Chapter 160
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In the blink of an eye, the room seemed to be swept up in a frenzy.
Amidst the deafening roar, a cross-shaped long spear appeared in Huai Shi's hand, and as he stepped forward, it tore through the air once again, bursting with a mournful cry.
It was as if the scorching light, like molten steel, flashed and disappeared in an instant.
Following that, there was a sound of shattering.
At the end of the basement, the iron pile covered with special alloy had been pierced by the spear blade, creating a deep crevice, while the branches on both sides of the long spear were wedged into the steel.
The crisp sound of the spreading crack was accompanied by the sound of the peeling surface alloy.
And on the wall behind the iron pile, a crack silently appeared.
Where the spear pointed, dust trickled down from the crack, forming a clump of white dust on the ground.
In that instant, Huai Shi, who had exerted all his strength, regained the speed and power of a vampire, although the cost was near exhaustion and numbness in his arms.
But if he used the Dust of Liberation, he could even launch such an attack a few more times.
Even using the Alchemical Fire to control the eruption, he could split the Dust of Liberation into sixteen layers from the inside out, detonating like a fuse, creating an even more exaggerated destructive power in an instant.
"Very good."
Crow seemed to finally have confidence. "With your level, I can rest assured to let you participate in the Demon-Slaying Tournament."
"What tournament?" Huai Shi was astonished.
"The Demon-Slaying Tournament."
Crow said calmly, "Just by hearing the literal meaning, you know what it's about, right?"
"There's such a competition?" Huai Shi found it amazing, as expected, there was nothing strange in the world.
"It was established by a group of rather annoying leaders of the great abyss. The location is in a small mobile border area, and it can be said to be one of the more famous events in the border area. This time, it's just a selection in the southern part of the East Xia region. If you participate, the chances of winning are not small. Most importantly, the prizes offered include many products from hell, and there is a high probability that there will be materials related to your advancement."
Hearing about his advancement, Huai Shi suddenly became extremely cautious.
But soon, he noticed the words she used.
"Leaders?" He was astonished. "The administrators of a penguin group?"
"...If you understand it that way, it's not entirely wrong."
Crow looked at him speechlessly. "The so-called leaders are what the people of the realm use to refer to some of the rulers of the deep hell. They are often strong beings who have survived in hell for hundreds of years, monsters among monsters. They are integrated with hell, and their physical bodies are meaningless to them. They have become living hells wandering under the known depths."
"Sounds powerful!"
"Some are strong, some are weak. The strong ones can confront archenemies head-on, while the weak ones might be easily defeated by you."
Crow said solemnly, "This competition has the tacit approval of the Astronomical Society, and it can even send out invitations in the realm, which proves that their power is definitely not low. You have to be careful, don't offend the organizers. It's not a big deal to be blacklisted, but if they put some obstacles in your way, it will be disastrous. Although they won't kill their participants, they can curse you to be unlucky for decades... And their curses are particularly troublesome. The last person who messed around in the competition was cursed, and now everything he drinks tastes like cold water. He hasn't had a sip of anything hot for decades, not even his excrement is warm."
Huai Shi shuddered at the thought and then realized, "Wait, these guys are usually demons, right? Is it a mistake to pay for a demon-slaying competition?"
"You'll know when you go."
Crow looked at him with a complex expression. "This competition is of great significance to you. Although it's somewhat beyond your limits... I hope you can win."
"Don't worry, as long as it's not a fourth-tier, I can handle it."
Huai Shi thought for a while, encouraging himself.
"If it can be solved by fighting, then it's easy." Crow sighed with concern. "It's rare for you to be so confident. I won't discourage you. I'll prepare later, and I hope you can make good use of these tools."
"When does this competition start?" Huai Shi asked.
"Coincidentally, it's tonight."
Crow showed a smile that made Huai Shi uneasy. "Isn't this a coincidence?"
With that, she picked up the invitation, written in a kind of hellish language, and placed it in front of Huai Shi.
"I wish you a smooth journey..."
.
.
Midnight, twelve o'clock.
