodded, speaking calmly. "Though I am a disciple of the Sea God, I come from the same star domain as you. I had originally intended to give this to John, but it seems you’re more suitable."

With that, Gaka took out a jade talisman and tossed it to Merciless Emperor.

The jade talisman felt gentle to the touch, radiating powerful life energy, imbued with the Laws of Life, specifically the Heavenly Laws of Life.

Merciless Emperor, perplexed, used her spiritual energy to examine it, and then her eyes widened in disbelief. "This is the Blue Emperor’s Eternal Life Sutra, the Path of Pure Emotion!?"

She looked at Gaka in shock and asked, "How do you have this? Who are you, really? What is your connection to the Blue Emperor?"

She asked three questions in rapid succession, clearly stunned.

The Blue Emperor was the one who had modified the Path of Mercilessness into the Path of Pure Emotion—a senior figure of the Merciless Sect. However, all records about the Blue Emperor, including his methods of cultivation, had been erased. Even in the Merciless Sect, very few knew of his existence.

Yet here Gaka was, holding the cultivation method of the Blue Emperor—the Blue Emperor’s Eternal Life Sutra, the Path of Pure Emotion.

Gaka seemed a little lost in thought, and after a long silence, he sighed deeply before responding, "You can consider me a descendant of the Blue Emperor."

"A descendant of the Blue Emperor?" Merciless Emperor asked in confusion. She had never heard of any descendants of the Blue Emperor. All she knew was that the Blue Emperor had once been unable to sever his love and had abandoned the Path of Mercilessness, turning instead to the Path of Pure Emotion.

But not long afterward, it was reported that the Blue Emperor had been abandoned by his lover, unable to cultivate either the Path of Mercilessness or the Path of Pure Emotion, and had fallen into madness, dying in despair.

But now, it seemed the story wasn’t as it appeared.

She looked down at the jade talisman in her hand, hesitated for a moment, and then decided to keep it. "Thank you," she said, her voice filled with gratitude.

She wasn’t sure if she was suited for the Path of Pure Emotion, but at least this offered her a way out.

Gaka waved dismissively. "No need to overthink it. I’m helping you for the sake of the child in your womb. Besides, I have no fondness for your Merciless Sect."

Merciless Emperor nodded without pressing further. She no longer had any attachment to the Merciless Sect either.

Her fall to the Realm of Chaos had been related to the Merciless Sect. If the higher-ups of the sect had intervened back then, she might not have ended up here...

"By the way," Gaka said, as if remembering something, and turned his gaze toward the Tree of Life, continuing, "Your current situation can’t be hidden for long. But the Tree of Life can create a life domain, allowing you to meditate and cultivate in seclusion. It would be very beneficial for you."

Merciless’ eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "Is that true? What do I need to do?"

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Gaka explained, "I can’t help you directly, but there is a little girl who can."

Merciless furrowed her brows, clearly reluctant. "Does that mean I’ll have to tell her about my situation?"

She didn’t want too many people to know about her pregnancy, and she had noticed that Blood Fiend was pretending to meditate while secretly eavesdropping on their conversation.

She had even felt murderous, but having decided to abandon the Path of Mercilessness and change her mindset, she now knew that Blood Fiend Emperor wouldn’t dare to speak out of turn. That was why she hadn’t acted on her anger.

"I can sense that life is growing inside of you. The Tree of Life can feel it as well, and that little girl can communicate with it. You can’t hide it," Gaka explained, and he didn’t think this was necessarily a bad thing.

"Does she really have such miraculous abilities?" Merciless glanced at the Tree of Life, a bit shocked, as she thought for a moment before asking, "You said this little girl can help me keep it a secret?"

"Why don’t you try and find out?" Gaka said before floating off, heading straight to where Jean and Spoorate were playing.

These two girls were the most carefree and oblivious, completely unaware of the current urgency.

Or perhaps it was simply that they had absolute trust in John.

He found a reason to send Spoorate away, then brought Jean over.

Spoorate, who had received Gaka’s inheritance, still held a lot of respect for him.

"Senior, is there something you need?" Jean asked, her face full of curiosity.

She hadn’t had much interaction with Gaka, only knowing that he had been residing in the Tree of Life for some time.

Had Gaka not helped John, and if he had caused any harm to the Tree of Life, Jean would’ve kicked him out long ago.

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"There’s someone who needs your help," Gaka pointed to Merciless Emperor beneath the Tree of Life.

"Eh?" Jean gasped, her gaze immediately falling on Merciless’ abdomen.

She was the reincarnation of the Five-colored Stone, deeply attuned to the energy of life, and she sensed the faint life force almost immediately.

Merciless, noticing Jean’s unique sensitivity, smiled faintly and waved at her. "Your name is Jean, right? I remember you. This is my secret. Can you keep it for me?"

