The extremely keen hearing of Tang San naturally picked up the sneak attack from behind.
He used the strength of Tang Sui's struggle to complete his turn, instantly judging the point where the dagger would strike. He then subtly shifted the handle of the Clear Sky Hammer, which was suppressing Tang Sui, upwards. Tang Sui's eyes flashed with red light, and the dagger formed by demonic energy immediately changed its trajectory. Tang San also agilely adjusted the position of the Clear Sky Hammer and their stances, creating a stalemate.
Tang Sui, having failed repeatedly, became enraged.
A dense, dark red demonic energy instantly covered her entire body. Whether it was Tang San's illusion or not, he felt that the color of this demonic energy was closer to a deep black, more turbid than what he had seen before.
Without time to think further, as if empowered by a buff, Tang Sui finally broke free from the Clear Sky Hammer's restraint. A short dagger materialized in her palm, which she clutched tightly and thrust towards Tang San's heart.
"Ding—!"
A crisp sound rang out, as if striking a hard jade wall.
Tang Sui's killing intent deepened.
Tang San, witnessing the intense killing intent in Tang Sui's eyes, looked on with sorrow.
Under the astonished gaze of the Fox Mask and the Slaughter King, Tang San, who could have hardened his body with the Jade Transformation technique, gave up resisting. He allowed Tang Sui, who held the dagger with her right hand seemingly merged with it, to plunge it fiercely into his chest, piercing through the flesh and blood to his heart.
"Oh?"
The Fox Mask was genuinely surprised this time. After all, Tang San still had a chance to escape Tang Sui and continue fighting.
Tang Sui, with the dagger and her right hand piercing Tang San's chest, froze as if paused.
Tang San coughed up blood uncontrollably as his heart shattered.
He looked at the familiar face, which seemed to have frozen and given him a sense of familiarity, and his body actually moved closer to Tang Sui. This caused Tang Sui's hand to sink deeper, becoming stained with warm blood.
"Sui Sui..."
Tang San's gaze was sorrowful yet gentle, looking at Tang Sui with the same indulgent eyes of an elder brother as in the past.
Even though this act of indulgence was to personally kill him.
"Why... didn't you dodge?"
Tang Sui's dark eyes reflected Tang San, whose mouth was continuously overflowing with blood. She was genuinely confused from the bottom of her heart.
"You should know, I am not her."
Upon hearing this, a subtle expression flickered in the Fox Mask's eyes.
The Slaughter King raised an eyebrow.
As for Tang San?
He let out a trembling laugh. Under the cold expression of "Tang Sui," he struggled to raise his hand. To the latter's surprised and then guarded gaze, he tremblingly embraced her.
As if reliving their childhood interactions, he withdrew one hand and stiffly, slowly reached out to stroke "Tang Sui's" raven-black hair, his voice hoarse as he said, "I... know..."
From the moment he was thrown into the illusion by that person, the instant he opened his eyes and saw her, he knew that the person before him was not the Sui Sui he knew.
But...
"I..."
"...have seen you..."
He had observed her with his Purple Demon Eyes during the Soul Master competition.
He had never expected to witness that scene...
After taking the Autumn Water Dew, his Purple Demon Eyes could see through all illusions and even directly perceive a person's soul.
Tang San's pupils began to blur, and his mind grew increasingly muddled, but he never forgot what he wanted to say.
"To me..."
"You... are also, my sister..."
He spoke intermittently, his voice growing weaker.
"Tang Sui's" eyes flickered slightly, her dark pupils reflecting the weak Tang San.
"Big brother promised... he would always protect you..."
He didn't know what relationship the "Sui Sui" before him had with the other Sui Sui.
But he believed his intuition...
Therefore, even if it was just an illusion, he still couldn't bear to watch Tang Sui injure herself gravely in order to harm the enemy, or even die...
He couldn't afford to gamble on any possibility...
"Cough!"
Tang San "coughed out" a large mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.
His hand, which had been resting on "Tang Sui's" head, fell powerlessly. Like Tang San, whose chest and pulse had ceased, everything was heading towards stillness.
"He said that."
The Fox Mask, who had silently teleported beside "Tang Sui," reminded her gently. She gazed at Tang San with a tenderness that was almost terrifying, as if looking at a peerless treasure. Finally, a hint of regret flashed in her eyes, and she tossed the problem back to the silent "Tang Sui."
"Are you moved?"
As for her, she certainly wasn't.
The script, which was supposed to go smoothly, had turned into this mess. It was truly... unsightly.
"Tang Sui" lowered her eyelashes slightly.
The strong scent of blood, so close, almost made her feel nauseous.
The warm blood... from a blood relative...
"Tang Sui" stared at the lifeless Tang San and expressionlessly withdrew her bloody arm.
Tang San's body began to fall forward under inertia, having lost his support.
After a moment of hesitation, "Tang Sui" ultimately did not reach out to catch him. Instead, she let Tang San tumble and fall into the scorching lava.
"You are more cold-blooded than I imagined. Compared to that little fellow who still retained a sliver of humanity, you are more in line with the demoness I remember—the Face Spirit."
The Bat Wing, having reverted from its male form to its female demonic form, chuckled, her surprise turning into a low laugh. Her eyes held a hint of inquiry.
"I am increasingly curious about your story."
When she had first found the little fellow, she had noticed her hidden uniqueness.
"Tang Sui" glanced at her, her lips parting slightly as if she said something.
The Bat Wing's crimson eyes flickered. Her restored, wickedly beautiful face showed a hint of astonishment.
However, there was no one conscious left to hear their conversation.
The scene replicated by the Fox Mask around them suddenly shattered like glass struck by a heavy object.
The three-headed bat beast's form began to dissipate into black mist, falling along with scattered spatial fragments and black mist, disappearing.
The Fox Mask, standing in this space, also twisted, flickering like an unstable signal. Yet, it stubbornly resisted the repulsive force. Her vertical pupils, much like a true fox's, stared intently at "Tang Sui," at this ingrate who had burned bridges after crossing them, discarding her after use. She let out a disdainful scoff. The scene in Su Dan Novel Network.
"Tang Sui," who had finished speaking with the Bat Wing, turned her head as if sensing something.
For a few seconds, as their gazes met, as if exchanging some information, the Fox Mask's lips curved into a mocking arc. She uttered something with a sigh-like murmur.
"Ka ka,"
The illusionary space completely collapsed, revealing the dark, viscous interior of the domain.
Outside, Tang Sui, who was floating on a golden, soft sandy beach, suddenly opened her eyes. She lowered her head and frowned, looking into her own black, twin domains.
Strange, her brother didn't even last two hours, not even as long as Sister Xiao Wu, and had directly fainted.
Were her domains that terrifying?
—Author's Note—
This chapter is a gathering of enigmas~
I coded until about three in the morning, my dears. Good night QAQ