Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 2246 - 2266: Souls Perish Under the Sword_1

Chapter 2246: Chapter 2266: Souls Perish Under the Sword_1

Lin Chen remembered the terrifying pulsation he had just felt and, too lazy to hide anything, he raised his voice and called out loudly, "A guest has arrived, is the Master at home?"

Lin Chen wasn’t sure whether the pulsation came from the Giant Sword or the terrifying existence suppressed beneath it, but either result meant that the other party must have taken notice of him. Otherwise, how could it have scared away the beast horde just as they were about to swallow him up?

Since the other party didn’t seem inclined to watch him die, it suggested that the entity was conscious and capable of communication.

As Lin Chen’s voice reverberated across the seabed, a venerable and deep voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"Kid, if it were your true body here, would you dare to be so bold?"

Lin Chen was taken aback; the other party had immediately seen through his avatar, which spoke volumes about their terrifying power.

Lin Chen candidly replied, "Certainly not. I’m just very curious. Why is such a large sword here and what is the source of the demonic Qi here? That’s why I risked my life to take a look. If it were my true body, I definitely wouldn’t have dared to come down."

"You are quite forthcoming," the venerable voice replied, calm as ever.

Lin Chen blinked, "Astonishing! I could never have imagined that such an immense sword was actually embedded in an unknown creature...

The venerable voice inquired, "Who do you think I am, the sword or the unknown creature you mentioned?"

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "Do I have to answer that question?"

"Speak!"

Lin Chen replied cleanly, "I think... the latter!"

Still with the same calmness, the venerable voice asked, "Your reason?"

Lin Chen explained, "This sword shouldn’t be able to generate a never-ending stream of demonic Qi, whereas the unknown creature it pierced could very well be the source of this continuous demonic Qi. If it were dead, I believe even with its massive body, it would not be able to release so much demonic Qi. Hence, the most likely scenario is that it’s been suppressed here by the sword but hasn’t died, surviving on its formidable life force and producing huge amounts of never-ending demonic Qi during the process."

After a few seconds of silence, the venerable voice said, "You are clever."

Lin Chen, not too surprised, openly shared his speculation, "If I’m not mistaken, Senior and the owner of the Giant Sword must not be from this world. You engaged in an earth-shattering battle for some reason here in this world."

"The battle ended with you, Senior, being impaled by the opponent’s Giant Sword and then suppressed. For some reason, the opponent didn’t kill you outright but left the sword here, continuously suppressing you."

"Your battle created a depression in this place, and the final strike of the sword even carved out an unfathomably deep abyss. Rainwater gradually gathered, turning this into an endless ocean, and both you, Senior, and the sword were submerged in this expanse of water."

"Senior is still alive, relentlessly transforming or releasing demonic Qi due to some reason, day after day, year after year. This demonic Qi altered the entire ocean, causing all creatures within it to mutate into ferocious magical beasts."

"The water of the ocean evaporated, then fell as rain, continuing this cycle for who knows how long, turning all the beasts in the world into magical beasts, which is why we see magical beasts but no cultivators."

Lin Chen paused, then said with a laugh, "These are just my speculations; how much of it is correct?"

The venerable voice let out a cold snort, "You don’t seem to fear me. Is it because your true self is hidden in that inconspicuous Small Tower?"

Lin Chen was startled. This entity was utterly formidable.

They had spotted the Linglong Tower in one glance and even guessed the truth!

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "I’m not afraid because I believe that Senior will not harm me. Otherwise, why would you have saved me from those underwater magical beasts just now instead of letting me be devoured?"

The venerable voice chuckled coldly, "Then tell me, what’s the situation like on the outside?"

"A desolate wilderness, the Wildlands."

Lin Chen described the situation outside, carefully choosing his words, "This world has also just been discovered by outsiders, the cultivators, who came here for adventure. Yes, before this, it seems that another Great Power visited this world..."

The voice of the venerable being expressed surprise, "Tai Xu? Do you know him?"

Lin Chen was shocked inside; his original probing question had unexpectedly turned out to be true—this being actually knew Tai Xu!

Lin Chen feigned surprise, "You’ve met him?"

The venerable voice nodded slowly, "He came to this world to explore, sensed me, and then we had a conversation..."

Lin Chen probed further, "He’s so powerful. Didn’t you ask him to help you break free?"

The venerable voice huffed, "He knows the owner of the sword. He doesn’t want to incur any karmic retribution, so he was unwilling to help me escape."

Lin Chen’s thoughts flew rapidly around his head, wondering whether to continue pretending to be a servant of True Person Tai Xu.

"Senior, you drove away the magical beasts and saved me, which surely wasn’t just to have a chat. Is there something I can do for you?"