Prologue

Prologue

Plump!

A thin figure leaped into the river, splashing water everywhere.

The owner of the figure seemed to be a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, dressed in gorgeous clothes, but half of his body was stained with blood. As soon as he entered the water, he kicked his legs and swam downstream to the bottom of the river.

Whizzing...

Arrows with a deadly sound shot from behind, piercing the water surface.

The sharp arrows chased the boy at a high speed, leaving wounds on his cheeks, arms, thighs, and other parts. Blood dyed the surrounding water red in an instant, but fortunately, none of the wounds were fatal.

The boy gritted his teeth, used his hands and feet, and tried his best to dive to the bottom of the river.

Suddenly, the nearby water flow became turbulent, and a strong dark current swept his body away, throwing him several feet away.

The boy was not surprised but pleased and quickly swam forward with the dark current.

The arrow rain from behind continued to chase, but it was not enough to threaten him anymore. It was dispersed by the impact of the dark current.

The boy in gorgeous clothes secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his movements did not relax. He quickly dived to the bottom of the river and continued to swim forward with all his strength.

The farther he escaped, the more likely he would survive.

Everything around him became silent at this moment.

The boy in gorgeous clothes vaguely felt a cool feeling entering his head, which refreshed his spirit and relieved the feeling of suffocation. He looked at his right hand in surprise.

Faintly, the glowing object was the antique green incense burner he had just picked up. The blood flowing from his right hand wound was winding around the incense burner, and quickly seeping into it.The young man was about to take a closer look when the green light on the censer suddenly burst forth.

His mind felt like it had been struck with a heavy blow, even stronger than when he had just collided with the reef. At this moment, a series of bizarre images began to churn in his mind.

The torn sky and the scarred earth...

Under the blood-red sun, the west wind whipped up thousands of miles of raging sand. A huge creature, covered in sharp spikes and claws and resembling a snake but not quite, twisted its body, rolling up and down, with lightning gathering around it...

A giant figure, half-naked and covered in strange tattoos, was bound to a towering cliff that reached straight into the sky. Its eyes were tightly closed, and two dried bloodstains marked its tears...

The stars in the sky shattered in an instant, and the moon dimmed as well, leaving only endless darkness in the world...

These images flashed through the young man’s mind, seemingly leaving no trace behind.

Before any thoughts could rise in the young man’s heart, he lost consciousness in an instant.

The green censer turned into a green shadow and merged into his right arm, becoming a faint green mark...