370 Ch 370 - Victory! I
In the original story, it was at the end of volume three that Chen Jianxin had been ganged up on by Ruanning, Jinyue and Mei, beaten black and blue until he could only cower behind Yuyan like a worthless burden seeking protection.
Even before the Mother Goddess Heart entered its second phase, Chen Jianxin had already accumulated a tremendous amount of humiliation and unwillingness.
When the Mother Goddess's oppressive presence completely dominated the battlefield and Chen Jianxin saw that both he and his senior sister were about to die here, he finally couldn't take it anymore. His potential exploded as he shouted, "Tell senior sister that I'm no coward!" and charged straight forward.
Facts proved that possessing the protagonist's fate-defying aura truly allowed one to act with impunity.
This could be seen from how Chen Jianxin had grown blazing wings during his corruption in Snow Village, and how Yino, after inheriting the Innate Sword Dao Holy Physique, had relied on its passive abilities to narrowly escape danger time and again.
The potential of a holy physique was evident.
When Chen Jianxin roared and leaped high into the air, golden Sword Dao Holy Wings sprouted from his back. Gripping his holy sword, he struck with tremendous force, piercing through the heart's defenses.
Not only that, but after the heart's defenses shattered, Chen Jianxin relied on the heaven-defying potential of his Sword Dao Holy Physique to roar as he reached out and grasped the Abyssal Core, refining it in an instant.
Afterward, Chen Jianxin not only didn't die but actually used his holy physique's potential to completely absorb the Abyssal Core. His cultivation skyrocketed, and from then on, he unlocked the abyssal attributes of his Innate Sword Dao Holy Physique.
As a veteran player who had speed-run Fallen Immortal countless times, Yino was long past caring about so-called plot logic.
Never mind how Chen Jianxin managed to shatter the Mother Goddess Heart with just his Core Formation cultivation - the Sword Dao Holy Physique was just that powerful, and protagonists could break through blood limits through sheer willpower!
Now, after hearing Yuebai's monologue, Yino couldn't help but suspect that this Mother Goddess Heart was simply a stepping stone left by the so-called Celestial Master for the protagonist to embark on the demonic path.
Regardless of the truth, that's how the original script was written.
And right now, Yino had perfectly inherited Chen Jianxin's Innate Sword Dao Holy Physique.
Everything Chen Jianxin had, Yino possessed in equal measure.
What Chen Jianxin didn't have, Yino not only possessed but had in far more luxurious configurations!
With the massive Mother Goddess Heart right before his eyes, there was simply no reason for Yino not to recreate this highlight moment that should have belonged to the protagonist.
However...
Theory was theory. When he actually leaped high into the air and charged into the abyss, bathed in the Mother Goddess's divine might, he still was somewhat nervous.
He shouted an original line from the game, trying to bolster his courage.
But after the words fell, Yino felt that aside from his shame exploding, the power within his body didn't seem to increase much.
Later, he simply stopped shouting.
After all, the Sword Dao Holy Wings on his back had already manifested, and now it was just a matter of time before the protagonist's halo would pierce through the heart!
Crack—!
Fissures appeared in the barrier above the heart.
Yino's sword edge pierced into the heart's interior, but correspondingly, the terrifying pressure he endured also increased several-fold.
He felt as if he were in a chaotic space-time current, with countless forces tearing at his soul from all directions every moment.
Yino even felt like he had switched to a third-person perspective, as his soul was being torn increasingly apart from his physical body.
"Hold on—!"
He let out another low growl.
His white robes had long been burned away by the abyss's blazing flames, and his body was covered with dense, dark curse marks crawling across his skin.
As his sword edge pierced inch by inch into the heart's core, gradually, the golden holy wing on his left shoulder was also stained with black flames.
Crack!!!
In some mystical realm, Yino vaguely felt something sealed in his chest being torn apart by the abyss.
From his soul's third-person perspective, Yino actually saw another black wing manifest from his back.
A dark golden holy wing on his left shoulder, a black-red demonic wing on his right...
This was perfect.
The original Chen Jianxin only had one wing, but now Yino had two symmetrical wings.
As they say, bigger is better, and better is bigger!
This applied to holy physiques, and naturally to wings as well.
Two against one - advantage was his!
Victory! He'd struck it rich!
With this thought, Yino regained his confidence. Gritting his teeth, he summoned the strength of ten men and continued reaching toward the Abyssal Core deep within the heart.
Crack!!!
Another dimensional barrier was pierced by his sword edge, and Yino advanced further.
The heart is starting to reject me!
In the mystical realm, Yino sensed sharp killing intent coming from all directions.
In the game, Chen Jianxin had been pierced like a sieve by seven Condemnation Spears summoned by the Heart of Pain at the final moment.
However...
If Chen Jianxin could endure it, then he, who had already struck it rich, would naturally have no trouble.
Moreover, the summoning of the Condemnation Spears meant that Yino's Innate Sword Dao Holy Physique was indeed successfully replicating the original plot development!
"Yino, I'm coming to help you—!!!"
At the critical moment, the foxgirl's throat-straining shout suddenly echoed throughout the entire palace.
Everyone turned to look, only to discover that the fox girl in the corner of the palace had already activated the abyssal markings in her left eye. As her words fell, another terrifying abyssal aura bloomed for the second time beside them.
In an instant, the illusory ripples from her Abyssal Eye caused the entire crimson palace's space to twist and distort.
Yuyan's eyes widened in astonishment. As they say, there are always higher mountains and deeper skies. Now that she witnessed it firsthand, she deeply realized that this girl who had seemed so ordinary in the Wuji Sect was actually of such heavyweight caliber.