Chapter 525: Chapter 468: How About Taking a Detour?

Watching another version of yourself being tortured is undeniably strange.

But more than that, it’s infuriating.

The soul fragment looked at the worthless version of himself on the ground begging for mercy so quickly, feeling endless frustration after the initial defeat.

"You damn fool, by opening your mouth, you’re dragging all your other counterparts down with you."

First, he sold out Duopo, and now he’s going to sell someone else?

Who does he want to betray?

Without synchronized memories, he couldn’t possibly know the other’s thoughts unless he put himself in the same situation.

But he couldn’t insert himself into it; all he had was memories of suffering, but it wasn’t this part of him going through the torture.

"Why don’t you torture him instead?"

The limp, worthless fragment croaked, "You bastard, it’s easy to talk big, but the methods of this Celestial Dao Sect bunch are cruel beyond words. They don’t focus on tormenting the body but relentlessly tear at the soul; this is really going to be the death of me."

The other fragments can only share the memory of pain, but the agony can only be fully understood through personal experience.

For this, he even felt a deep resentment toward the other version of himself.

The people of the Celestial Dao Sect looked as if they were seeing a ghost, watching him argue with himself; this was truly a bizarre sight.

"These demons and their cultivation techniques are truly sinister,"

Liu Zongyuan stood to one side, commenting with a sense of irony.

"I do have intelligence, though. Head west, Han Yu is running in that direction."

The feeble soul fragment spoke weakly.

Han Yu?

Except for Liu Zongyuan, the others didn’t seem to have much of an impression.

"He’s the person I mentioned last time when I came back," Liu Zongyuan stepped forward to explain. He naturally mentioned Han Yu’s oddities when he returned a few days ago, but whether it was due to Liu Zongyuan’s limited description or insufficient understanding of Han Yu, the Celestial Dao Sect didn’t regard Han Yu as important.

Their rigid impression was merely that his progress was rapid, and his divine techniques flourished powerfully.

That’s right; if you haven’t witnessed Han Yu personally, it’s hard to comprehend his uniqueness.

However, why Han Yu would appear here piqued Liu Zongyuan’s curiosity.

The worthless soul fragment quickly spilled the beans, summarizing the cause and effect like spilling beans from a bamboo tube, leaving everyone staring dumbfounded, especially regarding yesterday’s commotion on the island, which it turned out he was responsible for.

Liu Zongyuan had a bizarre expression; this crazy kid managed to mess up the Fifth of Yan Luo Hall so terribly.

"The Trader definitely won’t let him go, will he?"

"The Trader and the doctor will surely team up to capture him alive. He’s running west now; if you hurry over there now, you’ll certainly catch some excitement."

The soul fragment hid from Han Yu the fact that, considering the nature of the Trader and the doctor, they would definitely hold something in reserve in the waters on the way back to the Central Continent.

He indicated the road to Han Yu but deliberately didn’t inform him of this.

Thinking that even if Han Yu escapes safely, it’s better than staying to continue suffering himself.

If he falls into the Trader’s hands, that’s even better; it would help avenge him as well.

"So, heading west you can encounter the Trader and the doctor?"

At this point, the old Taoist couldn’t hold back anymore and spoke up, "A Fifth from Yan Luo Hall and a Fourth from Yan Luo Hall, this indeed is worthwhile to make a move on."

Leaving three people to guard the soul fragment, the old Taoist hurriedly took the rest of the people and left in a hurry.

Watching the Celestial Dao Sect’s twelve disciples take large-scale action again, the soul fragment’s face scrunched up as he angrily cursed at the one on the ground, "Are you out of your mind, Nine? You’ve betrayed us once, and now you even dare to sell out the Fifth and Fourth? Do you want to drag everyone down with you?"

"Screw you, I’m basically you; any thought and decision of mine aligns with yours. If you were the one being tortured, do you think you wouldn’t do the same?"

The worthless soul fragment cursed back furiously.

"I have more backbone than you do."

The soul fragment stood in the array, sneering.

