Run Sheng exerted all his strength to tear through the barrier, not with the intention of saving the two sisters, but because he knew that when Yin Meng truly woke up, she wouldn't like what he was about to do.
Faced with the chance of survival, the sisters instantly lost the will to die, and immediately ran towards Run Sheng, escaping through the rift in the Ghost Miasma he held open.
Yin Meng's arm moved sideways, her finger pointing at Run Sheng.
The same Illusion Realm as before was cast upon Run Sheng.
Then, Yin Meng walked that way, her steps slow but incredibly fast, akin to Lin Shuyou's Three-step Praise, but with an even more ghostly grace.
In an instant, Yin Meng was in front of Run Sheng, raising her hand again towards the sisters who had already escaped from the Ghost Miasma and were still fleeing.
Yin Meng did not show an obsession to kill the sisters but presented the necessity to do so, as if she needed something from them.
"Clang!"
The shovel struck down, not at Yin Meng's head, but aimed at her shoulder. If it hit, Yin Meng would lose an arm, along with a large chunk of flesh from her chest side and outer thigh.
Not fatal, but crippling.
Run Sheng did not wish to kill her, but he could accept her being crippled.
After all, Run Sheng didn't mind; he could take care of her, which was a very rational kind of merciful benevolence.
At the last moment before the shovel struck, Yin Meng dodged. It didn't seem like she moved herself, but more as if an invisible hand forcibly pulled her away.
Just like when she emerged from the grave earlier, she had first extended a hand, and looking back, it seemed someone had pulled her out of the grave.
The shovel missed, but Run Sheng was not discouraged as he continued to swing the shovel sideways.
The height of the swing was lowered, targeting not a waist chop but a limb amputation.
Yin Meng retreated again, still with that unnatural movement, this force not emanating from within.
Run Sheng cracked his neck, producing a series of crisp sounds.
The Illusion Technique that had once greatly shocked the Liang Sisters seemed to have no effect on Run Sheng.
And indeed, it didn't, because Run Sheng could manage without using his brain.
When you don't use your brain, any "flowery words" become ineffective against you.
All of this stemmed from that wave of the Dream Ghost, where Run Sheng, lost in the Dream, refrained from acting against Xiao Yuan once his Qi Gate was wide open.
Since then, Run Sheng grew increasingly convinced of the act of "not using the brain."
He not only figured it out himself but would often share his insights with Yin Meng, frequently advising her not to use her brain either.
Fools have their unique understanding of the world, but in any way, as long as you can understand deeply, it's a completely different interpretation of the world.
Besides, Run Sheng was really not a fool.
Previously, Zhao Yi had made a "Li Zhiyuan" puppet at a great cost, deceiving everyone except Run Sheng.
In the Ghost Miasma set by the Judge, Run Sheng stood at the spot where Xiao Yuan would enter from outside the Ghost Miasma early on.
Afterwards, the others thought it was due to Run Sheng's unique bond with Xiao Yuan, something akin to telepathy.
But there was also a possibility that now Run Sheng... had increasingly been able to see through illusions.
Of course, one can't blame others for not noticing because even Run Sheng himself didn't realize, he now had this ability.
Simplicity of the mind is also a form of clarity.
The shovel swung out again, but Run Sheng didn't know what changes had occurred with Yin Meng, he only knew that the person in front of him was not Yin Meng.
Yet, despite several attacks, all missed as the opponent was too fast, and no matter how fiercely Run Sheng erupted, he couldn't touch her.
Soon, the scene fell into this kind of awkward dynamic stalemate.
Yin Meng was now very powerful; just a glance earlier nearly buried the flower sisters, yet she seemed helpless against the Run Sheng before her.
After a period of stalemate, Yin Meng halted, stopped moving, and opened her mouth as if to speak.
Run Sheng didn't want to hear her talk now; he swung the shovel directly down.
The words were interrupted and left unsaid, but the blood in her mouth spurted out, instantly turning into a blood mist with countless seals flickering within, enveloping Run Sheng.
Run Sheng's Qi Gate was wide open, inevitably absorbing the blood mist.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
The dense sound of explosions emanated from within Run Sheng's body, forcing him to step back, yet the expected situation of his body exploding didn't happen, though small holes appeared from which Evil Qi emanated.
When Uncle Qin first taught Run Sheng the "Qin's Jiao Observation Method," it was tailor-made for him as a dark path. With the Undersea True Monarch Temple's madness and the nourishment under the Peach Forest, this dark path became increasingly bizarre.
This method was only suitable for Run Sheng, unable to be practiced by anyone else, lacking inheritability.
In Zhao Yi's words, unless you have absolute power to crush it, otherwise he can always stand there, a solid barrier in the eyes of his teammates, truly annoying in the view of his enemies.
During the Three Incense event, when the Tomb Master had possessed someone, they had the power to explode everyone present, including Run Sheng.
This was because of the quality of this physical body provided by the Tomb Master, allowing the manipulator behind to exert maximum strength.
But Yin Meng... her talent was just too poor.
If Yin Meng's talent wasn't so poor and more normal, Run Sheng at this moment might not even be able to stand.
Even though the blood, vomited out with seals and spell, indeed caused significant damage to Run Sheng, if this continues, Yin Meng will surely be the first to collapse.
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