Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 128 Will
"call!"

Ji Fuyou let out a breath.

As the shaking and collapse ceased, he felt as if all his strength had been drained from his body. He sat on the ground, leaning against the wall, breathing heavily.

He could clearly feel a tearing pain erupting from within him as the Heavenly Demon disintegrated and the aftereffects of the Overlord's true form resurfaced.

This tearing was like a landslide and a tsunami, about to engulf every corner of his body in an instant, until it led to structural collapse.

Unfortunately, at this moment, he did not possess even a single white physique source crystal.

If this continues...

His only fate will be to die from the collapse of his physical body.

"The Overlord's True Body and the Heavenly Demon's Disintegration are not secret techniques that I can currently handle. Forcing them to be used would be gambling with my life!"

A realization flashed through Ji Fuyou's mind.

Just like a credit card, it's incredibly convenient and enjoyable to use.

It even led him to believe that with these two combat skills, he could easily defeat the Corpse Demon King, whose combat power rivaled that of a master-level martial artist.

But actually...

He still has a long way to go.

His power is entirely based on the extreme exploitation of his physical body and the energy recovery of the white physique source crystal.

Once there aren't enough white physique source crystals left to recover...

The price of overworking the body must be paid in full afterward.

until……

I can't afford to pay it back!

However, given the current situation, he could not allow his body to continue to collapse.

The only way...

Activate the light of self-healing.

The next moment, a warm power emanated from his body, as if rays of light were shining within him, which forcefully stopped his physical body from collapsing due to the extreme use of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration and Overlord True Body.

However, the healing effect of the healing light is not as good as that of the white physique source crystal. It can stop the collapse of the physical body, but it is obviously far from enough to heal the injuries.

Furthermore, performing this secret technique requires consuming the body's latent energy...

For a moment, not only was the tearing pain in his body still there, but he also felt an unprecedented hunger.

Every part of my body was sending out signals of insufficient energy; I was so hungry that I wanted to eat dirt right away.

especially……

He knew he couldn't stop here! No one could guarantee that the mine wouldn't collapse further.

At that moment, with unprecedented willpower, he forcibly controlled his body, trying to stand up and move again.

But the moment he tried to move, excruciating pain and extreme hunger overwhelmed him, causing his arm, which he used to prop himself up, to tremble violently, like he was having a seizure…

Unable to get up.

Every cell in his body seemed to be telling him to stop.

Just lie there, close your eyes, and stop torturing yourself.

Just lie down and take a nap.

There are already other hunters in the mine; he might be discovered and rescued by someone else.

When he woke up again, he was already in the hospital, lying on a comfortable and soft bed.

The sunlight was perfect, streaming onto the windowsill, and a summer breeze lifted the curtains, caressing his face, making him feel lazy and content...

and many more!

Summer!?
It's winter right now!
Ji Fuyou suddenly woke up!
His eyes, which had been closed at some point, were wide open.

An unprecedented chill ran through me!
Because he knew very well that all reason and logic were telling him that he absolutely could not sleep at this moment!
Once you actually lie down and fall asleep...

He might never wake up!
Waiting for the hunters!?

The hunters will save him!?
We should be thankful that they won't finish him off with a sword before he's even dead and take everything from him!

Still trying to save people?
He suddenly tried to prop himself up again...

Pain, weakness, and powerlessness swept over my body again as the summer breeze and sunlight dissipated.

I can't stand up!

Even breathing felt like it was taking all his strength out of him!

So, it just collapsed like that?

My life had finally started to look a little better, and now it's going to end like this?
Are you willing to accept this?
At this moment, he didn't think about Ji Qingqing, Yu Xiaoyu, or anyone else.

He only thought of himself!

Are you willing to accept this?

To succumb to one's own weakness, to the fear of pain, to exhaustion and powerlessness...

And so his life ended, drawing its final line...

He didn't speak!
But they responded with concrete actions!

He was never one to talk a lot.

He likes to do things first and then talk about them, or even just do them without saying anything.

And so, bearing this unparalleled pain and helplessness, he forced himself to stand up through sheer willpower.

Facing the faint light, we walked through the mist, step by step, towards the outside of the cave.

But when he actually started walking, he realized...

So, he could do it.

Humans are inherently lazy and cowardly.

Ji Fuyou was no exception.

Just seconds ago, he thought he wouldn't be able to stand up.

My body is so tired and in so much pain.

Lying down with my eyes closed is more comfortable than anything else.

But in the end...

He stood up!
When he finally broke free from the shackles in his heart, he stood up and walked, even more easily than he had imagined!
With each step he took, he could feel the tearing pain in his body.

After advancing one meter, the sheer powerlessness in his body seemed to tell him that this was his limit.

but……

His steps did not stop.

One step, another step.

The helplessness brought about by weakness is composing a moving melody.

The groans of flesh being torn apart are playing a beautiful melody.

This is the great rhythm and joy of life!

