Water! Water! Dream Water!
Ye Hua opened his eyes.
It was still pitch black all around.
Only a few steps ahead, on the ground, lay a lantern.
The lamp lay askew among the rubble, its metal casing uneven, as if it had been kicked countless times.
The wick was a dry grass stalk, and the flame was as thin as a needle, trembling as if it might go out at any moment.
Ye Hua shook his head, his thoughts returning to normal.
Am I... dreaming?
It must be because of a clone, a shared consciousness, that I didn't fall into a deep sleep and only then did I realize it?
Ugh, my head hurts so much...
However, Dali suddenly grabbed him from behind by the back of his collar!
He was swung through the air and rolled to the side!
At the same time, a jet of black light, carrying a foul stench, slammed into the spot where he had just been!
The gravel crumbled into powder, and the ground cracked!
"Are you fucking crazy?!"
Wrath growl sounded in my ear.
Ye Hua steadied himself as he rolled, raised his head, and met the face of the One-Eye covered in dust.
The other person's perfectly intact eyes were filled with lingering fear and anger, and their chest heaved violently.
"One-Eye?" Ye Hua patted the dust off his shoulder. "Where is this?"
The One-Eye's expression froze instantly. "What the hell are you talking about?"
Ye Hua frowned, not rushing to refute, but first checking the Soul Power within his body.
Soul Douluo?
Is this not a level of attainment?
It's like going back five years to participate in the Soul Master Tournament!
Fortunately, the Soul Ring are still intact, and the Soul Skill can still be used.
However, Brother Sky Dream and the others were not in the Sea of Consciousness!
"I'm asking you a question," the One-Eye leaned closer, "You haven't really forgotten everything, have you?"
"Forgot what?" Ye Hua countered.
The One-Eye's lips twitched, and he shook his head. "Forget it, forget it, in this godforsaken place, how can things not be crazy!"
He pointed to the lantern, "This is the Dark Rift; we've been trapped here for three days."
"This lamp is the only way out. If you kill it, the monster will rush out—ha, just kidding, it'll rush out even if it's not extinguished."
Ye Hua looked around, only to find complete silence.
But amidst the deathly silence, there could be a faint rustling sound.
"The lamp can suppress the monsters and prevent them from going too far."
"We must find water before the lights go out, while we can still see!"
"Jump in, and you'll be free!"
After saying that, he didn't explain further.
"Stay close to me. If we can't get out tonight, we'll be midnight snacks!"
Ye Hua nodded and stood up.
The two stood side by side, the light from their lanterns illuminating a dim, yellowish area less than three zhang in diameter.
"Let's go." One-Eye took the lead.
Ye Hua followed half a step behind him.
However, after walking less than twenty steps, the strange noise suddenly became clear in the darkness.
"Oh no! It's a monster!" One-Eye exclaimed in alarm.
Ye Hua decisively revealed his Martial Soul, "Fourth Soul Skill, Vajra Subduing Demons."
Gold Trial light swirled around, causing a surge in power.
One-Eye shoved the lantern into Ye Hua's arms, saying, "Take it."
"You cover the rear, I'll clear the way!"
Before the words were even finished, a glob of mud shot out!
The One-Eye Martial Soul is a giant axe. He twists his waist, turns around, and slashes diagonally with his right axe!
The axe blade cut into the creature's body, but failed to cleave it, as if it were cutting into a rotten cotton wad soaked in water!
The resistance was immense, barely scraping off a layer of sticky flesh!
The creature, in pain, fled at top speed.
"Damn it..." One-Eye flicked the slime off the axe, "It's getting harder and harder!"
But he didn't notice that several slender tentacles, with saliva dripping from their tips, were stabbing towards his head.
"Third Soul Skill, Mountain-Severing Bull-Striking."
A surge of Soul Power blasted into the base of the tentacle!
The limb broke off at the root and fell with a thud at my feet, still twitching.
The One-Eye grinned, "Okay."
But the second wave of attacks came faster than expected.
Several gray figures suddenly emerged from the darkness behind them!
Each one was the size of a dog, but its limbs were disproportionately long, with its front legs being twice as long as its hind legs.
His back arched, his mouth stretched to his ears, saliva dripped from his sharp teeth, and he lunged upwards.
The target was clearly the lantern!
