Chapter 56 Run! Xiaozhu's longsword is still flying, below...
The longsword was still flying. Below, in the city, a commotion seemed to have broken out. All the demons were rushing towards the Demon Palace, attacking any fallen demons they encountered without hesitation, showing no trace of their previous restraint. Jiang Zhihe, with Gu Xiaozhu, flew openly over their heads, and no one paid them any attention.
Gu Xiaozhu glanced down, looking in the direction of the crowd, and frowned slightly: "Something's not right..."
After Jiang Zhihe's persuasion, she finally emerged from her previous emotions. Although she still felt guilty and worried deep down, she had to suppress these emotions given the current situation.
Jiang Zhihe looked down and stroked his chin: "Indeed... they are all rushing towards the Demon Palace, as if... they know what happened there."
Gu Xiaozhu frowned. For some reason, she felt that the turmoil in the Demon Realm below was caused by Zhu Songyun, but... she should have already left, so how could this be...?
Moreover, since Xie Jitong started talking to her earlier, Tiandao has stopped responding to her, so she is currently unable to check Zhusongyun's location.
I just hope... she won't be so foolish as to run back.
Just as the two were about to reach the city gates, Jiang Zhihe's expression suddenly changed. He reached out and put his arm around Gu Xiaozhu's waist. The long sword under his feet hummed as he gripped it in his hand and swung it around!
A long whip that was slashing towards the two of them was violently knocked back!
However, the reaction force still caused Jiang Zhihe to retreat a distance. During this time, he held the girl in his arms tightly to prevent her from getting hurt.
After he and Gu Xiaozhu landed and steadied themselves, they looked up ahead. But what they saw made their pupils shrink.
Xie Jitong walked slowly through the crimson carpet of blood, his clothes stained with it. Silent corpses surrounded him, some demons, others fallen. Only then did they realize that the surroundings had fallen silent, even deathly still.
The one who killed them was the man wielding a long whip.
Most importantly, there was the familiar figure that Xie Jitong was dragging with his right hand.
Gu Xiaozhu felt a chill run through her body. She felt her hands trembling. She didn't want to believe that the figure was what she thought it was.
Jiang Zhihe, who was blocking her way, stared intently at the figure, his hand gripping the long sword so tightly it turned white.
Xie Jitong slowly stopped in front of the two of them. He carefully observed their expressions, and finally, with a smirk, he threw the figure in his hand heavily in front of them.
"Thump!"
The body fell heavily to the ground, and at the same time, Teng Shao's pale face covered in blood was revealed to the two of them.
In that instant, their breaths stopped simultaneously.
Xie Jitong's pleasure intensified. He raised a hand and clenched it tightly. The blood-soaked body thrown to the ground suddenly exploded: "Second..."
Before he could finish speaking, his expression suddenly turned grim.
On the ground in front of him, there was no splattered blood or flesh, only dissipated specks of demonic energy.
That person was a fake; Teng Shao used a trick to deceive Xie Jitong.
At the same time, Gu Xiaozhu and Jiang Zhihe breathed a sigh of relief, but their expressions remained largely unchanged. Logically, their previous assessment should have been correct; with Teng Shao's abilities, even if he couldn't defeat him, he should have been able to hold him off and escape successfully. But now, Xie Jitong seemed unharmed, and Teng Shao had suddenly vanished.
The situation is clearly not optimistic.
Suddenly, Gu Xiaozhu felt something being placed in her hand. She looked down and saw a crystal that emitted a faint glow.
"Xiaozhu, hold onto the 'fragment' carefully. We'll crush it and absorb it once we're in a safe place," Jiang Zhihe whispered, shifting his position to shield Gu Xiaozhu even more completely.
"Tsk." Xie Jitong looked at him for a while and then said impatiently, "Although he ran away, he won't live for more than a few days in his condition."
He narrowed his eyes slightly: "Besides, aren't you all companions? Judging from the current situation, he's not coming, is he?" He smiled sarcastically, "Teng Shao is such a selfish and ruthless person. He can abandon you without hesitation just to save his own life."
Jiang Zhihe looked at him, his wrist gripping the sword slightly twisting: "So what if he ran away? At least he's still alive. Besides..."
His eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he charged towards Xie Jitong with an aura of coldness: "I'll settle the score with him later!"
Xie Jitong sneered: "I'm afraid you won't have a chance!"
The powerful spiritual energy and demonic energy collided, and the invisible force instantly surged out, shattering the surrounding houses!
Gu Xiaozhu stood not far away. The moment the power surged outwards, the "fragment" in her hand emitted a faint light, directly dissolving the force rushing towards her.
She glanced down in surprise, then gripped it tightly in her hand. Jiang Zhihe, still locked in combat with Xie Jitong not far away, also breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew the spiritual energy he had prepared to protect Gu Xiaozhu. Xie Jitong naturally noticed it too; he narrowed his eyes, his intuition telling him that the thing must be very important.
"What is that?" he asked, as he lashed the long whip in his hand mercilessly toward the red-clad youth's vital spot.
Jiang Zhihe waved his longsword to block the attack, raising an eyebrow: "You didn't know? I thought [He] had told you everything."
A smile crept onto his lips as he watched the expression opposite him darken. "Or perhaps, [He] doesn't know either?"
His words were met with a fierce attack.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhihe laughed even harder: "Hahaha, you thought you knew everything, but now, things are out of control." He even leaned forward, the sharp edge of his sword aimed directly at his vital point: "This doesn't feel good, does it?"
