Free Web NovelChapter 479: 96 Chapter: The End and the Revelation (10,000 Word Mega Chapter)
At the top of the cargo hold, near the edge of the damaged cockpit, a woman lay in the arms of a man shrouded in Hei Wu, her gaze weak yet filled with urgency.
Jing Liu, Jing Si.
It had been a long time since Jing Wu had seen Jing Liu. Hearing that phrase "Brother Five," Jing Wu inwardly cursed their bad luck.
At the same time, Jing Wu was astonished, how had Jing Liu come to look like this? He knew the Power of Causality could backlash, but seeing Jing Liu nearly becoming a wraith, Jing Wu still found it hard to imagine... This woman would gamble her very life to peer into causality.
Bai Wu finally understood why he had always felt a sense of unease, why his eyes always maintained the briefest notation structure.
Because this was the real crisis!
Jing Si. Or rather, Jing Si with Jing Liu’s presence.
He had long sensed that Jing Liu might not be on the side of humanity, merely seeing humans as tools for his own use.
He had seen part of the future in the Magic Tower, where Jing Liu was willing to sacrifice himself to help Jing Si reach the twisted pinnacle.
He kept wondering, in which act of peering into causality had Jing Liu suddenly died?
How could such a person unexpectedly perish?
Was it because Jing Liu crossed a dangerous threshold, employing the Power of Causality to see what should not be seen?
Could it be... right now?
Bai Wu looked towards the doctor, wanting to urge them not to stop.
But suddenly the doctor’s hands withdrew:
"I remember you saying that you would appear at the decisive moment, and you were the one who told me not to take part in the battle between the two islands for the shelters."
"Sir, credibility is important, and the human before me has it. I was thinking, if you didn’t come today, I would have had to choose between serving him or Lord Jing Wu."
"I hope you won’t blame me."
Jing Liu looked at the doctor and nodded:
"Those who are good at living will always know how to weigh their options. I don’t blame you, but now, you should know whom to choose."
"Of course, seeing Lord Jing Si once again is truly exciting for me."
This time, Bai Wu, Jing Wu, the merchant, and the blacksmith all showed looks of astonishment towards the doctor.
Even Bai Yuan, who was drinking tea in the Inner World, shook his head with an inscrutable smile:
"Truly worthy of being Jing Liu."
Inside the flight’s cargo hold, the doctor knelt down on one knee before Jing Si, as if a royal subject before their king.
The Inverted Well Domain emanating from Jing Si hadn’t yet struck the flight, but Jing Wu, Bai Wu, and The Pursuer were already thoroughly intimidated.
Bai Wu finally snapped back to reality, looking at Jing Liu:
"The doctor... is not a man of Jing Yi."
Jing Liu was very weak, but the life force of a Well Level, no matter how frail, was still far from death’s reach.
She looked at Bai Wu and squeezed out a smile:
"You’ve had it hard all this time, Bai Wu."
The remark was quite sickening, to which Bai Wu scoffed:
"It seems I have truly been played. Not just me... but Lin Rui as well."
If the doctor were a vestige of Jing Yi, or if the doctor belonged to Jing Yi, then Lin Rui’s pursuit of the doctor would have been the right course of action.
But what if the doctor had nothing to do with Jing Yi... at all?
What if the doctor were Jing Liu’s agent? What if the doctor were merely bait deliberately crafted by Jing Liu?
Mutation Fusion Technique, Split Body, Semi-Evil Fallen.
Deriving from these elements, combined with the revelations of the prophecy, Bai Wu was convinced that his and Bai Yuan’s analysis was correct, the doctor was most likely a person of Jing Yi.
But thinking it through, it made sense that the doctor was always entangled with Semi-Evil Fallen—following Jing Liu’s orders would certainly seem normal.
Especially Lin Rui, or rather The First Generation, one could say he had been thoroughly manipulated by Jing Liu.
Bai Wu displayed great unwillingness; this time, like Jing Wu at the last moment of success, he was suddenly faced with a staggering reversal.
The doctor said:
"I was wondering if all this was within the master’s schemes. If she didn’t come, I was truly planning to side with you, Bai Wu. Don’t blame me; I’m just a fence-sitter."
Regarding the doctor, Bai Wu had many questions.
The doctor was not a person of Jing Yi, but of Jing Liu—this indeed took Bai Wu by complete surprise.
