Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 545 "Great Deeds" [1.3w words]

Under the maze, the battle continues.

clang--! !

Dazzling sparks flew everywhere, accompanied by strong winds.

The blood-red slashing light and the pitch-black sword light were like a curtain, drawing the boundary between the battlefield and the outside world, clearly distinguishing the stage from the outside.

clang--! !

A heavy crash exploded from the stage.

Xin Lailai groaned, and the ground beneath his feet began to crack under the heavy pressure. His body sank a lot, and the entire part below his calves was smashed into the ground.

heavy.

Even though Ji Ren Yuan Ying had suffered a severe blow before, the force of the opponent's slash did not change at all.

He still had to rely on the high blocking bonus of Baishen Shouyu to barely withstand it, and he still had to go all out to deal with even a mediocre slash, but...

clang--! !

I can see clearly!

Even though the power of the slash did not change, the impact of the previous arm blade shattering obviously did not disappear. The interval between each slash became obviously longer, and the trajectory of the slash could barely be captured clearly.

Not only that, perhaps because of the accumulation of the previous two battles, Jiren Yuanying's originally elusive offensive ideas gradually became clear in Xin Lailai's mind, as if...

——He could also predict the direction of the opponent's blade.

clang--! !

The blade wrapped in blood slashed upwards from below, and the pitch-black sword blade, as if it had predicted the future, appeared precisely in the path of its slashing, colliding heavily with it, and set off a dark red storm on the battlefield.

It's not over yet!

A faint tingling sensation came from Xin Lailai's left shoulder. The trajectory of the blade that cut through the sky seemed to be broken down into thousands of thin lines in his pupils. Finally, they suddenly converged, knocked away the stretched thin lines in front of him, and slashed down towards his body.

Without any reason, as if instinct was ahead of thinking, Xin Lailai suddenly took a step back and whispered in his mind;
'Odds! '

Rock creation magic - Rock Explosion!
Pong!
A yellowish-brown light flashed, and the ground where Xin Lailai was originally standing suddenly exploded. The broken rocks bombarded Ji Ren Yuan Ying at a very fast speed like a shotgun, hindering the opponent's movement, and the heavy blow that should have broken Xin Lailai's block and cut him in half instead passed by Xin Lailai's face, and finally collided with Yuan Mo in Xin Lailai's hand once again.

clang--! !

The blood-red slashing light and the pitch-black sword light collided again, and finally separated at the same time with a loud bang, widening the distance between the two sides again.

"Wait...wait a minute, how come that magic was released in an instant?! Hey, bald guy, didn't you say that his magic talent is not good?!"

Outside the battlefield, the young fighter girl who was watching the scene on the battlefield intently suddenly widened her eyes like a shocked big dog and questioned 04296 who was standing beside her.

"Fool, I told you to use a little more perception, but haven't you figured out the problem with this place? The distribution of magic power and element concentration in this area, as well as the spells hidden in those rocks, have long been transformed by him into his home ground!"

The white-haired vampire girl standing nearby responded directly and bluntly to the female fighter girl's startled reaction, looking as if she wanted to cover her mouth to prevent her from embarrassing herself again.

After all, even the pure technical types who were known for being blind could basically tell that something was wrong with the venue based on their pure eyesight and knowledge. Only a weirdo like the Fighter Girl could be so unaware of it.

'but……'

The white-haired vampire girl looked at the scene on the field with a slightly fixed gaze.

Although she and the other experts could almost see that the other party could release magic so casually because he was in his home court, but...

“It’s too fast…”

A whisper that only she could hear sounded in her mind. She looked at the black-haired young man who was colliding with the abyss creature on the battlefield again, and said nothing.

Yes, too quickly.

Even if they were at home, even if they were using magic that had been prepared long ago, it shouldn't have happened so quickly.

In other words... he shouldn't be able to engage in high-intensity close combat without any omissions while also being able to perform such precise and swift magic manipulation.

This harmonious application of power without any sense of incongruity has far exceeded the performance that the opponent at this level should have, and far exceeded the effect that any multitasking or multitasking skills she knows should have at this level.

That kind of smooth operation no longer seemed like something that could be done by just one person. Instead, it was more like...

“It’s…it’s become two people!!”

"Gorilla Brain, don't be too...eh?"

A loud shouting sound suddenly rang out, interrupting the white-haired vampire girl's concentrated thinking and causing a small vein to bulge on her fair temple. She was about to scold the other party, but was suddenly stunned after seeing the scene clearly.

On the battlefield, a petite white figure suddenly appeared on the battlefield. At the moment when the black-haired young man and Ji Ren Yuan Ying collided again, she kicked towards Ji Ren Yuan Ying from the air at an extremely tricky angle.

Boom——! !

Unable to deal with attacks from two directions at the same time, Ji Ren Yuan Ying could only retract the blade, raise his arm, and deploy a prism-shaped shield. Relying on the strength of the shield itself, he forcibly withstood the blow. Finally, with a bang, he was kicked back hundreds of meters, leaving a long gully on the ground.

