Su Mu pondered briefly; the wind and clouds are unpredictable, plans can’t keep up with changes, such is destiny.

His eyes flickered slightly, landing on the blood-red arrow.

Su Mu knew clearly that if he didn’t follow the original plan and chose to approach the towering giant, he would surely regret it for a moment.

But now the blood-red arrow appeared.

If he didn’t investigate, he would likely regret it for a lifetime.

"Then just follow your heart!"

Don’t ask about the road ahead, as long as your conscience is clear.

Without hesitation, he turned around and began to sprint madly in the opposite direction of the towering giant, the fierce wind howling. Under the Wind Breathing, the giant transformed into a blue lightning bolt racing across the fragmented land.

Mountains seem unreachable until you climb them.

The seemingly reachable, blurred boundary was actually so far away.

This gave Su Mu a bad premonition, recalling his previous experience in the Giant’s Blood Cave. The encounter was the same; whenever he approached the critical point, a ghost wall would appear, finally returning him to the waking place.

But this time.

He did not stop his steps, no regret in his choice.

Everything before his eyes grew increasingly blurred and then began to distort, like this memory world was about to collapse.

The next second.

Su Mu shuddered all over, and when he opened his eyes again, he slowly turned around. The blood-red arrow was unmistakably nearby, the ghost wall reappearing.

Yet this time, a thoughtful glint flashed in his eyes.

Just for a moment, he seemed to feel a call coming from the vagueness, containing a vast giant will.

That will was similar to the one formed by the fallen giants in the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pool, but even more immense, as if the source of will enveloping this memory world.

"The source that created this memory world..."

Su Mu’s eyes burst with brilliance, instantly dismissing all other thoughts.

In comparison, the towering giant and the will carrier leaving this giant memory world cannot even be compared.

Continue!

After confirming his target, Su Mu, like a leopard locking onto its prey, focused all his energy, with the wind roaring around him, the giant flickering just once.

In the instant that dust was raised, he had already darted out thousands or even more meters.

But...

Soon, Su Mu returned to the place of awakening.

And this time, the ground began to tremble.

Su Mu turned around and saw a black fog spreading from the horizon, but seeing this, he wasn’t anxious. Instead, he felt somewhat excited.

"The black fog came faster than the previous times..."

In Su Mu’s view, the will contained in the black fog, the monster’s will behind the evil eye, might be starting to get anxious.

Thus, Su Mu became even more intrigued by the sights beyond this memory boundary.

If it could make the black fog’s will so impatient, the existence beyond this boundary might be what it dreaded.

But this time, Su Mu wasn’t in a hurry to try again.

His thoughts raced, instantly entering the state of Crystal Transformation, in which Su Mu’s spiritual power enhanced frighteningly.

In an instant, he became calmer, and his thinking ability increased several-fold, even tenfold, with each breath.

Su Mu kept recalling the failures of these two attempts in his mind, along with the attempt in the Giant’s Blood Cave, because he had sharply noticed that during the Giant’s Blood Cave period, he had never felt the immense will beyond the memory boundary.

So why did he feel it these two times?

Is it because his strength increased, and his spiritual power improved?

Su Mu quickly shook his head.

Perhaps it’s related, but he didn’t forget that this place is the memory world after the fall of the Giants.

"The key lies with the Giant Race!"

"There is an inevitable connection between me and the giants."

Su Mu murmured, suddenly catching a glimpse of something.

The closest connections between himself and the giants included the pool of Giant’s Blood he had devoured, the Giant Bone Marrow he was currently consuming, and the Fixed Star Body Refining Technique in martial arts.

As for the Crystal Visualization Technique, Su Mu was not very sure if it was a martial arts inheritance from the giants, as it was given by the Dream Shadow.

With this observation, the difference between the two periods becomes apparent.

During the Giant’s Blood Cave period, he was devouring Giant’s Blood, while now he was devouring Giant Bone Marrow, so in terms of external factors, they were somewhat similar in essence.

The only difference is...

During the Giant’s Blood Cave period, he was only in the introductory stage of the Fixed Star Body Refining Technique, but now he had long since mastered it and completed the second transformation of his flesh.

Also, last time he couldn’t obtain memory and inheritance from the Giant Memory World, nor could he hear the language of the giants, but this time he could.

These are not just mere coincidences; he indeed received recognition from the Relic Giant Race.

"So... the key lies in the Fixed Star Body Refining Technique."

"I need to demonstrate my proof of being a giant, only then can I receive the full recognition of the will that created this memory world!"

Boom! Boom!

