Chapter 887: The Sword That Should Not Exist
Shook her head?
“Then do you know who she is?” Yun Che asked again.
“......” The girl still shook her head blankly.
Yun Che: “......”
She hasn’t seen Hong’er?
And doesn’t know who Hong’er is either...
Then why would...
And recalling Hong’er’s expression, she clearly hadn’t seen the girl either.
Then, the girl’s summoning of Hong’er, Hong’er’s wailing when facing her, and their silent tears while looking at each other—could it all be just a physical and spiritual instinctive reaction?
And if there weren’t an extremely special connection, how could such instinctive reactions exist?
Filled with boundless doubt, Yun Che sank his consciousness into the Heavenly Poison Pearl and saw Hong’er sitting there with her legs curled up, her small hands vigorously wiping away the tears on her face. Although she was no longer sobbing, her eyes and nose were red from crying.
“Hong’er,” Yun Che stepped forward and asked, “What exactly is going on? That girl we just saw... have you met her before?”
“Of course not.” Hong’er raised her red little nose. “I’ve already said I don’t remember anything from before, so how could I have seen her? Master is so silly.”
“Then why did you suddenly burst into tears?”
“I told you I don’t know!” Hong’er pouted and shook her head. “I just suddenly felt so sad and wanted to cry. But...” Her lips suddenly curled up into a grinning smile. “After crying, it feels really comfortable, really! Master, why don’t you cry once and let me see?”
“......” Yun Che was defeated.
Countless mysteries entangled Yun Che’s heart.
The dark seed fused into his own profound veins proved that the ancient Evil God could not only perfectly control the five elements of water, fire, wind, thunder, and earth, but also clearly possessed Dark Profound Force.
And as a god of the divine race, in the ancient era, he certainly would not have let other gods know that he possessed a dark attribute—a negative profound force unacceptable to the divine race. None of the legends about the Evil God that Mo Li had ever heard mentioned him having Dark Profound Force.
Even the ancient memories Mo Li obtained from the Evil God’s blood only told her that he possessed the five power seeds of water, fire, wind, thunder, and earth.
Clearly, in the ancient era, the Evil God must have never revealed his Dark Profound Force, and he concealed it exceptionally well. At the same time, the inheritance and memories he left behind clearly did not want later generations to know this secret of his.
Then why was this dark seed in the hands of this girl?
This mysterious, terrifying, and extremely bizarre dark world...
Could it also have been left behind by the Evil God?
Why did he leave behind such a dark world?
Why is this girl here? Could she have some relationship with the ancient Evil God?
And what connection does she have with Hong’er...
Then Hong’er... who exactly is she?
“~!@#$%...” Yun Che’s mind was a tangled mess. While gaining immense power, he had also fallen into a thick fog. Previously, every time he obtained an Evil God Seed, while rejoicing, he also felt a sense of fulfilling destiny. But this dark seed had come so suddenly that he was caught off guard.
Moreover...
He vaguely felt that he seemed to have touched upon a secret that even the ancient gods did not know...
But it was only a vague touch. What the complete truth behind this was—including this colorful-eyed girl and Hong’er’s true identity—with the end of the God and Demon Era, should have become an eternal mystery.
For now, the most important thing to him was how to leave this place.
Yun Che looked up toward the sky above. Going straight up, he could fly out of the abyss, but that terrifying, unparalleled suction force had firmly sealed all existence within the dark abyss.
Although Yun Che’s profound power had surged after obtaining the dark seed, he was certain that the terrifying suction force above was still something he absolutely could not break free from.
Every dark monster here was unimaginably powerful. Any one of them was still enough to instantly destroy him even after he obtained the dark seed. For them, the ten-thousand-zhang abyss should not be able to trap them, yet not a single one had ever appeared in the outside world.
Because even these dark monsters could not resist that suction force and were forcibly sealed within this dark world.
How exactly could he leave here...
Yun Che stared at the sky above, contemplating for a long time. After a while, he gritted his teeth and suddenly soared upward, flying with all his strength.
Although he knew he couldn’t break free, he still wanted to feel again just how strong that suction force was.
Would it be utter despair, or could he see even a glimmer of hope?
Yun Che flew extremely fast as his profound power surged all over his body. He quickly reached a height of a thousand zhang. The surrounding dark aura suddenly boiled and surged toward Yun Che. Fully prepared, Yun Che let out a low roar and released an extremely dense pitch-black profound light from his entire body.
Boom—
The sound of Yun Che’s profound light exploding was immense. But when the surging dark aura touched Yun Che’s body, it suddenly retracted as if shocked by electricity. Neither Yun Che’s body nor his fully erupted profound force encountered any obstruction.
Crackle...
Leaving the boundary point between the two worlds, Yun Che’s momentum instantly produced a sharp sound of space tearing. Before he could even react, he had already directly left the dark world below.
“......” Yun Che slowly came to a stop, momentarily stunned.
He was out...!?
He actually got out!!
That terrifying suction force that he couldn’t resist before had not appeared at all.
No, it had appeared... but then vanished instantly!
Yun Che looked at the black light covering his body in confusion. After staring blankly for a while, he muttered to himself, “Could it be because of... the dark Evil God Seed?”
Was what sealed the dark world the Evil God’s Dark Profound Force, so it wouldn’t block him, who had obtained the Evil God’s Dark Profound Force?
