Tell Me Where Ulu Is!

Bai Wei opened his pupil-less eyes and quietly "observed" everything before him.

The Spirit Summoning was successful, and far too successful. Not only was the body found, but the soul was also able to descend here, which was something Bai Wei had not anticipated.

Visas's true body, the largest "body part" feared by the Gods, thus returned to Bai Wei's control.

Hmm... it doesn't seem like it's completely back to normal.

Only after connecting his five senses did Bai Wei realize the current state of this mutilated body.

The most direct feeling is lightness, lighter than any body Bai Wei has ever possessed. The reason is simple: this body has been hollowed out.

Eyes, ears, tongue, fingers, bones and internal organs... The Gods stripped away all the rules of Visas by dismembering him, leaving only this skeletal remains, even draining his blood.

Even so, they were still not at ease.

Having lost all his sensory organs, Bai Wei could only explore with his soul, and he felt a considerable amount of extra weight on this mutilated body.

These were sharp spikes covered in runes and incantations, piercing the mutilated body from all sides and embedding themselves in its major joints. While sealing its movements, they continuously emanated deathly power to ensure that no part of the body could possibly possess "life." And that wasn't enough; the body's limbs were also bound by demon-sealing chains. This device, created a thousand years ago, was still operating, constantly draining the body's Magic Power, even though the body had already lost Magic Power a thousand years ago.

Severing life force and sealing Magic Power —this was the attitude of the Gods towards this crippled body that no longer possessed any "rules"—they feared that Visas would return.

But Bai Wei still came back.

Clearly, the Gods' sealing methods do not include any way to deal with souls, so when Bai Wei brought the soul down, none of these sealing devices were activated.

But...

Bai Wei sensed it again and then confirmed one thing.

These spikes piercing his body were not only severing his life force, but also monitoring the movements of his mutilated body.

As long as Bai Wei moves his body, or even just moves a finger, these spikes will immediately detect it and then warn the Contract Land above.

With so many methods, I'm really afraid he might come back to life.

Bai Wei smiled silently to himself.

He had just been thinking about finding a loophole so he could directly control the mutilated body and escape, but now it seemed almost impossible. He couldn't even break through the obvious barriers, let alone the things hidden in the shadows that he hadn't yet found.

Even the [Visas's Phantom] would be detected the moment it landed, and with so many blockades, the Phantom couldn't do anything.

It seems that his limit is being able to keep his soul attached to this broken body to observe his surroundings. A breakthrough from the inside out is impossible; he can only work from the outside in.

Since that's the case, let's see what else is here.

With that in mind, Bai Wei once again dispersed his soul, expanding the distance to explore this space.

Bai Wei then discovered that, putting aside the blockades, the Gods were actually quite good to him; at least the cell was spacious enough.

Hmm... it's not that it's big enough, it's too big. Darkness is everywhere, endless darkness.

Something seemed to be lurking in the darkness, making eerie chewing sounds from time to time. Even Bai Wei sensed danger, as if if they continued to go deeper, even their souls would be devoured.

So he didn't approach the darkness, but continued forward.

Finally, at the end of his wandering soul, he saw a giant door standing in the darkness.

This is a bizarre bone gate, where the bones of Gods form a dark red doorway like intertwined vines, resembling both blood and fire. In the center of the gate is a magnificent serpent, its eye formed by a blood-red gem, and its gaze is fixed on the location of the mangled remains, as if it were a servant guarding the gate for the Gods.

Bai Wei immediately understood that this was the "Final Gate" created by the Gods.

That divine blood key is used to open this door.

Bai Wei moved closer to the door again, wanting to observe its details more closely.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the door truly lived up to its reputation as a creation of the Gods. The crimson fabric clinging to the bones contained fine blood vessels, and blood seemed to flow within them, making the entire door appear to breathe, as if it were still alive.

Hmm... maybe it really is alive.

Bai Wei then turned his gaze to the giant serpent engraved in the center of the door. If he wasn't mistaken, this giant serpent was a servant of the Star Relic God, known as the Star Ring Devourer, "Einhejar." Its relationship with the Star Relic God was similar to that of Senluo and Wildfire, except that it hadn't betrayed the Star Relic God.

Its carvings are equally lifelike, with tens of thousands of fine scales that look like a craftsman showing off his skills.