On the lawn behind the Stone Marrow Hall, Huai Shi carried a huge iron box, as if delivering takeout, with a cheap plastic Peppa Pig mask on his face, looking down at the invitation in his hand, puzzled.
He always felt that there was something not quite right about this Demon-Slaying Tournament.
But he couldn't put his finger on it.
Carrying a box of secret weapons prepared by Crow, he didn't even have time to open it before being urged to hit the road by Crow. As a result, before leaving, he was stopped by Uncle Fang."Master, that... "
He looked at Huai Shi's face with a plastic mask that cost two yuan and sold for eighteen, hesitated for a long time, and took out a cloth bag from his pocket: "It's a bit inappropriate to wear that kind of thing. If you don't mind, I have... "
Huai Shi took it in confusion, opened the cloth bag, and his expression twitched after seeing the mask.
"Alright..."
He picked up the iron mask from the cloth bag and knocked on it - if he guessed correctly, it should have been split in half by the blower in the backyard storage room and then welded by himself.
To cater to his young master's bizarre aesthetic, he even found a can of spray paint from somewhere, sprayed it pink, and then welded two screws on it as eye balls.
Iron Peppa.
"Isn't this still Peppa?!"
Huai Shi was speechless, seeing the expectant look in the housekeeper's eyes, he could only force a smile on his face.
After the housekeeper carefully examined it, he picked up a paintbrush and added two blushes to it, then stepped back and smiled with satisfaction.
It was as if he was looking at the most handsome guy for hundreds of miles around.
"I'll make breakfast and wait for your return."
After bowing, he turned and left.
"Look, even the housekeeper is cheering you on!" Crow sighed on Huai Shi's shoulder. "You have to work hard!"
"What if I feel even more powerless?"
"Then think of something good, like your savings?" Crow said. "I've spent over ten million, and now there's only over eight hundred thousand left. You have to work harder to support the family!"
"Please stop, okay?"
Huai Shi felt even more powerless, as if he had turned pale.
Not wanting to deal with this nonsense, he picked up the invitation and walked onto the lawn.
According to the translation given by Crow on the invitation, it was simple to participate in the competition. Just wave the invitation at the three-way intersection at the designated time, and the organizers would receive his signal and pull him into the border.
It sounded unbelievably convenient.
But the problem was... where to find a three-way intersection!
A crossroads was easy to find, but suddenly asking Huai Shi to find a three-way intersection was a bit annoying. Helpless, he could only follow Crow's instructions. After all, a road was a road, and the housekeeper had cleared a path on the lawn during the day.
"It doesn't seem reliable no matter how you look at it, does it?"
Under the quiet moonlight, Huai Shi stared at the crude three-way intersection on the lawn, holding the invitation, took a step, and then froze in place.
Fog was rising.
The further he went forward, the thicker the fog became.
Until he followed the ritual on the invitation, stood at the three-way intersection, and walked ten steps in each direction, the fog had become so thick that he couldn't see his hand in front of his face.
In a brief moment of confusion, Huai Shi seemed to hear a faint sound of a bell.
The thick fog suddenly dissipated.
He was back at the three-way intersection.
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But this time, it wasn't on his family's lawn, but a bustling intersection wide enough for several carriages to pass back and forth.
In fact, there were various old-fashioned carriages coming and going at the three-way intersection.
By the light hanging on the carriages, Huai Shi could see the presence of beings that looked like humans but not quite, with scales or gills on the faces of many of them.
In addition to horses, there were all sorts of miscellaneous things being pulled.
There was even an early, rudimentary car that drove past him, leaving behind a choking smoke. On the car, a proud green goblin was loudly scolding, "Get out of the way, get out of the way, don't block the road!"
Huai Shi obediently moved to the side of the road. When he looked at the road sign, he found that the words on it were completely unrecognizable.
As he looked, the living characters on the road sign twisted and turned, then turned into Dongxia characters.
To the left, White City; to the right, Green Island Food Court; to the back, Gray Shore.
"Go to Green Island, and remember not to go the wrong way," Crow reminded. "This is an intermediary border, and it's very troublesome if you get lost."
