The bells are swaying and time is boiling with rain.
The old loom creaked as a white-haired woman weaved silk, listening to the sound of rain outside.
"Su Shang, you fell asleep again."
Young Li Suchang opened her eyes, tears welling up in them.
"master."
……
Li Suchang had already fallen into an illusion at this time, but Qiana seemed to be unaffected.
The flame-transformed Sword God was still floating in front of her, ready to strike, and the opponent's attack was approaching. Time seemed to go back to a few seconds ago, when the Sword God's collision had not yet occurred.
"Why do I feel a sense of déjà vu? Didn't I already use the Sword God?" Somehow, Kiana always felt as if she had lost a very important memory. But no matter how hard she tried to recall, she couldn't find the lost part.
Li Suchang's attack was already very close, and there was not much time left for Kiana, so she could not continue thinking.
"I came back here to find Teacher Jizi. The purpose of my battle is..."
What is it?
Can not remember.
"No matter what, let's solve the current crisis first."
A golden light burst out from the Taixu Sword God's hand, which went straight through everything in front of her. With one strike, the opponent's attack was directly dissipated without any hindrance, like a phantom.
When the light faded away, it was revealed that the person pierced by Sword God Kiana was not Li Suchang, but a gray-haired young man.
"Su...Jue?"
The scene changed instantly, and the sky above Tianqiong City suddenly turned into the frozen Pacific Ocean. The Taixu Sword God in Kiana's hand was no longer a killing move against Li Sushang, but the sword that killed Su Jue.
All the painful memories that were deliberately blocked by the Sword God emerged, breaking through Kiana's originally firm belief in an instant and piercing into her spiritual realm.
Apart from the departure of Teacher Ji Zi, killing Su Jue with her own hands is the scene that Kiana is most reluctant to face in her heart. Now it is deliberately magnified by the consciousness attack of Taixu Sword God, and finally turned into the ultimate weapon to kill Kiana.
This is Taixu Sword God. He doesn’t kill people, but their hearts.
……
The collapse of the spiritual realm was immediately reflected in Kiana's body. Blood flowed from her lips and she fell from the sky like a kite with a broken string.
Kiana lost?
Su Jue, who was collecting the remaining aura of the Sword God, suddenly had his pupils shrink, and even his breathing became still. He placed his hand on the node with trembling hands, trying to complete the final stage of collection.
It’s almost done, just a little bit, I absolutely cannot be distracted.
Absolutely not.
He kept persuading himself, but his eyes could not focus on the nodes of the sword formation.
"..."
"You idiot, I still have so much confidence in you, but you just want to ruin my plans." After persisting for less than half a second, the confused Su Jue gave up collecting data. As the progress bar quickly faded to 90%, he cursed and materialized a red kite mask, put it on his face, and flew towards Kiana's position.
Unqualified weapons!
Two seconds after Su Jue took action, Fu Hua, who should have been the first to notice the abnormality, finally discovered that Kiana was unable to escape the influence of Taixu Sword God. It was unclear whether she reacted too slowly or Su Jue reacted too quickly.
"Kiana." She kept calling out to Kiana's consciousness. The Sword God's attack could not be stopped. The only way was to wake her up before the divine energy completely destroyed her consciousness.
The cost of doing so is very high. At the very least, one will lose the swordsmanship like Fu Hua, or at worst, one's consciousness will be severely damaged, and it is another matter whether one can wake up or not.
But Fu Hua had no choice, she couldn't just watch Kiana die.
Just as she was about to sacrifice herself again and activate Yu Duchen's zero rated power to forcibly awaken Kiana, a figure wearing a red kite mask suddenly appeared beside Kiana.
"you……"
"If you don't want her to die, keep quiet!" Su Jue interrupted Fu Hua forcefully and placed his hand on Kiana's forehead. Invisible threads followed familiar lines and invaded her consciousness.
The divine energy is unstoppable and has the attribute of being a sure hit.
For normal people, there is almost no solution, even Kevin has to endure it. But for Su Jue, it is not the case. His consciousness is special. He can transfer the Taixu Sword God to the Honkai Will, and naturally he can also transfer the Sword God in Kiana to a new target.
The only problem is that the divine energy is locked onto Kiana. If you want to transfer it, you not only need a new carrier, but you also have to find a way to invade Kiana's consciousness space.
But invading the space of consciousness is not that easy. Even ordinary people will feel repulsive to foreign consciousness, let alone the Herrscher.
"I don't know if she can hold on." Su Jue had no choice but to save people even at the risk of damaging his own consciousness.
However, Su Jue discovered something was wrong as soon as he took action. Kiana's consciousness space did not reject him at all, as if he was on the whitelist.
This situation can only occur if the other party trusts you extremely much.
"..." Looking at Kiana with a complicated expression, Su Jue suddenly felt a little guilty.
