Colonial Suit

These figures were all people Blood瞳 knew very well.

There was Robbie, the Twins, Pandora, Jules... and Lier...

In the endless darkness, Blood瞳 saw them as if they were strangers, dying in the future.

Robbie was riddled with machine-gun fire in a battle, clutching a Bible until the very end. His handsome face still held a sunny smile before a large foot stomped him into the ground.

The Twins were betrayed by their employer and died in an assassination. They were surrounded by thousands of enemies and fought desperately for a day and a night before collapsing from exhaustion. The elder sister, Miya, was hung on a scaffold, her naked body covered in bruises. The younger brother, Bo Xi, lay at her feet, his head cut off.

The two girls' eyes were wide open and lifeless, like a pair of dead fish.

Pandora was dragged onto an operating table and dissected before Blood瞳's eyes, revealing a dense network of light circuits in her chest cavity. A group of figures in white sealed suits bustled around her, discussing her internal organs.

Jules... she was the only one among the partners who died a normal death, but she was spitting up blood when she died, looking like she wasn't even thirty years old.

And then there was Wright, the Giant King, Blood瞳's exclusive warrior he brought from Planet Roth. They wandered in the universe and were discovered to be related to the Krodir, suffering countless encirclements and suppressions. Finally, they died in an unknown starry sky. The Giant King led a hundred exclusive warriors to fight to the end, before being completely annihilated into spatial particles by hundreds of ship cannons firing directly at them.

Finally... there was Lier...

She returned to her weak state from when she was X35, and right before Blood瞳's eyes, Black Bear stripped her naked, hanging her on a wooden frame for people to admire. Blood瞳 watched her cry and wail, black and purple scars on her body oozing a foul-smelling pus. A group of doomsday bandits laughed wildly around her, commenting on her. Finally, Black Bear brought an infected man and, in front of everyone...

"No! This isn't real!!" In the darkness, Blood瞳 struggled violently, like a wounded beast, letting out a frantic roar.

"Stop!!"

"I swear, you will all die! You will definitely die!!"

"Get out!! Get away!!"

Blood瞳 roared and struggled, but he still couldn't move. His body and soul seemed to be frozen in a piece of ice that would never melt. He could only watch helplessly as these closest people died one by one, dying tragically.

He was angry, he was desperate, but no matter what he did, the ending would not change.

Until forever...

At this time, on the virtual reality plain, Heck was leaning against a grassy slope, looking at the sky. In front of him was Blood瞳, trembling with his eyes closed.

Heck's expression was calm, his gaze following the clouds in the sky, not even looking at Blood瞳, as if he didn't know that Blood瞳 was suffering the most painful torment of his life. Time passed little by little, and after who knows how long, a cold voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"What you're doing will be too much for him to bear."

Along with this voice, a black-clothed man suddenly walked out of the void, exuding a cold aura all over his body.

It was the black-clothed youth who had talked with Heck on Planet Heck.

However, Heck still didn't turn his head, as if he had known the other party would appear. He lazily replied, "If he doesn't experience these things, how will he start the Comet's Beginning? Don't forget, we went through these things too. And 'she' didn't show any mercy either."

"She showed mercy back then," the black-clothed youth replied coldly. "Back then, the Tears of Eos you received and the Anubis Inquiry I received were both tailored for us. But what are you giving him now?"

"The Dream of Apophis. You're trying to kill him!"

"This is the result of his own choice." Heck waved his hand, his gaze fixed on the clouds in the sky. "In fact, I didn't do anything, I just gave him a trigger. He started this himself."

"But this beginning is ability-based," the black-clothed youth said coldly. "Ability-based training strengthens the mind, while melee-based training strengthens the body. He's a melee-based warrior, but you're leading him to the ability-based path. What's your purpose? Don't tell me you don't know how to start the melee-based beginning."

"The body and the spirit can both enter the comet stage. Why did you make him choose the opposite path?"

The black-clothed youth directly pointed out Heck's actions, his words even revealing a hint of dissatisfaction. However, Heck knew that he was doing it for Blood瞳's good, so he just smiled faintly and said softly.

"You're thinking too much. I have my reasons for doing this."

"Don't you think his body is strong enough now?"

As he spoke, Heck grabbed a stalk of grass from beside him and flicked it out.

