If Elder Luo were here, he might praise Huai Shi for his shamelessness. He reminded Elder Luo of himself when he was young.
But for Luo Xian, it didn't matter whether there was another reason or whether Huai Shi was a real genius. It didn't make any difference. On the contrary, she became even more excited.
"In this case, I don't need to go easy on you, right?"
The coldness brought by Luo Xian's smile suddenly rushed to the back of Huai Shi's head. The premonition of death spread wildly from his skull. In a moment of trance, Huai Shi's consciousness was almost subdued by the horrible killing intent.
Then, she suddenly came in front of Huai Shi. Holding the dagger upside down, she stabbed toward Huai Shi's face.
That movement was too gentle and smooth, so much so that it made people think that it was a gentle caress. But in reality, within that smooth movement, there was unmistakable killing intent.
Swift and fast. Even with the prediction of the Mirror of Nothingness, Huai Shi's face was almost scratched by this move. It was too fast. Her speed was so fast that he couldn't predict it. The moment the prediction came to his mind, she was already in front of him.
Bang!
The blade of the sword was parried.
She didn't use any skills. She used the most violent way.
Strength against strength.
Blazing blood energy rose from Huai Shi's left arm. Wild power surged from his body, bringing him a burning pain and power that was close to thunder.
Huai Shi roared, stepped forward, and forced Luo Xian to take a step back again.
Luo Xian raised her eyebrows.
She didn't expect that the combination of the Mountain Ghost's Divine Mark and the Ultra State could reach such an incredible level.
The blade of the axe fell and violently set off a hurricane, tearing the ground under his feet. The crack stretched straight forward, dozens of meters in an instant, all the way to Luo Xian's feet.
Using this power extravagantly, Huai Shi explored the upper limit of what he could accept. In an instant, he broke through the air!
Muscles had their limits. Even if it was said that the power used by each person was only one percent of the power of their muscles, as long as the restraint was broken, they could erupt to a level that even they were afraid of.
But there was still a limit.
The Mountain Ghost Sacred Mark's level determined the existence of this upper limit.
However, there was no such thing as a limit to Origin Substance itself. Ignoring each person's unique characteristics, the transformations between ranks, and the total amount of Origin Substance, Origin Substance was a power that was born from one's soul and consciousness, which violated the very foundations of physics and thermodynamics.
It was able to reach the level of subverting the Three Great Seals of the Present Realm. As long as there were enough terrifying numbers, it was not impossible for the Creator to rewrite the world.
This was where the Drummer and Yu's Steps had broken through. Out of the thousands of Origin Substances in the world, it was one of the most closely connected to the physical body.
Through the combination of pure skill and Origin Substance, it could help a person break through the limits of their physical strength and unleash destructive power that far exceeded their own.
By endlessly absorbing the vitality of the surroundings, Huai Shi was able to convert a large amount of blood energy into blood energy, which was endlessly poured into the Mirror of Nothingness. Using this cheat-like power, she was able to master this technique a few years earlier than she would have been able to.
At this moment, he could sense that as the Origin Substance continued to deplete, his own strength continued to increase. Step by step, he was destroying this damaged shell of a body.
He was going to die.
With the help of the Mirror of Nothingness, he was stingily and fully utilizing every tendon, every bone, and every joint. In the end, he was going to completely collapse.
He was going to precisely die.
Under this crazy operation, he could sense his lifespan rapidly decreasing, as if he was squandering his entire life's worth of strength in these short ten minutes.
No, was there still ten minutes left?
How much time did he have left? Ten minutes? Five minutes? Or three minutes?
Before this false life was squandered away, how long would he be able to enjoy this kind of power that surpassed his limits?
He had long since tossed this to the back of his mind.
"Come!"
The Virtuous Sword and the Sacrificial Blade rubbed against each other. Sparks flew, illuminating the Mountain Ghost's broken smile. A blazing light shot out from the crack in the youth's chest.
He was burning, giving a performance to his fans.
"Time waits for no one," he muttered softly. "Cherish this final meeting!"
The blade slashed down!
Bang!
