Lin Qiye had broken through.
Having witnessed Jiang Er's disappearance, An Qingyu's betrayal, brothers killing each other, Cao Yuan's death... Lin Qiye's heart had long since become a dead stillness. Like a drowning man submerged in despair and pain, he had sunk alone into the darkness.
To outsiders, he was merely trapped by the "Heart Barrier," like a sluggish patient. But no one else in the world could feel the sorrow hidden beneath those lonely, silent eyes.
Lin Qiye knew he had to take that step. So long as he did not break through the "Heart Barrier," he would forever be useless... and the only thing he could do was abandon everything from the past, bury that pain and despair forever in his heart, and use them to take one step into the Human Apex.
But the moment Shen Qingzhu appeared, everything changed.
Lin Qiye had thought he had already lost everything... but now, he had Cool Bro. The instant Cool Bro stood beside him, all the pain that had built up in his heart melted away. Like the only ray of light in a dark, despairing world, he pulled Lin Qiye back from the abyss of self-denial and struggle.
Just as Wu Quan had said, Cool Bro had once been his salvation... and now, he was Lin Qiye's as well.
It was a thread of hope amid despair, the one glimpse of light at the end of a road. Under this unprecedented surge of emotion, the "Heart Barrier" of pain pressing down on Lin Qiye's heart was as fragile as paper.
To break through the "Heart Barrier," perhaps all it took was one person, one sentence. Simple, yet impossible to seek.
"...Brother Qing Zhu?"
Wu Quan stood to one side, staring blankly at that familiar yet unfamiliar back as