Free Web NovelChapter 628: Chapter 245: Are You Bai Wu or Will?
Black Ten now felt that his image no longer mattered.
After all, some things, once done for the first time, and once found to be exhilarating, what did image count for?
Lying to gain power was one thing, but shouting out bizarre moves directly seemed easier.
Don’t think that people who like to use their brains are always willing to do so; if there’s a way to be lazy, they’ll be the laziest.
The words on the yellowed pages made Black Ten feel that something was amiss.
But he truly didn’t have the time to ponder the problems in these words.
The Twisted Barrier was shattered by the "Serious Punch."
This was the result of the second awakening of the God of Destruction, enhanced by Bai Wu’s Sequence—One Man Army and Super Berserk Form.
The immense boost from Origin Power and Will that Black Ten received made the "Serious Punch" fully ignite his attack.
Even Alpha frowned at this.
The Twisted Shield was certainly not his strongest defense, but it wasn’t supposed to be something anyone other than Jing Si could break through.
He stepped back slightly, as he realized that Black Ten was targeting the inverted Red Pupil on his forehead.
He wanted to destroy his own eyes.
"Three Thousand Worlds!" "Divine Avoidance!" "Invisible Skills!" "Pegasus Meteor Fist!" "Single Blade Shura!" "Leo Flying Kick!" "Mighty Murder Wave Fist!" "Gaia Energy Cannon!" "Extreme Demon Sword: Storm Style!"
As long as I’m not embarrassed, the ones embarrassed are Bai Wu and Alpha, Black Ten thought, as he began to shout out names of moves, some of which he didn’t even recognize.
Three Thousand Worlds is famously accompanied by reciting poetry, one of the signature moves of a certain directionally-challenged swordsman, whose power increases with the length of the verse.
It’s like "Serious Punch" has to be performed bald; otherwise, it would be very weak.
But it didn’t matter; although Black Ten clearly couldn’t unleash the most potent effects of these moves, he had quantity on his side.
His range of knowledge... indeed hadn’t covered another dimension, unable to comprehend the references behind these finishing moves and the correct way to execute them, but launching these massive attacks was like reading a menu to him.
Words beget magic; Black Ten was reminded of these four words by the power Bai Wu gave him.
All sorts of terrifying moves are in fact applications of Sequences, entries, rules, and variations of Source Power.
All of this Alpha observed; although he felt that the power of the opponent was not very strong, it was indeed... a bit too complicated.
Even an Immortal Divine Body didn’t mean it could not be harmed at all.
If this eye couldn’t perceive things in a short time, it would obviously turn the tide of the battlefield.
So this time, Alpha didn’t choose to be reckless but decided to observe Black Ten more carefully instead.
He retreated rapidly; the vast gap in physical technique allowed him to widen the distance between himself and Black Ten gradually.
In the process that was almost a standstill of time, three more massive black barriers rose up.
Triple Twisted Shield.
The huge Twisted Shields divided the entire space into four parts. To get past these three shields, one had to completely shatter them.
Otherwise, even teleportation would not circumvent the Twisted Shield. Because of its existence, it is like a disturbance source, constantly interfering with Temporal Power.
In this spatial grid, the surrounding golden barriers also started to flicker incessantly.
Alpha had used defensive measures even more serious than when facing Jing Si.
He and Black Ten were in the outermost spaces at both ends.
Looking at the black barriers filled with strange runes and as huge as city walls, Black Ten knew that his opponent had underestimated his methods.
"Alpha has actually taken a defensive stance."
At this moment, Spades Ten, who originally planned to keep announcing his moves like calling out dishes and constantly bombarding his opponent with dimension-breaking finishing moves, revealed a smile.
He didn’t need to break through Alpha’s defense; he only needed to restrain Alpha.
Now, he held the secret to Alpha, and he was the person Alpha had to kill no matter what.
If Alpha took a defensive position, then the situation would only be advantageous for Spades Ten.
Realizing this, Spades Ten didn’t stop his offense but kept smashing against the twisted barrier, creating the illusion for Alpha that he planned to keep attacking. In fact, he was just buying time.
This strategy wouldn’t be effective for long, as Alpha would quickly calculate the gap between them.
