Read Novel Full Chapter 1675: Chapter 1007: Origins of the Eight-headed Great Serpent
Chapter 1675: Chapter 1007: Origins of the Eight-headed Great Serpent
“What does this trap have to do with the altar?” Liang Yuan couldn’t help but ask.
The old woman whispered, “Master, you may not know, but the time of the Starry Sky Milky Way’s disappearance has been too long.”
“These Immortal souls who have left their physical bodies actually can’t hold on for such a long time.”
“So they came up with a solution, which is to devour the souls of newly arrived Immortals.”
“Devour the souls of newly arrived Immortals?” Liang Yuan was stunned.
The old woman nodded and sighed, “Yes, by devouring the powerful Soul Body of other Immortals, they absorb the opponent’s Spiritual Energy to maintain their own Spiritual Origin consumption.”
“However, as Spiritual Energy dissipated, fewer and fewer Immortals could cultivate to the Star God Level, and they found it increasingly difficult to absorb extra Spiritual Energy.”
“So they set their sights on the descendants who came up with the altar.”
“Even though those descendants are weak, it’s better than nothing.”
“At least it allows them to hold on, waiting for the next Great Catastrophe of heaven and earth to begin, for Spiritual Energy Revival to arrive.”
The old woman’s face was full of regret as she spoke these words.
Meng Ting could hardly believe these words.
Those altars, which were obviously meant to communicate with ancestors who had already achieved Feathered Ascension, how could they have this kind of effect?
At this moment, Liang Yuan’s face was equally unsightly, dark as if it could drip blood.
According to the old woman’s statement, Ling Yurong, Tu Long, their souls are in danger, aren’t they?
Shi Haizhu and Gu Feng immediately realized this point, both looking equally upset.
Gu Feng immediately asked, “Now that Spiritual Energy has revived, will those old things in the Starry Sky Ancient City still devour the souls and Spiritual Power of newcomers?”
The old woman shook her head slightly and said, “Now is the most difficult time, as everyone’s Soul Body has been hungry for so long, and with Spiritual Energy restored, naturally everyone is thinking about restoring power as soon as possible.”
“Absorbing Spiritual Energy can quickly restore oneself, but how could that be faster than devouring other souls?”
Liang Yuan suddenly asked in a deep voice, “Then what about you? Why are you here? How many souls have you devoured?”
The old woman’s face changed and she hurriedly pleaded, “Master, I had no choice. If we want to survive, we can only do this.”
Liang Yuan sneered and asked, “I don’t believe there aren’t any Star God Level mutant beasts outside the Starry Sky Ancient City that you could devour their spiritual souls.”
The old woman smiled bitterly, “It isn’t just us who have been affected by the Spiritual Energy deficiency; those mutant beasts have long since not been able to sustain themselves.”
“Humph, don’t speak nonsense, I ask you, how did you reappear here?”
The old woman smiled bitterly, “Master, you may not know, since Spiritual Energy has recovered, we Soul Bodies need to quickly find physical bodies to restore previous combat ability.”
“Fortunately, back in the day, we already foresaw this situation and preserved our physical bodies in various Earth Sanctuaries.”
“I made use of the Soul Channel of several youngsters recently transmitted via the altar to return and find this Earth Sanctuary.”
“However, because my Spiritual Energy hasn’t fully recovered, I don’t have extra time to find my own physical body, so I directly chose a female body to occupy.”
Liang Yuan furrowed his brows and immediately asked, “Who are the youngsters transmitted via the altar that you mentioned?”
The old woman hesitated for a moment, glanced at Liang Yuan, and said in a low voice, “One named Ling Yurong, another Tu Long, along with several other Soul Bodies.”
“Originally, everyone intended to feast on the souls of these newcomers.”
“But because the souls of these newcomers activated the altar’s transmission channel, we didn’t touch them but instead used their Soul Channel to transmit back.”
Liang Yuan heard Zhou Hua, slightly let out a breath, and asked, “So they’re currently not in danger?”
The old woman shook her head, “Currently, they are not in danger, but their Soul Channel is constantly supported by their Spiritual Power.”
“If they frequently use the Soul Channel, their Spiritual Power will collapse sooner or later.”
Liang Yuan’s face darkened and he immediately asked, “Before you returned, how many people have already come back through their Soul Channel?”
“Well, specifically I’m not sure, but now the souls of these few have been locked by those in the Starry Sky Ancient City, trapped in a false Illusion Realm.”
Liang Yuan took a deep breath and asked, “Is there any way to pull their souls back from here?”
“Well…”
The old woman thought for a moment and said, “There is a way, if it’s possible to destroy the Soul Channel, perhaps their souls could be pulled back.”
“But this method carries certain risks. The construction of the Soul Channel is built by the altar, initially a one-way transmission channel, later made into a two-way channel by masters in the Starry Sky Ancient City who constructed a circuit.”
“On this basis, destroying the transmission channel may cause their souls to be violently pulled, resulting in serious damage.”
“Isn’t there a more reliable method?” Liang Yuan asked with a furrowed brow.
“Yes, solve it at the source. As long as you go to the Starry Sky Ancient City, destroy the altar there, and break the Illusion created by the old folks there for them, their souls can naturally come back freely.”
Liang Yuan furrowed deeply, going to the Starry Sky Ancient City, destroying the altar there to save Ling Yurong and others’ souls, this can only be done by himself.
At present, apart from that Eight-headed Great Serpent, probably only his own body is qualified to step into outer space.
Liang Yuan suddenly thought of the Eight-headed Great Serpent and asked, “By the way, where do the chains on the altar lead to?”
“And the chains on your coffins, where do they lead to?”
The old woman replied, “These chains are the source of energy supply. Back then, before the Blood River Ancestral Master left, he already foresaw the depletion of Spiritual Energy, and that one day it would completely vanish.”
“At that time, the Netherworld might truly become a dead silent place, to prevent it from happening, the Blood River Ancestral Master came up with a plan.”
“What kind of plan?”
“He wanted a life form that could continuously supply the Netherworld with Spiritual Energy.”
“This life form must have a long lifespan and not die when Spiritual Energy fades.”
“So he joined forces with many experts in the Netherworld to find such a life form.”
“Until, in the human world, during the battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, a creature named Xiangliu appeared, solving the problem of finding a target.”
“This Xiangliu has nine heads and nine tails and can rest in magma.”
“As long as the magma remains, it doesn’t die.”
“Such a powerful life form is indeed suitable as the Netherworld’s Spiritual Energy supply.”
“So the Blood River Ancestral Master teamed up with several True Monarchs and managed to capture a Xiangliu missing one head.”
“That battle cost the Netherworld many Immortals, and Xiangliu also lost a tail to the Blood River Ancestral Master’s Blood River Divine Sword.”
“After suffering this great loss, it was brought back to the Netherworld for modification.”
“This is where the chains you mentioned are from.”
“As for Xiangliu, it slumbered in the underground magma.”
At this moment, Liang Yuan felt odd.
According to the old woman’s various claims, Liang Yuan could almost be certain that Xiangliu is today’s Eight-headed Great Serpent outside!