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## Chapter 785: Terrified and Uneasy!
Coordinate Space.
The environment here was as always: white sand covering the ground, the brilliant Milky Way Star Sea, and the massive Light Tree known as the 'Paths'.
A Little Girl, wearing a dirty white dress, a white headscarf, and with short yellow hair, was squatting on the ground, molding something out of the Sand.
Beside her, a pile of Dolls of various shapes had already accumulated.
This was Ymir.
Her life seemed unchanged, still manufacturing these things every moment.
However, only she herself knew that the workload was significantly less than before.
Because the Eldians now no longer needed to transform into Giants.
So, she only needed to serve the future Eldians.
"Hmm?"
But just then, Ymir suddenly raised her head and saw a long, purplish-black cut appear in the Starry Sky above.
And when she saw Im and Yama slowly descending, she instantly understood.
"So that's it, no wonder..."
Her Ability was to see the Past and Future, and the inevitable Result, from the Viewpoint of the successive Founder Titan Hosts.
But she couldn't directly see things that those past Founder Titan Hosts hadn't seen.
For example, Im and Yama coming to find her.
However, she could infer what had likely happened through various Situations and changes in the Future.
Now the Doubt was resolved.
"Are you here to kill me?"
Although she already knew the Future, Ymir still looked at Im with some anticipation, perhaps a form of self-comfort through self-deception.
"Alright, stop the nonsense!"
Im waved his hand and asked with a cold Expression:
"I remember we made a Promise before. You would serve me and the World Government for a hundred years. Do you really think I have no Means to deal with you?"
Ymir asked out of Curiosity: "Oh, and how do you plan to do that?"
Someone like her, who only sought death, was truly fearless.
After all, in her view, the most extreme action was her own destruction, which was exactly what she desired.
"Yama."
"Yes, Father!"
Yama stepped forward with a face like Frost, gazing at Ymir, and sneered: "A mere Resentful Spirit, daring to be so presumptuous..."
As soon as her voice fell.
A surging Aura Pressure erupted from her Body, and White Mist also surged out like a tide, accompanied by a large number of ferocious-looking Ghosts within the Smoke.
"Haki?"
Im, who was close by, experienced a Feeling like a Gale hitting him, or a Heavy Pressure descending upon him, and thought to himself:
"No, this isn't the Impact of Spiritual Power..."
"Ah!!"
On the other side, Ymir's Expression changed drastically, and she cried out in Severe Pain, suddenly kneeling down on the white Sandy Ground, trembling all over but unable to Stand Up.
It was as if an invisible but extremely heavy object was pressing down on her.
This Scene looked very much like the Effect of a Gravity Field to Im.
Considering the Identity of Yama and Ymir, it made him think of some incredible Terms.
Spirit! Pressure!
"You, who are you?"
Ymir struggled to raise her head, looking at Yama with a face full of shock.
At the same time, the surrounding Sandy Ground began to condense into strange-shaped Giants, all in the image of the Nine Titans from past generations.
Clearly, she had no intention of not resisting at all.
"Hmph!"
Seeing this, Yama sneered disdainfully: "Go, clean up those toys!"
As she gave the command, the Ghosts in the surrounding White Mist flew out in all directions with 'wailing' sounds, while purplish-black Flame ignited on their Body Surface.
[Roar! Roar! Roar!]
When these Ghosts burning with Hellfire collided with the Giants, a violent Explosion instantly occurred.
Surging purple fire waves swept out.
Any Giant they touched let out extremely tragic Screams, turning into black ashes in the raging Sea of Fire.
Before long, the area around them, a whole Lap, was completely surrounded by this purple Sea of Fire.
Im's Expression became serious.
Because he felt a strong Sense of Danger from this Hellfire.
If his Willpower hadn't been strong enough, his Soul Body would have already started trembling.
The first time, he had seen the flame released by Yama in the Real World, with his Physical Body.
But at that time, he hadn't felt anything.
"Hehehehehe, so powerful. Do you want to burn me to death with this fire?"
Ymir's face was pale with Fear, yet she still lay there laughing morbidly.
However, Yama did not respond, merely flicking a wisp of purple flame onto the other party's foot.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
The next moment, the Girl's Scream rang out.
Ymir felt an unimaginable Severe Pain, impacting her entire Body like a flood from her right foot.
Am I... finally going to die?
The Severe Pain made her unable to suppress her Scream.
But in her Heart, there was a hint of Delight, thinking that if she endured for a few more seconds, she would turn into flying ash.
But what made Ymir feel Despair was that although it felt like a long Time had passed.
Her Consciousness was still clear, and the Severe Pain was constantly Tormenting her.
"Heh heh, if you want to die, you're thinking too much~"
Yama walked up to Ymir with her long, snow-white legs.
She looked down indifferently at Ymir, who was rolling on the ground and constantly Screaming due to the excessive Severe Pain.
