An Jing curled into a ball and leaned against the corner of the wall, enduring the pain that felt like a knife was twisting her body.
Why aren't the people who can cultivate the Sun Strafe Art cherished? Why do I have to endure such pain just to cultivate the Sun Strafe Art? Why is the heavens so unfair to me? An Jing thought of Zhou Wen amidst the pain as she gritted her teeth. It was as though the pain in her body had lessened.
She had a congenital illness, so she couldn't cultivate a Primordial Energy Art like the Sun Strafe Art. However, if she couldn't cultivate it, she wouldn't be able to obtain the special physique she needed.
In the Holy Land, there were several special physiques. The special physiques everyone could obtain were different, but one had to have the corresponding Strength attribute to obtain the corresponding special physique.
The special physique An Jing wanted was the Sun God Body. If she could cultivate the Sun Strafe Art and stand out, she would have an 80% chance of obtaining the Sun God Body.
However, the Sun Strafe Art was incompatible with her body's attributes. When she cultivated the Sun Strafe Art, it would trigger a congenital illness in her body. Every time she cultivated, she would feel excruciating pain.
An Jing didn't give up because of this. Even though Ouyang Lan had forbidden her from cultivating the Sun Strafe Art, she still persisted in secret.
Even Ouyang Lan believed that An Jing had advanced to the Legendary stage with another Primordial Energy Art. She never expected that An Jing had endured immense pain to advance to the Legendary stage with the Sun Strafe Art.
However, An Jing hadn't told anyone about this. Even An Tianzuo didn't know about it.
After completing the cultivation of the Sun Strafe Art, the pain in An Jing's body gradually vanished, allowing her complexion to improve.
After taking a shower and changing into a clean set of clothes, An Jing walked out of her dorm and came to the door next door. After a moment of hesitation, her eyes turned resolute as she pressed the doorbell to Zhou Wen's dorm.
"What's the matter?" Zhou Wen opened the door and asked in puzzlement when he saw An Jing standing outside.
"Do you still remember our three-month agreement?" An Jing said calmly.
"I don't remember." Zhou Wen shook his head. That was just her wishful thinking. He had never agreed to a three-month agreement.
"It doesn't matter if you remember or not. Although it hasn't been three months, since you've advanced to the Legendary stage and have so many powerful pets, it's a fair battle between us. It's time for us to come to an end," An Jing said.
"I'm not interested in that special physique spot. If you want it that badly, I can go with you to meet Sis Lan. Let me convince her to return the qualification to you," Zhou Wen said.
An Jing looked at Zhou Wen and suddenly felt extremely aggrieved. She had risked her life to obtain the qualification, but it didn't matter to Zhou Wen.
All of a sudden, An Jing's fighting spirit vanished without a trace.
"So what if you defeat Zhou Wen? So what if I prove that I'm better than him? I still can't go to the Holy Land and obtain the Sun God Body. An Jing felt as though everything was meaningless.
Without looking at Zhou Wen again, she quietly turned around and left, looking a little dazed.
What a strange person. Zhou Wen found it odd when he saw An Jing leave.
However, since An Jing had automatically given up on finding trouble with him, it was naturally for the best.
"Zhou Wen, bad news." Just as Zhou Wen was about to close the door and return to his room to continue gaming, he saw Li Xuan run over, panting.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Wen asked with a frown.
"Something happened. Something big happened." Li Xuan said breathlessly, "Someone died in our school. A few students died."
"Did they die in a dimensional zone?" Zhou Wen asked.
"No, they died in school. Furthermore, the few people who died were people who followed us to Restriction City yesterday. Furthermore, those people had entered Death City before, including Wang Lu," Li Xuan said with an odd expression.
"Wang Lu is dead? How did they die? "Zhou Wen was alarmed when he heard that.
"I don't know." Li Xuan shook his head.
"How can you not know?" Zhou Wen frowned slightly.
"I heard from the school's leaders that they haven't found the cause of their deaths, nor do they know how they died. A few of them were walking when they suddenly fell to the ground and died. They didn't breathe or have a heartbeat, so the cause of death can't be determined. Wang Lu was about the same. She was reading in the library when she suddenly fell to the ground and died. There were no signs of it. The school and the military are investigating the cause of their deaths, but there's still no conclusion. "
With that said, Li Xuan's face revealed a look of horror. "What's even more terrifying is that they died at the same time. Furthermore …"
"Furthermore what?" Zhou Wen knew that Li Xuan must have discovered something important.
"And if I remember correctly, the few people who died all touched that black tree. Coincidentally, when they touched the black tree, the black tree turned red." Li Xuan gulped and continued, "I don't know if this has anything to do with their deaths, but it's too much of a coincidence."
"Did you tell Counselor about this?" Zhou Wen had an ominous feeling.
"I did. The school has already sent people to Restriction City and found the bronze building. However, after entering, they didn't see the black tree. There's nothing inside, not even a leaf. It's as though such a tree never existed there." When Li Xuan said that, his body trembled slightly. Clearly, he was feeling a little afraid.
"Let's go. Take me to see Wang Lu and company's corpses," Zhou Wen said through gritted teeth.
"The military has already taken over this matter. The corpses are also in the hands of the military. I'm afraid it'll be very difficult for us to enter," Li Xuan said.
"Take me there first," Zhou Wen said as he switched on the mysterious phone and clicked on the Dead Man Tree icon.
After loading the game, Zhou Wen's heart chilled when he saw the Dead Man Tree. He saw that the originally black Dead Man Tree was now crystalline red, as though it was carved from rubies. It emitted a strange red glow.
The deaths of Wang Lu and company are indeed related to this Dead Man Tree. Now that the tree has turned red and Wang Lu and company are dead, if the fruit tree turns into another color, will the students who touched the Dead Man Tree and caused it to turn into the same color die as well? The ominous feeling in Zhou Wen's heart intensified.
Now, he only wanted to see the corpses of Wang Lu and company as soon as possible. He wanted to know what their deaths were related to the Dead Man Tree and if there was any possibility of saving them.
When An Jing heard their conversation, she subconsciously followed them.
Under Li Xuan's lead, the three of them quickly arrived at the school's military encampment.
"The corpses of Wang Lu and company are inside, but even if Counselor comes, he definitely won't be able to enter without the military's orders, much less us," Li Xuan said as he pointed at the door guarded by soldiers.
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