Shi Xiaobai could not help but feel a sense of anticipation as he stared intently at the girl beside him. Her skin was white and tender like a newborn baby. She was dressed in a black dress and her purple hair reached her waist. She stood quietly amidst the black cloud's light like a gentle pixie. She did not look like a mighty figure that could easily kill astral beasts.
"I said, let there be light."
Kali turned around to face the sky and suddenly said those words softly.
Her tone was nothing special. Her intonation was also sparse and ordinary, but when she said those words — it was daybreak!
"It's daybreak?" Shi Xiaobai exclaimed.
There was no warning and the process was astonishingly fast. However, the sky had instantly lit up, as though dawn had descended in a blink of an eye. The brilliant light was like a gigantic brush that suddenly swept across from the ends of one's vision. In a blink of an eye, the pitch-black night sky had turned into a clear blue sky.
"Meteor Descent!"
Kali said those words softly before turning to look at Shi Xiaobai. With a wink, she gave a playful smile. "Tonight's meteor shower isn't beautiful. Why don't we watch a meteor shower?"
Meteor shower?
Shi Xiaobai was still in a state of shock from the "night suddenly fading and the sky suddenly turning sunny". At this moment, when he heard Kali's words, he thought of a possibility. Immediately, he widened his eyes as his guess immediately turned into reality. He heard a loud noise.
It was the sound of objects moving in the opposite direction in the strong winds.
Shi Xiaobai looked towards the source of the sound and looked up. In the distant sky, there was one, no, a cluster of — a cluster of gigantic brown rocks that were rapidly plummeting to the ground. The rocks produced blinding sparks from their friction with the air. From afar, it looked like his body was about to ignite.
This was a meteor shower?
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom … "
Hundreds of gigantic meteors filled the sky as they rained down like a torrential downpour. They smashed into the ground, causing explosions to resound from every corner of the land. Following that, there were tragic howls and roars. Instantly, it looked like a scene from hell.
The slumbering Silver Scaled Tigerhead Snake was smashed into four pieces by the three meteorites. The tiger head that had been split off screamed violently, but soon, it closed its eyes with a whimper. As for Dan Liang, who was hugging the fur on the tiger head, he was lucky to have survived the ordeal.
The Chimaera that collided head-on with the criminals had just opened its mouth when its three heads were smashed into minced meat by the meteorites at the same time. Its body was also buried by several meteorites, and it died within a few seconds.
Similar scenes played out in various areas of Southern Gold City. The sudden dawn and the sudden meteor shower became a nightmare for the Astral Calamity Beasts that were wreaking havoc on the land. Countless Astral Calamity Beasts perished on the spot.
"Phew, it seems like we went a little overboard. Although we killed over two hundred star beasts, we lost three people."
Kali stuck out her tongue and said softly, "It looks like I need to strengthen my control."
With a single sentence, dawn had descended upon the world. With another sentence, meteorites had rained down on the ground. Furthermore, those meteorites had all smashed towards the Star Beasts. More than 200 Star Beasts had been smashed to death, and only three humans had been mistakenly killed.
The conclusion was — this control still needed to be strengthened?
At this moment, Shi Xiaobai's eyes turned red.
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After the sudden dawn, meteorites rained down, killing more than two hundred Star Beasts. This horrifying story was real, but other than Shi Xiaobai who had witnessed it with his own eyes, no one dared to believe that such a thing was man-made. Even though superpowers were known as "whimsical powers", it was still too preposterous to have a power that was close to that of a god. Hence, the various media outlets immediately labeled this matter as a "favor from the heavens".
The favor from the heavens came and went in a hurry. After the meteorite shower ended, the sky darkened once again. Night returned to this world once again. At the same time, a meteor that did not know what was good for it tore through the night sky and landed on the land. The Heroes that had their points stolen by the meteorite immediately surrounded the Star Beast.
And at this moment, Shi Xiaobai and Kali had already returned to Riko's house.
Shi Xiaobai was sitting on the sofa with his head lowered. It was unknown what he was thinking about. Ever since he witnessed Kali's incredible power, Shi Xiaobai had been in such a silent state.
Kali was similarly sitting on the sofa, a body's length away from Shi Xiaobai. She gently frowned. She felt a headache from Shi Xiaobai's reaction. Anyone who suddenly witnessed a power that subverted their understanding would indeed fall into a daze. It was even possible for them to lose the faith they had all along.
Especially for a youth with Chuunibyou syndrome who constantly talked about gods and demons, if he were to truly see a power that was close to that of a god or demon, turning the fantasies in his heart into reality, would his belief in his fantasies waver?
Kali could not help but feel worried.
"If I can learn a move or two from her, wouldn't This King be …"
In fact, what Shi Xiaobai was vexed over was — how to learn a move or two from Kali under the premise of "not acknowledging her as a master".
Just the thought of the day when he could wave his hand and say "This King says let there be light", causing the sky to light up and dawn to descend, made Shi Xiaobai's eyes burn uncomfortably. His heart was about to jump out.
Kali naturally did not know what Shi Xiaobai was thinking. She felt that she needed to counsel Shi Xiaobai. After all, she was his mentor in name. Oh right, there was also the matter of being a mentor. She needed to think of a way to inform Shi Xiaobai.
After Kali sorted out her words in her mind, she said, "Shi Xiaobai, do you know why I call myself 'I'?"
This was an extremely odd question, because calling oneself 'I' was a matter of course. However, if the target of this question was Shi Xiaobai, then it was different. This youth who always called himself "This King" should be extremely sensitive towards such questions.
As expected, Shi Xiaobai immediately looked up and asked, "Why?"
"Because I am me!"
