The Heavenly Martial Empress Returns: An OP Xianxia Returnee LitRPG-Chapter 244: Unworthy

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“T-The Green Jade of Will… It’s cracked?! But why?! This is…!”

It didn’t take long for him to realize why his Green Jade had gained a crack. His Will had wavered as he felt fear before the monstrous foe he was facing.

The Green Jade represented Will, and it was the central piece of the Green Jade Guardians, a large and powerful organization of alien heroes that protected the Galaxy.

Kyle Winston, the sole human from Earth chosen by one of such artifacts after one of these Guardians died battling a mighty alien coming to destroy Earth, was given the chance to join this large organization.

Throughout his life, he faced many challenges, but through his unwavering Willpower, he overcame them through the power of his Green Jade, empowering him through his strong Emotions.

However, after the Saurian God took possession of his body and boosted his Will, he thought to have become even stronger.

But right now, he was faltering; he was fearful, and the possession of this entity was only working backwards now, because he feared nothing and thought himself invisible once this bubble was broken…

What could there be left but despair?

“He’s growing weaker…! Let’s keep at it!”

Peperina went all out, unleashing her internal powers and channeling white and pink flames coming from her Soul, this was the Divine Power she inherited from the {Silver Moon White Hare}, a Divine Beast Spirit God from the World of Elios.

Although the Divine Beast Spirit God was now gone, their Divinity was inherited by Peperina, and even if she infused its essence into the Mythology Crystallization Core to give birth to the mechanical form of the Hare, these powers still remained within her.

A huge white moon appeared behind her as her aura grew stronger. Her bulky, full-body armor was refined and transformed through the Moonlight, becoming skin-tight armor and beautiful, with curves and many decorations of flowers, wings, and rabbit ears.

Although the armor seemed to have become “weaker, it was in fact stronger now, overflowing with the powers of her inherited Spiritual Divinity, which she infused into the armor through her ability, {Worldsmith}!

“Let’s go!”

“ROOOAARR!”

Xolotl roared in unison with Peperina, the two of them, representing bright light and deep darkness, rushed towards Kyle.

“S-STOP! DON’T YOU DARE GET CLOSER! I’LL CRUSH YOU ALL!”

Kyle grew desperate as he unleashed all his powers, boosting his psionic abilities with the Saurian God’s authority and his Divine Primal Power, manifesting a titanic Kaiju-like dinosaur made of green energy.

“SHAAAAHHH!”

The monstrous creature, resembling a gigantic tyrannosaurus rex with large, bulky arms and the ornaments and horns of a triceratops, furiously attacked Peperina and Xolotl, who unleashed their powers completely to resist its fierce attacks.

CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!

RUMBLE!

Mexico City trembled as the people glanced into the skies; a gigantic Kaiju battle they never thought would happen in their damned city was now unfolding!

“YOU’RE NOTHING BUT PATHETIC…! PATHETIC…!”

Kyle Winston started doubting himself as he was being pushed back; his gigantic prehistoric construct was strong, but the darkness of Xolotl and the powerful flames of Peperina burned through it all.

The fierce dinosaur attacked back, using its massive body and weight to push the two back once more, before unleashing a deadly breath attack from its jaws, releasing an endless blast of green flames to consume them all.

TRUUUM!

“ROOAARR!”

And yet, Xolotl roared back, clashing against the dinosaur construct’s flames with its own black breath; the two were in a stalemate in that moment, trying to overpower the other constantly.

Peperina rushed forward, turning into a gigantic rabbit made of silver, blue, and pink flames, and leaping towards the giant Kaiju-like dinosaur construct.

“This is ending now!”

With all her power, she kicked the gigantic construct’s face, breaking its teeth and then dislocating its jaws, which were sent flying away! Right after that, and while using her momentum, she swung her giant hammer against the monster, smashing its head into smithereens, while Xolotl destroyed the rest of the body with its darkness.

“D-DAMMIT! MY STRONGEST CONSTRUCT YET…!”

Kyle kept screaming loudly in despair as his Green Jade started losing its light; the cracks spread a bit more, and Peperina and Xolotl rushed towards him, his eyes full of horror.

“W-Wait! Wait a second, Green Jade! Give me more of your power! W-What do you mean I am not worthy anymore?! Hey!”

As he hit the jade itself in anger, suddenly.

TRUUUM!

“Ah…?”

His eyes widened as the world around him, and everything else, changed in an instant…

Out of nowhere, he found himself within a completely pitch-black world.

Until suddenly, amidst the darkness, a massive entity started tearing through the void.

It was huge, resembling a gigantic green whale, with massive, long arms, tearing apart the fabric of the void to face Kyle.

His titanic form and powerful presence instantly froze the man, fearful of a being he had never seen before.

“W-What is this…?! Who… who are you?!”

“I am the Will of all Living Beings.”

