"Hahahahaha Lin Gu, Lin is in power, at this moment, in this situation, are you still not willing to exchange your soul for the power to leave? You know, if you still insist, it will only deepen your pain. Aren't the hot skies, the way forward in sight, the dead companions around you, your own dark shadows, and the great hands that are constantly tormenting you, not enough to break your reason, not enough to cut off your emotions, not enough to make you surrender your soul?"

Hearing this, Lin Gu's eyes suddenly widened, glared at the stone in front of him, and said angrily: "I'll say it again, it's impossible!"

"What if I only need half of my soul this time? You know, the remaining half of your soul is enough for you to spend the rest of your life in a state of delusion and dementia. And if you're lucky enough to regain some sanity, you'll be the first human to leave the double illusion with sobriety. The stone said seductively, spinning in place again at high speed.

It seems that this time, he is completely sure. After all, he has already cut the requirements in half.

However, he still miscalculated, Ringu's heart seemed to be as hard as steel, and to this point, he still did not choose to accept the temptation. At this time, he no longer looked at the stone, but lowered his head, closed his eyes, and quietly waited for the torture to come again.

"Even then, you're still reluctant to agree, even if your companions make an exchange, aren't you?" asked Stone with a little frustration.

"Never.... Possible. Hearing this, Ringu opened his eyes again and glared at the stone in front of him again.

"Very well, then I won't leave you here. Your destiny is your own choice, then, congratulations. Stone said with a little excitement. Then, he stopped spinning and flew towards Ringu's head.

Suddenly, Lin Gu could feel a chill penetrating into his bone marrow, pouring from the top of Lin Gu's head into his whole body, and then from the whole body, to his heart.

But this chill, when it poured into Lin Gu's heart, did not bring him any discomfort, on the contrary, it brought him a cool feeling, which quickly spread throughout his body as his heart beated.

After only a few minutes, Ringu could clearly feel that the tingling, piercing, tearing, and impacting sensations that had previously surrounded his body were all gone. The feeling of staying, only a lukewarm warmth remains.

This warmth, as if some power was nourishing him, helped him repair his soul that was pierced by darkness.

Finally, his body and his soul began to be liberated in this purgatory-like illusion.

Eventually, the shadows that wrapped around his hands began to fall off and disappear.

"Welcome, into the Hidden Capital. A deep, deep voice came from Ringu's ears.

Lin Gu opened his eyes suddenly, and the scene in front of him was finally no longer the hot northern border, nor the red dusk, but a blue sky and a huge military platform.

At this time, Lin Gu finally crossed the elusive old city pass and entered the secluded capital.

Following the deep voice, Lin Gu quickly turned around and looked in front of him.

I saw the person in front of me, wearing a flame-colored red battle armor, a long sword with flames pinned to his waist, his head was covered with long hair, and his eyes were blazing, staring at Lin Gu.

This person is Yan Jun.

Seeing this, Lin Gu subconsciously knelt on one knee, and quickly saluted the person in front of him as in the past as in the previous rituals.

"Subordinate Imperial Ruling Lingu, see, see Yanjun. Although Lin Gu knew that this was in an illusion, it was the first time he saw Yan Jun who was so close to a real person, he still seemed a little nervous and a little at a loss.

As a member of the Lin family, and also as the ruler of the Flame Empire, the education he received from Xiaolin Valley was loyal and patriotic. Even if the emperor is young, even if the emperor has died, at any time, one cannot lose respect for the emperor.

Therefore, after saluting, Lin Gu did not get up immediately, but waited for the Yan Jun in front of him to give an order.

"Get up. Yan Jun ordered Lin Gu and sat down on the chair behind him.

And Lin Gu gradually got up, but he still lowered his head slightly, and did not look directly at Yan Jun.

"The fact that you are here shows that you have stayed true to your heart for decades. In fact, there are not many people who want to enter the illusion world like you, they also have my descendants, and there are also some unknown demon source masters, but among them, not many of them have come here. In fact, the so-called double illusion is nothing more than digging deeper into your heart, to find your truest heart from the place where you finally ignore. At the beginning, it was a battle, and many people did not have that kind of strength, so they were naturally quickly eliminated. And then there is desire, everyone has their own desires, but some people's desires are too evil, and some people's desires are too extreme. And you, being able to meet the imperial general at the end, can only prove that there is nothing else in your heart but this country. Yan Jun said in a soft voice, looking at Lin Gu.

