Chapter 845 - 108: Lin Chen in Black
Chapter 845: Chapter 108: Lin Chen in Black
Below the abyss, Lin Chen’s figure was rapidly descending.
He heard the call as well.
Is the Divine Seal calling him?
Lin Chen wasn’t overly alarmed. Although his figure was descending, the black mist surrounding him automatically surged to either side, allowing him to descend steadily.
A quarter of an hour, half a two-hour period...
He didn’t know how much time had passed, the surrounding black mist dissipated, and Lin Chen was certain he had reached the bottom of the abyss. In front of him, there was a hazy glow.
Seeing the hazy light ahead, Lin Chen’s mind recalled what Senior Jiang said about the Divine Seal.
"You’ve arrived!"
A voice emitted from the hazy light, Lin Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly: "Who is the senior?"
"You may address me as the Divine Seal."
Is it truly the Divine Seal?
Lin Chen’s pupils contracted slightly: "I wonder why the senior called upon me?"
"To borrow your power to seal the demon."
"Seal the demon?"
"The person above has already informed you of many things, so I shall be brief. I am an Emperor-level Divine Seal, condensed by cosmic fortune. The original owner perished, meant to dissipate between heaven and earth, yet due to the Annihilation Storm, I couldn’t fade into the cosmos. As time went on, a demon was born."
The Divine Seal seemed very urgent, and a ray of light shot toward Lin Chen.
Lin Chen instinctively wanted to dodge, but remained in place due to the Divine Seal’s next words.
"Young friend, I don’t have much time left, so I’ll inform you of the situation in this manner."
The light fell on his forehead, and Lin Chen’s mind was filled with enormous information. He finally understood why this Divine Seal was here.
He accepted the memory of a Martial Artist.
Long ago, there was a genius who entered the Innate realm at sixteen, reached Innate Third Grade at twenty, and stepped into the Innate Sixth Realm at thirty, acclaimed as the most talented Martial Artist on the entire continent.
However, there was an existing Emperor-level powerhouse who had condensed a Divine Seal with cosmic fortune.
There can only be one Emperor-level powerhouse in a lifetime. Even though this genius’s Martial Path talent was strong, this rule could not be broken.
But this powerhouse did not resign to stay below Innate for life, so he chose to leave and enter the Annihilation Storm.
In this memory, Lin Chen learned that the Annihilation Storm wasn’t just upon the East Sea, but in even older eras, it shrouded the Eastern Sea Domain and other domains.
Entering the Annihilation Storm was this powerhouse’s final gamble.
He gambled right, but also lost.
He gambled correctly because in the Annihilation Storm, he was not affected by another Emperor-level powerhouse’s Divine Seal and could condense his own Divine Seal.
He lost because the Divine Seal he condensed wasn’t complete, causing his downfall, and leaving the Divine Seal on Canglan Island.
A complete Divine Seal would slowly dissipate into the cosmos following the original owner’s demise.
This Divine Seal did not fade into the cosmos because of this powerhouse’s resentment and unwillingness.
In terms of talent, this powerhouse surpassed that existing Emperor-level powerhouse.
He blamed the cosmos for its injustice; why could there only be one Emperor-level powerhouse?
He was unwilling that despite his exceptional talent, he ultimately fell here.
Even this powerhouse himself did not know that when he condensed the Divine Seal, this buried resentment and unwillingness in the depths of his Divine Soul entered the Divine Seal.
And as time passed, this resentment and unwillingness within the Divine Seal transformed into a demon.
The black mist, including the twisted shadows within the mist, were merely energy emitted by the demon.
As for why the Divine Seal called him, it’s because when the powerhouse initially condensed the Divine Seal, he absorbed cosmic fortune from the Annihilation Storm, and according to the law of fortune feedback, only Martial Artists who were in the Annihilation Storm back then could bear it.
Martial Artists outside of the Annihilation Storm would be rejected!
"Young friend carries unique fortune, it’s the most promising opportunity in thousands of years to dissolve the demon."
The Divine Seal’s voice echoed once more, and Lin Chen asked solemnly: "Senior Divine Seal, how exactly do you dissolve the demon?"
"With your current realm, you can’t do it yet. This time is merely a meeting with you. When you break through to the Myriad Phenomena Realm, come to this place again..."
The Divine Seal did not tell Lin Chen how to dissolve the demon, but Lin Chen was not surprised. Even Senior Jiang was helpless, only able to delay... let alone himself.
"Since young friend has come once, can’t let him come in vain. You possess the Life Chart of Divine Illumination Without Limits, you may absorb the demon’s energy freely..."
Boom!
With the Divine Seal’s words falling, Lin Chen was once again enveloped by the black mist. But this time, the number of magic shadows in the mist suddenly surged, and these magic shadows entered his body, without trying to break through the giant net, but stood foolishly within the web of stars, waiting for the stars to follow the web’s trajectory, crushing and absorbing them.
The speed increased more than tenfold compared to his previous absorption.
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Seven days later.
The number of stars within Lin Chen’s body reached a terrifying level, dense and almost forming a sea of stars.
At the same time, no matter how much he absorbed the black mist, no more shadows surged in.
"Young friend, strive to cultivate diligently, aim to enter the Myriad Phenomena Realm as soon as possible!"
In his ear, the voice of the Divine Seal rang out once more, and as the sound resonated, Lin Chen noticed his body began to ascend.
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Above the Abyss.
Jiang Taiyi’s expression suddenly changed as he looked at the roiling black mist in front of him, his gaze fixed on a certain spot.
