In an empty alley, a crimson-eyed figure hidden in the darkness whispered softly beneath the moonlight.
"What did you say?!"
Hope lit up in the silver-haired girl's eyes. "You know how I can get back?"
"To be precise, the one behind me knows." The shadow answered calmly. "He said that you carry the aura of the True World. Only by fully completing Dimensional Ascension and breaking through the barriers between worlds will you have a chance of finding the way home..."
"The True World? What does that mean? Is this world fake?"
"I don't know the specifics either."
"Then what do I need to do to achieve Dimensional Ascension?"
The shadow said nothing. With a flick of his fingertip, a snow-white letter drifted into Jinian's hands. She immediately tore it open and began reading.
Her brows furrowed tighter and tighter. After a long while, she looked back at the shadow.
"If I do this, can I really go home?"
"That one never lies."
Jinian read through the letter several more times, sinking into thought...
"Well? Will you accept this deal?" Seeing that the girl was still hesitant, the shadow asked again.
Jinian said nothing. She slowly closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, a ring with its head and tail joined together began to rotate slowly within her pupils. An unimaginably profound aura radiated from her body!
The shadow's heart jolted. The girl before him seemed to have become a different person. All emotion had vanished from her eyes, leaving them cold like a machine that saw through everything!
Even the well-traveled shadow was stunned. He had always prided himself on being able to peer into the secrets of the world, yet now he felt as if someone had seen through him with a single glance. And the