Chapter 208: Truth

When did Jiang Xia get another sword?

Kagami punched the alien insect away, saying, "Looks like it's still Jia Dou's exclusive weapon."

The blade sparked instantly on the alien insect's body; the wide blade's power was immense.

Even without attaching any insect device, it could inflict massive damage on the alien insect.

So that's it; this is the result brought by the time he disappeared.

Heavenly Dao Chief's bitterless sword directly slit a gap in the alien insect's armor; he now understood the specific reason for Jiang Xia's disappearance.

This is truly my opponent.

He didn't feel discouraged; although he might not be able to craft weapons like Jiang Xia does himself now,

but Heavenly Dao Chief believes that in the future he will surely be able to create a weapon comparable to this sword, thanks to his evolution speed being faster than light.

In terms of strength, this alien insect is still low-ranking among the molted adults; for the three of them, dealing with such an alien insect doesn't require much effort.

Heavenly Dao Chief turned around and, at extreme speed, instantly activated his finishing move; a strong current instantly condensed on his right foot.

Kagami flicked the insect device on his wrist, and a bright yellow gold condensed into spikes on his right fist.

The edge of Jiang Xia's Hundred Insect Sword instantly pressed against the alien insect's abdomen.

Jia Dou's power quickly spread across the Hundred Insect Sword, a deep red covering the blade and instantly beginning to expand.

The Hundred Insect Sword finally became a wide red blade of light.

"RiderKick (Knight Kick)"

"RiderSting (Knight Thrust)"

"HyperBlade (Superior Blade Slash)"

The pupils of the three adult insects instantly dimmed, and the powerful finishing move destroyed their bodies in an instant.

In the firelight of the explosion, the three knights stood side by side, and the explosion's firelight burst before them.

"ClockOver"

Even time, which had been almost stagnant, resumed its flow.

Heavenly Dao Chief's Jia Dou and Kagami's YellowBee also vanished into the air.

"Awesome, Jiang Xia, when did you get this weapon? It feels stronger than the equipment ZECT provides."

Kagami looked at Jiang Xia's Hundred Insect Sword in his hand with an envious expression.

"This is the result of my evolution."

Jiang Xia's right hand relaxed, and the Hundred Insect Sword instantly vanished from his grasp.

Before Kagami could continue asking, he suddenly felt the atmosphere grow a bit heavy.

"It's you, who killed my parents."

Kagami froze, turning his head to look.

Rixia Bu Xi stood behind a wide stone pillar, glaring with hatred at Jiang Xia, who had not yet released his transformation.

Heavenly Dao Chief instantly understood, concerning the belt, concerning what happened seven years ago.

When the meteorite fell, Xiao Xi saw himself using the belt to crawl out of the ruins, just at the moment he was about to act.

"Could this be intentional on your part?"

Heavenly Dao Chief looked at the Jia Dou before him, his eyes instantly changing, no longer remaining calm.

Jiang Xia stepped step by step toward Rixia Bu Xu, who was hiding behind the stone pillar.

"Don't come over." Rixia Bu Xi clenched his hands tightly and retreated backward.

And as Jiang Xia gradually approached Rixia Bu Xi, the Jia Dou insect device slipped from his waist, returning to a human form.

"Wait." Heavenly Dao Chief blocked Jiang Xia.

And in Rixia Bu Xi's astonished gaze, he spoke:

"This belt originally belonged to me; I merely lent it to him."

"What exactly do you want to do?" Heavenly Dao Chief turned his head and asked Jiang Xia in a low voice.

He now stood completely in front of Jiang Xia, the distance between them very close,

as if they were about to tightly embrace in the next moment, like the hug of long-lost friends reuniting.

"The truth, about the truth of seven years ago, this is your responsibility as an older brother,"

"If you can't speak, then I will help you." Jiang Xia embraced Heavenly Dao Chief.

"Now is not the time; wait until I am ready."

Heavenly Dao Chief resisted Jiang Xia, wanting him to abandon this plan.

