The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 638: Death Temple

Chapter 638: Chapter 638: Death Temple

Jing Yan had some understanding of the Despair Abyss; he knew that before the war between humans and gods, the Despair Abyss did not exist.

The Despair Abyss was created during the catastrophic war between humans and gods.

As for this Death Abyss, Jing Yan had never heard of it, completely unaware that within the Despair Abyss, there existed an even more terrifying Death Abyss.

According to Tianshui, this Death Abyss existed before the war between humans and gods, meaning it was there even before the Despair Abyss.

Moreover, countless powerful beings yearned to delve into the Death Abyss to uncover its secrets. Yet, the Death Abyss posed extreme danger, such that even practitioners of the Saint Realm could hardly survive within it.

"Senior, does that soul-destroying death qi demolish even the Divine Souls of Saint Realm practitioners?" Jing Yan asked, trying to contain his alarm, as he looked towards Tianshui.

"Not exactly!"

"If it were just the omnipresent death qi, Saint Realm practitioners would find it strenuous to defend against, but not altogether problematic. Think about it, if they couldn’t even withstand that death qi, how could practitioners of the Saint Realm venture deep into the Death Abyss?"

"The dangers within the Death Abyss are not just the soul-destroying death qi."

"Inside, there are even more terrifying crises!"

"Jing Yan, I won’t hide it from you, I too have entered the Death Abyss. So, I can say that I have quite some understanding of it."

"Among those who have entered the Death Abyss from the Human Clan and the Divine Race, quite a few have attempted it. As far as I know, the Death Abyss takes on two forms, one open and one closed. If the Death Abyss is in its open state, there’s not much danger. However, the Death Abyss only opens once every hundred years, and each opening lasts for merely three days."

"In the open state of the Death Abyss, martial artists can generally enter without harm. But when it’s closed, the chances of survival for those who enter are almost nonexistent."

Tianshui spoke slowly.

From Tianshui’s explanations, Jing Yan gained a clearer understanding of the Death Abyss.

The entire Death Abyss was likely under the control of some Array Formation Energy, functioning like a massive formation.

This formation would activate once every hundred years, each activation lasting three days. Entering the Death Abyss during these three days would be relatively safe. Outside of this period, entry was almost certainly fatal.

Without having to ask, Jing Yan knew that the Death Abyss he had entered was indeed in its closed state.

"Senior, why do so many people enter the Death Abyss? Are there treasures here?" Jing Yan quickly arrived at a key point.

Who would undertake risk without the promise of reward?

Especially since the Death Abyss was so perilous, if there were no benefits to be found here, it was doubtful that anyone would willingly come.

"You’ve got a quick mind, youngster."

"Indeed, deep within the Death Abyss lies a Death Temple. It’s said that the Death Temple was constructed by an immensely powerful deity. In this temple, the deity left behind a hoard of endless treasures."

"The Qiankun Ring is one of those treasures," Tianshui revealed, offering Jing Yan a piece of exceptionally surprising news.

The Qiankun Ring was actually a treasure from the Death Temple within the Death Abyss.

Tianshui had mentioned entering the Death Abyss before, thus, he must have obtained the Qiankun Ring there and unraveled its seal.

Jing Yan’s eyes widened as he gazed at Tianshui.

How heaven-defying must the treasures within the Death Temple be! No wonder even Practitioners of the Saint Realm were willing to risk their lives to enter. Not to mention, this Qiankun Ring was definitely an item against the natural order! It was also curious as to from where the Divine Race powerhouse who built the Death Temple had come.

"Alas, now that we’ve arrived at the Death Abyss, I shall explain in detail," said Tianshui.

"Over four thousand years ago, the war between the Human Gods ended, and the Human Clan signed a ceasefire agreement with the Divine Race. The specific contents, only Martial Artists of the Saint Realm are quite clear about. After the Celestial War, the world was shattered, and over ninety percent of the Human Clan’s Saint Realm Warriors perished, but a few survived."

"However, it wasn’t long before the humans noticed something very strange. Those surviving Saint Realm Warriors never appeared on the Continent again. It was as if they had vanished into thin air."

"Many Dao Emperor Realm powerhouses searched for the whereabouts of these Saint Realm Practitioners, but ultimately, they did not find the result they wanted."

Tianshui spoke, and Jing Yan listened.

Over four thousand years ago, not long after the Celestial War ended, a small amount of Divine Crystals could still be found on the Continent.

Therefore, occasionally, new Saint Realm Warriors would be born on the Continent.

But just like those who had survived the Celestial War, even the newly ascended Saint Realm Warriors would disappear without a trace after a short while. No one knew where they had gone.

Tianshui, by a stroke of serendipity, had entered the Death Abyss during one of its openings and obtained the Qiankun Ring.

It was with the Qiankun Ring that Tianshui had gradually emerged, step by step, reaching the peak and becoming the number one powerhouse of the Continent. With the little Divine Crystal he obtained, Tianshui eventually reached the Saint Realm.

"Senior!" Jing Yan suddenly thought of a question.

The war between the Human Gods took place five thousand years ago, yet Tianshui was born after the end of the Celestial War. That is to say, even if Tianshui lived to the present day, he would not be five thousand years old.

A Human Saint Realm Martial Artist could live as long as five thousand years, and with some Treasures that increased life span, they could live even longer.

How did Tianshui die?

Since there were no other Saint Realm Warriors left on the Continent, even if many Dao Emperor Realm Practitioners attacked together, it would be challenging to deal with a Saint Realm Warrior, right?

"How did you, as the number one powerhouse of the Continent, die?" Jing Yan asked.

Tianshui’s expression changed slightly, then he showed a bitter smile and fell silent.

"Jing Yan, I will not discuss this with you for now. You will understand when you step into the Saint Realm. However, the way things are now, we may not have much chance to leave the Death Abyss alive."

"The death energy that annihilates the Divine Soul that you encountered before is just one of the dangers in the Death Abyss. The most terrifying danger within the Death Abyss is space disorder."

"The space here is extremely unstable. You can think of it as being made up of spaces of varying sizes pieced together rather than a cohesive whole. These spaces collide and compress against each other, occasionally collapsing and vanishing without warning, and also suddenly generating terrifying ripping forces."

"Even for Saint Realm Warriors, facing a spatial collapse or tear could mean certain death." Tianshui continued to introduce the dangers of the Death Abyss to Jing Yan.

"Senior, within the Qiankun Small World, we should be able to withstand those spatial dangers, right?" Jing Yan might not understand the space disorder, but with Tianshui’s explanation, he got the idea.

Spatial collapses and tears were certainly not something he could afford to test. However, whether the Qiankun Small World could withstand it was still unknown.