Heavenly Mechanism Elder, the Top Scholar, Wenqu Star Li Wenchang

The sounds of crying and laughing were like demonic chants piercing his ears. Chen Silu felt as if his body was about to be torn apart. If he hadn't recently broken through to the Supreme Grandmaster and comprehended some of the power of Fate Pattern, he would probably have died on the spot.

However, even if he didn't die on the spot, he is still feeling unwell.

The Ghost Infant quickly crawled to Chen Silu's front, extremely excited, and moved even faster, just like a child throwing itself into its father's arms.

Chen Silu was trembling all over, his Silu Fate Pattern throbbing wildly within him!

At this very moment, the Astral Fate Pattern is exerting its full power, trying to make Chen Silu comprehend the power it contains.

This is equivalent to a friendly Sequence, which is extremely absurd.

Just then, the Ghost Infant was less than two steps away from him, and a foul stench hit him, making his stomach churn.

The Ghost Infant stretched out a small, grayish-white hand and grabbed Chen Silu's collar.

The hand was pitifully small, the fingers like withered twigs, but the nails were bright red, as if they had just been stained with blood.

At this moment, the Silu Fate Pattern emitted an unprecedented buzz!

A silvery-white starlight burst forth from between Chen Silu's eyebrows. The starlight contained a strange "harmonizing" power, which gently pushed away the little hand of the Ghost Infant that was grabbing his clothes!

After the silvery-white starlight repelled the Ghost Infant, it gradually solidified, forming an elegant longsword. This divine weapon, as if it were a natal weapon, automatically appeared in Chen Silu's hand!

The sword is entirely silver-white, with dense markings engraved on its blade, like a ruler, and every inch of it exudes an extremely precise sharpness.

A silver star stone was embedded in the hilt of the sword, and a soft halo flowed within the star stone, enveloping Chen Silu's entire arm in a thin layer of silver light.

The blade is neither too wide nor too narrow, neither too long nor too short, just right, as if all the "measure" in the world has been forged into this sword.

[Nightmare Eye - The Sword of Checks and Balances:...]

This is a level 50 Legendary artifact, unusable by anyone other than those with the Tianxiang Star Fate Pattern. Furthermore, due to Chen Silu's relatively weak strength, he is unable to unlock all the abilities of the Sword of Checks and Balances!

Xu Lang watched with great envy.

You know, even he doesn't have such top-tier weapons!

The moment Chen Silu grasped the sword hilt, an extremely cool power surged from his palm into his body, spreading along the meridians of his arm and finally converging at his brow, causing Chen Silu's entire sea of consciousness to tremble.

He suddenly understood.

The Silu Star, also known as the Tianxiang, governs proportions and excels at mediating and harmonizing.

He used to use a jade whisk to echo the Tianxiang Star, but only to make a subtle reference.

However, this approach isn't wrong, but it's somewhat off-track and doesn't address the core issue.

The jade whisk is a symbol of courtesy, but the essence of the Tianxiang Star has never been about courtesy.

The Tianxiang is a scale, a ruler, and a compass.

What is needed to enforce rules? A sharp blade!

With the Sword of Checks and Balances in hand, Chen Silu's entire demeanor changed.

The timidity and cowardice that had been emanating from him vanished in an instant, replaced by an extremely cold and sharp aura, as if it were an iron law!

The Ghost Infant's two dark holes stared at the silver light on the Sword of Checks and Balances, and the starlight deep within the holes suddenly seemed to shrink back.

"Such a naughty child deserves a spanking!" Chen Silu's voice was unusually calm, but his usual humor remained.

The Ghost Infant opened its mouth and let out a sharp howl. Its grayish-white body suddenly swelled up, and countless distorted human faces poured out from the cracks.

Those people lunged at Chen Silu, their mouths agape, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.

Chen Silu raised his sword and slashed horizontally.

The Sword of Checks and Balances drew a silver-white arc, which was extremely precise and cut right in the center of everyone's face, giving people an eerie sense of disorientation.

With a single sword strike, everyone's face split open from the middle, turning into countless gray and white fragments.

The arc of light, still carrying momentum, continued its advance, slashing at the Ghost Infant's chest!

The Ghost Infant's body was split in two, and the two halves tumbled in the air, each growing a new half, turning into two identical Ghost Infant. One crawled to the left, and the other to the right, at a speed several times faster than before!

Top-tier Strange Tale are not so easy to kill, even though Chen Silu's current abilities are somewhat effective against Strange Tale.

"A clone?" Chen Silu frowned slightly.

He gripped the Sword of Checks and Balances tightly; the markings on the blade pulsed, each one conveying a message to him!

Everything in the universe has its counterpart, and all things have weaknesses. This is the rule of the world. Sun Wukong had weaknesses, the Peacock Wisdom King had weaknesses, and even the Buddha had weaknesses!

Suddenly, the Sword of Checks and Balances shone brightly with silver light, illuminating every detail of the real dimension with exquisite clarity!

