Chapter 2313: What Exactly Did I Lose?
Jiang Nan clearly remembered that last time, he had smashed through the barrier with a headbutt to return to reality!
His desire to return was incredibly strong, which allowed him to break through that invisible barrier!
So, being able to re-form his body and return to reality was all about willpower?
Having found a direction to work toward, Jiang Nan no longer hesitated. While he still showed no signs of dissipating, his eyes were wide open!
His gaze constantly shifted between Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao!
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Ahhh~ I want to go back! Want to marry several wives, want to be a real man, want to live a shamelessly happy life!
The mine was barely secured, Chong Feiyu had regained her identity as a little rich lady, and I haven't even gotten to eat her soft rice yet—why won't they let me go back!
Just reached Transcendent, haven't even absorbed a Spiritual Skill yet, haven't gotten to show off as the strongest Transcendent in Starry Sky history—how can I dissipate!
I want to go back and show off, don't stop me!
Step aside! I'm about to start showing off! I want to dominate the entire Starry Sky!
At this moment, Jiang Nan's desire to return was incredibly strong, and the thoughts supporting him were utterly vulgar, unbearably tacky!
But they actually worked!
Driven by intense willpower, the barrier of reality was directly broken!
In front of the burning scarlet baleful flame, Jiang Nan's illusory, ghost-like body suddenly materialized and rapidly solidified!
He reached out toward the baleful flame!
Just as both sides were about to clash, Lang Mu noticed the position of the baleful flame. Jiang Nan's ghostly figure appeared, frantically solidifying!
Lang Mu: !!!
(ꐦ°᷄益°᷅) "Damn it! Not good! Jiang Nan is returning, you won't!"
"High-dimensional Slash!"
Lang Mu, hiding in the fourth dimension, attacked Jiang Nan directly. The bizarre attack slashed fiercely toward Jiang Nan's head!
But Jiang Nan sidestepped, squinting as he watched the High-dimensional Slash coming at him—he didn't even dodge!
"Boom!"
Infinite scarlet baleful flame blazed. Jiang Nan had already returned to reality first!
His scarlet eyes locked onto Lang Mu, devoid of any emotion, as if looking at a dead man. The corner of his mouth curled into a smirk.
(๑¯ิٹ¯ิ)
Lang Mu: !!!
He instantly remembered how Dante and his wife had died. At this distance, if Jiang Nan unleashed the Black Hole Devouring Star domain again, it would directly envelop him and devour him!
Even hiding in the fourth dimension wouldn't help!
But Lang Mu didn't believe Jiang Nan could release it continuously without any consequences!
Yet why didn't Jiang Nan dodge? Wasn't this clearly luring him into a trap?
"Damn it!"
[Lang Mu's Resentment +1008!]
[From Lang Mu...]
He pulled back sharply, abandoning the High-dimensional Slash, making continuous dimensional leaps to retreat to a safe distance!
Jiang Nan let out a sneer, not even bothering with Lang Mu. Space twisted around his hand as he used warp speed to grab the round two-dimensional dot, which contained a white dot inside!
This was going to be his Transcendent Skill!
Everyone stared at Jiang Nan, eyes bulging in shock.
Σ(ଵ口ଵ|||)
Boss Nan Shen... he's back just like that?
Isn't this too abrupt? Not even a hint beforehand?
But their eyes were all filled with surprise!
Boss Nan Shen is amazing!
The next moment, Jiang Nan seemed to suddenly remember something. His expression turned panicked as he frantically patted himself down, as if checking something!
Then he spun around, pulled up his waistband, and looked down into his pants!
(ଵ～ଵ;)唔~
He let out a long sigh of relief:
(٥︶3︶) "Whew~ Still the original equipment, still there..."
The Bully Gang members all spat blood. God damn "still there"—so there were times when it wasn't?
His tall, mighty image instantly collapsed!
Jiu Lan blushed and couldn't help but spit.
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Jiang Nan breathed a long sigh of relief. His body seemed fine, no signs of Dao injuries, and his apocalyptic weapon was still at the ready!
