Heroes Return

"Wait! You mean the Kunlun Mirror has its own consciousness?"

"The Nine Ancient Treasures, linked to the Heavenly Dao, have lost their own consciousness, but their true spirits continue to operate on their own. That's why they didn't react when they saw you. Just before, the true spirits of the treasures had already regarded us as enemies attempting to destroy them. That's why they surrounded us here."

Upon hearing Dao Qizhan's words, Thirteen finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Doesn't that mean he's basically a monster now?"

"A monster? That makes sense." After spending some time together, Dao Qizhan had a better understanding of what they were saying: "If I'm not mistaken, that person's consciousness should be in the mirror's consciousness space. With such a weak will, once he entered that place, there's absolutely no way he could come back. So you shouldn't even think about waking him up. It's practically impossible."

Upon hearing the other person's words, both Xiao Zhan and Thirteen showed expressions of shock. They hadn't expected that the bespectacled guy would end up like this.

"Even though you say that, I still can't just leave it alone!" As he spoke, Xiao Zhan pulled out a funny face: "No matter what, we have to give it a try! Since the theory doesn't work, let's try something that doesn't exist in theory."

“Yeah, I don’t think Glasses could have his consciousness erased so easily. You know, he’s a man who survives like a cockroach!” Thirteen couldn’t help but say to Xiao Zhan, “What do you think we should try? I’ll help you!”

Upon hearing what Thirteen said, Xiao Zhan nodded.

"I'll try using the power of comics, and I'll leave the rest to you!" Xiao Zhan said, pulling out a huge comic again.

"Since you insist on trying, then I will not interfere." Hearing the conversation between the two, Dao Qizhan did not say much. He simply spoke calmly to Xiao Zhan and the others, and then sat down to the side.

At the same moment, Xiao Zhan and Thirteen rushed towards the man with glasses. But then, something shocking happened. From within the mirror, countless versions of Thirteen and Xiao Zhan emerged. However, these versions of Thirteen and Xiao Zhan didn't rush towards the man with glasses; instead, they charged towards Xiao Zhan and Thirteen.

"Damn it! Take this punch from the North!!" Upon seeing this, Xiao Zhan's muscles instantly bulged, and then he threw a series of punches directly at the mirror image opposite him.

But then, the mirror image of Xiao Zhan suddenly swelled up. As it expanded, a series of fists simultaneously rained down on Xiao Zhan. For a moment, the two were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle. However, there weren't just one mirror image of Xiao Zhan; there were many of them.

Just after Xiao Zhan and Mirror Xiao Zhan clashed, Xiao Zhan finally couldn't help but speak up: "This is the first time I've encountered such a powerful, handsome, and charismatic enemy. It's really hard to bring myself to attack him! It would be terrible to ruin such a perfect face!"

"Instead of being narcissistic, why don't you hurry up and think of a solution! Don't you claim to be very intelligent?" Hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Thirteen finally couldn't hold back anymore. After all, he was also facing a large number of enemies at the same time. However, what shocked everyone was that several mirrors simultaneously pulled out Thirteen's sniper rifle and fired at him. For a moment, even Thirteen became a little flustered.

Of course, that's not the scariest part. The scariest part is that while the mirror Xiao Zhans were fighting, several of them secretly came over to Thirteen and threw a bar of soap at him.

Instantly, a mysterious force emanating from his soul directly controlled Thirteen's body, causing him to involuntarily pick up the soap beside him. At the same moment Thirteen picked up the soap, another mirror, Xiao Zhan, appeared behind him, now holding a vibrating, pixelated stain remover stick.

Just as Thirteen bent down to pick up the soap, Xiao Zhan seized the opportunity and stabbed Thirteen in the mirror.

Almost instantly, Thirteen's figure disappeared into the shadows, narrowly escaping this calamity. But the next second, Thirteen's figure was pulled out of the mirrors by several mirrors.

"Damn it! You fake Xiao Zhan fans, shouldn't you be attacking Xiao Zhan?" Thirteen said, his gaze turning to Xiao Zhan.

