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She poured all her strength into "Dream One Heart," entrusting everything she had to this one strike.

Inazuma samurai "duel" usually involves only one strike.

The two combatants will pour all their martial arts skills, beliefs, and "mind, technique, and body" into a single strike.

One cut, and life or death is decided.

But someone's knife was faster than hers.

Purple lightning streaked across the sky, severing space.

The one wielding the purple lightning bolt is a traveler with bright golden hair.

Compared to the hundred-meter-long "Wild Soul" sword of the puppet general, Ying's "Mist-Cutting Reflection" was only four feet long. To onlookers, Ying looked like she was holding up a needle to support the collapsing castle tower—but she managed to hold it up.

Force against force, blade against blade, Ying directly blocked "Wu Xiang's blade"!

She turned around and smiled at Ying: "There's a saying in Liyue, 'A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days' absence'—Ying, I've become much stronger in five hundred years!"

Golden rays emanated from her body, perfectly complementing her sun-kissed golden hair.

The golden rays scattered like fireflies, converging in the air to form a golden sphere of light, which slowly landed on the tip of the "Dream Together" knife.

Shadow suddenly heard a sound—

"...The grass sings and forms a ring, and the filth is wiped away to prevent misfortune."

Cherry blossoms, glistening with dew, cleanse the deep pools.

Purple lightning ripped through the sky, and all evil spirits vanished.

May thunder purify the darkness, bringing eternal peace.

We were filled with awe and fear of divine might.

The cherry blossoms never fade, and the rice paddies shine forever.

That was the "wish" of countless rice farmers.

"Now is the time, Shadow."

Han Fulai gave Ying his final instructions.

"Let us rewrite history and save the past."

Ying silently raised the "Dream Together" sign in her hand.

A familiar voice came from somewhere, echoing in her ears:

"If you can see what I cherish, then please forgive those lives. If you will grant me one wish, please return my eternally bright memories to this land I love. I hope that, after your ravages, something beautiful will still remain..."

It was the voice of her good friend, Fox Palace, who had sacrificed himself in the "Dark Calamity".

Five hundred years later, she will hear this voice in her "pure land of one heart" and then make an important decision.

But she shouldn't have heard that voice now.

However, the voice truly appeared in her ears, bringing that "forever bright memory" into "Dream One Heart".

The yearning for a better future is the common wish of all living beings in this world—both in the past and in the future.

The "Dream One Heart," transformed into celestial light, burst forth with dazzling brilliance, turning everything in this space of consciousness pure white.

With hope for a bright future in his heart, Ying swung the knife.

The Divine Cherry Tree disintegrated amidst the flashing blades, turning into wisps of smoke and dissipating.

At the same time, the space beneath their feet also began to crumble.

"Ying...A Ying..."

She heard another voice, a voice that haunted her dreams.

Countless images and memories flashed through her mind—the past, the present, and a future she didn't know about.

Those images and memories eventually merged together, becoming a frozen image—in the image, Raiden is carrying that purple oil-paper umbrella, turning back to smile at her.

Then, everything fell silent.

"The grass sings in a ring, the filth is wiped away to ward off evil..."

"...The cherry blossoms will never fade, and the rice paddies will forever shine."

Ying silently read aloud the words she had heard.

With each phrase recited, the light of "Dreaming Together" shines even brighter.

It gradually turned into a beam of light.

A beam of light that gathers countless dreams.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Ying exclaimed softly.

What surprised her was not the change in "Dream of One Mind," but the change in the puppet general—

The "Desolate Soul" giant sword that had been holding its own against her suddenly weakened.

Then, the "Eye of Evil" in the sky suddenly blinked... literally, it blinked.

The eye glanced suddenly in a certain direction in the void, and then vanished abruptly.

It's as if it never existed.

The two "ominous star hands and eyes" that were originally supporting the puppet general also crumbled into dust in front of Ying.

The puppet general who had vanished into the void reappeared, her face showing the same surprise.

"...Why?"

It happened very suddenly.

Just a moment ago, the power of the "God of Calamity" was suddenly withdrawn from her body.

She is no longer "Matsumi Narukami no Mikoto", but has returned to the form she was in when she was created by the Thunder Movie...

Ying naturally had no idea what had happened to the puppet general, but she knew this was an excellent opportunity.

Based on Ying's experience as the captain of the "Swordfish Division 2", now is the time to put the "reserve team" on the line!

The sword light of "Mist Slicer's Return" suddenly surged, overwhelming the "Wild Soul" giant sword in one fell swoop.

The puppet general reached out and grasped at the void, summoning "Inari of Nagikusa" once more.

With the naginata in hand, she can still fight.

But a ray of light flashed past her field of vision.

Before the puppet general could react, "Dream of One Heart" had already pierced her chest.

...No, it almost pierced her chest.

The tip of the "Dream One Heart" knife touched her skin, lingering between the mounds and valleys of her chest.

She recognized the knife technique.

The "metal structure" in the most basic "five elements structure" of Inazuma's "origin" is like a lightning-fast strike.

In the five hundred years of battle, Shadow had used this thrust to pierce her chest several times—but never was it able to stop.

If you're faster than her reaction, you can't stop her.

Ke Ying stopped her attack.

Compared to the "killing sword," the "living sword" requires even higher skill, representing the realm of "living and killing at will"—one thought can bring life, another can bring death, life and death are both determined by a single thought.

