Chapter 1191 Two Ah Ming
The power of chaos surged around her, and the dim light of the Moon-Swallowing Pot and the white light film on her body surface complemented each other, making her look like a god of war who had descended into this demonic realm.
In the shadows, there was dead silence.
It was as if the fatal blow had never happened.
However, Luo Li's perception clearly captured that something seemed to move deeper in the shadow.
It was not the pure energy body that had just launched a sneak attack, but a... physical existence!
A cold, obscure wave with an ancient and decayed aura was slowly emanating from the shadow.
At the same time, on the top of another huge rock not far behind her, an extremely blurry black figure, almost blending into the environment, quietly emerged like a ghost.
The figure did not seem to be a physical entity, but more like a condensed shadow. Only two points of scarlet light flickered slightly at the head of the shadow, like the eyes of a devil, staring silently and coldly at Luo Li who was facing a great enemy below.
Suddenly, he seemed to think of something interesting, smiled evilly, and disappeared.
In front of her, an unknown being in the shadows exuded an ancient and dangerous aura, and behind her, a ghostly crimson gaze from the top of the boulder locked onto her. Luo Li was instantly trapped in a silent encirclement.
Deep in the stone forest, the silence was suffocating, with only the demonic energy surging silently like a sticky black tide.
Luo Li narrowed her eyes slightly, holding Xuan Yue and looking forward, her gaze locked on the corner in front. On the black rock at the corner, the bright red bloodstain was particularly eye-catching.
Looking in the direction where the bloodstain extended, a tall figure was looming there.
"Emperor Xuanming!" The chaotic power surged around Luo Li, and the whole person turned into a stream of light and rushed towards the shadow.
The evil energy along the way was dispersed by the power of chaos, but quickly gathered together, constantly entwining around her, trying to trap her.
When he finally saw the true face of the shadow, he was stunned for a moment.
Beneath the huge skeleton of the demon beast, Di Xuanming was half-kneeling on the ground. His clothes were torn and stained with blood. His messy black hair was scattered on his face, covering his pale face.
On his back, there was a hideous wound so deep that the bone could be seen. Blood flowed out, almost dyeing the black sand beneath him red.
"A Ming!" Luo Li's eyes trembled slightly, and she was beside him in an instant. The power of chaos repelled all the evil energy that tried to invade her.
When Di Xuanming heard the familiar voice, he slowly raised his head. The moment he saw Luo Li, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, but was instantly replaced by worry.
"Ari, hurry up! Didn't I tell you to wait for me to come back?!"
Luo Li sneered, "Wait for you to come back? I think if I don't come to find you, you might die here without even knowing it!"
Di Xuanming knew he was in the wrong, so he just said stubbornly, "Anyway, leave now. I won't die here."
Luo Li was too lazy to pay attention to him at this moment. She just pulled his arm and pulled him up, "Let's go. We can't go back to the city."
However, the moment she pulled Di Xuanming up, she saw a tall figure not far away. The familiar figure looked at Luo Li and smiled, "Ali!"
Luo Li paused for a moment, her pupils shrinking suddenly.
Two Emperor Xuanming? !
This is not right!
Luo Li rubbed her eyes in disbelief, "A Ming?"
She looked down at the person next to her again, and her hand suddenly tightened.
Di Xuanming looked at the person who appeared opposite him and looked exactly like him, but he was extremely calm.
He squeezed Luo Li's hand and said, "Don't believe him. This place is weird. This might be some evil spell used to hinder our progress."
Di Xuanming on the opposite side frowned and said, "Ali, don't believe him. I just came here because I sensed a familiar aura."
Luo Li's voice was slightly cold, "What a good trick."
The two Emperor Xuanming were stunned, "What?"
Luo Li didn't explain, but just raised an eyebrow and said, "You all claim to be Emperor Xuanming, do you have any evidence?"
Di Xuanming, who was covered in wounds, had a serious expression on his face, and his tone was dark and difficult to understand. "A Li, you don't believe me?"
Luo Li glanced at him and said seriously, "Ahem, you two look exactly alike, so I naturally have to distinguish you carefully."
Across from him, the uninjured Di Xuanming curled his lips into a smile. That smile held a subtle hint of evil, completely different from Di Xuanming's usual coldness or helplessness. "A-Li, come to me."
Luo Li raised her eyes, her gaze sharp as a knife. "You haven't answered my question yet. How can you prove that you are the real Emperor Xuanming?"
The uninjured "Emperor Xuanming" smiled even more deeply, with a calmness that seemed to be in control of the overall situation.
He took a step forward, his posture elegant yet carrying an invisible sense of oppression. "Proof? Ah Li, do we need those mundane things to prove anything between you and me? Look carefully into my eyes, feel my aura, isn't that enough?"
He deliberately imitated Di Xuanming's low and magnetic voice, but it always revealed a sticky and cold feeling.
