Inside the temple, the ancient stone pillars were engraved with traces of time. In the dim light, the runes seemed to be beating, telling unknown secrets. The mysterious man stood in front of the altar, his figure wrapped in a robe, revealing only a pair of deep eyes. In his left hand, he held a piece of energy fragment emitting a faint light. The energy inside the fragment surged like a living thing, resonating with the power in the temple.
The runes on the altar began to glow with the power of the energy fragments, and the entire temple was shrouded in a mysterious light. The mysterious man began to chant in a low voice, and his voice echoed in the empty temple, as if the ancient spell was awakened, and each syllable was full of power.
As the mysterious man chanted, the light of the energy fragments became stronger and stronger, and the entire altar began to vibrate, as if some ancient power was awakening. The runes on the altar gradually formed a complex pattern, and the center of the pattern was where Mark's soul was.
There was a hint of fanaticism in the mysterious man's eyes. He knew that as long as Mark's soul was trapped in the rune world, he could completely control the power of this young man. His voice became louder, and the energy fragments in his hand began to release stronger energy.
Mark's consciousness floated in chaos, and he felt like he was trapped in an invisible cocoon, unable to touch reality. There was endless darkness all around, with only some scattered points of light flickering in the distance, as if they were the farthest stars in the night sky. He tried to move, but found that he had no body, only consciousness wandering in this void.
"Where is this?" Mark's heart was full of doubts and fear. His voice echoed in this space, but he received no response. He began to recall everything before he fell into a coma, the anxiety of the Ice Abyss Beast, the collapse of the cave, and the red light of the mysterious symbol. All of this seemed to be related to his current situation, but he couldn't make sense of it.
Suddenly, a ray of light lit up in the darkness, forming a huge light gate. The light gate slowly opened, revealing a strange world. This world is composed of countless runes, which float in the air and emit various colors of light. Some runes formed mountains and rivers, some formed birds and beasts, and some even took on the appearance of humans and lived in this world.
"Welcome to the rune world, Mark." A low and cold voice sounded in Mark's ears, making him feel cold.
"Who are you?" Mark asked vigilantly. He tried to find the source of the voice, but found that there was nothing around except runes.
"I am the master of this world and your terminator." The voice continued, "Your soul has been trapped here by me, and you will not be able to escape."
Mark's heart was filled with a strong sense of uneasiness.
"Why do you want to do this?" Mark tried to communicate with the voice, hoping to find some clues.
"Because you are the only one who can stop me." The voice replied coldly, "As long as I destroy you, this world will belong to me."
Before the voice fell, the runes of the whole world began to rotate, forming a huge vortex. Countless rune creatures emerged from the vortex. They were of different shapes, but their eyes flashed with cold murderous intent, rushing towards Mark's soul.
Mark felt a strong pressure, and he knew he had to resist, otherwise he would be devoured by these rune creatures. He began to concentrate and tried to form a defense with his consciousness. With his efforts, a faint light emanated from his consciousness. It was the power from the two energy fragments that formed a protective shield to protect his soul.
The rune creature hit the protective shield, making a harsh friction sound. Although the protective shield was weak, it was extremely tough and successfully resisted the attack of the rune creature. Mark breathed a sigh of relief.
"Do you think you can resist me like this?" The voice sounded again, with a hint of sarcasm, "This is my world, your power is useless here."
As the voice fell, the rune creature's attack became more fierce. The protective shield began to crack.
At this moment, Mark noticed the attack pattern of some rune creatures. He found that whenever the rune creatures attacked, their bodies would emit specific rune lights. He began to observe these lights carefully, trying to find the rules.
After a period of observation, Mark found that whenever the rune creatures launched an attack, their bodies would form a specific rune sequence. This sequence seemed to be an ancient language that contained powerful power.
A flash of enlightenment flashed through Mark's mind, and he began to try to imitate these rune sequences. With his efforts, his consciousness began to emit a light similar to that of the rune creatures. As he continued to imitate, his light became stronger and stronger, and finally formed a powerful rune beam that hit a rune creature.
The rune creature was instantly shattered under the attack of the beam, and turned into countless runes that dissipated in the air. Mark felt a new force pouring into his consciousness, which made his protective shield stronger.
"It seems that you have discovered the secret of this world." The voice sounded again, but this time with a hint of surprise, "But you still can't escape my control."
As the voice fell, the runes of the entire world began to change, forming a huge rune array. The rune array exuded a powerful force, locking Mark's protective shield firmly in the air.
"Now, you will completely disappear from this world." The voice said coldly, and the rune array began to emit a dazzling light, and a powerful force surged towards Mark's soul.