Free Web NovelChapter 509: Chapter 126: The Spotlight is on You Now (10,000-word Chapter)
The battle of High Tower resumed once more.
With the arrival of Jing Wu, the previously halted Evil Fallen launched their attack again.
Many in the vanguard had witnessed Jing Wu before.
The display of his overwhelming strength at the shelter had left a lasting shadow in their hearts.
He seemed to be someone who could change the tide of the battle with his own power alone.
The Mirror Evil Fallen feared this man, but this time, standing in his way were Wu Jiu and Li You.
He naturally assumed that these two were there to protect him.
He even experienced auditory and visual hallucinations, as if he saw and heard Wu Jiu turning his head to say "Are you alright?"—the kind of dialogue you’d expect between comrades.
"I’m fine! I’ll stop all of them!"
The Mirror Evil Fallen excitedly raised his hands.
But at this moment, Wu Jiu had no time to bother with him.
Their combined slashing network couldn’t be deployed again without dealing with Jing Wu first, as it would only expose a massive flaw in front of their adversary.
Wu Jiu gripped his blade, focused entirely, ready to deliver the most powerful cut at any moment.
Li You stood by Wu Jiu’s side.
Li You, Wu Jiu, Jing Wu.
The aura of these few individuals was dramatically different.
It was as if they existed several dimensions beyond any other living beings.
Thus, the charging tide of the Evil Fallen intentionally avoided them.
Numerous powerful Evil Fallen bypassed them, all rushing towards the Mirror Evil Fallen’s Mirror Reflection Barrier.
They charged like raging bulls against the barrier, with flame, frost, beams, and gusts of wind—various methods.
Whether it was physical sprints or elemental assaults, all were deflected back by the vast mirror surface.
Absolute defense unfolded, and when Wu Jiu and Li You were no longer behind him, the Mirror Evil Fallen realized—it was his turn to protect the humans.
His domain fully activated, enveloping the entire battlefield without blind spots.
The more ferocious the charging Evil Fallen were, the more powerful the counterattacks bouncing back became.
A person who survived entirely on defense was now suppressing all of the Evil Fallen with his own power!
He also bought enough time for the others on the battlefield.
Jing Wu noticed this scene; he had some recollection of this mirror person.
"A discarded trash becomes a treasure in your hands," Jing Wu said clearly.
He knew well that if he didn’t deal with this mirror, the charging Evil Fallen, though powerful, would find it hard to bypass it.
Even if occasionally some slipped through, because they couldn’t gain momentum, they were easily taken care of by the human commanders at the rear.
Jing Wu really hoped that Bai Wu would witness these people dying here, but he also knew that Bai Wu’s chances of surviving this battle were not high.
Enveloped in black matter, Jing Wu glanced at Wu Jiu:
"Let’s start with you."
Jing Wu’s figure vanished, and in the next instant, he appeared in front of Wu Jiu along with the eerie black matter.
Just as Jing Wu thought he only needed to reach out gently to have this friend of Bai Wu die, suddenly there was a change.
The image of Wu Jiu in front of Jing Wu became distorted.
It was like a disappearing afterimage.
Behind Jing Wu, a fierce slash tore through the black matter.
Jing Wu, caught off guard, took the full impact of Wu Jiu’s strike.
A dark wound appeared on his back, but within a breath, the wound had already healed.
Very quickly.
Despite his reluctance to admit it, Jing Wu’s first thought was that this human’s speed was too swift.
How could a human be so fast?
The black matter brought with it negative emotions, and in the moment Wu Jiu touched Jing Wu, the black matter instantly turned towards Wu Jiu.
But as if Wu Jiu had anticipated this, his figure flickered, barely avoiding the black matter.
And in an instant, he was behind the merchant and blacksmith.
Both Evil Fallen acted like shields, blocking the black matter while, at the same time, Wu Jiu swung his blade again.
His movements were clean and crisp, so swift that one couldn’t see the drawing and swinging of the blade.
When the white light flashed, the heads of the merchant and blacksmith had already parted from their bodies.
