Absolute Destiny Game.

Chapter 503 Immortal's Desperation, a Narrow Escape

Xiao Jie's concentration was at its peak at this moment, and he pressed the button almost instinctively.

Blade back!

In that instant, Xiao Jie's reaction speed reached its limit, and with a clang, he actually blocked the attack.

"Interesting." Master Hongchen's expression remained unchanged as he saw that Xiao Jie had actually blocked the attack.

Swish, swish, swish! The sword blade spun and slashed, its edge leaving no trace, mysterious and elusive.

Xiao Jie dared not accept the offer this time.

Phantom Step - Shadow Step - Assassin's Step!
Xiao Jie's figure flickered around Hongchen Zhenren like a ghost.

*Thud*, he still took a hit at the last second. The assassin's movement was too slow, and two-thirds of his health bar disappeared instantly.

Qi Healing Technique! Without hesitation, Xiao Jie instantly cast a healing skill.

Regardless of how much they could recover, they desperately tried to retreat.

"Stop hiding, hand over the Golden Core!" Hongchen's voice was clearly agitated.

Another sword strike came, this time swift and vicious. Xiao Jie didn't even have time to react before being stabbed, his health bar instantly reaching zero, his substitute straw doll burning and disappearing, and Xiao Jie's health returned to 100.

Faced with the pursuit of the mortal world, Xiao Jie could only unleash a single slash.

A single slash cuts in two—Sky Rift Flash!

He hoped that the brief pause after being hit would give him a moment to catch his breath.

The True Man of the Mortal World dodged the blade's wind in a flash and instantly appeared beside Xiao Jie. "Got you." In the fraction of a second that Xiao Jie hadn't yet retracted his strike, a hand locked onto his neck.

Xiao Jie had already figured it out. This seemingly ordinary chokehold move actually had a grappling effect, and once locked in, one was basically unable to move.

That would mean that my career is completely over.

A change of tactics – Lazy donkey roll!
Xiao Jie did not sheath his sword. Instead, he rolled on the spot following the momentum of the forward slash, thus dodging the grab.

Hongchen became even more anxious and slashed left and right with his Demon-Slaying Sword.

Mysterious Spirit Tortoise Shell!

Clang! Clang!

Two sword strikes shattered the tortoise shell, but also gave Xiao Jie room to react. He dodged the third sword strike with a phantom-like movement, but was immediately caught up again.

Xiao Jie's actions had exceeded his own limits; he was frantically pressing buttons based entirely on his gaming instincts.

Dangdang Dangdang!
Xiao Jie managed to block three times in a row, but he was still struck by a palm and fell to the ground.

The health restored by the Qi Healing Technique has once again run out.

Not only that, but a row of icons suddenly appeared above Xiao Jie's head: Severe Injury! Internal Injury! Exhaustion! Weakness! Fatigue! Broken Bones! Tortured Tendons!
The True Man of the Mortal World unleashed seven different debuffs with his palm strike, leaving Xiao Jie completely paralyzed on the ground, unable to move.

"I told you long ago, you couldn't escape."

"15 seconds!"

Let alone 15 seconds, I couldn't even last two seconds.

With a soft thud, a dark figure appeared out of thin air behind Hongchen and pierced through him with a sword—it was Ye Luo.

He'd almost forgotten about this girl.

Hongchen turned his head away without caring and grabbed at her with his palm.

A formless form! Ye Luo's figure instantly became semi-transparent.

*Snap!* This grab still firmly grasped Ye Luo in his ethereal state. Without any logic, with a gentle twist, Ye Luo's head silently turned to one side, and he was dead.

"If I die, I'll be counting on you, Xiao Jie."

For the first time, Ye Luo didn't call out Yin Yue Sui Feng, but instead called his name, her voice surprisingly calm, as if she were talking about something unrelated.

12 seconds!
Hongchen looked at Xiao Jie, "I told you long ago, your struggles are pointless. Look at the bloodshed you've committed; it's all in vain. Now, give me—"

"Die!" A cold voice suddenly rang out from behind. The next second, a rock spike burst out of the ground and pierced Hongchen directly through the back of his heart, leaving him suspended in mid-air with his five hearts pointing to the sky.

Several more vines coiled around and tightly bound the mortal world.

This attack naturally couldn't harm Hongchen's immortal body, but under the Spirit Locking state, it successfully trapped him. Hongchen struggled desperately, and the branches and vines on his body kept breaking apart, but more kept entangling him, making it impossible for him to break free.

Wen Tian Wuji's figure appeared behind Hong Chen. This time, he did not hide his presence but faced Hong Chen directly.

He kept channeling the spell.

