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Having endured over seven hundred years of imprisonment, subjected daily to the torment of the Forest of Swords.
To survive in such a brutal environment without turning into a madman,
Apart from the Crimson Moon within him,
His own willpower was undoubtedly incredibly strong!
However.
Just today!
He had finally broken free.
Freshly out of prison.
There was no exhilarating bloodlust to quench.
Instead, he was met with such a sight!
The words of these people were utterly despicable!
The Borisin language had its fair share of foul curses.
But for the first time, Hoolay felt.
What truly hurt wasn't the direct insults.
But this kind of sarcastic mockery!
This kind of meaningless banter!
In the mouths of these people.
It seemed he wasn't even fit to carry Jingliu's shoes!
"Mok Tok, tell me!"
"What kind of show is this!?"
"Is this some lowly foxian's deliberate attempt to disgust us!?"
Mok Tok opened his mouth.
He wanted to say that Hoolay shouldn't mind these things, that it was just a joke!
But.
Hoolay was, after all, the war chief of the Borisin.
Facing the hope and authority of the tribe.
Mok Tok couldn't hide the truth or lie.
He could only speak honestly.
"Hoolay, this is… a live broadcast."
"What you're seeing now are the comments of those despicable people on the internet."
"The mainstream discourse on the internet is controlled by these people, and they naturally spare no effort to tarnish your noble status!"
Hearing that this wasn't a scripted act.
But the current public opinion!
Hoolay let out a roar of fury!
This was worse than killing him!
In the past.
Just hearing the word "Borisin" would silence even a child's cries.
The name Hoolay struck fear into people's hearts!
And now.
He had become the subject of online mockery and entertainment!
How could Hoolay accept this!?
It's a good thing he was Hoolay.
Anyone else might have spat out a mouthful of blood and died on the spot!
But even so.
Hoolay was now in extreme agony.
A low growl of fury escaped his throat!
The veins on his limbs bulged!
He needed to kill, to drink blood!
Only then could he ease the rage in his heart!
"Who is this foxian in the footage!?" Hoolay asked darkly.
"She is the general of Yaoxing."
Mok Tok answered with difficulty,
"A war slave who fled from the hunting pack, a cannon fodder, a thief!"
"She stole our power, using every despicable means in the war, leveraging her knowledge of the Borisin—"
Mok Tok grew more agitated as he spoke.
Especially as he watched Feixiao bask in the limelight of the universe, while he could only hide like a pitiful rat in prison.
This imbalance and sense of disparity were enough to drive him mad!
Hoolay interrupted, "She defeated you."
"Hah..."
"The Borisin, crushed into scattered dust by a foxian."
Hoolay himself couldn't help but laugh in anger!
The suffering he endured in prison seemed trivial now.
Compared to that.
The reality he witnessed after escaping was even more soul-crushing!
"You just said this is a live broadcast, right?"
"That's correct, sir. Are you planning to..."
Hoolay plunged his claws into the screen.
Crushing it into a heap of scrap metal.
"I will let them know that Hoolay, the Borisin War Chief, has returned!"
"I will reclaim all that we have lost..."
"And make everyone remember the fear of being dominated by the Borisin!"
As Hoolay spoke these words.
His fangs ground together, emitting a grating sound.
Clearly!
He had endured too much!
He couldn't wait any longer!
Only slaughter,
Could soothe the humiliation and rage he felt now!
However.
Mok Tok's expression suddenly changed!
"Sir, times have changed!"
"You want to cause chaos at the scene? Absolutely not!"
"In the universe now, there's a game called Honkai: Star Rail, where the people and things are real..."
"Boom!"
Before Mok Tok could finish.
Hoolay punched the wall above him.
Leaving a massive crater.
"Mok Tok, I don't care how the times have changed, there's one thing that will never change!"
"From the moment I stepped out of prison, it's the people of Xianzhou who should be afraid!"
"Because I will make them understand what true disaster is!"
Mok Tok broke into a cold sweat.
Startled by the War Chief's imposing aura.
If...
If that's the case, perhaps the War Chief could indeed lead them to carve out a path of bloodshed?
To make the Borisin great again!?
Thinking this.
Mok Tok also felt a surge of excitement!
"Sir, I will follow you into battle!"
