"Nature has no compassion,the world has no virtue. But humans are different. You're looking too far, standing too high. That's why you see the world from above, and feel hopeless. You think no matter what you do, nothing can change."

"But knowing it's impossible and still trying? That's the song of civilization. That's real courage."

"What if the World-Ending Tribulation comes? As long as someone survives, civilization won't be completely lost."

Johnnie spoke quickly, full of energy. Even if he knew what was coming, he wouldn't fall into despair or give up.

Living again wasn't about becoming a pessimist who just waits for the end!

If you do nothing, nothing will ever change!

Besides, as Terra Lady said, life starts the moment it heads toward death.

So, should we just stop living?

Should we just give up?

That's the truth. That's how the world is. But humans are different.

"You're stubborn. Even the six Saints couldn't change this. What can you, a human who's not even a god, do about it?"

"Give up. Go back." said Terra Lady coldly.

Johnnie shook his head. "The saddest people are those who do nothing and just wait for their fate to come."

"What's a Saint? They can fail. That doesn't mean I will!"

"I will go beyond the Saints! Beyond the Divine Thearches! There must be a way!"

Johnnie thought about a lot of things—rivers and seas drying up, the world changing over time. But all it took was a single rainstorm, and the pond would return, and the fish would come back to life.

He would not give up!

"Arrogant and ignorant!" Terra Lady suddenly lost her temper. Her face, which had been blurry before, now twisted strangely.

The Present Mountains began to shake violently. The trees, grass, and rocks that were once semi-transparent turned black in an instant. If you looked closely, you could see terrifying, evil ghosts inside them.

"Since you don't want to leave, then stay here forever!" With those words, Johnnie suddenly felt everything around him growing wildly.

No, it was more like he was shrinking quickly.

A huge rock fell from the sky, cracking open and trying to swallow him whole.

Johnnie quickly gathered several flying swords around him. He attacked the rock while dodging with the swords.

He looked up at the now-giant Terra Lady and, with a flash of light in his eyes, said confidently.

"You're not the real Terra Lady!"

"Johnnie, you're wrong. I am Terra Lady. But I'm not the whole of Terra Lady." Terra Lady said gently, then flicked her finger. Johnnie was sent flying.

Johnnie's body crashed into a rock behind him, and he coughed up blood.

He struggled to stand up, wiping the blood from his mouth with his sleeve. His eyes still shone with determination.

"You've been telling me to leave, to give up, instead of just killing me. Do you really have no way to kill me?"Johnnie was badly hurt, and the blood on his lips wasn't fully cleaned. Combined with his bright eyes, he looked like a blazing light, full of an untouchable brilliance.

Terra Lady's twisted and giant face suddenly froze. She grew even more angry and shouted."Shut up!"

"You're just like that stubborn fool. You know the end can't be changed, but you still refuse to stop trying!"

"Stupid! Totally stupid!"

"She's almost gone, yet she still stops me from killing you!"

Johnnie suddenly had a feeling in his heart—the "her" the other one was talking about was the real Terra Lady!

But how could he help the real Terra Lady?

Suddenly, Johnnie remembered a classic saying. the more your enemy tells you not to do something, the more you should do it.

He took a deep breath and stopped paying attention to the huge Terra Lady in front of him. Instead, he controlled his flying swords and kept flying upward toward the top of Three Lives Mountain.

The fake Terra Lady became very nervous. She quickly made the black trees and grass around her grow wildly, trying to stop Johnnie.

Johnnie's body became tiny. Even the grass by the side of the road was taller than him. The path, already hard to walk on, now became even more difficult and rough.

But he didn't give up. His eyes showed no sign of despair, only determination.

At that moment, a voice suddenly appeared in Johnnie's ears.

Red-Haired Ghost King was lying on the ground, covered in wounds, sending out gray energy. His voice was very weak as he cried out.

"Johnnie, save me! I don't want to die. Please save me!"

Johnnie ignored him. He kept his eyes fixed on the front.

"You're just a small person! A selfish guy! I stayed behind to protect you, and now I'm almost dead. But you don't even look at me! You're fake and selfish!" Red-Haired Ghost King's voice suddenly turned cruel.

Then, Dragon Soul's voice came in.

He shouted."Johnnie, it's me! This fake Terra Lady caught me. Save me!"

