An underground cave.
Lin Yu received Lin Fan's message and was slightly stunned, thinking: Why did Lin Fan commit suicide?
He concentrated and reviewed Lin Fan's memories before his death, only then did he understand the reason.
He muttered to himself, he had asked Lin Fan to get them out, intending for them to fend for themselves, but this guy ended up killing them with his own hands.
Although Lin Fan had a lot of animosity, it was too late for regrets. He could only wrong them now.
He hoped they wouldn't blame him for being underground. This was all Lin Fan's doing!
Amitabha! Lin Yu's lips moved slightly, and he chanted a Buddhist invocation.
After a while, Lin Yu composed himself and focused his attention on his new abilities.
He glanced at the little dragon, thinking, I should use the soul possession ability first.
However, when his peripheral vision caught sight of the Empress and Bai Xiaosa, he reluctantly abandoned the idea of soul possession.
He would use this ability after they left. He didn't want anyone to see his trump card.
He checked the time on his watch and found that there were still three hours until dawn.
The surroundings were filled with eerie phenomena, like dark clouds, stretching endlessly. His clones used the soul-guiding technique to eliminate wave after wave, but their soul power was quickly depleted. Lin Yu had to replenish their soul power.
However, a dynamic equilibrium had been formed, and the defense line was holding. But Lin Yu's soul power was now more than half consumed, and he could barely hold on until dawn.
He no longer had the energy or strength to explore what was beneath the Soul Suppressing Tablet and could only postpone it until dawn.
"When dawn breaks, I'll go and see what exactly is being suppressed under the Soul Suppressing Tablet!"
Time passed, and three hours vanished in an instant.
The sun rose, and it was dawn!
Suddenly, all the eerie figures froze, turning into black smoke and burrowing underground, disappearing.
The Empress exclaimed excitedly, "The anomalies have dispersed, that's great!"
Bai Xiaosa looked exhausted. His Heavenly Eye had been active all night, and he was now completely drained of both physical and mental energy.
Lin Yu looked at the little dragon, which was like a dead fish, and planned to send the other two away so he could quickly possess the little dragon.
However, before leaving, he wanted to see what was hidden beneath the Soul Suppressing Tablet.
Lin Yu said, "Brother Bai, can you see what's under the Soul Suppressing Tablet?"
Bai Xiaosa shook his head repeatedly and said, "Brother Lin, you're making it too difficult for me. There's something terrifying down there. I took one look and almost went blind!"
Lin Yu nodded, no longer troubling him, and controlled his clone to walk towards the Soul Suppressing Tablet.
The clone approached the broken Soul Suppressing Tablet and looked down into the hole beneath it.
It was pitch black inside, with nothing but swirling black mist!
Strange!
What was being suppressed in this hole?
And those anomalies, disappearing underground as soon as it was dawn, how magical!
Could this be the source of the anomalies?
Lin Yu, filled with curiosity, controlled his clone to attack.
Boom!
Energy slashes attacked, causing the black mist to churn, but it quickly returned to its calm state.
Should I jump down to check?
As Lin Yu was contemplating, a sudden change occurred.
Immediately, a rumbling sound came from the ground.
Lin Yu was greatly alarmed and shouted, "Not good, this place is collapsing, run!"
Rumble!!!
The ground shook, and rocks fell.
Lin Yu quickly ran towards the outside.
Behind him, Bai Xiaosa and the Empress followed closely. They were also very fast, and by the time they reached the surface, the entire cave collapsed with a roar.
Lin Yu looked at the collapsed cave with some frustration. He hadn't finished exploring, and the cave had collapsed. He would have to dig it out later, which was troublesome.
At this moment, layers of black mist rose, forming a giant black pillar of light that shot into the sky.
Following this, waves of strange fluctuations emanated from the cave, sweeping across an area of tens of thousands of meters.
Rumble!!!
Bai Xiaosa exclaimed in alarm, "Brother Lin, such strange fluctuations, I'm so sleepy~"
With a clatter, he fell asleep on the ground.
It wasn't just him; the Empress only lasted a few more seconds before she fainted and fell.
Looking at the two of them, Lin Yu ordered his clone to take them to a safe place. Then, he had time to look down from above at the entire Cloud City.
On the streets, he saw dead bodies with dead souls lying everywhere, not a single living person in sight.
The entire Cloud City seemed to have turned into a ghost city overnight.
"Alas!"
Boom!
Another wave of strange fluctuations struck. Lin Yu was greatly alarmed and quickly recited to use his Soul Dome talent.
Immediately, multiple protective shields formed outside his spiritual sea. These strange fluctuations struck the shields, but they remained motionless.
Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He looked up and saw that the black pillar of light had disappeared, replaced by a giant that appeared before him.
The giant was ten meters tall and looked like a human, with no discernible difference.
However, this person had no hair, pale skin, and a bloody hole between his eyebrows, from which wisps of black energy emerged.
As soon as this black energy appeared, it quickly dissipated under the sunlight.
Lin Yu looked at the black energy and speculated that this might be the reason for the anomalies.
These anomalies were formed under the influence of the giant's power.
"But what is this giant? Where did it come from? Is it the divine object mentioned by the higher-ups?" Lin Yu murmured.
As soon as Lin Yu's question arose in his mind, the system's prompt sounded.
"Ding, do you wish to consume upgrade points to detect target information?"
Lin Yu was slightly stunned, having forgotten about this function of the system.
"Yes!"
"Ding, it requires consuming five million upgrade points, do you confirm?"
"System, you're too black-hearted!"
"Ding, do you confirm?"
"Is there no room for negotiation?"
"Ding, there is not. Please confirm?"
You're a robot, you silly system!
"Yes!" Lin Yu gritted his teeth and said.
Although he had just upgraded his clone talent and consumed all his upgrade points, there were too many anomalies last night, and his upgrade points had skyrocketed.
He glanced at his upgrade points and found he had over fifty million again.
It was enough for him to upgrade another talent to SS-class, but he wasn't in a hurry now. He would first check the giant's information.
After all, this might be the divine object mentioned by the higher-ups!
"Yes!"
"Ding, five million upgrade points consumed, detecting... Detection successful!"
Corpse of a Divine Being (Early Stage Tier 10)
Godhead: Night (already dug out)
Divinity: None
Divine Skills: Assimilation, Sky-Darkening, Faith Network, Create Vassals...
Description: Though the divine being is dead, its will is contained within every inch of its flesh and blood. Its flesh and blood are highly beneficial, but beware of assimilation and erosion.
After reading the information about the Corpse of a Divine Being, Lin Yu was amazed.
This thing was dead, yet it could still influence living beings. Truly worthy of being a divine being.
"But how can I obtain the power of the Corpse of a Divine Being?"
"Should I use my second talent to devour the Corpse of a Divine Being?"
"It probably won't work?"
"What's the harm in trying!"