After pulling out the wad of cotton from his ear, a buzzing sound completely drowned his hearing. Immediately, the sound of people talking in the room adjacent to him, the sounds coming from the streets, and even the sound of his heartbeat were magnified.0

Li Huowang endured the pain and closed his eyes as he tried to locate where the voice had been coming from. After some time, he finally managed to pick out the broken voice of the Black Taisui amidst all the chaos.0

“I’m talking to you! Can you hear me?!” Li Huowang shouted loudly.0

The Black Taisui answered, but it was not speaking coherently; it was piecing together words that meant nothing. “Mouth. Sky. Wu.”0

“What are you talking about?! Do you understand me? If I die, you die too! Let’s talk!” shouted Li Huowang once more.0

Since the Black Taisui could crawl out from his...0