My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 245 Breaking Through to the Second Realm of Immortal Cultivation! (Fourth Update)
Chu Zhu thought of Hidan from Naruto, and also recalled the previous timeline where this guy was lurking behind her and plotting against Huo Qiming.

If he really doesn't need anything to transfer the injury... then why did he do such a thing?
Why not just hide somewhere and hurt yourself?
"Smart," Fifth exclaimed. He realized that Chu Zhu had clearly seen it, rather than using his omniscient domain to know it! However, this also showed that even if the other side really had omniscient power, it was not complete at the moment.

As he pondered, he suddenly clenched his fist and slowly placed his hand in front of him: "Control!"

Eleven, barely floating in the sky, had a distorted face and was clearly struggling with all its might, but it actually made the same move as Fifth.

“…Kill him!” Chu Zhu’s pupils suddenly contracted.

Huo Qiming instantly realized what was happening and suddenly took to the air.

Then, with a ferocious expression, Eleven tore open his clothes, revealing a dense array of white beads tied inside.

Then, a blinding white light burst forth at that moment.

Chu Zhu felt a sharp pain in his brain for a moment, but quickly recovered. He subconsciously looked at Huo Qiming and found that although Huo Qiming had stiffened for a moment, just like before, he directly withstood the pain with his spiritual armor and still rushed to Eleven's side at lightning speed!
I just swung my fist...

The fifth one, who appeared in front of him without him noticing, calmly caught the punch: "Captain Huo, your punch wasn't fast enough."

Huo Qiming took a deep breath, a faint divine light emanating from his body, and threw another punch, but his other fist was also caught by the Fifth.

When will you understand... the gap between us?

Fifth's face was full of regret as he said in a coaxing tone, "I don't want to kill you here yet! So, be good, okay?"

then……

Huo Qiming shuddered expressionlessly, and one after another, illusory arms emerged from behind him.

One, two, three... thirty-two!
Both arms, which were half-real and half-empty, moved their wrists and then clenched their fists!
"..." Fifth was silent for a moment, tentatively loosening his grip, only to find that Huo Qiming had changed his fist into a palm and was tightly gripping his wrist.

"Hmm!" Although Fifth was wearing a mask and couldn't be identified, his slightly upturned eyes and somewhat embarrassed voice revealed a hint of his true emotions: "...Can you please not slap me in the face?!"

next moment.

"Give me back my beautiful punch!!!"

With a roar, thirty-two fists rained down like a storm, creating terrifying shockwaves that caused Chu Zhu to instinctively take a step back. The shockwaves even sent Eleven Juan, whose body was frozen in mid-air, flying out and crashing into the metal wall. Other shockwaves also slammed into the metal wall, producing a series of ear-piercing and continuous bangs.

It felt like a tsunami was crashing down!
"Wow!" Chu Zhu exclaimed in surprise, his arms outstretched in front of him, his hair flying wildly. He realized that even if Huo Qiming was not quite at the level of the fifth... perhaps not as much as he had previously imagined!

Yes, Chu Zhu realized that he had been completely frightened by the big orange cat, which caused him to lose his composure. Ultimately—if it were truly so easy to kill, then why did Fifth go to the trouble of using his body to ambush Huo Qiming last time?
No wonder Huo Qiming was able to gain the trust of that emperor of the capital and be stationed in Jinghai City, one of the three major financial and industrial cities in the east!

“…Watch out!” Captain Yang’s slightly sharp voice suddenly rang out.

Then, a gust of air grazed Chu Zhu's face, and drops of blood slid down.

Chu Zhu realized something, and after a brief silence, she turned her head expressionlessly and discovered that Li Kang's body was now violently swollen, with black hair growing out, bat-like wings extending from his back, and a ferocious and terrifying face...

At this moment, Captain Yang pressed Li Kang against the wall with all his might. Li Kang struggled, roared, and attacked. His nails became sharp and long, digging into Captain Yang's body with a metallic clanging sound!
Captain Yang's muscles were bulging, clearly from exerting all his strength; the thick veins throbbed slightly, and his exposed, monstrous muscles were stained with an unhealthy black...

