Although the aura of death was still so strong in the space on this level, Link still stepped onto the last step calmly, even breathing as usual.
Over the past few years, deliberately sitting cross-legged in Master Lei Ze's room every day has made Link no longer have any obvious discomfort or nervous reaction to this strong aura of death. Sometimes, he even feels that he is now
Occasionally, there is a faint sense of intimacy for this very familiar smell of death.
"You're here." Grand Instructor Lei Ze still used his posture that seemed to never change, sitting cross-legged on the ground of this space, and nodded lightly to Link: "Sit."
"Yes!" Link responded, and came to a position not far opposite Master Lei Ze, and sat down cross-legged in the posture of Master Lei Ze.
In the past few years, he often used this posture to sit opposite Grand Master Lei Ze and Anta in the room of Grand Master Lei Ze. At the beginning, his character could not sit still at all.
In order to adapt to the strong feeling of struggling on the edge of death, I reluctantly learned the posture of Master Lei Ze and sat cross-legged.
But slowly Link also discovered that after such a kind of meditation, people can have a feeling of spiritual clarity, as if there are a lot of impurities floating in the heart, which have settled and disappeared during the process of sitting cross-legged.
Similarly, later on, Link gradually began to like this state of sitting cross-legged without thinking about anything. Every time he sat cross-legged like this for a while, Link could always feel that his feelings for the magical elements between heaven and earth would change.
More sensitive.
But if this kind of sitting cross-legged really has such an effect, then to what extent will Master Lei Ze, who has been sitting cross-legged for many years without changing his posture, understand the rules he masters?
?
When Link thought of this, he realized that he actually had no idea about the extent of Master Lei Ze's strength.
In the past few years, the other great mentors of the Mage Tower have all given a lot of advice to Link. This is not only a requirement of the rules left by the father of the Mage Tower, but also because these great mentors have looked at Link and are still...
I thought it was quite pleasing to the eye, but there was only Master Lei Ze. Although Link reported to his room on time every day, Link didn't understand much about Master Lei Ze's death rules.
The reason for this is quite complicated. When Link first entered Master Lei Ze's room, he was suppressed by the aura of death and his whole body was in a state of being ready to explode at any time to deal with extreme danger.
, it was very difficult to even approach Master Lei Ze. Later, although Link could sit cross-legged safely even next to Master Lei Ze, this boy had never
This kind of struggle on the edge of death has gained a lot of benefits, and it can even be said that he has gained a little bit of pleasure that can be said to be a little abnormal. What he has obtained from Great Master Lei Ze these days is that he has gradually cultivated
To develop a state of mind that remains calm even when faced with the edge of death, and to use sitting cross-legged to train sensitivity to the magical elements between heaven and earth.
For some reason, Link has a natural rejection of the so-called Death Rule. Over the years, he has asked Master Lei Ze some questions, but none of them were about the Death Rule and the magic that controls it.
, it can be said that among the rules controlled by the four great masters of the Mage Tower, Link is the only one who has little confidence in the death rule.
"Young people always subconsciously reject the word 'death'." Grand Master Lei Ze seemed to be able to see clearly what Link was thinking, and said in his usual low and slow voice: "
Even though everyone knows deep down in their hearts that 'death' is their inevitable outcome!"
"I'm not escaping reality." Link shrugged: "I just think that if you must die, then you should die then. Death is not interesting, so why do you have to think about it all day long?!"
"Oh?" A smile appeared on Master Lei Ze's face: "Isn't death interesting? Then what do you think is interesting?!"
"There are many," Link nodded and said, "For example, making wine, growing flowers, becoming a great knight, etc."
"But if one day, there is a force that ruthlessly deprives you of the power to do all these things," Master Lei Ze looked at Link and said, "What will happen to you?!"
"Who dares?!" Link shouted: "I'll chop him to death!"
"You can't fight it." Grand Master Lei Ze shook his head: "This kind of power is nothing else, and the destiny of human beings. The only destination for everyone is death. This is the destiny of human beings. It is impossible for human beings to compete with the power of destiny."
Competing!"
"That's not necessarily the case," Link said with a smile, "Things like death are not necessarily a bad thing. Maybe I'll be tired of doing things by then, and I'll take a break if I die."
"Hahaha", Grand Master Lei Ze not only did not get angry, but also laughed very rarely: "This answer is really interesting, but, Link, if a person dies no matter how many things he has done, it means that he will die.
