Dio's self-control has always been strong, which does not mean that his heart is like a stone and will not be affected by external objects, but that when his emotions are unstable, he can always calm down faster than others.

Galloping in the direction of the snow-capped mountain, it only took more than half an hour for him to open his heart.

He wanted to talk openly and honestly with Sophia, without any inner communication, just because he felt that Sophia was not on the same path as himself, so he quietly left, which was completely his fault.

If Sophia still insists, he should also find a way to persuade him, whether he can succeed in convincing Sophia is another matter, at least, he has worked hard for it.

Dio had already made the decision to cross the Storm Sea first, send Ellie to the Crystal City, and entrust the care of Gordon's friends, so that he could hurry up and practice, become a Radiant Warrior as soon as possible, and then return to the Plains of Chris, which, after all, is his home after being reborn.

Having regained his composure, Theo gradually slowed down his horse's speed, closing his eyes slightly, and breathing deeper.

In the middle of the night, Dio came to the foot of the snow-capped mountain, jumped off his horse, and then galloped towards the peak. Although Isabel didn't say it too clearly, he also understood the other party's intentions, Lake Santis should be an excellent place to cultivate.

Dio's movements were very light, interspersing effortlessly through the snow and ice, and the snow-capped mountains became steeper and steeper the higher they went, but it was not difficult for Dio, and it took him almost two hours to reach the summit.

After looking around for a while, Dio rushed down the back slope, rushed out hundreds of meters deep, suddenly felt a darkness in front of him, he hurriedly stopped, there was no moon tonight, by the dim starlight, he found that the landscape in front of him had changed dramatically, there was no ice and snow there, there were craggy strange rocks everywhere, he had been turning on the snowy mountain for a long time, he had been accustomed to using the reflection of ice and snow to distinguish the way, and now he suddenly lost the light source, he was a little uncomfortable.

Dio slowed down again, jumping among the strange rocks, I don't know how long he ran, when he went around a boulder more than ten meters high, suddenly saw countless bright stars appear in front of him.

It turned out that he had already arrived at Lake Santis, and Dio walked slowly to the lake, staring at the water, he felt that it was very strange, but for a while he could not tell what was strange.

The flat surface of the lake is like a clean and flawless mirror, which contrasts sharply with the craggy rocks that abound around the lake, and the stars in the sky are reflected in the lake water and shimmer softly, forming a heart-pounding picture.

Picture?

Dio paused, and looked intently at the lake, which he could see not a single ripple, as if it had frozen.

It was so quiet here, there were no birds chirping, no wind, and the world around him, including himself, became a painting, a painting that didn't move.

Dio coughed lightly, and when he heard his own voice, he felt a little more comfortable inside.

What are the benefits of cultivating here? Dio thought while looking at the lake, the starlight in the lake was too clear, and the stars in the night sky reflected each other, Dio suddenly had an illusion, as if he was not on the shore of Lake Santis, but floating in the vast starry sky, at this moment, he even lost his sense of direction.

Dio took a deep breath and slowly sank into the state of concentration, since he couldn't think of it, it was better to practice it once.

As the time passed, a faint chirping sounded in the ears of Dio, who was extremely experienced in meditation, and he ignored the inexplicable noise and was engrossed in Mooladhara's and Know's chakras.

The chirping became more and more harsh and sharp, but Dio remained unmoved, and I don't know how long it took, a muffled thunder suddenly exploded in Theo's mind, and the chirping disappeared, but the muffled thunder shook one after another, at a very regular speed.

Tong...... Tong......

With Dio's concentration, he could hear and turn a blind eye, but at this moment he suddenly realized that the rhythm of the thunder actually coincided with his heartbeat, and then he remembered the common sense he learned in his previous life, people can clearly hear their own heartbeat, breathing, and even the rustle of blood flowing in their veins after staying in an absolutely soundproof room for several hours, could it be that this thunder is his own heartbeat?

As soon as Dio moved, the concentration could not be controlled, and the thunder disappeared, Dio slowly opened his eyes, moved for a while, and prepared to enter the concentration again, at this moment, he heard footsteps in the distance.

Dio's face turned pale, and his figure immediately drifted backwards, hiding behind a boulder.

