Chapter 0.52 The Demon God’s Thought
Ren Ci’s question left her lips, but the Abyssal Divine Bridge did not respond immediately.
“Zhenyu, why are the Divine Bridge and you ignoring me?” Ren Ci asked again, looking at Qin Gou in confusion.
Qin Gou immediately glanced in the direction of the Divine Bridge, touched his nose, and asked, “Ren Ci, do you really want to know this?”
“Of course, I’m curious. Aren’t you curious too, Zhenyu?”
Ren Ci blinked her bright eyes, nodded her head with anticipation, and then couldn’t help but say to Yan Suoyun, “Senior Huangyu?”
“I…” Yan Suoyun didn’t know how to respond for a moment.
Just then, the Divine Bridge Consciousness suddenly said in a deep voice, “How can the matters of my Lord be answered casually.”
“Zhenyu…”
Ren Ci was stunned at first, then looked at Qin Gou in disbelief. “Is the Divine Bridge broken? What nonsense is it talking about now?”
“Cough.” Qin Gou gave a wry smile and, after a moment’s thought, understood the current thought process of the Western Heaven Realm’s Divine Bridge.
Ren Ci continued with surprise and doubt, “I clearly asked who the person who severed the Divine Bridge back then truly was. What does that have to do with its Lord, the ‘Demon God’? Are you saying the Divine Bridge was severed by the Demon God itself?”
Qin Gou smiled helplessly. It was true that the Divine Bridge’s true master was the Demon God, but for the Divine Bridge Consciousness, its master was no longer singular.
This truly made him admire A Xi’s ‘Mall’s’ ability to discipline and train. If it were the Western Heaven Realm’s Divine Bridge from before, it would never have been able to defend itself like this.
“What should we do now?”
“How about, Ren Ci, you try asking a different question first?” Qin Gou thought, perhaps Xiao Ci just hadn’t reacted yet.
“But this is the thing I most want to know, besides the Abyss Demon God itself. Otherwise, should Zhenyu ask first?”
“Suo Yun, what about you?”
Yan Suoyun thought for a moment. “My question might also very likely involve some taboos.”
“Then you two should wait a while longer.” Qin Gou nodded slightly, then turned to the Divine Bridge and asked, “Are there any other Demon God Creations in this world?”
“The Heart Snatcher Box and the Soul Grabbing Umbrella…” As it spoke, the Divine Bridge Consciousness seemed to sense something. “The Heart Snatcher Box’s whereabouts are currently unknown; at least, it is no longer in the Abyss. As for the Soul Grabbing Umbrella, it is with the ‘Lingbo Boat Master’s Clan’.”
Qin Gou immediately looked at Ren Ci. “You didn’t know about this?”
“Did I?” Xiao Ci looked surprised.
Old Qin’s face twitched. “I’m asking you.”
“Qin, you’ve really asked the wrong person,” Ren Ci said innocently, appearing helpless.
“You didn’t know at all before?”
“It’s not too late now, but you must start being vigilant. So-called Demon God Creations are definitely not simple. If the Lingbo Boat Master’s Clan truly completely controls such a powerful artifact, they might have taken me first.” Ren Ci seemed to have a headache.
“Has your relationship with the Lingbo Boat Master’s Clan really deteriorated to this extent?” Qin Gou’s eyes widened in shock.
“Partly. It’s mainly the main branch. Important places like the Ancestral Land seem to absolutely not allow me to set foot in them. Of course, I have no interest in going anyway,” Xiao Ci snorted coldly, pouting.
Hearing the word ‘Ancestral Land’, Qin Gou suddenly remembered that when he first met Ren Ci from the Western Heaven Realm, she had mentioned that her biological father was currently in seclusion in that so-called Ancestral Land and she had never seen him.
Qin Gou pondered for a moment and asked, “Then, would you be interested in going together to inquire about that Soul Grabbing Umbrella sometime?”
