Chapter 738: Falling Into the Pit
"Is that what’s important?" Chu Liang said, feeling speechless as he pulled Lin Bei away.
He looked at Madam Hongyu and asked, "Madam, may I ask what other dangers exist on Misty Island when the divine lightning stops?"
Madam Hongyu replied solemnly, "It is a terrifying entity that once roamed the Ruins of Return during ancient times."
Only after her explanation did they finally grasp the full story.
Thousands of years ago, a powerful ancient sea demon wreaked havoc across the South Sea and the Ruins of Return. Eventually, the legendary Lord Wuchao intervened to suppress it. Yet, even Wuchao himself could not completely destroy this monstrous being. Instead, he sealed it on Misty Island, where an endless barrage of divine lightning continuously weakened its life essence, slowly wearing it down over time until it could one day be disintegrated completely.
That terrifying entity had been sealed here for nearly two thousand years.
The reason the divine lightning stopped each day was that the sealed entity released its power to absorb spiritual qi from Misty Island, momentarily stopping the strikes.
Though this was temporary, the fact that this ancient sea demon could use its demonic power to stop the divine punishment was proof of how powerful it was.
Compared to land demons, sea demons at the peak of their cultivation could attain even longer lifespans. It was hard to fathom the immense power of these old beings that had existed since the ancient era.
"So basically, the divine lightning stops because there's something even more terrifying than divine lightning?" Lin Bei said as he clicked his tongue. "Wouldn't it be better to just endure the lightning instead?"
As they learned more about the Ruins of Return, they also came to understand the existence of the mysterious Lord Wuchao—an ancient demon who had ruled over the South Sea for thousands of years. Like Baize, he had once stood on the brink of ascension. If this enemy was so powerful that even Lord Wuchao couldn't kill it, then its vitality must truly defy the laws of the heavens.