Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 715 Life and Death Defy Fate, The Cycle Never Ends

Meanwhile, on Han Shi's side...

The cracks on the surface of the Reverse Fate Mirror increased, spreading like a spider web, and the light of the Northern Darkness Crystal inlaid on the back of the mirror flickered rapidly, becoming uncertain.

The simulated illusion protecting him began to fluctuate violently, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

An even more terrifying chilling death aura and spatial tearing force instantly penetrated in, and Han Shi groaned, with fine white marks appearing on his innate sword body.

I feel like I'm going to die.

The shadow of death has never been so clear.

It's going to break!

A sense of impending doom was raging in Han Shi's mind, and despair almost consumed him.

He doesn't want to die.

He could even hear the faint groans emanating from the ancient mirror's internal structure, which was strained under the weight.

At this critical moment, Xu Yunfan, who was constantly monitoring the situation, made a move.

A sharp glint flashed in Xu Yunfan's eyes, and he did not hesitate at all.

He pointed his right index finger, which was resting on his knee, into the air.

Within Han Shi's body, far inside the Gate of Reincarnation, an overwhelming and unstoppable divine power, containing the true meaning of destroying all laws, suddenly erupted.

This magical power did not originate from Han Shi himself, but was forcibly poured into him from his body through the strong control channel of the attribute panel, ignoring the barriers of space and the laws of reincarnation.

The immense power of the Golden Core True Monarch forcefully pushed open the last barrier of the Reversal of Fate Mirror, which was on the verge of complete collapse, transforming into a resilient purple-gold lightning bolt that protected Han Shi's entire body.

At the same time, this force enveloped Han Shi, as if he were being grabbed by an invisible giant hand, and pulled him backward at a speed exceeding the turbulence within the passage.

"Pfft!"

At the moment the Mirror of Rebellion completed its final mission, it could no longer withstand the pressure from both inside and outside the mirror. The mirror surface shattered into dust, and the Soul-Nourishing Wood core on the back of the mirror cracked with several deep marks. The seven Northern Darkness Crystals lost their light and fell off one after another.

With a flash of light, the disheveled Han Shi was forcibly pulled back from the Netherworld passage and slammed heavily onto the cold, black jade floor of the Divine Firmament Palace.

He coughed violently, a trickle of chilly blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. His black robe was torn in several places, and his innate sword body was covered with fine scratches and frost.

In his hands, all that remained were the incomplete frame of the Mirror of Rebellion and a few dull fragments.

"Xu Yunfan!"

Han Shi suddenly looked up, his eyes burning with fury, his gaze so intense he wanted to tear the person on the cloud platform to shreds.

"Are you treating my life like dirt?! Once wasn't enough, you want to do it again?! This broken mirror is utterly useless."

His voice was hoarse with anger and fear.

Xu Yunfan slowly opened his eyes, his indifferent gaze sweeping over Han Shi, who was acting like a madman, without the slightest ripple.

The murderous sword intent within his body became increasingly condensed.

This is indeed a good way to cultivate sword intent.

The more intense Han Shi's killing intent grew, the more he could comprehend since he could share the insights of his clone.

With that thought in mind, Xu Yunfan raised his hand and made a grasping motion. The fragments of the Reverse Fate Mirror that were in Han Shi's hand and scattered on the ground flew up uncontrollably and landed in his palm.

He didn't even glance at Han Shi again, as if Han Shi's tearful accusations were just a gentle breeze brushing across the hillside, leaving Han Shi so frustrated that he was about to vomit blood.

The other party's attitude was completely dismissive of him, as if he were a mere insect. How could he, being naturally arrogant, tolerate that?

Xu Yunfan's attention was completely focused on the fragments that still bore traces of the erosion of the laws of the underworld, as he watched Han Shi ramble on and on about his accusations.

"You're really quite noisy."

Xu Yunfan was slightly displeased.

