Heroes Return

Chapter 28

"Think about it, why did you come here? Wasn't it because you were weak? You crave power, don't you? You desperately want to gain power, and you really don't want to be looked down upon, do you?" The man continued speaking to the man with glasses, "Those people will be fine. They have powerful beings around them, don't they? Even without you, it wouldn't matter, would it?"

To your small team, you've always been a dispensable presence, haven't you? If this were a novel, you'd probably just be a character the author used to pad the word count! But if you kill her and take control of the Kunlun Mirror, everything will be different. Then no one will dare to underestimate you.

And no one would say something like "just a pair of glasses" anymore, would they?

Upon hearing the other person's words, Brother Glasses simply looked at him with an icy expression.

"What? Did I say something wrong? Isn't this really what you desire in your heart?" Seeing that the man with glasses was completely unmoved by his words, the other man couldn't help but look puzzled.

"Tell me how to get out of here. Since you seem to know everything, you should know how to get out of here, right?" The bespectacled man calmly replied upon hearing the other party's words.

"Hey, didn't I already tell you how to get out? You should know that the life of Long Aotian is waiting for you. Are you really going to give up? You should know that this is your only chance!" The man spoke to the bespectacled man again.

"Tell me how to get out!" The bespectacled man ignored his nonsense, staring coldly at him and grabbing him by the collar. He had absolutely no interest in the bespectacled man's claim that he could have him.

"Alright, I'll tell you." Seeing the bespectacled man's reaction, the other man suddenly asked, "But before that, tell me, why are you giving up all of this? What I just told you wasn't a joke."

“Back when we were heroes, we had a public lecture on the code of heroes. The instructor in that class said that as heroes, we shouldn’t think about the ranking system of the Hero Association. When someone is in danger, never place your hopes on someone stronger than you, because even Zero can’t save everyone!” The bespectacled man said, “Perhaps your appearance can buy time for a stronger hero to arrive and for those who need protection.”

"Is that really the reason you're so adamant?"

"Not entirely, there's another crucial reason," the bespectacled man said. "We're comrades, and comrades shouldn't risk each other's lives to gain greater benefits for themselves. I admit that what was promised to me is very valuable, and I really want it. After all, that would allow me to become one of the best heroes. But to obtain power by killing and taking lives, by making comrades risk their lives—I may be weak, but I disdain such power."

"..." Hearing the bespectacled man's words, the man still smiled and said, "Is that so? It seems you're just going to get a pair of glasses." Although he said this, the man still pointed at the woman's hand. In the woman's hand, a point of light had appeared out of nowhere.

"This is a glimmer of light scattered at dawn. Follow it, and you can leave this place sooner. After all, miracles can accomplish anything," the man said with a smile to the bespectacled man. "Follow this glimmer of light, and you can return to your body and control the Kunlun Mirror with your own power. Although this glimmer of light flies a little fast, since you can endure the 1,300 kinds of pain within this light, I think catching up with a glimmer of light shouldn't be a problem, right? This is her way of thanking you for sparing your life."

"I understand!" Upon hearing this, the bespectacled man immediately gave chase. However, as he ran after him, he asked again, "Who exactly are you?"

"Me? You can call me Xiao Sansheng! Hahahaha!" The man laughed and said to the man with glasses, "You're a good person. I'll entrust the Kunlun Mirror to you from now on."

"What would happen to me if I had agreed to that?"

"Haha! When will that happen? You guess." The man who called himself Xiao Sansheng simply smiled and said this before disappearing completely from the spot.

The bespectacled man couldn't continue asking questions at this point, because he had already chased after the enemy for a considerable distance.

……

Meanwhile, in the sky on the other side, the battle between Lin Jie and the demon continued. The demon's Heaven and Earth Lock stretched towards Lin Jie. But the moment it touched the longsword in Lin Jie's hand...

But they all shattered.

"These chains were created by heaven and earth to bind all beings in the world. I never imagined that just touching you would shatter them like this? Your sword is excellent! Hahahaha! What a transcendent sword!" The demon laughed loudly upon seeing Lin Jie's longsword. But the next second, the demon's arm was severed by a sword.

