Many Saviors

Not long ago, he thought the giant eye was coming for him, but now it seems that the giant eye never came at all; to be precise, everything in front of him seems to be an illusion.

As for the cause?

He didn't know.

But all of this points to one thing: this place seems to be related to that Fat Man.

When I was talking to the Fat Man earlier, Fat Man mentioned "him".

Now it seems that this eye is "him".

Xu Bai didn't make any move, just watched quietly, eager to see what would happen next.

The Fat Man in front of me was wearing a monk's robe; to be precise, he was a monk.

He was kneeling and begging for mercy, and the contrast between the surrounding corpses and his actions and figure was striking. In the sky, the eye was devoid of any emotion, just staring down.

"If you spare my life, Wu Nan will serve you faithfully, even as a slave."

Wu Nan is the name of Fat Man.

The giant eye in the sky kept staring at the ground, but Wu Nan said, it didn't move at all, as if everything in front of him was an illusion.

Xu Bai frowned upon seeing this scene.

He always felt that this eye wasn't looking at Wu Nan, but rather searching for something, and then unconsciously found this place, so it lingered for a moment.

No matter what Wu Nan, this eye remained completely still, and because the eye was so large, it was impossible to discern what it was looking at.

The corpses scattered all over the ground seem to be related to this eye, and Wu Nan's current state of being terrified is also related to the eye.

His conjecture is based on everything he has seen so far; of course, it is just a conjecture.

Because he couldn't provide any compelling evidence, but currently, no evidence is needed, as the situation has changed.

Wu Nan kept kowtowing and begging for mercy on the ground, unaware that, in other words, he didn't dare to pay attention to the eye in the sky.

At that moment, the eye in the sky, after watching for a while, suddenly disappeared.

It appeared and disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed, but the corpses scattered on the ground told Xu Bai that the eye had indeed appeared.

"Gone, gone, what's going on?" Xu Bai wondered to himself.

When the eye disappeared, the invisible, terrifying pressure also vanished along with it.

As his eyes disappeared, Wu Nan seemed to sense it, stopped kowtowing, slumped to the ground, and stared blankly at the white clouds in the sky.

The dark clouds had long since dissipated, and now the sun shone brightly through the clouds, illuminating the blood and corpses scattered on the ground.

Wu Nan's expression turned somewhat ferocious. He braced his hands on the ground, but clenched them into fists, letting the blood stain his fists, and gritted his teeth.

"What exactly is that thing? It seems even more powerful than a Saint. It wiped out everyone present with just one glance."

"Even a Saint couldn't do that, could they? To be able to kill someone without making a single move? There are so many extraordinary experts here, how is that possible?"

"And why am I alive? Shouldn't we have died together? Why did he spare me? Why?"

Wu Nan pounded the ground with both hands, the ferocity in his eyes growing more pronounced.

He seemed to be venting, but he couldn't vent at all.

He couldn't understand why he was alive, because it didn't seem like the style of that eye.

The scene from before still echoed in his mind, like Human Realm Purgatory.

He didn't move around anymore, just sat there for about half an hour before carefully getting up. As he got up, he looked around, and if there was any disturbance, he would probably lie down again immediately.

Once he was completely sure it was safe, Wu Nan breathed a sigh of relief, lifted his foot, and walked towards the temple behind him.

Xu Bai found that no matter how he lifted his foot, he couldn't move an inch, as if the scenery in front of him was moving at the same time as him. He could only watch Wu Nan walked into the magnificent hall.

"It really is an illusion. How did all of this come about?"

After trying several times and finding that it still didn't work, Xu Bai gave up on continuing to try.

The surroundings remained unchanged, proving that the illusion still existed, and he did not move further, just stayed in the same place.

After about an incense stick's time, Wu Nan finally came out of the main hall. When he came out, Xu Bai saw that Wu Nan had a huge bead in his hand.

The bead has a smooth surface and appears white, but there is a hint of yellow mixed in with the white.

"The Illusion Pearl, hahaha! I never expected that I would obtain it in this way, it's wonderful!" Wu Nan hugged the pearl, shouted joyfully a few times, and then walked away into the distance.

Xu Bai could still faintly hear some sounds.

The surrounding scenery suddenly disappeared, and then the same old place reappeared.