Jing Wu was furious.
He of course knew these puppet-like beings were not the merchant and blacksmith, but being challenged in such a manner by a human, his seemingly calm demeanor was instantly shattered!
"Annoying ants!"
Jing Wu held nothing back, as he had realized that this human possessed a speed that could be called the ultimate, along with a powerful slicing force that could match this speed!
It was the first time he encountered a human who could hurt him and not be turned into an Evil Fallen by the black substance!
The terrifying black substance, even a single drop, would consume Wu Jiu with negative emotions the moment it touched him.
He had learned this lesson in the Mechanical City.
He wouldn’t fall for the same trick twice.
During the time in the shelter, although Wu Jiu and Zheng Yue dealt with a merchant, after the merchant was taken care of, Wu Jiu had been observing Jing Wu all along.
This was the third time he faced Jing Wu.
This time... although Wu Jiu was very clear about the gap between him and Jing Wu, he had found the possibility of battling Jing Wu.
Black and white shadows unfolded their chase, like two lines using the world as a canvas, recklessly doodling between heaven and earth.
Everyone could see their moving trajectories, but could never make out their figures.
Only Li You and Wu Jiu could keep up with the Well-Level speed.
Even Cain, Zheng Yue, and Wang Su in the rear couldn’t make out the battle.
To everyone, the chase between Wu Jiu and Jing Wu seemed like a fight between gods.
Lin Wurou, Wang Shi, and others at the forefront were dumbstruck:
"Is this the result of spending more than half a year outside the tower? If I had known that one could reach such a realm... I would have gone too," said Lin Wurou.
As if he could still be alive to return after half a year outside the tower.
"I can’t see clearly... That monster is one of the two we saw in the shelter, right? Has the captain reached this level of strength? Is he being chased?" Shang Xiaoyi was very worried.
Qin Zong was equally concerned in the middle.
Wu Jiu’s progress was indeed tremendous, so much so that it was beyond imagination.
Qin Zong couldn’t believe that someone other than Bai Wu could tangle with that monster for so long.
But he was also very worried about whether Wu Jiu was being suppressed by Jing Wu.
Only Li You, with a smile on the corner of her mouth.
In her eyes, Wu Jiu was being chased down by Jing Wu.
Despite being somewhat awkward, relying on Instant Shadow and incredible speed, Wu Jiu was gradually adapting.
Although Li You believed that this creature, which gave her a sense of unease, surely had other tricks up its sleeve,
she found many times that watching Wu Jiu in battle was a pleasure.
This not-so-tall man had a combat talent that she considered the best among humans she had ever seen.
Able to grow continuously during battle, adapting to the opponent’s attack rhythm with an unbelievably short time.
If Jing Wu kept attacking with pure physical attacks, Li You believed that soon—
Wu Jiu would counterattack.
But the catgirl didn’t blindly hope, as she always felt uneasy inside.
Ever since she saw Jing Wu, she had this uncomfortable feeling.
The current situation was actually very critical.
The annoying ghost behind them, although holding off all the Evil Fallen by himself, even better than when he stood with her and Wu Jiu together... Li You was very sure that the mirror man was also reaching his limit.
The weakness of absolute defense lies in the defender himself.
The Mirror Evil Fallen had strong defensive power but not infinite stamina.
Before, when the three of them defended together, the pressure on each was small.
They could achieve a balance between consumption and recovery.
But now, as he faced the surging tide of Evil Fallen alone, facing relentless onslaughts... that balance was broken.
The sky suddenly darkened.
Li You looked up at the two shifting shadows in the sky, and suddenly... she disappeared.
Black and white figures chased each other at unimaginably high speeds.
Wu Jiu, as the one being chased, became increasingly calm and composed.
Jing Wu’s pride would not allow himself to activate Extreme Release in the face of a human.
His pride and arrogance had already been shattered time and time again by Bai Wu.
But he always considered Bai Wu to be a freak, an enemy he recognized.
Bai Wu had reached a height unattainable by humans.
And indeed, that was the case.
