Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 164: Hardships encountered during the sword test, the gift of life summons the immortal

PS: This chapter is based on the official visual novel of MiHoYo: "Sword of the Divine Land"

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In the boundless darkness, the dead immortal regained consciousness—

At first, the newborn consciousness was just like the birth of the world, a tiny speck of light in the void.

Its power is still very limited. It can neither receive signals from the senses nor issue instructions to the nerves. The weak consciousness in the chaos follows the ancient instinct, blindly but firmly existing and extending...

It will also discover its own death.

She refused to acknowledge her own death.

Judging by common sense, the immortal is indeed dead.

Her right foot was completely bare and severed.

The meridians in her hands were all damaged.

Her internal organs were completely destroyed.

The most serious injury was on the heart, which had more than ten breaks.

But...the most fatal wound was in the head.

It was a sword wound. The sword pierced her forehead, damaged her brain, and then went through her skull!

If it were an ordinary person, any one of these injuries would be enough to kill him.

But "immortals" are not ordinary people. They are immortal and indestructible.

Living for thousands of years without dying.

The soul lasts for thousands of years without being extinguished.

She almost subverted the law of decline and death...

The one and only fairy in China is now lying quietly in a damp stone chamber. She is wearing a messy white dress, and her soft black hair is not greasy at all even after several years.

But her body was almost covered in blood.

And it is precisely this kind of existence, so——

Starting from one neuron at a time, the immortal's brain and body began a long process of repair and reorganization.

The body unconsciously absorbs every bit of Houkai energy around it...

Mend the torn skin,

Connecting broken bones,

The broken muscles,

Repairing damaged organs...

As if this was not enough, several balls of light green light suddenly emerged from the immortal's body. This was the gift of [life].

Then, the green lights shattered and made sounds like broken glass. Afterwards, the green mist formed by the shattered green lights was quickly absorbed into the immortal's body. Her body recovered better than before. It could even be said that she was resurrected from the dead!

Soon, the immortal's [consciousness] gained awareness.

Her vision returned—she saw lines of light and shadow flowing from east to west and then from west to east through the small window of the stone chamber.

Her sense of smell returned—she smelled the stench of ant corpses mixed with the mournful fragrance of withered grass and trees, lingering in the stone chamber.

Her hearing returned—she heard the sound of falling leaves hitting the ground as summer turned to autumn, and she was aware of the gentle swaying of trees embracing the snow as winter turned to spring.

In addition, she also felt pain, soreness, numbness, itching, swelling...all over the body.

The calamities deepened, and the body was filled with thousands of sufferings. This torture should have been endless, but as the immortal's body began to emit a faint green light, the pain became negligible.

Finally, the immortal gradually woke up.

"I...who...?"

My mind is still in a mess. I still remember some things, but I have forgotten much more.

"Where...is this...?"

There were only a few words left in her memory, and she couldn't piece together the answer she wanted, but she still tried her best to think about it.

"..."

Thinking of this, emotions that had been lost for a long time suddenly surged in my heart.

The seven people closest to her.

The seven swords that have been with her the longest.

Seven people conspired together to lure her into a trap.

Seven swords set a snare and killed her.

There was another person who had reminded her...

"Why......?"

The surging emotions include resentment, doubt, resentment, sadness, rage, and regret.

The immortal does not understand...

There are no answers, only the desire to find answers.

"..."

The immortal decided to wait.

She had waited for what seemed like endless years, but time was no longer important to her. She would continue to wait until the day her body healed.

She wanted to find those seven people and ask them why they killed her.

The strong impulse was imprinted in her vague consciousness, urging her, knocking her, and changing her. Waiting had become a habit, and suffering had become natural.

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The dizziness gradually disappeared, and Jiang Ming understood that this meant that the transmission had been successful.

Before the eyes see, the body senses.

Before Jiang Ming opened his eyes, a wave of heat hit him, making him feel a little irritated.

When he opened his eyes, what came into view was an endless desert. Looking up, he saw a scorching sun hanging high in the sky, shining its light all over the earth. Looking around, he saw layers of sand dunes undulating like waves in the steaming heat.

Looking around, everything in sight remains unchanged: the sun, the sky, the yellow sand...all are stagnant and motionless.

"..."

"desert?"

