Chapter 902: 769, why is this sword still broken?_1
Lin Yi confirmed again, "Ready to go down?"
He had seen the sight of Qian Renxue's tail being clutched by Bi Bidong and, of course, knew why Qian Renxue had made this decision.
Qian Renxue nodded her head in a want-to-cry-but-no-tears way, as if she would lose her entire being if the standoff continued for even one more second.
Lin Yi, "It's up to you."
Only then did Bi Bidong let go, and Qian Renxue immediately stood up and walked towards the stage below, her tail following her steps with a jaunty twitch.
Many girls wondered why Qian Renxue's tail was so bouncy and cute when the decorative items they bought just drooped lifelessly behind them.
Little did they know that cuteness came at a price, the elasticity of the tail wasn't due to the tail itself being elastic, but was entirely due to the...sphincter muscle.
Seeing Dragon Lance Douluo waiting anxiously, Lin Yi started giving hints, "The sword in your hand can only unleash its real power if the girl in blue next to you, who is the Fourth Offering, jumps into the pit of fire to sacrifice herself as the Sword Spirit."
Hearing this, Dragon Lance Douluo turned his head to look at the Fourth Offering next to him, only to hear her gulp nervously.
The Fourth Offering asked in a trembling voice, "Should I jump now? May I ask in advance, will I still be alive?"
Lin Yi nodded, "You will, as long as you beat the monster on that level, you can come back to life."
"'You will'"
Those two words sounded so effortless, but right now the Fourth Offering felt a chill all over, her legs trembling non-stop.
Unable to help herself, she raised her hand and asked another question, "Senior Lin Yi, will it hurt when I jump into the pit to make the sacrifice?"
Lin Yi suddenly fell silent.
He slightly furrowed his brows and touched his chin, saying, "If you don't feel anything being burned by fire, it probably won't hurt, probably..."
At these words, the Fourth Offering suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
Lin Yi saw Sister Shi Shi, who was displaying reluctance to jump into the pit for the first time, and the sight was quite amusing to him.
He continued, "There's also the Fifth Offering. The character you transform into needs to be swallowed by the monster on that level first. Then, you must give hints to the character Dragon Lance Douluo turns into from inside the monster's body, so Jing Tian, the character Dragon Lance Douluo changes into, can deliver a fatal blow to the monster."
In the TV drama, the final episode unfolded this way. It was rather sudden, but there was some foreshadowing upfront. However, in this level's challenge, winning was just that easy; all that was needed was for the characters from the original work to fulfill the requirements of the plot.
The Fifth Offering, transformed into Xu Changqing, looked puzzled, "How should I give hints? And if I get swallowed, can I even provide hints?"
Lin Yi, "The setting allows it, the hint is simple, just make a scissor gesture with your hand, don't ask me about the principle, no explanation given."
The Fifth Offering fell silent.
This eighth level really had something special about it. Could it be that without knowing these challenge requirements, the first round was a situation where loss was certain?
At this moment, Dragon Lance Douluo concluded, "Senior Lin Yi, any other requirements?"
Lin Yi, "That's all, the key points focus on the two characters they transform into. As long as they meet the requirements, you are almost guaranteed to win this level."
Dragon Lance Douluo turned to look at the Fourth Offering after hearing this, unable to hold back a pleading look, "So the first thing is, I hope the Fourth Offering can jump into the pit of fire."
The Fourth Offering fumed, "Aren't you just pushing me into the pit of fire?!"
Dragon Lance Douluo was taken aback, then nodded.
While everyone hesitated, he turned to look at Thousand Waves for help, casting a pleading gaze.
Thousand Waves shouted, "Someone, prepare the pit of fire!"
The ready-to-act guards of Martial Soul Hall immediately turned around and not long after, they collectively wheeled over a pit with roaring fire, its flames a blazing orange-red. Just standing beside it was enough to feel the scorching heat washing over them.
The Fourth Offering, transformed into Dragon Hollyhock, couldn't help but step back a few steps. She shook her head slightly and said, "Big brother, can you give me half a minute to study the structure of this body before making me jump into the fire pit?"
Thousand Waves directly sprayed back, "Get lost! Even I didn't get the chance to study, so why should you?!"
No sooner had his words faded than Qian Renxue and Poseissi both cast disdainful glances his way.
Qian Renxue said, "You're old enough to settle down a bit..."
Bi Bidong added, "Yeah, and your grandpa didn't play around as much as you do either."
"What's wrong with me?!"
Just as Qian Renxue was about to retort, Bi Bidong flicked her fox tail, causing her to shudder violently and then fall silent.
Alright, it did seem that his granddaughter was a bit more flirtatious on the surface.
The Fourth Offering looked at Lin Yi, wiping the sweat from her face—though it was unclear if it was from heat or nervousness—and asked, "Senior Lin Yi, is there possibly another way to get a powerful weapon without jumping into the fire pit?"
Lin Yi thought for a moment and nodded, "There is, you can hug that broken sword, then douse yourself with oil and set yourself on fire."
The Fourth Offering murmured dispiritedly, "What's the difference?"
Lin Yi replied, "You don't have to jump into the fire pit."
At this time, Thousand Waves waved his hand, and several guards immediately brought a ladder to the edge of the fire pit, one even inappropriately making a gesture of invitation, making the Fourth Offering really want to kick him.
With a hardening of the heart, she stepped onto the first rung of the ladder but ultimately drew her foot back, asking Lin Yi with a face streaming with cold sweat, "Senior, how long would it approximately take for me to die if I jump in?"
Lin Yi asked, "What do you mean?"
The Fourth Offering replied, "I don't want to watch myself being burnt alive, that process must be agonizing and unbearable."
Lin Yi stroked his chin, "That's easy to handle, Dragon Lance, behead the Fourth Offering, then later throw the body and head into the pit together."
"Yes, senior."
"No need."
The Fourth Offering raised her hand to stop Dragon Lance Douluo's approach, rejecting Lin Yi's kindness.
"It's just jumping into a fire pit, right? Fine, I'll jump!"
She quickly stepped up the ladder to the top, and with a scream, the girl in the blue dress plunged into the flames. Her clothes swiftly turned to ash, and after struggling in the fire pit for a moment, she gradually went silent.
The onlookers couldn't help but display expressions of not being able to bear watching.
Thousand Waves couldn't help but mutter, "Ah, the fourth has met a fitting end, though thankfully, it seemed the suffering didn't last long."
But just then, Dragon Lance Douluo suddenly raised a trembling hand and said to both Lin Yi and Thousand Waves,
"Wait... my sword, I think I forgot to throw it in!"
Lin Yi gazed at the broken sword in Dragon Lance Douluo's hand and lapsed into a brief silence.
Thousand Waves also fell silent.
Everyone at the scene fell silent.
Lin Yi took a deep breath, raised his right hand, and the ashes in the fire pit seemed to have a replay button pressed, as the Fourth Offering reappeared on the stairs.
She exclaimed with excitement, "How about that! It worked, didn't it?"
Suddenly, the Fourth Offering looked at Dragon Lance Douluo with a stiff tone, "Why is the sword still broken?"