This Will Do Too

My... body parts?

Bai Wei's words left Xi Ze momentarily stunned.

What does this mean?

Xi Ze wanted to think more deeply about that sentence, but he didn't have the time. The fear and sense of crisis surging from the depths of his mind overwhelmed everything at that moment.

This is a warning from that bone!

Over the past ten years, Xi Ze has been able to get to where he is today entirely thanks to that bone, which has enabled him to repeatedly turn danger into safety and avoid danger.

Now, that bone is warning him again, and to a degree he hasn't reached in ten years.

The crisis originated from... that eye!

That left eye!

I can't let him look at me like that.

That eye... it can kill!

Xi Ze roared, and his headless body immediately rose from the snow. At the same time, he picked up a tree branch and aimed it at Bai Wei's back, and the six Golden Sound on his body lit up simultaneously.

"Boom"!

A massive amount of magical energy erupted from the withered branches, forming an extremely thick pillar of light that reduced everything it touched to nothingness.

However, such a stationary spell was obviously unlikely to hit Bai Wei. With the blessing of [Overload], even He Wei Ni Ya's body was far beyond that of ordinary people at this moment. He simply turned his body slightly to the side and dodged the spell.

However, this is not the end.

As before, Xi Ze still hid other spells within the spells.

This terrifying pillar of light didn't create noise, but rather a rhythmic melody. As a result, tiny shooting stars separated from the mighty pillar of light and attacked Bai Wei at an even faster speed than the pillar itself.

Bai Wei also waved his staff, and a Magic Power barrier quickly appeared in the center, blocking all the flying stars.

Like raindrops falling on glass, powerful yet impossible to break through.

Only...

Through the pale blue Magic Power barrier, Bai Wei saw the reflection of the headless male corpse behind him, raising a branch as if preparing to chop him down.

In just a few seconds, He Wei Ni Ya's body will be cut in two by Xi Ze.

Bai Wei couldn't help but click his tongue, then immediately reversed his grip on the staff like a dagger and infused it with Magic Power.

In an even shorter time, the staff transformed into a half-meter-long sword, piercing his body even faster than Xi Ze, and then exerting tremendous force.

With a "pfft".

Xi Ze's waist snapped, and his upper body involuntarily tilted to the side, rendering him unable to launch a normal attack.

The branch brushed past Bai Wei's body again, but the resulting wave of blades severed the Magic Power barrier Bai Wei had used to block the flying stars, and the torrential rain of flying stars rushed towards Bai Wei once more.

With a series of "plop" sounds, Fei Xing's attack penetrated the body, instantly turning it into a bloody pulp.

However, it wasn't Bai Wei's body.

Instead, it was the bodies of the male and female musicians who had been severed by Xi Ze earlier.

"Boom"!

Several Movement Spell intertwined, creating a massive explosion that temporarily separated Bai Wei and Xi Ze's bodies.

Bai Wei was unharmed, while Xi Ze was not only still decapitated, but his body was also severely injured once again, and he could no longer even stand up.

However,

Although Xi Ze's head was still in Bai Wei's hands, Bai Wei's gaze had already left him.

The "Watch" option has been removed.

This most powerful finishing move in Bai Wei's hands, a rule that can even be erased by a god, has a fatal flaw.

That means that the target must never be out of sight during use.

Therefore, during the battle just now, Bai Wei used only one hand while keeping an eye on Xi Ze.

Unfortunately, it still couldn't hold out until the minimum activation standard was met.

"You're still as troublesome as ever." Bai Wei held Xi Ze's head up to his face again and sighed. "That's why I don't want to fight you. You're such a freak."

Xi Ze didn't know what Bai Wei meant by "dung monster," nor did he know why Bai Wei would say "still," even though this was his first time fighting Bai Wei.

But at that moment, he couldn't afford to think about anything else.

The fight just now felt like a drowning person struggling desperately before finally managing to reach the shore.

Right now, he feels only fear and relief.

When Bai Wei turned his gaze back at him, his heart leaped into his throat once more, and he almost let his body attack again.

But this time, Xi Ze did not sense the same sense of crisis and fear in Bai Wei's eyes as before.

He then realized that Bai Wei was no longer using the same rules as before.

His gaze now is not meant to kill.

Now he could finally breathe a sigh of relief, and then slowly said, "It's the eyes... right? The body parts you possess are the eyes. What you used on me just now was the rule within those eyes. Although I don't know exactly what it is, I could sense that you wanted to use it to kill me!"

"But I won't let you have your way!"

