Chapter 123
The other three worlds that had fused could all be freely traversed; only the native Ancient Small World was shrouded in a barrier.
The other three worlds—for instance, the Magic, Ghost, and Mecha worlds—were all unable to enter the Ancient Small World.
And although people from these three worlds could gain entry with the Ancient Small World's permission, their abilities would be suppressed inside, preventing them from unleashing their true power. This served to protect the inhabitants of the Ancient Small World.
However, the people of the Ancient Small World could not leave the barrier.
Furthermore, the Ancient Small World didn't have anything they particularly coveted, so they didn't often go there.
Usually, the other three small worlds would be engaged in a massive, chaotic war, while the Ancient Small World lived its own peaceful days.
There were also youths from the Ancient Small World who envied the vibrant and diverse nature of the other small worlds, but not only could they not leave, they also couldn't learn the skills of the other worlds.
The heroine, Yi Luo, was special.
She was the only Drifter native to the Ancient Small World, and she could pass through the barrier.
She didn't remember her past, only that her name was Yi Luo. By the time her memories began, the four small worlds had already fused.
The people of her native small world couldn't see her. She felt lonely, so she tried to float out of the barrier, and unexpectedly, she succeeded.
She first went to the Magic World, because the Ghost World had too many Daoist priests, and she was afraid of being seen and eliminated by one.
Before leaving, she had naturally inquired about the situations in the other three small worlds.
She felt that the most dangerous world was probably the one with Daoist priests and ghosts. The priests could eliminate her, and evil ghosts might eat her, so she chose to go to the Magic World.
Logically, the safest world besides the Ancient Small World should have been the Mecha Small World. But she was a girl, and although mechas could be cool and good-looking, they weren't as appealing to her as the Magic World.
Yi Luo thought that once she left the Ancient Small World, someone would surely be able to see her, right? She would finally have some friends, right?
But there was no one.
The people in the Magic World still couldn't see her, and neither could the people in the Mecha Small World.
With no other choice, she mustered her courage and went to the Ghost Small World, but the people and ghosts there still couldn't see her!
Yi Luo was dumbfounded.
She didn't understand why no one could see her.
If no one could see her, then what was the meaning of her existence?
As Yi Luo drifted about aimlessly, questioning her existence, she floated into the Ghost World, into the home of a ghost-catching family.
She saw a group of well-dressed children bullying a thin, frail child in shabby clothes.
There was nothing she could do, so she could only rest her chin on her hand and mutter to herself, scolding the bullying children.
Unfortunately, it was useless. They couldn't hear her and only left after they were done bullying him.
Yi Luo crouched in front of the bullied child and encouraged him.
Then she discovered that this bullied child could see her!
She was both shocked and delighted. "You can see me? You can actually see me? Let's be friends! I know a lot about the outside world. I can tell you anything you want to know. I can even secretly go learn things to teach you, as long as you agree to be my friend."
And just like that, Yi Luo became friends with the twelve-year-old Lou Ye.
Lou Ye had no talent for cultivating the Dao or catching ghosts. In addition, his father was unknown and his mother had died young. Although he was the nephew of the Lou family's head, he was not valued.
Yi Luo didn't dare let Lou Ye learn things like ghost-catching.
"It's okay if you can't cultivate the Dao. You can practice magic or pilot a mecha. They're all very powerful. I can't get you a mecha, so I can only secretly go memorize magic incantations for you. I'll be back soon, so remember to wait for me."
Yi Luo was true to her word. Taking advantage of the fact that no one could see her, she floated to the largest academy in the Magic World to memorize those tongue-twisting magic incantations for Lou Ye.
Lou Ye was very smart. He was able to quickly learn all the incantations Yi Luo gave him.
This cycle repeated for three years. Then, one day, when Yi Luo went to the Magic World again to peek at magic incantations, she was caught red-handed.
That's right, the second person who could see her had appeared.
He was the same age as Lou Ye and had just been admitted to the magic academy this year. Compared to the taciturn and somewhat gloomy Lou Ye, Murong Yi was the standard "favored son of heaven"—high-spirited, with the air of an arrogant youth in his eyes.
At first, the captured Yi Luo was very flustered. After all, she was just an ordinary Drifter. Despite having memorized so many magic incantations, they were of no use to her.
Murong Yi didn't attack Yi Luo directly. Instead, he was full of curiosity about her. "Are you a ghost from the neighboring world? What's that world like? How did you end up here? You look so weak. It's a wonder no one has eliminated you yet."
Although he had belittled her, at least she hadn't been eliminated.
Yi Luo told Murong Yi many things about the Ghost Small World and also told him that she could go to the Mecha Small World and could tell him about it later.
And so, she and Murong Yi also became friends, of a sort. It was just that the time she went to see Lou Ye was much later than they had agreed upon.
Yi Luo couldn't hide anything from Lou Ye and told him everything. Although Lou Ye didn't say anything, he grew dissatisfied with Murong Yi.
After that, Yi Luo went to the Mecha Small World and met another youth who could see her.
Reading up to this point, Qiu Chi had already vaguely guessed where the story was heading.
But in any case, this world wasn't a cliché story of abuse for the sake of abuse.
Four small worlds, and one Yi Luo from the Ancient Small World, had faintly connected the three of them.
After they became familiar with Yi Luo, they all had the same idea: to give Yi Luo her own body.
The youth from the Mecha World wanted to build a mecha for Yi Luo.
Murong Yi wanted to use the rare treasures of the Magic World to create a body for Yi Luo.
As for Lou Ye, he was much more direct. He wanted to defy the heavens and change her fate, bringing her back from the dead.
Although disputes arose, ultimately, it was all for Yi Luo's good.
But, it was impossible.
When the three of them reached the age of twenty, they gathered together and went with Yi Luo to the Ancient Small World.
The strange transformation began from here.
The four small worlds were destined to fuse. The Ancient Small World, lacking skills to resist, had lived peacefully for so long, but how could it remain peaceful forever?
The barrier of the Ancient Small World, which had trapped them while also protecting them, was disappearing.
And the power from the disappearing barrier was all flowing into Yi Luo's body.
Yi Luo could no longer leave the Ancient Small World.
The three youths stayed with her, and her body grew more and more solid.
But this was not a good thing.
Because as the barrier completely vanished, the moment she gained a body, she also understood her mission.
The Ancient Small World was also supposed to have the ability to protect itself.
It was just that an accident had occurred during the fusion, which was why the Ancient Small World had become the way it was.
Now, there were two paths before Yi Luo.
One: she could scatter all her power and perish completely, allowing the Ancient Small World to obtain the ability it was originally meant to have: summoning.
Two: kill the three people in front of her, and the Ancient Small World would be able to learn the skills of the other worlds.
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