The wind was wailing, making sounds similar to crying.
Zhang Rongfang slowly walked towards the center of the island.
His steps were slow and gentle, always ready to leap up at any moment.
Hiss....
Suddenly, a slight sound, as if some kind of snake was crawling on the rock surface, came from the middle of the island.
"You..... finally came.....!"
A hoarse voice drifted over from among the many stone statues.
"Fifteen years ago, I noticed you..... I pulled you from that endless celestial light and brought you here....."
Fifteen years ago!?
Zhang Rongfang’s heart skipped a beat.
If calculated carefully, this time is extremely close to when he replaced this world’s Zhang Rongfang.
He stopped in his tracks, looking far ahead.
Among the stone statues, a creature, smooth all over like a skinned gecko, was slowly crawling out.
The creature was flesh red all over, had no eyes, no nostrils, only continuously spitting out a thin black core.
Its body was nearly a hundred meters long, terribly flexible, at a distance, it looked like a rope, slowly crawling around the statues.
"Who.... are you!? Do you know who I am?" Zhang Rongfang’s vigilance reached its peak in his heart.
The Sea of Oblivion, the convergence of all interaction zones, the island existing here, the creature emerging suddenly, speaking of his origin.
Such a situation, no matter who encounters it, would naturally feel alarmed in their hearts.
The gigantic flesh-colored gecko slowly leaned its head over the statues, approaching Zhang Rongfang.
The island was not large, it soon leaned its head near Zhang Rongfang, spitting out a gentle breath.
Black breath mixed with countless dust flew out from its mouth, swirling and dancing around.
"This world is nearing destruction.... we are the last survivors...."
The huge gecko softly explained.
"You can call me Long."
"Long? Are you the renowned Long with the strongest flesh body??!" Zhang Rongfang absorbed the memories of two people from Zhaoyu Pavilion. Although he did not absorb all the details, he still had impressions of the general things.
At the top of Chana Tower, there was the so-called strongest flesh body Long as part of the divine plan.
It is said that this flesh body was meant to combine with the strongest god, seeking hope to break free from all constraints.
"Yes..... the interaction zone cultivated the strongest god.... and I am the strongest body cultivated by Celestial Spirit Eye Race...."
Long let out a sharp laugh softly.
"Then? What do you want to do now that you came to see me?" Zhang Rongfang stood in place, asking in a low voice.
"I didn’t come to see you..... it is you who inevitably came to see me...." Long replied with a smile.
"When you realize that everything around you is fake, everything in the sky is an illusion, sooner or later you will inevitably come here..."
"And what then?" Zhang Rongfang’s expression remained unchanged.
"You... don’t want to go back?" Long softly approached, speaking near Zhang Rongfang’s ear.
"Back to your original hometown?"
"Hometown?" Zhang Rongfang’s expression grew somber. "Do you know where my hometown is?"
"Of course I do.... I also know the origin of it all.... I know what the white pupil above truly is?" Long spit out its core, crawling gently around Zhang Rongfang.
"What is the white pupil?" Zhang Rongfang paused in his heart, quickly asking.
"That is..... legendary...." Suddenly its voice abruptly cut off, as if suddenly muted, completely feeling no sound wave vibrations.
"Ah.... it seems you still can’t hear that name..... but it’s okay... as long as you cooperate with us, open the path to the homeland. You can go home..."
Go home....
This thought, once provoked, immediately stirred Zhang Rongfang’s heart into unrest.
He had originally planned to spend the rest of his life here peacefully.
But now..... someone suddenly tells him he can still return to the world of his past life!
"Then what is your purpose?" Zhang Rongfang asked.
There can’t possibly be an entity that helps others for fun without reason. The other party must have something to gain.
"Purpose?" Long scoffed, showing a meaningful smile. "We are just a group of poor folks looking for a way out..... What purposes can we have?"
"We are just trying to leave... this impending doomed world...."
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Survival Zone – Axe and Blade.
White Lin slowly walked into the gathering dining hall prepared for dining.
Lin Dong and several companions had already prepared a lavish meal.
Everyone sat down, taking their seats.
But the one sitting at the head was not Lin Dong, it was another middle-aged woman who looked somewhat aged.
She wore a black and white floral long dress, a pure blue large round hat, her face was a bit pale, but her demeanor was good.
"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Su Meng, Lin Dong’s mother. I’m glad she could invite friends to visit our home. After all, she has always been quite secluded and has no friends in Axe and Blade."
"Thank you for the dinner." White Lin sincerely expressed gratitude.
"No need to thank.... It’s been many years since we’ve seen a primitive parasitic body like Miss White Lin." Su Meng sighed.
"Parasitic body..... so there have been people like me before?" White Lin reacted.
"Yes..... Eternal Tower and the interaction zone together carried out the Spiritual Line parasitic body plan. Although unfortunate, it allowed us to live many more years...." Su Meng nodded.
"Many know, the white pupil is growing stronger, the celestial light is getting hotter. Perhaps it won’t be long before everything in the world turns into ashes."
"Mom, isn’t the white pupil precisely the disgusting stuff those guys tampered with??!" At the dining table, a gloomy boy whose hair covered his eyes suddenly spoke angrily.
"If it weren’t for their reckless meddling....."
"Quiet!" Lin Dong abruptly interrupted the boy’s words. "That’s just a rumor, it’s not real."
"Can you talk about it? What rumor?" White Lin felt a stirring in her heart, asking softly.
"Rumor..... about the origin of the divine plan." Lin Dong glanced at her mother, seeing no objection, she continued.
"The legend says the divine Spiritual Line parasitic body plan was actually guided by some strange will. The Spirit Eye Race completed this plan and was instantly completely annihilated.
And from then on, the white pupil began to grow larger and hotter. Countless people died tragically. The celestial light was like a giant stone pillar, constantly descending from the sky, destroying everything."
"But rumors also say, the Spirit Eye Race struggled to resist at that time, preventing the plan from being completely completed! The things within the white pupil have not yet completely unsealed. It would seek to use various methods to tempt people to unlock the final seal, open the last passage!!" The boy seemed to believe these rumors deeply.
"Nonsense, Ah Zhe." Lin Dong laughed, "That’s just rumor. It’s not true, in fact, the Spiritual Line parasitic plan saved us. Otherwise, we would have died on the surface like those mummified trees."
"But I think it’s true! The skinless Long! How could it develop consciousness? That is simply not naturally developed consciousness, it’s the consciousness of some existence within the white pupil descending! The Spirit Eye Race realized this, they understood everything was too late, so they sought to flee, sought to destroy everything!" The boy argued.
"Alright, alright, you should eat now." Su Meng finally spoke up, controlling the situation so the two kids wouldn’t argue at the table.
Meanwhile, White Lin sat silently, thoughtful.
She was trying to make contact with Zhang Rongfang in her mind but received no response.