Sorcerer’s Handbook

Chapter 552: It hurts me more to see you succeed than to see me fail

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"When the Cataclysm occurred, my sister and I were still children under the age of ten." "Most of the adults died, and almost all the survivors were children in elementary school. Then the first night of the siege massacred many people... I hadn't studied history at that time, but I heard a sentence in the listening test: Only those with firm beliefs can reach the other side of the night. Because of this, my sister and I barely made it through the night." "While scavenging in the ruins, we met a group of older children. They planned to go to the Spiral of Silence because they found in the library that people who walked out of the Spiral of Silence were more likely to survive." "Yes, the library hadn't been destroyed yet. My sister and I kept this in mind and followed them to the Spiral of Silence. We had no shortage of food, and it was easy to find food that had not expired in the ruins of the cities we passed by, but after arriving at the Spiral of Silence on the 67th day, only eight of us were left, and the others died in the siege of the night." "After coming out of the Spiral of Silence, the eight of us traveled the wasteland together, and because we walked out of the Spiral of Silence, we called ourselves the Sons of the Spiral." "We found that there were still many survivors. Children living in the underground cities did not have to go through the strangulation, but many things in the old era were abandoned. They lived a very tormented life in there until we arrived." "In order to lead them to rebuild the surface civilization, the Sons of the Spiral stayed. Eternal fire, justice, freedom... The Sons of the Spiral became the new fire of civilization. They let the children believe in themselves so that they could survive the night of strangulation." "In the end, only my sister and I were left. We continued to travel the earth and read the information in libraries everywhere. Although most facilities were destroyed by the catastrophe, the identity verification system was still effective. Fortunately, our citizenship was not lost in the catastrophe, otherwise we would not even be able to enter the library..." "We wanted to find out the truth about the catastrophe, but this was top-secret information from the old era. We could only vaguely analyze that it was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. In the process, we also consulted the information of other ages of gods and found that even if the divine fire system existed, many fighting disasters would still occur during the transition of the ages of gods." "We gradually realized that although personal consciousness can help people increase their intelligence and acquire skills, when civilization develops to a certain level, consciousness will become our bondage. In order to minimize the internal friction of the succession of the gods, the magicians worked hard to create the Divine Fire System, but it was still destroyed in the Cataclysm." "As long as there is self-consciousness, there will be struggles, disasters, accidents, and internal friction. This is the sadness of civilization, and it is also our sadness." "We must transcend consciousness." When Ash opened his eyes, he saw a small golden thunder wolf standing on his shoulder. The flashing lightning arc did not cause any harm to him, and it was draped over him like hair. He did not expect that the Transcendent Prison Dafa of the Transcendent Sect was actually the oldest first-generation Dafa! However... Ash looked across, the cold and sexy Silver Lantern was also covered with blue arcs at this time, and the small Thunder Hamster was stuffed into the ravine on her chest by her, and her hair was dancing like a lightning snake! When he was sending his soul to the Transcendent Prison Dafa, Silver Lantern also successfully sent his soul to the Ming and Stringing Dafa! Whoosh! With a thunderous explosion, Ash turned into a residual shadow and flashed away! Boom! The moment Ash and Silver Lantern's arms collided, countless golden and blue lightning arcs burst out from them. This legendary shock wave alone was hard for the Transcendentalists to resist! However, compared to the shock wave, perhaps this scene could more impact the Transcendentalists' worldview—the Transcendental Prison Dharma actually fought with the Mingchan String Dharma! Ash roared with thunder, and a golden thunder horn grew on his head. As the sharp horn generated electricity violently, golden lightning arcs actually filled the entire space! Silver Lantern's limbs touched the ground like a beautiful fox, and she grew a lightning arc tail. As the tail stretched straight and the hair exploded, blue lightning arcs covered the ground! The second form of the God Parasite: Fantasy Species! Not all the God Parasites have a second form, because the second form is the combat method that the previous generation of God Parasites have summarized to best exert the power of the God Parasites, which is equivalent to the perfect strategy for old players. So Ash and Silver Lantern