Chapter 30

1

"Elena."

Elena was in a dark place where up, down, left and right were indistinguishable. She remembered that she was about to launch a joint attack with Fire Dragon Qimilophi, but suddenly found herself here, facing an exact replica of herself. She couldn't tell if it was her head down or Elena's, or if they were lying horizontally in reverse.

"Are you the Dragon Lady?"

"Why believe Qin Yang's nonsense? He is not the one we are looking for!"

"Is Marutian the one we are looking for then? Is he the one you are waiting for? His contract only involves Qingyuanching, not us."

"No, that's not true. Qin Yang can't be faithful. Are you happy with him?"

"I was happy before. Don't you know? The Saint Dragon you are waiting for is not faithful either. He loves all beings equally and is concerned about everything. He has the same feelings for everyone, but we are waiting for Qin Yang. To be honest, I have also fantasized about the Demon Dragon and the Saint Dragon being separated again, but since you appeared, I see that whether it's the Demon Dragon or the Saint Dragon, they are all Qin Yang. Their feelings for me are the same, and they are willing to do impossible things for me."

"Elena, don't believe in these illusions. Qin Yang is lustful; he deceives you just to toy with you. Give yourself to me, and I will show you his true colors."

Elena closed her eyes and slowly said, "Actually, you are not me."

"Eh..." The Dragon Lady suddenly choked up and couldn't speak.

"You are a psychological shadow created by Marutian, growing into a complete persona eighteen years ago through Qingyuanching's singing. But you are not me; you are just a mechanism of repetitive thoughts."

The Dragon Lady seemed to be at a loss for words.

"The Dragon Lady is Elena, Elena is the Dragon Lady, but not you."

"Stop joking; I am you."

Elena shook her head and saw a faint light in the distance.

"You keep repeating yourself. Even if you come to a fork, you will only go back, but I need to keep moving forward. Making choices is my prerogative."

"You... you... you..." The Dragon Lady seemed to be stuck on one word, watching Elena leave the darkness behind and embrace her light.

2

The clear, elongated dragon roar sounded distinctly female.

Fire Dragon Qimilophi spewed flames from its mouth, nearly hitting a main cannon aircraft carrier a thousand kilometers away. It was Elena who hindered the fire dragon's aim, but even so, Qimilophi almost hit the target; his eyesight was exceptional.

"Peacekeeping Cannon!"

The five floating components of Elena's cannon emitted a dazzling fire, forming a symbol of peace, the emblem of the dragon race.

The fire dragon used a single wing as a shield to withstand the main cannon attacks while its flames clashed with the "Peacekeeping Cannon." Though evenly matched, the attack interrupted the meteor's trajectory, hoping it had not yet entered orbit.

I discreetly observed the battlefield from the corner of my eye, not breaking the kiss with Li Liu. Li Liu followed my rhythm and transferred her magic power to me, while the power of the Mystic Eyes flowed from her to me.

"Qin Yang? Why has Li Liu's consciousness disappeared?" Elena suddenly spoke, and I noticed it too.

"Li Liu! Li Liu!"

"What have you done?"

"I just took away the power of the Illusion Eye," I immediately let go of Li Liu.

After letting go of Li Liu, my eyes' color-pupil ability appeared, turning into gold. A purple pupil appeared in each of my eyes, forming a four-color compound eye. However, Li Liu lost the color in her pupils, with her eyes as deep as holes, unable to reflect any light.

The four-color eye saw things that surpassed human cognition and witnessed many strange phenomena.

Surrounding Li Liu was inexplicably shrouded in three layers of smoky substances, but it definitely wasn't smoke because it was invisible. Observing Li Liu from all angles, it seemed like there was nothing amiss except for losing consciousness.

"Qin Yang, the meteorite has entered orbit."

"Troubles always come together, I'm used to it."

"Finally, we can communicate." A sudden androgynous voice interrupted.

"Who are you?" I suddenly turned around to see Nofice holding Li Liu. Apart from the three layers of smoky substances, there was nothing, yet the voice was coming from this direction.

The sudden and strange sound didn't seem to affect my hearing even with the Illusion Eye ability.

"Qin Yang, quickly handle this Fire Dragon; his body temperature is rising."

"Throw him into the sea, that's what I did last time. But before that, let me take a look at this Fire Dragon's thoughts."

The power of the compound eye covered my vision with a layer of red, allowing me to directly enter the Fire Dragon's mind.

The Fire Dragon's mind was in chaos. What was happening? Was his memory disappearing? Why was he so calm? There was only one obsession in his mind. No wonder he remained silent. I had hoped that the Illusion Eye power would deliver a fatal blow to him mentally, but considering his condition; if I gave him a fatal blow, it might actually be fatal. That made my intentions unnecessary. The Dragon Realm was truly a mystery.

"His mind is weak. Perhaps he suffered some brain injury, so a weak mental attack would have no effect. If it's too strong, he might die."

"Things have come to this point; don't worry too much. He wants our lives, you want to save his. These two goals are contradictory. One of them must be sacrificed."

"Alright..."

Without further contemplation, I decided to make a desperate move. I concentrated my magic in my eyes, and a mental enhancement Magic array appeared in front of me, where a rotating triangle kept moving rapidly in the center.

Hum~~~ I felt a sharp pain in the depths of my brain, and my whole body became stiff with my vision becoming quite blurry. I thought it was just me until I saw Elena and the Fire Dragon having similar adverse reactions; I realized the problem was severe.

Behind me, Nofice spread eighteen wings, half-enveloping Li Liu. The reason it wasn't a full cocoon was because the power spreading out from Li Liu's body's three layers of smoky substances was supporting Nofice's wings.

"Qin Yang? Li Liu, what... what's happening to her?"

"She... clearly has no... no magic left! Yet she is now... stronger than before."

Elena and Kirolophe maintained their flight in a struggling manner, and I started to sense why even the Dragon showed some restraint due to this power; it was similar to the power of releasing the timeline, belonging to the world force.

Li Liu opened her eyes, devoid of light.

"Look up!"

"A spatial black hole?"

Beneath the meteorite, a black hole appeared, even more massive and terrifying than the one created by the rampaging Illusion Eye. Li Liu's reaction was very natural, as if she could freely open and close the door in her own home.

"This time is not suitable for conversation. Next time, you'll know how to find us."

I looked at Li Liu. This time, I clearly heard that the voice, neither male nor female, came from Li Liu. After the meteorite passed completely through the black hole, the power in Li Liu's body quieted down, and the piercing sensation disappeared along with it.

"Nofice, take her away immediately!"