With the sound coming out, the sixth staircase returned to its original appearance once again. At the same time, the light curtain leading to the seventh staircase slowly dissipated.

In the early hours of the morning, I stepped up the seventh floor.

However, he found a major problem. It had not been found on the fifth and sixth floors before, but it was completely different on the seventh floor. Because, his injuries have not recovered.

The battle on the fourth layer made him bloody, but when he reached the fifth layer, he only had ten breaths, so he had no time to take care of it. The sixth layer was also time-constrained, and the danger was always there, and it didn't make him aware of the problem. Therefore, it was only on the seventh step that he discovered this problem.

This is important because he has at least two more levels to pass before he can succeed. If you continue in this state, the chances of failure will increase dramatically.

Now he can't afford to lose.

"Ling Chen, why are you pursuing power?" the majestic voice came from the void.

Ling Chen frowned, he didn't know what this seventh-layer test was, so he asked an inconsequential word, so that Ling Chen didn't know how to deal with it.

Although he had doubts in his heart, Ling Chen still answered his question.

"For the ideal. Ling Chen replied.

"So, what is your ideal?" the voice asked again.

Ling Chen thought for a moment, then replied firmly, "Protect my most important person." ”

"Who do you think is the most important person to you? family, friends, or the world?" the voice asked.

At the same time, pictures were reflected in front of Ling Chen's eyes.

A little girl in ragged clothes sat on her knees and looked at the two bodies lying on the ground opposite. Blood stained the earth red, staining the little girl's black pupils. The little girl looked at the two bodies calmly, without shedding a single tear. Instead, he stared at two middle-aged men with hideous faces holding large knives. is young, but there is resentment and hatred in his eyes that does not match his age. Two middle-aged men slowly approached her, knives in their hands. A spurt of red blood spurted out and splashed on the cold face of the middle-aged man, and the little girl slowly fell to the ground in despair and unwillingness......

It's winter, and a beggar in thin clothes is huddled under the eaves of the street. All the houses were closed, and no one sympathized with him. It was quiet all the time, and the snow kept falling like this. Suddenly, a noise broke the silence. A group of people walked proudly on the street, beating gongs and drums, so lively.

"Well, why is there a beggar there? Get it away, don't sweep away the child's Yaxing!" said one of the men on the horse.

"Yes!" After speaking, two strong men came out from behind, picked up the beggar, and dragged him into the alley on the side. Immediately, bursts of ** sounds came out, but they were also drowned in the lively sound of gongs and drums. After the two strong men left, a stream of blood flowed out of the alley, which was particularly dazzling on the snowy earth.

"Sir, give me a few more days, sir!" said a young man on his knees, tugging at the trouser leg of a fat middle-aged man, with tears streaming down his face.

"It's not that I don't give you time, it's been two months. I'm borrowing money, not doing good!" said the middle-aged man.

"Xianggong, why is it so noisy outside?" a young woman with a bright face answered and walked out of the room.

"Yo, I said how could you, a poor talent, be willing to borrow such a large sum of money, it turns out that it is a golden house!" said the middle-aged man meanly. turned to the young man on the ground with a smile in his eyes: "How about I ask your wife to be a concubine with me?" Don't worry, you don't have to pay back the money you borrowed from me!" After speaking, the middle-aged man's aggressive eyes unabashedly looked at the woman opposite.

Hearing this, the young man's face changed drastically.

"I will definitely pay back the money slowly, please let my lady go!" the young man shouted, clutching the middle-aged man's clothes.

"Get out of here!" the middle-aged man yelled, kicking the young man away. His ornate brocade robe also tore small pieces of fabric from too much force.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man raised his eyebrows angrily.

"Beat me!" said the middle-aged man.

Suddenly, seven or eight people dressed as family members punched and kicked the young man.

"Little beauty, let's go. The middle-aged man turned to the young woman and said. And, the fat pig face had moved forward.

"Don't you think about it!" the woman said angrily. Instead, he pulled out a pair of scissors from behind his shirt and stabbed himself in the stomach.

Burst!

A bewitching blood flower bloomed in front of the woman's abdomen, and her eyes gradually faded.

"Lady!" cried the young man. "I'll fight with you!" he picked up the stone on the ground and threw it at the middle-aged man.

One of the housekeepers was quick with his hand, took out a dagger and stabbed the young man in the abdomen. The young man looked at the dagger that had been pierced into his abdomen, and with a thick unwillingness in his eyes, he slowly fell.

"What a fucking bad luck!, let's go!" said the middle-aged man, looking at a couple of men and women on the ground. Instead, out of this small hut came out. Immediately, the fire ignited. It won't be long before it will be in ruins......

Picture after picture, thousands of ......

The cries, the shouts, the scolding, resounded. It's a world of blood and tears...... Here, human life is like a mustard.

