Eastern Martialist

Fog.

The dense fog stretched across the sky.

To the extent that even the best vision could only barely distinguish the scenery within a few feet.

In such a place, not many would be willing to enter.

All of people's fears stem from the unknown.

A gust of wind rose.

The wind, from some unknown source, stirred the thick white fog, gently advancing forward. The fog quietly parted, as if welcoming its master home.

A path paved with white jade appeared before the eyes.

Square white jade, all identical in size, piece by piece, extending straight into the depths of the white fog.

...

...

Suddenly.

An old and tattered boot landed on a piece of white jade.

Followed by another.

The boots belonged to a young man dressed in black.

He stood on that piece of white jade for a long time. The wind had long passed his slender body and continued ahead, then oddly paused a few feet in front of him.

The young man turned around. The fog behind him had already reassembled, obscuring the way he came.

It seemed there was only the path forward.

Understanding this truth, he no longer hesitated.

The wind moved a bit forward.

After about ten yards, a black broken sword appeared in his hand.

Continuing forward for an unknown duration, the young man looked up and faintly saw that the road seemed to come to an end.

At the end, there was something.

As he approached, it became clear that the thing at the end was a crystal-clear... coffin.

Engravings of some obscure and difficult-to-understand characters adorned the coffin, emitting an ancient aura...

The wind ceased.

The young man approached the coffin.

Between heaven and earth, silence prevailed.

There was an inexplicable force drawing him in.

He leaned closer, looking inside through the crystal-clear coffin.

Inside lay a young girl.

The young man's gaze lingered on her face, but through the coffin, he could only vaguely discern her appearance.

Just as the young man was about to look away, a sudden change occurred!

The girl's eyes... opened!

A pair of incredibly unique eyes appeared before the young man.

In that moment, as if the coffin between the two vanished instantly, the young man clearly saw her eyes and what lay within them.

It was... an incredibly bright, intensely burning sphere of fire!