In the spirit world, the God Slayer Sword always appeared as a pitch-black, jagged mountain, even in the "Firstborn's" spirit world. The black mountain and Thorn Mountain stood together in the Sea of Darkness, along with the pillar of light that reached from heaven to earth nearby. Thus, three strange "souls" completed a historic meeting in the spirit world, creating an exceedingly bizarre scene.
The God Slayer Sword's opening line was still the same old thing, but what it said afterward immediately caught Hao Ren's attention. "All this noise? What noise are you talking about?"
"Voices. Can't you hear them?" the God Slayer Sword shouted, as though trying to overpower the other clamoring sounds. "They're everywhere. The whole world is full of them—hundreds and thousands of voices are roaring, and every one of them is inhuman. These noisy bastards are practically drowning this place out!"
Hao Ren's heart stirred at once. He realized that the source of the corruption was probably what the God Slayer Sword was referring to. It was something that could not be observed through ordinary means, yet the sword had detected it because it shared the same origin. "Where are those voices coming from? What are they saying?!"
"They have no source, and even less a message. They're merely blind roaring and clamoring." There was even a hint of confusion in the God Slayer Sword's voice. "Huh, why do they sound a little... similar to my 'echoes'?"
"That must be because you come from the same lineage!" Hao Ren shouted. "What you're hearing should also have been left behind by your creator!"
Hao Ren immediately told the God Slayer Sword everything about the corruption Yggdrasil had suffered, along with all his theories regarding it. After hearing all this information, the God Slayer Sword sank into a