Martial Master

“Senior, what exactly happened to me back then?

Why is my corpse not here?”

Qin Chen asked in confusion.

“This is something to ask that esteemed one. Forget it, since that esteemed one didn't tell you, there are some things I can't say too much about. Do you know where this place is?”

“Please enlighten me, Senior.”

“This is the Underworld River. The Underworld River is the most mysterious river in the universe. It comes from the Underworld, or you can also call it the Ghost Realm, the Nether Realm!”

“The Underworld?!”

Qin Chen was taken aback.

The Underworld was just a legend in Tianwu Continent, similar to the realm of the dead. It was said that when beings die on the continent, they enter the Underworld to undergo reincarnation.

Could it be that behind this Bone Tower is the Underworld?

“That's right. Behind this Bone Tower is the Underworld. As for why the Underworld River appears in your continent, that is due to ancient secrets, which I can't disclose to you. You only need to know that this Bone Tower is a passage to the Underworld, or in other words, a passage from the Underworld to the outside world.”

“When you fell into the Death Abyss, your physical body had already died, but your soul was enveloped by a white light.”

“Your soul is extremely pure, the purest I have ever seen. Seeing a soul like yours naturally excites me, after all, such a soul is extremely delicious to me…”

“Senior, your purpose in guarding here is to devour souls?”

Qin Chen said speechlessly.

“Ahem, devouring souls is just a small hobby of mine. My main purpose in guarding here is to prevent beings from the Underworld from entering the human realm through the passage. Of course, it is also to prevent humans from entering the Underworld without permission.”

A guardian of the Underworld gate?

Qin Chen stared at the black statue. If he hadn't witnessed the terrifying presence of the other party, he naturally wouldn't believe that this inconspicuous black statue was the terrifying existence guarding the Underworld gate.

“Where was I just now?

Oh?

I was about to savor your extremely pure soul, when suddenly a bolt of lightning appeared, ready to take your body away. Naturally, I wouldn't agree. You were already a dead person, and your soul should be transcended to the Underworld. How could it be taken away by someone else… So… ahem, we had a small conflict!”

“Of course, I am quite easy to talk to. The other party came a long way to take you away, which is not easy for them. So, later, I showed great kindness and allowed them to take your body away. Therefore, you don’t need to look for your remains here. Your corpse is not here to begin with, so why search blindly? Moreover, your physical body probably no longer exists, because at that time, your body and your soul merged under that white light, forming a strange state. I think I saw a book at that moment.

But later, the white light that your soul and body transformed into was taken away by the other party.”

Qin Chen stood still, a storm of emotions swirling in his heart.

He had always thought that he had reincarnated into this body because of an ancient book, but now Qin Chen realized that it was actually that lightning figure who had taken him away.

If that's the case, did that lightning figure already know his identity three hundred years ago?

In this case, the fact that he took over this body was also known to the other party?

No! Qin Chen shook his head, feeling a bit confused.

The information he currently had was that the lightning figure was very likely his father, the husband of this body's mother, Qin Yuechi. In other words, the ‘Qin Chen’ he possessed was actually the son of the lightning figure.

But if that were the case, why would such a powerful being allow his son to die in the competition and let him reincarnate?

Was it to cultivate his son?

To let his soul serve as a substitute for his son?

As nourishment?

But this only deepened the confusion.