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"So... why did you tell me this?" Zhang Ye fixed his eyes on Ariel, as if trying to read something from her face.

Ariel did not answer Zhang Ye's question, but instead asked: "Do you think, for a person, is the mission or the promise important?"

After Ariel asked this question, several "Wang Lings", including Earl Hawke, Onion Knight, and Natsume Ya, all looked at Zhang Ye, as if waiting for his answer.

"what?"

Zhang Ye was taken aback for a moment, feeling somewhat guilty for some reason, and muttered in a low voice: "Is it because I got this question wrong, and you guys are going to gang up and attack..."

Although he said so on his lips, Zhang Ye was thinking secretly in his heart.To be honest, for a person whose soul comes from the 21st century, the word "mission" is a little strange. In the 23 years that Zhang Ye has spent, there is nothing that can be described as "mission".On the contrary, "promise" appears more frequently.After all, in the era when borrowing a shared bicycle required credit points, honesty was more important than money... Although in fact this is just a gimmick under the operation of capital, it is not for money in essence...

However, for the nine "king spirits" who have lived in this world for an unknown number of centuries, "mission" and "commitment" should both be a kind of spirit, a kind of virtue, and a kind of contract established by convention.Just like knights in this world, their spirit is still passed down by people.

and so……

"I don't think...'mission' and 'commitment' are not in conflict." Zhang Ye smiled slightly, and continued under the different gazes of the "Wang Ling": "Why can't 'commitment' be regarded as a 'mission'?"

"Treat a commitment as a mission..."

Ariel was stunned, and looked at the others in amazement, while the other "Wang Lings" also looked at each other, only Xia Muya's mouth curved into a pleasing arc, and said softly: "Perhaps... our choice at the beginning It's all wrong!"

Seeing this, Zhang also knew that they might have some secrets, so he planned to add another fire.

"In my world, there is a kind of game called 'video game'. They can present the world imagined by the creator to the players." Zhang Ye grinned and said to himself: "One of my favorite games The game is called Dark Souls, and it’s not one game, but a whole series. What stands out about this series is that the characters in the game take commitment very seriously…”

Having said that, Zhang also looked at Jack Lord, the onion knight, and said with a smile: "Brother Onion, your image is based on a character I like very much. In Black Soul 1, his name is Jack Mai. Ya, in order to fulfill his promise with his family, he traveled alone in the Rhodeland continent where enemies are everywhere; in Dark Souls 3, his name is Jack Baldo, and in order to fulfill his promise with his friends, he embarked on a road full of thorns alone , until the wish is fulfilled, leave at ease..."

Taking a breath silently, Zhang also looked at the other "Wang Ling", then shrugged and said with a smile: "Actually, not only you, but many people and scenes I met after I came to this world originated from "Dark Souls". Sometimes I can't tell whether this is reality or a weird dream I'm having. But anyway, since I'm here, even if it's a dream, I have to finish it. So... ...Sirs 'Wang Ling', don't hide those things in your heart, tell me! Anyway, you have nothing to lose, right?"

But... Although Zhang Ye said so, there is still a thorn in his heart-the shadow of "Dark Soul" is everywhere in this world, and the world of Dark Soul is a world where there is no perfect ending!The first fire of soul 1 needs to be passed on eventually, even if it is as powerful as the god king Ge Wen, it will eventually be no match for the first fire, and has to turn into firewood; the same is true for soul 2, even if it defeats all the enemies and finally ascends to the throne, it still has to be done. Inherit the first fire and prevent the world from falling into darkness; not to mention Soul 3, no matter whether it is spreading fire, extinguishing fire, usurping fire or seizing fire, it can't stop the extinguishing of the first fire, even if it temporarily possesses the power of the first fire, it can still How long does it burn?

The first fire will eventually go out, and darkness will come sooner or later—this is the world of black souls, a world full of despair, struggle, and pain.

