Chapter 165: The Life-Slaughter Demon Lord (5)

The Dao of Reincarnation: Ascending Through a Hundred Lives

A desolate ancient star.

The planet had not always been barren. However, once news of a Saint's inheritance leaking out spread, all life on the entire star was wiped clean. The faction that once occupied the planet had tried to monopolize the Saint's legacy, but they accidentally triggered a restriction, causing the Saint's ruins to be exposed to the world.

A refined-looking young man followed his elders to the Saint's ruins. This refined youth came from the Flowing Cloud Sword Pavilion and was named Xie An. He was also Su Chen.

As a notorious assassin from the Killing God Hall, Su Chen naturally would not enter the Saint's ruins under the hall's name. That would be no different from seeking death. Therefore, he had chosen to borrow someone else's identity to enter the ruins.

Xie An was the unfortunate soul chosen for this role.

At this moment, countless forces of various sizes, different races, and even several renowned geniuses with powerful strength had already gathered on the ancient star.

A vast, chasm-like abyss blocked everyone's path. On the other side of the abyss lay the Saint's ruins.

Yet no one dared to cross it.

Terrifying restrictions filled the chasm. Every single person who had attempted to cross had died without exception, falling into the abyss and smashing into a pulp of flesh and blood.

The powerful faction that had tried to claim the Saint's ruins for themselves had accidentally triggered this deadly restriction, resulting in the death of all their members.

"So it's the Origin Sealing Array… It seems this Saint was not a benevolent person. Even in death, he wanted to set a trap for future generations."

Although Su Chen was not highly proficient in formations, his vast experience allowed him to easily recognize the truth behind why everyone kept falling into the abyss.

The Origin Sealing Array was a terrifying formation capable of instantly sealing a martial artist's origin energy, preventing them from flying.

Those who had tried to cross the heavenly chasm had their energy sealed and plummeted to their deaths.

"Look! Someone else is trying to cross the heavenly chasm and reach the other side."

"Is he looking to die? Even Void Refining realm cultivators couldn't make it across. Earlier, the Scarlet Pine Emperor tried to rely on his cultivation to cross and fell halfway, smashing to death."

"Senior Brother Murong, don't! Come back quickly!"

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"He seems to be making it across… How is that possible?"

"Senior Brother Murong, please don't come back!"

"…"

The disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sword Pavilion watched the slender figure walking across the chasm with excited expressions.

Su Chen looked over and felt slightly surprised. The thin young man moved with absolute confidence, strolling leisurely through the air as if taking a casual walk, and easily reached the other side.

"He has cracked the Origin Sealing Array. It seems he anticipated this. The Saint left a slim chance of survival within the array, a path leading directly to the inheritance ground."

Cracking the Origin Sealing Array was not particularly difficult, but it had still been set up by a Saint and contained lethal killing intent. For someone to crack it so easily… either this person was the Saint's reincarnation, or he had known in advance that an Origin Sealing Array existed here.

Su Chen's expression turned strange. This person was not Xiao Sha… Had he run into another one of Xiao Sha's chess pieces again?

This Xiao Sha really wanted to monopolize every opportunity that appeared.

"Senior Brother Xie, don't be reckless!"

The Flowing Cloud Sword Pavilion disciples tried to stop Su Chen as he stepped forward to cross the heavenly chasm, but they were still one step too late.

"Idiot. Just because he saw someone else cross, he rushes to his death. If the chasm were so easy to cross, would we still be standing here?"

No one held any hope for Su Chen.

However, when he reached the middle of the chasm, everyone's expressions changed drastically, filled with shock and uncertainty.

"Could he really cross the heavenly chasm?"

"How is that possible? Does the Flowing Cloud Sword Pavilion have a method to cross it?"

When Su Chen successfully reached the other side, the crowd went completely mad. They had come here for the Saint's inheritance, yet they could only stand outside and watch helplessly as others crossed over to claim it. The unwillingness in their hearts burned fiercely.

A great battle erupted. The fact that two people who could reach the other side and access the Saint's inheritance were both disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sword Pavilion made everyone believe that the pavilion possessed a way to break the Origin Sealing Array.

Unfortunately, the Flowing Cloud Sword Pavilion had no such method at all.

"These people from the Flowing Cloud Sword Pavilion—from elders to ordinary disciples—really know how to keep their mouths shut!"

No matter how the crowd threatened and coerced them, even until the sect was completely destroyed, the Flowing Cloud Sword Pavilion never revealed any method to cross the chasm.

Because they truly did not know!

Some people still chose to attempt crossing the heavenly chasm, but without exception, they all died. The rest grew restless and decided to wait where they were, hoping to reap the benefits without effort.

Su Chen entered the Saint's ruins.

Although his attainments in formations were not deep, a mere Origin Sealing Array could not stop him.

"Junior Brother Xie? Why can you also enter the Saint's ruins?"

Inside the ruins, Murong Ying noticed Su Chen entering as well, his eyes sharp.

Su Chen smiled. "Senior Brother Murong, I believe that question should be directed at you instead."

Murong Ying knew that his safe entry into the ruins was entirely thanks to a forbidden-breaking pearl he had obtained earlier.

However, he had no intention of answering Su Chen's question. The long sword on his back hummed, and the sharp sword light illuminated the entire ruins.

"Junior Brother Xie… you should never have come here to covet something that does not belong to you."

Killing intent surged from Murong Ying. He would not allow a second person to touch the Saint's inheritance!

He planned to kill Su Chen, regardless of whether this was his fellow disciple or not.