CHAPTER 332: CHAPTER 332: PROVOCATION, THE INTRUDER ON THE SURFACE _1

When Sui and Wu, the two giants from the Muyan Tribe, questioned the other two tribes, the answer they received was, of course, negative. The other tribes had no reason to confess, as they weren’t responsible. Moreover, with no existing feud between them, there was no motive for senselessly killing giants from another tribe.

After receiving this response, the two giants naturally returned to their tribe.

After they left, Wang Linchi first dissected the Elemental Giant of the Cliff Waterfall Tribe, and then returned to the Hei Zhuo Tribe to dissect their Elemental Giant. As soon as these two horrific events occurred, just like in the Muyan Tribe, an immediate assembly was called.

However, their methods of assembly differed from the Muyan Tribe’s drums; one used a bell-like instrument, the other a horn. Clearly, each tribe had its own distinct method for calling an assembly.

Naturally, the ensuing discussions also varied. For instance, blame was immediately directed towards the Muyan Tribe. It seemed too coincidental that members of the other tribes had died shortly after the Muyan giants’ departure. More importantly, the Muyan Tribe had also suffered losses, making the incidents appear like deliberate retaliation. Consequently, the giants of the two affected tribes began discussing how to retaliate against the Muyan Tribe.

Wang Linchi watched with bemusement; these accusations were indeed rash.

Despite this, it had nothing to do with him, as Wang Linchi had obtained what he wanted: the Burn Element Bloodline Potion and the Waterfall Element Bloodline Potion. The only drawback was that something seemed slightly off about them.

They appeared to be some kind of variants.

Similar to how the Rock Element of the Muyan Tribe was a variant of the Earth Element, the Burn Element was a variant of the Fire Element, and the Waterfall Element was a variant of the Water Element.

Their living habits also differed from those of the Muyan Tribe. These two types of Elemental Giants didn’t live in houses. The Burn Element giants resided in caves, while the Waterfall Element giants lived in a pool beneath a waterfall.

However, they shared one commonality: their object of worship. They, too, revered the Sky God. After further investigation, Wang Linchi found that while there were minor differences—such as the Sky God’s appearance being more aligned with their own elemental forms—the general descriptions were largely similar.

This further strengthened Wang Linchi’s conjecture.

Limited compatibility. The Burn and Waterfall Elements are incompatible, like water and fire. The Rock Element doesn’t get along with the Burn Element, and the Water Element erodes the Rock Element.

When trying to blend the bloodlines, Wang Linchi uncovered a myriad of problems, enough to give him a headache. The three Elements essentially had no possibility of peaceful coexistence, let alone fusing into a single bloodline.

And this was only considering three elements. It appeared that the Elements of the Elemental Giants were primarily variants of the four fundamental elements: earth, water, fire, and wind. The number of giant tribes corresponded to the number of Element variants.

Therefore, to create a Bloodline Potion as close as possible to the origin, he would need to collect the bloodlines of all Elemental Giants.

However, Wang Linchi had no idea how many kinds of Elemental Giants there were, let alone how many tribes.

The subterranean world was indeed smaller than the surface world, but gathering all the Elemental Giants was still no easy task.

I wonder if there’s enough time, Wang Linchi mused, checking the progress of the ’Reincarnation’ entry within his Soul Kind: Destiny. It was no longer in the ’Exploring New Worlds’ phase but had progressed to ’Anchoring’. This indicated that the target world had been found, but its coordinates were not yet fully determined, requiring more time.

The Cycle Remnant Mark phase also involved this process, though it wasn’t displayed as such; everything had been bundled into a single flow. Only after it came into Wang Linchi’s possession and became part of his Soul Kind: Destiny was he able to distinguish the different stages.

He estimated that it would take at most a month to complete.

However, when Wang Linchi mentioned not having enough time, he wasn’t referring to his own departure, but to the imminent arrival of the Erroneous Sin.

Although the subterranean world seemed separate from the surface, once a breach appeared at Wanxuan City’s location, it was like a thousand-mile dike collapsing due to an anthole. Moreover, even if the Erroneous Sin didn’t invade the subterranean world, the entire world’s cessation would inevitably affect it; it could not be spared.

It’s true that ’the sword of a past dynasty cannot execute an official of the current one,’ but if the entire world ceased to exist, what dynasty would there be to speak of?

