This Li Ren Chou had made him feel something was off ever since emerging from the illusion array.
His strength had become unfathomably deep, especially during the Demonic Sect incident, where he had directly overwhelmed Dongfang Kaiyuan and the others.
Moreover, he could control the Demonic Sect’s array, and he knew Lin Xiao was from the Yaoguang lineage, able to activate a purer version of the Wordless Heavenly Book technique than even Sheng Qianyu.
This Li Ren Chou seemed more like someone who had been possessed.
Possession sounded utterly unbelievable and hard to accept, but he had truly experienced it himself, nearly being taken over by the consciousness of the Heaven Swallowing Spirit Emperor.
If it really was possession, it was highly likely to be by an extremely terrifying existence.
Moreover, this possession might have a great connection to Prosperity City.
Seeing the Martial Saint powerhouse depart, Li Ren Chou also let out a long breath of relief. As if anticipating Lin Xiao’s question, he spoke flatly, “I am not from this era. Li Ren Chou is merely the shell for my rebirth, or rather, I am a special life form fused with Li Ren Chou, and only then was I truly born.”
Lin Xiao’s heart jolted in shock. So it was indeed the case!
This person was not the real Li Ren Chou.
And what the other said seemed even more special than mere possession.
A special life form fused with Li Ren Chou?
Lin Xiao could scarcely imagine what that entailed exactly.
After a long pause with no further response, Lin Xiao had to continue asking, “Related to Prosperity City?”
“Yes.” Li Ren Chou nodded, not dwelling further on his origins, but instead sighed, “The great era will arrive before long. When that time comes, everything will become clear.”
“As for the Temple of Destiny, that force should soon reveal itself. She is the goddess of the Temple of Destiny and will undoubtedly venture out for training in the near future. There is no need to seek her deliberately.”
“Moreover, with your current strength, you are far from able to challenge that force. Finding her would be pointless.”
Li Ren Chou said slowly, “Furthermore, once the goddess receives the true divine blood baptism and activation, her strength will surge dramatically, becoming extraordinarily powerful. At that time, she will absolutely be a heaven-defying genius. Prepare yourself well, or else even if you encounter her in the future, you will only be able to look up to her.”
Lin Xiao’s heart was shocked once more. What Li Ren Chou was telling him had already surpassed his realm of understanding.
“The great era, what is the great era?” Lin Xiao could not help asking.
“The great era might be a golden age, or it might very well be a chaotic one. Knowing too much now holds no benefit for you.” Li Ren Chou shook his head, saying no more.
As he spoke, Li Ren Chou’s gaze turned towards the horizon and said, “They have already gone far.”
At this point, Li Ren Chou could not help letting out another long breath of relief and said, “Fortunately, I scared him off. Otherwise, with my current physical body, I could not withstand a Martial Saint’s attack at all. I could only bluff him.”
With that, the aura on Li Ren Chou immediately weakened.
The imposing presence dissipated. The current Li Ren Chou was worlds apart from the invincible, peerless version of moments ago.
“…” Lin Xiao was left utterly stunned.
So Li Ren Chou had been putting on a strong front, deliberately emitting a terrifying presence to frighten the Martial Saint away?
If the other had truly acted, would Li Ren Chou not have suffered as well?
“Thank you!” In the end, Lin Xiao uttered these words. Though it was just a simple thanks, he had already committed this favour to memory.
Li Ren Chou was saving him with his life.
Li Ren Chou grinned, showing a hint of his original youthful self, and laughed, “You are from the freak lineage. Freaks like us are hard to kill. In the future, we might meet again. Take good care of yourself.”
With that, Li Ren Chou flew out, circling the area at extreme speed to loot all the storage rings from those people. Then, he shot towards the horizon and vanished from Lin Xiao’s sight in no time at all.
“Not a shred of powerhouse demeanour!” Lin Xiao could not help muttering.
There was a storage ring from an eighth level Martial Emperor powerhouse there, plus nine from fifth and sixth level Martial Emperors. There must have been plenty of treasures, yet Li Ren Chou had swept them all clean without leaving a single one.
Where was the aura that even a Martial Saint feared? Powerhouses of that level probably would not even glance at Martial Emperor storage rings.
If he had given them to Lin Xiao instead, it would have been a tremendous gift.
Of course, Lin Xiao was just jesting.
After the jest, he could not help sighing in admiration, “It seems this world is far beyond imagination. I must increase my strength as quickly as possible. Otherwise, I fear I will not be able to stand in this world.”
After this brush with death, Lin Xiao’s desire to grow stronger burned even fiercer in his heart.
Having witnessed the terror of a Martial Saint with his own eyes, it ignited hope and yearning in him to reach the pinnacle of the martial path.
At the same time, it bred an intense sense of urgency.
He was still too weak. When facing such powerhouses, he had not a single trump card for survival and was utterly at their mercy.
Strength, he must elevate his strength swiftly. He also needed to find even more powerful life-saving measures as soon as possible. Otherwise, the next time, he might not be so fortunate.
If he could not even preserve his life, everything would come to naught.
The issue with Feng Yourain could not be resolved for now. She was the goddess of the Temple of Destiny. Apart from being controlled, she should face no real danger.
On the contrary, going to the Temple of Destiny could bring her immense benefits.
With his current strength, he could not help her break free from the control and regain her freedom.
However, he would absolutely not abandon resolving the matter of her control.
Once he had sufficient strength, he would charge straight into the Temple of Destiny.
As for his second task, it was to go to the Tianji Tower and rescue his mother, but that too would require careful planning.
After this crisis, Lin Xiao had come to understand that with his current strength, he was far from able to contend against the major forces of the Central Continent.
At this moment, an idea suddenly formed in Lin Xiao’s mind.
Besides growing stronger, he also needed to borrow power.
That power would be Spirit Pool Island.
Participate in the Spirit Pool Island grand competition and join Spirit Pool Island.
With Spirit Pool Island’s aid, things might prove more advantageous then.
Of course, this was just a rough plan. The specifics of Spirit Pool Island and whether he could enter would only become clear once he arrived and completed the competition.
Beyond Spirit Pool Island, he needed to find other bargaining chips and various trump cards. These were matters he would plan for in the future.
Glancing around, Lin Xiao stowed the purple corpse puppet and activated the Void Heaven Phoenix Wings, flying swiftly towards the northwest.
“Who am I?”
In the direction Lin Xiao had departed, Li Ren Chou stood in the shadowed void and could not help murmuring a long sigh to himself, “Mountains and rivers shattered, blood linking the heavens, all beings prostrate in wailing ghosts’ cries, white bones gleaming in illusory golden age, eternity’s gloom in a snap of fingers.”
“I am the Illusory Golden Age!”
