Sikong Jing had previously believed that completing the challenge faster would earn him clues about the disappearance of Tyrant Soul Venerable's true body—that was what ability meant.
But the words of the Tyrant Soul spirit projection now seemed to prove that it was not so simple...
Whether he could see the clues had nothing to do with how quickly he completed the challenge.
Drawing a deep breath, Sikong Jing stopped dwelling on it. He leaped down from his warhorse and headed into the second castle.
No matter what, he would first collect the reward for this challenge—the Overlord Soul Battle-Killing Diagram.
Thud, thud, thud...
The second castle was completely empty.
Covered in blood, Sikong Jing dragged the Tyrant War King Halberd in his hand as he strode forward. The echoes rang out in waves, lending the place a sense of lonely dread.
Yet his expression remained unchanged. He believed that Tyrant Soul Venerable would not harm challengers.
There definitely could not be any other danger inside the castle...
"The second castle is rather unusual compared to the first. It is filled with an exotic style."
As he walked, Sikong Jing discovered that the second castle was strange. Its carvings and arrangements were all things he had never seen before, but he quickly stopped taking them to heart. How long had he even been in the Central Plains? There were countless things he had yet to see.
In the blink of an eye, he stepped into the castle's main hall, where an ancient aura washed over him.
Yet aside from an ice-stone table at the very center, there was still nothing else. At that moment, he spotted a patch of black atop the table: a Black Jade Diagram.
Sikong Jing's spirits stirred slightly. He knew that this was the Overlord Soul