"Fine, don’t you know where the Eighth is? Torture him instead! I understand myself; he’ll definitely talk."

With the worthless soul fragment’s words, Liu Zongyuan and the other three suddenly brightened and then looked creepily at the other soul fragment.

"You scumbag, are you just going to destroy everything in a fit of rage?"

He couldn’t understand it. Why had the previously united-in-purpose fragments all suddenly gotten into this state? The one on the island, buried alive, was like this, and now this one is too.

As if guessing the other’s thoughts, the worthless soul fragment laughed coldly, "Wait till you’ve gone through it; you’ll also despise yourself standing there and talking big."

...

"It’s easy to talk big while you’re standing!"

The Trader also spoke bitterly at this moment, all because the doctor was sneering at his situation, even thinking it was absurdly embarrassing.

Fortunately, despite the other’s arrogance, what needed to be done was done.

"My pets are already on the move. As long as the target is in the sea, I can find him."

The doctor smiled confidently.

The Trader didn’t smile, pondering for a moment before speaking, "Set an ambush in the sea on the way back to Central Continent, to prevent him from finding a way back."

If Han Yu were to reach Central Continent, it would be all the more difficult to find him amidst the masses of people, especially since entering and leaving Central Continent, it’s extremely easy to get pounced on by the Celestial Dao Sect.

"Don’t worry, as soon as he shows his face, we’ll catch him for sure."

The doctor smiled confidently, not caring at all.

The Trader frowned, unable to resist reminding, "You shouldn’t be so overly optimistic; this kid is quite cunning."

"How cunning?"

The doctor sneered disdainfully, dampening the Trader’s interest in responding. He shook his head helplessly, "Forget it, do it your way!"

Initially, when the soul fragment mentioned Han Yu’s cunning, he didn’t believe it either.

Thinking of this, the Trader was startled; this scene was so much like the earlier scene with the soul fragment and himself.

Then he had a bizarre expression on his face, hoping he wouldn’t end up like the soul fragment, being thrown out to be cannon fodder.

Shouldn’t happen!

He soon calmed down, especially with the inconspicuous Nine by his side; if cannon fodder was needed, it definitely wouldn’t be him.

While he was deep in thought, the doctor suddenly had a reaction.

"Heh heh!"

The doctor’s eerie laughter caught the attention of both the Trader and Duopo, and before the Trader could ask, he already spoke, "There’s a cultivator heading towards Central Continent."

In the feedback he received, a powerful force was heading towards Central Continent at high speed.

Han Yu?

The Trader beamed with joy; this was too smooth!

...

"This is too smooth!"

Han Yu abruptly halted midway, touching his chin as he spoke.

"Isn’t smooth sailing good?"

In his Sea of Consciousness, the Artifact Spirit couldn’t resist laughing and scolding.

Han Yu shook his head, by reasoning, with his unfortunate luck, it shouldn’t be this easy to get back; it made no sense!

The Artifact Spirit just laughed, calling it self-torment; a rare smooth journey and he was being picky.

"No, as a self-disciplined overthinker, I think that soul fragment bastard surely set a trap for me; logically, it shouldn’t be this smooth."

Han Yu’s expression turned bizarre; it wasn’t self-tormenting. With his sixty years of bad luck, officially certified by the Celestial Secret Tower, having never encountered good fortune, there must be great danger heading west.

"Then what do you want to do?"

The Artifact Spirit sighed helplessly, mainly because it couldn’t refute Han Yu, as the soul fragment, being an enemy, couldn’t possibly have good intentions guiding him.

Besides, with Han Yu’s troublesome nature, there really could be danger ahead waiting for him.

Han Yu took out a compass, speaking thoughtfully, "Since we have a compass to guide us, why not circle around and then go back?"

Circle around?

Seems feasible.

The Artifact Spirit imitated Han Yu’s manner, pondering with a big and a small figure simultaneously touching their chins.

If there’s no danger, at worst, a day or two will be wasted.

If there’s danger, taking a detour is better than charging headlong into it now...