The Sky Demon, who was exuding boundless power, raised the Sword of the Earth. His eyes shone with a blazing blue flame. Almost all the living creatures in the capital felt a great fear.
Even if this was just the aftermath of his power.
The Sky Demon whispered, "Sun Lang, I'm very disappointed, but I'm also very curious."
The battle did not start immediately. Perhaps the Sky Demon was still hoping for a fluke, because the price of this battle was too high … or perhaps the battle had already begun.
Using words to attack and shake the opponent's mental defenses was also a part of battle.
Sun Lang said indifferently, "You're disappointed because I rejected your proposal and forced you into a passive situation where you have to fight. You're curious because you're curious about where I have the confidence to attack you in this situation."
The Sky Demon sighed. "That's right. The Imperial Army warriors in the capital have all been wiped out. Pangji and the others are still in the golden palace. As long as I give the order, they will all be beheaded. Even if you have three heads and six arms, you won't be able to save a single person. Don't you care about this?"
Sun Lang raised his hand and said, "Then, please."
The Sky Demon's eyes flashed, but he did not reply.
Sun Lang tilted his head and said, "Are you afraid?
Are you hesitating?
Are you hesitating? "
The flames on the Sky Demon's body subsided a little, and he said frankly, "Yes, because humans are the most difficult creatures to predict. I thought that you would be worried about the safety of these people more than the country, so I negotiated with you. However, when we were negotiating just now, I carefully controlled the scale and would not use these people's lives as a bargaining chip. I even deliberately weakened them, and I would not use these people to force you to surrender, because I knew that you would be ruthless."
"Once you decided to abandon these people's lives, then my greatest reliance would be declared ineffective. You would definitely become my most terrifying nightmare and enemy."
"I was so careful, but I didn't expect that you would take the initiative to take this step."
"When you came in front of me, I knew that this battle was unavoidable. The lives of Pangji and the others are no longer your concern and obstacle. You must have made your preparations."
He stared at Sun Lang and said in a deep voice, "So I want to know what kind of preparations you've made. Are you prepared to sacrifice these people, or something else?
Are you willing to make such a huge sacrifice for the so-called human race?
If that's the case, I can tell you that I won't lose. "
At this point, the Sky Demon repeated, "I won't lose, I'll return this sentence to you.. remember, this sentence is a test."
Sun Lang just smiled. "So why haven't you made your move yet?"
The Sky Demon was startled.
"You should immediately order the execution of Pangji and the others, but you're still talking here instead of taking action. I'll return the same method to you. Now it's time for you to make a choice. You should understand that it's useless to kill one person to threaten me. For me, it's the same whether one person dies or a hundred people dies."
He reached out and pointed at the Sky Demon. "Come on, give the order to execute them. Then we'll raze the capital to the ground and kill all the Sky Demon. We'll turn your hundreds of years of painstaking effort and waiting into nothing."
The Sky Demon sneered. "Threatening me in turn … is this your plan?"
Sun Lang Sun Lang Jr. said indifferently, "Of course not. A victory won by appeasement and compromise is not a real victory. I understand this, and so do you."
"But appeasement and compromise can be exchanged for enough time and space to wait for the real decisive battle."
The Sky Demon Jr. shook his head and said, "It's not that you don't understand this, but you still made a stupid decision. Who gave you the will to fight?
It didn't have to be like this.
Was it those women? "
Sun Lang Jr. smiled.
He shook his head, looking very disappointed.
The Sky Demon Jr. said coldly, "What, am I wrong?"
"This is what I said. You've learned conspiracy, learned tricks, learned to speculate about people with malice, learned to recognize and make use of the darkness in the depths of the human soul … but that's not all of human beings."
"You still don't understand human beings."
Sun Lang Jr. said softly, "Why do you think that I can only draw the power of fighting from others?
It seems that after three years, you've forgotten my original appearance. "
The Sky Demon Jr. eyes flashed, and his voice became more and more sarcastic. "Ah, so it's this familiar stupid appearance. You've become as naive and ridiculous as before. A dog can't change its habit."
"No, it's not the same. Now I'm no one's puppet. I make decisions based on my own will."
Sun Lang Jr. eyes flashed, and he said slowly, "Brother Zhan saved me from the Great Desolate Mountain with his life. Old Man Bai apologized for being late before he died. Old Madam helped me untie the knot in my heart … I've carried the lives of these people to this place. Do you think I'll do something that will disappoint them?"
