Chapter 813: Brothers Break Up

At this moment, the entire passage fell into a dead silence.

"...Only two survivors can open obstacle three??" Tu Tian's pupils contracted slightly, "But..."

He turned to look at Fu Di beside him, then at the girl behind him, feeling as if he had been struck by lightning!

"It seems my judgment was correct," Fu Di said, calmly pulling out the blood-stained rake from behind him, "This woman is a burden... Kill her, and we can enter the final obstacle."

"No... no! Wait a minute!"

Tu Tian instinctively blocked the girl, "Maybe there's another way?"

Tu Tian had just said he would protect this girl, so he couldn't just watch her get split open by Fu Di's rake... In fact, Tu Tian's brain was still a mess from the moment he saw the sign. One was his companion, known as the Qiankun Twins, and the other was the girl he had promised to protect, but only two of the three could leave alive.

Tu Tian felt that fate might be playing a joke on him.

Seeing Tu Tian's actions, Fu Di's face darkened instantly. He gripped the rake tighter and tighter, saying coldly:

"I think you've been blinded by lust! What... if you don't kill her, are you planning to kill me, and then you and this woman go to the next level?!"

"I..."

"Do you remember what Second Master and the others said before we left?! You've been protected too well in the Twist-Dragon Warriors, but the outside world is too complex. They told you not to be blinded by the flashy world and forget your purpose! Now you've actually let a woman sway your judgment. Are you worthy of the cultivation Second Master and the others gave you?!" Fu Di's voice was as cold as frost.

"I'm blinded? What about you?? When you were holding that woman and touching her earlier, what was that?!"

"She threw herself at me, what does that have to do with me?! Besides, I killed her with my own hands!! What about you?!" Fu Di seemed to have been poked in a sore spot by Tu Tian, his expression becoming hideous, using a manic voice to cover up his guilty conscience.

Tu Tian was speechless.

"This woman, she affects your judgment and prevents you from obtaining the [Heaven-Reaching Star Position]! She is your demon!!"

Fu Di's voice was like thunder. He knocked the rake in his hand down hard, and the two iron nails on it instantly pierced the girl's hands, pinning her directly to the door leading to the third obstacle. The girl's miserable screams rang out instantly.

At this moment, Tu Tian felt his heart contract!

"Your own demon must be broken by your own hands... otherwise, it will affect your entire life." Fu Di pulled a knife from behind his waist and shoved it into the stiff Tu Tian's hand, his voice sounding as if it came from hell,

"Kill her, and we will enter the final obstacle together... The [Heaven-Reaching Star Position] is destined to belong to us."

"No... but..."

"Do you want to disappoint the spirits of Third Master and the others? Do you want us to go back empty-handed? Do you want those three who betrayed us to laugh at us behind our backs for the rest of our lives??"

Tu Tian opened his mouth, various figures flashing through his mind. In the end, he spat out two words hoarsely:

"...No."

"Then do it."

Tu Tian gripped the knife, his hands trembling. He stared blankly at the girl pinned to the wall, who was enduring the pain and watching him silently. His heart felt like it was being torn apart... On one side were the expectations of his elders, on the other was the pressure from his companion, and on the other was the promise he had just made...

Tu Tian had never been in so much pain. Even when he was beaten to a pulp by his elders as a child, it hadn't been as heart-wrenching as this.

"...Kill me," the girl looked at him with tear-filled eyes and said softly, "If killing me can make you feel better... I don't want to be your burden."

"I..."

"Kill her!! What are you waiting for?! Kill her!!"

Tu Tian's eyes were bloodshot, the veins on his neck bulging hideously. He felt like he was being torn in two... He roared, closed his eyes, and threw the knife in his hand. It whistled through the air, piercing the girl's neck and sinking deep into the door!

No pain, a single strike to kill.

The girl's blood stained the door of the third obstacle, and a faint sadness still lingered on her pale cheeks... Her eyes looked at Tu Tian, empty, yet seemingly heartbroken.

Tu Tian seemed to have lost all his strength, falling to his knees with a thud, motionless.

He felt as if something had shattered in his heart. Emptiness and guilt surged into his mind like a tide. He saw the smile finally curling on Fu Di's face out of the corner of his eye, and an indescribable emotion filled his spirit.

Boom—

The door that had pinned the girl's corpse opened slowly with a roar.

"You were right, we are indeed favored by luck," Fu Di walked into the third obstacle, speaking leisurely, "A weak mechanism, a boring vote, and then killing a weak girl... We actually arrived at the final obstacle so easily. The [Privilege] is also within reach."

Tu Tian's body trembled slightly. His empty eyes finally regained a trace of sanity, his gaze fixed on Fu Di in the center of the obstacle.

The next moment, a sign hung down from above:

[Obstacle 3:]

[When there is exactly one survivor on this path, the 'Privilege' door will open; if there is more than one survivor after ten minutes, all participants in the obstacle will be eliminated immediately and lose the qualification to compete for the 'Heaven-Reaching Star Position.']

Seeing this line, the smile on Fu Di's face froze instantly.

"This..." Fu Di immediately cursed, "Who the hell designed this broken rule?! Is it specifically targeting us?!!"

One had to know that Tu Tian and Fu Di were both aiming for the [Heaven-Reaching Star Position]. Their goal was to claim both star positions, and the appearance of this rule meant that one of them had to die and be eliminated right now!

The key was that they couldn't both give up the [Privilege] and exit the Dark Palace... After all, the rule stated that if neither of them died, they would both lose the qualification to continue the trial!

This rule was simply prepared specifically for the Qiankun Twins; the intent to target them was too obvious!

Clang—

Tu Tian slowly pulled the knife out of the girl's corpse. Scarlet blood dripped onto the ground along the tip of the knife. He walked toward Fu Di step by step in silence.

"...Like this," Fu Di swallowed, continuing, "According to the original plan, it was for me to get the Privilege, and then help you snatch a [Heaven-Reaching Star Position]... Now that only one of us can live, let's follow the arrangements Second Master and the others made before we came, and give the spot directly to me... As for your share, I'll talk to Second Master and the others after we go back, they will..."

"Shut up."

The words were coldly interrupted by Tu Tian, making Fu Di freeze. He frowned at the figure walking slowly toward him, saying in a deep voice:

"What do you mean? Are you really going to tear your face off with me??"

"For this bullshit Privilege, I've already lost my brother, lost a girl who treated me sincerely, and lost my principles and conscience... I've given up everything. Now, you want me to go back empty-handed?"

Tu Tian held the knife in one hand and pulled the long staff from behind his back with the other, an unprecedented coldness flickering in his eyes,

"I've already given up so much, so what's giving up one more of you...?"