Before Setting Out

Si Ming raised his hand, gathering supreme and holy energy in his palm to form a magic Law Seals, blocking the sword energy. Although he was knocked back several steps, he was not injured.

"Your injuries?" The Beast King sensed something was wrong, and his expression changed drastically.

"We've clashed several times already, don't you know that my favorite tactic is to feign weakness?"

Si Ming Law Seals into the sword, and instantly holy light shone brightly, the Sword Intent was awe-inspiring, and it seemed to sweep away all evil in the world.

"Absorbing the power of the Purple-Pupiled Spirit King has indeed greatly increased your cultivation, but it seems that the quantitative change has not yet transformed into a qualitative change. You are still stuck at the level of the King of Monsters. Although your cultivation has surpassed the limit of the Grandmaster, you are fat but not strong enough. Alas, I worried for nothing."

The Beast King Anye had no mind to talk to its opponent. It had been displaying the magnanimity of a victor when it was certain of victory, but now it had no time for such composure. It immediately unleashed its full power, its aura rapidly rising beyond its limits. A dark, evil current enveloped the heavens and earth, obscuring the light and turning day into night. An evil eye appeared in the boundless dark clouds, and the terrifying pressure made the earth restless and agitated, creating a sense of impending doom.

"The Supreme Desolation God Returns Xuanming Annihilation!"

This move was none other than the Purple-Pupiled Spirit King's ultimate technique. The Beast King Anye knew that Si Ming's Cultivation Body was far inferior to his own, so rather than continue to be suppressed by the Evil-Slaying Sword Technique, he decided to use his cultivation to crush him.

"Ha, Beast King, you've fallen for my trap again. Now I only have one more move left to fight. If you keep fighting me, I won't even be able to unleash my ultimate attack. It seems your bluffing tactic has worked."

Without the Mercury Alloy Body or the Tathagata's Indestructible Body of the Si Ming, and having never practiced any external Cultivation Method, Si Ming's fighting style is far more cautious and adept at using tactics than his counterpart in the other world. He rarely acts recklessly in battle, and even his current "frankness" is a psychological tactic aimed at disrupting the opponent's mind, with each move linked to the next.

"Slaughter Seal, Killing Realm, Sever Sin!"

Activating the No Slaughter Sacred Seal, Si Ming unleashed the strongest move in the Evil-Slaying Sword Technique. The heavens murderous intent, the stars shifted, and all things in the world became enemies of the Beast King Anye. Air, soil, water, light... everything tangible and intangible regarded the Beast King as their mortal foe. A torrent of Sword Qi Torrent, as dazzling and brilliant as the Milky Way, swept down, the magnificent sword light cleaving the sky and the earth, and the Sword Intent sealed off all voids, leaving no gaps.

The clash of ultimate techniques caused the Righteous Qi Peak, whose peak had already been shaved off, to suffer once again. This time, the mountain collapsed, destroying half of its height, making its fate even worse than in the other world.

You can't kill me, I'll be back!

With a piercing scream, the Beast King Anye exploded on the spot. Si Ming did not give it a chance to make a comeback. He activated the formation hidden in the Monster-Slaying Sword. The profound runes instantly unfolded, absorbing the exploded flesh and blood and quickly shrinking back, sealing the opponent in the sword.

After completing this step, Si Ming could no longer suppress his injuries and fell from the sky along with the collapsing mountain.

"We won! Junior Brother won!" Wan Ziling urged excitedly, "Father, hurry and save them!"

The experts of the Evil-Slaying Sword School rushed to save him, but the falling rocks hampered their movements, and they could only watch helplessly as Si Ming fell.

Upon seeing this, Duanmu Die immediately said to the little girl beside her, "Xiaomei, save them!"

"Oh... Oh!"

When Duanmu Die was destroying the Blood Abyss Sect, the little girl she rescued turned into a large, blood-red bird and flew into the rocky area to save Si Ming. Possessing Blood Spirit Body, she was not afraid of crashing into the rocks.

The heavily injured Si Ming staggered to his feet and handed over the Monster-Slaying Sword, saying, "You can take this sword with you."

"No problem. We don't have any Monster Race over there, so I imagine many people would be interested in the secret of the King of Monsters' immortality." Duanmu Die readily accepted.

Then, Si Ming reached out and patted Xiaomei's head, saying, "Thanks, little sister."

"You're welcome, big brother."

