"Ha … After letting down so many people, you still want to talk to me about miracles and luck …"
Yatokus did not transform into an ascender. Instead, he held his greatsword and looked at Li Ke.
"You should know that the reason why Azir said those words to you and did those things to you was to make it easier for you to deal with me while I was fighting. He didn't hesitate to detonate the Ascension Disc during our battle to cut off our power and make Shurima disappear completely. But what did you do? You gave up this opportunity, and now you're foolishly stalling for time. "
His voice was still full of mockery.
"Then you … you … huh? Yatokus, you should know what I said to Verus. You just want to atone for your sins, but you find that you don't have the right or position to do so. You know the truth of all this before I do, so what are you waiting for? Don't you want to stop me from destroying the world as Evil? "
Li Ke did not intend to stop talking. Many of his questions had been answered at this moment, especially about Yatokus. Why did he let him go? Why did he do that in Ionia?
He wanted to satisfy him and let him indulge in the beauty of the mortal world, so that he could achieve his dreams.
For this, he could do some strange things in the eyes of others, but now it seemed that he just wanted to let Leylin care more about this world.
He did not transform into an ascender so that his power would not trigger the switch to destroy the world. Yatokus did the same. If he really wanted to destroy the world, he would definitely transform and force Leylin to fight him with all his strength, thus triggering the prelude to the destruction of the world.
"You do want to destroy the world, but you just want to seek the ultimate peace, isn't it? The destroyer of the world? You just want to destroy the world without your own glory and ideals! You're not the destroyer of the world! Yatokus! You're just a bastard who wants to escape from your own sins! I'm the destroyer of the world! "
Li Ke had Yatoku's memories, so he knew what Yatoku was thinking. Although he didn't know what changes Yatoku's heart would undergo after obtaining his own power, freedom, and clearing the void of their prejudices, Li Ke was certain of one thing after communicating with Verus.
They really turned back into Gao Jie's proud humans, but because they were proud enough, they couldn't accept what they had done.
The Dark Ones' memories and experiences hadn't disappeared. Their hatred and torment still made them want to destroy the world. But in his cleansed heart, he felt that it was only right. No matter who he took revenge on, it was wrong.
Because they had only themselves to blame.
Revenge against humanity? They said that the humans had betrayed them, but what about the truth? Although it was for the good of the country and mankind as a whole, they did not forget to satisfy their own selfish desires. They used all kinds of cruel experiments and killings that did not treat humans as humans.
They believed that this was a trial, a trial that allowed those who were qualified to survive. It was good for the human race.
But in reality, the process was wrong. No matter how correct the ending was, it was definitely not the right path. And when they returned to normal, they would no longer recognize themselves as Dark Ones. But the mistake had already been made, so what could they do?
Hatred, sin, and the pain and guilt of destroying everything with their own hands pushed their hearts to the brink of collapse.
They couldn't atone for their sins, couldn't return to their original position, and nothing in this world had anything to do with them. Moreover, countless people were on guard against and cursed them. Their former glory was a thing of the past, and their people no longer needed them.
No one could even judge them. Azir couldn't. He still didn't understand the meaning of ascenders. Only the first ascender, the martial arts queen who was respected by everyone, was qualified to judge their sins.
Or perhaps, a perfect ascender who could convince them wholeheartedly.
"Don't act like a child in front of the gods! Yatokus! You're the same as them! You're just a group of children who are stubborn and throw tantrums after doing something wrong! "
Li Ke held his sword and rushed towards Yatokus. His fighting skills had a very obvious fusion style. He had Noxus's big moves and didn't care about trifles, but there were also obvious traces of street fighting.
But the person who had the deepest influence on him, who had gradually completed his fighting style and improved it further, was undoubtedly Yatokus!
"Shut up!"
Yatokus made the same pose as him. Yatokus understood Li Ke's words, and they were like sharp blades that stabbed into his heart.
What Li Ke said was true. The reason he led his compatriots to attack the heavens was actually not for some noble purpose, nor was it for revenge.
It was for death.
All the Dark Ones who followed him understood one thing. They actually didn't have the right to take revenge on the gods. Their actions could be said to be the anger of both the gods and humans. And since their power came from the gods, they were actually the descendants of the gods.
The only thing they could hate the gods for was one thing.
"Why didn't you stop us when we were falling?"
They gave us power and knowledge, taught us morality, let us guide humanity, let us lead our compatriots to glory, and let our world become a better place.
That was what the gods hoped for, so why? Why didn't they help them when they were falling? Why didn't they help them when they were dying after ascending?
If they hadn't fallen, if they hadn't lost the most important thing after ascending, wouldn't everything have disappeared?
Didn't the gods love humanity? Then why didn't they deserve to be loved and saved when they were the closest to the gods?
Weren't they the most outstanding humans? Didn't they only obtain power after being recognized by the gods?
Why?
Why didn't they help them? Why didn't they save them?
Wouldn't they be able to better the development of humanity?
Why did they have to wait until they were at the point of no return before stopping them?
Two sharp swords crisscrossed, the tips of the swords accurately aiming at the tip of the swords. The two men roared and staggered their weapons at the same time, slashing their swords towards each other's necks. Then, under the strength and speed of both sides, they entered a state of wrestling.
But Li Ke was kicked in the abdomen by Yatoku in the next moment, and staggered back two steps. Yatoku immediately followed up, using his sword as a shield and ram to block Li Ke's dragon horn sword. Then, he slammed the hilt of his sword into Li Ke's chest.
A crisp sound rang out, and two of Li Ke's sternum broke in an instant. Yatoku didn't show any mercy. He didn't directly slash at Li Ke's body. Instead, he clenched his sword with both hands and slammed it on Li Ke's sword.
