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Dudu flew up surrounded by fine golden threads, floating around the room as if in a weightless space environment. For her, this was play.
"I don't really like it."
"Alright then! I'll give it a try."
Dudu flew to Yi Shuihan, reached out a hand to the chain, grabbed it, and gently tugged it. The chain became its toy, which it swung around.
"Giggle, giggle, so fun, so fun..."
Watching Dudu having so much fun, Taiyi couldn't help but smile wryly. Those were the chains of rules that even he, the Chaos Emperor, had to be careful of, yet Dudu treated them like toys.
Dudu's will was indeed able to influence the surroundings. Those golden threads stopped coming to find Taiyi, which relieved him. If it continued, he would have to consider leaving the palace and running away.
"Who left these powers behind? Could it be that Dudu is actually a powerful figure who lost her memory for some reason, and these powers belong to her?"
When this thought popped into his mind, Taiyi actually felt there was a possibility to it.
“If it weren’t for her own power, she wouldn’t listen to her so much. And if she really is a powerful figure, what connection does she have with this secret realm? Or is she actually the master of this secret realm?”
The thought that Dudu might have been an even stronger being than himself, at least a Chaos Emperor, or even a Great Dao Emperor, made Taiyi's expression somewhat strange.
Chapter 1334, Items Beneficial to the System
Speculation is just speculation, and Taiyi needs to verify it himself. As for how to verify it, Taiyi doesn't have a good idea yet.
After flying for a while, Dudu lost interest and stopped. This time, she pulled Taiyi aside and began to tell him how she used to live in this palace.
To this, Taiyi could only say that it suited him perfectly. With Dudu by his side, the palace was no obstacle for him, and he didn't have to worry about any more accidents happening.
"There used to be a lot of cute little fish here, but I ate them all. Little fish are so delicious; they make you feel warm and give you strength!"
Dudu pointed to a small pool and said that the pool contained a milky white liquid that emitted a pleasant fragrance. The fragrance made Taiyi feel more invigorated.
Taiyi wouldn't consider the fish Dudu mentioned an ordinary fish; it must be some rare treasure. Form isn't the point; the point is its essence. Even the origin of the world can transform into the form of a fish.
Taiyi has given Dudu many good things these days, including some spiritual items that would benefit even a true saint. However, Dudu didn't care about any of them; she just tasted them and didn't care about any other effects.
The fish makes Dudu feel warm and stronger after eating it, which is obviously a good treasure. It is very likely a spiritual item that only a Chaos Emperor-level being can enjoy.
As Dudu recounted her story, the scenes from when Dudu woke up until she found Taiyi gradually became clearer in Taiyi's mind, forming a continuous narrative.
"If we extrapolate from this, Dudu woke up around the time this secret realm was opened. Perhaps she woke up because the secret realm was opened."
The more they learned, the closer they got to the truth. Dudu finally brought Taiyi to the place she first saw when she opened her eyes—the origin of everything.
"Items beneficial to the system have been found. Please collect them as soon as possible."
The system notification sounded, and the Holy Spirit's tone was filled with urgency. Yi Shuihan, who was rapidly moving through the air, suddenly stopped.
"Where am I? Nothing seems different around here!"
Yi Shuihan looked around but couldn't find anything that seemed to be beneficial. He had seen the same scenery countless times before.
Amidst his confusion, the system delivered a message that left Yi Shuihan with a wry smile: the so-called beneficial items weren't beside him, but rather beside his clone.
It's worth mentioning that the clone seems to have entered a special area. Now he can only vaguely sense the clone's existence and know its thoughts, but he can't fully understand what the clone is going through.
Of course, as the original body, Yi Shuihan could still control the clone by paying a small price, and transmitting information was also a piece of cake.
The fact that the system was alerting him naturally caught Yi Shuihan's attention, and he immediately began to contact his clone, Taiyi.
......
"Hmm? Items that are beneficial to the system?"
Taiyi, who was examining the stone emitting iridescent light in front of him, was suddenly stunned by the message from his true self. He immediately locked onto the key item, which was undoubtedly the strange stone emitting iridescent light in front of him.
Taiyi sensed a familiar aura flowing over the unnamed stone before him.
According to Dudu, she actually popped out of a stone. This stone is a remnant; there were originally other pebbles, but they all inexplicably vaporized and disappeared. In Dudu's memory, when she left this place, the stone was more than three times the size it is now.
