Chapter 171 Night Candle Rules 49 "You saved everyone."...
The giant serpent's body was still rapidly expanding. Under the dark green halo, it looked like a large mass of soft, loose matter constantly dispersing and coalescing. More and more eyeballs appeared on its body, each one ferocious and indifferent, filled with arrogance and bloodlust.
There is no doubt that once it reaches full maturity, it will hunt the humans present with ruthlessness.
With a crisis looming, Nanmen Jue looked at Zhang Jin with unwavering determination and said more sincerely than ever before, "Zhang Jin, wake up! Even if you fawn over Him, will you get what you want? Now that you know so many secrets, He will not let you go!"
Standing beside the ever-expanding giant serpent, Zhang Jin's human form appeared so small. As the serpent's energy increased, his eyes regained their clarity.
He looked at Nanmen Jue and narrowed his eyes.
"You—are you asking me for help?"
“You are human, and I am human. Why should we two shed blood in a conflict between gods? We are our compatriots!” Nanmen Jue said, his words moving heaven and earth. “This is no longer something we can resolve. I won’t help anymore. Let them fight it out themselves. We will both get out of here alive, and then we can figure out how to fight. How about that?”
Zhang Jin suddenly laughed, but this laugh was unlike any he had ever shown before. It lacked the composure of someone in complete control, the arrogance of the strongest reincarnator, and his habitual mockery. His laugh was light, but filled with deep sorrow and anger.
“Nanmen Jue, you know nothing,” he said. “You’re just like that, wanting to kill and destroy the world on your own, and wanting to save others on your own. You’re too arrogant.”
Nanmen Jue almost lost her composure. She patiently pointed to herself and asked, "Am I arrogant?"
Are you kidding me?
In front of you, Zhang Jin, who dares to call themselves arrogant!
Zhang Jin slowly shook his head, his eyes becoming firm and sharp. "It's too late, Nanmen Jue. You don't understand what I've sacrificed to get to this point. I can't turn back now."
In response to Nanmen Jue, Zhang Jin launched a swift and decisive attack.
"Damn it!" Nanmen Jue cursed inwardly.
The idea of turning the villains to their side at a crucial moment and leading everyone to the pinnacle of victory is all a load of rubbish!
Dodging Zhang Jin's attack, Nanmen Jue leaped into the air, her hair flying in the surging air, and gave Zhang Jin a twisted, mocking smile.
“Very well,” she said softly. “Although I must kill you no matter what, my upbringing does not allow me to lie to people casually.”
"Since I wasn't fooled, I won't feel guilty about it when it's time to kill you."
—Nanmen Jue never intended to accept Zhang Jin.
Just for such a ridiculous reason, he killed her only relative and turned him into this inhuman and ghostly thing. Human life was more precious to him than his conscience. She, Nanmen Jue, is not a saint. Why should she forgive him? How could she forgive him!
Looking at that face, she felt nothing but endless hatred and murderous intent!
As he leaped to his highest point, Nanmen Jue indifferently raised his head. The dense crowd came into view, appearing like dust beneath the feet of gods and Buddhas in comparison to the giant snake.
There are still so many people in this strange realm.
She took out several high-explosive bombs, attached items to them that could target energy attacks, and threw them in all directions.
The gunpowder struck the transparent wall surrounding them, exploding into dazzling fireworks. With a violent energy surge, those closest to the wall were blasted away.
Because they were staring directly at the god's contorted expression, the people around them were in a dazed state. Nanmen Jue's explosion also woke many people up.
She aimed at Ying Yao's location mid-air, and seeing that he was also blown away, she adjusted her direction as she fell and caught him.
"...Xiaojue?"
"It's me." Nanmen Jue pinched his cheek hard. "Wake up! We're about to fight!"
Ying Yao's dazed eyes quickly regained their clarity. He stared intently at Nanmen Jue's face, which was so close to his own, and opened his mouth slightly.
His eyes seemed to hold a thousand words, but when he met Nanmen Jue's cold and sharp gaze, he swallowed them all.
He looked at the giant serpent that had completed its transformation and was roaring to the sky, and said in a hoarse voice, "That is... God."
“That’s right, that’s God, but believe me, God isn’t that mysterious or invincible. At least in this space, He’s no different from a slightly stronger monster!” Nanmen Jue spoke quickly. “Fighting monsters, isn’t that what we’re best at? Wake up and kill that ugly thing.”
Nanmen Jue then used a prop to amplify her voice, allowing it to reach everyone's ears.
"Listen up, all you who are still alive! That's not a god who will spare your life by kneeling down and begging for mercy. It's a monster with overwhelming power! The faster you kneel down now, the faster you'll die. If you don't want to die, take out your weapons and fight to the end!"
The crowd was in a sorry state; some people stared blankly at the giant snake, while others stared blankly at Nanmen Jue.
What's happening now is beyond everyone's imagination.
Nanmen Jue stood with a cold gaze, closest to the giant snake.
"Whether you want to fight or not is up to you. If you still refuse to believe in this, then go to hell and regret it."
Then she whispered to Yao, "Restrain Zhang Jin."
