“Then what is that inside of the bubble?’
Alex’s consciousness reached out towards it, causing it to be absorbed into the bubble.
‘This is…’
Alex was shocked to see the outside from within the bubble. To his surprise, the Kylin Phantasm within the bubble was alive. Moving its limbs, it slowly stood up straight. It then made a deafening roar, staring at Alex with its mouth still agape…
Realizing that Alex was reacting much, it went back to using all fours and spoke up. “It’s been so many years since I’ve seen a living thing.”
After saying that, it even started sobbing.
Alex was stunned. “What are you crying for?”
The Kylin said, “You try being stuck in here for a million years then. I didn’t even go insane, and I didn’t die either. There’s no one here, so is it really that weird for me to tear up from happiness when another being ends up getting sealed in the same place as I am?”
“Haha, I finally have a friend to talk to now!”
Alex froze. “What did you say? You’ve been stuck in here for a million years?”
‘Damn!’
‘I wouldn’t end up getting sealed away for a million years, too, right? I just came in here without thinking!’
‘That’s just… I’d rather die! ’
As the Kylin continued to cry, Alex asked, “Who shut you in here?”
The Kylin replied. “Who else? There’s no one else in the demon realm that could capture me, apart from that danmed Lotus Demon!”
“Uhm, the Lotus Demon you speak of… Are they a person?”
The Kylin blinked in confusion and suddenly stopped crying. “Were you not sealed in here by the Lotus Demon?”
“To reincarnate!”
After that, it started yelling to the skies. “Hey Lotus Demon, I’ve already imprinted my Natural Willpower on the womb according to our contract, so that means my mission is accomplished, right? Can you free me out of this damned place and let me reincarnate?”
Yet there was no response.
Alex spoke up. “Sir, you don’t have to reincarnate, you know? You can follow me. I’ll make sure you live your best life.”
The Kylin stared at him, seemingly pitiful for a brief second. In the end, it shook its head. “It’s best that I reincarnate. Look at me. I just have to. And you should enjoy your peaceful days.”
After a long while of waiting, the Kylin finally saw a ray of light in the middle of this space. It then rushed over, disappearing into the white light.
‘Did it really reincarnate?’ Alex thought as he watched from afar. After that, his consciousness returned back to his body.
‘I wonder if the three thousand lotus flowers are hiding some kind of scheme from me? Else why would the Kylin make that pitiful expression before leaving?’
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