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With a flash, Su Mu directly passed through the outer array barrier and stepped into the chosen passage.

The moment they passed through the array barrier, the light in front of them suddenly vanished, and the surroundings were plunged into extreme darkness, so dark that they couldn't see their own hands in front of their faces.

The darkness did not last long; faint lights slowly appeared, dispelling the thick darkness and gradually clearing the vision.

Before them stretched a long, straight, and deep corridor, seemingly endless and winding its way forward. On either side of the corridor, every few thousand feet, lay the enormous corpse of an ancient demon beast.

Above the head of each monster's corpse floated a ghostly, flickering soul lamp. The pale blue light swayed erratically, barely illuminating the narrow, dark passage, creating an eerie and sinister atmosphere.

Su Mu's gaze swept over the corpses and soul lamps on both sides. Even with his calm and composed nature, which had been through countless battles and killed countless people, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart and gasp for breath.

The Soul Lamp Technique is extremely vicious.

It requires forcibly extracting the complete soul from a living being, stripping away the physical body, imprisoning the soul, and then using an evil, heaven-defying method to refine a soul lamp, burning the soul's essence day and night. As long as the lamp burns, the soul remains; when the lamp goes out, the soul dissipates. Those who are refined with soul lamps have their souls completely burned away, and even the chances of reincarnation and rebirth are completely cut off.

The master of the secret realm, driven by his own perverse pleasure, captured ancient demonic beasts of various races from all over the heavens, forcibly crafted soul lamps, and arranged long corridors to watch living beings fight and perish, their souls burning away. His methods were ruthless and cruel, truly insane.

This also reveals the arrogance and prejudice of the eight great holy clans.

They control the operation of the eight fundamental elements of the universe, proclaiming themselves the creators and rulers, looking down upon all races and beings, regarding all living beings as lowly servants and playthings. They travel through the galaxies of the universe, capturing alien beasts and setting up battles, all to satisfy their own curiosity and selfish desires, regarding the lives of all races as worthless as dust.

Su Mu sighed softly, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and took a step forward steadily along the dark corridor.

But as soon as his foot touched the ground, his mind jolted.

A strange, invisible force instantly invaded his consciousness, forcibly prying open the memories buried deep in his heart. Countless fragmented scenes from his childhood flashed uncontrollably through his mind.

It was not a subjective recollection, but rather something that was forcibly drawn out by external forces and passively surfaced, yet it was real, clear, and vivid.

Just then, the communication bead in his pocket vibrated slightly, and Dor's inquiry came, asking about the strange phenomena and scenes inside the passage.

Su Mu did not hide anything and truthfully reported back the scene in the corridor and the strange phenomena of the soul lamp.

However, when he continued to inquire about the original attribute corresponding to this channel, the other end of the spirit orb did not respond for a long time.

Su Mu understood instantly.

Having obtained the information they wanted, the three of them, including Dor, saw that their usefulness had been exhausted and were naturally too lazy to waste any more words or feign compliance.

Su Mu's gaze remained calm; he did not dwell on the matter and continued walking forward.

With each step taken, the fragments of memory in one's sea of ​​consciousness are refreshed and updated, like silent movie clips, slowly flowing along the timeline, with scene after scene of the past emerging.

Entering the palace as a child, orphaned and bullied, the cold stares, oppression, and scheming within the high walls of the palace vividly emerge.

The figures of those who had once wantonly bullied him and trampled on his dignity were incredibly real, and the anger and lurking murderous intent that had been suppressed in his heart for many years were instantly ignited and grew wildly.

The scene continues to shift, showing the young man patiently lying low, secretly plotting, and taking things one step at a time, learning to be patient, calculating, ruthless, and decisive in killing.

Having found a powerful backer, leveraging their strength to grow, and launching a powerful counterattack, he crushed and purged all those who had bullied and trampled on him in the past. Watching his enemies kneel down and beg for mercy, their bodies extinguished and their souls extinguished, the extreme pleasure and ruthless joy constantly eroded his mind.

Overwhelming killing intent swept through his mind, almost completely engulfing Su Mu's reason, causing him to indulge in the pleasure of revenge and sink into darkness.

At the critical moment!

The seven-colored illusory pearl within his body suddenly lit up, and an extremely cool, clear and transparent purifying power instantly washed over his limbs and cleansed his mind.

His chaotic and restless mind instantly cleared, and the surging killing intent completely subsided. Su Mu suddenly came back to his senses, took two deep breaths, and a trace of lingering fear remained in his eyes.

"Such powerful illusionary force."

Su Mu pondered to himself, instantly realizing the strangeness of this passage.

With his current spiritual cultivation and Dao heart concentration, ordinary illusions could not get close to him or deceive his mind. But the illusion here was completely different. It was not a fabricated illusion, but rather a precise excavation of the most hidden and untouchable memories deep in people's hearts, amplifying obsessions, manipulating emotions, and bewitching the true nature of the heart.

Deep in everyone's heart lie untold obsessions and regrets, forbearance and resentment.

