Chapter 236: A Race Specialized in

When Li Yu spat out the refusal, his whole person also stood in place, motionless.

Although the temptation in front of him was truly too great.

This old man was not just self-narrating; his "body of light" was a display.

When Li Yu observed him, he had already begun to gain benefits.

It seemed that there was a river of time directly spread out in front of Li Yu, and the scenes revealed in that river were precisely the incomparably long life experiences of this radiant old man.

Whether it was the path to godhood or other secret methods... each one was incomparably precious and ancient.

The most critical thing was that it gained the recognition of the truth bubbles.

The truth radiance at Li Yu's eye membrane was stirring, clearly as long as he focused on observing and absorbing it next, he could make the charging progress soar.

However, the next moment, Li Yu not only refused verbally.

What was even more ruthless was that he moved his hand again.

Accompanied by two overlapping strange sounds of "pfft," Li Yu actually poked his own eyes blind again.

This change directly interrupted the kind and gentle narrative of that radiant old man.

Even though he had lived for a long time and experienced everything, he was stunned.

After a long while, he sighed faintly:

"Good child, why is this?"

"I can feel that you are very eager for the secret lore and knowledge I possess."

"My inheritance has great benefits for you."

"Why do you refuse?"

"I didn't show a shred of hostility or malice towards you; I'm just about to die. You possess high inspiration and should be able to see that I didn't lie."

If it were someone else, hearing this old man who was about to die of old age narrate like this, they would only be infected and generate guilt.

But Li Yu, however, returned a cold laugh in his heart and secretly roasted:

"Yes, I indeed didn't perceive any malice or hostility."

"And looking directly at this thing's body of light, I can obtain the secret lore and knowledge I like the most."

"It also looks like it's about to die of old age, saying it wants to pass everything on to me, which seems very reasonable."

"This is a good fortune I bumped into?"

"Unfortunately, it's just too good, so I don't believe it."

"What is given for free is the most expensive."

"If I covet the inheritance given by this thing, then what he covets is my life."

While moving, Li Yu silently observed the surroundings.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that there was no way out in his perception, and the exploration progress of the scroll map in his mind was always stuck at 0.1% without scanning any guidance, he would have already fled.

Since there was no escape, he had to deal with this thing that didn't know what kind of ghost it was.

"Senior thinks too much, it's just that I already have my own path to godhood and cannot accept other inheritances."

"If there is nothing else, can Senior let me leave?"

Li Yu, who was raging in the Great Snow Mountain and slaughtering forbidden mystic entities not long ago.

The reason why he was so polite at this moment was naturally because he sensed great terror.

The radiant old man in front of him!

Seemingly about to die of old age and die suddenly on the spot.

But in Li Yu's high inspiration, he was extremely terrifying.

Much more terrifying than the ten high-sequence forbidden mystic entities like "Thousand-Hand Buddha Mother" and "Drowning Guanyin" added together.

Li Yu not only had no grasp, but also felt his own weakness again.

"Sure enough, in this world, everyone below True God is an ant." 【236-43

"I just finished imbuing a transcendent divine ability, and I immediately ran into such a terrifying thing whose background I don't know."

As thoughts stirred in his heart, he also received a response from the other party.

Or rather, it was a falling out.

"Let you leave?"

"Good child, do you know what price I paid and how many traps I set to finally catch a prey like you again?"

"Although I don't know what path you cultivate, you are a human, and a long-lived human who has undergone transformation... I have been trapped in this cage for far too long; this is the first time I've caught such a good prey as you."

"How could I let you leave? You don't want my inheritance, but I must give it to you..."

When the second sentence reached his ears, Li Yu sighed in his heart, knowing that the attempt to stall had failed.

Without the slightest delay, his eyes regained their sight, and the Demon-Slaying Law-Extinguishing Sword, long brewed within his body, was instantly slashed out.

In the land of darkness, a long river of sword Qi erupted suddenly.

Li Yu was confident!

Even if the opponent was a Sequence Four existence, taking this blow suddenly would force them to temporarily avoid its edge.

Yet the next moment, what he saw was a horrifying scene.

Within the long river that possessed the characteristic of destroying all laws, a radiant figure was coming upstream.