Every wriggle, every split, every attack of the Ghost Infant was exposed to the marks of this sword.

"Three inches to the left!"

Chen Silu drew his sword and thrust it towards the forehead of the Ghost Infant on the left. The tip of the sword pierced into the grayish-white skin, as if it had pierced some kind of core within its body. With a bang, the Ghost Infant exploded into grayish-white fragments all over the sky!

"Seven inches to the right!"

Chen Silu turned around, his sword sweeping across, severing the Ghost Infant on the right in half at the waist!

The two severed body parts still wanted to split apart, but the blade of the Sword of Checks and Balances was covered with a layer of silvery-white "measure" power. That power forcibly severed the Strange Tale rules within the Ghost Infant's body, preventing it from regenerating!

"What? Mystic Eyes of Death Perception?"

Xu Lang was itching to make a move.

If we can find a way to Sword of Checks and Balances, we might be able to break its firewall, which is the prerequisite that only the Tianxiang Star can use it.

"He's still alive?!"

A layer of cold sweat had appeared on Chen Silu's back without him noticing.

Both Ghost Infant were completely killed, but for some reason, he knew that the Ghost Infant were not dead, as if they could be resurrected at any moment.

The darkness is only receding temporarily; it will reappear when the sun sets.

The root of the Strange Tale is not in the real world. To truly suppress them, it takes the players of the Strange Tales Building. Chen Silu and his group's defeat of the Strange Tale was essentially a violent breakthrough, and this method can never eradicate Strange Tale.

After searching everywhere without finding the source of the strange premonition, Chen Silu raised his head and looked in the direction of Baili Tu.

Baili Tu's situation was the worst.

After Skin Marries Bone's resentment and hatred were devoured by Baili Tu, the Urban Legend Power invaded Seven Kills Fate Pattern.

The bright red color, like ink dropped into clear water, is spreading rapidly.

Baili Tu stood leaning on his spear, trembling all over. The blood seeping from his seven orifices had turned into an eerie bright red, and the veins on his forehead bulged out like earthworms wriggling under his skin.

He saw a woman in a red dress standing in front of him, a frozen smile on her face.

"Come, put on this dress." The woman held up the wedding gown, her voice hoarse yet ethereal. "If you put it on for me, I won't bother you anymore!"

This isn't a wedding dress; it's just Skin Marries Bone!

Baili Tu knew this perfectly well, but he just couldn't bring himself to dress Skin Marries Bone!

The Seven Kills Fate Pattern is too deeply corrupted; the killing intent is being gradually eroded by an extremely profound fear!

What happened?

Chen Silu couldn't see Skin Marries Bone, but he knew that Baili Tu's current situation was very abnormal.

Furthermore, because of Baili Tu's murderous aura, he dared not approach to investigate.

Just as Baili Tu's hand left the spear and he was about to step forward to help Skin Marries Bone clothes, his eyes suddenly widened, blood and tears streaming from them. Then he bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the spear tip!

The moment he spat out that mouthful of blood, his cultivation level regressed by more than ten years, but it was all worth it!

Blood mingled with the spear, causing the spear's power to surge, pulling him out of his reverie!

With a twist of the wrist, the spear shot out like a dragon!

Baili Tu pierced Skin Marries Bone's chest with a single spear thrust!

However, Skin Marries Bone has now Fusion with Baili Tu's Fate Pattern, and when this spear is thrust out, it seems to have directly pierced the core of the Seven Kills Fate Pattern!

"Ugh~~~"

Baili Tu suddenly bent over, spitting out a torrent of blood, thick and sticky like a waterfall!

"Brother Baili!" Chen Silu's expression changed drastically. The Sword of Checks and Balances shone brightly with silver light, but it revealed nothing. It was as if Baili Tu was harming himself, rather than something else hurting him!

But how could that be!

Baili Tu's vision was filled with crimson, and Skin Marries Bone appeared before him once again!

Skin Marries Bone reached out and stroked Baili Tu's cheek. Her palm was cool and soft, carrying an irresistible tenderness.

"You're very tired." Skin Marries Bone's voice echoed in Baili Tu's mind, heart, soul, and Fate Pattern: "Sleep, fall asleep, and you won't be tired anymore."

Baili Tu's consciousness rapidly sank into oblivion.

No one expected that this most ferocious and strongest killer would fall the fastest.

On the other side.

Shentu's mysterious domain was fully unleashed, and four city gates rose from the Void.

Wang Yi's chess game was collapsing. The patterns on the pieces crumbled the moment the city gate appeared. He raised his hand to place another piece, but the white piece he was holding exploded into dust the moment it touched the ground.

"It's useless." Shentu slowly stood up, his dark golden vertical pupils regaining their light. "Your limited vision cannot confine this city."

Shentu and Yulei are based on ancient gods. They are exceptionally talkative, which is quite different from ordinary Strange Tale. Although their killing rules are powerful and invincible, they may spare some mortals due to their personalities.

