The Great Secret

"What? Did your plan fail? Who are you getting so angry at?"

As the sound came, a figure without facial features appeared in the sky, standing in the void.

Supreme Saint heard this voice, he looked up and his raging anger gradually subsided.

"Heh, are you here to laugh at me?"

The Ruins nodded straightforwardly. "You've taken over my control here, so can't I just watch you make a fool of yourself?"

The Supreme Saint did not answer, but remained calm.

The chains binding him returned to normal, and his enormous eyeball stared at the Ruins, emanating a chilling sense of oppression.

The Ruins said calmly, "Since I've already lost control, why don't you tell me what your plans are?"

"Plan?" The Supreme Saint sneered, "My plan is to leave here, destroy this world, and satisfy my urges. Do you understand?"

This statement was essentially meaningless; the Ruins shrugged and ignored it.

The Supreme Saint One's enormous eye closed, and it remained silent, no longer speaking.

The Ruins raised their heads. Although they had no facial features, one could sense that they were calm on the surface but anxious on the inside.

"I don't know how far Xu Bai has gone. Now I have lost control and can't get any information. And the time I can keep him trapped is getting shorter and shorter."

"When he leaves here, it will inevitably be a major disaster, and no one will be able to stop it."

In fact, since he lost control of the Ruins, he has become indifferent to many things.

All the conspiracies and tricks are fake; at most, he can only serve as a reminder here.

Aside from that, he couldn't stop some of the Supreme Saint's plans at all. All he could do was try his best to stay in the Ruins a little longer.

Thinking of this, the Ruins sighed again and disappeared into the sky.

The Supreme Saint remained silent until after they left the Ruins, at which point he reopened his eyes with a hint of mockery.

"Even if there are many things in that Ghost Market for him, there is a limit. If he dares to leave the Ghost Market, that will be the time when he dies."

"If he doesn't leave the Ghost Market, he can only wait for me to come out of here. At that time, not only will he die, but all of you will die."

"Just wait. I've been holding back here for so long, and sooner or later I'll make you pay the price. When that happens, I'll make sure you all die a horrible death."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

A wild laugh echoed through the Ruins; the Supreme Saint, like a vengeful spirit, was filled with all sorts of pleasure.

The Ghost Market.

Xu Bai looked at the progress bars in front of him, rubbed his forehead, and looked very troubled.

By now, he has collected a lot, but these progress bars are like a drizzle to him, and they don't play any role at all.

Even if it's a mosquito's leg, it's so small it's not even enough to fill a gap between your teeth.

After all, he has already reached the Entering Excellence Seventh Grade of the Martial Realm, and it is really difficult to improve further.

"It seems like a big problem has arisen." Xu Bai put down his hand that was rubbing his forehead, speechless. "At this rate, it's questionable whether I can even reach the eighth rank, let alone the ninth rank."

According to the clues he had obtained before, he might only be able to compete with the Supreme Saint when he Entering Sainthood Ninth Grade.

But now even reaching the eighth rank has become a luxury for him. At this pace, if he were to actually run away, he would be gone in the blink of an eye.

"I finally understand what this guy means. He really wants to trap me here and kill me. Once he escapes from the Ruins, he'll attack me directly," Xu Bai thought speechlessly.

The more I think about it this way, the more melancholy I feel.

"I was originally planning to take it one step at a time, but now I can't even walk, so what's the point of looking at anything!"

"The future looks rather bleak..."

Xu Bai clapped his hands, and with a thought, all the strange creatures gathered before him perished on the spot.

This has become his routine: while acquiring progress, he also eliminates some strange entities, which reduces the burden for the future.

After all the strange creatures in front of him died, Xu Bai stood still for a moment, and then made a decision in his heart.

"Let's get rid of all the strange things here first; that will at least lighten the burden considerably."

"As for what to do next, we'll think about it later."

Xu Bai stretched and prepared to begin his operation according to plan.

Just then, he suddenly realized something was wrong and looked up at the distant sky.

The people there were all dressed in blood red, which made people feel depressed.

In addition, with Xu Bai's current strength, he could see that the sky was trembling slightly.

To be precise, it wasn't the sky that trembled, but rather the sky and that mysterious space that trembled.

Not long ago, all the corpses in that space withered and gathered into a golden sphere, but that sphere disappeared in an instant.

To this day, Xu Bai still doesn't understand what exactly happened.

Now the sky is trembling again, and he suspects it might be related to that space.

"Now that I have some time, maybe I can go and see what's going on," Xu Bai thought to himself.

The problem that occurred last time was not only because he didn't want to take risks, but more importantly because he had a lot of progress bars waiting for him to grind.

But this time is different. He doesn't have a progress bar anymore. The main problem is that he's not making any progress right now. He can only try it out, just in case he makes a new discovery.

Thinking of this, Xu Bai rubbed his hands together and flew towards the sky.

The sky was either blood red or deathly gray. As Xu Bai got closer to the sky, he could feel the enormous changes in the sky more clearly.

Gradually, Xu Bai higher and higher, reaching the highest critical point. He raised his hand and pressed it against the sky, unleashing the full power of his True Yuan Power.

The next moment, a crack appeared in the sky, filling the entire canopy, and within the crack, a huge hole was gradually emerging.

The cave was pitch black. Xu Bai took a deep breath, his True Yuan Power surging throughout his body, and flew into the cave.

The place remained empty and deserted; even the corpses were gone.

Xu Bai's eyes lingered everywhere, searching in all directions, but he found not a single trace.

We can confirm that there was indeed a shaking just now, but why is there no unusual phenomenon here?

At this moment, the enormous hole gradually repaired itself and returned to normal.

The silence grew even deeper, sending a chill down one's spine.

