Chapter 499: You Don't Play by the Rules of Martial Arts

"Alive?"

Although there was no expression on the other party's face, and not even their eyeballs moved, Shen Yu just felt that the other party was looking at him.

Those eyes seemed capable of piercing through a person, which also made him secretly guard himself. Facing these old monsters who might have survived for who knows how many years, being on guard was always inevitable.

What he found strange was that the person before him had no breathing, no vitality, just like a dead person, yet they appeared to be alive.

Truly strange and bizarre; are they dead or alive? Can such a person even exist in this world?

"True Soul Realm, a formidable physique. Young man, no wonder you could make it here; you are qualified to receive my power!"

Staring at Shen Yu for a good while, the person opposite finally spoke again, their words full of admiration.

"No need to look; in fact, I am now hanging on by only a single breath. Once this breath dissipates, my entire being will vanish into dust. My time is running out!"

"After the great war back then, I knew I couldn't survive it, so I took advantage of that last breath to freeze myself here!"

"It was all so that one day, someone could find this place, receive my inheritance, and continue to protect this world!"

Seeming to understand the doubts in Shen Yu's heart, the person opposite began to explain. Their eyes were filled with a look of compassion for all living things.

It was as if, at this moment, they had transformed into a hero saving the common people, shouldering the heavy responsibility of protecting the world alone; all that was missing was a spotlight shining on them to set the mood.

"This world is too bitter. Every time the Spirit Qi Surge arrives, it brings endless slaughter and bloodbaths. How innocent the common people are, to have to suffer such unprovoked disasters!"

"Young man, since you have found this place, walked before me, and awakened me, then you are the one destined for me, and you ought to accept my entire inheritance!"

The person opposite—no, this corpse—continued to mutter with compassion, their words full of love and worry for the world, making one feel a sense of awe upon hearing them.

Yet for some reason, after hearing this, Shen Yu couldn't help but feel like laughing. Was it an illusion?

"You must promise me that after obtaining my power, you will take protecting the world as your own duty. You must never kill the innocent or slaughter the common people!"

"If you can promise this, my power can be given to you entirely. This will be power ten or a hundred times greater than what you have now!"

The other party kept rambling on, but Shen Yu never replied. He didn't know why, but this person—no, this corpse—gave him a very strange feeling.

The words sounded high-sounding and righteous, but to his ears, they sounded awkward.

The feeling was like facing a creepy uncle trying to trick a little girl into looking at goldfish, making one want to give him a couple of kicks.

"Senior, I feel I can achieve strength on my own; I don't need any inheritance."

While stalling, Shen Yu secretly took out the Soul Reflection Mirror; he would know if it was a human or a ghost once he looked.

"Senior, if you really want to pass on your power, how about I find two more people for you to look at?"

"Young man, you must not be arrogant. Do you know how terrifying those people are? With a wave of their hands, they can overturn mountains and seas; their mere aura can crush high mountains!"

"If you do not obtain my power, once the Spirit Qi Surge arrives, what awaits you will be a devastating catastrophe!"

"Do you know that what these people love most is hunting down young geniuses like you? Because people like you are the most likely to challenge their positions and the most likely to pose a threat to them!"

"So, when bribery fails, they switch to threats and intimidation!" Glancing at the Soul Reflection Mirror, he knew this thing had a problem. It looked like the problem was quite significant!

"Young man, once these old monsters emerge, they will undoubtedly kill geniuses like you without hesitation, even if they have to use unscrupulous means!"

"A group of old monsters, relying on the fact that they have lived long enough, wantonly kill and plunder the later generations, so much so that there are fewer and fewer young geniuses in the world who can stand out."

"Generation after generation, in the end, how many geniuses can survive? The pugilistic world should have had talent emerging in every generation, yet they have been killed until there is a gap in the succession. How tragic this is!"

"That is because they are afraid. These historical dregs will eventually be swept away by someone!"

