Quadruple split.

Chapter 2722 Relative Fairness
Standing behind Yune was a girl who looked to be about seven or eight years old, dressed in simple but finely crafted cloth clothes, with short pink hair. It was her delicate middle finger, which was now pointing at Yune, that had just fired a terrifying dark red flash.

As Gu Xiaole's teammate in the "Debate on Guilt," Mo Tan, who was watching the battle, naturally recognized this child. She was the shikigami that Gu Xiaole called Hou Gui. Her name was a single character, "Miao." Despite her sweet and cute appearance, she had a very bad personality. Not only was she cunning and sharp-tongued, but she also had the bad habit of giving the middle finger everywhere. Even Gu Xiaole, as her master, couldn't do anything about this literally "little devil."

"Leaving aside this utterly unappealing, low-class uncle..."

Without giving Yune a second glance, Hougui turned to his usually taciturn and hardworking 'partner' almost immediately after completing his attack, his beautiful eyes narrowing happily: "This is the first time I've realized that you, Shan, are so handsome."

"...Do your job well."

Silently sheathing his chain blade, he picked up the nodachi, which had been criticized as worthless by the sword spirit but whose lethality was undeniable, and frowned slightly: "Don't cause trouble for your Master."

Wow! Even his personality has become so cool!

Hou Gui exclaimed in a somewhat exaggerated manner, then turned to look at Gu Xiaole and Shi Hun, who were standing back to back, and let out an even more exaggerated exclamation: "Wow, when did your relationship become so good?!"

"Shut up."

The witch narrowed her black and white demonic eyes and said coldly, "Or die."

"Don't make trouble."

Gu Xiaole blinked and smiled, "Help Shan quickly, he can't beat him by himself."

Faced with the insane shrine maiden who dared to kill anyone and her own master, even the wicked Goki slightly restrained himself and readily opened his arms, saying, "Come on."

then--

[Ascension Transformation]

【True Ghost Appearance】

The bat fan and the black coin were swung down again, and then, with a soft cry, Hou Gui was swallowed up by the black and white spirit fire, and in an instant, he was still.

As for Yune Yi, at this moment, he was just like those clueless villains in many works who are full of gentlemanly manners and resolutely refuse to disturb the enemy when they are casting, charging, reminiscing, crying, reciting lines, or experiencing life and death. He did not make any movements at all, but simply stood in place with his sword seemingly casually.

The reason it is described as 'seemingly' is mainly because layers of sword pressure have been piled up within a radius of more than ten meters around him. Although it is difficult to see with the naked eye, in the words of the sword spirit, Yune has never been indifferent. Instead, he has been concentrating on mobilizing his power, forcibly pouring his battle qi into his vicinity, and always maintaining extreme control so that he can mobilize this power he has released at any time.

"You can think of it as a way of generating a 'pseudo-domain.' Although the idea is somewhat ingenious, truly achieving this effect requires absolute accumulation and control. Among us, Ji Po is the most proficient in this technique."

Because this form of power drive is not entirely considered 'sword pressure', Fanpo came out to correct the understanding of sword soul, and the latter did not refute it.

'Ha, such a petty scoundrel does have some willpower. Just this technique of using stillness to control change, given this kid's talent, would take him at least ten years of hard work to master.'

Ji Po, who was mentioned, also gave a brief comment. Although his tone was arrogant, his words revealed his agreement with Yune.

With the 'accompaniment and feeding' of several experts, Mo Tan easily understood the techniques of this way of using power. Although it is difficult to replicate at present, this idea is still an invaluable asset to him.

A few seconds later, just like the previous ghost, the next ghost also stepped out from the black and white spiritual fire that could greatly increase its spiritual power and reveal its 'true ghost form'.

Da da da--

With the soft thud of wooden clogs on the ground, a pale pink paper umbrella with a white background and cherry blossoms slowly opened, and beneath this "Soul-Stealing Harmony Umbrella" stood a graceful young woman.

