Imagine being in total darkness, surrounded by dead silence and unable to hear anything.
And he was restrained so tightly that he couldn't even move his fingers.
In this case, ordinary people may not be able to hold on for a few hours, and will go completely crazy in two or three days.
And Xu Cheng was buried for three years. If he hadn't relied on Aying to communicate with him and relieve his mental stress, he might have gone crazy.
So after the injury improved slightly, Xu Cheng immediately dug the two people out of the ground and regained their freedom.
On the contrary, Ah Ying, she just wanted to continue to be buried underground. After a few hundred years, her injuries should be recovered.
But when Xu Cheng wanted to come out, she didn't stop him.
She knew that although Xu Cheng's soul was tough enough, he still failed to complete the Trinity and would still suffer mental torture.
If he is buried for a few more years, he will most likely go crazy even with her by his side.
After coming out of the soil bag, Xu Cheng directly carried A Ying on his back, then relied on his intuition to choose a direction and started moving.
He has fully understood the situation of this green sea from Aying's mouth. There are no roads in this place at all. Even if you walk straight in one direction without turning around in the middle, you can't leave.
Because the geographical environment and climate here are constantly changing, the southeast and northwest are also in chaos.
Unless you are very lucky, if you get lost here, you will most likely never get out.
"Look at how blue the sky is!"
"Look at how green this land is!"
"Look at the wind, how cool it is!"
Xu Cheng carried Ah Ying on his back and kept talking as he walked, as if he suddenly turned into a talkative person.
Ah Ying lay on Xu Cheng's back and listened silently, occasionally replying with a sentence or two.
In the past three years, the two of them had been buried underground. Apart from the secrets that should not be told, they had already talked about all the other topics, and there was even nothing to say after that.
Now that he was finally free, Xu Cheng was excited and full of desire to talk, as happy as if he had found a new topic.
After chatting for several hours, Xu Cheng finally shut up.
He and Aying didn't talk anymore. They were walking on the endless prairie with the cool breeze blowing. Looking down from the sky, their tiny figures were as small as ants on this green land.
Because he met the weird lamp woman three years ago, Xu Cheng did not stay in any place for a long time and kept walking forward with A Ying on his back.
The stars move, the sun and the moon alternate.
One year, two years, three years...
The sun and moon in the sky come and go in a hurry, rising in the east and setting in the west, and occasionally rising in the south and setting in the north.
The weeds under our feet kept growing, reaching up to waist height, and then began to die in large areas, turning into dead branches all over the ground, repeating the cycle of life and death.
The climate also keeps changing back and forth through the four seasons.
The cold wind howled, and heavy snow fell like goose feathers from the gloomy sky.
The endless grassland seems to be covered with a thick white quilt.
Xu Cheng carried Ah Ying on his back and trudged through the snow that covered his knees, leaving a long footprint behind him, which was covered by heavy snow again in the blink of an eye.
The heavy snow disappeared, the sun shone brightly, and the fierce sun hung high in the sky.
All the vegetation has withered and died, the earth is cracked, and the air is gradually distorted by the high temperature.
Xu Cheng carried Ah Ying on his back and walked in the nearly Baidu heat wave, sweating profusely.
Ah Ying lifted up the hem of her black skirt and covered Xu Cheng's head to block him from the harsh sun.
The dead vegetation is covered with a thick layer of dead branches on the ground. I don’t know how long it has been, but green buds are emerging from the dead branches and growing tenaciously.
The dry land was covered with green again, and then there were violent storms. Countless tornadoes connecting the sky and the earth raged on the grassland, sweeping away everything visible to the naked eye.
Xu Cheng used his shadow to dig a deep hole in the ground and dug himself into the ground again.
Ji and Aying buried themselves and waited for the storm to pass.
"How long have we been gone?"
"Three thousand seven hundred and fifty-nine days."
"Has it been ten years?"
In the darkness, Xu Cheng and A Ying were chatting face to face. He held A Ying's hands and counted them one by one. After counting, he started counting again, using this way to pass the time.
After being buried on the ground for three years, and then wandering in the green sea for ten more years, the two have become friends who talk about everything, and even partners who relieve each other's loneliness.
However, the only person who needed to relieve his loneliness was Xu Cheng. Aying didn't need it, but she still had nothing to do with Xu Cheng talking nonsense and playing some boring games.
"How long can you live?"
In the darkness, Ah Ying opened his eyes and looked at the white hair on Xu Cheng's head.
When she first entered the Green Sea, she thought Xu Cheng would die soon, but she didn't expect that he would persist for so long.
"Don't worry, I still have a long life, long enough to live until I get impatient."
Xu Cheng looked indifferent, but he was far less optimistic than he seemed on the surface.