The defense of the Twisted Master was highly aggressive; approaching the Twisted Shield would also result in corruption by the twisted aura.
However, Spades Ten had never felt that corrosion; evidently, his "plug-in" Bai Wu was similarly compatible with the twisted.
If Alpha is the Twisted Master, then could the current Bai Wu be considered an equivalent existence, or perhaps could be called the "Twisted Head"?
A bunch of bizarre and exotic finishing moves were all loaded, and as Spades Ten looked at the pile of skills waiting to be named, he suddenly felt a sense of "I can win."
But this feeling didn’t last long. Just as he was about to break through the first Twisted Shield, his consciousness suddenly blurred.
In that instant, Spades Ten saw a vast world, a city with no boundaries.
All the people were faceless, living in an orderly manner.
They were like gears in a vast machine.
This scene was fleeting; Spades Ten couldn’t see the details clearly.
But then, he saw a tyrant of white bones howling in anger, countless Evil Fallen charging towards city after city.
It was as if they were frames of film. In each frame, there were scenes of Evil Fallen charging and breaching in different areas.
But in every frame, there was that bone Evil Fallen.
These mysterious scenes all appeared in the instant when Spades Ten swung his fist...
The next moment, Spades Ten’s fist suddenly stopped. His body suddenly lost strength.
A strong sense of exhaustion filled his entire body; muscles and nerves ached like never before.
"What’s going on?"
Doubts emerged in his heart, questioning both the current situation and the scenes he just witnessed.
[Your body needs a little rest; in simple terms, it’s overloaded. Could you and swindler uncle not use so many moves in one go, but one move at a time? It’s not like finishing moves cost nothing~]
This turned out to be a rare opportunity to catch his breath. Some power was suppressing Alpha’s Red Pupil, allowing it to see only part of the truth.
Now Alpha was constantly guessing why Spades Ten had so many powerful means at his disposal.
For a moment, Alpha adopted a defensive stance. This gave Spades Ten a chance to catch his breath.
It gave him time to "renew his subscription."
This battle had temporarily entered a rest zone.
...
...
In Denglin City, in the cemetery.
The progress on the Array had reached the latter half; despite the process being smooth, fear lingered in everyone’s hearts.
"Jing Si... did he... did he die?" Xu Wei shivered.
About ten minutes ago, the presence of Jing Si had become weaker, and weaker. Although the entire Ddnglin City was divided into countless regions by the Space-Time Labyrinth, the existence of such overly powerful individuals as Jing Si and Alpha allowed those who possessed temporal power to have a subtle perception of them.
The First Generation had the strongest perception, which was why he could easily find Alpha.
But just a short while ago... they all felt it—the presence of Jing Si dissipating continuously.
Until it disappeared completely.
No one spoke; they remained silent for a long time before Xu Wei finally uttered the sentence.
"It seems now... Jing Si has been defeated."
"If Jing Si is dead... how much longer can we hold on?"
"Not much longer, Alpha’s power can forcibly cause the labyrinth to collapse, and once the labyrinth is destroyed, all of us combined will find it very hard to fight him."
The First Generation calmly spoke of the impending death, as if he were an outsider.
He was the person with the strongest temporal power and had felt many presences. Thus, he was very clear about the battle. Although he had not watched it up close, he knew that Alpha had once fallen into silence, a state that lasted for a long time.
The only thing he could think of was that Alpha must have had a psychic confrontation with someone.
The others hadn’t considered this, and after hearing The First Generation’s words, Xu Wei, Yin He, The Pursuer, and the others were all thrown into panic.
Before today, they had no concept of defeating Alpha. Fighting against Alpha only meant having the courage to stake everything.
But now, after truly feeling Alpha’s strength, courage had become a luxurious thing.
Yet The First Generation said:
"If I were Alpha, I wouldn’t stop now."
"What do you mean?"
"If Jing Si had been defeated, we shouldn’t be alive right now. Perhaps there are others currently restraining Alpha."
"What kind of person... could contend with such a monster?"
The First Generation shook his head—he didn’t know what was happening on the battlefield at the other end, but he suddenly wanted to go and see.
In his mind, he thought of the only person who might possibly stand against Alpha.
But even for that person, the power difference with Alpha was still vast.