The grass stalk tore through the air, instantly leaving a clearly visible bloodstain on Blood瞳's body. Fresh blood spurted out, but stopped in the blink of an eye. Before the two men's eyes, the wound on Blood瞳's body began to heal rapidly, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"See?" Heck said faintly, his gaze calm. "Super self-healing ability. His body has already surpassed the meteor level, and has even reached the comet level. I bet that even without the Comet's Beginning, his body will enter the comet level in less than a month."

"Isn't that a good thing?" the black-clothed youth replied coldly. "Entering the comet level without testing means he's a genius."

"That's certainly true. But it's too easy for him." Heck smiled slightly. "Good talent isn't for being lazy, but should be transformed into the driving force for evolution. So I think maybe the current test is the most suitable for him. The comet level is the separation of body and spirit. In the past, only one was ever chosen. But have you ever thought about the result of choosing both at the same time?"

"Choosing both at the same time? Evolving both spirit and body?" The black-clothed youth frowned. After a long while, he shook his head. "This is difficult, Heck. You're playing with fire. I don't think a melee mercenary's mental resilience can reach the level of evolution."

"Moreover, he has to separate the two."

"How would we know if we don't try?" Heck laughed heartily. His gaze finally turned to Blood瞳 in the field, as if he was looking at a fun toy. "You said he was a genius, so we should give him a genius's treatment."

"..." The black-clothed youth stopped talking and turned to look at Blood瞳.

Looking at Blood瞳's violently trembling body, his gaze gradually softened from indifference, even with a hint of worry.

Only those of them who had experienced evolution knew that the comet level, although known as the mature stage of evolution, was actually the most important link in evolution, directly determining the final outcome of evolution. Generally speaking, whether relying on the body or the spirit to embark on the path of evolution, one must undergo a test when entering the comet level. A test that concerns the future and is absolutely essential.

Questioning the body, questioning the soul. The results obtained will determine everything in the future.

Like the Tears of Eos that Heck received and the Anubis Inquiry that he received. Even now, they still affect their combat effectiveness.

It's just that the test Blood瞳 is receiving is even more terrifying and painful than theirs.

The Dream of Apophis is the most painful test at the comet level. It's also known as one of the strongest tests that no one can pass. In the long history of cosmic warriors, countless people have challenged this test, but only two have passed. And these two have all evolved to the star level without exception!!

They were emperor-like existences, reigning supreme!

Although the result was wonderful, the process was extremely difficult. And the most worrying thing was that Blood瞳 was not an ability-based warrior. This Dream of Apophis was an ability-based test through and through. Could he pass it?

Or rather, what method would he use to pass it?

The black-clothed youth knew that there was not only one way to pass the evolution test. Generally speaking, there were two paths. One was to obey. To modify one's own characteristics according to the content of the test, in order to achieve a high degree of spiritual harmony. The advantage of this method was that it was relatively simple, but the disadvantage was that the gains from passing the test were not great.

Because modifying one's own characteristics was equivalent to giving up oneself. To put it bluntly, it was being a slave to the test. So what was there to talk about fighting spirit and persistence? So in a sense, even if this method was passed, it was equivalent to not passing, and it would be difficult to move forward on the road of evolution in the future.

The other method was difficult. That was confrontation.

To use one's own will to forcefully confront the oppression of the test. If a balance could be achieved or barely enter a stalemate, then it would be equivalent to passing. Such warriors would receive great assistance in future evolution. They would also gradually absorb the experience of the test into themselves, forming a unique style.

This was the choice of most cosmic warriors. According to what the black-clothed youth knew, the two star-level warriors who had passed the Dream of Apophis had also chosen this path.

A wind gradually rose on the plain... gusts of breeze blew, creating waves in the grass on the plain. Unknowingly, the sunlight began to weaken, and clouds filled the sky.

Heck lazily looked up and said softly, "It's about to end."

"Yes. It's about to end," the black-clothed youth also replied coldly.

This was a virtual reality space, so the user's spirit could also affect the surrounding environment. Although this space was not created by Blood瞳, if Blood瞳 really wanted to pass this test, then the burst of will would definitely affect the surroundings. Even Heck couldn't stop it.

The black-clothed youth still remembered that when he passed the test, he almost shattered the virtual space.

So what about Blood瞳? Can he pass?

Gradually, the two men's expressions became serious, staring intently at Blood瞳 in the field.

Blood瞳 was still trembling with his eyes closed, but his clothes were already soaked with cold sweat.

"Huh?" Heck suddenly exclaimed in surprise, saying unexpectedly, "It's not obedience, and it's not confrontation?"

"What is he going to do?"

"Wait, this will fluctuation..."