So They Were Still Alive

La Wu Er was indeed very puzzled.

In his perception, He Wei Ni Ya's physical condition was very poor.

It wasn't the kind of poor condition caused by serious injuries, but rather the extent of her physical depletion. From every aspect, it didn't seem like something a person of He Wei Ni Ya's age would exhibit; she looked more like an old woman who wouldn't live for more than a few days.

La Wu Er even felt that He Wei Ni Ya's current physical condition might be worse than that of Ulysses spent most of his time curled up in a chair.

But why is it like this?

Could this be the original body of He Wei Ni Ya (or Xi Ze)? Her real age is not much different from the principal's, but she has been changing her appearance to resemble the host through musical scores, so no one has discovered her true identity yet?

No, that's impossible.

This crazy idea didn't last long and was quickly dismissed by La Wu Er.

Because if she really had the same physical condition as the principal, she simply wouldn't be able to do so many things.

Even someone as powerful as Ulysses can't do much more now.

Therefore, there is only one possibility.

"It seems you harbor some secrets we don't know about," La Wu Er said slowly. "That secret gave you power, allowing you to get here, but it also took a toll on your body, didn't it?"

He Wei Ni Ya didn't speak, she just quietly looked at La Wu Er.

La Wu Er slowly raised his staff and aimed it at He Wei Ni Ya, his cloudy pupils narrowing slightly as if he had thought of something.

"Let me think, let me think... The immense power derived from overdrawing one's life force... there's only one I know of." He seemed to be speaking to He Wei Ni Ya, yet also muttering to himself, "Visas, yes, Visas ... only his body, only his remains, could possess such power, am I right?"

He didn't wait for He Wei Ni Ya's response and drew his own conclusion.

"No wonder you got this far. If it were just a score, it would be impossible... You even have Visas' Corpse Pieces! You even have his body parts! Damn it... There are still people as lucky as you in this world!"

La Wu Er was initially excited, but then a greedy and agitated look, completely at odds with his usual calm and wisdom, gradually emerged in his eyes.

But this emotion lasted only a very short moment, and he quickly regained his composure.

"I see. Since you used such forbidden power, you truly deserve to die." La Wu Er's staff gradually emitted golden light, giving him a solemn and holy aura. "Tonight, I will personally judge you before the Great Lord ..."

Before La Wu Er could finish speaking, several black Magic Chains suddenly shot out from behind him, heading straight for his head.

"Oh, Rhine magic?"

La Wu Er was not in a hurry. As if he had eyes in the back of his head, he simply turned his body slightly to the side, lightly waved his staff, and produced a resonant sound.

In that instant, the Magic Chains turned to dust in the invisible sound waves.

"Unfortunately, it's too rudimentary." La Wu Er shook his head. "Besides, Rhine's greatest strength has never been magic, but divine magic..."

Before he could finish speaking, He Wei Ni Ya's Magic Power scythe was already upon La Wu Er's face.

With a clang.

La Wu Er blocked with his staff.

Both are staffs enhanced with Magic Power, and their hardness is no less than that of He Wei Ni Ya's.

"Not listening to the teacher is not the behavior of a good student." La Wu Er looked at He Wei Ni Ya, whose face was now close to his, and said in a calm tone, like a good teacher earnestly instructing his students, "Once you miss something, it's very difficult to make up for it."

He looked down at the point where the two staffs met, where two different Magic Power flames were burning fiercely.

"As I said before, using musical notes to enhance your staff is indeed a very good fighting method for you, since you now possess five or six Golden Sound," La Wu Er said. "You can easily transform a nearly broken piece of wood into a death scythe capable of easily reaping lives, especially against players who are not skilled in melee combat, giving you an absolute advantage. It seems you have indeed studied this specifically, but..."

La Wu Er suddenly exerted his strength, and his staff immediately burst forth with Magic Power flames even more intense than those of He Wei Ni Ya.

Seven Golden Sound were clearly reflected in the blazing flames!

"How could you possibly compare to me, who has received the power of the Eternal Note?!"

He shouted loudly.

The Magic Power flames on He Wei Ni Ya's staff were immediately suppressed and consumed.

