The metallic ground reflected a cold, gleaming light. Countless Abyssal Blade Demons knelt on the ground in terrified reverence, while in midair, their leader — the Red Abyssal Blade Demon — respectfully led Lin Lei as the two streaks of light flew toward the location of the divine sparks.
The divine cemeteries connected to the Yulan Continent numbered three in total.
This one at the bottom of the Southern Sea was the most dangerous and the largest. On the eleventh layer of this divine cemetery, no powerhouse at the Saint Realm had ever successfully claimed the treasures hidden within since its creation. Lin Lei was the first!
Wind blew past, and Lin Lei's long hair drifted freely.
Lin Lei had already reverted to his human form. He wore a loose robe draped casually over his body, and as the wind blew, his bare chest was occasionally exposed.
"Once you comprehend the Law of Speed, whether you transform into a Dragon Blood Warrior or not doesn't make much of a difference." Lin Lei held the Violet Blood Soft Sword in his hand. The 'Dimensional Slash' of the Violet Blood Soft Sword could be called a 'miniature dimensional blade' — any Saint Realm powerhouse who touched it would die instantly.
The Red Abyssal Blade Demon flew ahead, leading the way with visible unease.
Suddenly, the Red Abyssal Blade Demon stopped.
"Are we there?" Lin Lei asked.
The Red Abyssal Blade Demon pointed respectfully into the distance. "My lord, the treasure of the eleventh layer of the divine cemetery is at the peak of that mountain up ahead."
Lin Lei looked in the direction he was pointing. In the distance, there was indeed a small metallic mountain — but it was covered with a massive number of Abyssal Blade Demons. Even above the peak, countless Abyssal Blade Demons hovered in the air.
"Hm? What's going on?" Lin Lei's brow furrowed.
The Red Abyssal Blade Demon panicked and quickly explained, "My lord, we were worried that intruders would wander around underground and stumble upon this place. So we stationed tens of thousands of Abyssal Blade Demons here to guard the treasure."
"You sure thought of everything," Lin Lei said with a faint smile.
The Red Abyssal Blade Demon hurriedly replied, "Please rest assured, my lord. I'll have them withdraw right away." With that, the Red Abyssal Blade Demon flew toward the mountain ahead.
The third layer of the divine cemetery.
Cold wind swept through the third layer of the divine cemetery, where nothing remained but the corpses of a few Saint Realm powerhouses and the still-slumbering Blood Python. "Haa!" "Hooo!"... Each time the Blood Python exhaled, it released streams of black air. The only sound on the third layer was that deep, sleeping breath.
The Blood Python's massive, serpentine body coiled between the icebergs and then vanished without a trace.
"So someone actually succeeded?" An eerie man with flowing, otherworldly green hair hovered in midair. He was tall and slender, wearing only a blue-green robe with patterned markings. At first glance the robe looked like snake skin.
"He's done it, and I suppose that means I'm free too. No more hiding away on this eleventh layer." A faint smile crossed his face. "A pity I still have to wait for Lord Belute. At least a few more months, I'd imagine... Well, it doesn't matter. So much time has already passed — what's a little more?"
The masses of Abyssal Blade Demons rapidly withdrew. Lin Lei himself flew to the peak of the mountain.
"Haa!" A suffocating aura rushed toward him. Lin Lei's eyes lit up as he studied the summit carefully. On top of a flat, massive slab of stone lay a heap of treasures. Most eye-catching, naturally, were the three divine sparks radiating the aura of a god.
Besides the three divine sparks, the flat stone also held a collection of divine artifacts — ten in total.
"Three divine sparks, ten divine artifacts! The great High Gods are truly generous." Even Lin Lei felt his heartbeat quicken. After all, what countless Saint Realm powerhouses dreamed of was a single divine spark, and now three lay right before his eyes.
Without hesitation, Lin Lei walked up to the flat stone slab and studied the three divine sparks carefully.
All three were the same color — black. But among them, two emitted a faint glow. One radiated a pale cyan light, another gave off a brownish-yellow light, and as for the last one, it produced no light at all, yet carried a surging, indescribable aura within.
"One is a Wind-type divine spark, one is an Earth-type divine spark, and one is a Destruction-type divine spark." Lin Lei's brow creased. "Moreover, the divine sparks in this eleventh layer should be lower god divine sparks."
"What's going on?" A thick sense of doubt welled up inside him.
"Could it be that the managers of this divine cemetery knew that whoever obtained these treasures had comprehended the profound mysteries of the Earth and Wind elemental laws?" Lin Lei understood clearly that the Destruction-type divine spark belonged to the path of 'destruction and slaughter.'
And Lin Lei, who wielded a sword, could cultivate this path as well.
"Any one of these three divine sparks is usable by me. And what a coincidence — exactly three!" As Lin Lei gazed at the three divine sparks before him, a shiver ran through his heart.
He turned around and glanced in every direction.
Suddenly, he had the feeling that everything happening within the divine cemetery was being observed by some supreme existence.
"Perhaps..." Lin Lei looked at the three divine sparks again. "After I comprehended the Law of Speed, some peerless powerhouse quietly placed these divine sparks here." The speculation formed in his mind — it was simply too much of a coincidence.
Why were there exactly three divine sparks?
Why not Lightning-type, not Light-type, not Fire-type? Yet they happened to align perfectly with his elemental affinities.
"To receive such care from a peerless powerhouse... I should probably feel honored," Lin Lei mocked himself inwardly. He let the matter go. Regardless, he was still merely a Saint Realm极限 powerhouse who had only just touched the threshold of godhood.
There were far too many mysteries in which he had no part.
"Now that I have a hazy perception of that divine realm, I estimate that even if I return and train painstakingly — even if it takes decades — I should be able to step into the divine realm." After comprehending the Law of Speed, Lin Lei already had a dim awareness of his current level.
He had heard the God of War mention this before.