The Book Soul Chronicles: Godslayer

To be honest, even he himself did not expect that Qingwu in his illusion was actually his wife. Qingming was indeed his good brother and best friend, and could be said to be his only confidant, but he was not Qingwu's biological brother, nor did he survive the last great battle.

All of this is an illusion. This illusion must have been created according to one's own ideas, making oneself mistakenly believe that it is happiness and perfection, thus becoming addicted to it, and then dying unknowingly.

But he still can't understand why Qingwu would appear in his illusion, and as his wife no less. Could it be that his care and protection of her wasn't Qingming's dying wish, but rather that he truly loved her?

Is it simply because Qingming is his good brother that he dares not cross that line and cannot do something like stealing his brother's girlfriend, so he has always refused to admit it?

She knew Qingming's thoughts and that he had liked Qingwu for many years. Even before the last great battle, he was still planning with her how to help her survive the battle. He repeatedly asked her to take good care of her when she was not by his side. Although she was a bit unruly, she was not a bad person at heart, and she hoped he could be understanding.

Hao Anqi pondered all of this, unable to understand it at all. How could he possibly fall for a woman who was as cunning as a fox, shameless beyond measure, and constantly causing trouble, especially since she was the lover of his deceased best friend?

He began to recall the scenes from that illusion, so perfect, so almost too perfect, that's when he realized something was wrong. His lover and friends were all by his side; this was the happiest life he had ever lived.

Without the pain of life and death, without the sorrow of unfulfilled desires, this is the happiest moment in a cultivator's life. As a cultivator, living in the cultivation world where one has no choice, it's a dog-eat-dog world where the strong prey on the weak, and the weak are like ants. Without a powerful background, it's incredibly difficult to rise to the top!

On the path of cultivation, many will witness the fall of their friends, the passing of their lovers, or even their own death, living in a world fraught with danger every day, with little peace.

Although cultivators have long lifespans, they also have to pay a huge price. Abandoning love and affection is a helpless move. In order to pursue ascension and become stronger, they often have to consider too many things and give up a lot. They become cold-blooded, selfish, and treacherous, all just to survive in this competition.

Hao Anqi knew this was an insurmountable obstacle in his heart. Although he was very happy in the illusion, a happiness he never dared to imagine, it was all fake, and he would eventually have to face the cruel reality.

"Wake up! You're lucky to have had this experience. To be able to experience the innocent thoughts of your youth in this illusion is an honor."

Hao Anqi took another serious look at the handsome man leaning against the stone wall. Seeing him smiling and looking at him earnestly, the scene before their eyes began to gradually disappear. It seemed that they only had each other in their eyes, as if they wanted to remember each other in the depths of their souls, so that in the next life, they would recognize each other again, drink and spar, and travel the world together.

Hao Anqi suddenly opened his eyes inside the spider silk cocoon. His eyes were much clearer, and he had completely accepted the fact that his friend had perished.

Inside the cave, Chen Suili was on the verge of collapse. He had already lost some of his spiritual energy, and now he had to face a powerful enemy.

He couldn't help but say, "Why hasn't the sect leader woken up yet? What kind of illusion is this that has been able to trap him for so long?"

While he was distracted checking on his sect leader, he was caught off guard and ambushed by the cunning demon beast, crashing directly into the stone wall next to him.

The spot where he hit the wall caved in, and the wall was covered in cracks. He fell heavily from the wall and crashed to the ground, which shows how powerful the impact was.

The purple-bellied love spider rapidly rose and attacked him. Ignoring his severe injuries, he pressed his palm down on the ground, causing the ground to crack. He used the force to barely dodge the spider's forelegs, which were as sharp as blades, that were aimed at his face.

The distance between them was less than a centimeter; if they had been any slower, they probably would have sliced ​​his neck open.

When a person is facing death, physical pain seems to temporarily disappear. Chen Suili knew he was seriously injured, but he couldn't feel any pain at all, his attention was highly focused on the monster in front of him.

He knew that his body was nearing its limit, and if the sect leader didn't wake up soon, he would probably die here today.

He was extremely unwilling. He had faced countless dangers and escaped death many times, but today he was going to die in this unknown secret place.

He was unwilling to accept it. He had just let go of the past in his heart and his state of mind had improved. It was very likely that he would improve his cultivation after he got out. But now he was going to die here. How unpredictable life is!

"Give up the fight! Your accomplice has fallen into my illusionary love spell, and no one can save you now! Hahaha..." Pearl's shrill voice rang out.

Chen Suili closed his eyes and took a deep breath, intending to perish together with her. As long as she died, her bewitching illusion would collapse without the support of spiritual power.

In any case, one of them has to get out alive. Since I'm already seriously injured and probably won't be able to get out anyway, I'll leave the opportunity to the sect leader! This is a way of repaying the life-saving grace and the kindness he showed me back then.

"Witch, I'll fight you to the death!" With that, he compressed his spiritual energy, intending to self-destruct with her.

"You actually want to self-destruct!" Pearl's terrified voice rang out.

Just as she was about to stop Chen Suili from self-destructing, suddenly, a sword pierced straight into his head.

This all happened so fast that neither the Purple-bellied Love Spider nor Chen Suili could react. They were so engrossed in their fight and knew that no one would break in, so they were caught off guard, let alone the fact that their opponent was deliberately concealing their presence and launching a sneak attack.

"what…"

After letting out a heart-wrenching scream, the Purple-bellied Silk Spider lost its ability to resist, and its massive body collapsed, bringing the battle to an end.

Upon seeing the figure revealed after the Purple-bellied Love Silk Spider collapsed, Chen Suili stopped compressing his spiritual energy.

"metropolitan!"

He probably felt relieved to see that the person was unharmed, but then the pain hit him and he couldn't stand up and was about to fall.

Upon seeing this, Hao Anqi appeared beside him in a flash and caught him as he was about to fall.

"How are you?" she asked, checking his injuries as she spoke.

After examining his injuries, Hao Anqi frowned. He was already seriously injured, and his attempt to self-destruct had caused varying degrees of damage to his meridians and dantian.

"You're badly injured. Take some medicine first! This is the monster's cave; it's the perfect place to recuperate."

Chen Suiyi took out the elixir from under his robe, and seeing the other person's worried eyes, he replied.

"Sect Master, I'm fine. Don't worry, I won't die!"

Hao Anqi said angrily, "You won't die, but you're about to self-destruct! Your meridians and dantian are damaged. If there's no way to repair them, your cultivation may stagnate in the future. Not only will you be unable to make any progress, but you might even regress."

Chen Suili chuckled and then said.

"As long as you're alive, there's hope!"

Hao Anqi turned his head away, ignoring him, seemingly acquiescing to his words.