Yet at this moment, Alpha seemed to be at a standoff with someone.
...
...
At the center of the battlefield.
Within the ruins and void of the battlefield, the figure of Spade Ten appeared very slender.
Although he had relied on Bai Wu, gaining the strength to exchange blows with Alpha,
Spade Ten always harbored one doubt.
"Where is your true body?"
"If Alpha were to attack now, shouldn’t you be showing yourself?"
After asking that question, Spade Ten recalled what Bai Wu had said to him before, and fell into silence.
In the interlude of the battle, he finally had time to think.
[My partner is still on the way. There’s still a tough fight ahead because the will needs a vessel. Until he arrives, we shall fight side by side.]
That was what Bai Wu had said to Spade Ten before.
At that time, Spade Ten didn’t think much, because he was still in Alpha’s annihilation field and had not yet escaped from the shadow of death.
But now, separated from Alpha by the Twisted Shield, one catching his breath, the other deep in thought, Spade Ten suddenly realized.
"Answer me... what does it mean that Will needs a carrier? What is your situation now?"
Pages yellowed with age revealed a row of ellipses.
About a second later, text appeared.
[This is really a topic that I don’t even know how to joke about. In short... Bai Wu no longer exists.]
Spade Ten’s pupils constricted, the smooth but cracked Twisted Shield reflecting his shattered reflection.
[Bai Wu’s journey began because of you, and his end was also witnessed by you, which can be considered a proper closure.]
[As of now, I am the holder of both Sequence One and Sequence Two, but that is not a power that humans can possess. It’s like I can only load some weaker powers onto you, otherwise you might end up like Qian Yixin... swallowed up by this power.]
"So what exactly are you... are you Bai Wu or what?"
[My existence is responsible for suppressing the Will of distortion. My relation to Bai Wu is probably that I have adopted some of Bai Wu’s thoughts, even characteristics of his outward behavior, but I am not Bai Wu. I am the World Will of the Well World.]
This uneasy speculation finally confirmed, a complex array of emotions surged within Spade Ten’s heart.
It was as if he had experienced the death of Bai Wu and Bai Yuan in a single day.
This immense feeling of loneliness left him somewhat confused.
So Bai Wu was already dead.
No wonder he didn’t have his own body, the Will in front of him indeed had something to do with Bai Wu.
It acted very much like Bai Wu, but he was no longer Bai Wu, was he?
He recalled, many years ago, bringing Bai Wu into this world. At that time, had he ever considered this possibility?
Spade Ten didn’t know what to say.
Today, when Bai Yuan monopolized the limelight, he thought that maybe after surviving, just seeing Bai Wu would allow him to share everything that Bai Yuan had done.
Perhaps this could be a brief reconciliation between the father and son with such a deep hatred.
But what he hadn’t expected was that Bai Yuan was gone, and Bai Wu was also dead.
He then realized that those embarrassing moves, that cheeky style, were actually a form of... concealment.
This battle seemed to become relaxed and fun with the arrival of "Bai Wu".
But the matter itself... was devoid of any fun.
[Don’t be like this, making it seem as if we have a great relationship. You’re quite the swindler, aren’t you? What need does a swindler have for genuine emotion?]
Spade Ten didn’t speak; he silently looked at the text on the yellowed pages, as if trying to understand this Will, wanting to know if it is Bai Wu or just a personality with identical expressions as Bai Wu.
[Your body is half repaired. If you control the frequency of those moves a little, you should be able to hold on for a while longer. As for Alpha’s secret, I already know it, but it’s not of much help in this battle. Just relying on this secret, we can’t defeat him. We’ll have to wait for my companions to arrive.]
Spade Ten suddenly said:
"It’s your captain, isn’t it? Have you ever thought that if even someone like me would be saddened by your death, what about him? What will he do the moment he learns the truth?"
Spade Ten launched a probe. If it’s the "World Will of the Well World" acting with Bai Wu’s personality, it should be able to answer this topic calmly. freewebnovel.cσ๓
If, however, the other party was still somehow Bai Wu, then there would certainly be a slip when it came to that dwarf.
He watched the yellowed pages, waiting for the text to appear.
At the far end of Denglin City, a crimson figure arrived next to the stele marking the bounds of Denglin.
