# Chapter 2493: You Can Only Predict Your Own Death
We came to you seeking cooperation, but you wouldn't even let us finish speaking before driving us away!
Jiangnan arrives, but you won't even let him finish talking before cooperating?
Do you have to be this biased?
The Ye sisters naturally had no good expressions when they looked at Du Lingyu.
Olivia, on the other hand, excitedly rushed into the human ranks, hugging Xia Yao and Qian Benying!
Compared to the atmosphere over at the Kill Qima camp, she preferred staying with the human team.
(∗❛ัꇴ❛ั) "Nanshen! You're finally here. I missed you so much. I thought I wouldn't get to meet you in this Grand Hunt~"
The other Tianqi clan warriors twitched their mouths. Others were hoping they wouldn't meet this disaster called Jiangnan, right?
But you're enjoying it?
Jiangnan grinned: (͡°ꇴ͡°) "Aiya~ Isn't this Warning Girl? I missed you too~ Come! Help me fix this Godslayer Blade and show me your worth!"
With that, he handed over the broken Godslayer Blade. It had snapped when he was cutting Qing Ke earlier, and he hadn't fixed it yet.
This blade meant a lot to Jiangnan. It was a baton passed from Ji Yu's hands.
It was the torch of succession between Era Lords. Jiangnan had no intention of abandoning it.
Olivia pouted.
(◦`~´◦) Hmph!
So this is the legendary "I missed you"? You just want me to work for you, right?
Still, she took the Godslayer Blade and began repairing it, inwardly shocked. What kind of fierce battle could have snapped the Godslayer Blade?
(๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "The cracks and nicks on the blade, and the hexagonal star pattern..."
A trace of reminiscence flickered in Jiangnan's eyes.
"Keep them as they are. It's fine like this..."
The Godslayer Blade was restored to its original state through atomic reorganization. Gripping the hilt, Jiangnan's heart settled.
His gaze shifted back to Du Lingyu. Just as she was about to speak, two veins bulged on Jiangnan's forehead.
He smiled amiably: (ꐦ°᷄ᴗ°᷅) "The precondition for cooperation is not skipping conversations, alright? Have some consideration for NPCs too. How pitiful is Katherin?"
Du Lingyu was confused. What Katherin?
Still, she put on an apologetic smile.
(⌒_⌒;) "Sorry, the situation is urgent. I was too impatient."
"Come~ Let me introduce everyone. This is..."
As she spoke, she pointed toward the Gamma clan leader.
But at that moment, Gu Bai stepped forward with a cold, unfriendly expression.
(￢_￢) "Hey hey hey! How can it be cooperation? Lingyu! Even though I know you'll scold me, I still have to say it. Since ancient times, loyal words offend the ear, but they benefit the conduct."
"If we're forming an alliance, shouldn't we at least ask for the opinions of others? The Tianqi clan isn't entirely run by your Du family. Given racial interests, isn't your decision too hasty?"
Du Lingyu's face darkened, and she cast an angry glare at Gu Bai.
"What's wrong with you? Don't embarrass yourself here, alright?"
Hearing this only made Gu Bai angrier. His face flushed red.
"How am I embarrassing myself? I'm doing this for racial interests! Cooperation? Then tell me, what benefits can cooperating with Jiangnan and his people bring?"
"The humans only have three hundred people left. What can they do? Stacked together, how much combat power is that? The Dark Cosmos entity? Just a few hundred survivors, a defeated dog nursing its wounds!"
"They come looking for us to cooperate, and you agree so easily? Without even mentioning any conditions? Who's the one with the problem here?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Jiangnan's group and sneered. "They probably encountered some strong enemy, got heavily damaged, and now come to cling to our Kill Qima Legion's thigh, right?"
"Lingyu! We're not bleeding-hearts either. Jiangnan is strong, yes, but he's also someone every race is desperate to kill. He's an enemy to the whole world!"
"Letting Jiangnan and his people join will only bring us unnecessary trouble, don't you think?"
Ye Yuanwei squinted. A fine phrase, "defeated dog nursing its wounds." But do you know that even a defeated dog could bite you to death in an instant?
She was about to speak when she saw Jiangnan standing with his arms crossed, watching the scene with a smile, as if enjoying the show.
Ye Yuanwei was taken aback and held her tongue.