In the roar, Luo Xian raised her arms. The long and short swords covered with cracks slashed out. Dozens of silver-white steel lights burned in the air. The broken arcs seemed to be engraved in the air. They tore through the hurricane and collided with the steel in Huai Shi's hands.
Sparks flew!
The long sword shattered. Huai Shi stepped on the sword and attacked fiercely. But Luo Xian took a step back, as if she had predicted this. As she stepped on the sword, an iron hammer flew from the ground and fell into her hand. As she swung it, it drew an arc in the air and collided with the blade of the axe again.
A dazzling light flashed and disappeared.
"If I knew you were so strong, I wouldn't have waited so long …"
Luo Xian's expression became more and more cheerful. From the broken soul, the precipitate of the abyss danced wildly. It turned into pitch black and gushed out, almost swallowing Huai Shi.
The killing intent was bone-piercing.
"Do you know?" From the collision of the sword and the blade, she stared at the youth in front of her and suddenly said, "Father, he wanted you to kill me."
"There are always people who have such unrealistic expectations of me."
Huai Shi slashed and retorted expressionlessly, "From the beginning, I seem to have said that I didn't learn these things to kill anyone!"
"— — What a joke."
The collision of the metal burst out a sharp sound, but it couldn't suppress Luo Xian's laughter, "Is there someone who learns how to kill for the world's peace?"
"Maybe you don't want to believe —" Huai Shi couldn't help but sigh, "I was just free at that time."
"I really like the way you say one thing and mean another. It's like you're saying sweet words. You can always deceive those girls who haven't seen it. In your plan, does it include me?"
Luo Xian chuckled and stepped forward, the weapons in her hands constantly changing with her footsteps. She was even empty-handed. Thunder, Thunderclap, Heaven's Fall, Earth's Sinkhole, she fiercely suppressed Huai Shi.
One punch!
The axe in Huai Shi's hand flew out and flew into the air. Before it landed, it dissipated and condensed again in Huai Shi's hand, blocking the dagger she picked up from the ground.
It almost pierced through the thick back of the axe, and the sharp edge was only a line away from Huai Shi's pupils.
He narrowed his eyes and stared at the cold light in front of him.
Without hesitation.
"Yes, that's the look in your eyes."
Luo Xian's voice came from his ear, like a whisper. With the step of the crystal shoe, she appeared behind Huai Shi in a flash and whispered in his ear, "From the first time I saw you, I felt that we were the same person —"
"— — We lived until now by killing something. Huai Shi, if you want to live, you can only kill more."
She smiled and stared at the side of the same kind, and told him,
"We are all the same."
"Do you also have long magic hair?"
Huai Shi asked back, turned around, and slashed the sacrificial knife at her.
"Do you have magic hands?"
The blade of the axe slashed down.
"Will there be any small animals that will talk to you?"
The long spear swept across.
"— — Will there be a little sister who will help you solve your problems like she helped me?"
Boom!
The angry blade pierced through the air, and the straight wind left a deep mark at the end of the distant street.
Huai Shi gasped, letting the blood fall from his face. He stared at Luo Xian who had retreated into the distance and told her word by word, "We are not the same!"
"I am Huai Shi, male, seventeen years old, a high school student in Dongxia, a professional cellist, an action member of the Astronomy Club, the Prince of Paradise, a disaster musician, a trainee exorcist … a lot of titles."
Huai Shi raised his head and told her, "I have a dream!"
"I want to protect my family. I want to live on with my own efforts and make a name for myself. I want to live a respectable life. When I am seventy or eighty years old, I want to die happily with my wife, children, and grandchildren. It would be best if I could enter the card pool of some bullsh * t game and let people pay for me!"
"I want to live. I want to live better. I want more people to be like me!"
"So —"
Huai Shi stepped forward, slashed, and declared to Luo Xian, "I am different from you!"
He used all his strength, stepped on the wind, and crushed the ground under his feet. He chased after Luo Xian's changing shadow and slashed the long sword, short knife, and axe in his hand with all his strength …
This was a chord that gave his all.
