Blind Spot
Chapter 422 - 386 Secret Four

Chapter 422: 386 Secret Four

Time slowly passed.

As his blood continued to drain, Li Chengyi’s eyes also began to blur.

His consciousness was also gradually fading.

A fatigue that he had not felt in a long time was now creeping up on him.

His head was heavy, his body felt hollow, as if becoming lighter and lighter, like a feather trying to float away.

The large, half-human-height barrel beside him was now almost full.

This also meant that Li Chengyi’s blood was nearly drained.

Yserine monitored his condition nervously from the side, observing the changes in his vital signs.

Slowly, Li Chengyi’s lips became paler and his body colder.

An odd scent began to emanate from him, growing stronger and slowly coalescing.

Hiss.

Little by little, gray dust-like substances emerged around him.

"Death energy!?" Yserine immediately recognized what it was.

Without waiting for her to react, dense death energy swiftly gathered.

In just a few seconds, this death energy covered Li Chengyi’s entire body like snowflakes.

And so, it still rapidly coalesced.

Yserine stared blankly at the scene, watching as the massive amount of death energy enveloped Li Chengyi in a thick cocoon. She didn’t know whether to intervene and disrupt the process, so she could only stand aside, helpless.

Because this change was beyond what she and her brother had anticipated.

Pop.

Suddenly, there was a soft noise.

The cocoon that Li Chengyi had transformed into instantly shattered, countless gray death energies scattered and drifted, then quickly returned to his body as if melting into his skin like snow.

Whoosh.

Li Chengyi’s eyes suddenly snapped open, void of pupils, only a dismal gray-white.

"Brother..." Yserine grew anxious.

Opening the Non-Gate was a dangerous affair, with nine out of ten attempts ending in failure.

If unsuccessful, the only outcome was true death.

She couldn’t understand why Li Chengyi insisted on taking such a great risk to forcibly open the Non-Gate.

Even if the gate was opened, what was the use?

It wouldn’t make a person stronger immediately. At most, one could actively leave the Blind Spot, enter the Black Sea, and possibly evolve into a being of the Black Sea.

Merely a possibility.

As time progressed, Li Chengyi’s eyes began to darken.

The gray within was slowly replaced by an ink-like pitch black.

Finally... two more hours passed.

He finally closed his eyes.

An indefinable, special aura suddenly exuded all around him.

"He made it!" Yserine instantly recognized it, as she herself was a being that had opened the Non-Gate, and she saw at a glance that her brother had succeeded.

Immediately, she quickly injected the freshly drawn blood back through the metal pipe.

"You’ve worked hard, Yserine," Li Chengyi slowly opened his eyes and spoke feebly.

"It doesn’t matter... I’m just glad you’re okay. You scared me to death," Yserine said, patting her chest in relief.

Li Chengyi smiled, but only he knew that he had actually failed this time.

However...

’Floral Language: Good Fortune +1 (Your Non-Gate ritual was about to fail, but unexpectedly, your past experience of death decreased your fear and panic, allowing you to feel the sensation between life and death more deeply and carefully. As a result of a series of coincidental changes, you succeeded in opening the Non-Gate).’

After evolving once, the Good Fortune aspect of his Floral Language had completely restored to a +1 state.

Now that the Non-Gate was successfully opened, it seemed to have consumed one opportunity.

Under Li Chengyi’s gaze,

The +1 of Floral Luck gradually vanished, reverting to its previous common state.

’It seems it can be used once more,’ he mused.

This was his real security blanket.

The rate of death from opening the Non-Gate was high, and he dared to take such risks because he had this aspect of Floral Language.

And if all else failed, weren’t there still two Crescent Moons?

Slowly sitting up from the bed, Li Chengyi glanced at the metal pipe still transfusing blood beside him.

In his eyes, the entire world had changed.

Black fissures floated everywhere in the bedroom.

These fissures writhed like living creatures, constantly crawling around, at times enlarging, at times contracting.

Some would suddenly vanish, others abruptly appear.

"Once the Non-Gate is opened, you will see the fragile connection between the world and the Black Sea. Since we cannot comprehend the Black Sea, every aspect of it appears pitch black, including the fissures," Yserine said from the side, relieved, as she explained.

"I see... So, if these fissures are expanded, one can enter the Black Sea?" Li Chengyi asked.

"That’s right," Yserine smiled and said. "Many have taken this step. Even ordinary people who cross over from life to death can open the Non-Gate. But very few know how to use this state. If you need a method on how to enter other Blind Spots in the Black Sea, the teacher has a complete set as long as you trade some death energy knowledge."

"I understand," Li Chengyi nodded.

With the Non-Gate open, the foundation was set, and now he only needed the Heart of Illusionary Colored Dragon to make the Imprint Orb.

He didn’t know when the next Blind Spot would come, so he must complete the Imprint Orb as quickly as possible and move on to the Second Imprint Sublimation.

Speed up the Imprint...

"Getting rid of blind spots is just a matter of becoming strong enough. Once no blind spot poses a danger to oneself, it can easily be resolved,"

Determined, Li Chengyi’s gaze became firm and he no longer hesitated.

