True Solution of the Sword Dao
Chapter 388 - 362 Start 1

Chapter 388: Chapter 362 Start 1

"The original master? What is that?" Lin Fei coldly watched him.

"What?!" A flash of astonishment crossed the pale face of the old man. "You absorbed it without even knowing what it is.... Cough cough!!" He suddenly stopped, saying no more, only a sarcastic smirk emerged on his face. He just stared at Lin Fei, as if he was already a dead man.

"What are you laughing at?" Lin Fei slightly vibrated the Sword of the Void, the entire longsword instantly turning into countless points of light, then rapidly coalescing into the figure of Ye Yuhua, standing beside Lin Fei.

"You wouldn’t know.... Hehe.." the old man chuckled weakly, "In this world, probably no one besides me knows this secret. I won’t tell you..." His face showed a complex and indefinable expression.

A stern look flickered across Lin Fei’s face. The Black Demon Sword at his waist blurred momentarily.

Hiss!!

"Ah!!" The old man suddenly screamed in agony, his entire right arm completely severed, falling to the ground. Bright crimson blood gushed from the amputation, swiftly staining the black ground red.

"Speak up, hand over the earring, and I might spare your life," Lin Fei slightly narrowed his eyes.

"Is that possible?" the old man scoffed, "Your eyes hold nothing but a desire to kill! As soon as I hand over my trump card, you’ll kill me right away. You think I would believe that?"

But his expression subtly shifted in an instant.

"However, I could give that pendant back to you; it’s on an altar at the end of the Fourth Layer. You can fetch it yourself. As for the rest, you might as well kill me. Anyway, I no longer wish to live," he said indifferently.

Lin Fei was slightly taken aback; this was the first time he had seen someone claim they no longer wished to live, especially someone who was a Rank B Peak powerhouse. Rank B, whether in the Outer World or the Inner World, was at least equivalent to a high-level power. Such a person with extensive longevity uttering such words was unusual.

The blood from the old man’s severed arm gushed like a fountain, his complexion growing even paler and bloodless.

Lin Fei could clearly see the man’s pupils beginning to dilate slightly.

"I can offer you a chance to live, as long as you submit to me. What do you say?" he said indifferently, having a powerhouse like this, especially a Spatial System powerhouse, under his command would be of great help to Lin Fei. This was also why he suddenly offered to spare him. His current power was nowhere near that of the Holy See, nor even comparable to the other few Gold rank powers in the United States.

Like Griffin, under his command and overtly, he had the Bronze, Silver, and Golden Titan divisions, plus his covert assets in the United States, and many more hidden powers not yet revealed.

These age-old monsters definitely would not divulge most of their force; their concealed assets could definitely be game-changing. In comparison, Lin Fei himself only had the Gold strength and the assistance of a few Rank B powerhouses from Shueisha and the Swordsmanship Club, which hardly counted as formal power.

"No need..." the old man shook his head slightly, "I don’t want to live like this anymore.... It’s enough... more than enough..." His gaze rapidly became vacant, his aura weakening more and more.

Finally, his head slumped to one side, all signs of life vanishing instantly.

Whoosh!!

A breeze seemed to blow from nowhere, the body of the old man immediately disintegrated, turning into countless particles of dust scattering away, as if he was never flesh and blood to begin with.

The chains formed by the Blue Flame also disintegrated automatically, returning to the surrounding blue fire.

Lin Fei stood in place, silently. The Spatial System powerhouse, whose name and origins were unknown, initially fought for the crystal for survival, but later directly refused any chance to keep living. This contradictory behavior, even for Lin Fei, felt bizarre. It was as if the man had become a different person after being captured, entirely different from his earlier frenzy.

He slowly raised his hand.

The Divine Beast Miao lifted its head and roared softly, the surrounding blue flames rapidly absorbed into its gaping mouth, then Miao’s entire body soared up, rapidly shrinking into Lin Fei’s palm.

Everything around again became peaceful.

Only then did Lin Fei realize that he was no longer in the initial entrance cavern.

The surroundings were dark, with only some mushrooms emitting a faint white glow at the top, the only source of light. The environment seemed to be a huge cave, easily the size of a football field.

Behind Lin Fei was the spot where the old man had been sitting, and facing him was a circular passage surrounded by numerous fragments of rock. This was the path he had forcefully created using the Sword of the Void to break through the cave wall.

The sharpness of the Sword of the Void was evident; with the Sword of the Void in hand, Lin Fei was in his strongest state. The powerful Piercing Attribute combined with the unmatched speed of Extreme Shadow, although it was uncertain if he could contend with Rank A powers, his strength would at least be half stronger than during the peak battle in the Temple of the Gods.

After a thorough inspection of the entire cave, there was no sign of the crystal pendant.

"It seems it is indeed as he said, likely at the altar at the end of the Fourth Layer," Ye Yuhua said softly.

Lin Fei nodded, "It’s possible. But considering this old man had Rank B strength and was a Spatial powerhouse, he could have left anytime through the subterranean channel; why would he stay here?"

"Perhaps this place holds some special significance for him?" Ye Yuhua guessed.

"Unlikely, from his tone, that shouldn’t be the reason," Lin Fei frowned, "I feel like he knows this place like the back of his hand, so he must have stayed here voluntarily. If it were voluntary, there must be something of use to him here; that’s why he remained here all along. We’ll know once we get to the altar on the Fourth Layer. Let’s head back for now."