"Big brother? I like hearing this title," Siming suddenly lowered his head, stared at the other person's face, and asked doubtfully, "Have we met somewhere?"

Duanmu Die raised an eyebrow and immediately protested, "Hey, my apprentice is only nine years old! Don't you dare lay a hand on him. Besides, don't you prefer people older than you?"

"What are you talking about? Don't slander me. I just genuinely think he looks familiar, maybe we've met before... And I must clarify one thing: I just like mature women, not necessarily older ones," Si Ming glanced at the other person and added, "Even if he is older, a difference of seven or eight years is about right, but a difference of several hundred years is out of the question."

Duanmu Die retorted, "What's with that look? I'm not that much older than you."

How much older are you than me?

"Just older than you... rounded up, about the same age as you." Duanmu Die reacted quickly and didn't fall for the trap.

Si Ming scoffed regretfully, about to try a different approach, when he suddenly heard a cold, warning voice behind him. "Flirting is forbidden!"

Si Ming stiffened and slowly turned his head, only to see Wan Ziling's jealous face.

"Senior sister, I didn't."

"There is nothing?"

Si Ming didn't answer, because only a fool would answer that question. He immediately feigned distress, saying, "Senior sister, I'm injured right now."

Wan Ziling hesitated for a moment, then, seeing Si Ming's injuries, her heart softened. She stepped forward to support him, saying, "Well, I'll remember that for now, and we'll talk about it again once you've recovered."

Others say they'll remember something and then forget it, but this one really does. Despite being a grown woman, she's more calculating than a little girl. Si Ming could only try a different approach to coax her, "Senior Sister, do you remember? I told the Sect Leader that if I win this battle, I'll come and propose marriage..."

Wan Ziling's pretty face flushed slightly, and she lowered her head. "Why are you telling me this? I won't stop you. Just bring it up if you want."

"Senior sister, I need a little bit of courage to propose marriage right now. Can you give me that?"

Volume 10: In the Midst of No Return, Falsehood and Truth Intertwined

Chapter 627 Before Departure

"The Official History Arc of the Gods and Ghosts of the Three Kingdoms (Part 1) is complete!"

Exposed to his weariness, Si Ming handed a stack of manuscripts to Auntie Liu. After rushing around, he finally finished the 280,000-word novel on the first day of school. That's an average of 40,000 words a day. For an ordinary person, their hands would cramp up from writing so much. After all, this is not the era of typing on a keyboard; all manuscripts can only be written by hand.

He had no choice but to work this hard. They were already staying at someone else's house. In this not-so-open era, their relationship was practically a done deal. Although they weren't officially engaged, it was considered recognized. The neighbors were all witnesses. Even if it was just to please his future mother-in-law, Si Ming had no choice but to grit his teeth and work hard.

"I can't believe you actually managed to produce 280,000 words in seven days. Even if that's not unprecedented, it's certainly the fastest. I've never heard of anyone reaching that speed. Most people can't even copy a book that fast, let alone come up with a plot."

Auntie Liu quickly flipped through the first few chapters of the book, confirming that it wasn't the kind of perfunctory content that sacrificed quality to meet a deadline. The quality was quite good, although there were quite a few typos, but these could be taken to the publisher for correction. If all went smoothly, the first batch could be published in less than a month.

"That's because I'm a martial arts master. My hand dexterity far surpasses that of ordinary people, and my speed is fast enough that I could even make the pen tip rub against the paper and start a fire if I wanted to. What limits me isn't my hand speed, but my thinking. Fortunately, the main Official History Arc was already conceived before writing the Wu State Arc, so there are no problems with the plot. The rest is just the organization of the text."

For Si Ming, the Wu State Arc, Wei State Arc, and Shu State Arc are the ones that truly require careful plot development, because these three novels end with each of the three forces gaining control of the world. In the early stages, he can refer to official history, but in the later stages, he has to rely on his own writing. However, even if he writes, he can't make it too far-fetched, otherwise the difference in quality between the beginning and the end will be too great, and readers won't accept it.

The Official History Arc is much easier in comparison. Not only is there the masterpiece "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as a precedent, but there are also "Pinghua of the Records of the Three Kingdoms" and "Records of the Three Kingdoms" to refer to. Even games like "Dynasty Warriors" can be used as references. He had read too many Three Kingdoms-related works in his previous life. All he had to do was to literary embellish the history and write a Three Kingdoms story with a fantasy background, making it easier for readers in the Sea Continent to accept.