SFS Chapter 862 The True Face of the Great Abyss
Chapter 862 The True Face of the Great Abyss
Orlan never expected that this seemingly drunkard would possess a technique similar to that of the Lord of Smoke Mystery, allowing him to easily see the flaws in his soul.
"You...know the captain too?"
"Captain? From the Fatui..."
Xu Ning was slightly surprised, but then she suddenly smiled and said, "So the captain is him. Even after rising to such a high position in Zhidong, he still hasn't forgotten his original intention. If that's the case, things will be much easier."
After expressing his feelings about the "old friend," Xu Ning looked at the boy and said, "Let me give you a piece of advice: never do what that captain did—to incorporate his soul into himself. You can't bear that kind of pain."
"If that soul died of natural causes, the memories it brings would be relatively mild. But Nata is a battlefield, and most souls die at the hands of demons. The painful memories of the moment of death will be fed back into your soul without reservation the instant you take it in."
"Your soul is inherently flawed and your soul body is unstable. Even if you can barely withstand one soul, what about a hundred, a thousand...?"
After saying this, Orloren's face had turned extremely pale. "Then he..."
“He is somewhat different from you. His heart is the true vessel, modified by Kanria’s technology, allowing him to draw power from the knowledge of those soul memories. But… even so, the painful memories released by the souls he contains will constantly torment him, endlessly!”
Sitrali reached out and gently patted Orloren. "There's no need to doubt Lord Saigong. These souls here are destined to perish, but Lord Saigong will surely take good care of them."
Xu Ning flicked the gourd lightly, and a tender green twig cautiously peeked out from the gourd's mouth, swaying from side to side like a little mouse's head, as if sensing for any danger around it.
"Because the earth's veins here in the Kingdom of Night God are broken, it has long been separated from the earth's veins in the outside world. Now it is a world of its own, so you can come out and receive these wandering souls without worry."
Although the twig became bolder after hearing Xu Ning's words, it still stretched out and quickly drew a guiding array on the ground before quickly retracting.
Xu Ning shook his head with amusement.
This magic array is connected to the root system of the World Tree within the Dust Concealment Cave, and can be considered a new ley line that has spontaneously formed within the cave.
Those spirits couldn't distinguish the difference between this and the ley lines of the Kingdom of the Night God, and were unconsciously drawn in, all heading towards the magic circle.
"Now we just have to wait for them to go in on their own."
Xu Ning raised his gourd and took a long sip, then turned to look at Sitrali. "Since we're just waiting anyway, why don't we talk about the trust you suddenly showed me earlier? To be honest, I'm not surprised that you recognized me, after all, you should also be from that era. But what surprises me is, if Nata really did leave behind some records about me, I'm afraid there won't be a single good word in them, right?"
Xu Ning looked at the calm-looking Cetalli and asked with a smile, "So where did you get this idea that you completely trust me? Oh, no, I didn't mean anything by it, just chatting casually. Young man, you don't need to be nervous."
Unlike Euron, Cetalli was not nervous. Instead, she smiled and said, "Nata has been through many wars, and many records about that era have been lost. I have never seen any records about you. However, although I am a loner, I still have one or two friends who have told me about your many things in other countries. They also said that you will definitely come to save Nata one day, so I have never doubted that you have any other motives for doing what you have done."
Xu Ning laughed heartily, "That makes me a little ashamed. I hope I won't let down this hard-won trust. But you are right about one thing: I really did come here to save Nata."
The wandering souls here quickly entered the Dust Concealment Gourd. As the last soul disappeared into the magic array, the magic array on the ground also disappeared.
Xu Ning straightened up. "Alright, I'll continue to venture deeper in. If I encounter any more wandering souls along the way, I'll collect them. You don't need to worry about them anymore."
After patting Tun Tun beneath him, Xu Ning didn't say goodbye and continued swimming straight into the depths of the mist.
After he walked away, O'Loren, who was still standing there, finally spoke: "I don't like him."
Sitella laughed and said, "Because he confronted you and Mavica at the Holy Flame Arena?"
"Not entirely. Every move this person makes seems to have ulterior motives. Although he keeps saying it's for Nata and Lord Vulcan, I always feel that he has ulterior motives. After all, I can't see through him no matter what."
Sitraly chuckled inwardly, fearing that this last sentence was probably the reason her grandson remained wary of Lord Saigong.
"That's because you haven't heard what Mavica thought of him, otherwise..."
Orlan was listening intently to his grandmother's assessment of Lord Vulcan, but after that "otherwise," his grandmother stopped talking!
As for Xu Ning, saying they were going deeper inside actually meant simply following the extension of the light wall and moving further in.
Whenever he encountered a wandering soul on the way, he would unceremoniously extend his gourd to "accept" it. Fortunately, the further he went, the fewer wandering souls there were, and Xu Ning's speed was not slowed down at all. Soon he saw that it was as if it was raining down, with countless deep purple abyssal boulders falling one after another from the dark void.
Almost all the soldiers were trapped in this area and could not advance any further.
Except for a golden figure.
Kong's figure was almost like a swimming dragon, moving through the endless falling boulders, sometimes diving into the ground, sometimes flying into the sky, like a bird or a fish, leaving no trace. None of the countless boulders could hinder his steps.
"What a stroke of luck! It seems Brother Kong has learned quite a few tricks from our dragon companions. At this speed, he'll probably be facing that guy soon. Judging by the time, our Vulcan should be arriving by now..."
As if to comment on Xu Ning's words, a huge flame instantly cleaved the dark sky, and with a tremendous roar, the fire goddess Mavica rode her unique and wild chariot—a specially made wheeled vehicle—across the sky.
And almost the instant he arrived, the Vulcan greeted the giant eye in the sky.
A massive pillar of fire mercilessly slammed into the center of his eye.
"Since you thirst so much for death, I will grant your wish; tremble before the true face of the great abyss!"
Beneath the grand voice, the giant eye in the sky suddenly underwent a strange change.