“W-Will?! An ugly thing such as you… is Will?!”

“I am the Primordial Cosmic Embodiment of Will, one of the Emotional Spectrums of the Universe, shared by all life that has existed or will ever exist.”

“A-Ah…! Wait…! Then are you…?!”

“Kyle Winston.”

“Huh?”

The entity rushed down, glaring at him with its countless eyes; this monstrous entity seemed to look down on him as someone pathetic.

“You are no longer worthy of my power.”

“W-What?!”

“You let yourself be possessed by another entity. You were then driven mad by their power. And then you fell into despair once your ego was broken.”

“W-Wait a second…!”

“I had to travel across the Dimensional Boundaries that separate the Infinite Realm of Time just to tell you this, Human Champion. You, the only Human Green Jade Guardian… are hereby expelled from the Spectrum.”

“N-No… You can’t do this to me! It wasn’t my fault! I was possessed…! I…!”

“The power of the Green Jade would have allowed you to resist and eventually free yourself. However, you let that monster enter your body and soul, and you were tempted and happy for its powers. You are not worthy.”

As the entity said that his giant skeletal hands rushed towards Kyle, tearing his chest and destroying a green jade incrusted into his spiritual form.

Crack, crack…!

CRASH!

“Uuuaaagggh! Nooooo!”

As Kyle despaired, he suddenly went back to reality, falling from the skies; the Jade in his chest was now gray, devoid of light and color.

“Ah…”

Facing despair, Kyle’s body fell into the mountainous terrain surrounding Mexico City, his body rolling down until his arms and legs broke.

Once Peperina and Pablo finally found him, he was somewhat still alive; the presence of the Saurian God within him was gone, however.

And it happened just as the massive spaceship above the skies exploded, alongside every other spaceship accompanying it.

“A-Ahh… My… my jade…”

The man, still somewhat alive, constantly touched his jade, trying to call upon its powers.

“He’s alive?” Pablo wondered, glaring at the man with disdain. “Should we kill him then?”

“No, wait!” Peperina stopped him from summoning a gigantic skeletal hand from one of his Death Gods and finishing the deal. “He was being brainwashed! I think we should… save him?”

“Save him? After he tried to nuke an entire city?” Pablo asked. “And how are you so sure he was being brainwashed?”

“I just know his Aura and his Soul felt strangely different. There was another entity within him, but it’s gone now,” Peperina sighed, taking out an Elixir from her Inventory Ring. “Here.”

She poured the Elixir into the man’s mouth, and as he coughed and choked on it, making Pablo laugh a bit at his struggle, And slowly, his wounds regenerated.

“A-Ahh… Haahh… Y-You didn’t kill me?” Kyle muttered, looking at Peperina. “Why?”

“Well, I think everyone deserves a second chance… And you aren’t a malicious person, right?” Peperina asked with a gentle smile.

“Y-You…” Kyle muttered. “I… Thank you… I’m sorry… I was being possessed and… I couldn’t… I’m sorry… Thanks…”

Kyle seemed completely broken, crying and thanking her while also asking for forgiveness constantly. Pablo felt so bad about the guy he decided to just let him be.

“Fine, but he’s your responsibility now. I’m off; my wife and my daughter are waiting for me, you see,” Pablo said. “And about Bing Xue… I’m interested in meeting her. Can we arrange something?”

“S-Sure! I’ll tell her about you, Pablo!” Peperina nodded.

“Good, see ya then.” Pablo quickly entered into a portal made of black nether fog, disappearing in an instant.

“You’ll be alright; please don’t worry,” Peperina said to Kyle. “Everything will be fine… Calm down, sir. Let’s go back home now.”

“B-Back home?” Kyle muttered. “T-Thanks…”

As Kyle seemed to slowly regain some hope with this gentle rabbit woman’s words, the jade in his chest suddenly disappeared.

“E-Eh? Where’s… Where’s my Jade?”

“Huh? Ah!”

Peperina was confused but then noticed the gray jewel floating above her, glowing bright blue…

It slowly changed colors, becoming a bright blue color, shining beautifully.

“Peperina the Rabbit-Kin, your unwavering compassion and the sense of hope you’ve brought to a despairing soul have moved my heart. You are worthy of receiving the Blue Sapphire of Hope.”

FLAAASH!

The sapphire suddenly flew towards Peperina’s forehead, becoming smaller and then fitting right there.

“E-Eh?!”

Suddenly, her clothes changed, becoming a skin-tight blue and white suit with a sapphire-shaped insignia on her chest.

“Uwaaahaa?! What the hell is this?!”

Kyle glanced in disbelief, incapable of believing that the Green Jade could even change its spectrum…

“I-I am indeed not worthy… Please keep it safe.”

He smiled lightly, feeling like this was the right thing to say.

“What do you mean, keep it safe?! I can’t take this thing off me! It’s stuck into my skin?!”

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