NOVPUBChapter 750: Chapter 748: Her Will
Chapter 750: Chapter 748: Her Will
Qing brought Sally to the edge of a chasm and transformed into a Chaos Light Lamp.
“Disciple, take the lamp and jump down.”
“Okay.”
Sally, taking human form, grasped the oil lamp and jumped into the chasm.
“Couldn’t we just teleport here, Master? Why expend so much effort?”
“What if one day you can no longer use your Divine Power, wouldn’t you have to rely on your own legs then?”
“…That’s true.”
“So, you can’t always rely on Divine Power and neglect your own abilities.” 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝖕𝖚𝖇.𝖈𝔬𝔪
“I understand now. But even if I lose my Divine Power, I still have System Ability.”
“System power is also external. What if you no longer had the Offspring System?”
“Then I’d probably be dead.” Sally replied, “The reason I am alive is because I was bound to the Offspring System initially. Without that external force, our master-disciple fate would not exist.”
“I also owe the System a great cause and effect.”
“Just put it on the disciple’s tab.”
Sally landed at the bottom of the chasm, feet firmly on the ground.
It was pitch black here; the Chaos Light Lamp could only illuminate within a three-meter radius, roughly the same area shown on the System Map.
“Let’s not talk about that for now. Where are we?”
“The Ruins Domain. It was originally the Ghostly Prison Gate of the Void Realm. This place connects to Jiuyou Hell. Previously, Welly was imprisoned in Jiuyou Hell, and I planned to go through here to rescue him. By the time I reached the Eighty-One Layers, Welly had already left. I thought you probably summoned him using the partner mark.”
“Yes.” Remembering Welly’s miserable state, Sally sighed, “He suffered greatly in hell. Even brought his favorite child with him; seems he harbored deep resentment.”
The Chaos Light flickered, “There’s a Ruin.”
Immediately, a strand of Chaos Light drifted from the oil lamp, illuminating the area to Sally’s left. A pitch-black humanoid Ruin stood there, straight as a pole, the places where there should be eyes were just two black holes, seemingly vortexes that could suck in souls.
Sally steadied her spirit.
The Chaos Light passed through the Ruin… and the Ruin dissipated into a wisp of ash.
“Master, what’s the deal with these humanoid Ruins? They exist in the Divine Realm too. Qing Linghuan mentioned some possess strength comparable to that of a Divine Monarch.”
“These humanoid Ruins were originally human souls that entered the Ghost Realm upon death. However, these here have just merged and lack consciousness. Once they gain consciousness, they will leave the Ghost Gate and head to other realms. As high-ranking Ruins, they create havoc in the various realms.”
“Master, do you mean to say if someone is creating Ruins, it’s happening here?” Thinking of the connection to Jiuyou Hell, “Could it be the Demon God?”
“Are you talking about creating Ruins?”
“Yes.”
“After the Six Realms were differentiated, some Rule Fragments inevitably underwent Ruinification.”
“I’m not talking about those Ruins, but the manipulators who intentionally give Ruins consciousness, even merging them with human souls, Divine Beast bodies, Divine Status, and so on.”
“…I haven’t discovered that yet.” Qing hesitated before replying.
“Okay.” Sally continued forward with the Chaos Light Oil Lamp, easily dispelling the Ruins with its light.
Finally, they arrived in front of a door.
Sally looked at the door in surprise, “Is this a Teleportation Gate from the Nine Demons Armor?”
Having used that Artifact for a long period, she recognized it immediately by the positioning star map of the various realms on it.
“Could the manipulator be the Demon Lord?” Sally continued, “But the Demon Lord went to the Origin Realm.”
“He did go to the Origin Realm, but the Nine Demons Armor didn’t.” Qing gestured for Sally to pack up the Teleportation Gate.
“How do I pack this up? Is it ownerless now?”
A wisp of Chaos Light drifted from the lampwick and landed on the Teleportation Gate.
A drop of purple-golden blood was forced out by the Chaos Light; as it tried to escape, it was transformed into a wisp of Demonic Qi and dissipated.
And the Teleportation Gate, now ownerless, turned into a black box.
“It’s the Demon Lord’s blood; he must be the one who placed the Teleportation Gate here.”
“Why would he place it here? Are these Ruins transported to various realms through here?”
“Ruins don’t need it. But the Demon Lord’s action certainly has his reasons.”
“Do we wait here? The master made the Demon Lord bleed, surely it will alert the entities using this gate.”
“Sure,” Qing replied.
Sally dropped a drop of her own essence blood on the black box.
Then she stored it in the System Space for Xiaomei to check the teleportation gate for any tricks.
Soon, Xiaomei said to Sally, “This teleportation gate has acquired an additional space.”
“A space?”
“Yes, Host, the space is filled with Ruins! It’s perfect for Xiaomei to study.”
“Uh! Is it dangerous?”
“In Xiaomei’s world, even if the Main System arrives,”
“You’ve got to be kidding me, Yan Ze tells you to update and you just do whatever he says.”
“…”
“I’ll allow the research on those Ruins, provided it’s safe.”
“Thank you, Host, Xiaomei will ensure safety.” Xiaomei’s voice sounded very excited, it seemed she coveted the data from these Ruins.
“Master, there is another space inside that teleportation gate, filled entirely with Ruins.”
“Oh?” Qing was also surprised, “The Nine Demons Armor does have a space, large enough to be a realm. But I remember that space was in the gauntlet. It seems the Demon Lord fused the gauntlet into the teleportation gate.”
Sally turned into a little white mouse and hid behind a massive stone.
The Chaos Light Oil Lamp also dimmed its glow and turned into an ordinary oil lamp.
Leaning on the lamp, Sally gradually began to doze off, soon drifting into a drowsy sleep.
Inside the lamp, a very faint sigh was heard.
A gray figure approached from afar.
Finally, it stopped in front of the lamp.
The lamp lit up and a barrier enveloped Sally.
Qing transformed into human form and said to the gray figure while walking, “Let’s go.”
“What about the teleportation gate?” the gray figure asked.
“I’ve given it to my disciple,” Qing said.
“You! Do you even know what is inside?”
“Give it up, you won’t succeed.”
“Why not?”
“Here’s some unfortunate news for you.”
“What news?”
“Anything that involves my disciple tends to spiral out of control, ending according to her will—whether it’s now… especially later!”
…
Sally woke up to find herself alone under a barrier, with the Oil Lamp Master long gone.
“Xiaomei, where’s my master?”
“I didn’t notice. Xiaomei was too busy studying the Ruins.”
“… Trace back the time.”
“Right away, Host.”
However, tracing back in time only revealed a shadowy figure and Qing turning into a stunning youth and leaving with that figure.
And then, darkness.
“Does my master know that gray figure?”
“Most likely. By the way, Host, didn’t the Main System ask us to investigate how the system data merges with the Ruins?”
“Yeah, 1000 Cosmic Points at stake, we have to succeed!”
“Xiaomei already knows.”
