"Aah!~"

She couldn't dodge the strike from the Whip Sword again; the pain that reached straight to her soul bored into her bones like ants!

Crack!

Crack!

Crack!

From dozens of stories high, Ash lashed her with his Whip Sword dozens of times! The pain was so intense that Weiser almost lost her footing and nearly fell as she leaped!

Crack!

Seeing she was already at the topmost floor, joy welled up in Weiser's heart as she mustered all her strength to escape into the night! However, this time Ash not only whipped her again but also coiled his Whip Sword around her body and forcefully pulled downward!

Even though Weiser managed to break free from the Whip Sword instantly, her upward momentum was canceled out. With no leverage in mid-air, she could only spread her gold and silver wings and continue to fly. However, by then, Ash had already taken the opportunity to surge forward and launch an aerial attack!

Weiser thought to repeat her previous maneuver, to escape by using the reaction force from their mutual attacks, but this time Ash didn't attack her at all.

He calmly took Weiser's blue surgical knife with his body, ignoring the wound in his chest, and hugged Weiser with his arms tight like a tiger's jaws, seemingly wanting to crush her into his very being!

Then Ash flipped over, aligning himself parallel with gravity, and fell together with Weiser.

Below—led directly to a fast track to the ground floor!

Weiser looked at Ash, and from his indifferent eyes, she could read only one message, "You can't escape from the palm of my hand."

Illusion Technique Spirit!

She made Ash misperceive the strength in his hands!

As soon as Ash's grip loosened, Weiser broke free like a hamster and used the reaction force to escape into the night.

Weiser shattered the glass Heavenly Curtain of the Transcend building's top floor, gazed deeply at Ash plummeting to the bottom, and then vanished into the darkness.

...

Ash grabbed the edge of the floor to stop his fall and returned to the 45th floor, where he saw Igula and Harvey had already come over.

Harvey had already reverted from his Netherworld Knight form, but he remained amidst the 'Ice Cold Flowing Fire', with his chest wound bubbling as flesh turned and bones were reconstructed. It was foreseeable that after the fusion state was released, Harvey would lose a significant amount of weight again.

Igula crouched in front of Tamasi, silent.

This Black Crow had smashed the wall, leaving a cracked Spider Web pattern— and this was a wall of the Transcend building, which even ordinary Miracles found hard to damage. The clothing on his abdomen was completely torn, the abs beneath were bloody, charred, and starkly contrasting with the pale skin around them.

"I didn't catch Silver Lamp," Ash reported his failure calmly.

"Hmm," Igula stood and said, "Try harder next time, pity that Ya Sha Jin is gone."

Ash nodded, glanced at Black Crow, and turned to leave, "Let's go, the Transcend Sect will be here soon. We should prepare on the first floor—"

"I can't move right now, wait for me to finish healing."

Hearing this familiar distorted voice, Ash instantly snapped out of 'Observer State', looking at Black Crow in astonishment, "You're not dead!?"

When he'd seen Tamasi intercept Silver Lamp, Ash knew he had no chance of surviving; after all, he himself was The Hosted God, and he knew that just a breath from Silver Lamp could scatter the Black Crow.

It was precisely when he realized that Tamasi could not possibly survive that Ash suddenly entered the long-missed 'Observer State'. All his skills merged seamlessly, and he nearly managed to hold onto Silver Lamp.

"Normally, that line is reserved for my enemies. After they say it, my hand crushes their brain," Black Crow coughed twice, smiling, "But seeing you all so astonished isn't too bad."

"You took Silver Lamp's fatal hit head-on, even Harvey couldn't endure it, how did you—"

"If I died from a Mage's attack that easily, I wouldn't have survived till now," Black Crow said, "Ordinary people aren't without means to resist Miracles, just need to use some slightly difficult tricks."

"You all know I can strike with my bare hands to break the sound barrier and create shock waves? Although it's ineffective against Silver Lamp, by emitting fifteen shock waves in an instant, I could blast off before Silver Lamp touched me. Still, she managed to hit my belly a bit, luckily it was just the ribcage that broke."

Honestly, following "Ordinary people aren't without means..." Ash felt he understood, yet at the same time, he felt he didn't.

