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Chapter 1510: Chapter 1512: The Answer Chapter 1510: Chapter 1512: The Answer Seeing two Legendary Realm foreign powerhouses kneeling silently before the altar, Song Jian and his companion revealed vigilant expressions on their faces as they looked left and right.

The entire underground hall was silent, only a few torches around the altar provided light, while everywhere else was pitch-black.

“Are, are those from the Legendary Realm all dead…” Zhao Tianyang couldn’t help but swallow hard, feeling fearful. He knew his strength had only just reached the early stages of the Legendary Realm. Any one of those two foreign powerhouses could match him.

“Let’s go, take a look. Be careful!” Song Jian whispered, gripping the Sky-breaking Sword tightly in his hand as he walked toward the altar.

Approaching the altar, they saw that the two foreign powerhouses had a big hole in their chests, as if torn open by a sharp claw, their hearts long gone, leaving only a bloody cavity spurting fresh blood continuously.

In front of these two, there was a groove. The blood followed this groove towards the altar, flowing in a strange spiral, managing to work its way up into a pit in the center of the altar.

This pit seemed to be only the size of a fist, but blood was ceaselessly drawn from the two Legendary Realm foreigners, pouring into this pit, which never seemed to fill. The blood inside always stayed a finger width from the brim, never overflowing.

“Have they been made into sacrifices?” Zhao Tianyang looked at the statue behind the altar, trying to discern its features, but it was too tall. The torches around the altar only revealed the lower legs of the statue. From a distance, he could vaguely make out its outline. Now, standing at its feet, he could only see up to the thighs; anything higher was hidden in darkness, impossible to recognize.

Just then, Song Jian suddenly felt a horrifying sensation, and hastily leaped backward;
Whoosh whoosh~
Several streaks of white light flashed through the dim air, their icy chill penetrating to the bone. Had Song Jian been a moment slower, he would likely have been slashed with cuts deep enough to show bone.

Zhao Tianyang let out a piercing scream, and his body was sent flying backward, crashing down seven or eight meters away before falling hard to the ground.

The attack had been too fast for Zhao Tianyang to dodge; he could only endure it with his body. The blow inflicted a grave injury. In Song Jian’s eyes, Zhao Tianyang’s Vitality Points had plummeted below the critical one-third mark.

Zhao Tianyang seemed to struggle to stand up, but after a couple of twists, his body suddenly went rigid, and then he crashed heavily to the ground, motionless; he looked as if he were already dead. If not for the remaining Vitality Points, Song Jian would have thought he was killed outright by the attack.

Song Jian turned to look and saw a monstrous creature that resembled a gigantic praying mantis lying in the middle of the altar, its mouthparts extended with a proboscis that was inserted into the pit, beginning to suck the blood within.

Its terrifying dark red compound eyes were fixed unwaveringly on Song Jian as if viewing its next prey, causing Song Jian’s skin to crawl.

“Legendary Realm pinnacle…” Song Jian felt a sinking feeling in his heart. The monster’s Domain Power covered less than a meter around it, not because the creature was weak, but because at this distance, the monster’s Domain Power was at its most potent.

“Rapid Domain…” Song Jian murmured to himself.

The monstrosity’s previous horrifying speed had revealed its Domain Power; it moved far faster than any Legendary Realm powerhouse. Otherwise, Zhao Tianyang would not have been so easily incapacitated, suffering severe injuries from a single blow!

This creature’s Domain Power could boost its own speed by two to three times. Only a Demi-God Level powerhouse’s speed could hope to compare.

However, Song Jian’s Mental Strength was formidable, his perceptual range wider than that of a regular Legendary Realm powerhouse. Plus, he had learned the Perception Eye skill, greatly enhancing both his perceptive and mental abilities. Additionally, Song Jian’s Time Domain played a crucial role. The moment the creature neared, Song Jian’s Time Domain took effect, slowing the opponent’s speed and allowing him to evade the lethal attack.

Speed-based bosses are the nightmare of all players, perfectly embodying the saying, “In the world of martial arts, nothing is unbreakable except for speed! Even the most formidable power is useless if it cannot hit the target.”

Sss~
A sharp hiss issued from the monster’s mouthparts, sounding like countless needles piercing Song Jian’s eardrums, causing his brows to furrow slightly.

Sword in hand, Song Jian was about to execute a move from the Chaos Sword Canon to obliterate his opponent when he noticed the monster on the altar trembling violently. A semi-transparent soul floated out from its body, staring straight at Song Jian.

A system task prompt appeared before Song Jian:
System: You have discovered the lingering soul of the great chieftain Giles. Please approach and converse with it. Choose your actions carefully, as your choices will significantly affect subsequent tasks!

Task Prompt: The lingering soul of the great chieftain Giles has been eroded by the Force of Death. Please avoid actions that might infuriate it; otherwise, the difficulty of the task will increase substantially!

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“The soul of the great chieftain is hiding within the body of a monster boss?” Song Jian found this rather odd, but still followed the system’s task prompt and approached cautiously.

Indeed, even as Song Jian drew near, the mantis boss, almost the size of an adult human, remained motionless. Only the humanoid soul floating from its back appeared slightly anxious.

“Human Song Jian pays respects to the esteemed chieftain Giles!”

Song Jian stopped about five or six steps away from the altar, next to him lay the bodies of two kneeling non-human warriors. Even now, the blood within the bodies of the two warriors had not drained completely, as if all the power within them had turned into blood, gushing outward.

The semi-transparent soul of Giles glanced faintly at Song Jian and then asked loudly, “Human, tell me, is your purpose here the same as these two despicable thieves, lusting after the treasures buried in this tomb?”

In Giles’s voice, there was a hint of anger, clearly, the actions of these two non-human warriors had provoked Giles’s hostility.

As Song Jian was about to answer, several lines of text suddenly appeared before him. These were system prompts, which seemed to be three possible responses, apparently giving Song Jian the choice to pick one.

Option A: Esteemed chieftain, I am merely passing by and will leave immediately!

Option B: Esteemed chieftain, these two are my enemies. I entered the tomb in pursuit of them and apologize for disturbing your rest.

Option C: Esteemed chieftain, these two are not my companions, nor do I know them. My sole purpose was to find you!

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