That thing was so huge that Lu Chen couldn't even see it clearly, but he knew what it was.
A strong wind blew from afar. Lu Chen looked up at the sky and suddenly smiled.
If someone saw this smile, they would definitely say that it was very similar to the smile that True Lord Tian Lan had in the underground cave not long ago.
He covered his chest with one hand and closed his eyes. Suddenly, he let out a soft shout. A moment later, the world spun and before he could open his eyes, he felt a sharp pain all over his body, as if there were countless sharp blades stabbing into his body at the same time, cutting him into a thousand pieces.
Even someone as persevering as Lu Chen couldn't help but cry out in pain at this moment. When he opened his eyes once more, he noticed that he'd returned to the ancient tree hole, and his body had shockingly been entangled by countless branches of the divine tree. The innumerable leaves and branches were like sharp blades that pierced through his body, causing him to be riddled with holes while blood sprayed out.
A branch rose in front of Lu Chen like a poisonous snake, looking like it was going to stab into his head in the next moment.
As the pain surged like a tide, Lu Chen roared, "I can … take you … out."
The branch pierced his forehead and stopped abruptly. This ancient tree hole was originally filled with all kinds of strange sounds, but now it was suddenly silent. After a while, the branch slowly retreated, and the branches and leaves that were more terrifying than the blades were also slowly pulled out from his body.
Blood gushed out wildly. Lu Chen curled up in pain, but at the same time, the surrounding branches of the divine tree suddenly spewed out green vital essence, surrounding Lu Chen. The wounds healed and regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was as if nothing had happened.
The branches and vines slowly dropped down and placed Lu Chen on the ground. Lu Chen turned around and looked around. He looked at the unrecognizable ancient tree hole that had been completely occupied by the branches of the divine tree. He smiled with a hint of desolation and gentleness. Then, he nodded and said, "Hold on tight, let's go out."
"Go to that world!"
…
The world spun and the stars filled the sky again. However, this time, it was still somewhat different from before.
When Lu Chen opened his eyes again, he was once again standing on solid ground in front of the majestic Kunlun Hall. The only difference was that he was holding a branch tightly in his hand.
That was the branch of the Divine Tree. It was tightly wrapped around his arm and had come to this world with him. And this was only the beginning. Lu Chen's gaze followed the branch, from his fingers to his wrist, to his arm, and even higher. The branch was tightly attached to his arm, and its root was sticking out from Lu Chen's chest.
This branch seemed to grow on his heart!
The branch of the Divine Tree slowly curled up and swayed, as if it was sensing this brand new world. Then, it began to slowly grow, extend, and stretch forward. Behind it, or more accurately, in Lu Chen's heart, a passage had already completely formed.
More and more branches extended out from his heart, but strangely, Lu Chen did not suffer any damage. He did not even feel any pain.
He lowered his head and saw that his heart had turned into an extremely strange passageway. It had become the entrance for the Tree of God to connect to this world. More and more branches rapidly passed through and entered this place. Then, the branches of the Tree of God looked up at the same time almost at the same time.
There was a huge figure descending over there.
In the darkness, there seemed to be a wild howl!
The speed of the Divine Tree's growth suddenly increased by ten times. Countless branches frantically climbed up into the sky, and in the process, they kept expanding, turning into huge arms that could tear apart space-time and even destroy everything.
The giant in the sky seemed to have sensed something and suddenly let out a loud roar. Its body twisted a little as if it wanted to react, but the branches of the Divine Tree had already swarmed over from all directions. They coiled around the giant like countless venomous snakes, wrapping around every part of the giant with all their might.
Looking at the terrifying branches of the Divine Tree fluttering in the sky, the Divine Tree, which seemed to be even larger than the sky, had a thin root, and that was where Lu Chen's heart was.
All the branches of the Divine Tree came from this passage. Even though they could destroy this part of the world, they still seemed to be helpless against this passage and could only rely on it.
Lu Chen lowered his head to look at his heart. The giant who had raised his head to look at him realized that the owner of the huge eye, who had once been insufferably arrogant, was unable to resist the Divine Tree's despotic power. He did not even have the chance to escape. He could only cry out in agony as he was trapped and devoured by the Divine Tree.
For some reason, a thought echoed in Lu Chen's heart. Perhaps it was because of the arrival of the huge eye that he had fallen into such a predicament and fallen into such a hopeless situation.
However … this was not the time to think about these things.
He lowered his head to look at his heart, and after a while, he said in a low voice, "These people with the Heavenly Dao name are all messing around. In the end, the most useless one is Heaven's Shadow. I'll just make up for this world a little."
He smiled. It was unknown what he had thought of, but he seemed to find it interesting. It was also as if he had suddenly regained the calmness and confidence he had in the past. Perhaps … if one was not afraid of death, they would not be afraid of anything.
Lu Chen used his hand to cut open his chest. His flesh and blood split open, and even his bones were no exception. Blood flowed out, and then he saw his own heart hidden in his chest.