Wu Jiu was significantly behind Bai Wu, and apart from his super fast speed after mastering Instant Shadow, he was weaker in all aspects.
But with his terrifying combat talent, he managed to turn what should have been an overwhelming battle into a drawn-out struggle.
The black and white figures kept appearing everywhere, and at first, Jing Wu’s pursuit of Wu Jiu was just pure chase.
But now...there was the glint of knives in the world.
The flashes of knives grew more numerous, signaling that Wu Jiu had fully grasped the rhythm of battle and could enter a state of willful counterattack.
Eventually, the terrifying slashes rendered space with a sense of being ripped apart.
The sky full of blades and sword shadows made Jing Wu’s distance from Wu Jiu... grow ever greater.
Finally, Wu Jiu flew into a rage and entered Extreme Release mode.
The terrifying black matter blocked out the sky, whether it was speed, strength, or the horrifying black substance that would end the fight upon contact... all burst forth exponentially.
Wu Jiu, who had just finally mastered the battle rhythm, fell into crisis once again.
Jing Wu, carrying a tidal wave of black matter, seemed to have opened a certain domain and quickly erected four black barriers.
Back in the shelter, when he failed to touch Lin Rui, he had used the same method.
The four barriers that kept shrinking space squeezed Wu Jiu’s living space.
And as Jing Wu’s power grew stronger, the area Wu Jiu could move in became even smaller.
"Die!"
Jing Wu condensed the black matter with his will into an eagle’s claw.
Wu Jiu’s escape routes were all sealed off. It seemed the scene from the shelter would be replayed.
But just as Jing Wu thought everything was foolproof...
The black barrier suddenly shattered!
A huge vortex appeared in the air, barring the space between Wu Jiu and Jing Wu.
The eagle’s claw, formed from the black matter, was instantly sucked into the vortex.
From the broken barrier, a powerful fist wind struck!
Li You’s punch slammed Jing Wu hard against the black barrier behind him, creating countless cracks.
This punch was terrifyingly powerful; even Wu Jiu thought his mightiest slash paled in comparison.
Jing Wu felt his life force slipping away, he looked at Li You, his expression filled with disbelief.
At his current peak state, he was somehow injured by a woman with a single punch.
Li You said:
"You go help that mirror person, I’ve got this."
"Can you handle it?" Wu Jiu asked.
In Li You’s hand appeared a hair tie.
She tossed her hair back and then tied it into a ponytail, twisting her neck.
Her gaze at Jing Wu was like that of a cat watching a mouse:
"Silly question."
The cat girl’s aura suddenly burst forth, and every creature on the battlefield felt an immense soul oppression.
Even the attacking Evil Fallen hesitated in their movements.
Jing Wu watched Li You in astonishment, the woman with her hair tied up exuded a heroic air, as if she was a different person altogether.
Seeing this, Wu Jiu truly realized...
This cat girl he had been spending days with was an incredibly terrifying being.
"Then I’ll leave it to you!" Wu Jiu activated Instant Shadow and reached the side of the Mirror Evil Fallen.
At the other end, Li You clenched her fist, the sound of her knuckles crackling echoed.
She cocked her head, a seemingly cute woman bearing an indescribable ruffian-like aura and hostility.
"Since I obtained a certain power, I knew there were a few beings born to stand at the very top of this world."
"I like the black-footed cat because they can hunt prey four times their size."
In the scientific community, many believe that a mere 1.6-kilogram black-footed cat can hunt a giraffe.
They appear weak but are indeed very dangerous beings.
Jing Wu didn’t understand the meaning of her words, but soon he realized how terrifying Li You was.
The ground around them suddenly cracked, innumerable fissures sprawled out like the earth’s veins.
The next second, everyone witnessed an unthinkable scene.
The space at that moment...suddenly inverted. The position of Li You and Jing Wu... the world seemed to be flipped by some immense counterforce field.
People who stood on the ground a second ago were now falling from below the earth—the ground turning into a dome, and beneath the people standing inverted was an endless abyss.
