Book Nineteen – In The Beginning, There Were Two

Gurgle….

Bubbles surged out from within the muddle pool of water and emanated a strange gurgling sound. It sounded like a wild beast was snoring in its sleep.

Chen Xi’s entire body was immersed within the pool. The skin all over his body was in pieces, and his bones were exposed to the water within the pool. His entire body seemed as if it was on the verge of shattering into pieces.

Chen Xi’s eyes were closed tightly while his vital energy was extremely weak. It was like he was being kept alive by a thread of vitality. He seemed like he was deeply unconscious to the point that even his consciousness was blurry….

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When he entered the Door of the Last Days, Chen Xi’s body seemed as if it couldn’t endure the burden that weighed down upon it anymore, and he collapsed into an unconscious state.

He didn’t know whether he was dead or alive.

He didn’t know where he was.

He seemed as if he’d really died. The only difference was that his practically destroyed body still a trace of intermittent vital energy.

Three years passed by.

Six years passed by.

Nine years passed.

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Time seemed to have become completely meaningless to Chen Xi. He was unconscious. He didn’t know the season...