Let me report to everyone that the new book will be released on a good day between September 10th and 15th.
The new book takes place in another universe and another timeline. It will be related to "Xiu Si", but it should not be a sequel. Maybe it is more appropriate to call it a "sister chapter"? But not necessarily, the greatest joy of writing a book is to let go of the horse, and let yourself go when you write. Who knows how it will develop in the future
The following is not only the last little easter egg of "Xiu IV", but also a preview of the new book, but for the specific details, everything is subject to the text of the new book.
Thank you for your support all the way, and I hope we can continue to move forward hand in hand, five years, ten years, forever!
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In the cloud of infinite probability, another universe, another timeline.
On the azure planet swept by raging waves, a small town with beautiful mountains and clear waters ushered in an unprecedented and beautiful meteor shower.
The star fragments from the depths of the sea of stars, like hazy water mist, like burning fireflies, like a dream come and go, fluttering and dancing with the wind.
The citizens of the small town have never seen such a beautiful meteor shower, and they come to the streets, rooftops and parks to enjoy the beautiful scenery that is brighter than the fireworks, and bathe in the colorful light to their heart's content.
In the depths of the park, a star fragment fell into the weeds like a fragmented dandelion, and after a while, weak ripples appeared:
"... help, help me!"
A young man was bored and squatting by the side to enjoy the meteor shower. He was slightly taken aback. He didn't know where the courage came from. He found a branch, held his breath, and pushed aside the grass.
In the depths of the grass, a faint light flickered, and there was a very strange...creature floating
It seems to be a combination of jellyfish and octopus, but it has a crystal-like texture. The crystal clear body is only the size of a thumb. If you look carefully, there are endless stars inside, slowly rotating, flowing, colliding and splitting, just like a young man The whole picture of the Milky Way that I have seen on the Internet.
Some kind of wonderful creature made of miniature galaxies!
The young man was dumbfounded and was speechless for a long time.
This "thumb octopus" composed of endless stars seems to be dying, unable to resist the gravity of the blue planet, and gradually collapses among the weeds, waving its tentacles powerlessly, sending out ripples towards the young man's brain.
"Help me." It moaned again.
"You, what are you, an alien?" The young man stammered with his eyes straightened.
"I am a devouring beast."
The thumb octopus said, "Don't be afraid, I'm weak."
"Devouring Beast?"
The young man was confused, "What is that, how can you talk, wait, is this the legendary spiritual communication, high technology!"
"We Devourers are a hardworking, brave, peace-loving, and kind-hearted friendly race in the multiverse. They have been living in the 'black hole abyss' honestly, living a carefree and uncontested life."
The thumb octopus waved its tentacles and cried, "Unexpectedly, a group of demons invaded our home, destroyed the black hole abyss, and destroyed our 'Empire of Devouring'.
"My grandfather is the leader of the Devouring Empire, and the only 'Eternal Devouring Beast' in the group. In the end, he was no match for the devil, especially the devil. It was terrible. It was so terrible. The devil didn't even make a move, it was just a part of the devil One leg hair, and I defeated my grandpa!"
"The devil's... leg hair?"
The young man tilted his head and thought for a while, then looked around, "Is this a secret filming of some funny show, you are an illusion made by some kind of laser, right, tell the film crew to get out, I have to charge for the show! "
"No, although it sounds ridiculous, but I really didn't lie to you, really, anyway, that guy claimed to be a leg hair of the Demon King, he defeated the Eternal Devouring Beast, and then the Devouring Empire collapsed, all the 'universes' Level, galaxy level, star level and planetary level devouring beasts all fell, and only us 'seed beasts' escaped by chance. However, most of the seed beasts were also intercepted by demons and killed, right? It is probably the only seed beast that has successfully escaped in the entire devouring empire."
The thumb octopus said pitifully, "Help me, I will repay you."
"Oh?"
The young man rubbed his chin, his eyes gleamed greedily, "How can I repay you? What can you do?"
"Our devouring family has extremely powerful innate supernatural powers, which can devour the emotions and emotions of intelligent life, the most powerful force in the universe, and transform them into various forms of energy."