Huge stones floated in space, like a sequence of steps.
Li You’s figure instantly spread throughout the inverted space.
As if there were dozens of her.
Arc blades shot out from between her slender fingers.
Unbeknownst to her, her fingernails had become extremely thin and sharp.
Hundreds upon thousands of arc blades, like the most terrifying of slashes, resembled a flock of white doves suddenly taking flight in a silent plaza.
The dense swarm of arc blades in front of Jing Wu, Jing Wu couldn’t imagine that the techniques this woman displayed were so lethal!
Shadow-like material enveloped Jing Wu like armor.
This shadow-like material, while capable of instantaneously engulfing a human in negative emotions, could also neutralize the vast majority of forces!
Jing Wu constructed several barriers made of the shadow-like material, layer upon layer to block those arc blades.
Despite the powerful defense, it was still penetrated by the terrifying arc blades... Ultimately, a few white arc blades sliced through the shadowy barriers, cutting lines into Jing Wu’s body.
Li You snorted coldly:
"The warm-up is over. Are you ready to face fear?"
Jing Wu didn’t understand.
Although Li You’s attacks could harm him, he could recover instantaneously.
He recognized that Li You was strong, another existence who had crossed that line, another Zero.
Indeed, this world also had some Evil Fallen; although they didn’t start from the same point as the Well Level, they could keep climbing and ultimately reach an unimaginable height.
Li You was such a monster.
Yet the sense of oppression Li You exhibited did not give Jing Wu a fatal feeling, it didn’t reach the level of Jing Er, let alone compare to Jing Si.
That’s what Jing Wu thought. Even if Li You injured him, so what?
Such a trivial attack was hardly sufficient...?!
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Those white arc blades had suddenly turned black.
The attacks of Li You were denser than before, turning the very sky and earth as if they were a domain.
Within the domain, Jing Wu had nowhere to hide.
He once again constructed defensive barriers from the shadow-like material... but this time, all the barriers were as good as nonexistent.
The black arc blades passed through these barriers without any hindrance...
Like water surging in a stream, wind rushing in an air current.
The moment the terrifying arc blades contacted Jing Wu’s barriers, Jing Wu suddenly realized what was happening!
"This is impossible!"
Countless arc blades made of shadow-like material were slicing through his body.
When wielded by Jing Wu, they were the strongest barriers, the most horrifying means of attack.
But when Li You commandeered them, they became the sharpest fangs that severely wounded the Well Level.
Li You maneuvered the countless shadow-like materials, her hand forming a claw that blotted out the sky!
"I, will hunt you!"
As the claw came down, Jing Wu immediately defended with the same techniques.
But within the domain where the world had turned upside down, he was always in a reactive position!
And Jing Wu realized something—the power of Li You was even greater than his own!
The clash of the two waves of shadowy force was like two iron fists colliding, each testing the other’s arm strength!
Li You looked frail, but her power astonished everyone present!
Even if they were unclear why Li You could suddenly use her opponent’s abilities, they could see that Li You had completely taken the upper hand!
"This woman... is terrifying." Zheng Yue, watching from the rear, suddenly felt his scalp tingle.
He had embraced her, mistaking her for Wu Jiu.
Thanking Sister Cat for her mercy, Zheng Yue thought to himself.
At the front of the battlefield.
The collision of the two powers finally determined a victor, and Li You looked down at the pitch-black abyss with an indifferent expression.
It was as if she had done something trivial.
The human commander Qin Zong watched, dumbstruck.
The enemy he thought invincible... had been defeated in such a brute-force manner?
The countless soldiers who had witnessed the battle at the shelter were also incredibly astonished.
"That woman... she’s with Deputy Captain Gu, right?"
"Where did the deputy captain find such a monster?"
At the bottom of the abyss, Jing Wu’s body was embedded in the rock layer as if buried alive.
He looked up at the proudly standing figure in the sky, unable to imagine that he could be defeated in such a humiliating manner!
"My abilities... how could she have mastered them?"
