Chapter 157: The Abyss
In the Void Realm, in the wilderness, Meng Xuan and Eshiocchi hurried for nearly a day.
Meng Xuan suggested that he take a little rest first to restore his mental power, so as to prevent him from being forcibly taken offline due to excessive mental power consumption.
Along the way, Meng Xuan also learned a lot of common knowledge about the Void and the Twisted Conquerors from Eshioqi.
It turned out that although the distorted laboratory that Meng Xuan had discovered had been destroyed for unknown reasons, the knowledge about the Distorted Path had eventually partially spread.
Because this method improves quickly and has a low barrier to entry, although it is very risky, it is an extremely good choice to get rid of some of the pain and get stronger than being polluted by distortion all the time.
Therefore, there have been many conquerors who have embarked on the twisted path in the federation, and most of these conquerors are mainly poor and middle and lower classes.
However, because of the chaotic nature of the secret pattern itself, even a strong-willed person cannot guarantee that he will be able to suppress alienation and madness at all times.
While the Twisted Conquerors are fighting the front line against the twisted forces, in the rear of the Federation, the phenomenon of alienation and madness of the conquerors often occurs, and from time to time they will cause great harm to the compatriots around them, and each twisted conqueror is like a time bomb that will explode without knowing when, becoming a double-edged sword that can hurt the enemy as well as himself.
Coupled with the fact that the conquerors themselves were almost from the middle and lower classes, gradually, for many complex and tortuous reasons, the conquerors gradually began to be excluded from the upper class and feared by the lower classes.
Finally, one day, the contradiction completely broke out, and under the leadership of several leaders, lured by the presence of terror, most of the conquerors launched a rebellion, and they threw themselves into the arms of the Twist, becoming the famous "Fallen", completely integrated into the Twist, and became part of the Twisted Legion.
This rebellion caused great damage to the Serio Federation at that time, and it can be said that the bad situation of the Serio Federation today has a great deal to do with the rebellion at that time.
Since then, the Twisted Path has become a taboo in the Serio Federation, and various secret medicine rituals have also become forbidden and evil laws, not only can they not be cultivated, but they cannot be mentioned.
The few remaining conquerors, who were not tempted by the horror and still maintained their sanity as human beings, have since become street rats, evading the pursuit of the Serio Federation and the pressure of the Fallen, so they can only leave the Federation, leave the light, and completely hide in the darkness, silently developing their own twisted powers.
The "Black Devourer" is a part of the twisted conquerors that were separated back then, and over the years of exploration, they have gradually developed their own specific genre.
As for more questions, such as why the former Nelson Empire has now become the Serio Federation, and why this world is called the Void Realm, Meng Xuan didn't ask carefully, because he was worried that asking too much knowledge in this area would expose his own abnormality.
Anyway, I will come into contact with the "Black Devourer" in the future, and sooner or later I will have the opportunity to understand.
The two of them found a place to rest in the wilderness, in the Void Realm, Meng Xuan found that his spiritual power recovery speed was much faster than in the real world, if he really left the real world, as long as he didn't let his spiritual power run out, maybe he could stay in the Void Realm all the time.
After resting a little and recovering about eighty percent of their mental strength, Meng Xuan and Ashioqi continued on their way.
"I saw you seem to have gone to the scene of Shengyao's baptism? Why? That thing is our natural enemy. ”
Eshiocchi asked curiously.
"I'm just curious about that kind of power, what is the power of Shengyao?"
Meng Xuan asked.
"I don't know, it's something that the Seventy-Two Guardian Hall made up after the twisted rebellion, not to mention us, it is estimated that there are few people in the Federation who can grasp the secrets in it, and without that thing, the situation in Serio will not be able to stabilize."
Eshioch shook his head.
"What about you? With your identity, why did you go to the outer circle of Ronin? ”
Meng Xuan asked.
"In search of good seedlings."
Eshioch said with a shrug.
"Go to the outer circle to find good seedlings?"