This was a peak that had yet to be reached. The burning source substance attached to the edge of the iron and burst out with a brilliance that could not be looked directly at. It was as if it was breathing with the iron. The power of the Hand of Confinement was exerted on every inch of the iron, causing the iron to burst out with a roar that echoed Huai Shi.
Luo Xian retreated, and retreated again. At that moment, Huai Shi widened his eyes in disbelief.
In the reflection of the Mirror of Nothingness, he could not see her.
He could only see that she was flying between the burning iron, circling, rising, and falling. She was unbelievably light. When she landed from the air, the tip of her feet touched the ground lightly, and her hands spread out gracefully.
She was unharmed from the attack of the Xiang Dragon.
That was not an unexpected skill. She did not even use the speed that was superior to Huai Shi's. Rather, it was more like a natural reaction, as if she was responding to a dance partner. She took light steps, maintaining the most reserved distance from the passionate pursuer, but also giving him a chance to get close to her.
Huai Shi looked at her in shock. He could not believe it, and almost ignored the pain that came from his limbs.
"Hmm?"
Luo Xian tilted her head and looked at him with a mischievous smile, "'Ballet', haven't you seen it before?"
She tiptoed again and showed Huai Shi the basic movements perfectly. Her eyes were drifting and focused, "The song you chose to play just now, I've heard it before … It's Sheng Sang's' Swan ', right?"
Huai Shi was silent. He did not know how to respond.
His rhythm had been completely seen through by her.
No, maybe from the beginning, she did not take it seriously, as if she was just playing with him?
"I like ballet very much." Luo Xian said seriously, "Unfortunately, I only learned it for two days before my teacher chased me away … But before that, I learned 'Swan Lake'."
With a gentle smile on her face, she leaped from the pool of blood and spun around in a soundless rhythm. She turned around, stretched her slender legs and arms, and spun around lightly.
It was as if she was dancing to a soundless melody. It was so beautiful.
Finally, she turned around and looked at Huai Shi. She asked softly,
"How is it?"
"It's beautiful."
Huai Shi nodded. "It's really as beautiful as a swan."
That's right, she was like a swan dancing by a blood-red lake. It was a frightening color and a frightening scene, but with her around, everything seemed to become beautiful.
Red Swan.
"It's not just ballet. I've also learned how to paint, sing, and even the violin."
Luo Xian suddenly said, "I've worked hard to learn, even if I didn't learn well … Watching movies, listening to music, cooking, knitting sweaters, helping the elderly and children, donating to people in need, chasing stars, and falling in love. I've tried almost everything that can make people happy. "
She looked at the young man in front of her. Her smile had disappeared.
"But I've never experienced the kind of happiness you're talking about. Why is that, Huai Shi?"
She took a step forward and solemnly stared into Huai Shi's eyes. "How can I be as happy as you? Yes, please tell me. "
"What should I do to become happy?"
"Please tell me."
She said, "No matter what you want, I can give it to you."
Almost as if she was begging, she looked into Huai Shi's eyes expectantly and begged for his mercy. "Please tell me!"
"…"
Huai Shi was silent. He looked at her pitifully, at her soul that was riddled with holes, and at the darkness that had swallowed her.
Her lips opened, but she couldn't say anything.
She could only remain silent.
So, Luo Xian lowered her eyes in understanding, as if she had expected it.
"You can't help it, right?"
Since she was born, she had been looking forward to being able to experience the things that others talked about. The happiness that was mentioned in the stories before school, the love that was mentioned in fairy tales, and the happiness that existed at the end of every story …
But what was happiness? What was happiness? What was the so-called love?
"These things are all lies, right?"
As if she had finally understood, Luo Xian murmured in realization.
Those were all lies.
They were all … lies!
It was a lie that everyone had used to deceive her.
Those were treasures that only others could show off to themselves, but she had nothing.
"…"
After a long silence, Huai Shi didn't dare to look into her eyes. He sighed helplessly. "I'm sorry."
"Is that so?"
Luo Xian's eyes gradually turned cold. There was no enthusiasm and expectation. Gradually, they became as empty as an abyss.
