Apocalypse: Become stronger by absorbing flames at the start; my name is the Flame Emperor.

"Am I really dead?"

After a long while, Chen Jing'er finally spoke to herself.

She still couldn't accept the news.

"You're half-dead now, not truly dead yet, but you'll be soon," the old man said slowly.

He hadn't encountered anything like this for a very, very long time.

I happened to run into him today, and he became quite interested.

After all, he had been wandering on the edge of hell for too long, and had hardly ever met anyone to talk to.

Pooh--

It's a talking ghost!

"Half-dead? Real death? What does that mean?" Chen Jing'er stared directly at the old man.

"You can still see the outside world now because you just died and haven't truly entered hell yet, so you can move between hell and the real world. Once the seven-day mourning period is over, your transparent body will slowly begin to dissipate."

"I estimate that if you can't sever all ties with reality before the seventh day after your death, you'll completely vanish within a month at most."

The old man spoke very seriously.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jing'er looked at the world outside.

In her eyes, the old man was now standing in the middle of the road in her original world, just like herself.

But in the old man's eyes, he couldn't see the world as Chen Jing'er saw it.

What he saw was darkness and nothingness.

Behind Chen Jing'er lies endless darkness.

The two are talking in the same place, but the background world they see is different.

Then, the old man stroked his chin and pondered: "However, with your strength, your soul is extremely weak. Logically speaking, if you die, your soul will be completely scattered, and you won't even have the chance to become a ghost."

"How did you manage to do that?"

Chen Jing'er did not answer this question.

But she had some suspicions, perhaps related to the manner of her death.

She died under the dictates of fate.

Although she didn't know if it was right or wrong, this was the only unusual thing at the moment, and she couldn't think of any other reasons.

then.

She asked, puzzled, "You mean, not everyone who dies goes to hell?"

"How is that possible? Those who can become ghosts after death and live on in another form either have extraordinary abilities or have had a miraculous encounter, just like you."

The old man glanced at her: "Otherwise, why do you think hell is so empty?"

"So, I have to cut off all ties with the real world?" Chen Jing'er asked softly.

"That's right, because your strength is far too weak. Without severing your attachments, you cannot truly enter Hell. When the time comes, your soul will be scattered and vanish into nothingness."

The old man slowly spoke: "With your strength, it's not easy to have the chance to become a ghost after death. You should cherish it."

"Sever all thoughts..."

Chen Jing'er murmured.

The next moment, a dark scythe appeared in her hand, and she slashed at the old man.

"Who exactly are you? What hell, what severing all ties, are you trying to deceive me?"

"Hey, you think you can mess with me, little girl? You're too green."

The old man didn't take it seriously.

It's rare to encounter a being with whom you can chat, so a little disrespect is acceptable.

After all, how could the power of a tiny ant possibly harm him?

The old man watched Chen Jing'er's movements with a smile, without any reaction. How could his physical strength be harmed in the slightest by an ant?

But the next moment.

The black scythe pierced through his body.

"what?"

Although his body was unharmed, the old man felt a subtle change in his soul, like being bitten by a tiny ant.

If he didn't pay close attention, he wouldn't even have noticed it.

"Can it sever souls?"

The old man was somewhat taken aback.

He stared intently, taking a closer look at the woman before him.

Then his eyes narrowed.

"You're not a soul? You still have a physical body? How did you get to Hell?" His hazy eyes gradually brightened.

It was as if they had found a new toy, and they became interested.

"So powerful!"

On the other side, Chen Jing'er felt a great terror.

The force of that slash actually made her feel that her soul had become slightly stronger, though it was only a tiny bit, but she could clearly feel it.

Previously, what was fed back through the Grim Reaper's scythe was just mental energy.

But just now, what came back was soul power.

It should be noted that even someone as powerful as Lin Yu has not yet evolved his spiritual power to the level of a soul.

Thinking of this.

Chen Jing'er hurriedly checked the attribute panel in her mind.

But the next moment, she froze.

Where is my attribute panel?

To Chen Jing'er's surprise, the attribute panel that had been in her mind had disappeared at some point.

She couldn't judge her strength through the attribute panel, but she could clearly feel that her soul had grown stronger.

At this time.

"Hey, little girl, I'm asking you a question! How did you end up in hell?"

The old man walked over with a curious look on his face.

"Why should I tell you?" Chen Jing'er asked warily.

"Don't be nervous, I mean you no harm. Otherwise, with your third-tier strength, I could easily kill you with a single glance."

The old man wasn't angry.

"How did you know I was at level three at a glance?" Chen Jing'er was silent for a while.

She didn't sense any malice from the old man.

However, in the past, she would check her own rank by looking at the attribute panel in her mind.

Now that her attribute panel has mysteriously disappeared, she doesn't even know how to judge her own strength anymore.

"Use your mental energy to look inward at your dantian."

The old man was speechless. How could this little girl not understand anything? How did she manage to cultivate to the third level? Most importantly, how did her spiritual power transform into her soul?

"Mental visualization? Dantian?"

Chen Jing'er was slightly taken aback, but then did as instructed.

next moment.

She discovered a red door in her dantian.

"Do you see the Gate of Evolution? Push it open with your mental power," the old man's voice rang out.

Chen Jing'er channeled her mental energy and slowly pushed the door open.

In an instant, a mysterious power surged out from behind the door, flowing through her limbs, flesh, bones, and meridians...

Instantly.

Chen Jing'er felt as if her entire body had been tempered.

"This is……"

"This is the gate to first-order evolution. When you evolve to a certain level and are able to push open this gate, you will have reached the first-order level."

The old man explained with a smile.

Chen Jing'er seemed to understand something, and once again channeled her spiritual power to push open the second door, then the third door...

A surge of terrifying power erupted, tempering her entire body once again.

Chen Jing'er could feel that her strength was somewhat greater than before. If her attribute panel were still there, her various stats would probably have increased significantly.

"So, does pushing open the fourth door mean you've entered the fourth level?"

Chen Jing'er's eyes lit up, and she pushed open the fourth door.

But they found that the door was completely immovable and could not be moved.

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