While Alisa was carefully taking care of Fang Li, who had fallen into a deep coma, Fang Li entered a very peculiar state.
To be more precise, he entered a very peculiar place.
"The sea?"
At this moment, Fang Li stood on an endless expanse of sea. However, this sea was different from the typical sea one would imagine.
If expressed in colors, a normal sea would be a refreshing and serene azure blue, but this sea was an extremely deep dark in color.
That's right.
It was a sea of black.
Fang Li, standing on this black sea, looked all around but couldn't see any waves. Instead, there was a surprising calmness that resembled a mirror. In this situation, Fang Li involuntarily took a step forward and began walking slowly.
"Plop…"
With each step Fang Li took, ripples finally appeared on the surface of the sea. Starting from Fang Li as the center, they spread out in all directions. Then, beneath those ripples, the previously calm and mirror-like sea surface suddenly revealed a scene.
Seeing this scene, Fang Li couldn't help but be amazed.
Because what Fang Li saw was an image of a person lying in a coffin.
It was a kindly old man.
"Grandfather?"
Yes.
This old man was Fang Li's grandfather.
Seeing this scene, Fang Li immediately understood the situation he was in.
"This is the first time I've witnessed a scene of 'Death'."
It was precisely because of that experience that Fang Li first realized his difference from others. With that thought in mind, Fang Li took another step forward.
"Plop…"
Once again, ripples spread from Fang Li's footsteps on the sea surface.
The ripples expanded, gradually swallowing the scenes reflected on the sea surface, revealing another scene.
This time, it was a scene of a person lying in a pool of blood.
Fang Li also had memories of this scene.
It was the scene of a falling accident that Fang Li accidentally witnessed when he was a child.
"This is the second time I've witnessed a scene of 'Death'."
Understanding this, Fang Li seemed to know what would happen next.
So, Fang Li continued to move forward at an extremely slow pace, step by step.
In this situation, ripples constantly appeared on the sea surface, presenting one scene after another.
These scenes, although each different in their own way, had one commonality.
They were all moments of death.
There were deaths due to natural causes, deaths caused by accidents, deaths caused by intentional harm, and deaths caused by sudden illnesses.
Under Fang Li's footsteps, scenes of death kept appearing on the sea surface, presenting themselves before Fang Li.
It wasn't just human deaths, but also the deaths of animals.
There were mice being preyed upon and killed by cats.
There were pets being crushed to death by vehicles.
There were insects being killed by poison.
There were dogs being killed by humans.
Even various deaths, such as cockroaches being squashed by slippers, centipedes used as medicinal ingredients, and livestock slaughtered for meat, were all presented in front of Fang Li's eyes.
Finally, scenes of withering flowers, trees, and deforestation were also revealed, encompassing almost everything.
Therefore, at this moment, the images of various things ending in that split second were all presented in the most vivid way before Fang Li's eyes.
Fang Li's only impression of this was one thing.
"Is there only 'Death' here?"
At least, at this moment, Fang Li was surrounded by various forms of 'Death'. Moreover, all of these 'Deaths' were things that had appeared in Fang Li's life.
So, as Fang Li continued his footsteps, the scenes that appeared on the sea surface were no longer ordinary deaths but deaths that would not occur in the ordinary world.
For example, scenes of Undead Monsters with glowing hearts engaging in a massacre with humans.
Or scenes of mysterious creatures bearing the name of gods dueling with god-devouring warriors.
Even the scenes of Fang Li engaging in a desperate battle with these monsters were also presented.
All of these were 'Deaths' closely related to Fang Li.
After these 'Deaths' were displayed, various other forms of 'Death' began to appear on the sea surface.
Although there was no sound, the despair, fear, grief, and sorrow conveyed through the vivid scenes of death were not diminished in the slightest.
"For an ordinary person, staying here for a while would immediately drive them insane, right?"
However, Fang Li calmly watched these scenes, his face showing no ripples of emotion upon it.
Nevertheless, Fang Li finally understood three things.
"This is the depths of my soul."
Therefore, when Fang Li immersed his consciousness in his own soul and used the deep Stigma inscribed in his soul, he was led here.
And the scenes on the sea surface were records of the endings of everything Fang Li had seen in his soul so far.
That is, 'Death'.
This was the first thing Fang Li understood.
As for the second thing, Fang Li finally understood why he remained indifferent to death.
"Because I have long become numb to it."
No matter what it is, once you have seen too much, you become numb.
That was the case for Fang Li.
However, Fang Li was not numb to death because he had seen too much death, but because his soul had recorded too many deaths. Even if he didn't know the reason, Fang Li's soul recorded the deaths of everything he had seen until now.
Even if the other party did not die in front of Fang Li, the moment Fang Li saw them, their death was automatically engraved in his soul.
Therefore, Fang Li became numb and indifferent to death.
"This is also why I can freely use the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception."
This was the third thing Fang Li understood.
The human brain cannot comprehend the concept of death.
Therefore, even if one possesses the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, once they use it, it will impose a severe burden on the brain, ultimately leading to brain death.
But Fang Li did not have such side effects.
Because his soul had recorded too many deaths.
So, for Fang Li, understanding death was as natural as humans needing to eat, and it would not burden him in any way.
Fang Li should have realized this long ago.
"Since the Stigma chose me, it is only natural that there is something unusual about my soul."
With this sudden realization, Fang Li's figure gradually sank into the sea, disappearing from view.
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