"Black Emperor, mysterious Black Emperor—come save this child."
Dugu Feng lay on the ground, muttering in complaint.
Li Xiaoyao had told him everything he could; the reason they had changed so drastically was all because of that mysterious Black Emperor.
Among them, Ye Lin had changed the most.
Now, he too hoped that mysterious Black Emperor would appear before him and save him from this sea of fire and floodwaters.
With his current talent, he was utterly mismatched with these prodigies of the Second Region, let alone those of the First Region and even the Central Star Domain.
He had fallen from a prodigy once admired by all to a mere floor tile.
Such an enormous contrast had nearly shattered his state of mind.
He couldn't take it anymore.
"Ah, Black Emperor, just come out already."
Dugu Feng regretted it beyond measure now. Why the hell had he gone and messed with his own memories?
Losing his memories would have been one thing, but why had he gone their separate ways from Ye Lin after losing them?
Now he had missed out on a heaven-defying opportunity.
Regret. Deep regret. Extreme regret. Damn it.
"Ah, I... huh?"
Just as Dugu Feng lay there complaining, his brows suddenly rose, and he looked into the distance.
There was an extremely small hole beneath the wall behind him.
"When did that hole appear? It wasn't there just now."
Dugu Feng frowned slightly, finding it exceedingly strange.
He had just examined the murals all over this cave, yet he had never seen this opening.
So why could he see it now?
It was as though the hole had appeared out of nowhere.
Strange. Truly too strange.
After staring at the opening for a long while, Dugu Feng got up and walked toward it.
Only when