Chapter 1013: Substitute Doll
"Waa waa... waa waa waa!"
Just as Zhu Fei was wondering if he had been hallucinating earlier, a sudden series of baby cries rang out in his ears!
In such a dark and silent place, suddenly hearing a succession of baby cries seemed infused with an overwhelming sense of eerie strangeness.
Zhu Fei dared not take it lightly; he immediately expanded his Divine Sense again, trying to find the source of the baby cries.
But as soon as he released his Divine Sense, his pupils abruptly contracted violently.
Right in front of him, hanging upside down, was a ragged, pitch-black doll, its whole body sewn together like a rag doll!
"This... what is this?"
Almost without reason, Zhu Fei took several steps back in a hurry.
His right eye quickly lit up, a faint blue flame instantly spreading across the entire hall!
"Waa waa... waa waa waa!"
The baby's cries continued, and Zhu Fei was shocked to see that within the surging blue sea of flames of the Divine Blue Netherworld Fire, the doll sewn together sprung forth from the flames and lunged at his face!
At this moment, even with Zhu Fei's formidable mental strength, goosebumps rose on his back, and his scalp tingled.
"Endless radiance!"
Rich golden light surged, Zhu Fei's energy and blood boiled, and a giant-like golden fist smashed towards the doll!
"Poof!"
The fist passed through the doll but had no effect on it.
No good!
The sense of danger he had felt earlier resurfaced, and Zhu Fei quickly dodged to the side.
"Whoosh—"
A gust of cold wind whipped past Zhu Fei's ear, making cold sweat trickle down his back.
Zhu Fei was certain that if he were caught by that doll, the consequences would be troublesome.
"Waa waa waa!"
Yet at this moment, the doll lunged at Zhu Fei once more, and this time, there were bloody tears streaming from its eyes!
Endless cold engulfed him, and Zhu Fei suddenly felt his limbs stiffen, his mind growing sluggish.
What kind of monster is this? How could it be so strange?
As he pondered with difficulty, Zhu Fei's pupils suddenly turned into two deep black whirlpools.
As the whirlpools spun continuously, the void in front of Zhu Fei rippled abruptly.
The next moment, an ancient, weathered stone bridge suddenly stretched between him and the doll.
The Reincarnation Stone Bridge!
"Waa waa!"
The doll, which was rushing towards Zhu Fei, stalled as soon as the Reincarnation Stone Bridge appeared.
Dense black mist rose from its body, drifting as the murky fog directly surged under the stone bridge!
Seeing this, a gleam suddenly flashed in Zhu Fei's eyes, as if he realized something, and the bridge grew even deeper.
Six rotating black holes appeared around the bridge, absorbing the black mist from the doll.
"Waa!"
The doll let out a cry of apparent relief or joy, then gradually disintegrated into streams of black gas under Zhu Fei's gaze, ultimately being swallowed by the bridge and the six black holes.
Meanwhile, the unseen force that had previously constricted Zhu Fei also vanished in the same instant.
This prompted Zhu Fei to exhale deeply.
This place was far too bizarre, Zhu Fei hadn't anticipated encountering such a supernatural and inexplicable phenomenon.
After slightly adjusting himself, Zhu Fei involuntarily glanced again at the previous stone platform.
However, this time, as he cleared the scene on the stone platform, his eyes narrowed.
The three previously sealed black boxes, the rightmost one, was now open.
And inside lay a black rag doll!
This... what on earth is going on?
Zhu Fei was filled with shock, but as he cautiously probed the black doll with his Divine Sense, a flood of related information suddenly surged into his mind.
A substitute doll, also known as a puppet doll, can help its user withstand one lethal attack.
One only needs to infuse their essence into it and refine it according to the corresponding method to activate the doll's effect at any time.
Zhu Fei was stunned; he couldn't have imagined that after surviving such an eerie scene, he would obtain such an item.
It could help its owner withstand one deadly attack, which meant, with this substitute doll, he essentially had an extra life?
In an instant, Zhu Fei's heart surged with excitement.
Immediately, he returned to the stone platform, drew a drop of essence from his fingertip, and quickly infused it into the substitute doll.
"Buzz—"
With the infusion of Zhu Fei's essence, the substitute doll in the box swiftly turned into a black gleam, then leapt directly into Zhu Fei's brow.
Zhu Fei suddenly felt as though he gained something tangible.
It was the power of substitution, as well as the power of rebirth.
With a puzzled gaze, Zhu Fei looked at the dark and deep hall before him, realizing something.
Death, life, what was this place? Why did it possess such eerie power?
Moreover, his Eye of Sky Burning seemed to have reacted so strongly to this place — could it be?
Unconsciously, Zhu Fei's gaze shifted once more to the other two boxes.
"Buzz—"
The deep and dark black light burst again, and an icy chill akin to that from the Netherworld Hell suddenly rushed at Zhu Fei!
No good!
The premonition of danger rose again in Zhu Fei's heart, and this time, he could clearly feel it was the breath of death, profoundly deep.
Zhu Fei did not doubt for a moment that if enveloped by that black light, it wouldn't be long before his body and soul vanished completely!
And even if he executed the Reincarnation Stone Bridge under such intense death, it might not have any effect.
If his prediction was wrong, then the consequences he would face...
Zhu Fei dared not show any carelessness, so at the next moment, the purple light in his right eye burst forth suddenly.
A scorching temperature as if to incinerate everything instantly consumed the entire dark hall.
The entire dark hall was enveloped in a brilliant layer of purple at that moment.