Chapter 351 (2/2)

The flame jumped around and leaned towards a side. Once, twice ……

After confirming that the movement of the flame wasn’t accidental, Shao Xuan opened his eyes and looked forward.

It was the direction of the movement of the flame. It led to a road where he couldn’t see the end, a road full of possibilities.

Looking at the whirlpool around him, Shao Xuan let out a long sigh and moved forward.

Hesitation would only waste time. If he made a decision he should hurry up and move on.

Shao Xuan wasn’t sure how long this cave would hold up, it may even disappear halfway through his journey but as the flame has chosen this path he should at least try it. In all honesty, even without the flame, his gut instinct was to walk straight ahead anyway.

To be fair, staying here while waiting for the abnormalities to end then going back to the surface would be the safest choices but Shao Xuan still felt like trusting his instinct and the flame’s choice. Even if it was a one-way trip he would still continue.

The was quiet around him as if the sounds from the outside world were blocked. There were only the sounds from Shao Xuan’s footsteps echoing around.

When he got hungry, he ate some of the dried seaweed from the ground. It was impressive that the seaweed could hold on to the ground with such a strong force pulling it. The taste wasn’t bad, at least it could replenish some of his energy, saving him from starvation.

Shao Xuan also noticed for these seaweeds that were sucked dry, their roots were still firmly stuck in the ground. If everything went back to normal and seawater covers the area again, it probably would continue growing.

The further he walked, the darker it got. At first, he could feel the rays peeking in but as he continued to walk, they too were gone.

Shao Xuan wasn’t sure how long he was in this dark cave for, how much dried seaweed he had eaten. Every day other than resting and eating, he spent his time running forward, afraid that the empty cave would go back to its original state and he would drown. His fear pushed him to run faster every time.

He had a source of water. The rain stone that Yang Sui gave him was able to condense water droplets. The only time this cave was sucked for water was during its formation so Shao Xuan had no problem condensing the water now. The water droplets here formed quicker than the desert too, maybe because he was surrounded by the sea,

Shao Xuan was lucky he brought along this stone, or else he would have died of thirst.

When his taste buds were numb from eating seaweed, he saw a faint light poking into the surroundings.

Shao Xuan wasn’t sure if this was a temporary thing or it meant that he was near the exit. When he saw a wall of mountains, he knew he was at the exit.

As the cave ended there, the stone path continued on this chain of mountains.

However, the surroundings were still the same.

As a last resort, Shao Xuan waited for the sea to return to its original form. He maintained the same schedule every day to ensure he was in his peak form. He wanted to prepare himself for any large changes.

After some time had passed, the seawater changed its direction.

The air was sucked out in the blink of an eye. The surrounding got more humid as the pulling force grew.

He held his breath as he prepared to grab onto the stone floor.

When this was all done, he would swim upwards with all his might.

Whoosh ——

Shao Xuan’s head emerged from the sea as he breathed in air that was filled with the salty sea smell. He used his supervision for most of the time in the sea so it took him no time to get used to the bright world again.

He opened his eyes and felt the blinding sun rays on him. He wasn’t sure what day or year it was.

There wasn’t a cliff in front of him anymore, it was just land.

There were several tall cacti on the land and some animals that looked very much like camels. It stood up straight to bite the flower on the cactus.