enjoyebooks Chapter 1552 796: Strength and Weakness, Life and Death (Part 2)
Chapter 1552 796: Strength and Weakness, Life and Death (Part 2)
Just like most craftsmen, he also crafted his rebirth form into tools and creations, entrusting all of himself upon a pair of chisels and axes that he valued more than life!
He raised his hand, aiming distantly at the frozen gray mist.
Instantly, the silhouette of a chisel faintly emerged within the void, pressing against the intangible gray mist, followed by the appearance of the axe, which struck down!
Boom!!!
Amid the thunderous noise, the Circle Realm flashed momentarily.
——[Excavation]!
No domain, no shape, not even substance or continuity; it only naturally formed in an instant of appearance and then naturally faded away.
His Circle Realm only existed within the 'process', or rather, it was the 'process' itself!
Pledging his entire being and spirit, even wagering his own life, all of the Circle Realm was just for this momentary transformation.
At that moment, with the axe and chisel in hand, it was natural, they cleaved down!
Thus, everything shattered on cue!
A straight crack appeared from the gray mist, splitting completely from top to bottom, and within the mist that had been split open, a disintegrated body finally revealed itself, exposed under the sky's light.
The You Sui Craftsman was stunned for a moment, then suddenly sighed with realization, and thus, fell backwards facing the sky.
His entire body was evenly split into two sections.
Under the interference of [Excavation], just as the meaning of the word suggests, he was split from the middle, and his interior was thoroughly hollowed out.
Only an empty shell remained.
The exhausted stonemason looked up, smiling silently.
The outcome was decided.
Then the smile froze on his face as the axe and chisel in his hand lamented, cracking, and a blood-colored fissure appeared right in the center of his face...
It extended inch by inch downward.
As if he had been split by his own Circle Realm!
Divided into two parts.
In the You Sui Craftsman's eye socket, an eye like a glass ball, filled with cracks, silently dispersed.
Amidst the deadly silence, there was no breath left from either side.
Now, the result was clear.
"...Mutual destruction, huh."
Jiang Tongguang paused for a moment, then picked up the wine glass beside him and poured it onto the dust at his feet.
The Heavenly Furnace was serene, and the Elder Anvil was indifferent.
They had foreseen this long ago.
In past Ember of You Sui Decisions, the first match, the second match... even the first day, almost most of them ended in mutual destruction, like a curse. Even masters might fail in front of apprentices, and no matter how experienced the old craftsmen were, they might also vanish in a targeted fatal blow.
Both sides remained silent, saying nothing, sending men to gather the bones of the deceased.
"Continue."
said the Heavenly Furnace.
Then the second match began.
A noblewoman with long hair writhing like snakes walked toward the Crack Realm to face the young man within You Sui.
For a craftsman, appearance is the least necessary thing; the form of the body is purely a matter of habit and preference, or even a misdirection to the enemy...
In the showdown of elites like Ember and You Sui, the old-looking ones might truly have some skills, but the young-looking ones are definitely tough competitors!
Even before truly meeting, at the moment of stepping into the Crack Realm, both sides had already gone all-out.
On the noblewoman's face, flesh and blood peeled away, revealing the pale skull beneath.
At her feet, a forest of bones rose up, entangled into edifices, with dried white bones entwined with gold and jewels, dancing and chanting verses.
But across from her was a dazzling light, as a halo like the Gods manifested above the head of the You Sui Craftsman, under the brilliant radiance, all was coated with a layer of splendid gold.
It was almost indistinguishable which side was good and which was evil.
But it didn't matter.
After an initial brief period of probing, both sides went all-out, and across the Crack Realm, Ji Jue couldn't see clearly, and could only infer the changes through fleeting glimpses.
The situation changed too rapidly, and both sides were fighting to the death, barely leaving any room for bystanders to catch a breath.
In less than half a minute, the bones evaporated, and the halo dimmed.
The residual light faded, the resplendent blaze burned the noblewoman to ashes, and as the sonorous chime rang out, a shadow emerged from behind the shadows of the blaze, holding a long scythe, cutting through as effortlessly as flowing water!
The sound of shattering souls overlapped.
The result was yet undecided, mutual destruction.
"Next."
The Heavenly Furnace, indifferent, waved again.
Once again, someone in the crowd rose and headed towards the Crack Realm.
A new tumult began.
This time, it was a white sea of clouds and mountains changing like blades, a brutal consumption between the Entropy System and the Ruins, rapidly swelling mountains continuously obliterated in the cloud of eternal frost.
But in the end, a foundation was preserved.
As the last wisp of cloud dissipated, a staggering figure stumbled out, nearly torn apart, yet a face like iron and stone was filled with a joyful smile.
Ecstasy!
"Won! Hahaha, I won!!!"
The You Sui Craftsman staggered, looking up towards the Elder Anvil.
The Elder Anvil nodded slightly.
Amid the earth-shattering roar, the Pillar of Descent soared higher, revealing the effect of the Transformation of Good and Evil.
Just like that, he walked out of the Crack Realm step by step, bathed in sunlight. The smile forever remained on that rigid face.
Completely petrified.
Dead.
Perhaps he had been dead all along, just holding on, not falling on the stage.