The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

A resolute glint flashed in Gu Qingqing's eyes.

"I'll kill you first, to fulfill my teacher's teachings, and then I'll commit suicide to repay your kindness in raising me!"

Various thoughts flashed through Gu Qingqing's mind, but to her surprise, her attack was actually blocked by that thin curtain of water.

"what!"

Gu Qingqing stared in astonishment at the water curtain in front of her, which showed no signs of splitting or dissipating after being struck by the spatial slash. Instead, it remained as if a stone had been thrown into a lake, creating ripples but remaining exceptionally resilient, showing no sign of collapsing or dissipating.

"This is a water curtain formed from the condensation of the Heart of the Ocean; even your spatial slash cannot break through its defense."

Ariel's voice came through.

Gu Qingqing frowned slightly: "The teacher said that any defense has its limits. I don't believe that your water curtain can really block my spatial slash forever."

As she spoke, Gu Qingqing pushed her spatial slash, large enough to swallow a person whole, forward another step.

The water curtain, like a deep blue transparent clay sealing the crack, forced the space slash to retreat a step, but it firmly sealed the opening, preventing it from unleashing its full power.

After a brief standoff, the spatial rift between the two gradually shrank.

On the other side, Ariel's face also gradually turned pale, clearly she was not feeling well either.

"Truly worthy of being a human S-class space ability user." Ariel gently brushed a strand of her sea-blue hair aside. "But unfortunately, I'm not here to compete with you."

“Cheng Youmeng, what are you waiting for? I might help you for a while longer. If you don’t want to avenge your sister, then you can just stand by and watch.” Ariel raised her eyebrows and said to Cheng Youmeng.

Cheng Youmeng originally intended to stand aside and watch, because the sea creatures were not very friendly to humans. Now that the sea creature queen had stepped in to stop Gu Qingqing, it was perfect.

It’s better to lose both sides.

Now that Ariel has exposed her, Cheng Youmeng can no longer stand idly by. After all, she does have a blood feud with Gu Ran, and it is impossible for her to let Gu Qingqing release Gu Ran.

However, before launching the attack, she secretly made a gesture to an inconspicuous person in the crowd—a gesture that meant to restart the space interference device of the entire Meteor City.

Then, she and Ariel attacked Gu Qingqing from both sides.

Faced with the cooperation of two powerful individuals, Gu Qingqing knew she could no longer resist. Reluctantly, she gave up the spatial slash she had been preparing for.

A crack appeared in the space around Gu Qingqing, enveloping her, and then she disappeared from the spot.

Then, Gu Qingqing tore open space from another location.

"This entire space has been filled with my tide, and no matter where you come from, you cannot escape my detection."

Before Gu Qingqing could make a move, a continuous stream of water arrows shot towards her.

14. Lin Fan, who thought he had outsmarted the situation.

At the critical moment, a small spatial rift appeared in front of Gu Qingqing. The rift was small, just enough to contain the water arrows.

Gu Qingqing's adaptability and control over the superpower crystal core impressed Cheng Youmeng. As expected of one of the strongest S-class heroes in the Hero Association, if the two of them were to fight one-on-one, although Gu Qingqing could not defeat her, she would also be unable to restrain Gu Qingqing.

However, with Ariel, the sea queen, around, things are different.

Judging from their recent collaboration, Ariel's abilities seem to have a certain restraining effect on Gu Qingqing's spatial abilities, allowing her to effectively entangle Gu Qingqing.

"As long as I get close..." A sharp glint flashed in Cheng Youmeng's beautiful eyes, "No matter how powerful an ability user is, they absolutely cannot withstand my sword strike."

Lin Fan, who was standing to the side, was a little anxious. He really couldn't understand why his "harem" had started fighting.

"The problem stems from Gu Qingqing..." Lin Fan felt resentment towards Gu Ran. "Why do you have to cause trouble even when you're about to die?"

"Master Youmeng, and Empress Aili'er, please stop. I have a way to persuade Qingqing to stop."

There's no need to say more about Gu Qingqing, who is as beautiful as distant mountains, and Cheng Youmeng, who has a youthful face and large breasts. They are among the beauties he has long coveted and is preparing to conquer and bring into his harem. Ariel, who has the aura of an empress, is also his other target.

These are all members of his future harem. What if they fight and hurt each other's feelings? His harem will be unstable.

Therefore, he had to stop their infighting before they got into a fight.

Besides, what kind of thing would it be if the three of them fought over that tyrant Gu Ran?

However, the three women ignored Lin Fan's cries and did not stop.

Lin Fan was furious. This allied army relied on him for communication, and even the sea tribe was invited by him. They usually gave him face, but now they were all ignoring him because of that tyrant.

The combined strength of Cheng Youmeng and Ariel was extraordinary, especially their coordination at both close and long ranges. Ariel's seawater also had an entangling effect, and before long, Gu Qingqing was struggling to cope.

"The Sea Queen is indeed worthy of her reputation. In this confined space, my superpowers were almost completely suppressed by her."

The omnipresent damp air could almost be seen as an extension of Ariel's senses. No matter where she tore open space from, Ariel would immediately detect her presence. In addition, even her spatial slashes could not completely break through the seawater, which greatly hindered her movements.

Suddenly, Gu Qingqing's expression changed; she realized that her perception of the surrounding spatial coordinates was becoming chaotic.

When was the space interference device activated?

Cheng Youmeng noticed Gu Qingqing's hesitation and knew that the people she had secretly sent out earlier had successfully restarted the space interference device.

She seized the fleeting opportunity and slashed down with her sword.