He originally thought he had thirty years left to live, but he burned for ten years to avoid danger, was buried underground for three years, and then wandered with A Ying for ten years.
He now only has seven years left to live. Even if he survives these seven years safely, his injuries will not heal.
Not to mention Ah Ying, her injuries would take at least five hundred years to heal.
Although Xu Cheng was very optimistic, Ah Ying had been with him for more than ten years and had already seen through this man and was extremely familiar with him.
But she said nothing.
The storm passed quickly. Xu Cheng controlled the shadow, dug up the soil again, and came out of the ground with Aying.
He stood up, faced the water-filled grassland, raised his hands and stretched, and then took a deep breath of the moist wind.
But soon, he froze on the spot.
"what is that?"
Aying was cleaning the grass blades off her body. When she heard Xu Cheng's words, she subconsciously raised her head and was stunned.
The storm has not gone far yet, and the sky is filled with thick dark clouds.
Under the gloomy sky, a pyramid appeared at the end of the grassland.
Although it was very far away and subtle, with Xu Cheng and Ah Ying's eyesight, they could still clearly see that it was indeed a pyramid.
Xu Cheng recovered from his surprise and looked down at Aying.
Ah Ying's slender eyebrows furrowed slightly, with a look of uncertainty in her eyes.
"It seems that there are changes in the green sea that I don't know about."
According to Aying's understanding, there is no human civilization in the Green Sea, and of course there will be no human buildings here.
Since a pyramid now appears out of thin air, it means that the Green Sea has changed.
"It's normal. Haven't you been here for hundreds of years?"
Xu Cheng and Aying talked about countless topics until the last time she entered the Green Sea was hundreds of years ago. In these hundreds of years, it is possible that the Green Sea will change.
"No matter what it is, just go over and take a look and you'll know."
Xu Cheng picked up Ah Ying on his back and chased towards the pyramid in the distance.
There is no need to communicate. The two of them now have a tacit understanding. They know that the appearance of this pyramid is an accident, and maybe it is also an opportunity that can solve their current predicament.
Especially since Xu Cheng only has seven years left to live.
The pyramid seems to be right in front of you, but in fact it is far away. After walking for most of the day, there is no change in the field of vision.
Xu Cheng could no longer be stingy with the power he had finally accumulated, lest the pyramid suddenly disappear again.
He summoned a shadow, wrapped himself and Ah Ying, and quickly moved towards the pyramid.
Moving at high speed, the pyramid finally gradually enlarged in the eyes of the two people, which also made them sigh in relief. This meant that the golden tower was not a mirage-like phantom.
More than an hour later, Xu Cheng took Ah
Shadow finally arrived at the bottom of the pyramid.
This pyramid looks as majestic as a mountain, with square strips of boulders embedded in it, and the surface is covered with green moss.
When Xu Cheng and Aying came to the bottom of the pyramid, they found that seven or eight lost people had gathered here.
The lost are those who are lost in the green sea and cannot leave. Xu Cheng and Aying are also considered lost now.
It is not that there are no living people in the Green Sea, but most of them are dead. Those who can survive without exception have considerable abilities.
Xu Cheng and Aying wandered for ten years, and encountered lost people several times along the way.
Noticing the approach of Xu Cheng and A Ying, this group of mutually exclusive lost people cast wary glances at the two of them at the same time.
These lost people must have been trapped in the green sea for many years, and have more or less mental problems, just like autistic people, who are very wary of other lost people.
Xu Cheng didn't want to ask for trouble, because he and Aying were very weak now, and the current situation of being wary of each other couldn't be better.
"Do you see anything?"
Xu Cheng turned to Aying and asked.
Aying looked up at the towering pyramid in front of him and looked at the huge rocks covered with moss.
There are many mysterious symbols carved on the boulders, which should be some kind of ancient writing.
Ah Ying stared at these mysterious words intently, with a rather puzzled tone: "These words belong to some destroyed countries, but why are they here?"
The sky was still gloomy, the thick dark clouds seemed to be within reach, there was lightning and thunder, and the whole pyramid exuded a strange and eerie atmosphere.
Suddenly, a clear sound of bells came from the top of the pyramid and resounded throughout the grassland.
After hearing the bell, the nearby lost people showed excited expressions, knelt down towards the golden tower, and used various methods to start harming themselves.
Some took out their weapons and stabbed them directly into their thighs, causing blood to flow out. Some grabbed their fingers and broke them off hard, causing them to break out in cold sweat from the pain.
Xu Cheng was shocked when he saw this scene.
What's happening here?
Could this bell be able to hypnotize others to harm themselves? But why doesn't Aying and I have anything to do with each other?
"I see."
Ah Ying suddenly spoke, and a flash of light appeared in his eyes: "So she escaped here!"
"who is it?"
"The Goddess of Pain."