Du Lingyu looked embarrassed, then turned to Gu Bai, clenching her fists. "What exactly do you want?"
Gu Bai said coldly, "If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, the Gu family will no longer act with you. Better that than being wiped out."
Du Lingyu took a deep breath, suppressing her anger.
"Fine! You want an explanation? I'll give you one. Do you think our Kill Qima Legion's current ranking means we can rest easy?"
"We can't touch the ones above us: Bose, Silicon, Dark Cosmos. The Galaxy Legion and the Bastard Legion want to move up. The first thing they'll do is take down our Kill Qima Legion to give themselves a chance to rise!"
"The Bastard Legion has countless people, the Galaxy Legion isn't weak either. With just our sixteen thousand, how do we hold them off? Even if we do, we'll suffer heavy casualties. What competitiveness will we have left?"
"Under these circumstances, allying with Nanshen is undoubtedly the best choice. His combat power is strong enough to change the situation. Have you considered any of that?"
Wen Ge couldn't help but speak up:
(´-ι_-｀) "Who's clinging to whose thigh? Everyone knows the name Fifth Calamity. Their Bati! Whisper of the Divine predicts time even longer than ours."
"The Tianqi clan's precognition ability holds no appeal for humans. Allying with Nanshen will only let us ride his coattails. Even if we don't ally, the enemies we'll face will be the same."
It wasn't just Bati. Even the Gamma clan's abilities, Odin also had some of.
The Kill Qima Legion wasn't necessary for the humans. Jiangnan just wanted some extra hands in the upcoming battles.
And this... was also Jiangnan laying the foundation for the future Carbon-Based Alliance.
Du Lingyu said coldly, "Now! Are you satisfied?"
Gu Bai's face was ugly.
(￢益￢ꐦ) "Even if what you say is reasonable, cooperating with Jiangnan will inevitably anger the Bose clan. If they attack us because of this, can we withstand it?"
"The disadvantages outweigh the advantages. This is completely not worth it. Against attacks from other legions, we can just use Whisper of the Divine to avoid them ahead of time. We can always dodge. Why must we cooperate and increase the risk?"
Olivia rubbed her brow. "If we don't cooperate with Nanshen, won't the Bose and Silicon still attack us? What are you thinking?"
Gu Bai squinted. "Such reasons can't convince me. I don't want to get splashed with mud just because of Jiangnan."
Du Lingyu gritted her teeth, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in her eyes.
Just then, Jiangnan looked at Gu Bai with a smile.
(͡°⥎͡°) "You don't like me much, do you?"
Gu Bai's expression stiffened, but he sneered. "You know, so why ask?"
Jiangnan said with interest:
(͡°ก͡°) "Let me guess why you don't like me. Hmm, you like Du Lingyu, right? Or at least have feelings for her?"
"Because she's too close to me, plus my reputation that's rung across the starry sky, it makes you uncomfortable. So you want to stand out, to assert yourself. No matter what she says, you oppose it, wanting her to notice you, right?"
Du Lingyu widened her eyes, two red blushes flying onto her cheeks.
(⸝⸝ᵒ̴̶̷᷄﹏ᵒ̴̶̷᷅⸝⸝)♡ "Na... Nanshen? What are you saying~"
Ye Yuanwei: (￢～￢)
Acting? You're still acting? You already knew what Jiangnan was going to say, didn't you?
Gu Bai was furious. "I just don't like you! What's it to you? What, want to fight? Want to take me down? It won't be that easy!"
Jiangnan smiled. "Looks like I hit the mark, huh? You little brat. Let me give you some advice: that's not how you chase a girl. With your attitude, you'll never get the girl you like in your life. You'll only make her hate you more."
Xia Yao: (≖～≖)
As if you're any good at it! You're the type who flirts and then abandons!
A half-assed person has no right to teach others, you know!
[From Gu Bai's resentment value +1009!]
[From Gu Bai...]
His gaze turned bloodshot. Being exposed for his true thoughts made him feel nothing but shame.
And in front of Du Lingyu, no less.
"You're full of shit! What I do is none of your business! Without you, our Kill Qima Legion can still last until the end! I don't have the habit of taking in defeated dogs!"
Jiangnan wiped his nose. "So you think you're stronger than me?"
