Dark, damp, cold.
Her consciousness seemed submerged in the Abyss of the seabed. She could see nothing, hear nothing, touch nothing.
Within this pure darkness, the only thing the Girl could feel was a deathly silent nothingness.
Within this dead silent darkness, everything would sink completely into oblivion.
...Where was this place?
The Girl's confused thoughts began struggling to think.
She felt herself sinking into the deep sea, deeper and deeper, yet she could do nothing about it.
She could feel herself constantly descending, and she could also feel the surroundings growing colder and gloomier. Warm sunlight was gradually leaving her, while everything around her began to turn sinister and terrifying.
It was as if a hand were pulling her, dragging her ever deeper into the sea.
Somehow, a strange illusion suddenly arose in her heart.
--It seemed that the place she was about to go was her true final destination.
〔The final victor, welcome here.〕
The whispers of some ancient existence faintly reached her ears.
〔Relax. Do not try to resist. Here, you will regain new life.〕
...New life? What final victor?
The Girl vaguely thought to herself.
As if it had heard her thoughts, that voice patiently answered by her ear.
〔The final victor refers to the one who, in the competition...〕
The voice did not have time to finish, because halfway through its words, a blazing sun descended from the heavens. Dazzling golden sunlight pierced through layer after layer of endless darkness, shining into this boundless dark sea.
In an Instant, the endless darkness surrounding the Girl melted away like ice and snow beneath winter sunlight.
Light illuminated the entire world.
When Qingyi opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was Bai Zhi sitting beside her, looking at her with a slight frown.
At some point,