Bai Wu also faintly understood why Jing Liu could have seen this segment of causality, given that he had shielded everything.
The answer is quite simple, because of the doctor.
Jing Liu didn’t need to see the complete causality, he just needed to glimpse the doctor. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
Yes, I was shielded, but the doctor wasn’t.
Even so, to pry into this segment of causality cost Jing Liu a painful price.
But for Jing Liu, it was all worth it.
"Bai Wu, you have given me many surprises, and I have always thought we were friends. My brother liked you very much too."
The bond between Jing Si and Bai Wu lay in the domain created by the heart of Jing Si in Xuanhui City.
At that time, Bai Wu acted with a savior-like attitude, quelling the obsession of Jing Si.
Bai Wu looked at Jing Si, feelings of unease welling up inside. If it were just Jing Si here, Bai Wu was quite confident that he could bamboozle his way out of this.
But the problem was, Jing Liu was also here, and Bai Wu was certain that an unconscious Jing Si was frightening to everyone, but a conscious Jing Si was not to be feared.
However, a conscious Jing Si who met Jing Liu was probably more terrifying than a deranged Jing Si.
Because Jing Liu was essentially the brain of Jing Si.
He also understood the goal of Jing Liu—Reincarnation.
With Reincarnation, Jing Si could always appear in a conscious state. If Jing Si had Reincarnation, maybe he could even face the monsters of High Tower head-on.
The current situation was truly a life-or-death predicament for Bai Wu.
He could feel that Jing Liu would not let him leave unscathed.
"Friends, huh? So, can a friend leave this place?"
"Of course, but before that I need to confirm that you also consider me as a friend, cough cough cough..." Jing Liu began to cough.
Bai Wu thought to himself that this woman’s condition was likely not much better than his own or Jing Wu’s.
"How will you confirm it? By probing my causality?"
"The Power of Causality I can use is already limited; I can only see an outline... I believe that your future stands with us, and that would be best."
"Brother, take me over there."
Jing Si, holding Jing Liu, arrived beside Bai Wu.
Although the battle of twisted convergence had turned Jing Si and Bai Wu into the main characters, Jing Wu and The Pursuer never moved an inch throughout.
If Bai Wu was an opponent to be wary of, then Jing Si was an existence to be avoided at all costs.
The Pursuer would never have imagined that in this twisted hunt, each entity encountered would possess overwhelming power.
If Jing Wu didn’t possess Decomposition of All Things, The Pursuer would have the strength to fight Jing Wu, and might even gradually seize Jing Wu’s power using the Ten Thousand Phantasmal Bodies.
But Decomposition of All Things was too overpowering.
Yet Bai Wu was stronger, forcefully twisting Decomposition of All Things back upon itself.
Just when it seemed over, an entity emerged that was countless times stronger than Bai Wu.
It was like setting out to sea in search of food: encountering a wave, before the crest had broken, seeing a tsunami, and before the tsunami could engulf, suddenly experiencing the sea and sky turning upside down.
But The Pursuer remained calm throughout.
Unlike Bai Wu, who sensed a strong crisis and whose eyes were alerting him of the looming danger, and who by now was completely exhausted,
The Pursuer, though he also sensed the crisis, did not feel it to be fatal. He could keenly perceive that Jing Liu did not care about the others.
Perhaps the most likely to die in this battle was the very Bai Wu who had narrowly acquired Reincarnation just moments ago.
Jing Liu approached Bai Wu:
"If you are my friend, I won’t keep you busy for nothing..."
Her finger gently touched Bai Wu’s forehead.
In that moment, Jing Liu realized Bai Wu had already run out of strength, and killing him would be effortless.
Considering how The Pursuer was intimidated by Bai Wu, with Jing Wu not daring to move, and the doctor nearly betraying, Jing Liu had thought Bai Wu’s strength had been bolstered once again.
"So that’s it, what incredible gall. You’re already at the limit of exhaustion, yet you still manage to intimidate several monsters with sheer willpower."
"It seems this time, he has truly reached his limit."
Whether it was the timing of his entry or the doctor’s allegiance, everything gave Jing Liu an absolute advantage.
If Bai Wu had another move, he surely wouldn’t have let himself be in such an extreme state.
Jing Liu’s heart was somewhat at ease, with Bai Wu in an exhausted state, meaning he was easier to control and—to kill.
Now, it was only necessary to confirm whether Bai Wu was truly worth cultivating.