The law-extinguishing power that even high-sequence "mystic anomalies" with rule-based strength could not withstand could not even break the old man's defense.

The only gain was that the darkness was torn apart, revealing all the scenes within this area.

"Scanning unnamed area... exploration progress starting to rise, one percent... five percent... ten percent... Explorer possesses command authority."

"A large number of corpses exist within this area, roughly estimated to include dozens of different races... suspected existence of unknown high-level beings, level: extremely dangerous."

Emerging along with this information.

Were a large number of corpses.

Including humans, various different races, or the corpses of mystic anomalies.

They piled up as far as Li Yu's line of sight could reach.

With Li Yu's current knowledge, he only recognized a very small portion of them.

However, he had no time to distinguish them at all.

Because the death crisis he hadn't felt in a long time was now crazily enveloping him.

Upon realizing that the long river of sword Qi was useless, Li Yu wanted to cast a spell to escape.

Although he did not know how vast this dark land was or if other dangers were hidden within.

But moving away from the "danger source" ahead was never wrong.

Yet before he could make a move, his body suddenly became unable to move, as if struck by a binding spell, frozen stiff on the spot.

He watched helplessly as the radiant old man floated over, treating the long river of sword Qi as if it were nothing.

This turn of events!

Was truly too horrifying.

Li Yu now had many experiences and had fought with all kinds of unimaginable mystic anomaly enemies.

But the scene before his eyes was truly unimaginable.

He had anticipated that a high-sequence powerhouse could forcibly resist the Demon-Slaying Law-Extinguishing Sword, but to treat it as nothing—how could this be possible?

What on earth was this thing?

As alarm bells rang in Li Yu's heart, a strong impulse also arose to use the nineteenth Truth Bubble to forcibly peer into the opponent.

And the radiant old man, at this moment, also revealed a look of surprise.

His curiosity and admiration for Li Yu also grew more intense.

"If I remember correctly... this ability seems to belong to a sword-wielding True God."

"But the divine Qi aura on your body does not match His."

"Are you a law-thief?"

"Interesting, interesting. I have occupied many bodies, but this is the first time I have encountered a long-lived human possessing the power of law-theft. You don't need to be too afraid; although you are destined to die, before you die, you can also have a nice experience. The body I want to exchange with you is a dependent of an Evil God, a desire-demon who has been personally favored by the 【Sinister God】, although that body only has a few days of life left."

"But at least, it can let you die in pleasure."

"If you have any other wishes, you can also tell me, and I will use your body to fulfill them."

Even at this point, Li Yu could not hear a shred of malice in these words.

It was as if in the eyes of this ghost, saying he wanted to possess Li Yu was actually Li Yu's honor.

And Li Yu also saw the body he spoke of exchanging.

Right at the end of the darkness, where the radiant old man had originally stood, there was indeed a body whose outward appearance was unsightly and extremely lewd.

It was very old, but still constantly exuded desire-sin pollution.

It was also at this moment!

Li Yu realized in a daze that in this space, which was like a "graveyard," all the corpses shared one characteristic.

No wounds, but aged to the point of near decay; it seemed they had all died of old age.

Looking at them one by one...

"Senior, wait!"

"This matter can still be discussed. Senior only wants to escape, and this junior can help you..."

While stalling, Li Yu quickly pondered methods for self-rescue.

The long river of sword Qi was useless, so clearly his other divine abilities, such as elixir fire, the sound of judgment, etc., would also be useless.

All that remained to be brought out were the Truth Bubbles and calling for help.

For the latter, he had attempted it the moment he opened his mouth.

Alas, whether it was the Buddha, the Toad God, or other Evil Gods he attempted to roleplay and connect with, none responded.

He soon remembered that this was a border realm, shrouded in the Eternal Mist, where the gods could not peer in nor descend.

And this action of his was also seen through in an instant.

"It's useless, child."

"This is the Eternal Graveyard, where the gaze of the gods cannot enter."

"Giving me this long-lived body of yours is the best help."

When these few sentences reached his ears, Li Yu was suddenly terrified.

The next moment, an even more horrifying turn of events occurred.

The radiant old man appeared before Li Yu as if teleporting and pointed a finger at the center of his brow.

Boom!

