All heavens, the destiny that begins with the path of martial arts

What's that sound in your ear?

Silence, emptiness...what is that?

Besides, wasn't I dead? Why could I still hear the sound?

He opened his eyes in confusion, and the splitting headache made Xiao a little dazed for a moment.

Moreover, what is that in sight?

It was pitch black and looked like a cave, but what was that flickering blue light on the wall?

After staring blankly for a long time, Xiao's gaze suddenly moved downwards and met a pair of dark blue optical glasses.

"Qiong...Qi?"

There was confusion and disbelief in his hoarse voice, and Xiao stared at the man who had long been dead with wide eyes.

Qiongqi didn't say anything. He sat cross-legged on the ground and just looked at Xiao quietly. Xiao also sat up immediately and realized that he was being supported by Qiongqi and sitting on his palm.

"You, why are you here? Where is this? And aren't you dead?"

But as soon as he said this, Xiao was stunned. Yes, he was also dead, so he could see Qiongqi.

Qiongqi still didn't say anything, but put the owl on the ground, slowly stood up, and raised his hand to point to the right side of the owl.

Owl looked in the direction of his finger and saw a dark cave entrance there. Although the entrance was surrounded by blue flowers and he could see things, he could not see anything inside the cave.

"Eh? Do you want me to go in? But it looks so good inside...eh? Qiongqi?"

Xiao looked at the dark cave entrance and felt a little scared. He was about to turn around and ask Qiongqi what was going on, but when he turned around, Qiongqi was gone.

In the huge cave, Xiao was the only one left.

Xiao looked around and felt a sense of loss, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and looked at the cave in front of him.

"Since Qiongqi asked me to go, it shouldn't be a problem."

Xiao murmured, then bravely walked over slowly.

It was very dark inside the cave, but there was a faint light in front, and I could just walk along the light without bumping into the wall.

"This road is so long, when will I reach the end..."

Xiao was groping in the dark towards the light ahead. He had been walking for an unknown amount of time, and the light ahead showed no sign of getting closer. It seemed as if he was just standing still.

"Is this really the exit? It doesn't feel like... Ouch!"

As he was walking, Xiao was suddenly tripped by something under his feet and fell face first to the ground. Feeling great pain, Xiao could not help but kneel on the ground and cover his face with his hands.

"It hurts, it hurts! Eh? I can feel the pain?"

Xiao, who was surrounded by pain, was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized something. He rubbed his nose. He didn't feel the pain before, but he felt the pain now.

"Have I become a human? Not a cannibal anymore?!"

Xiao's tone sounded a little surprised, but it was pitch black now and without a mirror, he couldn't see whether his eyes had changed or not. However, he was more inclined to believe that he had changed back.

This is really a good thing for him! Finally he is no longer a cannibal! !

The happy owl smiled foolishly, not noticing that the light in the distance was getting closer.

After Xiao came to his senses, he wiped the non-existent saliva from the corner of his mouth and continued walking forward, not noticing anything wrong.

As the light got closer, Owl finally caught a glimpse of the true face of the light.

A small cave. Compared with the previous one, this cave is very bright, and the surrounding blue flowers emit a light that does not belong to those flowers.

The entire cave wall was covered with green vines, emitting a green fluorescence, but it was much dimmer than the dark blue.

In the very center of the cave is a pool surrounded by gravel. The water is clear and transparent, with no ripples on the surface. A rusty long sword is inserted in the water.

"what is that?"

Xiao's eyes were attracted by the long sword, and he walked towards the pool involuntarily.

Walking to the edge of the pool, Xiao looked at the sword carefully. Although the sword was already rusted, it still exuded a chill. There seemed to be an invisible layer of sword energy surrounding it. Even if one got a little closer, he would be scratched by the sword energy.

Looking at the sword, Xiao's eyes gradually became dull, and his body uncontrollably stretched out his hand and walked into the pool step by step.

The pool was not deep, just enough to cover the owl's calves. But as soon as he entered the pool, ripples began to appear on the water surface, and a layer of frost began to spread from the edge of the pool to the middle.

Xiao didn't notice and slowly walked in front of the long sword. Coincidentally, the frost on the water surface also froze Xiao's calves, making him unable to move.

His lifeless eyes fell on the sword, and his fingers gradually approached, about to touch the hilt.

"!"

