Chapter 686

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Chapter 686: My Inner Demon

Even though his wrist was crushed, the illusory Jiang Yun smiled and said, "I told you, I am you, and you are me. To stop me, you have to kill me!"

"But if you kill me, it’s the same as killing yourself, causing your soul to scatter and body to perish."

Despite the excruciating pain from his shattered wrist, Jiang Yun gazed at his opponent with a smile, "I see now. I was thinking of how to stop you, but now I have a way."

As soon as the words were spoken, a sudden burst of intense flames erupted over Jiang Yun’s body!

The flames spread along his body, reaching the illusionary Jiang Yun directly, completely engulfing both of them.

These flames are Jiang Yun’s life fire!

The present Jiang Yun may appear very real, but in reality, only his soul is in the illusion.

To stop the illusionary self from continuing its killing spree, the only way is to kill it, and the best way to do that is by killing oneself first.

Therefore, this life fire burns Jiang Yun’s soul!

Souls are much more fragile than the physical body, so the excruciating pain of the burning soul is unbearable even for someone as strong as Jiang Yun.

This kind of pain far surpasses the agony he felt when his life fire was burned, surpassing all the hardships he had ever experienced, causing his body to tremble uncontrollably.

Yet he clenched his teeth, using all his strength to grab onto the illusionary Jiang Yun, allowing his body to slowly turn into ashes under the burning of the life fire, scattering on the ground.

The illusionary Jiang Yun was slowly disappearing bit by bit, but he seemed to not feel the pain at all. Instead, he looked mocking and said to Jiang Yun, "Are you burning yourself up just to protect these illusions? Is it worth it?"

At that moment, all the people fleeing around saw flames rising from Jiang Yun’s body.

This made them all stop in their tracks, their faces showing shock once again as all eyes focused on Jiang Yun.

"Little Yun, what are you doing!"

Jiang Wanli’s old body trembled slightly as he walked shakily towards Jiang Yun step by step.

His wrinkled face showed even more urgency and pain.

"Jiang Yun, no matter what you are planning, stop right now!"

Gu Bulao’s voice became sharp as he also walked towards Jiang Yun with big strides.

"Little martial brother, even though I don’t know what you are up to, as your Senior Brother, I cannot stand by and watch you do something foolish!"

Dongfang Bo, even though he looked pale, was not afraid at all. He even had a smile on his face as he walked towards Jiang Yun.

"We have paid respects to the heavens and our ancestors. If you die, I cannot live alone, husband. Let me accompany you!"

Xue Qing appeared in the wooden house, her head covering removed to reveal her beautiful face, walking towards Jiang Yun.

The red wedding garment stood out brightly amidst the surrounding blood and fire.

In those blue eyes, there was only Jiang Yun’s figure, nothing else!

Situ Jing, Xuanyuan Xing, Jiang Yuerou, Jiang Lei… At that moment, everyone abandoned escape, forgot their fears, and all walked towards Jiang Yun.

"Did you see it? Did you see it?"

Looking at the eyes full of various emotions, and seeing the approaching figures, Jiang Yun suddenly burst into laughter and shouted at the illusion of himself in front of him.

"Worth it!"

With a loud roar, the flames on Jiang Yun’s body surged and spread out like waves, quickly engulfing everything around him.

The fire covered the wooden house, all the people, the entire Jiang village, and the whole illusion.

As the flames passed by, everything fell into a stillness, motionless.

However, those enveloped by the flames, along with everything around them, remained unharmed in the blazing fire.

It’s as if they and Jiang Yun were in two different worlds.

At this moment, much of Jiang Yun’s body had turned into ashes.

Even his appearance was gradually aging under the constant burning of the life fire.

He transformed from a young man into a middle-aged one, and then into an old man!

Yet, as he looked at his grandfather, master, senior martial brother, Xue Qing, the people of Jiang village, all unharmed nearby, his eyes softened, and a peaceful expression appeared on his face.

"No matter how lost in the illusion, real or fake, who can truly tell what is true and what is false!"

"Whether it’s real or an illusion, I believe this is real, they are real!"

"Unable to attain enlightenment, it doesn’t matter, it’s fine not to practice!"

"My practice is only to protect, to protect those I care about, this is my way, my own Jiang Yun’s way!"

"Even if my soul scatters, body perishes, I am willing, willing as nectar!"

Along with the murmurs from Jiang Yun’s mouth, a blue light suddenly lit up in his lower abdomen, gradually expanding, completely enveloping his entire body.

This blue light carried a sense of coolness, not only instantly extinguishing the blazing life fire, but also dispersing the pain within Jiang Yun’s body.

Even his body, which had already burned off much, slowly began to regenerate!

At the same time, in reality, Jiang Yun’s body was also covered by the blue light, illuminating the surrounding seawater.

"Oh, he seems like he is about to leave the fantasy world!"

Seeing this scene, Hai Changsheng couldn’t help but let out a voice of surprise, which also made Hai Yixue next to him secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

However, Hai Changsheng quickly added, "But defeating the inner demon completely is not that easy, the inner demon’s methods are not just illusions!"

"It’s not over yet?" Hai Yixue couldn’t help but feel nervous again.

A cold light appeared in Hai Changsheng’s eyes as he said, "It’s not that simple, the inner demon invaded, and back then, I almost couldn’t make it through!"

Just as Hai Changsheng finished speaking, in the fantasy world, the illusory figure in front of Jiang Yun finally showed a look of panic on his face.

Even his whole body twisted suddenly in this panic, crazily saying, "Jiang Yun, I am not you, I am not you!"

"I am your grandfather, I am your mentor, I am your loved one, I am your persistence!"

In his shouting, his appearance actually started to change rapidly.

Sometimes he looked like Jiang Wanli, sometimes like Gu Bulao, sometimes like Dongfang Bo, and in the end, even like Xue Qing.

"I am your perseverance. If you kill me, that would be destroying your own perseverance, destroying everything you are willing to protect!"

At that moment, those who were close to Jiang Yun, those whom Jiang Yun cared about, all had faces that turned fierce.

"See that! They are your inner demons. Kill them, and you will achieve the Dao Spirit!"

However, facing the ever-changing appearance of himself in front of him, Jiang Yun’s face gradually returned to calmness. "Is creating illusions your only means?"

"If so, it really disappoints me, my inner demon!"