But the surrounding dark forces did not erode over.
Feng Boping’s persistent eyes seemed to contract slightly, clearly not expecting that, in the face of life and death, Li Hao could be so decisive.
“Tell me, how do we fish?”
Li Hao, while remaining vigilant of attacks from all sides, spoke in a cold voice.
However, Feng Boping’s persistence fell silent. After a long while, he finally said, “Use your true heart as bait, to hook a life, you’ve already hooked your own, you’ve won.”
“What?”
Li Hao was momentarily stunned.
Feng Boping’s persistent gaze rested on Li Hao as he slowly said, “This is his obsession, he is searching for a true heart, which is the most precious thing in the world, and it’s also the one thing he can’t steal!”
Li Hao was startled and suspiciously asked, “So you’re saying, I’ve essentially passed the trial now?”
From the previous two times he’d passed the Mo River trials, Li Hao had gained a bit of experience. The requirements for passing a Mo River trial were quite diverse.
The first time, at Fengshan Menghe River, he drew a painting which moved the mediocre painter to tears, directly clearing the trial. The key seemed to be resolving the painter’s yearning.
At Dragon City Mo River, it was the idea of being at home in the wide world that dissolved Ji Yun Ge’s obsession, pulling her out from the influence of the Mo River.
Now, the Mo River that Feng was holding captive was actually a true heart.
These seemed to be things not much related to martial strength or realm. No wonder the Wang Family had studied the Mo Rivers for many years, yet only managed to clear a few.
After all, if it weren’t by chance, another person stuck in Feng’s Mo River would truly be at a loss.
Similarly, if he had not been acquainted with Feng, he would also be unable to clear the trial.
“Eh?”
All of a sudden, dark forces surged around Feng Boping’s persistence, coiling around him like mist.
His expression changed slightly, and silver light burst forth from his eyes, emitting a touch of the vast and majestic aura.
That aura caused Li Hao’s pupils to contract momentarily; he wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but he felt a trace of the Holy Force he had encountered on the Ji Family’s Holy Bones!
“Thinking of abandoning me? It’s too late!”
Feng Boping’s persistent eyes gleamed with cold light, and the silver light enveloped his dark forces, which seemed to be retreating from him but were bound by his silver light.
At the same time, the town that was reflected behind him suddenly started to collapse, twisting out of shape.
The environment no longer resembled Qing Town Mo River but changed rapidly; it became a desolate cavern filled with debris and then a plain scattered with the remains of soldiers and armor.
“Child, hurry and get out.”
Feng Boping’s persistence suddenly said to Li Hao.
Li Hao gave him a piercing look and rapidly backed away.
He seemed to realize what was happening.
If Feng’s obsession was a true heart, then by resolving this obsession, he’d not only cleared Qing Town Mo River.
The Hell Level Mo River that it reflected was also affected!
Could it be that they would both be cleared?
Li Hao couldn’t help but wonder. Although it felt incredible, he was still hopeful.
But soon, Li Hao realized he was thinking too much. After he withdrew, the landscape and town that were reflected outside the small town rapidly collapsed altogether, transforming into an ancient path.
The ancient path was enshrouded in black mist, and it stretched far into the distance, with no end in sight.
Yet, upon seeing this path, Li Hao felt a chill, more terrifying than the previously reflected town.
The path was piled with bones, bearing the marks of endless years, a picture of desolation.
“Tame!”
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From within the black mist, Feng Boping’s persistence issued a voice, especially cold and different from what Li Hao would normally hear.
The chaotically surging mist suddenly slowed down, as if constrained by a power.
“Child, farewell…”
Within the thick fog, Feng Boping’s persistent voice carried through, quickly dissipating.
Simultaneously, the fog also dissolved.
In front of Li Hao, the prompt of Mo River appeared:
[Permanently reduce ‘Silent Way Mo River’ by 10%, eliminate ‘reflection’ rule, reward 10,000 Merit!]
Li Hao was surprised, 10,000 Merit?
According to the Wang Family’s estimates, destroying a Hell Level Mo River could earn 10,000 Merit, but now, he couldn’t even be considered to have destroyed it.
But a permanent reduction?
Li Hao looked at the quiet ancient path, suddenly realizing that with the reflection rule gone, and permanently so, the strength of this Mo River had diminished somewhat.
He had just now, by using the reflection rule’s own obsession, cleared it.
And it seemed that this Hell Level Silent Way Mo River, concerned that his clearance could affect the overall Mo River, thus expelled the reflection rule, making his clearance ineffective, only causing weakening.
Does this Mo River itself have consciousness?
Li Hao looked deeply once more, then saw the other powers surrounding Qing Town Mo River begin to dissipate quickly.
These forces were all dominated by the reflection rule, which now being null, caused them to vanish.
Li Hao turned and saw Feng’s figure floating toward him.
“You silly child, you really are impulsive.”
Feng Boping looked at Li Hao, his eyes full of affection.
Li Hao smiled and saw another prompt from the Mo River appear; Qing Town Mo River had been cleared before his eyes!
Moreover, the Merit awarded for clearing this Qing Town Mo River was not 10,000, but 20,000!
The prompt read as follows:
Congratulations, Chong Er, you have cleared the Qing Town Mo River (Polluted).
Reward 20,000 Merit.
Adding the previous 10,000 Merit, Li Hao earned a whopping 30,000 Merit in a single trip!
For context, Wang Zhendong had been clearing Mo Rivers for many years and only recently accumulated 10,000 Merit!
If only destroying a Netherworld Domain Level Mo River could earn 100 points of Merit.
Li Hao glanced around, then turned to look at Feng, grinned, and said: