Chapter 115: The Mage

The moment the sound rang out, a terrifying Overwhelming Pressure suddenly descended.

Under that Overwhelming Pressure, Lin Yifan almost fell to his knees.

He gritted his teeth and barely steadied his body; as for Feng Shaoqiang beside him, he was already on his knees, and even though he clenched his jaw trying to struggle to stand, it was of no avail.

"I never imagined the legendary Overwhelming Pressure of a mighty being that can make people unable to resist actually existed!" Feng Shaoqiang said, teeth clenched, his face tense.

At that moment, Lin Yifan finally saw clearly what Keluositin, emerging from the vortex, actually looked like.

He was a young non‑human, with pale blue skin that glowed faintly, long blue‑purple hair reaching his waist, rippling gently in the water but not scattering.

His features were handsome and three‑dimensional, his face sculpted, every angle sharply defined.

Especially his golden eyes, like condensed power, made Lin Yifan feel uneasy to look directly at them.

It must be said, even by Human standards, Keluositin was exceedingly handsome, and Lin Yifan himself admitted it deep down.

"Speaking in whispers right before me, you two Humans are bold!" Keluositin looked down at them, his gaze flashing with cold murderous intent.

Although Keluositin was not speaking Chinese, strangely both Lin Yifan and Feng Shaoqiang understood his meaning.

When Lin Yifan heard this, he instantly sensed trouble; Keluositin, though still in human form, possessed the ability to communicate.

But it was clear he had no desire to converse, only the anger of being awakened and disturbed.

It could also be that a vengeful spirit's instinct is to kill.

Regardless of the reason, what Lin Yifan and his companions now faced was an enraged, blood‑thirsty Mage, Keluositin.

They had to calm him immediately, or the consequences would be unimaginable.

Lin Yifan inhaled deeply, forced his emotions to steady, and then slowly adopted a medieval European manner of speech, saying with utmost respect:

"Honored Mr. Keluositin, we did not intend to disturb your slumber. We have come here to uncover some secrets about Yuntetisi Town's submersion."

"These secrets have been buried for too long; some truths must be known, otherwise both the people of Yuntetisi Town and you, the respected great Mage, will be forgotten."

Yet Keluositin's vengeful spirit remained unmoved, replying coldly:

"Why should I tell you? Moreover, the secrets of Yuntetisi and of this seat are for a few weak Humans to probe? You are truly ignorant!"

"Enough, I have no need to waste words with you. You have disturbed my immersion; you deserve death!"

Although Keluositin's tone was cold, Lin Yifan now had a foothold and no longer appeared humble; he braced against the Overwhelming Pressure, straightened his back, and said calmly:

"Mr. Keluositin, aside from us few weak Humans, surely no one has ever come here, right?"

"Moreover, as a great Mage, if you truly wanted us dead, how could we possibly be here?"

"Plainly put, the only ones who can bring your secrets out of this space are us Humans, so why would you intimidate us?"

The Overwhelming Pressure emanating from Keluositin proved that erasing Lin Yifan and Feng Shaoqiang was a mere wave of his hand.

Their Life Tiers were not on the same level; even though Lin Yifan now possessed Transcendent Life, under Keluositin's Overwhelming Pressure he could only barely hold back from kneeling.

They had no capacity to resist at all.

Yet Keluositin had not killed them and even initiated conversation, which showed he had no intention to kill.

For that reason, Lin Yifan knew he had bet correctly.

When Keluositin heard this, a slight flicker appeared on his face, but his expression remained cold as he said:

"Since you managed to summon me, you must have seen the images I left in the Discarded Forbidden Curse; therefore you should know that the one who cast the Forbidden Curse to summon the flood that submerged the town was this seat."

"On what grounds do you think I would want to reveal the town's secrets?"

"It is true you flooded the town, but the one who truly destroyed it was not you." Lin Yifan gestured around, "In those images we saw coffins surrounding the altar and the corpses inside."

"Those bodies were the town's residents, each slain by sword or blade wounds. You are a Mage; if you wanted to kill ordinary people, why use such a method?"

"Thus I boldly conjecture that the slaughterer was not you, but someone else; your use of the Forbidden Curse to flood the whole town must have another motive."

At this point, Lin Yifan took from his bosom the bell, small windmill, and toy he had previously borrowed from Xiao Hudie.

And the attribute‑imbued comb that Ruan Qingtan had given him.

He placed each of these items before Keluositin and then said:

"Mr. Keluositin, you should recognize these, right? If I am not mistaken, these were the most beloved belongings of the town's residents in life."

"In the impressions left on Obsidian, these items were placed beside the residents' corpses; if you were the one who slaughtered them, how could you have done this?"

"Therefore, I believe all this has another cause. It's been an unknown span since those events, and now that we are here, we hope to bring the hidden truth out."

Keluositin's gaze lingered on the items for a moment, a hint of softness flashing in his eyes.

But soon his expression hardened again:

"You think these old trinkets can move me? How naive."

"And even if some truths are unearthed, what use are they? No one can administer justice; the innocent who died will never live again, so it is meaningless."

"I only wish to stay with them, sleeping together beneath these waters. You disturbed them and disturbed me, so you deserve death!"

Boom!

Keluositin suddenly raised both hands, the massive Overwhelming Pressure churning violent water waves that thrust Lin Yifan and Feng Shaoqiang more than ten meters away.

Splash!

Feng Shaoqiang's Life Tier was already lower than Lin Yifan's; at that moment a gush of fresh blood spurted out, turning the water before him a vivid crimson.