Lin Tian was carefully pondering the information.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he instantly realized something was wrong.
How did it know what I wanted?
Could the Chaos Pearl be conscious?
In an instant, Lin Tian became alert and demanded, "Chaos Pearl, do you possess intelligence?"
However, the Chaos Pearl did not respond.
Lin Tian continued questioning it, but there was still no reaction.
"Since that's the case, then I don't want the Chaos Pearl anymore. I'm leaving."
As he spoke, Lin Tian pretended not to care and threw the Chaos Pearl away.
Suddenly, the distant Chaos Pearl visibly trembled, hovering silently in midair before radiating brilliant light.
"Hey, hey, are you really doing this, kid?"
A phantom floated out from within it.
"Who are you?"
Seeing that there really was something inside the Chaos Pearl, Lin Tian immediately became wary.
Of course, he had never truly intended to throw away the Chaos Pearl. He had only done so to force whatever was inside to reveal itself.
As the light dispersed, the phantom took the form of a young man clad in a gray robe, his long hair flowing freely.
Though he was only a phantom, his extraordinary bearing was still apparent, carrying an ethereal aura.
He slowly opened his eyes, which revealed a sense of age and hardship that did not match his appearance.
"Are you an artifact spirit, or something else?"
Lin Tian questioned him, while his mind searched through the legends from his previous life.
Could he be the artifact spirit of the Chaos Pearl?
At that moment, the phantom looked at Lin Tian and smiled faintly. "I hid myself so well, yet I never expected that even the most careful plans would have one flaw. You discovered me."
Lin Tian's gaze sharpened as