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I truly could not comprehend in what state my eyes would exist within the coffin. I was waiting for Lin Li to provide me with an answer.
At that moment, Lin Li pressed down on the coffin, and the echoes of the words "open the coffin" had already faded away.
Souls adorned in ethereal forms approached from this direction, four souls standing at each corner, ultimately lifting the coffin lid.
Just as the lid was opened, I heard Lin Li say to me, “Saning. Close your eyes.”
I thought to myself, I don’t even have eyes anymore, and yet you want me to close them. Nevertheless, I complied and closed my eyes; however, there remained a dark void on my face, making it impossible for anyone to discern whether I had my eyes closed or not.
But once I closed my eyes, a sudden gasp echoed around me...
I wanted to open my eyes to see what it was, but Lin Li said, “Saning, if you want your eyes to grow back, do not open them.” Lin Li's voice was calm at that moment.
Yet it was also quite reassuring. Before long, I felt a cool sensation in my eyes. I quickly realized this must be the essence of a soul.
At that moment, I feared it might be the soul of a living person.
Lin Li's voice rang in my ears, saying, “Don’t worry, it’s not a Soul.”
However, Lin Li's voice grew weaker. As time passed by second by second, I first felt a coolness. Then a refreshing sensation surged within me, followed by a slight burning feeling. The heat felt akin to holding an oil lamp or a candle less than ten centimeters from my eyes.
Yet this heat intensified to the point where the burning sensation nearly made me cry out.
I felt as if my eyes were growing back; no, more accurately, it felt like they were reassembling. But this pain was anything but light.
In that moment of haze, I sensed that the lantern in my hand seemed to be disappearing until it ultimately vanished completely. I could feel emptiness in my grasp.
At that moment, the sound of singing echoed once more. She sang a mournful tune that stirred a sense of unease in the listeners, causing their hearts to race and their eyes to redden.
Lin Li's voice rose again, saying, "Saning, you can open your eyes now."
The pain in my eyes had already caused beads of cold sweat to form on my forehead, soaking the fringe that hung there and making my complexion even worse.
Yet, my features had grown more resolute. When I finally opened my eyes, a sound like fabric being torn filled the air. The pain felt as if my heart were being sliced away piece by piece by a blade.
I gritted my teeth and forced my eyes open.
Once they were open, I could see the surroundings clearly. I asked Lin Li, "Is my vision better now?"
Lin Li shook his head, indicating that it had not improved.
Perhaps fearing what I might say next, he continued, "We're still missing the final step."
I inquired, "What is the final step?"
At that moment, thousands of villagers knelt on the ground, their intermittent sobs filling the air. "Still missing the final step," Lin Li murmured to himself again.
His thoughts were inscrutable to me.
However, his expression appeared somewhat desolate. At this time, I glanced toward where Ke'er was positioned and noticed her gaze fixed intently on me. Perhaps she had not looked away since this all began.
Strangely enough, Wang Wei and the Temple Guardian had already knelt down.
I certainly knew whom they were kneeling for; it was undoubtedly for Lin Li.
The White Lantern was gone—meaning the everlasting light had vanished—but I didn’t ask about it because I felt a slight itch in my eyes.
So I reached up to touch them, only to find that they were still two dark voids. My heart sank immediately.
I wanted to speak, but Lin Li did not give me the chance.
Lin Li said, "The White-Eyed People have reached the final step. If you die, you must prepare for the next White-Eyed People's Ritual Burial."
Lin Li's tone was somewhat hurried. Before I could even react, Lin Li continued, "The White-Eyed People have lost far too much for what they have gained."
Suddenly, Lin Li sighed and called out, "Saning."
I instinctively responded.
But to my surprise, Lin Li said to me, "I hope your fate is better than mine."
Upon hearing this, I felt as if he was cursing me. But before I could retort, he stood before me, his soul seemingly dissipating in an instant, transforming into countless Light Spots that were bright and dazzling.
These Light Spots gathered in the air and fell into my eyes. I seemed to see Lin Li's face within them.
I watched with my eyes wide open as those Light Spots descended into my gaze. Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain surge through me.
I let out a pained cry.
At that moment, I heard Ke'er call out to me as "Husband," wanting to rush over. Despite the pain overwhelming me, I did not close my eyes; I kept watching as Lin Li transformed into Light Spots and vanished from my sight.
However, just as the last Light Spot was about to fall, it suddenly flew close to my ear and whispered, "Save that soul doomed to eternal despair." After saying this, the Light Spot added, "Next, you will suffer far more than before. Prepare yourself."
As soon as those words were spoken, the last Light Spot finally jumped into my eyes.
In that instant, I felt as if I heard the words "Ritual Burial" come to an end.
Then the pain surged in. In that moment, I wanted to scream out loud but found myself unable to make a sound; my throat felt choked.
The Light Spots flooded into my eyes densely. I felt my pupils dilate as if the soul hidden within my body was being torn apart.
I felt as if the originally pitch-black void was being filled with something, and it continued to expand and crack, this pain was subtle yet intense.
At that moment, I was drenched in sweat, every pore in my body opened wide, desperately sucking in this sensation of pain.
Finally, my body became so weak that I collapsed onto the ground, sprawled out with my limbs in disarray, yet my eyes remained open.
At this time, I gazed up at the starry sky and saw the colors of the stars.
I wondered why a person's soul would share the same colors as the stars. Of course, this was the color of the soul as I perceived it.
But Jianjian saw it as white.
Lin Li had disappeared, and suddenly I recalled what Lin Li had said: if a White-Eyed Person reached the final step and died, they would have to perform a Ritual Burial for the next White-Eyed Person.
So had Lin Li now reached that final step? Who would be the next White-Eyed Person when that time came?
At this moment, my mind was a bit chaotic; Lin Li had performed a Ritual Burial for me.
From the first time I met him in the hospital, terrified out of my wits, to this fourth encounter where he had already performed a Ritual Burial for me.
Lin Li was merely a soul entity; now, he should be considered Soul Shattered. Honestly, this outcome was not good at all. It was quite tragic.
The sound of actors performing continued… only it sounded even more sorrowful.
As I lay on the ground, at that moment, it seemed I saw Lin Li again, standing before me and speaking. Yet the content of his speech was the same as in the hospital; his lips moved but I could not make out what he was saying.
It felt as if I had returned to the hospital. This piece of dialogue that Lin Li never told me before he completely dissipated—what could it possibly mean?
Lin Li spoke as if he had finished his last words, and then when I closed my eyes and opened them again, he was gone.
This scene was identical to that in the hospital.
I didn't know what was wrong with my eyes, nor did I dare to touch them. I simply lay on the ground, gasping for breath, as the surroundings gradually returned to silence.
Yet, I was still curious about what was buried in the coffin.
Ke'er was already running towards me, but at that moment, I couldn't move at all. My body felt utterly weak, as if I had been completely drained of energy, as if my very soul had been stripped bare.
" Husband," Ke'er called out to me. I turned to look at her, only to see three souls overlapping on her body.
Three souls.
The other two souls were strangely faceless. I suddenly wanted to speak, but found that the words were stuck in my throat and wouldn't come out.
My throat felt incredibly hoarse; I couldn't make a sound.
Ke'er helped me up, calling out "Husband," asking if I was alright. I wanted to say that I was fine. But why did Ke'er have three souls?
Wang Wei and Jianjian also rushed over.
However, at that moment, Chen San asked in a questioning tone, "Did it succeed?"
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