If I let you practice martial arts, you'll compress your vital energy ten thousand times?

night.

The Seventh Safe Zone is a civilian area.

The chaos caused by the crack in the Black Gate during the day has been suppressed by the military.

The streets have returned to quiet.

The damaged streetlights were temporarily repaired.

The military's blockade line was also withdrawn to the outer perimeter.

But no one living in this area can forget what happened during the day.

The sky cracked open.

The black tide recedes.

The monstrous, polluted creature crawled out of the shadows.

Then, the Blood-Stained Elder stepped out of the void and slammed the entire black tide back behind the door with a single punch.

For many ordinary people, that wasn't a battle.

That was a miracle.

Inside the old tenement building.

Lin Xiaoya lay in bed, but couldn't fall asleep no matter what she did.

She turned to the side, looking at the faint red lotus fire pattern on the headboard.

The fire pattern was very shallow.

It was so shallow it felt like some kind of illusion.

But if she stared at it for a while, the unease in her heart would gradually fade away.

During the day, when her sister Su Qinghan took her away, she asked a question.

"Who is that blood-stained senior?"

Su Qinghan paused for a moment, then said:

"It's the person behind your brother."

Lin Xiaoya didn't ask any more questions.

But she always felt that the figure was familiar.

I don't recognize her.

It's a feeling.

Like the red lotus flame in a dream.

Just like the feeling of her brother standing in front of her every time she was scared.

She hugged the blanket tightly and muttered to herself:

"Brother is clearly at school..."

"I'm probably overthinking it."

outside the window.

The night wind rustled softly through the old window frame.

Lin Xiaoya's eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

The red lotus fire pattern on the headboard flickered slightly.

soon.

She fell asleep.

……

dark.

Icy.

open.

Lin Xiaoya stood once again in that black, mirror-like world.

far away.

The enormous black door reappeared.

But this time, it was clearer than ever before.

The door is too high.

So high that the top is invisible.

The door is covered with ancient cracks, and a faint blue light flows from each crack.

Those lights are like eyes.

Densely packed.

He stared at her without blinking.

Lin Xiaoya instinctively stepped back.

But the black mirror beneath their feet suddenly became viscous.

It was as if countless invisible hands had grabbed her ankles.

She can't move.

Heavy breathing could be heard from behind the door.

call--

Suck--

call--

Suck--

Each breath caused the entire dark world to tremble slightly.

Then.

A voice came from behind the black door.

This time, it's no longer ambiguous.

And it's no longer just calling her name.

Instead, he clearly uttered three words.

"Those who are pure in their ways."

Lin Xiaoya's face turned pale instantly.

"Who are you?"

No one answered her.

The cracks on the black door slowly widened.

A pale blue light seeped out from the crack in the door, like cold water, slowly flowing towards her feet.

The voice rang out again.

"Those who are pure in their ways."

"You've finally appeared."

Lin Xiaoya's breathing became labored.

"I'm not..."

"I am not some kind of 'clean gate' person you're talking about!"

Behind the black door, something seemed to chuckle softly.

The laughter came from afar.

It sounded as if it were right next to her ear.

"You will open the door."

"It will also close down."

"You belong to the door."

The dark blue light suddenly surged.

Cracks began to appear on the black mirror beneath Lin Xiaoya's feet.

The cracks spread rapidly, like dark blue lines, wrapping around her ankles.

Lin Xiaoya finally panicked.

She instinctively shouted:

"elder brother!"

boom!

The instant this word was uttered.

Behind her, crimson flames suddenly ignited.

Not just one flower.

Instead, it was a whole area.

The firelight spread out, blocking her from the black door.

Immediately afterwards, a figure in black robes and a blood-red face slowly emerged from the crimson lotus flames.

A blood-red mask.

His black robe fluttered in the wind.

The red lotus flame pattern on the center of the forehead burned quietly.

Lin Xiaoya stared blankly at that figure from behind.

"Senior Blood..."

The figure did not turn around.

He simply raised his hand.

The crimson flames swept out instantly, suppressing all the dark blue cracks that had spread to Lin Xiaoya's feet.

The black gate shook violently.

The voice behind the door turned cold for the first time.

"Ancient Body Cultivator"

"You protected the city."

"Cannot protect even one realm."

Blood Shadow did not answer.

It was never the complete Lin Yuan.

It was merely a clone of Lin Yuan's ultimate true blood.

But it inherited Lin Yuan's core will.

Protect Lin Xiaoya.

Who touched her?

Who dies?

Blood Shadow took a step forward.

The black mirror beneath their feet suddenly sank.

The crimson flames and dark gold blood intertwined, condensing into a gigantic fist shadow.

The being behind the black door seemed to have sensed something, and the giant, eerie blue eye in the crack of the door slowly opened.

That eye is too big.

It resembles a deep blue moon suspended in the darkness.

The moment she opened her eyes, Lin Xiaoya felt as if her soul was being sucked in.

Blood Shadow raised his hand.

He threw a punch.

boom--!!!

The crimson flames struck the crack in the black gate.

The entire black door shook violently.

The giant, dark blue eye behind the door narrowed slightly.

It did not force its way out.

He simply stared coldly at the Blood Shadow.

"He has not yet truly become a domain."

