The Long Passage of Ten Thousand Years

"Based on my observations over the past few days, it seems that the situation of many Soul Master in your ' Lingyun City ' is different from that in other parts of the continent—?"

Chen Xin voiced her doubts, her eyes, like those of her father Chen Jianjun, fixed intently on Ling Yi, awaiting his response. 💝✋ ♜🎯

Facing their gazes, Ling Yi tilted his head back and drank the wine in his cup, smiling as he said, "Senior Chen Xin, are you trying to say that the Soul Master of my ' Lingyun City ' don't look like Soul Master, is that right?"

"That's right!" Chen Xin drank the wine in his cup and nodded frankly.

"Senior Chen Xin, Your Seven Kill Douluo ~" Ling Yi met the gazes of the Chen Family father and son, and instead of answering, asked, "Do you two know the differences between the Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago and the Douluo Continent now?"

Chen Xin frowned. "Ten thousand years ago?"

Chen Jianjun murmured, "The difference?"

Seeing that both of them were intrigued by his question, Ling Yi smiled slightly and spoke again, "Two years ago, I had the honor of going to ' Spirit City ' and, with His Holiness the Pope's permission, was able to enter the Spirit Hall's Archives Tower to view thousands of ancient books and rare editions..."

"The Spirit Hall?!"

Upon hearing these three words, Chen Jianjun's expression also became solemn. In the Douluo Continent, no one could ignore this behemoth.

Despite how tough and domineering the Clear Sky Sect may seem on the surface, acting like they're the most powerful people in the world, when it comes to matters related to the Spirit Hall, from Sect Master Tang Zhen down to the brothers Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, as well as the direct descendants and powerful figures from affiliated Soul Master clans, they may not be intimidated verbally, but they will still be much more restrained in their actions.

Yes, the Clear Sky Sect has Tang Chen, a Level 99 expert, behind it, but Qian Daoliu of the Spirit Hall is no pushover either.

Everyone says Tang Chen is stronger than Qian Daoliu, but they don't seem to realize that while Tang Chen is known as "Wudi on Land," Qian Daoliu also has the title of "Wudi in the Sky."

Furthermore, both the direct descendants of the Tang Family family of the Clear Sky Sect and the direct descendants of the Qian Clan family of the Spirit Hall have heard, to varying degrees, that Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu, after reaching Level 99, were each defeated by a powerful figure known as "Wudi in the Sea" on the high seas.

Do you understand the true value of the word "Wudi"?

Ling Yi glanced discreetly at Chen Jianjun, whose emotions were beginning to fluctuate, then toyed with the white jade wine cup in his hand and continued:

"The Spirit Hall's archive tower contains over nine hundred volumes of texts about the history of the continent."

"Among them, the ' General History of the Continent ' comprises 131 volumes, recording the earliest time 15,000 years ago, with the last volume dating back to 1999 of the Douluo Calendar, approximately 1,600 years ago. The content is roughly divided into volumes every 100 years."

"In addition, there are the twenty-one volumes of ' The Sequel to the Five Douling Nations,' which records the history of the wars fought more than nine thousand years ago by the five major empires, including the Northern Dipper Empire and the Star Spirit Empire, for control of the continent; and the seven volumes of ' The Vast Douluo's Travelogue,' which is a record of the local customs and anecdotes of various places on the continent by a Titled Douluo five thousand years ago... three thousand years ago... two thousand years ago... seventeen hundred years ago... five hundred years ago..."

As Ling Yi introduced the story, along with the occasional excerpts from classical texts, both Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin were captivated by the magnificent historical scenes.

Faced with a history that is often measured in centuries or millennia, even Titled Douluo seems incredibly insignificant!

So much so that, as they watched Ling Yi recount his story, the Chen Family father and son unconsciously developed a sense of admiration in their eyes that they themselves were unaware of.

"Senior Chen Xin, Your Seven Kill Douluo ~"

Ling Yi filled his empty wine glass with wine, but did not drink it. Instead, he pushed it forward, close to Chen Xin and Chen Jianjun, pointed to the wine glass, and said, "The more history I see, the more I realize that the Douluo Continent beneath our feet is just like this wine glass."

"Wine glass? What do you mean?" Chen Xin's gaze swept over the jade-white wine glass and the amber-colored wine, looking at Ling Yi with a puzzled expression.

"How so?"

Ling Yi chuckled and repeated the sentence, then reached out, picked up the wine glass, drank the wine in it in one gulp, refilled it, and pushed it forward.

It's the same wine glass, the same wine, and the same spot.

Seeing Ling Yi's series of actions, Chen Jianjun, who was standing next to him, was vaguely moved, but for a moment it was like looking at flowers through a fog, and he could not see clearly. His emotions fluctuated even more.

As for Chen Xin, he was still under the shadow of his father's fame, and his sword heart was not as clear as it would be in the future. He could only watch Ling Yi drinking, pouring wine, and pushing the wine cup with a blank expression, completely unable to understand what Ling Yi was doing.

My first thought was, was Ling Yi drunk?

Seeing the reactions of the Chen Family father and son, Ling Yi shook his head slightly and asked, "Senior Chen Xin, do you think there's any difference between this cup of wine and the previous one?"

"Difference? What difference could there be?" Chen Xin was taken aback by the question. She blinked, looked at the wine glass, and then at the wine pot, which was also carved from white jade, next to Ling Yi.

The wine in the same glass and the same wine pot must be exactly the same, okay?

Was Ling Yi really drunk? Otherwise, why would he ask such a pointless question? But how much had he drunk? With his Soul King Rank strength, was that all he could drink?...

"Cough--!"

Just as a series of question marks flew across Chen Xin's mind, Chen Jianjun, the ' Seven Kill Douluo ' who had always maintained a superior demeanor and was taciturn, tactically coughed lightly to show his presence.

When Ling Yi and his "foolish son" Chen Xin looked over, Chen Jianjun glanced indifferently at the white jade wine cup in front of them and said to Ling Yi:

"This glass of wine is exactly the same as the previous one."

You just said that in your eyes, the Douluo Continent beneath your feet is like this wine glass. Does that mean that we... no, all living beings on the Douluo Continent are like the wine in this glass, just like the living beings who once lived on the Douluo Continent?

As soon as the words fell, Chen Jianjun's eyes gleamed, and he stared directly into Ling Yi's eyes, clearly unwilling to miss any change in Ling Yi's emotions.

Ling Yi smiled at this, a genuine and infectious smile that made Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin, who were watching him, want to laugh along with him.

As he laughed, Ling Yi picked up the wine glass in front of him, but the smile on his face gradually faded, and his once bright eyes suddenly became misty.

"The Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago, and the Douluo Continent now—!"

With a sigh, Ling Yi raised his head and looked at the ceiling with his deep eyes. His gaze seemed to pierce through the room and see the starry night sky outside, or perhaps he was looking at the empty void in front of him.

Still writing, the next chapter will be around midnight~