Jiang Ming is not familiar with this kind of place, or he simply doesn't like coming to this kind of place. After all, who would willingly push himself into hell?

Jiang Ming began to walk at a constant speed in the desert, because he knew that staying there blindly would not do him any good, and desperately searching everywhere was not a good option either, as the opportunity would only come to him when the time was right.

The system didn't say anything needed to be observed or touched, so all I had to do was walk and wait.

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In an oasis in the desert...

"Ugh."

A man was sighing in the shadow of the ancient wall. He tried to talk to his colleague next to him, but the colleague ignored him.

The reason why he stayed here to look after the house was because their leader took almost half of the people in the village to "do business", and today it just happened to be his turn to look after the house.

But he is a desperado, his hands are stained with blood and he has stepped on countless corpses. Looting, robbing, bullying and killing are what he should do, and the excitement of swords and blood is the reward he deserves.

Therefore, being excluded from this long-planned "big deal" gave rise to a resentment that was almost humiliating in the man's heart. It was this anger that made him restless and dry-mouthed.

"Gudu——"

The man, in a terrible mood, lifted up his water bag and drank from it in big gulps.

“Eh…?”

The man was stunned, because in front of his sight, a girl was walking towards him. The man was not dazzled, and what he saw was definitely not an illusion.

That girl...the girl walking slowly towards me from far away in the desert must be a real person, no doubt about it.

"Hey! Hey!"

The man's eyes widened instantly, unable to believe what he saw. He hurriedly called out to his colleagues beside him. After all, the Jinsha Gang, which was rampant in Mobei, had never encountered a female guest who took the initiative to visit them.

Seeing this, two big men approached from the left.

One of them was the man who first discovered the girl and raised the alarm. He held a sword in his hand, with a happy look on his face, like a hunter watching his prey fall into a trap, his smile seemed to speak of death.

However, the girl remained unmoved. She looked to the other side. The big man behind on the right was not in the girl's sight. He came running after hearing the alarm.

The nearest bandit was only about five steps away from the girl. He was a muscular man holding a big knife.

It was obvious that these four people were going to work together to capture this girl.

Judging from her appearance, the girl was no more than 15 years old and was quite short. Even to these big men, her height was just about up to their chests.

She was holding a cloth bag in her hand. I don't know what was inside, but from its appearance... it looked like a sword.

The girl's smooth hair was tied into a pair of ponytails with a yellow satin ribbon. She was wearing a yellow and white ancient costume. Her beautiful brown eyes sparkled with different emotions - excitement, amusement, excitement and pity.

That's right, mercy.

Facing these four muscular, broad-shouldered men, there was no trace of fear in her eyes, but instead they were filled with pity - this was her affirmation and pride in her own strength.

But when these four people faced the little girl who suddenly appeared in front of them, they also did not despise her at all. This was what their leader had warned them many times: on the battlefield, you must not be careless in the slightest! It can easily take your life!

The girl had only fought with her master in her life and had no actual combat experience. Otherwise, she would know that no matter how powerful a martial arts master is, he should try his best to avoid fighting alone against many opponents.

Fighting alone against four well-trained bandits was tantamount to inviting death. Unfortunately, the girl did not know this kind of "common sense", and her cold-hearted master, who was almost invincible in the world, knew nothing about it.

So she was not afraid, but was very happy.

The sand bandit was only five steps away from her...

The girl shook open the cloth bag and grasped the ancient sword [Xuanyuan] with her backhand. The feeling of holding the sword in her hand always made her feel at ease.

Then, the girl jumped up, her figure as graceful as a swimming dragon. When she landed on the ground, the tip of her sword had already pierced the big man's chest. She drew her sword and turned around - so fast that the blood could not even splash out. Then she swung out the sword again and chopped off the second man's head.

That way, there were only two enemies left out of the four - a piece of cake.

The girl came up with the script in an instant.

With her martial arts skills and the power of the ancient sword Xuanyuan, it is not difficult to turn this fantasy into reality.

The bandit was still four steps away from her, but the girl still did not take any action. This could be explained in two words - unworthy.

These mortal men, who are so big and strong that they can't even use "true qi", are not worthy of letting me use Xuanyuan at all.

This is a divine weapon unrivaled in the world, and its sharp edge is only for the strong. How can the blood of these mediocre people in front of us be used to tarnish the reputation of this sword?