"Shut up!!!" Xie Jitong was clearly enraged. His magic power suddenly exploded, and he flashed straight towards Gu Xiaozhu!
But before he could get close, ice suddenly rose from the ground and blocked his way!
Jiang Zhihe flicked the sword in his hand, and the longsword hummed, as if calling out to something.
At the same time, the boy raised his eyes, which turned red, giving him an inexplicably alluring charm that captivated all who beheld him. One after another, unfamiliar longswords flew from the horizon, hovering behind him, responding to his call. His cultivation level suddenly surged—late-stage Nascent Soul, Great Perfection of Nascent Soul…Deity Transformation.
He curled his lips slightly, exuding an arrogant youthful spirit: "If you want to touch her, you'll have to get past me first."
Xie Jitong stared for a while, first chuckled softly a few times, and finally burst into wildly joyful laughter: "Hehehehehehe, just as I thought, just as I thought!"
He looked at the boy opposite him, his face no longer gloomy, but filled with genuine joy.
This isn't right, this is really wrong.
As Gu Xiaozhu looked at the scene before her, she felt increasingly uneasy.
“You are too, and so is he.” Xie Jitong covered his face, but couldn’t help but smile. “You all… are people who have broken the rules.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaozhu's pupils shrank dramatically:
"Ah-He! Get out of there! Run!!!"
She understood, she understood!
Why couldn't Teng Shao stop Xie Jitong? And why was Xie Jitong not afraid of Jiang Zhihe, whose cultivation was far superior to his own?
Because they all have memories of their past lives, but—they shouldn't have them.
It was as if she should have died.
They all violated the law, so [He] was able to intervene.
An invisible force suddenly descended, and an irresistible pressure instantly dropped!
The "fragment" in Gu Xiaozhu's hand shone brightly once more, allowing her to escape the pressure. But she had a hunch that this wouldn't last long.
Meanwhile, Jiang Zhihe let out a muffled groan as the pressure hit, his longsword plunging into the ground. He trembled slightly, yet remained standing. The earth beneath his feet was cracking and crumbling, but he withstood the pressure, raising his head, his eyes shining with an astonishing light.
Early stage of Nascent Soul Transformation – Middle stage of Nascent Soul Transformation – Late stage of Nascent Soul Transformation…
His cultivation level continued to rise, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but he still smiled.
Xie Jitong stared at him in shock: "This...this is impossible?! Your cultivation level...how is this possible?! [He] clearly suppressed you!!!"
As his cultivation level improved, Jiang Zhihe's posture became more and more relaxed. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and laughed, "Yeah, this is too unfair. How could you find outside help to cheat?"
His hands were still trembling, but he kept smiling, a confident and flamboyant smile.
Xie Jitong gripped the long whip tightly: "You can't hold on for long." With that, he lashed out with the whip!
Just then, two curved blades suddenly attacked from the side, rushing towards Xie Jitong at high speed! This forced him to abandon his attack and instead defend against the two curved blades.
"Clang—!" The two collided, producing a piercing sound. The curved blade was knocked away, and Xie Jitong was forced to retreat a distance.
His face was grim as he watched the figure in black catch the curved blade and walk towards him from a distance.
"Teng Shao!" he gritted his teeth, his voice filled with overwhelming anger.
Teng Shao was in no good shape; he was covered in blood, his hair disheveled, clearly having just gone through a fierce battle. Holding a curved sword in both hands, he walked step by step to Jiang Zhihe's side. He glanced at Jiang Zhihe and suddenly spoke: "Do you want to die?"
Jiang Zhihe laughed in anger. He glanced at the man and sneered, "Aren't you the same? You ran away, so why did you come back?"
Teng Shao rolled his eyes: "Just consider me stupid."
Jiang Zhihe: "His cultivation level has actually improved? Mid-stage Nascent Soul, not bad."
Teng Shao twitched the corner of his mouth: "'I' can't be so useless as to put in so much effort only to advance me to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage."
Xie Jitong looked at the two people opposite him and sneered, "A bunch of idiots who are looking for death."
Gu Xiaozhu looked at the two people not far away and wanted to say something, but a voice suddenly rang in her heart.
"Run, Xiaozhu."
It is Jiang Zhihe.
“…You lied to me.” Gu Xiaozhu remained silent for a moment, responding in her heart.
There was a moment of silence on the other end, followed by a reply: "I'm sorry..."
Jiang Zhihe knew that violating the laws would incur their repercussions, which was why he had always been cautious and hadn't told her the truth. Only after the Heavenly Dao restored much of its power and was able to temporarily shield itself from the laws was he finally able to speak.
Now, the Heavenly Dao is tied down and can't cover for them. He knew that forcibly breaking through would expose his weakness and let the laws know that he was also someone who "shouldn't exist," but he still did it.
This time, he didn't even want to live.
Tears streamed down her face as Gu Xiaozhu lowered her head, her hands clenched tightly. "You lied to me... You clearly told me to live well, so why didn't you follow that advice?"
"Xiaozhu, run. Run far away, find Zhusongyun, I think she will lead you to the last 'fragment'." Jiang Zhihe's gentle voice rang out, "Do you remember? You are the author, you are a god, so there is still a chance."
"Run, Xiaozhu."
"I believe in you, and I'm sure you can rewrite the fate of all of us."
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