Xu Bai was certain that those hallucinations were gone.

He looked around and found a bead on the ground that was exactly the same as the one he had seen before.

Reaching the bead, Xu Bai bent down, picked it up, weighed it in his hand, and then recalled everything that had happened before, quickly coming up with an idea.

"The hallucination I just had might be related to this bead. The Illusion Pearl, what exactly can this thing do?"

Xu Bai thought to himself.

For no apparent reason, after the death of the Thought Gods, hallucinations occurred, and now a bead has fallen. Clearly, this is related to the hallucinations just now.

But he wasn't in this line of work and didn't have the skills, so he held the book but didn't know what to do with it.

"The best course of action now is to wait until we get out of here. I'll keep this bead for now."

After making up his mind, Xu Bai put the bead away, turned to look at the mountain, and shook his head.

There is nothing else here; everything has vanished.

Those people from before did indeed become Thought Gods, but they had all gone to chase after those who came in. The blind man he encountered later was also an illusion. In other words, there was no longer any place worth exploring here.

"So where should I go next?"

After finishing his business here, Xu Bai suddenly realized that he had lost his goal again. He had a Illusion Pearl in his pocket, but he didn't know how to use it.

He stroked his chin, stood there for a moment and thought it over before making a decision.

"Let's go back to the city first and find out which branches of the Doomsday Law Pavilion are here."

"Even if a branch only has one progress bar, it's enough for me to gain something."

"Besides, I still have a book on my Entering Sainthood Failure Insights, and I need to find a place to finish it first."

"So figure out which branches there are, then go find them one by one, and then control them. That way you can fleece people without any danger."

Having made up his mind, Xu Bai stopped lingering and headed straight for the city where he had started.

As for the fact that the city is too far away and has already been out of control, it doesn't matter; we can just take control of it again.

Flying in mid-air, looking at the mountain he had destroyed in half, Xu Bai didn't stop and disappeared into the sky...

Outside the ruined city.

"Boom!"

With a roar, Xu Bai fell from the sky and landed right at the city gate.

Looking at the familiar city gate in front of him, his brows furrowed, and a sense of unease rose in his heart.

Not far ahead, there were no guards outside the city gate.

Based on my previous experience, there should be guards outside at this time, but now it's empty and there's not a single person there.

"Something's not right," Xu Bai thought to himself.

Before leaving, he had used his divine soul to modify and piece together the memories of these people, making everything extremely smooth.

Even if the Chief Si lost his divine soul treasure that allowed him to enter sainthood, Xu Bai handled it very smoothly and would never have such a situation.

There's only one answer: something's happened in this city.

A gust of wind blew past, heading straight towards Xu Bai from the other end of the city gate, carrying with it a bloody smell.

The city smelled of blood, which was commonplace; after all, in this era, the smell of blood was the most normal thing to have.

Xu Bai had smelled it the first time he entered the city, but this time it was different; the smell of blood was extremely strong.

Xu Bai cautiously stepped through the city gate and walked onto the street.

The streets were originally clean, except for some dust, and there should have been vendors around, but now the vendors are gone.

Instead, the ground was littered with corpses.

The corpses lining both sides of the street bore horrific wounds, and blood flowed continuously on the ground. Most of the blood had already dried, proving that these people had been dead for some time.

"Someone came here and killed everyone," Xu Bai pondered.

His spirit began to spread gradually, enveloping the entire city.

Corpses were everywhere; wherever his spirit lingered, there were dead people everywhere, not a single living person.

During the scan of his divine sense, he saw something, and his expression changed slightly. He then quickly walked in that direction.

He moved quickly and soon arrived at his destination. Looking at the scene ahead, he was slightly surprised.

Not far ahead was a tall city wall, and on top of the wall lay a corpse, impaled by a long spear.

The corpse was dressed in a thin veil, through which the body was faintly visible. But at this moment, the body, which should have been alluring, was twisting and contorting in a strange way.

—Lord Chief Si.

"He was killed, but there's one suspicious point." Xu Bai raised his head expressionlessly and narrowed his eyes.

The Chief Si died, pierced by a long spear. His death was extremely gruesome, as if his limbs had been shattered.

But he discovered something unusual. His divine soul was extremely vast, and when he scanned it just now, he didn't find a single person.

