In the vague perception, an extremely pure energy was emitting from a short distance away from his inactive body, extending extremely slowly and with great difficulty, staggering towards the source of that pure life energy.
The distance of just a few feet seemed to span life and death. Every squirm seemed to consume the last foundation of his existence.
Finally, the black tentacle with a cold breath reached the source of the pure life energy - the Emerald Swan corpse that had completely lost its vitality, but its body still contained the majestic life essence.
The only remaining will made a final roar. The force of Dan-Devour that was forcibly ignited was like a tarsal maggot, stubbornly, crazily, and desperately drilling into the majestic life energy!
Boom--!!!
Emerald Swan's corpse was converted into energy, which began to pour in continuously. As the energy continued to pour in, the beating of the core became more and more powerful, and began to beat, expand and contract slowly and rhythmically like a heart.
The deep black surface began to glow with a strange, dark luster. The edges began to slowly and irregularly squirm, grow, and close.
Consciousness, nourished by energy, began to slowly rise from complete chaos.
Some broken and chaotic images, sounds, emotions, and knowledge fragments, like being thrown into a deep pool of stones, began to ripple in the depths of his consciousness, and then... more and more, became more and more clear, and became more and more turbulent!
At first, it was the icy-cold golden divine light (Sea God Destruction Arrow) with a destructive aura... penetrating, tearing, and severe pain in the soul... before the consciousness dissipated, the last thing he saw was the black and red Soul Ring floating out of his body, which represented the complete end...
"I... dead?"
"Perked through by that golden arrow...Soul Ring..."
Immediately afterwards, memory, hunting, devouring, the cruel survival rules of the deep sea... the unforgettable hatred of "Sea God Island"... the use of one's own Soul Skill.
"I died... but... lived?"
Finally, here is the extremely clear picture of what just happened:
An elegant, beautiful, emerald-green Swan, carved like the finest jade, slowly flew towards him with a pure and soft brilliance of life. In her eyes, there was no murderous intention, no greed, only pure, gentle, compassionate kindness. She landed on the Rock not far away, opened her mouth, and the emerald-green, vibrant light, like the gentlest flowing water, enveloped him...
Then... it was myself. Driven by a complete blur of consciousness, leaving only the most primitive fighting instinct and extreme vigilance for "danger", she launched the most vicious, fatal and decisive blow against the unsuspecting kindness, the pure healing light, and the beautiful and weak creature!
The light in her eyes went from tenderness, to shock, to confusion, and finally to endless sadness and confusion... and then, it went out.
Memory, like a bursting flood, instantly washed away the last dam of chaos!
"!!!"
"That's... that's Emerald Swan?! That's Emerald Swan!!!"
The knowledge about the Emerald Swan Clan emerges from the depths of memory like a brand: the guardian of Star Dou Forest, the family of Lake of Life, the kindest and purest among Soul Beast He is a pure healer, never takes the initiative to attack, takes healing and comfort as his own responsibility, and is deeply respected by all Soul Beast... When he sees an injured Soul Beast, he will lend a helping hand even if he is a stranger...
"I killed... a Emerald Swan that came to save me?!"
The severe, unspeakable pain, and the cold fear that penetrated into the bone marrow, were like countless cold knives, instantly piercing his newly revived consciousness! The pain was a hundred times, a thousand times more intense than the previous conflict of rules when devouring life energy!
This is not physical pain, this is soul torture!
He remembered! He remembered everything! Who he was, where he came from, why he was here, what he just... did!
"No--!!!"
Silent, desperate roars echoed in the depths of his consciousness. His body, which had just regained some strength and began to slowly squirm, trying to regroup, trembled and fluctuated violently again because of this violent mental impact. The purple-black luster flickered on and off, as if it would collapse again at any time.
He "looked" not far away, at the corpse of Emerald Swan that had lost all its vitality, its feathers were dim, and its beauty was no longer beautiful. That gentle, pity-filled eyes, and the final confusion and sadness were like the sharpest poisonous thorns, piercing the depths of his soul.
What did he do?! When he was unconscious, on the verge of collapse, and only had the fighting instinct left, he mistakenly killed a Emerald Swan that came to rescue him! A creature in Star Dou Forest, in the Soul Beast world, has a special status, is highly respected, and almost represents good!
This is not hunting! This is revenge! This is the stupidest trampling on the entire Star Dou Forest Soul Beast world!
And... this is the core area of Star Dou Forest! It is the habitat of the Emerald Swan Clan! It is also the territory of these terrifying existences such as Di Tian and Bi Ji! The true holy land and sanctuary of Soul Beast!
He could almost imagine that when the Emerald Swan screamed before it died, and her death was sensed, what kind of terrifying anger and pursuit would arouse! In his current state, even if he had just swallowed some energy and recovered a little, facing those existences, he would definitely die! No, it was an ending more terrifying than death!
Run! You must leave here immediately! Before you are discovered, while...
However, just when the extreme fear and regret almost overwhelmed him again, he just had the idea of "escaping immediately, escaping thousands of miles away, or even escaping back to the deep sea", before he even had time to take action -
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ground began to shake violently!
It was not an earthquake, but some kind of heavy, fast, and furious footsteps, running towards this direction from the depths of the forest at an astonishing speed! Every step made the earth tremble and the trees shook! There was not just one footsteps, but at least three or four, approaching from different directions, encircling them, and approaching rapidly!
Immediately afterwards, there was a sharp, long cry of birds, full of grief, anger and murderous intent, coming from the sky, more than one! There were at least two of them, and the sound of their wings breaking through the air was like tearing cloth, sealing the sky above with terrifying pressure!
There was also a low, thunderous beast roar, faintly coming from farther away and deeper in the forest. The pressure... far exceeded Ten-Thousand-Year! Just the roar coming from a distance made Pseudo-Core, who had just recovered a little, feel throbbing!
They are coming! They are coming! Those Soul Beasts who have been helped by her, who are close to her, who feel her fall, and who come to avenge her!
Moreover, judging from this terrifying momentum, there is definitely more than one! The strength... is probably at least Ten-Thousand-Year or above! There is even a terrifying aura that makes his soul tremble, far exceeding Ten-Thousand-Year! The sky, the ground, all directions... all escape routes seem to be completely blocked in an instant!
Escape? Where to escape? In his current state where he has just recovered a little, can hardly maintain his complete form, and has mixed and chaotic energy, in the core area of Star Dou Forest, how can he possibly escape in the face of the siege of these powerful Soul Beast who are completely enraged, familiar with the terrain, and at least Ten-Thousand-Year or above?!
Despair, like the coldest sea water, instantly dragged his consciousness, which had just become somewhat clear due to the recovery of his memory, into the bottomless abyss again.
He could even "smell" the unabashed and substantial murderous intent and anger in the air, which, like invisible chains, had locked him firmly in this small open space filled with the aura of death.