Jing Liu didn’t care about Bai Wu’s life or death, but after all, Bai Wu had accomplished a fair amount of things, primarily restraining the people from the farm outside the fog on her behalf.
In particular, the opening of the Well required a person who fit the "savior" profile as conceived by Jing Er.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to divert Jing Er, impossible for Jing Er to open the Well, impossible to find the elder brother, let alone to escape the Hei Wu and find that person who could detonate the distortion.
She didn’t care whether Bai Wu lived or died, but she acknowledged Bai Wu’s talent.
As long as Bai Wu’s future causality could aid her elder brother, Jing Si, she wouldn’t mind adding an elite to his side.
Even in Jing Liu’s eyes, the word "elite" was insufficient to describe Bai Wu’s abilities, this human had what could be called a great power, but in the end—
he was still human.
As Jing Liu made contact with Bai Wu, a pale blue halo burst forth between them at that moment, with many futures, visible only to Jing Liu, revealing themselves.
Bai Wu also suddenly felt the scenery around him change.
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Inner World.
In the town, across from Bai Yuan who often visited the cafe, sitting beneath a parasol, another person was added.
Bai Wu.
"Do you find it strange, coming into your own Inner World?" Bai Yuan asked with a smile.
Bai Wu furrowed his brow:
"I am currently being observed by Jing Liu. Unless it’s urgent, I believe you wouldn’t suddenly pull me into this place. If you’re going to do something interesting, you better make sure that it aids me."
Bai Yuan did not rush to answer, savoring a sip of coffee before speaking leisurely:
"Rest assured, the Inner World is my domain, she can’t come in, and she looks at causality, meaning, the future actions you might take. If they are harmful to Jing Si, she will kill you to cut off the causality."
"I thought that after drinking the Well Water, my causality could not be observed," Bai Wu said, expressing his doubts.
Bai Yuan shook his head:
"If Jing Wu, that failure, can grow, so can Jing Liu, naturally. The Power of Causality is dangerous, she’s getting more adept at harnessing this danger, but the side effects are unavoidable. In any case, she’s a woman who, in her ruthlessness, could disregard her own life."
"I can see that the Doctor is not the obsession of Jing Yi but of Jing Liu. What should we do?" Bai Wu asked.
"Do you know how we initially avoided causality?" Despite the dire situation, Bai Yuan always wore a smile.
But his smile was unlike before, Bai Wu could feel that Bai Yuan was anxious too.
Bai Wu shook his head:
"I don’t know."
"We changed our names. It wasn’t a case of burying our heads in the sand but rather through my hypnosis, for a certain period, making them truly believe that was their name."
"The aim is that when Jing Liu, Jing Yi, and others probe into causality, they can’t logically find the answer."
Bai Wu didn’t understand:
"All I know is that I have no combat power right now, and I have a premonition that Jing Liu is going to kill me next."
"Your premonition is not wrong. The causality Jing Liu sees must be detrimental to Jing Si, and you will be her enemy. She will soon realize you’re not a pawn but a player disguised as a pawn. Such a person, she will definitely eradicate," Bai Yuan said seriously, adding:
"Especially since she’s near death, she will be very frantic next. Indeed, this is the most dangerous moment you have ever faced, and perhaps next, you will die."
The cafe’s waiter poured Bai Wu a cup of coffee, and Bai Yuan said:
"Back to the previous topic, shielding certain things can make them untraceable in the logic of causality. Think carefully, why could you intimidate The Pursuer, the Doctor, and Jing Wu earlier?"
Bai Wu pondered for a moment:
"Because I had to intimidate them, I had no other choice."
Bai Yuan clapped his hands:
"Correct. How does one convincingly portray an amnesiac? By making them truly forget. How does one convincingly portray a desperate person? By putting them in a truly desperate situation.
Although your acting has always been quite good, for survival, you must perform your best. If you had a way out, you might not have been able to give your best performance.
And if you had a way out, Jing Liu would discover at this moment... that you are not truly cornered."
Bai Wu looked at Bai Yuan, could it be that he had held back? What kind of reserve? Why couldn’t he remember?
"To surprise someone like Jing Liu, who can peek into causality, we must believe that we ourselves are pushed into a corner."
"In the Inner World, I can change some parameters, leading you to forget some things. But this is also your own strategy. I will now help you remember," Bai Yuan continued.