"Food court?" Huai Shi was astonished. "Are you sure?"
"Just go! Why ask so many questions!"
"Okay, okay..."
As he walked forward, Huai Shi felt that there were more and more companions on the road, as if they had suddenly emerged from the foggy intersections.
Most of them looked human, and many of them were Sublimators, emitting a faint glow and carrying various weapons. Some of them made Huai Shi feel threatened.
When those guys looked down, their eyes were like they were looking at food!
Before he knew it, the ground under his feet had turned into a concrete road, and the distance was lit up with lights like an amusement park, bustling with people.
But when Huai Shi looked up, he felt a chill and stood still.
Crow looked at him in astonishment and couldn't help but sigh, "What's wrong? So surprised... don't let people think you're from the countryside, okay?""Sky... the sky!"
Huai Shi stared blankly at the sky, or rather, what should have been the sky...
Above the sky, as far as the eye could see, the brilliant starry sky had disappeared, replaced by a surging ocean!
Countless dark currents surged, creating layer upon layer of waves, splashing and flying, but never falling to the ground. The vast, boundless dark ocean shrouded everything.
Faintly visible were the dots of white sails leaping and sailing on the crest of the waves. Even from tens of thousands of meters away, Huai Shi could hear the faint roar of countless water collisions.
The sea surged, tumultuous at all times, as if it could pour down from the entire sky at any moment.
Engulfing everything.
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In the blink of an eye, the room seemed to be swept up in a frenzy.
Amidst the deafening roar, a cross-shaped long spear appeared in Huai Shi's hand, and as he stepped forward, it tore through the air once again, bursting with a mournful cry.
It was as if the scorching light, like molten steel, flashed and disappeared in an instant.
Following that, there was a sound of shattering.
At the end of the basement, the iron pile covered with special alloy had been pierced by the spear blade, creating a deep crevice, while the branches on both sides of the long spear were wedged into the steel.
The crisp sound of the spreading crack was accompanied by the sound of the peeling surface alloy.
And on the wall behind the iron pile, a crack silently appeared.
Where the spear pointed, dust trickled down from the crack, forming a clump of white dust on the ground.
In that instant, Huai Shi, who had exerted all his strength, regained the speed and power of a vampire, although the cost was near exhaustion and numbness in his arms.
But if he used the Dust of Liberation, he could even launch such an attack a few more times.
Even using the Alchemical Fire to control the eruption, he could split the Dust of Liberation into sixteen layers from the inside out, detonating like a fuse, creating an even more exaggerated destructive power in an instant.
"Very good."
Crow seemed to finally have confidence. "With your level, I can rest assured to let you participate in the Demon-Slaying Tournament."
"What tournament?" Huai Shi was astonished.
"The Demon-Slaying Tournament."
Crow said calmly, "Just by hearing the literal meaning, you know what it's about, right?"
"There's such a competition?" Huai Shi found it amazing, as expected, there was nothing strange in the world.
"It was established by a group of rather annoying leaders of the great abyss. The location is in a small mobile border area, and it can be said to be one of the more famous events in the border area. This time, it's just a selection in the southern part of the East Xia region. If you participate, the chances of winning are not small. Most importantly, the prizes offered include many products from hell, and there is a high probability that there will be materials related to your advancement."
Hearing about his advancement, Huai Shi suddenly became extremely cautious.
But soon, he noticed the words she used.
"Leaders?" He was astonished. "The administrators of a penguin group?"
"...If you understand it that way, it's not entirely wrong."
Crow looked at him speechlessly. "The so-called leaders are what the people of the realm use to refer to some of the rulers of the deep hell. They are often strong beings who have survived in hell for hundreds of years, monsters among monsters. They are integrated with hell, and their physical bodies are meaningless to them. They have become living hells wandering under the known depths."
"Sounds powerful!"
"Some are strong, some are weak. The strong ones can confront archenemies head-on, while the weak ones might be easily defeated by you."
