When the sun rises and the darkness recedes.
A brutal battle that lasted nearly five hours came to an end.
Light and darkness alternate.
In the battlefield that stretches thousands of meters, the fierce sword intent and violent fighting intent have not completely dissipated. Yellow sand is everywhere in the sight. As the strong winds continue to rise and fall, large tracts of fire and yellow sand almost merge into one, and they continue to burn. With.
The long night had just passed, and the temperature in the desert should have been the coldest, but the scorching temperature spread across every corner of the battlefield, making those who were hot unable to breathe.
This is the Sea of Death in Central Continent, located in the southern part of the Northern Xinjiang Province. It is the largest desert in Central Continent’s tens of millions of square kilometers.
The Sea of Death Desert is most famous for three things.
Ruins, poplar trees and prisons.
Many people know that deep in the Sea of Death, there is the most mysterious and most heavily defended prison in Central Continent. There are even rumors among the people, but few people know the specific location of the prison.
The prison is codenamed Jedi, and it lives up to its name. For the prisoners here, this is Jedi. They have no hope, no goals, and no illusions. They can only suffer here day after day, staying in a boring and crazy environment until they die. .
There are no ordinary prisoners here.
Cold and cruel killers, vicious mercenaries, terrorists, military spies, national economic thieves, traitors, every criminal has a relatively glorious past.
Ordinary criminals have no qualifications to be detained here.
The battle that had ended took place near the Jedi Prison, less than two kilometers away from the prison. In an environment surrounded by yellow sand, as the sun rose, the yellow prison gradually merged with the entire desert. One body, no distinction between each other.
The wind rises and the wind stops.
The yellow sand in the sky has returned to the desert.
In the battlefield, a young man who looked extremely young struggled to stand up and moved forward.
The young man has a delicate and handsome appearance, in his early twenties, with a slender figure and a steady and sharp temperament. He deserves the reputation of a handsome young man.
It's just that the battle that lasted for several hours has just ended, and his image is obviously a bit bad.
The clothes on the young man's body were almost completely torn, and his upper body was naked, with only a few pieces of cloth hanging on it. Dark red blood had flowed all over his upper body, and even a cut on his face was bleeding. He was dragging a broad sword with a simple and thick blade, wide and long, and completely black. As he walked, the sword edge pierced into the yellow sand and directly opened a deep ravine on his way forward. From this point, we can see the terrifying weight of the epee.
He just pursed his lips, with a resolute expression, and his narrow eyes still seemed to be burning with violent fighting intent. At this moment, he seemed to have thrown away all the clothes of modesty and calm, and walked forward boldly in the middle of thousands of miles of yellow sand. Everyone exudes an arrogance and domineering attitude that ignores everything.
Go forward twenty meters.
He stopped in front of an old man who was languishing on the ground, bowed deeply, and said softly: "Thank you, Uncle Huo, for making it possible."
The old man is actually not too old, less than sixty years old at best. He has a dry appearance and greasy and messy black and white hair. He is wearing gray clothes, which are loose and worn. They are the most standard prisoner clothes. At this time, he is weak. He was sitting on the ground, looking miserable and miserable.
He accepted the courtesy of the distinguished young man in front of him with a dark face, and laughed at himself: "I am too old to fight, and I have been wasted a lot in these years. If I were younger, you really wouldn't be so sure He is my opponent."
"Uncle Huo is worthy of the title of the number one person in the Burning Fire Realm. I didn't win this battle, and you didn't lose either. You deserve to be the strongest in the Burning Fire Realm."
The young man chuckled and wiped the bloodshot eyes from the corners of his mouth.
This battle was indeed undefeated for him. Both of them were injured. Although he seems to be in better condition now, he is dozens of years younger than his opponent. If there is a life-and-death fight, they will basically die together in the end. The ending, such a result, how to say victory? How to say defeat
The strongest fire realm...
When the young man heard this for the first time, he was inevitably a little dissatisfied. However, after the first battle, the opponent was still so strong at this age. In the beginning, he was even suppressed in the fight. He was convinced by this kind of fighting power.
