Against The Gods
Chapter 111 – ⟨ World Ode Phoenix – Fragments ⟩ Round 6

Creaked….

The bamboo door of the cabin was pushed open carefully, and a frail-bodied woman walked over carrying a washed laundry bamboo pot. She looked to be around twenty-three to twenty-four, yet she had the gentle and charming air of a fifteen or sixteen year old teenage girl. He was silent and charming like hibiscus under the shining moon. He wore coarse gray clothes, but they could not damage his beautiful, star-like and attractive disposition; it was as if they were raining on the side of a mountain. Especially eyes. They are clearer than the purest crystals, beautiful enough to make the whole world lose their color in comparison.

Clearly seeing where he was, Yun Che had already anticipated his appearance. However, in a split second he opened the door and entered, his heart started to beat violently. Both his eyes and expression were fixated and he could only stare blankly. It was as if the entire world had run out of all colors at that moment, and only his figure was left. All his emotions, all his thoughts, all his beliefs, all began to surge perfectly and violently. After crying, she believed she would never shed another tear in her entire life. But at this moment, he felt uncontrollable tears flowing down without permission under the orbit of his eyes …

His heart throbbed as if emotions that no longer belonged to him intertwined in chaos. He forgot where he was; forgot that he was still in the trial. At this point, all of his emotions fused together and turned into weeping cries that came straight from his soul …

"Linger ... The Linger !!"

Bang out!

The bamboo basket in the girl's hand fell to the ground. Looking at Yun Che who was sitting on the bed, her beautiful eyes revealed sincere happiness and surprise. Rushing to the front of his bed, his expression panicked, yet he forced his voice to be so soft and gentle: "Sister Yun Yun, you are awake .. Is your body still sick? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? "

With the girl's face just inches away from him, the childish air that only belonged to him that was heavy impacted Yun Che's soul. His eyes were filled with happiness, worry, anxiety, sadness and longing that was very hidden .. It was the same as from his memories, as well as many times he appeared in his dreams. Merely, he never dared to think that one day he might, look back to this pair of beautiful eyes.

He slowly became confused as he stared. His lips did not stop trembling, yet he could not say a word. At this moment, all of his thoughts were completely shattered. The only thing left was this figure before his eyes that was imprinted so deeply into his soul, that even death could not make him forget. Without caring about anything else, she opened her bandaged arms and, in shock “Ah!” From Ling'er, hugged her tightly; so tightly that it was as if she was afraid she would leave her if she relaxed even a little.

"Big Brother Yun Che .." Ling'er's body froze for quite a while before she hugged him back, leaning her entire body against his chest and whispering softly.

"Linger ... Linger, Linger …"

Yun Che knew how inappropriate he was right now. His heart is completely fucked. On top of her own cries, she could clearly hear the sound of crying and felt tears that could not stop sliding down her face.

After a painful loss back then, this was a situation that could only appear in his dreams. The warmth in his heart was almost enough to make him stop beating; it made him feel as if he was going to die now, he would still be completely satisfied. If possible, she wanted to hug him forever and never let go of him again; no matter how much he had to pay for it.

Over the years, he had gotten used to his presence, accustomed to treating it as his own safe harbor. Every time he was covered in blood and dying, he would desperately climb to the front of this small house that he had built with his own two hands, he would not be able to help but to come here .. Whenever he frenzied and went crazy, he would also always come here to find peace. And, he would always heal the wounds on his body and soul, time and time again. He would go to the river to catch fish for her, patting her on the back as if coaxing the baby to sleep … He was too alert and would wake up every half a quarter of an hour each and every time he slept. Only with him here, he was finally able to sleep until noon of the second day.

He was the only source of warmth at the time.

However, his eyes were blinded by hatred. He had placed vengeance as the only goal of his life and it had become a habit, did he really understand that this girl had long since become more important than his life; from his revenge.

Many times, he would ask her not to take revenge again with tears in her eyes. It was his only request amid all his selfless sacrifices and gifts, but he never listened, he still asked her not to take revenge on his master or him .. It was not because the one who killed him was his own family, he said, but because she desperately wished for her husband to stop living in endless revenge and hatred.

No matter how much pain he suffered or how much he regretted, what he lost would never come back again. If he could, he was willing to give everything he had instead; even if it was his own life and soul.

"Linger ... Linger, Linger …"

He held the Linger tightly in his arms. Many times, with each cry, he wished he didn't need to wake up from this dream. The feeling of being blessed to regain what was once lost from him was so warm that it could not be described with spoken words.

"Big Brother Yun Che .." Whisper Ling'er came from beside his ear, with light and obscurity that looked almost like a dream, "Don't think about revenge anymore, okay? Your master's soul in heaven would also definitely not want to see you like this. No matter what it is, I can promise that as long as you promise not to take revenge again … We can both stay here bamboo forest . You will accompany me, and I, you, forever ... For a lifetime ... I will be your most tender wife .. and never leave you .. okay? "

His fragrance, his voice and his words; they were all very familiar. It's exactly his smell and voice. And moreover, these were the words he had said to her many times before .. In the past, every time he said these words, he would feel the inside of his heart pounding, he said, but soon after it will die crushed to death under its hatred. …

After losing him, he had dreamt many times. If he could turn back time, if the heavens could give him another chance, he would never reject it again; absolutely unwilling.

