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Chapter 271 37．Incarnation of blood and water

Two months later, Zou Yi and Hong Lie appeared outside the water temple.

Compared with before entering, the temperament of the two of them has undergone a huge change. The aggressive aura on their bodies makes people dare not look directly at them.

Both of them were also wearing brand-new armor, almost the same style, but Zou Yi's armor was glowing with a purple-red glow, like a circle of flames burning; while Hong Lie's suit was silver. Bluish, as cool as moonlight.

Both of them also changed their weapons. Zou Yi carried a huge sword on his back. The sword was seven feet long and shone with red light.

On Hong Lie's back was a longbow.It is said to be a bow, but there are no strings. It seems to be like a crescent moon hanging on the back, with a faint silver light pouring down, which complements the silver armor on the body.

Although the outfits of the two of them were completely new, their expressions seemed a little out of place.After appearing from the water curtain, the two of them hadn't spoken a word, they just stood upright, their eyes looked a little empty, as if they were lost.Although there is momentum, but there is no brilliance, and there is a bit of disappointment in his expression.

"Why are you the only ones? Where's Yunfei?" As soon as Shen Tian went forward to meet them, he kept looking behind the two of them.But behind the water curtain, no third figure appeared.There was an ominous premonition in the old man's heart.

Zou Yi and Hong Lie looked at each other, and a trace of pain flashed in each other's eyes. They both took a deep breath at the same time and lowered their heads.

Seeing this appearance, old man Shen suddenly panicked, staggered and almost fell to the ground.He looked at Zou Yi in a daze, then at Hong Lie, his eyes seemed to be out of focus, and looked very empty, and he muttered like dreaming: "How could this be? Could it be... did it fail?"

"No failure." Seeing that the old man panicked, Hong Lie quickly raised his head and supported the old man.

Zou Yi also said hastily: "Don't be impatient, old man. My lord didn't fail, and neither did we. Not only didn't we fail, but we all passed the test of the sixth floor, and got our sacred objects and guardian sacred beasts."

As if worried that the old man would not believe it, Zou Yi patted himself on the chest deliberately, and at the same time showed the long sword behind his back to the old man.

"Look, this Shattered Sun Gold, and Brother Lie's Shadow Moon Shuanghui are all rewards we got after completing the test. There is no failure, really."

"Then you..." Shen Tian looked at the two of them in puzzlement.

Hong Lie sighed, and said, "The reason why the two of us sighed was because the lord did not let us go to the last level with him."

"It's not that he refuses, it's just that you two are not suitable." Shuihun's voice sounded from behind the three of them.

"Not suitable?" Zou Yi was stunned for a moment, before coming out, Shen Yunfei also said the same.

Five days ago, they had each completed the fifth-floor test. It stands to reason that Zou Yi could have come out by then.However, just after the test on the fifth floor was completed, the four of them received a message from the water soul at the same time. If they are willing to continue to challenge, they will get unexpected gains.

Therefore, the four of them resolutely decided to continue breaking through the barriers in order to comprehend more spells.

It's just different from the previous four fighting side by side. After reaching the fifth floor, everyone except Shen Yunfei has only one chance, that is to say, they can reach the sixth floor at most.Therefore, Shen Yunfei asked each of the three to choose a test, while he himself entered the remaining four floors to complete the final task.

With the help of Shen Yunfei, Zou Yi and Hong Lie passed the test in just one day.As a result, the two obtained the sacred armor, weapons and guardian sacred beasts that originally belonged to their respective families.However, Nie Hai's test took three days.

Three days later, when Shen Yunfei and Nie Hai came out, Shen Yunfei suddenly announced that they should leave the water temple first, and he would take Nie Hai to the last floor together.

Of course the two also said they wanted to go together, but Shen Yunfei just shook his head, using the reason that they were not suitable.

"I don't understand why Nie Hai can go in with the lord, and why we are not suitable." Zou Yi said a little unconvinced: "Even if my cultivation base can't catch up with Nie Hai, can it be that Brother Lie can't compare with the later The guy? Brother Lie taught him all of his abilities. "

"Don't say that." Hong Lie grabbed Zou Yi, shook his head and said, "Since the lord has made such a decision, he naturally has his reasons. When you say that, are you doubting the lord's judgment? But..."