immediately entered the second form after they got started, skipping the stage of getting familiar with the power of the God Parasites! When Silver Lantern looked at the audience, Ash rushed directly in front of her, and his palm was like a thunder claw that tore everything apart! No need for magic spirits, no need for miracles, the spirit-hosting device itself is a tactical weapon that surpasses everything, just fight on instinct! Boom! Boom! Boom! The golden wolf Ash is extremely powerful, biting like a beast, and every strike is a violent thunder, and explosions continue wherever it goes; although the silver lamp is suppressed, its body is more agile, and its attacks are high-frequency and swift, as cold and sharp as a scalpel! The two golden and blue figures kept sweeping and fighting in the venue for a few breaths, like lovers entangled, like beasts biting! Until a "swish", the blue shadow was sent flying into the sky like a cannonball, directly piercing through two layers of ceiling to the 98th floor! Then there was a thunderous explosion, and the golden shadow chased after it! When Ash chased after it, he found that the silver lamp actually took the opportunity to escape upwards, so he chased it all the way up. When he reached the 90th floor, Ash felt that he had passed through an invisible boundary line and saw that the silver lamp also stayed on this floor. The entire space wall was covered with crimson grids, which looked like a bloody warning and a fishing net. "Are you satisfied?" Weisser looked at him, her tail sweeping back and forth: "Every 10 floors here there is a miracle cage for legends, which allows entry but not exit. Even the God-hosting is difficult to break. After the Transcendent Sect is activated, it is also difficult to remove it." "You won the bet." She said: "Because of you, I must start the plan at your pace." The moment she saw Ash jump down, Weisser knew that she had lost. Because after Ash took away the Transcendent Prison Dharma, the Transcendent Sect would definitely seal the Ringing Strings Dharma immediately, and Ash obviously would not be kind enough to help her break the glass cabinet of the Ringing Strings Dharma. After the Transcendent Sect saw that someone could really steal the Dharma, they would never unlock the cabinet of the Dharma in the next week, and she would not have another chance to seize it! In other words, she either gave up directly or had to act with Ash! But she could not give up the Ringing Strings Dharma - in her plan, the two oldest Dharmas of the Transcendent Sect must be taken down! Unlike other great powers, they hold the key to the end! Without these two great powers, her plan would be impossible! And Weisser's reaction was all within Ash's expectations. The time he spent adventuring with Igola and Harvey was not in vain. Although he has not yet learned how to commit a perfect crime, he knows how to disrupt a crime. "We have to leave tomorrow, and we can't go back empty-handed." Ash grinned and said, "Someone will steal things anyway, why can't it be us?" "You never thought about seizing the Dafa." Weisser stroked her tail and said, "If I didn't show up, you probably planned to take your companions to the first floor, hold out with the Transcendent Sect until daytime, return the Dafa to them, and then run away... Anyway, the Transcendent Sect can't chase us out, they are locked in this building by faith." "In this way, the Transcendent Sect, who have learned their lesson, will definitely take strict precautions and won't give me any chances again." "I didn't expect you to understand me so well." Ash said curiously, "I thought only Igula could read my mind." "I also know you want to be a hero." Weisser showed sarcasm, "I wanted to expand the battlefield to the audience seats several times just now, but you pushed me back abruptly... Does protecting the weak give you a moral pleasure? Unfortunately, the Transcendental Sect will not regard you as a hero. In their eyes, you and I are just thieves who are trying to steal Dafa. Even if you say that you are trying to stop me, it will be useless. They will think that you are enough to stop me - such as this cage. " "Your excuse will only be seen as an excuse for the failed theft, and your good deeds will only be seen as a bold and evil act. This is not how a hero is. To become a hero, you must be more cunning than the villains and more vicious than the evil... There are no moral heroes, only heroes of ability. You must find a way to make people trust your ability, and then they will recognize your morality. " "You had the opportunity to gain the friendship of the Transcendental Sect and become a distinguished guest of the Qinri Alliance. Unfortunately, from now on, you and I are just villains who are trying to steal Dafa, and those sects will not risk listening to your explanation. Your talent will no longer be appreciated by the sect, and will only be seen as the source of disaster. " Speaking of the latter, Weisser could no longer suppress his anger, and lightning arcs exploded all over his body, and his tail was stretched straight. She had clearly paved the way for Ash, almost