Blind Spot
Chapter 336: Island 310, Two

Chapter 336: Island 310, Two

"I’ve come to investigate the prophecy note your mother left behind. May I come in and talk?" Li Chengyi said.

Elsa nodded.

"One hundred dollars an hour. Is that okay?"

"...It’s fine." Li Chengyi, seeing how practiced she was, knew this person must have done this sort of thing often.

Clearly, many had come to her to inquire about her mother.

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On the other side, at the opposite end of the port in Naxi Town.

A blood-soaked figure was frantically dashing through the forest, weaving in and out of trees.

It was Yang Chengxi, the pirate who had just snuck off the boat.

Gasping heavily, she kept running while constantly looking back.

It was as if some monstrous flood or wild beast were chasing her.

But shortly after disembarking, she had felt something following her.

She left the port and tried to dodge the pursuers by ducking into the forest, only to find that the sense of danger had intensified and drawn even closer.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a red shadow flashed by her side, its astonishing speed making it impossible for her to discern its shape.

Just a flash.

And now a cut gashed Yang Chengxi’s waist.

She let out a pained grunt and continued sprinting in another direction.

But she hadn’t gotten far when another red shadow flashed past her.

Hiss.

A deep, bone-showing laceration appeared on her back.

But strangely, not much blood flowed out, just enough to stain her clothes red.

Yang Chengxi’s fear, under such continuous torment, was fast approaching its peak.

Even as a pirate leader accustomed to life-and-death situations, she was nearing a breakdown after being toyed with in such succession.

She faintly heard mocking laughter from behind her, as if a crowd was spectating her, waiting for her to collapse from exhaustion.

Although she was surrounded by forest, she felt as if there were indeed many people following her.

Many invisible people.

Thud.

Suddenly, Yang Chengxi stumbled and fell hard to the ground, rolling over violently.

Dizzy from the fall and blood loss, her eyes blurred as she seemed to have rolled in front of a well-built man with long hair.

The man wore a white mask, revealing only a pair of eyes as he looked down at her.

"Do such small woods also harbor fierce beasts?" he asked softly.

"Please... save... me..." Yang Chengxi squeezed out the words with difficulty, her consciousness rapidly blurring.

Chen Jiahan lifted his head, seemingly aware of something, and looked deep into the forest behind Yang Chengxi.

In that dark place where sunlight couldn’t reach, something seemed to be hiding, waiting.

Hiss!

In an instant, a red shadow flashed from behind him and silently pounced toward Chen Jiahan’s back at an exaggerated speed.

’Bagua · Xun Wind.’

Chen Jiahan’s body naturally shifted to one side, precisely dodging the red shadow’s attack.

Then, he raised his hand, fingers stabbing forward.

Hiss!!

The red shadow let out a scream and flew several meters away, tumbling to the ground, revealing its true form.

It was, remarkably, a blood-red skinned, bald-headed creature.

At this moment, the creature’s entire chest cavity had been easily ripped open by Chen Jiahan’s recent strike, with organs and blood spilling on the ground.

"A wild animal that resembles a human?" Chen Jiahan mused as he looked at the creature.

Hum!!

Suddenly, dozens of red shadows lunged at him from all directions.

’Bagua · Li Fire.’

Chen Jiahan’s arms opened wide, swiftly drawing an arc.

His hands, in that instance, erupted with sheer power, striking at each approaching red shadow with the speed of lightning.

Bang bang bang bang bang!!

Amidst the dense sound of palm strikes, a horde of red-skinned creatures flew in all directions, bleeding and falling to the ground, unable to rise again.

"Boring." Picking up Yang Chengxi with one hand, Chen Jiahan turned around and walked towards another place.

Having dealt with these wild animals, he continued to explore the island for potential threats.

Shortly after he left, the red-skinned creatures on the ground also breathed their last.

Their internal organs and bones had been shattered by the sheer force of that one strike.

In contrast to Soft Qi, the force of rigor was far more powerful, and Bagua Gate’s Bagua force was an extremely formidable penetrating power among them.

What seemed like an ordinary palm strike could result in complete internal destruction.

A few minutes after Chen Jiahan had left,

A slender figure appeared beside the bodies of the creatures.

"Gone?" The figure slightly lifted its head, revealing Lekra’s handsome face.

He furrowed his brows, looking at the bloody corpses on the ground.

These were special weapons created using the blood of him and his sister, capable of strong concealment and rapid attacks. Ordinary Feiyi Masters without force fields and weaker Reinforced Humans would be easily killed by their ambush.

But at this moment... his large group of blood creatures had inexplicably died here.

"It’s the scent of that guy’s companion... Heh, didn’t expect him to hide so well," Lekra’s face twisted somewhat gruesomely.

He took a fierce step forward, ready to chase after and kill.

Hiss!

In a flash, a figure appeared in front of him, blocking his way.

"Brother, he’s mine!" It was Haini!

She held her hands out to stop Lekra, a serious expression on her face.

"That’s just his friend!" Lekra spoke with dissatisfaction.

"It doesn’t matter! It could make him suspicious and affect our relationship!" Haini retorted. "I won’t allow it!"

"But that’s my prey!" Lekra was getting angry.

"I don’t care, you’re not allowed to lay a hand on it no matter what!" Haini declared emphatically.

"You...!?" Lekra was choked with anger, unable to get the words out.

To have his prey snatched away, his Reinforced Human killed, and on top of that, he couldn’t seek revenge, and even his closest sister stood in his way!

What the hell is all this!

"Do you believe I’m going to kill that pretty boy right now!" Lekra shouted furiously.

