Chapter 314

From Li Yu's thoughts and his approach to cooking spirit food, it is not hard to see his wariness toward the ingredients here; he avoids them as if they were a plague.

He risks his life to gather them, yet he slacks off as much as possible, minimizing his contact with the ingredients.

He calls it:

"To ensure the original flavor is delivered to the guests' mouths in its most complete form, the most top-tier ingredients must be prepared using the most simple cooking methods."

"They will surely love to eat them, and they can all handle the effects."

Carrying this inexplicable sense of mission, Li Yu diligently scavenges for all sorts of terrifying ingredients.

At the same time, he uses the divinity of the Viceroy of the Curtain's role replication to charge the Truth Bubble.

Wealth is sought in danger; this saying is indeed correct.

With his mere Sequence Four realm, entering the Gut of the Evil God is no different from seeking death.

But the harvest is also exceptionally bountiful.

The only thing he regrets, and which is making him increasingly anxious, is that he has yet to glimpse the secrets he cares about.

Yet, the "role skin" on his body cannot be maintained indefinitely; the time limit is half an hour, much shorter than the protection time at the Illusory Dream Station.

Ingredients, collected and ready.

But secrets and answers, searched for in vain.

If he weren't unsure about whether consuming the Truth Bubble would definitely allow him to glimpse a sufficiently high-level secret, he would have already taken action.

"The later it gets, the harder the bubble is to fill; not a single one can be wasted."

"I am now a 【Food Bait True Monarch】 after all; can I not figure it out myself?"

"At the very least, from these corpse remains, I should be able to glimpse a portion."

Once this thought arose, Li Yu began to enter his own rhythm.

He set his sights on those heavily contaminated corpse remains, and even divine excrement and the like.

The "divinity" brought by the four alienated organs in his body was fully utilized.

Spatial shifting, bait-silk dragging of remains, cursed finger examination...

Unknowingly!

A "coroner" had been added to this place.

Initially, he gained nothing.

But as he glimpsed more and more remains, occasionally there were some with decent integrity and more residual information.

Finally, before the time ran out.

In his mind, a vague answer emerged:

"The victims who died here are mostly divine creatures, Evil God kin, or monsters wandering in the Boundless Spirit Realm."

"The quantity is unimaginably large."

"And their causes of death are very complex; some died from thunder, some from a certain star power, some from divine abilities released by vigorous magic power... almost all are the divine means of the 【Haotian Sect】."

"The most powerful victims who had already touched the 'True God Realm' almost all died from Haotian Divine Radiance."

"Most of the deceased show no signs of intense resistance or fighting."

"In summary!"

"This place is likely really inside the gut of 【Haotian】."

"At the same time, this world must be connected to some vast battlefield, or a place with a large number of traps."

"Once these deceased take the bait and are injured to the point of death, they are transported here to be slowly digested."

"After the accumulation of long years, although this place is horrifying and terrifying, it has also formed a prosperous and complete ecological chain."

When Li Yu had sorted these things out.

The iridescent bubble on his eyelid immediately flickered, providing verification.

Li Yu did not stop, but instead thought:

"So, is this one of the reasons why the Evil Gods, whose numbers far exceed the six major True God camps in the Boundless Spirit Realm, cannot invade the mortal world?"

"Their true bodies cannot enter, and the kin and secondary gods they send are lured and killed by a large number of traps, becoming nourishment."

"Since Haotian has the 【Gut of the Evil God】, the other True Gods likely have similar existences."

"For example, the 【River of the Underworld】 of the Earth Mother?"

"The 【Six Paths of Reincarnation】 of the Buddha?"

When this thought arose in Li Yu's heart, the iridescence flickered even more violently, and the progress bar visibly jumped forward by a section.

"It's done!"

Through the clues, he glimpsed and deduced a portion of the secrets regarding the mortal world, and Li Yu was in an excellent mood.

His heart was even more restless.

Standing on the shore of the "Corrupt God Stomach Lake," he looked toward the other end.

He had a premonition that more secrets were hidden deeper inside.

He had just learned a little, and was urgently wanting to know more, because he had also guessed that the Main Mansion, the Sacred Nest, and the host of Evil Gods must have set their sights on the defensive means of the six major True Gods.

Whether it was the Pioneer ship inciting these powerhouses to immigrate, or the so-called "Star Gate" and "World Engine" in the memory of Brother Shang Yang earlier.

It was highly probable that it was to let the mortal world also merge into the Boundless Spirit Realm.

