Chapter 94: The Legend of Sword and Fairy

PS: Late with the update, my apologies...

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Amid the bustling clamor of the internet cafe, not only those who were watching but even many players currently immersed in their own games could not help but cast their gazes over!

And it happened to be the exact moment when Ling'er and Xiaoyao joined forces to confront the Deity of the Demon Dungeon!

Incantations rang out in a chant, and in an instant, the entire heaven and earth trembled; the mountains shook like crashing waves, and the wild winds roared!

Within the entire Demon-Locking Pagoda, all the remaining demons crept into the dark crevices of the tower at this very moment, shivering in pure terror!

The converging spiritual power billowed with immense majesty, surging forth like a torrential flood breaching its dam!

A single utterance of the God of Wine Incantation was already terrifying to such an extent; with the three of them joining forces, even a deity would be brought low!

Though this was merely a game, it was simply too soul-stirring!

When they witnessed the trio, after a bout of fierce and bitter combat, genuinely defeating the Deity of the Demon Dungeon, the players in the entire internet cafe and everyone watching the live stream almost completely boiled over with excitement!

And when they saw them dive into the depths of the Demon-Transforming Pool, severing the dragon pillars, on the verge of escaping from the Demon-Locking Pagoda...

It grew increasingly exhilarating and heart-stirring!

"Are they finally about to escape?!"

"See, our Ling'er is still the most incredible!" Soon, such bullet comments appeared across the screen. For the Ling'er faction, tracing her journey from an unidentified ordinary girl to later being branded as a demon had indeed caused people to sigh with regret for a time.

But now, revealed as a descendant of the divine race, she had awakened her divine power once more!

"How could our Yueru be any lesser?" Although the comments appeared relatively harmonious at this juncture, no one was willing to back down to the other.

Immediately, a massive wave of comments flooded the screen:

"Ling'er is both beautiful and powerful!"

"Ling'er is more gentle and considerate!"

A vast swarm of echoing comments followed right after.

Perhaps seeing that the formidable enemy had been defeated, the Yueru faction also began to relax and launched their own offensive:

"Yueru is more adorable!"

"Yueru shows a deeper and more profound devotion!"

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Of course, these comments were mostly sent by the younger generation. As an esteemed senior expert, someone like Su Tianji stood proudly amidst the crowd, absolutely refusing to participate in such behavior!

Just then, Fenghua and Yuexin seemed to have finished their discussion and hastily came forward to ask, "Master, do you prefer Ling'er or Yueru?"

Su Tianji: "..."

Su Tianji actually really wanted to say she liked both.

Few had noticed that Xiaoyao and Ling'er had already begun to exhaust their strength during that battle with the Deity of the Demon Dungeon, and by now, they had nearly reached the point where the oil was burnt out and the lamp was going dry!

Challenging a deity with mortal strength and managing to protect oneself could already be called unprecedented and peerless; that a few of them fought fiercely and emerged victorious, yet suffered no consequences, would be the truly bizarre thing.

And right at that moment, the Demon-Locking Pagoda suddenly collapsed entirely!

In this single instant, everyone’s mind was left completely blank!

This segment was not a cutscene, but after fighting their way through the various demons to Jiang Qing, from Jiang Qing to the Ghost King, and from the Ghost King to slaying the Deity of the Demon Dungeon, they still had to face the nine dragons transformed from the dragon pillars!

The hardships along the way were felt deeply by everyone, and it broke everyone's hearts to watch!

This was true divinity-slaying, Buddha-smiting power! They had slaughtered a true god!

Yet even by borrowing the power of the spiritual pearls, to achieve this much was already the absolute limit!

Perhaps long after this day, they would all remember the Seven-Supreme Sword Qi that blossomed in that fleeting moment on the screen!

And that single silhouette that risked life and limb to shield the two behind her!

Yueru's decision at that moment made the players feel, as if in her shoes, that throb of the soul engraved in the depths of her heart!

