Su Ming's sigh was still echoing in the air. He lifted his right hand, and just like how he had scattered the fog seal, he swung it lightly. Without a single sound, the silver threads around Su Ming instantly stopped moving. Then, they instantly became indistinct, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared around Su Ming.
It was as if they had never existed to begin with. At that moment, they returned to nothing. Even the sun that had fallen from the sky gradually became transparent. Once it became the color of the sky, it disappeared above Su Ming.
This scene immediately caused Lin Dong Dong's pupils to shrink. He took a few steps back without any hesitation, and with a look of disbelief on his face, he stared at Su Ming. In fact, at that instant, his breathing quickened slightly.
"You …" Lin Dong Dong opened his mouth, but he did not know what to say. At that moment, the shock in his heart could not be described with words. He had never expected that someone would be able to so easily scatter his killing move, as if his divine ability truly did not exist.
This scene overturned his mind, and as a Great Dao Paragon, Lin Dong Dong was unable to accept it.
"We haven't met for seven hundred years, and your level of cultivation has indeed surpassed my expectations … but my desire to kill you today will not decrease in the slightest!" Lin Dong Dong sucked in a deep breath. A brilliant light shone in his eyes, and powerful killing intent appeared in them. He took a swift step forward and lifted his right hand. Immediately, a black shortsword appeared in his hand. It was covered in a large number of runic symbols. With a single swing, it turned into ten swords.
With another swing, they turned into white swords, then one thousand swords. When they eventually filled the sky and earth, they turned into an endless number of swords that replaced the space in the world, turning the area into a world of swords. The countless sword lights charged forward with a howl and charged at Su Ming.
"It's useless. There is time between us. Have you … not understood it yet?" Su Ming shook his head. A clear look appeared in his eyes, and as he sighed, the sword light instantly pierced through his body … but Su Ming's body seemed to be an illusion. The sword light passed through him, but did not cause even a single bit of damage.
"This world is fake. Ancient Zang is just a Possession between me and Xuan Zang. This is just an illusion. I didn't get lost in it, and you … are just a speck of dust." Su Ming shook his head and walked forward. With every single step he took, Lin Dong Dong would take a step back with an incredibly sour expression.
Five steps later, just as he was about to speak, Su Ming's words traveled into his ears, causing his expression to change once again. He thought that Su Ming's words had pointed out Lin Dong Dong's hesitation.
"You can't see through my level of cultivation. It's not because my level of cultivation is profound, but because there is time between us. It's a barrier you can't see through," Su Ming said flatly and walked in front of Lin Dong Dong.
"I don't believe it!" A ferocious expression instantly appeared on Lin Dong Dong's face. He lifted his right hand and struck his chest. With it, his face instantly turned purplish red, and a large amount of black smoke gushed out of his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth with a bang. It gathered together to form a huge face in midair. It was ferocious at that moment, and when it roared at Su Ming, the world immediately changed. It was as if the laws in the world had also changed at that instant.
At the same time, the gigantic face opened its mouth and sucked in a sharp breath in Su Ming's direction. With it, the power of the world in the area charged towards the face with loud booming sounds. Only Su Ming … did not move his long hair, and neither did his robes flutter. He stood calmly and looked at Lin Dong Dong calmly.
At the instant Lin Dong Dong saw this, shock appeared on his face. His divine ability could absorb all the aura in the world, but at that moment, it could not affect Su Ming in the slightest. However, he still did not believe in Su Ming's words, or rather, he did not dare to believe them. He did not want to believe them. At that moment, he had changed from wanting to kill Su Ming to wanting to prove that Su Ming's words were nonsense.
At that moment, the huge face closed its eyes and returned to its body underneath. Lin Dong Dong's level of cultivation seemed to have increased by a large margin. Killing intent shone in his eyes, and he disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already behind Su Ming. He threw a punch at him, but there was no booming sound. Instead, it shot straight through Su Ming's body.
"This is impossible!" Lin Dong Dong's eyes were bloodshot. He continuously appeared around Su Ming and threw punch after punch at him. This process lasted for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and Lin Dong Dong took a few steps back with a pale face. He stared at Su Ming blankly, and despair appeared in his eyes.
Even when he was trapped in the once glorious world, he did not despair. Instead, he persisted in killing Su Ming and snatching his kismet, because he had his pride. He was a Great Dao Paragon.