"If it weren't for this body, you would have long been a wisp of chaotic banner spirit within the Star Spirit Banner. Your value lies in being alive to serve as this touchstone."

A faint light shimmered at his fingertips as he carefully examined the direction of each crack on the fragment, the residual traces of the collapse of each energy node, and the subtle characteristics of the deathly aura of the underworld attached to it.

Han Shi felt a tightness in his chest from that cold gaze and those words. He had nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only clench his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms, leaving bloody marks.

The murderous sword intent surrounding him surged like waves, but ultimately did not erupt. He knew that resistance was futile; in the face of absolute power and control, his anger and life or death were nothing more than a line of data in the opponent's experimental record book.

A deep sense of powerlessness and numbness, like a cold tide, began to extinguish the flame in his heart.

He gradually fell silent.

Xu Yunfan was immersed in the analysis of the fragments for a long time, deeply combining his divine sense with the attribute panel, repeatedly deducing the reasons for the failure.

Suddenly, a glint flashed in his eyes, as if he had caught a key point.

"I see…"

Xu Yunfan suddenly realized.

"The polarity arrangement of the Northern Dark Crystal has been disturbed by the spacetime turbulence. The reversal of Yin and Yang node transformation mentioned in the Nine Netherworld Insights involves a 0.5-second vacuum of laws at the core of the death energy vortex. The previous pattern combination did not take this into account."

Several key problems that had been troubling him suddenly became clear after combining the data from this practical experience with information from fragments of ancient books.

Practice is indeed the sole criterion for testing truth.

"Come back in half a month."

Xu Yunfan collected the fragments, closed his eyes again, and immersed his mind in deduction and reconstruction.

Within the Divine Firmament Palace, mountains of rare ores and spirit wood began to dance under his divine control. The Eight Trigrams Cloud Qi intertwined with the Divine Firmament Thunderfire, and a new refining process had begun.

Only Han Shi's heavy breathing and the roar of the spiritual materials being smelted and forged remained in the hall.

Half a month later.

Exactly the same scene.

Shenxiao Palace, Yuntai, where Han Shi stood expressionless.

Xu Yunfan tossed him a dark, ancient mirror that was almost identical in appearance to the previous one, but with more intricate and mysterious runes on the back and a deeper, more profound luster on the mirror.

Han Shi looked at the new Reverse Fate Mirror in his hand, his eyes empty, no longer showing the surprise and doubt of the first time, nor the rage of the last time.

He knew that resistance was futile; any resistance was a joke in the face of Xu Yunfan's strong control and absolute power.

He didn't even bother to ask another question, simply accepting the ancient mirror blankly, as if it were a tool unrelated to him.

Driven by Xu Yunfan's invisible will, he turned around again and leaped into the seemingly all-consuming Gate of Reincarnation without hesitation.

The familiar turbulent currents, the familiar bone-chilling cold.

Han Shi numbly urged his magic power to infuse into the new mirror.

The mirrored dragon scale pattern lit up, and the cool glow once again formed a barrier.

However, after only going a third of the way as before, the familiar "click" sound rang out again.

Fine cracks reappeared on the mirror surface, only slightly different in location and at a different rate of spread.

Han Shi forced a cold smile that was more like a grimace, but he didn't even have the strength to curse.

As expected... it happened again.

He closed his eyes, bracing himself for the excruciating pain and the impending mandatory recall.

Shenxiao Mountain, inside Shenxiao Palace.

Xu Yunfan frowned slightly.

The real-time monitoring in the properties panel alerted again.

But he didn't act immediately like he did last time.

'The crack generation pattern has changed, now concentrated on the outer edge of the Soul-Stabilizing Bead on the Mirror Button.'

'Simulated illusions exhibit phase shifts when responding to high-frequency law ripples.'

'The buffering efficiency of the Soul-Nourishing Wood Heart has increased to 85% of the expected value, but still falls short of the target.'

(End of this chapter)