Chapter 401 Choice
Were all the extremely strange creatures in this underground palace living people before?
Su Xi couldn't help but shudder when he heard this. He found it hard to imagine what these strange beings had experienced in their lifetime, and what they had gone through to become these strange beings.
But what is foreseeable is that it will be an extremely cruel torture.
Su Xi's gaze swept across those twisted existences and those dark green human head lanterns, and he felt that this place was becoming increasingly gloomy.
It can be seen that those human heads must have been made from living people who have lived for thousands of years.
However, what made Su Xi feel relieved was that the living dead obviously did not notice the existence of that gentleman.
In Su Xi's sight, the gentleman in black was standing not far in front of them, quietly looking at the living dead.
There was not a ripple in that gentleman's eyes.
Huang Shiren looked at the strange being sitting on the throne in the ground. He knew that this might be their only chance to survive in this strange underground palace.
So many people have been turned into strange beings by this tomb owner, so they may not be the exception.
But this glimmer of hope must still be fought for.
Huang Shiren finally spoke slowly: "We originally thought it was just a zombie causing trouble, so we took action, but... we didn't expect this to be the resting place of the tomb owner."
"Yeah?"
The hoarse voice, like grinding, sounded slowly, with a smile on his face.
On the throne, the decayed tomb owner stared at everyone with his empty eyes.
"That zombie won't get out of the pit at all. Who can it harm in the desert?"
"You came all the way here to kill zombies?"
"Would you believe this yourself?"
Those empty eyes seemed to have seen through everything in the world. As they examined the people present, Huang Shiren and others' heartbeats slowed down by a fraction.
Huang Shiren, in particular, couldn't help but feel like he was being seen through.
"I have lived for thousands of years, met countless people from different eras, and seen the insidiousness and cunningness of human nature. You can't fool me."
"Especially you."
The next moment, the strange tomb owner stretched out his right hand and gently clenched it in the air.
Huang Shiren was lifted up in an instant, and the Qi in his body was restrained in an instant. The feeling of powerlessness spread throughout every inch of Huang Shiren's skin.
A feeling of suffocation surrounded Huang Shiren's heart and stimulated his mind.
The tomb owner looked up as if he was looking at his rotten right hand, or as if he was looking at Huang Shiren.
"You want to be that kind of monster?"
The tomb owner smiled coldly and said in a hoarse voice: "I am a kind person and I am willing to give you the opportunity to choose."
"See those countless monsters?"
"You can choose to be one of them, or you can choose to be another monster. Of course... you can also choose to let me create a monster from scratch."
"What I like most is innovation. Many of the monsters here don't exist outside. I created them bit by bit."
At this point, the tomb owner gradually showed an expression of enjoyment, and he whispered: "This is a superb art."
“It’s also a pleasure.”
As Su Xi listened to the words of the tomb owner, he couldn't help but feel a chill flowing through his heart.
What kind of art is it to make living people into strange beings?
This is fatal art.
And letting people choose which kind of strange existence to become is definitely not merciful. It can be said to be one of the most terrifying methods in this world.
"oh!"
The tomb owner slowly came back to his senses from his enjoyment, as if he suddenly remembered something, and said in an unfluent voice:
"Forget that you can't speak now. I'm not a bad person. You will have enough time to think about this."
"After all, life and death are both major events in this world. You are qualified to choose what you will become after death."
As he spoke, the tomb owner let go of his right hand, and Huang Shiren fell from the void. He hit the stone slab of the underground palace heavily, breathing in the air in big gulps.
Cold sweat had completely soaked his clothes.
At that moment Huang Shiren felt that he was only one step away from death.
But it wasn't much better at the moment, his death was just delayed.
Choose what to become after death, listen, is this human language?
Huang Shiren felt that coming here was a mistake.
The underground palace was eerily quiet under the dim green light, with only the sound of people's heavy breathing and heartbeats.
Everyone felt extremely heavy in their hearts, except for the tomb owner, who pointed at Huang Shiren and said:
"There's no rush for his matter. I have plenty of time. So tell me where you are from."
The tomb owner looked at Su Xi, Li Xiao and Wang Cheng again.
"Maybe I'll let you go after I feel guilty."
After a moment of silence, Li Xiao took a deep breath and took the initiative to speak: "We are here to rob the things in the zombie's wooden coffin."
"Is that so?"
The tomb owner clenched his skinny hands together and rubbed them repeatedly, as if he was thinking about something.
"I remember that zombie. I left it there specifically to attract people's attention, just like bait. I have stayed in this dark place for too long, and I always need some people to relieve my loneliness."
"But since you are here to take the bait, then do the same as the guy just now and choose what you want to become after you die."
"After all, greed deserves its due price, just like a fish that takes the bait deserves to be made into fish soup."
The tomb owner's words instantly made Li Xiao feel hopeless.
However, the tomb owner did not seem to care about Li Xiao's expression at all. He looked at Wang Cheng with interest and continued to ask:
"And you?"
Wang Cheng's eyes were full of bloodshot. He looked at the tomb owner coldly and said, "You don't intend to let us go at all, right!"
"You just want to watch us struggle for that glimmer of hope, don't you?"
"I won't give you a chance."
“Pah pah pah…”
The tomb owner suddenly clapped his hands, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he said:
"What a guts!"
"It's just a pity. It's not that I didn't intend to let you go, but in these thousands of years, I have never heard an answer that surprised me, so naturally there is no such thing as letting you go or not letting you go."
"If the answer is not satisfactory, then you naturally have no way to survive."
After saying this, Wang Cheng hesitated for a moment, and after a while he slowly said: "I want to see what the peak of the extraordinary world looks like."
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, the tomb owner shook his head violently and sneered:
“A really vulgar answer.”
