Pain, darkness, and the wounds on the body were screaming and telling the surroundings about their desire for life and their fear of death.
But the water pressure from the bottom of the sea grew stronger and stronger, and its invisible tentacles from the depths dragged her into the darkness, trying to devour her.
"Save me...I really don't want to die, I don't want to...die!"
She was afraid of death. When she first accepted the concept of "death", the Ruler of Corrosion understood what it meant to be afraid of the soul.
Just when she was about to despair, a ray of light fell, bringing hope.
It was a strange thing, it had no fixed shape. The Ruler of Erosion could sometimes see it, but sometimes not.
"Tell me...your...wish, I will...be...shixian."
Although its words were difficult to understand, the Herrscher of Corrosion knew that 'it' (the Star Core) was asking him to make a wish. He claimed that any wish could be granted, even the creation of a new world.
But the Herrscher of Corrosion hesitated. The residual energy emanating from the star core was enough for her to survive. The fear of death gradually faded deep within her heart. Apart from death, she feared nothing else.
So, what use is this wish to her?
However, as time passed, the seed of "loneliness" began to sprout in her heart. Her thoughts and her survival seemed to be the fertilizer that accelerated its growth. The seed grew into a towering tree almost overnight, pressing heavily on her and making her breathless.
"I want to...restore the Pure Land, a Pure Land where everyone is. She has so many friends, if I copy more, she'll never be lonely, right?"
The wish came true, of course, in disastrous fashion.
She got what she wanted, but she became numb over the long period of time. The replicas she created were like toys, only a clumsy imitation of Ying Jiejiu, but she discarded them in a moment. Because they weren't human, at least not to her.
She turned into "her" again, just like what she said in their last conversation - "I chose to become like this in the beginning, really just because... I thought you were beautiful, that's all."
"Allysia, why is she... so popular?"
She kept thinking about this question, and then, she was resurrected.
"Oh~ As expected, I'm really cute when I'm thinking in purple~?" said the pink-haired girl.
"Why... did you resurrect?" The Herrscher of Corrosion wanted to ask, but he already had the answer in his heart, and even felt a little fortunate.
The side effects of the "Star Core" occurred miraculously. It was a disaster for the Ruler of Erosion and for the fragmented space that could not bear so much powerful force. However, the Ruler of Erosion was inexplicably happy.
She began to compete with Alicia, and even though neither she nor she understood why she was doing so, the Herrscher of Corrosion was still enjoying it. When her energy was insufficient, she relied on the power of the Herrscher to erode other imaginary spaces, even attempting to erode the "Star Core".
"Huh! I was so stupid back then... If I had met Han Xing earlier, maybe things would have been easier." As she thought about this, her hands around Han Xing's neck tightened involuntarily.
Han Xing's concerned words came: "Xiao Eclipse, what's wrong?"
"It's okay. I just feel that if I had met you earlier, I wouldn't have done so many things that you think are wrong... Then, you wouldn't hate me as much."
Han Xing remained silent, but the Herrscher of Erosion was nervous. She clenched her fists nervously, not daring to hear what Han Xing might say next.
Han Xing simply sighed and said calmly, "Although in a sense... it wasn't your fault, I did want to kill you. It wasn't a matter of right or wrong, it was simply a matter of stance."
The Herrscher of Erosion's eyes dimmed, and she grabbed Han Xing's shoulders, as if she didn't want to stay here anymore.
"But, like I said... it's not your fault that you were born a Herrscher. You just wanted to survive. Now that I understand this, it doesn't seem that hard for me to understand you. Survival is human instinct. In a sense, Ellie was quite successful back then, wasn't she?"
The Herrscher of Erosion nodded slightly; Han Xing's words calmed her down considerably.
"So, don't overthink it. Look, Ellie and the others are fine now. Everyone is doing well. As long as you promise not to hurt them again, I will never hate you."
"Really?" The Herrscher of Erosion said in surprise.
Han Xing chuckled, placing his palm lightly on the spatial barrier in front of him, and said, "Really, so smile more. Let's go to the next space and take the anchor point! After we get out, I'll take you to the Immortal Boat for a good trip."
After saying that, golden light rushed towards the space barrier.
"Spatial Perception" activated!
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Chapter 228 Weird Big Sister, No Appointment, Thank You!
dark.
The bottomless darkness.
The waters of the ancient sea are thick and heavy, and they cover the entire space with darkness like a shadow covering the sky.
Hiss~hiss——!