"Hellfire is my Innate Ability. I can make it burn however I want. And I am the Lord of the Underworld here. If I don't want you to die, you won't die!"
Ymir was completely dumbfounded upon hearing this.
Cannot die, so she would be continuously burned by this Flame?
At this moment, Im walked over and looked calmly at Ymir on the ground.
"Ymir, you seem to think that death and destruction are the most terrifying things, so as long as I don't want to kill you, I have no Method against you."
"But today I want you to know that prolonged painful Torment is sometimes more terrifying than death."
The Scene now was extremely cruel, as if the two of them were burning a twelve or thirteen-year-old Little Girl alive.
But Im's Gaze was completely without Fluctuation, utterly ruthless.
A few seconds later, Yama dispersed the Hellfire on Ymir's leg.
Because under the extreme Severe Pain, Ymir couldn't respond to anything Im said.
Only her small Body was still trembling, and her eyes were filled with Fear.
Im asked softly: "Now, are you willing to obey?"
"Obey!"
Ymir lay on the ground, trembling with extreme Terror, and quickly replied in a trembling voice.
She was afraid that Yama would set her on fire again.
"L-Lord Imu, I... I was wrong, I'm, I'm sorry. From now on, I'll do whatever you ask!"
The Corner of Im's Mouth curled up, feeling pleasant.
"Alright, I Require you to grant all adult Eldians the Ability to transform into Pure Titans at any time, maintain their Self-awareness, and freely transform back into Human Form. Can you do that?"
Ymir was startled, and said with Unease:
"Titanization and transforming back into Human Form at any time isn't difficult, but it's impossible for Pure Titans to maintain Consciousness, because that's a Privilege only the Nine Intelligent Titans have."
"That works too."
Im didn't make things too difficult for her, then asked again:
"Then tell me all the Intelligence about the Worlds the World Government will encounter next!"
"Um... the Future I see is the Future that is bound to happen, so even if you know it, it won't be of much use. Instead, you will feel Suffering because you know everything."
Ymir said in a low voice:
"Because whether it's good or bad, it cannot be changed. Just like Eren before, no matter how much you want to change it, you will find that the Result is still that Result..."
Im was silent for a long Time.
Ymir's Precognition Ability was indeed very Strong.
But thinking about it now, it wasn't very useful. If something was bound to happen, what was the point of knowing it?
"Then tell me what the next World is like. Just satisfy my Curiosity in advance."
"Five Great Nations, Ninja Village, Ninja, Ninjutsu."
As soon as Ymir finished speaking, Im's Expression instantly changed drastically...
Coordinate Space.
The environment here was as always: white sand covering the ground, the brilliant Milky Way Star Sea, and the massive Light Tree known as the 'Paths'.
A Little Girl, wearing a dirty white dress, a white headscarf, and with short yellow hair, was squatting on the ground, molding something out of the Sand.
Beside her, a pile of Dolls of various shapes had already accumulated.
This was Ymir.
Her life seemed unchanged, still manufacturing these things every moment.
However, only she herself knew that the workload was significantly less than before.
Because the Eldians now no longer needed to transform into Giants.
So, she only needed to serve the future Eldians.
"Hmm?"
But just then, Ymir suddenly raised her head and saw a long, purplish-black cut appear in the Starry Sky above.
And when she saw Im and Yama slowly descending, she instantly understood.
"So that's it, no wonder..."
Her Ability was to see the Past and Future, and the inevitable Result, from the Viewpoint of the successive Founder Titan Hosts.
But she couldn't directly see things that those past Founder Titan Hosts hadn't seen.
For example, Im and Yama coming to find her.
However, she could infer what had likely happened through various Situations and changes in the Future.
Now the Doubt was resolved.
"Are you here to kill me?"
Although she already knew the Future, Ymir still looked at Im with some anticipation, perhaps a form of self-comfort through self-deception.
"Alright, stop the nonsense!"
Im waved his hand and asked with a cold Expression:
"I remember we made a Promise before. You would serve me and the World Government for a hundred years. Do you really think I have no Means to deal with you?"
Ymir asked out of Curiosity: "Oh, and how do you plan to do that?"
Someone like her, who only sought death, was truly fearless.
After all, in her view, the most extreme action was her own destruction, which was exactly what she desired.
"Yama."
"Yes, Father!"
Yama stepped forward with a face like Frost, gazing at Ymir, and sneered: "A mere Resentful Spirit, daring to be so presumptuous..."
As soon as her voice fell.
A surging Aura Pressure erupted from her Body, and White Mist also surged out like a tide, accompanied by a large number of ferocious-looking Ghosts within the Smoke.
"Haki?"
Im, who was close by, experienced a Feeling like a Gale hitting him, or a Heavy Pressure descending upon him, and thought to himself:
"No, this isn't the Impact of Spiritual Power..."
"Ah!!"
On the other side, Ymir's Expression changed drastically, and she cried out in Severe Pain, suddenly kneeling down on the white Sandy Ground, trembling all over but unable to Stand Up.