The tomb owner pointed at those strange creatures and said, "Most of the answers those monsters gave before they became monsters were much more interesting than yours."
"What do you want to see about me?"
"You're here to tear down the door of my tomb?"
"If I were not a thousand-year-old corpse today, would you bully me here?"
"It's really boring. You should think about what kind of artwork you want to become."
The tomb owner sentenced Wang Cheng to death, then turned to look at Su Xi and said, "What about you?"
"They are already dead. The only question is whether they can become a work of art with higher value. But you still have a chance. Maybe you have a chance to survive."
Wang Cheng and the other two were already pale. In the center of this underground palace, in front of the tomb owner, they had no room to resist.
However, they were not able to deal with those strange creatures that were ready to pounce at any time.
What's more, the owner of this tomb has lived for more than a thousand years.
Su Xi hesitated. He looked in the direction of Wen Zhengming, but Wen Zhengming did not respond. He could only bite the bullet and look at the tomb owner and said:
"I just want to see what the world of extraordinary people looks like."
As Su Xi's voice rang out, the illusion of his original extraordinary cultivation was completely shattered in an instant.
Among everyone present, even Li Xiao, who had the lowest cultivation level, could clearly feel Su Xi's aura.
He was a completely mortal.
But how is that possible? Isn’t he a superhuman?
If he was not a superhuman, how could he have killed the zombies before?
The three people who came in with Su Xi were all stunned.
None of them realized that Su Xi was a mortal.
Even the tomb owner was stunned.
"A mere mortal?"
"How could a mere mortal walk here?"
A look of shock appeared on his weird face.
"I have to say, you surprised me."
"I have never seen such an ignorant person, hahahaha... he is just a mortal."
As he was talking, the tomb owner began to laugh. That hoarse and desolate laugh sounded. After he finished laughing, he looked at Su Xi and said:
"It's been a long time since I've seen a mortal, let alone a mortal who can walk here."
"How on earth did you get here?"
Su Xi didn't know how to respond when he heard that. He could only say vaguely, "He just walked down like that."
However, the tomb owner did not ask any further questions. Obviously, he did not care how Su Xi got down.
"how?"
The tomb owner said slowly: "Are you satisfied with the world of the extraordinary?"
Compared to how Su Xi came down, the tomb owner was more concerned about how an ordinary person would view the world of extraordinary people.
Su Xi heard this and said slowly: "It feels weird and confusing. It's like two different worlds from the world we mortals live in. All possibilities and impossibilities seem to be the norm here."
"These extraordinary people possess powers beyond those of ordinary people, and they also experience dangers far beyond what ordinary people can encounter. They are like people walking on the edge of a knife, following the edge of the knife towards the road to heaven."
After Su Xi finished his description, the tomb owner was silent for a moment and said, "Your description is very accurate. They are a group of lunatics who want to be with the world and transcend the control of life and death."
At this point, the tomb owner pointed at himself and said, "I am also such a madman."
There seemed to be a flame burning in those empty eyes, and the tomb owner smiled strangely.
"Do you want to be a lunatic like that?"
Before Su Xi could answer, the tomb owner suddenly raised his right hand, and a huge rock rose from under the ground. On it were a bunch of azure blue flowers, as enchanting as fire.
The tomb owner pointed at the flower and asked, "Do you see this flower?"
"It's called the Yellow Spring Flower. It can grant people eternal life. Eat it, and you will become the person that the extraordinary people dream of."
"Life and death can no longer bind you."
Su Xi took a step back after hearing this and said, "But will he be like you, unable to live or die, forever hovering between life and death?"
The tomb owner's face suddenly became ferocious.
"Do you know the Yellow Spring Flower?"
“I’ve heard of it!”
Su Xi replied dully.
The tomb owner's expression became more and more ferocious.
"Are you laughing at me?"
Su Xi shook his head and said calmly: "You chose this path, but I don't want to go down this path."
"Everyone has the right to choose, right?"
Upon hearing this, the tomb owner laughed out loud like a fool.
"Ha ha ha ha…………"
But after the tomb owner finished laughing, Huang Shiren and others could feel that the gloomy air seemed to have become three times heavier.
The tomb owner stood up from his seat and said in a cold voice: "Yes, everyone has the right to choose. You can choose to live in disgrace or die with dignity."
"Did you see that yellow spring flower?"
The tomb owner pointed at the Yellow Spring Flower and said, "If you eat it, all of you can live, but if you don't eat it, you will all become one of the monsters."
"To be or not to be, that is the choice."
"You will definitely give a satisfactory answer, right?"
As soon as the words fell, the entire underground palace fell into silence again.
Huang Shiren and others felt their heartbeats quicken. When your life depends on others, it is hard not to have a quickened heartbeat.
The tomb owner continued, as if tempting, "Don't think too badly of my condition. Believe me, if it were them, they would definitely agree without hesitation."
Su Xi hesitated. He felt that the conversation could no longer continue. The next moment, he arched his body and said, "Sir, do I have no other choice?"
The tomb owner looked at Su Xi coldly as he knelt before him and said in a cold voice:
"You have no other choice. My conditions are already very kind. I am a reasonable person. If you choose or, then I will definitely not kill you."
And at this moment, a voice rang out.
"You are wrong, he always has other options."
The next moment, a man in black slowly appeared in the direction where Su Xi was kneeling.
The tomb owner's expression changed drastically in an instant.
"Who are you?"
Wen Zhengming raised his head and glanced at the tomb owner.
"The Yellow Spring Flower in the human world was left by me. You should know who I am."
"Of course in this world, you can also call me by another name - Wen Zhengming."
"What?"
Huang Shiren and the other three were stunned.
Because this name refers to the number one person in the world who suppressed the mythological era in Mount Zhongnan.
(End of this chapter)
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