Based on information from the Hei Zhuo and Cliff Waterfall Tribes, there seem to be five more tribes in the vicinity. A map would be ideal. However, from what I’ve seen, neither the Muyan, Hei Zhuo, nor Cliff Waterfall Tribes are large ones.

Wang Linchi recalled some information he had previously gathered from the Hei Zhuo Tribe. Of course, the tribes didn’t have some clichéd classification system where population size or power level determined promotion to ’major tribe’ status, nor were there concepts like ’half-step peak major tribe’ or ’fulfillment minor tribe’. A tribe was considered ’large’ simply if it had a substantial population, expansive hunting grounds, and no lack of food or drink. It would be rather ridiculous to apply such intricate grading to what were essentially primitive groups. They didn’t even have levels for their own Transcendental System, let alone for tribal divisions. The crucial factor was sufficient resource allocation to prevent survival crises; otherwise, conflicts were bound to erupt.

"Leave this world, you lowly ant!"

Just as Wang Linchi was about to search for other Giant Tribes, an invisible pressure suddenly erupted. The pressure wasn’t aimed at Wang Linchi, but he was caught in its wake.

He looked up. A faint, indistinct silhouette had materialized in the sky, its form completely indeterminable.

Just the shockwave nearly shattered my Starlight Shield! This power is truly terrifying.

He pondered, If it were me, what would happen if I faced this pressure head-on? My spiritual power would take a severe hit, requiring at least a second to recover.

Wang Linchi immediately reached this conclusion. He couldn’t effectively resist it; thankfully, his recovery ability was strong.

In terms of sheer magnitude, it can’t compare to me, but in quality, it far surpasses mine. This pressure isn’t just spiritual; it’s a composite attack affecting multiple aspects. But a second exposure would, at most, only cause me slight injuries. His Dragon Soul Saint Main would allow him to adapt to such situations rapidly.

The more he considered it, the more worried he became. A conflict had erupted between the will residing in the subterranean world and an Erroneous Sin. This will might belong to the Sky God or perhaps some powerful entity among the Elemental Giants. It’s true that Elemental Giants generally have low intelligence, but this isn’t absolute; there are always one or two outliers.

He waited for about three minutes. After the initial roar, there were no further sounds. Wang Linchi had expected a fight to break out, but instead, everything abruptly fell silent.

What a pity, no fight broke out. Wang Linchi felt a tinge of regret. If a battle had truly erupted, Wang Linchi might have been able to reap some benefits.

But it’s also good that they didn’t fight; I can proceed more peacefully.

Wang Linchi wouldn’t force such matters. ’Gained, it is my fortune; lost, it is my fate,’ as the saying goes.

But speaking of which, could the target have been Ye Tian? He mused that only four entities could warrant such a ’greeting’: the three Erroneous Sins—the Game System, the Fallen Players, and the NPC Rebellion—and, of course, Ye Tian.

「...」

No... there’s some terrifying power in this subterranean world! Ye Tian’s physical form was gradually disintegrating. Beside him, Linghu Sen was in a similar state; both had directly faced that immense pressure.

However, this kind of damage posed no real threat to either of them.

Ye Tian now controlled the Fallen Players, an Erroneous Sin. He had completely transformed from a human into this Erroneous Sin, becoming the main body of the Fallen Players and commanding a large number of players who had betrayed the Game System.

The same was true for Linghu Sen. As the leader of the NPC Rebellion, once that Erroneous Sin fully formed, he naturally became its master. Both had retained their individuality and, through sheer willpower, suppressed the innate instincts of their respective Erroneous Sins, subsequently forging an alliance.

Previously, the Fallen Players and the NPC Rebellion had already engaged the Game System in battle. The outcome was self-evident: they both lost. Fortunately, they retreated swiftly enough not to leave any vulnerabilities for the Game System to exploit. It was precisely this defeat that led these two faction-like Erroneous Sins to form an alliance.

After their defeat, having learned a painful lesson, they didn’t continue to charge forward blindly but instead began to search for other solutions.

They weren’t entirely without gains, however. After joining forces, Ye Tian and Linghu Sen successfully wrested Wanxuan City from the Game System’s control, transforming it into their own territory where they stationed both the Fallen Players and the NPC Rebellion.

Subsequently, the entrance to this subterranean world came to their attention. The fact that even the Game System was attempting to seize it clearly indicated it contained something the System highly valued.

"’It’s not that there’s no way; I happen to know one...’ the Fate Devil God’s voice interjected into Ye Tian’s mind at just the right moment."