Chapter 1399: Really Want to Win Once
That’s absolutely terrifying!
Using such means to freeze yourself, surviving from the ancient Gusu Era over two thousand years ago until today?
Isn’t that basically cryogenic hibernation? Bai Kou can even do something like that?
“Under a hundred years old? That’s still pretty old, isn’t it? But why do you still look like a young girl?”
“And so… firm?”
[From Xia Yao’s resentment value +1000!]
[From Zhong Yingxue’s resentment value +1000!]
Realizing his mistake, Jiang Nan quickly covered his mouth, sweat pouring down his forehead.
(乛ლ乛‧̣̥̇)
Wu Liang beside him had already started shaking.
Nan Ge, if you blow yourself up like that twice more, don’t expect me to stop them from beating you up!
Even Xiao Mila wouldn’t be able to save you then!
[From Bai Kou’s resentment value +1001!]
No girl wants to hear someone call her old!
“Don’t call me old! My ability is Blizzard; extreme cold naturally slows cell aging!”
“But the root cause is that someone once cast eternal youth on me, so time hardly leaves any marks on my appearance!”
“She… was also a Time System user!”
As she spoke, Bai Kou’s gaze fell on Mila, a trace of reminiscence flickering in her eyes.
Bai Kou felt as though not many years had passed; it seemed like just yesterday.
But everything had changed, seas turned to mulberry fields.
Jiang Nan was utterly shocked: “What? Time System? Where is she? Still alive?”
If she was a Time System user, her body would not age or die. Even with absolute spiritual power, surviving thousands of years without spiritual energy in that era—
By constantly reverting her body to its original state, she could keep living.
If she were still alive, it’s hard to imagine how strong she might be.
Mila also became interested; were there others like her in this world?
But Bai Kou gazed at the vast blizzard, a sorrow spreading in her eyes.
“She died of old age…”
Jiang Nan was stunned: (｡･ˇ～ˇ･｡:) “Died of old age? How could a Time System user die of old age? That’s impossible—”
Before he could finish, Jiang Nan stopped abruptly, as if realizing something, and fell silent.
Using skills at any cost, consuming all the telomerase in her body, and ultimately dying of old age?
Some Time System skills consume one’s own lifespan.
Bai Kou murmured: “That was the first God-Slaying War I experienced.”
“On the night before the final battle, Xiao Di called me to her room. I was dumbstruck. I had never seen her so aged—so old her teeth were falling out.”
“Her eyes were full of exhaustion; she didn’t even have the strength to speak. In my memory, she hadn’t changed in over thirty years.”
“Just the night before, she still looked like a young girl, but overnight she turned into that state.”
“She told me: ‘You know? Time can actually flow backward, and we’ve already lost 127 times…’”
Jiang Nan’s heart trembled violently, goosebumps rising to his scalp.
Time flowing backward?
Bai Kou’s eyes reddened: “What’s the most tragic part? The sad thing is that when time flows backward, our memories also disappear.”
“No one remembers we lost 127 times. Only Xiao Di knew.”
“She said she tried every possibility. This time, we wouldn’t lose. She told me what to do—how to handle all the Bose Body’s actions.”
“Then she just died of old age, right in my arms.”
Jiang Nan’s scalp went numb. That person named Xiao Di, after every loss, reversed time, doing it 127 times?
All for a future she wanted?
Bai Kou’s tear froze into an ice crystal as it fell.
“I did exactly what Xiao Di told me. The God-Slaying War was won. The Bose Body retreated, the Ling Xu closed, and spiritual energy began to recede.”
“I was hailed as the savior by the world—Snow Maiden Bai Kou saved that era.”
“Bullshit! I wasn’t! The one who died on the eve of the final battle, Xiao Di, was the real one!”
“But no one remembers what she did, nor that this victory was bought with 127 crushing defeats and her own life.”
At this moment, everyone stared at Bai Kou in shock.
She was the one who personally commanded the God-Slaying War over two thousand years ago?
A living legend?
But Jiang Nan’s gaze fell on Mila, pulling her into his embrace.
His eyes were as firm as if they could burn the stars.
Bai Kou sniffled lightly: “But did we really win? No, we just didn’t lose.”
“Xiao Di told me she really wanted to win once, but she couldn’t.”
“She said she saw the past—hope lies on the moon, a treasure left by our ancestors. If we want to win, we must chase the moon.”
“So I froze myself, wanting to win once for Xiao Di, to fulfill her wish.”
Jiang Nan’s heart was shaken. He said hoarsely: “Every era truly has its own stirring tales.”
“The treasure Xiao Di mentioned should be the Origin Spark, right?”
Bai Kou was surprised: (❅´ﾟﾛﾟ) “You know that too?”
Jiang Nan rolled his eyes.
(꒪ัд꒪ั*) “You think I’ve been wasting my time? I got the Origin Spark from Lantis and stirred up trouble with the Holy Star.”
“Can’t you see I can’t even live properly now? So I hung myself up first.”