"Jing Liu will soon finish probing into causality, and we can take her by surprise. Bai Wu, death might be an interesting end, but if there are more intriguing options, try to survive."
Bai Yuan was rarely serious.
This meant that the current situation was really dangerous, and Bai Wu had no idea what Bai Yuan meant by his backup plan.
But soon, memories began to surface in his mind, and Bai Wu gradually recalled a conversation with Bai Yuan.
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Not long ago, at High Tower.
When Bai Wu returned to High Tower, preparing to use the High Tower Teleportation Stele to go to Huangquan Island, he suddenly thought of a question in front of the stele.
So he didn’t rush to leave but summoned Bai Yuan:
"The first time I met Lin Rui, it was Jing Liu who directed me to him. What is Jing Liu’s purpose? Can Jing Liu be trusted?"
Bai Yuan shook his head at the time:
"Those who play with the power of causality are hard to see through, even I can’t see through this woman. But I don’t trust her."
"My intuition is the same. I think we might have missed an important point."
"You mean that the doctor might be associated with Old K, and likewise, Old K with Jing Liu. Could it be... Jing Liu is also associated with the doctor?" Bai Yuan followed Bai Wu’s line of thought.
Bai Wu nodded:
"Jing Liu’s timing of appearance is too coincidental many times. I think I need to guard against her, I’m planning to use the Causality Shield."
"That’s not bad, that thing can restrain her."
"No, if Jing Liu is connected with the doctor, although the possibility isn’t high, it may mean that, no matter what, I will encounter Jing Liu."
Bai Yuan agreed with this point, though he also thought the possibility was not great, but as long as it existed, it had to be considered.
Bai Wu continued:
"In the Magic Tower challenge, I obtained some objects powerful enough to affect reality, one of which was a red pill."
"I remember," Bai Yuan nodded, suddenly finding it interesting.
"This pill can restore all my vitality and energy."
"Do you plan to use it as your trump card?"
"Yes, you should remember, after I dealt with the doctor in the Magic Tower, it was considered clearing the first act, and then it triggered some Magic Tower rewards, the Evil Doctor’s Abhorrence—"
Bai Yuan nodded:
"All potions’ effects on you are increased tenfold, whether poison or tonic. And it’s effective in reality."
"Yes, this must be something to use only when I’m truly in desperation, but on the flight, I might encounter more than one desperate situation. I need you to make sure that I only use this item after the real desperation arrives."
Bai Yuan raised an eyebrow:
"You think the real desperation might be encountering Jing Si? After all, the prophecy revealed that you would be killed by Jing Si. And this Jing Si might very well be influenced by Jing Liu?"
"That’s right, so before I see Jing Si, if I am forced into desperation, it won’t count as the real desperation. I have to force myself not to use the red pill, but that would be very difficult to achieve."
Indeed, it would be very difficult.
It’s like having a body double in the midst of a hail of bullets, with the double taking the bullets for you.
But what if the real danger is a nuclear bombardment?
Bai Wu had envisioned many beings stronger than himself; they were the hail of bullets, but Jing Si was the nuclear bomb.
Perhaps the double couldn’t withstand Jing Si, but if the revelation was true, and he was destined to encounter Jing Si...
Then, at the very least, he should save all his life-saving means for dealing with Jing Si.
But the hail of bullets was equally lethal, and the instinct to survive might make him use his life-saving methods prematurely.
So Bai Wu made a fierce decision:
"It would be best if I could forget some of my back-up plans, can you do that?"
"Of course, if I can erase your memories of merging with Zero, let alone such a thing."
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The memory was quickly accessed, and Bai Wu exclaimed:
"So, I still have such an incredible item?"
Confronting Jing Wu had already pushed Bai Wu to his limits; even the merchant, doctor, and blacksmith could easily kill Bai Wu now.
If it weren’t for the memory setup, where Bai Wu forgot he had the "red pill" as a backup, in that situation, facing the Pursuer who had hardly lost any strength, Bai Wu might have used the red pill then.
In doing so, it actually wouldn’t affect the arrival of Jing Liu and Jing Si, but it wouldn’t be able to deceive Jing Liu.
Yes, Bai Wu understood the crux of his all-or-nothing strategy—to deceive Jing Liu.
"Now Jing Liu must think that you’ve lost all your combat ability. After Jing Liu has peered into your causality, you can create an information gap."
Information gap.