Always, Jing Wu had thought that only Bai Wu and Zero, were the people outside of the Jing Family worth his attention.
But unexpectedly, there was a human being on the verge of crossing a certain boundary, and an Evil Fallen had grasped his power.
Jing Wu put away his pride and remembered certain things.
When he was inside the shell... He remembered his elder brothers saying that there were a few Hunters in this world.
They purify and straighten their Will, each possessing formidable solo combat abilities.
They are a significant obstacle to the destruction of the High Tower.
It’s just that most of these people were killed by his elder brother, Jing Yi.
And the commonality among these people was the ability to acquire the power of others through attacking them.
Jing Wu wasn’t sure if the woman before him belonged to that group, but he understood one thing—
If he didn’t use his ultimate move, it would be impossible to reach the High Tower.
He slowly rose from the deepest part of the underground, looking at the proud and solitary figure of Li You in the sky.
Being forced by someone other than Bai Wu to use his most powerful method did indeed make him feel humiliated.
But the High Tower was right in front of him, and to destroy it, he must eliminate all those who could potentially threaten him.
Jing Wu quickly calmed down.
He made a great leap, appearing above the battlefield once again.
Strange black energy swirled around Jing Wu.
"I must admit that you ants have brought me unexpected trouble every time, but this time... everything ends," he said.
First forced by humans to use Extreme Release, then by an Evil Fallen to use Disassemble Everything.
Jing Wu didn’t dare to delay any further.
Li You frowned, that uncomfortable feeling emerging.
No matter what Jing Wu was going to do next, she had to find a way to interrupt it!
Countless black substance-formed arc blades came at her once more, this time the attack was even more powerful than the previous one.
But all attacks coming from Li You, the moment they got close to Jing Wu—turned into the most pure, the most primal force.
Li You was shocked, and so was Wu Jiu, who was watching the battle from not far away.
A spherical domain formed around Jing Wu.
No matter how fierce Li You’s attacks were. The moment they touched the spherical domain... they all vanished into nothingness.
Even someone as strong as Li You could understand how fierce this domain was at a glance.
She tentatively probed it, exploding all the power she had absorbed over the years in various forms.
Innumerable elemental powers mixed and burst at the edge of the spherical domain...
And yet they turned to nothingness instantly.
Li You instantly realized that everything was over.
She couldn’t imagine that Jing Wu had such terrifying power hidden inside him.
Among all the rule-level powers she had ever seen, this was definitely the most supreme!
The spherical domain expanded at an incredible speed.
The inverse force field domain that turned heaven and earth upside down was dismantled. In barely a breath, the domain could engulf half the battlefield!
Li You’s figure flashed, and she appeared beside Wu Jiu:
"Go! Leave this place!" she said.
On the other side of the ravine, everyone was still unaware that the ever-expanding spherical domain represented absolute annihilation, a destruction even more thorough than ruin itself!
All power in front of it would disintegrate instantly.
Li You admitted she couldn’t resist this power, not even having a sliver of courage to try.
She seemed to see a future where everyone here would die.
In the end, all she could think of was to take Wu Jiu and leave.
Without a word, Li You grabbed Wu Jiu’s hand:
"Come with me, humans have lost!" she said.
All of a sudden hearing this, Wu Jiu was momentarily stunned.
Then he realized that Jing Wu must have used an unimaginable, horrific method.
The spherical domain continued to spread, whether it was living beings, inanimate objects, energy or matter... all turned into the most primal force at this moment.
This was an absolutely unsolvable domain... Whether it was defense or attack, all struggles were meaningless in front of this domain.
From the moment this power appeared... the battle for guarding the High Tower was completely over.
The sensation of death approached instantly.
"Go!" Li You said anxiously.
Wu Jiu didn’t pay any attention to Li You, he certainly could have gotten away.
But behind him were countless uninformed people. These people still didn’t understand the horror of this domain.
"Run! Retreat!" Wu Jiu shouted loudly, but his voice couldn’t be heard over the terrified screams of the Evil Fallen.