After saying that, she leaped into the air again, her target the core of the giant serpent!
"Nanmen Jue!"
The giant serpent spoke in a deafening voice, its own blood-red vertical pupils staring cruelly at Nanmen Jue, and it let out a cold laugh.
The countless eyeballs on His body rolled and tumbled to the ground, turning into snakes as tall as a person as they landed. The small snakes grew eyeballs on their bodies, and the eyeballs turned into small snakes... Soon the space was filled with snakes, like a vast army, rushing towards the remaining survivors!
"ah!"
"I've been eaten! I've been eaten!"
"I've gone blind! It ate my eyeball!"
"My hand..."
People finally realized that if they surrendered, this place would be their real graveyard.
Seeing Nanmen Jue rushing towards the giant snake, Zhang Jin was about to step forward to stop him when a figure blocked his way.
Ying Yao wasn't wearing that flashy cloak or the cool mask. He was dressed in simple clothes, and with a flick of his wrist, a laser sword appeared in his hand. The cold aurora reflected on his indifferent face. He and Zhang Jin stared at each other, a fierce light flashing deep in their eyes.
"The last contest is still unresolved," he said politely. "Please."
...
Nanmen Jue knew the situation below was dangerous, but she didn't have the energy to pay much attention to it right now.
Seeing Ying Yao face off against Zhang Jin, she breathed a slight sigh of relief. She was confident in Ying Yao's abilities, but for some reason, she felt uneasy.
She temporarily attributed this to the fact that a larger, more dangerous enemy had not yet been dealt with.
She snatched the raven back as she charged toward the giant serpent. She wasn't arrogant enough to think she could really take on a god one-on-one, even if it was just an avatar. The real contest in this battle would have to be between the two gods.
In fact, Nanmen Jue didn't need to actively seek out the giant snake. The giant snake, with its enormous body, chased after Nanmen Jue at a speed disproportionate to its weight.
"Nanmen Jue, why do you believe in Him so much? Why don't you believe me even after I've told you everything!"
Nanmen Jue had to change direction halfway to prevent himself from being crushed into a pancake by the giant snake that was running over him, and then stuck in the floor so he couldn't be pried off.
She looked down at the even weaker crow in her arms, "Your brother, or sister, is a yandere?"
“I didn’t realize He had this attribute before,” the raven said.
"Is it because I'm too charming?" Nanmen Jue said.
The crow seemed to want to laugh, making an unpleasant sound from its throat, like the creaking of an old wooden door in the middle of the night, which would make one suspect it was haunted in the dead of night.
"Nanmen Jue! Nanmen Jue! Tell me, why!"
Amidst the ghostly wailing in the background, the crow laboriously raised its head to look at Nanmen Jue's taut jaw. "Nanmen, you are stronger than I thought. I thought, I thought..."
He thought she would break down the moment she learned the truth.
No one knew better than Him how Nanmen Jue got in, or why she got in. She didn't even care much about her own life or death; her only obsession was finding her sister.
"Is it inappropriate to have such sentimental and heartfelt conversations now?"
Nanmen Jue failed once again in his attempt to pierce the giant snake's eyes. He was hit head-on by the snake's large head, tumbled backward, and flew out, bleeding profusely and seeing stars.
She still remembers the crow she held tightly to her arm.
This is our greatest hope for victory!
"Stop being sad, think of something!" Nanmen Jue roared.
The crow was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you remember when I said I had forgotten some things?"
"You remembered? Is it the top-secret method that can instantly unleash your full power and allow us to wreak havoc?"
“In a way, Vipernicus is right. My power is indeed gained in the process of destruction and rebirth.” Raven did not respond to Nanmen Jue’s unusually excited words. “And with each rebirth of the universe, I will also be ‘reborn’ once. There was a problem with the last transformation ritual, and my memories were not fully inherited.”
"Please, get to the point!"
"I've never told you why I entered the cycle of reincarnation, because I myself can't remember."
"Not surprising."
"Now I remember."
The crow's tattered wings gently rested on Nanmen Jue's bulging forearm, where vibrant, surging power flowed through the veins.
“Initially, I did have the goal that Vipernicus mentioned. This place is a collection of countless worlds. If I destroy this space, not only will the accumulated energy be enough for me to undergo another rebirth, but I can also severely damage Vipernicus, making it impossible for Him to compete with me for a considerable period of time.”
Nanmen Jue paused for a moment, and in that brief pause, she was swept by the giant snake's tail, as if Mount Tai had crushed her. She rolled over in a disheveled state, wiping the blood from her lips with the back of her hand.
"And then?" she asked hoarsely.
"Then I met you."
"The crow said."
“When my divine status was blank and everything was waiting to be filled, I met you. You didn’t leave me in the freezing cold just because I was a bird. Even though you were just a human with strong emotions and desires, you made all sorts of choices that I didn’t want to face… Nanmen, you reshaped my divine status and my emotions. At such a perfect moment, you accomplished the most impossible thing. Even though my memories have returned, it is the current divine status that is in control. You saved everyone in this space.”
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