He took a deep breath, put down the heavy sword in his hand, sat opposite the old man, and said seriously: "Uncle Huo, how about following me back to Beihai? In the future, I need you to guide me in my practice."
"Not going."
The old man didn't even raise his eyelids, and bluntly rejected this tempting suggestion, saying simply: "I'm fine here. I sleep in a small space of two or three square meters every day, and occasionally come out to look at the sand. I've gotten used to it over the years. , I cannot afford to enjoy the glory and wealth of the Beihai Wang family."
The young man opened his mouth with complicated eyes.
This was the strongest Burning Fire Realm that could treat most peak Burning Fire Realm peaks as nothing in the past and even now. Rather than being imprisoned in a Jedi prison for twenty years, it would be better to say that he was imprisoned here for twenty years.
"Why bother?"
The young man had a wry smile on his face. The fighting spirit in his eyes gradually faded, and his eyes gradually became gentle and clear. There was a touch of gentleness and softness in his whole person that was inconsistent with the heavy sword beside him, and he did not look aggressive at all.
The old man didn't answer, not sure whether he was unwilling or disdainful.
The young man also fell silent.
The old man in front of him had heard of him when he entered the Burning Fire Realm a few years ago. Many people may have also heard of him. He was the strongest Burning Fire Realm master back then. He had been some of the Burning Fire Realm geniuses for many years. He is the best whetstone in his eyes, but over the years, as far as he knows, he seems to be the only one who dares to treat the other party as a whetstone.
whetstone...
The young man frowned slightly. When he first heard this title, he didn't think it meant anything. But seeing the old man's current state and thinking about the word again, he suddenly felt a bit harsh.
How glorious was the old man back then
Known as the strongest fire-burning master, he has served as the deputy commander of the Gyeonggi Garrison, the deputy minister of the Central Continent Guard Department, the first deputy minister of the Security Department, and the first deputy commander of the Border Guard Corps. He has successively followed the two war gods of Central Continent, whether they are In the Li Honghe era or the Li Kuangtu era, he was one of the sacred guards around them, codenamed Fire Man. In the dark world of that era, was he more than just a famous person
Now he is imprisoned in the most mysterious prison in Central Continent, huddled in a small space of only a few square meters every day where he can't even stretch his hands and feet.
got used to
How can I get used to it
The young man sighed softly. The God of War family collapsed back then. The role played by his family could not be regarded as despicable, but it had nothing to do with the bright and great cause. Huo Man's inner obsession and knot were incomprehensible, and he was unwilling to return to the Wang family in Beihai. , which is also a reasonable thing.
"gone."
Huo Man suddenly stood up and said something, then walked towards the nearby Jedi Prison without looking back.
"Brother Huo, aren't you ready to take a sip of the fine wine specially prepared for you?"
A gentle voice sounded, unremarkable, but as soon as the words were spoken, they echoed throughout the entire nearby world and could be heard clearly from all directions.
The fire man's steps stagnated and he slowly turned back.
The sight is still the same yellow sand, with undulating sand dunes stretching as far as the eye can see.
But on a sand dune a thousand meters away, a small figure that looked like a black dot stood up.
In an instant, everything in front of Huo Nan seemed to disappear, leaving only the tiny figure in front of him.
The figure took a step forward, and its figure was instantly clear.
Take the second step.
All the yellow sand nearby began to tremble and float, and a storm suddenly formed in the desert, whistling and rotating around him.
third step.
The storm is still.
And his people also appeared in front of Huo Nan.
This is a man whose specific age is hard to tell. He has the stability of a thirty-year-old, the vicissitudes of a forty-year-old, and the open-mindedness of a fifty-year-old. He appears next to the hot man with a chuckle, unremarkable but in a trance. The space seems to have become the center of the entire world.
It's an indescribable taste.
He doesn't need any momentum, as long as he stands there, there is momentum!
An aura that is so abundant and majestic that it can shake the earth, like an approaching storm, like black clouds pressing down on the city, like thunder on the plains, like a deep sea frenzy, unstoppable and unstoppable.