Why did the Gods carve this giant serpent here? And why use it as a keyhole? It couldn't have been just for aesthetics.

Could it be... that it's alive too?

The moment this thought popped into Bai Wei's mind, he saw the jewel-like snake eyes suddenly flash, and then the entire [Final Gate] began to tremble.

... It really is alive!

Realizing this, Bai Wei quickly withdrew his consciousness. Although he was unsure whether Einhejar had sensed his presence, staying here was clearly not a wise thing to do.

Bai Wei moved quickly, but Einhejar awoke just as quickly. The coiled snake body began to turn, and tens of thousands of snake scales reflected the red light in its pupils, like a starless night sky with a strange red moon hanging in it.

"Hiss".

Einhejar came back to life.

In the blink of an eye, Einhejar broke free from the Final Gate, his massive body resembling a blade drawn from the darkness.

"Hiss hiss hiss".

In the absolute darkness, its pupil shone like the sun. With this eye, it gazed upon the mangled body sealed away for a thousand years, then suddenly accelerated, its serpentine form moving with the speed of a venomous snake. As it leaped, the darkness of the entire prison was stirred, and the unspeakable beings trapped within shrieked in pain before being crushed by its massive body.

In the blink of an eye, Einhejar stood before the mangled body, his posture like that of an ancient god in the deep sea looking at a small boat that had strayed into this place, his murderous intent contained in the raging tide and torrential rain.

Einhejar gazed at the mangled body.

As the gatekeeper of this place, Einhejar has been asleep for many years, and if nothing unexpected happens, it will continue to sleep, fulfilling the mission entrusted to it by the Star Relic God.

But just now, it sensed something, like seeing a twinkling star in the boundless darkness.

Although it only flashed for a moment, it immediately woke it up, since this night sky had never flickered in all these years.

But when it awoke and tried to grasp that one star, it found nothing. All it saw was a pure, dark night. The broken body that had once ignited the world was like a piece of firewood that had long since burned out, without a trace of warmth. It was as if the flickering light before was just an illusion of Einhejar.

Einhejar watched silently, but its power and energy had already flowed into the mangled body. It could sense even the slightest trace of warmth that the mangled body had "come back to life."

The remains of the body remained silent, just as they had for the past thousand years.

After staring for a long time, Einhejar finally slowly retreated, its huge body returning to the doorway. Its sun-like pupils gradually went out, but until the very last moment, its pupils remained fixed on the mangled body, waiting for the next awakening.

And so everything returned to silence.

Bai Wei opened his eyes and found himself back in Peach Blossom Paradise.

The branches of the potted plant swayed gently, and bright red divine blood dripped from the leaves, coalescing again into the shape of a key in front of Bai Wei.

Bai Wei held the God Blood Key in his hand and said with great interest, "Good heavens, this key is actually used to open that thing."

Einhejar, the most loyal servant of the Star Relic God, is also a powerful creature in the game's background.

Bai Wei hadn't expected that Einhejar would be placed there by the Star Relic God. Hmm, if "The Contract Land" is released as DLC for Blasphemy, Einhejar will likely be the final boss there.

Haha, just kidding.

But then again, as a servant of God, that thing must be ridiculously powerful, and it has never appeared in the game. Bai Wei knows almost nothing about it. If they were to fight, it might be even more troublesome than the previous Wildfire.

But if he doesn't hit it, Bai Wei doesn't think it will obediently let him stick the key into its body.

Thinking about it this way, it really is quite troublesome. It's already difficult enough to get there, and then you have to face this kind of existence after you get there.

But...

Bai Wei tapped his fingers lightly on the stone table.

At least now he knows which direction to take – the last orthodox sect, Star Remnant.

Bai Wei looked at the other three chairs and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

It's almost time.

It's time for another get-together for the "Corpse Friends".

An exquisitely crafted playing card with the number "eight" written on it landed in front of the Neat Little Father.

The Neat Little Father's expression changed, then he sighed softly and slapped out the number "five" in his hand.

"You win, Your Bishop," said the Neat Little Father. "I'm blown away! You played your cards so well."

As he spoke, a fawning expression appeared on his face as he looked at Luo Qi.

But this did not make Luo Qi happy. He slapped the Neat Little Father on the head, almost knocking him unconscious.

