At that moment, the old man in the sky outside Su Ming's cave abode was looking at the ground with bright eyes. His expression became more serious, and eventually, a hint of shock appeared on his face.
'Snow Mark … Si Ma Xin's Berserker Mark was the snow mark. The mark of freezing snow once shook Freezing Sky. It's very suitable for practicing Freezing Sky Clan's Arts!
'I didn't expect to see the same snow mark as Si Ma Xin's once again!' The old man took a deep breath and the light in his eyes became brighter.
'Transcendence after attaining great completion in the Blood Solidification Realm, but you managed to understand and sense two completely different Berserker Marks. You gave up on the fire moon, but now, the mark of freezing snow … should be suitable for you.
'But I can see that the mark of freezing snow on Si Ma Xin's body is extremely cold. It cuts off all emotions and desires. It's a merciless cold … Will this child choose..?' The old man mumbled and looked at the ground gravely. His gaze seemed to be able to see through everything. He saw … a sad person sitting cross-legged in the cave in the mountains, covered in frost.
'If he gives up on his Mark again … Unless he can sense the third Berserker Mark, then he can only choose a Mark that doesn't suit him. If he doesn't choose, then his power will be forever stuck at this point and he won't be able to increase it …' A hint of worry appeared on the old man's face. He had a deep understanding of Berserker Marks. There were some Transcended Berserkers who did not have a Berserker Mark in the history of the Berserker Tribe. Yet all of them could not increase their power and could not move forward.
Without a Berserker Mark, then they could not be considered a true Berserker!
'He shouldn't give up anymore …' As the old man mumbled to himself, his expression suddenly changed.
Within the cave abode in the mountains, Su Ming was sitting cross-legged in the world within his heart. There was a sentence echoing in his heart.
"Put it in the mirror. When you turn around, don't take it with you …" Su Ming mumbled. He looked at the ice mirror before him, at the ice flower inside, and at the man in white behind it.
'Can I put it in the mirror and not take it with me..?' Anguish appeared on Su Ming's face and he sighed once again.
'I've already broken my promise once …
'I can't even give up on these memories and the desire I had when I was a teenager … If I do that, then even if I manage to obtain the Freezing Snow Mark, will I still be me..?' Su Ming closed his eyes.
'Transcendence Berserker Mark, what a Transcendence Berserker Mark. I didn't expect that the Transcendence Berserker Mark would appear like this when I meditate. The moon in the lake, the flower in the mirror …
These were all illusions. None of them were real! 'All of this is just an illusion. In the end, it's not my choice!' Su Ming opened his eyes swiftly.
"Moon Reflection … I don't want it!" The instant Su Ming said those words, a large amount of cracks immediately appeared on the ice mirror before him. As cracking sounds rang out, it shattered into an endless amount of shards with a bang. Even the ice flower and the white-robed figure seemed to have been split into several pieces. They existed in each of the shards, and they scattered before Su Ming.
"Fool!" When the old man in the sky saw this, he spoke languidly, but he did not try to stop Su Ming the first time he gave up on his Berserker Mark. Instead, he watched Su Ming do it.
'But you have the courage to do so! Your temperament fits the requirements to become my disciple. If you can really create the third Berserker Mark in your trance, then even if you can't become my disciple and pass my test, I will still send you into Freezing Sky Clan! ' The old man looked at the ground quietly, waiting for the third Berserker Mark that even he did not know would appear!
Time passed by slowly, and soon, it was night time. However, on this night, the entire sky was filled with blue light and blood-red light. As they surrounded each other, they formed a strange sight.
The frost on Su Ming's body had disappeared from the cave abode on the ground. There was no longer any ice or chilling air on the walls of the cave abode. The entire mountain range had returned to normal.
'Can't do it anymore..?' The old man in the sky sighed after waiting for a long time.
However, he did not leave. He continued waiting in midair. Gradually, the night passed by. When the sky became bright, Su Ming was still sitting cross-legged in the cave abode in the mountain, unmoving. He no longer showed any signs of his Berserker Mark appearing in his trance. It was as if he was simply sleeping.
'He gave up on the Fire Moon, which means that the tribe he grew up in does not practice the Path of Fire. Because it's different and because he doesn't want to, that's why he didn't choose it. From this, it can be seen that this child values his family.
'He gave up on the Freezing Mark because he doesn't want to be merciless and cold. This means that he values his relationships …
'But people like this are even more unsuitable to practice my skills and legacy. He can't do evil … can't do … overturn things. In truth, I don't need the test anymore.' Three days later, the old man let out a long sigh and cast a deep look at the ground. He did not continue waiting. He knew that while the amount of time required for Transcendence varied, once a person woke up from his trance, it meant that the process had ended.
At that moment, he sensed Su Ming opening his eyes in the cave abode.
"If you choose Freezing Sky, then I'll speak to you," the old man mumbled to himself. The old man murmured to himself. Filled with regret and pity, he walked off into the distance. His back looked lonely, and as he left, the blue and blood-colored light faded away. In the end, the stone statue, which had its eyes closed the entire time, disappeared.