Just then, a large group of mirror images of Xiao Zhan surrounded the real Xiao Zhan. Xiao Zhan and one of the mirror images were practicing Tai Chi.

"I never imagined that the Kunlun Mirror could create such a perfect creature!" Xiao Zhan couldn't help but exclaim.

"I never imagined it could be replicated into such a handsome and perfect creature, it's amazing!" Mirror Xiao Zhan exclaimed, "How could we bring ourselves to harm such a handsome face! Let's go fight Thirteen over there instead."

And so, more and more mirrors joined the ranks of those besieging Thirteen. Meanwhile, Xiao Zhan himself was chatting and laughing, appearing very warm and friendly.

Faced with the possibility that his chrysanthemum might be in danger, Thirteen finally shouted it out.

"Xiao Zhan! I'll [beep] your whole family!!" While shouting this, Thirteen easily dodged the encirclement of numerous Xiao Zhans and Thirteens. Unfortunately, their numbers were steadily increasing.

……

In a pure white world, the man with glasses floated. Right in front of him, someone who looked exactly like him was looking at him. The only difference was that the man with glasses wasn't wearing glasses. Perhaps because he wasn't wearing glasses, the man with glasses couldn't see the other person's face at all.

"Who are you?" the bespectacled man asked the person in front of him who looked exactly like him, puzzled.

“Me? I am Yan Qing!” the person on the other end suddenly said. “To be honest, this is the first time I’ve seen you.”

"Are you Yan Qing? Hello, Yan Qing." The bespectacled man mumbled sleepily to the person opposite him, "This is my first time meeting you too, but this name sounds really familiar!"

“Perhaps we know each other from the past,” the man who called himself Yan Qing said. “Since you’re here, you’ll probably be staying here from now on. Why don’t you come with me? I’ll show you around and we can look around.”

"No! I don't want to live here! It's too white. Everything looks the same!" Despite the invitation, the bespectacled man suddenly spoke up, "Besides, I can't live here. I need to find a way out!!"

"The way out? There is no way out of here!"

"I don't care! I want to get out, I want to leave here!"

"Why do you insist on leaving here?" Upon hearing the other person's words, the man who looked very much like the bespectacled brother suddenly asked.

"I……"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"I don't know why I have to leave here," the bespectacled man said, "but you and I just know we can't stay here, we have to get out!!"

At this point, the bespectacled man felt an indescribable headache! Even as the headache throbbed, he murmured, "I'm a superhero, I need to go out and help more people. I..."

"What's wrong? Are you in pain? Do you need my help?" The person on the other end asked anxiously, seeing the man's reaction.

"Don't come any closer! Don't touch me!" the bespectacled man suddenly yelled. Then he spoke again, "I...I'm called...I'm called Yan Qing! My name is Yan Qing! Your name isn't Yan Qing at all! I'm Yan Qing!!"

After saying these words, the man with glasses felt much more clear-headed, and he finally understood many things that he couldn't figure out before.

"Where exactly is this place? Why am I here? Who are you? Why do I look just like you? Why did you lie to me and say you were Yan Qing?" As if he had figured something out, the bespectacled man blurted out a series of questions.

"You're asking me? Alright, I'll tell you!" Upon hearing the bespectacled man's question, the person opposite him suddenly spoke up: "Actually, I wasn't lying. I am you! Because it's you, I'm also called Yan Qing! As for this place, this is the world inside the Kunlun Mirror! Welcome to the world inside the Kunlun Mirror. As a former part of the Kunlun Mirror, you should now be considered to have returned to the mother body."

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"I don't want to go back! I am who I am! Why should I go back! And even if the Kunlun Mirror is the mother, that's something from my past life! It has nothing to do with me in this life! I am Yan Qing, not some fragment of the Kunlun Mirror. Besides, after so many years of repair, hasn't the Kunlun Mirror been repaired? In that case, it seems pointless for me to come back!" The bespectacled man said angrily to the version of himself in front of him.