The sword's momentum was like a mountain collapsing and the earth sinking, cleaving open the spatial rift in front of her with an unparalleled force, splitting through layers of shield-like spatial folds, and appearing before Gu Qingqing.

Gu Qingqing was startled; at this moment, she had no way to avoid it.

Cheng Youmeng is a powerful Golden Core martial artist who specializes in offensive swordsmanship. It is said that her full-power sword strike can even cleave space, and now it seems that her reputation is well-deserved.

"Looks like I'm going to die." Gu Qingqing gave a bitter smile.

No one in the entire Human Alliance dared to say they could withstand a full-force sword strike from Youmeng unscathed, especially since she was a superhuman. Although her body was much stronger than that of an ordinary person, it was still far inferior to that of a martial arts master.

She wasn't afraid of death, but she regretted that she couldn't learn the truth about what happened back then from him.

"How I wish you were still the brother who loved and protected me back then. If so, what would it matter if I had to give up everything to get you back?"

Gu Qingqing closed her eyes and awaited death.

Cheng Youmeng looked at Gu Qingqing, who was closing her eyes and waiting for death. Her sword strike paused, and then she gripped the sword with one hand, reversed the blade, and struck Gu Qingqing with the hilt.

Gu Qingqing was knocked back two steps, her throat felt sweet, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. Then, she was enveloped by deep blue seawater, which quickly covered her completely, rendering her unable to move.

"Thank you both for showing mercy." Lin Fan quickly stepped forward.

To be honest, he was actually a little afraid that the two of them would kill Gu Qingqing; it would be such a pity for such a beauty to die young.

However, it seems that his pride still worked, and the two of them did not kill Gu Qingqing.

He was overjoyed. Gu Qingqing would definitely be grateful to him for saving her, which would bring him one step closer to taking her into his harem.

"Gu Qingqing, look closely, he's not the same person he used to be!" Cheng Youmeng's chest heaved, her eyes filled with both anger and sorrow. "Perhaps he used to be a good brother who would do anything for his sister, perhaps he used to care about you so much, but he changed!"

"He not only wants to take your superpower core, completely disregarding your life, but he is also a cruel tyrant who slaughters his own people. Even if you feel indebted to him and don't care about your own life, what about the innocent people he killed? Have you forgotten your teacher's teachings?"

"No matter what your intentions are, if you want to release him, it is cruel to the people he slaughtered, and it is a betrayal of the teachers who have educated you for many years!"

Gu Qingqing had already opened her eyes. She listened blankly to Cheng Youmeng's words and said bitterly, "I just want to know why he left me back then, what he went through afterward, and why he became like this. If he had any difficulties back then, as long as he is willing to repent, I will work with him to make up for the mistakes he made."

“If he really changes and is unwilling to repent, then I will kill him and then commit suicide to repay the kindness he showed me back then.”

"Hahahaha." Cheng Youmeng laughed as if she had heard a joke. "No matter what his intentions were, the mistake has already been made, and there is no way to regret or make amends."

Tears streamed uncontrollably down Cheng Youmeng's cheeks, her voice trembling slightly: "Make amends? Can the dead be brought back to life? You know how I felt about him back then—never mind, you'll never know anyway, you'll never know the pain of losing a loved one. From the moment I found out he killed my sister, I vowed to fight him to the death."

At this moment, Lin Fan seized the opportunity to speak up: "Qingqing, I understand you. I know you are a grateful person, but he had already repaid his kindness to you when he tried to take your ability crystal core. How can such a person continue to be your brother?"

"Furthermore, if you want to know what happened to that tyrant later, you can keep reading. His memories are still being extracted, so we can continue reading."

"Besides, although he named the baby girl he picked up Gu Qingqing, that baby girl may not necessarily be you. You were too excited just now and may have forgotten that non-blood relatives cannot fuse with supernatural power cores. He took your supernatural power core because he could fuse with it himself, so he must be your blood relative. In that case, you don't match the baby girl in the light screen."

Once the tyrant's crimes are exposed, Gu Qingqing will definitely change her mind.

Seeing Gu Qingqing, who was swayed by his words, Lin Fan thought he had succeeded and smiled to himself.

15. Gu Ran is actually a scientific research genius?

Looking at the silent Gu Qingqing, Lin Fan continued, "Although he was indeed a kind person when he was young, that's all in the past. People change. The Gu Ran of the past is dead. The current one is just a tyrant despised by countless people. You don't need to blame yourself too much."

Gu Qingqing remained silent.

She wasn't the baby girl in the screen, nor was she the sister he had picked up.

It's not impossible, but the possibility is extremely small.

By chance?

How can there be so many coincidences?

Moreover, as the memories of Gu Ran were replayed on the screen, she gradually recalled some vague memories as well.

There's no need to blame yourself?

When she saw Gu Ran risk her life for her, the sister she had only found, how could she not feel guilty?

If only I had kept my brother with me.

This was her deep self-reproach. If she had been able to let her brother stay and listen to the teacher's teachings, then her brother would not have gone astray.

However, she couldn't recall that period of her life at all. She only vaguely remembered that something big had happened, something she didn't want to think about at all.

So Lin Fan's words did indeed move her, but it was the part about being able to continue watching Gu Ran's memories that moved her.

She was injured by Cheng Youmeng and is now imprisoned in this water dungeon by the sea queen Ariel, with no way to escape.

If she continues to resist, it will be to no avail. She simply cannot fight against so many powerful individuals after the spatial interference device is restarted, and she cannot leave with Gu Ran.