"It had already been three days. What exactly was wrong with him? Why had he still not woken up?" Ding Meng was worried as well. After all, she had not had an easy time these past three days either.
Meanwhile, Lin Yu remained in that world of mist. He had long since stopped moving. At this moment, he finally understood that the mist was merely a smokescreen. As for what was hidden within it, even Jin Yu had yet to figure it out.
Blood energy streaked through the mist. Jin Yu's previously closed eyes suddenly flew open. Why did that blood energy feel so familiar? It seemed like I had seen it somewhere before. He had absolutely no recollection of such blood energy ever emanating from his own body.
Lin Yu stepped forward. In this space, he could clearly feel that his body had become countless times faster. It was as though it had come specifically to receive him. He was practically flying. Then, what he saw were seven streams of blood energy.
"There was more than one? Then what were those earlier ones?" Jin Yu stared at the blood energy before him. It carried a powerful aura, and even in the mist, their traces were difficult to detect.
"What are you? And what kind of place is this?" If Jin Yu truly knew what this place was, he would not have asked such questions.
"What? You mean this is a dreamscape, born from my dream? What kind of joke is that? And why would my dream have such dense, endless mist?" Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the Blood Commands began to hum, telling him what this place was. Lin Yu could even clearly interpret the meaning behind their words.
"Strange. How can I understand what you are saying?" Lin Yu asked again, but the Blood Commands gave no response at all. This seemed to be a secret that could not be spoken.
Doubts began to fill Lin Yu's heart. If this truly was a dream, why did everything feel so real? But if it was not a dream, then where exactly was he?
He grew more and more confused. What exactly had happened during his battle with that python? He only vaguely remembered that the instant he lost consciousness, all the wounds on his body had completely healed. As for the python, it had died there as well.
"You mean this place is my body, and I am merely a soul within it. It was only because I fought the python and touched upon this place that I came here." At that moment, the Blood Commands nodded as well. Lin Yu narrowed his eyes and waved a hand, unwilling to think about such troublesome matters anymore.
"Let me ask you, how do I get out of here?" Since the Blood Commands were the masters of this place, they had to know how to leave. Otherwise, Lin Yu feared he would be trapped here for the rest of his life.
Yet strangely enough, even the Blood Commands did not know how to leave. They had existed here longer than Lin Yu had lived, but they simply did not know how to get out. Even their awakening had only occurred not long ago.
"Are you trying to anger me to death? Then tell me, what exactly is in this place?" The mist layered upon mist, as though it concealed this place's original appearance and covered up far too many secrets of heaven—untouchable and impossible to guess.
All of a sudden, the seven Blood Commands merged into one. A crimson figure seemed to stand there. Looking at Lin Yu, it finally spoke, "Descendant of the Lin Family, this place contains only what you see. The only difference is that the remnant souls of the humans, beasts, and Devil Beasts you have slain will all appear here."
Hearing this, Lin Yu furrowed his brow. Why would the remnant souls of those beings appear in this place?
"Why?" Though Lin Yu felt somewhat helpless, he still asked. After all, this matter concerned his future.
At that moment, Lin Yu drew a deep breath. Only after a long while did the blood energy speak. "Do you understand karma?" Lin Yu narrowed his eyes again.
"Every cause has its effect, every effect has its cause. Whatever one does, one must bear the corresponding responsibility. If the remnant souls of those people can come to this place, then if I am slain, where will I go? Give me a reason. What is karma, and how is this karma resolved?" Hearing Lin Yu's words, the blood energy was helpless. From the darkness came a mutter: "He really has not changed."
"Why are you getting so worked up? Did I say this place was meant to help them? When they flee here, it becomes a prison—a boundless prison. Here, the Blood Pursuit Orders will refine them, and become even more powerful Blood Commands."
The blood-red figure spoke again, refuting Lin Yu's words. Lin Yu said nothing now. He finally understood completely.
"Since they have become souls of the dead, there must be karma. Only here can a strand of karma be completely settled." The blood-red figure's words made Lin Yu nod as well. Since there were Blood Commands here, there was nothing for him to do.
Even so, he still believed it was only a dream. Once he woke up from it, nothing would have happened.
"This Blood Command is called the Blood Pursuit Order. It is a Natal Dharma Artifact, one that can be considered among the very best in the world you now inhabit. A Natal Spirit Artifact grows along with its master. As for what heights it may eventually reach, that depends on fate."
Lin Yu was still somewhat puzzled by this. No matter how little he knew about Spirit Artifacts, he knew that the highest grade of Spirit Artifact was only a Soul Artifact. Yet he had truly never heard of a Natal Spirit Artifact.
This only made him more certain that what stood before him was nothing more than a dream. Once he woke up, none of it would have happened.
"I know there are doubts in your heart, but unfortunately, I am too weak to answer them for you. I will explain next time." In that instant, blood energy erupted, and everything around him seemed to collapse.
Outside, Lin Yu coughed twice, startling awake Ding Meng, who had just fallen asleep. He kept calling out, "Water, water, water." Without another word, Ding Meng brought him water. Lin Yu took a sip, recovered some strength, and opened his eyes.
Everything before his eyes had changed. After a long while, Lin Yu finally asked, "Where is that python?"
"Outside. No, can't you show a little concern for me? I took care of you for three days and three nights."
Lin Yu did not hear a word of what Ding Meng said. He rushed outside at once. In three days, who knew how much of the python's essence blood had dissipated? Lin Yu said nothing. He directly pried open the python's head, and a crystalline object appeared in his hand.
That was a Magic Core. Although there were Devil Beasts in this world, only a very small number of them possessed Magic Cores. It could only be said that Lin Yu was quite lucky. A roar shattered the excitement in his heart, and he hurriedly put away the python's corpse as well.
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