That was Bai Wu’s strongest weapon in his numerous adventures, gaining information others did not have through Prayle’s Eye.
Now, he wasn’t relying on Prayle’s Eye, but on his own calculations.
"Perhaps you will ultimately die here, but at least... you didn’t lose to Jing Liu. Chess players who probe into causality are the most annoying. It can’t just be me and old K who are out of the game; the Jing Family should lose someone too."
Bai Yuan’s fingers idly tapped on the tabletop, very interested in what was going to happen next.
Bai Wu watched all this and understood.
"Even with ten times the vitality and strength, once again initiating the power of the Well Domain and the Envy Greatsword, I’m still no match for Jing Si. I should say nowhere close..."
"It’s all up to fate now. To be honest, I have already prepared myself for your death. The prophesied time revealed should be today. If death is unavoidable, then decide how to die."
The gaze of the father and son sharpened at the same time, and they clinked their glasses together.
Faced with the unstoppable revelation and death, Bai Wu suddenly became resigned and was no longer confused.
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Countless scenes flashed before Jing Liu’s eyes as her body kept dematerializing, visibly becoming more transparent at a rapid pace.
Jing Wu had long sensed that Jing Liu would die, but it couldn’t believe that little sister’s cause of death was probing too deeply into causality?
Jing Liu naturally would not die; she knew her time was near, but she at least wanted to pass on the revelations brought about by the Power of Causality to her elder brother.
At this moment, the doctor held a blue spiritual body, ready to place Reincarnation upon Jing Liu.
Yes, not Jing Si, but Jing Liu.
If Jing Si went mad, Jing Liu could also use Reincarnation to bring Jing Si back to before the onset of madness, just as Reincarnation could transform Bai Wu from an Evil Fallen form into a human form.
Jing Si could certainly master it himself, but Jing Liu also wanted to break the destiny of causality.
As long as she mastered Reincarnation, she could continually maintain a perilous stance through its use. Although painful, it would allow her to eternally assist her elder brother.
In the not so distant future, Jing Liu was confident she could defeat everyone.
Save the human world? In Bai Wu’s view, it meant completely destroying the Well, destroying the distortion.
But then, this world would no longer have those great powers.
How foolish are humans? Unable to see their own causality, they often tie themselves up in knots. These foolish creatures need a Guider.
She is that Guider, and her elder brother is the force that lets people accept guidance, a deterrent to the world.
As the doctor’s hand was about to touch Jing Liu, Jing Liu saw the various futures of Bai Wu, her gaze filled with astonishment:
"Kill him! Kill him!"
The doctor hesitated for a moment, and it was in that very instant that Bai Wu suddenly opened his eyes and, with his last bit of strength, charged at the doctor.
The doctor lost his balance, his hand ultimately veering away from Jing Liu, and Bai Wu collapsed onto the ground.
Watching Bai Wu’s one hand crawling with difficulty, and the other groping for something, Jing Liu said:
"He has no strength left, kill him! He can hardly stand up now; you all have been deceived by him! He’s at the end of his tether!"
As Jing Liu uttered these words, Bai Wu swallowed the red pill.
And everyone was shocked by Jing Liu’s words.
Merchant, blacksmith, Jing Wu all looked at Bai Wu incredulously—was the momentum he just showed all an act?
How could he perform such perfect acting in a desperate situation?
The doctor was also surprised:
"I really was fooled... hahaha... hahahaha... Bai Wu, you’re truly the most incredible human I’ve ever seen, but it’s a pity, in Lord Jing Liu’s eyes, there is only the truth."
The Pursuer suddenly began to admire him.
His attitude towards Bai Wu had greatly shifted. No matter how strong Bai Wu was, it didn’t affect the Pursuer from hunting Bai Wu.
But being able to deceive everyone with pure willpower in a desperate situation and intimidate them with a broken body, this courage was admirable to him.
This man had done very well, but unfortunately, he was unlucky.
Merchant and blacksmith were decomposed without hesitation by Jing Wu, and now the doctor also knew that the situation could not be reversed.
These three big Semi-Evil Fallens, known by their professions, wisely took sides; at this moment, they all wanted to owe Jing Liu a favor.
Jing Si said:
"Don’t kill him! He is a friend!"
"Brother! He is the greatest threat! Kill him! Believe me, I would never deceive you!"
"But..."
"There are no buts!"
