Chapter 708 - 13: Justice
The moment that calm voice sounded.
Xia Panqiu’s urgent questioning also came through the phone.
"I’m fine."
Chen Lusi glanced at the phone, breathed a sigh of relief, quickly replied, and then immediately hung up, walking briskly forward.
He didn’t see anyone.
In front of him was an archaic-style palace building, serious and solemn, imparting a sense of symmetry and order, with a view of the main hall on the higher ground, while the area he currently occupied seemed to be an annex of the outer courtyard.
Chen Lusi didn’t know where the voice came from.
But moving forward was definitely not wrong.
"So it’s the Kunlun Pantheon... a convict controlled by residual veins, a convict who has occupied the Kunlun Pantheon."
The voice continued, seemingly with a chuckle.
Chen Lusi didn’t respond, steadily advancing.
As he progressed, the surrounding environment was transforming rapidly.
Everything happened silently.
But Chen Lusi could tell, from beginning to end, he was just circling the outermost perimeter of the coffin.
Like this.
Chen Lusi traversed halls, passageways, living quarters, corridors, warehouses, and even cellars... the path ahead seemed endless.
The vast and magnificent architectural complex appeared to stretch endlessly, endlessly.
But Chen Lusi wasn’t in a rush; he knew since the other had spoken, he would be led to an endpoint.
However, with time passing.
His time alone prolonged, coupled with increasing intensity of suppression.
Chen Lusi’s breathing inevitably quickened again, manifesting the side effects of occupying the divine system.
His expression grew colder and colder.
About half an hour later.
The humanity on his face seemed to have vanished entirely.
And at this moment.
The scenery before him finally stopped changing.
Chen Lusi, having passed through a corridor, found the main hall still visible in the distance, roughly understanding the situation.
The other obviously did not intend to meet the ordinary Chen Lusi.
They wanted to see Chen Lusi who had seized the Kunlun Pantheon, or rather, Lan.
Originally, this process would gradually complete as Chen Lusi advanced.
But Xia Panqiu’s actions evidently interrupted this process... so the other separated Chen Lusi and Xia Panqiu.
At this moment.
The reason Chen Lusi kept circling was nothing more than their desire for him to repeat the just-interrupted process.
Understanding this.
Chen Lusi took a deep breath, glanced at the continuously vibrating phone, didn’t answer but sent a simple message, maintaining the state of divine dominance, continued onward.
"Much more agreeable this way."
The calm voice sounded for the last time.
The reason it was the last time.
Was because Chen Lusi had arrived before the main hall.
The main hall sat upon a high platform, with at least a dozen meters of elevation between it and Chen Lusi’s standing point.
Stone steps were laid all the way up.
Magnificent, tall, grand.
Especially standing at the bottom looking up, one could indeed feel the almost tangible pressure and the power and authority this structure represented.
What would be above?
Chen Lusi looked upwards, took a deep breath, and started ascending.
He actually had other choices, like not going up, waiting for Lin Ying and Si Yujie, or even turning away.
After all, the other side didn’t seem intent on stopping him.
However.
Chen Lusi still ascended the stairs.
Because the answer... seemed right in front of him. It was better to have someone to ask now, rather than turn away to search for random clues to speculate.
As for waiting for Lin Ying and Si Yujie, that was even less likely.
Thud—
The moment he stepped onto the stairs.
Chen Lusi immediately felt an... unprecedented hefty pressure unlike anything imposed by an Empowerer.
This was also the first time Chen Lusi felt such an exaggerated pressure.
It didn’t act on the spirit inside him, but on his soul; ascending felt entirely like climbing with Mount Tai on his back.
Not just any small hill.
But Mount Tai.
Chen Lusi’s breathing stopped, suppressed to the point of breathlessness.
About two minutes later.
He took his second step.
By this time, his expression had turned as cold as iron.
He continued upwards.
Continuously ascending.
After nearly ten minutes.
Chen Lusi finally arrived at the doorway, pushing open the grand doors of the hall.
Light streamed in.
Chen Lusi saw the vision of the main hall.
Spacious, cold... deathly silent.
The towering dome, akin to the celestial sky, giant pillars supporting the hall like colossi upholding heaven and earth, with imitated celestial bodies above, and all under heaven engraved around.
And beyond the pillars.
Lay the highest throne.
An emperor robed in dark attire, high above, shrouded in a void of darkness from the neck up, obscuring his expression.
Truly... absolutely lifeless.
"Who exactly sent you? Those warriors?"
The calm voice returned.
And this time.
Chen Lusi finally knew where the voice emanated from.
Mysteriously... his heartbeat began to accelerate.
And the figure on the throne slowly opened his eyes, gazing calmly at Chen Lusi: "Reinstatement of Zhou rituals? Rebooting of the Feudal System? So you’ve returned anew?"
"..."
Chen Lusi couldn’t comprehend, nor was it even possible to comprehend.
"Isn’t it so? So is it the Six Kingdoms’ restoration? The Qu Witches found you again? And let you become immortals of Kunlun... the National Sacrificial System can no longer suppress you? Where did things start to crumble? The Four Directions Emperor? Huatai Mountain in Guandong? Or Mount Tai? Or even Jishui or Huai River?"