The fog thinned out. The memories flowed by like a river. As they flowed, Su Ming's familiar memories flashed before his eyes.
The memories at that moment were the most precious, because the memories bloomed between life and death. They shone brilliantly during the moment of Possession and being Possessed.
Su Ming's mind became dazed, but he continued looking forward. He wanted to know just what was contained in the memories he lost …
Han Kong was also looking at Su Ming's memories. As he devoured Su Ming's mind, he would also refine Su Ming's body into a clone that belonged to him.
Su Ming saw a scene repeating itself in his memories. It was the moment he stepped into this place, and time was reflected in his memories. He returned to four years ago, and on that rainy night, when thunder roared in the world, a gigantic crack appeared. That crack caused the weather to change, the thunder to stop, and the rain to stop.
'It's here!' Su Ming's mind trembled. He Feng's ability could only allow him to see this much. He could not withstand the terrifying suction force coming from the stone in Su Ming's body and had to give up.
Yet now, it was Han Kong's turn. With Han Kong's Nascent Divinity that was much stronger than He Feng's, Su Ming hoped that he could see something different!
"Eh? What's in your Spirit Body?! What is this?! " Suddenly, Han Kong's voice traveled forth. There was surprise and uncertainty in his voice, along with a hint of terror and disbelief.
"This is … impossible …"
The moment Han Kong's voice appeared, the scene in Su Ming's memories changed abruptly as the fog dissipated before him. This time, he was looking at the crack in the sky during that rainy night, and he was looking at the passage of time.
The scene changed. What appeared before Su Ming's eyes was an endless expanse of darkness. Yet strangely, even though he could only see darkness, Su Ming could still feel a body floating in that darkness.
The body floated there unmoving with its eyes closed. Su Ming felt a sense of familiarity from this person. He knew that this person was himself.
"I finally … saw this place … but I'm still unconscious, that's why I don't have any memories … This doesn't count as me losing my memories!" Su Ming mumbled.
The scene seemed to have frozen. It did not change for a long time. The appearance of this situation made Su Ming have a bad feeling. He became nervous, and he seemed to have understood something.
"So many memories have stopped here … Just how many years have passed …"
"Dammit! Just what is this thing? You want me to possess it? How am I supposed to do that?!" Han Kong's shocked voice echoed in Su Ming's mind. At that moment, Han Kong's gigantic Nascent Divinity was rapidly shrinking, as if there was a black hole in his body that was rapidly absorbing everything that belonged to him.
Su Ming no longer cared about these things. He stared at the picture under the fog in a daze, at the darkness that was practically still and unmoving. He could not imagine just how much time had passed in this place.
He had no idea how much time had passed. When Han Kong's furious roars became weaker, suddenly, for the first time in a long time, the darkness Su Ming saw changed!
The change this time originated from a hoarse, calm voice!
"Why?" The moment he heard that voice, Su Ming's consciousness trembled violently, as if it was about to collapse. The confusion in his eyes was immediately replaced by shock. He was familiar with that voice. That voice belonged to him!
"When did I say that..?" As Su Ming mumbled, he saw a memory that he would never forget for the rest of his life!
In that picture, he saw himself!
He saw himself standing in the darkness with a gigantic chain piercing through his arms, legs, and head. He was suspended in the air. As for the five chains, they extended endlessly and led to an unknown place.
He saw himself with his eyes closed. Even if he was suspended and his body was covered in blood, he did not show any signs of being unable to withstand the pain.
'Is he … me..?' Su Ming's consciousness trembled like never before. He noticed that the scar he left behind in Dark Mountain was not on his face while he was suspended in the air …
He saw himself suspended in the air. Before him was a gigantic head. That head was the size of several hundreds of him. It had a head of red hair and an awe-inspiring and ferocious look on its face.
The head's ears were made of snake bones, and there was a mark of lightning on its forehead. There were even a large number of patterns on the head's face. They seemed to have been formed naturally, and they exuded a savage presence.
The head's eyes were open. There might be a dull look in its eyes, and it might be dead, but the moment Su Ming saw the head, he felt as if the sky had fallen and the earth had cracked. It was an indescribable pressure that looked down on all lives.
All those who stood before that head would have to lower their heads and worship it while trembling.
However, he was still dead. A shocking crimson red sword had pierced through the top of the head and pierced through the entire skull, revealing half of the blade underneath.
At the same time, Su Ming also saw more than nine red nails pinning the head to the bone.
Su Ming looked at the head with a dumbfounded expression, then at himself, who was suspended in the air by the chains. He followed his gaze and saw a person sitting cross-legged on the hilt of the sword on the head.
That person wore a wide robe and his face could not be seen clearly. However, the moment Su Ming saw that person, his mind was filled with a chill, and that feeling turned into nervousness and fear.