"Damn it, you've blew your cards eight out of ten times! Do you even know how to play cards?!" Luo Qi cursed angrily, then looked at the other two young Father, whose cards had also been blew. "And you two! I haven't even revealed my hand yet and you've already blew your cards. What good are you?!"

The Father lowered their heads in humiliation, neither daring to be angry nor to speak out.

They were currently in a luxurious and spacious carriage, traveling far away with Luo Qi.

As soon as Luo Qi got in the car, he called the three of them over to play a card game called "Ten Thirty".

Oh, it's not playing, it's training, at least that's what Luo Qi said.

This training has been going on for almost a month, and they have suffered terribly during this time.

Although the card game itself is quite fun, it's not so fun when Luo Qi is involved.

If their hand is a bomb, Luo Qi will slap them on the head like before, and if their hand is too small, Luo Qi will yell, "You can't even handle this? You're playing your mother's game!" Only when they win will Luo Qi not say anything, but he will clench his fists so tightly they crack, making them play even more fearfully, lest they be exiled to the frontier the next day for stepping into the church with their left foot first.

To please Luo Qi, there is only one scenario: their hand must be very strong but not explosive, and Luo Qi's hand must be able to beat theirs.

But this is too difficult. It's a game that relies on luck, so they usually get criticized.

They could tolerate being scolded for playing "Ten Thirty," but they were more afraid of Luo Qi making them "think about games" than playing games.

The idea is to come up with new types of cards using these fifty-two cards.

Great Rhine, this is truly deadly. They have absolutely no concept of this, and after thinking for a long time, they still can't come up with an answer. Naturally, they will be punished by Luo Qi, which is even worse than losing the game.

To this day, they still don't know why Luo Qi suddenly became obsessed with this card game. Could it be that he wants to open a casino?

Luo Qi couldn't tell the truth about this either, although he knew that such behavior was meaningless, since no one knew what kind of new tricks that despicable Hand Eye would pull next.

But being prepared is always better than being unprepared; what if you guess right?

Moreover, Luo Qi has already discovered that card games, no matter how they are played, always boil down to one thing: cheating and deception.

Once he grasped this, he felt that no matter how things changed, it would all be about the same.

Yes, he has completely mastered the card game!

So after winning a few more rounds, Luo Qi felt that it was enough, and impatiently waved his hand to let the three young Father leave.

The Neat Little Father breathed a sigh of relief and immediately left the carriage. Only one of them paused before leaving, feigning shyness as he asked Luo Qi, "Your Bishop, do you need...?"

Luo Qi immediately understood that expression.

Wow, you want to improve.

Luo Qi was also getting restless; he hadn't mentored these guys in a while and was itching to do so.

The sudden abstinence wasn't because he lost interest, but because he was afraid of being suddenly dragged to Peach Blossom Paradise by that guy like Hand Eye did the previous two times.

But it's been so long and his Hand Eye haven't reacted. He can't just keep holding it in forever, can he?

So after pondering for a while with his head down, Luo Qi finally made up his mind, raised his head, and said, "Come up here yourself..."

I got stuck halfway through my sentence.

Because what lay before him was no longer the luxurious carriage and the handsome young Father, but a desolate Peach Blossom Paradise, and three other dark figures whose faces he could not see.

Here we go again!!!

Luo Qi was enraged. He immediately spotted the glowing eye in the shadows and roared, "Hand Eye! You've gone too far!"

But "Hand Eye" just watched him quietly, its star-like pupils no longer carrying the usual mockery and laughter, but only surprise and wariness.

"Where is this place?" "Hand Eye" asked slowly. "And who are you?"

Luo Qi paused, then realized something was amiss.

Because the other person's bright eyes were not their left eyes, but their right eyes.

And his fingers... he had no fingers.

He's not Hand Eye!

"You just said... Hand Eye?" Another unfamiliar and hoarse voice sounded in Luo Qi's ear. "The guy you're talking about, is it Ulu?"

Luo Qi turned his head sharply and found that the spot where Hand Eye had been sitting in his memory was now a completely new phantom.

The lit parts of the phantom are the ears, and...

"Tell me, where is that guy?" He opened his mouth, revealing his tongue and teeth, which also shimmered faintly. "That guy named Ulu."

Luo Qi was stunned for several seconds before realizing that the last person was Ring Finger, whom he had met before.

This time, it wasn't their Hand Eye that summoned them!