"It's somewhat useful to my brother, could you give it to me?"
Logically and emotionally, the stone belongs to the little girl. If it weren't related to the system, he wouldn't have asked Dudu for it.
"Sure! I'll give it to my brother."
Dudu said nonchalantly, seemingly not caring much about the stone, though it's also possible that Taiyi was more important to her.
Having received permission, Taiyi did not hesitate and stepped forward to take the stone away.
"Huh? It's so heavy!"
Normally, collecting items remotely is very simple for Taiyi. However, the stone is not an ordinary item, and Taiyi needs to touch it with his hands to collect it. However, when Taiyi tried to pick it up, he found that he could not pick it up at all.
"Let me see just how heavy you really are."
After realizing what was happening, Taiyi began to increase his strength.
There are many small but high-quality items, such as heavy water, sunken silver, and gold essence. Under the same gravity, the greater the mass, the heavier the item, indicating that it contains more substances.
After using three-tenths of his strength, Taiyi finally managed to lift the millstone-sized stone.
You must know that Taiyi was the Chaos Emperor, and the power he possessed was terrifying. Even 3% of his power could probably lift the entire Primordial Continent. In other words, this millstone-sized rock was comparable to the Primordial Continent in terms of mass. How amazing is that?
"Luckily, I can still put it away. If I could only carry it, it would not only be awkward but also affect my performance."
After putting away the crucial stone, Taiyi breathed a sigh of relief. At least nothing unexpected happened, which meant the system could become even stronger.
What Taiyi didn't know was that after he put the stone away, the special aura in the secret realm that could help a True Saint break through to the Chaos Emperor level suddenly thinned out considerably. In the past, when it was absorbed, it would be replenished and maintained at a certain concentration. Now, once it was absorbed, it was absorbed, and the concentration kept decreasing.
The quasi-emperors cultivating at the Satisfaction Spring sensed something was amiss, as the effects of absorbing chaotic energy seemed to be gradually decreasing. They didn't know the reason and could only assume that resistance had developed, which made them somewhat uneasy, because this would significantly increase the difficulty of their breakthroughs.
The chain reaction was not limited to this; the inky black aura that started from the pyramid also began to spread rapidly again, as if something that had been suppressing it before had now lost its suppression.
Of course, even if Taiyi knew that his actions would trigger these reactions, he wouldn't regret it. He would still cleanly and neatly put away the magical stone. For him, the system was the most important thing.
Chapter 1335, Infiltrating the Pyramid
The only benefit Taiyi gained from this trip was perhaps the stone that was useful to the system. After that, even if Taiyi put in his best effort, he didn't gain anything else. As for the truth about Dudu, he could only remain a guess, without any strong evidence to prove it.
Since the stone had to be brought to Yi Shuihan's true form for the system to use, Taiyi, with Dudu in tow, began moving towards Yi Shuihan's true form. At the same time, Yi Shuihan's true form also moved towards Taiyi's location. With both sides moving at the same time, the distance was shortened considerably.
Having Dudu with him was still somewhat of a distraction for Taiyi. He could tolerate flying constantly in the air, but Dudu couldn't. She would occasionally stop to play, so their speed was much slower than that of Yi Shuihan, the original body.
Another 10 years passed, and the clone and the original body did not reunite. Instead, Yi Shuihan, the original body, encountered a demon.
"Am I seeing things? That's actually a demon! It didn't look like this when the clone came."
The clone and the original can share memories, so Yi Shuihan, the original, knows about the clone's experiences. The clone has also been here before, and in his memory, what he sees is not a desolate place, but rather a dark aura that keeps spreading.
The demons that appeared before Yi Shuihan were not strong, only barely reaching the level of a quasi-emperor. However, their numbers were rather large, numbering in the hundreds of thousands at first glance, and their true number was impossible to estimate.
With so many demons, Yi Shuihan even felt that this place was not a secret realm but a demon's lair, and this demon's lair was not even the initial version.
"Could it be it?"
The appearance of evil spirits naturally reminded Yi Shuihan of the sealed Corruption Demon his clone encountered in the pyramid. After all, the Corruption Demon was essentially a mobile nest, and if it were to break free, it would be perfectly normal for it to create evil spirits.