Xu Bai remained standing in the same spot, having gained nothing; he couldn't even feel the tremor anymore.

Given his current strength, he should be very perceptive to danger, but he can't even sense the danger.

But what caused that tremor just now?

Xu Bai couldn't understand it, and he had no intention of continuing to investigate. He wanted to return to the Ghost Market first.

Just then, something unusual happened ahead.

Xu Bai frowned, looking at the distorted human figure that appeared not far away.

"His strength isn't very high, and he doesn't exude any killing intent."

He kept looking at it back and forth with his chin, feeling that something was off about it.

After a short while, the distorted figure shifted and transformed into an ordinary young man.

The young man's appearance was somewhat strange. He looked around, his face full of confusion. Finally, his gaze settled on Xu Bai, and he noticed Xu Bai's figure.

"Blood... Blood Slaughtering Saber Wielder!"

The few simple words, spoken with a hint of fear and shock, were also filled with reverence.

Upon hearing these four words, Xu Bai instantly perked up and flashed to the person's side.

"You are... a human!"

The young man was terrified for a moment, but then seemed to understand, and said excitedly, "I actually saw a living person! I'm so happy! I can see the Blood Slaughtering Saber Wielder himself! It's simply... ah!"

Before he could finish speaking, the young man clutched his head and screamed in pain.

Xu Bai said expressionlessly, "If you mention that name again, I can't guarantee your head will still be on your neck."

young people. "..."

He suddenly realized that the person in front of him was a legend, and now that he had angered him, fear immediately arose within him.

Seeing that the young man had stopped speaking, Xu Bai slowly asked, "Are you from the human world?"

Only those in the human world know the title "Blood Slaughtering Saber Wielder," since it was the very title they were given in the beginning.

The young man nodded quickly, indicating that this was indeed the case.

After receiving confirmation, Xu Bai frowned even more deeply. "Do you know where this place is?"

The young man shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

"This is Ghost Market. How come you weren't wiped out? What happened to all the souls? Tell me about your experience," Xu Bai said.

That's absolutely outrageous.

The rules of the Ghost Market still exist, but the fact that a young man appeared here without his soul being erased suggests something is amiss.

The young man was stunned upon hearing this, clearly still reeling from the shocking news.

"A bizarre... Ghost Market!"

Xu Bai nodded in confirmation.

It took the young man almost all his strength to finally recover from the shock. He poured out all his energy and then shut his mouth.

Xu Bai rested his chin on his hand, paced back and forth for a moment, and pondered the young man's words.

Based on what I just said, there's definitely something interesting going on here.

This young man accidentally encountered something strange, and was killed by it during the battle. He was already dead, but inexplicably ended up in this place.

The fact that his soul was preserved is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this young man is still a human being.

"Prince Xu... King Xu," the young man said tremblingly, "Am I alive, or am I already dead?"

Xu Bai glanced at the young man. "Do you think you should live, or die?"

The young man thought for a moment, then said uncertainly, "Probably... alive..."

Xu Bai ignored the young man. Whether he was alive or dead, in his eyes, this guy was still a person.

From the beginning of the process to the current situation, Xu Bai's heart was actually in turmoil, but on the surface, he still appeared expressionless.

He was connecting everything, but he felt something was missing, something wasn't completely connected.

Xu Bai paced back and forth, his mind constantly in thought.

"The orb of light absorbed the power of many corpses, but then mysteriously disappeared without causing any trouble."

"Nothing strange happened after that, and everything was very peaceful."

"But today this happened. This person is already dead in the human world, but inexplicably, his neighbor in this place has become a human again, and his soul has not been erased."

"Can I understand that this place is isolated from the Ghost Market, so the soul won't be erased? But what about resurrection?"

The more Xu Bai thought about it, the more confused he became. He felt that the clues in front of him were all blurry. He could grasp some of them, but he couldn't figure them out completely.

Just then, another strange change occurred, and another figure gradually solidified and appeared on the scene.

"Another person?" Xu Bai narrowed his eyes, looking him up and down.

He was quite certain that the person who came was also human, and that their soul had not been erased.

This was a middle-aged man. When he appeared, he was also full of confusion. When he saw Xu Bai, his confusion turned into shock.

"Prince Xu... King Xu!"

Xu Bai's lips twitched slightly. Hearing this address, he already knew that this guy also came from the human world.

"You didn't die and end up here, did you?"

Middle-aged people have more experience than young people, so they quickly recovered from their shock. After hearing Xu Bai's question, they nodded rapidly, as if afraid of being a fraction of a second late.

Before Xu Bai could even ask him a question, he had already poured out his story like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

Just as Xu Bai had suspected, this middle-aged man had also died unexpectedly and ended up in this place.

Two people, two similar experiences, and they even ended up in the same place.

At that moment, a glimmer of light flashed through Xu Bai's previously chaotic thoughts, as if he had grasped something.

He rubbed his forehead, trying to catch the light.

As the light shone, the tangled thoughts in his mind gradually began to clear.

After about half a set of photos, Xu Bai let out a long sigh of relief.

"I think I understand."

Upon hearing this, the young and middle-aged people exchanged glances, unsure of Xu Bai's meaning, but neither dared to ask.

After all, the person standing in front of them was the infamous Blood Slaughtering Saber Wielder, a legend of the entire world, and they dared not provoke him.

According to the current legends in the martial arts world, this person is ruthless and capricious; if you offend him in any way, his head will roll instantly.

Xu Bai ignored the young and middle-aged people, his expression becoming extremely complicated.

These two people stumbled in by accident and didn't really have much to do with this place, but they gave Xu Bai inspiration.

He turned his head, surveying the pitch-black surroundings, and thought to himself, "You've really gone to great lengths to deal with the Supreme Saint. So you had these backup plans all along..."