Immediately following that, amidst the ruins, everything was completely buried and lost!

Everyone fell into a long, profound silence.

It was quiet to the absolute extreme.

No one knew how much time had passed when, on the screen, someone suddenly sent a single comment:

"Please, don't die!"

In the next instant, the comments flooded the screen!

"Waaah... please let them be okay!" Fenghua and Yuexin secretly wiped away tears in the back.

"Couldn't Xiaoyao be just a bit more powerful?!" Jiang Xiaoyue covered her face nearby and began to cry again. "Where did the majesty of just executing the God of Wine Incantation go?"

"Damn it... please don't let anyone die..." Song Qingfeng and the others had already sat toward the back, seemingly terrified of witnessing an unacceptable scene.

"The boss is playing the game, so he can be trusted, right?" An Cheng and his companions were also laden with anxiety, their eyes shot with red.

"This isn't a matter of whether he's the boss or not..." The fat Ouyang Cheng took a deep breath, shook his head, and said, "This is no longer something mortal strength can resolve."

The Silver Dragon Old Man, who had initially claimed it was rather uninteresting, let out a long sigh: "Let's keep watching..."

The final segment of Legend of Sword and Fairy was streamed by Fang Qi over two days due to various reasons, so many people found themselves dragged directly into the next day just to see this through.

On the second day, Fang Qi found that the players in the internet cafe had grown even more numerous; whether they played the game or not, even if they didn't, they were determined to watch Fang Qi finish streaming it!

Whether Yueru could ultimately be saved, and what the final fate of Ling'er and Xiaoyao would be—on the second day, everyone sat in the internet cafe with hearts full of anticipation!

Xiaoyao and Ling'er arriving in Nanzhao also signified the final destination of Li Xiaoyao's mission.

Watching Li Xiaoyao grow step by step, venturing alone into the Fire Qilin Cave and the Trial Cave to search for medicinal ingredients, his strength grew greater and greater!

When he finally revived Ling'er, the ultimate final battle also commenced!

"To think that Nanzhao had such a mastermind behind the scenes like Baiyue?!"

"How does he feel even more powerful than that Deity of the Demon Dungeon who guarded the pagoda?!"

At this moment, the shadow of Baiyue was cast over almost everyone's mind!

The Water Monster merged with Baiyue unleashed towering, monstrous waves in Miaojiang, submerging vast stretches of land and houses, its power so terrifying that none could stand against it!

Looking at Ling'er on the screen, urging all her power to crash into that mountain-like entity with a human head and a serpent body—who had already become one with the Water Monster—there had probably never been a moment where someone would think that one day, they would rejoice because of a virtual character, or weep because of the sorrows in a game's story!

Perhaps they had initial intentions regarding martial arts, techniques, and various other purposes, but at this moment, a fleeting touch of emotion was preserved in everyone's heart!

In truth, the classic nature of Legend of Sword and Fairy did not lie in destroying beautiful things for the audience to see; a pure tragedy would only bring pain and sorrow.

What it wished to express was that within this turbid world, such pure and sincere feelings still existed, which was what was truly rare and precious!

This was also what all the players hoped and longed for in their hearts, yet could never obtain.

This piece of beauty precisely mirrored the deepest desires within their hearts.

Fang Qi silently removed his virtual reality headset and looked at each sincere pair of eyes. For them, living in a different world without having gone through the baptism of various commercial cultures, they were instead more easily moved by this genuine emotion.

Perhaps what they thought in their hearts was that if they could also have such a soulmate, even if it meant exhausting a lifetime of luck, it would surely be well worth it.

When the entire story reached its final chapter and the heavy snow fluttered down, Anu played her flute to see Xiaoyao off. Beneath an old tree ahead, Yueru, who had finally awakened, held an umbrella, waiting for Xiaoyao's return—a scene that brought tears streaming down the faces of every player present.

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