"Oh? If that's the case, why are you here?" Hearing the bespectacled man's words, the man said, "If that's the case, why did you communicate with the Kunlun Mirror? Since you communicated with the Kunlun Mirror, weren't you planning to return? If it weren't for that, the Kunlun Mirror wouldn't have appeared in front of you."

"Return? I have no intention of returning! I'm just being controlled by someone," the bespectacled man said helplessly.

"Wait! If that's the case, then I understand why you're here." The bespectacled man opposite him said, "The other party is probably trying to use the will of the Kunlun Mirror within you to communicate with it. Because your soul and the Kunlun Mirror share the same origin, in a sense, your will can completely replace the will of the Kunlun Mirror! As long as your will establishes a connection with the Kunlun Mirror, then your actions will become the actions of the Kunlun Mirror. After all, there is no independent will within the Kunlun Mirror. So once a will appears, it can easily occupy this mirror without self-awareness and thus control the Kunlun Mirror."

"So, does that mean anyone can use this mirror as long as it's related to the Kunlun Mirror?"

"Of course, anyone can, provided that the person controlling your body is also connected to the Kunlun Mirror," the man said with a smile. "And they must have a stronger will than you. However, they can't give orders on your behalf! But that's strange. Since they have a stronger will than you and are also connected to the Kunlun Mirror, they naturally don't need to control you to control the Kunlun Mirror. Unless..."

"Unless what?"

“I’ve got it now. Your thing must also be a fragment of this mirror, right? But unlike you, this mirror also possesses its own sentience, except for a body.” The man smiled and said to the bespectacled man, “Without a body, you can’t even move. Even if you gain the Kunlun Mirror’s approval, you can’t go anywhere!”

“I roughly understand what all this means!” The bespectacled man said seriously to the other person, “But if it’s just about establishing contact, why am I here?”

"Because that person miscalculated something," the man who looked just like the guy with glasses said to him. "You'll find out when you come with me."

As the man spoke, he led the bespectacled man forward. Although he looked exactly like the bespectacled man, he possessed a unique charisma that the bespectacled man completely lacked. The two continued their journey through the white world, and finally, led by the man, they encountered a beautiful woman who seemed like a fairy from the heavens.

Unlike the beauties on the crystal pillars at the Kunlun Mountain gate, this beauty possesses a more ethereal and otherworldly air, while also exuding a mature charm.

What shocked the bespectacled man even more was that the beautiful woman was completely naked. At that moment, the woman was floating quietly in the sky with her eyes closed.

"We're here, this is it." The man said, pointing to the beautiful woman in front of him: "Damn Holy Light!"

"Damn holy light!!" Upon seeing the scene before him, the bespectacled man couldn't help but curse. After all, beams of light completely obscured every alluring part of the beautiful woman's body. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't see anything at all: "Speaking of which, who is this woman? Why is she here?"

"How should I put it? I'll just call her Mom. Theoretically speaking, she should be considered your mother from a past life."

"What?! My mother from my past life?! Are you kidding me?!" Upon hearing the other person's words, the bespectacled man couldn't help but curse, "I wasn't a fragment of the Kunlun Mirror in my past life..."

At this point, Brother Eyes finally realized: "You mean, this is the Kunlun Mirror?"

Brother Glasses had seen the spirit of the spiked club in Lin Jie's hand before, so he was relatively accepting of these things.

"I was just joking. Theoretically speaking, she should be considered your older sister! After all, when the Kunlun Mirror shattered last time, the true spirit within the mirror was completely annihilated. She was born from the broken mirror at that moment." The man said with a smile, "That's why when you communicated with her, she naturally assumed you wanted to return here! So she pulled you back and took over your body. As for the person controlling you outside? Whatever he is, since he's a fragment of the Kunlun Mirror, he absolutely cannot be stronger than her."

"So, how do I get back into my own body?" the bespectacled man finally couldn't hold back any longer. "Do I have to beg her? Since she's my sister, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Of course, no problem. You just need to go and beg him. The prerequisite is that you can get to her." The man still smiled as he said to the bespectacled man, "By the way, you need to hurry. Otherwise, your friends are doomed!!"

