Chapter 1735: Unveiling the Truth! This Is All Fake!

The next six years were the most arduous yet also the most fulfilling in Ye Li's life.

Xu Jingming said what he meant and did what he said; his training could be called brutal.

At five in the morning, physical limit training—weighted cross-country, obstacle traversal, impact resistance practice......

Each item challenged the physiological limits of the young Ye Li.

Ye Li never uttered a single complaint, never shed a tear.

She gritted her teeth, time and again breaking through her own limits.

Xu Jingming spoke sternly, but Ye Li could feel his warmth toward her.

This tall, solemn man, who seemed to know no fatigue.

Gradually became the sole light and reliance in her dim world.

As for how she addressed him, she did not know when it started, but from "Uncle Xu" it had become "Brother Xu".

Xu Jingming protested a few times, but his protests were ineffective.

Time flew by, and the little girl from back then shot up like a bamboo sprout.

On her sixteenth birthday, Ye Li underwent the psychic awakening ceremony at school.

When the fierce, sun-like golden flames rose from her palms.

Illuminating the entire school, radiating awe-inspiring immense energy, the whole venue was stunned.

"SSS-rank psychic—Solar True Fire!"

The examiner's voice trembled with excitement.

"Brother Xu, I succeeded."

After the ceremony ended, Ye Li found Xu Jingming wiping his weapons at the edge of the training field.

The sixteen-year-old maiden had grown into a graceful and elegant figure.

Her height neared Xu Jingming's shoulders; the simple training uniform could not conceal her slender build.

Long-term training had given her a well-proportioned, powerful physique, her skin a healthy wheat tone.

Her ponytail was tied high, revealing a smooth forehead and slender neck.

The baby fat on her once-childish face had faded.

Her features were clear and beautiful, her nose bridge high and straight, her lips a lovely red.

Most striking were her eyes, still clear.

But the childhood chill and numbness were gone.

In their place came agility, and only when looking at Xu Jingming did she reveal dependence and warmth.

"Mm, congratulations."

Xu Jingming smiled.

As expected of Senior Sister Ye Li, whether in reality or in dreams, she is equally outstanding.

After the news of Ye Li's awakening of SSS-rank psychic power spread, the nation was shaken.

Major top psychic academies, the military, and powerful aristocratic factions all extended olive branches.

Offering the most favorable conditions.

Yet she still chose to remain by Xu Jingming's side, not attending any academy.

Regarding her willful action.

The major academies were not angry.

Instead, they arranged the top instructors to come to Jian'an City for one-on-one tutoring.

Thus,

Her strength grew at an astonishing speed.

Her control of SSS-rank psychic Solar True Fire was miraculous, her battle record illustrious.

At twenty, she had become the youngest Law Saint in national history!

Xu Jingming watched her grow, feeling gratified.

Yet the complex emotions deep in his eyes grew heavier day by day.

He knew the moment to reveal the plan was drawing ever closer.

A few days later, on a night of torrential rain.

Ye Li, drenched to the skin, burst into Xu Jingming's single dormitory.

Her body trembled slightly, not from cold, but from some emotion she was desperately suppressing.

"Brother Xu."

Ye Li spoke, her clear, pleasant voice turning slightly hoarse:

"I recently uncovered a ten-year-old surveillance recording."

"Although the footage is blurry, although that figure disguised himself."

Ye Li's breathing began to quicken, faint golden flames flickering around her:

"But I recognize that build, those habitual movements—it's you."

She suddenly raised her hand; her smartwatch projected a fragment of an image.

A dim villa living room, a black shadow flashed past, Ye Li's parents collapsed silently.

At the moment that black shadow turned and departed, the side profile of its face bore seven-tenths resemblance to Xu Jingming.

"Moreover."

Ye Li's voice trembled, her usual clear and determined eyes now bloodshot:

"I have combed through all the Night Watch files from ten years ago in Jian'an City.

There is no such person as Xu Jingming! There is also no record of the Blood Demon!

No! All your information and investigators are fabricated!

Say! Who exactly are you?!

Ye Li almost roared it out, tears uncontrollably gushing from her eye sockets.

But upon touching her cheek, they were evaporated into white vapor by the high temperature.

Is it you... who killed my parents?!

The room fell into dead silence.