He can't protect you.

The crimson lotus fire patterns on Blood Shadow's body suddenly lit up.

The second punch landed.

boom--!!!

The cracks on the black door were forcibly pushed back a bit.

The pale blue light rapidly contracted.

The sounds behind the door finally began to fade away.

"The one who cleanses the gate has appeared."

"The Black Gate will return."

"Next time."

"It's not just a dream anymore."

The words fell.

The black door slammed shut.

The entire dark world began to collapse rapidly.

Lin Xiaoya suddenly opened her eyes.

"elder brother!"

She sat up in bed.

My forehead was covered in cold sweat.

It was still late at night outside the window.

The room was very quiet.

There is no black gate.

There is no giant blue eye.

Only the red lotus fire pattern at the head of the bed is gradually fading away.

Lin Xiaoya stared blankly at the fire pattern.

My heart is still pounding.

She reached out and touched it gently.

It's not hot.

It's actually quite warm.

Like the warmth of her brother's hand pressing on her head.

Lin Xiaoya's eyes were slightly red.

"elder brother……"

"You can really hear me?"

She hugged the blanket and suddenly felt less scared.

Because she knew.

Regardless of what's behind that door.

My brother is here.

……

At the same time.

Gaowu No.1 Middle School.

Temporary observation room on campus.

Although the review of the Longmen case has ended, all students who participated in the review are required to remain on campus for observation tonight due to the Black Gate incident during the day.

Lin Yuan stood by the window.

The moonlight outside the window was cold and clear.

In the distance, on the training ground, the Dragon Gate Trial Tower, which had been almost completely drained of its energy, had been extinguished.

The system panel quietly appeared before his eyes.

[Current number of physical compressions of Qi and Blood: 400000]

[Extreme Blood Shadow: Unlocked]

[Next qualitative leap: 500000 times]

[Reward Preview: Forbidden Zone of the Extreme Path]

Lin Yuan's gaze did not fall on these hints.

Instead, they looked towards the civilian area.

Just now.

The Extreme Blood Shadow transmitted back scenes from the edge of the dream.

Black Gate.

A giant, deep blue eye.

Those who are pure in their gates.

And that sentence—

He has not yet truly become a domain.

He can't protect you.

Lin Yuan's eyes were icy cold.

"The Forbidden Domain of the Ultimate Path..."

He slowly raised his hand.

Within his palm, a wisp of dark golden blood energy spun silently.

After 400,000 compressions, he could clearly sense the presence of the Extreme Path Blood Shadow.

It was a very strange connection.

It's not about controlling a puppet.

It's as if a part of the body extends into the distance.

Blood Shadow can protect Xiaoya.

It can handle many things for him.

But not enough.

Because Blood Shadow can only hold out for a short time.

We cannot truly make Xiaoya's surroundings an absolutely safe area.

The 500,000 uses of the [Extreme Forbidden Domain] perfectly fill this gap.

Within the forbidden zone, all true energy, pollution, spatial fluctuations, and life force will be suppressed by the mass of his physical body.

In other words.

Wait until he breaks through 500,000 times.

Does Hei Men want to open a door next to Xiao Ya?

First, ask him if he agrees to the forbidden zone.

Lin Yuan said in a low voice:

"One hundred thousand more attempts needed."

"We need to hurry."

His voice was very soft.

But the air in the room seemed to grow heavier with those words.

Just then.

The communicator vibrated slightly.

It was a message from Su Qinghan.

Lin Yuan glanced at it.

There was no immediate reply.

After daytime, Su Qinghan clearly paid more attention to Lin Xiaoya.

She didn't know the truth.

But she knew that Lin Xiaoya was the one who offended Senior Xue.

This is enough.

Lin Yuan simply replied with two words.

Nothing.

A moment later, Su Qinghan replied:

I will have the Su family guards continue to stand guard on the perimeter, not getting close to her, and only preventing outsiders from contacting her.

Lin Yuan's eyes flickered slightly as he read those words.

He's quite smart.

There was no crossing of the line.

They did not act on their own initiative.

He replied with:

can.

After the message was sent.

Lin Yuan put away the communicator.

Outside the window, the night grew even deeper.

He looked toward the civilian district, his voice calm and cold.

"Those who follow the Pure Gate?"

I don't care who she is.

"She's just my sister."

……

Behind the unseen abyss black gate.

Countless doors and shadows overlapped one after another.

Behind each door, it seems, lies a different dark world.

And in the center of the myriad gates.

A colossal, indescribably dark shadow lay dormant.

Its body appears to be woven from countless door frames and chains of the abyss.

Its breath can make all the gates tremble.

suddenly.

A beam of pale blue light flew in from the outermost door.

Passing through layers of shadowy doors.

Finally, it landed in front of that enormous black shadow.

The shadowy figure slowly opened its eyes.

That instant.

All the shadows of the doors lowered simultaneously.

An ancient voice echoed in the endless darkness.

"The one who cleanses the gate has appeared."

"Ancient cultivators are growing."

"Notify the sect leader."

The words fell.

Deep within ten thousand gates.

A door, older and larger than any of the Black Doors, slowly lit up with a tiny crack.

After the crack.

It seemed as if there was something ancient and terrifying.

Awakening.