Yu Jingzhong suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His knees went soft, and he half-knelt on the ground. He felt a sharp pain in his throat as if it had been pierced, and he couldn't even make a sound.

Not far away, the sect leader's body swayed, and then he touched his neck uncomfortably.

"This … what's going on …"

"Mirror reflection."

The sect leader smiled slightly, and his eyes flashed with a playful light. "It's an inevitable phenomenon when you use Yata no Kagami to attack its owner."

He didn't say it out loud, but his expression clearly said, "You can't be so naive to think that you can defeat the villain boss so easily."

Mirror reflection?

All the attacks can be reflected back to me?

Damn it, what's going on?!

Yu Jingzhong was shocked. His first reaction was that he had to die together with this person today, but then he realized that Amaterasu, who had already turned into a demon, must be more durable than him. If both sides were injured, he would be the first to die!

At that moment, Yu Jingzhong remembered that he used to insist on being a normal human being. Zhou Hui always half-jokingly asked him to eat elixirs, but he never took it seriously. He suddenly regretted it.

Damn it!

What should I do now?!

The sect leader put his hands in his sleeves and walked over leisurely, showing his neck that had a hole in it without any scruples.

Yu Jingzhong endured the pain and stood in front of Yan Lanyu, pointing the gun at the sect leader's left chest. He hesitated for a moment, and his fingers trembled slightly.

Should he shoot?

He didn't believe that someone could stand up with a hole in his heart.

But what if the other party didn't care about the damage to his body, and he was the first to fall?!

The sect leader's eyes seemed to show that he was very interested. He walked over step by step, and soon he was in front of him.

Yu Jingzhong didn't have time to hesitate. He gritted his teeth, raised his gun, and shot the sect leader right in the heart!

With a loud bang, the sect leader staggered back a few steps, and Yu Jingzhong fell to the ground!

Yu Jingzhong had probably never experienced such pain in his life. At that moment, there was only one thought left in his mind, which was that the Qiongyao drama said, "My heart hurts so much that I'm about to die." It turned out that this was the feeling of dying.

In his daze, he saw the Sect Leader pull Yan Lanyu up from the ground. While coughing violently, he laughed and said, "You really opened fire.

I didn't know you had guts … "

Yu Jingzhong didn't know where he got the strength from, but he suddenly stood up and pounced on the Sect Leader. Using his weight, he pressed the Sect Leader onto the mountain rock and punched him viciously!

At this time, he was actually in so much pain that he was numb. Even his nerves were trembling as if they had been electrocuted. The muscles in his arms and thighs were spasming violently.

The reason why he was still able to hold his breath was not because of his strong physique, but because of his willpower.

He didn't even know where his fists had hit. A few times, he was sure that he had hit a rock. Blood flowed through the gaps between his fingers.

What was even more frightening was that every punch that landed on the Sect Leader's body returned to him with the same amount of strength. The pain made him numb, and his consciousness fell into a strange trance. His retina emitted a chaotic golden light because of the intense congestion.

His finger bones were almost broken. He let out a hoarse roar and his fist brushed past the Sect Leader's face as he dodged it and smashed into the ground!

Fine cracks instantly appeared on the surface of the rock. Bang!

The Sect Leader kicked Yu Jingzhong over.

"Huff … Huff …" With every breath, Yu Jingzhong's nose was filled with the smell of rust. He staggered up from the ground.

The Sect Leader leaned against a withered tree and wiped the blood from his mouth. He smiled and said, "As expected of the Yata no Mirrorheart …"

Yu Jingzhong's ears were filled with blood. In fact, he couldn't hear what the Sect Leader was saying.

It took him a while to focus his scattered vision. He saw that the corners of Amida Akizashi's eyes and nose were bleeding. He also looked quite embarrassed.

Yu Jingzhong felt that something was wrong.

How could a person who didn't bleed even when his heart was pierced by a bullet become like this after taking a few punches?

His thinking was affected by the severe pain. After a few seconds, he looked at his right hand sluggishly.

His hand was covered with mud. The joints were cracked, and the white finger bones were faintly visible.

His fingernails had pinched his palm into a bloody mess. It didn't look like a human hand at all.

However, the pentagram on his palm was still very clear. There were countless fine spells around it, and even shone through the fragmented flesh.

… Was it because of it?

Yu Jingzhong had studied the Yata no Mirrorheart. He knew that the symbol representing it wasn't like this. The pentagram was actually the totem of a Yin-Yang Warlock.

Every Yin-Yang Warlock had their own unique pentagram. Although it looked exactly the same, it would actually show thousands of subtle differences due to the difference in magical power of each person.

So, was this pentagram actually Yan Lanyu?

Was it the soul that Yan Lanyu used to wrap Jingxin?

Yu Jingzhong breathed heavily. Suddenly, a huge sadness and anger welled up in his heart.

