This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

Everyone stared nervously in front of the stone tablet, eager to know if the two could win.

Even if you can't see how big the ferocious beast is, you can still tell from the size of the red and green dots that the difference is really huge.

Everyone held their breath as they watched someone being pinned under the red dot, but they quickly relaxed as the person escaped.

Immediately afterwards, for some unknown reason, the red dot flew backward at an incredible speed.

Did they escape? No one can answer that, as the information is incomplete and the situation inside is unknown.

Lianxue coughed and didn't notice the porcupine's tail, which lashed out fiercely. By the time she felt the gust of wind, it was too late to react, and she was struck hard by the porcupine's tail.

Lianxue flew backward like a leaf—well, she was flung away, not flew on her own.

His clothes were torn to shreds, and a deep purplish-blue mark appeared on his body.

Lian Xue was thrown against the cliff face with a loud thud. Fortunately, there was a thick layer of vegetation on the cliff face that prevented her from colliding with it; otherwise, she would have been seriously injured.

Seeing this, Jingwei attacked with even greater force. It wasn't that she cared much about Lianxue, but rather that if Lianxue lost, she wouldn't be able to leave alive either. So she attacked desperately, just to attract the attention of the Crimson Flame Porcupine.

Inside, they were fighting desperately for a sliver of hope.

Outside, chaos erupted because a man was making a loud commotion.

Just as everyone's attention was focused on the new girl, someone shouted, "The new girl, Ye Lianxue, is not here. Could it be that Xiao Jingwei is inside...?" The words were left unsaid, leaving everyone to speculate.

The three elders were the first to be displeased, and said angrily, "Nonsense! A mere newcomer dares to dream of confronting the ancient Tianyi Formation."

The elder pondered for a moment, “Nothing is absolute.”

The onlookers thought, "If it's those two girls, they're really overestimating themselves. Aren't they just asking for death?"

There are so many self-important people in the world.

"They probably felt they were dying too slowly."

Various opinions filled the air, and this was why Yunzhi frowned and remained silent. First, everyone would think it was absurd, and second, even if the two of them came back alive, they would be targeted.

Qing Shu wanted to say something, but when she opened her mouth, she felt that anything she said would be so pale and powerless.

Just as everyone was filled with righteous indignation, a woman came out from the student testing area and shouted loudly, "I'm not convinced! Why did I fail?"

All eyes turned to her, but the woman was not nervous; on the contrary, she felt honored, for being the center of attention was nothing short of something.

It turns out that each of them was facing an illusion, and when they entered the illusion, all their memories were wiped clean, as if they were completely immersed in the illusion.

When you regain consciousness, you will have some memories of what happened inside, but not all of them.

After she shouted her dissatisfaction, the stone tablet suddenly shone brightly, and a mirage-like scene appeared in the sky.

In a desolate little mountain village, a group of people were desperately cultivating, even striving.

A woman watched quietly from a corner.

This woman was the one who refused to accept defeat. She was born into a poor family, and her father traveled thousands of miles to provide them with enough food, but eventually died on his way home.

Her father had once doted on her, but when he passed away, she felt no sadness, only a secret joy.

Haha, he's finally dead! Now there's one less person to share the food with.

It turned out that her mother had put poison—a colorless poison—into the steamed buns she made.

Because the flour for this steamed bun is made from ground grass, its slight bitterness won't attract attention.

Her father taught her how to use these herbs. At first, the girl listened happily to her father's teachings, but as she grew older, she also developed ambitions.

Food was the scarcest resource in this desolate place, but with three people in her family, they only had one meal a day, and sometimes they didn't even get to eat. Her mind began to twist.

When her father was about to leave, her mother prepared steamed buns. While her mother and father were saying goodbye, she secretly sprinkled medicine into the flour. When her father passed away, she was not sad at all; in fact, she was very happy.

Her mother was crying her heart out, but she said, "Just let him go, haha."

The mother was stunned for a moment, but only for a quarter of an hour before she collapsed to the ground. It turned out that she had not only killed the father, but also the mother.

Upon seeing this, the woman protested, "Am I wrong? I'm just trying to survive, what's wrong with that?"

On the stone tablet, a line of words appeared: "All aspects of life are rooted in evil within the heart; all changes are manifestations of the mind."

The woman trembled, but still shouted, "I refuse to accept this! It's impossible!"

Just then, another scene appeared, showing a man who looked even more disheveled. He was in a dark cave, bound by heavy iron chains.

His face was pale, his hair was disheveled, his clothes were torn, and deep whip marks were visible on his bones. The man kept his head down.

It is unknown whether there are any vital signs.

The man was born into a wealthy family. His mother was a maid. His grandfather had an affair with his mother, which was discovered by his wife. She imprisoned the maid and watched as her belly grew bigger and bigger. She tried everything she could, but in the end, the child was saved.

In the end, the woman delivered her own child, and the mother and child depended on each other for survival. However, they had no food, so the woman begged and even knelt down. Finally, she was given food and was spared from starvation.

When the boy was eight years old, his maternal grandfather's wife came and took the girl away alone. She then told the boy that his mother had abandoned him for wealth and status and would never come back.

The man fainted from crying after hearing this. The boy hated his mother, but he hated his incompetent and dissolute father.

Finally, one day, he found a chance to escape from there.

He first found a job, and then learned the rules of this world.

After years of hard work and continuous learning, the man finally succeeded and stood at the top.

You might think his first action was revenge, but no, his first action was to inquire about his mother.

After several twists and turns, he found his dying mother. His mother told him not to be sad, that death was a relief for him, and not to let hatred blind him.

The man wept uncontrollably as he watched the woman lose her life and finally bury her.

He found his father, but he didn't kill anyone. He crippled his father's wife, leaving her to live a miserable life.

The wife angrily shouted, "Just kill me!"

The man smiled and said, "No, I want you to live a good life, to experience all the hardships of life, to suffer rejection, and sometimes to live a life worse than death."

His father wasn't much better. Under his power, no one helped him; instead, they began to suppress him. His business plummeted, and in the end, he could only rely on his wife for survival. However, he suffered endless insults from his wife, and the two eventually committed suicide.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but sigh. Some people would kill their own relatives for food, while others would fight desperately to find their mothers. Is this a choice between different fates?

The girl was still unconvinced after reading it, saying, "My experiences are different from his, so why should we compare?"

But it wasn't over yet. The man entered the woman's scene again, and the boy chose to find food on his own.

Finally, when he was on the verge of death, he found food to replenish his strength, took the food to his parents, and then led everyone away, heading towards a new life.

This time, the woman was speechless and lowered her proud head.

After being hit, Lianxue rejoined the battle, only to find that the porcupine's tusks pierced through Jingwei's shoulder blade.