That's right, even the most ordinary mortals, as long as they figure out some of the behavioral logic of the two ghosts and gods, actually have a chance to escape.

Wang Yi looked down at his trembling hands.

The nails on all ten fingers were split open, and the skin on the fingertips was peeling off in pieces.

"A city... certainly can't contain it, but you don't want what's inside to get out, right? So, I'll just break down the door!"

He raised his right hand with all his strength, and there was a sunspot filled with starlight on his palm, with the word "" engraved on it.

"East Gate, breached!"

The black pieces explode.

The plaque with the word "" on the east gate shattered, and a gap opened in the city gate!

This Wang Yi is truly an extremely clever man. Not only did he make the right strategic move by attacking the gate first, but he was also equally adept tactically, discovering that the gate's weakness was the plaque!

Shentu was furious. He swept his short halberd across, sending Wang Yi flying!

Enraged, he abandoned his magic and slapped her across the face!

Shentu stood before the shattered East Gate, his dark golden vertical pupils radiating light as he rapidly repaired the city gate.

Another battlefield.

Yulei's short halberd cracked deeper and deeper, but his attacks grew fiercer, as if he didn't care at all about his weapon breaking.

This gave Lin Zhao a bad feeling.

The halberd came down again, and she parried with her sword. Her knees buckled suddenly, and she was forced to kneel on the ground, her hands split open and blood gushing out.

"You can't withstand the next strike." The dark red light in Yulei's vertical pupils flickered uncertainly, his killing intent even stronger than Shentu's.

It raised its short halberd, and a dark red blade of light condensed at its tip!

Clang!

Two longswords blocked the halberd strike!

Yulei had anticipated this. Looking down at Qin Chuan and Lin Zhao, he raised his halberd again without any emotion.

This battlefield is a two-against-one situation.

Four battlefields, four fierce battles.

With the Skin Marries Bone and the Ghost Infant forced to retreat, Yulei and Shentu firmly held the upper hand.

Baili Tu finally dropped his spear.

He knelt on the ground, the bright red blood vessels in his seven orifices growing thicker and thicker, the Skin Marries Bone already pressed against his back, his hands wrapped around his neck, his lips close to his ear.

"My lord, do you wish to rest, or would you like me to get dressed?"

Both choices lead to death, and making no choice also leads to death.

Baili Tu's eyelids were drooping.

"What a show!"

Just then, a soft laugh came from the horizon.

The laughter was extremely old, carrying a sense of having seen it all.

"It's so lively here?" another voice rang out, gentle as a spring breeze.

Two figures descended from the horizon, stepping through the air.

One of them was dressed in a blue robe, with his hair tied up in a high bun, and a thin face. He held a constantly spinning Compass in his hand, with star trails flowing around it, like a Milky Way.

His eyes were extremely peculiar; his left eye was as black as ink, and his right eye was as white as snow. The alternation between black and white seemed to allow him to see through the intertwining of time and fate.

This person was none other than the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, the Heavenly Mechanism Elder.

The other man, dressed as a middle-aged Confucian scholar, held a scroll of bamboo slips covered with densely packed characters that seemed to move like tadpoles, as if they were alive.

Li Wenchang, the former top scholar of the Xuanwu Dynasty Wenqu Star.

The Heavenly Mechanism Elder turned the Compass in his hand, his clear black and white eyes sweeping across the battlefield and landing on Shentu's Baili Tu.

In an instant, Baili Tu's injuries stopped, as if the old man's observation itself possessed a kind of power.

"Brother Wenqu, this is troublesome, and we need your help," said the Heavenly Mechanism Elder Secrets.

Li Wenchang nodded, unfolded the bamboo slip, and a word "zhen" flew out from the slip and was printed into the heart of Baili Tu Mei.

The moment the characters entered his body, the smile of the woman in red in Baili Tu's illusion suddenly froze, then, like ink diluted by water, it gradually blurred and dissipated.

"Literature can convey the Way and also ward off evil." Li Wenchang gathered the bamboo slips. "Whether it is murderous intent or fear, they are all 'images.' If you cling to images, you will find yourself far away even when things are close at hand. If you do not cling to images, all methods will remain."

Baili Tu suddenly opened his eyes.

The crimson color in his Fate Pattern was forcibly stripped away, causing him to groan in pain. But after the pain subsided, his Fate Pattern became clearer than ever before, and the crimson light shone brightly once more!

"Thank you..." Baili Tu's lips moved.

"No need to thank me, we're practically family." Li Wenchang chuckled and said, "I never expected the infamous Baili the Butcher to be so polite."

However, in the next second, Baili Tu froze, a deep and unforgettable sense of horror suddenly rising in his heart!

"You haven't answered me yet, my husband~" Skin Marries Bone nestled against Baili Tu's back, smiling sweetly.

Want to erase the Strange Tale curse? Do you think you're Dormitory Building?!

Skin Marries Bone's bond with Baili Tu is too deep, so deep that Xu Lang can't break it using conventional methods!