"That rule takes time to activate, and the gaze cannot be interrupted during that time. I just felt it; the rule stopped the moment your eyes left my head!"

"I've... seen through you! I won't give you time to activate that rule!"

Xi Ze became more and more excited and invigorated as he spoke.

"And how much longer can your body hold out?"

"I know, I know everything. A body part sealed with rules will put a huge burden on the user's body, and the stronger the rule, the heavier the burden! The rules of the eyes can't be weak, so you won't be able to use it many times. Am I right?"

Xi Ze stared intently at Bai Wei, looking as if he had seen through everything.

Of course, what he said was pretty much accurate.

"To be honest, I used to think you were a brainless guy who only knew numbers," Bai Wei said slowly. "But now I have to admit that you are indeed very smart... Of course, this is also because there was indeed a mole in my body part, but it is really impressive that you can make so many connections in such a short time."

Another line. "My body parts."

It would be hard for Xi Ze not to notice this.

He didn't know if Bai Wei had simplified "the body parts I currently possess" to "my body parts," or...

Logically speaking, no one should have thought of that possibility.

After all, that legendary being has been lost to history for countless years.

However, Xi Ze himself had already witnessed far too many "legends".

Before seeing the musical score and the Visas' Corpse Pieces, he thought they were just legends.

And then, he had it all.

Therefore, Xi Ze's acceptance of the unknown is much higher than that of the average person.

In addition, there are just too many things that have been revealed that he finds incredible.

First of all, although it was He Wei Ni Ya's body, Xi Ze was quite certain that Bai Wei was not He Wei Ni Ya, and he did not believe that He Wei Ni Ya could fight against him to this extent.

Although he had just stopped Bai Wei from killing him using the rules, he found it hard to feel happy about it. After all, Bai Wei had fought him to that extent with only one hand.

He has been preparing for this moment for a full ten years and has gone through countless life and death experiences. What makes He Wei Ni Ya think she can do this?

That's not He Wei Ni Ya. So what's with that He Wei Ni Ya body?

With these numerous doubts, coupled with Bai Wei's own words, it was hard for Xi Ze not to consider the possibility of truth.

Could it really be Visas himself?

Xi Ze wasn't sure.

However, that's not the point, at least not right now.

Xi Ze took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. "I've already proven my strength, and so have you. Continuing to fight like this will only result in mutual destruction. Even if you win, your identity will be exposed, so is there really any need to continue?"

Bai Wei looked at Xi Ze with interest. "So, you mean..."

"Let's continue our cooperation," Xi Ze said. "Just as I told you before, let's continue to work together to fulfill the wishes of the Lord of Holy Sound."

He deliberately pretended not to think about Bai Wei's identity and continued to speak to Bai Wei as He Wei Ni Ya.

"Moreover, even without the Lord's will, with the two of us in musical scores, there are far too many things we could do," Xi Ze said. "I really can't think of any reason for us to continue fighting."

"So, you mean to just let it go like this?" Bai Wei said. "Even if I cut off your head and almost killed you, you'd just let it go like this?"

"...Those are all trivial matters," Xi Ze said. "The force with which wolves playfully fight is enough to kill a sheep."

Bai Wei laughed, "That's a very interesting analogy. You're practically a philosopher."

Seeing Bai Wei's smile, Xi Ze seemed to think that he had accepted it, so he couldn't help but smile as well, "I was just talking about the basic laws of the wolf."

"Really? It seems you really like comparing yourself to a wolf." Bai Wei nodded slightly. "But have you ever seen a real wolf kneel down when faced with life and death...? Do you really have the courage to face life and death?"

Xi Ze's smile froze.

"I almost killed him, and he found my weakness. He knows that if he kills me, he can get more things, things you can't refuse." Bai Wei stared at Xi Ze. "For example, my eyes. You really... don't want them? Then why don't you come and take them?"

"Because you know very well that, regardless of whether I am Visas or not, the strength I am showing now could really kill you."

"And you are afraid of death, you are more afraid of death than anyone else."

"The cruelty you've shown isn't directed at yourself, but at others."

"This can be seen from the fact that you didn't choose to upgrade yourself, but instead chose to steal your brother's musical score."

Bai Wei's head gradually moved closer to Xi Ze's, until finally their heads touched.

That star-like eye, though it didn't activate any power, still instilled a deep fear in Xi Ze.

That kind of fear that goes straight to the heart.

And... anger.

"What... what nonsense are you spouting!" Xi Ze roared furiously. "Who do you think you are, talking to yourself like that! Do you really think you're Visas? Do you really think your eyes can see everything?!"

