Hughes smiled strangely and asked, "So, you envy me for knowing so many things?"

Caesar exclaimed, "Of course. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

In Caesar's heart, there have always been three things, the first is to try to become stronger, so that everyone understands that he can be as slow as anyone else, and he has done this. The second is Phoenix, although Phoenix has committed suicide now, the two have finally confessed their hearts to each other, which can be regarded as a complete part. The third is the question of his background, where Caesar wants to understand where he came from, who he is, and where he is going.

But he knew too little, and only vaguely felt that something was wrong with him, and he wanted to explore, but he couldn't find it.

He really hopes that he and Hughes will switch roles and know more things in advance, so that he will know Susan better, so Phoenix may not be forced to commit suicide, right?

Caesar gritted his teeth and looked at Hughes.

I only heard the other party say a little sadly: "Actually, I envy you more, if I can, how I want to be you." ”

Caesar was annoyed, "Are you kidding me?"

He didn't believe Hughes would envy him at all.

Hughes said bitterly: "I seem to have inherited Manus's talent as a battle mage, but in fact, I am incomplete, I am the former Manus who was flawed in the war, with all his memories and experience, but I no longer have the qualifications to be the strongest." ”

Caesar laughed angrily, "What about me? Am I perfect? I'm so slow, so fast, that you're here complaining to me about your talent?"

Hughes said, "Oh, don't you understand? I seem to be perfect, but in fact the ceiling is full, you seem to have a major flaw, but you have infinite potential." I didn't lie to you before, it's true that we are not cultivators who are two rituals into one, but we are indeed all Manus. I'm the once-perfect cyan angry Manus. And you, Caesar, you are a brand new one that Manus has reshaped in the process of continuous thinking and exploration after the war, just like a newborn, although he does not have his memory and experience, nor does he have the talent of a battle mage, and his speed is more seriously flawed, but you are the master of the little dragon crystal, and you are the owner of the cyan wrath and the true form master! You are the one who Manus has found the latest cultivation path!"

Caesar was shocked, wrinkled his brows, and said, "You are the old Manus, and I am the new Manus?"

Hughes pointed around and said, "Yes, this place that you call the place where the dragon awakens is actually called the Soul Furnace, and the flame on the altar is actually the fire of the furnace, and it will smelt away my former Manus little by little, and eventually completely transform into you, the new Manus!

"New Manus...... Old Manus......" Caesar muttered in distraction, obviously with a strong impact in his heart, "what about the two rituals into one?

Hughes said, "That's the practice left by Manus's teacher, the 'Liangyi Judgment'. That Liangyi ruling body has two opposing attributes, light and dark, and cultivating the two yi into one is the strongest, Manus is a pure attribute battle mage, and he doesn't need that secret technique. He has only borrowed some of the essence of that secret art and shaped this soul crucible to melt me and shape you. So I didn't lie to you, me and you are not the product of the secret technique of two rituals to one, we are both Manus. Moreover, our relationship is not fused with each other, but you are destined to replace me as the only Manus, and I will disappear forever. ”

Speaking of this, Hughes paused, and stared at Caesar with a miserable smile, "Do you still envy me now? Do you want to be me?"

Caesar moved his lips, speechless. Hearing this, he no longer wanted to believe it, he no longer wanted to admit it, and he knew that what Hughes said was true.

Hughes looked perfect, but the road ahead was blocked. He seems to be imperfect, but Manus starts from the most fundamental and essential problem and explores what he thinks is the real perfection.

As for the reason why the speed is so slow, it may have something to do with Manus's injuries in the dwarven war, and it may also represent Manus's latest cultivation philosophy-

You don't need to rely on the talent of a battle mage, just cultivate as the simplest and most ordinary life form, you don't need divine fire, you don't need speed, you don't need so many basic conditions, you don't need the identity of a battle mage and the inheritance of the ancestor slate, you can have a bright future!

Looking back, Caesar finally understood why Hughes had a feeling of targeting himself since his time at Aoki Academy, and although he fought side by side for a while, once he awakened, he had no hesitation to make enemies of himself, even at the expense of helping Susan.

Caesar smiled bitterly, "You don't want to be replaced by me, that's why you joined forces with Susan, right?"

Hughes closed his eyes and said, "yes, I'm not willing to disappear like this, I want to defeat you in turn." If I overcome you, I can continue to exist with peace of mind, because if I defeat you, it means that Manus's thinking conclusion is wrong, and the new person he has created is not as good as he was before. ”

Caesar said, "But you lost to me after all." ”

Hughes said, "Yes, I lost. I was convinced of the battle just now, you are indeed stronger than me, and the road ahead is much broader than mine. Manus is amazing, as he used to be, even if he was injured in the Dwarven War, it would affect more of the future development ceiling than the actual combat power of the present. But like this, I can't beat you like this after all. ”

Caesar asked, "What about now?" and what are you going to do?"

