In the Blade

After killing the living corpses and picking up the equipment, Du Chengfeng stopped paying attention to the corpse soldiers on the ground and stood up and flew back.

This victory is actually a trick. Although theoretically speaking, he can indeed be regarded as defeating the opponent in his understanding of death. But if it is converted to a tactical level, he will still defeat his opponent by competing in his understanding of death. Taking the initiative to give up the defense - if the living corpse really attacks with all his strength, the opponent's swordsmanship that cuts his steel body into pieces with just one hand is enough to make him drink a pot.

It's a pity that this living corpse is too obsessed with death.

When he built an environment that was the same as death, the living corpse completely gave up its defenses. He could feel that this living corpse was planning to compete with him in its understanding of death, and wanted to completely conquer this road. He - but unfortunately, he never thought about understanding from the beginning. All he wanted was to kill this living corpse.

Strategically speaking, the final winner is indeed him.

"However, victory cannot be won without force."

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this, and even had the urge to go back and fight again.

The power of the three turbidities in his body was surging, and it was obvious that this confrontation had already damaged his state of mind.

It was at this time that Du Chengfeng realized firsthand why, whether it was the coyote or the old fishing man, they all had their own path and even followed this path to do things - he once I think this is a kind of pedantry that doesn't know how to adapt, or it can be said to be a paranoid self-restraint.

But now, he already has some understanding.

A victory that was not glorious had already cast a layer of dust on his will.

"But it must be done."

Du Chengfeng clenched his fists.

After all, this is not a duel, but a top power's reckoning with him and the coyote. In this life-and-death fight, there is no reason at all - only by killing this living corpse can they temporarily Stabilize the situation, otherwise if there is a real duel, I am afraid that he and the coyote combined will not be enough to kill this living corpse.

You must know that the defense of his steel body is already top-notch, but it still can't withstand the slashing of the dagger in the hands of this living corpse. It can only be said that top-notch powerful people have something to say.

His previous delusion that he could destroy this powerful person just by experiencing death a few more times was still too naive.

"But this can be considered a good thing."

Du Chengfeng thought so.

Only by realizing your own immaturity can you grow better; only by knowing your own talents can you understand the way to become stronger.

He can even bear the weight of a million people's evil spirits. Why can't he bear some mistakes?

"Be responsible!"

Du Chengfeng cheered himself up like this.

Although this victory was even a defeat for him, it was this defeat that made him vaguely see the path in front of him.

Du Chengfeng had never thought about this before. He always felt that the only constant in the world was change, so choosing any path to limit yourself was a stupid behavior - this also directly caused him to become one of the very few , do not have the power to choose their own path.

But now...

"I've got it done over there!"

Du Chengfeng shouted to the jungle in the distance in mid-air.

"Your side... uh."

In the middle of shouting, Du Chengfeng choked up, just because the coyote seemed to finish faster than him.

Under the moonlight, the burly wolf body was already standing on the top of the mountain of corpses. The corpse soldiers just now had turned into broken bones and rotten flesh on the ground - and in the coyote's mouth, even more He was biting an old fishing man, and even the fishing rod had been bent and thrown aside.

Just by looking at the proud look on the coyote's face, one can already feel that this coyote is fully practicing his way.

Killing the once unattainable strong man with the law of the jungle, even if it was just a resurrected broken corpse, was enough to make the coyote's state of mind go further.

"amazing!"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but clasp his hands in admiration.

It was at this time that the giant wolf under the moon also raised its head.

"You...are not dead?"

The coyote opened his eyes so hard that for a moment he thought he was seeing something wrong.

"You're actually still alive? You can actually defeat Sangmen Star?"

"Sangmenxing? Why did you give it such a name?"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help scratching his head.

The living corpse was so powerful, he thought it would have a famous name, but the Zangmen Star was really a bit too...

"A nickname is used for swearing."

Coyote explained casually.

"You also know that this master studies death itself, so his popularity is very low...and he doesn't come up with a name himself, so naturally he can be called whatever he wants by others."

"Ah this."

Du Chengfeng didn't expect that there was this level. He thought that the name was given by heaven.

But think about it, although this coyote has the name of Lord Greedy Wolf, an old fishing man who is stronger than the coyote will only be called Diaosou - which has nothing to do with Star Lord, even if it is The old fishing man lived in the sky much earlier than the coyote.

Then what name would he have?

"As for you... I don't know yet. After all, other powerful people are not familiar with you either."

After hearing Du Chengfeng's doubts, Coyote continued to explain.

"Names are given by outsiders. It all depends on how others call you... But in the mortal world, your name Taibaixing is quite popular. I think you can use this in the future."

"That's okay..."

Du Chengfeng couldn't think of a good name for a while, or maybe he didn't care about names.

In this moment of chatting, the solemn atmosphere just now has been diluted. Perhaps this is also the instinctive reaction of the two of them. After all, the battle just now made their spirits too tense - especially Coyote. On the other hand, after his teammate Du Chengfeng was carried away, he could be said to have completely fallen into despair.

"But it's a good thing. At least this time, I truly understood the true meaning of the law of the jungle."

The coyote lying on the mountain of corpses felt a little more relaxed, and even his body shape had returned to its original wild wolf size.

"If you completely practice the law of the jungle, you have to admit that you will also be eaten. This is very troublesome, and it is also the purpose of death in this method... Fortunately, this time I was beaten to the point of death, but it made me understand that the key Just work hard and don’t think too much.”