He Wei Ni Ya, who had never lost in terms of the quantity and quality of the spelling notes, was now completely at a disadvantage.

She had to take several steps back to temporarily retreat to a safe area.

At the same time, with the help of her left eye's "gaze," she saw streams of Magic Power energy that ordinary people could not see.

These Magic Power currents surged from the thousands of Eternal Note and then converged on La Wu Er.

This scene made He Wei Ni Ya feel as if she were not fighting La Wu Er, but rather the entire Eternal Hall, all the Golden Sound players in the history of the Holy Sound.

"Hmm...you seem to have seen something." La Wu Er's voice rang out again. He noticed He Wei Ni Ya's gaze and said thoughtfully, "So, that piece of your body was an eye? No wonder you could move so freely throughout the academy, and our arrangements against you were completely ineffective. You were always one step ahead of everyone else... So, it was that eye. You saw everything with that eye, didn't you?"

He Wei Ni Ya remained silent. She raised her staff once more, and new Magic Power flames surged from it, transforming the staff back into a scythe.

Then, she charged at La Wu Er again.

"Oh? Are you going to attack in the same way again?" La Wu Er smiled and raised his staff. "It seems you're the kind of person who won't give up until you see the result."

The two reinforced staffs clashed together once again, like melee weapons.

They were like two wild beasts locked in combat, the shattered Magic Power flames flying like flesh and blood.

But He Wei Ni Ya was definitely the one who suffered more.

Each time they clashed, her Magic Power scythe would dim a little.

After a few rounds, it was already like a candle that could be extinguished at any moment.

"Is that all he's capable of?" La Wu Er said. "He doesn't seem like someone who killed so many Golden Sound."

No sooner had he finished speaking than He Wei Ni Ya brought her sword down on his neck.

La Wu Er raised his staff to block once again.

With this strike, he could extinguish the last bit of He Wei Ni Ya's Magic Power flames.

But...

La Wu Er heard the sound of something breaking through the air, mixed in with the music.

Wait a minute, something's not right with this attack!

La Wu Er realized what was happening, but it was too late; the two staffs had already clashed.

With a "snap".

La Wu Er's staff was easily cut in half by He Wei Ni Ya's scythe, just like an ordinary wooden stick.

The scythe's attack was not thwarted in the slightest, and it continued forward, preparing to split La Wu Er's head in two.

Unfortunately, just before he succeeded, La Wu Er's body suddenly emitted an extremely sharp whistling sound, as if countless hands were scratching at the glass.

[Five tones·Torrent]!

An invisible force emanated from La Wu Er and radiated outwards, directly blasting He Wei Ni Ya away.

But He Wei Ni Ya canceled the staff's illusion while flying backwards and aimed it at La Wu Er's face.

[Five Sounds · Magic Cube]!

Several Magic Power rays began to converge and connect.

But before it could form a Rubik's Cube, it was once again distorted by the invisible sound waves, and then transformed into countless thin white lines that attacked He Wei Ni Ya.

He Wei Ni Ya had no choice but to immediately erect a barrier, but unfortunately the barrier still failed to take shape. The Magic Power used to condense the barrier once again transformed into Wind Blade, which, along with the thin white lines, cut and pierced through her body.

"Bang"!

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. From almost succeeding in her sneak attack to being blown away and landing on the ground, He Wei Ni Ya was hit by two Movement Spell in a row. Although they were not particularly high-level spells, they still left her covered in wounds.

If it were an ordinary person, they would already be dead by now.

Because those two low-level spells were also aimed at her vital areas.

But He Wei Ni Ya quickly stood up, grabbed her staff again, and her wounds began to heal rapidly.

"As expected," La Wu Er's voice rang out again, "That wasn't the power of the Holy Sound."

He first looked down at the staff that He Wei Ni Ya had split in two, then looked up at the wounds on He Wei Ni Ya's body.

"You didn't use Magic Power to defeat Magic Power, but pure power... This power is definitely not something the Holy Sound possesses. The players of the Holy Sound never seek such a brutal and mindless fighting style. Judging from the fact that you've strengthened your body and your weapon... it's more like the Lyra's technique." La Wu Er narrowed his eyes, then said softly, "First the Rhine, then the Lyra, then Visas's eyes, plus the musical score and notes... He Wei Ni Ya, you truly surprise me. I'm curious to know how many more secrets you hold."