"Watch out!" One-Eye was busy dealing with the slime monster in front of him and couldn't spare a hand.
Without needing his reminder, Ye Hua had already made his move.
"Rushing Dragon!!!"
Even with only the strength of Soul Douluo, his Sixth Soul Skill, 200,000 years old, is by no means weak!
Soul Power gathered on the staff, transforming into Golden Dragon that shot out from his palm!
The gray shadow lunged into the air, only to be met with a powerful lash from the Golden Dragon dragon's tail, sending it flying!
They all rolled around with fractured bones, lying in the distance groaning!
"Heaven-Shaking Stonebreak!"
The Second Soul Ring lit up.
The stick slammed into the ground, cracking the earth and scattering stones everywhere.
Still clinging to a sliver of hope, thinking they could extinguish the Flame Blade Monster, they were instead blasted to pieces.
What's truly exhilarating is the sound of water echoing in my ears!
"Water! It's water!" The One-Eye exclaimed with unparalleled excitement.
A gentle breeze swept by, bringing a damp coolness.
"It's just ahead!" One-Eye rushed forward without hesitation, "Give me the light!"
Led by the One-Eye man, Ye Hua quickly arrived at the water's edge.
With only ten meters or so remaining, the One-Eye opened champagne in the middle of the field.
"Hahahaha, I'm alive!"
"You think you can trap me with mere darkness?"
His One-Eye back was completely exposed to darkness.
"Watch out!" Ye Hua shouted.
Just as he was about to make a move, a monster suddenly darted out from his side.
After he knocked the monster unconscious, the One-Eye let out a mournful howl!
The monster's gaping maw had already bitten the One-Eye's left ankle!
He pulled me sharply backward!
Tear!!!
Blood splattered onto Ye Hua's cheek.
The severed area revealed jagged bone fragments, and blood gushed out, instantly soaking through the trouser leg.
He fell to the ground, but clung tightly to the iron ring of the lantern, preventing it from slipping from his grasp.
The One-Eye's left foot disappeared, and the monster chewed and chewed, revealing its face.
It was a vicious wolf!
"Hurry up and go!" One-Eye gritted his teeth.
More shadowy figures approached from the surrounding darkness, accompanied by the howls of wolves.
Ye Hua still wanted to save people, but many of those monsters possessed the strength of Soul Douluo!
Under the siege, Ye Hua was also entangled in the battle and unable to break free.
The number of monsters is increasing--
"I told you to get lost!"
His One-Eye hand slammed into the ground with his elbow, sending his body flying. His intact leg then kicked Ye Hua in the chest.
Ye Hua suddenly felt his body become light and airy, as if he had turned into a feather.
His Soul Skill dissipated, his Soul Power vanished, and naturally, the monster stopped targeting him.
The people were right in front of them, but they were floating in the air, yet everyone was bewildered.
"Awoo--"
The frustration of losing prey can only be vented on the One-Eye creature.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"
The screams were deafening.
Ye Hua drifted into the water, which was icy cold, like a frozen river in early spring.
The moment he fell backward, he heard the One-Eye's last words.
The lantern, just as it slipped from his grasp, struck a protruding rock ridge.
The metal casing shattered, the withered grass stalks and wick broke, and the flame flickered.
Extinguished.
Darkness closed in, swallowing the One-Eye and the shattered lamp whole.
Glug glug...
The water level was above the earlobe.
The body is unable to move.
A feeling of drowning welled up inside me.
"Call!!!"
Dream shattered
The person wakes up.
It feels like a heavy stone is pressing on my chest, making me feel suffocated.
He instinctively tried to push, but instead touched a soft chest.
Looking down, Hu Liena was lying on top of him.
She clung to him tightly like a koala, her fox tail draped over his neck, her cheek pressed against his collarbone, breathing evenly, fast asleep.
Ye Hua's lips twitched, speechless.
So that's why we dream!
"If you keep pressing down, I'll be crushed to death." Ye Hua picked me up affectionately and changed positions.
Hu Liena seemed to sense something and nuzzled his collar with the tip of her nose.
But at this moment,
"Ah--"
Hu Liena was awakened by a scream.
The Limping Leg, his face deathly pale, slept next to the One-Eye.
He trembled and pointed at the One-Eye.
"One-Eye Brother, he's... he's dead!"