A Man Who Lived by Walking Toward Death

You Su instinctively took a step back, and a huge roar rang in his ears.

It didn't sound like thunder; it sounded more like the sky had collapsed.

The heavy rain drizzled down, and the electric python roamed wildly.

The three-colored light of 'Three Yuan Purple Gold' gradually faded, replaced by black agate-like pupils.

Two slender, scarlet cracks were embedded in the center of this eye, mysterious and profound, eerie and alluring, as if they had gathered all the Spiritual Qi and Evil Qi in the world, radiating a suffocating pressure.

You Su finally understood why a mere stone could exude such a powerful aura as if it were alive.

Because it's not a stone at all; it's a living thing!

Their struggle for the Three Yuan Purple Gold awakened this monster whose true form had never been seen before!

The people behind were still not convinced that You Su had gotten there first, and they charged forward with a roar, in a mighty and imposing manner.

Just then, the eyes on the altar suddenly turned, their cold vertical pupils staring at You Su and all the people rushing towards him without regard for their own safety.

A chill ran down his spine, You Su snapped back to reality.

His heart tightened, and he immediately turned around, letting out a heart-wrenching cry with all his might:

"Run!!"

Long Chiyu was closest to You Su, and she witnessed this bizarre scene as You Su passed by. She found it hard to believe, initially thinking that the rain was blinding her. But the gaze of that eye was so real, so real, that it felt as if she could foresee her own death.

She grew up in the icy, snowy Northern Ao Continent, where a delicate flower would occasionally bloom on the boundless, white wasteland. But the people of the Northern Ao Continent all knew that it was not a rare sight of gentleness on the snowy plains, but rather the bait of the most dangerous hunter under the snow—the snow lizard.

Could this dazzling and precious Three Yuan Purple Gold be a trap set by the owner of this eyeball?!

Long Chiyu didn't have time to think about all this, because her brain had already begun to tremble violently.

This wasn't because she was terrified to the point of her soul trembling, but because the ground beneath her feet was truly shaking!

The altar began to collapse, and the ground began to arch in an exaggerated arc, then cracked rapidly, as if some enormous thing was about to burst out of the ground!

Everyone stopped in their tracks, followed by a series of heart-wrenching screams.

Whether on the mountain, on the mountainside, or at the foot of the mountain, everyone noticed this sudden and dramatic change.

No matter who they were, they had only one thought in their minds—to survive.

You Su immediately spotted Ji Xueruo, who looked shocked, in the crowd and tried to grab the girl's hand to take her away.

Judging solely from the oppressive aura that restricts all the prodigies, the thing in this soil is far beyond their ability to handle.

But Ji Xueruo was the only cultivator among all those who retreated who remained facing the altar. She stood there, stunned, as if in a daze.

"Xue Ruo! Let's go!"

You Su urged anxiously, for this Three Yuan Purple Gold was clearly a trap, and it was not advisable to linger here.

These same intimidating forces that once hindered their approach are now, in turn, preventing them from leaving.

But Ji Xueruo remained unmoved. She stared blankly at the exposed tip of the iceberg revealed by the monster amidst the crumbling earth and split rocks, her lips trembling as she murmured:

"This... is a snake..."

Snake?

At first You Su didn't quite understand what was strange, but then he immediately thought of his previous doubts about why there were no snakes on the entire Heaven Awakening Island.

Heaven Awakening Island is not without snakes, but there is a most ferocious and vicious one there, which is why there are no ordinary snakes!

Looking back, You Su saw that the entire mountaintop was already crooked and about to collapse, leaving them with almost no place to stand.

"Are there really snakes that big...?" he couldn't help but wonder.

"Never mind that, let's get out of here first!"

You Su only wanted to get her beloved out of danger and had no time to think about these messy things.

Ji Xueruo remained unmoved, her eyes filled with complex emotions, her clear pupils reflecting the giant snake's blue-green scales.

"This... this is the Serpent Ancestor."

The girl hesitated before giving her judgment.

You Su was stunned. He had spent so much time with Ji Lingruo, so it was impossible for him to know nothing about the 'Snake Ancestor'.

This is the universally acknowledged ancestor of the snake clan, the source of all snakes! The Snake Ancestor Temple and the blood of the Snake Ancestor are the very foundation upon which the snake clan has always stood!

"How is this possible? Wasn't the Serpent Ancestor dead long ago?"

"I don't know either... but it looks exactly like the statue in the Snake Ancestor Temple..."

Ji Xueruo could hardly hide her shock; she felt as if the blood in her body was boiling.

The giant snake head in the Snake Ancestor Temple, gushing with the blood of the Snake Ancestor, is merely a sculpture and has no color, while the giant snake buried in the ground has revealed its true form.