He turned his head to look at Shuihun: "However, I still want to know why we are not suitable. My lord has always refused to explain to us why Nie Hai can go with him but we can't. Looking at his expression, it seems that we are not suitable. You don’t seem to be willing, so could it be that the lord has some unspeakable secrets?”

There was a mysterious expression on Shuihun's face, and the water lines on his body seemed to be shaking slightly.

He said: "Shen Yunfei did have his own reasons. Because of Nie Hai's choice, he dare not tell you the truth."

"Because of Nie Hai's choice?" Hong Lie was taken aback.

Zou Yi's reaction was rather intense: "What did he do? Does he still dare to force the Lord to take him to the last floor?"

"Forced?" Shui Hun smiled: "It can be said that he was forced. Shen Yunfei had to take him to the last floor, because Nie Hai has become his shadow."

"shadow?"

"Yes, shadow." Water Soul said: "The water purification lotus platform of the Water Temple has nine floors, and each floor is a form of water. The first five floors are ice, river, waterfall, spring, and marsh. The next four floors are fog, rain, blood, and sea. You two chose fog and rain respectively, so you got the sacred objects belonging to your two clans. But Nie Hai chose blood."

"That's right." Hong Lie nodded and said, "Because he had practiced the Blood Shadow Mind Technique before, the Crying Blood Department was originally the most suitable for this level, wasn't it?"

"It is indeed suitable." Shuihun said: "If it is not suitable, he will not reach the highest level of the Weeping Blood Department, to reach the point of turning blood with body and shadow with blood."

"You mean..." Hong Lie seemed to have thought of something, but he was still a little uncertain.

Shuihun sighed lightly, and everything around him seemed to shake gently with his sigh, causing ripples in circles.

"From the time he chose the cultivation path of turning his body into blood, he already knew his end." Shuihun's voice sounded a little illusory: "And this time, he even broke through the last step, completely Refining my body into a blood shadow, it became the shadow of the water god, that is... the water soul."

"What?" Hearing the word "water soul", not only Zou Yi and Hong Lie, but even Shen Tianyi were taken aback.

"You don't need to be so surprised." Shuihun said with a "smile": "Back then, I had become the shadow of the water god just like him. It wasn't until the day when Gonggong was exiled that I became what I am now. If it wasn't for There must be someone in charge of the water temple. At that time, I should disappear with the lord. However, I did not disappear, but was imprisoned in this water temple. Until one day, the next water god appeared Soul, to take my place now."

"If it is not the loss of the god position, as long as the water soul exists for one day, the water god will not disappear, let alone die. And once the water god loses his god position, as a water soul, he will be imprisoned in this water god temple for life... like me."

At this time, Zou Yi no longer dared to say that there was anything wrong with Nie Hai, because for Shen Yunfei and to repay his kindness, Nie Hai had already contributed his body and soul.

He will not fail to understand what the price of becoming a water soul is, which will mean that his soul will never be free, and he himself will forever become a shadow, a shadow without his own life.

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Shen Yunfei stood quietly in the center of a vast ocean, with his feet floating lightly on the water.The slender figure formed a shadow on the water surface, clearly reflecting his face and expression.

Nie Hai was standing behind him, also floating on the surface of the sea.It's just that his figure looks a little illusory, as if it doesn't really exist.There was no reflection of him on the water, only a thick glow of blood.

"Why did you do this?" Shen Yunfei asked.He didn't look back, because he didn't want to see Nie Hai's current appearance.

Nie Hai smiled softly, very lightly and calmly.

"I like water." Nie Hai said, "Because only water is the cleanest. Because only in this way can my soul be truly purified."

Shen Yunfei sighed silently, because he knew that no matter what he said, nothing could be changed.

A gust of wind blew across the sea, and it seemed to be sighing silently.Just below the bottom of the thousand feet, a piece of light blue light bloomed slightly.In the light, something is flickering lightly, as if waiting for the arrival of the master.

That flicker that seemed to be calling made Shen Yunfei slightly raise his eyebrows, and there were ripples in his heart lake and sea of ​​consciousness.

"Since this is the case, then go with me." Shen Yunfei opened his arms, and his body rotated slightly on the water.Nie Hai's figure also spun, and during the twirling, his figure gradually became more and more illusory and blurred, until it turned into a light blue light and merged into Shen Yunfei's body.

A radiance surrounded Shen Yunfei, like a piece of armor, tightly attached to his body...

(End of this chapter)