Awakening, Out-of-Body

The moment Lu Li pulled the trigger, he knew his shot would hit.

Sure enough, the bullet whistled out and pierced the enemy's thigh, and the enemy screamed as he fell to the ground.

This is a precise strike based on information gathered subconsciously, often referred to as "the gun is in the mind," requiring extremely high talent.

Lu Li cocked the bolt, aimed at the new target, and pulled the trigger.

The bullet whistled through the air, and a soldier holding a Garand rifle was shot in the forehead, blood spurting out a long distance.

"Fun."

Lu Li rediscovered the joy of shooting after a long time and successfully drew the enemy's attention.

Such sharpshooting! Lieutenant Ford realized this was a big fish and immediately shouted for all the soldiers to move in this direction.

Lu Li was happy to lead them away from their companions.

But he couldn't hold on alone, and he was soon trapped behind a rock.

By this time, the enemy's shouts could be heard, and bullets whistled through the air, causing explosions all around.

Lu Li against the mountain rock, gazing through the tree branches at the gradually fading blue sky.

"Butterfly Dream" is coming to an end soon, and some of the companions may not even be real people. It's okay to sell them off now, there seems to be no need to go to such lengths.

But Lu Li was unwilling; even if it was just a dream, he wanted these people to have a good ending.

Even if it's just a dream, he wants to make that idiot officer on the other side pay the price!

Lu Li has been watching the one that launches signal flares to call in a "precision airstrike" for a long time.

However, this creature was unusually cautious, remaining hidden in thick cover the entire time, never revealing its hands or feet.

Moreover, the enemy had completely surrounded them, and two soldiers had even circled around to encircle them, raising their guns to fire.

Lu Li immediately raised his gun and fired. After firing the first shot, he didn't even look back, immediately bolted the magazine and fired another shot!

The two soldiers who had circled behind him were almost simultaneously shot in the chest and abdomen, their bodies bursting into blood. They groaned and fell to the ground.

Lu Li had a chance to catch his breath, but when he pulled the bolt, he found he was out of bullets!

Meanwhile, the mottled black spots in the sky grew larger and larger.

I don't have much time left, it seems I have no choice but to let that officer go.

Just then, Lieutenant Ford, holding a large megaphone, shouted in a strangely accented Xia Language:

"Before we end, I'd like to ask you, are you going to surrender?"

The guy stood sideways behind a tree, completely hidden, with only a pistol with an unusually thick barrel exposed at his waist.

Lu Li recognized it at a glance—it was the "signal gun" used to call in an air raid!

He suddenly had a great idea, but he was out of bullets...

"Bullet..."

With a strange expression, Lu Li reached into his pocket and pulled out a 7.62 bullet, the very one "Shuangxi" had given him earlier.

"It can only be said to be fate."

Loading the bullet into the chamber, Lu Li held the gun to his forehead, took a deep breath, leaned forward abruptly, fired, and then retreated back into cover without looking back.

Lieutenant Ford could clearly feel a bullet whizzing past his waist.

He hid tightly behind the tree, naturally unharmed, and even joked:

"Oh, our sharpshooter missed!"

No sooner had I finished speaking than I smelled a pungent odor of smoke. It turned out that the signal flare had been knocked to the ground.

The signal flare was also ignited, and billowing red smoke shot out.

"Damn it!"

Lieutenant Ford stomped his foot twice, then paused, looked up at the sky, and said:

"F... uck!"

The familiar roar of engines echoed through the sky as the pirate fighter flew over.

A group of soldiers waved their hands repeatedly at the sky, indicating that it was a mistake and no support was needed.

Some people, realizing something, took off running, not daring to linger for even a moment.

Fighter jets fly at speeds of 500 to 600 kilometers per hour and are only 200 to 300 meters above the ground. In those days, there were no advanced optical sights. It was good enough if they could distinguish between a human and a ghost, let alone see them in such detail.

The pirate fighter jet swooped down and opened fire on the area of red smoke without saying a word.