It was as if an invisible but extremely heavy object was pressing down on her.
This Scene looked very much like the Effect of a Gravity Field to Im.
Considering the Identity of Yama and Ymir, it made him think of some incredible Terms.
Spirit! Pressure!
"You, who are you?"
Ymir struggled to raise her head, looking at Yama with a face full of shock.
At the same time, the surrounding Sandy Ground began to condense into strange-shaped Giants, all in the image of the Nine Titans from past generations.
Clearly, she had no intention of not resisting at all.
"Hmph!"
Seeing this, Yama sneered disdainfully: "Go, clean up those toys!"
As she gave the command, the Ghosts in the surrounding White Mist flew out in all directions with 'wailing' sounds, while purplish-black Flame ignited on their Body Surface.
[Roar! Roar! Roar!]
When these Ghosts burning with Hellfire collided with the Giants, a violent Explosion instantly occurred.
Surging purple fire waves swept out.
Any Giant they touched let out extremely tragic Screams, turning into black ashes in the raging Sea of Fire.
Before long, the area around them, a whole Lap, was completely surrounded by this purple Sea of Fire.
Im's Expression became serious.
Because he felt a strong Sense of Danger from this Hellfire.
If his Willpower hadn't been strong enough, his Soul Body would have already started trembling.
The first time, he had seen the flame released by Yama in the Real World, with his Physical Body.
But at that time, he hadn't felt anything.
"Hehehehehe, so powerful. Do you want to burn me to death with this fire?"
Ymir's face was pale with Fear, yet she still lay there laughing morbidly.
However, Yama did not respond, merely flicking a wisp of purple flame onto the other party's foot.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
The next moment, the Girl's Scream rang out.
Ymir felt an unimaginable Severe Pain, impacting her entire Body like a flood from her right foot.
Am I... finally going to die?
The Severe Pain made her unable to suppress her Scream.
But in her Heart, there was a hint of Delight, thinking that if she endured for a few more seconds, she would turn into flying ash.
But what made Ymir feel Despair was that although it felt like a long Time had passed.
Her Consciousness was still clear, and the Severe Pain was constantly Tormenting her.
"Heh heh, if you want to die, you're thinking too much~"
Yama walked up to Ymir with her long, snow-white legs.
She looked down indifferently at Ymir, who was rolling on the ground and constantly Screaming due to the excessive Severe Pain.
"Hellfire is my Innate Ability. I can make it burn however I want. And I am the Lord of the Underworld here. If I don't want you to die, you won't die!"
Ymir was completely dumbfounded upon hearing this.
Cannot die, so she would be continuously burned by this Flame?
At this moment, Im walked over and looked calmly at Ymir on the ground.
"Ymir, you seem to think that death and destruction are the most terrifying things, so as long as I don't want to kill you, I have no Method against you."
"But today I want you to know that prolonged painful Torment is sometimes more terrifying than death."
The Scene now was extremely cruel, as if the two of them were burning a twelve or thirteen-year-old Little Girl alive.
But Im's Gaze was completely without Fluctuation, utterly ruthless.
A few seconds later, Yama dispersed the Hellfire on Ymir's leg.
Because under the extreme Severe Pain, Ymir couldn't respond to anything Im said.
Only her small Body was still trembling, and her eyes were filled with Fear.
Im asked softly: "Now, are you willing to obey?"
"Obey!"
Ymir lay on the ground, trembling with extreme Terror, and quickly replied in a trembling voice.
She was afraid that Yama would set her on fire again.
"L-Lord Imu, I... I was wrong, I'm, I'm sorry. From now on, I'll do whatever you ask!"
The Corner of Im's Mouth curled up, feeling pleasant.
"Alright, I Require you to grant all adult Eldians the Ability to transform into Pure Titans at any time, maintain their Self-awareness, and freely transform back into Human Form. Can you do that?"
Ymir was startled, and said with Unease:
"Titanization and transforming back into Human Form at any time isn't difficult, but it's impossible for Pure Titans to maintain Consciousness, because that's a Privilege only the Nine Intelligent Titans have."
"That works too."
Im didn't make things too difficult for her, then asked again:
"Then tell me all the Intelligence about the Worlds the World Government will encounter next!"
"Um... the Future I see is the Future that is bound to happen, so even if you know it, it won't be of much use. Instead, you will feel Suffering because you know everything."
Ymir said in a low voice:
"Because whether it's good or bad, it cannot be changed. Just like Eren before, no matter how much you want to change it, you will find that the Result is still that Result..."
Im was silent for a long Time.
Ymir's Precognition Ability was indeed very Strong.
But thinking about it now, it wasn't very useful. If something was bound to happen, what was the point of knowing it?
"Then tell me what the next World is like. Just satisfy my Curiosity in advance."
"Five Great Nations, Ninja Village, Ninja, Ninjutsu."
As soon as Ymir finished speaking, Im's Expression instantly changed drastically...
