Chapter 92 Illusion 2 Is this acceptable?
What appeared to Xu Xing as an unchanging pure white space was, in Shen Du's eyes, a scene of "Xuanjian Peak" dissipating into fragments. And in the void, he was finally brought back to reality by the person he had been longing for.
Like thick ink spreading in water, starlight gradually appeared in Chen Du's dark and lifeless eyes.
His body stiffened, and it took him a long time to regain his vitality. He slowly turned his head and gazed down at the familiar face.
At such close range, Xu Xing looked intently into Chen Du's eyes and said, word by word, with perfect clarity, "Senior brother, I've found you."
The next moment, she was tightly embraced by a pair of trembling hands.
Xu Xing's feet were almost off the ground. The force that seemed to be embedding her into her body made her heart ache. She gently patted Chen Du's back, offering silent comfort.
"Xu Xing?"
"It's me."
"Junior sister."
"It's me."
"..."
Shen Du stopped speaking. He held the person in his arms tightly, and immense joy spread through his heart. This was not an illusion; she had really come.
So even he had a day when he was blessed by the heavens...
No, it was never the heavens that favored him, it was her.
The two embraced quietly for a long time. Xu Xing thought to herself that it had only been a few months for her, but several years had passed for her senior brother. It was normal for him to want to hug her a little longer. So she didn't move, but quietly shifted her foot to touch the ground.
Little did she know, out of her sight, Shen Du's indifferent face had already flushed slightly, even the tips of his ears were covered in red.
His junior sister just kissed his cheek...
However, my junior sister probably just wanted me to recognize her; she didn't mean anything else.
But why use this method? Shouldn't kissing be something only couples do?
His junior sister has a carefree personality, and perhaps it was just a momentary impulse without thinking too much. However, he couldn't be at peace with himself and didn't even know how to face her for a while.
Shen Du thought to himself that no matter what, his junior sister must care about him quite a bit. After they left the Abyss of Corruption, could he find an opportunity to express his feelings? Would his junior sister agree?
A thousand emotions surged within him. As Shen Du thought of the dangers of the Abyss, he felt disgusted with himself for secretly rejoicing. His junior sister had risked her life to save him, and they didn't know if they could leave the Abyss. He had actually started to have wild thoughts, which was really wrong of him.
Now is not the time to think about these things; he must find a way to leave this place with his junior sister.
Only when the heat on his face gradually subsided did Chen Du finally release his arms and put Xu Xing down. He lowered his gaze, not looking into Xu Xing's eyes, and said softly, "How did you find this place?"
Xu Xing then briefly recounted his experiences over the past few months to him.
Thinking of the troublesome magical beasts he had encountered before, Shen Du, who had been listening attentively to her words, looked at the person in front of him carefully again. Only after confirming that there was nothing wrong with her did he feel relieved. However, why did she have spiritual power in her body?
"Your master personally escorted you to the Demon Sealing Battlefield?"
Shen Du was quite surprised. He naturally knew how much his master valued Xu Xing, yet his master did not stop her under these circumstances. Thinking of Xu Xing's peculiar physique, Shen Du had some vague guesses in his heart, but everything seemed to be shrouded in a fog, making it difficult to see clearly.
He clearly didn't go to the Demon Sealing Battlefield, yet he still entered the Abyss of Eclipse, as if an invisible hand was pushing him from behind. But Shen Du couldn't understand what benefit he could possibly gain from him.
Shen Du wasn't worried about himself; the only thing that worried him was Xu Xing. Her special bloodline, the dragon pearl within her, and her connection with the demon race all planted seeds of worry in his heart.
Xu Xing, unaware of his senior brother's worry, confidently assured him, "Since Master has said so, we will definitely be able to leave!"
Even if she can't get out for a while, it doesn't matter. She can treat it as a training experience. With her senior brother by her side, she won't find the days unbearable, even if she's in the Abyss of Corruption.
One day abroad is equivalent to one year in the illusion. Shen Du has been trapped for decades, but he does not want Xu Xing to suffer the same pain.
He was about to lead Xu Xing away from the illusion when she stopped him, "Wait!"
"Senior brother, put your hand out."
Shen Du didn't understand, but he did as he was told.
Xu Xing has refined many magical artifacts that can be used in the Abyss of Eclipse over the past few months, but pills are useless here. Pills and spirit stones, which can replenish spiritual power, are all ineffective here.
With her head down, she quickly slipped a storage ring onto each of Shen Du's ten fingers, filling them with pills and magical artifacts.