Gu Bai sneered. "Me? I wouldn't dare! You're the Fifth Calamity, the Jiang Devil. Even Star Devourers can't do anything to you. How would a nobody like me dare compare to you?"
The smile on Jiangnan's face gradually faded. "You know that, do you? And yet you still dare to bluster in front of me?"
"Don't you know... that talking recklessly can get you killed?"
Du Lingyu gritted her teeth. "Nanshen... let's just..."
Gu Bai sneered. "What, going to kill me here? If you do that, my great-grandfather won't let you off. And don't even think about cooperation."
"Besides, I'm not some soft persimmon you can just squeeze."
As he spoke, his aura surged. He was clearly ready for battle.
Jiangnan said casually, "You can use Whisper of the Divine, right?"
"No shit."
"How many seconds?"
"Seventeen! Not a genius, but enough to foresee many things."
Jiangnan grinned. "That's more than enough. Because it won't take that long."
"So try using it on me."
As he spoke, his smile vanished completely. His eyes calmly rested on Gu Bai, his hand casually placed on the sword hilt.
Gu Bai gritted his teeth. "Try it? I will!"
Not just Gu Bai, but Du Lingyu, Olivia, Wen Ge, and Bati all activated Whisper of the Divine, watching the two.
In their vision, atoms began to move. Through the trajectory of atomic movement, they deduced the upcoming future.
In the future image, Jiangnan drew his sword. A warp speed slash shot out. The blade gleamed with a glazed light, surrounded by blood-red baleful flames.
Almost instantly, Gu Bai was slain. His body was annihilated at the atomic level by the burst of glazed light. Nothing remained.
Gu Bai's eyes widened in terror. He stepped back, clutching his neck.
"No... impossible! Again!"
He used Whisper of the Divine once more, frantically deducing. Since I already know he's going to swing, how can I not dodge?
But one deduction after another brought him close to despair. It was still that same slash, unchanged.
No matter what method he exhausted, every single outcome was the same: being completely ground to dust by that blade light.
A hundred times, a thousand times, all the same result.
Repeatedly predicting his own death left Gu Bai's eyes bloodshot, his breathing ragged, his body drenched in cold sweat.
If he couldn't dodge, then he would attack first. He refused to believe he couldn't even survive one move from Jiangnan.
But no matter how many times he used Whisper of the Divine to predict, Gu Bai still died.
Indeed! He didn't even need seventeen seconds. Because in tens of thousands of predictions, Gu Bai never lasted even a single second.
Gu Bai's face grew paler and paler. He shook his head frantically, his body beginning to tremble.
"No... no! It must be because the distance is too close. Impossible! How can this be?"
He teleported himself far away with atomic transmission and started the deduction anew.
Jiangnan sneered, his eyes narrowing slightly.
But this time, even with the distance, the result was the same. Gu Bai was sliced into a thousand pieces, turned into two dimensions, crushed by the Palm Realm, compressed into a black pearl by the Void Black Hole, sealed by Void Chains and hacked to death.
Each death was different, but the end was always the same.
Gu Bai was like someone trapped in an endless cycle of death nightmares. No matter what, he couldn't change his fate of dying.
Slash after slash from the blood-red baleful flame blade. He experienced death up close, and his will gradually collapsed in the process.
At this moment, Du Lingyu, Bati, and the others all broke out in cold sweat.
(•́﹏•̀٥)
Nanshen... is too strong!
Finally, Gu Bai slumped weakly in the starry sky. His face was as white as paper. His body was soaked in cold sweat. His eyes were hollow.
His will had been tortured to the brink of collapse by countless deaths.
Jiangnan teleported in front of Gu Bai and slowly drew the Godslayer Blade.
This drawing motion only made Gu Bai's fear deepen. His body trembled like a sieve.
The blade was slowly placed on Gu Bai's shoulder. Jiangnan looked down at him, contempt clear in his eyes.
He lightly tapped Gu Bai's cheek with the flat of the blade.
"You can indeed predict the future. But what you'll predict is only your own death. And you have no power to change any of it."
"Because I am stronger than you. Much, much stronger. So strong that even if you know what I'm going to do, you still can't contend with me."
"If you weren't of the Tianqi clan, I think you would have died the first time you met me."
"You're too weak. So weak that you don't even interest me. Don't look for death, understand? I've killed many people. I won't miss one more."