Published: January 22, 2025
"You... you..." The light-shadow existence was extremely furious: "How did you know, how did you know?"
Accompanying his anger, terrifying auras continuously surged out, but as Qin Chen had said, they did not harm him.
"Actually, it's quite simple." Qin Chen looked at the light-shadow existence before him: "Senior, you have let slip a few things before; it seems you cannot distinguish yourself from this palace of the wanderer. I intentionally muddled my inquiries earlier, but senior did not notice in time, which is quite abnormal."
"Is that so?" The light-shadow existence was taken aback.
Upon careful reflection, he indeed had been confused multiple times before.
For instance, Qin Chen had mentioned that this palace of the wanderer was continuously absorbing various divine soul powers to repair this light-shadow existence, and the existence had not detected any clues.
And for another instance, this light-shadow existence had stated that during that battle back then, it had suffered a break, but the one that had clearly broken was the palace of the wanderer, yet this existence stated that it was itself that had broken.
These minor linguistic issues led Qin Chen to this deduction.
"Was it that obvious?" The light-shadow existence suddenly felt a bit dejected. At this moment, it had also recalled those previous words.
"But why are you so sure that I am the spirit of the treasure here? Could it not be that my will has become confused after staying here for so many years?" the light-shadow existence retorted angrily.
"I am not sure," Qin Chen shook his head.
"What?" The light-shadow existence was stunned.
"I only tested senior before, but your actions are equivalent to directly admitting it," Qin Chen said: "So I became certain."
Damn!
The light-shadow existence was a bit bewildered. Did it really admit it?
Recalling, it seemed that the kid had indeed said so directly, and its actions seemed to be an acknowledgment.
"You sly little brat, sly little brat!" the light-shadow existence said angrily.
The more Qin Chen explained, the more it felt its intelligence was dimming.
Qin Chen shook his head, "Senior, it's not that I am sly; it's just that I have been through too much. If I weren't a bit careful, I might not have survived to this day. Moreover, senior's previous words had too many loopholes, so..."
Too many loopholes?
Angry.
The light-shadow existence could not help but feel furious. Wasn't this saying it was foolish?
At this moment, Qin Chen looked at the light-shadow existence and respectfully said, "I can sense that senior harbors no ill will towards me, but what is senior's purpose in impersonating the Sea God? No, wait..." Qin Chen shook his head slightly, "The Sea God is merely the title that the nether beast clan of the Dead Sea calls senior. When I referred to senior as the Sea God, senior seemed stunned for a moment, then explained that you had too many titles. At that time, I had some doubts, and now I am certain that the Sea God is by no means the title of that senior from back then."
"However, this still does not explain why senior wants me to repair those mystic pattern restrictions. What is the purpose?" Qin Chen raised his head to look at the broken Divine Pillar ahead, his brow slightly furrowed.
He trusted his intuition greatly. He felt no hostility from this light-shadow existence, but the many loopholes in its previous statements inevitably made Qin Chen suspicious.
"I..." The light-shadow existence was about to speak when suddenly a voice echoed through the void: "It just does not trust you."
Qin Chen was startled. This voice came from behind him. He quickly turned around and saw a middle-aged man in a black robe, looking extremely stern and majestic, standing not far behind him.
This person's gaze was profound, like an endless void. As soon as Qin Chen's eyes met his, he felt as though he was staring into an abyss, as if his entire soul would be swallowed, becoming a dark offering.
"You..."
Qin Chen was startled. When did this person arrive here? He had not noticed at all. At this moment, the man in the black robe's gaze fell upon the Mysterious Rusty Sword in Qin Chen's hand. Under this person’s gaze, the Mysterious Rusty Sword immediately trembled with a hum, and in the next moment, it shot up from Qin Chen's hand, instantly reaching the front of the middle-aged man in the black robe.