parentshiftbook #349 - Chapter 348 The Key to Breaking the Situation
#349 - Chapter 348 The Key to Breaking the Situation
“Yes.”
Old Jiang Han sighed, “Otherwise, why do you think this place is called the Labyrinth of Sin?”
“What is sin?”
“Anything that shouldn’t exist is a sin.”
“……”
After listening, Jiang Han was speechless for a long time. He didn't expect such a simple name to have such complex meanings.
Then, he thought of another chilling thing.
“Then… what about the City of Sin?”
Old Jiang Han looked at him deeply and nodded, “It is.”
Jiang Han's pupils shrank suddenly, “So, all the NPCs in the entire city, or anything else, are souls?”
“Yes.” Old Jiang Han smiled, his emotions indiscernible, “Haven’t you noticed that this Broken Abyss Continent clearly lacks vitality?”
“Because this place is pieced together from countless broken worlds.”
“The people and things here have all been baptized by the bizarre, existing in a unique form.”
“And that’s why there are Sin Beasts that nourish soul power.”
“Why are they called Sin Beasts? Because even in the outside world, these creatures are not allowed to exist, not even as soul bodies.”
“I understand.” Jiang Han's breathing became rapid, “The existence of the City of Sin is even more unique than I imagined, but… what’s the reason behind it? What is it?”
“I don’t know, and I don’t think anyone knows.”
Old Jiang Han shook his head, “But I suspect that its existence may be related to that Holy Judgment item.”
“Then… what about Thorin and the others?” Jiang Han felt his whole body grow cold, “Are their existences also in the form of souls?”
“Them…”
Old Jiang Han was lost in thought for a moment, “Before, they weren’t, but after entering the City of Sin, they are.”
“Otherwise, why would it be so easy to replicate a human with complete thoughts?”
“Even Liu Ruyan, even with the Holy Judgment item, would find it difficult to do.”
“Only in this void reincarnation can one achieve repeated backtracking.”
“Then when… did they disappear?” Jiang Han asked softly.
“I don’t know, maybe it was decades ago, maybe it was hundreds of years ago, maybe even earlier.” Old Jiang Han said indifferently, “Doesn’t the identity plate in the canyon explain everything?”
“Only those who have been here before will have an identity plate, right?”
“Like them, like me.”
“If I’m not mistaken, you should have found my identity plate in the canyon, right?”
Jiang Han nodded, then nodded again, “But the name… is Ye Han.”
“That’s right.”
Old Jiang Han smiled, “Because what Liu Ruyan trapped was the me in the game, so the identity plate that appeared was Ye Han, and the duplicate was also Ye Han.”
“And you…”
He pointed to Jiang Han, “You are the exception. You are here for the first time. As long as you don’t die here, you naturally won’t have an identity plate and re-enter reincarnation.”
“So, I’m just intruding on one of their reincarnations?” Jiang Han took a deep breath, “In reality, whether I come or not, they will always continue to follow this predetermined path? Unstoppable?”
“I’ve tried, but I haven’t succeeded once.” Old Jiang Han sighed, “But it doesn’t matter, it’s just one repetition after another anyway.”
“What about them now?” Jiang Han frowned, “It should be the first time there are two of them appearing at the same time, right?”
“It’s the first time.”
Old Jiang Han nodded, “But it’s meaningless, because there’s only one identity plate. When the time comes, someone will die.”
“Oh, just in time… listen.”
Roar!
At this moment, a huge roar suddenly came from the distance.
Jiang Han looked up and his expression changed drastically.
Because he clearly saw that Liu Ruyan, whose heart had been burned to ashes, had once again appeared outside the canyon.
Bang!
The white bone plate in his hand shattered with a bang.
“I’ll go take a look.”
Jiang Han's expression instantly turned cold, preparing to kill the evil spirit Liu Ruyan again.
“It’s meaningless.”
Old Jiang Han stopped him, “No matter how many times you come, she will be resurrected.”
“I said, the souls here are endless, providing her with an endless possibility of replication. Killing her is just a waste of effort.”
“It’s similar to the Crystal Beasts, this peculiar race can be resurrected infinitely.”
Speaking of this, Old Jiang Han paused,
“Oh right, speaking of Crystal Beasts, don’t you think it’s an illogical thing in itself? It doesn’t follow the rules.”
“If you can really resurrect without any cost, wouldn’t that be too heaven-defying?”
“I’ve thought about it too.”
Jiang Han said, “But remnant souls can regenerate, maybe the cost will be smaller?”
“There’s no such thing.” Old Jiang Han shook his head, “As long as it involves life, it’s treated equally, but the Crystal Beast race is indeed very special.”
“But since you know this, it seems that you have indeed been in contact with this race outside, right?”
“I have been in contact.” Jiang Han nodded.
“That’s good.” Old Jiang Han nodded, “If I’m not mistaken, their so-called regeneration, like this evil spirit Liu Ruyan, is all using the power of that Holy Judgment item.”
“I’m sure that at the same time as the Crystal Beasts regenerate, something must have disappeared.”
Jiang Han pondered for a while, then a flash of light flashed in his eyes: “If we follow this logic, then that Holy Judgment item is in the Crystal Beasts’ homeland?”
“Yes.”
Old Jiang Han nodded, “That’s what I wanted to say.”
“Then… what about the cage?” Jiang Han asked again, “I once received guidance from the Divine Tree, and the clue it gave was that this Holy Judgment item is in a cage deep within the Broken Abyss.”
“Is this so-called cage also there?”
“The cage…” Old Jiang Han smiled slightly after listening, “This description is actually quite fitting.”
“You mean…” Jiang Han suddenly understood something.
“That’s right.”
Old Jiang Han stroked his long beard, smiling happily. He pointed to the ground and said with a smile, “This place is a cage.”
“Only by breaking through this place can we find the Holy Judgment item.”
“So, this place is the cage that the Divine Tree spoke of.” Jiang Han said in a deep voice.
“Reincarnating so many times, trapping countless remnant souls that shouldn’t exist here, if this doesn’t count as a cage, what does?”
Old Jiang Han sighed heavily, “This is also the most cruel cage in the world.”
“So I think… it’s time to end it.”