As the man spoke, a beam of light suddenly appeared before his eyes, and time seemed to slow down dramatically, as if frozen in time. However, the man with the eyes still managed to discern what was happening.

Countless clones of Xiao Zhan and Thirteen were relentlessly attacking the two.

"Why is the video so slow?"

"Because a day in this space is equivalent to a minute outside," the man said with a smile. "But judging from their appearance, they probably can't even last thirty seconds! That means you have half a day to try."

"I know! I'll try right now." The bespectacled man said, rushing towards the beautiful woman. But the next instant, a bright light shone on him, and he was forced back with a scream.

"Ahhh!! My body! My body is burned!!" With a scream, the bespectacled man retreated immediately.

"Wake up, look at your body, there's nothing wrong with you," the man said to the bespectacled man with a smile.

"Huh? My body? It was clearly burned just now!" Brother Glasses asked in confusion.

"Because your will is too weak." The man still wore a faint smile. "Right beside her is a tightness that inflicts pain on the divine sense, and the closer you get, the more pain you will experience. Right now, this is only the pain of being burned; even more painful sensations await you later! So, are you still planning to try?"

"..." Upon hearing the other party's words, the bespectacled man's arms trembled, but he immediately clenched his fists tightly, and the cold sweat on his body disappeared in that instant. Then, right in front of the man, the bespectacled man rushed into the light without hesitation.

Two seconds later, accompanied by a painful scream, the bespectacled man reappeared in front of the man.

"Ahhh!! My limbs! My limbs are being torn apart..." After a scream, the bespectacled man finally came to his senses again. The first thing he did was rush back in.

"Aaaaah!!" This time he held on a little longer than before, and then the bespectacled guy reappeared: "This is too brutal! I feel like my balls were kicked hard by dozens of screams..."

……

Time passed in this white world.

"Just give up. How many times has this happened? With your weak mental abilities, you simply can't shield yourself from this pain. Just give up," the man said with a smile to the man with glasses.

"What a joke! I'm not giving up! I have to get out of here." The bespectacled man, already utterly dejected, stood up and said to the other, "I only have half a day. I must find a way to stop the Kunlun Mirror's attack on Xiao Zhan and the others!"

After saying that, he rushed into the light once again.

Time passed in this way, and the man who was waiting for the bespectacled man was shocked to find that the bespectacled man had already appeared on the opposite side of the holy light.

"Was it his indomitable will that allowed him to overcome so much pain, or was it the power of lust?" Although puzzled, the fact remained that the bespectacled man was standing next to the beautiful woman.

"Damn Holy Light!! Holy crap!!" When the bespectacled guy arrived next to the beautiful woman, he was shocked to find that even after breaking through the Holy Light, there was still a small layer of Holy Light blocking his way.

"I can't believe you actually made it in."

“I’m already in. Tell me how to make her hear me?” Upon hearing the other person’s words, the bespectacled man suddenly asked the man next to him.

"She can't hear you. So nothing you say to her will make a difference."

"What did you say? Are you lying to me?" Upon hearing the other person's words, the man with glasses finally showed an angry expression.

"Of course not." Faced with the bespectacled man's question, the man simply smiled and said, "Actually, now that you're already by her side, you can kill her and take her place! That way you can control the Kunlun Mirror and gain power, right? Although it will take a little time."

"A little time?"

"It should be a few days, according to the outside time. During this time, your body will still be under her control. But once you completely possess her, you will become one of the most powerful people in the world!"

"But my friends."

"Friends? Are they really going to be in trouble? I remember they were all stronger than you, weren't they? Even if you don't stop the Kunlun Mirror's attack now, maybe they can still escape, right?" The man suddenly spoke up, "I know! You've always been the weakest of them, haven't you? Or rather, you're not even a strong fighter, just a burden, right? They can't even remember your name, can they? And nobody even has any faith in you, right?"