Jing Liu was no longer the calm person of the past, and his decisiveness astonished Jing Si. It was as if Bai Wu was an even more terrifying opponent than Jing Yi.
"He has been deceiving you all along! Look at him, now that he has such powerful abilities, has he ever gone to Denglin City? There is no savior! He is deceiving you, and even if there were, you are the true savior."
"Brother... do you still remember our experiences in the twisted memories? It’s impossible for me to deceive you, I am always on your side!"
Bai Wu was not surprised by this scene; when he saw Jing Liu and Jing Si appear together, he had already anticipated this outcome.
Without Jing Liu, Bai Wu might have been able to talk his way through Jing Si, but now it was no longer possible.
Perhaps in terms of talking, he was not on the same level as Celestial Tongue or Shadow Tongue, but he was certainly stronger than Jing Liu.
However, Jing Liu had the sibling bond with Jing Si, even if it was a twisted one... This was an absolutely unequal battle.
So he gave up. As the red pill took effect, he saw the merchant extend his tentacles, the blacksmith raise his hammer, but only The Pursuer did not make a move.
At the same time, Bai Wu noticed that Jing Liu had relaxed his vigilance, Jing Si was still hesitating, and the doctor was ready to transfer the word to Jing Liu.
The opportunity was approaching. If he was going to launch a surprise attack, this was the best chance.
But at this moment, Bai Wu finally understood why the revelation was inevitable.
"So, it turns out... I could never be a match for Jing Si, under Jing Liu’s influence, I can’t escape today either."
"Bai Yuan was right; I am supposed to die here, but at least I should decide how I die."
As soon as he made a move, it would mean war with Jing Si and Jing Liu, with no turning back. But even without taking action, Bai Wu knew he couldn’t survive given Jing Liu’s intense murderous intent.
Time seemed to slow down, and in that instant, Bai Wu’s energy exploded!
Just as the merchant and the blacksmith closed in, and the doctor was about to give Reincarnation to Jing Liu—
The Well Domain unfolded.
A tremendous surge of life force burst forth from within Bai Wu, consuming it at an unimaginable rate.
Everyone felt a gust of wind hit them in the face, and the movements of the merchant, the blacksmith, and the doctor all paused for a moment.
Jing Liu’s heart skipped a beat; she was certain... that Bai Wu had reached his limits. Why could he still release such terrifying power?
But this time, Bai Wu did not twist time into a retrograde state! He intended to kill Jing Liu!
If he was doomed to die, then at least he would kill Jing Liu, allow Jing Si to have Reincarnation, and free Jing Si from Jing Liu!
Maybe such a Jing Si would hate him, and maybe such a Jing Si wouldn’t be the one he imagined...
But he couldn’t let Jing Liu get what she wanted!
The black Well Domain unfolded, dozens of times more powerful than during the fight with Jing Wu.
It was like a black hole obliterating everything, expanding rapidly.
The merchant, engulfed by the black hole, vanished into nothingness. Last time, the Well Domain restored everything that was decomposed; this time it was complete destruction!
After the merchant came the blacksmith. Bai Wu took a step forward, and it seemed as if time stood still, immobilizing everyone.
Under the effect of tenfold life force, Bai Wu was like a character in a game with an infinite energy cheat code, wildly driving the Well Domain without regard for the consequences!
A hint of fear began to emerge in Jing Liu’s eyes!
The blacksmith perished, vanishing into nothingness like the merchant, becoming part of the endless distortion.
Next was the doctor, who was but one step away from passing Reincarnation to Jing Liu, yet it could not be transferred.
In that moment, the situation seemed to have completely reversed!
Jing Liu thought that she had cut off Bai Wu’s victory, but she never expected, that this scene would turn on her, with Bai Wu having a hidden card up his sleeve.
Forcing himself to stand through sheer will was just the first layer of Bai Wu’s deception.
Letting the opponent think he was cornered was Bai Wu’s real trick!
Time and space were distorted. In the moment when the power of distortion touched Jing Liu, causality was also distorted.
Those visions within the blue halos that only Jing Liu could see—were finally perceived by Bai Wu.
"So, it was you! It was you all along!"
Bai Wu bit his teeth in anger.
In the moment when time was locked down, the Power of Causality became twisted, and Bai Wu saw the various connections between The First Generation and Jing Liu.
The one who had buried causality within Lin Rui was Jing Liu.