Gui Xu had somehow appeared in the demon's arm. But upon closer inspection, it seemed as if Gui Xu had always been there.

Soaring black energy erupted from the demon's arm, instantly giving it another arm. Almost simultaneously, the black energy emanating from the demon's arm materialized and attacked Lin Jie.

If it were anyone else, being struck by Guixu's sword would mean their hand would never grow back. But a demon can, because for a demon, the rules of this world are irrelevant! He doesn't need to abide by any of the rules of this world.

He doesn't need to experience birth, aging, sickness, or death! Nothing is possible for him; he has no soul. The Three Realms and Five Punishments are meaningless to him. He doesn't need to abide by any worldly physical laws; such laws and regulations are utterly meaningless to him!

This is the demon, the earliest and purest demon!

As Lin Jie's Guixu shoulder blade descended upon the demon, the demon's arm once again reached for the Guixu sword in Lin Jie's hand. Even Lin Jie was shocked by this sight, for this was the first time Guixu had been caught.

But that was immediately followed by Lin Jie's fist, which struck the demon's head almost instantly. Almost simultaneously, the Guixu Sword appeared at the demon's neck.

A human head flew up into the sky along with a plume of black smoke.

Even so, the demon was still not dead. The demon's body, its head severed, collapsed to its knees.

"It seems this body can no longer be used. Tens of thousands of years... I'm actually a little reluctant to part with it." As black smoke continued to billow from the demon's neck, a pair of eyes suddenly opened. What kind of eyes were they? No one knew, but one thing was certain: they were incredibly ominous glasses. Ordinary people would only stare at them. Those were definitely not eyes that should exist in this world.

As his eyes opened, countless palms formed from black energy attacked Lin Jie. Wherever the palms passed, almost all of space was forcibly manipulated by the powerful force! It was as if a terrifying entity was constantly awakening its life force between heaven and earth.

Moreover, the black aura formed by the demon was constantly expanding, seemingly capable of completely engulfing the planet given time. At that point, every life on the planet would tremble in terror under his gaze. Seeing this, Lin Jie finally understood why people in the past called him a demon. He also understood why he was destined to be sealed away.

"Is this your true form, demon?"

"I am the devil! Wherever I am, there is the devil!"

Almost simultaneously with Lin Jie's speech, without any visible extra sword movements, Gui Xu appeared at the location of all the black arms reaching for Lin Jie. In the blink of an eye, all the attacks vanished.

"I'm sorry, you've just been released from prison, but I'm going to kill you right now!" Lin Jie said, and the Guixu Sword returned to his hand at that moment.

"Come on, let me see your true abilities!" the demon laughed. Thinking this, Lin Jie launched another attack. Countless streams of black energy descended from the sky in the most violent way, sweeping towards Lin Jie.

"Heaven and earth perish, stars fall, sages die, the Great Dao collapses, the Five Forms—Heaven and Earth Return to Nothingness!!" This was accompanied by the instantaneous strike of Lin Jie's long sword.

In the Milky Way, a reflection of a giant sword piercing the galaxy suddenly appeared. However, in this very world, there was no such reflection. Lin Jie simply and calmly thrust his sword towards the sky. As Lin Jie thrust out, a terrifying sword aura rose. In the Milky Way, the reflection of the giant sword also appeared simultaneously, and almost at the same time, the reflected giant sword also rose, directly blocking the Milky Way in the sky.

"..." Without any extra sound, the power of the demon and the power of the void collided.

"This is... the power of transcendence!!" Sensing the power of the giant sword, the demon finally uttered a few words. However, it only managed to say those few words. Immediately afterward, the demon's black aura was split in two, quickly dissipating into the space.

"..." Upon seeing this scene, Lin Jie remained silent for a moment before finally saying, "This guy is the first person to escape alive from the Guixu Sword!"

However, Lin Jie was no longer in the mood to chase after the demon. Because all around him, within the space, secret images were constantly playing.

