Chapter 564: Chapter 563: A Vision
Opening her eyes, Rasel was shocked by where she was.
It was a massive room, with towering pillars supporting the ceiling. Each pillar was carved with murals of strange creatures, and at the very center was a circular pool filled with emerald-like water.
It looked crystal clear and should have been cool.
Yet, despite the water remaining perfectly still, the room felt like an oven as beads of sweat rolled down Rasel’s face.
Before long, her clothes clung tightly to her body, and her throat became unbearably dry.
She gritted her teeth as an intense pain spread throughout her body.
At first, she was wary of the emerald pool.
But with the unbearable heat surrounding her, she felt compelled to step into it to cool herself down.
There was a high chance the pool was even hotter than the room.
But at the same time...
There was a tiny chance it wasn’t.
Perhaps...
It was some kind of miraculous water.
"AHHHHH!"
Rasel screamed with all her might until her voice gave out.
She felt as though every drop of water inside her body had been drained away.
Her clothes disintegrated as she plunged into the emerald pool.
The surface remained perfectly calm, showing no sign of its terrifying temperature.
Yet it was the hottest thing Rasel had ever experienced.
Not to mention its depth.
It seemed to have no bottom as Rasel continued falling deeper and deeper.
Her skin peeled away.
Then her muscles followed.
Before long, almost all of her flesh had disappeared, leaving only her gleaming white bones behind.
At this moment...
Rasel should have been dead.
Yet she was still alive.
Still conscious.
Still feeling every bit of the pain.
Soft, soothing voices suddenly whispered into her ears, tempting her to sleep.
To rest.
To simply close her eyes and let everything end.
But the family head’s warning became her only source of support as she desperately resisted the temptation.
After what felt like an eternity, light finally returned to Rasel’s dazed eyes.
She looked up at the white ceiling decorated with murals of strange beasts.
The water was now cool.
Far cooler than anything she had ever felt before.
She couldn’t help but let out a soft moan of comfort.
Looking down at her body, she found it completely restored.
It looked even stronger than before, while her skin had become smoother than that of a newborn baby.
Seeing the change, Rasel froze.
So...
It hadn’t been a dream.
The moment she remembered the pain she had just endured, she immediately wanted to leave the pool.
More than that...
She wanted to leave this room.
But just as that thought appeared...
"H-Help..."
Before she could finish speaking, Rasel sank once more into the depths of the pool.
Again, she experienced the unbearable agony of her body collapsing until nothing but her bones remained, all while staying fully conscious.
This time, however...
Emerald-colored patterns had begun appearing across her bones.
"Ah... Devon..."
Seeing the familiar white ceiling again, Rasel muttered absentmindedly, her mind still hazy.
But only a moment later, everything came rushing back.
Panic filled her eyes as she desperately tried to swim toward the edge of the pool.
Instead...
She sank once more.
And the entire process repeated itself.
Again...
Light returned to her eyes.
The white ceiling.
The emerald murals.
She sank into the endless depths while enduring unbearable agony.
Then everything repeated once more.
As the cycles continued, Rasel eventually lost even the strength to scream.
The pain only became more intense.
More unbearable.
More unimaginable.
Yet with every cycle, she could clearly feel her body becoming stronger and stronger.
Unknown to Rasel, her bones were slowly being covered by a radiant emerald light.
With each repetition, more of her skeleton was enveloped by the emerald glow.
And the light grew brighter.
Brighter.
Brighter still.
Rasel had no idea how much time had passed when she suddenly felt a cool breeze against her skin.
She gasped sharply for air.
"Cough! Cough! Cough!"
Rasel coughed violently as she breathed in the fresh, cool air, not even caring that she was completely naked.
Only after nearly a minute did she finally calm herself.
She slowly looked around.
To her surprise...
She was still inside the room.
The difference was that the unbearable heat had vanished.
Now it felt as though she were standing in the middle of a peaceful forest, with a gentle breeze brushing against her body every few moments.
Then, Rasel made a bold move.
She looked toward the pool, and her mouth fell open in shock.
The emerald pool was gone.
In its place was a crystal-clear blue pool.
"Is this...?" Rasel spoke hoarsely as she dipped a finger into the water.
She was greeted by a cool, refreshing temperature.
Rasel was stunned.
But just then, she felt the room growing colder as her body began to tremble.
Her clothes had already disappeared, so standing there completely naked did little to help.
"No... no, no, not again..." Rasel muttered, her eyes widening with horror.
Unfortunately, it was useless.
The temperature continued to plummet.
Soon, Rasel was shivering violently, her teeth chattering as she struggled to remain conscious.
Just when she thought she would freeze to death, the room suddenly lit up with an emerald glow.
The murals carved into the pillars and ceiling seemed to come alive.
The beasts engraved upon them stepped free from the stone.
For a brief moment, the freezing cold vanished.
Rasel watched in astonishment as gigantic beasts swam through the clouds, creating rain with a single flick of their tails.
Below them, humans worshipped these majestic creatures, praising them as they brought life to the barren land.
Trees sprouted from the earth.
Countless creatures were born.
It was as though these beasts had created the world itself.
But just as everything was flourishing...
Darkness suddenly descended.
A terrifying creature with crimson eyes appeared.
A great war erupted between the beasts and the mysterious creature.
The sun was destroyed.
The skies split apart.
The world was plunged into ruin as countless living beings perished.
In the end, the creature was sealed away.
It had been so powerful that it had nearly driven the entire race of beasts to extinction.
Rasel watched as the remaining beasts fell one after another.
Then, the mythical beasts she had only heard about in legends of the Upper Realm came into existence.
The deaths of the original beasts gave birth to countless new races.
Their bones became towering mountains.
Their flesh became the land.
Their blood transformed into the world’s energy, flowing through heaven and earth, strengthening living creatures and extending their lifespans.
Dragons.
Phoenixes.
Qilins.
And countless other divine creatures were born.
As for the original beasts...
One of them died within a human settlement.
Before its final breath, it bestowed its blessing upon a single human, leaving behind its mark.
Rasel saw that the human’s bones shone with an emerald-green glow, while intricate green markings spread across every inch of his body like living tattoos.
Each marking represented the fallen beast.
She watched as the human stood atop a hill.
Then, without warning...
He turned and looked directly at her.
A gentle smile appeared on his face.
"It all depends on you now..."
"The purest blood of our people."
The moment those words were spoken, the vision shattered.
Rasel found herself back inside the chamber.
The temperature had finally stabilized.
She collapsed onto the ground, her chest rising and falling violently as she gasped for breath.
Her mind echoed with only a single question.
What does this mean?
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