"Why don't you leave? Huai Shi, isn't the game over? "
She asked indifferently, "You have never come here for the ranking. If you want to, you can leave here at any time, right? Why do you want to stay and play a game with a crazy woman? "
"I wanted to run, but I didn't. Later, I didn't want to run anymore."
Huai Shi said, "I want to save you."
Luo Xian was stunned.
In the silence, as if she had heard a great joke, she couldn't help but smile. Her heart shook, and she pulled her vocal cords to let out a mocking and mischievous laugh.
She laughed loudly.
"So that's how it is?"
She seemed to finally understand what he had been trying to do in vain. But because of this, she felt even more incredulous. She felt even more … absurd!
"You really are His Royal Highness, Huai Shi."
She whispered softly. She raised her eyes and looked at the youth in front of her. She revealed a sinister and deathly stillness that was like the essence of the abyss.
Countless drops of blood were turbulent because of the sound of thunder in the distance.
The silence on the broken street was torn apart. The piles of corpses fell apart under the impact. The curtain of blood rain was shaken and rolled in all directions.
A sharp shadow emerged from the end of the blood rain. It whistled and condensed its own form from nothingness. It came under the trampling of the crystal shoes.
Under the light of the dark green candlelight, the withered and shriveled huge pumpkin was soaked in blood. Under the pull of the skeleton horse, the six huge wheels crushed the earth, bursting with thunder.
Under Cinderella's prayer, the pumpkin carriage from the nightmare reappeared in this hell, bringing with it a chilling aura.
"Then please dance with me, His Royal Highness."
Luo Xian stretched out her hand and stroked the skeleton horse's face. She turned back and invited Huai Shi in the distance, "Just like you standing on the stage at that time, shining as if you could save everyone.
Please dance with me. "
So, she boarded the carriage of death and cast a final cold glance at Huai Shi.
"But … I love you deeply."
So, the skeleton horse neighed. There was a blood-colored flame rising above the carriage, forming a substantial fierceness and violence. Regardless of its own power and madness, the miracle of the road of paradise was awakened. It spat out the breath of death at Huai Shi ferociously.
The love of the abyss was entrusted to it!
In the silence, Huai Shi sighed, pulled out the Sword of Virtue, and slashed.
The iron hooves trampled on the broken road. The white horse returned from the void again and neighed. When it saw Cinderella in the carriage in the distance, it couldn't help but take a step back and snorted at Huai Shi unhappily.
It stared at Huai Shi with a pair of eyes.
Why do you always provoke such troublesome opponents?
"Yeah."
Huai Shi scratched his head, "Why do I always encounter such troublesome enemies?"
After thinking about it, there seemed to be only one reason.
Probably this world was not good to him.
But compared to others, wasn't he lucky?
He hadn't fallen yet. He hadn't ushered in the suffering, torture, and devastation that he couldn't bear. He hadn't been taken away by unreasonable and sudden death, and he hadn't been obliterated by this world.
He was still alive, could still get up, and could still continue to move forward.
So what excuse could he have to complain?
Now, the bitter water had been poured out, and he hadn't died yet. So, he couldn't give up here.
"I'm going to perform my duties as a prince."
Huai Shi looked at the white horse and asked with a smile, "Can you do me a favor?"
The white horse stared at him, not knowing whether it was angry or depressed. Soon, it snorted. After snorting twice, it proudly puffed out its chest, indicating that he should hurry up and not dawdle.
It was naturally very handsome.
Huai Shi grinned, got on the horse, and looked at the figure in the darkness on the carriage.
"Are you ready? Your Highness. "
The prince of paradise held the reins and sword in his hand and softly announced,
"I'm going!"
In front of the blood-colored carriage, the two skeleton warhorses neighed unhappily and roared silently.
In the darkness on the carriage, there seemed to be a happy smile.
"Only you can bring me such joy, Huai Shi."
Luo Xian raised her hand, and a painful flame appeared in the ashes, covering the entire carriage. The power of the road of paradise traveled here and showed in her hand, placing a huge force on this chariot.
She stared at Huai Shi's face, waiting for his final performance, the last trace of joy that she could seek.
Come, Your Highness.
Please bring me my last happiness!
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