The illusionary passage precisely manipulates people's hearts. Based on real memories, it can be slightly altered and misled to make people addicted and unable to extricate themselves, ultimately leading to the possession of inner demons and the destruction of their soul.

Calming his mind and clearing his mind of distractions, Su Mu continued to move forward steadily.

Once you step onto this path, there is no turning back; you can only move forward relentlessly.

The footsteps never stop, and the memories keep changing.

The humility and timidity of childhood, the forbearance and scheming of adolescence, the rise to power in youth, the chill of being betrayed, the glorious and ruthless journey after being bound to the system... all of his past life replayed in his sea of ​​consciousness, crystal clear.

Even knowing that it's all an illusion, a false inducement, reliving the bumpy road and the triumphant steps still brings a sense of pleasure and makes one feel immersed in it.

Such is the way of the world: honest advice is hard to swallow, while empty praise is most captivating. Even knowing that everything before them is just a mirage, they still can't help but indulge in it and crave its beauty.

After the replay of half a lifetime's past was completed, the illusionary scenes did not end; instead, they began to predict the unknown future.

In the scene, his combat power surged, crushing all the heroes, fighting three Saint Realm experts, killing Yu Sheng, destroying the Bu Chuan sisters, and monopolizing the supreme treasure of the secret realm.

Returning to Tianyuan Star, sweeping away the Three-Eyed Clan, taking control of the Star Palace, relying on the treasures of the secret realm to break through his realm, and building the Star Palace into a top-tier cosmic power comparable to the Star God Temple.

He marched forward triumphantly, traversing the heavens and crushing all races, overpowering the eight holy races, and ascending to the pinnacle of cosmic martial arts, truly becoming a figure who looked down upon all living beings and was unmatched.

Unparalleled glory and magnificent splendor—the scenes were extremely alluring and seductive.

Just as the illusionary scene reached its peak and was about to reach the pinnacle of the universe, Su Mu suddenly stopped, a clear and calm smile curving his lips.

"I see."

Having already passed the halfway mark of the corridor journey, and through the evolution of illusions, the recollection of memories, and the layered deductions of the past and future, Su Mu has thoroughly grasped the original mystery of this passage.

Past, present, and future.

Past life, present life, and future life.

This path is the most mysterious, the most difficult to comprehend, and the most heaven-defying of the eight origins—the origin of reincarnation!

Su Mu himself had no idea that the passage he had just randomly chosen was actually the perfect opportunity that Yu Sheng had secretly pointed out—the most mysterious of the eight origins, the Reincarnation Passage.

Within the dark and deep corridor, an invisible and intangible eerie force quietly lingered in his heart. In the darkness, a whisper seemed to beckon him, urging him to turn around and look back at the long road he had traveled.

Su Mu's gaze was clear and firm, always fixed on the endless darkness ahead, never once looking back.

Why look back and linger on the path we've already walked?

What does it matter if there are right and wrong, ups and downs along the way?

No one in this world has ever lived a life of uninterrupted smoothness and perfect fulfillment. As long as the destination in one's heart never wavers or deviates, even if one traverses countless forks in the road and experiences all sorts of hardships and setbacks, one will eventually reach the other shore that one's heart desires.

The journey itself is never important; what truly determines one's life is the direction one's heart takes and the goals one sets for oneself.

"Reincarnation?"

Su Mu murmured softly, then burst into loud laughter, the sound sharp and unrestrained, echoing throughout the dark corridor.

"Hahahaha! Even if I were to live a thousand lifetimes, experiencing countless cycles of reincarnation and ups and downs, I, Su Mu, would still be Su Mu!"

The moment the hearty laughter echoed, the dark and deep corridor around them suddenly transformed. The boundless darkness receded and vanished like a tide, and a blindingly bright pure white holy light suddenly poured down, enveloping them.

The viewpoint suddenly shifted, the scene completely changed, and Su Mu found himself in a completely unfamiliar place.

……

"This is... the main palace of the Great Qian Imperial City on Tianyuan Star?"

As darkness faded and light descended, the moment Su Mu could see his surroundings clearly, a deep sense of astonishment and disbelief flashed across his eyes.

The magnificent hall stands before you, with twelve jade pillars with coiled dragons rising from the ground to support the entire hall. Gilded tiles, carved beams and painted rafters, everywhere showing the majesty and grandeur of the royal era.

He knew this place all too well. He had spent over forty years in the imperial city during his childhood, yet he, of humble status, had visited this supreme palace less than ten times in his entire life. It was precisely for this reason that he looked around repeatedly for a long time before he could fully confirm the reality of the scene before him.

"How did I suddenly end up back here?"

My mind was filled with doubts when a faint, elegant fragrance, unique to someone, suddenly drifted from behind and entered my nostrils.

Upon smelling that unforgettable, familiar fragrance, Su Mu's tense mind instantly relaxed, and a gentle smile unconsciously appeared on his lips as he softly murmured, "Madam..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to turn around and look back, but in the next instant, an extreme pain that pierced through his bones and tore through his internal organs suddenly exploded from his back!