Paragon Of Sin

Chapter 473 - 469: Valkyrie

The women in the room looked at each other. They had just learned that the starfield might be at risk of ending, and that Wei Wuyin was about to prepare a select few to survive the oncoming crisis. It was a lot to process.

”Iʼm staying!” Xue Yifei stepped forward without hesitation. As Wei Wuyinʼs concubine, she was tethered to his fate already. While there wasnʼt any real reason for her to state her position, as it was already clear, she did so anyway to make others understand. Indeed, they did.

Xue Yifei moved forward, standing next to the projection of Wei Wuyin. She swept her gaze across those present.

Su Mei dutifully instructed, ”Those who are willing, stand here. Those who arenʼt, you may leave.” She waved her hand, and the door leading outside opened. They all turned to see outside the room, how cold and desolate it was.

”Is this really a question?” Nyla Shurʼs feisty voice resounded. She stepped forward in long, confident strides and stood next to Xue Yifei. She had already been conquered in body and heart by Wei Wuyin. She felt a little insulted that she was even posed this question. She decided she was going to be a little rougher the next time the two tussled between the sheets.

Xiang Ling didnʼt hesitate either. She had been betrayed and abandoned before, and she never thought of doing the same to others. Wei Wuyin might have quite a few lovers, but he hadnʼt abandoned her, so she wouldnʼt abandon him.

When she stepped forward, a tender hand grasped hers. She turned and noticed Long Tingyu holding her hand tightly. Those violet-colored eyes of hers reflected an anxious light.

”He said extreme measures. What if theyʼre not safe?” She asked, clearly worried for her Master.

She had always seen Xiang Ling as a motherly figure sheʼd never had. Since she arrived in this unknown world, she had gained a family. A mother, a grandfather in the form of her Ancestor, and many sisters. While she might not know how to feel about Long Chenʼs actions, he was still the one who took her in from that dark, damp forest filled with death and loneliness.

Long Tingyu was nothing more than a wild girl who lived in the forest, struggling to survive and bitterly cultivating to grow stronger in a merciless world. She deeply cared for those around her, and why she was so conflicted about Long Chenʼs choice to allow Na Xinyi to die despite their past.

Xiang Ling felt unfathomable warmth in her heart. She tousled her hair, then fixed it up to look even better. ”I trust him; he wouldnʼt hurt us,” she consoled and comforted.

After hearing this, Long Tingyu bit her lips and slowly let go. Her reluctance had weakened, but she was still deeply concerned.

Xiang Ling caressed Long Tingyuʼs beautiful face, feeling the warmth within her palm. ”Iʼll be fine.” She turned and arrived at the platform. When she arrived, she noticed Lin Ziyan and Na Xinyi next to Xue Yifei and Nyla Shur. She always had strange feelings about Lin Ziyan, especially how she left Long Chen for Wei Wuyin.

She never really liked her, and likely never will. When she recalled the times Lin Ziyan was lovey-dovey with Long Chen, standing beside him and siding with him on every matter, and then flipping her allegiance so swiftly, it made her feel uncomfortable. Despite that, she wasnʼt unreasonable.

Lin Ziyan had nearly died, turned into a cripple that was seen as a hopeless soul by every professional in the medical field. It made sense to fall for your savior. But it still didnʼt sit well with her, so she avoided interacting with Lin Ziyan.

As for Na Xinyi, she was the most quiet and obvious to be there. Long Chen had abandoned her to die, and she had an arrangement with Wei Wuyin to become his wife. While it hadnʼt been officiated yet, she was fully willing.

The only ones left were Hong Ru, Xiao Bing, Long Tingyu, Wu Baozhai, and Wen Mingna. Unlike the others, they all had different relations to Wei Wuyin.

Su Mei turned to Wen Mingna and Wu Baozhai. ”Both of you are excluded from the requirement. Come,” she said. Wen Mingna expected this, walking forward and standing next to them. She was a member of the Ascendants, so she was in a similar situation as Su Mei. In fact, she wasnʼt even supposed to be here. She had a mission that had been delayed.

Wu Baozhai was also supposed to be on that same mission, so she wasnʼt even supposed to be here. Still, she walked forward with Wu Baozhai, leaving only three girls left.

Su Meiʼs eyes flashed with ambiguous light. She had delayed their mission exactly for this reason. Wei Wuyin had told her to gather all the female cultivators staying in his Sky Palace after a full year. He wasnʼt specific about much, so she took some liberties. As for Wei Wuyin accepting a subordinate as a lover? She knew it wasnʼt too likely, if not outright impossible.

Hong Ru and Xiao Bing looked at each other. Since Hong Ruʼs resurrection, they have been even closer than sisters, so they sought the otherʼs opinion. Even though Wei Wuyin was the Ascendant Emperor of Neo-Dawn, a Heavenly King of the Myriad Monarch Sect, an Alchemic Emperor, and unfathomably handsome, this was a difficult question. That was because they werenʼt certain.

Suddenly, Hong Ru bit her lips and turned to Su Mei, and then looked at Wei Wuyin. ”I…” Just as she was about to speak, Wei Wuyinʼs lips moved.

”Oh yeah! Thereʼs the issue if Hong Ru and Xiao Bing are still here. If they havenʼt left yet, then itʼs fine. I know Xiao Bingʼs sexual orientation, and Hong Ruʼs struggling curiosity, and how they feel towards each other. Well, that mightʼve been sorted out after a year. Regardless, both of you can choose to stay or leave, I wonʼt turn either of you away. However, Iʼm willing to accept both of you as my women if you desire.” The words Wei Wuyinʼs projection said shocked everyone.

