Martial Master

“You are clearly just a Martial Emperor of the human race. Logically, I could easily calculate your fate, because even a Saint Master cannot escape my calculations.

But your destiny, however, is shrouded in mystery.

In fact, I have discovered that even if that one does not come to take you away, you would not be devoured by me, and your soul would not enter the Underworld.”

The black stone statue said in a deep voice, “Because in the long river of the Underworld, I have not seen your figure at all. Anyone who falls on the Tianwu Continent will surely have their soul enter the Underworld. As the guardian of the Underworld, I could easily calculate this, but you, clearly fell in the Death Gorge, yet your fate has no intersection with the Underworld. In my millions of years guarding this place, I have never seen such a thing.

It seems like you are fundamentally someone who cannot be accepted by the Underworld.”

The black stone statue showed deep curiosity.

“So, I am also very curious about who exactly you are, and why that one would take you away. However, it seems that even you do not know the answer to this mystery.”

The black stone statue pondered, “Your fate cannot be calculated at all. How strange!”

“My fate is unclear?”

Qin Chen murmured. He recalled the words of the Thunder figure, saying that only after becoming a Venerable would he understand the truth. His gaze involuntarily sharpened.

Perhaps only after stepping into the realm of Venerable would he be able to glimpse the secrets within himself. Many things, with his current strength, he could not perceive at all.

At the very least, if he achieved Venerable, he would be able to enter the river of time and, even based on the fate rules he mastered, enter the river of destiny to check his past and calculate his fate.

But right now, Qin Chen could do nothing.

Strength, he still needed sufficient strength.

Qin Chen silently thought.

“By the way, senior, about the origin you mentioned earlier…” Qin Chen asked again.

“You still have the face to ask.”

The black stone statue said with no words: “Back then, because of you, I had a huge conflict with that one, and as a result, I was forced by that one… Oh no, it’s because I have a good heart and didn’t want to harm your pure soul, so I simply didn’t want to argue with that one and deliberately stopped.

Later, that one asked me to hand over some origin to nourish your soul. I thought it wasn’t easy for you, so I took out some death origin to nourish your soul. Otherwise, do you think you could master the death rules so quickly?”

“I didn’t expect I could master the death rules because of your help. Thank you, senior.”

Qin Chen respectfully saluted.

He also realized that the guardian of the Underworld was taught a lesson by the Thunder figure back then, which is why he had no choice but to hand over some origin, but Qin Chen would not say this out loud—it would be too embarrassing.

“Alright, alright, don’t keep flattering me. What else do you want to know?

You want to know that one’s identity?

Don’t ask that. Since that one didn’t tell you, I won’t say either. As for the others, you probably have no other questions, so hurry and leave. The Underworld River is not a place for you to stay.”

The black stone statue was clearly dismissing him.

“Senior, there’s one more thing. A friend of mine came down to the Death Gorge to find me back then, but now I cannot find his corpse. I wonder if you know where it is?”

Qin Chen was worried. He feared that Ji Wuxue's soul had been devoured by the black stone statue and his corpse had merged into the Underworld River. What would he do then?

Fight the black stone statue desperately?

“Your friend?

Let me think. I’ve devoured too many souls over the years, and I can't remember which one is your friend!”

The black stone statue seemed to be pondering.

Qin Chen was startled, and his aura immediately fluctuated.

“Just kidding, why are you so excited?”

The black stone statue said disdainfully, “Look how excited you are; you have no sense of humor.”