Location: Fenglan's Trial Space
A Familiar World
Fenglan opened his eyes.
He stood in the Qin family courtyard.
The sky was bright.
The air felt normal.
Servants moved in the distance.
Everything looked… real.
Fenglan frowned.
"…An illusion?"
He stepped forward cautiously.
The ground felt solid.
The surroundings were unchanged.
Too real.
The Absence
He saw Qin Yong standing near the main hall.
"Grandfather?"
No response.
Qin Yong continued speaking with others.
As if Fenglan wasn't there.
Fenglan walked closer.
Still nothing.
He reached out.
His hand passed through.
Silence.
"…I'm not here."
A World Without Him
He turned.
More people appeared.
Qin Meiyue walked across the courtyard.
"Meiyue."
She passed him.
Without stopping.
Without noticing.
Fenglan's expression tightened slightly.
"…No one can see me."
The realization settled in.
The world continued.
Unchanged.
Without him.
The Question
He moved again.
Faster this time.
"Father!"
Qin Huaian stood in the distance.
Fenglan rushed toward him.
"…Can you see me?"
No response.
Huaian walked past him.
Unaffected.
Fenglan stopped.
For the first time—
His breathing became uneven.
"…So even I…"
He looked around.
Everything was complete.
Everything was stable.
Everything was… normal.
Without him.
"…Then what am I?"
Understanding
Silence surrounded him.
Then—
A voice.
"If you do not exist… what remains?"
Fenglan closed his eyes.
At first—
There was resistance.
Frustration.
Confusion.
But slowly—
It faded.
He stopped trying to be seen.
Stopped trying to matter.
And simply observed.
The world.
Without himself in it.
Peaceful.
Stable.
Unchanged.
"…So this is Void."
Not destruction.
Not power.
Acceptance.
Fenglan exhaled slowly.
"I don't need to exist…"
A pause.
"…to understand."
The Result
The world cracked.
CRACK.
Reality shattered into fragments.
Darkness returned.
Fenglan opened his eyes.
He stood once again in the chamber.
A faint symbol glowed on his arm.
The Void Mark.
Far in the distance—
The will pulsed faintly.
"…One has understood."
The trial continued.