Ch. 2661The Truth Behind the Ruins
Key Plot Points and Events
- Wenren Sheng's detective agency, the Jack-of-all-trades Shop, gains renown in Big Dipper World for solving mysterious cases.
- A sect, the Vast Sea Sect, is destroyed overnight, drawing widespread attention.
- Wenren Sheng investigates the ruins with Little Illusion and Zhao Han, discovering a forbidden technique used by an elder, Wang, which summoned creatures called Devourers.
- The Devourers reveal that a powerful member of their kind caused the sect's destruction, seeking to taste humans' ultimate fear.
- Wenren Sheng learns that the Devourers feed on humans' seven emotions and six desires, but are not inherently malicious.
- Wenren Sheng successfully closes the spatial node, preventing more Devourers from entering, but locks the existing ones up.
Character Developments
- Wenren Sheng: Demonstrates his exceptional investigative skills and immense power, using the Seed of Mystery to close the spatial node.
- Little Illusion: Proves useful in finding clues and communicating with the Devourers, showcasing her adaptability and curiosity.
- Zhao Han: Shows her knowledge of various worlds and cultures, assisting Wenren Sheng in understanding the forbidden technique.
- Elder Wang: Revealed as the cause of the sect's destruction, seeking to use the Devourers to control humans' emotions and resist demons.
- The Devourers: Initially feared, they are later understood to be intelligent and not inherently malicious, feeding on humans' emotions but not causing harm unless provoked.
Significant Themes
- The consequences of forbidden knowledge and power: Elder Wang's pursuit of forbidden techniques led to the sect's destruction and his own demise.
- The struggle between different worlds and beings: The Devourers come from another world, seeking to feed on humans' emotions, leading to conflict and eventual understanding.
- The value of knowledge and experience: Wenren Sheng's travels and encounters broaden his understanding, allowing him to solve the case and deal with the Devourers.
Character Interactions
- Wenren Sheng and Little Illusion: They work well together, with Little Illusion's adaptability and curiosity complementing Wenren Sheng's analytical skills.
- Wenren Sheng and Zhao Han: They share knowledge and understanding, with Zhao Han's experiences and insights proving valuable in solving the case.
- Wenren Sheng and the Devourers: Initially adversarial, they eventually reach an understanding, with Wenren Sheng modifying the Devourers to reduce their danger while keeping them useful.