"That's true. As long as you are strong enough, you can eat them all."

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but nodded, feeling pleased for the coyote.

The original path of the weak and the strong, in Du Chengfeng's view, is almost impossible to rise to the top. Sooner or later, this coyote will be eaten by the stronger. This is inevitable on this path - but after this battle, This coyote has already made a breakthrough on this road, and even reached a higher level.

The weak eat the strong, the weak eat the strong, what is weak and what is strong?

Is it a competition of strength? Is it a competition of skills? Or is it a competition for understanding of the world and a competition for firmness of will?

None.

The answer is simple.

Those who die are weak, those who survive are strong.

"So...are you reminding me?"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but raise his head when he thought of this.

"Did you see it?"

"How could you not see it?"

Coyote sighed.

"Your unstable state of mind is already written on your face... You've obviously come back alive, why are you still doing this?"

"I...hey."

Sighing, Du Chengfeng told the whole story about his experience, but he didn't mention the time he sharpened the knife and saw the memory, but said that he had some understanding of death.

But this little thing doesn't matter. After all, that's not the source of the problem. The real problem is that the other party wants to compete with him on his understanding of death, but he directly kills him - yes, in terms of results It's true that he won, but the hurdle in his heart was somewhat difficult to overcome.

"That's probably it. It's a bit useless. Don't laugh at me."

"Why are you laughing at me? This is obviously a good thing."

Coyote glanced at Du Chengfeng in confusion.

"Why do you think this is a hurdle that you can't get over? If it hadn't been for this, would you have been able to see your own path clearly?"

"I also thought about taking this as a good thing, but it's really..."

Du Chengfeng started scratching his head.

"You can use other methods to see the road clearly. It doesn't have to be this way. This kind of thing is somewhat..."

"No, that's all."

Coyote shook his head.

"If you want to see clearly where your own path is, this is really the only way."

"……ah?"

Du Chengfeng was stunned.

For a moment, he didn't understand what the coyote was talking about.

"You should be able to feel what you said. Once you have power, you can do anything."

Seeing that Du Chengfeng still didn't understand, Coyote continued.

"If you can do anything, it means you can go in any direction. There is no way, and you will be confused... But now, because of these setbacks and hardships, at least you already know No, you don’t want to do anything.”

"I don't want to... do what?"

Du Chengfeng had some vague feelings.

"you mean……"

"The things you don't want to do are like the swamps and mud on the roadside, like those deep jungles that ordinary people cannot enter... The so-called roads in the world, the meaning of their existence is not to avoid these dangerous and inaccessible places. ”

Saying this, the coyote carved a simple map on the skull under its claws.

"Of course, sometimes, these roads will pass through these dangerous places... Just like this, building a bridge over a fast-flowing river is also a form of road expression, but ultimately, the meaning of the existence of roads , or to keep you away from those who will harm you."

At this point, the coyote smashed the skull under his claws.

"I didn't expect it. Why are you just starting to figure out your own way now? How did my cheap mentor lose to you? If I had known, I would have done it myself."

"Ah this."

Du Chengfeng didn't expect that he would be despised by this coyote.

But he understood what Coyote meant. It was indeed not a bad thing. Coyote's words even confirmed his previous feeling. This victory was indeed an improvement for him.

"What's more, this is not a real victory for you."

It was at this time that Coyote spoke again.

"Facing a master who has studied death, you don't think you can kill him just by killing him once, right?"

"I..."

Du Chengfeng choked.

It seems to be true. He forgot that the mountain gods and river gods in the mortal world have a lot of life-saving methods to revive at any time. How can a star of death who has studied death be truly dead just by having his body shattered once?

"But... I have a question."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng suddenly had some doubts.

Or, this doubt was actually a long time ago, and can even be traced back to the time when he fought with Wu Zhao - at that time, Carpenter Li was killed by Wu Zhao's surprise attack. Refusing to believe in reality, he simply relied on his still immature understanding of evil spirits and incense and wishes to directly revive Carpenter Li.

At that time, he was still immersed in the joy of Carpenter Li's resurrection, so he didn't think too much, but later on...

If he could revive Carpenter Li, wouldn't it mean that as long as he had enough energy, everyone could be resurrected?

Even when the coyote was talking to him about the difference between life and death, he confirmed this point. Not only did he use this method of resurrection, but the coyote also used it. Even the emperor who had fought with him, and even the various mountain gods and river gods, they all had their own methods of resurrection. This was not even a simple way to avoid death, but a real resurrection from the dead.

As long as the arrangements were made in advance, no one would really die.

This was the conclusion Du Chengfeng came to.

It was also the most unbelievable thing for him.

"Is there no real death in this world?"

After saying this, Du Chengfeng looked at the coyote.

"As long as there is power, anyone can be resurrected, and no one will die easily. Is there no real death in this world?"

"I don't know what the death you are talking about is. I remember I have told you the difference between life and death."

The coyote frowned.

"But if it is the kind of death in your eyes... it should not exist."

"..."

Du Chengfeng fell silent.

Holding the short sword from the zombie in his hand, Du Chengfeng could sense the zombie's thoughts. He suddenly realized why the zombie was so obsessed with death and even studied it for so long.

It was because death in this world was problematic in itself.

Or, in other words, there was no real death in this world at all. Death itself was absent.