"This is where you're pitiful."
The Sky Demon Senran Jr. said, "Persisting in comforting the dead will only lead to the deaths of more people who are still alive. Today, your choice will lead to the deaths of many, many people. Those stupid women who instigated you will pay a heavy price."
"They're not stupid women …"
Sun Lang Jr. put on a warm smile. "They didn't instigate me. They were only encouraging me. Before, I was caught in a huge dilemma. I was afraid of loss and loneliness.
"I told them that I was sorry. Even if there was such a risk, I couldn't just walk away and let this country dance under the Sky Demon's scheme. It wasn't the sacrifice of some people or the shackles of the so-called sense of justice that made me come up with such an idea. It was the feelings that arose spontaneously in my heart. It was an idea that came naturally after all the years that I've been on my way to this place.
"Because in such a situation, Ping Yidao, Kong Zhongwu, Bai Yuwei, Old Madam, and that woman wouldn't flinch. All the people who sacrificed themselves in the War of Heaven's Origin and died by my side and in front of me wouldn't flinch … let alone me.
"They said that it didn't matter. They were so happy that they even cried. It wasn't because they were happy that this country would be saved, but because they were happy that I finally understood what I had to do."
In the face of a great enemy, this choice might lead to a sad and bloody future. However, Sun Lang Jr.'s expression became more and more peaceful, full of calmness and power.
"So, do you roughly understand?"
After he said that, he couldn't help but laugh. "No, you probably don't understand such a complicated thing."
"Indeed, I don't understand. I don't understand the complicated and ridiculous way of thinking of humans. However, I do understand one thing …" the Sky Demon Senran said. "You made me lose my last hope and destroyed Pangji and the others' chances of survival. Do you really think that I don't dare to do it?
Sun Lang, my awareness and decisiveness are no worse than yours. "
Blue flames flashed in his eyes. He was about to give the order.
Sun Lang Jr. raised his hand and said, "Wait a minute."
The Sky Demon Jr. showed a cruel smile. His spiritual energy sent out a signal of execution. The Houtu Divine Sword surged with an invincible sword aura and shot toward Sun Lang Jr. angrily.
"… You're really impatient. However, there's enough time."
Sun Lang Jr. sighed.
Another sword aura that was no less powerful than the Sky Demon Jr. brazenly met the attack.
In an instant, the sky and earth changed color. Everything was silent. The two terrifying forces collided with each other. A huge shock wave set off endless waves of air. The entire imperial city shook.
The Sky Demon Jr. who had possessed the officials were keeping Pangji and the others in custody. They sensed the message from the Ancestor Sky Demon. Without hesitation, they raised their weapons and prepared to take the lives of these hostages.
However, in the next moment, a terrifying mental attack exploded in their minds simultaneously. All the Heavenly Demons who had taken over their bodies covered their heads as an unbearable pain engulfed their souls. It was a shock that came from their very source, the foundation of their existence.
In the sky above the imperial city, the Sky Demon's angry voice rang out. "What are you doing?"
"Can you finish listening to my explanation now?
You're so naughty. "
Compared with the Sky Demon's angry voice, Sun Lang Jr.'s tone was obviously much calmer. "Even if I'm determined to fight with you, a strategy is necessary. It's reckless to charge in blindly. Through my previous inquiries and observations, I discovered something.
"When the sword seal was activated and the mighty spiritual attack descended, the Sword of Houtu suffered an unprecedented shock. All the Sky Demons lost the ability to move because all the Imperial Army came from you. The possession of the Sky Demon Jr. is also closely related to the Sword of Houtu, right?
"That is to say, if a spiritual attack of the same scale as before is gathered again, it can still cause the same effect. However, the sword seal has been destroyed. I don't know if this was the original design or your doing, but even so, I have a better choice.
"Through the traces left on the ashes of the armor and the lingering spiritual shockwave that still lingers here, I can roughly deduce the loopholes that the sages of the Earth Houtu left on the Back of the Earth Sword. This is very difficult for others, but it only requires a little time for me. This is because I have a part of the Back of the Earth Sword. This is because I have once been to that sword … Little Brother, this is the cause you planted."