The thumb octopus said proudly, "I can make you extremely powerful, far beyond your imagination, and even break through the sea of stars and cross the universe"
"And then you said, 'the devil's leg hair' was easily wiped out, you think I'm stupid!"
The young man took off his rucksack, took out a half-eaten transparent snack can, carefully put the thumb octopus into it with a branch, and screwed on the cap, "Forget about crossing the universe. If you really want to repay me, just stay there."
"and many more"
Sensing the danger, the thumb octopus wriggled uncomfortably, "What are you going to do, where are you going to take me?"
"Park Police Station."
The young man said as he walked, "Recently, the aura has revived, and the whole earth is in chaos. Our community has also issued a notice to remind the general public to be vigilant. If you see aliens falling from the sky, or cultivators who have crossed over, mysteriously appear Or you see a weird old man who is pestering us to teach us supernatural powers... Whenever this kind of thing happens, report it to the police immediately, or turn the intruder to the police station. Bonuses, maybe even on TV."
"… what!"
The thumb octopus screamed, "What universe, what timeline is this!"
"Besides, I'm not a veterinarian and I don't know how to treat a devouring beast from outer space."
The young man took it for granted, "If you want me to save you, don't I have to send you to the police station and then to the hospital or veterinary hospital, or else?"
The thumb octopus is speechless.
"If you have difficulties, go to the police. If you want to get help, the police are definitely more suitable than me."
The young man said slowly, "Unless your so-called 'help' will be bad for me, for example, take away my sanity and turn me into some kind of puppet. I have also seen a lot of science fiction and movies, let's not do this!"
The thumb octopus still didn't speak, but the young man felt his backpack shaking violently. At the same time, a sharp howling sound came from deep in his brain.
He staggered in pain and fell to one knee on the ground.
The rucksack came out, and the transparent jar rolled out.
It can be clearly seen that some kind of strange force is rushing left and right inside, knocking out one gap after another on the can, and the whistling in the young man's brain is also like a tidal wave, one wave after another.
"what!"
The young man had a splitting headache and was about to lift the glass jar away, but he couldn't control himself and fell down beside the jar.
Now it can be clearly seen that there is indeed an obvious crack on the top of the jar, but the devouring thumb octopus inside has disappeared.
At the same time, the pain in his mind became more and more intense. The young man felt that his three souls and seven souls were being sucked away by a vast star or a black hole. He seemed to sink into a bottomless black swamp, and gradually lost himself. .
At the moment when his consciousness was about to collapse, the opponent's power was exhausted.
The tide gradually receded, the swamp slowly dried up, and the stars and black holes turned into streams of light, scattered in all directions in the young man's mind.
"It's a pity, I escaped from 30 to 50 universes and 30 to 50 timelines, and I'm only one step away, just one step away!"
The young man heard the Devouring Beast's final wail in his mind, "Just one step away, I have the opportunity to revive the great Devouring Beast, become a new Eternal Devouring Beast, and go back to seek revenge on that 'devil king's leg hair', why, this Why exactly!"
"Hey, hey, friend, don't die"
The young man was in a hurry, "At least you don't die in my mind. If you die, go outside, okay? I'll dig a hole for you and bury you beautifully, okay? You crossed the sea of stars, thousands of miles away, how could you die in my mind?" Thing, me, my mind is dirty!"
"I'm sorry, it can't be done. Who told you not to help me?"
There was infinite resentment in the voice of the Devouring Beast, "Unlucky me, unlucky you, too, get ready to meet your fate!"
"What fate?"
The young man was sweating coldly, "I just went out for a walk in the park when I was full, I was just an honest citizen, I was just greedy for a few bonuses, I messed with whoever I hired, you really, really Just keep going, die outside, okay, or I'll find someone for you, I have a buddy who spends all day thinking about awakening super powers, galloping and so on, can I give you a shout?"
"That's too late."
The Devouring Beast's voice became weaker and darker, and in the end, it turned into a whisper that haunted the young man's soul, "Accept a brand new destiny. From this moment on, you are the last Devouring Beast in the multiverse..." Go on the journey, go forward bravely, grow from a seed beast to an eternal devouring beast, rebuild the devouring empire, defeat... "
The voice of the Devourer disappeared.
And everything is just beginning.