As usual, Kali revealed a mesmerizing smile. In front of Shi Xiaobai, she was always like a friendly girl-next-door. However, at this moment, her smile was as dazzling as the sun, making it difficult for him to open his eyes.
"If I say let there be light, the world will be illuminated by light. People will naturally worship me as a god when they see me, so why do I need to call myself 'God'? With a thought, I can summon a meteorite to descend from the sky. Even Astral Calamity Beasts will prostrate before me, so why do I need to call myself 'King'? "
"I am me, unique and unique. There is no need for any form of title that binds me. Maybe one day, I will become a god, a demon, or a king, but that will still be me. I will still be me. I will always be me, forever."
"How others call me, praise me, or vilify me is their business. To me, I am just me. I want to remember this point, so I choose to call myself 'I'."
Kali looked Shi Xiaobai in the eye and asked softly, "Do you understand?"
Shi Xiaobai fell silent as he slowly lowered his head. The fists behind him were clenched tightly.
He understood all the principles.
Yes, she possessed true strength. She did not need to emphasize her existence. All she needed to do was call herself 'I'. She only needed to believe in herself.
However, he was not her. He did not have the strength she possessed. He was just a weakling. He was helpless in front of calamity fiends and astral beasts, so he could not believe in the self that called himself 'I'.
Shi Xiaobai's fists clenched tighter. His heart felt like it was being gripped, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
"But, Shi Xiaobai, I was once like you."
Suddenly, a gentle voice was heard. Kali said softly, "Ten thousand years ago, I was helpless in front of the apocalypse. I could only watch my clansmen perish and the World Tree wither. Then, I began to call myself 'This King'. "
When Shi Xiaobai heard this, he suddenly looked up. His eyes revealed a look of incredulity. It was a look of anticipation that bordered on desire.
Under that fiery gaze, Kali felt as though the ice in her heart was melting. She said shyly, "So, the moment I heard you address yourself as' This King ', I really felt a sense of closeness. It was as though I saw my past self. Hehe, actually, not only did I call myself 'This King' back then, I even called myself 'This Sovereign', 'This Empress', 'This Empress', 'This God' … I called myself all of them. Now that I think about it, it's a little embarrassing and a little shy, but it also feels very warm. "
"So, Shi Xiaobai, maybe in the eyes of others, you, who call yourself 'This King', are very laughable, but to me, you are very cute!"
As Kali spoke, she could not help but reach out her hand to pinch Shi Xiaobai's cheeks. Shi Xiaobai hurriedly raised his hand to block it, but when he heard Kali's bell-like laughter, he could not help but reveal a smile.
Kali stopped fooling around and said earnestly, "I understand. Shi Xiaobai, I understand why you call yourself 'This King'. It's not because of arrogance, nor is it because of narcissism, nor is it because you are indulging in your fantasies. "
"It's just that the self that calls himself 'I' is too weak. He can't even protect the things he treasures, so he doubted himself and was disappointed, before abandoning himself."
"Calling yourself 'This King' is not to gain the recognition or trust of others, nor does it care who really calls himself 'King'. It's just to constantly remind yourself how weak you are. It's just to make yourself unwavering in becoming a 'King' that protects everything. "
"You are only doing it to believe in yourself!"
Kali's voice was as gentle as the spring breeze in March, as though it could melt all the cold snow in the world.
Shi Xiaobai was truly stunned this time. It was not a dumbfounded look, but his lips were trembling. His eyes were sore and his chest was warm, but he was speechless, not knowing what to say.
No one knew that Shi Xiaobai had always called himself 'I' on Earth. Even when he first came to this alternate world, he had also called himself 'I' when he spoke to Little Fatso. Only when he encountered the calamity fiend, Sahadun, did he experience despair, and realized how weak he was. Just as Kali said, he doubted himself and was disappointed, before abandoning himself.
He hugged Little Fatso and cried his heart out before he began calling himself 'This King'. Even though Pear repeatedly protested, and even though others treated him as a 'fool', he still resolutely called himself 'This King'.
No one knew about these matters. Kali did not know either, but she knew better than anyone else. She had easily touched the softest spot in his heart.
"But in my eyes, you are not weak. You are stronger than anyone else. So, Shi Xiaobai, in the future, call yourself 'I' in front of me, alright?"
Kali's voice was very soft, almost to the point of a whisper.
However, her words were very heavy, sinking straight into Shi Xiaobai's heart.
If there was such a thing as being moved in this world, then maybe it was the feeling he was feeling at this moment?
Two streams of hot tears flowed out of Shi Xiaobai's eyes.
"Yea!"
Shi Xiaobai nodded while crying. He was like a child who could not hold it in after being wronged for a long time.
Kali sighed and reached out her hand to wipe Shi Xiaobai's tears. She softly asked, "Youth, do you desire power?"
Kali thought that if he desired it, she was willing to give it to him.
This was the third time Kali had asked this question, but her state of mind was completely different.
This was the third time Shi Xiaobai had heard this question. His feelings were completely different. Did he desire power?
If power could allow him to protect the things he treasured, then, he desired it!
Shi Xiaobai opened his mouth and was prepared to shout out the word 'desire', but he could not shout out a word.
This was because time had come to a standstill. The world had come to a standstill at this moment.
"Make your choice, youth!"
The fiery voice and black text descended once again without any warning!
[Choice 1: In a minute, say three sentences that mock flat chests. The target of the mockery has to be Kali. Furthermore, Kali has to hear it clearly!]
[Choice 2: In a minute, say three sentences that express your love. The target of the confession has to be Kali. Furthermore, Kali has to hear it clearly!]
(Gentle Reminder: This choice is a 'Prank Choice'. You only need to carry out the contents of the choice. There is no reward.)
"Make your choice, youth!"
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