"So, it's actually possible for it to escape? Things are getting complicated!"
To be honest, Yi Shuihan was still a little afraid of the Corruption Demon. However, he had broken through to the Chaos Emperor level, which was incomparable to when he first entered the secret realm. With the help of the system, he was not afraid unless a Great Dao Emperor came. Considering that the Corruption Demon should be in a weak state even if it broke through the seal, it was impossible for it to recover so quickly. Another possibility was that it had not completely broken through the seal, but only partially, allowing some of its power to affect the secret realm.
After some thought, Yi Shuihan finally decided to go and see which situation it was. If it was the former, he would see how weak the person was. If he could handle it, he would do so; if not, he would have to go out and ask for help. It was possible to leave the secret realm early.
If it's the latter, meaning only a partial break of the seal is achieved, Yi Shuihan will try to delay the time it takes for the seal to be fully broken, giving the quasi-emperors as much time as possible to break through. If the erosion demon can be prevented from emerging before the secret realm closes, that would be ideal.
Yi Shuihan had no idea that because of his actions, it was virtually impossible for the remaining Quasi-Emperors to break through to the Chaos Emperor realm through the secret realm. Even if they did break through, it was probably entirely due to their own potential for breakthrough, and had little to do with the secret realm. Such beings were less than five in number within the secret realm.
Since the main task was to ascertain the situation of the Corrupting Demons, Yi Shuihan naturally wouldn't waste time on these demons. In any case, although there were many of these demons, they couldn't deal with the Quasi-Emperors who came to the secret realm. Their strength was all at the peak of Quasi-Emperors, and unless they did something reckless, it would be easy for them to escape.
It's impossible for someone below the Chaos Emperor realm to detect Yi Shuihan, so even though Yi Shuihan was swaggering around in the eroded area, he was still not discovered.
Yi Shuihan increased his speed again, and even enhanced it with the power of his personal world, something he hadn't done before.
Since Yi Shuihan fully became the Chaos Emperor, the enhancement effect of his personal world on him has been relatively small. At least it is no longer enough to bring about an absolute qualitative change in his strength. With the enhancement of the power of his personal world, Yi Shuihan's strength has only increased by a few times. He can fight about 5 of himself without the enhancement of the power of his personal world.
With all-out effort, Yi Shuihan covered a distance that would normally take years to reach the sample in just three months.
"It really is the pyramids."
Standing several miles away from the pyramids, looking at the pitch-black expanse in their direction, Yi Shuihan's expression was grave. From this point on, his intuition had been constantly warning him: danger ahead, high energy ahead...
Yi Shuihan could see that one after another, demons emerged from the pyramid and spread outwards. In just a few minutes, more than a hundred demons emerged, which was simply outrageous. You should know that the weakest of these demons was at the Quasi-Emperor level! Although most of them were only Quasi-Emperors with physical bodies comparable to Chaos Bodies, they were still not comparable to ordinary True Saints.
The most crucial factor is speed. If you can get hundreds of orders in just a few minutes, you can get thousands or even tens of thousands in an hour. That's over 100,000 or 200,000 a day, millions a month, and tens of millions a year. Just imagining it is terrifying.
"Judging from the situation, there are now countless demons. The combined power of these demons could overwhelm anyone below the level of a Chaos Emperor."
Thinking of this, Yi Shuihan couldn't help but pray for the quasi-emperors who were in seclusion in the secret realm, hoping that they wouldn't be foolish enough to be surrounded by evil spirits.
"These quasi-royal level demons are a minor matter; the real question is how many more demons comparable to Chaos Emperors have been born?"
It is almost certain that the pyramids contain demons comparable to the Chaos Emperors. The demon battlefield that Yi Shuihan went to back then was probably not as exaggerated as this one, and since Chaos Demons had already been born there, it goes without saying that this place is even more so.
With Yi Shuihan's current strength, he wouldn't be afraid of encountering a few Chaos Emperor-level demons and would be able to kill them. However, if he encountered more than ten Chaos demons, he would have to be careful not to capsize. If the number increased to more than 50, it would be better for him to be injured. If it reached a hundred, he would run away without saying anything.
The Chaos Emperor mentioned here refers to the kind of Chaos Demon that Yi Shuihan once encountered in the Demon Battlefield, which can only be compared to an ordinary Chaos Emperor. If it were stronger, the data would be irrelevant.