"Hey, bald guy! Who is that cute little thing that looks cool? It's that guy's servant... Ouch! Why did you hit me?!"

Bang! !
Almost at the moment when the female fighting girl uttered the word "familiar", 04296 flicked his finger and hit the back of the opponent's head hard, almost knocking the opponent to the ground.

"Don't talk nonsense, especially what you just said. It's an insult to them."

04296 glanced at the female fighter who was covering her head and looking at him fiercely. He glanced at her with a coercive look and spoke, which made the female fighter's momentum suddenly wane. She drooped her head like a dog being scolded, covering her forehead and muttering softly:

"If you don't want to, then don't. Why do you have to hit me? Hitting the head will make people stupid."

"Don't worry, you won't become stupid even if you get hit on the head too many times."

"real?!"

"Really? If you don't believe me, you can ask anyone."

04296 said expressionlessly, while the fighting girl looked curiously at the other strongest and most powerful ones beside her, and then saw that everyone nodded at the same time. Some of them could obviously not help smiling, but they couldn't show it directly, so they had to try their best to control the expressions on their faces to avoid giving themselves away.

'Brother Ritian, this is really hard for you, haha!'

"Don't laugh. Be careful or I'll bring her to your place for a free meal next time. This girl's appetite is bigger than that of an ancient god."

"Well, forget it. We can hardly afford to eat here recently because we have been trying to save resources. After all, the food on the front line is good, but it's too damn expensive. Oh, I really miss the cheap and filling meals in the park."

'Okay, stop complaining and just focus on watching it, it's almost over after all.'

04296 said in his mind, then disconnected the soul communication and looked at the scene on the battlefield with a slightly fixed gaze.

Not only him, at this moment, the looks of other strong men have also changed significantly. Some have serious expressions, some have solemn eyes, and some are full of expectations and hope...

No extra explanation is needed.

There is no need for any off-site countdown.

Just by looking at the increasingly restless magic power on the battlefield and the increasingly unspeakable sound of the body being overwhelmed with every collision, they could tell...

The end of this battle has arrived!
……

clang--! !

How much time has passed?

One minute, or two minutes? Or is it almost the three-minute limit?
The burning pain spread through every cell in his body, as if a raging fire was burning in his body, wanting to burn everything of him to ashes.

But his mind felt increasingly clear, his thoughts became more and more thorough, and he even began to feel a sense of exhilaration he had never felt before.

Zhila~!

Dazzling sparks burst out from Xin Lailai's eyes, splashed on his face, were extinguished by fine beads of sweat, and turned into wisps of light smoke.

here!

An almost instinctive intuition arose in his mind, and Xin Lailai clenched his five fingers, the knotted muscles in his arms suddenly exerted force, he arched his waist, and swung the huge black sword in his hand upwards.

clang--! !

The pitch-black sword light burst out and collided with the suddenly appeared blade, smashing the huge sword blade that was slashing upwards back into the ground. Then, Ji Ren Yuan Ying grabbed forward, and his left leg whizzed towards Xin Lailai's waist with a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

And at the moment he kicked out, Ling Yuzi, who was controlling the alchemical puppet, suddenly appeared in front of Xin Lailai. He used Yuan Mo as a stepping stone and blocked Ji Ren Yuan Ying's side kick with a punch amid the explosion of the alchemical ammunition.

boom!
A terrifying shock wave erupted from the punch and the kick, and the girl flew backwards with a bang. Ji Ren Yuan Ying's kick aimed at Xin Lailai's open space was also resolved by the opponent. Xin Lailai immediately seized the flaw when the opponent's left foot left the ground, and suddenly exerted force to shake off the opponent's arm blade pressing on Yuan Mo, and kicked it upward diagonally with all his strength!
Tangled Blade·Flowing Slash!

Wow!
A pitch-black sword light burst out from the blade and slashed towards Ji Ren Yuanying's body. Just when it was about to touch Ji Ren Yuanying's body, Ji Ren Yuanying's figure suddenly became illusory, and his arm directly passed through the blade, and finally turned around and slashed at Xin Lailai.

Space shuttle!

The next moment, Xin Lailai's figure also entered the space penetration state. At the same time, he slashed with his backhand, pressed the blade down, and forcibly intercepted the knife in the subspace.

clang--! !

A clear collision sound spread from the subspace, propagating in a disordered state in this area where the laws of physics were relatively invalid. Xin Lailai instantly exited the space shuttle state, flapped the Youlin Kongyu behind him, forcibly offsetting the inertia of retreat, and without hesitation grabbed one of the Youlin Kongyu's wings and blocked it in front of him.

Ding ding ding ding ding——!
Almost at the moment when Xin Lailai made this move, several semicircular blood-red rays flew from a distance and hit the scales of Youlin Kongyu with a defense power of 75 points. They exploded into puffs of blood mist, leaving a series of slash marks on the surface of Youlin Kongyu. Then, a flash of blood-red cold light suddenly bloomed from the edge of Xin Lailai's vision and instantly expanded to his eyes.

clang--! !

Another block.

