Chapter 602: Chapter 602

As they ventured deeper into the area where the Soul Stone was located, the frequency of poisonous insects appearing around them increased.

This, however, turned out to be a good thing, indicating that Tan Ye had not lost his way.

The dry wood on the perimeter of the Soul Stone had been artificially transformed into human-shaped figures with human faces looking towards the area of the Soul Stone.

Tan Ye furrowed his brows, and a Blood Sword swiftly beheaded the hooded figure.

In this absurd and deceitful place, the presence of a living person was the most disconcerting thing.

The hooded figure standing at the door greeted Lu Zixun and Tan Ye as they approached, earnestly asking, "Sir, would you like to enjoy a play?"

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Zixun and Tan Ye could no longer see the Soul Stone.

The original location of the Soul Stone had been transformed into a theater.

Standing on Tan Ye’s shoulder, Lu Zixun surveyed the dense surrounding dry wood, which left him silent for a moment.

Looking at these dry woods, Lu Zixun suddenly had an idea, "What would happen if we destroyed these dry woods here?"

"The connected humans would die."

Without hesitation, Tan Ye explained, "Praying to the Divine is not a high-reward, low-risk affair, but rather a low-reward, high-risk one."

"Once these dry woods are destroyed, it means that the ritual connection is severed, and not everyone can withstand the backlash."

These dry woods connected to humans, providing them with power.

And in return, humans nourished them with their life force, though whether this was fair or not was debatable.

Hearing this, Lu Zixun roughly understood.

"Do humans not appreciate the value of life, using it to exchange for power, isn’t that quite normal?"

"Often, we assume that the life of the Divine is infinite, but time is usually the fairest."

Tan Ye continued walking forward, his expression calm, "If the Divine wants to possess infinite life, then it needs to draw from others."

Reeling in the Spiritual Energy Silk, Lu Zixun jumped onto Tan Ye’s shoulder.

"How is this accomplished?"

The dry wood and humans shared life.

Indeed, as Tan Ye said, there was a human essence on the dry wood, but this essence didn’t mean that the dry wood had originally been human, it was more like these...

Hearing this, Lu Zixun also moved closer, the Spiritual Energy Silk wound around the dry wood, delicately sensing it.

"Clearly, the followers of the Plague God have modified this place."

Walking straight to the dry wood, Tan Ye placed his hand on the trunk, furrowing his brow, "These dry woods contain human essence."

Seeing the strange scene around him, Lu Zixun stopped and asked,

"What exactly happened on Floating Island?"

"How come? Didn’t you come here last time?"

Looking at Tan Ye’s somewhat absent expression, Lu Zixun raised his eyebrows and inquired.

"We only reached the outer area of the dry wood before, and by then we could no longer disperse the poison fog."

Shaking his head, Tan Ye’s gaze fell on the theater, "The appearance of this theater might be some unknown ritual, be careful."

Summoning the Spiritual Fire to incinerate the hooded figure’s corpse, Lu Zixun nodded without saying anything.

He simply focused his consciousness silently onto the Sky-splitting Gem.

When Tan Ye brought Lu Zixun into the theater, both of them were plunged into darkness.

An irresistible force descended upon them, transporting them to the audience seats.

This force, startling Lu Zixun, almost made him use the Sky-splitting Gem.

Fortunately, the force was not threatening, and thinking of the time-reversing capability of the Sky-splitting Gem, Lu Zixun decided to wait before using it.

Upon observing his surroundings, Tan Ye was right in front of him. Under this irresistible power, Lu Zixun could only see the scene in front of him.

He could see that, in addition to himself and Tan Ye, there were other shadows in the theater.

However, these shadows lacked life force, appearing almost like dead bodies.

A crisp switch sound echoed through the theater, and the stage lights came on, Lu Zixun saw three characters...

The curtain slowly opened, revealing the figure of the High Priest at the center of the stage.

"Ding— Detected expectation value from Limorex +80000."

This person that appeared on the stage, was he called Limorex?

Lu Zixun squinted his eyes at the stage, wanting to see what this person intended to do.

"Our god, omniscient and omnipotent, yet he chooses to accept the harm inflicted upon humanity."

Limorex spread his arms wide open, looking up at the ceiling as a howling wind sounded through the theater.

"But... but... I cannot allow this, as His most devoted believer, I cannot allow this."

Limorex’s voice gradually became sharp, his expression ferocious, "God may forgive humanity with his generous nature, but humans—twisted and full of contradictions—should not exist in a world controlled by God!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zixun felt darkness before his eyes, and that irresistible force descended upon him once again.

When he opened his eyes again, Lu Zixun found himself prostrate on the stage, with Tan Ye kneeling beside him, head bowed.

Ten minutes had passed since entering the theater, and Lu Zixun, still able to use the Sky-splitting Gem, decided to wait a bit longer.

"God told me not to treat humans this way."

Tears streamed from the corners of his eyes, Limorex said emotionally, "Yet my most revered being, why are you so kind? They have harmed you."

Limorex turned around, drew a longsword, and performed a sword dance, ending with the blade at Tan Ye’s neck.

"You think what you are doing is right, but what do you really know?"

With a mocking look in his eyes, Limorex shook his head, "You’re just pawns being used, let the blood wash away your sins."

Just as Limorex’s sword was about to behead Tan Ye, Tan Ye moved swiftly, punching Limorex’s heart fiercely shattering it.

Meanwhile, Lu Zixun did not move, he saw... after Limorex was killed by Tan Ye, a smile appeared on Limorex’s lips.

The scene shifted, and Lu Zixun was back in the audience seats.

On stage, Limorex spread his arms wide open, "Our god, omniscient and omnipotent..."

The story started again, and Tan Ye, who was originally sitting in front of Lu Zixun, was now enveloped in a shadow.

Lu Zixun’s expression grew graver.

What power was this, and why could it reverse time and space?

As Lu Zixun contemplated his strategy, another ten minutes passed.

They were back on stage, about to reenact history when Tan Ye, not waiting for Limorex to finish speaking, stood up.

Just as he was about to say something, they were once again transported back to the audience seats.

In a daze, Lu Zixun realized what Limorex was trying to do.

[There should be another Chapter tonight～]