After observing for a day, Yi Shuihan finally decided to infiltrate the pyramid. Because of the unknown Corruption Demon, Yi Shuihan also used the system to purchase a skill that would enhance his stealth ability and reduce the chance of being discovered.
Chapter 1336, Discovered
The experience of infiltrating was not pleasant. Because the interior of the pyramid was not very large, Yi Shuihan could only pass over the heads of the demons, who were only a few meters apart, and he had to endure their disgusting stench.
"Actually, what I should do now is go out and talk to those Chaos Emperors about this. Why do I have to take it all on myself? Isn't that completely unnecessary?"
While inwardly grumbling, Yi Shuihan ventured deeper and deeper into the pyramid.
"A Chaos King-level demon? And three of them at once!"
Suddenly, Yi Shuihan paused slightly, looking at the three demons not far away whose auras were clearly much stronger than ordinary demons, and estimated the difference in strength.
"Well, they haven't found me, which means they're still within our control."
He approached cautiously, and in the end, none of the demons discovered Yi Shuihan, which relieved him considerably.
Yi Shuihan couldn't eliminate these three Chaos Emperor-level demons silently for the time being, so in order not to alert them, he chose not to take action. He passed the three demons with a slightly tense mood and continued on his way.
The deeper they went, the stronger the demons they encountered became. Demons at the Chaos Emperor level were no longer so rare. By the time they were close to the seal in their memories, Yi Shuihan had already encountered 13 demons at the Chaos Emperor level.
"13 is still within our control. It seems the situation is slightly better than I thought. If the Corruption Demon hasn't completely broken through the seal, I can start clearing out the evil spirits here."
For Yi Shuihan now, the only ones he cares about are the demons whose strength has reached the level of Chaos Emperor. As for those below the level of Chaos Emperor, he can completely ignore them, as those demons' attacks cannot even break through his defenses.
A strange light flickered in Yi Shuihan's eyes, his gaze piercing through the inky black, liquid-like aura as if he could see through it.
Little by little, reality was reflected in Yi Shuihan's pupils.
"The seal is still there, but it doesn't look like it will last much longer."
The once smooth and seamless seal is now riddled with tiny cracks, dull and lifeless, giving the impression that it could shatter completely at any moment.
Conversely, the ferocious behemoth within the seal was continuously increasing in power.
As Yi Shuihan was examining the Corruption Demon, the demon suddenly opened its tightly closed eyes, its scarlet gaze fixed on Yi Shuihan.
"Discovered!?"
The inky black aura surged and churned, instantly giving birth to several demons that lunged at Yi Shuihan. At the same time, the Corruption Demon opened its massive maw and let out a horrible roar.
In an instant, the entire pyramid seemed to come alive. The demons of the Chaos Emperor rushed toward the seal, blocking Yi Shuihan and putting him in a dilemma.
"catch him!"
The sound was like a composite of countless different sounds, unpleasant and jarring.
"Trying to catch me? You're dreaming."
In this situation, all Yi Shuihan could do was fight.
For the first time since breaking through to the Chaos Emperor level, Yi Shuihan unleashed all his power. His aura was so strong that even the Chaos Emperor-level demons paused for a moment.
The Chain of Rules materialized before Yi Shuihan, crackling with lightning as it traversed the void erratically, constantly repelling the demons that tried to approach him.
Yi Shuihan grasped an invisible sword formed from the power of time, and each swing of it severed time and space.
Even the weakest demons possess near-eternal life; time holds no meaning for them. However, what Yi Shuihan severed was not their future, but their past.
Using the power of time, they were forcibly returned to a time before they were born into this world, erasing their existence in this world.
Any demon beneath the Chaos Emperor that comes into contact with the power of time will immediately shrink and eventually disappear completely as microparticles.
As for the Chaos Emperor-level demons, Yi Shuihan's power is temporarily unable to annihilate them, but it can disrupt their attacks, making them uncontrollable. He can then use their strength against them, sending the attacks to a future point in time, and then accurately targeting the attacker or other demons.
Of course, this method only applies to pure energy attacks and is ineffective against pure physical attacks.
At this moment, Yi Shuihan's Chaos Body, which far surpasses that of ordinary Chaos Emperors, came into play. Despite being a human, his body was even tougher than the demonic bodies of these monsters.