Crow said solemnly, "This competition has the tacit approval of the Astronomical Society, and it can even send out invitations in the realm, which proves that their power is definitely not low. You have to be careful, don't offend the organizers. It's not a big deal to be blacklisted, but if they put some obstacles in your way, it will be disastrous. Although they won't kill their participants, they can curse you to be unlucky for decades... And their curses are particularly troublesome. The last person who messed around in the competition was cursed, and now everything he drinks tastes like cold water. He hasn't had a sip of anything hot for decades, not even his excrement is warm."
Huai Shi shuddered at the thought and then realized, "Wait, these guys are usually demons, right? Is it a mistake to pay for a demon-slaying competition?"
"You'll know when you go."
Crow looked at him with a complex expression. "This competition is of great significance to you. Although it's somewhat beyond your limits... I hope you can win."
"Don't worry, as long as it's not a fourth-tier, I can handle it."
Huai Shi thought for a while, encouraging himself.
"If it can be solved by fighting, then it's easy." Crow sighed with concern. "It's rare for you to be so confident. I won't discourage you. I'll prepare later, and I hope you can make good use of these tools."
"When does this competition start?" Huai Shi asked.
"Coincidentally, it's tonight."
Crow showed a smile that made Huai Shi uneasy. "Isn't this a coincidence?"
With that, she picked up the invitation, written in a kind of hellish language, and placed it in front of Huai Shi.
"I wish you a smooth journey..."
.
.
Midnight, twelve o'clock.
On the lawn behind the Stone Marrow Hall, Huai Shi carried a huge iron box, as if delivering takeout, with a cheap plastic Peppa Pig mask on his face, looking down at the invitation in his hand, puzzled.
He always felt that there was something not quite right about this Demon-Slaying Tournament.
But he couldn't put his finger on it.
Carrying a box of secret weapons prepared by Crow, he didn't even have time to open it before being urged to hit the road by Crow. As a result, before leaving, he was stopped by Uncle Fang."Master, that... "
He looked at Huai Shi's face with a plastic mask that cost two yuan and sold for eighteen, hesitated for a long time, and took out a cloth bag from his pocket: "It's a bit inappropriate to wear that kind of thing. If you don't mind, I have... "
Huai Shi took it in confusion, opened the cloth bag, and his expression twitched after seeing the mask.
"Alright..."
He picked up the iron mask from the cloth bag and knocked on it - if he guessed correctly, it should have been split in half by the blower in the backyard storage room and then welded by himself.
To cater to his young master's bizarre aesthetic, he even found a can of spray paint from somewhere, sprayed it pink, and then welded two screws on it as eye balls.
Iron Peppa.
"Isn't this still Peppa?!"
Huai Shi was speechless, seeing the expectant look in the housekeeper's eyes, he could only force a smile on his face.
After the housekeeper carefully examined it, he picked up a paintbrush and added two blushes to it, then stepped back and smiled with satisfaction.
It was as if he was looking at the most handsome guy for hundreds of miles around.
"I'll make breakfast and wait for your return."
After bowing, he turned and left.
"Look, even the housekeeper is cheering you on!" Crow sighed on Huai Shi's shoulder. "You have to work hard!"
"What if I feel even more powerless?"
"Then think of something good, like your savings?" Crow said. "I've spent over ten million, and now there's only over eight hundred thousand left. You have to work harder to support the family!"
"Please stop, okay?"
Huai Shi felt even more powerless, as if he had turned pale.
Not wanting to deal with this nonsense, he picked up the invitation and walked onto the lawn.
According to the translation given by Crow on the invitation, it was simple to participate in the competition. Just wave the invitation at the three-way intersection at the designated time, and the organizers would receive his signal and pull him into the border.
It sounded unbelievably convenient.
But the problem was... where to find a three-way intersection!
A crossroads was easy to find, but suddenly asking Huai Shi to find a three-way intersection was a bit annoying. Helpless, he could only follow Crow's instructions. After all, a road was a road, and the housekeeper had cleared a path on the lawn during the day.
"It doesn't seem reliable no matter how you look at it, does it?"