"This is your destiny. You cannot refuse it." The cold voice seemed to come from the distance and echoed in the air. It was as if a law had descended and did not disappear even after a long time had passed. All those who did not obey the will of the law would be punished.
"Di … Di Tian …" Han Kong's trembling and weak voice was filled with respect and fear as it echoed in Su Ming's mind. He had split up most of the power of his Nascent Divinity to fight against the increasingly stronger suction force coming from Su Ming's body. The remaining small portion of his Nascent Divinity was used to see everything Su Ming saw.
When he saw the gigantic head, he was already afraid. When he saw the figure on the hilt of the sword and heard its voice, this fear became a nightmarish nightmare for him, causing him to fear and respect it to the extreme.
"I refuse." Su Ming saw his chained self opening his eyes. His eyes were filled with a deathly stillness, so calm that it was frightening. The moment he opened his eyes, Su Ming saw a line of blood under the eyes of his chained self. That line of blood seemed to have appeared out of thin air, but very soon, it was completely revealed. It was … the scar he had left on his face when he was in Dark Mountain, the scar that he did not want to disappear.
"You disappoint me … greatly … but you cannot refuse my will." The person sitting on the hilt of the sword that pierced through the gigantic head lifted his head. Su Ming could still not see his face clearly, but he could see the merciless and aloof gaze in his eyes.
The moment Su Ming saw that gaze, a roar rang out in his mind. A sharp pain tore through his body, causing everything he saw to crumble abruptly and turn into an endless amount of shards.
"Di Tian, you lied to me! You lied to me … I … "At the same time, a shrill scream of pain reverberated in the air. That voice belonged to Han Kong. As he screamed, his voice rapidly grew weaker, and eventually, it was as if it had disappeared into thin air.
Everything disappeared. Booming sounds continued ringing in Su Ming's head, as if there were 100,000 bolts of lightning roaring continuously in his head, causing everything he saw to disappear. The fog before him rapidly thickened, and it was as if nothing had ever happened. Only that gaze seemed to be able to pierce through the fog of memories and fall on Su Ming's body.
"You disappoint me … greatly …"
Su Ming shuddered and opened his eyes. His entire body was drenched in sweat. The moment he opened his eyes, blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth, and he could not hold it in any longer and coughed out a huge mouthful of blood.
Even his mask fell to the side when he coughed out that mouthful of blood, revealing a pale and confused face under the mask.
On his face, under his eyes, the scar he had left in Dark Mountain turned red.
Rapid breathing came from Su Ming. He panted harshly, and his eyes were bloodshot. He supported himself with his hands on the ground, and his body trembled.
After a long while, Su Ming wiped off the blood at the corner of his mouth and looked at the dark mountain cave around him as he mumbled, "Is this a small part of the memories I lost..?"
"Some of my memories were really wiped off … Could the person who wiped off my memories be the Di Tian Han Kong spoke of?!"
"Who is he? Where did he come from? Who … is he to me..?
"In my lost memories, what was it that I rejected …?"
"And that head under his body. That head clearly belongs to a Berserker. Who is he..?" Su Ming trembled. He remembered what Nan Tian had said about the second God of Berserkers losing his head.
"It's just a head, but it makes me feel as if I'm looking at heaven … Could it be that this head belongs to the second God of Berserkers?!"
"Di Tian … Di Tian … Before Han Kong died, he shouted that Di Tian lied to him … Just who is this Di Tian..?" Su Ming mumbled. The confusion on his face was like a tidal wave that drowned him.
"Who … am I..? Destiny, Su Ming." Su Ming lifted his head swiftly. He did not roar, but continued mumbling in a voice that only he could hear.
"Who … am I..?" Su Ming laughed brokenly, lost. He was lost.
He was like an injured beast that always had to exist alone. He was like a person who had lost his memories and would never believe in what he saw. He was like a tree that had grown up and had forgotten its own growth rings …
He was like the water in his palm that could not withstand a single wave and would be thrown away.
Su Ming knelt down on one knee, as if he had lost himself. He originally thought that he would get his answer, but there was still a deeper sense of confusion within the answer.
'Is this Destiny..? It's like a ball of hair. I can't find its head, and I can't find its tail …' Su Ming closed his eyes. He could not understand. He did not want to go out. He would rather sit alone in the darkness and search quietly.
At that moment, he ignored the fact that due to Han Kong's death, besides some of his shattered Nascent Divinity being absorbed by the stone in his Spirit Body, the rest of it had turned into glittering sparks that surrounded his Atman and Spirit Body as they were slowly absorbed.
He also ignored the fact that due to Han Kong's death, the Atavism Berserker Bone that belonged to a Berserker in the Berserker Soul Realm was slowly melting into Su Ming's body due to Han Kong's death. As it melted, the blood in Su Ming's body started circulating and absorbing it at a shocking speed …
It was just as Han Kong had said, if you don't die, then it's your serendipity!
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