Those Who Often Keep Company with Death

"Are they here?"

As the voice rang out, a girl slowly appeared like a mirage in front of Fang Li, seemingly from the vast ocean.

Who else could it be but Ryougi Shiki?

Looking at Ryougi Shiki, who had suddenly appeared before him, and then at the boundless, dark ocean, Fang Li murmured to Fang Li.

"So, only after exhausting the power of my soul to its limit can my consciousness enter here?"

Upon hearing this, Ryougi Shiki responded with an indifferent tone, saying just that.

"It's only because you're not used to it yet that it requires so much trouble. Once you get used to it, you'll naturally be able to enter here by your own consciousness."

"After all, this is your soul space."

With that remark, Ryougi Shiki turned around and began to walk slowly across the vast ocean, as if taking a stroll.

Seeing this, Fang Li was taken aback for a moment. After realizing what was happening, he immediately followed, asking Ryougi Shiki as he walked, "What are you doing?"

"A walk." Ryougi Shiki replied without turning her head, "Wandering aimlessly here is one of my few interests."

"Interest?" Fang Li suddenly seemed to be thinking about something.

The mental image before me, which embodies the essence of my soul, is more human than I had imagined.

Moreover, this cold and capricious style is almost exactly the same as the Ryougi Shiki in my memory.

However, this seems to be a matter of course.

After all, the girl in front of Fang Li was a mental image recreated based on Fang Li's understanding of Ryougi Shiki.

It's exactly the same as Ryougi Shiki, so it's not surprising at all.

(I remember Ryougi Shiki in the original work also seemed to enjoy taking walks like this, right?)

Actually, it was less of a walk and more of a wandering in the dead of night.

This kind of hobby, which seems like something only a typical delinquent girl would have, seems quite out of place for the Ryougi Family daughter of the Ryougi family, one of the Four Great Demon-Exterminating Families.

However, if Fang Li remembers correctly, the Ryougi Family seems to be a yakuza family in modern times as well.

From this perspective, Ryougi Shiki's peculiar interest is actually quite suitable for her as the direct heir of the Ryougi Family.

Of course, Ryougi Shiki Shiki's fondness for wandering around late at night is not just a hobby.

"Darkness can be used."

As if she could see into Fang Li's mind, Ryougi Shiki walked aimlessly while speaking in her usual cold and aloof tone.

"Aren't there also those guys who get inexplicably excited once it gets dark?"

"That's the kind of person you envision Ryougi Shiki to be."

"And those who share the same interest must find the thrill of killing incredibly captivating, right?"

These chilling words came from Ryougi Shiki's mouth.

However, Fang Li knew that Ryougi Shiki was telling the truth.

In some ways, Ryougi Shiki is actually very similar to Hecate; because her heart is never truly filled, she has no real sense of being alive.

However, Hecate feels an extreme emptiness because she is an infinite vessel, while Ryougi Shiki feels an emptiness because her origin is "nothingness." They are different in essence, but the same in nature.

In this situation, in order to find a sense of being alive, Ryougi Shiki's solution was to kill.

Therefore, this girl often wanders around at night, just to find someone she can kill.

"Unfortunately, there's no one here to kill." Ryougi Shiki didn't look at Fang Li, but simply said, "However, you definitely won't be bored here."

This statement is also true.

Fang Li's soul space is not empty.

In that boundless ocean, every drop of water records a kind of death.

Although she cannot kill, Ryougi Shiki is experiencing memories that are hundreds or thousands of times more exciting than killing someone almost every moment she is here.

If it were an ordinary person, they would have gone crazy long ago.

Perhaps only those who can accept death as a matter of course, or even understand it, like Fang Li and Ryougi Shiki, can stay here?

"And then?" Ryougi Shiki abruptly changed the subject, asking bluntly, "What are you planning to do here?"

That's what she said, but Ryougi Shiki's tone clearly indicated that she knew the reason behind it all.

Fang Li didn't dislike this cold yet incisive attitude.

Basically, Fang Li is the kind of person who won't care about other people's provocations or cold treatment unless he's in a bad mood.

So Fang Li spoke frankly as well.

Teach me how to use my eyes.

That's right.

This is what Fang Li wants most right now.

Therefore, when Fang Li returned to the Main God Space this time, he neither went to the training ground nor the Trial Tower. Instead, he lay down and fell asleep, using the Holy Mark to exhaust the power of his soul, thus immersing his consciousness in the depths of his own soul.

The purpose was to learn how to use the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.

However, Ryougi Shiki's answer was more straightforward.

"I've said it before, I'm not good at teaching."

Indeed, Ryougi Shiki did say that.

"But..." Fang Li said somewhat indifferently, "You can kill people, can't you?"

Upon hearing this, Ryougi Shiki finally stopped and turned her head to look at Fang Li.

That look in his eyes evoked the image of a predator eyeing its prey.

Then, Ryougi Shiki's indifferent tone began to show a hint of emotion.

"So, you want to fight me to the death?"

At this point, Ryougi Shiki's words began to carry a hint of pleasure.

Clearly, this topic was enough to ignite the girl's passion.

However, Ryougi Shiki still pointed in another direction.

"Aren't you going to deal with that?"

Ryougi Shiki's words made Fang Li lift his eyelids and look ahead.

There, in a void, several cracks were located and were slowly expanding, causing fragments of space to fall down one by one.

Pointing to the shattered space, Ryougi Shiki slowly spoke.

"If you leave that to fend for itself, you'll die sooner or later."

Fang Li was certainly aware of this matter.

But what can we do about it right now?

"Isn't what you're pursuing the essence of your own soul?" Ryougi Shiki said to Fang Li. "In that case, why don't you observe people who have the same nature as you first?"

"Someone with the same characteristics as me?" Fang Li was slightly taken aback.

"That's right." Ryougi Shiki nodded and said, "For example, people who are often accompanied by death."

Fang Li pondered for a moment.