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Grey also snapped out of her momentary daze and rushed over when she saw King Arthur beating up Yue Zhengling.

After passing through the large hole, Grey saw Yue Zhengling curled up on the ground, coughing incessantly. Her eyes were filled with anger. Without thinking, she reached out to grab Yue Zhengling and interrogate her about Yad's whereabouts. However, her hands passed directly through Yue Zhengling's shoulders and touched the floor.

Orange, who was following behind her, had an "I knew it" look on her face. She looked back at Arthur's back again, and the hazy white figure was still there.

"Could it really be a Stand user?" Knowing that she couldn't touch Yue Zhengling, Orange walked directly to Grey's side and patted her on the shoulder.

Grey reflexively jumped back, and upon seeing it was Orange, she suppressed her anger and asked, "Miss Orange, is there something you need?"

Orange looked at her amusedly. Grey was like a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment, but Orange was confident that Grey was no match for her at the moment. She didn't care much about Grey's attitude and casually said to her, "Let's just stand aside and watch the show, because neither you nor I can do anything to this Lingjun."

Despite her immense anger, Grey heeded Orange's advice and stepped aside, while Arthur entered the room and walked toward Yue Zhengling, who was lying on the floor.

"Why were you able to hit me?" Yue Zhengling asked Arthur as he approached, feeling the burning pain in her back.

Arthur did not answer, but instead pulled him up and gently placed him on the ground to stand up.

"What do you want to do—" Yue Zhengling was completely bewildered and was about to ask another question, but before he could finish speaking, Arthur delivered an uppercut that sent him flying into the air. At that moment, only one thought remained in his mind—

Are you fucking crazy?!

Le Zhengling, who had fallen to the ground, was helped up again. He was in a daze and could not even stand up. His legs swayed uncontrollably as if he were drunk.

"Stand still," Arthur said to Yue Zhengling, whose eyes were unfocused, and reached out to steady him.

It took about half a minute for Yue Zhengling to recover from this state. This time, he didn't ask any questions, but stared straight at Arthur and the white figure behind him.

Seemingly noticing Yue Zhengling's gaze, the white figure waved to him in greeting.

Gray then noticed the white figure, and goosebumps instantly rose all over her body. Webber and Barthemello also noticed this scene, and everyone waited quietly for things to unfold.

“Merry?” Yue Zhengling looked at the white figure and said in a somewhat uncertain tone.

"It's me~ Long time no see." The white figure, whom Yue Zhengling called Meili, responded with a voice, "How is it, are you surprised to see me?"

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Yue Zhengling looked at the bloodstains on his hands and finally understood what had happened.

"This is the illusion of the Nightmare. It actually gave my phantom a physical form." Yue Zhengling said in a strange tone. Sure enough, even though he borrowed part of Bubble's ability, he was still broken by this Grand Rank candidate.

“原来你还是认为自己只是个虚影啊。那好，我的王子啊，继续揍他，揍到他肯正视自己为止。”白影从亚瑟背后伸出手，环住了他的脖子，像情人般撒娇说道。

Arthur raised his hand again and punched Yue Zhengling. This time, Yue Zhengling finally performed normally. At first, he didn't expect Arthur to be able to hit him, so he didn't dodge. The second time, he was confused and didn't move. But this time was different. Now he was in a sober state!

Facing Arthur's straight punch aimed at his face, Yue Zhengling knew he could easily dodge it by simply turning his head to the side. But just as he thought that, the straight punch landed on his face, sending him flying once again.

Flying backwards, Yue Zhengling stared blankly at the blood droplets in mid-air. He couldn't understand what was going on. Arthur's attack speed clearly didn't exceed his reaction time, so why couldn't he dodge it?

"puff"

Like a broken doll, Yue Zhengling fell to the ground again in a spread-eagle position, beginning to question the meaning of life.

“It’s strange why I can’t avoid it?” Arthur walked up to Yue Zhengling again, and Mary behind him spoke up again.

After struggling for a few moments but unable to get up at all, Yue Zhengling was once again helped to her feet by Arthur.

"Even my father didn't—" Before he could finish speaking, Yue Zhengling was once again sent flying.

However, the observant Yue Zhengling noticed that Arthur also had wounds on his face. Logically speaking, Arthur, as a heroic spirit, should not be injured so easily, and he did not see Arthur being attacked. So how did those wounds come about?

