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**Chapter 74: The Burning Oracle**

As the whispers grew louder, White Xiaopu's body began to tremble like a leaf in a storm. He felt his heart racing, his breath shortening, and his mind clouding over. The voices seemed to be speaking in a language he couldn't understand, but the words echoed in his mind like a mantra.

Suddenly, the chamber was bathed in a blinding flash of light. White Xiaopu stumbled backward, shielding his eyes. When he opened them again, he saw a figure standing before him. The figure was shrouded in shadows, its features indistinct.

"Who are you?" White Xiaopu demanded, trying to keep his voice steady.

The figure slowly stepped forward, its features beginning to take shape. It was a woman, her skin as white as porcelain, her eyes like two black holes sucking in the light.

"I am the Oracle of the Abyss," she said, her voice like a cold breeze on a winter night. "And you, White Xiaopu, are a curious creature."

White Xiaopu's eyes narrowed. "What do you want from me?"

The Oracle's eyes seemed to bore into his soul. "You have been chosen, White Xiaopu. You have been chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy."

White Xiaopu snorted. "Prophecy? I'm just a kid from a small town. I'm not some kind of hero."

The Oracle's smile was like a crack in the earth, a fissure that threatened to swallow everything whole. "You are more than just a kid from a small town, White Xiaopu. You have a connection to the Abyss, a connection that I can sense."

White Xiaopu's heart skipped a beat. "What connection?"

The Oracle's eyes seemed to gleam with an otherworldly light. "The connection of the cursed. The connection of the damned."

Suddenly, the chamber was filled with the sound of screams. White Xiaopu's eyes widened as he saw the whispers around him take on a life of their own. The voices began to swirl together, forming a vortex of sound that threatened to consume him.

"Get out of here!" White Xiaopu shouted, trying to cover his ears.

But the Oracle just laughed, her voice like thunder in the darkness. "You can't escape the prophecy, White Xiaopu. You can't escape the Abyss."

As the screams grew louder, White Xiaopu felt himself being pulled toward the Oracle. He tried to resist, but it was too late. The Oracle reached out and touched his forehead, and White Xiaopu's world went dark.

To be continued...