Death's Dimension
Xiwen looked at the red ray that suddenly broke in the void, and quickly stretched out his wand, drawing a circle in front of him.
The golden halo of the Dimensional Gate appeared beneath the dark clouds, but it began to flicker incessantly as soon as it appeared, its energy trembling incessantly.
Due to the influence of the other side of the Dimensional Gate, the magic could not remain at the target location, and even the coordinates that had just been obtained were faint and could change at any time. Xiwen was simply unable to maintain the stability of the passage.
However, he was not surprised at all, and simply stretched out a hand into the air beside him.
Immediately, a lifeless energy flowed from Xiwen's fingertips, passing through the gap in the Dimensional Gate to the other side, forming a dark halo at the target location and bringing a moment of stability to the gate.
Taking advantage of the momentary stability of the passage, Xiwen stepped across the golden and black halo in the blink of an eye, arriving at a blood-red, eerie, and terrifying area.
Looking up, towering, rugged peaks rose from the crimson ground, their thinness and narrowness making them appear somewhat jarring. They resembled sharp blades piercing the earth, all stained with scarlet blood, stretching as far as the eye could see.
In the eerie environment, endless skeletal phantoms floated in mid-air, still struggling and constantly moving their mutilated bodies. These were people who once worshipped the Death, but later became useless as their power dissipated, and were ultimately dragged into this dimension of purgatory, never to be released again.
Seven or eight enormous mountains of bones stood tall, and an endless river of blood flowed among the corpses...
The environment here is very similar to the alternate dimension where the Three Peverell Brothers sealed the Death for thousands of years, except that dimension is more like a weakened version that has been gradually transformed by the power of the Death over the years.
The area Xiwen had arrived in was even more Shocker and horrifying than that space, and it possessed a much stronger aura of death. Under such pressure, it seemed that every second he stayed there would bring countless negative emotions to his heart, while the death energy would invade his body, as if dragging him into an abyss.
Xiwen took a deep breath, the Blood Curse power from the source of his bloodline surging within him, barely suppressing the discomfort.
He then sensed his own magic power and discovered that this dimension was indeed completely covered by the Dark Barrier of the Death. No magic or spell power could be used, except for the Blood Curse hidden deep in his bloodline, which still had some power.
Xiwen then turned his gaze to the center of this space, where Death's towering figure sat as always on his Bone Throne, relentlessly absorbing the negative emotions plundered from Earth, and the pressure emanating from his body increased as if it were a tangible force.
A jet-black cloak hung naturally behind him, its hem covered with countless skull-shaped phantoms, creating an eerie sight.
Just as Xiwen shifted his gaze, Death, sitting on the Bone Throne, sensed his arrival, slowly raised his head, and revealed a pair of eyes radiating a scarlet light.
"I remember you, Sivan Rosier," Death said in a low voice. "You came alone, do you think you can defeat me?"
The moment his deep voice rang out, it resonated with the entire world, so much so that it was deafening when it reached Xiwen's ears.
Taking a deep breath, Xiwen slowly said, "I'm not so arrogant as to think I can single-handedly contend with you, the master of this dimension, in your own territory."
"You do have some self-awareness," Death asked curiously. "So, are you here to die? Or are you planning to change your appearance and join my ranks?"
"Did you know that one of your friends has been highly valued by me? If you join my side, you will gain the same power as him, along with the chance of immortality and eternal life. Aren't you tempted?"
Upon hearing Death's seductive words, Xiwen couldn't help but grin and laugh mockingly.
"You're overthinking it, Death," he said with a sneer. "It's only because of your cowardly and weak nature that I had no choice but to come to this dimension alone."
"If I'm not mistaken, What If...? there were other people around when I opened the Dimensional Gate, you probably wouldn't have given me the chance to connect to this dimension at all, right? Only when you feel that this dimension poses no threat to you at all would you possibly open its coordinates, am I right?"
Upon hearing Xiwen's almost provocative words, Death glared fiercely at Xiwen with his scarlet eyes, his voice turning cold.
"Xiwen Rozier, it seems you've come here to commit suicide!"
The next moment, the surrounding blood churned violently, and countless skeletons of different shapes slowly crawled out of the crimson river and lake, stiffly dragging their feet toward Xiwen.
Their numbers were enormous, quickly covering every inch of the field of vision, densely packed and seemingly endless, with more skeletons constantly emerging from the blood!
"Turn into a handful of bones and be buried in my world!" Death said grimly.
Seeing the countless skeletons and undead around him, Xiwen frowned deeply.
"How many lives have you killed to create so many skeletons?" he asked coldly.
Death showed no intention of answering. Confident of victory, he was in no hurry to act personally, instead watching with a cat-and-mouse gaze as Xiwen was gradually surrounded by the skeleton army.
Xiwen's expression also turned serious. He recited a complex incantation and formed a hand seal.
The next moment, the oppressive black and blood-red mist surrounding him was gradually pushed outwards, and a narrow gap was torn open in the Dark Barrier that covered the entire dimension.
Death's crimson eyes flickered, then he said disdainfully, "Anti-barrier spells learned from my followers? You don't really think your counterfeit energy can create an unaffected space in my world, do you?"
He then slightly raised his hand, and Xiwen, resisting the power of the Dark Barrier, was squeezed like a sponge until only a tiny space remained.
However, Xiwen remained unmoved, simply extending his left hand gently to the empty side.
Just as Death was puzzled by his actions, a stream of black energy surged from Xiwen's fingertips to his right hand, which was forming a hand seal.
The next moment, the resistance suddenly intensified, instantly expanding an area the size of a house, preventing the barrier from suppressing magic and thus stopping its effect on Xiwen.
Death paused, staring in astonishment at the source of the black energy, then exclaimed in surprise:
"That's my Invisibility Cloak?!"