At this time, Lin Gu, when he heard such a tone, he no longer had any scruples and fears, but slowly raised his head, parallel to the eyes of Yan Jun in front of him.

"Your Majesty, can I ask you a question?" Ringu asked with respect.

"Yes. ”

"You here are certainly not real people. So, what you said can represent Yan Jun's thoughts?" Lin Gu then asked, but not loudly.

"Hahaha, you were the first to ask me this question. Then I'll tell you, and dispel your concerns. With that, Yan Jun got up, walked to Lin Gu's side, and continued: "Although I am not Yan Jun himself, I am a wisp of phantom that he left here, and I am also a part of his soul. Naturally, I can represent his thoughts and ideas. But if you were to ask me how I got here, I wouldn't be able to answer you. ”

"In that case, can you let Yan Sheng and I get out of here?" Ringu continued to ask.

"Why do you want to leave?What did you do when you left?" asked the Yanjun Phantom with a smile.

"As you said, I only have this country in my heart. Therefore, I want to take Yan Sheng back and work together to prevent His Majesty the current Emperor from activating the Spirit Stone and resurrect the Dragon Clan during the Dragon Qing Season. You know, the dragons have brought us nothing but disaster. Lin Gu said respectfully, and raised his head to meet the eyes of the Yanjun Phantom.

"Well, what the dragon clan has brought to the continent is indeed only disaster. Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to be wiped out by my companions at the time. Before I died, I told my son that in the future royal family, whoever wants to use the power of the dragon will kill himself. Unexpectedly, after so many years, some of them still came to this point. For you, though, I'm confident. Aside from the fact that you are a veteran of the Empire, it is surprising that you can be so determined and persistent. In fact, many people who came in sold their souls as early as the first temptation of the Perseverance Stone, and I really didn't expect you to be able to hold on to its temptation to this point. In that case, I agree to take you out, but you will have to pass the third and final test. The Yanjun Phantom said, stretched out his hands, and slapped three times in a row on the side.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of Lin Gu.

That person was none other than Yan Sheng, who had been engulfed in flames before.

But Lin Gu could see that Yan Sheng at this time did not return to the state of his soul, but continued to maintain his original body.

"The first layer is desire, the second layer is persistence, and the third layer is responsibility. You once made a promise to ask my offspring to take him away. Therefore, there is only one condition for going out, and only one of the two of you can go. After the Yanjun Phantom finished speaking, he immediately disappeared in place, leaving behind a stone that was suspended in front of Lin Gu and Yan Sheng.

"Lingu, the ancestors said that if you want to go out, just put your hand on the stone. Yan Sheng said and stepped aside.

"I promised you to take you out, then I will take you out. Let's go!" Yan Sheng said with a hint of loss.

But at this time, the stone in front of him suddenly rotated at a high speed, and this state was the same as the previous Persistence Stone.

Then, the stone suddenly exploded in front of Lin Gu and Yan Sheng, shattering into pieces.

But Lin Gu, at this time, felt a very strong demonic source power.

It turned out that after the stone exploded, all its fragments and demonic source power rushed straight towards Lin Gu's body. At this moment, Lin Gu felt that there were lights around him, and he also knew that these lights were taking him away.

"Yan Sheng, you ......" Lin Gu wanted to say something, but then the light became stronger and stronger, and it completely swallowed his consciousness.

At the last moment when he was about to leave, Lin Gu saw that Yan Sheng was stretching out his hand to say goodbye to him, and at this time, Yan Sheng's body also changed into the appearance of his previous soul.

A tear, just like that, slipped silently from the corner of Ringu's eye. He hadn't cried even in twenty years.

Finally, after flickering for an unknown amount of time, the light seemed to have finally exhausted its magical power and disappeared.

And in Ringu's ears, there was also the familiar sound of birdsong and flowing water.

After struggling to open his eyes, Lin Gu's eyes were met by no one else, but a scene on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital of the Flame Empire.