The sand bandit was still three steps away from her.

A little pride and satisfaction filled the girl's heart.

Just based on these goods——

There are two more steps.

——You are not worthy enough for me to test my sword!

step!

For a warrior, one step is a life-and-death struggle.

The big man swung the iron knife and was about to chop off the little girl's head, but he saw a green shadow flash - the girl disappeared.

"--What?!"

He subconsciously looked down, and at that moment, he felt a sudden pain in his calf. The big man was clearly looking at the ground, but what was reflected in his eyes was the sun.

"What's going on..."

Before he realized that he was kicked into the air, something cool touched his temple lightly.

His mind was in a trance, and when he was in mid-air, the big man had already fainted.

"..."

The girl quickly leaned over to dodge the machete and used the force to kick the sturdy man down, then knocked him out with a finger. It only took the girl less than a blink of an eye. It was hard to imagine that a little girl like her could have so much strength.

The girl's spirit has been focused as never before. Apart from defeating the enemy in front of her, there is nothing else in her mind. This is exactly the [Heart Essence] of the Five Essences of Taixu Sword Qi, the entry-level essence, and also the most difficult one - [Sword Heart - Shisui]!

The [Sword Heart] of the Five Elements of Taixu is just such a profound mental method that can bring out the potential of the brain to the extreme.

Seeing that one of their companions had fallen, the other three did not panic at all. Their leader, [Eagle], had warned them.

"The enemy is the enemy, regardless of gender, age or status. It is a life-and-death struggle. Anyone can take your life. You must treat your target as the last opponent in your life and use all means to kill him."

[Eagle] reminded them repeatedly.

"On the battlefield, you must protect your comrades, but fallen comrades are not comrades, but burdens. Don't treat them the same as those who are standing. Soldiers who know how to give up can live longer."

And now, they decided not to hold back and not to do anything with the little girl in front of them, but to kill her completely!

But they don't know who the girl in front of them is, and why she is here...

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It was unknown how long had passed, but Jiang Ming still hadn't walked out of the desert. However, as he silently released the ice element, he didn't feel any discomfort in this hot desert.

Rather, it was a very novel experience to give him such a task when he had already reached such strength.

Jiang Ming had a premonition that something big was going to happen, and he was already looking forward to what would happen next.

Sure enough, just as he thought, after walking another hundred meters, Jiang Ming found five figures near an oasis not far away: a young girl and four big men.

"..."

Jiang Ming did not react too much to this, he just quickened his pace and hurried over. In fact... he had already guessed where this place was.

Unlike normal situations, the seemingly fragile girl was not hurt by the big men. Instead, surprisingly, three of the four big men were knocked unconscious and fell to the ground.

The remaining one had the girl sitting sideways on his back, tapping the back of his head with her slender fingers. Judging from his frightened expression, it seemed that their identities had been swapped.

At this moment, the girl seemed to notice Jiang Ming who was slowly walking towards her, and her fair face suddenly showed a little surprise.

"I didn't expect there were so many young people in your place. I thought it was full of big guys like you."

The girl's voice was clear and crisp, very pleasant to hear, with the soft trembling of an innocent girl, but the next second, her tone was full of regret and she shook her head gently.

"What a pity, I joined you at such a young age."

"he......"

"Shut up."

The big man also saw Jiang Ming, but just as he was about to explain something, the girl hit him on the back of the neck and he fainted.

"..."

Jiang Ming watched all this in silence. Before he knew it, he was only three steps away from the girl.

The girl stood up leisurely, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised and a proud smile on her face. She didn't seem to take Jiang Ming seriously, but her hands had already made the starting posture of some kind of move.

Jiang Ming recognized the starting move of this move, and at the same time, he also recognized the girl.

Although he wanted to explain at this moment, looking at the girl's unwillingness to speak, he knew that if he opened his mouth now, the girl would seize this momentary opportunity and attack him with all her might.

So, Jiang Ming also smiled and made a "please" gesture with his hand - instead of explaining, it would be better to let the other party calm down.

The next moment, the two figures disappeared from the spot at the same time, but just this alone stirred up a large amount of dust that completely covered their figures.

But when the dust cleared, all that remained in the desert was a cute girl tied up with ropes, her beautiful eyes blinking with confusion in their eyes.

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