Godslayer: Aizen Template, I will stand in the heavens!

Ghost Face King was already in a prone position with all three limbs on the ground, and now Zhao Kongcheng had his right arm severed by a single blow, leaving him unable to support his body with only his left hand and right leg.

With a "thud," he fell to the ground, staring in astonishment at the severed part of his right arm, his pale ghost face twisting even more distorted!

It struggled to stand up, relying only on its right foot, its left foot on the ground, too afraid to put any weight on it, and limped towards Zhao Kongcheng!

Ghost Face King couldn't understand why Zhao Kongcheng had suddenly become stronger and unleashed such a powerful slash!

It couldn't understand it, but it didn't care! All it knew was that it had to eat quickly!

Zhao Kongcheng has made a move!

Under the influence of the Ghost God's Guidance, not only did he awaken the Forbidden Ruins, but his body also forgot all his injuries, and he is now in his best condition.

In the blink of an eye, Zhao Kongcheng closed in on Ghost Face King. It was a two-way... bloodbath!

"Hoohoho!"

With its eyes bloodshot and having lost its right arm, the Ghost King had completely gone into a berserk state, and its limping posture gradually returned to normal.

The wound Li Lian slashed was getting shallower and shallower, and Ghost Face King's speed suddenly increased!

The two collided in the rain, and Zhao Kongcheng's blade kept slicing across Ghost Face King's body, leaving deep, bone-revealing cuts!

The blade energy crisscrossed, and the surrounding ground was shattered. Ghost-Faced King was completely suppressed by Zhao Kongcheng.

It's only a matter of time before Ghost King is killed, but the problem is, Zhao Kongcheng doesn't have that much time left!

The effects of the Ghost God's Inducing Medicine wouldn't last very long anyway. If he couldn't kill the Ghost Face King within that time, both Li Lian and Lin Qiye would be eaten by the Ghost Face King.

Zhao Kongcheng could feel his physical condition. As time passed, the pain in his lungs and the fatigue in his body gradually returned to him.

The previous pain was like the tide, receding briefly, and now it's time for the tide to rise again.

"I just showed off in front of those two kids, now I have to play it safe!"

Ghost-Faced King sensed that the intensity of the opponent's attack was decreasing, and a sinister smile appeared on his face again. Seizing the gap in Zhao Kongcheng's sword strike, he slapped Zhao Kongcheng's chest with his claw, sending him flying.

"Cough cough cough..."

Zhao Kongcheng, supporting himself on the ground with one hand, half-kneeled, still gripping the straight knife tightly in his hand, and suddenly coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.

He could clearly feel his ribs piercing his lungs completely, and a wave of pain overwhelmed him, as if every cell was being dissected.

Zhao Kongcheng planted the knife in the ground, stood up unsteadily, his eyes still as bright as stars!

Suddenly, a loud bang came from behind, and the sky above trembled slightly, cracking open...

Li Lian looked back and saw a young man with golden eyes slowly walking out of the crack.

Lin Qiye broke through the [No-Rule Void] and walked in from the outside. As soon as he entered, he saw that there were knife marks all over the ground and Zhao Kongcheng was kneeling on the ground coughing up blood.

Li Lian thought to himself: That's it, if Lin Qiye doesn't come in soon, Ghost Face King will die.

"You, you, you...how did you get in?"

Lin Qiye: ╮(︶﹏︶)╭

"【The Unbound Void】is indeed very tough, but luckily I have these eyes, and luckily, it's nighttime."

Zhao Kongcheng didn't understand, nor did he have any intention of figuring out the reason.

He doesn't have time!

"Alright, alright, no matter how you did it, stand with Li Lian right now."

"I can fight for you."

"I know, can you just move aside first?" Zhao Kongcheng turned his head away and didn't look at Lin Qiye and Li Lian anymore, leaving them with only his back.

"One more cut, and I'll make another. You can come and help me after this one."

"Oh." Lin Qiye stood next to Li Lian.

"You two brats, you better watch out for this cut."

"why?"

"That slash... will be really cool!"

Li Lian and Lin Qiye: (?_?)

Zhao Kongcheng suddenly exerted force with both legs, bursting out with astonishing speed as he rushed towards Ghost Face King!

