Keqing? Why are you angry, Keqing?

This time, Chen Luo clearly saw the bullet disappear into the space two meters after it was fired.

This confirmed one thing for Chen Luo: the bullet that was originally aimed at the Honkai Consciousness might not have been unable to find its target; there was Kero that it had actually been fired.

"No... never mind, it's alright." The moment Chen Luo pulled out his gun, Yakumo Ran seemed to receive some kind of instruction and said to Chen Luo.

However, Chen Luo fired the gun too quickly and without hesitation, so Yakumo Ran was unable to stop him.

"What's wrong?" Chen Luo finally had time to turn his head and look at Yakumo Ran, who had been trying to stop him.

"My master just sent me a telepathic message, telling me to tell the shopkeeper that she's on her way back. Everything's alright now." Yakumo Ran shook her head.

It's not that nothing's wrong right now; the key point is that Yakumo Yukari has already been shot and is rolling around and laughing in the Gap/Space Manipulation.

In Yakumo Yukari's view, since she had already been shot, going out now would be pointless.

"Bang!" Chen Luo fired another shot without expression.

The gunshot startled Yakumo Ran.

At first Yakumo Ran thought the bullet was aimed at her, since Yakumo Yukari had already been shot, and the only one left was her, her accomplice. However, after waiting for a while and finding that she hadn't laughed, Yakumo Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Chen Luo slowly and rhythmically pulled the trigger.

"Don't think you can give up after getting shot once. You should know that the Friendship Revolver can fire more than one shot. If someone who is laughing for 10 minutes gets shot again, they will feel a lot of pain."

"The pain is secondary; the more important thing is that tingling, itchy feeling," Chen Luo sneered.

Accelerator has something to say.

Accelerator is the only person who was shot multiple times within 10 minutes of laughing at Chen Luo's revolver, so Accelerator himself is extremely qualified to speak on this matter.

Chen Luo and Accelerator had a good talk a couple of days ago about the Friendship Revolver.

Accelerator witness, recounted the psychological trauma left on him by the Friendship Revolver. At the same time, Chen Luo also provided him with psychological therapy, making him realize that the Friendship Revolver was not actually a powerful weapon, but merely a gun that brought him smiles.

"Hahaha, Chen Luo, hahaha, your broken revolver, hahaha, what kind of gun brings smiles? Hahaha, it's just a torture device!" As Chen Luo fired his fourth shot, Yakumo Yukari crawled out of the Gap/Space Manipulation, laughing as she came out, creating a slightly terrifying scene.

"Holy crap, what kind of comedic version of Sadako is this?" Chen Luo was startled when he saw Yakumo Yukari's outfit.

"Hahaha, Chen Luo! You... hahaha, how dare you say that!"

"Um, Yakumo Yukari, please don't speak yet, it's scary, okay? Can you just shut up for a bit?"

"Chen Luo! Hahaha, damn it! Hahaha! Chen Luo..."

The scene was a little scary, but Chen Luo wasn't afraid; in fact, he felt like laughing.

Ten minutes later...

"Ha... ha... I can't take it anymore. Chen Luo, if you dare point this damn gun at me again, I'll fight you to the death, you believe me?" Yakumo Yukari, who was lying on the ground, turned her head to look at Chen Luo and said fiercely.

"I don't believe it." Chen Luo shook his head.

"And to be fair, you broke your promise first, didn't you?" Chen Luo tilted his head.

"Why... why did you shoot so fast? Couldn't you have asked Ran to notify me first? I was sleeping in the Gap/Space Manipulation. If you had notified me, I would have come out. Why did you shoot?" Yakumo Yukari accused first.

"..." Yakumo Ran remained silent.

Seriously? You can blame me for this? Why didn't I notify you? Why didn't you come out of the Gap/Space Manipulation? Don't you have any self-awareness?

"Yes, it's all my fault." But despite her inner complaints, Yakumo Ran still had to admit her mistakes on the surface.

Who made Yakumo Yukari the master?

"Look, look!" Yakumo Yukari quickly pointed at Yakumo Ran and said.

"Yes, yes, I saw it. So what? And next time if I call you and you don't come out within a minute, you'll get shot." Chen Luo said with a sinister smile.

"You... you're being unreasonable!"

"That's right, I'm just being unreasonable. Go ahead and hit me if you dare!" Chen Luo gave Yakumo Yukari the middle finger.

They're all old foxes, why are they playing these ghost stories?

"Tch." Yakumo Yukari looked at Chen Luo's increasingly irritating expression and was about to punch him when she saw that he had already disappeared into another dimension.