Wu Jiu didn’t have much time left as the powerful Disassemble Everything domain rapidly spread to the vicinity of the ravine.
No matter how Wu Jiu shouted, his voice was simply drowned out by the screams and the clashing noises of the Evil Fallen.
In this moment, Wu Jiu made his choice!
Li You was stunned.
Wu Jiu still held the knife as if he was facing an ordinary Evil Fallen, not this devastating domain.
He leaped forward, intending to confront the Disassemble Everything domain head-on!
Li You, with her senses connected, instantly understood Wu Jiu’s thoughts.
This man, he actually wanted to use his own death as a warning bell?
How could there be such a person? Capable of clinging on to life outside the tower, breaking human survival records, yet also able to decide on death in an instant?
Li You wanted to take Wu Jiu away, but she knew all too well how stubborn this man was. Unless the message for everyone to evacuate was conveyed, he truly would march to his death.
In that instant, Li You transformed her form and once again became the colossal Insect Queen, shouting in place of Wu Jiu:
"Go! Full retreat!"
The gigantic roar echoed through the battlefield, but in fact, everything was in vain.
These people were not Li You and Wu Jiu; none of them could escape, all would perish in this terrible domain.
Li You still cried out desperately, though she didn’t need to increase the likelihood of being swallowed by the domain to notify these people.
But if she didn’t do so, that fool would certainly die.
Just when Li You turned back, thinking of fleeing with Wu Jiu... everything was already too late.
The huge spherical domain closed in instantly.
The powerful Disassemble Everything, though it hadn’t yet touched Wu Jiu, the force capable of disrupting everything and reducing it to its purest energy, had already begun to interfere with Wu Jiu’s Instant Shadow.
The Talent Sequence at this moment, became unstable.
Being swallowed was just a matter of time.
Realizing that part of the Sequence was beginning to malfunction, Wu Jiu started to slash his knife continuously!
Each slice fell on the surface of the Disassemble Everything domain, failing to provoke the slightest ripple.
His final thought was simple, even if he could resist for just a moment, he wanted this cursed domain to consume as few people as possible.
In Li You’s eyes, Wu Jiu suddenly seemed pitiful and tragic.
Like an ant facing a giant black tide, trying to do something but unable to accomplish anything.
And like a moth that, defying all reason, flies into a vast sea of flames.
She was touched by the ant’s resolve, yet saddened by the impending death of this man.
The terrifying Disassemble Everything domain kept expanding, as if it wanted to split apart everything in the world.
But just when Li You thought the end was near and bid farewell to Wu Jiu in her heart—
The Decomposition of All Things domain... suddenly stopped.
It wasn’t that Jing Wu had stopped spreading, but the spread was blocked by another powerful force!
Just as Wu Jiu thought everything was over, a glowing figure suddenly stepped in front of him.
"Are you okay... comrade?"
Mirror Evil Fallen spread his arms as if erecting a huge mirror.
His smile was so pure, as if he had done something very delightful.
Wu Jiu’s eyes widened, he had not expected Mirror Evil Fallen to have not left.
On the outer side of the ravine were Wu Jiu, Mirror Evil Fallen, and Li You, the three of them.
All three were well aware of the terror of Disassemble Everything.
Yet at this moment, the weakest among them, Mirror Evil Fallen, was actually standing at the forefront.
What Li You couldn’t believe was that the Decomposition of All Things domain was really blocked!
Even Jing Wu inside the core of the domain hadn’t expected it.
For a Mutation Entry of perfect level to withstand an invasively strong Mutation Entry of legendary level... it was unheard of.
But absolute defense is inherently rule-based.
It can reflect back all forces.
And Disassemble Everything can break down all defenses and offenses, all living and non-living things, even rules, into the most fundamental forces.
All of Li You’s means, all of Wu Jiu’s means, in the presence of the powerful Disassemble Everything, couldn’t even cause a moment’s delay.
On the entire battlefield, no one could withstand Disassemble Everything.
Mirror Evil Fallen couldn’t do it either.