Hughes took a breath, and now that he had shown everything, he gradually calmed down and said, "Since I lost, there's nothing to say, I admit it." So I'm not going to help Susan anymore, I'm going to melt myself here and fulfill you. ”

Caesar was taken aback, was silent for a moment, and shook his head slowly but firmly, "No. ”

At this moment, Caesar's heart is actually very chaotic, the pain caused by Phoenix's suicide is still there, Susan's threat is still there, Hughes jumped out and said such a lot of unacceptable words, Caesar really felt that he couldn't handle it.

But there was a thought that kept shouting in his heart, and then turned into verbal words, and said: "I don't want to replace you, you just need to give me the key to the sixth layer of the ladder, let me get the things on it, and kill Susan." ”

Hughes also froze, stared at Caesar, and asked, "I helped Susan, and I almost killed you, and you are still unwilling to replace me?"

Caesar shook his head, "No." ”

Hughes couldn't understand, "This ...... Why is that?"

Caesar tried to clear his mind in the confusion, and said slowly: "Susan is very strong, even if I get the sixth layer of inheritance, I still can't beat her completely, you say that I am the real perfect new Manus, but what if I still can't beat Susan like this? Manus shaped me like this and found a new path, but he didn't completely confirm that this path was absolutely correct, right? So, I need you to help me." Also, Wen Jing really likes you, I don't believe you are not tempted at all. And of course the most important thing is ......"

Speaking of this, Caesar stared into Hughes's eyes and said very slowly, "I...... I really...... I don't want you to die, as long as you stop helping Susan and stand by my side. Hughes, we ...... Aren't they friends?"

Hughes's whole body shook violently, a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes, and his face was a little shaken.

His palms trembled, although only slightly, but he couldn't hold back, which showed how intense the fluctuations in his heart were.

Caesar stepped forward and took his hand.

Seeing this scene, looking at the sincerity in Caesar's eyes, Hughes suddenly laughed, and said in his heart: "Caesar, you big idiot, I really annoy a guy like you!"

Hughes shrank his hand, avoiding Caesar's grasp, and swayed to the blazing flame of the altar.

Caesar was anxious, and exclaimed, "What can't I say?" I don't care, why should you have trouble with yourself? Ask yourself, I'm afraid I'll make the same choice to help Susan, or even worse, ......if I change places with you."

Hughes shook his head and interrupted him, "No, you won't. Only now do I realize that I am the former Manus, inheriting his abilities, talents, memories and experiences, but I am not him after all, and I have not inherited his character and principles. Caesar, you are the real Manus, not about the old way and the new way, but only the heart. I don't look like him at all, but you are completely him, flesh and blood, love and righteousness. ”

Without saying a word, Caesar flew and pounced, trying to pull Hughes away from the altar flames.

But his movements came to an abrupt halt as Hughes stepped out, and the man had stepped into the flames.

Hughes's existence was like hot oil to that flame, and the flame of the altar instantly skyrocketed countless times, turning into a huge torch that illuminated the entire place where the dragon woke up!

Hughes's last voice came out: "Thank you, Caesar, for treating me as a friend. If I could, I would like to continue to exist and fight side by side with you again, but I can't help it, I do have the key to open the sixth layer of the ladder, but the key is myself. ”

The voice grew weaker: "I won't say goodbye to you, because we'll never see each other again...... Help me...... Say hello to Wenjing...... Thank you so much for her and for loving me like this...... One person ......"

At this point, Hughes's voice disappeared completely.

A large number of memories and experiences poured into Caesar's mind, and at this moment, Hughes was smelted by flames, and all he had was for Caesar.

Caesar finally understood, he understood everything, the cause and effect of the whole thing, no matter how big or small, he understood that what Hughes had just said was true, and not half of it was a lie.

But Caesar would rather go back to a time when he didn't understand anything!

"Hey...... Don't do that......" Caesar muttered as he stood in front of the altar flames.

If anyone else was present, he would have been particularly lonely at this moment.

The pain brought to Caesar by Hughes's departure was no less than that caused by the suicide of Phoenix.

Caesar's heart couldn't even feel the pain, it was empty, he got a lot at this moment, but his heart was indescribably sad.

The sixth floor of the ladder on the other side quietly opened, and a cloud of azure light wrapped in something, flew towards Caesar, came to the top of Caesar's head, and then fell straight down, and finally merged into Caesar's head.

The first layer of the ladder is the eye, the second layer is the body technique, the third layer is cyan anger, the fourth layer is the two rituals into one, and the fifth layer is the true form master, each layer is a broad and profound inheritance.

The sixth layer has only one name, or one real name: Manus.

But Caesar didn't just become Manus, he was still Caesar, the only Caesar.

What has changed is that he, who has never had a surname, finally has a surname.

Now he is Caesar, but not only Caesar.

He was Caesar Manus.