The black fog surged from behind, controlled by the black fog, snarling monsters kept letting out vicious roars.

"Let’s give it a try."

Su Mu calmly said, and then golden light flowed through every inch of his flesh. When the Fixed Star Body Refining Technique was fully activated, Su Mu suddenly trembled and fell into a wondrous realm.

This time, he actually felt as if he truly transformed into a Giant; what he commanded was no longer a cold corpse, but the flesh belonging to him, Su Mu.

In a daze, he saw a blood-colored arrow on the ground, left by someone unknown, begin to extend, with a translucent golden road leading deep into the Memory Border!

On this golden passage, there were countless figures of Giants, and among them, Su Mu saw the youthful Giant, who was full of spirit and vowed to join the border guards.

Also, there was the yet-to-grow little girl who followed Elder Bai like a shadow, rejoicing on Bai Qingli’s face; perhaps this was the happiest time in her life.

Finally, the scene shifted.

The young Giant crawled out from the pile of bones, roaring desperately amidst the blood pool, while Bai Qingli stepped alone into the endless black fog, the final brilliant icy river, and that solitary Phoenix Cry vanished from the world.

From behind, rolling black fog roared.

And ahead, the golden road seemed to be the last hope.

Su Mu took a deep breath; this time, he didn’t sprint but instead walked step by step, each step heavy and solemn.

However, the Memory Border, which seemed a world away, actively moved towards Su Mu this time.

A sorrowful and ancient ballad echoed in Su Mu’s ears.

Su Mu stepped onto the golden road.

Then took a step forward.

Came to his senses.

He found that the Memory Border was within reach.

The experiences of previous failures instantly flashed before his eyes. He seemed to foresee that once he reached out to touch it, he would be brought back to the place of awakening and then swallowed by the black fog from behind.

But this time, Su Mu reached out towards the blurry border without any hesitation, and at the moment of contact.

The world seemed to fall silent suddenly, leaving only Su Mu’s breathing and the sound of heavy footsteps. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The next moment.

Crack.

Like the sound of a porcelain bottle shattering on the ground, the Memory Border broke, with white light flashing, engulfing Su Mu.

...

After the sense of weightlessness, as if falling into a ten-thousand-foot abyss.

Su Mu slowly opened his eyes to find pitch darkness all around; he looked around but saw nothing but boundless darkness, solitude, coldness, and despair crashing in like a tide.

In this endless darkness, space, time, and everything else lost meaning.

Where is the road?

Just when Su Mu harbored such thoughts, a flickering light appeared, like a lighthouse illuminating the night, guiding his way forward.

Su Mu moved forward, walking through the endless darkness for an unknown amount of time—perhaps seconds, days, or maybe many years, ten, or even decades.

Finally, he found the source of that glimmer of light.

Within the endless darkness emerged a desolate Land of Ruins, where a peculiar golden small tree grew amid a Ruined Tower, with nine branches on the tree.

On one of the branches hung a small golden fruit.

The pinprick of light Su Mu saw emanated from this piece of golden fruit.

At this moment, Su Mu felt a calling from that small tree, so he stepped into the Land of Ruins.

At this time, the peculiar golden small tree swayed, and the only fruit fell, landing in Su Mu’s hand.

Boom!

At this moment, Su Mu’s five senses were infinitely enhanced, and then golden light spread from his feet, illuminating the endless dark land.

The moment he stepped in, the Land of Ruins bloomed with dazzling brightness, extending for tens of thousands of miles in an instant—a magnificent and grand Giant Palace, Giant City, and Giant Realm unfolded before Su Mu.

This was a grand Golden Era.

Every Giant exuded a powerful aura, shocking from a human perspective; a sight rarely seen for a Martial Arts Grandmaster was as numerous as carp crossing the river in this Giant Realm, with Great Grandmasters walking everywhere.

Before Su Mu stood two ancient Giant Towers reaching from earth to sky.

The two ancient Giant Towers flanked him like two Guardians standing in protection.

Beyond the Giant Towers, on the Ninth Level Stairs, stood a Throne.

On the Throne, there was an ancient supreme Crown.

"Golden Realm, ancient Giant Towers, Throne and Crown?"

Just as Su Mu marveled at the strength of such a Giant Realm, the black fog descended, and everything burst like bubbles, beneath the black fog.

The tall towers collapsed, the throne crumbled, the crown shattered, and the Golden Giant Realm perished, all returning to endless darkness, leaving only the desolate ruins before him.

Came to his senses again.

Su Mu looked down, finding the golden fruit he held had unknowingly vanished.

Then the black fog approached.

...