——If what you said before is true, then stick to it. As long as you have a sincere heart, miracles will always happen.
For some reason, Luo Jie suddenly remembered the last words "A Li" said to him.
At first, he thought it was just a courtesy blessing, but judging from the current situation, it obviously meant something else.
As expected, this sentimental little singer gave him a hint, but the hint was so subtle that it was almost impossible to detect it.
In order to verify his suspicion, Luo Jie ran towards another nearby flame again.
This time he did not fly in a big way, but always lurked below the sea surface like a flexible fish.
These flames summoned by "A Li" have the characteristic of actively tracking spiritual power. As soon as Luo Jie came close to the range, the flames instantly sank into the water and flew towards him.
Even the cold sea water could not extinguish this rootless fire. Instead, it was burned into billowing steam rising on the sea surface.
Bang——!
The two collided on the bottom of the sea, and the familiar bone-eroding pain spread throughout the body again.
Luo Jie took a sip of the salty sea water, gritted his teeth and swam again to another ball of fire on the sea.
This happened several times, until he was about to lose consciousness from the pain, and then he swallowed a [Liangliang Pill] and activated the "Death Recast" again.
Sure enough, when he was revived again, all the accumulated pain disappeared, and the hot feeling in his chest had almost doubled again, as if there was a fire in his body that was gradually igniting his internal organs.
The feeling is like drinking a glass of strong wine, it is hot in the mouth, but it does not make people feel painful.
At this point, Luo Jie already understood.
Although he still didn't know the reason, the subtle changes in his body let him know what to do next.
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Above the sea, the fight for the flames gradually stopped.
Most of the onmyoji participating in the competition have reached their limit at this moment, using various secret techniques to adjust their breath and meditate, gritting their teeth to maintain the awareness that they may faint at any time due to severe pain.
Among the spectators in Liren Pavilion were many previous contestants, they could not help but shake their heads secretly when they saw this.
No matter how powerful the onmyoji is, it seems that it cannot break the curse of "ten". This seems to be the burning limit that the human will can bear.
The number of flames on the sea changes with the number of contestants. Each person has no more and no less, corresponding to ninety-nine flames.
This means that in theory, the probability of selecting the true form of "Shiranui" is only one in ten.
This probability may sound high, but if placed among thousands of flames, it will be diluted to the point of despair.
What's more, no one knows whether the true form of "Shiranui" will always stay in the same flame. If it keeps moving, then finding it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
It seems that this time the contestants will fail again.
But no one would be surprised. After all, they have long been accustomed to this kind of ending. Even watching newcomers fail has become the fun of some previous contestants.
However, the spectators who thought the game would end here suddenly discovered that a flying black shadow was extinguishing flames one after another, and the dense sea sparks were gradually eating away at an obvious gap.
"Whose shikigami is that? Not afraid of the burning of these flames?"
The drowsy spectators in the Riren Pavilion suddenly cheered up. The astonishing scene before them finally gave them hope of capturing the true form of "Shiranui".
In addition to being excited, they couldn't help but feel a little jealous and sour in their hearts. They secretly prayed that the shikigami had better be at the end of its battle, and wished that the next moment it would give up and quit.
This is one of the dark sides of most human beings. If you can't get it, then it's best that no one else can get it.
Although they thought so in their hearts, these onlookers could not do anything.
According to the rules of Liren Pavilion, if a non-contestant attacks a contestant, he or she will become an enemy of Liren Pavilion. Not only will he be included in the trading blacklist in the future, but his reputation and credibility within the Onmyoji circle will also be greatly affected.
It harms others but does not benefit oneself, and the gains outweigh the losses.
Although the spectators were unable to interfere with the competition due to various complicated reasons, other contestants on the sea did not have such scruples.
"Stop that shikigami quickly!"
There is only one "Shiranui", and no one wants to be the victor's companion.
The mistake of Crow Tengu's "She Qian" was that it was too high-profile, or it could be said that he had just come out of the mountains and did not understand the dangers of people's hearts. He actually did not hide his characteristic of not being afraid of fire at all.
So at this moment, she became the target of public criticism, and all the Onmyoji on the sea took action again, and unanimously aimed their attacks at "She Qian".
None of the onmyojis who dared to capture the great demon "Shiranui" were mediocre. No matter how confident "She Sen" was, he would not dare to withstand the siege of dozens of onmyojis at the same time. He would fight left and right in the air, and it would be full of dangers.
"That's enough! She Qian, give up and leave!"
"Ushiwakamaru" on the platform of Liren Pavilion screamed anxiously. He knew his own destiny and did not end up with "Sheqian".
As a bystander, even the master of the shikigami cannot forcibly interfere with the decision of the shikigami on the field.
"No, I can still persist! For your master's plan, the power of "Shiranui" is necessary!"
Although she is nominally the shikigami of "Ushiwakamaru", in fact the two have no contract at all, and "Ushiwakamaru"'s orders have no mandatory effect on her.
It was then that Luo Jie was seen to be cunning, or rather experienced in actual combat.
He never showed up again after falling into the water, moving the battlefield below the sea surface where few people noticed.
And he won't do the stupid thing of staring at a sheep and turning it into a senior programmer like that big ferocious crow tengu.
In addition, all the contestants were focusing their fire on "She Qian" at this moment, and for a while they did not notice the change in the number of flames on the sea.
Every time it was burned by a ball of flame, the heat in Luo Jie's chest would increase by one point.
After the ninety-nine flames were extinguished, he felt as if his whole body was in a furnace, and not even the cold sea water around him could make him feel any chill.
At this time, the other flames were no longer attracted to him, and would even actively avoid him when he approached.
Luo Jie realized that this might be the limit.
Dong Dong Dong——!
The drums on the sea stage rumbled, and it was time for the song to end again.
The sweaty "A Li" took his final bow surrounded by his backup dancers. The sparks on the sea were instantly extinguished, and the light that stained half of the night sky suddenly dimmed.
The music stopped, the waves rose, everything was like waking up from a dream.
After all the contestants left the stage, the angry "She Qian" quarreled fiercely with other Onmyoji on the pier, and the scene became tense.
Luo Jie took the towel offered by the waiter and dried his hair, watching the commotion quietly.
The familiar fox demon maid from before walked out of the crowd and saluted "Sheqian" and "Ushiwakamaru": "Two guests, Miss Ali invites you."
Then, the fox demon maid turned to Luo Jie again, with a little fear in her eyes, and lowered her head and said: "There is also Mr. Ye, Miss A Li has also invited you, please come with me."