If a person is completely erased from heaven and earth, then no matter how many things you do, what's the point? If the meaning of your life is just to die in the end, then doesn't death become the most interesting thing? Could it be?
Don’t you think this is something worth thinking about?!”
"This... died, doesn't it mean that he was completely erased?" Link was a little dizzy after being surrounded by Master Lei Ze, and said: "However, my respected Master Lei Ze, we are sitting here today
It doesn’t seem like this place is just for chatting?!”
"Yes." Grand Instructor Lei Ze returned to his indifferent expression: "I haven't spoken so many words to anyone for a long time. Link, I have seen your performance in the previous levels. Even though you
When I first entered the Mage Tower, I felt that you might grow to a very scary point, but I didn't expect that you would be able to make it all the way here, although..."
"Hehe", Link scratched his head in embarrassment. Even if Master Lei Ze didn't say anything, he also knew what Master Lei Ze said next. He had walked all the way, and although it couldn't be said to be deception, some of the methods were still there.
Used a lot.
"This time, you should choose the second method." Master Lei Ze looked at Link with a half-smile: "Do you think you can give me a surprise?"
After the questions and answers just now, Master Lei Ze has been able to confirm that the young man in front of him has very little understanding of the rules of death. In fact, this young man has a certain understanding of death just like other normal young people.
An almost instinctive dislike and avoidance.
In fact, this is normal. There are too few people like Anta who have been filled with a combination of fear and dependence on death since childhood. If Anta hadn't had such a unique experience as a child,
, and will not develop such a state of mind.
As a Master Master of the Mage Tower who has been immersed in the rules of death for who knows how many years, Grand Master Lei Ze has taken a very light view of many things.
Ever since he was recognized by the Father of the Mage Tower in the Mysterious Palace of the Mage Tower and chose to become a great master who could control the law of death, he knew that he was destined to be alone for the rest of his life.
Death can always only be faced by each person. Even the closest people cannot share it together.
Sitting cross-legged day after day for who knows how many years, Grand Instructor Lei Ze had already filed away all the external unnecessary things little by little. He felt that he was getting closer step by step to the closest thing.
The origin of the mystery of death, even many times, Grand Master Lei Ze felt that he was only one step away from the ultimate mystery, but it was just this one step away. He didn't know that after waiting for thousands of years, there was no trace of it.
There is no sign of a breakthrough.
He had already used his ability to clearly check Link's performance on the floors below. To be fair, Link also used some tricky tricks when he passed through the levels guarded by several great mentors.
method, but Link has indeed caught some of the flaws and shortcomings of those great mentors in mastering the rules. There is no doubt about this, so Grandmaster Lei Ze is actually looking forward to Link's challenge this time.
, which can push him to a deeper understanding of the rules of death.
Even now that he knew that Link knew almost nothing about the rules of death, Master Lei Ze didn't show any disappointment at all. After sitting in the lotus position for many years, he had already eliminated such emotions as disappointment.
It's clean, and Link, this guy, seems to always be able to create possibilities in some completely impossible situations every time in the previous levels.
"Maybe." Link stood up and saluted Master Lei Ze: "What kind of test are you going to let me pass this time?!"
"You just said that death may not really erase everything about a person. There are always some things that can remain, right?" Master Lei Ze asked Link while maintaining a cross-legged posture.
"Yes", Link nodded. Although he didn't understand why Master Lei Ze asked this question at this time, he knew that it must be related to the test he would face in the future.
"Then let's do a test about 'death'," Master Lei Ze said softly: "If you can experience the taste of 'death', tell me that you can still face 'death'."
'If you leave anything behind when you leave, then forget it and pass the level of my protection."
"A test of death? Experience death?" Link scratched his head in confusion: "Master Lei Ze, can you make it clearer, what exactly do you want me to do?!"
"Haha, from where you are standing now to walking in front of me, there is exactly seven steps." Master Lei Ze raised his head and looked at Link: "If you can cross these seven steps and walk to my
In front of you, then you will be deemed to have passed this level."
"Seven steps?" Link frowned, with a solemn expression on his face.
He didn't understand much about the rules of death, but he heard clearly that Master Lei Ze wanted him to "experience the taste of death." In Link's opinion, this was of course only one possibility.
That is, Great Instructor Lei Ze is finally going to take action against him.
