The heavy ice ball, if it had landed on Xiao Ye, would have been a matter of life and death!
Xiao Ye's figure remained motionless; he simply hadn't stepped into the mountain cave.
Beside him, the red-clothed "Xiao Xi" seemed very anxious, wanting to enter the cave with Xiao Ye.
Xiao Ye's vision blurred, leaving only the enormous ice ball, which smashed down on him fiercely.
It was neither cold nor painful.
Xiao Ye's black sword vibrated incessantly, with circles of black energy emanating outwards.
The massive ice ball vanished.
Where was any snow mountain around?
The mountain cave Xiao Ye had intended to enter was also a scene of dead and injured Chi Gui.
That was the Chi Gui's lair, waiting for prey to walk into a trap.
"What?!"
Mu Qinglan was also drawn into the snow mountain illusion and was startled by the sight of the dead Chi Gui.
Xiao Ye's expression was calm; he hadn't fallen for the illusion at all.
However, he detested the illusion before him, such tricks of the Chi Gui.
"Slash!"
Xiao Ye manipulated his black sword with power, slicing any Chi Gui he saw in half.
In an instant, countless Chi Gui screamed and fled.
However, they couldn't escape either, becoming another corpse in the abyss.
As the number of Chi Gui corpses grew, an old man appeared before Xiao Ye's eyes.
Unlike the other Chi Gui who were greenish, he looked no different from an ordinary old man.
However, this elder held a cane, and his eyes were a chilling green.
His green, spectral gaze fell upon Xiao Ye, his voice robust yet hoarse.
"Human, once you enter the abyss, you shall never leave alive."
Seeing the old man, Xiao Ye quickly understood.
A smile flickered across his lips as Xiao Ye's gaze met the elder's.
"Chi Gui Clan Leader, you finally show yourself."
Seeing that Xiao Ye recognized him, the Chi Gui Clan Leader wasn't overly flustered.
The abyss was his territory; Xiao Ye could never turn the tables.
The Chi Gui Clan Leader raised his cane high, letting out a furious roar.
The entire abyss trembled, and countless corpses that should have been dead, skeletons one by one, stood up.
Their hollow eyes, dimly, focused on Xiao Ye.
Under the clan leader's command, these corpses surged towards Xiao Ye, encircling him.
Xiao Ye saw the Chi Gui Clan Leader's cold expression and then vanished into the dense fog.
He hadn't expected this Chi Gui boss could control and hypnotize corpses!
He was countless times more powerful than ordinary Chi Gui.
This was precisely what Xiao Ye sought.
He paid no mind to the surrounding corpses, his steps moving towards the Chi Gui Clan Leader.
Now that the Chi Gui Clan Leader had finally appeared, how could Xiao Ye let him escape?
With Xiao Ye gone, Mu Qinglan was in trouble.
She looked at the countless corpses and adopted an offensive stance.
There were at least a thousand corpses, enough to crush Mu Qinglan to death by sheer numbers.
Forced by these corpses, Mu Qinglan had no choice but to flee quickly.
Meanwhile, Xiao Ye charged into the mist, searching for the Chi Gui Clan Leader's trace.
"Chi Gui Clan Leader, if you resist, there will be no chance for regret when I capture you."
The Chi Gui Clan Leader's figure flickered, and he appeared not far from Xiao Ye.
His aged expression held a hint of surprise, as if he hadn't expected... a human who had entered the abyss...
To be so arrogant, to even want to capture him.
The Chi Gui Clan Leader's abilities were vastly different from ordinary Chi Gui. He stared into Xiao Ye's eyes, "You will die in the abyss, you will be buried in the abyss, never again to see the light of day."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Chi Gui Clan Leader shook his cane.
The entire background became illusory once more. Xiao Ye slashed through it with his sword, his expression icy.
The illusion shattered instantly, unable to manifest again.
However.
The Chi Gui Clan Leader continued to create illusions; he could draw out the deepest illusions within people's hearts.
Mu Qinglan appeared from behind Xiao Ye, her expression somewhat dazed.
"This is my glory, my immortal dynasty..."
She didn't know what illusion she was seeing, as she kept walking towards the Chi Gui Clan Leader.
A light of longing flickered in Mu Qinglan's eyes.
Xiao Ye frowned, seeing the Chi Gui Clan Leader still casting his spell.
The Chi Gui Clan Leader had turned everything into a false illusion.
This time, Xiao Ye could feel the Chi Gui Clan Leader's power. The entire world spun, making it impossible to distinguish front from back.
His consciousness wavered for a moment.
When he opened his eyes again, Xiao Ye was lying on a hospital bed, hooked up to numerous machines.
A nurse stood before him.
Seeing the patient awake, the nurse's face lit up with joy, "Mr. Xiao, you're awake!"
Xiao Ye stared blankly at the nurse, his mind a blank.
"What happened to me?"
The nurse told him, "Don't you remember? You were in a car accident and became a vegetable. You've been lying in our hospital for ten years."
Ten years!
Hearing that word, scenes from the Blue Star flashed through Xiao Ye's mind.
His pupils flickered slightly, and everything became difficult to calm.
Seeing the nurse's happy expression, Xiao Ye looked at the hospital surroundings.
"Your loved ones will surely be overjoyed to see you awake."
Xiao Ye sat up from the bed, blinking his eyes woodenly.
"Could it be... all my previous experiences were just a dream?"
Xiao Ye's face was one of daze. Had he returned to his own Earth?
To his own homeland?
Had the nightmare of the entire Blue Star never existed?
Xiao Ye hadn't endured ten years of suffering, nor had he jumped into the Reincarnation Pool.
Everything felt like a dream he had.
Suddenly.
The hospital room door opened.
Xiao Ye saw many of his relatives and friends, as well as his aging parents.
They were in tears, walking towards Xiao Ye.
"Xiao Ye, we knew you would wake up..."
Xiao Ye's heart surged violently, and he gazed deeply at his family and friends.
His parents' hair had turned much, much grayer.
These ten years had felt like an eternity for them, waiting for Xiao Ye, who had been in a car accident, to wake up.
Xiao Ye's body trembled slightly as he looked at his approaching family, as if a lifetime had passed.
Suddenly.
A system voice sounded in his mind, [Host!]
Xiao Ye's hands, reaching to embrace his loved ones, froze. His eyes suddenly cleared.
"I wanted to come back too, but I can't anymore."
In the first half of his life, how much he had wished to return to Earth, to see his family.
During his most desperate moments on the Blue Star, Xiao Ye would have cursed his transmigration.
But.
A bitter smile appeared on Xiao Ye's lips, and the black energy erupted from him.
His parents' smiles froze on their faces; a bloodline appeared on their necks!
"How could I possibly return to Earth? I can distinguish! I can distinguish that this is an illusion!!"
Therefore, even the slightest warmth was fake!
Xiao Ye felt a chilling cold towards the Chi Gui Clan Leader. He shouldn't have invoked his deepest desires.
Everything around began to rewind, but Xiao Ye did not return to the abyss.
A bed appeared before him, and on it lay a woman of unparalleled beauty. Her imperial yellow dragon robe was disheveled, her shoulders almost bare.
The familiar scene struck Xiao Ye's mind. He looked at the majestic empress before him and spoke in a hushed, suggestive tone, "Xiao Ye, are you satisfied with my service? Do not forget the promise you made me."