feeding him the food, but Ash actually flipped the table and refused to eat it! He even almost smashed her bowl! But what was different from her plan now!? Ash used the spirit-stirring method, and she also used the spirit-stirring method, and the two of them fought...In the end, the result is still the same! Ash, do you know what you refused? ? Boom! Facing Ash's charge, Weisser instantly grabbed his wrist, and the two wrestled, arcs of electricity constantly crossed the cage blood net, splashing waves. Weisser sneered: "Do you regret it? You want to hit me to vent your anger?" "No, I just think you can't just surrender like this." Ash said: "I still feel uneasy unless I reduce your threat level to the level of Lala Fat." Boom! Boom! Boom! As the Thunder Symphony played, the two switched offense and defense several times in a few seconds, entangled on the ground and checked each other. Weisser finally got the upper hand and rode on it, sneer: "Does being an unknown hero give you pleasure?!" "I'm not Crow Killer, I've never thought of being a hero. I'm not kind enough to save people I don't know, and I don't expect them to applaud me." Ash gritted his teeth and said, "I just can't stand cowards showing off in front of me." "Have you never scolded women? You can scold them harder, it's not like I haven't heard it before." Weisser sneered, "I'm tired of hearing Senluo's dirty words, can you do something interesting?" "Do you enjoy the feeling of everyone treating you as a monster?" Weisser didn't speak, but used his hands and feet to try to crush his neck. "Silver Lantern Saint, Four Pillars Bishop, Disaster of the Great Law... On the one hand, you try to hide your real name and appearance, but on the other hand, you arrogantly show your presence. Why are you so contradictory?" Ash sneered, "Reality is a temporary illusion, and the virtual world is the eternal future. You may sincerely believe the second half of the sentence, but not the first half - I heard from Yashajin that you have some evil words, such as killing people will let him be free faster. If you really believe in the first half of the sentence, how can you explain your behavior?" "I also want to develop companions occasionally." Weisser said, "It's the same anyway. Everyone will wake up in the virtual world. Reality is just a temporary illusion, a cage, a game." "Oh, really?" Ash said, "Even if reality is really a game, it is the game you have been addicted to until now. The first half of the sentence is not used to convince others, but to convince yourself, so that you can feel at ease and do whatever you want." "You subconsciously want to gain more attention, higher reputation, stronger titles - you obviously care about everything in the illusion. I don't know what information you know that makes you feel that reality is hopeless, but you have never tried to save the things you care about. All you want to do is hide in the virtual world all day long." "Transcendent believers believe that they can evolve by shedding their consciousness, and you believe that you can be free by returning to the virtual world. There is no difference between you. But transcendent believers at least work hard to realize their ideals, and you, on the other hand, use empty slogans to cover up your evil deeds, and run rampant on this land, just waiting for everything to return to zero after you die!" "As a bad guy, you are also the type with no taste, even worse than the two around me. As a believer, your ideals are not even as good as the Four Pillars of the Gods. They at least admit that they just want to indulge in lust." "You, know, what!" There were arcs of lightning wrapped around Weisser, and her strength could actually increase a bit, as if she was going to press Ash to death here. Ash found an opportunity and swung his palm to slap her. His lightning claws slapped her against the wall. He stood up and said, "I'm not interested in the mental journey of a coward." Huh. Weisser exhaled a breath of electric arc, touched her face, quickly calmed down, and said, "What can I say to someone like you who is empty and has no ideals?" "I don't have ideals worth praising, but..." The golden lightning arc almost filled the entire space. Ash rushed over while talking. Although the speed was a bit slow, Weisser did not dare to underestimate it. The lightning wrapped around his hands, and it was a head-on confrontation! Snap. When Weisser launched a high-speed stab, Ash suddenly shattered into light smoke like foam. This familiar scene made Weisser immediately recognize it—it was a substitute spirit! But why can the substitute spirit speak! No, now the problem is—in the golden lightning arc that filled the space, a figure like a golden wolf rushed out from it, aiming at Weisser's stiffness when attacking, and the lightning claws were fiercely imprinted on her chest, and the light-like lightning almost penetrated her body! “… Seeing a bad woman like you succeed is more painful than my failure!” With Ash’s thunderous palm, Weisser flew out like a cannonball, the blood cage net was almost twisted, and the blue lightning arcs wrapped around her body collapsed!