Meng Xuan felt slightly surprised.
"That's right, have you ever heard that the most beautiful flowers bloom only in the dirt of the dirtest."
"In the same way, only in the worst environment of the outer circle, can still maintain the hope and desire for life, and not be affected by distortion and alienation, and have such a will and spirit, it is the best choice to take the distorted road."
Eshioch said lightly.
Along the way, the two chatted about the basic situation of the "Black Devourer", which gave Meng Xuan some basic understanding of this genre.
After the rebellion of the year, in order to suppress the increasingly strong distorted influence, the current school of distorted conquerors began to take a different path from the experiments of the year, and the core methods are the "sustenance method" and the "will core construction method".
But the specific content of Eshiocchi did not go into detail with Meng Xuan, and it was obvious that he was secretly guarding against Meng Xuan.
Meng Xuan didn't care much about this.
After about half a day's journey, Meng Xuan followed Eshioch up a black stone mountain, came halfway up the mountain, and walked into an overgrown cave.
"Isn't it called 'Black Forest'?"
Meng Xuan frowned.
"Come with me and you'll know."
Eshiocchi smiled and led Meng Xuan deep into the Black Stone Cave.
The cave was very narrow at first, but it became wider and wider, and after passing through the tunnels of the cave, they appeared on a cliff.
The mountain is hollow, and when you take a step forward, there is a dark abyss with no bottom in sight, and from it comes an inexplicable wind roar, which sounds like the devil's scream.
Meng Xuan glanced at the abyss, and a handful of black stones fell from the cliff, silently swallowed by the abyss.
He looked at Eshioch quizzically.
"Remember, enter the 'Path of Mystery Sounds', control your secret pattern, and suppress your madness and confusion, otherwise, you will turn into a pulp."
Eshiocchi glanced at Meng Xuan solemnly and said, before Meng Xuan could ask.
Sou!!
Eshioche leaped to his feet and plunged headlong into the dark abyss of the mountain in a leap of faith.
With a ghostly wind roar, Eshioch's figure quickly freefell, and within two seconds it was completely engulfed by the dark shadows and disappeared.
Meng Xuan looked at this endless abyss, took a deep breath, and found that he seemed to be a little afraid of heights.
He adjusted his mood and plunged into the abyss.
The intense feeling of free fall stimulated his spirit and made his heart beat faster.
It was dark in front of him, and he couldn't see anything.
Strong currents of air blew past him, making a twisted sound.
As the free fall intensified, after about five seconds, he noticed that the warped wind roar in his ears seemed to begin to turn into inexplicable whispers of terror.
These whispers continued to stir his nerves, and the secret patterns in the sea of minds began to beat a little irritably, uncontrollably releasing their power.
The whispers in his ears became stronger and stronger, but for Meng Xuan, who had experienced even more terrifying whispers, these were just pediatrics and could not have a substantial impact on him.
He stubbornly suppressed the beating of the secret pattern, and his face remained calm all the time.
When the babbling reaches its strongest.
Airplanes!!!
A violent vibration shook his mind.
He felt like he was entering a sticky chute with disgusting slime all around him.
About three seconds later.
Sou!!
There was a strong whirlwind of the world, but for Meng Xuan, who had often shuttled between the two realms through the mirror before, this was still only a small meaning.
There was a sense of solidity in his feet, and he opened his eyes to find Eshiocchi standing beside him, looking at him with a smile on his face.
"Congratulations, you've passed the 'Meaning Value' test of the 'Path of Enigma'."
"In the meantime, welcome to the Black Forest."
Eshiocchi said to Meng Xuan with a smile, turning and pointing behind him.
Meng Xuan followed his direction, only to see a huge plant like the World Tree standing in the middle of a black and distorted dense forest.
The plants are full of folds and vines, and on the huge branches of the branches, black houses are built, and between the houses, there are also paths covered with dim street lamps, and together with the little light transmitted from the houses, the whole black giant tree is dyed with a layer of mysterious and wonderful sparks.