Chapter 103: Origin Ancient Artifact, Eternal Balance

The space before his eyes first shattered completely, then reassembled like a jigsaw puzzle.

Ye Lin's figure flashed through the void and appeared in the slums he was familiar with.

Before him were dilapidated, low-lying houses, with withered vines and moss crawling all over the walls.

The air was filled with an indescribable smell. Everything here was even more dilapidated and desolate than in his memory.

Although he had temporarily shaken off everyone, Ye Lin knew his time wouldn't be much.

Whether it was Tan Qingjiang, Wang Lichuan, or Student Zhuge Qianxing, suddenly discovering that one person had disappeared, they would definitely begin to search.

He continued to advance according to the guidance of the Ancient Key of Apocalypse in his stomach.

After wandering around in the slums for about five minutes, Ye Lin stopped in front of a low-lying bungalow.

This was the destination guided by the Ancient Key of Apocalypse. Ye Lin stood on the spot, and a chill surged from his tailbone all the way up, straight to his crown!

Because this low-lying bungalow was his home in the Qingcheng slums!

He had lived here for over ten years; he absolutely wouldn't recognize it wrong.

Ye Lin couldn't help but let his Adam's apple roll up and down. He couldn't help but feel a sense of horror. Was it a coincidence? Why would the Ancient Key of Apocalypse guide him to his home in the ruined version of Qingcheng?

Taking a deep breath to calm his mood, Ye Lin walked forward and pushed open the door.

The interior of the room was dim and cold, as if time had stopped here. The air was filled with an indescribable sense of staleness and decay.

As soon as the door opened, Ye Lin's gaze froze in the corner of the room. There, a huge ball of flesh had actually appeared!

This ball of flesh was over a person's height, its surface uneven, as if it were pieced together from countless small chunks of meat. The color presented a sickly purplish-red, emitting a nauseating, fishy stench.

Countless tiny tentacles extended from the surface of the flesh ball, sticking it to the walls of the bungalow.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

After Ye Lin opened the door, this flesh ball beat like a heart—thump, thump, thump.

This eerie scene made Ye Lin's scalp tingle. What kind of monster was this?

They had searched for so long in the ruined version of Qingcheng without finding a single living creature. Was it because of this monster?

Just when Ye Lin was filled with suspicion, that monster-like flesh ball actually spoke!

"Ye Lin..."

"You've finally come, Ye Lin..."

This voice seemed to ring out directly from the bottom of Ye Lin's heart. An indescribable, grotesque horror filled Ye Lin's heart. This monster knew his name! And it even knew he would appear?

"Who are you?" Ye Lin quickly suppressed his emotions and asked back.

"I am the guardian of the Origin Ancient Artifact... I have waited for you for many, many years..."

Ye Lin's pupils shrank sharply. The guardian of the Origin Ancient Artifact?

Was there truly an eighth Origin Ancient Artifact behind the Gate of Apocalypse?

Suddenly, that large mass of flesh ball writhed violently, as if something was about to break out of its shell.

Immediately following, a dazzling light burst forth from the flesh ball, illuminating the entire room.

When the light gradually dissipated, an ancient artifact appeared before Ye Lin's eyes.

The artifact looked like a balance scale, its luster ancient and profound, with complex patterns carved on its surface.

The appearance of this balance scale caused the air in the entire room to solidify. At the two ends of the balance, one side floated a brilliant golden gemstone, while the other side was a mass of pitch-black mist. The two seemed to represent light and darkness, eternally confronting each other.

Ye Lin's heart beat wildly. He could clearly feel that this balance scale before his eyes contained a power sufficient to drive all job-changers crazy.

"Since you've come, then the Eternal Balance should also be returned to its rightful owner."

After spitting out this balance scale, the aura of that flesh ball was clearly much weaker.

"This Origin Ancient Artifact belongs to me?" Ye Lin was shocked. "Am I that awesome?"

"..."

The flesh ball was silent for a moment before its voice continued to ring out.

"It... once belonged to you. Otherwise, how do you think your Undying Body came to be?"

Ye Lin's heart skipped a beat, and his pupils shrank sharply. This flesh mass actually knew he had an Undying Body? This was the biggest secret on his body!

"Only an Origin Ancient Artifact can create this kind of ability that completely exceeds common sense."

The flesh mass writhed, and that balance scale flew toward Ye Lin, floating quietly before Ye Lin.

When the Eternal Balance approached, a sense of familiarity engraved deep in his soul swept through Ye Lin's entire body.

It was as if, a long, long time ago, this balance scale had always been by his side, had already become a part of his body, and had merged with his flesh and blood!

He carefully reached out his hand, wanting to touch this legendary Origin Ancient Artifact. Just at the moment his fingertips were about to touch the balance, brilliant starlight suddenly lit up behind Ye Lin!

The brilliant starlight burst forth instantly, like a galaxy hanging upside down. Ye Lin only felt a powerful suction force coming, and his arm actually gradually disappeared under that starlight, turning into nothingness.

Fear and astonishment intertwined in Ye Lin's heart. He retreated again and again, only then escaping the range of that starlight. However, his right hand had already been severed at the root and had completely disappeared.

If he had retreated any slower, he feared his entire person would have been annihilated under that starlight.

A figure walked slowly out from the starlight. It was a refined middle-aged man wearing a trench coat, but his face was currently filled with coldness, and the starlight in his eyes behind the golden frames was brilliant. It was precisely Student Zhuge Qianxing.

This was the first time Ye Lin had seen Student Zhuge Qianxing make a move, and its terrifying degree was simply chilling.

With a thought, his disappeared right arm regenerated again. Ye Lin gripped the Red Flame Staff tightly, looking at Student Zhuge Qianxing with a complex expression.

Although he had long guessed that there would be a day when the two would meet on the battlefield, when it truly arrived, it still made Ye Lin feel somewhat uncomfortable in his heart.

After repelling Ye Lin with one blow, Student Zhuge Qianxing didn't pay attention to Ye Lin anymore, but raised his hand and reached toward that balance scale.

"Those who snatch the Origin Ancient Artifact, die!"

The flesh ball writhed violently, and a gust of cold wind blew by, carrying a bone-chilling cold. Only to see black figures slowly emerging in the ruins.

These figures were tall and twisted, exuding a thick baleful aura, making people shudder. Their eyes flashed with crimson light, just like one wild beast after another ready to devour people.

After these black shadows appeared, they directly ignored Ye Lin, who was closer to them, and rushed toward Student Zhuge Qianxing.

"Starlight Extinction."

Student Zhuge Qianxing raised his hand lightly, his movements elegant and composed. Brilliant starlight lit up bit by bit, converging into a terrifying torrent, sweeping toward those black shadows.

Wherever the starlight passed, the black shadows dissipated one after another, as if they had been completely turned into nothingness, not even leaving a trace.

Any one of these black shadows, if picked out, could probably rival a job-changer above level 50, yet under this starlight, they were as fragile as paper.

The flesh mass trembled even more violently, screaming in shock.

"Ye Lin, take the Eternal Balance and run! I can't stop him! As an Origin Ancient Artifact, the Eternal Balance possesses the ability of equivalent exchange. This man wants to use the Eternal Balance to swap your Undying Body onto himself!" ===== CHAPTER 104 =====