They looked at Xiao Bing and Hong Ru.

”Iʼm willing,” Shockingly, it was Xiao Bing who said this! Her icy gaze looked at Hong Ru with a trace of warmth. She grabbed her hand tightly. ”As long as youʼre willing, Iʼm willing.”

Hong Ru was startled, her heart feeling complex emotions. ”B-but…” She stammered a little, uncertain what to say. After a while, she hesitatingly said: ”He said we could stay. We donʼt have to agree, especially if you donʼt want to.”

Xiao Bing brightly smiled. Her smile felt as if it could sweep away the snowy coverings of the world, revealing all its glorious beauty and warmth beneath. ”I want to,” her hand tightened more. The love in her eyes was unmistakable.

Clearly, she was doing this for Hong Ru, but a trace of it was herself. While she wasnʼt sexually interested in men, she wanted to have children, so she needed to find one someday. This contradictory feeling had haunted her for so long, but it was fine if she chose Wei Wuyin, because he was exactly the type of man sheʼd want to father her child in this brutal, bleak, and devastatingly crushing cultivation world.

The upside was that Hong Ru and she could be together, no matter what or where.

Hong Ru didnʼt know how to respond, but she felt Xiao Bingʼs innermost desires. And she knew her own feelings. The best of both worlds, why would she reject this?

”Weʼre willing.”

Holding hands, they stood beside the rest. The only one left was Long Tingyu.

Su Mei glanced at the duo, feeling that Wei Wuyin always intended for this to happen. Or else why the delayed message? To add, he even made it known that he understood their feelings and had no issue with it. There would be no sensation of feeling cheating on the other party, or forced to choose between one or the other.

Long Tingyu felt isolated, but her feelings were complex and tangled. She wondered if Wei Wuyin left a message concerning her, but after a full minute, there was nothing else. She wasnʼt a part of the Ascendants nor his woman. Furthermore, she felt that she was too young to make this decision. After all, she wanted to get married, not just be a lover.

In the end, she bit her lips and turned around. As that lone figure walked out of the door, it closed behind her.

After that, the full three minutes passed.

Wei Wuyinʼs projection spoke again, this time with a wistful tone, ”Sheʼs too young and rightfully not ready. Itʼs good she didnʼt decide to stay or else Iʼd feel a little concerned. ” It heaved a sigh of relief, causing the others to be incredibly shocked. They felt that Wei Wuyin was actually here! Or else how could he have known Long Tingyu left?!

”Heʼs a projection,” Su Mei reminded them.

”Alright, so! That should leave ten, if you count Su Mei. This is a good number to start with.” Wei Wuyin cheerfully said, but this time, even Su Mei was taken aback. She had kept Wen Mingna and Wu Baozhai back by her own decision, how did Wei Wuyin know there were ten?!

Xue Yifei touched Wei Wuyinʼs chest, but a swirl of white mist formed. The fact he wasnʼt real was true. He should be in that unknown realm, so there was no way he could glimpse into this projection, right?

”To start, Iʼll be honest with you all: I am not who you think I am.” Wei Wuyin began, causing the women to fixate their gazes on him. What did that mean?

”I am not an Emperor Alchemist. I am a Mortal Sovereign Alchemist, and I have been for over two years now, nearly three!” Those words were like an explosive bomb to everyone present except Su Mei. They reeled in shock, not believing this one bit.

A Mortal Sovereign Alchemist?!

”Thereʼs no extreme measures to speak of, really. The only difference will be in what Iʼll be investing in you all from now on. Which means I wonʼt be holding back. I intend to make all ten of you into a special unit, better suited to protect yourself and our interests.

”Iʼve learned from otherʼs mistakes. If youʼre not present, or too weak, itʼs possible your lovers or allies will suffer. To solve this, I intend to make every last one of you outstanding experts of this generation with my everything, to protect yourself against the world with your own power.” When Wei Wuyin reached this point, Na Xinyi, Lin Ziyan, and Hong Ru were glanced at by everyone. They all suffered because of their weakness or their loverʼs absence.

Wei Wuyin turned his body, facing Na Xinyi in the most inexplicable manner, ”I promised Iʼll take you as my wife as long as youʼre willing; I wonʼt go back on my word. However, this means youʼll have to work several times harder than the others, to prove yourself and to protect everything I have. Because it wonʼt just be mine. I hope you understand this.”

Na Xinyi was still half-crippled and weak. She didnʼt know how he knew where she would position herself, but it gave her chills. Those words brought a rare joy to her heart, because she understood the meaning.

Xue Yifei looked at Na Xinyi, and her hazel eyes flickered with an ambiguous light. Her expression betrayed none of her current emotions.

”To do this,” Wei Wuyin turned away, ”I intend to establish a secret faction. A secret unit made up entirely of female members of Ascendants and my own lovers. A group of talented, intelligent, and immensely powerful women that could tackle the world in my absence, even after my death.”

He paused, sweeping his gaze across each and everyone of them. For so long, the Calamities of Hell had been hanging over his head, and he was most concerned about what would happen to those he loved and his legacy if he failed in the end. To solve this, to feel the most comfortable, he decided to make this decision.

”From henceforth, youʼll be my Valkyries!”