Chapter 41 Evil Shadow

At this moment, An Zili was in a great struggle, because the usual psychic powers were already ineffective against the black ball, and not only could they not destroy it, but they would instead become nourishment for its continued growth.
But if she exerts a stronger spiritual power, it's very likely that Qin Ming will be purified along with his dark energy.
Of course, with her life force, even if Qin Ming is on the verge of death, she can still save him. However, as the archenemies of the ghost clan, the gods have a strong purifying ability against dark attributes, so even if Qin Ming survives, his accumulated dark energy may still be completely purified.
这才是她最担心的，因为她完全能够想象得到，秦铭是有多么努力的在变强。
但事到如今，她也没办法再去顾忌秦铭之后的感受了，只能先将秦铭救下来再说。
Just as she had made a decision, to her surprise, Yi Shaodong rushed towards the black ball.
"Dong ge!"
An Zili called out to Yi Shaodong, hoping to make him come back, but Yi Shaodong completely ignored her and, with the full power of the wind element, instantly arrived near the black ball.
"You damn thing, release Ah Qin for me now!"
As Yi Shaodong howled, he relentlessly unleashed his spiritual power on the black sphere. When An Zili saved him earlier, his spiritual power had already been significantly depleted, so he was now overexerting himself.
"Dong ge, if you keep going like this, you will die! I have a way to save him."
An ZiLi didn't want to see Yi Shaodong in trouble, so he rushed over to stop him.
"Together, we will blast this thing open!"
Yi Shaodong refused to give up, still speaking with a pale face, constantly releasing psychic energy.
"You're not making any progress like this, you're only making this ghostly thing stronger."
"But I want to do something for Aqin... I want to help too!"
"Damn it! Why am I so weak! Why is everyone protected, why am I so useless!"
Yi Shaodong knelt on the ground, constantly waving his fists and smashing the ruins beneath his feet.
Just as Yi Shaodong and An Zili were trying to rescue him, Qin Ming was also desperately trying to save himself.
It felt strange to him, as if he were dreaming, standing on a land scorched by fierce fire.
The land there was red and scorching, but the sky above was black, endless darkness and accompanied by a suffocating sense of oppression.
他伤痕累累的躺在地上，而在他的身旁，则站着一个黑色的影子。
这个影子看上去就像是影杀术所幻化出的影子杀手一样，最大的不同，在于这个影子是有五官的。尤其是在它的眉心，也同样生有一只鬼眼，并且手上还抓着一条黑色的长鞭。
Every time he tried to get up and resist, he was knocked down by the long whip in the opponent's hand.
The pain coming from his body was incredibly real, and Qin Ming could even feel the process of the wound transitioning from intense pain to numbness.
He heard the hysterical call of Yi Shaodong, the anxious cry of An Zili, and was deeply aware of his current situation. But he could not respond, simply because he could not defeat the damn shadow in front of him.
No, describing it as a shadow is not accurate, because a shadow does not betray its owner. So this damn thing, to be precise, is a fusion of all negative emotions, a sneaky ghost that exists in his body.
The more dark attributes he devours, the faster he grows, and then begins to influence him, or even dominate and devour him as it is now.
So this is not a dream, but reality, a challenge he must overcome in order to survive.
"My willpower far exceeds your imagination. Do you think you can make me beg for mercy, make me fear you, and compromise with you just by holding a whip? You really underestimate me, Qin Ming!"
Qin Ming waved his hand to wipe the blood off his face, and then stood up shakily again. Facing the evil shadow raising the whip again, although Qin Ming's face was already covered in blood and it was difficult to change his expression, his eyes still showed determination.
Like a whip with thorns, it lashed out at him again, causing intense pain that pushed Qin Ming to the brink of collapse once more. He roared in anger, enduring the lashes, and then landed a powerful punch on the face of the demonic figure. The figure staggered back two steps, but quickly retaliated by whipping Qin Ming to the ground again.
Qin Ming, lying on the ground, was like a bloody man, with cuts and bruises all over his body. His eyelids were getting heavier and his consciousness was getting more and more blurred, but he still struggled to try to get up.