It was Jing Liu who had sent Lin Rui to death at Jing Si and the side of the farm.
When The First Generation returned the weapon, handing back the Seven Sins to Jing Si, Jing Si was going mad and severely wounded The First Generation.
It was also at that time, feeling the journey was too long, that The First Generation believed, and it was Jing Liu who guided Lin Rui to encounter The First Generation!
It was like seeing a potential future where Jing Liu survived... Bai Wu saw a world that was even more twisted, even more grotesque.
This apparent Dragon Slayer, in truth, was the real evil dragon, the only difference being she was not about to serve the monsters within High Tower but to replace the monsters within!
To end the distortion, one cannot allow an even more twisted person to emerge!
Whether it was because of Lin Rui’s tragic Destiny or the grotesque future, Bai Wu could not forgive this woman!
Those who play with time will inevitably be toyed with by time. Lin Rui paid a tremendous price for this, and all of it stemmed from Jing Liu.
"Jing Liu, I will make you realize, those who play with the Power of Causality will be doomed by it forever!!"
The Well Domain finally covered Jing Liu completely, but at that moment, in the process where time was frozen, Bai Wu heard the sound of the domain shattering—
The Inverted Well was activated!
The overwhelming power of Jing Si finally burst forth, and two forces of Origin Level Mutation clashed at this instant!
Well and Inverted Well had no difference in superiority; Bai Wu, having defeated Jing Wu, was like a child holding a divine sword, overpowering an adult holding a bamboo stick.
He was not as skilled as Jing Wu, but his killing move was stronger than Jing Wu’s.
But Jing Si was different; Jing Si was like a peerless swordsman wielding a divine sword. In front of Jing Si, Bai Wu had no chance of victory whatsoever.
The overwhelming Inverted Well Domain collided with the Well Domain, twisting and counter-twisting, as incompatible as fire and water.
Whether it would be water extinguishing the flame or the flame turning the water into steam, depended on the magnitude of the two forces.
Bai Wu’s life force was constantly being drained, a tenfold vigor burst forth as he allowed the Inverted Well Domain to cover him, letting Jing Si’s power grind him to dust!
At this moment, Bai Wu finally understood The First Generation and Lin Rui, the determination with which they rushed to their deaths!
"It doesn’t matter if I die! But Jing Liu must die!"
"Bai Wu, stop! Or I really will kill you!"
The two individuals wielding immense power and the Evil Fallen shouted and roared in the endless dark domain.
One with resolute anger and determination, the other with anger and confusion.
Due to the vast gap in strength between the two, the Well Domain’s darkness was soon covered by a starry sky!
Countless stars exploded and burst into brilliant light!
The aircraft, too, disintegrated under the colossal forces.
Bai Wu’s body shattered bit by bit as if composed of many fragments, now disintegrating into countless pieces amidst the stars.
His hands disintegrated gradually, but he still clenched his teeth. Still overdrawing his life force, he used his own power to truly kill a Well Level monster!
Jing Liu, already unconscious in the endless distortion...
Bai Wu’s body began to shatter, and her body too began to disintegrate!
Jing Si wielded a force many times more potent than Bai Wu’s, but no matter how much the Inverted Well Domain infiltrated, it could never eliminate the distortion clinging to Jing Liu.
That body breaking apart, vanishing like dust in the wind — Bai Wu was still depleting his life force!
The now incomplete Bai Wu, it’s unknown by what Will he managed to reach Jing Si’s presence.
He approached Jing Si step by step, every step he took, combined with the side effects of the Well Domain and the Envy Greatsword, made his body increasingly gaunt.
Every step he took, the Inverted Well Domain from Jing Si further disintegrated him.
Yet Bai Wu kept walking; the pain he endured was thousands of times more terrifying than after defeating Jing Wu. And yet, this human, at the moment when his soul should have scattered completely, made his way to Jing Si.
Jing Si’s hands no longer held Jing Liu. Under the influences of the Well Domain, Jing Liu finally vanished completely within the distortion.
What Bai Wu wanted to do was to make sure Jing Liu was at the deepest part of the distortion. Perhaps he could not kill a Well Level monster, but he must make Jing Liu eternally hidden within the distortion!
He could twist time into regression, as well as warp space into an endless prison.
Just like the area surrounding the Well, so close to the Well, yet infinitely far away.
He wanted to trap Jing Liu in a predicament where neither Reincarnation could save nor could anything be reconstructed!