The air waves in the sky dispersed, and the dust settled, revealing the figures of Sun Lang and the Sky Demon. Sun Lang clamped down on the blade of the Sword of Houtu with his bare hands. He looked at the Sky Demon, who was close at hand, and revealed a faint smile.
"Revisiting an old place …"
He said, "Let us finish the unfinished battle. Let us reenact the battle from three years ago."
A blazing light lit up in Sun Lang's eyes. His spiritual power surged endlessly into the Sword of Houtu, turning the world in the sword upside down and bombarding all the souls that had possessed the Sky Demon.
"Fool!
Fool! "
The holy swords of Wood and Fire shot out and instantly entered the body of the heavenly demon. Bolstered by the spiritual power of the two sword spirits, the Progenitor heavenly demon's eyes blazed as it let out an earth-shattering roar. "You're the one who delivered yourself to me!
Do you think you can win again today just because you won once three years ago? "
"I'm not sure … I just want to take a gamble."
Sun Lang said softly, "I bet that even if the ancestors of the Empire from hundreds of years ago had set up an ambush against the sword spirits, they would not be willing to completely give up the Imperial Army. Then, they would do their best. After all, heroes sometimes have to pay some small … sacrifices."
He turned his head to look at the world, then smiled and said, "I'm ready. Let's begin."
Then, his eyes completely dimmed, and his soul was completely invested in the swords.
Below, the fierce turbulence in the Sacred Swords tore the souls of every Sky Demon, leaving them with no time to care about anything else. However, the sword spirits of the Sacred Swords of Sun and Sacred Swords of Taiyin were still able to move. They looked at each other, and the Sacred Swords attacked at the same time. The sharp sword light attacked Sun Lang, who was in a deadlock with the Sky Demon.
As they attacked, they were even more wary of Shen Yaohua, who was standing on the other side, in case this woman suddenly came to Sun Lang's aid. However, the wife just stood there, her eyes flashing, and she did nothing.
At this moment, an incandescent sword light flashed from the other side of the Imperial Palace. The sharp golden sword energy suddenly cut across, blocking the two fatal sword lights. Zhao Yunlong, who was holding the Golden Sacred Sword, turned into a gust of wind and rushed towards the two sword spirits. Lu Shu-jen and Princess Pingyang followed closely behind. Zhang Yinluo and Courrier launched artillery attacks from afar, and most of their attention was focused on Shen Yaohua … Just now, Shen Yaohua did not make a move to stop them, and they all saw it clearly.
Shen Yaohua still stood there silently, as if she did not care about any of the changes.
Everyone present was on guard against her. No one knew her true position, and no one knew what she wanted to do … In other words, in this world, only a dead person knew her purpose.
Shen Yaohua stretched out her palm, and a stone turned from illusion to reality, flying in the air above her palm.
This stone could only take effect once, and then it would be a fake image. However, the real content only needed to be seen once, and it was deeply rooted in her mind. She recalled it for more than a thousand days and nights without any mistake.
She raised her head and looked at the scene in front of her.
A smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, but there were tears in her eyes. She raised her head, as if she was looking for something, but she knew it was futile … But it was not completely futile, because he must have seen it.
Her husband's last words rang in her ears again, like an illusion, but also like a real existence. At this moment, time and space overlapped, as if her husband had possessed her body and was with her.
She remembered those words clearly, and there was not a single word wrong.
She gently opened her cherry lips and silently recited, keeping in sync with the sound in her ears.
Those were the last words her husband left for her.
"Yaohua, you may not know, but since I was born, I have been able to see some unusual visions and dream of some strange and variegated dreams. Mother said that I was born extraordinary and was favored by the heavens. She hoped that I would become a hero that would bring glory to our family, but what I did not want her to know was that I was always watched by someone, and that person was not a merciful god, but a nightmare that terrified me …
"Yaohua, I once had a very, very long dream many times. I dreamt that I had long died, but I was still able to gaze at the same sky as Ah Ying. In my dream, there was a heavenly devil. He became the Emperor, and you were here, right beside him."
"I have a premonition that this is my destiny. My life will stop here, but my vision transcends even further time and arrives at that time and place. If this is all destined, then I hope that the troubles and nightmares that have haunted me all my life can be put to good use … according to my will.
"I want to entrust my last will and persistence to you, and project it on you.
"Because I want to help Ying, and not be helped by him. I want to protect him, and not be protected by him, even if it is just once …