The machine guns swept across like a torrential downpour, and Lieutenant Ford, along with countless soldiers, was instantly riddled with bullets, which flew everywhere.

A few survivors clutched their severed limbs and internal organs, wailing in agony—a scene straight out of hell on earth.

"Phew, my mind is clear now~"

Lu Li smiled as he watched the world vanish into nothingness.

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His consciousness surged rapidly, Lu Li instantly awoke.

The thought instantly connected with the puppet, and the flying swords responded to the call, surrounding their master.

Internal Breath surged, mental energy exploded... the power returned!

Lu Li was relieved, but when he took out his phone, he was very surprised:

"It only took one minute???"

Only one minute had passed since I entered the Butterfly Dream!

Looking again at his hand, the "War of National Defense Commemorative Medal" had disappeared.

Also disappearing were the prosthetic leg and... the father's ashes.

The "Butterfly Dream" is mysterious, but it is ultimately just a dream, and logically, such an unusual phenomenon should not occur.

But looking back on all his experiences, Lu Li couldn't be sure whether it was real or an illusion.

Fortunately, my father has returned to his roots and is surrounded by family, which is a good ending.

"This is what you wanted, isn't it... Thank you for sending the prosthesis, it's been a huge help."

"May there be reincarnation and a next life over there, so you can live again."

Lu Li murmured a few words, then his eyes shone with a star-like brilliance.

With everything settled, my heart's ailment gone, and filled with fervor and passion, it's time to unleash my full potential!

Calm the restless mind and you will achieve enlightenment; rein in the wandering will and you will transform into a dragon.

From the initial stages of Spirit Refinement to the stage of Embryonic Breathing, the key is to maintain a state of "stillness".

Once you've "settled" down, it's time to "move"!

Through a "butterfly dream," Lu Li personally experienced the immense grief and regret of her great-grandfather from back then;

He then reversed all his fates, and in the end, he even outmaneuvered the officer, his emotions rising and falling like a rollercoaster.

Finally, he relieved his heartache over his father's ashes, and after a period of intense emotions, he calmed down.

This transition between activity and stillness, this moment of both excitement and tranquility, is precisely the opportune moment!

Lu Li's eyes narrowed, his pupils shining brightly like the North Star!

The next second, a light appeared under the skin at the "Acupoint Yintang between his eyebrows, flickering as if something was wriggling.

This is the Divine Soul trying to leave the body through this acupoint, but it is being held back tightly by the brain.

Next, a fierce effort is needed to forcibly pull the Divine Soul out.

This action will definitely cause enormous harm to both the body and mind.

But Lu Li was already fully prepared, and roared on the spot:

"Out!!!"

Suddenly, the ball of light between his eyebrows leaped outward, breaking free from the countless interconnected arcs of electricity, and instantly appeared outside his body!

In that instant, blood flowed from Lu Li's head, and it felt as if a firecracker had exploded in his head. Even a Marrow Cleansing Martial Artist would surely die.

If one can withstand rifle bullets through Martial Arts blood transfusion, even if their internal organs aren't that strong, they certainly won't be too bad, and they can completely withstand the damage of having their Divine Soul torn from their body.

The terrifying regenerative power brought by the powerful physique immediately began to heal the wounds, and the cells roared as they rapidly healed.

Meanwhile, the departed Divine Soul is also undergoing a test.

This is a consciousness that has left the body and detached from the central nervous system, and is coming to the outside world for the first time.

Anyone with even a slight weakness in their mind or a wavering will will instantly collapse like a bubble.

At that point, consciousness will dissipate, and the person will become a vegetable.

With Lu Li Kunlun Mirror paving the way, spiritual energy solidifying his foundation, and his willpower needing no further explanation.

Its Divine Soul quickly adapted to the external environment and condensed into a bright white ball of light the size of a fist.

"I broke through, and I broke free."

What was broken through was not a new realm, but rather shackles and constraints.