Lin Ming's mind sank into the Nine Thousand ZHANG Vast World. His consciousness swept across this territory that belonged to him like Creation God. Mountains and rivers, the Five Elements Origin, and even the energy rhythm flowing in the air were all within his control.
His senses swept lightly over the millions of Soul Light Cluster that were temporarily sealed and fell into silence, and Lin Ming's gaze fell on an area on the edge of them that had been specially isolated and heavily Restriction.
There, the two figures appeared particularly out of place and disheveled.
One was a Soul Light cocoon compressed to only a foot tall, its entire body wrapped in layers of Purple-Gold Spatial Runes, like Crystal Seal.
Inside the cocoon of light, a phantom-like, distorted figure appeared and disappeared, radiating a spiritual fluctuation of resentment and venom—it was none other than the Soul Origin of Hall of Souls Vice Hall Master Hun Yan!
The other was a gaunt body, pierced through its limbs and bones by countless chains that shimmered with a dark light, and nailed to mid-air like a specimen.
His eyes were tightly closed, his breath was extremely weak, and his body was surrounded by Death Qi. He was none other than the Great Heavenly Venerate, whose physical body still existed but whose soul and Dou Qi had been completely sealed by the South Dragon King Zhu You!
At this moment, the two seemed to sense Lin Ming's gaze, which descended like the Will of Heaven and Earth. The Purple-Gold Cocoon trembled violently, Hall of Souls Vice Hall Master, Hun Yan's roar, filled with resentment and madness, exploded in this silent world through mental fluctuations:
"You little bastard! It's you! You little beast! You lowly ant! You're not even from Ancient Races, yet you dare to imprison me? You dare to lay a hand on my Hun Clan? Do you know what you're doing?! You're courting your own destruction! You're bringing eternal damnation upon yourself and everyone around you!"
Hall of Souls Vice Hall Master Hun Yan knew he could no longer leave, so his voice was sharp and shrill, filled with hysteria.
"You think you've won? Destroyed the Human Hall and captured me? Hahaha! Ridiculous! Utterly ridiculous! You have no idea what a magnificent being you are facing! The power of my Hun Clan far surpasses the imagination of a frog in a well like you!"
"Back then, even the Xiao Clan, which claimed to be the strongest of the Ancient Eight Clans and possessed the Dou Di Bloodline, was incredibly arrogant. But what happened in the end? They were still reduced to ashes and their Inheritance Severed under the supreme power of my Hun Clan! No matter how talented that Old Ghost Xiao Xuan, he still ended up dying and his soul dissipated!"
"You, and those self-important Ancient Void Dragon worms, are nothing but a bunch of pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered in the eyes of my Hun Clan! Just wait! It won't be long before our clan's powerful warriors descend and Soul Extraction and Refinement of all of you, along with the ants who have even the slightest connection to you, condemning you to eternal damnation! Ancient Void Dragon? Hmph, at that time, our Clan Annihilation and Species Extinction completely, and our names will be utterly erased from this continent!"
Hun Yan roared wildly, trying to intimidate Lin Ming with the ferocity of the Hun Clan and salvage the last bit of dignity and prestige of himself as a prisoner.
However, faced with the defeated barking of Hall of Souls Vice Hall Master Hun Yan, Lin Ming's consciousness only transmitted a calm, almost indifferent wave, as if stating a fact unrelated to himself:
"The feeble barking of a defeated dog has reduced to this meager display of power."
After speaking, Lin Ming's tone carried an undisguised sarcasm. "You say the Xiao Clan was destroyed by your Hun Clan? Yes, on the surface, that's true. But I'm really curious, when Xiao Xuan was at his peak, dominating the continent and only one step away from the legendary Dou Di Realm, where was your Hun Clan, the 'great' Hun Clan you speak of?"
"Why didn't you dare to fight the Xiao Clan Open and Aboveboard before he attempted to become Dou Di? Why did you wait until he failed and was severely injured before gathering your strength like rats in a gutter, resorting to such despicable acts of taking advantage of his misfortune and kicking him when he was down?"
"This is the 'supreme power' of your Hun Clan? It truly broadens the horizons of a peasant like me!"
Lin Ming's words were like the sharpest knife, precisely cutting into the most painful spot that the Hun Clan didn't want to mention.
Hun Yan's Soul Light suddenly froze, and its clamor abruptly ceased.
Before he could react, Lin Ming's calm yet overwhelmingly authoritative voice rang out again:
"Furthermore, even if you succeeded by such despicable means, didn't your Clan Leader, the Hun Tiandi, also suffer a fatal counterattack from Xiao Xuan, and be severely injured, forcing him to retreat into seclusion for a thousand years before finally recovering? If your Hun Clan were truly as invincible and all-powerful as you boast, why would your clan leader have to pay such a heavy price and remain dormant for a thousand years?"
"It seems that your so-called 'greatness' isn't so impressive after all."
"You... how could you know all this?!" Hun Yan's Soul Fluctuation twisted violently, conveying an expression of disbelief and horror.
The details of Xiao Xuan's breakthrough to the Dou Di, and the fact that the Clan Leader Hun Tiandi, was seriously injured and recuperated for a thousand years as a result, are Top Secret even within the Ancient Races, and very few people know about them!
How could Lin Ming, who comes from an ordinary sect and seems to have no connection with any Ancient Races, know so much?! He even knows the exact time the Clan Leader was recovering from his injuries!
Seeing the Hall of Souls Vice Hall Master's reaction, as if he had seen a ghost, Lin Ming's consciousness conveyed a clear sense of disdain and mockery:
"What, you're shocked? I know far more than you, a frog in a well, could imagine."
The following words were like Nine Heavens Thunderclap, striking Hun Yan's already crumbling mental defenses one after another!
