Swish-!
Laurel took off the Aurora and chopped towards her. The Aurora was like a bunch of scattered ribbons at first, but it became more condensed every moment as she swung it. In the end, it condensed into a slender light sword with a three-color gradient, which hit the Changxia sword fiercely!
"Qiang!"
The blades of the two knives touched, making a harsh metallic sound.
"Zheng!"
Immediately afterwards, there was another loud bang, and the long Xia sword was cut off by the light sword! The blade of the light sword directly slashed from Xia Yibing's left shoulder to her right hip, cutting a terrible wound directly on her spirit body!
"Concentrate your sword!"
Laurel didn't give Xia Yibing any time to breathe and slashed at her again.
But she herself still had time to speak.
"Compared to the controllers of the last era, these tricks are nothing!"
"They can move mountains and fill the sea, and they can cause earthquakes, storms, and tsunamis!"
"They can mobilize the mighty power that covers the heavens and the earth at will!"
"How can you accompany her on that journey when you can't even resist a mere solar wind's ion blade?"
"You can't get close to the sun! You'll melt the moment you get close!!!"
Under her coercion, Xia Yibing had to condense the Changxia Sword to fight back again and again, but was chopped off by the Aurora Sword again and again.
"Zheng!"
"Zheng!"
Gritting her teeth, Xia Yibing didn't even bother to refute.
She was angry - who wouldn't be angry after being suppressed and humiliated like this?
Even if she is Aisuen’s mother, she doesn’t want to be crushed all the time!
Let’s condense a little more…
Give me some more concentration...
At this moment, Xia Yibing no longer cared about whether it was a nightmare or not.
Miraculously, this was the first time she didn't replay the tragedy of her childhood in her mind as she grasped Chang Xia Dao, the embodiment of her deepest nightmare.
You have to know that this was her most difficult experience before she met Hitzfeld. She was not even sure whether she had a future at that time. The doctors in the bureau said that she was overdrawing her life and exerting her strength.
Even after meeting Hitzfeld, her soul found a haven and was healed by her, she still had to keep thinking about every moment she spent with the girl to fight the impact of the nightmare on her.
There has never been a time like now, her heart is so pure! She wants nothing else but to resist and win!
It was in this miraculous state that Xia Yibing felt that every time the Changxia Sword was chopped into pieces and then condensed again, its hardness would be stronger than the previous time.
Not only hardness, but also toughness.
She felt that her nightmares, spirit, will, soul... all of these were like being forged by a hammer. At first, they were like several pieces of metal with different materials and structures. As they were forged, they began to fuse and gradually formed a red-hot iron. Then, they were beaten smaller and smaller and more condensed during the forging process.
Finally, it formed the outline of a long sword and was held in her hand again!
"Chong-"
I don’t know how many times the metal chimed, but finally, the Aurora Sword encountered resistance.
It cut Chang Xia off without a single strike, and the blades of the two knives were finally stuck together.
Even though Xia Yibing was sitting on the ground and even used her left hand to hold the back of the knife, she was only able to barely sustain the kinetic energy of the light knife, but it was a qualitative change compared to before.
Before, it was because the knife was not working and could not hold the weight. No matter how strong she was, it was useless.
At least she can now withstand the lightsaber. She just can't compare to Laurel in terms of the total amount of spirit - which is reflected here in that she is not as strong as the other.
"Huh...huh...huh..."
Xia Yibing gasped heavily as her hands trembled as she resisted the pressure of the light sword. She had never felt so tired before.
But she was also very happy.
It's never been so fun.
It was only when she came to her senses that she realized that the influence of the nightmare that had plagued her for a long time had been greatly weakened.
No matter how tightly she held the Changxia Sword, even if she didn't think about how she got along with Hitzfeld and didn't use this method to heal her wounds, this little pain could no longer shake her.
She has changed completely.
Becoming like this new sword, the whole person appears to be extremely sharp, and can cut off evil spirits with just a glance.
"Okay."
Laurel raised her hand to take away the lightsaber and threw it away.
"It's only considered reluctant to this extent... I allow you to accompany her."
"Laurel...you—"
How could Xia Yibing not see that she was helping herself.
"Don't say anything, don't ask anything."
Laurel smiled.
"I know you have your own difficulties, but I... I am her mother after all. I can't watch someone who is flawed and not strong enough to protect her."
"I can ignore what you did."
"But you have to be worthy of it!"
"You must not hesitate even a little bit with your sword!"
"……I see."
Xia Yibing stood up and bowed deeply to the woman.
Regardless of the other party's identity or the kindness of forging, Laurel deserves such a great gift.
"follow me."
Laurel turned around.
"It's time for you to go there."
"where?"
Xia Yibing frowned.
"Of course it's the place of origin."
Laurel's voice floated from the front.
"Even if we can't succeed in one fell swoop, at least we have to drive a wedge."
"Otherwise, don't blame me for discouraging you... You may not live long enough to see the goddess return."
Chapter 56: Identity Transformation (Two in One)
Most people don't have the opportunity to see the night fade away.
