Chapter 673: The Real Goal—Could It Be Me?

Antares had extremely high standards; in its eyes, the geniuses and Heavenly Prides of the Human Race counted for nothing at all.

In all these thousands of years, this was the first time it had uttered the word 'genius' from its mouth. Even it had to admire Jiang Chen's comprehension ability.

How much time had passed? Barely a day or so, and not only had he grasped the basic usage of the Soul-Splitting Method, he had also gained his own insights into the laws.

Antares could not be mistaken; outside Jiang Chen's soul body, the aura of the laws was emanating.

The Law of Life...

Antares could sense it—though faint, it was truly a law. With Jiang Chen himself at Level 76 and his soul at Level 92, he had still managed to comprehend the laws.

In this world, no one had ever done that before.

"Wake up!"

Antares let out a dragon roar, pulling Jiang Chen's soul consciousness back.

At the same time, Antares also withdrew from Jiang Chen's soul world.

Jiang Chen opened his eyes and saw Antares staring at him with a pair of enormous dragon eyes.

His comprehension interrupted, Jiang Chen was not angry. He knew Antares must have something to say. "What happened?"

Antares said, "The Abyss Demons and the Dragon Race have joined forces and are attacking your Human Race."

Jiang Chen's expression shifted slightly. He asked in a low voice, "Is the scale large?" Antares nodded. "Not small. But your Shenlong Empire has the Eternal Great Wall, so self-defense should be no problem. The most troublesome issue isn't this."

"Have the Demon Emperor and the Long Huang made their move too?" Jiang Chen's first reaction was that these two Half-step Super Gods had acted, making it hard for the Human Race to resist.

Antares shook its head. "No."

Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly sensed something wrong. "Is it that my teachers are in danger?"

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Antares grunted an acknowledgment. "All three of your teachers have entered the Abyss World."

Jiang Chen's face changed drastically. Instinctively, he took out the Abyss Teleport Stone and was about to activate it. The Abyss was no ordinary place—it wasn't somewhere you could enter and leave as you pleased. Li Xueru and the others didn't have Abyss Teleport Stones and couldn't freely enter and exit the Abyss like he could.

Even the Shenlong Tower, with its teleportation ability, would be greatly restricted within the Abyss.

Moreover, the Abyss was filled with countless demons. Though High-level Demons were not numerous, they were still enough to threaten Li Xueru and the others.

Antares barked, "Don't rush. They're safe for now. And even if you went now, it would be useless. Can you block the Demon Emperor?"

"Not to mention the Demon Emperor—even those few High-level Demons in the Abyss, do you think you can beat them?"

"Think carefully."

Under Antares's words, Jiang Chen quickly calmed down.

After calming down, he vaguely sensed something off. "Why did the teachers enter the Abyss?"

Antares said, "It seems to be related to the Light Temple. The Light Temple appeared at the Abyss Entrance of the Primordial Battlefield, and the Demon Emperor personally dragged the Light Temple into the Abyss."

Jiang Chen was startled, thoughts racing like lightning in his mind.

In the history of the Human Race, the Light God had once helped the Human Race through a great crisis.

But because of that, the Light God had paid a tremendous price.

So the Human Race had always regarded the Light God as a good friend.

Yet the Light God's temple had always been lost without a trace, its whereabouts unknown.

Like the Water God and the Fire God, the Light God had once been the Human Race's best comrade-in-arms, and had also fallen from the divine pedestal.

When Jiang Chen had crossed the Starlight Sea in the Lower Space, he had suspected that the Light God was sleeping at the bottom of the Starlight Sea.

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But he hadn't had time to confirm it.

Now that the Light Temple had emerged, Li Xueru and the others would inevitably go to investigate, and thus entered the Abyss World.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Chen had sorted things out and analyzed even more information.

His eyes carried murderous intent. "Whether the Light Temple is real or fake is unknown, but I can be sure it's bait."

"The teachers are also bait. The Demon Emperor's real goal is to lure me over." "As long as I enter the Abyss World, the Demon Emperor can make a move against me." "But I have no choice but to go. What a grand open conspiracy—making me knowingly jump into the trap."

Jiang Chen was all too clear about his own identity. Both the Demon Emperor of the Abyss and the Long Huang of the Dragon Race wanted him dead.

So the Demon Emperor deliberately threw out the Light Temple, real or fake unknown, but his real purpose was to lure him over and then kill him.

For a moment, Jiang Chen was caught in a dilemma.

To go or not to go.

If he didn't go, as time dragged on, Li Xueru, Old Hong, and Yan Kuangsheng would inevitably be in danger.

Once the Demon Emperor was sure he wouldn't come, he would certainly act personally and strike down Li Xueru and the others.

Even though Li Xueru and the other two were already Level 96 High-level Divine and could wield the laws, it would still not be difficult for the Demon Emperor to kill them.

If he did go, the Demon Emperor would certainly act directly and show him no mercy.

Antares said, "Tough choice, isn't it?"

Jiang Chen said, "Not really. No matter what, even if I know it's walking to my death, I still have to go."

Antares said, "There was once a rule among the Three Races that Half-step God-levels cannot enter each other's territory, so the Demon Emperor and the Long Huang cannot enter the Human World."

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"But if a human enters their territory, they can strike freely."

"So if you go, you will die for sure."

Jiang Chen nodded. "I know. I definitely have to go. I'm just thinking about how to come back alive."

Jiang Chen thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good plan.

Even if he used all his trump cards and detonated the corpse of the Poison God, Jiang Chen didn't think it would pose a threat to the Demon Emperor.

How strong a Half-step Super God was—though he had never experienced it firsthand, he could imagine it.

High-level Divine beings wield the laws; Half-step Super Gods have begun to control the laws. Though both use the laws, wielding and controlling are two completely different levels.

At this moment of dilemma, Jiang Chen suddenly caught a hint of a knowing smile in Antares's eyes, and he realized that Antares definitely had a way.

Moreover, Antares's tone just now had been off—far too calm. He really had panicked and lost his head; there had to be a solution he hadn't thought of yet. "Do you have a way?" Jiang Chen asked.

Antares shook his massive head and denied it, "What way could I have? If someone as smart as you can't think of it, how could I possibly?"

Just from that one sentence, Jiang Chen knew that Antares definitely had a solution, and it was one he himself could carry out—he just hadn't thought of it yet.

If you won't tell me, fine. I'll figure it out myself.

Jiang Chen was now quite certain that Li Xueru and the others wouldn't be in danger for a short while.

The Demon Emperor would definitely wait—wait for him to show up.

Jiang Chen kept thinking. The means to deal with the Demon Emperor couldn't be weak. He grew calmer and calmer, and after eliminating all possibilities one by one, he arrived at the answer.

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up. "I've got it. Send me to the Lower Space."

Antares snorted, "And why should I? You think you can just order me around?" Jiang Chen glared at Antares. "Are you sending me or not!"

Antares glared right back at Jiang Chen, big eyes versus small eyes, neither giving an inch.

Now that the Eternal Great Wall had been activated, even if Jiang Chen returned to the Human Race, going back to the Lower Layer would be very troublesome.

The best way was to have Antares send him over.

After a short staring contest, Antares backed down. "Alright, alright, I'll send you. I've never seen anyone so shameless."

Jiang Chen chuckled. "I'll thank you later."

Antares warned, "Let me tell you in advance—fusing with the Ancient Thunder Tower isn't easy. Take it easy."

"Got it!"