"Then I’ll destroy all of your arrangements!" Haini stood her ground, "I’ll kill every member of the Blind Spot in the Eternal Song Association in town!"

"....." Lekra was so angry he could spit blood, but he was helpless.

He pointed at his sister, speechless for a long time.

Bang!

In an instant, a red shadow flashed, and he disappeared from the spot, heading into the distance.

Haini snorted coldly, and with a flash of red shadow as well, she too vanished.

Although Chen Jiahan demonstrated considerable strength.

But such strength meant nothing in their eyes. As beneficiaries of the eternal surgery, they had not only lengthy lifespans but also extremely formidable strength and speed, as well as terrifying skin defenses.

Moreover, both siblings were incredibly powerful Feiyi Masters and Reinforced Humans. Dealing with a mere Mortal City individual was as easy as squashing an ant.

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At Tomira’s home.

Elsa poured Li Chengyi a glass of water and asked him to sit on a moldy sofa.

Looking at the tiny black beetles floating in his water, Li Chengyi decisively set the glass aside and turned to Elsa.

"Do you recognize these words?"

He recited the passage he had found previously about the Hall of Oblivion.

"Not sure. My mother wrote too many notes, and she was quite old when I was born, because we didn’t know who my father was, so I grew up eating the meals provided by the neighbors in town. I’m unclear about many things," Elsa answered calmly.

"What about all those notes your mother left?"

"Sold some. Burned some, lost some," Elsa replied.

Clearly, this had been a sensational case years ago, and one of Tomira’s notes, which contained a true prophecy about an event, transformed her overnight from a mad old woman into a so-called Prophetess of Madness.

Back then, a lot of reporters came to interview her, creating quite a stir, purchasing all of Tomira’s scribbled notes.

No clues remained, all the residual traces had vanished.

No wonder, after so many years, no one could find any leads, not even the authorities of Yi Country.

Li Chengyi had anticipated it would be difficult, but he had not expected it to be this hard.

Without a single lead.

"May I take a look in your mother’s room?" he asked again.

"Of course." Elsa stood up, turned, and led the way, taking the stairs to the second floor and into a bedroom under the staircase.

"This was my mother’s room, but it’s been a long time, and there’s nothing in there now, a lot of dust, just be careful for yourself."

"Alright."

Li Chengyi nodded, stepped forward, turned the doorknob, and pushed open the door.

Whoosh.

A small green lizard crawled out from the gap under the door and disappeared into the gloomy corner in an instant.

He walked in slowly.

Each step he took left a clear footprint on the floor.

The room was sparsely furnished.

A single bed, a wooden chair, a wardrobe; that was all there was.

The wooden chair was placed facing the window, and at that time, the sunset bathed the chair in light, making it seem tranquil yet slightly eerie.

Li Chengyi glanced at the chair and then turned back to look at Elsa.

"My mother’s favorite thing to do was sitting in that chair and looking out the window," Elsa added while simultaneously looking at her watch, obviously keeping track of time.

Li Chengyi nodded and approached the chair slowly, carefully observing the surroundings for any signs.

"Wait! Brother!"

Out of nowhere, a long-missed voice echoed in his mind.

It was Yserine!

"Stop, right there! Don’t go any further! Ahead is a very dangerous blind spot area!"

Yserine’s tone was very serious and even somewhat urgent.

"Yserine? You came back from your teacher’s place?" Li Chengyi was overjoyed. Having Yserine around would make his investigation much easier.

Ever since she got a teacher, Yserine often went there to study in the blind spots and was frequently not at Tightening Grasp.

He hadn’t expected her to show up at such a critical moment.

"I was originally at my teacher’s place, but I suddenly felt a crossover between the Tightening Grasp and the blind spot here, so I hurried back to check. I’m glad I came back in time! Otherwise, you would have been in big trouble, brother!" Yserine explained.

"What do you mean?"

"This blind spot, it’s dangerous and troublesome. It’s constantly changing, shifting, and besides, there’s an indescribable feeling," Yserine seemed to struggle to explain.

"That feeling, like it’s clear one moment and blurred the next, you can’t see clearly."

Li Chengyi pondered for a moment and quickly explained what he was looking for.

"The Hall of Oblivion... Twisted Book? I’ve never heard of it, but... I can ask my teacher. He has lived for many, many years; maybe he knows some secrets," Yserine answered.

"Thank you, Yserine!" Li Chengyi felt relieved. Yserine’s teacher was extremely mysterious; being able to live stable in a place like the Black Sea meant his background was absolutely unimaginable.

So far, Li Chengyi’s understanding of the Black Sea all came from the Blue Cave in the beginning.

In the Black Sea, there are two types of entities.

Inside the door, and outside the door.

These entities are differentiated by a dividing line known as the "Non-Door." Inside the door are entities and phenomena that can be cognized, while outside the door lies everything that cannot be recognized collectively.

So this "Non-Door" is actually a dividing line inherent to life. It exists only in relation to life.

Different for each life due to individual cognition. Each entity’s Non-Door is also different.

"Brother, going on like this is no solution. The encroachment of the blind spot will get faster and stronger; you’ll come to a day when you can’t withstand it," Yserine said worriedly.

"No choice, this is the destiny we must face," Li Chengyi said.

"No, actually, I saw a method in a book. It can help you break free from this destiny!" Yserine suddenly said.

"Is it the Eternal Wishing Book?"

"No, this method... actually, you’ve encountered it quite a few times already," Yserine said.

"I have?" Li Chengyi reacted quickly, "Are you saying...?"