Chapter 104: Between success and failure
The patterns of the natural world are absolutely impossible to transform into a similar pattern to reach the ultimate 10.
But the fact that the gods were so panicked and that I dared to destroy such a formation was because we both understood that in the world of Gui Dao Wan, nine formations were already the limit. Whoever added an extra formation would destroy the harmony of the core of the formation formed by the nine formations, completely destroying it.
Because it is already perfect in itself, just like a painting that is clearly a finished product, whoever adds something to it will completely destroy the artistic conception of the entire painting.
“Yes, it doesn’t need to be too profound.” I took the brush that depicted the patterns and took a deep breath, but at the same time, I understood that in order to create such a pattern of heaven and earth, I would have to at least bring out my best level and add one more pattern between them to cause that wonderful ‘resonance’.
Can I do it? I have to do it even if I can’t!
At this moment, I miss Xiao Bei, who is proficient in the formation of the array. Unfortunately, no one can rely on me except myself.
Everything was still in a mess, but in my eyes, everything had become non-existent. The noisy, sometimes tragic human voices were non-existent, as were the people running and fighting. Just as I knew that there must be a motionless ‘corpse’ in the corner, it was also non-existent…
My mind has never been so focused. My hand holding the pen is extremely steady, and my breathing has become calm. A formation is beginning to gradually take shape under my pen… But at the same time, I also feel the tremendous pressure on my soul.
This array is definitely a super-level performance under pressure. It may have reached my limit, and it is more mentally exhausting than drawing and arranging a formation.
When I had finished more than half of the pattern, my eyes had already begun to wander, but I somehow entered a wonderful realm, as if I could complete the pattern by instinct. The pattern was like a line from my soul, and it was the most natural thing in the world for me to depict it.
I understand that this state of mind is extremely rare, and it only appears occasionally when I have achieved enlightenment and mastered a great skill.
This should be considered an explosion. It was an explosion of emotions that had been building up for many years, including longing, pressure, impatience, and hope.
Finally, a short, bloody array pattern was formed under my brush. At the moment when I finally stopped writing, the moment when the tip of the brush left the ground, I suddenly broke free from that state of being half-awake and half-asleep. I looked at the array pattern I had drawn and found that it was even more mysterious than I could understand.
In contrast, I could not find any mystery in the patterns formed by heaven and earth, except for the feeling of the vicissitudes of life and the ancient atmosphere.
I definitely don’t think that the patterns I drew are more profound than the patterns naturally formed by heaven and earth. I know that it is simply because the realm is too different that I cannot see the mystery of the patterns of heaven and earth.
With a loud ‘pop’, a heavy slap suddenly hit my face, forcing my mind to break free from the patterns. At that moment, a kind of heartfelt exhaustion suddenly spread from my heart to my entire body.
I fell to the ground, and then I vomited a mouthful of blood. It wasn’t the blood of my heart, but rather the blood that had been pressed beyond its limit, unable to contain itself…
The blood dripped from the corner of my mouth to the lapel of my chest, and Lin Xiaohua was lazily leaning against the wall next to me.
The entire platform still had that disorganized feeling, the man in the green robe and the corpse cultivators were still fighting, each one trying to rush up to the altar. In the corner, the god in white was so obvious, his gaze always looking towards us, but he let Lin Jianguo hold his hands…
The starry sky is still the same, as if it were a rolling star, a flowing force, and the river of fate mixed in with it, all the same… nothing has changed.
“Did you slap me?” I said with a sigh, slowly standing up with my hands on the wall. The “blood flower” formed by the blood dripping from the white shirt was particularly conspicuous.
I was looking for a tool that could be used. I felt that I needed a tool that could be used now. This feeling of necessity made me anxious.
“If I don’t slap you, you’ll be addicted to these patterns and never wake up. These patterns are dangerous to the gods…” It seemed like the wind was blowing, blowing up Lin Xiaohua’s long hair that was casually scattered, making her face a bit blurry and her voice a bit blurry.
“It’s not a bad thing to indulge in it. It’s better than facing failure.” The altar was empty, and there was no suitable tool I wanted. However, I saw the scattered magical instruments on the platform, some of which were even heavy and large. I suddenly laughed…
I stood up with all my body aching, stumbled towards the platform, and had only one thought in my mind: It didn’t matter if I could complete it or not, as long as I could do it, I would be very happy.