The Sword Emperor of Central Continent, the number one master in Central Continent, the number one master on the World God List, the leader of the Beihai Wang Clan, Wang Tianzong!
The fire man looked at him with a calm expression and said nothing.
Wang Tianzong raised the wine bottle in his hand and said with a smile, "Are you in such a hurry?"
"He was in a hurry."
Huo Nan pointed at the young man behind Wang Tianzong and spoke calmly.
"It doesn't matter."
Wang Tianzong opened the wine bottle and said calmly: "Is it the king's land in the world? Where is it not a breakthrough? Where is it not a breakthrough?"
His words were calm, but there was an extreme sense of confidence in every word.
Huo Nan nodded, took the wine from Wang Tianzong, and downed half the bottle in one go.
The wine entered the abdomen.
The spicy feeling burns the heart and lungs.
The fire man held his breath for a long time and finally let it out in one breath. His face turned red and he said, "Good wine!"
"I brewed it at home. Do you want to come back with me to try it? That's enough."
Wang Tianzong chuckled, his eyes deep.
Huo Nan shook his head, glanced at Wang Shengxiao, the heir to the Beihai Wang family who was already sitting on the ground meditating, and said calmly: "No, he is about to break through to the Burning Fire Realm, so there is no need to go."
"It's really deserted here."
Wang Tianzong said calmly: "In my impression, you are still the fire man who tried to go straight from the burning fire realm to invincibility, who dared to ignore the thunder realm, did not stick to the rules, and would firmly walk out on his own martial arts path even if he was laughed at. , he is not the miserable and decadent old man he is now, Brother Huo, come with me, there is still a chance now, but if it is later, it will be hard to say."
"Chance?"
The fire man took another gulp, laughed miserably, and pointed at his face: "What chance do I have now? I'm almost sixty. Over the past hundreds of years, you have seen people who have reached the invincible state only when they are close to sixty. ?"
"For hundreds of years, no one has ever attempted to go directly from the Burning Fire Realm to the Invincible Realm, and treated the Thunder Realm as if it were nothing. Twenty years ago, you seemed to be the only one, right?"
Wang Tianzong's tone remained calm.
But Huo Nan heard something was wrong. Twenty years ago, he was the only one who tried to cross the realm and go straight to the invincible realm. What about twenty years later
"Do you think the path I took back then will work? Are there people out there who are similar to me?"
Huo Nan was silent for a long time before he asked seriously. He might have feelings about the Beihai Wang family, but for martial arts, even if he knew he had no chance, he still wanted to hear other people's evaluations and gain their approval.
Now the world's number one master is right in front of him, and he hopes to be able to prove from Wang Tianzong that his efforts back then were not wasted time.
"have no idea."
Wang Tianzong smiled bitterly: "Our paths are different. The path you took back then was unheard of. Even Mr. Li didn't agree with it. If you don't enter Jing Lei, who knows where the real limit of the Burning Fire Realm is? Your combat power back then was as good as Jing Lei. You are at the peak of your realm, but you haven’t touched the threshold from burning fire to invincibility, right? You don’t even know, how can I know?”
His eyes flickered, and he said thoughtfully: "But there is a lunatic like you out there now. He is an assassin. Half a year ago, he tried to become invincible from the air control realm. However, he failed when he was close to success, and almost went crazy. We don’t know the specific situation yet, Brother Huo, do you want to go take a look with me?”
From the air control realm, skip over the ice, skip over the burning fire, skip over the thunder, and go straight to the invincible realm.
For such a person, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a lunatic.
"Not going."
Huo Nan still shook his head and simply said: "You also said that the road is different."
Wang Tianzong sighed softly, and seeing the determination in Huo Nan's eyes, he did not try to persuade him, but just said softly: "Brother Huo, do you think there is any room for improvement in Shengxiao?"
Huo Nan hesitated slightly, nodded, and pointed at the yellow sand beneath his feet.
