After muting Xili, Hei Dian raised the Scale in his hand while Xili's expression turned ugly.
A strange energy was released from the scale.
The shadow of a cage appeared on the left tray of the scale, while a thick book appeared on the right tray. It was Sailum's Dark Codex.
At this moment, the pages of the Dark Prison Codex were flipping rapidly. Rows of prison regulations and punishments seemed to come alive as they leaped out of the book and floated in the air.
Each row had words such as "Guilty", "Verdict", and "Heresy" written on it.
These rules were like musical notes. Originally, they were floating around the Dark Codex, but when Dark Codex uttered a sentence, the rules would line up and float into the prison on the left tray. Then, they melted into the prison, turning it from an illusion into reality.
At the same time, the black smoke that filled the entire arena began to boil. It was as if countless hands were reaching out from the dark water and trying to drag Xili into the darkness.
There was nothing Xili could do to avoid the black smoke. She had to either fly or jump out of the arena. Flying meant that she would be at a disadvantage when facing Dian Dark's gigantic body. Jumping out of the arena was the same as admitting defeat.
Xili did not want to admit defeat, but she did not have the strength to escape.
After struggling against the black smoke for a long time, she was finally surrounded by it.
When Xili opened her eyes again, she was already inside the cage on the left tray of the scale.
Dian Dark spoke again, "Warden's Punishment, Heresy Verdict!"
The longsword in Dian Dark's hand hovered above Xili's head as if he was announcing the punishment.
The floating strips of law were also increasing in speed as they continuously entered the cage that was imprisoning Xili.
Every time a new rule entered the cage, Xili's face would turn a bit paler.
…
On the judge's seat, Sabot showed a look of admiration. He spoke to Angor, "Now I understand why you said the match was exciting."
"I sensed the power of order from Dian Dark. Maybe it's because of the law of justice? And order is the network of rules. It's not fully formed yet, but I can already see its great potential. "
Heresy Verdict, God of Prison's Warden. An embryonic domain, the power of rules.
Every one of them added to the excitement of the competition. Judging from the audience's wide open eyes and the way they held their breaths so as not to ruin the experience, this match had completely changed their stereotypes.
It might not be the most exciting match in the competition, but it would definitely become a hot topic.
Both Xili's strength, which was comparable to a potential seed, and Sailum's giant book spirit were great topics to talk about.
Sabot looked at the arena again and saw that Xili had been completely locked up in the cage. Her face was pale and blood was seeping out from the corner of her mouth. She looked extremely miserable.
Sabot sighed. "It seems that your little friend is really going to make a comeback."
"Not necessarily." Angor had a different opinion.
Sabot looked at him curiously. "Why do you think Xili still has a chance to win?"
"Sailum might have something up his sleeve, but so does Xili. I've always felt that she's hiding something. "
Yesterday, he told Sailum that using the God of Prison Tome might give them a chance to win. But it was only a possibility. That was if Xili didn't use any hidden power.
Angor looked at Xili who was still locked in the cage.
Although she was being punished in the cage, she did not admit defeat. Instead, she bit her lips tightly and muttered.
Since she had been mumbling since the beginning of the match, her behavior seemed normal. However, Angor noticed that every time Xili mumbled something, a hidden power was surging inside her body, as if it was trying to break through some kind of shackle.
Would this power change the outcome of the match if it broke through the shackle?
As soon as he spoke, the battle that everyone thought was going to end suddenly changed again.
A few minutes ago …
Xili had to force herself to stay standing in the cage.
The laws that emerged from the "Dark Prison Codex" might not have hurt Xili, but to Xili, it was a mental torture. It was even more unbearable than the physical torture.
Beside her ear, there was always a dignified voice that was passing judgment on her life.
Her memory box seemed to have been opened by someone. Ever since she was born, everything that she felt guilty about turned into a scene that flashed before her eyes. Coupled with the dignified and fair whisper, Xili felt as if she was standing naked in the courtroom and being pointed at by everyone. Every flaw and flaw on her body had become the source of evil.
The Goddess of Justice looked down on her from a high position and used the Sword of Justice to punish her past.
Her scars, old illnesses, and secrets that she didn't want to be mentioned were all used by the Goddess of Justice to punish her. Even though Xili knew that it was all part of her opponent's plan, she still couldn't help but feel hurt when the things she wanted to hide the most were exposed.