Of course, Captain Yang wasn't completely unaffected by the white light; he was just slightly better off than Li Kang... Chu Zhu's gaze swept over Captain Yang's skin, and he silently counted the three scales that had appeared on his skin. These were clearly not scales that Captain Yang had grown by activating his power!

“…That’s terrifying.” Chu Zhu murmured, then turned to look at the Fifth Apostle who was being brutally beaten: “Oh, and that white light…”

It's unclear whether this white light is a derivative of the Fifth Divine Power or some other artifact.

"Mr. Zhu, get out of here right now! Damn it!" Captain Yang was drenched in cold sweat, and even had some wounds on his body: "This guy... broke through! Or rather, he was originally on the threshold of the third realm... and now he's in the third realm! He's still getting stronger."

"I...I can't control him anymore! Hurry..."

"...So, why didn't you kill him?" Chu Zhu walked up to Captain Yang.

Captain Yang was stunned.

"Is it because I was there?" Chu Zhu seemed to be talking to herself, yet also questioning Captain Yang: "Are you worried that I'll hold a grudge against you for seeing you kill Li Kang with your own hands? No, you should know I'm not that unreasonable... Are you worried that seeing this scene will create a distance between us?"

"You treat me with such respect? You're even... unwilling to leave the slightest bad impression of yourself in my mind!"

Captain Yang fell silent, trying his best to suppress his emotions.

Chu Zhu silently pulled out an embroidery needle from his waist. This was a spiritual weapon that Huo Qiming had given him—a pseudo-level three spiritual weapon.

2-3!

Sudden death injection!
What does 2-3 mean? It means that among all the magical artifacts and forbidden artifacts under official control... this is the third ranked artifact!
Even though there are many artifacts outside the official records... no matter how you look at it, this is the top-tier artifact among all artifacts, even considered exceptional—

The so-called pseudo-level three means that it is a weapon that can be used by the first realm, and at the same time can pose a certain threat to the third realm, and may even be fatal!

And its function...

With lightning speed, Chu Zhu pierced into the pupil of the struggling Li Kang. His body stiffened abruptly, his eyes slowly widened, his breathing became rapid, and his heart pounded at an alarming rate. Chu Zhu felt as if all the power within him had been drained.

Then, in a single moment, Li Kang died!
It was as if he had died suddenly. Captain Yang, stunned, released Li Kang, watching him slide to the ground. Then, he glanced at Chu Zhu, swallowed hard, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead. He had seen many ruthless people… but… you… this!

"Now you're no longer in a difficult position, are you? It's over! You can go now." Chu Zhu said softly, turning around to gaze at Huo Qiming, who was still attacking the Fifth Apostle with all his might in the distance.

"?" Captain Yang looked puzzled, not understanding why Chu Zhu would say such a thing, but before he could ask, he heard Chu Zhu slowly say, "You don't really think that Old Huo is in the upper hand right now, do you?"

Captain Yang paused, then looked again. Wasn't this perfect? ​​They were still brutally beating the enemy... Hmm?

Captain Yang's pupils contracted. "Commander Huo... how long have you been attacking?"

Is Captain Huo simply venting his anger because of his immense inner strength, or... does he simply dare not stop?
"Then why did you..."

"Get out of here right now." Chu Zhu pointed behind him expressionlessly. "Then, have Bi Xuan close the door! You all take the maglev train and get as far away as you can. Don't put on that melodramatic show here! And don't ask me why I stayed... if you're still willing to call me Mr. Zhu!"

Chu Zhu said quietly, "You've been paying attention to the trade union in the shantytown redevelopment area, haven't you? Then you should know what the first directive of the trade union in the shantytown redevelopment area is!"

"The union commands the guard team!" Captain Yang stared at Chu Zhu, his lips twitching slightly. He seemed to realize something, then looked deeply at Chu Zhu and Captain Huo in the distance. He didn't say anything, just nodded. After hesitating for a moment, he hoisted the already dead Li Kang onto his shoulder and ran towards the passage without looking back.

