But right after he finished doing that, Lu Qingyuan suddenly coughed up a mouthful of black blood.
At the same time, the black patterns that Yu Tang had seen earlier rapidly spread from Lu Qingyuan's bandaged neck. In just two seconds, they covered his entire face.
The usually lazy and leisurely demon staggered a few steps, black blood gushing from his mouth and nose. The black wings on his back seemed to have lost all their power, trembled a few times, and disappeared into the air.
The next moment, Lu Qingyuan plummeted straight to the ground, about to be engulfed by the raging flames!
"Lu Qingyuan!"
Yu Tang never expected this to happen. His heart ached so much that it felt like it was being torn apart. The forbidden incantation used by the Angel race flashed through his mind.
He read it aloud without hesitation.
A soft, pale golden light enveloped the falling demon.
It repaired Lu Qingyuan's body little by little.
It then formed a light shield, carrying the demon towards the white light spot leading to the real world.
“Holy Healing Technique…” Lu Qingyuan regained consciousness, his voice trembling, his eyes filled with fear: “This is a forbidden technique…”
He patted the pale golden light barrier and called Yu Tang's name: "Why did you use forbidden techniques?!"
"Shut it off right now! Stop using it!"
But before he could continue speaking, the light shield touched the light spot, and Yu Tang forcibly sent him out of the game space.
Yu Tang watched him leave, breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked down at his body, which had dissipated due to the backlash of the forbidden technique.
I simply let go and let myself fall.
Darkness overhead, flames beneath.
As he plummeted endlessly, Yu Tang let out a soft sigh.
It seems the little devil was right.
He was a player who had to choose five out of six, and now he was dead.
He lost the second game after all...
Chapter 37
Died for the fifth time for the villain (37)
In fact, Yu Tang himself did not expect this result.
Of the seven people, Lu Qingyuan is the ghost, while Yu Tang and the other five are players.
Yu Tang initially thought that he could rely on the Heavenly God Tree to be reborn.
So even if it's a five-out-of-six choice, and he becomes the one who dies, the other five humans can be saved, so he's considered to have lost the game.
But at least he made it possible for others to truly live.
Later, Lu Qingyuan threatened him, preventing him from making a self-sacrifice.
So Yu Tang thought that as long as he sent all these people out and then reached out to touch the light spot, they could leave together.
That way, no one will have to die.
But to his surprise, Lu Qingyuan would take the initiative to help him and send the others out.
What was even more unexpected was that Lu Qingyuan said the game was a dead end, meaning that someone had to die.
If Lu Qingyuan, as the game's planner, were to break the rules, he would be severely punished.
It was even severely damaged and fell into a sea of fire.
Perhaps Lu Qingyuan's power is very strong. Even if he falls into a sea of fire, he will not die.
But at that moment, Yu Tang couldn't think about any of that.
He found it unbearable to see the other person coughing up blood and getting injured.
He directly broke through the game's restrictions on his abilities, using all his power and employing a forbidden technique that would cause his body to collapse in order to save Lu Qingyuan.
So...
This time, he really acted impulsively and went too far.
For Lu Qingyuan, for the villain, and also for that disciple Wei Yuan whom he had never even met...
The fall continues.
The moment Yu Tang fell into the inferno, a massive explosion resounded throughout the underground space.
Everything vanished like smoke.
When Yu Tang opened his eyes again, he looked around and found himself inside something like a silkworm cocoon, where he could reach out and touch a thin membrane.
The entire hand is attached to it, just like unlocking with a palm print, and the thin film emits a faint green halo.
It then broke in the middle, allowing Yu Tang to emerge from inside.
Looking up, you can see lush branches and leaves and a giant canopy, with roots intertwined and clinging to the top of the entire hall.
Intertwined vines entwined around the tree trunk, supporting objects resembling silkworm cocoons.
It was taller than a person and looked exactly like the thing that Yu Tang had just crawled out of.
"Yu Tang, right?" Yu Tang was marveling at how amazing the Heavenly Tree was when someone suddenly patted his shoulder. He turned around and saw a person in a white robe holding a tablet computer. The screen displayed a page of information, and the ID photo in the upper left corner was indeed Yu Tang.
"Fold your wings."
Upon hearing this, Yu Tang instinctively retracted the wings on his back and asked, "Who are you?"
"I am the administrator of the Celestial Tree." Seeing his dazed look, the administrator sighed and said, "It's obvious this is your first time dying."
