Chapter 37: Together with You

  I would like to thank Hongyan, Siji Huiye, and Shuisheng for their support. Originally, I was in a terrible mood today and the book review section had also started arguing, so I didn't want to update at all! Even with stored drafts, I didn't feel like updating! I thought that after this month, when my mood improves, I would continue, but the support from these three book friends and other book friends in the review section gave me the strength to update. Thank you. However, I regret to inform you that once the stored drafts are all published, I really will need to take a break for a month. Lately, I've been truly exhausted...

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  "I always think... those who are incompetent are defective products, so I'll let them take a good look!"

  "It's really unforgivable..."

  "It's no use saying it, those who are unable..."

  "How hard we work every day..."

  "You might not understand, but that expectation can sometimes feel too heavy..."

  "Once wanted to be... a capable person..."

  "That's also something that can't be helped. I have nothing... and I hate the powerless me, but no matter what, I just can't give up on this longing..."

  Kaito Minagi was dragged into the body of "Phantom Beast" before he could do anything, and his memories and obsessions flooded his mind. The sudden memories brought Kaito intense pain, as if someone had opened his skull with a chisel and inserted an electric mixer to stir his brain. For a moment, he thought he was going to die from the pain.

  Gradually, those chaotic memories and obsessions slowed down, and Jie Lü Chu Xian was also able to understand the reluctant memories of the incompetent and low-ability individuals from the memory fragments brought by the "Fantasy Beast". They faced cruel reality with disappointment after disappointment until despair.

  Memories of dreams shattered into fragments by the cold laughter of reality, as their shared obsession reached deep into Jiaolong's heart, finally gathering into a wave of raging wails that ceaselessly crashed against the shores of his soul.

  "That's enough......" Ji Lu Xun raised his head, unaware of when he had started crying.

  "I've said enough! Haven't you, who have been looked down upon and given up on yourselves, also had times when you worked hard to pursue your dreams and hopes? Even if you crashed into that hard wall and bled, didn't you still get back up and fight again when you encountered hope once more? I understand this pain... my past self did too... but... please, wake up! Open your closed eyes and keep searching for hope! One day we'll push down that insurmountable wall together! At least from now on, the memories of our painful struggles will be shared between us!"

  Kai Lü Chū Yì let out a loud roar, and with one hand, he reached into the dark body of the "Fantasy Beast" and grabbed the "Nucleus" in front of him. Using all his strength to activate his ability, he quantumized it and slowly absorbed it into his own body. The rejection reaction from his body caused Kai Lü Chū Yì to vomit blood violently, and the intracranial pressure made the blood vessels on his eyeballs stand out completely, turning his entire eye a deep red.

  As time passed, the 'nucleus' in Kaito Minagi's hand gradually shrank, and the capillaries of his five senses began to rupture, with bright red blood flowing out from his five senses, waves of fatigue mixed with pain transmitted to Kaito Minagi's cerebral cortex.

  I'm so tired, I'm so cold, is this my limit? Can I only do up to this point? No, it's not enough! What qualifications do I have to lecture others like this? If I can only do up to this point, then breaking through that wall is just a fancy phrase for a loser... But I'm so tired, who can give me some strength.

  Kai's consciousness began to blur, and the idea of borrowing a bit of strength was just an unwilling fantasy. If shouting could grant power, even infants could do it!

  As he watched, the 'nucleus' in his hand shrank to the size of a peach pit, but even so, Kaito's absorption speed had slowed to an almost imperceptible crawl. With each labored breath, he coughed up more bloody foam, his body on the verge of collapse from the intense rejection and blood loss. It seemed as though he might expire at any moment, yet still Kaito refused to let go - for if even he gave up, who else would be left to extend a helping hand to these talentless individuals?

  The absorption of the 'nucleus' was about to stop, and Kaito Minagi's will was gradually becoming blurred. However, at this moment, as if God had heard his prayer, a power began to erupt from the deepest part of his soul. This power was so familiar yet so strange that its mysterious origin left Kaito bewildered.

  No need to panic, this is just the last gift left for you by the original owner of this body...

  A voice identical to his own and a surge of power appeared almost simultaneously, and Kai Tsurugi discovered that he had lost control of his body. No, it would be more accurate to say that the original owner of this body had regained control. The Kai Tsurugi who had crossed over could only engage in conversation with the previous Kai Tsurugi in his mind.

  Are you a newcomer?

  "Ah, I don't know where this soul came from, but I'm glad to meet you. Don't be alarmed or worried, I've already died with the pain and confusion of losing my dreams. I remember a long time ago, I used to encourage others not to give up hope, but ironically, even I myself got lost on the path forward... Thank you for everything you've done for people like us, if it wasn't for your unwavering faith, this broken soul wouldn't have been awakened from its body. As a token of gratitude, I'll entrust this body to you from now on, please continue to walk steadfastly on the path you've chosen in the days to come!"

  What did you do then?

  As I said before, I'm already dead, and a dead person doesn't need something like a body. Well, although it's a bit late to find back what I've been pursuing, at least I can still do something before leaving this world, which is not bad at all... Pursuing dreams can't just rely on others' efforts, the part that one takes responsibility for oneself is the beauty that belongs to oneself...... Now your turn has ended, next it's my turn, you take a rest first!

  The predecessor, Kaito Minato, faces the fact that he is already dead with a cheerful voice and says what he will do when he last exists in the world. "Die after hearing the Tao in the morning" is exactly this reason. The original owner of Kaito's body, today will explode all his power, let the successor in the body witness his last effort to leave the world where he chased his dreams!

  In the "Fantasy Beast", Jie Lü Chu Xiang, who had been bleeding profusely and using his abilities beyond their limits, smiled with a relieved expression on his face as he opened his eyes. His five senses were still bleeding, but it didn't evoke fear in others. He held up the remaining peach-sized "core" in one hand, gazing at it with an admiring gaze, as if appreciating some rare treasure. He muttered to himself: "Farewell, my past..."

  As the voice fell, the remaining nuclear scattered a colorful glow, illuminating the dark interior of the "Fantasy Beast", causing the memories and obsessions still wandering inside to dissipate like steam. The body of Jie Lü Chu Yì, bathed in the center of the glow, also recovered at a visible speed. This scene was as beautiful as a rainbow appearing in the sky after a rain, clean and magnificent...

  When Kai Ryōshin came to in the midst of that radiance, he found himself back in control of his body. If it weren't for the inexplicable feeling that his body's compatibility was higher than before, Kai would have thought it all just a big dream.

  The "Jielü Chūyì" in my mind called out to the previous "Jielü Chūyì" several times, but didn't get any response. It seems that the previous "Jielü Chūyì" has really bid farewell and left this world.