blueteamnovel Chapter 5: Falling into the Abyss of Insensitivity, Special Training Deep Within the Soul
Chapter 5: Falling into the Abyss of Insensitivity, Special Training Deep Within the Soul
Time flies like an arrow; in the blink of an eye, three months have passed.
The underground training grounds of the Assassin's Temple seemed to have become a hellish arena from which Cai'er could never escape.
The difficulty of the trials arranged by Great-Grandfather Shengyue was increasing at an almost abnormal rate every day.
From the initial ten second-tier assassins, to the later peak of the second tier, to the death squads who were proficient in assassination formations, and even occasionally third-tier magical beasts would be mixed in.
Although there was a hidden backup from the Shadow One, and there was no real danger to life, the high pressure of walking on the edge of life and death was enough to drive any adult insane.
However, Cai'er is not crazy.
Not only did she not go crazy, she was even transforming at a terrifying speed.
Because in her mind, there was always a calm and gentle voice guiding her.
Whenever she was in dire straits, whenever she was exhausted and about to collapse, Bai Ye always managed to use his most accurate judgment to help her turn the tide.
During these three months, Bai Ye was like a strict yet gentle mentor in the shadows, gradually breaking down and feeding Cai'er the true meaning of killing, infiltration, and outburst from the Death Codex.
In the eyes of outsiders, the seven-year-old Saintess of Reincarnation has become a peerless and deadly blade that is just beginning to show its sharpness—cold, ruthless, and perfect.
But only Cai'er herself knows that all her strength and confidence come from the boy in her spiritual sea.
……
Until late that night.
Having just finished a brutal trial, Cai'er dragged her exhausted body to bed.
She instinctively wanted to call out to Bai Ye in her heart, but just then, something unexpected happened!
Her sense of taste, which had been dormant, suddenly returned without warning. She could even taste the dried blood on her lips.
However, before she could even feel happy, a chill a thousand times more terrifying than losing her sense of taste instantly enveloped her entire body.
The Reincarnation Furnace erupted.
The "Trial of Taste" of the Six Paths of Reincarnation has come to an end, but what follows is the deprivation of "senses and touch"!
In an instant, Cai'er felt as if she had been pushed off a cliff and plunged into an abyss.
She had her eyes open, but she couldn't feel her eyelids; she tried desperately to clench her fists, her brain issued the command, but her hands didn't respond at all, as if her hands weren't even part of her body.
The softness of the bed, the warmth of the air, the pain of the wound... everything completely disappeared at this moment.
She was like a ghost trapped in a sealed iron box, possessing a clear consciousness but having completely lost control of her body.
You can't touch it, you can't feel it, you can't even detect your own heartbeat and breathing.
"No...don't..."
Endless darkness and deathly silence surged in like a tide, threatening to completely engulf her consciousness.
The fear of watching yourself turn into a "living dead" is a million times more cruel than killing her directly!
Just as Cai'er's spirit was about to collapse and her consciousness was about to completely sink—
A powerful suction force suddenly surged from the depths of my soul!
hum!
The darkness before my eyes shattered instantly, and the hazy sea of the spirit reappeared.
Cai'er's spirit body suddenly collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath, her whole body trembling violently.
When she looked up and saw the handsome young man standing with his hands behind his back, gazing at her with gentle eyes, her eyes instantly welled up with tears.
"white night……"
Cai'er's voice was filled with sobs and the lingering fear of surviving a disaster.
Although it was just a spiritual entity, the moment she saw Bai Ye's figure, her heart, which felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave, finally felt a trace of warmth from a living person.
Bai Ye walked up to her, sighed softly, and placed his illusory hand on her head.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Feeling the comfort emanating from the spirit, Cai'er's emotions gradually stabilized.
She looked up, her eyes filled with terror: "What...what's wrong with my body? I can't feel it anymore, I don't even know if I'm still alive..."
"The trial of taste is over. Now, what you have lost is sensation and touch."
Bai Ye's eyes suddenly turned cold, his tone revealing undisguised disgust and murderous intent, "To trap a living person in an unconscious shell, to make her feel endless loneliness and panic while she is conscious... This is the most disgusting perverse pleasure of that false god who stole my authority."
Hearing this, Cai'er's heart sank to the bottom.
If she were to spend months or even years in that darkness where she couldn't even perceive her own existence, she would absolutely go insane!
That kind of torment is truly more unbearable than death.
"However, with me here, he won't get his way."
Bai Ye abruptly changed the subject, a haughty smile playing on his lips. "For a long time to come, your body will be in a state of 'hibernation,' a form of self-protection. But your consciousness can remain in the Sea of Spirit. With me here, you will no longer feel lonely or afraid."
Cai'er was stunned, and then a huge surge of joy and gratitude welled up in her heart.
"Thank you... Bai Ye, thank you so much." She lowered her head, her voice trembling slightly.
What was once a hopeless abyss has become a safe haven because of the existence of this boy.
As long as she could stay by Bai Ye's side, she wouldn't be afraid even if there were mountains of knives and seas of fire outside.
However, Bai Ye had no intention of letting Cai'er just relax and sleep soundly in the sea of spirit.
"Don't thank me yet."
Bai Ye snapped his fingers, and the hazy sea of his mind suddenly surged.
Immediately afterwards, a massive training ground, a hundred times more complex than the outside world and entirely formed from spiritual energy, rose up from the ground with a roar!
Cai'er opened her mouth wide in surprise.
"Although your physical body has lost sensation, your soul remains conscious." Bai Ye turned around, looking intently at her. "I have devised a unique soul training program for you. Here, you will face various powerful enemies simulated by me, including even high-ranking demons."
"But... is training in the spiritual body useful for the physical body in reality?" Cai'er asked hesitantly.
"Of course it will work." Bai Ye smiled, his tone radiating the absolute confidence of a death god. "The soul is the root of control over the body. The day your senses of touch and feeling return, all the combat instincts you honed in the sea of your spirit, your understanding of the laws of slaughter, will instantly and perfectly reflect back onto your physical body. In fact, the effect will be ten times better than bleeding and sweating in the outside world!"
After hearing Bai Ye's explanation, the hesitation in Cai'er's eyes vanished instantly.
She turned her head and looked at the mental training ground that exuded a chilling aura, her small fist slowly clenching.
She no longer wanted to be a tool manipulated by her family, nor did she want to live forever in the vicious curse set by that false god.
She wants to become stronger, strong enough to control her own destiny, strong enough... to truly help the god before her who has given her all salvation!
"I'm ready."
Cai'er took a deep breath, and her eyes, which had been somewhat weak due to fear, became resolute and cold once again.
She took the initiative and stepped into that soul-destroying arena that belonged only to her without hesitation.
Watching the girl's resolute back, Bai Ye nodded in satisfaction.
The true scythe of death is finally about to begin sharpening its most deadly edge in the darkness.