"Alright, I was just kidding. We're like brothers, we've been through thick and thin together," Chen Luo waved his hand and said.

"Whose life?"

"Of course it's my life. Alright, now that I've met you, it's time to fulfill the contract. I won't ask for more, just three near-death experiences will be enough," Chen Luo said.

"Honestly, I've never seen anyone as strange as you. Others are afraid of the realm of life and death, but you just have to come up with it." Yakumo Yukari sighed as she looked at Chen Luo.

"Between life and death lies both great terror and great enlightenment. Although the boundary between life and death is indeed unsettling, it's enough to break through it. I guess I've found a shortcut."

A shortcut that only Chen Luo can use.

Of course, Kaguya Houraisan would probably work too! However, Kaguya Houraisan died so many times that the boundary between life and death shouldn't have much of an impact on her.

Of course, it's also possible that the boundary between life and death has no effect on Kaguya Houraisan.

The Eternals seem to have no concept of death, which is why they are immortal.

Chen Luo took the Ghost Shark out of his backpack.

This is why Chen Luo dared to accept Yakumo Yukari's life and death realm.

Each time Chen Luo dies, he gains 15 seconds of invincibility, which he can use to experience the strange feeling of being on the verge of death, between life and death.

If Chen Luo doesn't receive treatment within 15 seconds, he might really die.

Zero health, but still alive? That feels incredibly exciting.

Of course, one of the more important points is that the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quantum are needed to remove the forbidden power of the realm of life and death from Chen Luo's body.

Otherwise, if this power continues to linger within Chen Luo's body, it will cause Chen Luo ongoing damage.

"Alright, I'm ready. Come on, go easy on me." After gripping the chainsaw, Chen Luo simply lay down on the ground as if giving up.

"Don't say things that are so easy to misunderstand." Yakumo Yukari glanced at Chen Luo and then gently touched Chen Luo's brow with her finger.

A strange, deathly power instantly flowed into Chen Luo's body through Yakumo Yukari's fingers.

As this force spread throughout Chen Luo's Chen Luo, it reduced his life force to the minimum. Just as he was about to die, it seemed to have triggered some kind of safety device and was instantly stopped.

At that moment, Yakumo Yukari, who was staring intently at the chainsaw, saw that the chainsaw was also emitting light.

However, the black light flashed by so quickly that it might be mistaken for an illusion if one didn't look closely.

As the weapon's effects were activated, Chen Luo's aura surged instantly. After unleashing the power of life and death, Chen Luo's strength increased rather than decreased.

"What an enviable weapon," said Yakumo Yukari, looking at the chainsaw in Chen Luo's hand.

Of course, what Yakumo Yukari envied even more was Chen Luo's friendship with Soren.

At the same time, within Chen Luo's sea of consciousness, the Herrscher of Knowledge, who was slowly floating on the Little Boat, sensed that an alien species was eroding his sea of consciousness.

After glancing up, the Herrscher of Knowledge knew what that power was and didn't concern himself with it anymore.

Chen Luo had discussed this matter with the Herrscher of Knowledge beforehand, so the Herrscher of Knowledge was not surprised.

In any case, this force can be naturally expelled by the combined power of the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quantum, without the Herrscher of Knowledge needing to take action, and the Herrscher of Knowledge has no way to do so either.

However, to the Herrscher of Knowledge's Herrscher of Knowledge, the scenario that the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quantum had expected—that they would join forces to drive out that power—did not occur.

Instead, the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quantum clashed violently, causing the Sea of Quantum to churn. If it weren't for the Little Boat, the Herrscher of Knowledge might have sunk to the bottom in the turbulent waves.

"Huh? Wait? What did I just see?" The Herrscher of Knowledge, who was lying comfortably on the bed, watched as the power was torn in two and then devoured by the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quantum.

"Eat? These two have improved their appetites so much after their small evolution?" The Herrscher of Knowledge was dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, 15 seconds passed in the blink of an eye. Chen Luo stuffed Three-Colored Dumpling into his mouth and turned to Yakumo Yukari.

"Wait two minutes, then I'll come back!"

Seeing Chen Luo's still unsatisfied expression, Yakumo Yukari showed an expression of being completely drained.

Why do you think Yakumo Yukari didn't want to give Chen Luo the realm of life and death?

Because this thing takes too much effort.

Two minutes later, Chen Luo, who had just woken up from a sit-up and was stuffing Three-Colored Dumpling into his mouth, looked at Yakumo Yukari, who was eager to try, and quickly said.

"Stop, no need, I'm fine now."

Looking at his skill list, which was filled with master-level skills representing puppeteers, Chen Luo drooled with emotion.