If the world in front of you is a "Dark Souls-like" world, what will be its ending?Does the secret that the "Nine Kings" have been guarding in front of me still have meaning?And as "Yuan Biting Hammer" said, the aura of this world is artificially created to delay the destruction of the world... Then who is the person behind the scenes?Does he have anything to do with the secret of the "Nine Kings"?

Zhang also has an intuition that the day when he knows the truth... is not far away.And now, it is an opportunity!
"How about it, how many people?" Zhang urged unhurriedly.

"What do you think?" Ariel looked at the other "Wang Ling".

The six "Wang Ling" headed by Earl Hawk finally nodded slowly. Only Xia Muya looked at Ariel and asked, "Then... what about the ninth 'Wang Ling'? We haven't seen it yet." he!"

Ariel shook her head lightly, and said, "You don't need to worry, TA will show up when necessary."

Xia Muya nodded slowly when she heard the words, and said, "Since that's the case, I have nothing to say."

Ariel glanced at the seven "Wang Lings" in front of her, finally nodded slowly, then looked at Zhang Ye, and said, "We can tell you everything we know."

Zhang Ye was overjoyed, but then thought of something, and said, "Since you are the guardians of the 'True Spirit Graveyard', can you take me to the True Spirit Graveyard?"

Ariel nodded slowly.

"Great!" Zhang couldn't help but whispered, the joy in his heart was beyond words.

What is the purpose of coming into this world?Isn't it just passing the blood test?Now that he has spent so much effort, he can finally enter the "True Spirit Graveyard". How can this not make him happy?
"But... not now." Ariel shook her head slowly.

"Huh?" Zhang couldn't help being surprised, and asked subconsciously, "Why?"

"Because if you want to enter the 'True Spirit Graveyard', you have to complete the 'Wang Ling' test. And you... still have two tasks to complete." Ariel explained.

two tasks?

its not right!Obviously you are the only one who asked me to enter the Royal Library to find the secret volume, where did it come from...

and many more!

Mission... two...

Let me go, it turns out... Sheila is also one of the "Nine Kings Spirits"? !Could it be that she is the "Ninth Wang Ling" that Natsume Ya said?
Seeing Zhang Ye's pensive look, Ariel nodded slightly.Zhang also suddenly felt that the whole person was not well.

I said why Sheila has flaws all over her body... Feelings are deliberately playing with me!No wonder I suddenly changed my attitude when I saw me wearing the Ariel sword pendant... No wonder I said such imaginative words "So it's you", no wonder I had to kill the Chaos demon lord Mayfly by myself you……

have to!A question was solved.

Zhang Ye shook his head with a wry smile, and sighed helplessly: "You 'Nine Kings' are really... okay, I understand! Then please send me back to Atreya King City."

Ariel nodded, and then muttered words that Zhang Ye couldn't understand, and then the familiar white light and dizziness hit, and Zhang Ye's vision blurred...
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On the roof of a small building half buried in the sand, the air was distorted visible to the naked eye, and then a dazzling white light flashed, and Zhang Ye's figure suddenly appeared.

"Um...this is..."

Zhang Ye looked around, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the fiery back standing quietly in front of the tall blue barrier in the distance.

"You are so cute... This figure is so good that Natsumeya can be beaten, and Sheila can be crushed... How did you eat it..." Zhang Ye stared dumbfounded at the beautiful back that made people daydream, but his heart rose. Be extremely vigilant.

That majestic blue barrier, no need to guess, is the magic barrier that Ariel said was protecting the royal library!And that unstoppable back, as well as the rock-shaped figure burning with blue flames on her body... Don't think about it, it must be the Chaos Demon Lord that Sheila was talking about—Mayferil!
"As expected of a demon lord... This figure is nothing to talk about! I just don't know what it looks like..." Zhang Ye muttered in a low voice, hesitating in his heart.

Apart from the Ring of Changes and the Hammer of Deep Devouring, I have no other weapons to use now... and these two weapons consume mental power, so it's better not to use them as much as possible.

