HLnovel Chapter 255 The Source of the Dam
Chapter 255 The Source of the Dam
The distant dike, as it drew closer, appeared increasingly enormous in our eyes.
This dam, constructed from an unknown material, is a single, seamless structure, resembling a majestic heavenly barrier—insurmountable, impregnable, and immeasurable in length, as if standing at the very edge of the sky!
Standing before the dam, everyone felt their own insignificance, like that of an ant!
Faintly, one could still hear the sound of surging waves behind the dam.
"Is there an ocean beyond this dike?"
Qin Lin couldn't help but ask a question.
No one answered, because no one knew the answer.
Only Li Lan knew that on the other side of the dike was indeed an ocean—the Silent Black Sea!
"Use blood as a stepping stone to behold the spirits of the underworld!"
Bai Li, who was walking at the front, respectfully bowed to the embankment. He lit incense, took out a few pieces of paper money, lit them, and a wisp of smoke rose up and swirled upwards.
Then he grabbed Zhou Xiang and bled him. Blood flowers bloomed in the air, creating a blood-red staircase-like path!
"go!"
Bai Li was overjoyed and immediately stepped forward, climbing the blood-red path. The process was thrilling, as if one wrong step would plunge him into an abyss from which he would never return.
As time went on, Zhou Xiang's face turned deathly pale, and it seemed that his hair had turned even whiter. Li Lan frowned secretly, unwilling to see this old friend die like this.
Finally, the group climbed the blood-red steps to the top of the endless, towering dam!
This place truly feels like the edge of the universe, the end of time. Looking back, the direction of the mortal realm is completely lost, with no way to find a path. Looking ahead, there is only a vast, dark sea, which fills one with terror!
"Is this the Sea of Annihilation, unique to the underworld?"
Bai Li murmured to himself; he knew more secrets.
"This seawater gives me the feeling of staring at death itself..."
"Look, there seem to be floating corpses among them. Are those immortal bones? They're even glowing!"
"Undying bones, something left behind by ultimate powerhouses... They actually all died in the sea?"
Luo Yu and the others were seeing this for the first time, and they all exclaimed in surprise.
"Those are all masters from the underworld."
Bai Li spoke, then took a deep breath and said, "Let's go, come with me to pay homage to the Yin God!"
He followed the direction of the smoke from the incense sticks and walked along the embankment, with the others following behind.
Although they were all on the dam, the further they went, the faster their heartbeats inexplicably quickened, as if they were approaching something extremely terrifying.
As they walked, everyone couldn't help but lower their heads, subconsciously afraid to look up, as if they would see something terrifying if they did.
Sweat dripped down Bai Li's face as he finally stopped walking at the front.
Li Lan glanced at Xu Caiwei's sword sheath, only to find nothing in front of her.
"A person from the mortal realm has come to pay homage to the spirit of the underworld, offering 100,000 coins as incense money!"
Bai Li shouted, then took out stacks of paper money from his Sumeru Ring and began to burn them. Wisps of green smoke rose from the paper money and gathered continuously in a certain direction ahead.
Zhou Xiang, Xu Caiwei, Luo Yu, and the others could only stand behind him and were not qualified to burn paper money. Therefore, the paper money burned very, very slowly. Perhaps a day passed, perhaps two days passed, and finally a whisper came from the front:
"allow."
Upon hearing this, Bai Li was overjoyed and immediately knelt down and crawled forward!
The others hurriedly followed.
After crawling forward on their knees for a long time, finally, a black statue appeared before them.
It was a gigantic, ferocious ape with black fur that resembled long steel needles. It stood tens of meters tall, with a rusted bronze headband on its head. Its face was ferocious and full of malevolent energy. It was covered in golden armor, but it had all faded, leaving only some mottled patches.
It sat cross-legged here, with a huge meteorite iron, like an iron rod, placed in front of its knees.
His eyes opened gently, and at that moment, Li Lan felt a sense of disorientation, as if the entire underworld and the endless black sea trembled slightly because of his opening of his eyes.
The light in His eyes seemed to have the power to influence the entire underworld!
Li Lan seemed to see civilizations being destroyed one after another, eras being wiped out one after another, and endless vengeful spirits roaring and weeping... But in an instant, they all disappeared, leaving only that cold, desolate gaze.
"source!"
A thought involuntarily surfaced in my mind.
At this moment, Li Lan was absolutely certain that this terrifying Yin Ape was the nightmare of the entire underworld, the source that countless powerful beings of the underworld had tried to break through but could not.
"Greetings... God of War!"
Bai Li's body was trembling.
"This junior has come to request an audience with the God of War... to offer the God of War six blood offerings from the mortal realm, and in addition, one being from the Primordial Emperor Star..."