The Three-Colored Dumpling are so delicious.

[Puppeteer] - Master Level

Achieved!

"This really is true; There's Always a Way Out," Chen Luo remarked.

Chapter 518 Keqing? Why are you angry, Keqing?

"The so-called 'There's Always a Way Out' means that Heaven will not push people to the brink of despair. It describes how people can always find a way out when they are in dire straits. So the question is, what path could be more desperate than being on the verge of death?" Chen Luo asked the Herrscher of Knowledge sitting opposite him in the bar.

"Hmm, you were caught by your parents while reading the notebook, and there was a whole bunch of relatives behind them?" The Herrscher of Knowledge tentatively suggested a possibility.

"That's called social death. Although it can also be called a dead end in a certain sense, the two are not quite the same." Chen Luo didn't think there was anything wrong with this answer for the time being, nor could he find anything wrong with it.

And who knows, this might actually be the There's Always a Way Out.

After all, death is still death.

Moreover, even if I am shattered to pieces, I will not be afraid...

"What's more devastating than being on the verge of death is being on the verge of death multiple times, and that person often does There's Always a Way Out's come into play, stimulating my inspiration and allowing me to break through my skill, which has already reached the peak of mastery." Chen Luo shook his head and said.

"So in a sense, you don't necessarily need to rely on Yakumo Yukari's Boundary Manipulation to enter that special state?" the Herrscher of Knowledge asked.

"Yes, but the Boundary Manipulation is undoubtedly the most convenient, because it won't cause real-world injuries, and it also allows the Three-Colored Dumpling to take effect. However, the only thing that's a bit of a pain is that, perhaps because of the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quantum, I seem to have some realm patience now." Chen Luo sighed.

After hearing the description from the Herrscher of Knowledge, Chen Luo roughly understood what had happened within his body.

After being elevated by the true Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quantum, these two special landscapes in Chen Luo's sea of consciousness undoubtedly underwent some unknown evolution, including a special inclusiveness, or rather, a devouring ability.

She can eat a couple of bites of anything that comes in; her appetite is terrifyingly good.

"So, sooner or later, Yakumo Yukari's boundary between life and death will become ineffective against you?"

"I'm not sure, but at least if Yakumo Yukari wants to put me in that near-death state, she'll need to use more force. Sooner or later, I'll develop the stamina to exceed what she can muster," Chen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

"So your puppeteer skills have reached the master level?"

"Yes." Chen Luo nodded, looking at the wooden puppet he was carving in his hands.

After saying that, Chen Luo casually threw the puppet in his hand, and the puppet instantly expanded, transforming from a puppet that was not much bigger than the palm of his hand into a puppet similar in size to an adult.

"That's quite amazing. What kind of materials are needed to make this kind of doll?"

"The material used to make these dolls is ordinary wood, but when carving them, the ability to infuse them with spirit, magic or spiritual power, can make them maintain this form for a period of time. The length of time depends on the magic or spiritual power injected."

"The puppets in front of us are the most ordinary melee puppets. They have no ranged attack methods and can only use the spiritual or magical power stored in their bodies to attack. However, when I made these puppets, I could inscribe some of my melee skills into their cores."

This kind of doll was found in the booklet that Chen Luo when he obtained his professional license after his puppeteer skills broke through to the master level.

The Puppeteer's Code is not just a booklet recording common knowledge about puppeteers; it also records a considerable number of puppeteer's secret techniques.

However, Chen Luo hadn't broken through to the master level before, so it was impossible for him to make such things. Therefore, the previous Puppeteer's Manual only mentioned these puppets but didn't record the methods of making them. Now that Chen Luo has reached the standard, the later content has been gradually released.

That booklet alone is priceless.

"Melee skills? Will she use the Tai Xu Sword God?" Upon hearing Chen Luo's words, the Herrscher of Knowledge instantly became interested.

"The Tai Xu Sword God... from a generally rational point of view, it is possible, but the power within her body is insufficient. She cannot even sustain the Tai Xu Sword God once. The Taixu Swordplay can be used, since I provided her with Honkai energy. This can probably be considered an artificial Valkyrie, right?"

From a purely rational perspective, the Tai Xu Sword God can be considered a melee skill.

"So that's why you made it look like Durandal?"

"Hey, it was just a coincidence. Besides, when it comes to Valkyrie, isn't the first one that comes to mind Durandal, the strongest Valkyrie in Schicksal? The others are all outdated." Chen Luo waved his hand.

"I'm not happy with what you're saying. Are you looking down on me, the Herald of Knowledge?" the Herrscher of Knowledge said, slamming his hand on the table.