The woman appeared to be around sixteen years old, with long, light pink hair reaching her waist, casually draped behind her, as elegant and radiant as cherry blossoms falling on an umbrella, like clouds and rosy hues. Her face was as white as jade, and beneath her delicate eyebrows were a pair of peach blossom eyes that seemed to express both joy and anger, making her endearing. She wore a gorgeous furisode kimono, with a black mandarin duck and a white mandarin duck painted on the chest and hem respectively. The colors of their pupils and feathers were reversed, quite similar to the eyes of the demon priestess, exuding a strange and bewitching beauty.

"If the mountain cherry blossoms were truly sentimental, they would bloom with dark-colored flowers this year."

Completely different from her previous arrogant demeanor, the demon who had revealed her true demonic nature simply smiled after reappearing, then softly recited a famous line from Murasaki Shikibu's "The Tale of Genji," and slowly 'swung' the oil-paper umbrella behind her.

The next instant, the stars and moon faded, and cherry blossoms fell from the sky.

Countless crimson flashes, far more refined and numerous than the previous ghostly howl, suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Without warning, they used the ghostly cherry blossoms falling from the sky as carriers and poured down upon Yune in an instant.

On the other side, after a brief moment of distraction, the former demon silently attached the nodachi to the chain in his sleeve, and after several twirls, swung it at Yune from afar.

'Brother Mo.'

Just as the area within a dozen meters of Yune was engulfed by the surging ghostly howls and blade light, Sha Po's smiling voice echoed in Mo Tan's mind, saying, "If you were facing these two rounds of attacks, what would you do?"

[If I'm not left to die... I'll probably try to survive the first round of attacks head-on, then conceal myself, avoid as many non-targeted attacks as possible, and use the cover of the enemy's attacks to find blind spots in their vision and perception, preparing to ambush the relatively stronger Zengki.]

Although he knew very well that he would have a hard time surviving the first round of attacks from two half-step epics, Mo Tan, who knew exactly what Sha Po wanted to ask, gave the best solution in his mind after a moment's thought.

'Oh? Why did you ambush the seemingly more robust former demon, Brother Mo?'

[Because they must have prepared countermeasures for the attack on the back demon long ago. Although my observation is rather superficial, the front demon's relatively conservative patchwork attacks could change direction midway to reach the back demon, and the cherry blossoms fluttering around the back demon, with their increasingly vibrant colors, could probably counterattack the moment the danger appeared.]

"That's true, but if it were me, I'd still keep my sights on that young lady."

【why? 】

'Because that girl is easier to kill.' [Easier to kill? But...]

"No buts, Brother Mo. The reason for wanting to kill outweighs any potential risks or hidden dangers in my opinion. Don't forget, at least for now, you're the weaker party."

So, is the first priority to reduce the enemy's numbers as much as possible?

"Haha, it's just a matter of personal habit. I'm just saying that 'I' would do it this way, not that my approach is correct. To put it simply, it's just for reference."

Are there any more specific reasons?

"To be more specific, let me put it this way: in my view, all 'danger' can be divided into two categories: non-lethal and lethal. In this case, my judgment is—killing that young lady would significantly increase my survival rate, while ambushing that older man would not yield any results."

Is the outcome of the battle the most important thing?

Survival is the most important thing, but to survive, you can't be afraid to face danger and death.

Does this mean we need more courage and decisiveness?

'No, it's because the closer we are to danger and death, the more deeply we can feel their presence, and only in this way can I better deal with those things.'

I understand a little better now.

'If you don't deal with those things regularly, it's easy to develop fear when a real life-or-death situation arises, which can then cloud your judgment.'

[It's like the difference between a narrow path surrounded by a sheer cliff and one surrounded by meadows.]

"That's right. Many times, if we don't fear it, we have a chance to find loopholes and opportunities. But if we can't get used to dancing with death, then every time it comes, it could be the last."

【Been taught a lesson.】

'Hehe, it would be great if this could help Brother Mo.'

Sha Po laughed innocently and then fell silent. When Mo Tan refocused his attention on the game, he found that the suffocating feeling of not knowing how to deal with this desperate situation had been greatly relieved. Instead, he regained absolute calm and subconsciously began to observe Hou Gui, discovering several flaws in the other party that were definitely not deliberate deception!