He Wei Ni Ya took a deep breath, trying to adjust her state of mind while thinking about how to break the deadlock.

She has now fully experienced La Wu Er's power.

Not only can he use magic at will, like a musical score that has collected all seven notes, but he can also arbitrarily alter her Movement Spell.

Because among these thousands of Eternal Note, her notes are difficult to use independently.

Therefore, if La Wu Er were willing, He Wei Ni Ya would be unable to use a single complete Movement Spell in front of him, and without any cost whatsoever.

This is even worse than Bai Wei's middle finger.

This is why He Wei Ni Ya previously chose to use that fighting style.

Only close-quarters combat and the use of power that doesn't require musical notes can offer any slight resistance against La Wu Er.

But it was only slightly better. After all, the only powers that He Wei Ni Ya possessed besides the Holy Sound were the few that Bai Wei had taught her. To think that she could defeat La Wu Er with those was simply wishful thinking.

But she had to win.

And you have to win immediately.

She looked up and glanced at the time.

There are less than three hours left until midnight. In three hours, the first Inner Melody will be played, and the Lord of Holy Sound will awaken.

She had to get rid of La Wu Er at this time... or even more than just La Wu Er.

There's no time to waste anymore.

Right now, all she has left to play are the rules. Which of those three rules should she use?

[Termination] is not very meaningful. La Wu Er has too many spells to use and too fast, and she can rewrite her spells at any time.

[Gazing] is too slow, and she can't guarantee that La Wu Er will always be in her field of vision. Once she loses sight of him, she has to start all over again, which isn't suitable for this kind of life-or-death battle. Especially since La Wu Er has already noticed her eyes, he'll definitely be more wary.

Then the only option left is [Domination].

However, [Domination] has always had a characteristic: the stronger a person's Magic Power and soul, the more difficult they are to control. La Wu Er is currently at the peak of both aspects, so even if He Wei Ni Ya forcibly uses [Domination] on him, it will be difficult to achieve a decisive victory.

So, what should we do?

"Mr. Visas, what would you do in this situation?"

She asked herself this question.

Then, she felt her finger tremble slightly, pointing to a certain spot.

He Wei Ni Ya looked over, and after a brief moment of surprise, she understood what was going on.

La Wu Er, not far away, was still watching quietly.

He wasn't deliberately letting the opponent win; on the contrary, he was very cautious.

Because He Wei Ni Ya has shown so much, and the most important thing, namely the rules of the body parts, has not yet been revealed.

The more powerful a person is, the more they understand and revere the power of Visas.

Therefore, he did not want to take too many risks, because time was on his side, and his power was still growing stronger as the Lord of Holy Sound gradually awakened.

At some point, it will reach its peak.

At that time, no power could harm him unless Visas himself came.

Therefore, La Wu Er can wait, but He Wei Ni Ya cannot.

In La Wu Er's opinion, it was probably because He Wei Ni Ya had overused the power of Visas that her body had reached its limit, which was why she was fighting so desperately to obtain the Lord's wish, most likely in order to repair her body.

That's why she was so crazy and unscrupulous.

All I wanted was to survive.

That's what he was thinking.

At that moment, He Wei Ni Ya moved.

She conjured a scythe once again.

La Wu Er narrowed his eyes. "Again? That's so unoriginal."

He Wei Ni Ya didn't speak, but instead assumed a fighting stance.

La Wu Er smiled and prepared a response. With a casual wave of his hand, the broken staff was instantly restored. "Since you like it, then... um?"

Before he could finish speaking, La Wu Er saw He Wei Ni Ya suddenly turn around and run straight behind him.

... Is this an attempt to escape?

But the door is over there.

Before he could react, he saw He Wei Ni Ya raise her knife and bring it down with a "snap".

An Eternal Note, dormant for many years, was split in two.

La Wu Er's eyes widened.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

He Wei Ni Ya ignored La Wu Er and instead swung her scythe again, severing dozens of Eternal Note around her as if harvesting wheat.

La Wu Er trembled all over upon seeing this.