Only the low hum of 'buzz' emitted when the True Sun Fire burns.

And Ye Li's suppressed, broken gasps.

Little Li.

Xu Jingming raised his head, his black eyes reflecting the sky-full of golden flames.

The corner of his mouth actually slowly curved into a gentle smile:

You have grown up, able to find the truth on your own.

Ye Li's pupils constricted sharply.

That's right.

Xu Jingming nodded, his voice calm to the point of terror: Your parents, I killed them.

Boom——!!!

Ye Li's True Sun Fire erupted completely out of control!

Golden fire pillars shot into the sky, dyeing half the night sky as bright as day!

Countless citizens of Jian'an City looked up in terror, thinking the apocalypse had arrived.

Why? Why?!

Ye Li's voice completely collapsed, tears mixed with fire streaming wildly across her face:

For these ten years you taught me to train, you accompanied me in growing stronger.

You made me believe you were the only person I could rely on!

As it turns out, you have been deceiving me from the very beginning?!

You killed my parents, then pretended to save me, nurturing me?!

Xu Jingming! What exactly do you want?!

Are you enjoying playing with me?!

Do you feel pleased watching me worship and rely on you like a clown?!

Her questions grew more and more shrill.

The True Sun Fire raged wildly with her emotional fluctuations.

The floor of the room began to melt, distant building glass shattering in sheets.

Xu Jingming stood in the center of the sea of fire.

The edges of his uniform were curled by the high heat, but he still stood ramrod straight.

Because this is not real, senior sister.

He suddenly spoke, his voice penetrating the fire's roar:

All of this, Jian'an City, the Night Watchers, your parents, are merely a dream.

You have been immersed in the dream woven by the Dream-Binding Pearl.

Xu Jingming stepped forward, his gaze blazing as he stared at her:

It's time to wake up, Senior Sister Ye Li.

Teacher Shuangguan is still waiting for you outside, and Lord Xiyue is also here.

That guy, the Lord of Blazing Heaven, is probably already preparing the Yan Alliance Judgment Court.

If we don't go back now, things will get troublesome.

Ye Li stared blankly at him, as if she couldn't understand what he was saying.

After a few seconds, she suddenly burst out laughing.

That laugh started low, then grew louder and louder.

Increasingly tragic, finally turning into hysterical mad laughter.

Dream? Teacher? Lord Xiyue? Yan Alliance Judgment Court?

She laughed until she doubled over, yet her tears flowed even more fiercely:

Xu Ge, turns out you've been crazy all along.

No wonder you never mentioned the past...

She slowly raised her right hand, palm aimed at Xu Jingming.

The True Sun Fire in her hand condensed into a brilliant golden long spear, the tip aimed at his heart.

But it doesn't matter.

Ye Li's face showed a smile almost gentle in its misery:

Kill you, and I will go join my father and mother; this nightmare should also end.

Xu Jingming did not dodge.

He even opened his arms, closed his eyes, his face still bearing that smile of release.

Go ahead, senior sister.

He said softly, hoping this would let you wake up.

Pfft—!

The golden spear pierced his chest without any obstruction.

The true fire of the sun erupted from within, instantly reducing his body to ashes.

Xu Jingming finally glanced at Ye Li.

His lips moved slightly, silently uttering two words:

"Goodbye."

Then he turned into countless points of light that scattered across the sky.

Ye Li stared blankly at the empty training ground.

She watched the golden spear in her hand gradually fade, and the pile of ashes on the ground.

All anger, sorrow, and collapse suddenly vanished.

In their place came an overwhelming sense of emptiness that devoured everything.

"It's over......"

She murmured, raising her hand to press against her chest.

A fiercer true fire of the sun burst from within her, instantly engulfing her figure.

The last trace of golden light in the night sky of Jian'an City faded out.

"I go! The dream hasn't even ended yet?

It's over, it's over, I failed—I have to start the third life dream!"

The little black cat that Vera had transformed into jumped out of the room.

She glanced at the sky, her expression extremely anxious.

Unfortunately, no one could answer her anymore.

PS: On the first day of July, the third update is here for everyone—kneeling and begging for a wave of free gifts!

After failing to save in the second life, everyone guesses how Xiao Ming will awaken his senior sister?

Two chapters tomorrow will reveal the answer—I bet none of you can guess it~