CHAPTER 1762: CHAPTER 1763: ENEMY ATTACK (SECOND UPDATE)

When you lazily open your eyes, you find yourself in the midst of chaos.

There is no light here, yet it’s not dark. Everything around you is enveloped and filled with a very peculiar substance.

Your eyes flicker, and then the Sen Luo Curse Mark slowly emerges.

"Hmm? The Sen Luo Eye is usable again. Could it be that I’ve returned to the original world?"

You mumble to yourself, and then use the Sen Luo Eye to gently float your body. Here, the world is colorless; in the vast heavens, nothing exists, everything returns to chaos.

Where is this?

You instinctively ask, naturally, there is no one to answer you.

After scanning with the Sen Luo Eye, you suddenly notice something seemingly floating in the chaos thousands of meters away, appearing like a coffin.

As you fly closer, you discover the coffin is actually made of crystal, exactly like the one you saw beneath the Qian Ling Mausoleum when you met Zhao’er.

What surprises you more is that Zhao’er is lying inside that Crystal Coffin!?

No, it’s not her, she’s not Zhao’er.

You know Zhao’er too well; even as she lies quietly in the Crystal Coffin, despite being asleep like a baby, your observations can discern the difference.

The person lying in the Crystal Coffin is not Zhao’er, but the Empress!

It turns out the Empress has been here all along.

However, recalling your quest to find the Empress, you can’t help but let out a sigh of relief.

You then reach out your hand and gently lift the lid of the Crystal Coffin.

As you lift the coffin lid, the Empress’s tightly closed eyes slightly open.

"You’re awake?"

Although your current strength surpasses the Empress, for some unknown reason, you still unconsciously speak softly when facing her, not out of fear, but another indescribable emotion.

The Empress lightly opens her red lips and asks you, "Where is this?"

You shrug, "Sorry, I’m not sure what place this is. I’ve spent a lot of time coming in to find you and just arrived at your side."

"Looking for me?"

The Empress was momentarily stunned, then calmly said, "I’m cultivating in this Chaos Abyss. Why have you come to find me?"

"You’re cultivating here?" Now it’s my turn to be surprised, quickly recounting what Shadow Thirteen told me.

The Empress spoke in a calm tone, "Then you’ve been deceived by them. My subordinates have been under my Emperor Seal for a thousand years. Not only rebellion, but even the simplest thoughts of resistance will not emerge."

"Gan." I hold my forehead, realizing I’ve been played by Wu Qiuyue.

At this moment, the Empress said something that completely stunned me: "Thank you."

"Ah?"

The Empress’s expression suddenly turned serious, saying to me, "Li Muyun, shall we place a bet?"

"Hmm?"

The Empress never follows the rules, hearing this, I shrugged and said, "What bet, betting what?"

"The content is simple. I want you to go to a place, find me, and then we have a match. If you lose, I will never appear in front of you again."

Your eyebrow arched as you ask, "And if I win?"

The Empress paused, raising her incredibly familiar stunning face, "I will be yours."

"Ah?"

The Empress’s Liu Mei furrowed as she suddenly struck towards me!

I was still in a dazed state when she seemed fierce with her palm pressing my forehead, instantly feeling heaven and earth spinning, Universe turning upside down!

Then, the Empress’s voice continuously echoed in my mind: "Li Muyun, this barrier is set by me. Here, your advantages cannot be deployed, showcase yourself fully, don’t disappoint me again."

...

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

"Quick, fight the fire!"

"Hurry up! Hurry!!!"

In the chaotic footsteps and frantic shouts, you rub your aching head, opening your sore eyes.

In sight, it’s a blaze of red!

At this moment, you feel a scorching sensation rushing towards you!

Above you are the rolling flames, the hot air suffocating you, making you feel burning all over.

"Fire’s up!"

Despite the pain tearing through your body, you struggle to crawl up from the straw mat, using your arms and legs to scramble out of the tent as fast as you can.

Wait!

Tent?

Where is this?

You suddenly turn back, discovering behind you a wide tent! Moreover, what unfolds before you is an incredibly chaotic scene. Countless people are rushing around in front of you, some carrying buckets, desperately dousing the fire; some are half-burnt, rolling on the ground, wailing; yet most of them are running around like headless flies.

Tents, lots of tents. You just feel, surrounded by a sea of people, everywhere are people, everywhere are flames!

"What... is this ghostly place?" You glanced around perplexed, frantically attempting to clear your thoughts.

Soon, you realize that you should be in the Empress’s barrier!

"The enemy is attacking! Grab weapons and defend!" A thunderous shout reverberates against your ears.

It’s currently night, although flames are sky-high, distant vision is still very poor, mostly obscured by heads and tents. You can’t see anything, just standing bewildered, because you don’t know where you are or what to do.

Eerily enough, not just the people here, even you are wearing strange clothing. Rough linen garments, the texture is undeniably coarse, even prickly to touch. Judging from the clothing style on others, it’s ancient attire, not clear which dynasty.

"Hey, brother, what are you doing? Where is this? What happened? Why are my clothes changed?" You grab a flustered man, bombarding him with questions.

The man you caught only uttered a sound: "Scram!"

"Kill!!!"

At this moment, a deafening kill shout echoes from afar, startling you tremendously, your heart racing, chest heaving irregularly.

You are still dumbfounded, looking at the frantic camp around you, you pinch your leg hard.

Pain, piercing pain!

This isn’t a dream. Your breathing suddenly accelerates, not sure if it’s because the fire has taken away much oxygen or due to the surprise and novelty of facing an unknown world.

"Hey, you!" Suddenly, a tall man in armor extends his finger towards you, "What are you still standing there for! Quick, fight the fire!"

You remain dazed for a moment, the man seeing your state immediately draw out a sharp sword from his waist: "Keep being dumb, and I’ll chop your head off! Go fight the fire!"

"Yes, yes!" You nod vigorously, quickly dashing into the fire-fighting crowd, grabbing a long spear, desperately beating down the flames.

Just as the Empress said, the Sen Luo Eye has been sealed by her, and everything else is gone too, at this moment you are no different from an ordinary person.

What’s more frustrating is, you don’t even know where you are; the only thing sure is their language is Chinese, and judging by their attire, it should be ancient China.