Mortal Mirror

Li Ergou looked at the world before him in astonishment. Countless stone pillars, each as thick as a man, stood in the abyss ahead. These pillars, each only about a person's thickness, were scattered randomly, some spaced several yards apart, others a dozen yards, varying without any order.

In the distance, beyond the abyss, he could vaguely see a cave, but he didn't know what was inside.

Looking at the scene before him, Li Ergou turned to the rabbit and the big red bird and said, "The road ahead depends on you. Can you do it?"

The rabbit's legs trembled slightly. "We have to, even if we can't. I just don't know if there's anything terrifying down there."

"We can't worry about that. Let's go take a look first."

As soon as he finished speaking, he pushed off with his legs and jumped towards the first stone pillar. The pillar was very solid, but standing on it and looking down at the dark world below filled one's heart with an inexplicable sense of fear.

Here, his magical power was still restricted by a special force; otherwise, it would be so simple to just fly over. He continued forward, and although some of the pillars were far apart, they were no problem for Li Ergou.

The rabbit and the big red bird were also very capable, closely following behind Li Ergou.

Li Ergou quickly reached the halfway point of the abyss. He thought it would be very easy, but at that moment, from below the abyss, things like tentacles flew up and lashed out at Li Ergou.

Li Ergou was shocked. The stone pillars were narrow, only allowing one person to stand on them, making it difficult to defend against external attacks.

He didn't dare to stop and could only speed up. In mid-air, he realized that they weren't tentacles but tree roots.

They danced in the air, becoming more and more numerous. The rabbit and the big red bird screamed in fright, but fortunately, these two were fast enough to narrowly avoid them each time.

Just as Li Ergou was about to escape to the other side, there was a flash of light in the abyss behind him, and countless dandelion flowers floated up.

Each dandelion seed, like a fluffy ball, emitted a bright light. They were huge, each about ten feet in size. Just as Li Ergou was amazed,

the fluff on those seeds suddenly turned into sword-like objects and shot towards him.

"Oh my god!" Li Ergou cried out in alarm and quickly flew forward. No way! Although he could withstand these attacks, he didn't know if he would be pushed into the abyss if hit by a huge force.

Fortunately, he quickly jumped onto the cliff on the other side. The rabbit and the big red bird wailed, "Help, boss!"

Li Ergou turned around, but he couldn't use magic or summon his flying sword. He could only watch as the rabbit and the big red bird were instantly pierced all over their bodies by the white fluff.

Fortunately, the power of the fluff wasn't great. The rabbit and the big red bird also used their innate abilities, which prevented them from being pierced through, but a layer of fluff had pierced their backs.

They struggled to reach Li Ergou's side. Li Ergou immediately pulled them behind him and began to resist. His body was incredibly strong, and the fluff swords couldn't harm him; he blocked them all.

After a wave of attacks, the dandelion flowers fell back down and disappeared.

The rabbit and the big red bird cried and wailed. Li Ergou didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He could only pull the fluff off their backs one by one, which made them scream in pain again.

After taking care of them, Li Ergou looked ahead. The cave wasn't big. At the end of the cave was a huge stone bed, and on the head of the bed lay an old white ape. The ape had been here for who knows how many years, and its skin was loose and wrinkled.

When Li Ergou looked at it, it suddenly opened its eyes and looked at Li Ergou. After a moment, its hazy eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Oh, it's a little guy from the outside. It's been many years since anyone came here. Are you here to take that thing too?"

Although he didn't know what 'that thing' was, Li Ergou thought it must be a treasure, and he quickly nodded. "Yes, yes, I'm here to take that thing."

The old white ape looked at him with a hint of doubt. "Do you know what that thing is?"

Li Ergou quickly shook his head. "I don't know."

The old white ape rolled its eyes at him. "Then why did you say you came to take it?"

"But that doesn't stop me from taking it, does it?"

"Forget it, forget it. I can't be bothered. Anyway, almost no one who goes in there ever comes back. If you want it, it depends on your ability."

"Um, where is that thing? You should tell me."

The white ape grabbed at the stone bed. The wall behind him split open, revealing another secret passage.

Li Ergou was really impressed and felt that this place was becoming more and more bizarre.

The white ape beckoned to Li Ergou. "Come on, come with me. Let's see if you have the ability to take that thing away."

Li Ergou followed it forward. The dark tunnel wasn't very long. After walking only fifty or sixty yards, Li Ergou saw a ring of fire ahead. The color of the flame was pink. There was one of these fire rings every ten feet or so, stretching far into the distance; he didn't know how far.

Seeing this scene, Li Ergou asked in confusion, "What's going on here?"

"Go on. The thing you want is at the end of this," the white ape said, pointing ahead.

He didn't know what kind of flame was in the fire rings. It was extremely hot. Even from a distance, Li Ergou could feel the aura of burning everything.

The rabbit and the big red bird trembled. "Boss, what do we do? We're so scared. If it really doesn't work, let's go back."

Li Ergou said with a wry smile, "Go back? Do we have a way back?"

The two turned their heads to look, and oh my god, the white ape and the entrance had all disappeared. They were dumbfounded, with expressions as if they were already dead.

Li Ergou strode forward. "You follow me."

When he entered the first fire ring, he was immediately surprised. The fire here wasn't as hot as he had imagined, but he soon realized that something was wrong with the flame.

Because he felt that the flame wasn't burning his body but his soul. This trick again!

Before he could think too much, he felt his soul being roasted. This heat was even stronger than that on his body, an indescribable and inexpressible pain.

Even he couldn't bear this great pain.

"Ah..." He couldn't help but scream.

Looking at the countless flames ahead, he knew he couldn't give in because he had no way back. Once he gave in, he would be doomed.

So, what else could he do but fight?