Let Jing Liu understand the pain suffered by The First Generation, or rather, Lin Rui!
The Angel Envoy had begun to shatter; Zero transmitted some sound, but everything was already too unclear to Bai Wu.
Bai Wu vaguely remembered... Yan Zizai once said, Zero does not know where the battlefield is, because it’s all darkness around.
Just like this moment.
He didn’t mind, although he wanted to leave some words to Zero, he wanted to say some heroic last words before dying...
But he couldn’t do it anymore, he couldn’t speak any more words.
Bai Wu and Jing Si, it was as if they were back in the scene that took place in Jing Si’s heart.
He had no hands left, unable to touch Jing Si.
So, just as at the beginning, he clenched his teeth and moved step by step towards Jing Si, even though his legs were already maimed, his hands had turned to dust.
He couldn’t speak, since his maimed body could no longer make a sound.
But in the end, Bai Wu violently crashed into Jing Si.
The last thing Jing Si saw was Bai Wu’s resolute face, free of any confusion.
Just like the first time he met Bai Wu, when he pressed his forehead against his own and then roared loudly—"The Savior does exist!"
But this time, Jing Si felt that Bai Wu wanted to say something, yet Bai Wu was no longer able to speak.
What did he want to say?
Did he want to tell him, as before, that the Savior of this world does exist?
But why did he have to kill Jing Liu? Why did Jing Liu also have to kill him?
Anger, sorrow, confusion, all sorts of negative emotions filled Jing Si’s mind.
For some reason, Jing Si thought of a friend, one who wore a mask, whom he had seriously injured once and then killed another time...
That was a hero, yet it seemed he always ended up killing these heroes... But why?
Jing Si couldn’t figure it out.
All he knew was... No matter what kind of relationship he had with Bai Wu, the act of killing Jing Liu meant that it was no longer possible for the two of them to become friends.
Bai Wu was enduring, in addition to the Inverted Well Domain, also the wrathful power of Jing Wu.
But he could no longer feel any of these.
The Death Flight disintegrated under the impact of the two forces; the cargo hold began to rupture... Bai Wu was like someone in the deep sea, sinking continuously.
His eyes could no longer see Jing Si. The last words he wanted to say to Jing Si, he could no longer voice.
In the process of falling from thousands of meters in the sky, his body continued to turn to dust and scatter away.
Just like Lin Rui... completely and utterly dead.
There were many questions for which Bai Wu wanted answers—
Where does Reincarnation ultimately lead to?
The Captain, Yan Zizai, would they inevitably encounter that future within the Magic Tower?
Would Jing Si be the hope for humankind? After the re-emergence of High Tower, where should everyone go...
Am I now... without any guilty conscience? Can my actions make the future of those people any less burdensome?
There was no one left to answer these questions.
Unable to make a sound, Bai Wu, before finally turning to dust, spoke his last words in the deep sea of consciousness:
"Bai Yuan... I have failed, I am sorry... It’s all over..."
It was like returning to his childhood when his relationship with Bai Yuan was not as bad.
Occasionally, when Bai Wu made a mistake, he would whisper an apology.
In the Inner World, the small town guarded by Bai Yuan was also collapsing continuously.
Hearing Bai Wu’s apology, Bai Yuan fell silent.
He looked on expressionlessly as everything disappeared: the buildings on the streets, the people on the streets, even the sky and the sun.
It wasn’t until the ground beneath his feet began to turn to dust that Bai Yuan took a few steps back, looking at the emerging ravines and abysses, still contemplative.
Outside the Inner World, the sky was enveloped by the starry heavens; an enraged Jing Si fell back into madness, his terrifying Inverted Well Domain destroying everything. It was as if he had finally realized... he had failed to save Jing Liu.
Jing Wu returned to nothingness once more, his body completely shattered. Yet, he did not die from it.
Inside the Inner World, the crevasses that spread to Bai Yuan’s feet suddenly stopped.
As if time had become still again, Bai Yuan looked at this scene, raised his head to the starry sky, and finally showed a smile:
"The end? Being destined to experience one failure does not mean being destined to fail."
"My child, all of this, has only just begun..."
In the endless fall, Bai Wu’s body, like dust, was almost scattered, he was thoroughly dead.
And above Bai Wu, falling along with him, was a coffin.
The person lying in the coffin slowly opened their eyes.