Under the quiet moonlight, Huai Shi stared at the crude three-way intersection on the lawn, holding the invitation, took a step, and then froze in place.
Fog was rising.
The further he went forward, the thicker the fog became.
Until he followed the ritual on the invitation, stood at the three-way intersection, and walked ten steps in each direction, the fog had become so thick that he couldn't see his hand in front of his face.
In a brief moment of confusion, Huai Shi seemed to hear a faint sound of a bell.
The thick fog suddenly dissipated.
He was back at the three-way intersection.
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But this time, it wasn't on his family's lawn, but a bustling intersection wide enough for several carriages to pass back and forth.
In fact, there were various old-fashioned carriages coming and going at the three-way intersection.
By the light hanging on the carriages, Huai Shi could see the presence of beings that looked like humans but not quite, with scales or gills on the faces of many of them.
In addition to horses, there were all sorts of miscellaneous things being pulled.
There was even an early, rudimentary car that drove past him, leaving behind a choking smoke. On the car, a proud green goblin was loudly scolding, "Get out of the way, get out of the way, don't block the road!"
Huai Shi obediently moved to the side of the road. When he looked at the road sign, he found that the words on it were completely unrecognizable.
As he looked, the living characters on the road sign twisted and turned, then turned into Dongxia characters.
To the left, White City; to the right, Green Island Food Court; to the back, Gray Shore.
"Go to Green Island, and remember not to go the wrong way," Crow reminded. "This is an intermediary border, and it's very troublesome if you get lost."
"Food court?" Huai Shi was astonished. "Are you sure?"
"Just go! Why ask so many questions!"
"Okay, okay..."
As he walked forward, Huai Shi felt that there were more and more companions on the road, as if they had suddenly emerged from the foggy intersections.
Most of them looked human, and many of them were Sublimators, emitting a faint glow and carrying various weapons. Some of them made Huai Shi feel threatened.
When those guys looked down, their eyes were like they were looking at food!
Before he knew it, the ground under his feet had turned into a concrete road, and the distance was lit up with lights like an amusement park, bustling with people.
But when Huai Shi looked up, he felt a chill and stood still.
Crow looked at him in astonishment and couldn't help but sigh, "What's wrong? So surprised... don't let people think you're from the countryside, okay?""Sky... the sky!"
Huai Shi stared blankly at the sky, or rather, what should have been the sky...
Above the sky, as far as the eye could see, the brilliant starry sky had disappeared, replaced by a surging ocean!
Countless dark currents surged, creating layer upon layer of waves, splashing and flying, but never falling to the ground. The vast, boundless dark ocean shrouded everything.
Faintly visible were the dots of white sails leaping and sailing on the crest of the waves. Even from tens of thousands of meters away, Huai Shi could hear the faint roar of countless water collisions.
The sea surged, tumultuous at all times, as if it could pour down from the entire sky at any moment.
Engulfing everything.