Helped up once again, Yue Zhengling looked at Arthur's face and then touched her own. The wound on her face stung, and the location of the wound was exactly the same as Arthur's.

Orange, who had been silently observing everything, replayed the scene in her mind several times. Combining this with her ultimate understanding of the human body, she seemed to have figured something out.

"Are you... insane?" Having roughly figured out what was going on, Yue Zhengling took two steps back. "Do you know what you've done?"

“I know exactly what I’m doing, but it’s all worth it to teach you a lesson.” Arthur’s calm tone made it sound like he was talking about something trivial.

Le Zhengling took two steps back again. "You went to this extent just to beat up my phantom?!"

He was no longer able to stay calm. As the saying goes, the ruthless are afraid of the stubborn, and the stubborn are afraid of the reckless. He had been pretending to be stupid, but now he had run into someone who was reckless. Do you think he was afraid?

"What exactly are you trying to do, Arthur! And why is Merry going crazy with you too?!" Yue Zhengling simply couldn't understand what these two were doing.

"Merry, aren't you the one who values ​​Arthur the most? Why didn't you stop him from splitting his spirit foundation?" Yue Zhengling covered the wound on her face and finally revealed the truth.

Everyone who had been watching silently, except for Orange, looked at Arthur as if he were crazy after hearing Yue Zhengling's words.

The Spirit Origin is the foundation of a Heroic Spirit's existence. If the Spirit Origin is damaged, the Heroic Spirit's strength will be greatly reduced, or it may be removed from the Throne of Heroes.

"There's nothing I can do. This is my beloved prince's decision. As his court magician and the one who loves him most, of course I have to support him unconditionally." The white figure shrugged and said in a very relaxed tone.

Completely unable to accept this, Yue Zhengling was speechless.

Actually, things weren't as serious as he imagined. As the saying goes, those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. Aozaki Touko had already figured out what was going on.

Indeed, Arthur can touch Yue Zhengling now because the two share the same spirit origin. It is because of this that Yue Zhengling has been given a physical form, but it will definitely not have much of an impact on King Arthur.

As a Grand Puppeteer, she could see that Yue Zhengling's current physical functions had not reached the level of a Heroic Spirit. At most, he was just a child who matched his appearance. As for why he was so durable, it was probably because the opponent held back, or because his Spirit Origin focused on defense.

Just as Orange had guessed, the amount of spirit core that Le Zhengling used from Arthur was actually negligible and not as serious as he had imagined.

So how did they do that? Of course, it's because Arthur's Merry is a proper great magician.

This Le Zhengling's mission was to solve the problem of this group tracking down another entity that had been transferred to the Atlas Institute. So he took back the robe that might have a location tracking function from Orange, threw Yad into the Atlas Institute as well, since it was originally a weapon that had leaked from the Atlas Institute anyway. Finally, for safety reasons, he also hid Arthur's holy sword.

He left the robe with him, and sent the other two to the place where his main body was sleeping. That place was no longer part of Earth, and it seemed that Arthur and the others no longer had any means of locating him, which was why he felt at ease dealing with these people.

"But what's the point of doing this? Just to vent your anger? How childish—" After reviewing the situation and finding no flaws, Yue Zhengling regained his composure, only to be met with another punch.

The blow landed directly on his ribs, causing a huge impact on his internal organs.

Human bones and muscles constantly protect the most important internal organs. However, the human body is 80% water, so the impact from vibrations is unavoidable. The abdomen is the part of the human body most vulnerable to damage to the internal organs.

The pain contorted Yue Zhengling's face as he took the hit, while a look of pain flashed across Arthur's face as he delivered the blow.

No matter how much of Yue Zhengling's spirit core was taken from him, their pain was the same. When Arthur was beating Yue Zhengling, he was actually beating himself.

Lying on the ground, curled up in a ball, trembling uncontrollably, his mouth wide open but unable to make a sound, his pupils shrank to pinpoints, Yue Zhengling felt pain he had never experienced before.

The Celts had a very systematic understanding of the human body. Although they seemed like a bunch of brutes in mythology, they had already learned how to quickly break down an opponent's defenses in battle, and they also knew how to hit a person in the most painful way.

Chapter 129 Ji

"Are you alright?" Mary whispered in Arthur's ear.

Arthur was used to this unusually intimate behavior. He forced a smile and said, "It's nothing."