But the Mirror Reflection Domain was not instantly disassembled cleanly... In the process of disassembly, the two colliding rules were both exerting their own power.
The All Things Decomposition Domain devoured the huge mirror surface.
The giant Mirror Reflection Barrier, too, was repelling this power capable of disassembling everything!
Jing Wu had never encountered such a defense.
He couldn’t imagine, if it weren’t for the All Things Decomposition, could anyone in this world really break through its defenses?
Fortunately, there was no if.
All Things Decomposition ultimately still took the absolute upper hand.
Absolute defense, in front of this domineering power, could only delay the pace of death.
"Go, comrades! Take everyone and go! Leave this place to me!"
Cracks appeared on the hands of Mirror Evil Fallen.
Correspondingly, on the mirror surface large enough to cover a third of the battlefield, cracks also appeared.
At this moment, Wu Jiu saw the back of Mirror Evil Fallen and the scene of the initial refuge battle emerged in his mind.
If at that time... the people of Huangquan Island had been nicer to him, perhaps he would have done the same for the people of Huangquan Island, right?
The cracking sound of shattering, dense and numerous, was like glass being baked at high temperatures.
Mirror Evil Fallen supported the massive mirror surface with both hands, buying time for the evacuation of humanity.
Li You shouted loudly:
"Gu Qingyu! Go! Don’t stand there anymore!"
Wu Jiu nodded with tears in his eyes, he had never imagined that in the final moment, it would be a former enemy who stood in front of him.
Within the All Things Decomposition Domain, Jing Wu watched Mirror Evil Fallen struggle relentlessly, without care.
Although he was truly shocked by Mirror Evil Fallen’s performance, it was all meaningless.
This would be the last obstacle before he destroyed the High Tower!
The powerful All Things Decomposition Domain continued to spread.
The immense pressure pushed Mirror Evil Fallen’s body backward.
Before the mirror surface completely shattered, it was as if he was bearing the weight of a mountain.
Shoulders, elbows, knees, chest, cheeks.
These parts, due to the infiltrating decomposing aura, appeared cracked.
More and more cracks appeared on the mirror surface.
Mirror Evil Fallen’s consciousness grew increasingly blurry... and suddenly, strange images emerged on the mirror surface.
The huge mirror no longer reflected the opponent’s attack, but a human with an ugly face, standing in the center of a crowd.
In each piece of broken mirror, it was as if there were different worlds.
In every world, though he was ugly, he was always welcome.
Everyone eagerly surrounded him, welcoming him, each person with a smile, no trace of disgust in their eyes.
In school, he was the hotshot everyone wanted to befriend.
At home, mom and dad always proudly boasted about him to neighbors. The neighbors were also happy to let their own kids play with him.
Online, he could always create many fun topics; with him in the chat group, there never was a worry about someone killing the mood.
He was never lonely, because—
"No one hates me."
"Everyone likes me!"
"I like everyone too!"
All was so beautiful in the mirror, all these images presented themselves in the shattered pieces of glass.
Wu Jiu, looking back at this scene, suddenly felt moved.
When he was confused by the illusions of the red jellyfish, he didn’t understand the meaning of the images in the mirror.
At this moment, he understood that what the mirror reflected... was the heart of Mirror Evil Fallen.
A purely nonexistent, fictitious imagination.
In the final moments of his life, this lonely Evil Fallen spread his arms wide, his body continuously breaking apart.
What supported him in his death... were these completely nonexistent, utterly contrary to his real experience, illusions.
No friends, no family, no one liked him, everyone loathed him.
Just like at this moment, he was lonely, holding up the huge mirror, yet everyone was fleeing, no one looking back at him.
The huge mirror surface finally couldn’t withstand the pressure, countless cracks spreading unceasingly.
Those beautiful illusions became twisted and shattered.
The sound of the mirror shattering was like a tragic bugle call on the battlefield.
Mirror Evil Fallen turned his head, and in his sight were endless retreating figures, everyone’s back turned toward him, constantly moving away from the battlefield.
Only Wu Jiu had turned around, looking at him with a sorrowful expression.