Ah Ying looked at the lost people who were self-mutilating around him: "She has the power of pain. After her defeat about three hundred years ago, her whereabouts are unknown. She was originally hiding in the green sea."
There is not complete peace among the gods. Occasionally they will become enemies and even fight to the death.
The Goddess of Pain was one such deity who fought against her enemies for many years, but was ultimately defeated and the country she protected was destroyed.
Her followers like to engage in self-mutilation to please the Goddess of Pain and gain her blessings.
So when he saw this group of lost people suddenly starting to harm themselves, Aying immediately recognized that this pyramid was the territory of the Goddess of Pain.
The bells from the pyramid were still ringing, and the lost people who were hurting themselves all stared at Xu Cheng and Aying with angry eyes.
Now they are the only ones who have not harmed themselves.
"Hurry...hurry...ah!"
The nearest lost person yelled at Xu Cheng and Aying with a ferocious look on his face. It may be that he had not spoken for many years, which made his words very jerky.
Both Xu Cheng and Aying could see that self-mutilation was some kind of ritual related to the Goddess of Pain and the Pyramid, and if they stood here indifferently, it might lead to the failure of the ritual.
Xu Cheng did not rush to take action, but looked at Aying: "What should I say?"
"Do it with them!"
Ah Ying looked up at the pyramid in front of her: "If the Goddess of Pain is really hiding here, maybe we can use her to resolve the injury."
Xu Cheng didn't hesitate anymore, summoned a shadow, and pointed it at his abdomen.
With one poke, blood instantly flowed out.
Although the defense of the Heart of God is strong enough, it is still easy to hurt yourself.
The lost ones looked at Aying, seeming to want her to commit suicide.
At this moment, the bells of the pyramid suddenly disappeared, and a staircase appeared from the bottom to the top of the tower.
The lost people all showed excited expressions, ignoring Aying, and rushed up the stairs one by one.
Xu Cheng looked at their backs and frowned: "Are they all believers of the Goddess of Pain?"
"uncertain."
Ah Ying said, "But they please the goddess of pain through self-mutilation, probably hoping to gain some kind of blessing from the goddess."
In this weird place like the Green Sea, there is no need to fight except for survival.
So there is no point in getting power from the goddess, it should be something else.
Xu Cheng and Ah Ying looked at each other and guessed it together.
leave!
The Lost Ones please the Goddess of Pain, most likely to use the power of the Goddess to leave the Green Sea.
Xu Cheng immediately carried Ah Ying on his back and was about to rush towards the steps of the pyramid, but was stopped by Ah Ying: "Wait a minute."
Xu Cheng turned to look at her: "What's the matter?"
Ah Ying stared at the pyramid in front of her: "I'm not familiar with the Goddess of Pain. I'm not sure whether she will help us or even be detrimental to us."
"What's the probability?"
"Half of it!"
"That's enough to take a gamble."
Xu Cheng raised his legs again and rushed up the stairs with A Ying on his back, following closely behind the other lost people.
Aying thinks Xu Cheng is a bit reckless, but she also appreciates his courage to not be afraid of hardships and to move forward in an indomitable way. This is called heroic spirit, and many goddesses fall into this trap.
But Xu Cheng's idea is very simple. It can be reopened anyway, and the half probability is enough for him to take a gamble.
If Ah Ying said the success rate was only 90%, he might turn around and leave.
The stairs were very high, at least several thousand meters long. When Xu Cheng climbed to the top with A Ying on his back, he found a dark entrance, and other lost people had already rushed in.
Xu Cheng carried Aying on his back and entered it, and soon came to an open place, where all the lost people had gathered, breathing heavily.
In front of everyone is a high wall, and a woman stands under the wall.
The woman was in her thirties and had a very beautiful face, but her face was covered with steel needles. Her ears, nose, cheeks, and mouth were all pierced with steel needles. It looked painful.
"Welcome to the City of Pain."
The woman smiled slightly and her voice boomed from her throat: "I am the apostle of the goddess, you can call me Abasha."
No one spoke. Except for Xu Cheng and A Ying, the other autistic patients stared at her intently, seeming to be urging her silently.
"You must have heard the legends circulating in the Green Sea. Some of you have not even come here for the first time."
Abasha said slowly: "You are all lambs lost in the green sea. Only the goddess can save you and lead you out of the sea of suffering. However, you must also offer the most precious gift to the goddess."
The lost people's breathing quickened, and one of them urged: "Don't... stop talking nonsense... hurry up..."
Abasha didn't mind and walked away to the side, revealing a door in the wall behind her.
She raised her hand to make a gesture of invitation: "Go, complete the test of the goddess, and then make your wishes to the goddess."
The Lost ones rush through the door.