"But speaking of which, how could the Kunlun Mirror possibly know the purpose and secrets of this universe? Is that 'Demon' also a philosopher?" Completely bewildered, he shook his head, then sleepily looked at a mirror image. A stereotypical fat otaku was sitting at his computer desk, typing furiously. He was still saying things like, "I hope my dear readers like it."

"Damn! What's so secret about a fat nerd typing at home? Forget it, I'd better go to Glasses Bro's place first! Something must have happened there?"

Shaking his head, Lin Jie flew back towards the guy with glasses.

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Looking at the surrounding scenery, Lin Jie didn't have any extra interest. Although he could see the secrets of everyone in the world here, Lin Jie had no intention of even glancing at them.

In fact, Lin Jie had no interest in other people's secrets; after all, almost everyone in this world has their own little secrets. Prying into their secrets is inherently an immoral act.

……

On the other side, as he followed the light, the bespectacled man finally showed an excited expression. The reason was simple: as he continued to move forward, the surrounding scenery began to change. He also noticed these changes immediately.

He had returned without anyone noticing. Just as he regained control of his body, the bespectacled man also saw two clones preparing to kill Xiao Zhan and Thirteen.

"Hey hey hey hey!! Senior Dao Qizhan, help! If you keep staring at me like that, we're going to die here!!!" Faced with the attacks of numerous Xiao Zhan clones, even Xiao Zhan himself could no longer withstand it. What's more, their numbers were actually increasing.

"This is your battle, I will not interfere." Faced with the scene of Xiao Zhan and the Thirteen Crisis, Dao Qizhan only gave this brief sentence, and then looked at another place on the horizon once again.

Just as Xiao Zhan was being pinned to the ground by several clones that appeared from the Kunlun Mirror and they were about to fight back, all the clones suddenly disappeared. Almost simultaneously, the numerous mirrors surrounding them also vanished.

"Great, we finally made it!!!" Just as everything disappeared and the world around them returned to its original state, and countless scenes reappeared before everyone's eyes, the bespectacled man's voice finally reappeared in everyone's ears.

"You are... Glasses? Glasses, are you alright?" Xiao Zhan and Thirteen both showed excited expressions upon seeing this.

"Don't underestimate me! I'm not so easily controlled! This time, I not only broke free from control, but my power has also increased by a whole level!! Now I can even control the Kunlun Mirror! Hahahaha!" The bespectacled man excitedly said to Xiao Zhan and the others, "Although I don't know what that light spot is all about, it feels so amazing."

As he spoke, the man with glasses picked up the Kunlun Mirror.

"Really? That's great, since everything's alright." Thirteen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Have you gained control of the Kunlun Mirror?" Just as everyone was talking, Lin Jie appeared before them. "In that case, we can leave. It seems all the problems are solved. But speaking of which, haven't we forgotten something?"

"Now that you mention it, we do seem to have forgotten something." Xiao Zhan's face showed a puzzled expression: "That's right! I remember now, Glasses Bro, those glasses you're wearing!!"

He had barely finished speaking when the man with glasses suddenly leaped backward a considerable distance. Almost simultaneously, his hand reached for the ancient glasses on his face, but then stopped.

"Do you know? I've undergone incredibly painful training in the mental world!! Now you can't just control me as you please." The bespectacled man's voice suddenly rang out: "You think you can control me as easily as before this time? Impossible!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the lapis lazuli energy around the bespectacled man almost completely erupted. His muscles also bulged slightly at that moment. However, this was not the key point. The real key point was the battle of mental power between him and the ancient bespectacled man in the spiritual world.

The two men's mental energies clashed constantly in their spiritual world. Thanks to the willpower he had honed in the mirror's spiritual space, the man with glasses was no longer the same as before.

He is now confident that he can challenge even specialized mental ability users, let alone the Mirror Master.

Under the watchful eyes of Lin Jie, Xiao Zhan, and the others, the mental contest between the bespectacled man and the mirror master lasted for a full five seconds...

Then he lowered his hand. Immediately afterwards, right in front of everyone, the man with glasses spat on the spot.