The puppet general stared at the shadow and slowly asked, "What... is this move called?"

"Gathering countless true words, exhausting the power of all wishes and the power of a hundred eyes, I strike with a single blade that shatters all curses."

“Abandoning ‘no thought’ and instead taking on the ‘dreams’ of everyone… I call it ‘the truth of dreams’.”

Ying calmly gave the answer.

"'Dream Truth'...?"

A smile suddenly appeared on the puppet general's usually expressionless face.

That smile was fleeting, yet it conveyed a sense of relief.

“That’s it. You win,” she said.

Chapter 260 The Gift from the Real Sister [4k]

"That's it. You win."

The puppet general decisively announced his defeat: "I thought you couldn't surpass the past, but it seems I was too arbitrary and underestimated your soul. An indestructible will can never truly embrace the future."

Ying gently shook her head: "You don't need to worry about the future, nor do you need to walk alone. I know your strength best. If I were to rely solely on my own strength, I would surely be the loser in this duel."

She wasn't being modest.

If Ying hadn't returned to find her, the opportunity for the "final battle" might not have arisen. This duel might have dragged on for another five hundred years, or even a thousand or ten thousand years, until her body and soul were completely consumed.

Without the "willpower" that Ying brought into the consciousness space, Ying might not have been able to comprehend the "true meaning of dreams," nor would he have been able to defeat the puppet general in the duel of "a single strike without thought."

Furthermore... the sudden decline of the power of the Evil Star was also a major reason for the Puppet General's defeat.

Han Fulai and the Divine Child successfully performed the "Divine Cherry Blossom Great Purification," cleansing the evil spirit of its defilement.

Her ultimate victory in this duel was inseparable from the help and efforts of everyone.

"To win the hearts of ten thousand people with the heart of one person will not yield the beautiful 'eternity' you imagine." — She once again proved the wisdom Han Fulai had given her.

In Ying's view, this hard-won victory belongs to everyone on Inazuma: "The reason for drawing the sword determines the scope and limit of martial arts. What I bear is the gaze of thousands cast towards the light of day."

“Furthermore…” she raised the “Dream Heart” in her hand, and said solemnly, “There is also its power. This knife I received from Shin’s hand seems to be trying to remind me… to inspire me…”

The general nodded: "I felt it too. During the fierce battle just now, it seemed to unleash a completely new power. This power was even beyond my comprehension."

Paimon flew to their side and, like Ying, looked at the transformed "Dream Heart": "Ying, why did this sword turn like this? It's like... like..."

Paimon, whose vocabulary was limited, hesitated, but Ying helped her out: "Like a 'lightsaber'! Xingqiu told us that the next book in 'The Legend of Shenqiu's Sword Collection' will be about 'Star Wars'—two 'Jedi Knights' wielding 'lightsabers' fighting until the Great Dao is obliterated!"

Ying smiled faintly. She had never heard of "Star Wars" as Yingmei mentioned, but "lightsaber" was indeed a very apt description.

"I think, perhaps it's because of 'willpower'?"

“This ‘Dream of One Heart’ was originally my sister’s sword, and it probably contains her remaining will… This is also my sister’s understanding of ‘eternity’. She always believed that true ‘eternity’ is the ‘dream’ in people’s hearts.”

She agreed with her sister's ideals and chose to shoulder the "dreams" of millions of people, and her sister's "one heart for dreams" also responded to her wholeheartedly.

In the instant she uttered the "Dream Truth," countless memories flowed into her mind along with the "power of her will"—including memories that did not belong to her, such as the "future saving the past."

Also, perhaps it was an auditory hallucination caused by her missing her sister too much... but she seemed to hear her sister's voice.

That familiar yet strange feeling was like Raiden Shin, who never wields a sword, standing beside her, fighting alongside her...

"I agree."

"Your renewed will is not due to wear and tear. I will no longer hinder your attempts to modify the laws."

The puppet general sheathed his naginata and bowed to the shadow in submission.

"I will become your shadow, just as you were once a real shadow. From now on, I will remain your assistant."

Ying shook her head again and took the general's hand.

"I will no longer set any unalterable rules. You never treated me as a fearless weapon, and I should not treat you as a tool."

"You once represented my past. But from today onward, you are me."

The puppet general's face showed obvious surprise.

Then she smiled and said, "...Heh, you really have changed. This is what people often call 'growth'."

She paused, then said, "The duties I will fulfill will not change. But as a martial artist, I look forward to having opportunities to fight like this again in the future."

Ying smiled and said, "Just considering the outcome, you're still not entirely satisfied, are you?"

The general did not deny her resentment: "It's just that I've never felt this way before... It's novel and worth remembering."

The two Thunder Generals held hands, smiled at each other, and looked like the closest sisters.

Paimon quickly turned to Shadow for credit and reward: "Now, everything is finally over, right... Ah, Shadow, do you remember you said you'd treat us to a 'royal feast' after we get out? I've been looking forward to it for so long!"

Ying nodded earnestly: "Yes, I remember. After we go out, I'll make you some snacks myself."

Yingmei glanced sideways. Paimon hadn't done anything, but when it came to rewards, he was anything but hesitant. Oh, speaking of rewards… she also held up the "Mist-Cutting Light" in her hand: "Shadow, can I have this sword?"