Su Xiao stood before the pitch-black doorway. The darkness seemed capable of devouring all living things.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao released an alchemical raven from his storage space and activated it. He controlled the alchemical raven as it flew into the doorway, but almost instantly, the mental link between Su Xiao and the alchemical raven was severed. The alchemical raven was devoured by the darkness.
Su Xiao knitted his brows tightly. He had gone through untold hardships to reach this place, only to be shown a mural? Was that it?
He removed the metal bracer from his left arm and took a deep breath.
"I'm giving you my left hand."
As Su Xiao reached his left hand into the darkness, Dragon Slayer Flash was already pressed against his armpit, ready to sever his arm at any moment.
A suction force came from his left arm. Just as Su Xiao was about to cut it off, he realized something was wrong. His left arm felt completely normal. The sensation was like sticking his arm into a mud pit.
The suction grew stronger and stronger. Large cracks appeared across the ground beneath Su Xiao's feet. After confirming that his left arm was fine, he stopped resisting the suction and was pulled into the darkness.
Su Xiao entered a pitch-black space. His hearing, vision, and sense of smell had all lost their meaning here. Aside from sensing his own existence, he could perceive nothing else.
In the darkness, a faint glow slowly lit up. It was long and narrow. As the glow grew brighter, Su Xiao saw that it was a blade.
The glow spread. After an unknown length of time, a figure holding a long blade appeared before Su Xiao. The figure slowly walked toward him and finally merged