The emotion was so strong and violent that it swept through his consciousness like a hurricane. It even completely covered the severe pain in his muscles and bones.

Until the last moment, he was still desperately trying to protect me, but I couldn't save him.

I couldn't even bring him back.

Yu Jingzhong's throat was congested with blood. He let out a hoarse gasp and clenched his back molars.

Amaterasu Akizashi got up and stepped forward. Although his demon body had been completely destroyed and he looked a little embarrassed, he was still much better than Yu Jingzhong who was riddled with scars.

However, just as he was walking towards Yan Lanyu, he suddenly heard another gunshot. Then, his knees went soft and he half knelt on the ground.

Clang!

Yu Jingzhong heavily smashed the gun on the ground and threw himself over. His movement was almost as if he was risking his life. He pushed the Sect Leader down the mound and rolled down!

Amidst the chaos, the Sect Leader grabbed Yu Jingzhong. During the process of tumbling down, the two of them evenly split the sharp branches, gravel, and the scorching hot ground from the explosion. Then, with a loud bang, they fell heavily into the stone nest.

Yu Jingzhong crazily spurted out a mouthful of blood. Amaterasu Akizashi tightly grabbed his neck!

The silent struggle for a few seconds was like a tragic pantomime.

In the darkness, Yu Jingzhong's hand was bleeding and blue veins were popping out. He raised his hand with difficulty and choked Amaterasu Akizashi's throat.

This was only a matter of a moment between life and death. However, every millisecond was infinitely stretched out in suffocation.

Yu Jingzhong had never felt like this before. He clearly and truly felt that everything was going to end today.

His life was about to come to an end here. He would turn into bones, turn into dirt, and disappear forever from this foreign land.

"If I die, then I die," he thought calmly.

"Even if I don't die, Yan Lanyu won't be able to hold on. I might as well go with him.

I heard that the road to the Yellow Springs is not easy to walk on. I'll be his companion. Maybe we can be reincarnated together in the next life. "

His fingers were still pinching Amaterasu Akizashi's throat like iron pincers. However, his mind had already fallen into darkness due to the lack of oxygen.

His eardrums were whistling because of the collision of blood. It sounded like the sound of the tide.

It was like the sea he dreamed of on the last night with Yan Lanyu.

Flames were burning fiercely on the surface of the sea. Countless pale arms were waving about. It was like the forest in the demon world.

On the wooden stake that looked like a cross not far away, the young Yan Lanyu who had grown up broke free from the ropes. He walked barefoot on the surface of the sea and walked in front of Yu Jingzhong.

Yu Jingzhong was bobbing up and down in the waves. He raised his head and looked at him.

He saw that Yan Lanyu's body was mutilated as if it had been cut by a knife. His muscles were rotten and his bones were exposed.

His face was a strange ash-white color. There was not the least bit of life in it. It was like the hazy sky.

His eyes were turbid and unclear. They no longer belonged to a living person.

However, Yu Jingzhong could feel those eyes looking at him.

They were very sad, nostalgic, and gentle as they looked at him.

"… Lanyu …"

"Why are you hurt?"

"Who made you like this?"

Yu Jingzhong opened his mouth in vain. However, no sound came out.

A sad smile flitted across Yan Lanyu's face. He pointed at himself and silently said a sentence.

His voice could not be heard in the raging waves. However, the shape of his mouth was very familiar. It seemed to be saying, "I am …"

"What am I?"

Yu Jingzhong's mind became more and more chaotic. He was already an arrow at the end of its flight.

It was the true final moment.

Yan Lanyu crouched down and gently planted a kiss on Yu Jingzhong's lips.

Although he knew that it was only his soul, the feeling of their lips touching was so real. Even the cold breath of despair passed through his nose and hit his face.

Yu Jingzhong suddenly realized something. Then he saw Yan Lanyu reach out and grab him. He suddenly pulled him out of the sea!

Splash — —

The sound of water splashing everywhere. Yu Jingzhong's vision blurred. The scene suddenly changed!

He saw that he had returned to reality from the illusion. Below him was the hard and scorching ground. His hands were still tightly clutching Akizashi Amateri's throat. What was around him was not the sound of water, but blood!

— — It was the sound of blood splattering out of Akizashi Amateri's chest!

Yu Jingzhong's pupils contracted. The next second, the pressure on his neck loosened. A large amount of fresh air rushed into his lungs, causing his whole body to spasm and cough violently!

"Cough cough cough!!"

Yu Jingzhong turned over and knelt on the ground. He covered his neck and coughed out mouthfuls of black blood. After a while, he trembled violently and looked up. The scene in front of him stunned him.

He saw Akizashi Amateri lying at the place where he had fought a life and death battle with him. His chest was pierced by a sharp weapon, and a large amount of blood kept gushing out.