Xin Lailai raised his sword to block the surprise attack again. At the same time, Youlin Kongyu flapped his body and quickly retreated hundreds of meters in the strong wind. He dodged the second attack of Jiren Yuanying by a hair's breadth and just stayed in mid-air, overlooking Jiren Yuanying below. His dark pupils reflected the opponent's scarlet eyes, which were also looking upwards. Their eyes met again.

There was no verbal communication.

There was no unnecessary communication.

Or perhaps, the collision just now has already conveyed enough information.

The young man's body was already at the limit, and the blade in the abyss creature's hand was about to break again.

The only chance left for them is one last one, and only this last one.

For a moment, the scene on the battlefield seemed to be frozen here.

The dark pressure and the scarlet blood collided with each other, creating black and red lightning. The black-haired young man and the abyss creature faced each other, and each other's figures were reflected in their pupils, and then -

Boom——! !

When the pressure and blood collided again, the moment the most dazzling dark red lightning split the battlefield, the black-haired young man standing in the air and the abyss creature standing in place all disappeared.

In an instant, the sounds of breathing, wind, blood dripping on the ground...all kinds of noises that originally existed on the battlefield suddenly disappeared.

Instead... there was a series of extremely sharp and rapid explosions, like the sound of swords colliding with each other, like a rainstorm and thunder!
Ding ding ding ding ding——!!

The sound of metal collisions, so dense that the interval between each adjacent sound was almost inaudible, exploded on the battlefield. The blood-red cutting light and the pitch-black sword light collided with each other at an unimaginable speed. The scattered cutting light and sword light flew onto the surrounding stone pillars and the dome above, directly splitting the rocks that had been strengthened by magic and elements into two like cutting tofu.

Rumble——! !

For a moment, the entire battlefield began to roar, as if it had sensed that the battle had entered its final climax and began to accompany the two people on the stage.

Hard rock pillars rise into the sky from time to time, and ochre-colored light continues to bloom.

A pure white figure flashed by from time to time, and a thunderous roar continued to sound.

Swing, block, and counterattack.

Drop the blade, raise the knife, and sprint.

Afterimages of different movements swept across the battlefield, the clanging of swords became louder and louder, and finally—

"Blood...is the blade!"

A piercing announcement exploded from the sky above the battlefield, and a crescent-shaped blood-red slash suddenly bloomed from the ground.

coming!

Outside the battlefield, a flash of golden lightning flashed across 04296's pupils, and he subconsciously held his breath.

The next second, a dark sword light appeared from mid-air along with a cold chant:
"Without fear or joy, I call upon all of you here——"

Tangled Blade·Flowing Slash!

clang--! !

The pitch-black sword light collided with the bloody slash that stretched for hundreds of meters, like a nail, tearing a gap in it and covering up the cold chanting sound.

Is this... chanting?
Outside the battlefield, 04296 heard this cold voice and his eyes moved slightly.

This opening word... is it Extreme Flame and Ten Thousand Embers? No, it feels a little wrong...

A strange look flashed across 04296's eyes, and the two sides on the battlefield engaged in an extremely fierce battle amid the cold chanting.

"——The wrathful flame that burns all things, the tyrannical lord that burns in the midnight, please give me this suffering body to destroy the great power of the sky."

"—ravage, the fire of disaster; destroy, the breath of suffering."

Tangled Blade·Domineering Slash!

"Blade... cut!"

boom!
The blood-red blade light instantly cut through the sky, and the dark demonic power erupted from mid-air as if expected. Then a figure suddenly fell heavily to the ground from mid-air like a meteor, sliding along the ground for more than a hundred meters before stopping.

"——One word, ten angers, a hundred things are stirred, a thousand disasters arefallen, and there is no recovery from eternity."

"——A thousand calamities and thousands of disasters will forge my body, and a thousand hardships and difficulties will temper my soul."

Range block!

"Cut... and cut!"

A bloody slashing light shot up into the sky. This time, the black-haired young man did not choose to break it with any moves. Instead, he continued to chant while decisively raising the huge black sword in his hand to block it in front of him.

"Hey, isn't that too risky? You're actually going to take on a slash like that? Can't his sword turn into a shield?"

Outside the battlefield, the fighter girl looked at the black-haired young man's actions, widened her eyes, and shouted anxiously, as if the one fighting there was not the black-haired young man, but herself.

"No, that's not right. It's not just blocking."

A mature and steady voice came from behind the girl, and the middle-aged heavy swordsman who had been standing quietly behind the few people and hardly spoke looked at the scene on the field and suddenly spoke.

boom!
The next moment, a blow carrying an extremely terrifying might collided heavily with the sword in the black-haired young man’s hand, and his figure was completely swallowed up in the fleeting white light of the protective energy. The fighter girl’s heart suddenly hung in her throat, and then——

"Now in this world, I summon you with my life, the extreme fire becomes hell, and everything is burned to ashes!"

