Chapter 1129: Who Said I Would Definitely Die?

"Hahaha, good, good! Since you've already called me 'Senior,' chatting with you is no trouble. After so many years, having someone to talk to isn't bad at all." The hoarse voice sounded quite emotional, while also carrying a hint of joy and excitement.

Then, that voice continued:

"Young man, are you married?"

"Do you have a Dao Companion?"

"How old are you?"

"How many years have you been cultivating?"

"Which sect or Academy are you cultivating in?"

"Don't tell me you're a poor Scattered Cultivator?"

"Do you have any unfulfilled wishes?"

That hoarse voice rattled off a huge pile of questions without stopping.

Xu Que's face instantly turned dark: "Senior, can you stop blathering? What I want to discuss is this place."

"Oh, oh, is that so! You should have said so earlier! But what is there to discuss about this place? Isn't it just one of the Underworld King's former residences?" the hoarse voice replied.

"Former residence? So does that mean there really is the Underworld King's Overlord Body Inheritance here?" Xu Que asked curiously.

"Haha, nonsense! This place was created specifically for inheriting the Overlord Body—no, it shouldn't be called inheritance; it exists for cultivating the Overlord Body," the hoarse voice said.

Xu Que was stunned: "What do you mean by that?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, young people are indeed young! Condense your Immortal Yuan into your eyes; you'll be able to see through those clouds and mist to clearly observe the surroundings. Don't get scared, now," the hoarse voice said with a smile.

Hearing this, Xu Que immediately condensed his Immortal Yuan into his eyes, and sure enough, he was startled.

To his front left, what met his eyes was a stone chamber, inside which a huge Golden Dragon was sealed, coiled within the chamber; its dragon head's eyes were tightly closed, devoid of any life, as if it had died many years ago, yet its dragon body still emitted a Golden Beam, shining brilliantly.

A True Dragon!

This was actually a real dragon!

Xu Que's heartbeat instantly accelerated; this was the first time he had ever seen a real dragon, so huge, so majestic, and crucially, this dragon's body was emitting a powerful and dense Metal-element Immortal Yuan.

"Eh, wait..." Xu Que seemed to realize something, his gaze suddenly sweeping to the other side, scanning all around.

As expected, there were a total of five stone chambers surrounding them; besides the Golden Dragon, each of the other stone chambers sealed an object.

Inside one of the stone chambers was an Ancient Tree; the key point was that this tree had grown eyes, a nose, a mouth, and other facial features, while its roots below were like countless tentacles capable of supporting its massive tree trunk—clearly, this was a tree spirit... no, that wasn't right; this must be a Tree Immortal.

Looking further back, a Qilin was sealed inside a stone chamber, its entire body burning with scorching flames; even though that Qilin also appeared to have died many years ago, the flames had never extinguished.

After that, there was respectively a basin of clear water contained within a jade vessel, and a strange mound of earth.

Five stone chambers, each perfectly sealing a species related to the Five Elements, and all were extremely powerful existences, all seen by Xu Que for the first time, simply leaving him utterly shocked.

"Haha, seen clearly now? These are the key objects required to cultivate and achieve the Underworld King's Overlord Body," at this moment, that hoarse voice laughed.

Xu Que's expression tightened, and he asked: "None of you succeeded in cultivating it?"

"Cultivate? Hehe, we couldn't even climb up those stone steps, let alone talk about cultivation?"

The hoarse voice laughed self-deprecatingly, then continued: "These were all personally prepared by that legendary Divine Spirit, the Underworld King, for his offspring; he wished to cultivate an even more powerful Overlord Body, surpassing himself, and let his offspring become the next Underworld King. Sadly, a Deity War destroyed everything; this region fell to its current state, yet it attracted the covetous gaze of countless people, myself included, and in the end, as you can see, we all perished here!"

"Why did you all fail? What danger exactly lies on this Shi Lu?" Xu Que asked.

He noticed there were many corpses on the Shi Lu, but the further inward one went, the fewer the corpses became, and the more severely damaged the corpses were; those turned to ash were located closest to the end, while at the very end of the Shi Lu, nothing could be seen at all, let alone that stone staircase.

"Young man, this Shi Lu holds no danger; it is a trial, testing your willpower, endurance, and your aptitude! Don't waste your time anymore; just come inside. I haven't seen anyone walk this road in many years," that hoarse voice said.

"No danger?" Xu Que immediately found this amusing: "You're all in this sorry state, yet you tell me there's no danger?"

"It is a trial!" the hoarse voice replied indifferently.

"Trial my ass! If there's no danger, how can it be called a trial? However, one thing you said is correct: I have no need to waste time. Since there's no retreat anyway, sooner or later I must enter; might as well move out now!" Speaking to this point, Xu Que's expression tightened, and he began to get serious.

Just now, the System had already detected the answer; the only way out was indeed this Shi Lu before him.

But hidden on this Shi Lu was a Restriction power that made one's scalp tingle, and these Restrictions were particularly high-grade, belonging to Divine-level existences; with the System's current Edition, there was absolutely no way to crack them, and even items like the Sky-Breaking Talisman were completely useless in this place.

Therefore, right now, Xu Que truly had only one path to take.

Although this path remained dangerous, once he walked it, perhaps he could obtain tremendous Creation.

Thinking of the Golden Dragon and Fire Qilin sealed within those five stone chambers, Xu Que couldn't help but feel his heartbeat quicken again; the Underworld King's Overlord Body—he absolutely must obtain it!

"Eh, young man, you figured it out quite quickly!" At this moment, that hoarse voice sounded slightly surprised.

Over these years, he had seen many people enter, but never had anyone been like Xu Que, deciding to risk walking this road in such a short time; even he himself, back in his day, had stayed in this spot for over half a year before finally making up his mind to give it a try.

"No choice; we of the F*cking Heaven Faction are just like this: we take life and death lightly, and if we're not convinced, we just fight!" Xu Que smiled, preparing to step forward.

"Wait!" Suddenly, that hoarse voice called out to stop Xu Que; after a brief pause, it continued: "Young man, actually, I now rather suggest you don't come in. Stay where you are, and you will live the longest. Although it will be very lonely, at least it's much more comfortable than being inside. When you can no longer endure the loneliness and feel that living is worse than dying, then coming in won't be too late!"

"Oh? What do you mean by that?" Xu Que asked.

"Sigh, once you enter, you will face torment and suffering affecting both your divine consciousness and your Flesh Body. As I mentioned earlier, this place was prepared by the Underworld King for his own offspring; how could the constitution and aptitude of a Divine Spirit's offspring be comparable to ours?"

Speaking to this point, the hoarse voice's tone was filled with bitterness and helplessness: "When we arrived at this place, our death was already sealed; therefore, I suggest you stay outside, living without pain or sickness. Wait until you can't bear it anymore and wish to seek death before entering, or simply commit suicide outside; either outcome would be the most comfortable. This is a piece of advice from someone who has been through it!"

"No need!" Xu Que smiled slightly and shook his head: "In life, be a hero among men; in death, be a champion among ghosts. Moreover... who said I would definitely die? The Underworld King's Overlord Body—I, Laozi, am determined to get it!"

As his words fell, he resolutely strode forward, his momentum majestic, stepping onto that Shi Lu ahead!

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