"Even if we die, we will leave an indelible shadow over the people of Xianzhou!"
Mok Tok clenched his fists.
No matter what.
At least their current momentum was truly formidable!
It almost felt like the revival of the Borisin was imminent!
Closer!
Ahead was the exit of The Shackling Prison!
At that moment.
Hoolay suddenly stopped.
Mok Tok thought the War Chief had sensed some dangerous presence.
Unexpectedly.
Hoolay asked darkly, "I noticed that many of the comments mentioned Jingliu. It seems her name is not unfamiliar to them."
"Could it be... that Jingliu is still in Luofu?"
Mok Tok immediately replied, "Sir, this is closely related to what I mentioned earlier about Honkai: Star Rail."
"Please take a look at this..."
Mok Tok took out his Jade Abacus.
Skillfully launching Honkai: Star Rail.
"In this game, Jingliu has become a playable character."
As he spoke.
He entered a battle.
After releasing a sword aura, Jingliu entered the [Soulshift] state.
"Nowhere to Run!"
"Prepare to die!"
Hearing this voice suddenly.
Hoolay's hand trembled slightly!
I must be too angry!
Yes!
It must be because I heard the voice of an old enemy, and the thirst for revenge flowing in my blood made me tremble with excitement!
Next.
Jingliu's Ultimate automatically activated.
"Let this moonlight..."
Jingliu leaped into the air.
The massive bright moon behind her was gradually being eroded by a black shadow.
Her ice sword swung down.
"Illuminate the myriad rivers!"
Countless sword energies descended from the sky!
Like beams of moonlight slashing down!
Hoolay's eyes widened in shock!
Upon hearing the final piercing sound, he "thudded" to the ground, half-kneeling!
Mok Tok was horrified!
"My lord, what's wrong?!"
"It's nothing, just my body stiffening from lack of activity," Hoolay said nonchalantly.
He leaned against the wall and stood up again.
Hoolay's gaze wandered.
He murmured to himself, "This game is so realistic..."
"Even that sword intent seems to be replicated."
"You're right, Mok Tok, this game is indeed important."
"Since it has included Jingliu, there must be more information about her!"
"Show me everything!"
Mok Tok was stunned.
They had already missed the previous Jingliu storyline; how could they replay it all at once!
Wait!
He had an idea.
He opened a Jingliu storyline clip in the Honkai: Star Rail community.
He hoped Hoolay could quickly preview Jingliu's current state.
As soon as the video started.
Jingliu's sharp voice came through.
"Uphold this oath, we, the Cloud Knights, like clouds obscuring the sky, shield Xianzhou. Draw your swords!"
In the scene.
Jingliu was teaching Jing Yuan.
At this time, Jingliu and Jing Yuan were master and disciple, both still young.
Next.
The scene shifted.
The once heroic and spirited Jingliu was gone.
Replaced by her with crimson eyes.
And a sinister smile on her lips!
She stood on a cliff.
Below were massive ice spikes.
Each spike contained a corpse!
"I too was once bound by fame and fortune, halted by loyalty and righteousness."
"But in the end, they all left this sword."
"Because a sword is a sword, a tool to sever life and death, it is so pure, it cannot tolerate any external wear!"
"Only by treading the path of wrathful fire, the path of greed's blade, and the path of foolish blood, can one Extirpate all obstacles!"
In the scene, Jingliu.
With a pure yet maniacal smile.
As if determined to slaughter all enemies!
Hoolay took a deep breath.
What's going on?
He was the one who had been imprisoned for seven hundred years.
So why did Jingliu seem even crazier than him?!
And her current state…
She seemed even stronger than during that battle back then!
At this moment.
The final segment of the clip began.
"Jing Yuan, don't stand in our way."
"The Arbiter-General, Plagues Author, the Aeon of Destruction…"
"This is a divine chess match. If you don't stand on the winning side, you're the loser."
"And this time,"
"We must ensure the death of Abundance."
Jingliu's face was veiled in black.
Her voice devoid of any emotion.
And the surroundings…
It was none other than The Shackling Prison!
"Has her enemy now risen to the level of an Aeon…?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"Mok Tok, take me to… the live broadcast site!"
"Let me see just how strong the people of Xianzhou have become…!?"