Wang Tianzong immediately understood what he meant, shook his head, and said calmly: "Underground? It's completely unnecessary. Today, the Beihai Wang family no longer needs this method. Such improvement is tantamount to nitpicking, just like the Li family God of War. The invincible chapter in the picture was when the Li family was at its peak. Which God of War doesn't think that the invincible chapter is useless? Strong is strong, but who is willing to practice it if it is not in a desperate situation? The Beihai Wang family does not need heirs to take risks now. The safer the better, not to mention the kind of adventure that involves a narrow escape or even a near-death experience."
The fire man drank the last sip of wine, nodded, put the bottle on the ground, and turned around to leave in silence.
Wang Tianzong watched Huo Man's retreating figure quietly, and suddenly said: "Brother Huo, don't you need an explanation for what happened back then? I can explain it."
Huo Nan walked forward calmly, without looking back, and said calmly: "As long as you have a clear conscience."
The muscles on Wang Tianzong's face twitched suddenly, and his eyes were bitter.
"Brother Huo, have you ever had a clear conscience today?"
He took a deep breath and continued to ask.
"I went all out today, what do I have to be ashamed of?"
Fire Man asked rhetorically.
Wang Tianzong took a breath, nodded and said, "Thank you."
Huo Nan did not give way to Wang Shengxiao, which proved that Wang Shengxiao's Burning Fire Realm was indeed at its limit, and he could successfully break through into Thunder. He did not need to cross the border to become invincible without seeing any hope. Hundreds of years of facts have proved that step by step is the best choice.
Huo Man silently walked back to the prison and never looked back from the beginning to the end.
"dad."
Behind Wang Tianzong, Wang Shengxiao's voice sounded happily.
Wang Tianzong calmly turned back: "How?"
Wang Shengxiao did not speak, but stretched out his hand. A dazzling electric light bloomed in his hand, and there was thunder in the sky.
Wang Tianzong narrowed his eyes and nodded: "Let's go, there is one more thing to do. After you finish it, go to Huating. Your sister has found a very good young man who has the same wind and thunder veins as you. I want to meet him."
"That's the brother who saved Yuetong's life? You should thank him properly."
Wang Shengxiao smiled, his tone calm and confident.
Wang Tianzong nodded and glanced at Huo Nan's back again, his face expressionless.
"Let's go."
He turned around and left directly.
"Dad, where are we going now?"
"Kunlun City."
... ...
The figures of father and son gradually disappeared.
Huo Man, who never looked back, also came to the prison door.
The prison door is entirely made of alloy, with a password on it, which looks extremely complicated.
The prison guard entered five passwords in succession. After the fifth door opened, a closed space appeared in front of Huo Man.
The fire man took one step forward without hesitation.
The space in the closed prison is narrow, and one road after another appears in front of the fire man. It is a maze that can dazzle people just by looking at the exit.
Turn left.
The fire man walked slowly.
There was blood flowing out from the corner of his mouth, and he reached out to wipe it away. As he lowered his head and moved forward, he just pursed his lips and looked coldly.
Outside the prison, he told Wang Tianzong the truth.
In this battle, he had a clear conscience.
But what Wang Tianzong didn't know was that as early as two years ago, the strongest burning fire state in his heart had left hidden injuries in another fierce battle, and the injuries have not yet healed.
That time, his opponent was a seventeen-year-old boy, a boy worthy of his risking his life and risking everything.
That battle was also outside the maze.
Again there is only one spectator.
The two fought fiercely for nearly sixteen hours. The fiery man was as steady as a rock, but the young man made an uncontrollable breakthrough at the last moment and ignited the fire into a thunderous state.
In that battle, the boy won.
But against burning fire, the young man lost.
For those who practice the Invincible Chapter, winning or losing is so obvious and so cruel.
On that day, Huo Nan clearly remembered that he was standing in front of him, with his hands open and a bright smile.
Fire and thunder kept rushing out of his body, burning and blooming.
His realm retreated from thunder to burning fire, to ice, and to control Qi.
In the large area of light and shadow, his smile was bright and determined, but he said lightly: "It's just starting over."
In that glorious yet lonely light and shadow, the strongest young prodigy Huo Nan had ever seen abandoned his martial arts and started over.
It's just starting over from scratch...
The fire man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes warm.
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