The cold chanting sound spread from the battlefield, and then a deep red flame suddenly expanded rapidly from the surging blood energy, igniting all the blood energy wherever it passed in an instant. Finally, it turned around and carried a large amount of burning blood energy, gathering into a giant flaming bird that was hundreds of meters long. After raising its head and letting out a long roar, it turned into a gorgeous flaming arrow, cutting through the sky, carrying a criss-crossing and rotating flame tail, and swooped towards the distant Ji Ren Yuan Ying.

“Great… Hey, wait! Cheating, this is cheating! How can someone have such a shameless ability?!”

The fighter girl looked at the firebird rising into the sky and immediately shouted excitedly, but the next moment she realized something was wrong. She stared at Yuanying, who suddenly appeared in front of her with an energy shield composed of a large number of hexagonal prisms, and shouted excitedly.

"Energy...I...can also give it back!"

Om-! !

Almost at the moment when the flaming arrow rushed to Ji Ren Yuan Ying, the prismatic shield in front of him suddenly flipped, and the dark red flame that was rushing towards him the previous moment was instantly bounced back in the direction of Xin Lailai by the invisible wave, and the speed was even faster than when it attacked Yuan Ying.

Not only that, Yuanying, who had bounced the magic back, did not pause at all. He directly removed the shield, raised the arm blade above his head, and held the edge with his left hand.

"Broken..."

It’s over.

In an instant, the fighter girl's heart once again rose to her throat, and the heavy sword man behind her looked at this scene, and suddenly said with a serious expression:

"coming soon."

is coming?
What's coming?

The female fighter girl showed a look of bewilderment when she heard her companion's words. Then she saw the black-haired young man slowly raised the sword in his hand under her gaze and made a blocking action that had never been shown before. The sword collided with the rebounding flaming arrow, and then -

——While catching the flaming arrow, he used the energy of his body to drive the flames and made them wrap around his sword.

“Eh? Eh ...

"Is this guy crazy? He dares to use a newly created technique at a time like this. Did he get kicked in the head by a donkey? How could he be so stupid!!"

The young fighter girl, who saw clearly what the black-haired young man did, widened her eyes in disbelief and looked heartbroken, like a spectator of a match who suddenly discovered that the player she was watching had made a fatal mistake.

"You're the fool, Sally. Don't you understand? That's not about winning, it's about responding."

A mature and steady voice with a hint of emotion came from the mouth of the big man with the heavy sword. He looked at the man and the figure on the battlefield who suddenly stopped attacking and chose to gather strength at the same time, and a complex look flashed in his eyes.

Yes, not to win, but just to respond.

Those standing in the stands, they were also technicians, they knew what a technician at the highest level was like... they knew all too well what the black-haired young man was thinking at this moment.

Or perhaps, as early as the sound of swords clashing, this thought and desire had already been conveyed to them through each other's swords.

Why is contact warfare so frantic?
Why do I have to block those attacks again and again?

Why do you have to show your newly created moves to the opponent at this time?

It's not for winning, not for defeating, and certainly not for beheading the opponent with the sword.

Just want to prove...

——My pursuit of techniques and the desire in my heart are no weaker than those of the opponent who is a master of techniques!

“Destroy immediately!!”

The next second, a harsh and hoarse voice of judgment was heard, and Ji Ren Yuan Ying, holding his arm blade high, slashed down with a knife.

In an instant, a dark color burst out from the place where the blade passed, instantly engulfing everything in front of it, and then...

Entangled Blade: Return to Heaven!!
[Hint: The active effect of [Nativity Soul Soldier·Shield] has been activated. The body's defense value is increased by 4% within 40 seconds. During this period, all soul damage received is reduced by 400 points, and the soul-slashing resistance is increased to 0.8 points.]

[Hint: The active effect of "Sword" has been activated. The sharpness of the weapon will be increased by 4% within 40 seconds. All melee slash damage caused during this period will be accompanied by 400 points of soul damage, and the soul slash strength will be increased to 0.8 points.]

A flash of crimson light suddenly bloomed from the darkness and turned into a straight thin line, instantly crossing a distance of hundreds of meters, and collided with the Extreme Blade Abyss Shadow at the end of the darkness under the extremely nervous gaze of the fighter girl.

Zheng——! !

In an instant, a sound of clanging weapons that was difficult to distinguish whether it was swords or knives spread from the battlefield, causing the darkness that engulfed the battlefield to suddenly freeze.

Bang~!

Then, there was the sound of something heavy metal falling to the ground.

The girl fighter froze as she looked at the battlefield that had become visible again.

On the ground that had completely changed its appearance, the black-haired young man was standing there covered in blood. His windbreaker was tattered as if it had been ripped off by a meat grinder, and the front half of his right arm had disappeared, leaving only a tattered black giant sword that had fallen not far away and was stuck in the ground.

As for Ji Ren Yuan Ying, who was standing in front of him, except for the blade on his right arm being broken again, there were no other visible injuries.

Lost...

Yes, everyone present could see that the result of this duel of skills was clearly the defeat of the young man, but...

"I... won."

A sound like thousands of noises combined came from Ji Ren Yuan Ying's mouth. He looked at Xin Lailai in front of him, and the blood on his body turned into a blood blade and condensed on his right arm. He was about to end Xin Lailai's life.