In the blink of an eye, the room seemed to be swept up in a frenzy.Amidst the deafening roar, a cross-shaped long spear appeared in Huai Shi's hand, and as he stepped forward, it tore through the air once again, bursting with a mournful cry.It was as if the scorching light, like molten steel, flashed and disappeared in an instant.Following that, there was a sound of shattering.At the end of the basement, the iron pile covered with special alloy had been pierced by the spear blade, creating a deep crevice, while the branches on both sides of the long spear were wedged into the steel.The crisp sound of the spreading crack was accompanied by the sound of the peeling surface alloy.And on the wall behind the iron pile, a crack silently appeared.Where the spear pointed, dust trickled down from the crack, forming a clump of white dust on the ground.In that instant, Huai Shi, who had exerted all his strength, regained the speed and power of a vampire, although the cost was near exhaustion and numbness in his arms.But if he used the Dust of Liberation, he could even launch such an attack a few more times.Even using the Alchemical Fire to control the eruption, he could split the Dust of Liberation into sixteen layers from the inside out, detonating like a fuse, creating an even more exaggerated destructive power in an instant."Very good."Crow seemed to finally have confidence. "With your level, I can rest assured to let you participate in the Demon-Slaying Tournament.""What tournament?" Huai Shi was astonished."The Demon-Slaying Tournament."Crow said calmly, "Just by hearing the literal meaning, you know what it's about, right?""There's such a competition?" Huai Shi found it amazing, as expected, there was nothing strange in the world."It was established by a group of rather annoying leaders of the great abyss. The location is in a small mobile border area, and it can be said to be one of the more famous events in the border area. This time, it's just a selection in the southern part of the East Xia region. If you participate, the chances of winning are not small. Most importantly, the prizes offered include many products from hell, and there is a high probability that there will be materials related to your advancement."Hearing about his advancement, Huai Shi suddenly became extremely cautious.But soon, he noticed the words she used."Leaders?" He was astonished. "The administrators of a penguin group?""...If you understand it that way, it's not entirely wrong."Crow looked at him speechlessly. "The so-called leaders are what the people of the realm use to refer to some of the rulers of the deep hell. They are often strong beings who have survived in hell for hundreds of years, monsters among monsters. They are integrated with hell, and their physical bodies are meaningless to them. They have become living hells wandering under the known depths.""Sounds powerful!""Some are strong, some are weak. The strong ones can confront archenemies head-on, while the weak ones might be easily defeated by you."Crow said solemnly, "This competition has the tacit approval of the Astronomical Society, and it can even send out invitations in the realm, which proves that their power is definitely not low. You have to be careful, don't offend the organizers. It's not a big deal to be blacklisted, but if they put some obstacles in your way, it will be disastrous. Although they won't kill their participants, they can curse you to be unlucky for decades... And their curses are particularly troublesome. The last person who messed around in the competition was cursed, and now everything he drinks tastes like cold water. He hasn't had a sip of anything hot for decades, not even his excrement is warm."Huai Shi shuddered at the thought and then realized, "Wait, these guys are usually demons, right? Is it a mistake to pay for a demon-slaying competition?""You'll know when you go."Crow looked at him with a complex expression. "This competition is of great significance to you. Although it's somewhat beyond your limits... I hope you can win.""Don't worry, as long as it's not a fourth-tier, I can handle it."Huai Shi thought for a while, encouraging himself."If it can be solved by fighting, then it's easy." Crow sighed with concern. "It's rare for you to be so confident. I won't discourage you. I'll prepare later, and I hope you can make good use of these tools.""When does this competition start?" Huai Shi asked."Coincidentally, it's tonight."Crow showed a smile that made Huai Shi uneasy. "Isn't this a coincidence?"With that, she picked up the invitation, written in a kind of hellish language, and placed it in front of Huai Shi."I wish you a smooth journey..."