Especially when the image of a man appeared in front of her eyes. She couldn't even stand straight.
The majestic voice was still whispering in her ears, "He is the one you love the most, but also the one you fear the most. Why are you hiding from him? Is it because you think you did something wrong to him?"
"You used your own beliefs to destroy a person who loved you. The beliefs that you held onto were wrong in themselves. You killed his loved ones, which is an even worse crime. You must be punished! "
Xili shook her head. "No, I'm helping him — Shut up! Shut up!"
However, no matter how much Xili shouted, the whisper of judgment kept reverberating in her mind. It was like a curse that imprisoned her thoughts, mocking her and shouting at her mercilessly.
After being punished again and again, Xili finally hugged her head and squatted in the cage.
She tore open her old scars and faced her past.
The more afraid she was, the more shackled she felt. The more she couldn't look back, the more inferior she felt.
At this moment, Xili faced her past self. She was as humble as the sand in the depths of a rotten swamp.
Everyone thought that Sailum had won when they saw Xili in such a state.
However, sometimes, the more one was forced to the extreme, the easier it was to see oneself clearly.
Moreover, Xili's situation was special.
Many years ago, Xili always whispered to herself, "Everything in front of me is the darkness that prevents me from pursuing hope. In order to see the brightest hope, I have to go through the deeper darkness first. "
She understood the logic, but she had never put it into practice. Even if she kept saying "pursue hope", the power that was suppressed in her heart had never been released.
She was afraid of facing herself like that.
Sailum, for example, had never dared to take the step of "Dark Codex holds the scales and the law repeats itself" because he was afraid that Dark Codex would face a terrible result. He was afraid that he would lose Dark Codex forever.
Even though Sailum knew that Dark Codex had to take this step if he wanted to go further.
He understood the principle, but he was shackled by various external factors. He did not dare to move forward. He was afraid to move forward.
Xili was the same. She always said that she had to find hope and that she could only welcome the brightest hope after going through the deepest darkness. However, she still did not dare to face her past. Just like last time when she fought against the cold-eyed cat, Xili did not think that she would lose. However, halfway through the fight, she saw that person.
She did not even have the courage to continue the fight. She surrendered and ran away.
Both Xili and Sailum were not cowards. They were not afraid of death or wounds. However, when it came to the softest thing in their hearts that they cherished and dared not face, they would retreat.
This match was actually an opportunity for them, an opportunity to reconcile with their past selves.
Sailum finally let go of Chen Jian. He believed in Dark Codex and took a step forward.
Xili was the same. She was forced to face her past by Dark Codex's power. When she reached the lowest point, it was also the moment she recognized and carried out her true self.
She whispered again, "In order to see the brightest hope, I have to go through the deeper darkness first."
This time, she did not just say it.
When she finished, the power that she had been suppressing in her heart was finally released.
The darkness on Xili's body suddenly receded and an extremely bright and beautiful light scattered out from her chest.
The darkness faded away, and the light came.
The power hidden in the deepest part of Xili's body was finally released. It was pure light, the hope that Xili had been searching for.
Just as Dark Codex said, "The light of others cannot shine into the depths of one's heart."
Hope should never be found outside. It had always been in one's body.
When Xili faded away the power of darkness and revealed the pure power of light, the situation of the battle changed again.
The God of Prison Codex had mastered the law of justice. However, he was still born from the power of darkness. Light and darkness had always been intertwined and restrained each other. When Xili swung the sword of light filled with hope, even the strongest cage was shattered into pieces.
Xili's power was already at the peak of the apprentice level. She was much stronger than Sailum. No matter how powerful Dark Codex was, his master was still Sailum. He would still be restrained by Sailum.
When Xili used the power of light to restrain darkness, Dark Codex could not resist it.
After a dazzling flash.
Xili fell to the ground from the sky.
Behind her, the sword in the huge God of Prison Codex's hand was cut in half and fell off the arena.
Xili did not attack again. On the other side, Sailum had already lost consciousness after being swallowed by the power of light.
After Dark Codex's sword was cut in half, he finally lowered his head.
With the judge's announcement, the match ended.
Xili won!
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