"The avatar-the avatar is already dead?!"
At that moment, Chen Xuan stood utterly stunned in the doorway, peering inside at the corpse lying faceup on the floor before a desk not far away.
The corpse's face had withered, as though it had died countless years ago, but its outline still bore an unmistakable resemblance to his own. Its eyes were slightly closed, yet its hand tightly clutched a sheet of Talisman Paper that shimmered with a faint light.
Chen Xuan's face was dazed and bewildered.
His two eyes contained two Double Pupils Divine Abilities: Peering into the Profound on the left, and One Life on the right.
One Life could bear some injuries in his stead, but he and his avatar shared a single life. Whether the avatar or the original body died, both would perish. Though this drawback was immense, it could produce extraordinary effects in certain special circumstances.
So... since his avatar had died, why did he still exist?
He should have died too. Since he was dead... who was he now?
And earlier, he had clearly sensed that his avatar was still alive. He had even received some information from it.
Why was all he saw now a corpse?
The immense shock of his avatar's death and countless questions filled his mind, leaving him standing there in a complete daze.
And Chen Xuan was not the only one left dazed. Even Wang Ba was momentarily astonished by the sight.
He had considered all sorts of possibilities, including but not limited to Chen Xuan's avatar attacking him. The one thing he had never imagined was that Chen Xuan's avatar was already dead.
With no time to think it through, he immediately spotted the Talisman Paper clutched tightly in Chen Xuan Avatar's hand, and a thought stirred.
He raised