Li Ke's right hand tightly gripped his sword, preventing him from being sent flying by Yatoku's attack. But even so, his hand was fiercely pushed away, revealing a wide open door.
"You haven't had an evenly matched battle in a long time! Idiot! "
When Yatoku saw that his sword was not sent flying, he immediately raised his sword high in the air to his right hand. Then, like a wheel, he spun his sword in a circle and slid it down towards Li Ke's neck.
Li Ke, who was lying on the ground, immediately put his sword in front of him as a shield. Yatoku's sword also slashed a series of sparks on it.
Li Ke turned over and stood up. Taking advantage of Yatoku's stiff state, he straightened his sword with his left hand, held the hilt with his right hand, and stabbed towards Yatoku's abdomen.
The blade was deflected by Yatoku's sword, and Li Ke immediately turned around and used the same technique as Yatoku. He spun his sword like a wheel, then slammed it into Yatoku's shoulder.
Yatoku raised Li Ke's sword and immediately placed it horizontally in the path of Li Ke's sword as a shield. Although the hurried block allowed him to block Li Ke's sword, Yatoku, who was also a mortal, had no choice but to take two steps back to prevent himself from being overwhelmed.
Li Ke would not let go of such a good opportunity. He immediately raised his leg and kicked Yatoku's abdomen. The moment Yatoku retreated again, Li Ke pulled back his sword and stabbed again.
Yatoku's sword once again turned into a shield to block Yatoku's stab, and it bounced back fiercely. Li Ke turned his body again, and the door-like sword once again slashed towards Yatoku's head.
Yatoku found it difficult to cope with the continuous retreat and stiffening. The moment he raised his sword to block again, he knew something was wrong because he saw Li Ke's knee coming towards him.
Yatoku's head was hit hard, and he was sent flying backwards. Li Ke wanted to chase after him, but it was too late. Yatoku's sword was threatening his head, so he could only watch as Yatoku somersaulted in the air and used his sword to stabilize himself.
Yatoku, whose forehead was bleeding, used his finger to wipe some of the blood that had flowed to the side of his mouth. The taste of blood that he had not tasted for a long time made him excited.
"Do you only know how to use my moves?"
He knew very well that the moves Li Ke used to hit him were all moves that he was used to, because Li Ke was actually best at two-handed, single-handed weapons, shields, and spears. It was only after he was possessed by Yatoku that he started to like two-handed swords.
Li Ke himself preferred violent attacks that did not require any defense, which was also related to his ability to survive. When facing those mortals in armour, if he only used one weapon, it would be easy for those armoured opponents to take it away by relying on their numbers and armour.
Yatoku's favourite weapons were axes and spiked hammers, which were specialized in breaking armour. They did not require too much trouble or big movements to cause damage.
The movements of the sword were too big. He would only choose to use it when there were people cooperating with him, or when he was fighting one-on-one. Therefore, compared to other weapons, he used the two-handed sword very few times in the past.
Therefore, the two-handed sword technique that Li Ke was displaying now was purely his two-handed sword technique. It was just that the style was different.
"Sorry, but aren't you the one who was beaten down by your own moves?"
Li Ke had nothing to say. After inheriting Yatoku's battle memories, his fighting style was naturally influenced by Yatoku, especially the two-handed sword techniques that Yatoku was most proud of. Although Li Ke did not want to admit it, Yatoku's two-handed sword techniques were thousands of times better than his at that time.
Especially in terms of tactical thinking and judgement, as well as the application of the two-handed sword, Sheyan was no match for Yatoku.
The reason why Yatoku was now at a disadvantage because of Sheyan's swordsmanship was actually very simple.
He had never faced someone who understood him very well and had the same swordsmanship as him.
In the previous battle, Li Ke had only used his own strength. The two sides had always been colliding with each other in terms of strength, and there had never been a pure competition of swordsmanship. Swordsmanship was superfluous to them, so it was better to use more strength if they had the time.
But this time, it was different. Neither of them used strength beyond that of humans, and both of them were using human bodies.
They were also using human techniques. In the beginning, Li Ke was not familiar with the dragon-horn greatsword in his hand and was still using Yatoku's transformed greatsword as a standard to fight, so he fell into a disadvantage.
The same was true for Yatoku. Li Ke had always been using the greatsword in his hand as a standard attack method, so when he suddenly switched to the trajectory of the dragon-horn greatsword, he used the wrong amount of strength and was counter-attacked by Li Ke.
But both of them knew that this back and forth was just a test. If the two of them really wanted to settle the score, they would have to go through at least a thousand rounds.
At that time, the two sides would really start fighting because testing each other would no longer be useful.
"I just didn't expect you to really like me. Why? Can't you fight without me?"
Yatoku chuckled and once again assumed his familiar battle stance. When Li Ke wanted to assume his battle stance again, he saw Yatoku's posture and couldn't help but spit.
The reason was simple.
Yatoku didn't want to win.
He wanted to die.
Sheyan had just shown his fighting style and made some minor adjustments afterwards. If Yatoku really wanted to settle the score with him, then his battle stance would also be adjusted, unlike now, where there was no change at all. In terms of posture, it was still the same as the last time.
There was no such thing as changing his moves. It was impossible for a mortal to do that. Only by transforming could Yatoku change his moves, and Yatoku knew very well that Sheyan wouldn't let him transform at this time.
Once Yatoku transformed before the gods were ready, that power would be activated. His plan would fail, so if Yatoku transformed at this time, Li Ke would kill him directly even if he could never overcome this shadow in the future.
That was why Yatoku didn't want to fight at all. He just wanted to die in his own hands.
The so-called battle between old enemies was just wishful thinking from the beginning, and Yatoku's goal had never changed.
"You just want eternal peace, don't you, Yatoku?"
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