"what."

A happy smile suddenly emerged on the blood-stained face of the black-haired young man, causing Ji Ren Yuan Ying's pupils to shrink suddenly. He was about to enter the space shuttle state to avoid and teleport to Xin Lailai's side to interrupt the opponent's behavior in advance. At this time, an extremely strong space fluctuation suddenly bloomed from Xin Lailai's left hand, turning into a powerful space suppression force, instantly blocking the area in front of him!
[Tip: The current shared skill "Break" of Eternal Oath has been used! ]

boom!
The sudden spatial suppression effect was like a heavy hammer, smashing out Jiren Yuanying who had just entered the subspace. At this moment, a cold chanting voice suddenly came from Xin Lailai's mouth:
"And, I will use my soul as the guide and my body as the shell—"

really! !
Outside the battlefield, 04296's eyes lit up as he looked at Xin Lailai's actions.

——The magic just now was not simply the Ten Thousand Embers of Extreme Flame, but an improved magic with secondary additions based on the Ten Thousand Embers of Extreme Flame!!
But... that's not enough!

Wow!
As if in response to 04296's thoughts, a petite white figure suddenly appeared in front of Ji Ren Yuan Ying, blocking between the black-haired young man and Ji Ren Yuan Ying, holding a handful of soul crystals in her hand, and whispered a word:

"burst!"

boom--! !

An extremely terrifying soul storm erupted and instantly bombarded Ji Ren Yuan Ying. The impact of hundreds of thousands of soul energy made Ji Ren Yuan Ying, a master of swordsmanship, see his eyes go black and lose consciousness for a short time. However, the souls of the black-haired young man and the white-haired girl disappeared at the moment of the impact, leaving only two soulless bodies there, perfectly avoiding the damage caused by the soul storm.

What a loser...

Seeing the scene before their eyes, this was a common thought that flashed through the minds of everyone outside the field. Among them, several extremely strong technical masters who were accumulating resources for promotion had their eyelids twitching and subconsciously revealed a look of heartache.

The large number of soul crystals that Ling Yuzi just detonated are worth at least three-digit soul coins. Even if they were given to them, it would be enough for them to have a good meal on the front line.

You have to know that in order to save resources for promotion, they have been eating nutritious meals that only cost 20 soul coins for several months in a row.

but--

"Have the opportunity!!"

The excited shout from the fighter girl expressed the thoughts of everyone present. That's right, opportunity.

Everyone can see that this is the best time for the black-haired young man to fight back!
As long as we seize the opportunity and let the second chanting magic fall completely on the abyss creature, we can completely end the battle.

The key to achieving this is...

[Hint: Entered the "Nirvana Assimilation" state! ]

——Can the opponent destroy the energy shield with a certain conceptual effect before the abyss creature recovers? !

Peng——! !

Almost at the moment when the soul storm showed signs of weakening, black and white light immediately rose from the black-haired young man, causing a strange look to appear in the eyes of several extremely powerful and supreme beings outside the field. Two mages and one extremely powerful one of the Devouring Element who recognized all the energy principles of the other party opened their eyes wide in disbelief.

"Is that... the power of demons and angels in the state of annihilation?" "No... that's not right, it just looks like that."

"Wait, no way..."

“Hey, hey, are you kidding me? Are the newbies nowadays crazy? They even dare to use something like Nirvana?!”

In an instant, the minds of the strong men who recognized the source of all the energy of the black-haired young man were directly exploded, but at the same time, a strong feeling of anticipation began to sprout in their minds.

"Go."

I don’t know who whispered like that.

"let's go."

I don’t know who is looking forward to it.

“To win.”

I don’t know who gave this blessing.

It was no longer clear who was looking forward to this victory, or perhaps, unknowingly, these powerful people who had clearly experienced countless trials and tests were all aroused by the same desire at this moment when they were faced with such a naive battle.

Peng——! !

A sharp sound of breaking air swept across the battlefield.

Black and white light flickered in the pupils.

The voice in my head seemed to be fading away.

The opponent in front of us is becoming clearer and clearer.

however--

"Energy...I...can also give it back!!"

Damn, it's too late!!
Almost at the moment when Ji Ren Yuan Ying recovered from the state of soul shock, the hearts of several extremely powerful people with strong perception suddenly tightened. When the other party made that announcement, the wizards and Devouring Element who recognized the energy of annihilation showed signs of rushing over to save people. Among them, Bai Hua, a wizard of the Time and Space Element, was ready to use time and space spells at any time. At this moment -

"Do not worry."

A calm and trusting voice sounded in everyone's mind, and 04296 stared at the scene on the battlefield, a smile appearing on his tough face.

"That guy won't lose."

boom!
As if in response to the other party's words, on the battlefield, the black and white light on Xin Lailai, who was about to kick out a blow full of annihilation energy, suddenly dimmed. Then Xin Lailai took a step forward, and in front of Ji Ren Yuanying's somewhat stunned gaze, he pressed his half-remaining right arm tightly on the prismatic shield, and suddenly a hearty smile appeared on his blood-stained face.

