Western Continent.
It was late at night.
In an uninhabited wasteland, a figure was walking.
She was a girl of about sixteen or seventeen, and her hair was colorful like a rainbow.
In her hands she held a large, elegant black sickle.
The sickle was taller and bigger than she was.
But it seemed as light as a feather and was easily held in the girl's hand.
The area is still shrouded in black fog.
Even if the moonlight is white above the clouds.
But the earth is still dark.
In this desolate wilderness, you can see dilapidated ruins from time to time.
Those possible ruins could be settlements or small fortresses.
Without exception, they have been destroyed and razed to the ground.
Occasionally you would come across some broken corpses, most of which were rotten, revealing their bones.
There are also bite marks on these corpses.
I don't know if it was done by a beast, a demon, or some criminal.
Whether the girl encountered ruins or corpses, she did not stop.
She seemed to be looking for something, and when she stopped occasionally, some dust-like glimmers would appear in her hands.
Those glimmers always gather in large numbers in a certain direction.
Following the instructions of these faint lights, the girl continued to go deeper into the wilderness.
After an unknown amount of time, she entered a forest.
She walked in the forest, where the roars of wild beasts or black people could be heard from time to time.
There were also low groans and cries coming from something unknown.
The forest was filled with a chilling atmosphere that invaded all living things.
Walking among them, the girl is like a lonely traveler.
But she had no intention of stopping.
time flies.
The girl had reached the middle of the forest.
She stopped suddenly.
In front of her, there was an open space.
There were countless illusory figures standing densely.
There are humans, wild beasts, and black people.
Their figures are translucent, like light smoke or ghostly shadows.
These figures would move every once in a while.
Spinning around in the open space.
There doesn't seem to be any pattern.
The girl did not move forward, she chose to take a detour.
Although she didn't think these things could hurt her, perhaps there were other things behind those shadows.
Troublesome stuff.
As we rounded the clearing, the smell of the forest went beyond gloomy and cold.
The chill was amazing.
They seemed to prefer chasing living things, so they attacked the girl violently.
But there was always a slight warmth around the girl.
As soon as the cold air entered, it was dissolved and could not attack the girl.
The girl just walked like that.
But after a moment, a huge building several dozen meters high came into view.
A temple whose construction date is unknown.
This temple must have been glorious in the past, with a wide square in front of it and many statues.
But now, whether it is the temple itself, the square, or the statue.
They have all collapsed, they are in ruins, they are all covered with moss and flowers.
When you step into this place, you will see every broken brick and every fragment of statue.
They are all filled with the power of time.
They all exude an ancient atmosphere.
The girl raised her palms again, letting the light in them dance.
The specks of light were like elves dancing happily at midnight. They floated and flowed, and then gathered in large numbers towards the interior of the temple.
The girl put down her hand, held the scythe, and walked into the building.
Although some areas have collapsed, most of the area has been preserved.
Even if only a part remains,
The interior of the temple is also extremely empty.
There are huge statues tens of meters high here, and many pictures are carved on the walls on both sides. Unfortunately, time has invaded this place, and both the statues and murals have become blurred.
Animal droppings can be seen on the ground from time to time.
Most of the space is occupied by moss and weeds.
A stone pillar was tilted and stuck in the wall, creating a gap.
The pillars were covered with cracks, and wild flowers grew in the cracks.
Ruin and vitality.
Here everything blends seamlessly.
Sudden.
The girl noticed that the roars, groans and cries she had heard before were...
Suddenly they all disappeared.
The world became silent.
It feels like before a storm.
The girl turned around slowly.
Although it was dim, her eyes were bright.
Can see clearly.
There is a huge shadow at the entrance of the temple.
Like a heavy chariot.
A muddy yellow light rose slightly around the shadow, outlining the silhouette of a giant wolf.
In the part illuminated by the turbid yellow light, you can see palm-sized scales.
These scales are covered with intricate patterns.
This is a strange wolf with no fur and scales.
Just when the girl's mind was attracted by the giant wolf.
Behind her, from the darkness of the void, a flat head emerged silently.
This is the head of a python, but it only has a vertical eye in the middle of the forehead.
The girl's appearance is reflected in these golden eyes.
He suddenly opened his mouth with several layers of sharp teeth and bit the girl's head.
How fast the snake moves!
Just as the girl discovered it, her head and upper body had already entered the snake's mouth.
The big snake closed its mouth and spewed out a foul-smelling, muddy yellow flame that washed over the girl's entire body.
The girl struggled desperately, but to no avail.
Gradually stop moving.
Even the black sickle in his hand dissipated into clusters of deep dark aura.