It's truly incredible. It was just a change in mindset, but after establishing a psychological advantage in advance, he was able to find a sliver of opportunity in what was originally an insurmountable dead end.

Although it was only a sliver of a chance, it's important to understand that Mo Tan didn't take his two trump cards into account when considering the situation. After all, in many cases, exposing Mo's identity might be even more unbearable for him than the death of his character.

However, under the current circumstances, if he, who already has a good idea, were to make the decision, the outcome would be completely different.

At least Mo Tan can guarantee that, after he has exhausted all his trump cards, the former ghost and the latter ghost are most likely no match for him. So even if he really uses [Reverse Scale - Full Release] to kill them, he can calmly leave the scene before his true form is revealed and find a secluded place to transform back into the form of 'Mo Tan'.

This is what makes [Xiao] so precious. Although currently only in Tianzhu Mountain can one communicate with the spirits inside without any obstacles, even the seemingly most innocent, carefree, and naive killing spirits can provide Mo Tan with great help. And these insights, which have already been honed through countless trials, are saving Mo Tan a great deal of time.

For example, regarding the two reminders from Sha Po just now, Mo Tan felt that if 'Tan Mo' continued to run rampant in the [Innocent Realm], he would eventually understand the meaning behind it, but no one could say for sure whether 'sooner or later' would be a few days, weeks, or months.

After sharing his experience with the Soul Killer, not to mention that Mo Tan has already benefited greatly and his thinking has become more open than ever before, the danger level of the character 'Tan Mo' will probably more than double when he logs into the game again!

After all, the guidance from Killing Soul was incredibly helpful to that thief character who specialized in the cunning school of thought.

And there are eight more beings like Sha Po who can constantly share their insights with him!
Meanwhile, just as Mo Tan was frantically gaining 'experience points', a new change occurred in the arena. Simply put, after enduring the relentless attacks of the front and back ghosts for a full half minute, Yune was not only unharmed, but hadn't even moved an inch.

The reason is simple: he's stronger!

Compared to the two shikigami who only temporarily broke through to the half-step epic level thanks to Gu Xiaole and Samurai Soul's abilities and could not fully exert their strength, Yune, although he did not consider himself strong, had already taken a big step and was a powerful figure who could advance to the epic level at any time.

Just as there are differences between high-level peaks, Ji Dao killed Mo as easily as cutting melons and vegetables. As half-step epics, Yune's value is fundamentally different from the two ghosts on his left and right, and this difference can never be made up for by two extreme enhancements.

Although Yune Yi doesn't seem to have the demeanor of a master, nor does he possess the unique strength of someone like Xinglong, Muxuejian, or Shuangye, he is still very strong.

Just average strength.

A quiet, unassuming strength.

It doesn't possess any outstanding features like being as swift as the wind or as aggressive as fire, nor does it have the clear and bright sword mind of the Mu Xue Sword. However, Yune and the unassuming longsword in his hand do indeed have a kind of perfect harmony forged through countless trials.

Xinglong could not practice his fist techniques day after day for twenty-seven years; Muxuejian could not practice his sword techniques day after day for twenty-seven years either. In fact, they had not even lived to be twenty-seven years old.

As Mo Tan, in his current personality, firmly believes, the world is absolutely unfair, yet relatively fair.

The absolute unfairness lies in the fact that if Gu Xiaole were given a full twenty-seven years to do nothing, such as forgetting useless trivial matters like bride cultivation, and instead focus on practicing Yin-Yang techniques, then the current Yune would probably not even be able to fight the ghost in front of him one-on-one.

The relative fairness lies in the fact that, for twenty-seven years, Yune has almost only been with his own swordsmanship and has been striving to become stronger every day. Even the former and latter demons, who have been strengthened by Gu Xiaole and Samurai Soul, are no match for Yune's sword!
【Sword Draws, Invincible】

With a stubborn, sweeping sword strike, a crimson mark appeared simultaneously between the brows of the two demons, then vanished like smoke in the next instant, unable to offer any resistance or leave any trace.

Chapter 2713: The End