Without hesitation, he nodded his head firmly; nodded five or six times in a row and insisted in a hoarse voice: "Yes! Yes! Linger, I'll listen to you. I promise you, I will no longer take revenge. In the future, you will be my life; your life, will be my life. Wherever you are, I will be by your side forever, watching over you and we will never part with life and death !! ”

Ling'er cried in happiness, her pale white hands hugged her tightly, "Sister Yun Che, do you mean it? Is what you said real? ”

"I'm serious . Every word I say is real. If anything I say is wrong, may I be destroyed by heaven. "Yun Che said every word with determination.

After saying these words, he closed his eyes; his expression was so peaceful and satisfied. He felt a sharp cold object piercing sharply into his back. Panicked blood flowed out as his consciousness quickly spread amidst his weight …

The scene before his eyes changed and disappeared as the world once again returned to darkness. Yun Che opened his eyes. In front of his gaze, there were those two gigantic golden eyes.

“I have failed. '' Yun Che laughed self-deprecatingly, but steadily. "Initially, I thought that, with my mind, I could get through the third stage easily. But I think too much about myself. Heh heh, I must have let you down. My pursuit of power is not that hard. ”

The voice of the phoenix spirit floated, “Your soul response told me that you already knew it was just an illusion from the start, and that you clearly had seen a dagger by the bedside. You also clearly know that if you hold this dagger and stab the girl, you will be able to escape the illusion and easily pass this exam. Why would you prefer to stay in an illusion and even trick yourself into believing that it is real? Unless, in your heart, the great power you can obtain immediately cannot even be compared to the temporary illusion? ”

“I can't do it. "Yun Che shook his head slowly," this illusion came from the most precious memories in my soul. Even though it was just an illusion, it was embedded in my soul what true happiness looks like. You won't be able to understand how dear the girl is to me, nor will you understand how much I owe her. Even if it was just a dream, even if I had to lose my greatest strength as a price, I would never want to hurt him. ”

"Even if that's the case, why don't you dodge, or even push him when you clearly feel him picking up a dagger to stab you?" The phoenix spirit asked with a confused tone of voice.

Yun Che laughed; but it was a laugh of sadness, “I know it is an illusion that you forcibly created based on my memories, he won't make me dangerous. . However, I was willing to die at his hands because what was life compared to what I owed him? To be able to die at his hands, even though it was just an illusion, it had made the guilt in my heart subside just a little. ”

The phoenix spirit was silent for a long time.

“I thirst for power, but in this world, there are many things that are far more important to me than power. I need strength as well because I need to protect the things that are important to me. It seems that I am not fated, or qualified to obtain the power of the phoenix .. However, even though I have failed the trial, I am already satisfied. Because this training has allowed me to see and hold it again. It even allowed me to voice the promise I wanted to make to her even in my dreams … "

Yun Che laughed; he laughed very warmly, without the slightest bit of reluctance or regret.

“It looks like the girl you called Linger must be very important to you. And also because of him, your soul is very sorry. However, you do not need to suppress this regret in the depths of your soul. You have passed the reincarnation cycle because of the Heavenly Profound Treasure and have been corrupted with the karma of this world. Under the butterfly effect, time, dimensions, and planes will also change. Your regrets and debts, you may not have lost the opportunity to redeem them. ”

“You have passed the reincarnation cycle because of the Profound Heavenly Treasure. "This talisman caused Yun Che's heart to be extremely upset. He stared directly into the golden eyes in front of him and could not say anything for a long time.

Heavenly Profound Treasure ... Skip reincarnation .. Could it be, it had actually seen that he had lived two lives? And the reason why he lived for two lives ... Was it because of the Heavenly Treasure's ability to pass through the reincarnation cycle?

The Profound Profound Treasure .. Jasmine had mentioned that the Sky Poison Pearl within her body was one of the Profound Treasure Chests. But the Sky Poison Pearl's abilities were centered around poison, medicine, purification and space. On top of this discovery, where did the ability to pass through reincarnation come from?

As for half of the words spoken after that sentence, he was completely unable to understand them. He may ask: "What do you mean by these words you say?"

"Heh heh .." The phoenix spirit laughed mysteriously, "It is fine for you to only understand half of it, but not the rest is a heavenly secret that should not be revealed. As you progress and as your strength continues to increase in this World, one day you will understand all that. ”

Yun Che fell into deep thought and then nodded his head, "Spirit Phoenix, even though you have ruined the illusion of my memory and made Ling'er stab me to death, which is rather unpleasant, said the Guardian, I still have to thank you. But since I couldn't get through this stage of training in the end, I have to leave now. ”

“No, it's not time for you to leave yet. Because of you, it has already successfully passed the third stage of the trial. ”

“Congratulations, humans who have the power of Evil Gods. In these countless years, you are the eighth practitioner who has chosen to unleash your power rather than harm the illusions of your loved ones. You have earned the right to inherit the Phoenix prize. ”

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