"Don't struggle anymore, just let it be, because no matter how many times you start over, you'll still be lying on the ground like a dead dog. So just accept it, just accept your fate, haven't you always lived in pain? Haven't you always wanted to be free? Now is your chance, as long as you slowly close your eyes, what will be presented to you will be a different scene, it will be a brand new world."
Suddenly, there was a demonic whisper in his ear, full of temptation, and a deep, soothing voice, singing a nursery rhyme in his ear.
Qin Ming felt relaxed and his eyelids became heavier and heavier, as if he was really about to fall asleep. But just then, he heard Yi Shaodong's voice in his ear:
“阿秦，我们有一天一定要彻底覆灭这座该死的学院！”
“孩子你一定要好好活下去，相信你一定会在未来的某一天，将学院彻底捣毁。”
Qin Ming saw Qin Hengyuan sitting next to him in a daze.
"Dad!"
Tears blurred Qin Ming's eyes as he called out, reaching out to touch Qin Hengyuan, but only encountering a void of empty air.
"Qin Ming, I really misjudged you. How could you give up so easily!"
"An Zili..."
Qin Ming looked again and saw An Zili staring at him, looking upset.
“我不想认输，可是我没有办法，我战胜不了它的。”
“你连试都没试，怎么就知道你赢不了。”苏湛这时候也走到了他的身前，充满鄙夷的看着他。
“我尝试过了……我真的有拼命的尝试……”
“孩子，这个世界上能够摧毁你的只有你自己，只要你相信自己，那么便没有任何事物能够将你击垮。”
“爸……”秦铭崩溃的捂着脸，沙哑的吼道：
“可是我到底该怎么做？谁能告诉我……”
一切的虚像消失，留给秦铭的仅有无言的沉默。是的，没有人能够真正的帮助他，更没有人能够真正的将他解救出来，所有的一切仍需要他独自面对。
这才是真正的现实。
生活了十多年的家，一夜之间变成了一则最伤人的谎言。本该对他呵护有加的爷爷，却成了那个最希望他死的恶魔。
When his respected father confessed the truth to him, it left him not only in agony, but also in permanent separation.
The world has turned into a sinister amusement park, and the academy has become a tool for tyranny. Living under enormous fear and oppression every day, unable to see the future, let alone the dawn, one can only sow the seed of hope in one's own heart.
With the influx of a large amount of dark attributes, he is constantly being influenced by negative emotions, struggling to resist the temptation from the devil, and desperately holding onto the bottom line of being a human. Every day, he reminds himself to work hard, to improve, and to definitely destroy the academy.
为了能让心中的那颗种子发芽，他将所有的痛苦都咽进肚子里，都压在心里面，为的就是有朝一日，他能够真正实现目标，将所有这一切全都痛快的宣泄出来。
所以他怎么能够倒在这里？
学院还在，监察部那些可恶的渣滓还在，外部的敌人都还没有消灭，他怎么可以如此轻易的就被自己打败？
秦铭的黯淡的目光越来越亮，耳边那低沉的魔音也在过程中，开始变得虚无缥缈。
不断流血的手臂，再度支撑起伤痕累累的身体，痛苦在这一刻得以减轻，心中茫然也随之烟消云散，仅剩下那犹如拨云见日般的坚定。
“我还没输！”
秦铭攥着拳头，又一次悍不畏死的朝着邪影冲了过去。
邪影再度抡了鞭子，但这次，秦铭却死死的抓住了他，他“咯咯”的狞笑，双眼则在滴淌着血泪，用身体狠狠的撞在了那邪影的身上。
Evil Shadow was knocked down, and Qin Ming directly rode on it, waving his fists and crazily hitting its face.
"Go to hell!"
Facing Qin Ming's madness, Evil Shadow grinned as if mocking his useless efforts. A large amount of dark energy surged out of Evil Shadow's body, forming two strong arms that tightly restrained Qin Ming.
Qin Ming couldn't move, but the evil shadow's dark attribute turned into a sharp spike, like the scythe of death, aiming at his neck.
"It's not over yet! Even without the dark attribute, I still have the fire spirit!"
With Qin Ming's roar, the scorching earth suddenly surged with boiling lava, causing the earth to shake and the mountains to quake, and in the blink of an eye, he and the evil shadow were swallowed up.
The sky remained dark and lightless, but the earth was now boiling with lava.