"I was afraid."
In the end, Ye Lin softly uttered those three words.
Ye Xiu did not mock him again. He merely smiled faintly.
"Afraid is afraid."
"What if you're afraid? Then find a way to kill him again, isn't that enough?"
"As long as you're still alive, as long as your life remains, then find a way to kill him again."
"As long as you want to kill him, he will definitely die."
Ye Xiu chuckled, his tone brimming with encouragement.
Every sentence carried a single essence.
Kill him.
"But... I'm not his match."
Bitterness tugged at Ye Lin's lips.
It was his first time encountering such a formidable opponent.
Against the opponents he had met before, he could more or less exchange a few moves with them.
No matter how badly he was outmatched, he had never been this miserable.
But Chu Jingming had truly driven him into despair.
Even when he had lost in the end, Chu Jingming had not gone all out.
He did not know just how strong Chu Jingming truly was.
"Heh, you've come out of it."
Ye Xiu smiled softly at his words.
At this moment, Ye Lin had finally said the words "I can't beat him" aloud.
This time, it was no longer an invincible opponent—he simply could not beat him.
"Go on. Get up. This time, you'll be able to beat him."
"Trust me. Go."
Ye Xiu smiled slightly at Ye Lin, then walked into the distance.
Very soon, his figure vanished from Ye Lin's sight.
"Can I beat him?"
Ye Lin looked at his hands, then at the dim blue space around him.
He muttered to himself, questioning himself.
Yet the confusion in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by resolve.
"Since I'm not dead, then I'll fight one last time."