He did not know what kind of power had supported Lu Chen to not faint until now. Perhaps it was the abundant life essence of the divine tree. His expression was abnormally calm. He used his finger to cut open the atrium of his heart. That place was not difficult to find at all, as countless branches of the divine tree grew from there.
After cutting open the atrium of his heart, he saw the seed. It had already fused with his heart. Countless branches of the Divine Tree extended out from this seed.
The giant in the sky no longer made a sound. In front of a terrifying existence like the divine tree, which was the source of life, even a giant like this was no match for it.
Not long after, the world suddenly rumbled. The giant's body seemed to have been sucked dry. It broke into countless pieces and fell from the sky.
"It's time!" Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, and then he said softly, "Even if I die, I'll probably die in this way."
He reached out and grabbed his heart. At the same time, his entire body began to tremble. In the sky, those terrifying branches of the divine tree suddenly paused, as if they had sensed something. They all turned around in unison.
Lu Chen grabbed his heart with one hand and the seed with the other. He raised his head and looked at the branches that were flying and falling rapidly in the sky. Suddenly, he laughed out loud.
A dark flame flashed on his hand and burned wildly. The seed trembled, but it didn't seem to have any signs of cracking. However, the tentacles that were exposed were unable to withstand the attack of the dark flame and were charred and withered black. Although the seed was desperately trying to connect with Lu Chen's heart, Lu Chen suddenly gritted his teeth. The dark flames instantly burned brightly, and then he pulled hard.
With a sizzling sound, the seed was finally pulled out of his heart. At the same time, there was a sudden explosion inside his heart, as if something had exploded.
In the void, there seemed to be an extremely angry roar. Lu Chen did not care. He only cared about what was in front of him.
After losing the connection with his heart, the seed suddenly began to wither. At this moment, the invisible passage that was connected by countless branches of the divine tree also closed at this moment.
All the branches of the divine tree in the sky lost their support at the same time. Without the support of their origin, they suddenly lost all their vitality. They turned into decay and fell from the sky.
With a clatter, the seed fell to the ground. Next to it was Lu Chen, who was holding his own heart.
He slowly sat on the ground, lay down, and stared at the sky.
In the sky, everything finally disappeared. A cool breeze blew from afar, blowing away the haze that covered the sky, and revealed the clear blue sky again.
Lu Chen struggled to put his heart back into his chest, but it was useless. His heart had been shattered, and it could never be restored to its original state.
He fell down and looked at the beautiful sky. Before he lost consciousness, he said softly, "I wonder if I can live without a heart?"
…
"Without a heart, I can probably live …"
Under this sky, the last dark haze belonged to the underground cavern ruins. But at this moment, everything had long been destroyed, and only darkness remained.
But from the depths of the darkness, a figure walked out. It was a young girl. It was White Lotus. Her skin was sparkling and translucent, and it was as if she had become a completely different person. What was even stranger was that there was a Demonic Ghost the size of an eagle perched on her shoulder. It was roaring at Lu Chen, who was lying on the ground in front of it, and it looked like it really wanted to go over and have a good meal.
White Lotus stopped it, smiled, and walked to Lu Chen's side and sat down. She looked at this man, her eyes somewhat complicated. Then she lowered her voice and said softly, "Without a heart, you can also live."
"You are like me. Forget everything in the past, and you can live well."
She smiled, and suddenly reached out to grab the demon beast. She kneaded it a few times, and in the blink of an eye, this demon beast had turned into a black ball the size of a heart. Then, she carefully placed this black ball into Lu Chen's chest. After a moment, dozens of black tentacles stretched out from the black ball, and all the blood vessels in Lu Chen's body were reconnected.
Lu Chen's body shook violently, as if he felt pain in his sleep, but he did not open his eyes, as if he could not wake up.
White Lotus gently touched this man's face, and said softly, "You have to live well. In the future, when the door of darkness reopens, you will still be the last …"
"Passage!"
She smiled, then stood up and turned around. She walked all the way back to the underground cavern, and walked into the door of darkness. A rumbling sound rang out, and the door of darkness slowly closed.
Everything, seemed to be reborn. Sunlight shone down, and after an unknown period of time, a man on the ground slowly opened his eyes, looked at the sky, and then frowned.
"I … Who am I?"
"En, Heaven's Shadow!"
"I remember now!"
Is everything over … Lu Chen slowly sat up. He felt a slight pain in his head, and the pain in his chest was even more intense, but there were indeed some things that he could not remember.
But it did not matter, there was still a long, long, long time in the future, enough for him to slowly think. Now … he wanted to find a person.
He had really had enough of this life of loneliness. He wanted to go ask her if she was willing to live together. En, hiding on that cliff was fine too.
He laughed loudly, feeling inexplicably happy. Then, he took a step forward, and walked into the distance.
Behind him, in the mysterious underground cavern world, the door of darkness at this moment, completely closed, and then with a whoosh, suddenly disappeared from this world, never to be seen again.
(End of the book)
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