Lin Feng's POVSince I was brought into custody, no one had come to visit me, although it had only been a day. I didn't expect anyone to pay me any sort of visit or anything like that. I knew I wasn't going to die here though, I was going to make it out. If people I knew were to try and visit me, people like Shen or Chen, they would have been annihilated instantly. Not by the guards or the elder or priest. But by the pure mana that existed in this environment. Perhaps Chen would have lasted a bit, because for all we know, he was the chosen one. Maybe, maybe not. I had already begun thinking of ways I'd burst out of this place without being very noticeable. The light-hooks that were buried deep in my shoulders hummed with a holy and merciless frequency. It wasn’t just pain, it was invasive, almost surgical, like a divine drill burrowing straight into my marrow. Each vibration crawled through my bone and nerves, spreading outward in sickening ripples that refused to settle down, n

Lin Chen’s POVThe viewing crystal that was placed in the corner of the tunnels wasn't only flickering, it was cruel in its own magnitude. It hung crookedly from a jagged outcropping of blackened stone, its surface clouded by soot and grime, yet it was still very much functional, still watching. Its dim glow cast uneven shadows across the narrow tunnel, stretching and warping the world into something even more suffocating than it already was.I sat slumped against the damp wall beneath it, my body felt heavy, I couldn't even lift it. Soot clung to my skin, and slowly worked its way into my hair, settled deep into the creases of my hands. I didn’t bother wiping it away.It didn’t matter anymore, not like anything really did at this point.My gaze was locked onto the crystal. The image it projected was unstable, warped by interference and distance, but it was clear enough.Clear enough for me to see the shape of the Mana-Null cell where Feng was being held.Even through the distortion

Lin Feng's POVThe door to the mana-null cell slammed shut.The sound was final. Heavy iron met stone with a deep, echoing clang, followed by the grinding slide of the bolt locking into place.The vibration traveled through the walls, settling into my bones like a verdict. It felt like a coffin lid. Chen’s footsteps faded quickly after that, leaving behind nothing but silence, and the aftermath of what he’d done.My chest rose weakly, each breath dragged against the damage.The whip had done its job well. My torso was a mess, a brutal lattice of torn flesh and weeping wounds, red carved into blackened skin. The silver-threaded lashes had split me open again and again, reopening injuries that had barely begun to scab.But beneath that, the stamina potion moved. I could feel it spreading through my veins, a strange, dual sensation that clashed violently with everything else inside me. It was cold, like liquid ice poured into a forest fire.It threaded through the damage, cooling the

Yun Qian's POVI woke up with literal butterflies in my tummy, oh no, no wait, they were flying in my chest region. The root of my mana as I felt it. My mana pulsed with a rhythm I hadn't exactly felt before, even my bones vibrated with joy. It is such a beautiful thing to have the emotion of happiness. I haven't been this happy in ages. Who could have thought. I stood up gracefully from my bed, opening up the curtains to stare out the window. And the environment greeted me with this warm, cloudy, white glow everywhere. Such a perfect day to be alive. I hopped into the bathroom whilst humming one of my favorite tunes, the very one I had sung when I went to see Lin Feng a couple of days ago. It felt so agonizing not seeing him for two whole days. I thought my mana would dry up or something. Or maybe worse, but today, I was going to pay him a visit and we would have the best time once again, together, I just know it. I didn't spend much time in the shower, a few minutes after I w

Junjie’s POVI encountered a lot of problems with being handed over the responsibility of leading the remaining nullities that survived the priests visit that day in the pits. Initially, I was surprised, beyond that actually, I was flabbergasted when the Boss, Lin Feng handed his cloak to me and told me that I was in charge. I thought it was just a sick joke from him, but when he ascended with the elder, I knew then it was no longer funny. I hadn't expected him to give me such a great responsibility of handling the lives of so many people, I could barely even handle myself from tripping with every step I tookSo imagining being the one to handle the lives of people was tough. I believed if anything like him leaving was going to happen, I was going to follow him, and he'd maybe hand over the mantle of leadership to Lin Chen or perhaps even Young Master Shen. Or literally anyone, that just wasn't me. I was just too dumb for this shit. Or maybe he saw something in me that even I haven