But just as all the "Qi Xu"s in the mirrors instantly changed forms and rushed straight at Qi Xu.
Qi Xu suddenly smiled. "That's more like it. A fight is better than continuing to wander through a maze."
It was better to be a human.
Having taken a few high-priced lessons yesterday, Qi Xu suddenly felt a substantial understanding and breakthrough in all of her skills.
Moreover, she was used to fighting "Qi Xu". Now, even though there were more opponents, it wasn't completely unmanageable.
Since there was no one else around and she was all alone, she even shouted without any psychological burden, "My fate is my own, not heaven's!"
All the mirrors in the illusion domain seemed to shatter layer by layer, and the "Qi Xu"s in the reflections, as if coming to life, attacked her.
However, black chains broke out of their cocoons from the dense cracks and connected to Qi Xu.
Qi Xu grabbed the source and swung it stylishly. The chains flew out in all directions, connecting to the numerous "Qi Xu"s.
Even without Ni Jiujiu present, Qi Xu still felt a steady stream of energy transmitting into her body... This feeling was just too exhilarating!
Facing so many equally matched opponents and being ganged up on, there was only one way to deal with them: take the hits.
Tanking all the damage, she focused on attacking one person at a time, killing them one by one. Her advantage was that the opponents didn't seem able to use the special effects of Cherry Blossom Fall and Cherry Blossom Illusion; holding them or wearing them was just for show.
The first target Qi Xu chose was the "Qi Xu" kneeling on the ground crying uncontrollably, which was very annoying to look at.
Furthermore, as she fought, she realized that although she was being besieged, these numerous opponents didn't cooperate at all. They seemed to have no awareness of each other, only mechanically wanting to attack.
This gave her much more room to maneuver. Through the flexible positionings of Crimson Strike, she forcefully redirected attacks onto her opponents, maximizing her stamina conservation and maintaining optimal combat status.
Unhurriedly, she took down her opponents one by one. Qi Xu kept killing "Qi Xu"s until her scalp went numb, but she had to admit that the more she killed, the more satisfying it felt!
It felt as if all the pent-up frustration in her body was being completely thrown off. It wasn't until her mental energy was exhausted and her stamina was almost empty that she slowed down, originally intending to take two hits just to catch her breath.
But the "Qi Xu"s also stopped moving and obediently returned to the mirrors that hadn't shattered yet.
Qi Xu didn't stand on ceremony. She lay down directly to rest and even took a short nap. Excellent, the "Qi Xu"s also lay down to rest.
Only when she was fully recovered and ready for another round of combat did Qi Xu let out a howl and charge forward again.
She didn't know how many times they went back and forth, until not a single intact mirror could be found in the entire Myriad Realms Space. The "Qi Xu"s finally had nowhere to return to.
Slowly, Qi Xu took them all down, one by one.
When there were no more enemies in front of her, Qi Xu collapsed into the sea of mirror shards on the ground...
Closing her eyes and panting heavily, her memory was a bit muddled. Where am I? What am I here to do?
The Memory Crystal!
Qi Xu had been so focused on fighting, and her thoughts had been constantly tied up, leaving her no energy to think about anything else.
Now she finally remembered: I came to help the fox family find their Memory Crystal. Why did I end up fighting a bunch of "Qi Xu"s?
Looking at the shards all over the floor and the void in the distance, Qi Xu was confused again. She casually picked up two broken mirror shards. Even though she hadn't touched the sharpest parts, her fingers were still cut.
Surprisingly, the blood acted like glue, directly piecing the shards together. The moment they touched, the two completely connected, leaving not even a crack between them.
Qi Xu suddenly understood, but her smile was somewhat forced. How long would it take to piece together all these shards on the ground? But no matter how much work there was, it had to be done!
Resigned to her fate, Qi Xu gathered all the mirror shards she had shattered earlier and slowly pieced them together. During this process, her fingers were sliced open countless times; she could barely see the shape of her fingertips anymore.
Fortunately, the Memory Crystal began to take shape. In the end, coincidentally enough, it was pieced together into the shape of a fox.
The moment the final shard merged into place, the surrounding scenery changed once again.
Tightly hugging the mirror fox she had painstakingly pieced together, Qi Xu was directly ejected from this special space.
She was startled as soon as she came out. Everyone in the fox family, including the ones she knew like Taotao, Little Black, the Orange-Yellow Twin-Tailed Fox, and Grandma Fox, as well as many unfamiliar foxes—about two or three hundred of them in total.
They all surrounded Qi Xu, staring at her intently with a very complex look in their eyes.
At the same time, Qi Xu felt like her brain was about to explode. Various notifications of increasing favorability popped up, all from different foxes, rising all the way to 90 before slowly coming to a halt.
Currently, the highest were Taotao and Little Black, both at 100, followed by Grandma Fox at 99.
Followed closely by the Orange-Yellow Twin-Tailed Fox and the Purple Fox she had dealt with before...
Qi Xu tried to read something from Little Black's and Taotao's eyes, but she found that the emotions in their eyes were unusually complex, their gazes somewhat vacant...
"Hi~"
Qi Xu stood stunned for a long time, really not knowing what to say, so she simply decided to say hello first.
Grandma Fox took a step forward.
"Excellent, wise, and brave human player, thank you for helping our fox clan find the lost Memory Crystal!"
"Thank you! Excellent, wise, and brave human player!"
After Grandma Fox roared out her sentence with a rhythmic cadence, all the foxes behind her followed up with a shout of thanks! Not only was there emotion in their voices, but they also coordinated it with actions. Watching it was just... too awkward.
"You're welcome. I'm glad to retrieve this Memory Crystal for you!"
Grandma Fox handed the pre-arranged reward to Qi Xu. "Strive forward. I believe you can become the strongest of humanity and achieve all the goals you desire!"
With that, she directly teleported Qi Xu back to her vehicle.
Qi Xu was a bit dazed. She hurriedly sent a WeChat message to Taotao to ask.
"Are you guys okay? Why do I feel like things are weird?"
"Get some good rest. [Hug]"
Qi Xu was indeed exhausted. Ni Jiujiu flew out of the bedroom, immediately clinging to Qi Xu's forehead, desperately releasing mental energy to heal the negative statuses on Qi Xu's body.
Qi Xu leaned against the sofa, not wanting to move a single muscle.
Glancing at the calendar, she realized that this trip had actually taken over 20 days...
Fighting against "Qi Xu" for so long consecutively, it would be strange if she wasn't tired. After all, the opponent's strength was simply too great. "Qi Xu" was too powerful, truly worthy of being the number one on the entire server, the most formidable existence on the survival highway, the light of humanity, and the soul leader of 666.
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