Chapter 319: Wish Fulfilled

Phew, Jiang Xia, are you alright?

Li Ke watched Kuuga (Empty Self)'s gaunt body slowly shrink back, excitedly stepping forward.

I'm fine; I can already control the power of the spirit stone.

Amid the swirling smoke, Jiang Xia's figure appeared before everyone once again.

That ferocious appearance no longer existed; now he was just an ordinary young man.

However, because it was his first transformation, if you lifted his clothes, you could still see a burned red mark on Jiang Xia's waist.

But it only lasted a few seconds; that burn‑like mark healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

With his own regenerative ability plus the spirit stone, it's basically impossible for any monster to kill him.

Now let's call Mi Ou over; I've gained a special ability and I want to see if I can heal her eyes.

Jiang Xia had finished reading all the records left in this world about Li Ke's sister, namely the girl named Mi Ou.

Li Ke and Mi Ou were orphans; long ago, their parents were out when they were tragically struck by a rolling stone that fell from the mountain, so from that day on Li Ke became Mi Ou's father and mother.

But this was no accident; it was the work of the Gu Langji. A Gu Langji named Chai Yin was in contact with the witch.

However, Li Ke's parents happened to bump into him, so Chai Yin directly killed Li Ke's parents, while Mi Ou witnessed the whole thing from the side.

To avoid exposing her true identity, the witch continued the warrior candidate plan, erasing Mi Ou's memory and cruelly blinding her eyes.

Finally, she disguised Li Ke's parents' deaths as a rock collapse, continuing to control Lin Duo Village in the name of the gods.

If Jiang Xia hadn't linked to the Earth Library and seen the data, Li Ke and Mi Ou would probably never have learned these secrets in their lifetimes.

"Is this true?" Li Ke said, somewhat disbelieving. "You're not lying to me, are you?"

The spirit stone can respond to the owner's wishes; as long as I can control this power, I think healing Mi Ou's eyes shouldn't be too big a problem.

Jiang Xia pointed to the spirit stone already fused into his body at his waist, explaining the reason.

Alright, I'll bring Mi Ou over right away.

Li Ke quickly pushed through the crowd to go find Mi Ou, who was waiting at the outskirts for the festival to end.

Let's disperse; our warriors still have more important tasks.

The white‑haired village chief walked over, stood before Jiang Xia, and dispersed the crowd gathered here; the village chief's prestige was comparable to that of the witch Jiang Xia had just eliminated.

In this village called Lin Duo, nobody dared not listen to the village chief, so after the youths reluctantly glanced at Jiang Xia one last time, they slowly left.

From the initial misunderstanding to fear, and finally acceptance—having just witnessed the ferocious Gu Langji being wiped out with their own eyes—Jiang Xia has now become the hero of Lin Duo.

Naturally, he would be noticed and admired by the people.

However, after they returned to the village, the incident of Jiang Xia transforming into Kuuga (Empty Self) and wiping out the spider Gu Langji spread throughout the village overnight, and the witch would be hated to the core by every resident of Lin Duo, even though she is already dead.

I never expected the Gu Langji to have been lurking in the village for so long; it seems they've prepared to attack Lin Duo. Jiang Xia, the Gu Langji are yours to handle.

The village chief said, "I'll send people from the village to go with you. Although Kuuga (Empty Self)'s power is strong, the Gu Langji are innately brutal and terrifying, so you'll need assistance."

Saying that, the village chief sighed and continued:

"We all understand the Gu Langji's strength, so if you encounter an enemy you can't handle, you must also stay alive—you are Lin Duo's last hope."

"I understand." Jiang Xia nodded. "But I don't need any help. Without the spirit stone, facing even a slightly stronger Gu Langji would mean the villagers would just sacrifice their lives in vain—there's no point in that—so let me go alone."

"How can that be? No way—how could you possibly face so many Gu Langji on your own?" The village chief struck his cane heavily, raising his voice. "Although I don't have a deep impression of you, you are also from Lin Duo, and I will absolutely not agree to you going to your death." The village chief said solemnly.

Just then, a shout suddenly came from afar.

"Jiang Xia, I've brought Mi Ou over." Li Ke waved at Jiang Xia.

"Village chief, I have urgent business; let's talk later." Jiang Xia spoke quickly, not giving the village chief a chance to respond.

Li Ke's voice interrupted the village chief's words about to be spoken, and Jiang Xia seized the chance to break free from the chief's entanglement, sprinting quickly toward the Li Ke siblings; the village chief, unable to catch up, was so angry his white beard bristled.

However, he ultimately gave up the idea of chasing Jiang Xia and could only silently return to his own stone‑built home.

In the little hut made of thatch, Mi Ou lay on the bed with her eyes tightly shut, her arms wrapped around her chest, trembling.

Come on, Mi Ou, relax your body; it won't hurt. Jiang Xia said in a gentle voice.

Mi Ou could feel Jiang Xia's warm hand slowly covering her tightly closed eyes; she took a deep breath and let out a soft 'hng'.

Afterward, she really obeyed, relaxing her body, thinking of nothing, and letting Jiang Xia act.

Jiang Xia, I'm counting on you. Li Ke clenched his fists, watching Jiang Xia's movements with extreme nervousness.

Because the hand covering his sister's eyes is that of the already transformed, monster‑like Kuuga.

Although he clearly knows Jiang Xia won't harm Mi Ou, who could calmly watch a monster covered head‑to‑toe in scarlet armor approach his sister with its claws?

Li Ke had actually prepared himself for a futile effort, because when Mi Ou's eyes first lost sight, he too had hoped for a cure and even went to beg the witch, but the result was always that it couldn't be healed.

So this time, Li Ke, while overjoyed, also made the same mental preparations.

Even if Jiang Xia fails to cure Mi Ou's eyes, he will still thank Jiang Xia, because Jiang Xia at least made the effort.

The eyeballs were literally gouged out alive; such an injury is beyond modern medicine, let alone antiquity—though perhaps only antiquity could have a solution.

Jiang Xia sensed the condition of Mi Ou's eyes, and the Amadam spirit stone at his waist emitted a brilliant light.

Jiang Xia has plenty of abilities that could solve this problem. Turning Mi Ou into a Tooth Blood Vampire or a legendary beast, using Alchemical Art, or employing Gaia memory could all let Mi Ou regain her sight.

But he still wanted to try using the Amadam spirit stone, the ability to materialize wishes.

Kuuga's seal energy is inherently the ability to materialize wishes, so reconstructing the eyeball, generating the retina, and connecting the nerves should all be doable.

As the light of the Amadam waned, Jiang Xia also returned to his human form.

"How is it?" the waiting Li Ke eagerly asked Jiang Xia.

"The surgery was a success." Jiang Xia moved his hand away from Mi Ou's face.

"Surgery," what's that? Li Ke understood the success, but was completely puzzled by the preceding term.

Don't worry about these details.

Jiang Xia waved his hand. "Mi Ou, you can try opening your eyes."

Hmm, I'll give it a try.

Mi Ou slowly opened her eyes; what came into view was a handsome-looking person who was looking at her.

And when she turned her head to look, there was also a person with a rugged appearance, his face slightly bearing a hint of foolishness.

(End of chapter)