192: Chapter 192 Dawn is Coming

Fresh blood dripped slowly along the blade.

Xu Zhiyou was pinned to the sofa by the long blade piercing through his chest, his face pale as gold paper, weak and powerless: "Why... do you want to kill me?"

"After the Night Demon Incident in the dormitory, it comforted me that you and Lin Tong could still trust me. But in my mind, there has always been a voice circling constantly: never trust anyone!"

Chu Xuan's expression was indifferent: "Transcendent methods are numerous, especially the Azure Dragon's abilities, which are endless. I have no good way to break them, so I can only confirm through this simple and crude method."

"So that's how it is."

Blood gushed from Xu Zhiyou's mouth, but a smile appeared on his face: "Now you should believe me, right? How could I possibly be the Azure Dragon... Besides, whether it is your Heart Bewitchment skill Rank or your spirit attribute, both far exceed mine. You should be able to easily sense my emotional fluctuations; there's no need to go to such lengths."

"Sensing emotional fluctuations is not Mind Reading. Furthermore, even if it were Mind Reading, it might not necessarily be immune to deception. Besides, I didn't say you were the Azure Dragon; you could be a Clone, or perhaps under control..."

The long blade in Chu Xuan's hand moved slowly, cutting horizontally toward the opponent's heart area.

"You..."

The expression on Xu Zhiyou's face suddenly stiffened, and his expression could not hide his terror: "Why don't you kill me directly?"

Xu Zhiyou's body was about to move, but was suddenly stepped on firmly by Chu Xuan, unable to move. The long blade in his hand continued to cut horizontally, but at an extremely slow speed.

Chu Xuan stared into Xu Zhiyou's eyes, his tone chilling: "I sense the uncontrollable terror in your emotions! You are not afraid of death, because you know this is inside my dream, but you are worried that I won't kill you. Is it because there is a Specter inside you? Under the pressure of death, the Specter that coexists with you is awakening!"

"Chu Xuan, I just want... to live..."

Xu Zhiyou's lips trembled, his eyes filled with tears, but his expression became incomparably ferocious. His skin began to fester, sprouting dense pustules that oozed a foul-smelling yellow-green liquid.

Where this foul-smelling liquid flowed, the skin on his face began to proliferate. The pierced wound also started to heal with a faint green glow, but it was blocked by the piercing long blade, and blood continued to flow out.

"I'm sorry, I don't know when a Specter appeared inside me. I only vaguely sensed a voice urging me to approach you... to come to your side, to observe your every move at all times, and to ascertain whether your [Heavenly Secret] ability gives you guidance. I couldn't refuse. That person must be the Azure Dragon, right?"

The pustules on Xu Zhiyou's body kept rupturing, and dense tumors like bunches of grapes grew from his severed arm. The skin proliferating on his face turned red and cracked, with small tongues extending from the fissures.

His pupils turned pale, and his voice became slurred: "Just a moment ago, that voice told me... to guide you to continue choosing to escape. The method of escape I told you was entirely a repetition of what that voice said..."

"Is that so."

Chu Xuan's eyes flickered, and he murmured: "If I expose that the Azure Dragon wants to kill me in public, it would undoubtedly also be a reminder to the Azure Dragon.

Perhaps he would tamper with the plane, or take other measures, or even kill me immediately, instead of waiting until June 18th.

Therefore, escaping is actually a dead end! If I choose to try this route in the dream, constantly trying and failing, I would only be wasting my spirituality value in vain and losing other opportunities."

"Save me... you can definitely do it... please, I just want to live..." Xu Zhiyou said, choking with sobs.

And in the next second, his pale pupils returned to normal, becoming incomparably indifferent, and his voice carried not the slightest emotion: "You cannot escape..."

Swoosh!

A blade swept across, and the head, which had already become unrecognizable, was severed.

[You have killed Specter: Parasite, your spirituality value +13]

[Current spirituality value: 283]

Checking the time, it was already 5:29, and the talent time limit was approaching.

"The timing is just right!"

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow and hurried to Lin Tong's room without delay. In the other's shocked gaze, he stabbed in with a blade, but not to the point of death.

[Your talent skill time limit is approaching. Do you want to spend 20 spirituality value to extend it by 1 hour? Remaining 10 seconds...]

[10!]

[9!]

[8!]

When the countdown reached the 8th second, Lin Tong also turned into a monster.

At the very last moment, that indifferent gaze appeared again: "At least in this dream, I will come to kill you..."

"Are you afraid? You learned about what I have been doing in the dream these past few days through Xu Zhiyou, so you are afraid, which means..."

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes and suddenly smiled: "You think that I am not incapable of killing you!"

"You cannot kill..."

A cold gleam flashed by, Lin Tong's head, which had already turned into a monster, was also chopped off, providing Chu Xuan with 12 spirituality value.

[Current spirituality value: 285]

Just then, a raging fire suddenly rose up all around Chu Xuan, and the entire villa burst into flames in an instant.

The flames surged as if they had a life of their own. The intense heat instantly scorched his clothes and licked his entire body, making him feel as if his blood was about to boil.

"Die!"

Accompanied by a grand voice coming from all directions, the surrounding flames contracted and condensed, sweeping toward Chu Xuan's entire body.

"Want to drain my spirituality value? Unfortunately, you are one step too late..."

Chu Xuan ignored the burning pain all over his body, spoke indifferently, and did not choose to extend the time.

As the countdown ended, countless white lights emerged, swallowing everything in his field of vision.

...

...

Chu Xuan woke up from the bed.

The spirituality value was still 284 points and had not been deducted. Confirming that he had truly woken up from the dream, Chu Xuan glanced at the clock by the bed.

[4:30:03]

Staring blankly for a while, the corners of Chu Xuan's mouth gradually curled up. He then got up and went to the balcony. When he pulled back the curtains, the sky was still dark and gloomy.

But dawn was approaching.