The dazzling Three Yuan Purple Gold was like its eyes, and its enormous, black agate-like serpentine pupils surveyed everything. The color of its scales was a deep cyan, yet each scale was unique when compared individually. The entire small mountain resembled its body; this was undoubtedly the largest creature You Su had ever seen.

Beautiful yet dangerous, enormous yet mysterious—that was You Su's immediate impression.

Amidst wind and rain, lightning and thunder, the python burst from the ground, massive boulders tumbling from its body. Everyone fled in a frenzy, as if their souls had left their bodies, a scene resembling a living hell.

Ji Xueruo's beautiful eyes suddenly narrowed, and she saw that several chains as thick as oak trees were actually bound to the huge snake's body.

It soared through the air, but could not break free from the cold chains. Instead, its struggles tore its scales, revealing its already rotten flesh.

Ji Xueruo never imagined that her ancestor, a member of the snake clan, would be imprisoned on an overseas fairy island.

A myriad of questions welled up within her, as if summoned by fate. She stumbled toward the crazed giant serpent, her mind blank, as if she had lost her soul.

But the screams of the cultivators being torn apart by the giant snakes continued to echo in the rain. You Su made a quick decision, picked up Ji Xueruo by the waist, and was about to take her away.

The horrific scenes around him unfolded like a nightmare, with blood splattering and screams tearing the sky apart with lightning.

Several cultivators attempted to use their Technique Method to resist the frenzied giant serpent, but their strength was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree. Instead, they were like a fragile branch, easily crushed into mincemeat by the serpent's whip-like tail.

This completely extinguished the courage of some people to try to resist. These once high-spirited geniuses now scattered like headless flies, beginning to regret entering this seemingly beautiful overseas fairy island.

The secret of the teleportation talisman's failure became known to more and more people, but there was simply no time for them to properly investigate the reason for the failure; all they could do was run as far away as possible.

Then, those cultivators at the foot of the mountain who fled as soon as they noticed the anomaly were not the lucky ones who escaped danger first. They must have seen something, because they actually turned around and ran back!

It's as if, deep within that rain-soaked jungle, there lurks something even more terrifying than this serpent.

You Su sensed something amiss; the torrential rain obscured his view of the distance.

All that could be heard were the heart-wrenching screams of those who had turned back.

"Help!!"

Even someone as calm as You Su was at a loss.

Just then, he suddenly sensed someone approaching. He immediately turned around and drew his sword, only to find that the newcomers were none other than Si Han and Zi Xun!

Both women were soaked to the bone, their hair hanging messily over their faces.

This was the first time You Su had seen his two senior sisters in person. In his previous imagination, they should be carefree flower Fairy, and should never look so disheveled.

The resolute and courageous looks in the two women's eyes silently told him the reason for their tremendous changes.

Behind the two women followed a group of fellow disciples from the Xuanxiao Sect, among whom Fu Heng and Duanmu Jin were clearly present. It was evident that amidst the chaos, they were the ones who successfully rescued the two women from the encirclement.

"You Su! It's me!" Zi Xun hurriedly introduced himself.

You Su slightly sheathed her sword, feeling guilty. "I'm so glad you're all alright, Senior Sisters!"

Si Han looked at the Goddess in You Su's arms and pursed her lips slightly. She couldn't help but ask:

"Why did Lingruo also come to the island?"

Ji Xueruo and Ji Lingruo look exactly alike. Si Han was unaware of this fact and only mistook You Su for Ji Lingruo because of their intimate relationship.

You Su knew there was a misunderstanding, but she had no intention of explaining. She could only say, "It's a long story. Senior sisters, you should hurry up and take the inheritance off the island!"

"We can't get out." Si Han shook her head, her expression somewhat gloomy.

"The teleportation talisman has failed, but you can still get off the coast! Now that we've reunited, we can escort you off the island together!" You Su was very confident in himself and the Xuanxiao Sect members.

"No, we can't even go to the beach." Si Han looked up and gave You Su a deep look. "It's an evil spirit! There are strange things on the beach, and that's not an exaggeration! It's true!"

You Su immediately recognized the island's strangeness; it was beyond his expectations.

As if sensing something, he quickly looked into the depths of the rain curtain. The vast darkness resembled the closing twilight, threatening to devour the last days of daylight.

"What on earth is going on?!"

A nameless rage rose within You Su, and he began to question the purpose of this trial like never before.

"The evil spirits surrounding us from the outside, the rampant monsters, and the ever-fighting human race—this is the future of the Five Continents." Fu Heng stepped forward, appearing remarkably calm, and stated what he believed to be the essence of the matter. "Only those who can carry on the legacy in such a dilapidated future are the successors sought by the True Immortal Zhengyang."