The opponent's energy return is indeed an ability that is almost a natural enemy to him.

However, if you calm down and think about it, you will find that it is actually very easy for him to break this ability since he possesses the energy of Nirvana.

Energy Return can indeed return all energy paths, resulting in 100% restraint on energy damage, making it impossible for the opponent's energy attacks to get close to you.

but……

What if the energy of annihilation was detonated at zero distance from the very beginning?
The answer is obvious, that is of course -

boom!
A deafening roar erupted, and the black and white energy rebounded directly from the broken arm of Xinlailai, colliding with the annihilation energy that rushed out later, directly forming a black and white spherical area with a diameter of about two decimeters, annihilating everything in the area, including the part of the prismatic shield that was touched! !

"Okay... uh... wait a minute, isn't this gap too small?!"

Outside the field, the female fighting girl looked at the black and white annihilation ball that appeared on the field and was about to cheer, but the next moment she immediately realized something was wrong.

Although a gap was indeed created, a gap of less than two centimeters seemed a little too small for a magic that required chanting.

"No, it's just right."

The voice of 04296 sounded, and the other party stared at the scene on the field and said with satisfaction, his eyes full of admiration.

"——With this, we can light the fire!"

The next moment, a cold chanting sound rang out from the battlefield. The flames that were blown away in the clash of techniques on the battlefield all paused, and then gathered towards the direction of Xin Lailai like a tide, and condensed towards his fingertips.

boom!
Immediately afterwards, a slightly slender metal arm appeared, supporting the black-haired young man's body and left arm. The small hand held the black-haired young man's left hand, just blocking the gap in the prismatic shield in front of Ji Ren Yuan Ying.

For a moment, the world seemed to be quiet.

On the battlefield, Ji Ren Yuan Ying, who had just recovered the ability to release the shield due to the shock of his soul and had no time to distance himself, stared at the scene in front of him. His scarlet eyes reflected the figures of the black-haired young man and the white-haired girl supporting each other, as if he had realized something.

Inside the theater, a dark figure sitting in the audience stood up excitedly and laughed wildly, forming a sharp contrast with the playwright who was staring at the stage intently.

Under the starry sky, the white-robed scholar looked at the reflection appearing in his pupils and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

In the corner, the painter with four arms suddenly raised his head, and a strange look appeared in his originally indifferent eyes.

What exactly did you see?
Is it sword and blood?

Or fire and battlefield?
Or the cocoon and the butterfly?

"Of course that is... the supreme cause~! Hahahahaha!!"

The next moment——

"——With this! Burn everything!!"

The fourth level of magic: Extreme Fire Burning!

Om-! !

In an instant, an extremely dazzling flame burst out from the inside of the prismatic shield, rebounding wildly under the effect of energy return, completely engulfing Ji Ren Yuan Ying's body, and finally -

The scorching flames escaped from the gap between the palms of the young man and the girl, spread along their arms, passed over their shoulders, and finally shot up into the sky from behind them, like a fiery red cloak, or a pair of wings woven from flames. Finally, with the sound of the energy shield shattering, it shot up into the sky with flames all over the sky, like the artillery fire celebrating the coronation of a king, like the cheers praising the return of a hero, blooming from the battlefield.

……

boom--! !

As far as I can remember, the last thing I heard was a roar like this.

In my memory, they seemed to be fighting something...

fighting……

That’s right…fight!!

He...they, he and Ling Yuzi, were fighting with Jiren Yuanying, and in the end...

At last……

Finally...what happened?

Can not remember.

But... since they can still think now, it should... mean that they won, right?

'Hey, guys, don't be so clumsy!'

"Tsk, isn't it just a touch? What's the big deal?"

What's this?
A strange... voice?
Strange, why... could he hear these voices?
A trace of doubt rose in his mind. In a trance, he seemed to hear a lot of strange voices. So he opened his eyes in a daze, and then...

"Hey, what's going on? Why is this guy standing up again?"

"Hey, I haven't started treatment yet..."

It's so noisy...

Noisy sounds, some near and some far, kept ringing in his mind, and one after another, completely unfamiliar figures appeared in his sight.

A lot of people I don’t know…

As expected...this must be a dream, right?
"Um, 04296, do you often pretend to be dead like this?"

"Don't ask me..."

04296...

Ritian...Brother?

Suddenly, as if some key words were triggered, he subconsciously looked in the direction of the source of the sound, and then... he saw the extremely familiar tall figure in his memory.

So that's how it is. Did he dream about Brother Ritian? And Boss Baihua was also there...

In an instant, an inexplicable sense of security arose in his heart. He looked at the tall bald voice in front of him, and suddenly an idea arose in his mind and quickly magnified.

anyway……

Since this is a dream, then it shouldn't matter even if the words are spoken out, right?

Yes, since he has decided to face it, even if it is not appropriate to say so in reality, at least there is no need to suppress himself in dreams...

He looked at the figures in front of him, the impulse in his mind became stronger and stronger, and finally, he staggered towards the familiar figure.

"Hey, 04296, this guy seems to be walking towards you..."