"Senior, rest assured, we will strive forward and will certainly not let them succeed again. As for Senior's power, this junior knows his own abilities are insufficient to handle it, so let us not mention this matter again!"

"You, you, why are you so stubborn! Pedantic, foolish!"

Shen Yu's words broke through his defenses, making him so angry he almost cursed out loud. If only he could jump up, he would really give him a couple of kicks!

He truly couldn't imagine that with a chance to reach the heavens in a single step placed right in front of them, someone could actually be uninterested?

Asking himself, if he had encountered such a good thing, he would have happily accepted the power long ago, but the one opposite just wouldn't fall for it and was desperately declining.

Is this world crazy, or is he just out of touch with the times? In this day and age, is the ideological education level of young people this high?

Back then, he had prepared his backup plans early, just waiting for someone to walk into the trap. No one could resist the power to survive for ten years under the Spirit Qi Surge.

In his expectations, once the news here spread, it would inevitably attract countless people to flock here.

The fighting and killing outside would be exceptionally brutal, and those who could successfully walk here would surely be the best among the elite.

And even if they walked in here, they wouldn't necessarily be able to walk before him. The extreme cold here would filter out all those who were not suitable.

Everything in the plan was perfect, but he hadn't expected that he would wait for so many years. Even in the absolute cold of the freezing, his remaining Mental Power was fading bit by bit.

Waking up today, his Mental Power was already running low; one could see just how long he had been asleep.

Young people nowadays are really getting worse with each generation; they can't even pass such a small test. If no one comes again, he's going to kick the bucket here!

And to pursue authenticity, he had cleverly made it very secretive. Under normal circumstances, the more hidden it is, the higher the status, and everyone would flock to it even more.

This thing had calculated everything, but it had not calculated human nature; human nature is greedy.

Those who got the news desperately kept it a secret, and in the end, the news was obtained by the Imperial Household, who then kept it a secret for so many years, until it was only recently known.

The brutal slaughter he had envisioned never happened, and the only one who arrived here was Shen Yu.

Now, he had no choice. Moreover, he was very satisfied with this person in front of him. In thousands of years, how many could there be who were so young and capable?

It's him, no changing it!

"Young man, I can understand that you don't want to obtain my power, but I exhausted myself to death protecting the world, and my only regret is that what I have learned could not be passed on!"

"Can you help me pass on what I have learned? My time is running out; this is also my last wish!"

As he spoke, the person in front of him looked at him with burning eyes, that scorching gaze filled with anticipation and pleading, as if it could melt a person's heart.

It was hard enough to get one person to come; he had to trick them into submission first.

How could someone who cares for the world have any bad intentions? They must all be upright gentlemen. If you can't even trust such an expert, then who can you trust?

You just need to accept their power; why be so guarded?

Young people nowadays just have too many thoughts. It's not easy for him to maintain such a persona. He had already tried very hard to restrain himself; if it were in the past, if anyone dared to talk to him like this, he would have slapped them across the face long ago.

However, looking at this genius in front of him, it was better for him to be patient; after all, it's not easy to encounter one.

To have such strength at a young age, and with a solid foundation. Such a genius is hard to find in a thousand years; it really makes one's mouth water with envy.

No matter what, he must be taken down today. He must also be made to fuse willingly, otherwise, there will always be trouble!

"Are you finished?" Through the Soul Reflection Mirror, Shen Yu could see clearly that the remnant soul before him and this corpse were not the same person at all; he was merely residing in someone else's body.

In other words, while this body might belong to an expert among experts, this remnant soul is not necessarily one. He is just a fraud, a person who uses others' power to intimidate.

The next moment, Shen Yu held the Soul Reflection Mirror and slammed it down on him with one hand. He brought out the Soul Suppressing Gold Jade, the Soul Falling Bead, and other items all at once; today, he would beat the living daylights out of him.

"I saw through you a long time ago, you are not human, yet you dare to come here and swindle people—die!"

"Young man, you dare to launch a sneak attack, you have no martial virtue!"