A sound like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue rang in his ears. Han Xing turned his head to look, but he could not detect anything because there was no light source.
She stretched out her fingers to control the flames to drive away the darkness, but found that although the flames could barely burn, the light that should have been emitted was swallowed up by the thick darkness. If the space where she was could be regarded as a deep water area, then she was now in the deep abyss.
Han Xing tried his best to look outside, but he could see nothing but darkness.
"It can actually devour light sources. Is there such a place in the Scaled Abyss?"
"This place... doesn't seem to be the Scale Abyss Realm..." Sister Long said in an uncertain voice.
Han Xing was startled and asked in confusion, "Sister, how did you follow me? I came here to investigate with my spiritual sense. Can you possibly enter my spiritual sense?"
Sister Long said disdainfully, "What a fuss! I'm just borrowing your spiritual sense to perceive you. However, as for entering your spiritual sense, I can actually do it too. Do you want to give it a try? I heard it seems to be more exciting than physical pleasure~"
Han Xing shook her head and refused decisively: "Strange big sister, I'm still a child, no appointment, thank you!"
"Tsk, kid... I think your breasts are just like a kid~"
"Just chat, don't attack anyone. Besides, how am I small? You pervert!" Han Xing was furious.
"Yes, yes, it's not small. It's just that compared to her sister, she's a little 'immature'."
After teasing Han Xing, Sister Long let out a satisfied laugh. Then, she began to follow Han Xing's consciousness and began to explore the surroundings for her.
"This place... feels familiar to me, but I've been to so many places, I can't remember where it is."
Buzz! Hiss...hiss!
At this moment, the same snake noise Han Xing had heard at the beginning reappeared. The surrounding seawater began to stir, as if being pulled by something huge.
"Xiao Hanxing, come with me and take a look. You don't have to worry about not being able to return with me here."
Upon hearing this, Han Xing swam forward without hesitation.
Just kidding, the boss said that there will be no accidents with her around, so why not seize the opportunity to go to the group chat to hang out.
.6`I0 seal | (seven) is the dead leek (eight +) W.....
"Okay, stop for a moment, this should be it."
Han Xing paused and followed Sister Long's guidance to slowly explore the space ahead.
Under her feet was a huge underwater canyon, filled with endless mystery and darkness. Even if Han Xing tried her best to mobilize her spiritual sense, she could not move forward at all.
"Sister, I can't see. It's too dark here." Han Xing said helplessly.
"It's not your fault. Something seems to be affecting the spread of my spiritual sense. I can see a little more clearly. We're currently located near a seafloor fold belt or ocean trench, deep within the Earth's crust. The water pressure here is incredibly high, the temperature is extremely low, and light is almost non-existent. Normally, even ordinary creatures would struggle to survive here..."
Han Xing asked, "Where...where did that hissing sound come from?"
"I don't know. While there are signs of activity here, they're mostly the remains of marine life. So far, I haven't seen any living creatures. From a scholar's perspective, this space is a relatively closed environment. Due to the lack of sufficient food sources, organisms cannot maintain the energy and nutritional intake required for survival, and very few can survive."
"So what you mean, sister, is that if there really is someone who survived, he would most likely be the lord of this area?" Han Xing replied.
"Indeed, to survive under these conditions, it must be something extraordinary, and it's probably quite large. The water pressure here is extremely high, far exceeding that at sea level. This extreme pressure can severely impact a living being, causing organ damage, physiological dysfunction, and even death. Therefore, deep-sea creatures are either incredibly small or enormous."
Han Xing nodded, and suddenly saw a faint light come on.
"Sister! Look...what is that?!"
"Um? 』
Sister Long looked in the direction of Han Xing's finger and saw a light slowly floating towards them. Inside Han Xing's body, Sister Long's beautiful eyes wrinkled slightly, and she controlled Han Xing's consciousness to explore forward.
......
"run!!!"
Almost instantly, Sister Long frowned, and golden light enveloped Han Xing's consciousness, and she fled into the distance at an extremely terrifying speed.
A creepy, low, roaring sound rang in her ears. Han Xing felt her body trembling in another space. She covered her ears tightly and hugged her head.
Sister Long controlled Han Xing's spiritual body and condensed a ray of light within herself, which allowed Han Xing to breathe a sigh of relief.
"What the hell is this thing?" Han Xing felt his brain was a little confused. If his physical body was here, Han Xing had no doubt that the vibration and tremors of the high-intensity sound could shatter his eardrums, and his internal organs would probably be damaged.