A few breaths of silence.

"...I think I understand now! I finally understand what you meant."

Chu Zhu lowered her head and looked at her arm. What did it feel like to kill Li Kang with her own hands?

I don't feel anything!
He was so calm that Chu Zhu even wondered if she was born cold-blooded... Of course, there was also the possibility that Li Kang would still be alive in the next reset world line.
then……

Chu Zhu's cultivation level naturally advanced to the second realm, as if it were a natural progression. It was so smooth that even Chu Zhu himself seemed puzzled…

For some reason, Chu Zhu inexplicably recalled a sentence from her diary: "...treading on the blood and bones of my comrades."

"What the hell? My path to advancement is actually based on sacrifice?!"

Chu Zhu wanted to laugh, but at this moment she found that although she could not be sad, she could not laugh either.

Or rather, is he truly not sad at all right now...?

"If I weren't truly grieving... I probably wouldn't have let Captain Yang leave! Clearly, if this timeline were to reset... it wouldn't matter to me whether he lived or died! But I still did it... Was it because I didn't want to see another teammate die? I actually... would do something so unnecessary, so self-deceiving..."

Chu Zhu forcibly dispelled the emotions that had erupted in his mind because of his awakening. He took a deep breath, jumped down, hesitated slightly, then ran to the corner of the wall, grabbed Eleven's foot, and dragged him to the side of the two-headed scaled man.

“…You!” The two-headed scaly man scrutinized Chu Zhu repeatedly.

"Good man!"

"What do you want to ask?"

The two heads spoke almost simultaneously, then stared at each other in bewilderment. The head on the left muttered something in dissatisfaction; Chu Zhu remembered it was a vulgar swear word from Tianjing… The head on the right twitched, took several deep breaths, forcing itself to ignore the head on the left, and kept muttering, “We are one person… one head…”

However, Chu Zhu also realized that her actions of recognizing the two-headed scaled man's identity and even saying those words had directly maxed out their favorability.

"What must I say to gain the Pope of Light's trust? And then, make him understand... that your identity has been usurped." Chu Zhu cut straight to the point, her voice urgent: "Hurry, there's no time to waste!"

"..." After hesitating for a long time, the two-headed scaly man said cautiously, "Tell him that his supernatural power is light, and then... let the Pope ask the person who took my identity! He shouldn't know anything about this... like that! But no, he's in the sky now, he should be able to hear what we're saying."

"...Yes, yes, I can hear it... Stop hitting me! Let me say a few words... Awooooo!" The intermittent voice came from the sky.

Then, the fifth voice suddenly changed: "Alright, let's stop playing house here! I don't mind you hitting me... but you're hitting me like this and you still won't let go, that's too much!"

Chu Zhu silently looked up, and then realized...

Huo Qiming's body jolted suddenly, and his face became bruised and swollen. He subconsciously took a step back, panting heavily. However, as soon as he looked up, he found that Fifth's fingertip was gently pressing on Huo Qiming's forehead.

"..." Huo Qiming's body stiffened.

The fifth voice said with a hint of amusement, "You've punched me so many times... now it's time for me to fight back, right, Captain Huo?"

Huo Qiming remained silent. Although he was still able to move and was not restrained, he inexplicably felt a sense of suffocation, as if he were on the verge of life and death. His heart was pounding violently, and his instinct made him stand still.

"Here's a question," the Fifth Apostle said with a smile, "Calculate the force of each punch you threw before and how many punches you threw at me! Calculate what would happen if all those punches, at the same time... suddenly landed on you!"

Huo Qiming's pupils contracted. Before he could say anything...

Fifth, he uttered softly, "Bang!"
Huo Qiming's body suddenly exploded, and dense blood rained out from the gaps in his clothes.

He opened his mouth, blood spilled from the corner of his lips, and he fell helplessly from the sky...

"..." The moment the fifth gaze fell upon him, Chu Zhu bit off the poison from the back root of his tooth without hesitation.

Time begins to reverse.

(End of this chapter)