Jean tilted her head, looking at her curiously before suddenly asking, "Is this your child with Big Brother?"

Merciless Emperor’s heart skipped a beat. How did this little girl know?

She couldn’t help but turn to Gaka, her eyes full of inquiry.

Gaka shook his head, indicating that he hadn’t told Jean anything.

Merciless looked at Jean without hiding anything and nodded, "Yes."

The little girl still tilted her head, speaking with curiosity, "Why can’t you tell Big Brother? And what do I get if I help you keep it a secret?"

"This..." Merciless was at a loss for words, unsure how to explain. She rarely communicated with anyone like this.

Gaka, standing aside, seemed unconcerned and clearly didn’t want to get involved in this matter.

Merciless gritted her teeth and spoke softly, "Little sister, what do you want in return?"

Jean blinked her big eyes, deep in thought. Then, as if struck by an idea, she said excitedly, "If the baby is born, can I be her aunt?"

"Huh?" Merciless was momentarily stunned. She had thought this little girl might ask for something extravagant. She had even prepared to bribe her with something valuable.

But to her surprise, the request was so simple.

"Of course," Merciless answered without hesitation, "Then it’s settled. The child in my belly will recognize you as her aunt. But you cannot tell anyone else, especially not John."

Jean nodded happily, already forgetting about John.

She joyfully ran to Merciless and carefully placed her hands on her stomach, speaking softly, "Little girl, I’ll be your aunt from now on. I’ll protect you."

"Little girl?" Merciless asked, slightly confused. "How do you know it’s a girl?"

The child had communicated with her soul, but the voice was still too immature to determine the gender. Merciless herself couldn’t tell.

"Just a feeling," Jean answered casually.

Merciless smiled, not pressing the matter further. She then spoke, "There’s one more thing I need your help with. Can you make the Tree of Life open up a life domain?"

"That’s easy," Jean replied without hesitation. She ran to the Tree of Life, gently touching its trunk, and began to speak softly.

Rustling...

The Tree of Life trembled, releasing even more powerful life force that enveloped Merciless.

A wave of spatial power surged, and before Merciless could react, she found herself in a completely separate space. Endless life energy poured in, radiating vibrant vitality.

This was the life domain created by the Tree of Life.

"Big sister, you focus on your cultivation. Here, only I can contact you. If there’s anything, just let me know," Jean’s voice called out from outside.

"Okay, thank you," Merciless said with gratitude. She could clearly feel that the faint life force in her abdomen had strengthened a bit, greedily absorbing the life energy, while the Tree of Life was unaffected and even became more luxuriant. The two seemed to complement each other.

...

In the Realm of Chaos.

John and the others were relentlessly hunting magical beasts.

Before they knew it, more than half a month had passed, and Heavenly King and the others were in a sorry state.

Originally, they had thought they would be hunting magical beasts alongside John, but instead, they had been stuck cleaning up the battlefield.

At first, Heavenly King didn’t think much of it as a hard task, but after two days, he began to feel numb.

He had already seen John’s strength, but he never expected Sini and Tracy to be just as monstrous.

The three of them hunted nearly a million magical beasts every day on average, leaving the others with nothing to do.

In the beginning, Heavenly King and the others were still excited, thinking about all the magic cores they would collect. With so many cores, they didn’t have to worry about their cultivation at all.

However, as time passed, John, Sini, and Tracy’s slaughtering speed only increased. What started as less than a million magical beasts per day quickly escalated to over two million magical beasts, easily wiped out in no time.

The number of magic cores in their hands continued to grow, accumulating more than thirty million, and every single one of them was a nine-star magic core.

Such a terrifying number was something they hadn’t even dared to imagine before.

And with such a vast fortune, it was enough to tempt even Emperor-level warriors, but despite the immense wealth, the group was utterly exhausted, and there was no excitement left in their expressions.

"John, how about we switch up the team to torture? If we keep going like this, we’re all going to lose our minds," Heavenly King finally couldn’t take it anymore and slumped down on a pile of magical beast corpses, completely out of energy.

He felt that the past half month had been more exhausting than fighting life-and-death battles.

In contrast, John and the others had not stopped fighting for even half a month. It seemed as if their strength was endless.

Both John and the two women possessed the Wrath of the Gods talent, which made their combat virtually without consumption.

They quickly cleared the remaining magical beasts in the area and took a brief respite.

John, glancing at the complaining Heavenly King, spoke, "It’s almost done. Once we clean up this battlefield, we’ll head back."

"Finally, it’s over!" The others visibly relaxed, as if they had been granted a pardon.

Over the past month and a half, the three of them had killed over thirty million nine-star magical beasts, and John alone had killed nearly twenty million, more than both Sini and Tracy combined.

Additionally, there were thirteen Bone Devouring Beasts and Soul Devouring Beasts, each at one-star Emperor level, all of which had been killed by John using his Dark City skill.