C'Thun closed his huge one eye, and only Li De and "himself" were left in the entire space.
"This is impossible!!!"
Li De roared towards the infinite darkness, and C'Thun spoke in his ear with a sticky voice.
"Nothing is impossible. Face your truest fear. It has always existed in the deepest part of your heart. You know, I have always been there."
Following C'Thun's whisper, Li De was shocked to find that the Rune Glaive in his hand had changed, and turned into his first weapon during the construction period: Sansas the Counterattack!
"You long for my power. You know it will make you stronger, but why are you unwilling to face me? Does this come from arrogance or timidity?"
C'Thun tortured Li De with whispers, and the illusions it created were responsible for leaving bigger wounds on Li De's body.
This is the most terrifying thing about the ancient gods. They never bother to use their powerful power to intimidate others. They only need to play with people's hearts, and they will make the target sink into self-doubt, wander until they have a mental breakdown, completely losing themselves and becoming their slaves. .
Just like the minions of the ancient gods called faceless men, how can a life have a face if it has lost even its own self?
…
While Li De faced the biggest crisis in his life, Loa and the people in Stonehenge also fell into a dead end!
With the entire Emerald Dream as his backing, Agamaggan struggled repeatedly and started a tug-of-war with the death fog summoned by Bwonsamdi. What was trampled under the giant boar's feet was the mire of shadow that could not be shaken off.
But at the edge of this swamp, the blood was boiling and spreading outwards, and the whole process was mixed with holy light and elements.
But what is even more shocking than these is the Stonehenge that should have stood forever. At this time, the huge stones are swaying left and right, as if they will fall at any time like dominoes.
Tokali's face was full of sorrow. She was struggling to channel Li De's spiritual power, eager to help him break through the shadow, let his soul return, and preside over the stability of Stonehenge.
Krasus and Kel'Thuzad in the sky looked at each other, both frightened by the crumbling stone formation.
The scene in front of them convinced both of them that the Loa's plan was destined to fail. They decided to abide by their previous agreement and save Li De first, regardless of others.
But when the two entered Stonehenge from the air and tried to rescue Li De, they were shocked to find that they were fixed in mid-air and unable to move!
Krasus smiled bitterly, and he seemed to understand why.
Wrestling in Stonehenge are multiple demigod levels and multiple origin powers. It can be said that this place at this moment cannot even be said to completely belong to the physical plane. With just a dragon prince and another magister, It's really a bit arrogant to want to get in and out of Stonehenge calmly.
Now inside Stonehenge, everyone is fixed there and unable to move, falling into a very dangerous balance.
There are only a few possibilities to break this balance: the two pairs of life and death, shadow and purification compete to determine the winner; Li De wakes up from the spiritual world or completely sinks into the spiritual world.
The first two pairs of wrestling, whoever wins or loses between life and death, will lead to the accelerated collapse of the shadow, and the tainted blood will kill everyone.
If the latter wins between Shadow and Purification, then it will just be a matter of waiting for life and death to decide the winner, and then everyone will come to save Li De. But I don’t know if Li De will still be alive at that time. If the former wins, the outcome will be death.
As for whether Li De wakes up or sinks, after waking up, the Stonehenge will be stabilized and there will be more time to wait for the two pairs to decide the winner. If he sinks, the Stonehenge will collapse and a big explosion will destroy the world.
After calculation, it turns out that there is a high probability that it will be a dead end!
"I really lost a lot today! I really regret that I came to covet the soul of some demigod! I should have known that there was a huge risk in crossing the continent to collect the soul!"
Bwonsamdi shouted regretfully, and everyone became a little disheartened.
But just then Tokali shouted loudly.
"do not give up!"
The people who could not move and could only continue to release their power turned their eyes to look at Tokali. The earth Loana's mellow voice was actually a bit hysterical at this time.
"Li Deduhu is still fighting in the spiritual world! I can't imagine what he is facing at this moment, but the enemy may be stronger than the one we face!
He hasn’t given in yet! How can we give up!”
Garni also chuckled.
"Hehe, you are indeed an old sister, life and death depend on this, let's give it a try!"
After this, the words of Tokali and Old Ghani were echoed.
"Don't worry, the orcs have sworn never to surrender."
"Well, although I still have some life left, fortunately there are several alternative successors to the Ring of the Earth."
"For the Holy Light."
Kel'Thuzad in the sky smiled freely.
"It seems like everyone is very motivated."
Then he looked sideways at Crassus.
"Your Highness, I wonder if the giant dragon has similar magic. I had an immature project before, planning magic circuits in the air."
Crassus gave him an affirmative answer.
Seeing that no one gave up, Bwonsamdi spit something that didn't exist.
"You three have tricked me! I will control my power to maintain a balance with this pig! You'd better find a solution!"