She stood on tiptoe, wanting to hang a storage necklace around her senior brother's neck as well, but Xu Xing saw the familiar black and gold storage ring hidden in his collar, which she had made many years ago.
Xu Xing's eyes welled up with tears, but instead of taking them off, he transferred the magical artifacts he had prepared into them.
"Alright!" Before his senior brother could speak, Xu Xing raised a finger to his lips. "No refusing!"
The touch on his lips was warm, and Chen Du subconsciously tilted his head back. He pursed his lips, his throat bobbing slightly, "I know you mean well, but this is too conspicuous. What if it gets lost...?"
"If it's lost, it's lost. I can refine it again!"
Xu Xing was completely unconcerned, a haughty expression appearing on his face for the first time. "Who told your junior sister to be a weapon-refining master? She's not afraid of losing it! Senior brother can throw it away for fun if he wants!"
"In short, I won't go out unless you agree to let me take it with me."
"I've already dealt with these storage rings, so they won't affect your ability to wield the sword."
Knowing that her senior brother was always low-key, she had also engraved hidden runes to make the storage ring invisible to the naked eye. However, this function was temporarily ineffective in this godforsaken place, the Abyss of Eclipse.
Seeing his senior brother staring at his hands with a troubled expression, Xu Xing was quite understanding and added, "You should take them with you at least for the time you're in the Abyss of Eclipse."
"……good."
After not seeing each other for many years, Shen Du could not refuse any of her requests.
The illusion, now broken, was no longer binding them, and the two quickly left, returning to the pure white space.
"Sister, are you alright?"
Tianxin was very surprised that Xu Xing had come out so quickly. Even he himself had taken three years to leave the illusion.
Upon hearing the little girl's voice, Shen Du noticed a strange little girl outside holding a bizarre doll, whose eyes were also golden.
Although the other person was speaking to his junior sister, his eyes casually swept over him, pausing for a moment on his hands.
“This is my senior brother, Shen Du.”
Xu Xing then introduced her to the two, "Senior brother, this is Tianxin, whom I met on the forty-seventh floor. She's a little girl from the fox clan. There's also a group of children on the forty-seventh floor. If we find a way out, we must bring them out with us."
"good."
"Why are there so many scratches on the ground?" Xu Xing noticed the claw marks and thought they looked a bit like those of a dumpling. She roughly counted them and found there were sixty or seventy of them.
Shen Du said softly, "I stayed in the illusion for about two months. This was because Tuanzi was too anxious outside."
More than two months?
Tianxin, who had also been through the illusion, looked up at Chen Du but didn't speak. She simply took Xu Xing's hand and asked, "Sister, didn't you enter the illusion?"
Xu Xing shook his head. "There's nothing inside."
Not only does she possess spiritual power, but even the illusions of the Abyss of Eclipse have no effect on her; she truly is…
Having already made up her mind, Tianxin's eyes filled with pity. She lowered her head and gripped Xu Xing's hand even tighter.
This pure white space contained nothing but light spheres of varying sizes. Xu Xing felt tense and uncomfortable after a while, which was really tough on his senior brother and Tuanzi.
She stretched out her other hand towards Chen Du, "Since it can't do anything to me, let's go!"
Leading his senior brother and Tianxin through the orbs of light, Xu Xing realized that they were invisible to them. Tuanzi could only see them after re-establishing her connection with her beast contract. Fortunately, the demon beasts were unaffected, otherwise Tuanzi would not have escaped the same fate.
Originally, every step they took posed the risk of falling back into the illusion, but this time, led by Xu Xing, they avoided the orbs of light with the ease of taking a stroll.
Finally, following the direction indicated by Tianxin, they successfully left this place.
Landing from the tornado, Xu Xing stared wide-eyed at the dense mass of pupae-like creatures and sticky eggs before him, gasping for breath, "Could this be a monster's lair?"
It seems her good luck has truly run out...
"Run!"
Tianxin urged him urgently.
The essence of the Eclipse Abyss is a place for hatching magical beasts. No matter how special Xu Xing is, she is only at the Foundation Establishment stage and absolutely cannot deal with so many magical beasts!
Moreover, the demon race has been investigating the Abyss of Erosion. They suspect that the increasing number of demonic beasts appearing on the Demon Sealing Battlefield in recent years is likely being manipulated by someone behind the scenes.
"Wait a moment."