He might not remember the others clearly, but Gao Guan was not among the corpses; he hadn't died.

"Something's not right, but it's also right."

Xu Bai rubbed his chin with his hand and paced back and forth.

Based on what happened when I first entered the Ruins.

At that time, Gao Guan was in an abandoned mountain, which was the Three Lives Mountain.

That time should have been the end of an era of resource depletion, because many people had already resorted to extremely cruel and bizarre methods to survive.

But things are different now. There are still some resources available for people in the industry. So, Gao Guan must have entered Three Lives Mountain from this city.

In Xu Bai, these so-called Ruins are more like a projection of a past era, and those who enter them seem to be able to influence this era, but ultimately they should be unable to interfere.

Gao Guan will eventually leave this city and arrive at Three Lives Mountain, and my appearance will not interfere with that.

At least for the current Ruins node, no matter how much intervention is done, it only belongs to this Ruins node; what has happened in the past has already happened.

There was one thing Xu Bai couldn't figure out: how Gao Guan had survived.

Gao Guan's strength is indeed quite good; he is an extraordinary expert, but among extraordinary experts, he is not particularly outstanding.

He couldn't possibly survive at this point, especially since even the Chief Si was dead.

"Looks like this guy has a secret."

Xu Bai raised his right hand and gently began to calculate.

He is now using the fortune-telling method from among Myriad Miscellaneous Arts, employing a Saint-level skill to predict Gao Guan.

He felt that he should be able to find some clues about such an extraordinary expert, especially one who wasn't particularly outstanding among the extraordinary.

Actually, when he was on that mountain, especially after he killed Wu Nan, he experienced hallucinations and really wanted to speculate about it.

But then he thought better of it. That eye felt very different to him, and there are all sorts of abilities in this world. If he wasn't careful, his calculations might be detected by that eye.

He didn't want to try things that were unknown and dangerous.

Now it's different; it's considered a Gao Guan, which is still acceptable.

As Xu Bai pinched, his fingers moved faster and faster, creating afterimages in the air.

The images in his mind were becoming clearer, and as he looked at the afterimage in his hand, his mind inexplicably began to wander.

"If I had this kind of hand speed in my past life, being a kept man would have been really enjoyable!"

Shaking his head to shake off this rambling thought, Xu Bai continued to concentrate on his calculations.

He stopped after about half an incense stick's time.

"I see." Xu Bai lowered his right hand, already understanding. He looked in one direction and took a step to chase after it.

After all that commotion, it was already afternoon, and the sun was setting, casting long shadows on everything.

In the middle of a vast wilderness, Gao Guan, dressed in white clothes and a tall hat, was running continuously.

At this moment, Gao Guan was holding a baby girl.

The baby girl was sleeping soundly with her eyes closed, not crying.

Gao Guan looked tired, and he had some injuries on his body, but they didn't seem to be very serious.

Because he was running so hard, his figure became a series of afterimages as he ran at an extremely fast speed.

"We're almost there, we'll be there very soon."

"Hehehe... How could the Saviors be allowed to possess her alone? She belongs to this world. I will definitely nurture her and turn this situation around!"

"I went to great lengths to become your male consort, all for this moment."

Gao Guan was moving extremely fast, and a mountain peak appeared before him.

When he saw the mountain peak, his excitement became even more evident.

But at that moment, a figure approached from afar and landed in front of him with a rumble.

Gao Guan stopped abruptly, looking at the person in front of him with a nervous expression.

Who are you?

A young man appeared before him, wearing a striking Daoist robe. He was very handsome and exuded a unique aura. Even a slight release of that aura made Gao Guan feel immense pressure.

He stopped abruptly, alert, and moved back a short distance.

Upon seeing this, Xu Bai slapped his forehead, only then realizing that he had pieced together Gao Guan's memories slightly, and now Gao Guan didn't recognize him.

But everything is fine, it doesn't matter whether I know them or not, the most important thing is that things are starting to get interesting.

Xu Bai had heard everything Gao Guan had said to himself, which made him even more interested.

Saviors? This baby girl?

What exactly is it? With a look of great interest, Xu Bai didn't waste any words with Gao Guan and directly swept his soul over it.

The next moment, Gao Guan's face went blank.

Xu Bai reached out and took the baby girl from Gao Guan's hands, saying calmly, "Tell me, what is Saviors?"

