Mo Yan never expected that the son he had placed such high hopes on would make such a startling move at this moment.
Blood spurted from Mo Bai's palm. Zhao Shuning was also extremely surprised. She didn't understand. Since Mo Bai had already used her, which was enough to show that he put his ambition for Loulan and himself first, why was he now barging into this formation? Didn't he know that once the formation was activated, it couldn't be stopped?
"Mo Bai, get out," Zhao Shuning said.
At this moment, Mo Bai actually showed a rare smile. This smile was from the bottom of his heart, just like the smile of that young man she had seen in the cave. He was extremely honest, giving her a simple and honest smile without any impurities. Since he and Qing Feng, Zhao Shuning had never seen Mo Bai show such a smile again.
"Mo Bai—" Zhao Shuning's eyes were a bit dazed.
Mo Bai said, "I've said that I'm different from my father. I won't sacrifice you. I won't."
Zhao Shuning slowly shook her head. "You get out. It's my fault to you."
"Mo Bai—"
"Ningning, you're the only one in my heart. Believe me," Mo Bai said.
Zhao Shuning didn't know how to respond at this moment. Although Mo Bai had used her, it was due to his ambition. She didn't want him to accompany her to die.
Mo Bai looked at Zhao Shuning. The way she looked at him was no longer as cold as before. At least, there was a hint of worry in her eyes. He closed his eyes and swallowed the metallic taste in his mouth.
"Mo Bai, come out. Mo Bai, you're the master of the Ghost Domain and my father's pride all his life. You can't, you can't make such a move. You can't—" Mo Bai turned around and looked at Mo Yan outside the formation. Elder Luo Qiu was right. Father was really ambitious. Maybe there was a place for his son in his heart, but his son had never been his top priority.
Becoming the master of the Ghost Domain didn't make him happy. So, what about becoming the "god" of the Kyushu Continent? Mo Bai suddenly realized. Just a moment ago, he understood. If he became the "god" that everyone on the Kyushu Continent looked up to, but there was no Ningning in this world, he still wouldn't be happy. That happy time seemed to be gone forever.
Mo Bai looked at Mo Yan with a sense of relief, as if saying goodbye. Mo Yan shook his head in a panic, his lips trembling. "Don't recite, don't recite." He had put so much effort into injecting so much power into Mo Bai. Countless spiritual pharmacists had become the bones under Mo Bai's feet, and countless fierce beasts had sacrificed for Mo Bai's growth. Mo Yan didn't want all of this to turn into bubbles at this moment.
"Father, I want to live for myself," Mo Bai said. He didn't want to be a chess piece or a shell, planning for his father's future. He was too tired. He closed his eyes again, put his hands together, and his fingers changed. That set of mental spell incantations that made Mo Yan tremble with fear finally came out of Mo Bai's mouth.
"With my body, I offer myself as the host. I guide the souls and let them enter my soul body. I drive my spiritual root and open the stone soul. My flesh and blood body is offered as a sacrifice. All the spiritual powers will be its food. Soul Summoning Spell, go!"
If the souls were still wandering due to the sudden intrusion of huge spiritual power just a moment ago, then this time, under Mo Bai's powerful and huge spiritual guidance, their original bloodthirsty will became even stronger. Was he voluntarily offering himself as the host to share Zhao Shuning's pain? Or...
But, Mo Bai suddenly smiled. He actually picked up the dagger again and made a heavy cut in front of him. Such an action made the blood in his body surge out crazily. He wasn't trying to share Zhao Shuning's pain. Mo Bai was trying to completely replace Zhao Shuning as the host and die for her.
"Mo Bai, you're crazy!" The spiritual power that Zhao Shuning had released quickly returned to her body. She was rejected by the countless souls. Zhao Shuning had been in a coma for many years. Even with the help of Yan Ruyu later and a great improvement in her spiritual power, she was still a bit weaker than Mo Bai. Mo Bai offered himself as a container. Among the people present, he should be the one with the strongest spiritual power and spiritual energy. So, if he was willing to be the host, the countless souls would definitely choose him.
Mo Bai heard Zhao Shuning calling him. There was still a smile on his lips. He wanted to open his eyes and take another look at this woman, the woman he had engraved in his bones since the first time he saw her. At this moment, her eyes were filled with panic and worry. This worry was only for him. He was very satisfied.
Zhao Shuning rushed towards Mo Bai. At this moment, many souls had already rushed towards Mo Bai's body. Mo Bai's body began to turn transparent at an extremely slow speed. Zhao Shuning ran over and hugged Mo Bai in her arms. The fresh blood in Mo Bai's body was constantly being consumed. His spiritual power was being devoured. His internal organs were in crazy pain. His bones seemed to be broken into thousands of pieces. He had no strength left, and his body became soft. He looked at Zhao Shuning. Clearly, her face had completely changed. It was similar to Elder Luo Qiu's, but also completely different. Looking at this face, the love in Mo Bai's heart for her didn't decrease at all. He wanted to reach out his hand, but at this moment, his limbs no longer listened to him. He wanted to open his mouth and call out Ningning one more time, but even making a sound had become so difficult at this moment.
Zhao Shuning saw this. She knew what Mo Bai wanted to say. She quickly said, "I know, I know everything. Mo Bai, I believe you. I forgive you. I don't blame you anymore. I don't blame you anymore." Zhao Shuning shook her head. Suddenly, two tears slid down from her eyes. She never thought that when she first met Mo Bai, that silly big guy who knew nothing, that shy-smiling young man who liked to follow her, there would be a day when he would be willing to hurt himself and give up his life for her.
Mo Bai smiled. This day seemed to be the day when he had smiled the most times since he left Zhao Shuning. He seemed extremely satisfied. Looking at the woman in front of him, seeing her shed tears, he felt that at this moment, he had won. He never regretted meeting her. If there was no Zhao Shuning, he would never have felt so many joys, angers, sorrows, and joys. He might have lived in the cave forever, unable to speak, unable to remember anything, and finally grown old and died with the dragon bone in his body. It was Ningning who had brought him sunshine and led him out of the darkness. Without her, the world would truly be dim and dull.
"Ning—" With great difficulty, he spat out a word. Mo Bai's body completely turned transparent. But the souls in his body didn't seem to be completely settled down.
"Something's wrong!"