"For example, the Nihility Devouring Flame, ranked second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, has been lurking within your Hun Clan and has even become an important asset to you."
Hun Yan: "!!!"
"For example, your Soul Hall expends countless efforts to capture souls and extract their Soul Origin in the Middle Continent, not merely to nourish the Hun Clan's powerful members. The deeper purpose is to offer it to the Nihility Devouring Flame, allowing it to utilize that massive amount of pure Soul Power to undergo a transformation in its Soul Essence, hoping to break through to the Emperor Realm Soul!"
Hun Yan's cocoon of Soul Light began to tremble uncontrollably.
"For example, the reason why your Hun Clan can still continuously produce Divine Bloodline even when the Dou Di Bloodline is gradually becoming diluted is not because you are exceptionally talented, but because of the Nihility Devouring Flame!"
"It's because the Nihility Devouring Flame devoured the Last Place Clan Leader of the Tunling Clan, who possessed Special Ability in ancient times! This allowed them to acquire the Tunling Clan's Heaven-Defying Ability to devour and fuse the Dou Di Bloodline, thereby perpetuating and strengthening their own race's bloodline! Your Hun Clan has only managed to survive to this day by constantly plundering the bloodlines of other races!"
"No! This is impossible! How could you possibly know about the Tunling Clan?!" Hun Yan let out a horrified Mental Shriek.
Ignoring his breakdown, Lin Ming continued in a calm tone, dropping one shocking Secrets after another, each capable of overturning the mainland's understanding of the world:
"For example, the Spirit Realm suddenly closed recently, completely cutting off contact with the outside world. This wasn't due to any Spatial Turbulenceulence, but rather the work of your Hun Clan!"
"It was also the Nihility Devouring Flame that, with its Supreme Devouring Power, swallowed the entire Spirit Realm into its Internal Space, Isolate Inside and Outside! And your Hun Clan was carrying out a brutal and inhumane Genocidal Operation inside!"
"The purpose, besides having the Nihility Devouring Flame consume the remaining Dou Di Bloodline of the Ling Clan to replenish your Hun Clan's increasingly depleted Bloodline Source, is more importantly to seize the Tou She Ancient God Jade Fragment that the Ling Clan Guarded for Generations!"
The appearance of the name "Tou She Ancient God Jade" almost caused Hun Yan's soul to completely dissipate!
Lin Ming's last words were like a final judgment, shattering all his wishful thinking and understanding:
"And your Hun Clan, having spent a thousand years plotting the Xiao Clan's Destruction, is now turning against the Ling Clan. Your ultimate goal is to collect the eight Tou She Ancient God Jade Fragment held by the Ancient Eight Clans and restore the clan to its complete form!"
"Use this as a key to unlock the legendary Cave Mansion left behind by the Last Place Dou Di of the Dou Qi Continent — the Tou She Ancient God! Obtain the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill within, which is enough to create a new Dou Di! Let your ambitious Clan Leader, the Hun Tiandi, break through to the Dou Di Realm and fulfill his ultimate ambition of unifying the continent!"
Am I right?
"..."
Dead silence.
The Soul Light cocoon of Hall of Souls Vice Hall Master of the Hun Yan, was now as if Ice-Sealed, emitting no sound whatsoever. Even the resentful mental fluctuations had ceased.
The expression on his face had changed from initial shock and horror to utter bewilderment, fear, and a sense of helplessness after his worldview had been completely overturned.
Although he was extremely shocked that Lin Ming knew the truth about the Nihility Devouring Flame, the Soul Origin, the Tunling Clan, and the extinction of the Ling Clan, he was aware of this information as it belonged to the core secrets of the Hun Clan.
But this last point is about collecting the Tou She Ancient God Jade, opening the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, obtaining the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill, and helping the Hun Tiandi become Dou Di!
This plan is the Hun Clan's highest and most top-secret strategic objective! Within the entire Hun Clan, the number of people who know about it would be no more than five!
Even he, the Hall of Souls Vice Hall Master and a core member of the Late Stage Three-Star Dou Saint, only vaguely knew that the clan was plotting a momentous event related to the Tou She Ancient God Jade, but he had no way of knowing the specific details or the ultimate purpose!
And now, this ultimate secret, which even he had never touched, has been spoken so clearly and accurately by an outsider, a young man whom he previously regarded as a "lowly ant"!
This was beyond shock. It was a chilling, bone-deep fear and panic that emanated from the very depths of one's soul!
Who... who is this person?!
How could he know so much detail? Even the Clan Leader's greatest ambition is crystal clear? Is he truly just an ordinary sect Sect Master? What terrifying power or secret lies hidden behind him? Could he be... a pawn of some Ancient Races? Or perhaps, an existence even more ancient and mysterious than any Ancient Races?
Countless questions and fears gnawed at Hun Yan's soul like venomous snakes. For the first time, his understanding of himself, the Hun Clan, and even the entire world was violently shaken.
Looking into Lin Ming's seemingly all-knowing, invisible gaze, he could no longer utter a single threatening word. The feeble barking of a defeated dog? He no longer even had the confidence to bark; the absolute informational superiority of the other party had completely shattered his resolve.
He was like a clown, putting on a self-righteous show for an audience who knew the script perfectly well, unaware that all his Trump Card and his fate had already been seen through by the other party.
An unprecedented despair, like an icy tide, completely overwhelmed him.
Meanwhile, the Great Heavenly Venerate, who was pinned in mid-air and remained silent, could not speak, but his slightly trembling body and unfocused eyes also revealed the turbulent waves and endless fear in his heart.
Because many of the things Lin Ming said were things even he didn't know, yet Lin Ming, an outsider, was explaining them so clearly.
What does this mean? It means that this person has a clear understanding of the Hun Clan's thousand-year layout!