270: Energy Life

Plop… plop… The place was extremely quiet. Chen Du Advanced at a speed that ensured his stamina was barely depleted, neither fast nor slow. The sound of his own footsteps echoed in his ears. The passage was of unknown length.

This passage was different from all the others he had taken before. While previous passages were winding, they always led forward. This one, however, led downwards.

Fortunately, the passage was not very long, and Chen Du quickly reached the exit.

“50,000 meters.”

Chen Du stepped out of the passage, lowered his head to glance at his wristband, and murmured.

He hadn't specifically recorded the length of the previous passages, but this one was different. If what Shi Dingtian and Xing Jina said was true, then this Qilin Cave was the greatest resource for a High Martial Civilization.

Everything here should naturally be meticulously recorded. As for the passages behind, apart from the white jade stone plate, nothing else of value had been discovered for now.

And to put it bluntly, Chen Du felt that if one were to come to the Sifang Cave Low-Risk Zone, one would need at least the combat power of someone like Gao Zhongwang.

Otherwise, a Small Civilization coming to such a place would truly feel like a complete waste.

The only regrettable thing before was killing Xing Jina, or rather, killing her too early.

But there was no other way. After all, communication was impossible, and he had no idea about the specific situation in the other areas. He could only proceed according to the agreement.

If Chen Du had known the other two were in that situation, he would naturally have asked all his questions first before killing Xing Jina.

This left him completely ignorant of the contents of the white jade stone plate and the Qilin Cave. Although Shi Dingtian knew about the Qilin Cave, he had clearly never entered it.

His status in his Civilization did not seem very high, and he did not know the specific situation inside, only mentioning a square table similar to an altar.

The end of the passage was a huge oval-shaped space, entirely enclosed by rock walls. There were no more passage entrances. If there were no surprises, this place was the end of the Qilin Cave.

If there were no hidden passages here, this would be a so-called dead end. Any passage in Sifang Cave could lead out, making this place an exception.

“Is this the square table Shi Dingtian mentioned?”

Chen Du looked at the only object in front of him that seemed out of place in this space and muttered to himself.

Although it was called a square table, it was not actually a four-legged square table, but a neatly cut white cuboid.

Moreover, this white was different from the impurity-filled white of the white jade stone plate; it was a pure milky white.

On the top of the white cuboid were straight black vertical lines. These lines were not drawn or carved, but were the inherent color of the white cuboid itself.

To describe it using human skin, it was like a birthmark.

Like a fair-skinned person having a black birthmark on a certain part of their body.

Except for the black lines on the top, all other areas were milky white.

Chen Du looked at the square table in front of him, which was the altar Shi Dingtian spoke of, and did not act immediately. Out of caution, he observed it from various angles.

Finally, he took out his long sword and probed it. He even mimicked Xing Jina sitting on the stone plate at that time, and Chen Du also sat on it.

Unfortunately, there was no reaction.

The throbbing in his right arm became more intense after entering, especially after seeing this white square table.

Chen Du felt that his right arm seemed to be more than just throbbing; he could even sense a hint of emotion.

And it was an emotion of anger.

However, it was also possible that he was overthinking it. How could an arm that had been dead for an unknown amount of time transmit emotions?

After a series of fruitless attempts, Chen Du knew it was time for this right arm to make its appearance.

Chen Du was not one to dither. He held his sword in his left hand and slashed upwards. The Qilin Arm fell to the Surface with a “plop.”

Chen Du did not pick it up immediately. Instead, he channeled his Mental Energy into one of the two rings on his left hand and took out a hemostatic agent for injection.

The two Advanced Storage Rings were originally worn one on each hand, but considering he had to sever his right arm, Chen Du moved the right-hand ring to his left hand.

After stopping the bleeding, Chen Du squatted down and bent over to pick up the freshly severed, still warm, right arm from the Surface.

After it left his body, Chen Du could no longer feel that pulse-like throbbing sensation, even when picking it up with his left hand now.

It seemed that feeling was transmitted through flesh and blood connections. Once severed, the connection between him and this Qilin right arm was broken.

Chen Du did not hesitate. After picking up his right arm, he placed it directly on the white square table.

The white square table, which had been unresponsive no matter what he did before, finally reacted at this moment.

After a subtle tremor, the Qilin right arm actually melted, eventually turning into pus and flowing entirely into the black vertical lines.

And then, there was no then.

Just as Chen Du wondered where this so-called enhancement or ancestral gift was, an irregular, water-like droplet that could freely change shape slowly floated out from one of the black vertical lines.

Finally, it formed a cluster, a water-like object with a diameter of about one meter.

Chen Du's eyes narrowed slightly. He felt that this thing did not seem to be water, or even matter, but rather a form of energy.

Just as Chen Du thought this was the feedback the white square table gave after sacrificing the Qilin right arm, the irregular droplet suddenly made a sound;

“Jie jie jie!”

“It's been 300 years, and now it's finally my turn to come out!”

“This damned Seal!”

“Foolish Qilin King! You low-level flesh-and-blood Lifeform will never understand that we Energy Lifeforms are unkillable existences!”

“Because energy never disappears; it only transfers!”

Although this irregular droplet did not have an organ like a mouth, Chen Du could clearly tell through his Mental Energy that the voice just now came from it.

“You were the one who released me, right?”

The irregular droplet, whether it was talkative or hadn't spoken to anyone for too long, floated in the air, gazing at Chen Du with its Mental Energy, then answered its own question:

“You are honored to become my vessel!”

After saying this, the irregular droplet directly exploded in mid-air. This sudden explosion did not send any material flying out.

Instead, it burst forth with a dazzling, brilliant blue light that enveloped Chen Du.

After the blue light disappeared, Chen Du's body seemed to lose Control, like an unmanned flying object, and with a “thud,” he fell to the Surface… “Where is this?”

Chen Du opened his eyes again and found that his surroundings had completely changed, becoming somewhat hazy. This haziness brought a feeling that was both familiar and strange.

At the same time, he was surprised to find that he couldn't see his own body, and in front of him, the irregular droplet that had just self-destructed reappeared.

“This is your consciousness, but once I complete ‘Possession,’ this will be my consciousness. I will thoroughly browse through your memories.”

“In my consciousness?”

“Possession!”

When Chen Du heard this word, his heart instantly surged like a meteor hitting the sea, stirring up monstrous waves.

Although he didn't know exactly what was going on here, one thing he could now be certain of:

There was no such thing as Aptitude improvement at all!

The Aptitude improvement of body, mind, and skill that Shi Dingtian spoke of, and Xing Jina's claim of learning magic after coming out.

They were all fake!

Or rather… they were all replaced after being Possessed!

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