Gao Guan was already under control, so when Xu Bai asked that question, he could only obediently answer.

"The world is depleting, resources are dwindling, and Saviors will become the pillars of the entire world. They are the beginning of everything and the saviors of all things..."

them?

Xu Bai raised an eyebrow, as if he had noticed something.

But he didn't interrupt; instead, he waited for Gao Guan to continue.

Time passed slowly, and in this vast wilderness, only Gao Guan's voice remained.

As Gao Guan gradually recounted the events, Xu Bai understood the reason behind it.

After Gao Guan, Xu Bai's expression was slightly complicated. He looked at the baby girl in his arms and sighed.

He finally understood the whole story...

The so-called Saviors is someone born with extraordinary abilities.

Those who are experts in their field in this world are not born that way, but rather they are cultivated and perfected through continuous practice.

Since the world's resources began to run out, everyone has been thinking about the secrets behind it and how to solve the problem, but all their efforts have been in vain.

Even Entering Sainthood Expert couldn't solve it.

Among the nine who attained sainthood, one was a fortune teller with extraordinary talent. He used half of his lifespan to calculate the reason for the depletion of resources.

It wasn't a complete success, and I even suffered serious injuries, but it wasn't entirely without any gains.

The diviner, who had attained sainthood, predicted that a group of children would be born with innate abilities in their respective fields, and that these children would be the key to solving the problem of resource depletion.

Normally, news like this would be good news for everyone in the world. Anyone who sees such a child would definitely treat him like a treasure, since no one wants to see resources depleted.

But all of this gradually changed afterward.

A saint from the End of the Doomsday Law Pavilion adopted such a child and planned to slowly raise him to see how such a Saviors should save this resource-depleted world.

Everything was normal until this person suddenly discovered that he had a thought that he couldn't control.

That thought was utterly terrifying—he wanted to devour its blood and flesh!

Logically speaking, someone who has reached the realm of sainthood, and is one of only nine remaining masters in the world, should not have such thoughts.

However, this idea did indeed emerge and could not be suppressed.

This has nothing to do with strength. Even someone with low strength can endure it on the first encounter, but as time goes by, no matter how strong you are, the feelings will gradually deepen.

After years of restraint, he finally couldn't hold back and took action.

It was at that time that, after the Entering Sainthood Expert acted according to his own thoughts, he discovered that he could go for a long time without needing resources.

Although the time frame was short, it was a particularly important period for a world where resources were dwindling.

Everyone wants to live longer, and becoming a saint is no exception.

You can't hide fire with paper.

The Entering Sainthood Expert decided to search for this Saviors, but with each action he took, he revealed a part of himself. Finally, the news spread like wildfire throughout the world.

The next moment, everyone's attitude towards these Saviors changed dramatically.

Everyone was searching and hunting, and they even found a pattern.

Only when that inner thought reaches its peak can one act; otherwise, the Saviors is not medicine, but poison.

The Chief Si has been found; it is the baby girl in his hands.

She was also waiting, waiting to reach the ultimate.

Gao Guan found out about all of this.

Gao Guan went to great lengths, even becoming the city lord's male favorite, all for this moment.

He wanted to save these people.

He planned to save the baby girl and place her in a secret chamber on Three Lives Mountain that he had prepared long ago. The chamber contained a vast amount of food that he had accumulated over a long period of time.

After that, he planned to hire a large number of ordinary people. Although ordinary people were extremely rare in this world, he could still find some.

These ordinary people took turns caring for the baby girl and feeding her until she grew up.

He believed that Saviors would eventually be able to save the world.

Moreover, he believes that no matter how depleted resources become, people should never do such a thing.

What is a human being? A human being is one who stands tall and upright.

Those who understand ethics and morality are human beings.

If someone would do something so despicable, like a pig or a dog, just to survive, Gao Guan felt they couldn't be called human.

Gao Guan wanted to be saved, and he wanted to do everything in his power to do what he could, which led to the current situation.

As for the Chief Si and the people in the city, it wasn't Gao Guan who killed them; he didn't have the power to do so.

Gao Guan's plan was to become the Chief Si's lover and find the Divine Soul Treasure, using it as a breakthrough.

But not long ago, an unexpected event occurred, which also created an opportunity for Gao Guan.