Abyssal Chronicles-Chapter 969 - 970: The Sealing Array

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"Between your child and me, who is more important?"

Faced with Mengxi’s sudden question and its ambiguous meaning, Yumo’s brows furrowed tightly, her stunning crimson eyes filled with shock and confusion.

Clearly, this was a question that Yumo found difficult to answer. After biting her lip and showing a bit of distress, Yumo replied with a puzzled tone, "What do you mean by that? Please, don’t make such jokes."

"A joke!?"

Hearing this, Mengxi flashed a charming smile, guilt evident in her eyes.

"Sorry, sorry, I may not have asked clearly enough."

As she spoke, Mengxi reined in her smile, adopting an unusually serious gaze as she locked eyes with Yumo.

"Let me ask it differently, my dear empress. If you could only choose one, between me and your children, who would you choose?"

"..."

Yumo was taken aback, and after a brief moment of shock, the black-haired girl narrowed her eyes slightly. Realizing that Mengxi was not joking, displeasure began to spread like a virus within her heart, quickly darkening her expression.

"Why are you asking such a question? What do you want to do? If this continues, I will get angry."

As these words left her lips, the previously peaceful atmosphere in the Prayer Square was suddenly enveloped by an eerie pressure.

In an instant, the square, which had just erupted in cheers for the arrival of the Church’s leader and the empress, fell into a dead silence, with all the worshippers lowering their heads in unison. Not just the worshippers, but also the guards, paladins, and even the high-ranking officials of the Church bowed their heads.

If someone were to observe closely, they would notice that these people were gripping their hands tightly, their expressions becoming more and more strange.

A dark current began to surge within the vast Prayer Square.

...

However, completely absorbed by Mengxi’s sudden question, Yumo did not notice the change in the atmosphere and continued to stare seriously at Mengxi.

Seeing that the other party remained silent, Yumo spoke with a heavy tone, "Hey, why aren’t you saying anything?"

In response to Yumo’s reaction and her sharp gaze, Mengxi seemed to have anticipated this, wearing an expression of "I knew it" and shaking her head helplessly.

"Sorry, but that’s not the answer I wanted."

While shaking her head, Mengxi ignored Yumo’s words and stepped forward to close the distance to about three meters.

"It seems that Yumo cannot make a choice. In that case, let me help you decide."

"What do you want..." Yumo frowned, a strong sense of foreboding spreading wildly within her heart.

"Well, I’m a selfish girl. You think about those little kids all day long, which makes me very uncomfortable. So, to make you mine and mine alone, I plan to eliminate those little ones."

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"What, what did you say?!"

"I said, eliminate those little ones. That is... those demon kings and the Black Rose family that has allied with Abyssal Demons. Your Highness am I not being clear enough?"

The familiar way of addressing her suddenly changed, and Mengxi’s tone took a sharp turn. The previous warmth and gentleness vanished, replaced by a chilling coldness and a bone-chilling murderous intent in her eyes. Furthermore, the gaze she directed at Yumo was no longer concealed; it was filled with naked greed and a pathological possessiveness that made even Yumo shiver.

"Ha..."

Faced with this overwhelming chill, even Yumo couldn’t help but shudder.

After biting her lip to confirm she wasn’t hearing things, the dissatisfaction in Yumo’s eyes transformed into an indescribable rage. The atmosphere around her began to twist in an instant, an unparalleled cold aura rapidly expanding outward from the black-haired girl.

The white-robed paladins of the Church, who had previously stood like mountains, found it hard to maintain their balance upon feeling this suffocating pressure and dropped to their knees.

Staring at Mengxi, who wore a chilling smile, Yumo’s eyes glinted with cold light as she sternly warned, "You can do as you please most of the time. But this is not something to joke about."

In the face of such terrifying pressure, Mengxi remained calm and replied nonchalantly, "Don’t you understand? I’m not joking."

In her words, there was even a hint of mockery.

"Are you out of your mind? Do you really want to get your butt smashed?"

"Of course not, after all, I still have to... deal with those troublesome Demons."

"I warn you, don’t mess around!"

At this moment, staring into Mengxi’s eyes filled with madness, Yumo realized a terrifying truth.

Mengxi was serious; she really intended to take action against my children?!

After repeated persuasion failed, Yumo no longer cared to hide her identity as an Abyssal Demon. The crimson Shadow Power surged from her body, transforming into dozens of bloody butterflies that rapidly flew toward Mengxi, seemingly intending to stun her and take control to prevent any further reckless actions.

Yumo absolutely did not want to see a scene where Mengxi fought against her children.

However, as the bloody butterflies rushed toward her, Mengxi’s lips curled into a slight smile, revealing a charmingly sinister grin.

In the next moment, as Mengxi’s smile appeared, the ground of the sacrificial platform beneath Yumo suddenly shattered! When the exquisite wooden floor broke apart, a massive silver magic array hidden below revealed its original form! At that moment, the array activated, and violent magical energy surged rapidly.

A pressure millions of times greater than normal suddenly descended from above, crashing down on Yumo, causing her expression to change drastically.

The bloody butterflies that had been launched at Mengxi were crushed into pieces under this terrifying pressure, transforming into countless crimson energy particles.

"What is this? A binding array?"

Although the terrifying pressure could not inflict any effective harm on Yumo’s body, being caught off guard and without releasing her power, she was still stunned by the overwhelming weight.

The situation was now clear; the sacrificial high platform, containing hundreds of tons of energy stones, was a magic tool prepared by Mengxi in advance to bind Yumo’s power.

Under the crushing weight comparable to the collapse of the heavens, Yumo trembled as she raised her head, looking at the silver-haired girl standing just outside the magic array with disbelief.

"You... plotted against me again?!"

"Is that even a question? My dear~, you are still as naive as ever. You fell for it so easily~"

Mengxi sneered disdainfully: "Since I plan to take action against those Demons, how could I not first restrain you?"

"Restrain? Hahaha..."

Seemingly too angry, Yumo let out a series of cold laughs, hiding a bit of sadness within her laughter.

"You can’t seriously think this broken array can trap me, right?"

"Yes, that’s exactly what I think."

Mengxi replied without hesitation, then suddenly drew her sword and pierced her wrist. Drops of rich divine blood fell onto the edge of the array. At the same time, a dazzling silver light erupted around the platform.

"This array will not only bind you but will also strip you of your power. After all, without your power, it will be much easier to keep you as my own~"