Yinguo was enveloped by the sea of blood, feeling as comfortable as an infant cradled in amniotic fluid.
Although Yinguo felt he had forgotten something important, the current comfortable environment made him utterly unwilling to recall his lost past.
"Perhaps I've always been here. I must have been imagining things."
Yinguo murmured to himself, finding an excuse to settle down, and then let his body sink further into the sea of blood.
As Yinguo's body was continuously eroded by the blood sea, he lost more and more memories, gradually starting to believe he had grown up in the blood sea from the very beginning.
Slowly, Yinguo began to swim freely in the blood sea, his body completely dyed red by it. He became increasingly joyful.
"In no time, I should be able to completely merge with the sea of blood."
Yinguo happily drifted in the blood sea, already believing that a great event would occur once he fully merged with it.
Rumble…
Suddenly, the entire blood sea seemed to be struck violently, shaking intensely. Yinguo, within the blood sea, was also startled.
However, the blood sea soon calmed down, and Yinguo returned to his comfortable environment.
"What just happened?"
Confusion flickered in Yinguo's eyes. He looked upwards and instinctively swam towards the surface, wanting to investigate.
But unlike his previous descent into the blood sea, as soon as Yinguo began to swim upwards, he encountered immense resistance. Moreover, a strong sense of crisis inexplicably arose within him.
It was as if anything terrible would happen if he swam upwards in the blood sea.
The moment Yinguo stopped swimming upwards, all feelings of unease and discomfort vanished instantly.
Having lost his memory, Yinguo did not understand why this was happening. However, the comfort of being in the blood sea made him lose all motivation to swim upwards, and he sank back into it.
Previously, when Yinguo followed Ye Ling, even if he wanted to retreat from difficulties, Ye Ling would push him forward.
Now that Ye Ling was gone, Yinguo, on his own and without a clear goal, found it difficult to break free from his comfort zone.
"If they don't want me to go up, then I won't go up… It's nice to stay here all the time."
Yinguo muttered, abandoning the idea of swimming upwards and continuing to sink in the blood sea.
Now, Yinguo's entire body was soaked by the blood sea. Except for his eyes, all other parts of his body had completely merged with the blood sea, appearing incredibly crimson.
Yinguo's eyes were also slowly turning red.
It was likely that once Yinguo's eyes turned blood-red, he would completely forget his own existence and become a puppet of the Wuxing Demon God.
Boom!!!
At this moment, the entire blood sea vibrated violently again. Yinguo looked up once more and asked curiously, "Is someone fighting on the surface of the blood sea? Why are they fighting?"
Yinguo murmured to himself, but his curiosity did not drive him to overcome the discomfort of swimming upwards. Instead, he continued to sink.
Crimson blood threads stained Yinguo's sclera, connecting to his pupils and gradually turning them red.
As Yinguo's pupils were also devoured by the blood sea, his expression gradually became vacant. His body seemed to be in freefall, continuously descending in the blood sea.
At this moment, a face resembling a ferocious ghost materialized in the blood sea. The ghost's enormous eyes stared at Yinguo, who was sinking in the blood sea, its mouth curving into an incredibly eerie smile.
"Come, child… Sever the bonds of the past. From now on, I am your father."
The Wuxing Demon God's voice echoed beside Yinguo. Yinguo, having forgotten everything and with his thoughts nearly frozen, stopped thinking and echoed, "Sever the bonds of the past?"
"That's right, child. You were born from the sea of blood, and you will fight for the sea of blood. From now on… you will sever your connection with the sea of blood and be reborn."
The Wuxing Demon God continued to bewitch Yinguo, even disguising the connection between Yinguo and Ye Ling as a connection between Yinguo and the blood sea, attempting to make Yinguo actively sever his contract with Ye Ling.
Having lost his memory, Yinguo could not remember anything about Ye Ling. In his heart, the Wuxing Demon God was the only voice he heard, and he could only believe the Wuxing Demon God.
"Sever the bonds…"
Guided by the Wuxing Demon God, Yinguo found the soul connection between himself and Ye Ling.
In the dream, Vivian, who had been quietly observing Yinguo's state, saw that Yinguo was about to be tricked by the Wuxing Demon God into doing something foolish. She quickly said to Ye Ling, "Boss! Are we still going to stand by and watch? Yinguo's memories have all been erased. If he truly severs his connection with you, Boss, both you and Yinguo will suffer heavy damage!"
Ye Ling, however, remained remarkably calm and continued to attack the dream, as if Yinguo's current situation had nothing to do with him!
"Boss!"
Seeing that Ye Ling did not care about Yinguo at all, Vivian could only anxiously accelerate her efforts to modify the dream.
Yinguo had signed a contract with Ye Ling. No matter what, Vivian could not bypass Ye Ling to help Yinguo. At this moment, she could only silently pray that Yinguo would be strong enough to see through the Wuxing Demon God's scheme.
In the blood sea, Yinguo was enveloped in a pair of enormous palms. His eyes were blood-red, and he looked at the soul connection between himself and Ye Ling with utter indifference.
The Wuxing Demon God laughed, "Yinguo Spirit Beast, sever your connection with the blood sea and welcome a new future… This will unveil a brand new chapter in your life!"
"A brand new chapter…"
Yinguo murmured, beginning to sever his connection with Ye Ling.
However, just as Yinguo was about to sever his connection with Ye Ling, his heart began to beat frantically, and a strong sense of crisis surged into his mind!
A peculiar aura of causal power suddenly emanated from Yinguo's entire body!
"This aura is… Could it be that this fellow is awakening his causal skills?"
Seeing Yinguo's change, the Wuxing Demon God's pupils contracted sharply. The situation had taken an unexpected turn!
Without hesitation, the Wuxing Demon God accelerated his bewitchment, "Yinguo Spirit Beast, severing the past requires immense courage. You must embrace the future."
"Sever the past, embrace the future…" Yinguo murmured. But the more the Wuxing Demon God spoke, the stronger Yinguo's unease became!
Yinguo could clearly remember nothing at all, even believing himself to be the child of the Wuxing Demon God… Yet, the unease in his heart continuously prevented him from severing his connection with Ye Ling.
"No… I can't do it!"
Yinguo withdrew his hand, and the connection with Ye Ling returned to his soul!
The Wuxing Demon God, enraged, roared, "If you can't do it, then I will do it for you!"