Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 239 Hallucinations

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Tiandou City.

After watching Gu Yuena's match, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who was about to go for dinner, suddenly stopped.

Bi Ji and the others, who were walking behind the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, also stopped. "What's wrong?"

"Auntie, I...I feel like something's happened," the Three-Eyed Golden Lion said in a flustered manner.

"Something happened?" Brigitte was taken aback.

"What happened?"

"Xuanming, I feel something is very wrong!" The three-eyed golden lion was very anxious, and its third eye on its forehead was flashing with an eerie light.

"Di Tian, ​​take us there quickly!"

"Quick!"

Di Tian frowned, but didn't ask any more questions. He fully released his senses and found the location of the Ice Dragon King. The spatial connection was activated, and a dark vortex emerged from the void. Di Tian waved his hand and led everyone into it.

When Di Tian, ​​along with Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, appeared at Xuan Ming's location through spatial teleportation, the scene before them caused their expressions to change drastically.

Shi Nian was frantically attacking the cage formed by Blue Silver Grass, while Xuan Ming inside the cage remained motionless, as if he had fallen into an endless slumber.

"court death!"

"Save him alive!"

Just as Di Tian raised his hand to kill Shi Nian, Bi Ji quickly called out to stop him.

Di Tian paused slightly, then withdrew most of his power. The dark fluctuations instantly struck Shi Nian. Even though Shi Nian used all his strength to defend himself, he was still instantly severely injured and fell to the ground, half-dead.

Biji and the others rushed forward, and Ayin also unlocked the cage, revealing Xuanming inside.

"Xuanming? Xuanming?" Biji's hand flickered with emerald life light, providing healing and recovery for Xuanming, but Xuanming did not react at all.

His eyes were open, but his gaze was extremely empty, and he could not hear Brigitte's cries.

“What did you do to him?” Brigitte asked Shinian.

With blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, Shi Nian knew he had nowhere to run when he saw this scene. He sneered, "He has fallen into my nightmare and seen what he fears most. He has now broken down."

Although I don't know why this kid is different from those he tortured and killed before, this feeling of emptiness is unmistakable; he has broken down!

"Nightmare?" Zi Ji's eyes turned cold, and a powerful devouring energy erupted from her body, enveloping Shi Nian. "Tell me, how do you get rid of this nightmare!"

Shi Nian was enveloped by this chilling and terrifying devouring energy, and his whole body was in excruciating pain, but instead, a twisted smile appeared on his face. "Release? Hahahaha!"

"My nightmare is over, but he's like this, I'm afraid he won't be able to get out!"

"You!" Zi Ji was enraged by these words. Her Devouring Domain suddenly erupted, swallowing Shi Nian whole. With a twisted roar, Shi Nian's figure disappeared from the spot, leaving only a round skull radiating seven-colored light.

"Di Tian, ​​do you have any ideas?" Bi Ji turned to look at Di Tian.

Di Tian crouched down, looking into Xuan Ming's empty eyes, "Aunt Bing?"

The Ice Dragon King was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's take him back first."

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Back to Tiandou City.

Biji and her group brought Xuanming back to Arou's courtyard.

"Don't worry, he's fine," the Ice Dragon King said.

"Di Tian, ​​go and bring Gu Yuena here."

Without asking any further questions, Di Tian turned and quickly left towards the hotel where Gu Yuena was.

"Aunt Bing, what's wrong with him?" Brigitte asked worriedly.

“Nightmare, he’s trapped,” the Ice Dragon King said.

"Trapped? But he doesn't seem afraid." Zi Ji frowned.

"Didn't that human say he saw what he feared most?"

"Now that the nightmare is over, he should wake up."

"That human's soul skill was just a trigger, leading him astray. This fear has always been with him," the Ice Dragon King said.

“Fear is not necessarily pain. I’ve told you before that his mind is twisted. For him, pain is nothing. He even craves pain, at least it lets him know that he is alive, truly alive.”

"What is it that he is afraid of?" Brigitte asked anxiously.

"Can you distinguish between reality and fantasy?" the Ice Dragon King asked.

Brigitte was taken aback. "He can't tell the difference between real and fake?"

“He can tell the difference, but he can’t tell the difference,” the Ice Dragon King said.

“He can see the difference, but he can’t confirm which side is real and which side is fake. Usually, he will assume that the worse side is real.” “Why?” the Three-Eyed Golden Lion asked in confusion.

"You're used to eating bitter things. If you suddenly eat something sweet, won't you wonder if you've eaten poison?" the Ice Dragon King said.

“He’s used to being unlucky. If he gets even a little bit of good luck, he’ll start to doubt if it’s real and if there’s an even bigger problem waiting for him. If there is, he’ll feel at ease; if not, he won’t dare to touch it.”

“I’m not joking when I say he’s psychologically twisted; he really is twisted.”

Xuanming was very uncomfortable with the feelings those young girls had for him, because those feelings were very simple and pure, just mutual admiration between young men and women. Xuanming was somewhat afraid of such pure and beautiful things, and he was afraid that they were fake.

Bibi Dong and even Qian Renxue's feelings for Xuanming were not pure; the former's were even twisted. Therefore, Xuanming was not so resistant to their feelings. The reason Xuanming could tolerate Qian Renxue for so many years was actually because of Qian Renxue's scheming, which made Xuanming feel at ease staying with her.

Upon hearing this, Biji's expression grew even more solemn. She gently stroked Xuanming's pale face and said with heartache, "Then what should we do now to make him believe that everything before his eyes is real and beautiful?"