"Oh my god, this obsession is too scary. Brother Ritian, is he secretly in love with you..."

"Get lost, my brother is quite good..."

In my mind, those voices seemed to be getting farther and farther away.

He staggered forward, passing one figure after another, and finally stopped in front of the tall bald figure. He looked up at the other's majestic yet safe face, and his heart relaxed for no reason.

Sure enough, at least in dreams, there is nothing to be ashamed of...

He smiled, looked at the tall figure in front of him, stared at the other person's eyes that were also looking down at him, and said:

"Brother Ritian..."

Go ahead and speak out.

"I……"

There's no need to hide anything anymore.

"want to……"

There's no need to suppress anything anymore.

"——Become the strongest."

Ah, I finally said it.

In an instant, an incomparable feeling of lightness arose in his heart. He looked at the crowd around him that suddenly quieted down, and felt that he had never felt so happy in his heart.

Yes, yes.

It's not about getting stronger, it's not about becoming more powerful, it's about being the strongest, it's about being the pinnacle, the "strongest".

It doesn’t matter if I can’t do it, it doesn’t matter if I can’t succeed, it doesn’t matter if I’m laughed at.

But at least...

He didn't want to be unable to do something as simple as admitting this desire.

"The strongest...?"

A slightly surprised murmur sounded in his mind, and then he heard 04296 looking at him and saying with a smile:

"Nice word, bro."

The voice of 04296 echoed in my ears, and then gradually faded away.

He listened to the words in his mind, and a smile subconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Even though it was a dream, but... this really sounds like something Brother Ritian would say?
The next second, as if the words just now had drained all his strength, a strong feeling of weakness rose from all over his body. He looked at the rapidly blurring scene in front of him, and one last thought flashed through his mind:
So... can one fall into a coma while dreaming?
……

Wow——! !

The black-haired young man's body suddenly went limp. 04296, who was standing in front of him, supported him in time. Looking at his blood-stained face, he smiled helplessly.

"Ah, he fell down. I thought he would be awake all the time. Will he suddenly come back to life later?"

"...If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb."

"Tsk, isn't it just a few words? Speaking of which, Baldy, do the people in your cult have so many attribute points? The Limit Breaker actually has the Charm attribute?"

On the battlefield filled with the smell of burning, the fighter girl pinched her nose and looked at Xin Lailai who fell in 04296's arms, muttering with some curiosity.

"?"

04296 Hearing the other party's words, he was stunned at first, then looked down at the black-haired young man in his arms, and then just stood there in a daze.

Not only him, as the fighter girl finished her words, all the strongest and most powerful people in the field looked over at once, and then fell silent at the same time.

"Hey, hey, what's wrong with you guys? Why are you all silent all of a sudden?"

"Sally, have you forgotten? According to the rescue information we received, the duration of his Limit Breaker title... should have expired."

Facing the fighter girl who hadn't reacted yet, Baihua, who was standing next to 04296, looked at her deeply and reminded her.

For a moment, the fighter girl was stunned. She looked at the black-haired young man in front of her, blinked twice, and looked at the people around her. When she was about to say something, the breath of the black-haired young man who fell in 04296's arms suddenly weakened rapidly, which made the fighter girl's eyes light up:
"Hey, look, his attributes have dropped again! This must be because the Limit Breaker effect has worn off! Baihua, you idiot, it seems that he upgraded the Limit Breaker title, and the duration of the Limit Breaker has been extended!"

"…His title has not been removed yet. You can detect it yourself."

"Still being stubborn... Uh, why is it only four stars?! Then... then what happened just now?"

"It's very simple. If you want to extend the duration of the limit release, in addition to increasing the star level of the limit breaker title, there is actually another way. That is, during the duration of the limit release, you can use the opportunity of the limit release to briefly open the 'door' of the real barrier, and take advantage of the opportunity to break a real barrier of ordinary attributes that has not been released."

"This is like blocking a temporarily opened door with a stone. Although it won't last long, and the door you opened will also close later, it can at least extend the time that door is closed."

"I see... Hey, so this guy actually broke the real barrier of the charm attribute by his own power? By the way, how can you break that barrier by yourself? To become more handsome?"

"..."

Baihua looked at the fighter girl who was mumbling to herself, and was too lazy to correct her mistakes. Instead, she looked at 04296 beside her, and then looked at Xin Lailai in her arms, and said with a complicated look:

"Baldy, do you remember when we turned willpower into a real attribute?"

"Remember, I'm 7 and you're 8, what about you, Old White?"

"Ninth level."

"Tsk, you perverts, you've made it so hard for someone as strong as me to wash out my true will."

"Don't say that. I only washed that thing into its real attributes when I broke through to the strongest level. It's even more embarrassing."

"So... this kid..."

"First of all, it's only temporary. Look, isn't he falling down again now?"

"I know, but... you see, although it is temporary, does this count as breaking the attribute barriers of the six real attributes at the same time?"

"..."

As the words about the six real attribute barriers came out from someone's mouth, all the strongest and most powerful people in the audience fell silent at the same time, except for the fighting girl who was still muttering to herself.

