Absolute Zone Zero: As a corpse, elegance needs no words

A world of pitch black.

Or rather... it's no longer a world...

Xuan Li was in the center of the darkness. He lowered his head and remained silent, like a sculpture, without any movement.

But the darkness did not stop, but slowly flowed, condensed, and became larger and larger.

Endless silence.

Xuan Li slowly raised his hand, but it was pitch dark. He stood up, and the ground under his feet was hard, but he seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, making it difficult to move forward.

They seemed to want to drag Xuan Li into the abyss, completely drowning him, so that he would never be able to escape...

But how could Xuan Li just sit there and wait for death, and how could he allow this kind of thing?

Or rather, this kind of thing... Qingyi doesn't allow it.

Xuan Li raised his head slightly and looked up at the sky.

In the endless darkness, a faint light emerged, and then fell downwards, like a pale meteor with a swaying light tail.

It swooped down at great speed, becoming brighter as it fell, radiating the brilliance of a dazzling cross.

And under Xuan Li's gaze, it rushed directly into the earth!

The next second, a halo of light quickly vibrated and spread across the surface of the earth with unstoppable force, moving from the point where the falling light landed to the endless darkness.

In an instant, the light spread out like the buds of life on earth after spring. A bright halo also appeared around Xuan Li, and he could finally see himself clearly.

In the light that Qingyi strives for, I see myself clearly.

He looked up and saw that under the light, the world was filled with an endless black fluid like the sea. They were entangled and intertwined, looking extremely strange.

However, none of them approached Xuan Li, because not far in front of him, there was a delicate snow-white flower blooming with a faint light.

It is so peaceful and beautiful.

And now, Xuan Li already knows the name of this flower.

It can exist in many forms, draw nourishment from many sources, and it is different for every person.

Because it is called future and hope.

Suddenly, a long, sharp thorn rushed out from the black fluid not far away and attacked the white flower.

Xuan Li also noticed this attack, and stretched out his hand to tightly grasp the black spike that was moving forward.

Strands of bright red blossomed in the palm of his hand, and the black spikes stopped moving forward, quickly retracting their tentative attack.

Blood dripped from the palm of his hand, and the hand that Xuan Li stretched out was now covered in blood, but he looked indifferent and didn't care.

The stinging pain was so clear.

In the distance, countless black fluids condensed, and a huge, twisted monster was slowly emerging, towering like a mountain, making people feel despair and fear.

Xuan Li retracted his gaze, raised his hand and looked at his palm. He really had no strength now, not because this was the inner world and there was no ether energy.

But after he realized the falsehood and the world collapsed, he lost most of his means, because this is the inner world and he is facing a part of himself.

If he had the ability, he would definitely not let Qing Yi dissipate in his arms, but this is ultimately just a luxury...

Xuan Li put down his hand, and at this moment, another sharp spike attacked, but this time it was not aimed at Bai Hua, but at himself.

The pitch-black spikes instantly pierced Xuan Li's body, leaving a bloody hole. The intense pain made Xuan Li frown.

The black thorn turned into flowing liquid and broke away again. Xuan Li took two steps towards the white flower, and the bright red gradually dyed his clothes red.

The injury made him very weak. When he came to Bai Hua, he was already kneeling on one knee on the ground, supporting himself and stretching his hand towards Bai Hua.

puff-

Another black thorn appeared, followed by a second, and a third...

Like Qing Yi, Xuan Li's body was pierced through, and his movements couldn't help but stop, but after a short pause, the outstretched hand started moving again.

He held the white flowers in his hands.

Looking at the white flowers, Xuan Li breathed a sigh of relief and could already feel a distinct sense of dizziness.

He shook his head, trying his best to clear his mind, then lifted the white flower upwards into the air.

Don't let the flowers wither...

Qingyi's words echoed in his ears again, but Xuanli smiled bitterly with some helplessness.

He doesn't have the ability to protect this thing now...

"Let's go. You don't have to stay here with me. It's too dark here, and I don't have the ability to protect you..."

"Go where you want to go, leave here, and blossom in beauty, in countless futures and hopes..."

This flower was cultivated by Qingyi and brought to him. It was the future and hope that Qingyi nurtured, and it was what she had always strived for...

After all, it doesn't belong to him.

He might need the flower, but Qingyi undoubtedly needed her too. After all, she was now... in a deeper darkness.

However, as Qingyi said, she did bring him a white flower... but it was not the one in front of him.

Xuan Li slowly put down his hand, and the white flower floated in the air. It seemed to understand his words and gently swayed its petals.

"Go, embrace your freedom..."

Xuan Li spoke softly, and as his voice fell, the white flower slowly moved upwards. The faint light it emitted dissipated as the petals peeled off, turning into points of light and disappearing.

But with Baihua's departure, the world did not fall into darkness again...

The depths of the soul are the darkest places.

But in fact, there is no absolute darkness. Everyone will leave the last ray of light for himself.

The beam of light that fell to the earth still exists.

It belonged to Xuan Li, so it stayed.

Xuan Li's lips curled up slightly, but it solidified in the blink of an eye. The power of the black thorn was destroying his body.

"The feeling of death... isn't unfamiliar to me..."

Xuan Li murmured helplessly, and as his life passed, his eyes became heavier and heavier, and finally he had to fall.

There was a soft sound of landing, and Xuan Li fell to the ground.

Where the light is most concentrated, we meet the deepest darkness...

In the distance, a gigantic monster blocked out the sun and the sky, with countless tentacles and scarlet eyes that made people tremble. It opened its bloody mouth and looked at the light that was insignificant compared to the endless darkness, as if it was mocking...

Compared to its current terrifying power, its attack on Xuan Li just now seemed like just a toy, just a teasing...

Don't care.

It just sneered like that.

Until... the points of light converge.

Xuan Li stood in front of him again, unharmed.

Its smile froze, followed by confusion, anger, and roar.

The attack came again, unstoppable, completely overwhelmed Xuanli, and after that, it laughed again.

Until the light spots condense again.