"Save me first, then we find the real Terra Lady together!"

Johnnie didn't turn back. He kept moving forward quickly.

As he kept going, the top of Present Mountain was getting closer.

But just then, the fake Terra Lady suddenly laughed coldly. The space around her cracked, and a blurry figure appeared in her hand.

It was Crysic!

"Johnnie, don't worry about me. Do what you're supposed to do!" Crysic shouted loudly.

Johnnie's body suddenly stopped, and the flying sword under his feet slowed down gradually.

He had clearly realized that both Red-Haired Ghost King's call for help and Dragon Soul's voice were fake.

But now, the sudden appearance of Crysic made him a little confused.

"No! Don't stop! Go! Go now!" Crysic's voice became clearer and more urgent, urging Johnnie to keep moving.

Johnnie slowly turned his head back. Under his feet, the flying sword made of soul power began to slowly change direction.

The fake Terra Lady's eyes flashed with cold contempt.

But what happened next completely took her by surprise.

Johnnie's lips slowly curled into a smile as he quickly raised his right hand and gave her a very insulting gesture.

"If it was really Crysic, she would be covering her mouth tightly, trying her best to keep me from finding out that she was in danger right now."

"You're still too dumb." Johnnie said slowly.

At once, the fake Terra Lady's face showed uncontrollable anger. She clenched her hand, and the Crysic in her grip turned into a bunch of black light.

Johnnie saw this and his smile grew even wider.

In fact, he had still been a little unsure before, which was why he had stopped.

Now, he had finally tested out the last bit of doubt.

Johnnie laughed and said."Sorry, what I said earlier was wrong. You're even dumber than I thought."

The fake Terra Lady finally realized Johnnie's plan. She became even more desperate, and the whole Present Mountain started shaking violently.

"Kill you! I'll kill you!"

"Never, never has anyone dared to mock me like this! You're dead! Dead!"

Johnnie controlled his flying sword and turned around. His smile disappeared instantly, and his face turned serious.

What he had just done was all to make the enemy angry and lose control.

Even if this fake Terra Lady couldn't kill him directly, the situation he was facing was still very dangerous.

Only by making the enemy lose control as much as possible could Johnnie reach his goal more easily.

Johnnie continued climbing toward the top of Present Mountain.

Soon, he saw a small figure sitting alone at the top. The face was exactly the same as the fake Terra Lady he had met before.

Johnnie watched as the figure slowly stood up and looked in his direction.

"Terra Lady?" Johnnie asked uncertainly.

The figure nodded. "I thought you would give up."

"Surprisingly, you didn't just give up—you came all the way here, and you even made the bodily misdeeds angry."

Johnnie suddenly widened his eyes. "Bodily misdeeds?"

Terra Lady answered."Yes. To become a Saint, you must cut the three bodies. The one you met before was the bodily misdeeds that formed during that process."

"Normally, this process would go smoothly. But those Celestial Spirits took the chance to help the bodily misdeeds and trap me here."

"Now, your arrival has changed everything."

Terra Lady looked calmly at Johnnie. The mountain under her feet was quickly shrinking.

"Come on. The enemy is waiting for us." she said.

Johnnie looked around. The mountain was falling much faster than he had expected. In just a few breaths, the once-hidden peak of Present Mountain had turned into a small hill.

Dragon Soul, Red-Haired Ghost King, White and Black Reapers, the fake Terra Lady he had met before, the Netherfire Ghost King, and the Celestial Spirits' puppets all appeared around him.

Terra Lady slowly flew above Johnnie, and everyone turned their eyes toward him.

Red-Haired Ghost King's red hair was shaking wildly. His wounds were still releasing gray energy, but he looked at Johnnie and gave him a thumbs-up with a smile.

"Johnnie, you really did it."

White and Black Reapers' eyes became bright again. Their expressions were no longer empty—clearly, they had regained their minds.

As for Dragon Soul, he flew directly to Johnnie's shoulder and said excitedly."Kid, you really pulled it off!"

On the enemy side, the bodily misdeeds of Terra Lady looked at Johnnie with hatred, clenching her fists and gritting her teeth, as if she wanted to swallow him whole.

"I never expected that, even though you were almost completely dead, a human who hadn't even become a god could give you another chance to live!" the bodily misdeeds said angrily to Terra Lady.