"Not enough." Luo Li said firmly, and quietly tightened her grip on the injured Di Xuanming's hand. A trace of pure chaotic power passed silently to him, helping him stabilize his injuries and resist the erosion of demonic energy.
She could feel the tension in the bodies of the people around her and the suppressed weak anger. This was their real reaction.
Her eyes were as sharp as torches as she stared at the “flawless” Emperor Xuanming across from her, “The Demon Realm is treacherous and full of illusions.
Why should I trust 'Emperor Xuanming' when he can't even explain why he's here and why he's unharmed?"
She leaned slightly to the side, seemingly shifting her weight slightly toward the injured Di Xuanming, forming a protective stance while continuing to pressure the fake. "You said you came here because you sensed a presence? Okay, then let me ask you, where did we last agree to meet before we parted ways? What color clothes was I wearing when you left Bulicheng?"
The questions she raised seemed ordinary, but they were all details that only the real Emperor Xuanming would pay attention to and remember.
The scarlet light in the eyes of "Emperor Xuanming" opposite him flickered ever so slightly, and that perfect smile of his froze for a very brief moment.
These questions were clearly beyond the scope of his "copying." He hadn't expected Luo Li's probing to be so incisive and specific, no longer dwelling on fabricated facades like strength or scars, but going straight to the core of memory.
In this moment of hesitation, Di Xuanming beside Luo Li suddenly coughed and vomited a small mouthful of dark red blood. His breath became even weaker, but the look he gave Luo Li was filled with anxiety and unquestionableness: "A Li! Don't waste time talking to him! He's stalling for time! Here...something is awakening!"
He raised his hand with difficulty and pointed to the depths of the shadow that originally exuded an ancient and decaying atmosphere. The fluctuations there seemed to be more active than before, as if some huge monster was slowly wriggling.
Luo Li's heart trembled, Di Xuanming's warning confirmed her perception.
There is an unknown thing in front that is about to awaken, and there is a fake thing with an unknown background blocking the road behind. I don’t know where the shadow of the scarlet eyes on the top of the boulder is lurking.
Time is running out!
She no longer waited for the fake's answer. The chaotic power around her suddenly erupted, and the dim light of the Moon Swallowing Pot intensified, forming a solid halo that protected her and the injured Emperor Xuanming. At the same time, the Xuanyue let out a clear humming sound, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at the fake: "Since you can't prove it, then get out! Or... reveal your true form!"
Her voice was cold and filled with a fierce fighting spirit.
The probing is over, it's time to take action.
However, the stiffness on the face of "Emperor Xuanming" opposite disappeared, replaced by a strange smile that was a mixture of mockery and cruelty.
Far from being frightened away by Luo Li's might, he took another step forward, his scarlet eyes locked onto Luo Li like a venomous snake.
"True form? Haha..." He chuckled softly, his voice carrying a creepy echo, as if it didn't come from the same throat. "Ari, you're still so naive and stubborn. Do you think you can get away from here by protecting a dying piece of trash?"
His gaze passed Luo Li and fell on Di Xuanming, who was weak but had a firm look behind her, full of naked malice and greed.
"My soul is much more resilient than his. It's better to leave him behind and take me back."
The bewitching whispers were like a cold poisonous snake, drilling into Luo Li's ears, bringing with them a chill that went straight to her soul.
It cleverly touches upon the deepest fears and selfishness in the human heart - sacrificing a seriously injured burden in exchange for a seemingly "intact" lover to escape from this desperate situation.
This temptation seems particularly deadly in this endless desert.
Luo Li's grip on Di Xuanming's hand suddenly tightened. She could clearly feel Di Xuanming's body stiffen instantly, not out of fear, but out of overwhelming anger.
He struggled to stand up, but was held down by the power of chaos that Luo Li secretly brought over. That power was both a support and a command.
Don't move.
"Oh?" Instead of retreating, Luo Li took half a step forward, facing the fake's scarlet gaze.
A playful, almost sarcastic smile appeared on her face, but her eyes were as sharp as ice cones, piercing the two scarlet spots deep in the other person's eyes.
"That sounds good."
A faint red light flashed in the fake's eyes, as if he saw the hope of success.
"But..." Luo Li's tone suddenly changed, her voice cold, "Whether my people live or die, whether they are good or evil, it is not your turn to be judged by a monster like you who hides his head and shows his tail and dares not even reveal his identity!"
The moment the last word fell, she moved.
However, the target was not the fake Emperor Xuanming in front of her, but the top of the huge rock not far behind her.
"Break the delusion!"
Luo Li shouted, and the dim light of the Moon-Swallowing Pot that had been surrounding her and reflecting the white light film suddenly surged!
A beam of light that was condensed to the extreme and with a sharp whistling sound as if tearing through space, as if breaking free from its restraints, slammed into the shadow on top of the boulder that almost blended into the environment with lightning speed!
This attack came without any warning and drained most of the chaotic power in Luo Li's body.
"roar--!"
A scream that was neither human nor beast, full of pain and rage, suddenly broke the silence of the endless desert!
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