The person standing in front of him was the young Yan Lanyu in the illusion just now!

Yan Lanyu looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. His face did not change much, but because he was lifeless, he looked particularly defeated.

In contrast, his expression was very calm. He lowered his eyes slightly and stared at Akizashi Amateri. The four fingers of his slightly drooping right hand were pressed together. Blood flowed out and gathered between his fingers and fell to the ground.

At the critical moment, he was the one who had pierced Akizashi Amateri's heart!

"… Finally … I finally forced you out." With every word Akizashi Amateri said, blood foamed out of the corners of his mouth. However, he still seemed to be very happy.

"Hey, I haven't seen you like this for many years. I really miss you … You can't play dumb now, right?"

Yan Lanyu stared at him quietly.

The wind from the other side of the Yellow Spring passed through the forest, brushed past the hills, and swept into the boundless night in the distance. It carried with it the endless cries and obsessions of countless resentful spirits as it whistled into the distance.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Yan Lanyu said calmly after a long time.

His voice was very hoarse, as if his vocal cords had been damaged. It sounded a little strange.

However, the cold and distant quality in his voice did not change at all despite the long years and the chasm between Yin and Yang.

"Are you still clinging to your perception of the role of a 'stranger'?

It's really your signature line. "

Akizashi Amateri laughed. He covered his mouth and coughed. The sound seemed to vibrate from his chest.

He was seriously injured. Yan Lanyu had pierced his heart directly. It was fatal.

"But forget it. I just want to know how you are now. The wrong beginning of the story has been corrected, so the ending should have changed, right?

I'm just a little curious … That's all. "

Akizashi Amateri turned his head to look at Yu Jingzhong. He actually laughed a little mockingly, "I've already reminded you, Mr. Agent. Villains die of curiosity."

Yu Jingzhong half-knelt on the ground and gasped for breath. He could not say a word.

"Everyone is curious. You have to respect the curiosity of villains."

"It is often the key for the protagonist to defeat the villain in the ending of the story."

…

Could it be that he had hinted at this direction from the beginning? What on earth would a person think after he became a demon?!

Yan Lanyu paused. The end of his voice dissipated in the air, like a long sigh. "You won't really die after becoming a demon. But this is no longer the place where you and I should stay."

"Come on, Mr. Amateri.

The soul has a place where the soul should go. "

He reached out his hand. Yu Jingzhong suddenly had an ominous premonition. He suddenly shouted, "No!

Yan Lanyu! "

However, the latter just raised his head and smiled at him.

There was bitterness, longing, and helplessness in his expression. But there was also something deeper hidden, like a kind of relief.

It was like a pedestrian who saw the end after a long journey. It was also like a pilgrim who finally picked up his luggage and set off for the distant mountains.

At the same time, he reached out and pressed on Akizashi Amateri's heart. A golden pentagram engraved with complicated spells suddenly appeared on the back of his hand.

Yu Jingzhong looked at his hand in shock. Sure enough, the pentagram had disappeared.

Then, the space-time crack in the air collapsed with a loud bang. It was like a black curtain slowly opening. Behind the curtain was the endless abyss of hell. Countless screams of ghosts entwined together rushed out!

The cold air formed a hurricane. In the chaos, Yu Jingzhong fell to the ground. He saw the gate to hell instantly swallow Yan Lanyu and Akizashi Amateri at the same time.

"Yan Lanyu …" Yu Jingzhong roared, "Yan Lanyu!!"

He almost climbed over the rock and rushed over. In a flash, he touched Yan Lanyu's finger in a thousandth of a second!

But then, the two people's hands passed by each other. Yan Lanyu fell into the abyss and waved at him with a smile.

That was the last scene Yu Jingzhong saw before the gate to hell closed.

"Yan Lanyu!

Come back!! "

The void suddenly shook, and the air silently closed.

The illusion completely disappeared in the wind. In a few seconds, even the last shadow was completely gone. The only thing left in the mountain forest was a scene of devastation and scorched rocks, as well as the bloodstains left behind by the struggle.

Yu Jingzhong's blood turned cold. His hands and feet went soft. He swayed several times but couldn't stand up.

No, it's impossible …

It can't be like this …

He grabbed a piece of dirt and almost rolled and crawled back to the mound quickly and in an incomparably sorry state.

He couldn't feel the pain of being cut by the gravel at all. He couldn't even hear any sound. Only blood rushed to the top of his head and eardrums. His heart felt as if it was tightly bound by several iron wires and would burst at any time.

With a crash, he flipped over the mound and fell to the ground. He didn't even have time to get up. He raised his head and looked forward.

Yan Lanyu was lying there quietly.

He seemed to be abandoned on the ground all alone. His chest was motionless, as if there wasn't even the slightest rise and fall of breathing. He had completely merged with the cold and deep night in the distance.