He was so angry and terrified that he couldn't bear to watch any longer. He yelled "Stop!" and rushed over.

Although He Wei Ni Ya's actions will not affect La Wu Er's strength, the problem is... these Eternal Note are symbols of the Holy Sound that have been passed down for thousands of years, and are the greatest treasures and symbols.

This is the totem of Holy Sound!

If these things were destroyed in his hands... La Wu Er didn't even dare to think about it.

Leaving aside how the Primordial Two Great Families would use this incident to manipulate him afterward, and also ignoring the fact that he would become an indisputable sinner in the "Holy Sound History".

Let's just talk about what's in front of us.

The Lord is about to descend.

These are all the Lord's treasures!

"You bastard!" La Wu Er roared, raising his staff at He Wei Ni Ya. "I will kill you!"

He Wei Ni Ya stopped attacking and continued to move through the Eternal Note.

Her movements were so fast that La Wu Er had difficulty aiming and was unable to directly use those low-powered, delicate Movement Spell.

However, if a powerful Movement Spell is used, it will definitely affect the other Eternal Note.

Damn it! How could anyone play like that?!

Who exactly did you learn from?!

Seeing He Wei Ni Ya running while continuing to chop at the Eternal Note like she was harvesting wheat, La Wu Er knew he couldn't wait any longer.

Stop her immediately!

Even if it affects us a little, it's better than destroying everything!

La Wu Er gritted his teeth and played the notes.

"Boom"!

After the massive explosion, He Wei Ni Ya finally stopped and collapsed into the crater created by the blast.

And around her, there were piles of those Eternal Note that had been affected.

At that moment, she felt as if she had returned to the morgue in her dream, just like she had been then, until Bai Wei pulled her up.

But now, standing before her was not Bai Wei, but a furious La Wu Er.

"How dare you?" La Wu Er roared. "How dare you?! Do you know what you've done?!"

He pointed his staff at He Wei Ni Ya's nose, his body trembling with rage.

"You wretched dog! You've ruined the Lord's treasure! This is blasphemy, blasphemy!"

He Wei Ni Ya didn't speak, she just quietly looked at La Wu Er.

The Eternal Note was severely damaged.

The music that had resonated for a thousand years paused briefly at this moment, and only La Wu Er's beast-like roar remained in the empty hall.

"Rare items..." she began softly, "You mean these corpses?"

"A corpse?" La Wu Er was so angry he almost laughed. "The only one here who is about to become a corpse is you, He Wei Ni Ya ... Oh no, you won't become a corpse, absolutely not."

He gritted his teeth and said, word by word.

"I will also turn you into Eternal Note."

"Of course, as a sinner, I will make your body kneel forever before this Eternal Hall, kneeling before them."

"May you be forever atonement for your sins, never to be free!"

"All you can do is watch... watch forever!"

After hearing La Wu Er's words, He Wei Ni Ya was neither angry nor afraid; instead, she smiled.

"Indeed, they're still alive." She said in a very relaxed tone.

This made La Wu Er uneasy. "What do you mean?"

"Since they are alive..." He Wei Ni Ya gently closed her eyes, "Then..."

Before she could finish her sentence, unstoppable blood gushed from He Wei Ni Ya's mouth, as if her body was struggling to prevent her from speaking further.

However, she still opened her mouth.

"Tear him apart."

A whisper.

But there is no doubt about it.

In the deep pit, La Wu Er felt everything go black.

He subconsciously raised his head and then saw a scene he would never forget.

Countless hands reached out to him.

La Wu Er had sensed the danger, but it was too late; he and He Wei Ni Ya had already fallen into the deep pit.

They fell into a deep pit formed by countless "corpses".

Those "corpses" reached out from all directions and grabbed La Wu Er's body.

No, that's not a corpse, that's... Eternal Note.

The Eternal Note had been dormant for thousands of years have come back to life.

"No, no, no!"

La Wu Er wanted to escape, so he immediately urged the notes to move.

Just as the music began, another crisp snap of fingers rang out.

Everything came to an end.

"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"

He let out a terrifying scream.

"Pfft."

With her eyes closed, He Wei Ni Ya felt only a warm sensation throughout her body.

When I opened my eyes again.

La Wu Er is already in pieces.