"Is this the most important person to you?" asked the voice in the void. "These people, living at the bottom of this world, seek to survive in the cracks. They have no strength and can only be slaughtered by others. Although there are so-called peace agreements in the world, they are nothing more than empty words. ”

There was some pity in Ling Chen's eyes, although this world no longer experienced the devastation of war, it also derived more failures. If people seek a higher material existence, they must strive for it, and they must strive for it by strength. Those ordinary people can only live in the shadow of the strong. This invisible war is even more terrifying.

"I'm still weak. I understand that with great strength comes great responsibility. I can't take care of the whole world now, all I want is to protect the people around me from harm. Ling Chen said.

"What about these?" said a voice in the void, and another image appeared in front of Ling Chen's eyes.

Splendid palaces are located in it. Silence, majesty, solemnity...... This is the first impression that these palaces make. On top of one of the palaces, a man in plain clothes was looking up at the sky. Although the picture is leisurely and tranquil, the anxiety in his eyes is obvious.

Soon, a baby's cry was heard. At the same time, a girl dressed as a maid hurriedly ran out of the door and said, "Patriarch, the clan mother has given birth!" There was excitement in her words that could not be concealed.

When I looked up, there was only an empty hall, leaving a little maid scratching her head and wondering.

In a pink-decorated house, you don't have to look at it, you can set the boudoir of your daughter's house. The man appeared inside the door, as if he had been standing there.

Walking forward quickly, an old woman bowed down and said, "Congratulations to the patriarch, Madame has given birth to a boy." ”

As she spoke, a maid came to the man with a newborn baby in her arms.

The man took the baby, and it was a pink and lovely child, but he was still crying, and there was still some mucus on his body.

Handing the baby to the old woman, the man said, "Take it and wash it." Thank you, Mother Wu. ”

When the old woman heard this, she hurriedly bowed down and said, "Don't dare to be." And he went out.

"You're still so anxious. On the bed, a pretty woman said coquettishly.

The man touched the woman's cheek and said softly, "It's hard work." ”

The corners of the woman's eyes were slightly red, and she turned her little face to snuggle up in the big hand with a happy face, and said, "What is the name of the child?"

The man frowned, and then said, "It's okay to call Ling Chen." Realize the three thousand red dust, and destroy the ten thousand heavens. "Well!" he laughed loudly, and his laughter shook the heavens, and the clouds and mist surged, as if the world was destroyed.

The woman glanced at him slightly, but she was helpless.

Ling Chen stared at the pair of young men and women closely, for fear that he would forget their faces in the next moment. He wants to imprint them in the deepest part of his mind and never forget them. It wasn't until the picture disappeared that the corners of Ling Chen's eyes shone slightly.

The image reappears, this time with a man and a woman embracing each other in the void. A halberd crossed the bodies of the two, and the corner of the woman's mouth was bleeding, stroking the man's face, and muttering, "Let me ...... Accompany you to the ...... Huang Quan ...... said, his eyes slowly closed, and the raised hand hung down weakly, and fell into the man's arms. The man screamed, like madness. With a blinding white light, the image dissipates again.

Ling Chen's face was slightly cold, and he said, "What do you mean by this?"

"They are your relatives, have you protected them? You can only watch your relatives die, but there is nothing you can do. Future, your friends, loved ones...... They're going to die one after another, what can you do?" asked the voice of nothingness.

"I said that my strength is not enough, as long as I have enough strength, I will do my best to protect them. Ling Chen clenched his fists and said.

"Are you still making excuses for your pathos?" the voice in the void sneered.

Ling Chen stared at the void and said, "Then what do you mean?"

"You can't change the world because you're too weak. Now, I can help you, help you get out of this sad fate. The voice arrived.

"How can I help?" Ling Chen asked.

At this moment, a cloud of inky liquid appeared in the void, like a symbolic symbol like a word.

"It's a small part of who he is. Now, it can liberate you and take you to another world. A world free from distractions, without war, without suffering. Everything is beautiful there, everything becomes free. All your regrets can be fulfilled there. The voice said.

Ling Chen sneered and said, "You mean to send me to death?"

"No, I'm just taking you to that wonderful world. Is this filthy world really that good? People are selfish, greedy, ugly, everything is so false here. And in that world, what you hope for, what you miss, will come true. You can do whatever you want and can't. All in all, it's all perfect. The voice said again.

Ling Chen was silent. Indeed, it was a perfect world. But don't you feel too selfish to live in a false lie? This idea is too extreme, and it is just a way for those who are timid and unwilling to face reality.

"I have my bonds, and I won't give up on myself until it's gone. Besides, I'm the one who is most afraid of death!" Ling Chen grinned, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth.

At this moment, another voice said majestically, "Congratulations." ”

The eighth layer of light curtains also dissipated.