"04296, this guy hasn't inherited the skill yet, right? Give him to me, and I can make him the next holder of the Sin Eye Scythe."

"Go away. If you want to talk to him, go talk to him yourself. Not to mention that he is my boss's man now, didn't you hear what he just said? Or do you think your magic sickle can give him what he wants? Don't tell me that you can't see how incompatible he is with your magic sickle heritage. If he uses your sickle, he can roll from your hometown to the front line in one go. Do you believe it?"

"..."

"puff."

"Lao Yuan, I advise you to give up. Although I know you are jealous of this kid's willpower, you also heard that this is the person of 83203. You are not going to snatch him from that monster, are you? And to be honest, in your Demon Scythe sect, except for the Black Flame family who can use some, who else is not wasting him?"

"..."

The bandaged man with a bandage on his face and covered in a cloak fell silent after hearing his companion's complaints. Finally, he looked at 04296 and suddenly said:

"Let's make a contract, 04296."

"Huh? What the hell, what are you planning?"

"Sign the notarized contract of the Void Tree and the Six Paradises, and tell me his name. In exchange, I will tell him my real name afterwards."

"Don't tell me you don't know. Besides... this should be very useful to him."

The bandaged man said calmly, glancing at the four-armed figure in the distance that had not yet left, and spoke.

There were no fools among the people present. They all knew clearly what the painting represented. At the same time, they could basically see a little bit of the strange fortune on the black-haired young man and the white-haired girl. Combined with who was standing behind the Lai Lai cult, they could basically guess what secret was probably hidden behind today's scene.

"Someone wants to borrow the karma of the magic sickle to help him. I will lend it to him, and I can even lend more. And I can guarantee that there will be no risk in keeping his real name in my mind. If you are worried, you can add a clause related to memory to the contract."

The bandaged man spoke. 04296 was silent for a while after hearing this. When he was about to refuse, his eyes suddenly moved. After glancing at his own brand interface, his eyes drooped slightly. Finally, he took a long breath, looked up at the bandaged man and the group of strongest and most powerful people in front of him, and nodded:

"Okay, I can sign the contract on his behalf, so is there anyone else among you who plans to do the same?"

"It sounds interesting. Why not count it as the next one? Daoist Fellow Ritian won't mind, right?"

As 04296 finished speaking, the young man in Taoist robe standing in the crowd stepped forward first and said with a chuckle.

"Haha, since Master Bai has joined in, I'll join in the fun as well."

"Count me in, come to think of it, I never thought I'd run into something so interesting this time when I came back."

"They...are very good seeds. You can...give them a try."

Following the lead of the young man in Taoist robes, other extremely powerful and strongest ones soon joined in the fun, which made 04296 shake his head helplessly, but at the same time he looked at the young man in Taoist robes standing in the front with gratitude, and the other party responded with a gentle smile.

"Thanks, Mr. White."

"No need. Dao Ji just told me that he was able to form a perfect golden elixir thanks to the help of this young friend. Strictly speaking, I owe him a favor."

"Oh my god, there is such a thing? It seems that this guy has done a lot of big things during the time I was away?"

04296 was communicating with the young man in Taoist robes. After hearing his story, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes. Finally, he looked at Xin Lailai in his arms, and the relief in his eyes became even stronger.

"Okay, Brother Ritian, we have already signed the contract, so don't hide it from us!"

"That's right! Hurry up, can't you see that the painter is about to get off work? Quickly introduce this guy's name to us!"

After a while, a booing sound came from the crowd, and then the group of strong men who were eager to watch the fun kept urging them on.

Seeing this, 04296 showed a hint of helplessness in his eyes, but in the end he took a deep breath, looked at the black-haired young man in his arms, looked at the people in front of him and the painter in the distance who was about to draw, and said solemnly:

"Sinlailai."

"The Lailai Cult, Xin Lailai."

Om-! !

Almost at the moment when these words were spoken, an extremely strong but completely unfathomable wave swept through the crowd. In a trance, everyone present seemed to see the same scene:

In the picture, they each stand in a certain position, overlooking and watching a battlefield at the edge of the picture.

On the battlefield, a black-haired young man who had lost half of his body and a white-haired girl who had also lost a limb supported each other and stood in the center of the picture, their arms clasped together, pointing forward.

Behind the two people is a pair of flames shaped like wings. The gorgeous flame tails are depicted in the picture in a very impactful way, giving people a magnificent feeling of nirvana and rebirth.

Not only that, but in the background of the picture, you can also see various details:

The shattered starry sky, the golden sea of ​​thunder, the dark and desolate netherworld, and the chains that spanned the entire scene, exuding a strong sense of oppression...

A large number of magnificent scenes are hidden in the background of the picture. Combined with the main tone of the picture itself, it not only does not make people feel the slightest bit of disobedience, but instead creates an indescribable sense of excitement and epicness.

No explanation was needed. In just a moment, everyone present realized that this was the "painting" drawn by the painter, and the name of the "painting" appeared in their minds almost at the same time:
——"Encounter" and "great achievement".

……

(End of this chapter)