"You—you—you! Let me go! I want to become an immortal! I want to become an immortal!"

Hongchen was furious and anxious, his voice almost pleading. He could sense that the immortal's state was nearing its end. He thought there was still plenty of time for the final ceremony and signing, but he didn't expect to be caught red-handed at this moment.

He asked the Heavenly Emperor, but the Heavenly Emperor remained deaf to his questions until the very last second.

Finally, the time for locking the spirits was over.

Hongchen's spiritual energy ignited like a raging fire, instantly turning all the rock spikes and vines to dust. He suddenly broke free and pounced towards Xiao Jie, shouting, "Golden Core...give me the Golden Core!"

However, the duration of the half-step immortality also came to an end at this moment.

The hand that Hongchen reached out to Xiao Jie crumbled and collapsed like ashes, turning into a wisp of smoke that, with its momentum, landed on Xiao Jie, but could no longer cause him any harm.

He staggered and fell to the ground, struggling to get up, but his body had already begun to collapse.

First the feet and hands, then the thighs and arms, and finally the body.

His skin kept peeling off his body, turning into smoke and dissipating into the air.

The True Man of the Mortal World stared in disbelief at his arms, his body, his limbs, as they were peeled away and disintegrated.

"No, it's impossible... This... This isn't the ending I deserve! Tens of thousands of years of diligent study and practice have all gone to waste!"

The voice was filled with endless resentment and regret, endless anger and despair.

He suddenly looked at Xiao Jie, let out a resentful snort, and then gave a bitter smile of relief.

"Hahaha, alas, I never imagined that my scheme of tens of thousands of years would ultimately come to nothing. Fellow Daoists, I have ultimately let you down."

Don't be so smug, kid. You think killing me will make you an immortal? You think you can revive your companions? Hahahaha, that's wishful thinking. If that monster's spiritual energy were so useful, why would I give that treasure to you?
The spiritual energy absorbed by monsters is already mottled and chaotic, and they will further integrate their own blood energy and demonic power into it.

Only the golden core of a Qi cultivator, condensed through the method of Qi cultivation, can be called pure. But there are only two Qi cultivators left in the world, you and me. Why do you think I would insist on taking your golden core... Hahahaha.

Your body has long been corrupted by the power of demonic spirits, how can you possibly ascend!
"Gone, all gone. The path to immortality through Qi cultivation is now severed."

His expression was dejected, but then a relieved smile appeared on his face.

"Well, well, at least I can experience the splendor of an immortal before I die. It's not like I've lived in vain. The feeling of becoming an immortal is truly wonderful, wonderful indeed!"

After speaking, the True Immortal of the Mortal World fell silent, vanishing completely, leaving only a barely recognizable corpse-like halo. Xiao Jie slowly stood up, feeling no joy. This battle had indeed worn down a formidable enemy, completing his mission.

However, as he looked around, he saw corpses strewn all over the ground, some of them completely mutilated.

These were all his friends and partners, and a heart-wrenching feeling left him speechless for a long time.

They're all dead. No, wait, there's one still alive.

"Heh, becoming an immortal is indeed not that easy. I felt something was wrong when you told me you had a path to immortality. There's no such thing as an easy thing in this world. Just practice a set of techniques, absorb some spiritual energy, kill a few monsters, and accumulate some inner cores to become an immortal... It really is a trap."

Wen Tian Wuji stood beside Xiao Jie and said self-deprecatingly, "It's a pity that I was blinded by greed when I first heard that it was possible to become an immortal. I was even thinking of waiting until you became an immortal to see what your path to immortality was like, and whether I could learn a thing or two from it. Now that I think about it, I was really blinded by greed."

"You're not dead, are you?" Xiao Jie asked, not without a hint of relief. It's better to have one friend alive than for everyone to die, right?

Wen Tian Wuji sighed, "No, I am already dead. I'm afraid you will have to walk the road ahead alone."

If I were still alive, this Seven Star Life Extension Method could extend my life by ten years. However, if I were to use it after death, it would only extend my life for the time it takes to burn the oil of a lamp.

Although this Qimen Dunjia technique is magical, it is ultimately not a divine art. Even though my profession has the word "immortal" in it, I am still not a god. Those who are destined to die will die eventually.

Sigh, I was about to leave, but seeing the immortal's incredibly wondrous magic, I couldn't help but feel an itch to try my hand at it. I've never used the Qiankun Huasheng Technique since I learned it. Such a powerful spell should be used against the immortal. I thought that with my magical power as a Qimen Immortal Master, I might be able to fight that immortal.

I guess I was overthinking it—I should have just run away.

Despite saying that, Xiao Jie understood that the other party was probably just making fun of himself.