You Su clenched his fist; for some reason, he felt that Fu Heng's analysis made a lot of sense.

This is Heavenly Awakening Spiritual Light! How could it possibly be obtained simply by whoever has the best luck or whoever is the strongest?

"The True Immortal Zhengyang wanted to ascend to the heavens, but he didn't want the people of the Five Continents to give up their hope of cleansing the mortal world, so he wanted to pass the spiritual light into the hands of the Fire Seed."

Fu Heng continued to explain to You Su why this trial was so insane, but You Su frowned, feeling that Fu Heng was implying something else entirely.

What are you trying to say?

"The Evil Tide has already surged in, and we cannot cross it with our Evil Tide, but you can." Fu Heng looked at You Su.

You Su was surprised, "Why can I?"

Fu Heng simply smiled, then took out his Evil Warding Token and waved it:

"Many disciples of the Xuanxiao Sect are from the Evil Warding Department, and they are all aware of your divine status. You keep a low profile within the sect, but everyone knows your abilities."

You Su's greatest skill, of course, is dealing with evil spirits.

"You Su, you absolutely must take this legacy with you! I've protected it with such difficulty until now, sob sob..."

Zi Xun's voice trembled with tears as she clutched her Universe Bag with reluctance. The thought of all the hardships she had endured along the way filled her with immense grievance, making her even more determined to have You Su protect it.

"This was taken by my senior sister... How could I..."

You Su wanted to decline, but he wasn't sure if he could shoulder such a heavy responsibility.

"We took what you took," Si Han quickly interrupted You Su's hesitation.

You Su did not hear the word "trust" in these people's words, but their expressions and tone of voice all revealed their trust in him.

"He's practicing Gu poison! Only whoever inherits the technique will live!"

"Find Zi Xun!!"

Amidst the surging crowd, someone screamed hysterically.

The fact that such immense chaos did not attract the help of the True Immortal Zhengyang or outside cultivators indicates that everything was within the bounds of tacit approval. With internal and external troubles compounded by the failure of the teleportation talisman, the only thought left for those trying to survive became the inheritance.

These roars made everyone in the Xuanxiao Sect camp tense, but no one showed any fear.

You Su bit his lower lip. He could already foresee the crisis that his fellow disciples would face, and that he would leave them and flee alone with the inheritance.

He found it hard to describe his feelings, but someone had to carry out the mission of passing on the legacy, and if he could, he didn't want to be that person.

"The rules of the True Immortal Zhengyang are very clear: the trial will not end until the person who obtains the inheritance leaves the island, so someone must take the inheritance off the island. This inheritance was obtained by someone from my Xuanxiao Sect, so it is only right that someone from my Xuanxiao Sect deliver it."

After leaving those words, Fu Heng turned around. He wasn't particularly muscular, but his back looked exceptionally tall.

"We can go together!" You Su suggested. He wasn't confident he could protect everyone, but he couldn't bear to see them stay here and wait to die.

Fu Heng shook his head. "Following you will only delay your progress. Don't worry, I will do my best to gather them. With so many of us holding this place, it's much safer than entering the Evil Tide."

Those around him had no objection to his words, presumably because they had already reached a consensus. Even though they all knew that this was tantamount to a terminal illness leading to a slow death.

Just then, Ji Xueruo, who was in You Su's arms, suddenly woke up. Her clear eyes were extremely bright, like someone who had just come to a profound realization.

"And there's the Serpent Ancestor! With the Serpent Ancestor's protection here, evil spirits will find it impossible to get close!"

Ji Xueruo stood up from You Su's embrace. She had seemed to be in a daze, but she had been listening to their conversation the whole time.

You Su was somewhat surprised and quickly asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Ji Xueruo somewhat uncomfortable with You Su's display of concern in front of everyone, but the situation was urgent and there was no time for her to argue. She shook her head and said:

"I'm fine. It was the Serpent Ancestor who summoned me. You should hurry up and leave! Stop dawdling! If you want to end this farce quickly, run!"

"Yes, yes, hurry up! Don't let anyone see us!"

Without a word, Zi Xun stuffed his Universe Bag into You Su's arms; inside lay the ultimate secrets of this immortal island.

You Su hesitated in place, staring blankly at the girl in the black dress in front of him. He had so much to say.

But the endless wailing from the surrounding crowd was like an alarm clock urging him to leave, and fear spread like a plague, leaving him speechless.

See you in the Central Continent.

Knowing the reason for the boy's hesitation, Ji Xueruo lowered her eyes and gave him a reason why he had to protect his life.

Upon hearing this, You Su nodded emphatically, then turned and plunged into the crowd.