"We beg the God of War to grant our request. If it is accomplished, we will also offer 200,000 incense coins as a donation..."
He took out Xuanyuan Tongxuan's yellow paper.
As soon as it was taken out, the yellow watch burst into black flames and then turned to ashes.
Bai Li remained motionless, knowing that the Yin God had already read the prayer on the yellow tablet.
“Open a road…okay.”
"The conditions need to be changed."
A loud yet hoarse voice rang out!
Everyone was shaken to their core. Was this the voice of the Yin God?
"Please give your orders, God of War—"
Bai Li lowered his head.
The Yin God said, "On the day I pave the way for you, I want an unnamed person from the Primordial Emperor Star."
Upon hearing this, Bai Li was taken aback and said, "Reporting to the God of War... the Nameless One, such a being has not appeared in the entire mortal realm for tens of thousands of years..."
However, fearing he might incur the wrath of the Yin spirits, he hurriedly said, "But the Dao Palace has housed several sages; I wonder if they can meet your requirements?"
Bai Li knew that the so-called nameless one referred to the "sage"!
The terms "perfect person" and "sage" do not refer to people who are honored as saints because they have immortal achievements, but rather represent a certain physical constitution!
The three most powerful physiques in the world: the perfect man, the divine man, and the sage!
There was once a supreme expert from the Primordial Emperor Star who wrote in his chapters: "The perfect man has no self, the divine man has no merit, and the sage has no name. Therefore, they are known throughout the world. The perfect man is already the pride of the world, the divine man can be said to be a once-in-a-millennium phenomenon, and as for the sage... he is even more difficult to appear."
"My method can only be practiced by sages..."
The voice of the Yin God rang out, and under the sacrifice of 100,000 incense coins, even the demonic corpse showed a rare glimmer of clarity:
"To find a sage to pass on my supernatural powers is my last wish."
The words of the Yin spirits are clearly unchangeable!
Bai Li was in a dilemma. If it were a Supreme Being, there might still be some hope. After all, among the people from the Primordial Emperor Star on that ancient bronze ship, there were indeed several Supreme Beings.
But, a sage... I've never heard of such a thing!
Moreover, if such a person truly existed, any power in the mortal realm would cherish them greatly, so why would they be willing to give them up?
reject?
He felt the chilling pressure and dared not even entertain the thought.
Otherwise, he would probably have died on the spot.
"Alright... I agree."
Bai Li gritted his teeth. The most important thing right now was to survive. As for whether he could achieve it... he'd think about that later.
As soon as he finished speaking, a black light suddenly entered his soul. Bai Li immediately felt as if a heavenly blade had been erected above his life. If he could not fulfill his promise today, he would be shattered to pieces and his body and soul would be destroyed!
For a moment, Bai Li was filled with fear and said again:
"Furthermore, I have another matter to ask the God of War for clarification... Is there a cycle of reincarnation in this underworld?"
Their purpose in coming here was twofold: firstly, to find a way to welcome the patriarch; and secondly, to inquire about the matter of reincarnation.
This Yin deity is the source of the underworld, and knows everything about it, including whether reincarnation exists.
There is no reincarnation in this world.
The spirit of the underworld simply responded with a single sentence, and then said:
"Go, find the saint I seek as soon as possible—"
As soon as the Yin Shen divine voice rang out, Bai Li disappeared from in front of Xu Caiwei and the others, and reappeared at the original location of the dam.
Xu Caiwei, Luo Yu, and the others were still kneeling before the Yin God.
"Blood food..."
The Yin God's icy gaze fell upon them, shattering their hearts. It was as if they were being watched by a primordial beast, their flesh and blood being scrutinized, and their very souls being locked in place.
"No...didn't Elder Xuanyuan say that he would give us a great opportunity?"
Luo Yu trembled!
Before they came, Xuanyuan Tongxuan kept saying that this was a blessing for them, but now, they have clearly become offerings to be devoured by the Yin God in front of them.
This is terrible!
Qin Lin, Gu Xuan, and the others were trembling and panicking; the shadow of death had already enveloped them!
"Ok?"
Suddenly, the Yin God seemed to utter a soft, surprised question. Then, Xu Caiwei felt the scabbard in her hand suddenly become extremely cold, and she could no longer hold it. The sword had already slipped from her hand and flown towards the enormous Yin God!
"senior!"
Xu Caiwei was terrified. At that moment, she tried her best to overcome her fear, barely managed to lift her eyes, and then looked ahead.
She saw that her sword was now in the hands of the Yin God, and a ray of soul light had nowhere to hide before the Yin God.
The Yin God's eyes were fixed on that beam of soul light, and suddenly he murmured two words:
"saint……"
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