Chapter 1102

"... Aren't we all dishonest people? We only speak our true feelings when we're about to die."

Whether it is sincere or feigned, affectionate or indifferent, it is both an inquiry and an answer.

"The Nether Moth Brings Death to the World!"

An ominous aura spread out, plunging the sky into darkness. The scattered lights were not starlight, but rather malevolent eyes representing calamity. A single touch of their light was enough to drive a person insane and utterly destroy their reason.

This was a forbidden move that Lin Qingxiang had prepared for a long time. Even before it was unleashed, it already displayed an astonishing aura: water was thrown, wind surged, fire and lightning flashed, the world darkened, and an eerie, strange light appeared. If all of this was an illusion, the cracked earth beneath their feet was undeniably real.

Sensing the terrifying power of this move, Lin Qingtong's expression changed slightly. She said, "Going all out, showing no mercy, brother, is this what you call protection?"

Do you think I should give you a chance to atone for your sins?

I understand you can't.

"It's not that it's impossible, but... have you ever regretted it?"

With her chance to escape right in front of her, Lin Qingtong knew very well that if she nodded at this moment, her older brother would let her go. Even if he knew she was deceiving him, he would still fall for it willingly.

However, it is precisely because of this that she is unwilling to bow her head.

I've never known regret in my entire life!

The fluttering evil moths hovered in mid-air, the storm stopped spinning, the flames ceased burning, and all the strange phenomena around them came to a standstill.

"... I really wish you knew what regret meant!"

What followed was an extremely fierce attack; lightning struck like a tsunami, and storms raged like an earthquake, pressing down on Lin Qingtong like a tidal wave.

At the same time, the evil moth flew into the sky, its wings spread wide, and the evil eyes on the cliff in the sky seemed to transform into spots on the moth's wings. All the light intertwined and finally converged on the evil's chest. A point of light, from dark to bright, shot out like the apocalyptic light that would destroy the world, shining directly on Lin Qingtong.

An immense pressure weighed on Lin Qingtong. Even with her superhuman strength and metallic body, she was forced to bend downwards and nearly collapsed to the ground, only able to support herself with her hands and feet.

Lin Qingtong stared down, her mind highly focused under the deadly aura, as past events flashed through her mind:

Growing up in the shadow of his father's glory, he was seen as a hero and filled with admiration and longing. But when he heard the tragic news of his father's death, it was as if his faith had collapsed, and his life fell into a daze.

When she discovered the truth about her father's death, she didn't feel sad or resentful towards her older brother. Instead, she felt a vague sense of regret, thinking how much better it would have been if she had been the one to kill her father.

When Remote Heaven Society invited her, she accepted without hesitation, knowing full well that she was broken and could never turn back. Even if she did something wrong, she would never apologize or admit her mistakes.

"I am the Peng bird, a free and unrestrained Peng bird, and no one can imprison my flight!"

Lin Qingtong roared, her inner Jing Essence boiling and burning. The vast Primal Qi enveloped her body, transforming into a giant roc, which soared into the sky to meet the falling light of the apocalypse. The roc's eyes were filled with the determination to die rather than bow down.

When the two collided, the world was instantly plunged into a blank, a void where everything was nothingness.

The illusion shattered.

Two figures fell from the sky. Lin Qingtong's body was broken and her Metal Cells had lost their activity. She was about to die. Lin Qingxiang was also on the verge of death. Under the backlash of the forbidden move, his aura was rapidly aging.

"Ha, ha, ha ha..."

Lin Qingtong let out a weak laugh, used her last bit of strength to turn her body, face the sky, and laboriously raised her hand to reach upwards.

"Brother, I owe you an apology, but I'll have to wait until the next life to say it to you..."

Green rust quickly appeared on Lin Qingtong's body, spreading at a visible speed. In no time, it turned into a rusty statue, reaching towards the sky in a resentful posture, as if trying to grasp something, but in the end, it gained nothing.

A short while later, Si Ming arrived carrying Liu Qingqing. He glanced at the scene and quickly understood what had just happened.

So he put Liu Qingqing down, squatted down, and sighed to Lin Qingxiang, "Why bother? You just needed to hold her off until I got there."

"She... she is, after all, my sister. How could I let her die at the hands of outsiders?"

Lin Qingxiang smiled without regret, then turned to look at Liu Qingqing and said, "You've really gotten stronger."

"It's all thanks to my elder brother."

"No, I didn't do anything. If I had to give credit, I'd undoubtedly thank your childhood sweetheart."

Even so, I still want to thank you. Since I was a child, I've always looked up to you as my older brother.

"Haha, is that so? Then you've surpassed me," Lin Qingxiang said with immense satisfaction. "By the way, there's something I have to tell you, cough cough cough..."

Black blood gushed from his mouth, and Liu Qingqing hurriedly said, "Big brother, please don't speak anymore!"

Lin Qingxiang shook his head and said, "Listen, I originally intended to take these words to my grave, but you should be able to bear them now. You have the right to know the truth—I was the one who killed my father."

"What... Father!"

"His father, who had an outstanding record and was considered the next leader of the Shadow Hero Guard, was ultimately corrupted by his own martial arts skills and fell into a bloodthirsty path, killing all his comrades who had fought alongside him..."

Then I fought my father. His eyes weren't those of someone looking at their son; they were more like those of a wild beast hunting its prey...

Thanks to the exhaustion from his continuous battles and the sacrifice of my comrades, I managed to defeat him by sheer luck. But in that instant, it felt as if something inside me shattered...

Even though I had personally killed my father, committing an unforgivable crime, I was seized by a sense of accomplishment, as if I had defeated a powerful enemy. I felt an immense sense of pleasure and even laughed on the spot...

From that moment on, I knew I was affected in the same way and could become a second father at any time, so I kicked you and Auntie Liu out of the house.

"I know, brother, you wanted to protect me. It's not your fault."

"Now for the important part... Little sister, you're so much like Father, not just in personality, but even in that easily overlooked trait. I've always opposed your practicing martial arts and have always tried to suppress you in various ways, wanting you to give it up, because I'm afraid you'll become another Father."

Lin Qingxiang covered his face with his hands and chuckled dryly, "Hahaha, how shameful! I've even lost the dignity of a martial artist, and I'm actually jealous of my own sister."

Liu Qingqing shook her head and said, "No, my brother just doesn't want to face me with swords one day. I know that. You've been suppressing this impulse and being content with mediocrity all for the sake of protecting me."