Buzz!
Upon seeing the shadow, Tantai Qin's body trembled, and an inexplicable fear, as if her blood had frozen, arose within her.
Although this shadow, no bigger than a palm, was so insignificant compared to the overwhelming shadow that had descended upon the "Sea of Learning" before, it seemed utterly trivial. Yet, Tantai Qin felt a profound sense of insignificance emanating from the depths of her soul.
At this moment, Tantai Qin could hardly imagine how it had survived the sinking of the creature in its complete form.
The shadow was shaped like a constantly shifting eye. It struggled to emerge from the pale slits and looked at Tantai Qin, or rather, at Shen Qian, who was sleeping with her eyes closed behind Tantai Qin.
"The spark... defying the laws is an unforgivable sin..."
A strange, androgynous voice echoed throughout the heavens and earth, and the extremely unstable shadow staggered toward Shenqian.
Tantai Qin could sense its weakness. It was clear that it had been severely damaged by the terrifying pale storm. Even so, Tantai Qin's instinctive thought at that moment was to avoid it.
It seems that no matter how much it is weakened, it is still powerless to fight back.
Tantai Qin's thoughts were in turmoil, but she ultimately did not move her feet, because Shen Qian was right behind her.
At this moment, Shen Qian had absolutely no ability to resist. If she stepped aside, there would only be one outcome.
What is love in this world?
Tantai Qin suddenly smiled, as if a snow lotus had thawed, revealing the most radiant smile of her life. She glanced back at the sleeping Shen Qian, her eyes filled with gentle tenderness.
"It's nothing more than a vow to die for each other..."
At this moment, Tantai Qin's aura rose steadily, and she finally resolved a long-standing doubt.
Two completely different "paths" rose above her head. One path led to a blood-red Guanyin statue and countless corpses, while the other path was marked by a full moon shining down upon the world.
Meanwhile, the full moon was rotating at an extremely fast speed, waxing and waning, changing in countless ways, completing a full cycle in an instant.
The complete power of the lunar phases, which the Moon Goddess had searched for for millions of years without being able to grasp, was suddenly comprehended by Tantai Qin at this moment.
She could even sense the threshold of the Nine Forbidden Zones.
Tantai Qin believed that if given enough time, she could also reach the pinnacle, and with her previous foundation, even Jiang Huan might no longer be her match.
Unfortunately... this realization came a little too late.
The blood-red Guanyin and the full moon in the sky merged to form a brand-new "Tao," with nine Tao patterns on it, and the height of the Tao had already exceeded fifty zhang.
With the blessing of this new "Dao", Tantai Qin unleashed the strongest sword strike of her life.
This sword strike would behead even a king!
A dazzling silver light illuminated the vast abyss, obscuring everything in sight.
"Those who defy the heavens harm others as they harm themselves..."
That booming, genderless voice rang out again, as if delivering a verdict, before abruptly ceasing its cadence.
The light gradually dimmed, and everything returned to its previous state.
Tantai Qin stood three zhang in front of the stone pillar, sword in hand, while the eerie shadow had vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.
Tantai Qin sheathed her longsword, slowly walked back to Shen Qian's side, placed the sword at his feet, and then gently rested her head on Shen Qian's shoulder.
Shining cracks began to spread from her forehead and soon covered her entire body.
Her body was like a cracked piece of porcelain, with fragments constantly falling off and then fading into nothingness.
In the final moments, Tantai Qin finally understood what she was fighting against before sinking.
She couldn't kill the rules either. Even though the "rules" were so weak, her final sword strike, with its immense power, drove all the remnants of the "rules" out of this space, making her sword intent the only rule here.
Presumably, Shen Qian used the same method, but she was not as powerful as Shen Qian and could not withstand the backlash from the rules.
This sword also pierced her own soul.
Tantai Qin could no longer speak, so she just stared at Shen Qian with a smile on her face until her cheeks shattered into countless spots of light and then vanished completely.
...
In the endless darkness, a figure walks alone.
Without direction or goal, Chen Qian wandered aimlessly, not knowing where he was going or why he was there.
Then a murmured voice drifted over from somewhere. Chen Qian stopped in his tracks, trying to hear what the voice was saying, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make it out. It was as if there was an invisible curtain in the darkness that blocked everything out.
As if sensing the existence of the curtain, Shen Qian suddenly became furious. He desperately tore at the nothingness, and finally, a ray of light pierced through, and the sound suddenly became clear.
"Teacher, I don't understand."
The voice was so familiar that it gradually brought a focus to Shen Qian's previously blank eyes. He finally remembered who he was and realized who the voice came from.
The darkness receded, revealing a wild mountain range in Shen Qian's eyes.
In the mountains, there was a stone platform where a man in blue robes, whose face was covered by strange patterns, sat cross-legged. A small blue snake was also lying on his shoulder. Opposite him, a man in white robes knelt on the ground, his face full of doubt.
Clearly, the question was asked by the man in white.
"teacher……"
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