Although Link has passed the level guarded by the three great mentors, Link himself knows very well that if we want to talk about real strength, let alone comparing it with the four great mentors, even if he is the first level
He can't compare to Uncle Qi Meng or those sages.
The magic that Link has learned in his own way is difficult to apply whether it is the wizard tower or the grading system on the mainland. However, after these few battles on the road of challenge, Link now understands that if it is a single
Based on magical power, or pure competition, even if he is a random mage in the Mage Tower, he can't compare to it. It's still unclear whether he can even compare to the top powerhouses on the mainland, but with his other abilities
With his skills and the experience honed in real life-and-death battles, Link will never lose the confidence to fight with all his strength when facing anyone.
Even now when facing Master Lei Ze.
Link's hand slowly tightened the hilt of his knight's sword.
Link has some understanding of the abilities of the other great mentors. Only Great Instructor Lei Ze has never shown his abilities in front of him, but for some reason, Great Instructor Lei Ze always gives people the impression that he has a profound understanding of the world.
The feeling, even if he just sat motionless for an unknown amount of time, still gave people an extremely heavy sense of oppression.
This seven-step distance is definitely not easy to walk.
Link was certain of this.
Grand Instructor Lei Ze seemed to have no intention of taking action at all. He was still sitting there cross-legged, and his posture did not seem to change at all. He looked up and saw Link pressing his hand on the hilt of the knight's sword,
He adjusted his whole body into the most suitable posture for fighting, showed a smile on his lips, and said, "Let's begin!"
"Drink!" At the moment when Master Lei Ze's voice just came, Link, who had already been ready to go, rushed towards the position where Master Lei Ze was sitting cross-legged like an arrow.
passed.
If it were a battle with Master Lei Ze to determine the outcome, Link would take the initiative to abandon his sword and admit defeat, but not now!
What I have to do now is not to defeat Master Lei Ze, but to go through these seven steps.
Therefore, when Link first prepared to jump up, he was already prepared for all responses and blocks. His only goal was to get through these seven steps as quickly as possible.
When we were on the fourth floor of the mage tower just now, Anta's body, which was refined into an undead warrior, could be said to be the pinnacle of melee combat skills. Grand Master Lei Ze might be able to surpass Anta in terms of magical power, but in
In terms of melee skills, it is absolutely impossible for him to be stronger than Anta.
But now the distance between him and Great Master Lei Ze is only seven short steps. This is already a close battle. As long as he can catch the gap between Master Lei Ze and activate his magic, he will win.
.
But just when Link took the first step and stepped onto the ground, Link suddenly realized that something was wrong.
There seems to be something inside his body, passing by at an imperceptible but extremely rapid speed. The magical elements that were originally clearly and clearly visible between the sky and the earth, suddenly at that moment,
It became blurry, as if just when he took this step, this world, and everything in between, was constantly moving away from him.
Even his steps, which should have been full of bouncing power and ready to leap up as soon as he landed on the ground, actually became limp and so slow that Link himself found it unbelievable.
simply……
It's like an old man who is already in his seventies or eighty years old is hobbling.
"The threat of death does not exist between swords." Grand Master Lei Ze's voice came slowly, but it sounded as if it was coming from an unknown place.
"The real death is likely to happen between your breaths, or it may exist between your every step." Master Lei Ze continued: "Perhaps, just like you just said to others,
As Vera said, the most terrifying thing about the rule of death is that it is fate and nature!"
"Natural?!" Link finally understood now why, with Sage Anta's strength, he still maintained such strong respect and fear for Master Lei Ze.
Compared to Anta who still needs to use swords and limbs to kill people, Master Lei Ze is the one who truly understands the true meaning of death, or in other words, he has simply become death itself.
Link can feel that all the vitality of his physical strength is irreversibly passing away at a frightening speed. The most frightening thing is that such a process seems to belong to everyone.
There seems to be no way to reverse or resist any kind of force in life.
This is the real death, the death that everyone must face.
In comparison, the life-and-death battles he faced before were nothing.
Link raised his head with difficulty, and the last picture that caught his eye was the face of Master Lei Ze with a smile on it, although he knew that the face of Master Lei Ze would never show Lei Ze.
Even though the Grand Master had a little thought in his heart, Link still seemed to see a hint of pity in the smile of Grand Master Lei Ze.
Then Link couldn't see anything.
The first step, Link, who took the first step, had completely lost his vision.