Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Mu Yao slowly got used to the blinding light and gradually opened her eyes. She thought that the other side of the stone door would open up to another side of the cave, which would have the same structure as the cave she’d been in.
In fact, she even thought that she would encounter a giant ape or beast that would bare its fangs to swallow her! Never had she imagined that a lush forest awaited her behind the stone door!
At a glance, the fluffy white clouds overlapped with the lawn at the horizon. There were several rabbits running wantonly through the grass. On the other side were several furry flocks of sheep lazily grazing under the sunlight.
Warm sunlight hit the ground as the sun moved slowly through the sky. Behind the lawn was a lush forest, and from the depths of the forest came the occasional chirping of birds.
‘Could this be the exit? Have I found the exit to the outside world?’
Subconsciously, Mu Yao turned around and saw that the stone door she had passed through was actually a black shadow that had appeared out of thin air. It wasn’t a door that led to the cave, but a shadow that looked like a door.
Mu Yao crouched down, picked up a small stone, and threw it at the door-like shadow. She wanted to see if it was indeed a one-way door.
“Ah!” The stone flew in a perfect trajectory and hit the forehead of the man who walked out of the shadow right then.
Mu Yao was surprised. “Why are you here?”
The man stroked the spot where he was hit and said slowly, still in pain, “Hey, woman! Why are you hitting me? How else will I get the chance to watch you die if I didn’t come?”
The corners of Mu Yao’s mouth turned up slightly, and she put away the silver sword in her hand. She put it back on her waist, crossed her arms, and looked at the man with an unclear expression. She seemed a little smug.
“Young lady, why are you looking at me like that?” the man couldn’t help but ask.
Mu Yao glanced behind her. The man followed her gaze.
His handsome face was instantly filled with disbelief! The scene before the man’s eyes dumbfounded him. The blue sky, white clouds, the plains, and the huge forest behind them.
“That’s impossible. It’s just a fluke,” the man said with a smirk.
Suddenly, the sun rose in the sky. From the looks of it, it was no longer morning but noon.
Seeing this, Mu Yao bowed to the man with her back facing the scenery behind her. “It’s fate that we met. We’re lucky to have escaped from the cave together. Farewell then! I hope we don’t meet again in the future.”
“Woman! Stop right there!” The man’s surprised expression instantly turned into fear.
“Since we’ve already escaped, stop thinking about your sword techniques!” Mu Yao replied.
At the same time, she felt a chill run down her spine when she saw the man’s terrified face. That was because the sun in the sky that had originally been emitting a warm yellow light had turned blood-red! The entire land and plains, and even the forest were now blood-red, and it was extremely terrifying!
Mu Yao slowly turned around to meet the man’s terrified eyes!
Suddenly, Mu Yao felt nauseous. The beautiful grasslands had turned into a sea of blood! All the animals on the grassland, including the rabbits, the sheep, and a few other animals, vomited blood as they lay on the blood-red lawn.
Not far away, a giant beast appeared, its entire body burning! Immediately after, the forest in the distance, which was originally lush and verdant, turned bare in an instant. Then, the forest started to burn for no reason, and a gust of cold wind suddenly blew past.
The entire forest was now on fire! One tree after another was set on fire. Somehow, the small fire had slowly become a medium-sized fire.
Picking up her sword, Mu Yao took off her sheath and was about to fight the fire. However, no sooner had she stepped forward was she shocked by the changes in the sun!
A black line had suddenly appeared in the center of the blood-red sun, and the line slowly spread across to the ends of the sphere.
Terror filled Mu Yao’s eyes! It wasn’t a sun, but a bloody eye!
The blood-red eyeball scanned the forest. Following that, the fire spread toward Mu Yao at an inexplicable speed!
“Run!” Mu Yao grabbed the man’s hand and ran in the opposite direction!
The two of them started to run frantically.
The man was at a loss. “Why are you pulling me?! I’m a grown man. Why would I be afraid of this kind of fire! Let go of me!”
Mu Yao ignored him. She pulled him along and ran not because she didn’t want him to die, but because he was still useful to her.
Although the man was still in a daze, he was touched by the woman’s actions.
Then, Muyao realized that something was wrong! While they were running, they were making no progress! The black shadow door remained in the distance as far as it had originally been.
At the same time, the fire behind them was getting closer and more ferocious. In another ten meters, it would reach them!
Seeing the situation, the man said, “We can’t keep running like this!”
However, Mu Yao was still holding his hand and didn’t dare to look back. “We have no choice! We have to run or we’ll be burned to death! Don’t you realize that we have been stagnant?”
“That’s impossible?!” The man couldn’t believe what the woman had just said.
“Look to the side. When we first arrived here, there was a stone beside us. It was the one I threw at you. But look down now. No matter how much we run, this stone is still always under our feet. More importantly, the black shadow door has been following us everywhere. There can only be two reasons for this. Firstly, we could be running on the spot. Secondly, the lawn beneath our feet could be moving!”
“So, what do you mean?” the man asked with a pale face.
“What I mean is that we will be burned to death if it is the first reason. If it is the second, we will encounter a sea of fire if we continue running! It’s sure death either way!” Mu Yao was even more confused now.
Why did the beautiful spring scenery behind the stone door suddenly become so terrifying?! Was this an illusory world connected to a cave? Then why did sorcerers of Tianlong leave her here?
But Mu Yao didn’t have time to think about that now. She had to survive!
Only by becoming stronger while remaining alive would she be able to stand before her parents and ask them why they were so ruthless!
But Mu Yao wasn’t someone who had been cultivated before. She was even dragging a seven foot tall man. By now, she had already exhausted all her energy. She was panting heavily, and her footsteps gradually slowed down!
All of a sudden, Mu Yao was stunned! The situation in front of him was exactly as she had guessed. What greeted her was indeed a sea of fire!
It was the burning forest they had been trying to escape.
Now, Mu Yao was certain that she was standing on a moving piece of land.
The fire was about twenty meters away from Mu Yao. She turned around at the same time as the man, and the pair saw the sea of fire behind them getting closer and closer! With the fire inching closer from both sides, they had nearly no hope of surviving.
All of a sudden, Mu Yao remembered the shadow door that was always there. Without any hesitation, she tried to rush in!
Even if it was a one-way door, she had to risk his life to try it!
In the heat of the moment, she had not been able to tell if this black shadow was a one-way door before the fire erupted.
“Hey, woman! Are you really trying to run through the black shadow door that we came from?” The man finally reacted.
By now, the fire was already closing in and was merely a meter away.
Mu Yao grabbed the man and jumped into the shadow door. Unexpectedly, Mu Yao was unable to enter and bounced back to the ground. Even the man was thrown back onto the ground!
Because of the force, the two of them were still holding hands.
Then, the corner of the man’s white cloth suddenly caught fire and a burning sensation suddenly hit him.
The man thought: ‘It’s no big deal for a man like me to die, but since the woman took the initiative to save me just now, I should return the favor!’
The man gritted his teeth and in a moment of desperation, he jumped toward the black shadow door again without thinking.
This time, the man was the first to touch the shadow door.. Unexpectedly, the pair made it through the door!