After successfully hacking into Kiana's consciousness space, all he had to do next was find a new carrier. Without any hesitation, Su Jue directly made himself the target of the Sword God's attack.
In order to collect data about Taixu Sword God, it is only natural for him to personally endure the Sword God's attacks.
That’s right, this was definitely what Su Jue planned, and he was not in a hurry to save Kiana.
The familiar theater of domination reappeared in Kiana's consciousness space. Thanks to the experience of using the theater to block Kiana last time, Su Jue seemed particularly adept this time.
Using his huge hive consciousness to build a theater, he firmly protected Kiana's consciousness space to ensure that it would not be affected by the divine essence. Su Jue sensed the location of Kiana's self-consciousness and directly used his spirit to cut off the continuous attack of the divine essence.
At this moment, Kiana was trapped in the illusion of killing Su Jue. Her consciousness became extremely weak, and the attack of the divine energy was continuous. As long as she could not get out of this shadow, she would continue to weaken until she completely lost her resistance and her heart was broken.
The fact that she was able to hold on for so long was a result of her extremely strong will. Just when her last bit of energy was exhausted and she was about to sink into nothingness, a hand grabbed her.
……
Looking at Kiana sleeping in his arms, Su Jue let out a long sigh. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, dyeing the white Chiyuan mask crimson.
Although I was injured, as long as she is okay, everything is worth it.
He stretched out his fingers, wanting to wipe away the tears from Kiana's eyes, but was interrupted by a sudden voice.
"She has been looking for you." Fu Hua's conscious body floated beside the two of them. She knew that Su Jue could also hear the voice.
The movement of his fingers stopped and Su Jue quickly withdrew his hand.
He said nothing, pretending not to hear, and carried Kiana to the ground smoothly. He found a safe place to put her down, and left quickly after making sure that she was not in danger.
Li Suchang, who has mastered the complete sword god, cannot stay in the illusion for too long. He must eliminate his suspicion before the other party finds out.
Looking at Su Jue's hurriedly leaving back, Fu Hua frowned. She was just testing him just now and couldn't confirm Su Jue's identity. But who else could it be except him?
Chapter 252: Defense Failure
The battle in the sky was nothing more than a bolt of thunder to ordinary people. Apart from a slight shock, it did not attract anyone's attention.
In the alley leading to the game hall, Su Jue, who had returned to his hidden form, was leaning against the wall with one hand, his face looking a little too pale.
"Cough cough." The uncontrollable pain rolled in his mind, as if his brain was being mixed up. He felt a sweetness on the tip of his tongue and couldn't help coughing out blood.
Taixu Sword God's ability to attack at the consciousness level was indeed well-deserved. Su Jue's resistance to the consciousness level was originally weak, so it was a bit difficult for him to bear the mental shock for Kiana without any preparation.
Of course, this is because Su Jue’s current body is just an ordinary body created by the power of reason and law, not a controlled puppet, and its resistance to Honkai energy will be much weaker.
"As expected of a natural sword fetus, even the founder Fu Hua would find it difficult to achieve this level." Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Su Jue mobilized the core of the Ruler of Reason and introduced the sword energy that was still running rampant in his body into it. Even his disguised dark red eyes became visibly dimmer.
If Su Jue had followed his previous character, he would have definitely made all the preparations when he chose to fight the Sword God. He didn't know if he had lost his mind at that time, so he subconsciously wanted to fight hard.
Perhaps when he saw Kiana was about to be seriously injured, he was indeed a little panicked in his heart, which led him to make such a rash move.
However, Su Jue naturally would not admit this possibility. He kept telling himself that he did this only to experience the power of Taixu Sword God more accurately, and finally convinced himself of the few speculations that had sprouted in his mind.
"Just consider it as a temporary change to the collection plan." Su Jue made up his mind about this impulse and raised his hand to wipe away the traces of vomiting blood. He waited until the injury was completely suppressed before slowly returning to the game room.
When he returned to the game room, he saw the girl sitting in front of the game console from afar.
Li Suchang was also under the attack of Taixu Sword God, but she seemed to be completely unaffected by him. She sat quietly in front of the game console that Su Jue had opened, looking around uneasily.
Obviously, Su Jue's disappearance lasted too long, which made her feel a little uneasy.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting." Su Jue greeted her, handed her the candied haws in his hand, and sat down next to her as if nothing had happened.
Li Suchang was obviously relieved when she saw Su Jue, but she didn't answer it immediately. Instead, she looked at Su Jue hesitantly: "Are you hiding something from me?"
"What do you mean specifically?" Su Jue was prepared and changed the subject calmly, "After all, this is only the first time we meet. It's normal to have your own secrets."
"That's not what I meant." Li Suchang seemed to realize that her words had caused misunderstanding, and she quickly stood up and explained: "Just now, when I was fighting, I smelled the scent of the handkerchief, and I was just wondering if you had been there before. I didn't mean to pursue your personal privacy."