After a few breaths, Lin Chen emerged from the black mist, and as his figure became visible, the originally dense black mist began to descend rapidly, dropping by hundreds of feet in height.
As he watched the descending black mist, Jiang Taiyi’s face broke into a smile.
It would normally take decades to restore that height.
No need to worry for the next hundred years.
Without worry, Jiang Taiyi’s gaze began to fall on Lin Chen, and the next moment he reached out with his right hand and grasped Lin Chen’s arm.
Bang!
Lin Chen felt a heavy blow to his Divine Soul, but as the many stars rotated, the discomfort quickly dissipated.
"Your Divine Soul strength... has reached the Innate Sixth Realm."
Jiang Taiyi released Lin Chen’s hand and provided the answer, while Yin Yue beside him showed a hint of excitement in her eyes.
"Innate Sixth Realm? Senior Jiang, did you sense it incorrectly?"
Lin Chen’s mind moved, and countless Divine Thought Flying Sabers appeared around him. The moment these sabers appeared, they radiated a divine aura several times stronger than before, but in Lin Chen’s view, they still hadn’t reached the level of the Innate Sixth Realm.
"I said your Divine Soul reached the Innate Sixth Realm, not that its power did, they are two different concepts."
Jiang Taiyi understood why Lin Chen was confused: "Normal Martial Artists have their Divine Soul and Realm increase in sync, naturally mastering their Divine Soul to perfection, but you are only at the Innate Second Realm, far from unleashing the full power of an Innate Sixth Realm Divine Soul."
With a flick of a finger, the Divine Thought Flying Sabers swirling around Lin Chen instantly collapsed. Jiang Taiyi continued, "The Divine Thought Flying Saber you wield is only at the power of the Innate Third Realm. To unleash the full power of your Divine Soul, a special Divine Soul Technique is needed."
"Is that so?"
Lin Chen frowned. If that were the case, wouldn’t his Divine Soul growth be in vain?
Not really in vain, at least in the future, he wouldn’t have to worry about his Divine Soul’s growth, just keeping up with the Realm would suffice.
"You’re able to wield the power of an Innate Third Realm Divine Soul because you practice the Azure Wave Technique, but in terms of Divine Soul Techniques, Canglan Sect’s Azure Wave Technique is not considered powerful."
Yin Yue added a sentence from the side, and Lin Chen noticed Jiang Taiyi stroking his beard in agreement, causing his mouth to twitch slightly.
In terms of Divine Soul Techniques, Azure Wave Technique is not much, these two really... the well-fed cannot know the plight of the starving.
Each Super Sect’s main Cultivation Technique also allows the Divine Soul to grow alongside it. Many Martial Artists of the Flame Dynasty envy this.
On his way back to the Eastern Sea, he met many Martial Artists and gained insights into the cultivation circumstances of those who couldn’t join the Super Sects.
For these Martial Artists, they have to specifically search for Divine Soul Cultivation Techniques to practice in addition to their original techniques. Even then, these techniques can’t compare with those of the Super Sects.
"Does Senior have a more powerful Divine Soul Cultivation Technique?"
Upon hearing Lin Chen’s question, Jiang Taiyi understood what Lin Chen meant and shook his head, "I have Divine Soul Cultivation Techniques, but they are only slightly stronger than the Azure Wave Technique, not significantly useful for you. In the Flame Dynasty, the Thousand Mechanism Domain is the strongest in Divine Soul cultivation."
"Understood, Senior."
Lin Chen nodded, recalling that Zeng Xi had once invited him to visit the Thousand Mechanism Domain. It seemed there might indeed be an opportunity there.
"Senior Jiang, I encountered a Divine Seal below the Abyss."
Before Jiang Taiyi could ask, Lin Chen went ahead and described in detail what had happened to him at the bottom of the Abyss.
He chose to speak up because he knew Senior Jiang would ask eventually, and he also felt something was off.
"The Demon was born from the grievance of an Emperor-level Powerhouse."
Jiang Taiyi showed a hint of emotion in his eyes: "If that’s the case, it does explain things."
"Senior Jiang, do you think there’s nothing wrong?"
"What do you think is wrong?"
Faced with Jiang Taiyi’s counter-question, Lin Chen shook his head. He hadn’t found anything wrong; if he had, he wouldn’t be asking.
"Just... it seems a bit too easy."
Upon hearing Lin Chen’s answer, Jiang Taiyi laughed heartily, "I can understand. In the past, you’ve always fought for your opportunities, but this time it’s so easy that you feel uneasy."
"That’s indeed the case."
Lin Chen thought carefully, realizing that all his previous opportunities were obtained through hard effort or risking his life, always accompanied by risks. But this time, such a significant opportunity came without any risk, which is why it felt unsettling.
"It seems easy because you fit the criteria. For someone else, it would be a struggle for survival. No need to overthink."
"I was overthinking it, Senior."
Lin Chen realized this was indeed logical. It only felt easy to him; Jiang Taiyi’s two disciples who went before him both perished, and surely others were sent in before, arranged by Jiang Taiyi. It was purely due to his own special circumstances that he didn’t encounter danger.
"Let’s go."
The three of them left the Abyss, and just as they disappeared from the Abyss, at the bottom where Lin Chen saw the faint light, a silhouette emerged.
This person was dressed in black, with the same appearance and stature as Lin Chen, but his expression was more detached.
Black-clad Lin Chen!
The black-clad Lin Chen stepped out of the light, but within a few breaths, the light behind him pulled him back into it.
"You cannot stop me. As soon as Lin Chen steps into the Myriad Phenomena, I will break free!"
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