A desolate, ancient syllable that does not belong to any known language exploded directly in the depths of Lu Chen's soul!
At this moment, <Longevity Treasure Scroll>, which had been silent in his mind, exploded with an unprecedented violent reaction!
Bronze Tome vibrated wildly, bursting out with dazzling blue light, turning into an indestructible barrier, protecting Lu Chen's soul that was about to be overwhelmed by that will!
Even so, the aftermath of that will still made him feel like he was struck by lightning.
"Poof!"
Lu Chen suddenly spurted out a large mouthful of blood, his face instantly turned as pale as paper, and his soul was shaken, as if it was about to be torn apart.
Fear!
Unprecedented fear instantly seized his heart!
He finally understood what kind of terrifying taboo thing was behind that door! It was not an existence that he was qualified to spy on now, or even for a long time in the future!
He rolled and climbed, exhausted all his strength, and fled towards the stairs like crazy. There was only one thought left in his mind: Get out of here! The further away, the better!
He staggered up the stone steps. However, when he rushed out of the passage and saw the sky again, his steps suddenly froze.
He found that the gatekeeper Clerk Chen, who was supposed to be reading a book, was standing at the entrance of the passage at some point.
The old man still had the same skinny appearance, but his originally cloudy eyes now became as sharp as a knife, as if they could pierce a person's soul.
He stared at Lu Chen, staring at the blood at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes that had not yet calmed down due to fear, and spoke slowly and word by word:
"You... saw 'it'?"
Armory The second floor is dead silent.
The [Godslayer] broken halberd stuck diagonally on the stone platform seemed to have swallowed up all the light and sound around it, leaving only pure, heart-stopping silence.
Clerk Chen's cloudy eyes were frighteningly bright at this moment, like two will-o'-the-wisps suddenly ignited in the endless night, locked tightly on Lu Chen.
"You... saw 'it'?"
He asked again.
In an instant, all the hairs on Lu Chen's body stood on end, and a chill that was even more terrifying than when he faced the demon shot straight from his tailbone to his Tianling Cap.
He felt as if he was being stared at by a ferocious beast from ancient times. From his body to his soul, every corner was seen through, and there was no secret left.
Saw it?
He didn't just see it.
The bloody sky, the phantom of the demon god with its feet on the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, its breath shaking the heavens, and the terrifying pressure that almost caused his soul to completely collapse just by the coming of his will were still engraved in his mind like a brand at this moment.
Admit? Or deny?
Lu Chen's brain was operating at an unprecedented speed amidst the bursts of severe pain coming from the soul.
Admitting it would be tantamount to completely exposing his biggest secret, the existence of [the system], to the unfathomable old man in front of him.
A person who can guard [Godslayer] Broken Halberd, his identity and strength are by no means as simple as an ordinary Armory gatekeeper.
Deny?
A Bone Forging level warrior, after enduring the impact of [Godslayer]'s will, not only did he not die, he was even able to stand here. This in itself is the biggest flaw.
Forcibly denying it will only make it more obvious.
In a flash, Lu Chen made a decision.
He did not answer, but swayed slightly. His face instantly turned as pale as paper, and a large amount of cold sweat oozed from his forehead. As if he could no longer hold it in, he asked in a tone that was mixed with fear and weakness, "Senior... are you referring to that... that terrifying will that made this junior almost collapse?"
He cleverly replaced seeing this active behavior with feeling this passive encounter.
He did not lie, but selectively told part of the truth, portraying himself as a survivor who was lucky enough to survive under the power of God, rather than a spy who spied on forbidden secrets.
This question immediately kicked the ball back.
Clerk Chen's sharp hawk-like eyes stayed on Lu Chen's face for three full breaths.
He seemed to want to see through every subtle expression of Lu Chen and understand every fluctuation in the depths of his soul.
Lu Chen resisted the sting of the sea of consciousness and looked at him calmly, with just the right amount of shock and a hint of confusion about the aftermath of the disaster in his eyes.
Finally, the compelling light in Clerk Chen's eyes slowly converged and turned back into the turbidity without any ripples.
The lines on his face, which were tight and like old tree bark, softened and he let out a long and complicated sigh.
"Alas..."
This sigh seemed to be lifted from a heavy burden, but also seemed to carry endless vicissitudes and fatigue.
"That's all. Being able to survive is your blessing."
Clerk Chen slowly turned around and looked at the broken halberd again, with a hint of sadness in his tone, "I am not the gatekeeper of this place. In other words, not just."
He stretched out his withered hand and gently stroked the cold edge of the stone platform, his movements as gentle as if he were stroking a rare treasure.
"I, Clerk Chen, belong to the Tomb Guardians lineage. I have been guarding this [Godslayer] broken halberd here for sixty years."
Tomb Guardians!
Lu Chen was shocked in his heart, but his face remained calm, just as if he was listening.
This title is definitely not any official position of Demon Suppression Division.
"The will in your mouth is the remaining demon's will on this [Godslayer] broken halberd. It comes from the previous era and is a fragment of the weapon of a world-destroying demon."
Clerk Chen's voice came faintly, revealing a shocking secret, "Don't say that you are only in Bone Forging, but Captain is here in person. If you don't have a specific method and dare to look directly at it, you will also suffer the end of soul disintegration."
He paused, and his turbid eyes fell on Lu Cheng again, this time with a hint of inquiry and curiosity.
"The reason why you survived is not a fluke. It's because the protective treasure on your body formed a confrontation with it at the original level at the moment when [Godslayer]'s will impacted your soul."
Lu Chen's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He's here! He really knows!
"You..." Lu Chen was about to speak.
But Clerk Chen waved his hand, interrupted him, and said to himself, "That power is vast and ancient. It and [Godslayer]'s destruction and killing are two completely opposite origins."
He seemed to be caught up in some ancient memories, his eyes becoming distant.
"In the classics passed down from generation to generation by my Tomb Guardians family, there is a record of an ancient taboo that is on the same level as [Godslayer], and even exceeds it in some aspects."
Clerk Chen word by word, the voice clearly passed into the ears of Lu Chen, setting off a huge wave.
"Thousands of years ago, a great master once obtained it. It was called a lock."