Pfft!
Water splashed everywhere, and he felt as if he had fallen into an icy lake.
The bone-chilling cold made him shiver, but he secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Although he had fallen into the icy lake, at least his life was saved.
Moreover, although he was not a warrior, he had learned to swim since he was young. Although the icy lake was deep, it would not drown him. He was confident that he could definitely swim to the shore before he froze.
However, the next moment, he felt that something was wrong. After he had sunk to the bottom of the lake due to inertia, the unfamiliar environment made him subconsciously open his eyes to observe his surroundings, but all he saw was a thick blood-red color.
This was no small matter. He was so shocked that he opened his mouth wide. Bright red blood crazily rushed into his mouth, along his throat, and into his stomach.
The thick smell of blood made his stomach churn, and the great fear made him struggle desperately to the surface of the lake. He coughed desperately, but every time he coughed, more blood would pour into his stomach, forming a vicious cycle.
A look of despair and bitterness flashed in his eyes. He knew that he had choked on water … or rather, blood would be more accurate. In this situation, he would definitely die.
The strong feeling of suffocation caused his brain to gradually lack oxygen, and his consciousness gradually fell into a daze. As he lay dying, the scenes of his life flashed in his mind like a reflection of a movie. Finally, it stopped when he saw the desolate and helpless eyes of his daughter, Daris, in despair.
His heart felt as if it was being torn apart. Unprecedented guilt and self-blame made him shed two lines of turbid tears as he was on the verge of death. He completely gave up struggling.
Perhaps this was retribution. His life was full of schemes and betrayals, and he had never done anything good.
For the sake of power and wealth, he did not hesitate to betray his friends, his lover, and even his own daughter.
Daris was his youngest and most beautiful daughter, but for his own ambition and desire, he did not hesitate to sacrifice her happiness. He personally sent her to Nicholas's bed in exchange for the position of Deputy Chief of the Special Warfare Department.
Although Nicholas doted on Daris, he knew that his daughter was always depressed, but she was afraid of angering the temperamental Nicholas, so she always forced a smile.
There was no doubt that she hated her father to the core. After all, not all women admired the strong, and Daris was undoubtedly one of them.
What's more, although Nicholas looked young, he was much older than his father. No normal girl would be willing to marry an old man or an old monster.
"Daris, I'm sorry. If there's a next life, I will definitely repay the debt I owe you in this life."
Jason murmured in his heart. His vision turned black and he completely lost consciousness.
Boom!
It was like the beginning of the world, or like the Big Bang. Jason's brain exploded, and the dead cerebral cortex became active again, allowing him to gradually regain consciousness.
Just as he was at a loss of what to do, he suddenly felt the blood in his body start to burn crazily. The pain of being burned by fire was so intense that he could not help but let out a heart-wrenching scream.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, the nauseating blood rushed into his mouth. It was like adding oil to the fire, making the blood in his body burn even more vigorously.
"Ah!"
The intense pain of being burned from the inside out and being vaporized at any time made him let out an inhuman scream.
However, the burning pain did not lessen because of his screams. The unprecedented pain caused his body to twitch uncontrollably. Blue veins bulged on his forehead, wriggling like earthworms. It looked extremely frightening.
The raging fire was incessantly burning his blood, his flesh, his bones, his soul … It was so painful that he wanted to cry but had no tears.
He wanted to die immediately, but his consciousness was unprecedentedly clear. Every bit of burning pain was infinitely magnified in his perception, as if he was experiencing the cruelest punishment in the world.
Soberly enduring that kind of inhuman pain made Jason deeply understand what it was like to be in a situation where one wished for death but couldn't.
Was this his retribution? He had done all sorts of bad things in his life, and after death, he would go to hell to suffer the pain of being burned? Fine, I'll just take it as atonement for my sins.
Jason thought with the mentality of atoning for his sins, and suddenly felt that the burning pain did not seem so unbearable.
But as the blood in his body was burned, a pain that was many times more intense than before suddenly attacked him. It made him so angry that he wanted to die, and he could not help but open his mouth to scream.
The blood flowed into his body again, and the flickering flame seemed to have been injected with new fuel, burning fiercely again.
And the unbearable inhuman pain seemed to be reduced a lot as the blood entered his stomach. This made his heart move. Could it be that the blood had the effect of reducing pain?
Thinking of this, he tried to open his mouth to drink the blood, and the result made him overjoyed. The blood actually had the miraculous effect of reducing pain.
Although he knew that drinking the blood was like drinking poison to quench thirst, and would make the flame in his body continue to burn, as long as it could reduce the pain, he could not care so much.
What he did not know was that just above the blood lake, an old man and a graceful girl were standing on the shore, watching his every move.
The old man and the girl were no different from ordinary Westerners. They were both wearing black robes, and the only difference was that their pupils were blood-red.
The girl's temperament was noble and elegant, and she was very beautiful.
