At this moment, within that tiny black hole, Shen Luo's shattered body floated through the boundless darkness like countless willow catkins.
Beside his mangled remains, the Mountains, Rivers, State and Society Diagram floated silently as well.
Just then, a ray of light suddenly lit up on the scroll. It slowly unfurled, but the scene painted upon it had changed, becoming an apocalyptic landscape of collapsing mountains, severed rivers, ruined cities, and corpses of the starved strewn across the ground.
"Kid Shen, Kid Shen..."
At that moment, a slightly hoarse voice suddenly called out from within the scroll.
Yet the voice was faint. In this dark space, it was like the buzzing of a mosquito. It called out for a long while, but received no response.
Beneath an old locust tree inside the scroll, someone stood with his hands behind his back, pacing circles around the tree. His anxiety was plain to see. It was none other than Fire Spirit Child.
"Hey, Kid Shen, are you dead or not? At least answer me!" Fire Spirit Child shouted anxiously.
But even after quite some time, no one answered.
"You knew enough to transfer me into the Mountains, Rivers, State and Society Diagram beforehand, so why didn't you know to protect yourself? If you die, that's the end of it for you, but you've trapped me in this Mountains, Rivers, State and Society Diagram. What kind of nonsense is this..." Fire Spirit Child muttered, sounding unsure whether he was reproaching Shen Luo or complaining.
Zhao Feiji, who was seated on the ground against the tree nearby, remained silent for a long time before sighing. "Master has already fallen. I can no longer sense his aura. The connection between us has been completely severed."
Upon hearing that, Fire Spirit Child's muttering came to an