Xu Xing carefully examined the constantly throbbing pupae and felt that he was quite lucky. "It seems they won't be able to come out anytime soon."
"Keep watch for me." She summoned her three contracted beasts and Nan Ye, then skillfully took out the refining furnace and materials.
Tianxin stared blankly as Xu Xing sat cross-legged, about to forge weapons right in front of thousands of monster eggs. She simply couldn't understand what she was seeing. Could it be that she had never left the illusion at all?
Shen Du was already used to his junior sister's sudden whims. While keeping a watchful eye on the surroundings, he awkwardly touched the dumpling he hadn't seen in a long time.
Over the years, they had relied on each other in the Abyss of Eclipse. The little dumpling, who used to often snort at Chen Du, had long regarded him as his second master. Now, noticing that Chen Du's touch had deteriorated considerably, it even hummed in a spoiled manner.
The refining process had made her hungry. Xu Xing, who hadn't eaten much for months, finally felt like eating. She rummaged through her backpack and found that she had left a lot of the ingredients she had stockpiled for Qu and the others. There were also quite a few dishes that she had cooked before.
Xu Xing, who was used to multitasking while refining weapons, deftly set out a steaming feast and called to his senior brother and Tianxin, "It's still early, come and eat."
Even if she was in a great mood after finding the swordsman, eating here at this time seemed absurd no matter how you looked at it.
Tianxin's small face was serious as she frowned and advised, "Let's leave quickly. There are too many magical beasts here. Even if you have spiritual power..."
As she spoke, Shen Du had already sat down next to Xu Xing, took a bite very naturally, and even showed a look of nostalgia in her eyes, softly praising Xu Xing's cooking skills.
Tianxin: "..."
She sat down as well.
"These dishes..."
Shen Du rotated his right wrist, and the long-lost spiritual energy flowed through his body. "My spiritual power is recovering."
Xu Xing used the [Cooking] skill to prepare the dishes, which provided continuous bonuses. However, compared to convenient and quick elixirs, she always used these dishes to fill her stomach.
After all, she can't exactly bring out a pot of boiled fish to eat during a fight, can she?
That's outrageous!
That would be bad if it ignited the opponent's fighting spirit.
Upon hearing this, Tianxin immediately picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth. Not only was it unexpectedly delicious, but her spiritual power also began to recover.
It turns out that items made with [Medicine] skills are useless here, but [Cooking] skills are!
Xu Xing immediately perked up. She quickly took out a few relatively easy-to-grab meat buns and handed them to Chen Du and Tian Xin, saying, "Eat these to replenish your spiritual energy when the fight starts!"
As for whether eating while fighting is appropriate...
Xu Xing rubbed his hands together and chuckled. This is just too much!
What? Tianxin was completely bewildered by this series of amazing actions.
Wait a minute! What do you mean by "they'll start fighting later"? How are they going to start fighting?
After eating and drinking his fill, Xu Xing took out some ordinary beads from the refining furnace. These beads were grayish on the outside, with only a faint red line visible inside.
Tianxin knew that Xu Xing had been refining weapons during this time, but in the Abyss of Eclipse, she mainly used the Snowless Sword and didn't use magical artifacts much, so Tianxin didn't pay attention and just thought that she was using weapon refining to relieve her anxiety.
After all, Xu Xing was already a third-level alchemist. Even if he also studied weapon crafting, it was impossible for him to be better at it than alchemy.
Even now, watching the layers upon layers of demonic cocoons collapse with a deafening roar, exploding in distorted flames, the unformed demonic beasts wrapped in slime turning to ashes...
Tianxin finally realized the power of these magical artifacts and understood that she had never really understood Xu Xing.
Tianxin stared blankly at the woman laughing freely amidst the rising flames, her gaze almost unable to leave her.
Amid the incessant explosions, she clearly heard Xu Xing's voice, "This damn place should be blown up!"
"Senior brother! Let's destroy this place together!"
These monsters will become a great scourge once they hatch, so let's take this opportunity to nip them in the bud!
Without her prompting, Shen Du had already used the Xuan Yue Sword to kill all the demonic beasts still struggling on the ground and catching their breath. Xu Xing, riding on the Silver Snow, flew through the air, and whenever he saw a stray beast, he would throw a Fireball at it.
The two worked together seamlessly, as if they had never been apart.
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Author's note: Xu Xu, who is on the verge of becoming a demolition master after using Thunder Bomb Beads: Just blow it up!
The Forgotten Mr. Li: ...
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