The big snake hits three or two times.
Devour the girl completely.
With the help of the remaining fire on the ground, you can see the body of the giant snake extending from the ground.
As it arched upward, the ruined ground of the temple continued to rise and bulge.
Then there was splashing of earth and rocks, and flying grass leaves.
A thick, round snake body rose from the ground, extending all the way to the giant wolf at the door.
It turns out that this big snake is actually the tail of a giant wolf!
Convenient at this moment.
Above the giant wolf, strands of colorful light suddenly fell from the dome of the temple.
In a blink of an eye, these colorful lights connected into a piece, forming a huge and thick column of light.
It hit the giant wolf hard.
Press the wolf's body and the snake's tail to the ground.
Keep blasting them into the ground!
The temple could not withstand such an impact and finally collapsed completely.
The colorful light column impacted for nearly a full minute before the energy gradually dissipated.
The temple has become a ruin and has a huge gap.
In this gap, all things were annihilated by the energy, forming a deep pit that was more than ten meters below the ground.
Suddenly, a huge black shadow jumped out from the deep pit.
Fall to the ground.
The giant wolf's entire body was glowing red, and countless scales had fallen off. The snake's tail was completely charred black, as if it had been roasted.
It roared.
Pillars of muddy yellow fire rose up from all around, emitting the smell of decay and sulfur.
Under the firelight.
It is not difficult to see that this giant wolf has no eyes on its head.
Its vision is entirely provided by the golden vertical pupil on its tail.
.
At this time, the vertical pupil looked towards the distance of the square.
There a young girl came out.
Her hair is as colorful as a rainbow.
She was emitting a faint glow all over.
Under her feet, there was a "carpet" formed by lights of various colors.
The whole person seemed to have walked out of a fairy tale.
It’s Xitong!
The giant wolf's snake-tail mouth opened and closed, making a hissing sound, which shook the air and formed a thin voice.
"That wasn't you just now?"
Xitong's mouth corners slightly raised: "Are you surprised?"
“But I was also surprised.”
"You actually imitated Hajime's voice to leave me a message."
"It's a pity that you don't understand Hajime's personality."
"When I came out of the Heart City and didn't see Hajime, I knew it was a trap set by you."
"So I created a fake puppet to scout the way."
"Sure enough, you are waiting for me here."
"Where's Hajime?"
The giant wolf's tail was raised, its head held high, and its single pupil stared down at Xitong: "That traitor is now in my stomach."
Xitong said unmoved: "It seems that Hajime ran away."
"If he was really taken back by you, there is no reason why you don't know how he usually acts."
"Original, you have been asleep for too long, so long that you don't even know how to use fraud anymore."
The giant wolf pawed the ground, and the snake head continued to shake the air and said, "You really surprised me."
"I never thought that my cells would eventually evolve into life like you."
"I lost the battle for the 'skin' with that god. In order to avoid being 'conquered' by him."
"I caused the body of the 'King of Conquerors' to collapse, leaving both me and the god without the 'ground' to wage war."
"In order to avoid being attacked by Him, I separated my consciousness from the 'essence'."
"My consciousness spread into every cell, and the 'essence' evolved into the 'core'."
"I originally wanted to wait until the time was right, until my millions of consciousnesses merged into one, and then retrieve the 'core' and unlock the 'essence'."
"But I didn't expect you to be born."
"Carrying my 'core', I was born as a human being."
"This is ultimately affected by 'Essence: Infinity'."
"Infinite possibilities, infinite future."
“In my consciousness there is no unity, and those secondary consciousnesses that have evolved, the consciousness of the third, fourth or even more generations.”
“Everyone has their own ‘self’.”
"And the most prominent one here is you, my 'core'."
"But that's wrong, I never wanted to evolve into a human."
"Even if it was to migrate to this universe, I never thought about living as a human being."
"There is still a chance to correct the mistakes. Come back, my 'core'."
"Let us become one, and you will find that the power you have awakened now is only the tip of the iceberg of our full power."
"As long as we are given time, even if we are not gods, we will eventually surpass them!"
Xitong raised the huge black sickle: "I refuse."
"Besides, have you ever thought about it?"
“Maybe my appearance is not accidental.”
"It is the common will of our entire ethnic group."
"Maybe this is what you subconsciously want to happen."
"So why can't it be the other way around, Yuanshi? Why can't you respect the choice of the entire tribe?"
"Follow the wishes of your own heart?"
The giant wolf roared, and the snake's tail hissed: "It's ridiculous. There has never been any tribe. Because, you are all just a part of me!"
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