Sister Long also seemed to be in a bad state. After a long while, she said, "I don't know what it is exactly, but... I sensed the aura of 'Greedy' Oboros on it."
Han Xing's wavering mind was finally calmed down. She said with some fear, "That guy is 'Talent'?"
Sister Long shook her head and said, "No, it shouldn't be. It simply has the aura of 'Greedy' Oboros. It's most likely an ancient beast, or it may have devoured a large amount of ancient beast fragments and become half an ancient beast."
"emmm...."
"? 』
Sister Long heard the strange noise coming from Han Xing, and used her spiritual sense to look at Han Xing in confusion.
"Xiao Hanxing, are you... scared silly? It's okay, I'm not in good shape right now, but when I recover, even 'Greedy' Oboros will have to greet me politely. I'll protect you, no need to shoot!"
Han Xing gave Sister Long a strange look.
At the same time, in another space, the Herrscher of Corrosion looked at Han Xing curiously, as she saw the saliva constantly flowing from her mouth and the sea water about to pour in. She quickly reached out to close Han Xing's jaw, and with her other hand, she kneaded out a space mask and put it on her face.
"What did our little Han Xing see? She's so greedy..."
Jing Liu glanced at the idiot-looking Han Xing with a bad temper and said, "You must have seen some pretty girl again! Traitor, I'll squeeze you dry when I get back, and make you go out and pick up girls when you have nothing to do! Humph!"
(╬ ̄dish ̄)=○!
On the other side, Han Xing silently asked the system in his heart:
"System, that thing that might be an ancient beast...can I eat it?"
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Chapter 229 Wouldn’t that mean I’d have to beg for food on my knees?!
[Of course, host.]
The system's affirmation sounded like heavenly music to Han Xing. She excitedly said to Sister Long, "Sister, how close can we get without being discovered?"
"Xiao Hanxing, what do you want to do? With our current strength, we have no power to fight back against an enemy that might be an ancient beast!" Sister Long advised. She always felt that this naughty child was going to cause trouble.
Han Xing replied with a smile: "Sister, don't worry. Although I am very greedy for this thing, I still have reason. I want to use it to do something. If I can hurt it, I will try to devour it. If that doesn't work, I will give up decisively."
Sister Long looked at Han Xing suspiciously, and after a long moment, she slowly said, "Forget it. At worst, I'll just run away with you. But let me make it clear first: no pushing."
"Don't worry~Don't worry~" Han Xing quickly agreed with a smile.
......
The abyss behemoth roamed in the abyss. It only took a light breath, and a terrible vortex formed in the center of its huge mouth, sucking in everything in the sea in front of it. As it exhaled again, everything sucked in except the sea water was transformed into energy and absorbed.
"This is the limit. If we get any closer, it might discover us."
Han Xing's spiritual consciousness was hidden in a body of water not far away. She followed Sister Long's guidance and carefully spread her spiritual consciousness there.
The morbid scarlet eyes of the abyss exuded a strong sense of madness, and sharp teeth emerged from its huge mouth. Saliva and black blood dripped down the teeth, as if they were filled with corrosive venom.
Its vast, twisted body stretched as far as the eye could see, seemingly formed from the darkness of the abyss. Black scales covered its entire body, shimmering with a chilling blue glow. These scales were punctuated by protruding growths that resembled blood-stained tentacles. Its limbs were massive, covered in flaking skin and thorn-like scales. Every movement was accompanied by a terrifying crackling sound and a surge of seawater.
What terrified Han Xing the most was the row of eyes on the abyssal beast's back, reminiscent of the evil creatures of Cthulhu Mythos. These eyes emanated a faint green light, seemingly gazing upon an indescribable entity from the depths of the universe. Even she felt her sanity plummet. Simply meeting those eyes for a moment was like a nightmare.
"Xiao Hanxing, don't look into those eyes!"
Sister Long's anxious reminder came, and at the same time, a slender golden palm blocked Han Xing's spiritual sense and continued to explore.
“Huh! Ha…ha…”
Han Xing's spiritual body breathed in as if it had been pardoned. Even though she didn't need oxygen at all now, it was the only way she could think of to quickly relieve her nerves.
Sister Long said worriedly, "I've already told you, you're no match for this thing in your current state. But based on my previous investigation, I can confirm that this creature isn't a native ancient beast. Perhaps an ancient beast once perished in this space and was devoured by it, undergoing some kind of mutation to become what it is now."
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