Ten steps, a hundred steps, a thousand steps, ten thousand steps...

Five meters, fifty meters, five hundred meters, five thousand meters...

Cold sweat soaked the ends of my hair on my forehead.

Blood has forged the footprints of progress.

He seemed to be getting closer and closer to the mine exit... Finally, after he had traveled an unknown number of meters, he sensed a figure ahead.

Unlike the people he seemed to sense along the way but instinctively avoided, this figure...

very familiar.

He knew that with her tenacity, she would definitely not be absent from this new fog of uncertainty.

So this time, he didn't avoid it.

He took the initiative to greet him.

She also sensed something, changed direction, and quickly headed in that direction.

A beautiful figure quickly emerged from the mist.

"Floating?"

The cheers were tinged with a hint of surprise.

Immediately afterwards...

It turned into a gasp of surprise.

"Float!"

With her short, ear-length hair, she looked so radiant.

His figure, wielding a rifle, galloped towards them, as dashing and heroic as ever.

In a daze, he seemed to see Ji Qingqing walking barefoot on the gravel at the foot of Fulong Mountain, pushing aside the bushes and coming against the light.

Surrounded by mist, her figure appeared as a hazy silhouette, the light drifting through her hair like stardust falling from the night sky.

"Qiyun".

Ji Fuyou smiled.

He didn't know if he had responded or not, or perhaps he had responded in his heart, but his mouth seemed unable to utter a sound.

Perhaps I finally know I'm safe.

The last breath he had been holding onto finally dissipated, and he could no longer control his body, collapsing to the ground.

Then, I touched something soft that seemed more comfortable than a hospital bed or even my own bedroom.

And that fragrance, which he could no longer distinguish, seemed to linger around his nose for a long time.

In a daze, someone picked him up and carried him on their back.

We walked a very long way.

During this process, he was in a dazed and confused state.

Until a certain moment, an energy was injected into his body, which made the pain that was gradually losing its sensation subside, and his tense consciousness gradually relaxed, and he fell asleep.

……

When Ji Fuyou opened his eyes again, he was indeed already in bed.

It was like a dream.

"Dream? Hallucination?"

Ji Fuyou muttered to himself.

He slowly sat up...

The tearing pain was gone.

Even that feeling of weakness and powerlessness had mostly dissipated.

It seems that the reason he had been asleep for so long was because he was mentally exhausted and too tired.
But he remembered that he had clearly reached a dead end because of overuse of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration and the Overlord's True Body.
Do not!
He came out!

Ji Fuyou's thoughts gradually cleared.

He's been gone for a long time!
After leaving the mining area, and then...

He met Fang Qiyun.

Fang Qiyun carried him out of the mist and borrowed or bought a white physical source crystal for him to use, which repaired his physical damage.

Only after that did he truly lose his sense of the outside world.

It seemed as if his life instincts told him that he was truly safe.

At this moment, Ji Fuyou sensed something and turned his gaze outside the house.

The door was pushed open.

Fang Qiyun walked in wearing a light blue casual jacket with a school uniform vibe.

Having just emerged from the mist, she wore no hair ornaments, earrings, or necklaces, and applied no makeup, appearing fresh and natural.

"Floating Float, you're awake?"

Fang Qiyun was delighted to see Ji Fuyou sitting on the bed as she pushed open the door and entered.

But her expression quickly returned to normal: "How was your rest?"

"very good."

Ji Fuyou raised his hand: "How many source crystals did you use?"

"Two."

Fang Qiyun made no attempt to hide anything and said with a smile, "Remember to pay me back."

"Row."

"I carried you all the way back, you're a high-level martial artist, how did you end up in such a sorry state?"

Fang Qiyun joked.

Ji Fuyou laughed as well: "Then I must thank you properly."

"No, you should thank me properly. Otherwise, you'll be reminding me that I have to thank you twice over. You saved me twice."

Fang Qiyun quickly shook her head.

Ji Fuyou smiled and didn't argue with her about whether or not she should thank him.

Instead, he asked, "How long have I been unconscious?"

"21 hour."

Fang Qiyun said, "Your main problem is excessive mental strain."

As she spoke, she immediately asked, "Did you encounter a mine collapse?"

"Ah."

Ji Fuyou nodded.

His disheveled state was not caused by the Corpse Demon King.

It was caused by the collapse of the mine, which led to him running at full speed using the Heavenly Demon Disintegration technique.

Of course, if he hadn't evacuated at full speed, even a few more seconds would have meant he would have been buried along with the mine's interior in billions of tons of rock.

"How's that foggy area doing now?"

Ji Fuyou asked.

"It's all collapsed."

Fang Qiyun said something.

Then, his expression hardened: "The entire mining area first collapsed, burying several hunter teams that arrived fastest from the vicinity at the bottom of the mountain. And shortly after we came out... the entire mining area completely collapsed, and no one who went deep inside survived."

(End of this chapter)