There was nothing fancy about it; it was just a clean and crisp raise of the hand and a swing of the knife.

An unprecedentedly huge black crescent appeared in front of Zhao Kongcheng, breaking through the heavy rain curtain and arriving in front of Ghost Face King in an instant!

An unstoppable, unavoidable strike! And also Zhao Kongcheng's most stylish strike!

The Ghost-Faced King's twisted head flew into the sky, while its massive body crashed to the ground!

At that moment, Li Lian made his move!

He had been waiting for this opportunity. Ever since he was exhausted, he had been working tirelessly to recover his spiritual power, and now was the time he had been waiting for!

He had made this plan long ago, because he knew that Zhao Kongcheng's strike had not completely killed Ghost Face King.

He wanted to end the Ghost King's life with his own hands at the very last moment!

This is the only way to ensure he gains enough experience points!

The moment the Demon King's head hit the ground, it began to crawl back onto its own body.

Just then, the gleaming Zanpakuto, like lightning slicing through the night sky, pierced through the crawling head and pinned it firmly to the ground!

Li Lian poured all his spiritual power into the Zanpakuto in his hand, and the head of the Oni-Masked King instantly turned into a fireball, which continued to burn fiercely in the pouring rain!

"Ahhhh——!"

A pitiful and piercing scream rang out, and in his daze, Ghost King saw a peaceful world where there was no struggle or suffering, only endless flames burning fiercely.

It felt its pain being crushed by some unknown force, and only then did it understand what kind of existence the Zanpakuto that had pierced through it was.

It is like a blessing from God in the final stage of life, allowing all souls to find peace; therefore, it is fair.

Li Lian noticed that the Ghost King's screams suddenly stopped, and the ghost face gradually calmed down in the flames, no longer twisted.

"Ding! Experience points +1500."

"Ding! Level +2."

"Ding! [Soul World] unlocked."

The abundant spiritual energy instantly filled Li Lian's body again, and even his body, which had just been somewhat exhausted, recovered.

The system notification sounded, and Li Lian knew he had leveled up to level 5 and unlocked the [Soul Society]. He then ignored the system.

Because there are more important things to do now.

Just as Li Lian rushed out and pinned the Ghost-Faced King's head to the ground, Lin Qiye also moved at the same time, quickly arriving at Zhao Kongcheng's side and supporting him, preventing him from falling on the waterlogged ground.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, as if someone had poked a hole in the sky.

Li Lian waded through the puddles to reach Zhao Kongcheng, where he gave Zhao Kongcheng a smile.

"Old Zhao, look at that slash I just made, wasn't it cool?"

Zhao Kongcheng almost choked on his breath and rolled his eyes at Li Lian.

"I chopped off my own head, and you just got lucky. What's so great about that?!"

Zhao Kongcheng was actually still feeling lingering fear. He hadn't expected the Ghost Face King to be so resilient, surviving even after his head was cut off.

It would be too embarrassing to leave these two kids with such trouble because of my own negligence.

That brat Li Lian stole my lines the first time we met, and now that I'm about to die, he's still stealing my lines. Isn't this a cursed fate?

"Alright, Zhao Kongcheng, stop talking. I'll take you to the hospital right now."

Lin Qiye's eyes could see Zhao Kongcheng's physical condition clearly. Zhao Kongcheng was like a candle in the heavy rain, which could be extinguished at any time!

"It's unnecessary; it's just a side effect of unleashing potential."

"You're going to die!"

Lin Qiye didn't want to see Zhao Kongcheng die because of him; the last thing he wanted was to owe someone a favor!

"It's alright! At least I got to experience the Forbidden Ruins and indulge in being a hero! That's the 083rd ranked Forbidden Ruins—I really am a genius!"

Zhao Kongcheng pursed his lips, turned to Li Lian and said, "Hey kid, do me a favor? Light me a cigarette!"

Li Lian pulled out an unopened pack of cigarettes from his pocket. It was the most expensive brand he had bought with all his cash that afternoon.

The cigarette pack was a bit dented; it must have been crushed when it fell to the ground.

Li Lian took a cigarette from the pack, placed it near Zhao Kongcheng's mouth, and lit it for him using his spiritual power.

"You two brats, that last slash... wasn't I cool?"

"handsome."