He patted Yu Tang on the shoulder again: "Relax, you'll get used to it after dying a few more times."
As the administrator spoke, he swiped through the data page, looking down, and his expression gradually changed.
He asked Yu Tang, "Your target is actually that infamous Lu Qingyuan?"
"You used the forbidden technique to save him, which led to your death?"
Holding the tablet, the administrator's hand trembled slightly. He pointed at Yu Tang and scolded, "You're really confused!"
How could you do such a thing?!
"That's the best chance we can get to kill him!"
"You should know that Lu Qingyuan is a ticking time bomb for our Heavenly Realm. As long as he lives, we'll be living in constant fear!"
"That heinous demon deserves the cruelest punishment! Let him die without a burial place, his soul scattered to the winds..."
Before the administrator could finish speaking, Yu Tang grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up!
The diminutive angel struggled, gripping Yu Tang's bulging veins with both hands. The tablet fell to the ground, and the angel's eyes showed terror.
"Don't let me hear those words again." Yu Tang still had some sense and didn't exert any more force. But the force he was using now was enough to make the administrator feel the fear of suffocation.
The man, dressed in holy robes but with a murderous look on his face, pointed at the gnarled and intertwined Heavenly Tree and said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't mind letting you crawl out of those cocoons too."
After warning the administrator, Yu Tang let go of his hand.
The administrator coughed violently, his legs went weak, and he lay on the ground for a while before pointing at Yu Tang and saying, "You...you're going to betray us? As an angel, you're actually standing on the side of the devil! You're dead!"
Clutching his tablet, he spread his wings and flew backwards: "I'm going to tell the law enforcement officers that you'll be locked up in jail!"
But before he could fly out of the main hall, a deafening explosion suddenly came from outside the hall.
Then, with a loud bang, the ten-meter-high gate collapsed, nearly crushing the administrator who was about to fly out into a bloody pulp.
"What... what exactly happened?" The administrator, who had survived the ordeal, shook the ash off his wings and got up from the ground. He saw that the white robe of the enforcer holding the holy sword outside the door was charred black. He was facing the person who came out of the thick smoke with a serious expression, but his eyes were filled with deep fear.
"Lu Qingyuan! You have trespassed into the Heavenly Realm, and we have the right to execute you!" one of the enforcers said, his tone fierce but his voice weak. "If you know what's good for you, you'd better leave now. Once the archangel makes his move, you can expect to perish in the Heavenly Realm!"
"I came to the Heavenly Realm to find someone." Surprisingly, this time the demon did not have his usual arrogant and domineering demeanor.
His eyes were dim and lifeless, and black patterns crawled across half of his face, giving him an air of dejection and despair.
"I just want to know if Yu Tang... is still alive."
Lu Qingyuan's voice was hoarse, his eyes were dark and swollen, and an overwhelming sense of darkness enveloped him, spreading outwards and fluctuating with his loss of control over his emotions.
“I know your Heavenly Tree can resurrect angels… He is an angel too, so he should still be alive…”
As if grasping at a last straw, Lu Qingyuan looked at the law enforcement angels and asked, "Tell me, he's still alive, isn't he?"
Blood trickled from the corner of his lips, but Lu Qingyuan paid no attention. He used his black flames to break the angel's spell as he walked toward the palace through the broken gate.
The overwhelming aura caused the angel of law enforcement to retreat involuntarily, his hands holding the holy sword and staff trembling slightly.
As they approached the Celestial Tree, Lu Qingyuan's voice grew increasingly fearful and uneasy, eventually spiraling out of control as he roared, "Tell me! He's still alive!"
"He must still be alive!"
“Yes…” A firm male voice suddenly rang out from the hall.
Yu Tang spread his wings, blowing away the smoke and dust, and walked to the palace gate, looking at the young man opposite him who had stopped all movement the moment he heard his voice.
She gave a helpless laugh and called out to him, "Little devil..."
All the angels present were stunned.
The scene seemed to freeze as Yu Tang flew to Lu Qingyuan, reached out, and gently embraced the devil's waist.
The voice was gentle and comforting: "Don't be afraid, I'm still alive."
"They're alive and well."
"I'm waiting for you to come pick me up."
Chapter 38
Died for the fifth time for the villain (38)
In his nearly 100-year life, Lu Qingyuan cried only a handful of times.
They got used to forbearance and pretense, thinking that this would make them invulnerable and indestructible.
But at this moment, tears seemed to flow uncontrollably from his eyes.