But as soon as he finished speaking, the blood that spilled from his mouth acted as a signal; he bent over and spat out a large mouthful of blood.

"King Arthur, why did you go to such lengths?" Orange stood there, asking Arthur in a strange tone.

"If you were in someone else's shoes and wanted to pull someone out of their own world, what would you do?" Wiping the blood from his mouth, Arthur straightened up again.

"If I'm not mistaken, Ling's existence has actually caused you some trouble, but why did you stand in front of my holy sword before?"

Orange didn't expect him to ask that question, and she didn't know how to answer it, so she started to feel conflicted.

As he said, Yue Zhengling's existence actually troubled her. Of course, it wasn't in a bad way, but it wasn't exactly good either. In short, she couldn't let go of him and always wanted to do something for him.

"Do you think this Yue Zhengling is really just a so-called phantom?" Arthur asked again before Orange could answer.

"...I can't be sure, but my intuition tells me that this might be the real Lingjun." Chengzi looked at Le Zhengling, who hadn't made any further moves for a long time, and began to express her feelings.

"This Lingjun gives me the feeling that he has been stripped of many things and has become a very pure being. Although he seems crazy, I can tell that he is hiding something."

“Oh my, I didn’t expect you to notice. It’s rare to find someone like you in this world who can use observation to directly grasp the truth.” Meryl turned her head and said in an admiring tone.

"To receive praise from a great magician like you is truly an honor," Orange smiled nonchalantly, seemingly unconcerned about Meryl's compliment.

Merry didn't pay much attention to Touko's attitude. Indeed, she was a Grand Rank candidate magician, but Touko's achievements surpassed the Clock Tower's so-called Grand Rank.

“Then, let’s talk about Ling. As women, I think we have a lot in common.” Meryl’s seemingly friendly voice implied a transaction.

“No problem, anyway, I also want to figure out what your intentions are in doing this to Lingjun.” Orange narrowed her eyes and revealed a dangerous smile, while Gray kept the communication device open so that Webber and the others could receive the information from here.

Moreover, after that announcement to the whole world, the Clock Tower was thrown into chaos again, with many people going insane, while Barthemello was rushing over here, holding his breath.

"May I call you Miss Orange?" Mary released her arms from Arthur, turned around, and faced Aozaki Orange directly.

“Of course, and please allow me to call you Miss Merry.” Aozaki Touko gave a satisfied smile.

The atmosphere between the two seemed harmonious, but after their introductions, neither of them shook hands, which suggests that they didn't actually trust each other.

“It seems Miss Orange and Ling are quite familiar with each other,” Melly said preemptively.

"Of course, I am Lingjun's older sister. May I ask how Miss Meili came to know Lingjun?"

Orange doesn't even bother to think before she lies, but after she finished speaking, she added in her mind: That's right, in the other world, I consider myself Lingjun's older sister, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Meili didn't reveal her true face, so hiding her expression actually gave her a big advantage: "My twin brother is Ling's roommate, and coincidentally, I also know Ling's sister, her biological sister."

Meili also started to exaggerate, saying that the Merlin who knew Yue Zhengling could indeed be considered her twin, and that she also knew of Ji Ling's existence. Putting aside the hostile relationship, there was no problem in saying that they knew each other.

Upon hearing Mei Li's answer, Orange took off her glasses and switched to her cold personality. "Ha, sister? As far as I know, Ling Jun has no relatives left, so how could she have a sister?"

"Perhaps you are simply ignorant."

Meili kept the information Orange had given her in mind. She knew that Yue Zhengling came from a parallel world that she didn't know about, but the Orange of this world knew about that world. The information contained in this was quite significant.

"Then, Miss Aozaki Touko, do you know Rin's full name?" Merry was determined to coax the other party into revealing information she didn't know.

Aozaki Touko wasn't stupid; she knew this conversation was actually an exchange of information, so she didn't hold back, but she also didn't simply say it: "Miss Meryl is being a bit unfair; you've been asking questions the whole time. Why don't you answer this question first?"

Mei Li thought to herself that she was indeed not easy to fool, but she didn't care and said directly, "Ling's name should be Ji Ling, right?"

Upon hearing this unexpected answer, Orange's heart skipped a beat, but she calmly took out a cigarette. "Really? So Lingjun's surname is Ji, after his mother."