What a mistake! This girl's perception is so sharp.
Su Jue shook his head calmly and said, "I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean. I just went to buy you candied haws and didn't pay attention to the process of you playing games. By the way, speaking of handkerchiefs, I return this to you."
He took off the hairpin and handkerchief used for bandaging and gave them to Li Suchang together with the candied haws.
"Is that so?" Li Suchang took the things doubtfully and seemed to accept Su Jue's statement.
But the next second, her body suddenly moved close to Su Jue, grabbed his arm with one hand, and reached into his pocket with the other hand, taking the mask he had hidden.
"I discovered it, this mask..."
"What's wrong with the mask? It's a gift for buying game coins." The kind-hearted Su Jue looked at Li Suchang with confusion.
The light yellow mask had two pointed ears folded together like a bow, but it was obvious that this was just a Houmu mask and had no similarities to the Red Kite.
"Ahaha, I thought it was a Chiyuan mask. Come to think of it, I quite like Chiyuan." Li Suchang returned the mask to Su Jue as if nothing had happened and scratched his head to ease the embarrassment.
She didn't notice that a drop of sweat fell on Su Jue's forehead.
Fortunately, I was careful and deliberately exposed a corner of the Houmu mask. Otherwise, with the other party's intuition, I guess they would be suspicious even if I didn't reveal the truth. The right bait can actually lead to unexpected misleading.
"Chi Yuan, it's a pity that there are only masks with the themes of Genmo and Houmu here. If I see them next time, I will help you keep an eye out."
"No need to do that. The Houm mask is also very cute." With a light stroke of her fingertips on the candied haws, the candied haws split into two sections. Li Suchang gave one half to Su Jue, and she stretched out her tongue to lick the sweet and sour hawthorn, squinting her eyes comfortably.
“I bought this for you…”
Li Suchang held up a candied haws with only two hawthorns on a half-cut bamboo stick and said with a smile, "These are enough for me. When my master was still around, he would usually only leave me two of the sourest ones. I'm not your master, so it doesn't matter if I give you a few more."
Holding the half-eaten candied haws, Su Jue sighed inwardly.
After all, Li Suchang is just a child who has not experienced much of the world, not to mention that she still retains the simple thinking of 500 years ago. If her lies were exposed, she would probably be very disappointed.
However, this thought was only fleeting. Su Jue's target was only the Taixu Sword God. He didn't need to learn her martial arts secrets, nor did he deceive her feelings. Even if the truth came out, she would just be a little more angry. In comparison, he might as well feel a little more guilty towards Kiana...
No, why am I thinking about her again?
"Speaking of which, there was a white-haired girl looking for 'Su Jue' just now. Do you know her?"
"Gray hair?" Su Jue pretended to think seriously, then shook his head, "No impression."
He smiled and said, "There are so many people in the world, it's normal to have the same name as me. Even if there is, it should be a past relationship. Everything in the past was completely dissipated in the fire. For me now, I am a brand new person."
"That's good. I thought she was your enemy, but now it seems to be a false alarm."
After finishing a few bites of the candied haws, Li Suchang's attention returned to the game console. At this time, Su Jue came back, and her worries were also put to rest. She had just started to play the game well before Kiana appeared, and she was in high spirits.
As a result, when Su Jue handed over a whole box of game coins, the girl's eyes brightened up.
"My account level is too high and not suitable for a novice. I will create an exclusive account for you. How about using your name as the game ID?" After being discovered by Kiana once, Su Jue didn't dare to continue to mess around. It was better to continue hiding his information.
He took over from Li Suchang and pressed a few buttons on the game panel, and a brand new little man with the words [Li Suchang] on his head appeared on the screen.
"Why do you know my name?"
"When I stole your ID card, your name was on it." Su Jue explained. In fact, he didn't think too much about it just now and subconsciously typed his name on it.
"I see."
While Su Jue was playing games with Li Suchang, the area outside Tianqiong City was not so quiet. The Honkai beasts wandering in the wilderness seemed to be attracted by the breath of the Herrscher and quietly approached the urban area.
As soon as it crossed the blockade line, the defense facilities deployed here burst out with strong electric current, destroying the Honkai beast.
However, as the number of Honkai beasts increased, it gradually exceeded the defense threshold of the defense facilities, and these wandering Honkai beasts finally crossed the blockade line.
Chapter 253 Susanna
Click.
The metal steel frame structure was broken, and the tower crane's columns made a shrill cry and collapsed under the impact of the giant beast.
In the large cloud of smoke and dust, the figures of several knight-level Honkai beasts were looming, constantly wandering in the ruins, as if looking for prey.
In the broken steel frame, a girl with golden curly hair shivered and quietly looked outside through the gap in the beam.