His arm was suddenly grabbed, and Xiao woke up abruptly. Seeing that he was about to touch the hilt of the sword, he withdrew his hand with lingering fear. His face was pale and he was breathing heavily. Looking down, his legs were so frozen that he had no feeling. He turned his head stiffly and saw Qiongqi standing beside him without saying a word.

"Thank you, Qiongqi..."

Xiao took a deep breath to calm himself down, and Qiongqi also let go of Xiao's arm. In his astonished eyes, Qiongqi's body gradually became transparent and disappeared.

Ignoring the disappearance of Qiongqi, Xiao turned his attention back to the sword in front of him.

There was always a voice in his mind telling him to pull out the sword. It was not from the Emperor of the Underworld, but from another voice.

"It seems that this is the only way."

Xiao exhaled. What else could he do besides this? His legs were no longer sensitive, and it was impossible for him to leave the pool.

He stared at the long sword with a serious expression, stretched out his right hand, and grasped the hilt without hesitation.

The scene changed instantly, and the place under my feet was no longer a pool, but a battlefield.

There were people wearing armor all around, the same and different, all fighting together. There seemed to be no such thing as camps, and everyone was an enemy.

Xiao looked at the battlefield around him in uncertainty, the sword still in his hand, but the rust on the sword had disappeared, revealing a cold black blade.

Swish!

While Xiao was still in a daze, he suddenly started and quickly bent down, dodging the sword coming from behind him, and quickly turned around and stabbed forward.

The man in armor was still holding the sword in both hands. Through the helmet, one seemed to see a pair of bloodshot eyes. There was no emotion in those eyes, only murderous intent and coldness.

"What's going on? Where is this place?!"

Although Xiao was confused, he decided to survive first. After all, everyone around him was full of malice, all pointing at him.

However, Xiao, who had regained his human form, no longer had unlimited physical strength and quick healing. After a few rounds, his body was covered with scars, and he was stabbed in the heart from behind without noticing.

The next moment, Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He looked around and returned to the pool, still reaching out to grasp the hilt of the sword.

"I'm not dead...and not dead?"

Xiao looked down at his hands. There were no wounds on his body, but the pain was real.

Unconvinced, Xiao grasped the hilt of the sword again and returned to the battlefield. At his feet lay a corpse, his own.

"It's not an illusion, I really died once"

Xiao held the hilt of the sword with both hands and looked around vigilantly. After glancing at the corpse at his feet, a complicated look appeared in his eyes.

After that, it is an endless repetition.

Death, resurrection, death, resurrection...

There were more and more corpses on the battlefield, some of them were from the enemies and some were from the owls.

Only after killing the last enemy did Xiao numbly lower his stiff arms. Countless corpses had already piled up at his feet, most of them his own.

But what to do after the enemies are gone?

Xiao didn't know, he only knew that he was repeating one thing endlessly, regardless of day or night, regardless of time, killing.

And now, how should he return from the battlefield?

Looking at the land around him stained with blood, Xiao numbly raised the sword in his hand and slowly placed it on his neck.

puff--

Blood spilled onto the ground, and Xiao's consciousness gradually became blurred. He seemed to see the ground beneath his feet constantly cracking and sinking.

Click!

Xiao's body fell into the abyss along with those corpses, and the sword in his hand fell off. He watched the sword rising up with light, while he himself fell down withering.

"Are you giving up now?"

In the darkness, he heard the voice of Qiongqi. Forcefully resisting fatigue and weakness, Xiao opened his eyes. He was still falling. There were no corpses or sounds around him. There was only Qiongqi falling with him in front of him.

"You can't die yet, Black Dragon. Now is not the time for you to come to us. It's not the right time yet. Don't come."

Qiongqi stretched out his hand, but Xiao Wushen looked at him without moving.

"I see. I get it. But you can't die yet. You still carry our wishes in your body."

Qiongqi stretched out his other hand and held the owl in both hands. At this moment, his wings closed and wrapped up the two of them.

"I will help you, Black Dragon. I will help you again."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qiongqi's optical goggles dimmed, and an energy core emerged from his chest. The golden light was so dazzling in the darkness, and that light enveloped the bodies of the two men as they continued to fall into the depths of the abyss.

I can only help you up to this point, Black Dragon. You have to walk the rest of the way on your own.

Wake up soon, they are still waiting for you.

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