Last time he returned, Jiang Nan had been missing limbs, covered in Dao injuries, and had to pull out a star to heal himself!
But this time, he was unscathed? After using a Black Hole, he hadn't lost anything?
This was way too good!
Thinking this, Jiang Nan felt a surge of excitement!
Yet somehow, he still felt he had lost something—something he normally wouldn't notice, but now that it was gone, he couldn't remember what it was no matter how hard he tried!
The Black Hole Devouring Star domain... did it really have no cost?
But after checking his body, nothing seemed abnormal?
"Brother Jiang Nan! Lan was so worried about you!"
Lan, along with Xiao Mila, rushed into Jiang Nan's arms like homing swallows, nuzzling him fiercely!
It really was Brother Jiang Nan!
Jiang Nan smiled comfortingly, rubbing the tops of their heads:
(。ớ◡ờ)ھ "It's fine, no worries. Isn't I back now?"
But Mila's eyes sparkled as she frowned, examining Jiang Nan closely. The deeper she looked, the more her brow furrowed!
Jiang Nan felt creeped out:
(๑•̌◡•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Mila? What's wrong? Why are you staring at me like that? Are you mesmerized by my handsomeness?"
Mila rolled her eyes, then looked troubled. She leaned close to Jiang Nan's ear and whispered:
(ﾉ)◔₃◔ิ) "Brother Jiang Nan~ Your cell activity has decreased. You seem a few years older, not as good as when you just broke through to Transcendent..."
"Is using the Black Hole Devouring Star domain like me using forbidden Spiritual Skills—does it reduce your lifespan?"
Jiang Nan's body stiffened. What did she mean? He had lost lifespan?
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇) Damn!
Using Black Hole Devouring Star reduced his lifespan?
Remember, when a human reaches Transcendent, their life level increases, lifespan skyrockets. The stronger you are, the longer you live!
So he had just gained lifespan from reaching Transcendent, and now he had directly lost some?
Others use domains costing spiritual energy; he uses domains costing lifespan?
Wasn't that too much of a loss?
He quickly sent a telepathic message:
(๑◔﹏◔ิ๑) "Last time... last time, did I lose lifespan?"
Mila shook her head and whispered secretly:
(ﾉ)ᵒ̴̶̷～ᵒ̴̶̷) "I didn't notice last time, but even if I did, it shouldn't have been much. Otherwise, I definitely would have seen it!"
Jiang Nan's eyes flickered. Just using it for a short while had cost several years of life? That was a bit steep?
Was it always like this? Or had he done something wrong to cause this?
Then why wasn't it like that the first time?
But the bigger problem was that even knowing he had lost lifespan, that feeling of losing something still hadn't disappeared, lingering in his heart!
What did it mean? Was losing lifespan not the only cost? There was something else? What exactly had he lost?
Jiang Nan scratched his head hard, unable to remember!
The lifespan issue could probably be fixed by eating incense beads, since Mila could replenish it. There was no reason he couldn't!
It was acceptable. He'd have Sister Li Bing give him a thorough full-body check later!
He needed to figure out exactly how much it cost, so he could keep track. Otherwise, playing around and dying would be too much of a loss!
But besides losing lifespan, what else had he lost?
The matter wasn't over yet, so he could only think about it later!
He secretly drew a cross on Mila's back, signaling her to keep it secret!
Better not let everyone know—the worry was secondary. The main thing was not letting the Ten Thousand Races find out!
He had to appear strong externally!
Mila nodded heavily, persistent worry in her eyes!
Jiang Nan, on the other hand, felt pretty good about himself. Losing lifespan was fine; incense beads had no resistance problem. He could afford the loss!
But before he figured out what else he had lost besides lifespan, he couldn't go around using it recklessly!
Still, that didn't stop Jiang Nan from making earth-shattering progress in strength. He hadn't even absorbed his Transcendent Skill yet!
Looking at the round white dot on the two-dimensional fragment in his hand, Jiang Nan's heart burned!
But absorbing this thing wasn't easy!
