When 'God' Decides To Start Over

Chapter 1039 397: Live On in My Place_3

Li Xiu was astonished, not knowing what had happened. He clearly saw that Bu'Er had already freed herself from the heart demon; she should have been able to kill the mysterious figure. Why hadn't she managed to kill the mysterious figure, and instead looked like she was about to be killed by them?

"Something's wrong... this feels too wrong..." Seeing the mysterious figure bridging the distance between them in one step, and the stele about to smash down on the helpless Bu'Er, Li Xiu gritted his teeth. His figure blurred like a mirage as he rushed in front of Bu'Er, unleashing the light of the life and death evil spirit, meeting the fiercely descending Godslaying Stele with a punch.

Boom!

The earth cracked, gravel and sand flew skyward, and the seawater surged towards the heavens.

Li Xiu truly felt what absolute power meant. The mysterious figure hadn't even used light energy; just the force emanating from the stele was enough to shatter the light of the life and death evil spirit, even preventing his self-contained microcosm from operating.

The mysterious figure stared coldly at Li Xiu as the stele pressed down bit by bit, forcing Li Xiu to resist with all his might. If he let go now, he feared he wouldn't even have the time to dodge, and would be directly crushed into a pulp by the stele.

Li Xiu exerted himself with every ounce of strength he had, employing all his power, and even utilizing the Ultimate Light. Surprisingly, despite being of only a Spirit Forging Level, the Ultimate Light indeed had some effect, leaving shallow white marks on the stele.

Li Xiu was overjoyed. He had originally believed his power couldn't harm these fantasy constructs, but unexpectedly, the Ultimate Light had an effect. However, it was a pity that the level of the Ultimate Light was too low to have any significant impact.

If the Ultimate Light could reach Divine Position Level, perhaps he could use it to slay the mysterious figure, sparing Bu'Er the need to act.

At present, there was naturally no possibility of the Ultimate Light ascending to Divine Position, leaving Li Xiu to internally bemoan his situation. His flickering body, oppressed by the terrifying power of the mysterious figure, sank continuously, already half-kneeling on the ground.

"Bu'Er, trust me, trust yourself. As long as you want to win, you can definitely win." Li Xiu thought Bu'Er hadn't fully freed herself from the heart demon and wanted to wake her up.

He had originally thought that as long as he could block an attack from the mysterious figure and allow Bu'Er time to recover, then persuade her to believe in herself, they could defeat the mysterious figure.

At the very least, after saving Bu'Er, she should have helped him deal with the mysterious figure, but after being saved by him, Bu'Er was unresponsive, lying on the ground as if she'd lost her soul.

"Bu'Er, wake up, all of this is just your own fantasy. Trust me, as long as you're willing, all of this can disappear at any time..." As Li Xiu blocked the mysterious figure's power, he shouted loudly.

"Uncle... I trust you... but I really can't do it... I'm sorry... Uncle..." Bu'Er's voice reached Li Xiu's ears as her body came up behind him, pressing against his back, her arms circling her chest.

Li Xiu didn't understand what was happening with Bu'Er. While he was confused, he suddenly felt a soft, boundless energy coming from Bu'Er, engulfing him.

This power was almost endless, yet it wasn't at all turbulent. It was like a quiet void, seemingly capable of encompassing everything.

"Bu'Er, what are you doing?" Li Xiu didn't understand why Bu'Er was suddenly infusing her light energy into his body.

"Uncle... living is really too hard... I'm someone who was never meant to live... If I'm alive, I only bring too much misfortune to this world. Maybe only in my death can everyone find happiness..." Bu'Er murmured.

"What foolishness are you talking about? No one gains happiness from another's death. Only by living can you create happiness for others..." Li Xiu found himself bereft of strength, realizing Bu'Er's body was vanishing.

As Bu'Er's light energy flooded into Li Xiu's body, her body, once indistinguishable from a real person's, gradually became ghostly and ethereal.

"Uncle, you're right. Only living can create happiness for others. But I was never a living person; I'm just someone else's fantasy. How could someone who's never really lived create happiness for others?" Bu'Er's voice trembled, as if she was holding back tears.

Li Xiu's body shook as he listened to Bu'Er's words, suddenly understanding everything.

Originally, Li Xiu thought that the City of Love and little Bu'Er were created from Bu'Er's imagination, but now he understood that this wasn't the case at all.

Bu'Er, too, was a fantasy construct, a part of the City of Love, though somehow brought out by someone else from the City of Love.

"So... the little Bu'Er from Black Death City is the real little Bu'Er... Only this can explain why the City of Love exists, and why Bu'Er exists... But if the little Bu'Er from Black Death City died, and then someone reached the City of Love and took Bu'Er out, why does the City of Love still have a little Bu'Er, and why does the little Bu'Er from the City of Love affect the dead little Bu'Er's spirit in Black Death City?"

Li Xiu immediately realized that there was one possibility which could explain everything.

If the little Bu'Er from Black Death City never experienced the slaughter of the City of Love, she actually wasn't dead, but because someone entered the City of Love—much like how Li Xiu entered Happiness Homeland—and killed the little Bu'Er from the City of Love, it in turn affected the death of the little Bu'Er in Black Death City, then everything made sense.

It was like someone went back in time to change history, causing the living to die. The spirit of the little Bu'Er from Black Death City should be that kind of existence.

Whether Happiness Homeland could be considered as returning to the past was something even Li Xiu found hard to determine, even though the sister from there was fake. However, the barbeque and such had real energy, which Li Xiu couldn't quite fathom.

Now, Li Xiu could only speculate that someone entered an earlier Black Death City, which was the City of Love, took a little Bu'Er away—specifically the Bu'Er from Celestial Sea Palace—and killed another little Bu'Er. This turned the City of Love into Black Death City. As for why they took away one little Bu'Er, Li Xiu had a rough idea of why, but he couldn't understand why another little Bu'Er had to be killed.

"As long as you believe you're alive, then you're truly alive." Li Xiu said firmly, "Bu'Er, listen to me, don't do anything foolish."

Bu'Er's body trembled, but a small smile appeared on her tear-streaked face. "Uncle, you're right. Just believing I'm alive means I'm truly alive. But Uncle, my life is so tiring, I don't want to go on anymore. Uncle, please bear a little more, let me walk no further..."

Li Xiu sensed something was wrong. Ignoring the pressure from the mysterious figure, he forcefully turned to look at Bu'Er behind him, only to see her smiling face instantly shattered, transforming into countless shimmering gemstone specks that surged into Li Xiu's body.