Amidst an unimaginable roar, Li Yu had an experience he had never imagined.

It was a massive amount of ancient and vicissitudinous knowledge, and even experiences, crazily pouring in, wanting to fill his heart and soul.

These experiences and knowledge came from dozens, no, hundreds of completely different races.

But the owner was the same one—the radiant old man.

Li Yu suddenly realized a terrifying and horrifying fact:

"All the corpses in this space, including that desire-demon about to die of old age, were actually once possessed and occupied by this radiant old man."

"He keeps changing shells, and now he has set his sights on me?"

Before Li Yu could verify this guess, and before he could feel and absorb this vast knowledge and secret lore.

The guess directly turned into reality.

His heart and soul were actually being expelled.

Being extracted bit by bit, under the traction of an ancient, great power, and poured into that filthy, secret desire-demon shell.

Exchanging bodies!

His own long-lived body, which still had a long lifespan, was being forced to exchange with that desire-demon that only had a few days of life left?

When Li Yu realized this, his anger and killing intent had already reached the extreme, and the Truth Bubble on his eye membrane shattered accordingly.

The Truth Soul Body was released in an instant.

It seemed as if Li Yu had stalled for a long time before using his trump card, but in reality, all of this happened too fast.

From the falling out, to Li Yu casting the Demon-Slaying Law-Extinguishing Sword, then being frozen in an instant, and then being possessed at this moment... this complex process was actually completed within two breaths.

Li Yu was both angry and afraid.

He had to admit that this was a battle he had never experienced or imagined before.

It was too strange!

It was too horrifying!

Even when facing an Evil God, Li Yu had never been this flustered.

But the next moment, when the Truth Soul Body floated out and stood before the radiant old man, and the opponent had no reaction.

Li Yu felt slightly more at ease.

This meant that the strange thing before him still had its status suppressed by the Truth Soul Body.

He reached out directly to touch and peer into it.

Very quickly, as information and secrets emerged.

Many of Li Yu's doubts were answered, and it also let Li Yu know what kind of terrifying thing he had encountered.

"Aeon-Light Demon!"

"This is an extremely special and ancient race; they come from a universe that has already been annihilated, and they are the only surviving group."

"The reason they were able to survive is because the Aeon-Light Demon possesses a 【Possession】 divine ability that can be called unsolvable."

"They can completely ignore world barriers, and even spacetime obstacles, to possess a target; the possessed life form will not perish, but will instead exchange bodies with them."

"Their lifespan has no limit, and they can use this heaven-defying method to avoid almost all disasters; even if the universe is destroyed, they may not necessarily die."

"Whenever the area or universe they are in is about to be destroyed, the Aeon-Light Demon will conduct a group migration... they will collectively launch the possession divine ability to exchange bodies with a certain group in the future."

"Because of this ability, their souls contain countless knowledge."

"Of course, because they have changed bodies too many times, their most primitive appearance is no longer known."

Just the answer to the first question left Li Yu in shock.

He already had some expectations about the horrifying terror of the ghost thing before him.

Only now it seemed he had still underestimated it.

He considered himself a cultivator who cheated with hacks; the Truth Bubbles and the many abilities of the Spirit Venerable path, especially the former, were far beyond what ordinary cultivators could compare to.

Relying on these, Li Yu's cultivation progress was not at all weaker than those God-Chosen ones.

But at this moment!

He admitted he was jealous.

This race called the "Aeon-Light Demon" was simply the ultimate cheater among cheaters.

With such an unsolvable ability specifically for stealing accounts, even a True God probably couldn't outplay them, right?

For the first time, while using a Truth Bubble, Li Yu had the premonition that he might lose his life.

Fortunately, more information emerged very quickly:

"The 【Aeon-Light Demon】 before you is a juvenile."

"It met with an accident during a group-wide possession migration operation, possessing a dependent of an Evil God who was participating in a chaotic battle of the gods; while being injured by an unknown Evil God, it also resulted in itself being trapped in an Eternal Graveyard."

"The existence of the Eternal Mist makes it unable to re-establish contact with its group, let alone possess other life forms from a distance."

"It has had to set traps again and again to possess prey that wandered in, but unfortunately, all its past targets were unable to leave this graveyard for various reasons."

(End of chapter)