"But the wall's been hit like that, the impact—"

"It's precisely because the wall was hit like this that I'm fine, because I transferred all the impact onto the wall."

Ash furrowed his brows; it sounded reasonable, yet it felt like it made no sense.

Ash looked at Igula, "What were you just lamenting?"

"I'm lamenting Tamasi's tactics," said Igula. "This time, Tamasi almost succeeded in using the 'Gray Fox Blade' by transferring it to his hand. Next time, Silver Lamp won't be fooled again."

Ash looked at Black Crow, "Then what are you doing lying here?"

"Healing," responded Tamasi. "I'm not affected by Technique Spirits, so I have to heal myself. But this time, I've broken bones, and I can't move while healing."

Ash's expression became more animated, "You mean to say you can heal your bones just by lying here?"

"Yeah, it's a simple method of healing," Tamasi explained. "Just like when a joint dislocates, even though the bone is broken, as long as you use muscles to position it correctly, you can use it with difficulty. Proper healing still relies on nutritional intake."

Ash: "...You've always refused to reveal your true face, is it because you're actually some monster that looks like a human and escaped from the Abyss?"

Igula: "You know, if anyone else said that, I'd definitely treat them as my patient."

Harvey: "Neutralizing Great Skill attacks with shock waves, moving muscles to heal serious injuries... Even I think you're going a bit too far."

"What I'm doing is nothing," Tamasi shrugged. "You all can do these things just through Miracles, and even do them better and more effortlessly than me. Anyway you think of it, you're much more formidable, right?"

Seeing Black Crow teasing them with a light tone, Ash breathed a sigh of relief, squatted in front of Black Crow, and put his hand on his shoulder. Black Crow squeaked, "Don't touch me, it still hurts a bit."

"Tamasi."

"Hmm?"

"You did well this time, but don't do it again next time."

Black Crow said, "For religious reasons, I cannot agree to your disrespectful request."

"You this guy..."

Tap.

Ash turned his head and discovered that the Transcend Sect Believers had already silently surrounded the area.

...

Under the bright moonlit night, the Flame White Tiger was weaving through the wilderness. On its back lay a nearly naked girl, draped only with a spare coat.

Even though the Flame White Tiger was walking steadily, each movement still caused the girl to take a sharp breath from the pain.

"Ah... ah... wu..."

The faint moans gradually turned into sobs. In the silent night, Weiser couldn't help but cry. Her clothes had been torn to shreds, and, fortunately, the Illusion Technique Spirit created an illusion to cover her up, otherwise…

Her body was covered in bruises because she was lying on her stomach, with her back, legs, and buttocks being the most battered areas; she had to lie on the Flame White Tiger to allow the wounds on her back to heal faster.

However, although she could ignore the physical pain directly with the 'Illusion' Technique Spirit, she had no way to address the stabbing pain in her soul—her soul was already extremely weak due to the secret poison of the Illusion Mirror Dragon. If other people's souls were like a block of ice, hers was like a puddle of water, easily disturbed.

For the first time in her life, she felt this kind of pain that penetrated deep into her soul, stirring her mind into chaos. As she regained a bit of spirit, Weiser wiped the corner of her mouth, nearly biting through her silver teeth, and silently recited the man's True Name, "Ash, Ash, Ash..."

At that moment, she remembered the look in Ash's eyes during their last chase.

So indifferent, so calm, transcending all things, dominating the truth, as if harboring a Divine Being.

She felt as if she could see herself in them.

A more perfect version of herself.

Weiser's breathing became rapid; she hugged herself tightly, the vile sting transforming into a more intense sensation spreading to the deepest folds of her spirit, allowing her to feel a sense of reality that had been absent from her illusory impressions for a long time.

For the first time, aside from her long-held desires, Weiser had a new goal.

She wanted to make Ash hers.

She wanted to see that other Ash again, the noble spirit hidden behind mediocrity, the eternal existence behind the illusion!

Once he was hers, not only the wishes within the illusion, but even on the eternal battlefield of the Void Realm, they would be invincible.

"Ash, Ash, Ash..."

The voice that emanated through the night was no longer filled with resentful howls, but had taken on an indescribable flavor.

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