Zhao Ling'er Awakens, and an Illusion Martial Practitioner's Light of Contract Descends!
Lin Yueru first recounted the general plot of the first Legend of the Legend of Sword and Fairy 1 from her own perspective.
The story begins with a martial arts contest to choose a husband, then follows how she falls in love with Li Xiaoyao, how she becomes sisters with Zhao Ling'er, and finally dies in the Demon Locking Tower to save Zhao Ling'er and Lin Yueru.
"At that time, I hadn't awakened yet, and I didn't know that I was constantly Reincarnation, because with each Reincarnation, my memories would be erased, like drinking the Meng Po's Soup."
"Having experienced the agony of death time and time again, Zhao Ling'er awakened in one of her Reincarnation."
Jiang Qiluo asked, "What does 'awakening' mean?"
"It's like retaining memories, being Revive," Lin Yueru explained.
Ling Yi murmured, "So that's how it is!"
"Was it Zhao Ling'er who told you the truth about the world's constant Reincarnation of resets, so you also awakened?"
Lin Yueru nodded. "Yes, according to Zhao Ling'er, I didn't awaken all at once. It was through countless efforts, repeatedly telling me the truth in my Reincarnation, that I finally awakened."
"But that's not the worst part!" Lin Yueru glanced at Li Xiaoyao.
"The most terrifying thing is that no matter how hard we try, we can't escape our inevitable death. I will still die in the Demon Locking Tower, Ling'er will still die in the final battle with the Water Magical Beast."
"The only one who survived was this guy."
Li Xiaoyao didn't speak, but his brows were furrowed, and he looked worried and distressed.
" Ling'er and I have tried almost everything to break the Reincarnation. We killed the Moon Worship Sect Leader ahead of time, and we also exhausted everything to make Li Xiaoyao stronger ahead of schedule."
"Even Ling'er and I voluntarily joined the Moon Worship Sect."
"But the final outcome won't change; when it comes to the crucial moment, our bodies will become uncontrollable."
"Yes, me too. I knew I would die from the poison of the Moon Worship Sect, but I couldn't stop it. I could only wait to die." Jiang Qiluo nodded in agreement.
Where exactly did Zhao Ling'er go?
Lin Yueru continued, "After countless Reincarnation, Ling'er and I have given up hope, so we've decided to let nature take its course and stop trying."
"Until, after countless Reincarnation, the story reached the point where Li Xiaoyao brought Zhao Ling'er to Suzhou City, when I was holding a martial arts contest to find a husband."
"My body was completely out of my control as I fought Li Xiaoyao in the arena. With my strength at the time, I could have easily Instant Kill Li Xiaoyao in one move."
"Having gone through countless Reincarnation, although one's cultivation level cannot Reincarnation, one's cultivation realm can be brought back. With a little cultivation, one can become the strongest in this world."
"Back then, Zhao Ling'er and I could fight to a draw, let alone the Moon Worship Sect Leader, the Water Magical Beast, or even the Heavenly Emperor of the God Realm."
Wow, that's incredible! He could even hold his own against the Heavenly Emperor of the God Realm? That's a being in the Chinese Paladin World, comparable to the Ancestor Hongjun, the controller of the Heavenly Dao.
"But no matter how strong I am, it's useless; I will still be defeated by Li Xiaoyao."
"But this time, before my duel with Li Xiaoyao even began, a golden light suddenly emanated from Zhao Ling'er, and then Zhao Ling'er disappeared."
Jiang Qiluo asked, "Are you saying that Zhao Ling'er was taken away by a golden light? Could it be that she was Jieyin to the God Realm?"
"No, Zhao Ling'er told me before she disappeared that this was the Light of Contract, coming from outside the world."
Ling Yi instantly understood that the Light of Contract must be the Light of Contract used by Illusion Martial Practitioner to bind the Illusion Spirit in the Fantasy World when they awaken at the age of 16.
It is estimated that Ye Ling'er was awakening at that time and happened to have Contract with Zhao Ling'er.
" The Light of Contract? Beyond this world? So, you're saying the princess left this world for another?" Jiang Qiluo asked, frowning.
If Lin Yueru said is true, then she may truly never find the princess again.
"Yes!" Lin Yueru nodded.
"With Ling'er gone, the story has Changes drastically. All stories about Ling'er have been erased, but the story about me and Li Xiaoyao continues."
Is this why Li Xiaoyao skipped all the previous plot points and was directly taken to Suzhou City by the giant bird?
"However, after Ling'er disappeared, the number of Awakened increased, and golden light from Contract appeared continuously, taking away the lives of people in this world."
"After hundreds of cycles of Reincarnation, the number of Awakened in this world has exceeded one-tenth."
"Among these Awakened are elderly women buying groceries, soldiers in the army, and accomplished cultivators, such as the Wine Sword Immortal of Mount Shu and the God of War from the God Realm."
"I know that the Light of Contract is the key for me to escape Reincarnation and leave this world, but so far, the Light of Contract has not descended upon me," Lin Yueru some frustration.
"So, why did you kill me?"
Lin Yueru rolled her eyes at him, completely ignoring Li Xiaoyao, and continued speaking to herself, "I'm not reconciled. I'll use my free time outside of reading stories to find other ways to leave this world."
"I thought I wouldn't gain anything, but unexpectedly, there really is a way to leave this world..."
Just then, a golden light descended from the sky and landed directly on Lin Yueru.
Lin Yueru first, then exclaimed with delight, "It's my Contract golden light!"
However, Ling Yi was still waiting for Lin Yueru explain things. He also had many questions he wanted to ask Lin Yueru: How could he possibly allow Lin Yueru to be bound to another person as Illusion Spirit?
With a thought, he directly activated his True Word ability, the Colonisers.
The next moment, Lin Yueru transformed into a streak of light and rushed towards Ling Yi, entering Ling Yi's Phantom Demon Space and becoming Ling Yi's Phantom Demon.
The golden light of the Contract probably never expected that something like this would happen.
Someone actually intercepted the Contract target halfway through.
The golden light of the Contract trembled slightly before locking onto Jiang Qiluo.
"This won't work either." Ling Yi forcibly formed Contract with Jiang Qiluo again.
He was, after all, the first NPC I encountered in this Fantasy World; how could I possibly let another Illusion Martial Practitioner form Contract with him?
Ling Yi had assumed that the golden light from the Contract would transfer to Li Xiaoyao.
After all, there were only a few people present, but not many.
The golden light of the Contract remained trembling in place, neither disappearing nor locking onto Li Xiaoyao.
Ling Yi grabbed Li Xiaoyao and threw him directly into the golden light of the Contract.
However, Li Xiaoyao passed right through the golden light without being affected by it.
Ling Yi seemed to be deep in thought, and murmured, "Could it be that the golden light of the Contract only Contract Awakened in the Fantasy World, and the golden light of the Contract cannot lock onto those who are not awakened?"
Moreover, it now appears that the scope of Contract Golden Light's activities is limited.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be trembling in place; instead, they would be re-locking onto the other Awakened in this world.
But there are no Awakened left at the scene!
After trembling for a few minutes, the golden light of the Contract began to fade and eventually disappeared.
I wonder which unlucky soul in the real world is awakening the Illusion Martial Practitioner.
This round of Contract didn't succeed, and it's unclear whether it can be considered a failure.