Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Creates Grand Destiny Art, Shocks Lord Tongtian — Part 47

Houtu spoke to herself, seemingly asking Hongxuan a question, yet not caring about his answer at all.

"This is a formation unique to the Secret Realm Space. Don't barge in recklessly, be careful..."

"Fuck!"

Hongxuan was still considering how to answer Houtu when he saw her actually walking forward.

His expression changed instantly.

He hurriedly cried out.

Houtu's reckless action in particular made Hongxuan curse outright.

He had been studying the formation within the secret realm, taking every step with the utmost caution.

But what about Houtu?

She simply barged straight in, instantly triggering the formation.

That alone would not have been much.

But this formation was connected to the entire Secret Realm Space.

Once it activated, Houtu was not the only one in trouble—he was dragged into the disaster as well.

The formation instantly enveloped him.

He did not even have the ability to resist before darkness swallowed him.

As for Houtu at the center of the formation, she had been preparing to break it by force.

Unfortunately, she had underestimated its power.

It did not give her any time to attack before enveloping her as well.

Then, just like Hongxuan, she was completely drawn in.

Hongxuan had discovered how terrifying this formation was, but breaking it required immense strength.

Houtu, on the other hand, was the exact opposite.

She possessed tremendous power, yet did not recognize the formation at all, and was likewise trapped.

If the two of them could cooperate fully, they might have succeeded.

Unfortunately, they had no foundation of mutual trust whatsoever.

"Where... where am I? And who am I?"

When Hongxuan regained consciousness, he looked at the unfamiliar surroundings, his eyes filled with confusion.

It felt both familiar and unfamiliar.

It was as though he were inside an illusion, utterly unreal.

Just as Hongxuan was about to think it through, a worried voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.

"Young Master, wake up quickly! Today is the joyous day of your success in the imperial examinations and your wedding night. Don't keep the guests waiting too long!"

"That's right, I remember now. I'm Li Hongxuan, this year's top scholar of the imperial court."

"And today is also the day I marry my childhood sweetheart, the girl I grew up with."

"We're about to hold the wedding ceremony!"

Hongxuan seemed to have fallen completely into someone else's life.

Moreover, he became increasingly immersed in it, unable to pull himself free.

He could not even remember his true identity.

Sure enough, Hongxuan began living out a new life.

After getting married, his family was harmonious and happy, and he and his wife lived in perfect accord. It was as if he were the happiest man in the world.

Not only that, his career began to flourish as well.

His official career progressed without obstruction.

Starting as a low-ranking official, he continuously achieved great results and was promoted step by step.

He even gained the appreciation of the reigning emperor, who devoted himself to cultivating him.

In just thirty years, he had entered the heart of the imperial court.

He became a first-rank high official.

After countless struggles and efforts, he eventually became the reigning dynasty's prime minister.

His was truly a life at the height of glory.

Unfortunately, the moon waxed and waned, while fortune and misfortune came without warning.

The reigning emperor suddenly passed away, and the crown prince ascended the throne.

His position immediately plummeted, and he even began suffering suppression from the new emperor.

Through the schemes of his political enemies, he was falsely accused of treason.

In the end, his entire clan was sentenced to extermination.

Filled with endless unwillingness, resentment, and regret, he ended a life that had felt somewhat illusory and unreal.

"Damn it, I finally remember! It was the aura of reincarnation!"

"This is the Reincarnation Array!"

At the moment his life ended, Hongxuan's true consciousness finally awakened.

At the same time, he understood what the formation in the Secret Realm Space had been.

The aura of reincarnation.

If he had remained outside the formation, he might still have had a chance to escape.

But now that he was trapped within it, things had become difficult.

Damn it, where was Ancestral Witch Houtu?

Where had she gone?

Hongxuan's feelings toward Houtu, the culprit behind all this, were extremely complicated.

In the life he had just lived through.

Houtu seemed to have been the wife who accompanied him throughout his life.

Even when they were finally condemned, she had willingly died alongside him.

Although he knew it had all been fake.

Hongxuan could not help but fall into a trace of confusion.

They had both fallen victim to the formation. It seemed their fates would be intertwined from now on.

Before he could consider how to leave the formation.

The next moment.

That familiar yet terrifying aura of reincarnation descended once more, enveloping him.

Hongxuan fell into darkness again.

From that moment onward.

Hongxuan and Houtu began their cycles of reincarnation, again and again.

In every reincarnation, their fates were linked together.

At the same time, they had to experience different lives.

The tribulations they faced were different as well.

Each time, Hongxuan and Houtu died unnatural deaths, filled with endless unwillingness and frustration.

Then, they regained their original consciousness.

Yet the next moment, the aura of reincarnation enveloped them again.

They entered reincarnation once more.

Over and over.

The cycle never ceased.

No one knew how much time had passed. Within reincarnation, Hongxuan and Houtu experienced ten thousand lifetimes, perhaps even more.

Within the Secret Realm Space.

Hongxuan suddenly opened his eyes, his body instinctively assuming a guarded stance.

His gaze swept vigilantly across his surroundings.