Chapter 1195: My Second Plan

"It might be a kind of death you've never experienced before."

Song Qi slowly extended his hand and placed it in front of Ma Shier.

"That is, to be blown into pieces by me."

"Blown into pieces...?" Ma Shier frowned as he looked at Song Qi. "Sounds pretty exciting."

Ma Shier casually reached out and shook hands with Song Qi.

What Song Qi had to do next was difficult in some ways and easy in others.

That was to treat Ma Shier's body as a whole and transform him into a human bomb that could move freely.

"Shier, this matter is known only to the two of us," Song Qi said. "Not only do we have to keep it secret, but we also need to come up with a foolproof strategy. If Zhuque finds out that we know... he might take precautions."

"Qi Ge, your mind works better than mine," Ma Shier said. "You think it through, and once you're done, teach me."

"Good... I need you to try every possible way to touch Zhuque," Song Qi said, "especially when he's on the brink of serious injury."

"I think I get it..."

"I'll be in charge of launching a full assault on Zhuque to put him in a near-death state," Song Qi said. "If what Baihu said is true, Zhuque will definitely transfer his consciousness out when he's near death."

"Damn, that's brilliant!" Ma Shier laughed. "Son of a gun... Once he transfers to me, we'll just blow him up together!"

Song Qi nodded and then withdrew his hand from Ma Shier's.

The setup for Bao Ran was complete. Now, with just a thought from Song Qi, his close teammate in front of him would turn into fireworks on the spot.

Although he felt he had a trump card, Song Qi still couldn't fully understand the meaning of Kui Lei.

His teammates were currently intercepting Zhuque with their bodies. Would there be time left for him to continue pondering it?

If someone was really controlling Zhuque, then Cat was destined to direct all their attacks at a lump of dead flesh. The result for Cat would be total annihilation.

Song Qi slowly clenched his fist, feeling the need to add one last layer of insurance for the entire Cat team.

This layer of insurance couldn't even be shared with Ma Shier.

After all, Ma Shier would die in the "first ring," and he only needed to know that his death would be worthwhile.

Song Qi himself would be the "second ring" in this kill plan. This time, it was a gamble—betting that Zhuque, like Xuanwu, was in some bizarre state beyond normal human comprehension.

Only then could Song Qi, as the "second ring," have a chance to kill him.

The odds of winning this bet were slim, and even Song Qi had no confidence at all.

...

Song Qi looked at Ma Shier, who was laughing maniacally in front of him, and slowly extended his hand.

"You think I'll just die like this...?" Ma Shier said with a laugh. "You guys are really naughty... I've used that body for years... and you turned it into a sieve..."

Song Qi nodded and stared at Ma Shier. "Originally, you flashed to someone's side to kill them, but now you've switched to Nuo Yi to kill. So, you no longer have Yue Qian... right?"

Ma Shier's face twitched slightly, and he forced a smile. "What do you mean?"

"It means that now, you... can't dodge or escape." Song Qi straightened his hand and slightly flexed his fingers.

At that moment, Ma Shier's body began to twist and swell. He never imagined that this body had already been implanted with Xian Fa.

"Wait... wait a second..." Ma Shier's increasingly bloated body squeezed out a harsh voice. "Hold on for a bit..."

His expression grew frantic as he flailed his hands around, but there was no one beside him.

"Filthy thing... get out of my brother's body," Song Qi said.

"Let's make a deal..." Ma Shier trembled as he spoke. "We can make a deal! I can give you..."

Boom!

Before Ma Shier could touch anyone, his body exploded like a water-filled balloon with a muffled sound.

Everyone felt a spray of blood rain down on their faces, warm and foul-smelling.

The remaining few shielded their faces, seeing only flying bits of flesh and blood swirling around them. Perhaps this was the "End Place."

Had Zhuque finally been obliterated this time?

"Lao Qi... what you just did..." Qian Wu looked at the scene with a hint of fear.

"Don't worry, Wu Ge, everything is part of the plan," Song Qi said, his eyes not relaxing as he stared at the nearby flesh and blood.

Next came the "second ring." As long as this "second ring" bet paid off, Cat could win.

Cat was originally meant to eat Que.

In just a few seconds, Song Qi spotted a small, strange lump of flesh at the spot where Ma Shier had exploded.

This piece of flesh looked different from the others—it was wriggling.

Qian Wu instantly sensed something odd and moved to step forward, but Song Qi reached back to stop him.

"Wu Ge, thank you for taking care of me all these years," Song Qi said. "I hope we'll have a chance to drink together again."

"Lao Qi..." Qian Wu slowly furrowed his brow.

"I didn't think I'd bet right."

Song Qi stepped forward, picked up the lump of flesh from the ground, and turned it over in his hand. On the flesh were three eyes darting around chaotically, surrounded almost entirely by teeth marks.

"So, the 'eyes' are the true form, right?" Song Qi looked down at the flesh in his hand and smiled. "I was always puzzled why biting the eyes in your mouth would strengthen your 'belief'... Turns out, what you're biting isn't eyes at all, but yourself. Only in extreme pain and panic does it make sense to deepen your belief."

The three eyes on the flesh all turned toward Song Qi, and in the middle of them, a slit opened like a mouth.

A hoarse, unpleasant voice emerged from that mouth: "Really... naughty..."

"If I'm not mistaken... these three eyes of yours are Duo Xin Po, Kui Lei, and Hun Qian, right?" Song Qi felt the chunk of flesh squirming in his hand, but he gripped it tightly, immobilizing it. "In your own mouth, you use Kui Lei to control yourself and achieve floating. That's interesting."

At that moment, Zhou Mo realized what Yuan meant, as said by Di Zhu—after all, what he had touched wasn't the true body of the Hui Xiang Zhe.

"... So you knew everything..." The flesh seemed to laugh with its mouth.

"Your original host's body had Yue Qian. In the near-death phase, you Yue Qian'd this lump of flesh out, then Hun Qian'd to Shijiu, and finally contacted Ma Shier." Song Qi increased the pressure on his hand. "Too bad this chunk of flesh has been reinforced. Even if Shier was blown to bits, it might not kill you."

"Ha... haha..." The flesh continued to grin. "Even though you've figured out my secret... what can you do about it? My Duo Xin Po and Hun Qian are still active. You're immobilized now... and I've touched you..."

"No..." Song Qi denied. "Zhuque, it's not that you've touched me—it's that I've touched you."

"What...?"

"You've entered a dead end," Song Qi said. "I've already infused Bao Ran into your body. My own body will be destroyed in one minute... That's your fate."