Xiao, hearing Zhongli's words, fell into deep thought.
Die once?
For him, this wasn't a big deal.
He glanced at Yingda and the others, then made his decision.
He had always felt that he didn't have much time left.
The karmic debt clinging to him had no solution.
Now that there was a way to resolve it, he didn't mind dying once.
"Alright!"
Xiao agreed without hesitation.
He decided to die once and fully transform into a Heroic Spirit.
"Huh?"
"You're really going to die once?!"
Paimon, who was in the middle of eating, widened her eyes in shock upon hearing Xiao's decision.
Although she wasn't very familiar with this adeptus,
why could he so calmly talk about dying once?
How terrifying!!
"Death is not the end."
"It's just a step toward rebirth."
"So there's nothing wrong with it."
Xiao remained completely calm.
Life and death were just part of the cycle—no big deal!
He even loses HP when he uses his ultimate plunge attack, so what's the big deal about dying once?
Just die once, and then you'll never have to die again.
Isn't that a great deal?
Yingda and the others also looked at Xiao.
Having been summoned themselves, they fully understood the benefits of becoming a Heroic Spirit.
Although it sounded a bit strange, they thought dying once wasn't so bad.
So, they all supported Xiao!!
Even if they didn't support him, Xiao's current condition wouldn't allow him to hold on much longer.
"After finishing your meal, you'll head out??"
Jiang Chen tilted his head and looked at Xiao.
Was this Xiao's last meal before execution?
How amusing!
"Erm..."
Lumine, hearing Jiang Chen's words, didn't know how to respond.
This sounded a bit off.
What do you mean by "head out"?
Isn't this just giving Xiao a new body?
The way you said it made it sound like Xiao wouldn't come back.
"Alright!"
Xiao agreed directly.
He quickly sped up his eating.
Everyone else was speechless.
You really agreed just like that?
Are you really going to "head out" right after this meal?!
However, since Zhongli and Xiao had no objections, the others didn't either.
With this matter settled, no one had the mood to continue drinking.
After finishing the meal, Jiang Chen began preparing.
He started drawing another magic circle.
Seeing this, Xiao thought for a moment, then slapped his own forehead, performing a live demonstration of suicide for everyone.
With one slap, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.
Paimon, witnessing this, was utterly dumbfounded.
"Ah!!"
"Xiao, you're just gone like that?"
How efficient!
He just tilted his head and committed suicide?
Absolutely shocking!!
Jiang Chen, who was in the middle of drawing the magic circle, was speechless when he saw what happened.
"You really trust me, huh?"
"Aren't you afraid you won't come back?"
Xiao didn't hesitate at all.
Was it because Jiang Chen had revived Yingda and the others?
With several gods present, Xiao wasn't worried at all and was completely confident that Jiang Chen could bring him back.
Zhongli quickly rushed to Xiao's body.
He channeled his power into it, temporarily suppressing the karmic debt within.
With Xiao's death, the karmic debt inside him would no longer be suppressed.
If no one helped suppress it, the karmic debt within Xiao would explode,
causing destruction no less severe than the death of a god.
The amount of karmic debt accumulated in Xiao's body was simply too much.
Thanks to Zhongli's timely intervention, the karmic debt didn't erupt.
Jiang Chen quickly finished drawing the magic circle.
"Bring the body over!"
Jiang Chen shouted to Zhongli.
Just a moment ago, everything was fine, and now there was a corpse.
What a tragedy!
Hearing this, Zhongli immediately carried Xiao's body to the magic circle.
After setting it down, he quickly stepped back.
Jiang Chen then activated the magic circle to revive Xiao.
Using a corpse as a catalyst was quite shocking.
But now wasn't the time to think about that.
Jiang Chen directly activated the magic circle.
In the next moment, Xiao, lying on the magic circle, slowly floated up.
Then, the power Zhongli had used to suppress the karmic debt began to dissipate.
The karmic debt started to spread.
Seeing this, Guizhong and the others' expressions changed.
Was the karmic debt about to explode?
Just as everyone was tense, and Zhongli was about to take action,
the karmic debt suddenly contracted, rushing back into Xiao's body.
Xiao slowly opened his eyes.
The Primordial Jade Winged-Spear appeared in his hand.
At this moment, Xiao, who had just been revived, felt a bit dazed.
He had indeed felt like he died just now.
But now, he was alive again.
And he felt great.
"How do you feel?"
"Is everything alright?"
Seeing Xiao revived, Zhongli quickly asked.
His siblings were also very concerned about Xiao.
"I feel great."
"And it seems I can control the karmic debt now."
As he spoke, Xiao felt a bit incredulous.
He slowly raised his hand, and a dense aura of negativity surged from his body.
This was all the karmic debt within him.
But now, this karmic debt could be turned into his power.
And he didn't feel any discomfort at all.
It was simply unbelievable.
Hearing Xiao's explanation, Zhongli's eyes lit up.
"Is that so?"
"That's really great."
"Excellent!"
Zhongli was overjoyed.
This long-standing problem had been solved in an instant.
And Xiao could now control the karmic debt?
This meant that the karmic debt scattered across Liyue could now be controlled by Xiao.
The remnants of the gods' resentment would no longer be a threat.
This was simply too satisfying.
Xiao becoming a Heroic Spirit seemed to bring many benefits.
"Not bad!"
"Now there's nothing to worry about."
"Next, you should head to the Chasm."
"Go down and find Fushan's artifacts."
"Once I summon Fushan, you siblings will be reunited."
"If you find any other artifacts, bring them back to me."
"As long as they're confirmed to belong to a god or a Yaksha, they'll do."
"In the future, you can keep an eye out for them."
"Old man, you must have artifacts of other adepti, right?"
"Can you sort them out and let me summon them?"
Jiang Chen also gave the Yakshas their orders.
Besides finding Fushan's artifacts, he wanted artifacts of other gods as well.
Zhongli was surprised when he heard Jiang Chen's words.
"Other gods?"
"Are you planning to summon other gods as well?"
Seeing Zhongli's shocked expression, Jiang Chen nodded.
"Exactly!"
"I plan to summon all the gods you killed in your youth!"
"Hehe~!"
Just imagine, what would it be like if all the gods of Liyue were revived?
It's thrilling just to think about.
At that point, Liyue's power would instantly become the strongest.
Even the Heavenly Principles would have to call him "bro"!