As for the purpose behind this?

For the time being, Li Yu could not figure it out.

He wanted to continue being a coroner and continue exploring.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

At this moment, including Li Yu, the voice of the Pioneer ship's AI sounded in everyone's minds:

"All passengers, return immediately."

"If you do not return by the time limit, the Pioneer ship will not allow you to board, and your only fate will be to die here."

Hearing this, Li Yu sighed slightly.

Without hesitation, he turned and left.

No matter how strong his desire for secrets was, it would not go so far as to disregard his life.

Although compared to other passengers and God-Chosen kin, Li Yu's life-saving means were not inferior in the slightest.

If he wanted to call for a backer to help, he could call more than one.

Originally, there were none.

But Li Yu, through his heaven-defying skills as a social butterfly and a freeloader, allowed himself to call upon powerful divinities like the Toad God, the Furnace, the Buddha, and the Vortex God at any time to help.

This ability was currently unique to him.

However, the environment of the Gut of the Evil God was very special, and the cost-effectiveness was very poor.

Li Yu obediently conceded; he went the furthest, but returned the fastest.

His harvest was the best in the entire carriage.

Although there were some lucky ones who drew roles like 【Intestine Casing Sacrifice】 that could wander around.

But their means of gathering, plundering, and stealing were far inferior to Li Yu's, and the quantity of spoils was naturally very different.

Originally, this would have triggered some conflicts!

These perverts from the Boundless Spirit Realm, who worshiped war, slaughter, and abuse, did not know what it meant to be indirect or subtle.

Jealousy and dissatisfaction would likely lead to direct action.

Especially since before this, Li Yu had obtained the most fun treasure, the 【Chaos Box】, which had already been targeted by many, ready to encounter the trope of "killing for treasure" at any time.

But soon, their hostility began to dissipate and gradually turned into goodwill.

Because Li Yu announced straightforwardly:

"Everyone, wait a moment!"

"As a person from the Main Mansion and a loyal believer of the Viceroy of the Curtain, I inevitably have to fulfill some duties as a host."

"Most of what I have obtained this time will be cooked by me into transcendent spirit food and gifted to you all."

"Hmm!"

"If you want to provide a reward, there is no need to be too polite; just reveal to me some secrets and privacy regarding the Boundless Spirit Realm, the gods, and the countless races."

Originally, hearing him speak, everyone wanted to angrily spray this guy for making up their thoughts.

Who would want to give a reward?

But as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately took action. In the blink of an eye, he produced several kinds of incredibly delicious sashimi-style delicacies that filled the Pioneer ship with fragrance, and simply and crudely displayed the eating effects. Everyone changed their minds in unison.

First, they stepped forward and began to taste without ceremony, and then they were like "drunk" or "high," really beginning to tell some secrets and privacy.

Of course, most were about "enemies," not their own.

Li Yu naturally did not care at all; as long as he could hear information and secrets, it was enough.

The Truth Bubble began to flicker violently again.

Ever since he awakened this reliance!

He had almost perfectly acquired a method of charging by inserting needles into cracks.

It worked every time, and the progress was fast.

The "twenty-fifth" bubble, which he originally thought would be hard to fill in a short time, had unknowingly passed the halfway mark and was still moving forward.

The source of information was precisely the large group of powerful diners surrounding him.

Those filthy and strange ingredients!

In Li Yu's hands, they all turned into chaotic delicacies.

In fact, the origin of these ingredients came from the Boundless Spirit Realm, truly a "taste of home."

Therefore, no one could resist.

Everyone was high from eating.

The pollution and radiation inside made the Child of Taboo, the Troll King, the Skull Hunter, the Buck-toothed Greenskin... all fall into a state equivalent to being high in the real world.

It even included "Joseph," the God-Chosen of Ten Thousand Changes; he did not withstand a delicacy of Li Yu's called 【Chaos Soup】.

Its method was a chaotic stew of filthy divinity.

After Joseph drank it, he was fanatically obsessed with the endless chaos and changes within, and also contributed quite a few secrets to Li Yu.

At this very moment, the scene inside the top carriage of the Pioneer ship was quite strange.

It seemed to be a buffet party!

A group of God-Chosen kin and race representatives surrounded Li Yu, the chef.

While gorging themselves, they offered up various stories and secrets.

The atmosphere was incomparably harmonious.

Just looking at the surface, one could not tell that these "guests" were actually existences at the level of Chaos Demons.