This guy no longer wants to take away the soul of the demigod. He just wants to escape intact. If the stone formation collapses, even if he is not in danger of dying, he will definitely be severely injured.
…
In the spiritual world, Li De was extremely miserable at the moment.
The war horse Zhaoxia drained his blood and fell to the ground. He himself had one of his arms cut off by the illusion, and other parts of his body were also injured and almost looked like a skeleton.
"Stop struggling, I have been your old friend for a long time. I know how wise you are. You already have the answer in your heart. If you put yourself in my arms, you will be incomparably stronger, and even... you will surpass me!"
C'Thun's bewitchment is getting higher and higher, and Li De's tenacity does not displease it. On the contrary, the more tenacious Li De is, the more delighted it becomes. If a person with such a strong heart can win over him and become his minions, he will definitely be the sharpest weapon.
Weapons! It’s possible to even help yourself out of trouble!
Li De was silent, he seemed to be finally shaken.
"If I fall into your arms, can I really be that strong..."
These words brought great joy to C'Thun, who was hiding in the darkness.
"What else is there to doubt? Isn't the most obvious example right in front of you?"
There was also an eager expression on Phantom's face.
"Don't hesitate, enjoy this gift, the wonderful world is waving to you."
"oh……"
Li De made a meaningful sound from his mouth. He stared at the other person with his only remaining eye, and smiled with his exposed teeth that had lost half of his cheek.
"Haha, you are really not me... you are really not me... haha... you are not me!"
Li De's laughter became louder and louder, echoing in the empty darkness.
The illusion was actually a little panicked, and even the war horse under its crotch took a few steps back uncontrollably.
"You...what do you mean?!"
Li De stood upright, closed his eyes and showed a calm expression, which made him look so at ease. Suddenly he opened his eyes, his gaze was like lightning!
"C'Thun! You want to create a me that I can't defeat and make me lose myself? Your plan is ruined!"
C'Thun in the darkness did not speak, and Li De did not want to talk to it at all. It was more like he was talking to himself.
"This guy is exactly the same as me in terms of abilities, voice, and tone of voice, but what's fake is just fake.
What I pursue is stronger power? Wrong! What I pursue is a stronger self!
It was exposed at the last moment! How could a me who only indulged in powerful power and completely abandoned myself be me? Even if it had been me, it was definitely not me!
In my spiritual world, if you are really that strong, why do you need to create a stronger me?
An illusion is an illusion. You can draw my shape, but you cannot understand my heart!
How can an illusion without self defeat me?"
With the last shout, Li De jumped up, and the broken sword in his hand penetrated the heart of the illusion without hesitation. With disbelief on his face, the illusion dissipated into the darkness together with the war horse at his crotch.
"Oh, I never act sloppily when I kill someone."
C'Thun's giant eyes opened again, and a hint of surprise seemed to be visible in them.
"How could it be? It's so perfect, you shouldn't have seen through it..."
Li De actually smiled at the giant eyes.
"Are the ancient gods also surprised? It turns out that people like you also have emotions.
The illusion is indeed perfect, but you were the one who made the mistake. What flashed past at that time was joy and greed, right?
Greed can hinder correct judgment even for a moment, and it was at that moment that you exposed your true nature, allowing me to see you and the illusion clearly."
Another trace of confusion flashed in the giant's eyes, and it didn't think this was the reason for its failure.
"My greed is fleeting, but your greed is everlasting."
"Yes, power, power, love, I am greedy all the time, so I often make mistakes.
But I am a living person. When different people come together, their greed will be intertwined and influence each other. So even if greed occasionally makes mistakes, we can generally move forward together.
You are different. What you advertise is the universal truth about the destination of all things. It is strange that the truth is greedy."
The giant eye blinked, and for the first time, someone dared to calmly explain it.
"Mortal, are you proud?
You are indeed lucky to win once, but you will not win all the time. If you lose once, you will lose everything.
I will always watch you, just like the illusion you just destroyed. The ancient gods never created anything, it is the fear deep in your heart. You can pretend not to see it, but you cannot deny that it does not exist.
When the time is right, it will appear in front of you again."
Li De laughed.
"I know, thank you for the reminder.
Avoiding fear cannot eliminate fear. The best way to eliminate fear is to face it!
You are good at playing with people's hearts, don't you know how strong my heart is? How dare you be confident that you can defeat me!
Hidden deep in the shadows, you may really have rich emotions, but unfortunately no matter how much you play with people's hearts, you are just a careless thing after all!"
The next moment, Li De's whole body was intact as before, as if the previous wounds had never existed, and what he held tightly in his hands once again turned into a rune war blade.
He roared loudly, and the fallen war horse stood up, its mane swaying with golden light! Li De jumped on the horse's back, pulled the reins of the horse, flew into the air, and plunged his knife into the center of the giant eye!
"boom!!!"
The dark spiritual world suddenly becomes enlightened!