“The method is simple, you can do it, but I hope Gu Yuena will do it,” the Ice Dragon King said.

"This is my personal reason, and it's also for the sake of the dragon race."

She could awaken Xuanming and bring him back when the nightmare first took effect, but now such opportunities to directly touch Xuanming's heart are far too rare.

Xuanming has grown up, and his guard has become increasingly strong. She wasn't sure if she would have another chance like this. If she missed it, it would be almost impossible for Gu Yuena to gain Xuanming's trust.

She could tell that Xuanming had some doubts about Gu Yuena's identity, but because Gu Yuena's mind was very simple, the Silver Dragon King deliberately downplayed her sense of responsibility in that part of her soul, and her mind was filled with memories of Xuanming.

Xuanming is unable to resist such pure and kind intentions. Even if he finds it hard to accept, he will never resist them.

Just then, light footsteps sounded outside the door, and Gu Yuena followed Di Tian into the courtyard. She immediately saw Xuan Ming lying on the bed with a blank look in his eyes, and her heart tightened.

"What's wrong with him?" Gu Yuena walked quickly to the bedside and asked softly.

Biji briefly recounted the events to Gu Yuena. After listening, Gu Yuena frowned, pondered for a moment, and then looked up at the Ice Dragon King: "What should we do?"

"You all go out first," the Ice Dragon King said, looking at Brigitte and her group.

Although Biji and the others were filled with worry, they still slowly left the room as instructed, leaving only Gu Yuena to guard Xuanming's bedside.

The Ice Dragon King looked at Gu Yuena with some hesitation, "This is actually considered cheating. The benefits are great, but the risks are also very high."

If you touch the most sensitive part of Xuanming's heart and succeed, you can naturally cross Xuanming's defenses and get closer to him. However, Xuanming is suspicious. If touching this part arouses his vigilance, then there will really be no hope at all.

Not only will it fail to strengthen the relationship, it will also cause all of this to vanish.

Gu Yuena looked into Xuanming's empty eyes, "I just want to bring him back. If he doubts me... I'll just leave."

The Ice Dragon King was stunned, "You..."

“I know you’re struggling too. You had to scheme against him for the sake of the Dragon Clan, but since he’s already done so much for us, we can’t keep hurting him,” Gu Yuena said.

The Ice Dragon King nodded slightly, a hint of relief and complexity in his eyes. "Since you've made up your mind, let's begin. I once gave him a portion of my dragon soul. Through this resonance, I can enter his spiritual world and send you in silently as well."

"Remember, never provoke him, even if you fail. He's already twisted enough. If you provoke him further, I don't know what he'll become."

As the Ice Dragon King finished speaking, a ghostly blue light began to emanate from his body, rippling outwards like water and gradually enveloping Gu Yuena and Xuan Ming.

In the dim blue light, Gu Yuena felt a momentary dizziness, and when she came to her senses, she found herself in a state of chaos. All around her was endless grayness, without direction or boundaries, as if the entire world had fallen into eternal silence.

Guided by the Ice Dragon King, a white wooden door appeared before Gu Yuena's eyes. "He's inside."

Gu Yuena nodded, grabbed the doorknob, and gently pushed the door open. A bright white light flashed, and she found herself in a strange white room.

A pungent, strange odor filled the air, along with various metal instruments she had never seen before, beeping and ticking. She saw Xuanming lying on the bed, his face as pale as paper, his lips bloodless, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling, as if his soul had been ripped away, leaving only a lifeless shell.

Gu Yuena's heart clenched, an indescribable pain spreading from the depths of her soul. She slowly walked to the bedside, gently sat down, and reached out to stroke Xuanming's face, but stopped just before touching him, afraid that her touch would disturb this fragile soul.

"Xuanming..." Gu Yuena called softly, her voice trembling slightly and filled with endless tenderness. However, Xuanming did not respond, remaining immersed in his own world, oblivious to everything around him.

"Xuanming, can you hear me?" Gu Yuena asked softly again, while gently holding Xuanming's hand.

Xuanming's eyes seemed to flicker slightly as he looked at Gu Yuena beside him, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Hallucinating?
The thought flashed through Xuanming's mind, and a self-mocking look appeared in his empty eyes.

I just finished a dream and then started hallucinating; it seems my death is imminent.

Thinking of this, Xuanming slowly closed his eyes.

Gu Yuena felt a pang of pain in her heart as she looked at the fleeting self-mockery in his eyes. She gripped Xuanming's hand tightly, her voice softer yet firmer: "Xuanming, this is not an illusion. I am real. I am right beside you."

Xuanming did not respond; he seemed to be completely deaf to Gu Yuena's voice.

Before Gu Yuena could say anything more, the instrument beside her suddenly emitted a sharp and piercing alarm. The normally fluctuating lines instantly turned into a straight line, indicating that Xuanming's heartbeat had stopped.

Gu Yuena's pupils contracted sharply, and she gripped Xuanming's hands tightly. "Xuanming?"

Before Gu Yuena could say anything more, Xuanming's body vanished in a phantom.

The next instant, the scene in the ward began to shatter like fragile glass, with fragments of light and shadow dancing in the air, as if time and space had lost their constraints.

Gu Yuena felt as if she had fallen into an endless abyss, surrounded by endless darkness, while Xuanming's past flashed before her eyes like a revolving lantern.

(End of this chapter)