Chapter 185

But no one had entered this place, which meant that not only were they trapped and unable to leave, but those outside likely could not enter the mirror space either.

Thus, they could only rely on themselves.

Demon Heart: "Use my power, and I'll let you feel just how strong I am—you can easily defeat the Mirror Spirit of the Golden Radiance Mirror."

Lu Fang sneered inwardly: "You're confident in yourself. Are you certain that if I borrow your power, I can defeat the Mirror Spirit and escape this place?"

Demon Heart: "Of course I am. I can even make it release you directly—if you're willing to use my power."

Lu Fang hesitated, then reluctantly nodded: "I'll consider it. But first, I need to confirm whether you can truly communicate with the Mirror Spirit. Make it stop for a moment—give me time to think."

Demon Heart laughed: "No problem."

As soon as it finished speaking, the figures within the mirror froze like puppet strings cut.

"Demon Heart really can communicate with the Mirror Spirit."

Lu Fang exhaled in relief, but he had never intended to use Demon Heart's power; his earlier words were merely a delaying tactic.

To prevent shattering the mirror figures and making them stronger.

His true strength had yet to be unleashed—how could he willingly submit to such a thing? Using Demon Heart's power was a matter of life and death to him.

He would not yield so easily.

Snow Luo Sha watched the motionless mirror figures and hesitated: "Lord Wenguan, what's going on? You don't seem surprised at all—did you do something?"

Lu Fang replied honestly: "Just now, I spoke with Demon Heart. I needed time to think, so I asked it to make the Mirror Spirit pause—and it actually worked."

Snow Luo Sha sighed and urged: "I know our situation is dire, but think carefully—don't do something you'll regret."

Lu Fang nodded, closed his eyes, and tried to replay everything that had just happened. He felt he'd grasped a key point—but it remained hazy.

At that moment, sudden change erupted—the mirror figures attacked them again.

Lu Fang watched Snow Luo Sha fight the mirror figures once more, growing anxious. He forgot to speak inwardly to Demon Heart and shouted aloud:

"Demon Heart! Didn't you promise me time to think? What's going on now?"

Demon Heart growled: "I don't fully understand either. Wait a moment—I'll try communicating with the Mirror Spirit again. It might…"

Its voice cut off abruptly.

After a pause, Demon Heart chuckled bitterly: "I seem to have done something foolish. This Mirror Spirit is more ambitious than I imagined—it intends to devour us all. It has broken our agreement."

Lu Fang raised an eyebrow: "So the Mirror Spirit here truly means to kill us?"

Demon Heart: "You could say that. But if you're willing to use my power, I can reveal the Mirror Spirit's pattern—it's not nearly as powerful as it seems."

Lu Fang nodded thoughtfully, ignoring Demon Heart, and called out to the surroundings: "Mirror Spirit, I know you're here. Can we talk? You are the treasured artifact of Luo Sha Kingdom—I have no wish to destroy you."

No sooner had he spoken.

The mirror figures froze once more—clearly, the Mirror Spirit could hear Lu Fang's words.

"Lord Wenguan, what happened?"

Snow Luo Sha asked, puzzled.

Lu Fang gave her a reassuring glance and smiled: "Mirror Spirit, you're in Luo Sha Kingdom now. Have you considered what will become of you if you kill us two?"

One mirror figure spoke in a hoarse voice: "Kill you, devour you and Demon Heart—I'll grow stronger. Then not just Luo Sha Kingdom, I'll go wherever I please."

Lu Fang shook his head with a smile: "Impossible. You cannot kill us, nor can you devour Demon Heart. Though I'd prefer you erase it, you're incapable of doing so."

He paused, then continued: "Just now, when I spoke with Demon Heart, it said it found your pattern—that you're not as strong as you appear."

"If I understood correctly, it meant you have a fatal weakness—you're not invincible."

"Those mirror figures that seem indestructible? They can be killed. We've just been using the wrong methods."

"You could say this place operates like a law-bound realm. Once we find the way to defeat you, you'll fall."

The mirror figure possessed by the Mirror Spirit stared at Lu Fang with emotionless eyes and spoke slowly: "Try."

Demon Heart added: "Not bad, Lord Wenguan. You weren't really considering my offer just now—you were extracting information from me. Hahaha… Interesting. I'd like to hear if your thoughts match mine."

Lu Fang smiled: "Actually, before speaking with Demon Heart, I'd already suspected this. When we entered the mirror space and realized we couldn't leave, I learned from Demon Heart that it could communicate with the Mirror Spirit."

"That means the Mirror Spirit is the sentient essence born from the Golden Radiance Mirror—it possesses intelligence, otherwise Demon Heart couldn't have communicated with it."

"And these mirror figures, growing stronger bit by bit—from weak at first to increasingly powerful—I originally thought this was the mirror's ability."

"But now I have another theory: these mirror figures grow stronger because the Mirror Spirit, constantly observing here, is imitating us—and these figures are all under its control."

The Mirror Spirit laughed aloud: "Still trying to trick me? Don't waste your effort. You'll never kill them all, and no one will ever enter here to save you."

"In the end, you two will be killed by the mirror figures."

"Even if you're both powerful, I can simply trap you here until you die—what can you do?"

Lu Fang smiled lightly: "I have several methods to defeat you and leave this place. Do you believe me?"

The Mirror Spirit paused, then coldly chuckled: "Don't pretend to be mysterious. I know you're stalling for time—but I'm not in a hurry, because what I said is true: no one will come to save you."

"Oh! I understand—you're planning to use Demon Heart's power?"

"So that's why you're so confident. But you vastly underestimate me. Even if you risk using its power, you still cannot defeat me."

Lu Fang smiled warmly: "Now that you say that, I'm even more certain of my theory—you're not afraid of great power, are you?"