iousness, except for only one thought," Keep running."
A light appeared in the distance, but Wang Tong was no longer be able to tell if it were the Aurora City or heaven.
"Xiaoru...If..."
Before Wang Tong could finish his mumble, he collapsed.
When he woke up, he saw that sparkly stars surrounded him, yet he could still not feel his body. Wang Tong was convinced that he was dead and this was heaven.
"Is this heaven? Gosh, this is boring."
"Of course not."
A voice behind him answered abruptly and startled Wang Tong. Wang Tong turned back and saw a thirty-year-old looking man with a very familiar face.
As Wang Tong realized where he had seen the face in front of him, he waved his arms in the air and asked in disbelief," Are you...General Li Feng?"
"Haha, you can call me Li Feng, or Blade Warrior." Li Feng cracked a smile.
Wang Tong pinched his cheek, and he still could not feel anything. He was more convinced that he had been dead and this was his afterlife.
"You didn't die. You are in the soul dimension of the space crystal. Your soul energy had reached two hundred, and therefore, you had unlocked my interactive message. I know you have lots of questions, and this is the time to ask."
Wang Tong calmed himself. He found it incredulous that General Li Feng and the Blade Warrior were the same person.
It took a while for the reality to sink in.
"Is my space crystal yours?" Wang Tong wanted to know from whom the Old Fart had stolen the crystal.
"That's right, and you are my protege." Li Feng looked at Wang Tong approvingly.
"Why didn't you leave the Tactics of the Blade to your family? Like you did with the Tactics of the Vayu and the Enchantress?"
"Haha... The reason was simple: Balance. The same reason why I didn't leave the technology to my family. Instead, I gave it to the Ma."
"You are not afraid that I would become stronger than your family members? Based on the secrecy, I would bet that the Tactics of the Blade is more powerful than any other tactics you had left." Wang Tong asked.
"When you have reached a higher state, which you will, you will understand my intention. 'Goldie' had chosen you as my successor, it means that there is going to be great danger ahead of the human race. Your task is to save the world."
"Er... Great General Li. I wonder if that 'Goldie' made a mistake? I am rather useless, and always have been, so I had never dreamed of carrying the weight of the world on my shoulder or that sort of a thing. Could you please... maybe... choose another protege? " Wang Tong paused to think for a second and then said," How about your kindred, Li Shiming? He is a hell of a bad ass fighter."
General Li was caught off guard by Wang Tong's request," 'Goldie' has already chosen you. That, I cannot change. But it's up to you to accept it or not."
Wang Tong was surprised how laid back General Li was about the whole "save the world" business.
"Are there any other questions?"
"What happens if I have conflicts with your family in the future? say, they want to kill me for the tactics of the blade."
"You and my family are all the same to me, so I won't choose a side. But, if possible, please don't be too hard on them."
Wang Tong scratched his head and wondered why General Li would ask him to go easy on the House Li. The Great House Li could kill him like killing an ant, and the best he could do was to poke them with his antenna.
"Fine, I will do my best." Wang Tong answered candidly.
Li Feng cracked a smile and said," That will be it for now. You are losing your soul energy so you should head back now. I will see you again when you are ready."
"Hold on, Wait! What's up with that Ojisan in the crystal, can you save him?"
A faint smile crossed General Li's face," That is his fate.", and then, the image of General Li disappeared, leaving Wang Tong annoyed by the vague answer.
Suddenly, the world around Wang Tong started to crumble, revealing a vast whiteness.
In the Emergency care facility inside the Aurora City.
Ma Xiaoru recovered her consciousness, and she remembered that it was Wang Tong who had saved her.
"It was a miracle!"
"No kidding! He carried the two under his arms and banged his head on the energy barrier while running full speed."
"The two girls were wrapped up pretty well, so they were fine, but that poor lad had already turned into an ice sculpture by the time the rescue arrived. It has been two days, yet his condition still hasn't been stabilized."
"I wish someone would do that for me..."
Two young nurses chit chatted.
The glow of light that Wang Tong had seen the moment before he collapsed was indeed Aurora City. The three were soon discovered by patrols and were sent to the hospital.
Although Ma Xiaoru and Li Ruoer's condition was not great, it was not life-threatening thanks to their heavily padded jackets. Wang Tong, on the other hand, was in a much grimmer state. When he was sent to the hospital, he had lost all functions of his body except for the brain, so he was practically dead, and only alive theoretically.