In the vast cosmos, a streak of profound light zipped through the void. From afar, it resembled a shooting star.
RUMBLE.
A splash erupted, instantly followed by a deafening roar. As the water mist slowly dissipated, a figure could be vaguely discerned floating on the surface.
Upon closer inspection, it was Li Xuan, who had been teleported beyond the realm by Su Mu Bai's Reverse Wheel.
One day, two days, three days…
Time slowly passed, and the entire world returned to tranquility. Aside from the occasional splash of a wave, there was nothing else.
Half a month elapsed.
Li Xuan seemed to have merged with the seawater, swaying with the ebb and flow of the tide. A few fish occasionally appeared, nesting beneath Li Xuan's body. Perhaps sensing no danger, the initial three or four gradually increased in number.
HUM.
A month passed, and Li Xuan, floating on the sea surface, suddenly emitted waves of spiritual energy radiating outwards from himself. The accompanying fish increased even further.
Who am I?
Where am I?
In the sea of consciousness, a voice abruptly echoed.
Following this, a will rapidly coursed through the body. With each place the will passed, a profound light would illuminate the surface of the body. Slowly, the entire body lit up.
Who is this?
The will paused beside the sea of consciousness and, upon seeing a figure floating above it, asked itself. On closer examination, the figure floating in the sea of consciousness was none other than Li Xuan himself.
So familiar, have I seen it somewhere before…
The will drifted over, gazing at Li Xuan floating above the sea of consciousness, lost in thought.
"Young master, fuse!"
Within the Prison of Suppression, the Heaven's Dao Brush couldn't help but shout. Unfortunately, with Li Xuan's unconsciousness, the Prison of Suppression had blocked the transmission between the Heaven's Dao Brush and Li Xuan.
Time, once again, slowly elapsed.
However, the spiritual energy surrounding Li Xuan's body became remarkably dense. Beneath him, a considerable number of fish were attracted. Viewed from above, it spanned tens of miles.
SPLASH.
Suddenly, layers of waves splashed on the water's surface, spreading ripples outwards. The fish that had initially surrounded Li Xuan's body scattered in all directions as if encountering a natural predator.
Soon, a completely black mass was seen swimming towards Li Xuan's body. Of the fish that had been there before, not a single one remained.
The approaching mass was dozens of meters wide, sweeping in like a tidal wave. Some fish that hadn't managed to swim far enough away were pulled in by a suction force and fell into the creature's maw.
HUM.
Perhaps sensing danger, Li Xuan's body instinctively emanated a powerful pressure that enveloped him.
Possibly sensing Li Xuan's change, the monster swam even more vigorously.
SPLASH.
Just then, another wave crashed. Another creature identical to the monster swam over. Upon closer inspection, this one was slightly smaller in size.
Strangely, as the two monsters swam beneath Li Xuan's body, they stopped and became motionless.
Seeing no danger, the Heaven's Dao Brush within the Prison of Suppression let out a sigh of relief. At that moment, the two black, ink-like monsters slowly closed their eyes and began to exhale beneath Li Xuan's body.
In the sea of consciousness.
The will slowly approached the miniaturized Li Xuan. All the fragments of Li Xuan's past life now appeared in the will's memory. The closer it got, the clearer the scenes became. The will seemed to gain some understanding and, upon reaching the "Li Xuan" before it, unhesitatingly plunged into it.
HUM.
After the will entered "Li Xuan's" body, profound light illuminated Li Xuan's surface. Vast torrents of spiritual power slowly began to reawaken.
Meanwhile, the two monsters beneath his body emitted joyful sounds. They then closed their eyes again and began to exhale, with large bubbles occasionally surfacing.
Three months later.
The once calm sea surface was suddenly engulfed by a storm. The two monsters beneath Li Xuan's body instantly submerged and disappeared.
As the storm gradually widened, Li Xuan's body, which had been floating, suddenly sat up.
Where is this?
Li Xuan looked around, finding himself surrounded by an endless expanse of ocean, with no land in sight.
Who am I?
Li Xuan stood up and stepped onto the water's surface, as if treading on solid ground. In his mind, countless images began to appear.
"Go to hell with me!" Su Mu Bai's ferocious expression flashed from his dying moments.
"Ah!"
Li Xuan clutched his head, his expression wracked with pain, his internal spiritual power fluctuating wildly.
THUD.
Li Xuan fainted again, floating on the sea. Not long after Li Xuan lost consciousness, the two black monsters that had previously disappeared reappeared.
In his unconscious state, Li Xuan's breathing was sometimes rapid, sometimes gentle. Within his sea of consciousness, storms frequently churned.
However, the previously chaotic images gradually pieced themselves together amidst the storms.
Another month passed, and Li Xuan's body continued to float on the sea surface as usual.
Meanwhile, the two black monsters had grown significantly larger.
Their bodies were a dark, glossy black. In contrast, Li Xuan's aura was even stronger than before.
If anyone were present, they would surely notice that with every breath Li Xuan took, he absorbed a large amount of spiritual energy into his body. Even the seawater seemed to diminish significantly.
Half a year elapsed, and the seawater was less than half of what it had been when Li Xuan fell. The two black monsters, however, stopped growing and began to shrink. They ceased shrinking when they reached about two meters in length, and then, like Li Xuan, they began to float on the sea surface.
CRACKLE.
Suddenly, thunder boomed in the sky. The entire sky turned pitch black, and streaks of lightning rained down. The two black monsters leaped into the air and swallowed the lightning, consuming it whole.
With the thunder, Li Xuan's eyelids slowly began to move.
CREAK.
With a strange sound, Li Xuan's eyes suddenly snapped open.
Two beams of sharp light shot out.
"I am Li Xuan!"