"Pah! I thought you'd gotten so much stronger, but you're just a tiny fragment."

Without a doubt, the person who could say those words was none other than the Mirror Master. Simply put, the bespectacled guy was defeated by the Mirror Master in just five seconds, despite his utmost confidence…

"Damn it! Didn't you say your power had increased? Didn't you have no problems in the mental world? How did you get killed so quickly?!"

Lin Jie finally couldn't hold back any longer!

"Shouldn't someone who just successfully upgraded and leveled up be showing off and unleashing their full power right now? Your leveling up was way too weak!!"

"The weak will always be the weak." The bespectacled man suddenly spoke up at this moment: "Moreover, there is a gap of thousands of years between him and me. Do you really think that he can surpass me in just a few minutes of improvement, based on a gap of thousands of years?"

As the Mirror Master spoke, the Kunlun Mirror flew up once more. Finally, it landed steadily in the Mirror Master's hand, but he didn't say anything more. He simply pointed at the people present.

The surrounding space once again transformed into a mirror. Moreover, as the images became mirrors, countless beams of light shot directly towards everyone present.

"Hmph!" This time, Dao Qizhan merely snorted coldly. Then, right before everyone's eyes, a sword light flashed. The energy surge hurtling towards them was completely severed.

"It seems we have no choice but to take those glasses off ourselves." Lin Jie clenched his fists upon seeing this.

"The Kunlun Mirror possesses boundless mysteries and transformations. Do you really think you can defeat me so easily? I know you are powerful, but I can now travel through all the mirrors in this world. With that alone, I am invincible! Hahahaha!" Hearing Lin Jie's words, the Mirror Master laughed as if he had heard something utterly ridiculous, saying to Lin Jie and the others, "Now I have successfully obtained the power of the Kunlun Mirror. Give me some time, and I will fully develop its power! Then, you who want to deal with me, just wait! The Kunlun Mirror contains the secrets of everyone in this world; you will face my revenge!!"

"Sigh... After spending so much time with this idiot, you've become one too." Xiao Zhan sighed helplessly, then turned his gaze to Dao Qizhan once more: "Senior Dao Qizhan, you should be able to make a move this time, right?"

"..." Upon hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Dao Qizhan did not respond, but simply nodded. Then he walked up to the crowd.

At this moment, the mirror owner forgot a crucial question: the reason why the Kunlun Mirror shattered back then.

Before the Mirror Master could react, the two eyeballs in Dao Qizhan's hand simultaneously rose into the sky. The two yin-yang shaped eyeballs remained unchanged in the air, simply rotating calmly. But in that instant, the Mirror Master's expression changed.

Without any unnecessary words, the Mirror Master directly controlled the Kunlun Mirror to enter a mirror. But just as they were about to enter the mirror, it shattered.

Not just that one mirror, but almost instantly, all the mirrors shattered.

Dao Qizhan's Taiji Eye calmly observed everything around him, but even so, the surrounding space began to shatter.

When everyone finally came to their senses, they were already on the platform of the Kunlun Immortal Sect. The man with glasses was floating in mid-air, but the Kunlun Mirror in his hand was trembling uncontrollably!

"This is impossible! That pair of glasses should have been hidden! How did you find it?" The man with glasses looked shocked. But almost instantly, the Kunlun Mirror shattered. Almost simultaneously, the ancient glasses on the man's face also shattered.

A cracking sound echoed throughout the land.

With a loud bang, the Kunlun Mirror in the bespectacled man's hand shattered once again. His ancient glasses, without even a chance to resist, vanished completely under the watchful gaze of the Tai Chi Eye.

"..." When the Tai Chi Eye retracted, Brother Glasses finally landed back on the ground. At this moment, he just knelt silently on the ground, looking at the fragments of the Kunlun Mirror on the ground.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

No one expected that Dao Qizhan's attack this time would destroy the Kunlun Mirror as well.

"Hey, isn't this a bit too ruthless?" Lin Jie said to Dao Qizhan with a helpless expression.