Her silky long hair was like a waterfall, her eyebrows were curved, her skin was as white as snow, her forehead was smooth and full, her nose was tall and straight, and her lips were as red as roses. If it were not for her blood-red pupils, which looked extremely strange and evil, and were devoid of human emotions, and were so cold that it made people's hearts palpitate, she would definitely be the dream lover of all men who had seen her.
"Father, why did he drink the water of the Sinful Pool even though he knew that it was tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst, and that it would make the flame of sin burn incessantly?"
The girl asked in confusion as she watched Jason gulp down the blood.
"This is human nature, the ugly kind of human nature."
The old man also had long silver hair, but it was curly, and he wore a black crown on his head. His blood-red pupils flickered with disdain as he said indifferently, "When he had the determination to die and the guilt of wanting to atone for his sins, he would possess an endurance that exceeded the limits of human beings, allowing him to survive the punishment of the Sinful Fire. However, guilt was only born when he thought that he was going to die. When he realized that he was still alive, that trace of kindness disappeared once again, and so did the guilt. In order to alleviate the pain, even though he knew that it was tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst, he still drank the water of the Sinful Pool regardless of the consequences."
"Is this what the Easterners mean by 'when a man is about to die, his words become kind'?"
The girl revealed a thoughtful expression as she murmured softly.
"Humans are born evil by nature, but humans are all hypocritical creatures. They refuse to admit this, so they come up with a set of moral standards to measure themselves. They want to flaunt that human nature is good by nature, but they are actually deceiving themselves and others. Since ancient times, those humans who speak of benevolence, righteousness, and morality are often hypocrites with honeyed mouths and daggers in their hearts."
The silver-haired old man's face revealed undisguised loathing as he instilled the idea that human nature was evil by nature into the girl.
"You said that humans are often hypocrites, so there must be true gentlemen among them, right?"
The girl very sensitively grasped the loophole in his words and asked.
An undetectable trace of awkwardness flashed across the old man's eyes. He then said confidently, "Even if there are, they are very rare."
"That means that there are still true gentlemen among humans. Then what father said about human nature being evil by nature doesn't seem to be completely correct."
The girl was a person with independent thoughts and a soul. She was very assertive and would never be easily swayed by the opinions of others, not even her own father.
When the silver-haired old man heard this, he was immediately speechless for a long time.
This made him both worried and gratified. He deliberately instilled the idea that human nature was evil by nature into his only precious daughter because she was about to go to the human world. He was worried that she would be deceived and deceived by the flowery words of humans. But now it seemed that the effect was not very good.
He was gratified that his daughter was very assertive and had the ability to distinguish right from wrong. Even if humans wanted to deceive her, it would not be so easy. He immediately said softly, "Facts speak louder than words. After you walk in the human world, you will know whether human nature is good or evil."
For the first time, a trace of excitement that humans should have flashed across the girl's calm blood-colored pupils. She nodded obediently, "That's good too. Traveling a thousand miles is not as good as reading ten thousand books. Seeing is believing. I will naturally come to the final conclusion about the good and evil of human nature."
The silver-haired old man frowned and said with some dissatisfaction, "An Xi, you should not trust that eastern man too much. He was imprisoned in the Blood Purgatory, it can be seen how heavy his sins were when he was alive."
"I will not easily trust anyone. I have my own judgment. But I have to say, his knowledge is really profound. I have learned a lot from him."
The girl named An Xi said stubbornly, but a trace of longing flashed across her eyes. The Divine Continent of the East, a very magical place. I must go and have a look.
The silver-haired old man shook his head helplessly and did not argue with her anymore. This precious daughter of his was very assertive. Once she agreed on something, she would not easily change her mind. Every time they argued, he would always be at a disadvantage, which made him very depressed.
He turned his head and looked at Jason who was still suffering in the blood lake. A trace of coldness flashed across his eyes. He snorted and said, "You are lucky. If I did not need you to bring An Xi out, with the sins you have committed, you would not have the chance to leave here alive."
An Xi pursed her lips and secretly smiled. It was like a flower in full bloom, making this dark and cold world feel a bit warmer.
In her world, there was no such thing as evil or justice. Jason's sins were very heavy, but compared to the great sins imprisoned in the Blood Purgatory, he was as kind as a white lotus.
Therefore, she did not have any prejudice towards Jason. Even when a person was about to die, his words were still kind. Wasn't there still a trace of kindness in him?
Boom!
Jason only felt an unparalleled impact coming from the bottom of the lake. The terrifying force hit his body and sent him flying into the sky like a cannonball. It was as if he had passed through a transparent and invisible barrier before he fell to the ground dizzily.
What confused him was that he fell from at least a hundred meters in the air, but he was not hurt at all when he hit the ground.
"I was wondering why there were only offerings but no one appeared. So you fell into the Blood Labyrinth."
A young voice abruptly sounded in Jason's ears, scaring him so much that he hurriedly got up. He didn't realize that there was a black mark on his arm at some point.
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