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I stood there, dumbfounded, staring at the ashes of Mo Lin before me. The clothes he had worn lay scattered on the ground, having lost the support of his body.
As I gazed at this scene, a vague sense of familiarity washed over me, as if I had experienced something similar in the past. Sacrifices made for others, bodies decaying into ash…
“Yin Li, was it the same for you?” I blurted out. Memories of Yin Li, who had once led me into this series of events, flooded my mind. Had he also endured psychological torment like Mo Lin? Was he also forced to drag me into this terrifying chain of events?
Now that he was gone, I had no way to verify any of this; I could only think about it in my heart. Resentment, regret, sorrow… a tangle of emotions swirled within me, and tears unknowingly seeped from the corners of my eyes, slowly dripping down.
Even though I was still under the influence of the Soulstone, that inexplicable negativity in my heart refused to dissipate.
At that moment, I suddenly heard shouts from outside—Hu Fang and Death Apostle were calling out, accompanied by Mo Yun's voice searching for Mo Lin.
“Shen Xu! Where are you?!”
“Mo Lin…”
Hearing their voices snapped me back to reality. I picked up the Soulstone that had rolled to the side, intending to return it to its rightful place. At that moment, the Soulstone had faded from deep red to a lighter pink; I could clearly feel its restorative power waning as well.
My body had recovered considerably by now. As I placed the Soulstone back onto the stone pillar, its power had completely dissipated, turning into a pure white color like snow.
Looking at the Soulstone glowing with white light once more, I let out a long breath. Then I turned around to gather Mo Lin's clothes from the ground and raised my voice to call out: “Hu Fang, Death Apostle! I'm here!”
With my shout, hurried footsteps approached from outside. Hu Fang, Li Zhisheng, Death Apostle, and Mo Yun rushed into the room together.
Seeing the scene before them, Li Zhisheng and the others looked bewildered. However, Mo Yun seemed to understand something; she paused for a moment as she looked at Mo Lin's ashes before quickly regaining her composure.
She dashed to Mo Lin's remains and knelt down with a thud, staring at me in shock as she asked, “This… this is Mo Lin, right?”
I nodded.
“I knew it! I knew he would do this… Just now—just now—I was about to catch up with him to tend to his wounds when he started talking to himself about all this… I thought there must be a better way and tried to stop him, but he knocked me out… I should have guessed…”
Mo Yun was already in tears, her body collapsing onto Mo Lin's ashes, stirring up a cloud of dust in an instant.
"This is Mo Lin's clothing..." Looking at the anguished Mo Yun, I placed the neatly arranged clothes in front of her, then quietly stood up and walked past her.
As I reached the door, I saw Li Zhisheng and Death Apostle each carrying some nutritional supplements. It seemed that Hu Fang was right; they had indeed gone to buy me some nourishment.
Noticing my grim expression, Li Zhisheng glanced at the still weeping Mo Yun behind me, then looked me up and down with a puzzled expression. "It was Mo Lin, wasn't it? He helped you recover your body, right?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Fang also appeared somewhat incredulous. She grabbed my arm and squeezed it gently, asking, "Does it still hurt?"
I did not answer their questions; I simply took the supplements from Death Apostle and Li Zhisheng's hands, thanked them softly, and walked out of the room without looking back.
At that moment, I made a firm decision: no matter what, I had to eliminate Yang Master. If it weren't for him, none of this would have happened, and many lives would not have been lost. Although I bore some responsibility for this situation, it ultimately stemmed from me, so I had to personally bring it to an end.
With these thoughts in mind, I returned to my room alone and set down the supplements while checking the mark on my arm. At that moment, I noticed that the mark had completely ceased its growth.
"It seems that merging is truly the only way to stop the mark from growing. But if that's the case, my lifespan should now be similar to Yin Li's and that shopkeeper I encountered before—only three years left. Sitting here waiting for death is pointless; I'd rather fight Er Ye to the bitter end!"
Thinking this over, I glanced at the Nine Star Diagram on my chest. At this point, three stars remained unextinguished, meaning there were still two Onizuka left to eliminate. However, there was no more time for me to search for them. If Er Ye continued his rampage unchecked, it would surely bring catastrophe to the world.
While lost in thought, Death Apostle and Hu Fang entered from outside. Death Apostle looked at me sitting on a stone bench as I examined my body and asked, "Now that your body has recovered, what are your plans next?"
I lifted my gaze to meet his eyes, filled with killing intent. "Kill Er Ye and eradicate Yang Master."
"What are your chances of defeating them?"
"I don't know... but even if there's only a slim chance, I have to try. Even if it means death, I must avenge Yao Long, my parents, Mo Shu Senior, and all those who have fallen victim to this path!"
Upon hearing my words, Death Apostle's expression turned worried. "Shen Xu, this isn't like you. In the past, even when you were sometimes reckless, you never acted completely without a plan like this. Letting hatred control your mind will only lead you to an untimely demise. Have you forgotten what Mo Shu Senior said when we left Yang Master?! Don't let hatred dictate your actions!"
Listening to Death Apostle's impassioned words, I asked him, "Death Apostle, do you know what is good and what is evil?"
Death Apostle seemed a bit puzzled by my abrupt question, but after some thought, he replied, "Good is being kind and generous, helping others for joy, and saving people from peril in times of crisis. Evil is burning, killing, robbing, looting, and harming the interests and lives of others."
"Then let me ask you this: if you killed one person to save another, do you think you are good or evil?"
"For the one saved, I am good. For the one killed, I am evil."
After hearing this, I smiled slightly. "Now I must do something that is a good deed in your eyes and in the eyes of those I do not know. This is not something I lack a plan for; rather, there is no room left for planning. If I allow Yang Master and Er Ye to continue their actions, it will only lead to more tragic deaths..."
With that, I stood up and prepared to leave the room, heading alone towards Yang Master's location.
Just as I was passing by Hu Fang and Death Apostle, a remark from Death Apostle made me pause. He said calmly, "Don't you want to know the secret of the Divine Anomalies Classic: Nine Star Life and Death Diagram? Perhaps it holds the key to victory..."
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