Yet now, when Su Ming finally appeared, he fell into despair. Not only could he not kill him, he could not even touch Su Ming's body. Su Ming's words also seemed to echo in Lin Dong Dong's ears at that moment, causing his despair to be tinged with sorrow.
"This is impossible …" He could only mumble and tell himself that all of this was not real … but after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, there seemed to be no other explanation besides this.
"This is some sort of divine ability you learned in this accursed world. Right now, the one who appears before me is not your real body, but an invisible shadow of yours!" Lin Dong Dong lifted his head swiftly and glared at Su Ming. When his voice echoed in the air like thunder, Su Ming could not turn around and looked at Lin Dong Dong.
"This is the answer. This is why I can't kill you. It's not because we are separated by time, and it's not because I'm fake … but because the one who appears before me is just a shadow!
"I know now. You are a cultivator of Seven Moons Sect, and Seven Moons Sect practices the Seven Lives Shadow Art. You … must have reached some sort of realm in this Art, which is why you could create a shadow that cannot be killed, but at the same time, this shadow of yours cannot be killed, and it is difficult for you to even affect a mortal!" The more Lin Dong Dong spoke, the more certain he became. When he finished speaking, there was no longer despair in his eyes. Instead, a cold, fierce killing intent appeared in them again.
"Third prince, what a man. Your words just now have indeed caused me to be at a loss for a moment. I will find your real body and kill you!" Lin Dong Dong stared at Su Ming and moved back slowly. Then, he turned around and swung his arm, intending to leave.
Su Ming stared at Lin Dong Dong. With a calm expression, he lifted his right hand and pointed at the sky. Immediately, the entire sky trembled with a bang, and stars appeared. The number of stars could not be seen clearly at first glance. The only thing that could be seen was that they were arranged together, as if they had turned into a gigantic whip!
"The Starlight Whip. I finally understand why the power that appears before me is always an illusory projection and not its true body." When Su Ming spoke softly, he swung his right hand. Immediately, the stars in the sky shone with a powerful starlight. That starlight instantly replaced the sky and all the light on the ground, causing the world … to become piercing to the eyes. That piercing light was the same as black, and since the light had reached its peak, anyone who looked at it would only be able to see darkness.
When the light disappeared, Su Ming's body had already disappeared. He had left with the boy called Hao Hao. Only Lin Dong Dong's stunned body was left behind. At that moment, his body was slowly shattering. When it completely shattered, Lin Dong Dong's Nascent Divinity floated in the air and stared at the area in a daze.
Su Ming did not kill him, because at that moment, Lin Dong Dong's life was far more painful than death.
After a long while, Lin Dong Dong's Nascent Divinity suddenly laughed loudly. As his laughter echoed in the air, it exuded great confidence.
"Third prince, what an Art. What a divine ability, but don't even think about deceiving my eyes with it. Even if your shadow has a certain level of cultivation … as long as I find your real body, I will definitely be able to kill you!
"Third prince, hide well, because once I find your real body, your body and soul will be destroyed. I will definitely be able to find your real body!" Lin Dong Dong's face was filled with confidence. In fact, he felt as if he had gained an epiphany that he had not had for a long time after he became a Great Dao Paragon.
He let out a cold harrumph. With his confidence and epiphany, his Nascent Divinity left into the distance. He would use the rest of his life and all his cultivation base to search for Su Ming's real body in what would be an endless amount of years to come …
He was destined not to be able to find it. He was just like a fish searching for its own tears in the sea … but he was still persistent and remained as mad as ever, because he believed!
Perhaps due to the power of his belief, one day, he would be able to find the Su Ming in his heart. However, that Su Ming might not be Su Ming.
"Di Tian asked for his thoughts, Lei Chen asked for peace, and Lin Dong Dong … asked for madness. What … do I ask for?" Su Ming walked into the distance with the boy in his arms. When he mumbled under his breath, he walked further into the distance.
Everyone in the world that they believed to be real was chasing after dreams that they might have had in the past and might still have in the present. Their dreams might come true, or they might still be on their way.
However, this pursuit was a form of power. Even if it was impossible, it was enough to deceive oneself and numb oneself …
Because seeking was a method, and it was bound to be filled with twists and turns and desolation.
Some people stopped on their way and wanted to rest, but that rest … might be the end of their journey, just like the butterfly called Harmonious Morus Alba.
Some people gave up on moving forward and drew the mark of the end on their path. They lived in that mark, and only they themselves knew whether they were happy or unhappy.
Some people continued walking down their path in twists and turns and desolation.
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