...
Perhaps, that was the reason?
In his shock and uncertainty, Yun Che’s brow twitched, and he suddenly dove down again, falling back toward the lower area.
With a soft sound, Yun Che once again crossed the boundary point between the two worlds. This time, he didn’t circulate his profound force but instead focused his mind to perceive the changes around him.
The moment he entered the dark world, the surrounding dark aura was instantly stirred, converging toward him. But the instant those dark auras touched his body, they all immediately returned, causing no tearing force on Yun Che at all.
Just as he thought!!
He had forcibly plunged into this dark abyss for Su Linger’s sake. When the Demon Source Pearl erupted, he thought certain death awaited him. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, not only had his power skyrocketed and he completely escaped the nightmare of the Demon Source Pearl, but he now suddenly discovered that he could freely leave this dark world.
This entire turn of fate was due to that dark Evil God Seed.
All because of that strange girl he encountered at the bottom of the abyss.
Yun Che descended rapidly, following the netherworld purple light, and soon landed beside the girl. He didn’t know who she was or why she was here—and he might never know—but he was her savior... and it was more than just saving her life.
Now, it was time to part.
“I have to go now. Outside, I still have many things to do, so I must leave.” Yun Che said softly. “But I will always remember you. After all, this life of mine now was given by you.”
“......” The girl’s lips parted, her gaze fixed on him, as if she wanted to say something.
“You must be very lonely here all alone.” Yun Che said with a smile. “After I finish what I need to do, I will come visit you often.”
“......” The light in the girl’s pupils rippled slightly.
“Then... I’ll be going.”
Reaching out to gently stroke the girl’s ethereal silver hair, Yun Che took one last deep look at her—that four-colored pupil light, anyone who saw it would never forget it for life. Then, without hesitation, he leaped up and rushed toward the edge of the dark world.
The girl’s gaze silently followed his figure until it completely disappeared from her vision... Gradually, the light in her eyes slowly dimmed. She turned around and flew back into the Netherworld Brahma Flower cluster. In an instant, all the Netherworld Brahma Flowers bloomed simultaneously, forming a purple sea of flowers more dreamlike than any dream.
The girl wrapped her arms around herself, curling up like a helpless kitten in the sea of flowers. In this eternally lonely dark world, these living Brahma demon flowers were her only companions.
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Yun Che left the dark world and flew straight upward. Although anxious, his speed was not fast; on the contrary, it was getting slower and slower.
That day, from the memories of the last Seven Star Divine Palace disciple, he had clearly seen the scene of Su Linger jumping off Jueyun Cliff, yet Su Linger’s Soul Crystal was still intact. In his anxiety, he hadn’t had time to think carefully and, losing his composure, had directly leaped off Jueyun Cliff.
But during this time immersed in the dark world, as his mind calmed down, he realized he had overlooked a possibility—and a highly likely one at that.
That is, although Su Linger had jumped off Jueyun Cliff... she hadn’t actually fallen into the dark abyss below!
Instead, she had been stopped by something during her fall!
If that purple Soul Crystal was Su Linger’s, then this could even be said to be the most likely reason! Given the terror of the dark world below, if Su Linger had fallen into it, she would have been annihilated in an instant.
With this thought in mind, as Yun Che ascended, he slowed his speed and fully released his spiritual sense, searching for any possible traces.
He believed that intact Soul Crystal must be Su Linger’s! Fate had already been cruel to Su Linger once; why should it be cruel a second time!
At his deliberately slowed speed, it took Yun Che a full quarter-hour to ascend five to six thousand zhang, and during this process, his heart began to sink again.
Although the dark world below existed independently, a small amount of dark aura still leaked out—the slight dark demonic aura Yun Che had sensed before falling into the dark world was the best proof.
And because of this dark demonic aura, the high cliff of Jueyun Cliff was barren of grass, let alone thick trees. There was simply nothing that could stop a falling person who couldn’t fly.
Moreover, even if there were—say a long, thick tree extending out—falling from a height of several thousand zhang, the falling force would be enough to instantly snap it. Catching hold of it would be absolutely impossible.
Although his heart grew heavier, how could Yun Che give up hope so easily? His ascending speed became slower and slower as his spiritual sense desperately scanned every perceivable corner... but besides silent dead rocks, there was nothing.
He couldn’t even sense the life aura of a single crawling insect.
Composing himself, Yun Che continued upward. When he was about five thousand zhang from the top of the cliff, a strange aura suddenly pricked at his spiritual sense.
And it was clearly a familiar aura not far away.
Yun Che instantly turned his gaze toward the source of the aura. His eyes pierced through the darkness, and his body subconsciously ignited with Phoenix Flame.
This was not the dark abyss below. The crimson Phoenix Flame instantly illuminated the entire space around him. At the direction of that unusual aura, a flash of dark green light flickered.
Yun Che’s heart jolted. That familiar feeling instantly magnified countless times. He rushed over quickly.
On the gray mountain wall, a long, slender sword was deeply embedded. Although it had been there for who knows how long, it was completely rust-free, and the entire blade emitted a dim green light.
And an extremely uncomfortable aura.
Yun Che reached out and gently touched the dim green blade, his fingers trembling slightly.
“Heavenly... Poison... Sword...” he murmured softly, his gaze drifting.