Although that female demon Mayferil looks harmless to humans and animals, and she doesn't have any unreasonably powerful power...but she is a demon lord after all!And I don't know how long I've been waiting here... If I rush over, I'm afraid I won't even know how I died...

But... Sheila has to do the task... What a worry!

But... Then again, Mayferil doesn't know who I am, so she might not fight me as soon as they meet!Maybe I can temporarily stabilize her by using the technique of mouth cannon, and then give her a fatal blow with the hammer of Yuanma?

Thinking of this, Zhang also became more courageous, jumped down from the top of the building, and strode towards the alluring figure...
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After a while, Zhang Ye looked blankly at the familiar steps in front of him, the city wall in the distance, and the white paper lanterns around him exuding an inexplicable atmosphere, and murmured, "I...go...what happened to my kidney? This is... ...resurrected?! Fuck! Didn’t you see how she shot it?! Why did she die inexplicably? She was resurrected here?! So this lantern is basically a campfire in the wild! It’s a campfire at all It's a bonfire! It's a bonfire! It's a fire! It's..."

Zhang Ye raised his head helplessly and glanced at the long steps, sighed and stepped up.

Unexpectedly, not long after he left, Zhang Ye heard a familiar roar, and then the figure of the demon pioneer appeared.

Zhang Ye was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth resentfully, and the ever-changing ring in his hand instantly transformed into a huge war hammer, and slammed the hammer at the charging demon vanguard——

"Bam—"

The body of the demon pioneer was smashed out of the wide steps, and then fell towards the abyss beside him.

"Cut... Terrain kill, it's cheap for you!" Zhang Ye curled his lips and continued to walk up the steps.

Not long after, Zhang also came to the platform where he met Sheila for the first time.The giant dragon statue still stood there, but the figure of Atreia's red-clothed knight commander Sheila was gone.

"Huh? Where did the person go?" Zhang also walked around the platform with some doubts, but found nothing.

"No... so how do I get to the ruins of the royal city full of yellow sand?!" Zhang couldn't help but feel a little crazy.

However, at this moment, a nameless evil wind blew, and Zhang Ye subconsciously covered his eyes with his arms.

Less leaning, the evil wind will stop.Zhang Ye opened his eyes and found that his surroundings became yellow sand again and the buildings collapsed.

"Heh... you're back ha..." Zhang also curled his lips a little speechlessly.

"...Why did you come from that world?"

A familiar voice came from behind, Zhang also turned around, and Sheila was standing behind him with a curious expression.

Seeing Sheila again, Zhang Ye felt a little complicated.

"What else could be going on, I was killed by that demon lord!" Zhang Ye said with some displeasure: "You don't know how to arrange a simpler task for me...the one who came up is the chaos demon lord...according to me Look, Mayfair's strength is a ceiling-level existence in any world!"

Ignoring Zhang Ye's complaints, Sheila took a step forward, staring at Zhang Ye with burning eyes, and said, "You said...you died once and came back to life?! So it was really you..."

Zhang Ye was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Not just once! Since I came to this world, I have died five or six times! But what do you mean? Did you not know my identity before? No, No, what is my identity?!"

Sheila stared closely at Zhang Ye's face, and immediately said: "No, it's different! In that world, anyone with the power of an administrator can be resurrected. But here—" Sheila pointed around and said solemnly: "Only the 'Son of Prophecy' can ignore the rules of death! Because here, the power of Artuban, the god of death, cannot penetrate..."

Zhang also blinked, a little shocked.

"You mean...the reason why the administrators of this world can be resurrected infinitely is because of the power of Atuban, the god of death. And because I am an outsider, I am not protected by Atuban?"

"That's right." Sheila nodded.

"Then why can I be resurrected?" Zhang asked inexplicably.

Sheila took a deep look at him, and slowly said: "According to ancient legends, this world will be burned to the ground by endless black flames, and the person who draws out the black flames is not protected by Artuban, the god of death, but Someone who can ignore the rules of death."

What the hell?

I, will burn this world? !

Maggil... Could this be the truth of the blood test?