Daochen shook his head helplessly. This fellow was far too cautious.
None of his repeated attempts to probe him had yielded any results.
As they walked, Daochen suddenly frowned and stopped.
He sensed signs of that eerie life-form up ahead.
"Careful. That Resentment Aggregate has appeared again."
Heavenly Dao Hongjun and the Lord of Fate perked up, taking defensive stances as they scanned their surroundings.
Although that thing was not particularly powerful, it possessed intelligence, after all. Apex experts like them could not afford to capsize in a gutter.
Daochen stared in that direction, unable to understand why this fellow had returned.
The moment their eyes met, a glimmer of hope flashed through the fellow's eyes, and then he seemed to tilt his head.
Was he asking Daochen to follow him?
It was a deeply puzzling gesture.
After considering it for a moment, Daochen decided to follow.
An intelligent Resentment Aggregate actually wanted him to follow. Why?
It could not be a trap. At least, no one who was not a fool would fall for such a crude ploy.
If it was not a trap, what was he after?
The more Daochen thought about it, the more something felt off.
Daochen went straight after him.
This spatial rift did not connect to Chaos, but to a peculiar region. It seemed to be underground, with layers of rock all around. These unusual rocks were eerie, capable of blocking probes by divine sense.
Even Daochen could not penetrate them.
Following his lead, they hurried onward, traveling an unknown distance.
Gradually, a glimmer of light appeared in the darkness, growing larger and larger. Were they about to reach another world?
Daochen guessed that it might be a world where this Resentment Aggregate lived.
When he rushed into the illuminated area.
He was somewhat