Chapter 227: Please, Former King, Go to Your Death!

Living Room.

“Weren’t you sent off to that Tianyuan Star or something? How’d you get back so fast?”

“Well, there was a planetary war over there, so I made a quick escape back here.”

“You know, trouble seems to follow you wherever you go. Since you’re back, don’t go running around aimlessly.”

Old Wang clearly hadn’t yet heard the news that Blue Star’s Battle Exemption Privilege had been revoked, believing that Jiang Yan would be safest as long as he stayed on Blue Star.

An hour later.

The living room echoed with loud, rumbling snores. Old Wang lay with his feet propped on the sofa and his head on the floor, fast asleep. The coffee table was cluttered with various bottles and jars, and the entire room was thick with the heavy scent of alcohol.

“This Old Wang, can’t hold his liquor but still loves to boast.”

Jiang Yan shook his head and casually gestured with a finger, causing Old Wang to float up and settle properly on the sofa to sleep.

Jiang Yan then entered his own room.

The room was tidy—it seemed Old Wang hadn’t been hiding any lovers here.

The tables, chairs, and stools were exactly as he had left them. The floor was clean, likely having been swept recently.

The room didn’t have the stale, stuffy air of a long-unoccupied space; instead, it felt fresh, as if it had been regularly aired out.

Jiang Yan seemed to have forgotten to fold his quilt before leaving, but now it was neatly arranged into a perfect “tofu block.”

When it came to folding quilts into tofu blocks, Old Wang, having served in the military, held the highest authority in the household—no one could match him.

He walked to the windowsill. What greeted his eyes wasn’t a bustling street or rows of towering skyscrapers.

Instead, the aging facilities of the old residential building were laid out before him.

The flowers and plants remained at their usual heights.

Old Liu’s little child had grown a few centimeters taller. Aunt Chen next door was carrying two large black bags toward the garbage station. Several aunties he didn’t usually know well walked into the neighborhood in a group, carrying vegetable baskets of various sizes and colors.

The scenery he observed today remained unchanged, yet it felt ordinary only in hindsight.

When people venture far away, they tend to become pretentious, sighing over the unpredictability of life, mourning the past, and lamenting the passage of time.

Jiang Yan remembered sending Old Wang to the Divine Capital, so he wasn’t sure why the guy had secretly returned.

When living away from home, there are always things one finds hard to let go of.

Whether objects or people.

Because of Jiang Yan, property prices in this neighborhood had skyrocketed, and many residents had inexplicably become wealthy overnight.

There were some unfamiliar faces in the neighborhood, likely newcomers who had just moved in.

Jiang Yan withdrew his gaze and proceeded with his daily challenge against the great BOSS in the Battle Space—the Life and Death Demon Skeleton.

After reaching the Seventh Rank, his stats had surged dramatically, allowing him to trade blows evenly with the Life and Death Demon Skeleton.

However, what frustrated Jiang Yan was that this demon’s Divine Abilities were excessively diverse, and each one was incredibly powerful.

The Battle Space prohibited the use of Heaven Demon Origin and the Myriad Soldier Talisman, making it difficult for Jiang Yan’s Domain to reach its peak state. He could only crudely and forcefully condense a “world” devoid of finer details.

Using Spiritual Power, Martial Intent… these components of a Domain, he did his best to assemble a makeshift framework.

The Life and Death Demon Skeleton no longer overwhelmed Jiang Yan as it had before.

Instead, it retreated step by step, unleashing one Divine Ability after another. As if sensing something, it consistently avoided Jiang Yan’s attacks.

“Has the Instant Kill Law been detected?”

“Law, Law… I’ve heard this term mentioned in the Tianyuan Martial Way.”

However, that was a profound truth only Martial Gods could master. Jiang Yan was certain he knew nothing about Laws.

Yet, the 【Instant Kill Law】 had undeniably been wielded by him.

“Without comprehending Laws, yet able to wield [Laws]—is this the meaning of a Trait?”

Jiang Yan couldn’t help but ponder this question during his battle with the Life and Death Demon Skeleton.

However, he was still unable to grasp what so-called Laws truly were. Thus, even with doubts in his heart, he remained unaware of the truth.

Yet Jiang Yan faintly sensed that the Life and Death Demon Skeleton also possessed something akin to Laws.

So did the Divine Demonic Creature Wuhuan from before.

Divine Demonic beings and demons truly defied common sense. Despite not reaching the Tenth Rank, they could early on grasp a trace of a Law Embryo, becoming invincible among their peers.

And Jiang Yan’s Traits continuously bridged this gap until…

Surpassing them.

This battle lasted a long time…

Until a certain moment.

[System Log Updated]

“You triggered Heaven Rewards Diligence during battle and achieved an Epiphany.”

“You have comprehended a trace of the core of the Life and Death Demon Skeleton’s Law Embryo.”

Jiang Yan’s spirit wavered, and suddenly his entire body’s muscles atrophied, turning him into dried bones and skin. Then, his blood and Qi surged, reaching an unprecedented peak.

But the transformation lasted only an instant. In a daze, Jiang Yan lost all inspiration and looked at his hands in confusion.

“What just happened?”

In his momentary distraction, Jiang Yan was directly pierced through the heart by the Life and Death Demon Skeleton.

Jiang Yan knew now was not a good time to fight.

He quickly withdrew from the Battle Space and sat cross-legged in the Study Space.

“Just now, the Divine Martial Space notified me that I triggered Heaven Rewards Diligence and comprehended a trace of the Life and Death Demon Skeleton’s Law Embryo.”

“And then my body underwent that transformation.”

He carefully recalled the previous details.

But some things were fleeting; once missed, they were difficult to grasp again. Jiang Yan struggled to seize that sliver of opportunity.

Time passed minute by minute, yet Jiang Yan tirelessly savored the experience.

Meanwhile, the Myriad Realms Ladder game backend had already removed Blue Star from the exemption list.

…

Star Star.

A public official assigned to constantly monitor the Myriad Realms Ladder’s public exemption list was exhilarated and hurriedly ran in one direction.

Star Star, Royal City, Underground Palace.

“Babata earnestly requests the Former King to emerge from seclusion!”

Babata knelt on the ground, prostrating himself, and respectfully called out to a dark stone statue.

The statue was draped in royal robes, grand and majestic, but having been placed in this dim Underground Palace for too long, it now appeared somewhat aged.

“Babata earnestly requests the Former King to emerge from seclusion, to eliminate the calamity for our Star Star!”

No one would have imagined that the marshal, who appeared invincible before billions of subjects, would kneel so humbly, pleading with another.

“Alas—”

Yet, miraculously, the stone statue spoke, then opened its gray eyes, quietly gazing at the prostrate Babata below.

“What matter brings you here again?”

“Your Highness, the Former King, Star Star now faces an immense catastrophe…”

…

Babata remained in his kneeling posture, detailing his concerns one by one.

The stone statue fell silent for a full three minutes after listening.

Then.

“Babata, are you saying that this so-called immense catastrophe you speak of is based entirely on your speculation?”

Babata slightly raised his head, his eyes meeting the statue’s.

“Correct!”

“Alas, in the past, I agreed not to interfere in royal affairs because I saw your outstanding abilities and hoped you could lead Star Star to greatness once more.”

“Now, you come to me again with a request based on mere speculation. Do you know that I… I too do not have much time left to live?”

Babata’s head struck the ground heavily as he declared loudly,

“For the honor of Star!”

“Please, Former King, go to your death!”

His tone was impassioned.

“Please, Former King, go to your death!!”