"I failed …" Su Ming opened his eyes in the cave abode and looked at the stone wall before him as he mumbled softly. It was dark and quiet around him. In that silence, Su Ming lifted his head.
His expression was calm. There was no regret on his face, no emotion. Instead, in the darkness, he seemed to be asking himself whether it was worth it for him to give up on two powerful Berserker Marks.
'The Fire Moon is different from my tribe. I can't change my tribe and no longer be a member of Dark Mountain Tribe, but a Fire Berserker …
'The Fire Moon is different from my tribe. I can't change my tribe and no longer be a member of Dark Mountain Tribe, but a Fire Berserker … 'If that's the case, then I have no regrets.' Su Ming could feel that after he gave up on the Berserker Marks he obtained through his meditation twice, his power in the Transcendence Realm seemed to have lost its liveliness and was showing signs of waning.
"What is a Mark..?" Su Ming did not bother himself with the waning of his power. Instead, he lifted his head and looked at the dark stone wall above him as he mumbled.
"A Mark is a manifestation of your heart. It's a unique state that belongs only to you …" This was what the elder had told him in the past, and it was something that Su Ming had always remembered.
"Why do I need to meditate for my Berserker Mark..?" Su Ming smiled.
His smile was faint, but within that faint smile, there was a hint of understanding that no one else could see.
'Because the people in this world usually don't know who they are. They don't know what's in their hearts. They need to meditate and feel their own hearts …
'The Berserker Mark is in truth a form of self-examination!' Su Ming's eyes were calm. There was no hint of emotion within them, but a profound look gradually appeared in his eyes.
'I asked myself, and that's why the fire moon and freezing snow appeared … But this is just an illusion. Even if I asked myself and obtained them, they might not be what I want.' Su Ming lifted his right hand and placed it before himself.
He looked at his right hand, and a strange glint appeared in his eyes.
'On the contrary, it's precisely because I meditated and asked myself that I truly know what Mark I need …' Su Ming smiled and placed the tip of his right index finger by his lips. He bit down on it and blood flowed out. That blood was very sticky, and it contained the power of Transcendence within Su Ming's body.
When the power of Transcendence gathered together, that blood was Berserker Blood!
'I'll draw my Berserker Mark with my Berserker Blood …' Su Ming's finger did not hesitate. He tapped the center of his brows and drew the first stroke of his Berserker Mark towards his chin!
It was a terrifying, blood-red line. It started from the center of his brows, went past the tip of his nose, went past his lips, and connected with his chin.
If he drew his Berserker Mark, the power of Transcendence within his body would react, and a large amount of red mist would appear on his skin, just like before. Yet now, that did not happen.
'My Mark is the manifestation of my will …' The light in Su Ming's eyes became brighter. There seemed to be some pictures in the depths of his eyes. Those pictures were deeply imprinted in his mind, and he would never forget them.
He drew another line on his face with his right index finger and moved it past his left eye. Yet the power of Transcendence within his body remained calm as he drew that line. It was not activated.
"It didn't come from my meditation. It came from me giving up on my meditation …" Su Ming mumbled. He closed his eyes and drew the third line with his index finger. There were three long, blood-red lines on his face, but it was difficult to tell what he was drawing. Perhaps only the pictures in his closed eyes could clearly show the Berserker Mark Su Ming was drawing.
'It's not the Moon of the Fire Berserker!' Su Ming drew the fourth line, then the fifth …
'It's not the Freezing Snow!' The blood lines on his face looked a little messy. There might be a lot of them, but there was always a line missing that connected them together, causing others to be unable to see what he was drawing.
'It's …' Su Ming did not know how many strokes he had drawn. At that moment, his right index finger came to a stop. The instant he slowly opened his eyes, he swiped his index finger across the messy blood marks, and as if he was putting his finishing touches on them, he connected all of them together to form a mountain with five summits!
Five summits, Dark Mountain!
The moment the Mark of Dark Mountain appeared, the power of Transcendence within Su Ming's body was activated, causing his entire body to be filled with a large amount of red mist. That mist surged into the Mark of the Five Summits, causing Dark Mountain to look as if it was real!
If Tian Xie Zi had not left, then once he saw this Mark, he would definitely sigh. This was the Mark of Mountain, and it was one of the most common Berserker Marks … Yet similarly, once he sighed, he would definitely take in a sharp breath and turn his sigh into shock. That shock was so great that it surpassed the shock he felt from Su Ming's Mark of the Moon of Fire and the Freezing Snow. It made him almost unable to believe it!
Berserker Marks were all simple. Drawing two things was already considered complicated, but now …
Su Ming's robes were unbuttoned. He did not stop drawing Dark Mountain with his right index finger. Instead, as gentleness and nostalgia appeared in his eyes, he drew … a tribe with each stroke of his hand!
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