Holy Spirit Origin Crystal (Seeking Collection)

Lin Yun followed the direction of her gaze and saw that the rock wall there was indeed exceptionally smooth, looking much like a portal.

The three patterns representing the soul imprints that the senior had mentioned earlier also came into Lin Yun's view.

The dragon was at the top, with the book and the flower on its left and right, respectively, forming a "pin" character structure with the three soul imprints.

Looking at it this way, it was indeed as the senior had said: it would require three people with corresponding martial souls to open this door.

However, Lin Yun still felt uneasy, and the reason was simple: he was practically illiterate here, yet this senior could understand what was written on the wall.

This information gap was terrifying.

If this senior truly had good intentions, that would be one thing, but if she didn't, or if she had seen some way to ensure her own survival...

Then Lin Yun would be left without a place to be buried.

He shared his concerns with Electrolux, who harbored the same worries, but his words were incisive:

"But you don't have any other way out if you don't trust her."

Lin Yun pondered for a moment and sighed; he had no choice but to take it one step at a time. If it really came to it, he could team up with Chu Zhengzhang and take her out.

Chu Zhengzhang's gaze shifted to Lin Yun at that moment, his meaning couldn't have been clearer.

The two of them were thinking the same thing.

After exchanging a few glances with Chu Zhengzhang, Lin Yun turned his attention to the senior and said calmly:

"Since that's the case, Senior, let's stop stalling and get started."

As Lin Yun's voice faded, the senior nodded, stepped forward, and said:

"The main problem now is that we don't know how to operate this door. We can only start by injecting soul power, then try dripping blood, testing it one step at a time."

Lin Yun glanced at her, nodded, and reached out to press his hand onto the dragon-type martial soul imprint.

Much like the soul power test after his initial martial soul awakening, Lin Yun felt his body lighten as if a portion of his soul power had been sucked away by the stone door.

Lin Yun said:

"It worked; it just absorbs soul power."

At the same time, the dragon-type martial soul imprint underwent a slight change, transforming into the appearance of a Skeletal Bone Dragon tattoo.

Though it was merely a miniature version.

This change startled the other two, and only after confirming the change was harmless did they place their hands on the wall.

This time, the two soul imprints did not change. Instead, accompanied by a earth-shaking rumble, the entire cavern began to sway violently.

The portal actually receded and then slowly descended, revealing a pitch-black passageway.

The three of them looked at each other, and in the end, the eldest, Chu Zhengzhang, walked in front, the senior walked in the middle, and Lin Yun brought up the rear.

As they walked, the ground ahead suddenly vanished, and the three of them fell down together.

When Lin Yun woke up again, he saw Chu Zhengzhang and the senior entangled with each other. Chu Zhengzhang was breathing his last, while the senior was already dead.

Chu Zhengzhang said weakly to Lin Yun:

"Just now, your so-called senior suddenly rushed to the front and touched something, and then we fell. You have a vicious dragon coiled around you, so she couldn't kill you, so she came for me instead."

Electrolux said to Lin Yun in his spiritual sea:

"I cannot be certain if the so-called vicious dragon is real, but I can confirm that everything else is true. It was indeed your so-called senior who harbored malicious intent first."

Lin Yun stepped forward, pushed the two apart, and said to Chu Zhengzhang:

"Disciples of the inner court of Shrek Academy are all very self-centered; that is a flaw in the academy's system. I am more inclined to believe you."

As he spoke, Lin Yun quickly jumped out of Chu Zhengzhang's attack range after separating them and lit a fire starter to look around.

The entire sunken area seemed to be designed like a secret chamber, with only one wall showing signs of human craftsmanship, featuring an amber-colored sphere embedded within it.

At this moment, Chu Zhengzhang stood up, moved to Lin Yun's side, and followed his gaze to the wall with the human markings.

Suddenly, Chu Zhengzhang exclaimed:

"It's Him! It's Him!"

Lin Yun looked at the amber, irregular, humanoid-like figure on the mural. Because "He/She/It/Him" (the divine pronoun) were four distinct pronunciations in the Douluo Continent, Lin Yun knew clearly that Chu Zhengzhang was using the "Him" reserved for deities.

He turned back, puzzled, and looked at Chu Zhengzhang:

"What... what does this painting depict?"

Chu Zhengzhang's expression carried a hint of reverence:

"It is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit who descended upon the mortal world, the Holy Son of unparalleled majesty, and the Holy Maiden of eternal beauty. It is also the ultimate god in the legends of our Holy Spirit Cult."

Lin Yun's mouth twitched, and he immediately followed up:

"You guys drew your god to look this ugly? If you draw Him this ugly, how could He be happy? How could He protect you?"

Chu Zhengzhang replied:

"You don't know a damn thing. Lord Holy Spirit is formless. Everything is Lord Holy Spirit, and everything can also not be Lord Holy Spirit. He is omnipresent, yet He does not exist in any specific place."

Lin Yun rolled his eyes at him and said to Chu Zhengzhang:

"That is still no reason for you to paint people like mud monsters."

At this moment, Chu Zhengzhang was staring at the amber-colored rhombic crystal, a look of realization gradually dawning in his eyes.

"I understand now; this is the Land of Martyrdom and Rebirth written about in the Holy Spirit Scripture, the very place where I shall be buried to achieve sainthood!"

Chu Zhengzhang violently flung Lin Yun toward the crystal, pressing Lin Yun's forehead directly against it.

"You motherf—"

Before Lin Yun could finish his curse, Chu Zhengzhang tossed the senior sister's corpse to Lin Yun's right side, while he himself slumped against the stone wall to his left.

The stone wall seemed to come alive as thirty thousand red threads coiled around Lin Yun and Chu Zhengzhang, and Chu Zhengzhang whispered to himself, "Regardless of whom the gods have chosen, I pray that the holy light may shine upon the earth, and that there may be no more fools like me in this world."

The next moment, the amber crystal flickered and rapidly merged into Lin Yun's heart, pulsing in rhythm with his heartbeat and activating Lin Yun's Skeletal Bone Dragon martial soul.

"ROAR!"

Sensing a threat, the Skeletal Bone Dragon reacted instantly to protect its host, attempting to force the crystal out of the body; the crystal shook and resisted violently, causing Lin Yun's entire body to tremble as if he were suffering from a seizure.

Gritting his teeth to endure for a few moments, the amber crystal abandoned Lin Yun's heart meridian and instead surged into his sea of consciousness, where it retreated into a corner.

Lin Yun gasped for air, finally struggling free from the red threads, and looked toward the spot where Chu Zhengzhang had been.

Chu Zhengzhang wore a smile on his face, a smile so clean and pure that it seemed as if, before his death, he had truly returned to the carefree life of his childhood...