Chapter 287: Fall
Baal's body inlaid with golden runes was suddenly swept by a raging black and red flame. The flame climbed up his body like a poisonous snake, and suddenly a pair of wings condensed from blazing flames grew out of his back. The sharp barbs and thorns of the demon's tail were also tightly entangled by the strange flame.
Bal, or Li Muhan, slowly raised his head. One of his eyes still shone with golden light, while the other had turned blood red, like a broken mirror, with cracks spreading across his face.
At this moment, the pendant hanging on Li Muhan's chest began to throb, releasing strands of green light, like a stream of life, flowing across his cheeks.
However, when the green light condensed into the shape of a mask, a horrifying scene occurred - several cracks instantly appeared on the mask, as if it could not withstand the impact of the internal force.
Then, accompanied by a shrill wail, the mask that was originally used to suppress the devil's power shattered into pieces and dissipated into the air.
"This power... I never thought I would see the day you succumb to humanity, Lucifer."
Although he had already felt the difference in power, Beelzebub still seemed extremely excited. As his body moved, the human body named Qi Su became more and more broken, almost unable to support himself.
So Beelzebub's mosquitoes and flies replaced human limbs and carried the demon's soul.
Li Muhan finally controlled the surge of powerful force in his body. He then raised his eyes, stared at the Fly King in front of him with his heterochromatic pupils and said, "The third round... begins?"
At this moment, Xia Yue took advantage of the time when Beelzebub was being dragged away to search for the mirror where Mu Ya was hidden among the ruins. After some difficult digging, she finally dug out the seemingly fragile mirror from the rubble.
To her surprise, although the surrounding buildings were in ruins, the mirror was intact and the image reflected in it was clearly visible.
In the picture, Mu Ya sat lazily on the sofa, holding a cup of fragrant black tea in her hand, looking bored. When she saw Xia Yue appear in the mirror, the girl immediately smiled happily and waved to her happily.
"Oh my~ Finally someone came to save me. I thought I was going to be forgotten in the depths of this ruin. Woo woo woo~"
“…”
Xia Yue had no time to respond to Mu Ya. She concentrated her energy and tried to use her unique blood power to penetrate the lens and contact the world in the mirror.
However, when her power came into contact with the mirror, it was ruthlessly blocked by an unknown force.
Xia Yue frowned, a hint of anger rising in her heart.
She raised her hand, condensed a blood-red dagger with her mind, and stabbed it into the mirror without hesitation.
However, the moment the sharp blood-red dagger touched the mirror, it could not leave any mark on the smooth mirror surface, as if it was blocked by an invisible barrier.
"Don't be so irritable~ You're so cute~ Oh~ Your expression is really scary~ Girls should smile more to be cute~"
“…Get out.”
Xia Yue stared at Mu Ya in the mirror and said coldly.
"How can a girl say dirty words? I don't dare meet you if you do that. After all, the last time we met, you shot me in the throat... Ugh~~"
As she spoke, Mu Ya pinched her neck, stuck out her tongue, and made a suffocating expression, but a moment later she burst into laughter: "You are so cute, dear~ I didn't expect the vampires to be such interesting creatures, I also want you to become a part of me~"
Xia Yue turned a deaf ear to Mu Ya's call. She was concentrating on trying to break through the mysterious barrier of the mirror.
She tried various methods, trying to use the power of her blood to open the way to the inside of the mirror, but no matter how hard she tried, the mirror seemed to be tightly wrapped in an indestructible protective layer, and her power could never penetrate.
"...Is it the power of the realm? Or some special spatial restriction? No, this feels completely different..."
With every failure, Xia Yue’s confusion deepened.
She frowned, trying to find the answer from the countless possibilities.
At this moment, Mu Ya seemed to see her distress. She shrugged casually, a playful smile on her lips as she explained, "My dear, you may not know this yet, but I'm not just a simple digital life. I devoured a creature from the rift, and its power can transcend the boundary between life and death."
The line between life and death...?
Xia Yue was slightly startled. The word flashed through her mind in an instant, reminding her of an ancient legend: Limbo, which is the netherworld between life and death, and the marginal place where souls wander.
This discovery shocked Xia Yue's heart. She began to realize that this mirror might not be a simple container, but connected to a dimension beyond ordinary understanding.
"That's right, dear, so you can't catch me~"
Mu Ya continued to taste the black tea with a smile. Xia Yue grabbed a corner of the mirror and slowly dragged it back. Since she had no other choice, she couldn't let him go. This mirror was a door to the Lingbo Prison. At least now she couldn't transform into a digital life to transfer again.
"You're quite smart, aren't you? You know I can only exist in one form between Limbo and Digital Life. But unfortunately, this mirror that symbolizes the passage will soon close, and then you'll never be able to find me."
Mu Ya was fearless, but Xia Yue was too lazy to say a word to her.
"Honey, please talk to me. You're so pretty, like a doll. I really want to have a tea party with you."
“…”
Tea party, Xia Yue had a trauma when thinking about this word. Last time, she was dragged into another world by the twins from Luoyun City Special Management Bureau to attend a tea party. She seemed to have been brainwashed into a maid... She felt very depressed when she thought about this. Why was I, who was so smart, brainwashed, but Li Muhan, who was so stupid, was not brainwashed?
I guess even Mu Ya doesn't know that this vampire's thinking jumps as much as her boyfriend's, and this kind of verbal attack can't anger her at all.
Finally, when Xia Yue dragged the mirror to the vicinity of the main battlefield, the battle had already been decided.
Beelzebub's body was like broken ceramic, and scattered on the ground were mosquitoes and flies devoured by the black and red flames. Their remains were like poems of death, covering this hellish scene.
The air was filled with a pungent smell of burnt and decay, as if the breath of death was mocking the fragility of life.
Li Muhan slowly bent his knees, his fingers tightly gripping Beelzebub's throat like iron clamps, his eyes cold and firm.
"Qi Su, are you still there?" His words were like hail in winter, smashing into the endless darkness.
Beelzebub struggled, a helpless smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.
"When I took over this body, that human's soul was completely shattered. After all, they are so fragile, so vulnerable." There was a hint of sarcasm in his words, but also a hint of sympathy for the fragility of human beings.
Li Muhan ignored Beelzebub's excuses. He roughly grabbed the demon's filthy long hair, his voice icy cold, "Qi Su, I know your soul is still wandering in this darkness. Don't run away! Come out!" His call was like lightning that pierced through the darkness, trying to awaken the fallen soul.
......
In the boundless dark abyss, the broken soul of mankind curls up alone, like a forgotten butterfly that has lost its wings and can no longer fly.
His body had been stripped away, and the warm touches, laughter, and tears he once felt were now only fragments of memory, floating in the void.
Obviously everything has been plundered, but why is he still unwilling to dissipate? What is he still expecting...
His thoughts began to wander, like a movie reel playing in his mind, a lifetime of experiences unfolding one by one in the darkness.
When did you start pursuing power?
Obviously, what I have always told him is: There is definitely more than just violence to solve problems. We are human beings and we must use wisdom to solve problems.
So... when did I start to change...
No...I haven't changed since the beginning. When I saw the man's back as he stood up for me, and saw the courage and determination he showed when facing those peers who were taller than him, I couldn't help myself anymore.
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