That is to find a heavy object to smash the altar. I want to see my master, see Master Hui, and see my uncles…
“Who says you’ll definitely fail? Wait a bit.” A pair of hands grabbed me, their tone unusually gentle and serious. The wind was getting stronger, and the robes on me and Lin Xiaohua were blowing in the wind… It was Lin Xiaohua who grabbed me.
“You mean, I might not have failed yet?” When I saw that nothing had changed, my heart began to grow cold.
I only had ten minutes. The god would surely try to suppress himself and make a comeback. At that time, no one could stop him. As he said, he still had a chance… I couldn’t forget what he said: only ten minutes…
On this special day, we can’t afford to have two hours of luxury time, and now I don’t know how long ten minutes have passed.
In my understanding, Lin Xiaohua said that there was no failure, probably because she wanted me to hurry up and draw another pattern or something… But I know too well that I don’t have the strength to do that, and there isn’t enough time.
The reason I thought there wasn’t enough time was because I saw in the corner that God suddenly pushed Lin Jianguo away, and then he came forward and tried to strangle Lin Jianguo…
“Ah…” the entire platform echoed with the sound of God’s roar. He seemed to be in great pain. When I and Lin Xiaohua looked over there at the same time, he finally couldn’t reach out and strangle Lin Jianguo, but looked over here and quickly ran towards the altar…
It’s good that if he were to strangle Lin Jianguo at this time, I would not be able to save him in time, so as to avoid leaving regrets before death, which would be a very painful thing.
All I have left is to smash the altar. Even if I can’t, I won’t regret it.
“I failed after all. Didn’t I?” I broke free from Lin Xiaohua’s hand and rushed towards the altar. The god ran very fast, knocking down many people along the way, whether they were corpse cultivators or the man in the green robe… he knocked them all aside.
The wind was stronger, but it couldn’t disperse my sighs.
Suddenly, Lin Xiaohua suddenly pulled me with great force, and she suddenly hugged me. Before I could react, her lips came close to mine, and her lips touched mine… I widened my eyes. I didn’t understand why Lin Xiaohua would do this at such a time.
But I heard a mad roar from below the platform, like a madman, accompanied by a wheezing sound. The voice was so clear that we could hear it clearly even when we were standing above the altar.
“Huh…” Lin Xiaohua left my lips, her eyes flowing with a seductive charm, and her mouth still had traces of my blood, which was the blood I had just spit out and had not had time to wipe away.
“He’s crazy,” Lin Xiaohua said to me, but she was clinging to me tightly, deliberately not leaving my chest.
‘Crack!’ A bolt of lightning flashed across the mysterious sky, accompanied by the lightning of the stars. This was the first time I had experienced it, and I couldn’t help but look up at the night sky. My heart, which had already been as dead as ashes, suddenly began to beat ‘pang-pang-pang’.
Could it be… I stared at the night sky above my head, but before I could think of anything, Lin Xiaohua grabbed my shirt and suddenly turned my head, forcing me to look at her.
At that moment, she stuck out her tongue and licked the blood at the corner of her mouth. Even her eyes began to look confused, but I felt that she actually wanted to cry.
She looked at me and smiled, saying, “The taste is okay. Erling’s blood… Who says you failed? Isn’t this a success? Look at him…”
As she spoke, another bolt of lightning flashed, and I seemed to see the originally flowing power suddenly become extremely violent, colliding with each other, and the river of fate mixed in with it also began to roll back in waves, breaking through the banks… spreading out like a lake…
The third bolt of lightning almost fell at the same time as the ‘splash’ and ‘thunder’ sounds, accompanied by a shocking thunderclap.
In the midst of the thunder and lightning, I saw the god in white robes holding his head in his hands, screaming in pain, screaming wildly, but for what?
“I bought you some time.” The lightning bolt fell on the altar, blasting off a corner of it with such force that the stones flew everywhere. Lin Xiaohua looked at me and said, “I bought you some time.”
A tear rolled down her smiling face, and then I heard her say in a low voice, “Actually, am I not the best weapon?”