..Midnight, twelve o'clock.On the lawn behind the Stone Marrow Hall, Huai Shi carried a huge iron box, as if delivering takeout, with a cheap plastic Peppa Pig mask on his face, looking down at the invitation in his hand, puzzled.He always felt that there was something not quite right about this Demon-Slaying Tournament.But he couldn't put his finger on it.Carrying a box of secret weapons prepared by Crow, he didn't even have time to open it before being urged to hit the road by Crow. As a result, before leaving, he was stopped by Uncle Fang."Master, that... "He looked at Huai Shi's face with a plastic mask that cost two yuan and sold for eighteen, hesitated for a long time, and took out a cloth bag from his pocket: "It's a bit inappropriate to wear that kind of thing. If you don't mind, I have... "Huai Shi took it in confusion, opened the cloth bag, and his expression twitched after seeing the mask."Alright..."He picked up the iron mask from the cloth bag and knocked on it - if he guessed correctly, it should have been split in half by the blower in the backyard storage room and then welded by himself.To cater to his young master's bizarre aesthetic, he even found a can of spray paint from somewhere, sprayed it pink, and then welded two screws on it as eye balls.Iron Peppa."Isn't this still Peppa?!"Huai Shi was speechless, seeing the expectant look in the housekeeper's eyes, he could only force a smile on his face.After the housekeeper carefully examined it, he picked up a paintbrush and added two blushes to it, then stepped back and smiled with satisfaction.It was as if he was looking at the most handsome guy for hundreds of miles around."I'll make breakfast and wait for your return."After bowing, he turned and left."Look, even the housekeeper is cheering you on!" Crow sighed on Huai Shi's shoulder. "You have to work hard!""What if I feel even more powerless?""Then think of something good, like your savings?" Crow said. "I've spent over ten million, and now there's only over eight hundred thousand left. You have to work harder to support the family!""Please stop, okay?"Huai Shi felt even more powerless, as if he had turned pale.Not wanting to deal with this nonsense, he picked up the invitation and walked onto the lawn.According to the translation given by Crow on the invitation, it was simple to participate in the competition. Just wave the invitation at the three-way intersection at the designated time, and the organizers would receive his signal and pull him into the border.It sounded unbelievably convenient.But the problem was... where to find a three-way intersection!A crossroads was easy to find, but suddenly asking Huai Shi to find a three-way intersection was a bit annoying. Helpless, he could only follow Crow's instructions. After all, a road was a road, and the housekeeper had cleared a path on the lawn during the day."It doesn't seem reliable no matter how you look at it, does it?"Under the quiet moonlight, Huai Shi stared at the crude three-way intersection on the lawn, holding the invitation, took a step, and then froze in place.Fog was rising.The further he went forward, the thicker the fog became.Until he followed the ritual on the invitation, stood at the three-way intersection, and walked ten steps in each direction, the fog had become so thick that he couldn't see his hand in front of his face.In a brief moment of confusion, Huai Shi seemed to hear a faint sound of a bell.The thick fog suddenly dissipated.He was back at the three-way intersection.When you're just trying to make great content at bit.ly/3iBfjkV.But this time, it wasn't on his family's lawn, but a bustling intersection wide enough for several carriages to pass back and forth.In fact, there were various old-fashioned carriages coming and going at the three-way intersection.By the light hanging on the carriages, Huai Shi could see the presence of beings that looked like humans but not quite, with scales or gills on the faces of many of them.In addition to horses, there were all sorts of miscellaneous things being pulled.There was even an early, rudimentary car that drove past him, leaving behind a choking smoke. On the car, a proud green goblin was loudly scolding, "Get out of the way, get out of the way, don't block the road!"Huai Shi obediently moved to the side of the road. When he looked at the road sign, he found that the words on it were completely unrecognizable.As he looked, the living characters on the road sign twisted and turned, then turned into Dongxia characters.To the left, White City; to the right, Green Island Food Court; to the back, Gray Shore."Go to Green Island, and remember not to go the wrong way," Crow reminded. "This is an intermediary border, and it's very troublesome if you get lost.""Food court?" Huai Shi was astonished. "Are you sure?""Just go! Why ask so many questions!""Okay, okay..."As he walked forward, Huai Shi felt that there were more and more companions on the road, as if they had suddenly emerged from the foggy intersections.Most of them looked human, and many of them were Sublimators, emitting a faint glow and carrying various weapons. Some of them made Huai Shi feel threatened.When those guys looked down, their eyes were like they were looking at food!Before he knew it, the ground under his feet had turned into a concrete road, and the distance was lit up with lights like an amusement park, bustling with people.But when Huai Shi looked up, he felt a chill and stood still.Crow looked at him in astonishment and couldn't help but sigh, "What's wrong? So surprised... don't let people think you're from the countryside, okay?""Sky... the sky!"Huai Shi stared blankly at the sky, or rather, what should have been the sky...Above the sky, as far as the eye could see, the brilliant starry sky had disappeared, replaced by a surging ocean!Countless dark currents surged, creating layer upon layer of waves, splashing and flying, but never falling to the ground. The vast, boundless dark ocean shrouded everything.Faintly visible were the dots of white sails leaping and sailing on the crest of the waves. Even from tens of thousands of meters away, Huai Shi could hear the faint roar of countless water collisions.The sea surged, tumultuous at all times, as if it could pour down from the entire sky at any moment.Engulfing everything.