He grinned, his face full of cracks, and managed to squeeze out a smile at Wu Jiu, repeating a phrase he had said before:
"Comrade-in-arms, at this moment... I have everyone’s attention!"
Wu Jiu couldn’t hear what he was saying, but he could vaguely see that deeply fractured smile.
The next instant, a massive black energy completely shattered the mirror surface, and in a moment of terror, that pitiable figure was devoured.
All sounds seemed to suddenly disappear.
The buzzing of tinnitus overpowered everything, and Wu Jiu watched the instant when Mirror Evil Fallen was consumed—
A tremendous feeling of helplessness rose.
If possible, he wished he could die in front of Mirror Evil Fallen, not having to witness this wretched being’s final act of self-deception.
If possible, he hoped that after this battle, everyone would come to recognize this pitiable wretch.
This solitary person, who even in the end, could not get anyone to turn back and look at him... could only die in the spotlight in his fantasies.
Wu Jiu let out an anguished roar, wishing so much that this person could have survived.
But he had to accept reality, and with everyone else, move as far away as possible from this terrifying domain.
He had to remind himself over and over not to let this man’s death be in vain, to take as many people as possible and leave this battlefield alive.
His hands dropped, and the knife in his hands became heavy at this moment.
But in the instant he decided to turn and leave—Wu Jiu suddenly faltered.
From beneath the clouds, a sword engraved with strange inscriptions and of a familiar shape descended straight down like a mountain.
It landed right in the chasm that had been submerged by the All Things Decomposition Domain!
In his sadness, Wu Jiu thought of something, and his hands began to tremble with excitement.
The enormous spherical domain of All Things Decomposition suddenly started to twist, shifting from a state of utmost order to one of complete irregularity.
Qin Zong, Wu Jiu, Cain, Zheng Yue, Lin Wurou... all the elites and officers on the battlefield felt a familiar aura.
They instinctively turned back, witnessing the most inconceivable and shocking scene.
It was as if time reversed; the Decomposition of All Things Domain stopped expanding and even began to retract.
The mirror that had completely shattered and had turned into the purest energy... reappeared!
More and more people halted their steps, more and more turned their heads.
Eventually, everyone stopped in their tracks.
The majority had not seen the moment when Mirror Evil Fallen was shattered and died defending against the Decomposition of All Things Domain.
But at this moment, they all witnessed the massive mirror pushing back the All Things Decomposition Domain!
Time and space were distorted; on the other side of the chasm, everything started to reverse.
All the forces that had been decomposed into their origins within the All Things Decomposition Domain began to reappear in the reversed time and space!
The scene of the All Things Decomposition Domain engulfing the Mirror Reflection Domain was also reversed.
If the All Things Decomposition Domain could be likened to an explosion that destroys everything, then what was happening now was like pressing the rewind button on an explosion.
Before everyone’s eyes, Mirror Evil Fallen—
fought back the All Things Decomposition Domain with his own strength!
The shattered mirror surface grew smoother, and its cracks continued to shrink.
Time and space, in absolute distortion, completely reversed the rules.
When Mirror Evil Fallen’s broken body, like pieces of a puzzle, began to fit back together...
All who turned back to see this scene seemed to witness a white light shining through the cracks of the mirror pieces.
In that instant, Mirror Evil Fallen was radiant, the center of attention!
Reality and the illusions within the mirror seemed to overlap!
No one knew what was happening, but Jing Wu, being pushed back, knew.
Wu Jiu, who had seen that sword, also knew—
Bai Wu had arrived on the battlefield.
The terrifying Well Domain unfolded, and all things destroyed by All Things Decomposition were restored in the time reversal—
Just like the scene on the flight was happening again.
Deep within the All Things Decomposition Domain, Jing Wu’s eyes showed fear.
He sensed the presence of Bai Wu and, at the same time, felt an aura familiar to his own origin...
As if Bai Wu was no longer Bai Wu, but had become a pure Well Level.
What exactly had he experienced after the death flight and the battle with Jing Si?