To Mary's surprise, Orange's answer was unexpected, and she felt a sudden jolt, as if she had discovered something extraordinary. "What is Ling's name, as you know?"

Mei suddenly became anxious. Logically speaking, Ji Ling was the real name of this person, which was the truth she knew. But now, it seemed that what Aozaki Touko knew was different from what she knew.

“Oh, Lingjun’s name is Lezheng Ling. I’ve checked his file. He has this name from birth until he went abroad. His mother’s surname is Ji, that’s true, but his father’s surname is Lezheng.”

"What happened? Why did it get switched?" After hearing Orange's words, Meryl was puzzled. "Logically speaking, Ling is definitely from that family, but why is his surname switched with that of the tuner family? What happened in his timeline? It doesn't make sense."

Orange gleaned some crucial information from Meryl's ramblings, but she was currently unable to transmit this information to her counterpart in another world.

"Is there a problem with those two surnames you mentioned?" Orange asked curiously, but before Mary could answer, a figure suddenly flew in through the window.

Bartholomew Loreleia arrived, enveloped in a swirling gust of wind, accompanied by a minor imaginary number magician. Before they even landed, Bartholomew said to Merlin, "You mean that girl lying on the ground with the surname Ji? And the one being served by Yue Zheng?"

Although Meili didn't know who the newcomer was, she had seen her in the communication video earlier and knew that this person was not an enemy, so she nodded and said, "Yes, Ling is from the Ji family, the Ji of the Xia tribe, the Ji of the Zhou Dynasty, and even the Ji who holds the law."

Chapter 130 Unveiling

"How is that possible? Him?!" Barthemello Loreleia looked at Le Zhengling, who was struggling on the ground, her face extremely ugly, and the magic around her was very unstable, as if she had been offended by something.

“No, Lingjun’s surname is Yuezheng.” Orange hadn’t understood what Melly meant before, but when Barthemello appeared, she understood everything. Knowing that Barthemello was too arrogant, Orange hurriedly tried to salvage the situation to avoid provoking him, while constantly giving Melly meaningful glances.

That's right, Lingjun is from that family! At this moment, she only had this thought in her mind. Although it seemed absurd, it was an undeniable truth.

Like the Aozaki family, they possess [Law], but the difference is that Aozaki can use it, while they cannot. It is a family that barely survived but was nearly completely wiped out!

This explains everything: why Lingjun's family was completely wiped out in his timeline, why he knew about other worlds, and why his body was so strange.

Aozaki Touko from that world had seen Yue Zhengling's detailed medical records and discovered his heart problem. Moreover, she learned from one of the Twenty-Seven Ancestors that Yue Zhengling's heart contained a large number of magic markings, and that he would have died long ago if someone hadn't been taking care of him.

The version of myself in that world was also very concerned about this matter, which is why I kept investigating about Yue Zhengling. Although it seemed like I hadn't found anything, the version of myself in that world obtained this information and, by combining it, learned the truth.

At the same time, she also guessed why Mary had Arthur part of his spirit origin so that Yue Zhengling could have the ability to be touched by him.

Putting aside the deeper reasons, Arthur can now deepen his connection with Yue Zhengling by relying on his spiritual origin. If this connection deepens to a certain extent, Merry should be able to bring Yue Zhengling closer to their world.

Even if that doesn't work, it can still deepen their relationship.

If such scheming is well-intentioned, that's fine, but if it's malicious—thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Orange's eyes.

The initial one changed everything.

The subsequent second-party agreement reached more consensus.

The next three show the future.

The four that sustain hides itself.

Therefore, the final fifth has long lost its meaning.

Logically speaking, her relationship with Qingzi and Yue Zhengling is the deepest! She doesn't allow others—at least not those she doesn't approve of, or those who have designs on Lingjun—to interfere in this relationship.

"Miss Orange, don't look at me with such a gloomy gaze. I have no ill intentions towards Ling." As a being of the Nightmare type, Melly is very sensitive to feelings directed at her, after all, beings like them feed on emotions.

Orange didn't want to strain the relationship right now, so she withdrew her murderous intent. Now she was also planning to find a way to get Le Zhengling back to his original world. From the conversation between Le Zhengling and Meili, it was clear that the two had met before, so it was possible that Meili had the means to travel between worlds.

"So, do you know why Ling became like this?" Orange continued to ask.