Chapter 588: Chapter 588

As the sigh dissipated, the old man in Gu Jianlin's line of sight silently vanished, as if he had never appeared.

"Talking in riddles again? You're really one for cliffhangers, aren't you, for someone who belongs to ancient times."

"Turns out defeating the Destiny Reflection isn't necessary to hear that cry for help. If this person truly is Xu Fu, his current condition is indeed abnormal. We must stay cautious. After all, Xu Fu is still a Divine Servant of the Candle Dragon Clan, and he's under the control of someone at the Supreme Level. Betraying his Master is impossible for him."

He furrowed his brows and said, "It's just a pity that Xu Fu didn't provide me with more information."

After a brief exchange, he realized that he had obtained the most information among them.

Neither Su Youzhu nor Lu Zijin had heard anything beyond that plea for help and the promised treasure.

As for what truly lies ahead, no one knew.

At this point, there seemed to be no other path to take—after all, they didn't even know how to leave. All they could do was follow the guidance and move forward.

The enormous bronze palace looming in the darkness was unimaginably vast. Its builders and users couldn't possibly be human; only the towering Giants of mythology who could move mountains and fill seas might have created such a place. This was their temporary abode.

The palace appeared to have at least eight entrances, and the one they had entered was only one of these.

When the bronze gate was slowly pushed open, golden brilliance unexpectedly illuminated the darkness.

Gu Jianlin's breath abruptly shifted, as he subconsciously entered the rhythm of the Heavenly Person's resonance. Spirituality surged like tidal waves in his mind, as though reaching some critical threshold, yet unable to break through the constraints.

"The Heavenly Person Realm!"

Lu Zijin widened her beautiful eyes with surprise. "Inside here lies the Heavenly Person Realm!"

Su Youzhu instinctively gripped the hilt of the Demon Extinguishing Blade. Had she engaged her Evolutionary State earlier, she might've been severely wounded by now.

The scene unfolding before them was utterly inconceivable.

Deep within the dark palace, golden luminosity spread like a tide—a thousand strands of magnificence and grandeur.

Enormous, eerie sculptures stood solemnly on both sides of the Divine Path, still carrying the Ancient God Clan's intensely religious aesthetic. Giants clad in tattered Divine Robes had their heads bowed, while on the left side were Qilin totems, and on the right, carvings of Candle Dragon motifs.

Bathed in splendid golden divine radiance, they exuded an air of solemn reverence, yet appeared grotesquely unsettling.

"I'm not surprised by the presence of the Heavenly Person Power here, as I had already sensed it before coming. What I can't comprehend is why the Heavenly Person Realm is here at all." Leading the group, Gu Jianlin tightly gripped the Jiuyin, using the glow from the Heavenly Person Realm to examine the sculptures and ancient murals around them, his expression solemn.

Indeed, anyone sharp-eyed could sense that something was amiss.

The Heavenly Person's Wedge is an artifact of the Human World, wielded only by the President of the Ether Association in each generation.

The current President, Taihua, was a master of leveraging the Heavenly Person Power.

Every campaign to carve new territories in the Ancient God Realm relied heavily on the power of the Heavenly Person Realm.

Within the domain of the Heavenly Person Realm, humanity held an overwhelming advantage.

Take Omega in the past for instance—top-tier talents could match the Ancestors from the Ancient God Clan.

Under the influence of the Heavenly Person Realm, Ancestors couldn't undergo Primordial Return, and their combat abilities were significantly diminished.

This meant Omegas no longer had to gamble their lives to defeat an Ancestor.

"The Heavenly Person Realm's incursions into the Ancient God Realm are gradual, consuming the President's strength in the process."

Lu Zijin suspiciously remarked, "Based on my calculations, the range of the Heavenly Person Realm's coverage is at least seventy kilometers from this site, spanning the entire city of Peak City. This couldn't happen unless the President herself came in advance and laid down the Heavenly Person Power here. But that's clearly impossible—unless she intended to confront the Kui Dragon Ancestor directly."

She glanced back, watching the massive bronze gate slowly closing behind them with a resounding boom.

"I've heard rumors that the President doesn't have much time left. Her goal must be the Supreme Level—not the Primordial."

Su Youzhu scanned the surroundings warily and calmly said, "This must be a tomb."

Her expertise now began to shine. The rıghtful source is 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝙣𝙚𝙩

Old Gu was recognized worldwide as a top-tier archaeologist, as well as a master-level strategist.

He was capable of carving paths through the Ancient God Realm repeatedly as a Cheater and emerging unscathed, a feat legendary beyond words.

Su Youzhu was his sole personal disciple.

"These sculptures should be made from a type of meteorite called living meteors, symbolizing eternal vitality. The Ancient God Clan used this special material to construct sculptures for their tombs, as they are an immortal race. For them, the deceased will inevitably resurrect."

Raising her jade-like fingers, the girl tapped on a nearby sculpture and mused while examining it closely, "This implies that an Ancient God Clan is buried here. Its rank is unknown, but resurrection is certain."

Lu Zijin gave a thumbs-up. "With the Heavenly Person Realm here, would resurrection still work?"

Gu Jianlin wasn't sure either—his full attention had been captivated by the murals on the dome above. "Take a look at this."

The dome of the palace was covered in ancient murals painted with blood-like pigments, sparkling brilliantly under the golden glow.

The murals depicted solemn and fearsome beings. They churned within a boiling sea while half the sky remained shrouded in darkness. Torrential rain fell in black sheets, while golden flames scorched the clouds, casting skeletal figures that gazed down on the Azure Sea like ominous sentinels.