Hart and Mo Mo swallowed hard. Damn, Nan Shen is ruthless too.
Faking death to escape?
When Lantis was mentioned, Bai Kou’s eyes flared with anger.
(ꐦ°᷄～°᷅) “Atlas is a complete idiot!”
Hearing this, Jiang Nan nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.
Good thing Alice isn’t here, or she’d probably fight Bai Kou.
Swearing at someone’s ancestor like that is quite impolite!
But Bai Kou had experienced two Gusu Eras, spanning a thousand years; she must have crossed paths with Atlas.
Bai Kou said angrily: “On the eve of the decisive battle, that idiot Atlas tried to summon the Origin Spark.”
“He ended up sinking his entire Lantis ancient kingdom! If not for that, why would the last God-Slaying War have been so difficult?”
“If Yu Shen hadn’t turned the tide, the Blue Star would have become a Star Ruins by now. Infuriating!”
Jiang Nan’s forehead dripped sweat. Atlas was that much of a disaster?
Yu Shen?
So Shen Yu Ling Xu was the relic of the last Gusu Era?
“Were you already attempting to land on the moon back then? Why didn’t you succeed?”
Bai Kou nodded: “Atlas didn’t do nothing good. Because of the Origin Spark, humanity’s use of runes greatly improved.”
“This Star Ring was built by imitating the Holy Star’s Star Gate, taking a huge amount of time to modify and construct.”
“There were two Star Rings. Placing one on the moon would connect the two sides.”
Jiang Nan was shocked: “Are you dumb? If you had a Star Gate, just use it directly? Why go through all that effort to build a Star Ring?”
Bai Kou glared at Jiang Nan: “You’re the dumb one! Do you think we’re stupid?”
“The Star Gate is a Bose Body artifact. Activating it requires many conditions—at the very least a Star Map, and Space Spirit Pearls. Back then, Space Spirit Beasts were nearly hunted to extinction.”
“Without Space Spirit Pearls, there was no driving force. Most importantly, we didn’t have the key.”
“So we modified the Star Gate, trying to use Yu Shen’s Tears as the driving force…”
Jiang Nan’s expression turned awkward.
Sorry, I have all the things you mentioned—it’s just that the Star Gate is broken…
Bai Kou looked seriously at Jiang Nan: “I hope you return the Star Ring fragments to me. The efforts of several generations must not be wasted by you.”
Jiang Nan grinned: “To tell you the truth, the Star Ring isn’t much use to me anyway.”
“I only need a small section of the runes. That’s exactly why I came to the Permafrost this time.”
“If you can show me that small section of runes, and give me a few hundred billion as a reward—”
“You can have all the Star Ring fragments I collected.”
Bai Kou was startled. She didn’t expect Jiang Nan to be so easy to talk to.
“Alright! It’s a deal! You saved me, Hart, and Mo Mo. Peaceful negotiation is the best option.”
“I do have a complete Star Ring in my possession. If you want to see it, I can show it to you.”
Jiang Nan’s eyes went wide!
∑(°口°๑) What the hell?
She agreed?
A few hundred billion! Bai Kou is that rich?
Come to think of it, maybe she buried a lot of pots and pans before freezing.
After waking up, they become antiques—sell them, and that’s easy money!
At this moment, Jiang Nan was full of regret. If he’d known Bai Kou was so wealthy, he should have asked for more.
But Bai Kou suddenly paused: “Wait! Need a small section? You have a Star Gate? Can you use it?”
Jiang Nan’s expression stiffened, his eyes darting.
(‧̣̥̇◔ㅂ◔ิ‧̣̥̇) “Ahem… nonsense. Not at all.”
Bai Kou stared intently at Jiang Nan. Hua Xia truly is an ancient Eastern nation with such deep heritage.
They too had been planning to land on the moon?
But using the Star Gate directly? Where did Jiang Nan get the key?
Back then, lacking a key and a driving force, that was why Bai Kou and her people had to build a pair of Star Rings.
Jiang Nan quickly changed the subject: “So Yu Shen’s Tears are what drive the Star Ring?”
“How did you create them? I’m also interested in that.”
In the future, using the Star Gate would require a huge amount of Space Spirit Pearls, which would be impossible to supply.
Yu Shen’s Tears would be an excellent substitute.
If there was a chance to obtain them, Jiang Nan wouldn’t miss it.
Bai Kou looked down at the ice bell on her foot, a trace of sadness in her eyes.
Then she looked toward the expanse of space cracks ahead.
“Yu Shen’s Tears? You’ll know if you go in and see for yourself.”
“A thousand years have made the situation here spiral out of control. To obtain Yu Shen’s Tears, you have to cross this broken space and reach the very core.”
Jiang Nan’s eyes widened: “What? Cross through here?”
Bai Kou nodded: “Mo Mo? Can you teleport inside—”
Before Bai Kou could finish, Jiang Nan directly shook his head.
“Don’t even think about it. Teleporting in means death!”