“If Zhenyu needs help… I’ll go.” After thinking again, Ren Ci bit her lower lip slightly and added, “However, my presence might be counterproductive.”
Qin Gou smiled warmly. “No harm done. Thank you, Xiao Ci.”
“Xiao Ci?” Ren Ci’s eyes trembled.
“I…”
“It’s not just the two of us now. It’s not like we agreed before,” Ren Ci said with a hint of shyness, biting her silver teeth.
“I misspoke.” Qin Gou said truthfully, feeling ashamed.
“Never mind. After all, I’ve been listening for a long time, and you kept calling Senior Huangyu ‘Suo Yun’…”
Ren Ci shook her head helplessly, chuckling in amusement. “I know. In any case, Zhenyu has always liked calling people by their nicknames. Xiao Ci it is. Of course, you are you, so don’t let anyone else call me that in the future! I care a great deal about my reputation.”
“Certainly!”
…
After a while, the three of them had a discussion, and Qin Gou then asked the Divine Bridge again.
“Listen carefully. For the next question, if there’s a severe backlash, you can choose not to answer.”
“That is, if enough time passes, is it truly possible for the Demon God to return to the Abyss? Even without relying on your Abyssal Divine Bridge anymore!”
As soon as this was said, the Divine Bridge Consciousness indeed fell silent.
But Qin Gou felt that such a question, even without an answer, was still a response.
At the same time, dense gray mist suddenly rose around the Abyssal Divine Bridge, becoming thicker and thicker, as if it were about to fill the entire core main hall.
“Backlash?”
“Ding. Your question seems to touch upon the Divine Bridge’s own laws. However, this is not a backlash, but rather a pre-reserved thought. Once certain taboos are probed, it will be triggered instantly regardless of whether an answer is given, and the Divine Bridge itself cannot control it. It is advised that the host actively eliminate it.”
“Thought?”
As Qin Gou communicated with the system, he suddenly saw within the eerie gray mist, a tall, slender, pitch-black figure standing straight.
Although its appearance was not yet clearly visible, Qin Gou’s subconscious made him judge without hesitation that this was a phantom image of a Demon God.
At the same time, Qin Gou suddenly realized that this so-called ‘thought’ was clearly something similar to Yan Cang Zhou’s ‘Divine Soul Split Soul’. It was usually in a self-sealed state and would only appear under certain pre-arranged circumstances. However, as its strength could not compare to the true body, its greatest function was to record everything about the enemy in front of him, allowing the true body to know immediately for the purpose of revenge.
“Abyss Demon God?!”
Suddenly, Yan Suoyun’s tired voice rang out.
Qin Gou immediately looked towards him and Ren Ci. At this moment, their faces were pale, their eyes filled with pain, as if they were struggling intensely.
“Is this a suppression of the bloodline and soul of the Abyss Citizens?” Qin Gou quickly came to their side, placing his hands on their shoulders to carefully examine them.
“This kind of hostile suppression… I think I’ll need some time to adapt,” Yan Suoyun said slowly.
Beside him, Ren Ci, who had suffered greater pressure due to her lowered cultivation, also turned her head with difficulty, looking at Qin Gou, and spoke intermittently, “Zhenyu… leave!”
“It’s alright, neither of you panic. Adapt slowly, there’s no need to rush. Moreover, from what I know, this thing won’t last long.”
Qin Gou lightly patted Ren Ci’s shoulder, giving her a look of reassurance.
“Zhenyu, I’m worried…”
“You still recognize me, right?”
With that, Qin Gou looked up, facing the demonic shadow again. His gaze sharpened, and several cold, gleaming Ban Qin Sabers flew out, arranging themselves in the highest positions like stars.
Taking a step forward, the expanding gray mist seemed to gain life and suddenly retracted, making way as if facing a formidable enemy, shying away like a snake or a scorpion.
“Now, he’s the one who should be worried.”