But you didn't run away in the end.

“Yes.” Wentian Wuji sighed, then suddenly said seriously, “Xiao Jie, you must become an immortal. Don’t let down everyone’s sacrifices, especially me. I still have a great cause to accomplish, and I can’t just die like this.”

These two items are useless to me now, you can take them; perhaps they will be of help to you in the future.

System notification: Wentian Wuji has gifted you the items [Stabilizing Light Pearl] and [Hidden Immortal Map].

After doing all this, Wentian Wuji bowed to Xiao Jie, turned around and drifted away. His body gradually shattered, turning into countless butterflies that flew into the air and disappeared.

Now Xiao Jie was truly all alone.

Xiao Jie felt utterly dejected until he heard his teammates' voices again in the YY chat.

"Damn, don't be discouraged! We're still waiting for you to revive and save us."

"You absolutely have to do it, brother. I'm counting on you. I'm only 27 this year, I don't want to die so early."

"Don't regret it. I stayed only to repay your favor."

"Exactly, but this immortal is really damn awesome. I used all my skills and still couldn't withstand three moves."

"If you can't revive me, Hidden Moon Follows the Wind, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"

When you go to bail them out, please don't forget about me!

"Brother Feng, Brother Feng, I was brought by Brother Dongfang. I know we're not very familiar with each other, but when you're saving people, could you please save us too? My name is Jiuyue Hantian, and I'm dying for you too."

"Yes, yes, and me too, I'm called Yi Jian Xi Lai."

"And there's my Great Protector."

"My name is Yue Wuhen!"

However, the members of the cannon fodder regiment started making a fuss.

This wave of cannon fodder also suffered heavy casualties. Apart from those who fled quickly when things went wrong, the dozen or so people left behind were all killed in action.

As Xiao Jie listened to the voices of the crowd, he felt a heavy burden pressing down on his heart.

(Become an immortal, that's right, only becoming an immortal! We must become immortal! Only by becoming an immortal can we revive everyone and save everyone.)
Looking at the row of dim player avatars, Xiao Jie had only one belief left in his heart—to become an immortal.

"It was a near-death experience," Gu Feiyu suddenly sighed from behind.

Xiao Jie suddenly realized something.

"What did you say?"

"Um, I mean—it's a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. There were ten of you in your team, and nine of you died, leaving only you, so..."

Xiao Jie suddenly realized.

A narrow escape from death! What is the purpose of such a perilous journey?

Was this the meaning behind the divination Feng Buqi gave himself?

Nine out of ten people died, leaving only one of them. Isn't that a life-or-death situation?

It turns out that everything is predetermined, and fate has already been decided.

Wind is not a vessel—that's not right!!

Xiao Jie suddenly remembered that he had dreamt of Feng Buqi last night, and what Feng Buqi had been trying to tell him...

Xiao Jie had previously thought it was just a case of "what you think about during the day, you dream about at night," because he had thought about Feng Buqi during the day and dreamed about him at night. Dreams are inherently illusory and unpredictable, and it's normal not to remember them when you wake up in the morning. Therefore, although Xiao Jie racked his brains, he gave up after realizing he couldn't remember anything.

But at this moment, Xiao Jie felt that it might not be an ordinary dream. Perhaps it really was Feng Buqi entering his dream to meet him.

What he was about to say to himself must have been extremely important.

Very important!

Xiao Jie pondered deeply once again, repeatedly recalling the last scene of his conversation with Feng Buqi in his dream.

"I've recently remembered something very important, Brother Suifeng, listen carefully—"

However, I have no memory of what was said.

"Brother Jie, we haven't touched Hongchen's body yet," Gu Feiyu whispered from behind, placing his hand on Xiao Jie's shoulder to convey his support.

(It's a good thing I didn't come to the group today; if I had, I probably would have died too.) Gu Feiyu thought with a heavy heart.

Xiao Jie silently right-clicked on Hongchen's corpse and was immediately shocked.

Holy crap, what's going on?
Seeing the few items dropped from the loot list, Xiao Jie's breathing quickened.

The drops from this mortal realm are amazing! Even world bosses don't drop this quality.

With these treasures, the path to immortality becomes much more promising.

But how could falling from the mortal realm be so defying the heavens?

After a moment's thought, he quickly realized that although Hongchen was a reclusive master template, theoretically he would only lose one or two treasures at most, or even nothing at all. However, he forcibly ascended and thus obtained the immortal template.

When he was killed, True Man of the Mortal World died as an immortal, so the items he dropped were also generated based on the immortal template.

The treasures dropped by immortals are naturally far superior to those of ordinary bosses; they are probably unique in the entire game.

(End of this chapter)