It's not about sunrise - the light of dawn dispels the darkness little by little, but the whole process happens in an instant, the night sky is like a fading black ring, and when you pass through it, it's daytime.
Xia Yibing was lucky enough to have this experience. She followed behind Laurel and had no idea how she did it. She took a step and the darkness returned, as if everything she had experienced before was an illusion.
But how could it be an illusion?
The woman looked down at the blade in her hand; the Changxia Sword had indeed changed greatly.
Based on the original thick-backed straight-blade machete, it became slimmer again, close to its original shape but thicker than that. The whole knife was a gloomy black steel gray, and when it was gently swung, you could hear the whistling of the air being cut by it.
Its current strength has surpassed that of the time when it was enchanted by the Ice Crystal of Aisuun...
Xia Yibing did not get the chance to compare the strength of the two knives, but that's what she thought.
The Changxia Knife is a weapon-type spirit, which condenses the most painful nightmare to hurt the enemy. It is a real double-edged sword. Most weapon-type spirits cannot play their full effect in the hands of their masters, because the controller has to spend a lot of mind to prevent the nightmare from backlashing.
Once the nightmare backfires successfully, they may become corrupted. This way of gaining power is inherently abnormal, but if it is not done this way, many people will not live to see the day of corruption, which is a tragedy.
Xia Yibing estimated that he might be the only person who had the opportunity to truly unleash the power of the spirit since the birth of this system.
How on earth could Laurel do such a thing?
After feeling it carefully, it seemed that not only the quality of her spirit had been forged to be more solid, but the total amount seemed to have increased a lot compared to before.
Otherwise, the Changxia Sword should not be able to maintain the shape of a long sword. It should be forged and condensed into a short sword or even a dagger. It is the increase in the total amount that causes its approximate size to remain unchanged.
Could it be that she had given her soul——
Xia Yibing was still thinking about this power that could be said to have come for free, when she suddenly noticed a figure in her peripheral vision.
"Aisun?"
The figure rushed over and hugged her, and the two of them hugged each other in front of Laurel, which made the latter's mouth twitch slightly and her expression a little unnatural.
"I thought..." Hitzfeld also realized that his reaction was a bit excessive, and his face turned slightly red. "Anyway, I'm glad you're okay."
"What could possibly happen?" Laurel asked unhappily, "Can I kill her?"
But what mom said just now, those teachings, really make me think... you are carrying out some activities such as torture and beating on the other side...
Otherwise, why would Laurel suddenly say that? It was obvious that she had decided that she had suffered a loss in this relationship—and a big loss, so she changed her attitude.
But if you ask this kind of question yourself, you will definitely not get the answer.
Hitzfeld pursed his lips, actually he had guessed what happened on the other side.
The information about memory imprinting was public, so she could only try her best not to think about those embarrassing moments, and then hold the woman's hand tightly to show her support with actions.
Aisuen...
Xia Yibing could feel the strength in her hands, and immediately understood that the girl was protecting her.
She must be afraid of what Laurel might do to me, so she endorsed me with this attitude.
Xia Yibing was so touched that she couldn't help but put her right hand around the girl's waist and hugged her tighter.
"If you are ready." Laurel was too lazy to look at the scene again, "I will open the door there now."
Hitzfeld shuddered and abruptly pushed Xia Yibing away.
She walked quickly towards Laurel, carefully observing her expression, and asked, "There's a question I've been wanting to ask for a long time...Mom, why don't you come with us?"
She had a guess that she didn't dare to ask out loud, which was that if this door was opened, the Laurel in front of her, even if it was just a memory, might no longer exist.
This is easy to understand... The real Laurel left this memory by accident. It was her love for her as a mother that triggered the miracle, allowing the outside world to still have an afterimage after a life was swallowed by the mother tree for the first time.
But the Place of Origin, that is a place that even Lady Yusilian is afraid of. Even the Lady's original body has only been there once. It can be said that it is the origin of the entire world, the real core.
Is it really possible to open the way there with just a memory?
Even if it can be done, at what cost?
Hitzfeld's heart ached again, and she was unable to make a decision for a moment.
If the price of going to the place of origin is to sacrifice Laurel's memory and consume all her strength, then she would rather not go for the time being.
She would rather find other ways. After all, she had Ms. Yusilian to assist her, and the lady knew a lot of secrets... She really didn't want Laurel to leave her world so soon.
…even if she is just a memory.
"Silly." Laurel saw her eyes flickering and she was almost about to cry. She couldn't help but smile and reached out to touch her head.
"You have already accepted me...that fact, so why are you so sad about the disappearance of a memory?"
"But I haven't seen her!"
Hitzfeld hugged her tightly.
"To me, you are her!"
She already cherishes it very much.
After confirming the other person's identity, she wondered if this would be her last chance to be with her... She treated every second they spent together as the last, and every sentence they spoke as the last.
But when she really had to face this ending, she still couldn't control herself.
She really wanted to spend more time with Laurel.