After the blood transfusion was complete, he traded with Yserine and Professor Mimam for the opening of the passage to Midlane.

He also asked the professor to maintain the passage for one month. Given Black Sea’s time conversion, a month there might equate to hundreds of years in Midlane.

In the nearby Black Sea, Midlane was also a very famous massive vortex.

Everything there was twisting and spinning, with many extremely evil and powerful presences lurking within.

If it weren’t for Li Chengyi’s need for the Illusory Color Dragon, he wouldn’t have wanted to run around in an unknown and unfamiliar place.

This was the first time, the first exploration of the Black Sea, and it was already this dangerous.

To prepare and address potential dangers, Li Chengyi collected and made a large amount of personal equipment through Mingyuan Group.

Not intelligent equipment, but rather pure and simple cold weapons.

Though the Floral Dress was useful, when it came to pure defense, close-fitting metal Armor made from top-grade Special Rainbow Iron was significantly stronger than most Floral Dresses in terms of toughness and hardness.

Only a few Ultimate Form Floral Dresses were strong enough to compare, but once damaged, it was necessary to be cautious about not being able to repair them in Midlane with the Flower Language Technique.

Therefore, having backup equipment and weapons was essential.

As a Grade Nine, nominally a high-ranking military official, Li Chengyi’s requests were a drop in the bucket compared to other Grade Nines.

Thus, the treasury did not turn any requests away, and everything was made to the highest specifications.

In three days’ time, all the supplies and equipment were delivered to Everpeace Garden.

Ultra-compressed Military Ration Pills that could substitute for ten days of food, fully enclosed heavy Armor and sword-and-shield sets with hardness equal to top Flying Yis. Everything that could be thought of was available.

After all preparations were complete, Li Chengyi decided to make a quick trip, gathered his belongings, and promptly found Yserine.

Within the Tightening Grasp.

"The teacher has already built the passage, but what you will encounter there, no one knows. Be careful..." Yserine advised before he departed.

"Don’t worry, with my current strength, even if I encounter danger, if I can’t fight, I can still run," Li Chengyi said as he ruffled her hair.

"I know... it’s just..." Yserine sighed, took out a palm-sized black metal card, fashioned into the shape of a small arched door with a flash.

The door was covered with countless intricate and bizarre patterns.

Lizards, phoenixes, flames, lightning, smiling people, and mice raging in madness.

It seemed as if the door’s patterns were coated with some unknown mysterious paint, causing it to reflect various glows as the light changed.

"Here, this is the passage. With this key, open the lock, and you can go to Midlane." Yserine handed the small door and an exquisite, antiquated cylindrical key to Li Chengyi.

"Thank you..." he said, accepting the small door.

Li Chengyi didn’t hesitate, donned his fully enclosed heavy Armor, and before departing, made sure to replenish the nearby flowers capable of absorbing mutated Flower Qi.

Now the Qi from Ziwei Flowers, Wisteria Flowers, and Purple Magnolias were fully topped off.

Especially the Purple Magnolia, which had evolved for the fourth time, and after completion, the fifth time would be the last evolution to Ultimate Form.

The Purple Magnolia was the core of his Floral Bead, and he also wanted to see what strengthening would occur after evolving to Ultimate Form...

Fully equipped, Li Chengyi once again picked up the small door.

"So... just open it like this?"

He asked.

"Yes, place it on the ground, then open it, and Midlane will be on the other side," Yserine nodded.

Carefully, Li Chengyi placed the small door on the ground, then inserted the key into the lock.

Click.

A faint sound, as if something was turning and colliding, unlocking a latch.

The lock snapped open.

Hiss...

The lock automatically faded and vanished in an instant.

The small door, however, expanded erratically like an inflating balloon, looking like a drunken person, growing rapidly in size.

In the blink of an eye, the door was over one person tall and more than two meters wide.

The creatures on the door began squirming wildly, each emitting piercing screams of terror.

Flame patterns actually spewed out red flames that set the door ablaze.

From within the lightning patterns, real blue electrical arcs flowed out, continuously stimulating the door into frantic trembling.

Bang.

In an instant, the door swung open, revealing a pitch-black vortex passage inside.

"I’m going," Li Chengyi spoke out, looking at the open door.

"Be careful... If you encounter danger, don’t force your way through," Yserine warned, concerned.

This was not a brief entrance like into the Blind Spot, but a full and prolonged immersion from the start.

If he were to be trapped inside and unable to return, with the difference in time flow rates, he might age to death within just a month or two on the outside.

"I’m just collecting materials, I will be back soon," Li Chengyi took a deep breath as the Floral Fortress shone a bright golden light on him.

He picked up his sword and shield, and his pitch-black thick Armor emitted faint clinking sounds as he moved.

Approaching the door, he looked into the dark vortex.

He slowly reached out to touch it.

Unexpectedly, a tremendous pulling force instantly yanked him into it.

Splosh!

In the blink of an eye, Li Chengyi disappeared from the spot.

Leaving Yserine standing alone in front of the door, her hands clasped over her chest, eyes closed, praying for him.