He suddenly struggled in Bai Wei's grasp.

"No one can define me! No one!"

"I've risen from a nobody to where I am today! Do you think I got here just by talking?!"

"Your few words won't affect me, Visas ... Fine, I'll pretend you're Visas!" He stared intently at Bai Wei. "So what if you're Visas? The Gods couldn't kill you, so I will kill you, I will kill you!"

Under Xi Ze's roar, the headless corpse slowly stood up.

The six Golden Sound burst forth with dazzling light once more, as if they were about to burst forth from the silver musical staves at any moment.

A tremendous power surrounded him, as if he had set himself ablaze.

"Do you know what I hate most about people like you?" Xi Ze said. "Arrogance, arrogance. You just have a good background, a good note, oh, and in your eyes, a good eye. And that's why you look down on everyone... Heh, that's it, you've always been like that."

"That's why I can kill and tear apart all of you arrogant bastards, one by one!"

Xi Ze's body slowly walked towards Bai Wei, like a demon returning from hell.

"Use your other eye to watch! Watch how I tear you to pieces!"

He roared.

Then, he looked at Bai Wei and chuckled, "Is that so? I only rely on my eyes. In that case... then I won't use this eye anymore."

Xi Ze was slightly taken aback, then watched as Bai Wei fumbled for something in his pocket.

"I found your point about arrogance very interesting," Bai Wei said. "Just like you said at the beginning, you are where you are today because of that librarian, right? His arrogance towards you ultimately led you to kill him. So... do you think history will repeat itself today?"

History... repeating itself?

Before Xi Ze could understand what Bai Wei meant, he heard Bai Wei say "Ah, found it" and then take something out of his pocket.

This is a notebook stained with blood...

A name was written on the cover of the notebook.

Auger.

Xi Ze's eyes widened little by little.

"Don't be nervous, I'm not interested in what you're looking at."

"Looks like you've remembered," Bai Wei said with a smile. "You've always known what's written in these notes, haven't you? After all, you spent so many days with him, but you didn't care because the child couldn't do the methods in these notes, just like ten years ago, when that teacher thought you couldn't do them either."

Xi Ze opened his mouth, but his eyes no longer held anger or arrogance; all that remained was... fear.

"Let me see, it says here..."

"Shut up!"

Xi Ze dared not let Bai Wei watch any longer, so he immediately urged his body forward and rushed up without regard for anything else.

Then, a "clang" sounded.

A deep, bell-like sound rang out.

The musical notes on Xi Ze's body seemed to be disturbed by something, and suddenly began to tremble, as if they were about to leave his body in the next second.

The thin silver thread immediately began to dance, as if trying to pull the restless notes back.

However, there was another "clang"!

The silver thread also malfunctioned in an instant.

Although it was only for a fleeting moment, it was enough for Bai Wei.

He transformed his staff into a sharp blade and stabbed it towards Xi Ze's heart.

Xi Ze panicked immediately.

He could naturally feel his notes leaving his body.

If that's the case, he's not sure if his spell will still be effective.

If his heart is destroyed, will he just die like that?

The fear of death overwhelmed all other thoughts in that instant, and Xi Ze instinctively raised his hand and clutched his heart.

But as soon as he finished the action, he suddenly realized what was happening.

No, it's not the heart!

This guy's goal is...

Xi Ze immediately moved his hands down, but it was too late.

Bai Wei changed his focus, aiming at Xi Ze's lower abdomen.

With the two forces clashing, the Magic Power blade easily pierced through Xi Ze's body.

Xi Ze's headless body froze on the spot.

Because of the tip of that Magic Power blade,

It is those indestructible, withered bones.

Xi Ze stared blankly at Bai Wei.

"It's a pity." Bai Wei then showed the bloodstained notebook to Xi Ze. "That child didn't find any way to kill you. He tried his best, and all he could give He Wei Ni Ya was information about you and a spell that might be useful to you."

"[Second Sound · Shock], a low-level magic used to test the stability of notes played by underage players. For someone like you who even obtains sheet music by plunder, it does have a tiny bit of effect. Just like that child, even if you try your best, it may only provide such a tiny bit of effect."

"However..." Bai Wei paused for a moment, then suddenly exerted his strength.

The Magic Power blade pierced through Xi Ze's body from bottom to top, splitting him in two.

Amidst the splattering blood, Xi Ze stared blankly as his body, which would never heal, slowly collapsed, the life in his eyes receding like the tide.

"That's enough."