Not only it, but the fish from before and the caterpillar that is now being sacrificed will probably all lose their lives completely because of this ritual. Although compared to humans, these animals are just so-called beasts, and they may not even have a formed self-consciousness.

Not necessarily.

But for the sake of his own exploration, which was not a matter of life and death, he ended his life one by one in the magic circle, which made Zhang Ke feel a little guilty in his heart.

But things have come to this point, and it is useless to stop. The hidden grid of the Yushu in front of me seems to be the only clue at present, because although I have found the key, I still cannot reach Ye Suling, so I must sacrifice a flying animal.

, only then can he have a chance to save her.

Although a caterpillar cannot fly, maybe it can turn into a butterfly? Or, it can open the hidden traps in the jade tree and release the hidden compartments. There may be some flying animals hidden inside, such as sparrows and quails.

flow.

Although I feel that the size of the hidden grid under the Yushu is obviously too small. Even if a sparrow hides in it, it will be tight and it will easily suffocate to death. However, judging from the previous situation, the sacrifices of this magic circle may not necessarily be

It must be a living creature.

So Zhang Ke cruelly picked up the green worm and placed it in the magic circle. The familiar bright red words of sacrifice became shocking again, while the flames of the surrounding lamps turned into green-yellow light, swallowing up everything in him.

Vision.

Is this what it feels like to become a caterpillar?

When his eyes returned to normal again, Zhang Ke felt that everything around him seemed to have been magnified hundreds or thousands of times. Even the coral key seemed to have turned into a long rainbow-colored Great Wall.

And the jade tree, which is not too small in size, from the perspective of a caterpillar, is as tall as a green hill, with countless golden flowers and silver leaves, agates, emeralds and clams rising from the treetops.

Hanging down like colorful fruits.

This time, because he had no arms or legs, he could only crawl forward. Zhang Ke originally thought he might not be used to it, but after crawling out for a few steps, he felt no discomfort or fatigue at all. Instead, he felt

This seems to be the most energy-saving way of exercise in the world.

The well-developed abdominal muscles pushed him forward continuously, and it was even difficult for him to recall how he used his limbs to control body movements before, as if he was born as a caterpillar.

Thinking back to the time when I turned into a fish, even though there was water in all directions, I didn't feel any discomfort in my nostrils or eyes. Thinking about it, the power of this magic circle is so amazing. Not only did it transform the body, it was like it was transformed from the soul.

level, transforming oneself into another existence.

After successfully climbing up the Yushu tree, Zhang Ke of course dived into the small hole in the trunk. After all, this was something only a caterpillar could do - and exactly as Zhang Ke guessed, inside the trunk,

Sure enough, there is a small emerald green button, but with the thickness of human fingers, it is impossible to reach it.

Zhang Ke leaned directly on the button and pressed down hard with all his weight, almost using all his strength to suck the milk. Only then did he hear a crisp clicking sound, as if a secret door had opened somewhere.

It seems that turning into a caterpillar is still a bit inconvenient, that is, the strength is too weak. Zhang Ke rested on the spot for a while, then regained some strength, climbed out of the tree hole, and slowly wriggled back to the tree hole.

The center of the array.

"I still miss the human body. I was so tired just now——"

Zhang Ke, who returned to his body again, ran to the jade tree carving without any delay, flipped up its base, and saw that the secret door was indeed loose, but there was no movement from inside.

Is it really a suffocated sparrow or other small bird inside? Zhang Ke felt a little numb, but he immediately pulled it away without hesitation, only to see a sparrow rolling out from inside...

…Egg?

Egg? This answer is a bit beyond Zhang Ke’s expectation, but if you think about it carefully, it seems reasonable.

Eggs are the initial state of many animals, and are naturally considered a type of beast. They can be used for sacrifices, and birds are hatched from eggs.

However, after being sacrificed and turned into an egg, can he really break the shell immediately? If not, wouldn't it be impossible to move? After all, bird eggs have no limbs and wings. Even if they want to walk back into the magic circle, they will not be able to move.

If you can't do it anymore, you will just be trapped in the same place forever.

After taking a look at Ye Suling, who was crumbling above his head, Zhang Ke finally made up his mind to take the gamble.

He placed the egg in the center of the magic circle, and with a flash of blood, six ever-bright lamps simultaneously emitted pale flames, burning out Zhang Ke's vision, leaving only a narrow and deep darkness.

This is the end?

Zhang Ke realized that the sacrifice had been successful, but there was nothing in front of him, only a pure, nihilistic darkness. It was as if the whole world had not been born, the heaven and the earth had not been opened up, and everything, including himself, was still alive.

Still on the eve of birth.

He wanted to move his body and feel his limbs, but there were tightly wrapped restraints in all directions, preventing him from moving at all. This familiar situation reminded Zhang Ke of his previous feelings in the coffin.

——That's right, the feeling of being trapped in an eggshell is so miraculously similar to the state of lying in a coffin, although one is the initial place of rebirth, and the other is the burial place after death.

But here there is such a wonderful synchronic connection, which makes people suddenly realize that they arrive at the same place before birth and after death.

However, I must leave this eggshell that binds me, otherwise, it will be exactly the same as lying in a coffin waiting to die——

Zhang Ke subconsciously focused all his strength on his head. He felt that he had a sharp beak. Needless to say, it was naturally the so-called beak——

Snapped!

The first crisp cracking sound completely broke the deathly silence in the eggshell, and Zhang Ke's eyes seemed to flash past the souls he saw in the lake.

Snapped!

The second sound passed by his ears, and there were a few gaps in the darkness in front of him. A faint invisible light came in from the outside. It couldn't illuminate anything, but it was just a sign that the darkness was about to be broken. It made Zhang Ke think of the person who was killed by him.

Hewn coffin.

Snapped!

The third sound sounded, and the gap inside the eggshell became wider and wider. Finally, obvious light penetrated into the shell, and began to gradually bring light. The surrounding yolk liquid soaked into the body, making Zhang Ke couldn't help but think of being a fish swimming in the water.

Feel.

Snapped!

Finally, with the fourth sound, a whole piece of eggshell was pecked open. This gorgeous and colorful world finally revealed a specific picture in front of Zhang Ke. He felt full of power all over his body and wished he could look like it.

Jumping out as lively as a cat.

Snapped!

After the fifth peck, the cracks in the eggshell quickly spread in all directions. The new world seemed to be within easy reach. Zhang Ke could already feel that his wings were about to spread, like a caterpillar emerging from a cocoon.

butterfly.

Snapped!
Chapter completed!