Every one of them had their hands stained with the dead souls and blood of many living beings.

Even the Spirit race prophet Star Tear, an existence who looked like an ascetic angel, would participate in large-scale wars for the survival of her race.

Now!

As estimated earlier, they were all conquered by Li Yu's high-value, rare, and infinitely joyful transcendent spirit food, which he "supplied for free."

At least, for the time being.

Not one wanted to kill him; they even pampered him.

Li Yu's initial thought was: "Cook with additives, see through a portion of their destiny, and see if they are suitable as bait for my future, and what I can use them to fish for."

Although this had not changed, before looking closely at these.

He was first attracted by another cruel fact, or what could be called common sense in the Boundless Spirit Realm.

The best way to fully understand a place, besides living there for a period of time, is to chat with a large number of "locals" and piece together the full picture from their words.

These distinguished guests were all locals, and once their words were put together, it was reality.

The first piece made Li Yu terrified:

"In the Boundless Spirit Realm, there are countless races, such as the Spirit race, Ratmen, Greenskins, Mechanical Necrons, Hilichurls... and so on."

"Similarly, there is the 【Human race】, and the number is not small at all."

"But the situation of the Spirit Realm humans is far from being comparable to that of humans in the mortal world."

"The environment of the Spirit Realm is too cruel."

"Humans are too weak; in every aspect, compared to other races, they are a shortcoming."

"They have thus gained derogatory terms such as 'short-lived species,' 'fools,' 'spineless,' 'blood livestock,' 'living meat,' and so on."

"Almost all races have a contemptuous attitude toward humans, even the Ratmen, whose living conditions are equally bad."

"The only thing worth praising is the tenacious and unyielding survival will of the human race."

"In the Spirit Realm!"

"Humans scattered across various planets and worlds will make all sorts of unimaginable choices for the sake of reproduction and survival, and occasionally achieve some miracles."

"Of course, this still cannot change the weakness of humans."

"After so many years, the living environment has not improved at all."

"In short!"

"In the racial contempt chain of the Boundless Spirit Realm, humans are at the bottom, inferior to Ratmen."

When Li Yu pieced this together, he understood in his heart.

Thinking about it, it was reasonable.

The most ordinary individuals of races like the Spirit race, Greenskins, and Mechanical Necrons are equivalent to transcendent beings among humans from birth.

Competing for survival in the same world as these races, especially in a world whose background is pollution, radiation, and tyrannical war, just being at the bottom of the contempt chain was already not bad.

If deduced normally, the Spirit Realm humans should have gone extinct long ago.

And these "fellow clansmen" in the Spirit Realm, whose numbers are hard to estimate, not only did not perish, but in the last few hundred years, seem to have begun to explore and achieve a great miracle.

Once achieved, it would be enough for the human race to stand firm, and even rise to become one of the "major forces."

That is: Man-made God!

Although no clear wise man or leader-like character has stood out to reveal that the reason humans are weak, besides being naturally weak, is more importantly the lack of protection from a powerful divine entity.

But within every human group scattered across various planets and worlds, there are such wise men.

They study the divine entities worshiped by other powerful races, such as the "Blood God," "Kind Father," "Mad God," "Sin God," etc.

They believe that a powerful True God can possibly be born because of the intense collective consciousness of a race.

For example, that God of Slaanesh!

Many ancient books and documents indicate that His birth was actually related to the indulgence and depravity of the ancient Spirit race.

Since the ancient Spirit race could unintentionally create such a powerful god, there is no reason humans cannot?

Thus, the human-related racial consciousness was born.

Under the influence of that vague collective consciousness, humans scattered in various places began to aggregate, communicate, and merge with each other, eliminating their respective complex beliefs, and gradually giving birth to a special belief, a special sect.

This sect is developing rapidly, sweeping across all humanity.

This is a monotheistic religion, which all Spirit Realm humans call:

Human Dao Sect!

Its core doctrine can be summarized in a few sentences.

"In fact, Spirit Realm humans are also protected by an incomparably powerful divine entity, but the True God is currently undergoing a tribulation, so He cannot fully manifest."

"He is the omnipotent Heavenly Father, the immortal Great Emperor, the prophet, the savior... when He returns, the Spirit Realm human race will completely stand up."

When his thoughts reached this point, even Li Yu, who considered himself knowledgeable, could not suppress the terror in his heart.

Good fellow!

Can it actually be done this way?

(End of chapter)