Heavenly Dao Chief stubbornly blocked Jiang Xia; he had completely lost his own confidence, unable to face it,

or rather, he was afraid.

Various emotions intertwined in his heart: hatred for his parents' murder, joy at knowing his blood relatives were still alive.

The reason he became a knight, how he should face Rixia Bu Xi, and how to face his own younger sister's reaction upon learning the truth.

Faced with this unknown future, he shrank back, but in this moment, Jiang Xia detonated all of these things.

Heavenly Dao Chief knew that Jiang Xia knew many things about his family, and he had even suspected whether they were other relatives of his grandmother.

But now he understood; this guy was coming for him.

Or rather, he was coming for their sibling bond.

But he is not yet ready to face it; perhaps when the time is ripe, he will tell Xiao Xi the truth,

but he himself does not know when that time will be ripe.

It's possible he might take this secret to the grave.

As Jiang Xia continued forward, wanting to reveal the truth.

Heavenly Dao Chief angrily said: "Absolutely not, absolutely not now."

Seeing Heavenly Dao Chief's inner self completely collapsed, the whole person having lost all confidence, Jiang Xia slowly opened their mouth:

"Grandma didn't say that people become weak because they love others?"

But this is not something shameful, because that is not true weakness.

Jiang Xia stopped their forward steps and lightly patted Heavenly Dao Chief's shoulder.

"I am also very familiar with Heavenly Dao Grandma's sayings."

"You should always be full of confidence, right?"

Jiang Xia stepped back a few steps: "You are the one who walks the Tiandao, the Heavenly Dao Chief who oversees everything."

"That's right, I am someone who follows the Tiandao."

Heavenly Dao Chief gradually calmed down; these were words he knew all too well, which held immense power for him.

However, he had always used these words to counsel others, but he never expected that today Jiang Xia would use them to counsel him instead.

Bright light slowly shone on Heavenly Dao Chief's body, his chest slowly rising and falling.

However, his demeanor had already calmed down, seeming to have returned to that calm and elegant Heavenly Dao Chief.

They then parted ways, and Jiang Xia had a moment to tidy up the clothes wrinkled by Heavenly Dao Chief's immense power.

Each burst of strength was so great it almost exceeded human limits.

It almost ruined his clothes, which are quite expensive.

He had already invested all of the shop manager's wages into developing the Hundred Insect Sword.

If his clothes were torn again, it would mean he would permanently lose this set of clothing.

Moreover, for him, who has fallen into financial distress, the clothes are truly expensive.

"I really want to give you a hard punch."

Heavenly Dao Chief clenched his fists, looking at the smiling Jiang Xia, and said:

This might be the first time he has ever wanted to hit someone so badly, something unprecedented in his growth.

Even Kagami has never made him this agitated.

"When you want to hit me, I will absolutely not resist." Jiang Xia said.

"Wait, what is going on here?"

Kagami listened with a puzzled expression, but he didn't understand at all,

why Heavenly Dao would become so agitated, nor did he understand what they were talking about.

why Heavenly Dao looked like he wanted to kill someone, while Jiang Xia stood here completely unresisting.

And when did Jia Dou kill Xiao Xi's parents?

Seven years ago, when they were both still children, was there a belt then?

Kagami, who was already confused, was overloaded by this flood of chaotic information, his pig brain nearly overloaded.

"Some psychological shadows are better resolved early; perhaps you had no solution back then, so you chose to stay silent."

"But now you have the ability to solve the problem, so you shouldn't avoid it anymore."

Watching Heavenly Dao Chief actively walk toward Rixia Bu Xi, Jiang Xia slowly said:

"You don't have any thoughts?" Jiang Xia asked, looking at the dazed Kagami.

"..."

Well, this unlucky kid completely doesn't understand what I'm saying.

Steel Bucket has been fully developed, and YellowBee should also leave.

Jiang Xia glanced at the YellowBee Wristband on Kagami's right wrist and let out a soft sigh.

Following Kagami's father's methods, he should arrange something; YellowBee is destined not to stay by Kagami's side.

(End of chapter)