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Chapter 133 Clearly Defined [Second Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]

This is not Zhao Yingkong's past.

Her life, in fact, had only just begun from that night that changed her life.

"It's alright if I give this body back to you."

Zhao Yingkong's voice was cold: "I am not your continuation, I am just myself."

She drew a line, as clear as the Jing and Wei rivers.

……

The scene changed, returning to its original state.

A mirror, reflecting two people who look exactly alike.

"So, it's okay for me to use this body to attend classes?"

Another Zhao Yingkong gently brushed the ends of her hair, showing no sense of boundaries whatsoever.

"You dare?" Little Apple's voice was chilling.

"Oh... just kidding, no need to take it so seriously."

Another Zhao Yingkong, with flippant and casual movements, crossed her arms and said, "Your thinking is very insightful. I also have to think about why 'brothers and sisters' is the only theme of my short life..."

"However, although it's definitely fake for you, almost everyone is indeed dead..."

"Would you like to see it? From an outsider's perspective... You've always wanted to know why you came into being, haven't you?"

"……it is good."

The moment Little Apple nodded in approval, the scene switched again.

Suddenly, new memories surfaced in Little Apple's mind.

She has never fallen behind.

She has always been the strongest, number one.

She quickly unlocked the gene lock to the fourth level, and then discovered the secrets hidden deep within the genes and in the hands of the elders.

The Empty Project is actually a human modification project.

The Zhao family obtained the corpse of a fourth-order reincarnator and the data used to make use of it.

He and his brothers and sisters were created for this reason. They were born with defects, and even without much training, they could quickly reach the fourth stage.

However, due to this flawed training method, their mental and physical development is incomplete.

They are destined to lose control due to their inner demons at the beginning and end of the fourth stage, ultimately burning away all their thoughts and turning into weapons that only mechanically execute commands. Thus, they will be controlled to realize the ambitions of the assassin family.

A turning point came with a little girl.

The pistil is empty.

Zhao Ruikong.

Zhao Ruikong, a member of Project Kong and a person with innate mental strength.

The girl possesses a talent for mental power, allowing her to forcefully suppress the bodies of her peers when everything is about to collapse.

When Little Apple saw the thin, short girl, she felt a strange mix of emotions.

And... a boiling sensation, as if the soul is being subjected to some kind of torture.

That girl always followed her older brothers and sisters around like a little shadow.

She would cast longing glances at the most dazzling Zhao Yingkong.

Little Apple sees the girl and, with the help of her companions, discovers the dark secret hidden in her family and learns of the fate she will ultimately face.

They tried to struggle and thought they had found a "method".

Until... that day comes.

Zhao Ruikong has lost control.

As a spiritual power user, once you reach the fourth level, your combat power is unmatched by any other individual.

She could easily kill her own kind who had also reached the fourth level; whether out of control or not, it was all like a one-sided massacre.

Only at the very end... did she manage to regain a semblance of herself.

Zhao Zhuikong and Zhao Ruikong share similar thought patterns, which allowed him to break through mental control at the last moment by relying on Zhao Ruikong's slight leniency.

After Zhao Zhuikong pierced her throat, Zhao Ruikong finally broke free from her inner demons.

That was her final burst of energy before death; with her last strength, the girl sealed away the inner demons within Zhao Yingkong and bound the memories of everyone who knew the truth. Then, she died.

This is the truth.

Zhao Zhuikong was not the murderer, at least not the one who killed his siblings. Perhaps knowing the truth, he even organized a resistance...

All of this remains unknown, but the Zhao family is now defunct in name only.

Judging from Zhao Zhuikong's disappointment with reality and his subsequent entry into the Main God Space, he was simply one of the survivors of the Zhao family incident.

The family was wiped out, brothers and sisters died, no one protected anyone, no one saved anyone, and nothing was accomplished...

"Of course... me too. Thanks to Tu Ruikong and him, I was also unable to do anything when everyone needed me the most."

“And you have already killed Zhao Zhuikong, completing the whole cycle. Now, no one can be held responsible for such a thing.”

There was no discernible emotion in Zhao Yingkong's eyes.
"The incompetence of everyone, including a madman like me, led to that outcome. Only Rui Kong is a true genius; she created...you."

"I?"

"In her final moments, Ruikong used the light of her soul to seal my memories. And then, the rest of her became you."

"I am... a seal?" Little Apple came to this conclusion.

"There's no need to belittle yourself like that. Since you don't acknowledge that you are me..."

After listening to Xiao Pingguo's words, Zhao Yingkong suddenly smiled and touched her lips with her finger. The gesture, combined with her slightly androgynous face, made her look incredibly sexy and alluring.

She said with a grin, "Then you might as well think of yourself as Xiao Ruikong."

The other person seemed very... charming, quite different from Little Apple in the past.

"Am I Ruikong?"

Little Apple was not satisfied with the answer she received.

She shouldn't be anyone else, but simply herself.

Her stubborn gaze made the other Zhao Yingkong tilt her head slightly, revealing a bright smile:

"Well, I can't fool you into being a nice little sister after all... so there's no need to accept anything left over from before."

"You are Ruikong's will, soul... or the light of the soul, whatever you want to say. In short, you are something very pure that spontaneously formed a secondary personality after being mixed into my memories."

"However, things always tend to develop in ways that we, the 'incompetent,' cannot imagine. The Light of the Soul is something that extends and repairs itself. And you have continued to grow stronger, even unlocking the third stage of your genetic lock and awakening the rudimentary form of your Light of the Soul."

"The third stage?" Little Apple looked a little confused.

Another statement by Zhao Yingkong was obscure and difficult to understand:

"After killing Zhao Zhuikong, my agitation began to affect your emotions... Your instincts were dissatisfied with this, so much so that you unlocked the third stage and began to simulate Zhao Zhuikong's, or rather... my, thinking."

"This led to your [Awakening of the Eyes], and the Mangekyou Sharingan allowed you to grasp the rudiments of the Light of the Mind, which in turn made you even stronger."

……

"Don't you understand?" Zhao Yingkong laughed.

"Hmm..." Little Apple nodded.

"Ah... because I don't understand it either."

Another Zhao Yingkong rested her chin on her hand, speaking casually: "But the result is good... After so long, there has finally been a good result."

"Huh?" Little Apple began to feel dizzy.

"You are a completely new individual, an increasingly mature one. If I had to categorize you, you are the continuation of my life after my union with Ruikong... perhaps you should be considered my daughter?"

She continued speaking to herself, a hint of bitterness creeping into her voice at the end:
"However, from a physical standpoint, I prefer the term 'little sister'! After you leave, thank your teacher properly for teaching you what 'self' is... and thank him for me too, perhaps he taught me that as well."

Little Apple did not receive a definitive answer.

"You witnessed the tragedy, but the tragedy has nothing to do with you. Everything about the Zhao family is over. Your happiness is right here outside."

Zhao Yingkong kicked her calves and said indifferently, "Inherit everything from me and live on. Use my power to turn reality into what you want it to be."

"Then……"

"To become the happiest person."

Ha... A boring blessing from an elder.

"Wait patiently, I will return your body to you." [Zhao Yingkong] said.

(End of this chapter)