After a short time, a black shadow suddenly appeared from the darkness, and from a distance it looked like some kind of wild beast, running rapidly against the ground.

The shadow froze for a moment when it saw Lake Santis in front of him, as if shocked by what was in front of him, then looked around, and then, like Theo, dodged behind a boulder. At this moment, Dio could see the appearance of the black shadow with the help of the moonlight, where was the beast, it was clearly the wild man he had seen the night before.

Immediately afterwards, five tall and upper-top men rushed down from the mountain peak, and one of them had a wolf head tattooed on his chest, and the wolf head flashed green fluorescence in the dark night, looking very hideous......

Dio's eyes froze, the costumes of these big men were somewhat similar to those tribal warriors he met a few days ago, could they be warriors from the tribe?

One of the samurai leaned down, carefully scanning the marks on the ground, and after a long time stood up, his tone a little uncertain, "It should be in this direction......

"That's your conclusion?" said the other samurai with a sneer, "you want me to jump into the lake to catch him?"

"He couldn't have hid in the water without that need. "Have you forgotten that the Guardians have never left Mount Ogouman, and they can't swim?" ”

"Let's search, I can't let him run away this time, everyone be careful, don't alarm those girls. ”

The five warriors scattered and searched along the lake in a fan-shaped pattern, and their warriors were very careful, not sparing even the low grass, and stabbing with their swords to determine whether there was a cave, so that neither Dio nor the savages could escape their search, and soon one of the warriors was about to walk near Dio.

Dio frowned, at this moment he hoped that those people would find the wild man first, instead of discovering him Dio, so that he might be able to stay out of the situation, although it was impossible to judge the strength of these people from the appearance, but Dio sensed a hint of danger from the samurai with the wolf's head, he didn't want to be troubled.

However, it backfired, and the warrior walked first to the rock where Dio was hiding, and only by bypassing the rock from the right side could he spot Dio, while the warrior on the other side was still a few meters away from where the wild man was.

In this case, there was no other choice, Dio silently clinged to the rock and moved in the opposite direction, and if you look down from the sky, you will find an interesting scene, two people are circling a stone.

Fearing that the other warriors would be alarmed, Dio moved slowly and did not make a sound, and the warrior was unaware of the impending danger.

When Dio's hands were about to touch the back of the warrior's neck, the warrior seemed to notice something strange behind him, Huo Ran turned his head, but what caught his eye was Dio's murderous face, no matter who suddenly saw an unfamiliar face close at hand in this situation, I am afraid that there would be a brief shock.

Dio's hand probed down like lightning, his left hand grabbed the samurai's chin, and his right hand firmly pressed the top of his head, then the samurai reacted, opened his mouth wide and was about to send a warning, Dio's hands twisted in the opposite direction, and there was a soft click, and the samurai's eyes suddenly lost their brilliance, and Dio still did not let go, using the samurai's feet as a fulcrum, slowly tilted the samurai's body to the ground, and gently placed it horizontally on the ground.

Unfortunately, Dio had overlooked an important place, the shores of Lake Santis were so quiet that the sound still attracted the attention of others.

One of the warriors closest to Dio suddenly stopped and looked at where the sound had come from, but there was nothing but a jagged rock.

The samurai just breathed a sigh of relief and turned his head back, and then he realized what the problem was, there should be a companion there! The samurai suddenly became nervous and shouted in a deep voice, "Terry?!"

The other three samurai heard the voice and looked over one after another, "What's wrong?"

"Terry is gone!" the warrior said, slowly walking towards Theo.

"How is that possible?!" Several other samurai were extremely surprised, although this person named Terry was not the strongest among the few, but his strength was not bad among his peers, how could he disappear without a sound?

The rest of the warriors all flanked Dio's location, and Dio listened intently to the footsteps and silently calculated the distance as he thought quickly in his mind.

When the warrior who was walking in the front was less than five meters away from Dio's location, Dio slowly poked his toes under the corpse, and with a strong pick, the corpse flew out immediately.

When the samurai saw a figure suddenly flying out from behind the rock, he subconsciously thought that the enemy was about to flee, so he rushed over without thinking about it, and slashed at the corpse with a knife.