Jiang Nan swallowed his saliva and reached toward the two-dimensional fragment!
Just then, a high-pitched voice echoed through the starry sky!
Full of surprise and disbelief!
(º口º*) "Jiang... Nan?"
Jiang Nan, already a bit nervous, flinched, nearly jamming his hand into it!
He looked up at Chong Feiyu and grinned:
(๑¯ิꇴ¯ิ)ﾂ "Yo~ Isn't this Insect Emperor Chong Feiyu? Standing up now? Tsk tsk~ You've gotten prettier. A shame you didn't evolve into a fluttering moth!"
Chong Feiyu: ???
What the hell was "fluttering moth"? Couldn't he wish her well for once?
And why could he greet her so casually?!
Chong Feiyu pointed at Jiang Nan, stammering:
(๑ᵒ̴̶̷̥́口ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀)☛ "You... didn't you release a Black Hole Devouring Star to protect me and die?"
Jiang Nan pointed at his own nose, stunned:
ᕦ(°口°๑) "Me? Die? When did that happen? When did I ever say I died?"
(︶.̮︶〃)ﾉ "Just a small Black Hole Devouring Star, no big deal. For me, it's just a piece of cake. I can release it whenever I want!"
"Just took a bit of time coming back, that's all. What, were you that worried about me? Afraid you can't feed me your soft rice?"
Chong Feiyu was dumbfounded. Not dead!
He was back just like that?
The joy of regaining something lost overwhelmed her!
So he really was this important to her!
But the next moment, Chong Feiyu exploded with rage, her teeth grinding out sparks. She glared at Wang Youzhi!
(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง "What the hell is going on here?!"
Everyone immediately distanced themselves from Wang Youzhi, looking like it had nothing to do with them!
Wang Youzhi's eyes darted, cold sweat on his forehead:
(‧̣̥̇◔ㅂ◔ิ) "Huh? How would I know? I'm not a god. How did he come back? Ahaha~"
"Besides, did I ever say Jiang Nan was dead? That was all your own imagination, wasn't it?"
"If I hadn't said that, would you have burst out and turned grief into strength? Beating two at once? How would we have won?"
Wang Youzhi looked at Jiang Nan with a teasing grin:
(ﾉ)ಡωಡ) "Little brother, you have no idea. Just now, when Chong Feiyu thought you were dead, she cried so sadly! Shed tears!"
"She was waving her sword, wanting to cut down Mius and the others, shouting that she'd avenge you and make them your burial slaves. Oh man, she was so fierce~"
Jiang Nan looked enlightened, turning to Chong Feiyu:
(*ﾟﾛﾟ) "Oh? So that happened? Feiyu, am I really that important to you? Did you cry just now? And..."
Chong Feiyu: !!!
๐·°(৹˃̵﹏˂̵৹)°·๐ "Pfft! Shut up! Don't say another word! Stop talking, okay? Do I have no face left? Why don't you just die already?"
Chong Feiyu's face was as red as a branding iron, smoking. Her glare could kill!
This was no different from someone helping you recall your drunk black history the next morning after a bender!
Jiang Nan was stunned. Did she want him dead or alive? Was this the legendary "I want you dead or alive"?
[From Chong Feiyu's Resentment +1009!]
[From Chong Feiyu...]
(ꐦ͡’皿͡’) "Wang! You! Zhi! I'm going to cut you down right now!"
She raised her Celestial Spirit Sword and charged at Wang Youzhi!
Wang Youzhi puffed out his waist:
(︶口︶〃) "Come on! Cut me! Go ahead! So what if you're a Star Devourer? Have you forgotten what my origins are? Try cutting me once!"
Chong Feiyu froze, face dark. Was she tired of living, daring to cut the Black God's alt?
The memory of being scared to pieces in the Dimensional Gap still haunted her!
Even now that she was a Star Devourer and had completed her Apotheosis, entering the Dimensional Gap still meant being controlled by the Black God—no difference!
But... but... she was so mad! Could she be any more cowardly?
I report! Wang Youzhi is abusing the god's influence!