Xu Cheng did not follow in a hurry, but came to Abasha: "We want to see the goddess of pain, can you inform us?"
Abasha still maintained her invitation gesture: "Please complete the goddess's test, and you will be able to meet the goddess."
Xu Cheng could only ask Ah Ying to take action.
Ah Ying can only reveal his identity: "
Go tell your goddess that Aying is here. "
"Sorry, the goddess is not here."
Abasha apologized in a low voice: "I cannot contact the goddess without permission. Only those who pass the test will be sent to the goddess by this city of pain. If you want to see the goddess, you can only complete the test."
Ah Ying and Xu Cheng looked at each other, not expecting this to be the case.
In this way, the two of them have to compete with the group of lost people to see the goddess of pain.
Xu Cheng didn't hesitate anymore, and carried Aying on his back and entered the door in the wall. Inside was a long passage. When he reached the end of the passage, a spacious pool blocked the way.
However, the pool was not filled with water, but with boiling oil.
There is only one lost person standing next to the pool, hesitant to get down, while the other lost people should have already laid down there.
Xu Cheng never thought of jumping over the pool. This kind of cheating was definitely not allowed.
He jumped directly into the boiling oil with Aying on his back, walked over without changing his expression, and landed from the opposite side.
Seeing that he fell to the last place, the lost man who was still standing by the pool gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and jumped into the pool.
"Ahhhh!"
Xu Cheng and Aying both heard the screams behind them. When they looked back, they saw that the lost man had fallen into the boiling oil.
The lost ones who can survive in the green sea must have strong abilities, but this does not mean that their mental strength is very high.
The physical strength of this lost man must be average. He struggled and rolled in the boiling oil. His screams quickly disappeared. His whole body was floating on the boiling oil, and his skin had been fried to a crisp.
Xu Cheng and Aying continued to walk forward, not interested in sympathizing with a lost person they had never met.
Follow the passage to the next empty room. The ground is covered with a large number of sharp steel needles. There is no way to stand in the gap in the middle, so you can only step through it.
When I saw a lot of blood falling on the steel needle, I knew that many of the lost people in front of me had passed through it.
Xu Cheng carried Ah Ying and walked over the steel needle, but he couldn't break through his God's Heart defense.
After rolling the oil and the steel needle, there is a rotating drum with countless sharp blades inside. It looks like a mixer, and you need to crawl through the drum.
There were many bloody pieces of meat and scraps of cloth hanging on the blade, as well as mutilated internal organs and hair. There must be a lost person mashed inside.
Xu Cheng led Ah Ying through the roller. These sharp blades could not break through the two people's defense of the God's Heart, and they could not even cut through the black gauze skirt on Ah Ying's body.
After a variety of nerve-wracking tests, Xu Cheng and Aying finally reached the finish line.
Only the last two of the seven or eight lost people were left. They were covered with bruises and had their hands and feet broken. They were simply miserable.
Seeing that Xu Cheng and Ah Ying were intact, especially Ah Ying's clothes were not damaged, the two lost people stared at them with eyes wide open in shock and anger.
"Cheating!"
"You... two bastards... dare to cheat?"
Even the clothes are not torn, so what is it if it’s not cheating?
Abasha, who reappeared in front of everyone, also looked at Xu Cheng and Aying with sharp eyes.
She couldn't see where these two people were coming from, but cheating was not allowed.
"My companion is not here to take part in the test, she is just here with me."
Xu Cheng explained helplessly: "As for me, your test can't break my skin, and there's nothing I can do about it."
The two lost people stared at him angrily, not believing his words at all.
But Abasha knew that what Xu Cheng said was true. These tests along the way could not break his defense. If the woman in the black gauze skirt did not come to participate in the test, it could not be considered as cheating.
However, Xu Cheng's casual attitude made Abasha very dissatisfied, because she designed all the tests in this pyramid.
"Don't talk too much. The next step is to get serious."
Abasha clapped her hands, and with the clapping of her hands, a hot stove rose from the ground next to her, filled with red-hot iron blocks.
"The next test is to swallow these iron pieces. You must swallow at least ten pieces to pass the test."
Abasha looked at Xu Cheng with provocative eyes: "If you quit now, it's still too late."
The faces of the other two lost people changed drastically, and they stared at the red-hot iron in front of them with horrified eyes.
Each piece is about the size of a goose egg. Not to mention burning red, even if it is not, swallowing ten pieces will burst your entire stomach.
Xu Cheng raised a hand and made an invitation gesture to the two lost people: "You got here before me, so I'll let you go first."
The two lost people were not fooled, but retorted: "You are... suspected of cheating... You go first!
"
Abasha also urged Xu Cheng as if she were watching a show: "There is no order of priority here. If you want to prove that you are not cheating, you should be the first to accept the test."
