Chapter 2364: Nature Jade Plate’s Reappearance
The ‘Lord of Slaughter’ took out the uniquely-shaped key. He looked calm on the outside, but he was panicking inside. He wasn’t the real Lord of Slaughter, so how would he know where that thing was hidden? Everything had gone so smoothly so far; he couldn't let everything fail at the final juncture.
He held the key in his hand and didn’t respond. Secretly, though, his divine sense had covered the entire palace from the moment he first entered this place. His profound appearance fooled all of the monsters, so they didn’t dare to say anything to disturb him.
The ‘Lord of Slaughter’ wondered to himself why the real Lord of Slaughter had hidden something here.
If one wanted to hide something, a prominent landmark would be needed, and definitely not one that would easily disappear over time. This palace made to venerate the Demon Deity was a good choice. There were such grand statues present, and it was even the Demon race’s holy land. As long as the Demon race wasn’t eradicated, this place would definitely be carefully guarded. It was obvious that the Demon race had been much more powerful in the past, which was why the Lord of Slaughter had chosen this place.
But something like a temple would still deteriorate over time. The building or the sculptures could be damaged and need repairing. Thus, anything hidden here could have easily been exposed. That meant there was only one possibility left.
The ‘Lord of Slaughter’ looked up toward the giant statue of the Demon Deity. His gaze shifted to the head hidden under the mantle. There, he sensed some faint spatial formation energy. If he hadn't studied the Secrets of Spatial Distortion, even he likely wouldn't have been able to sense these slight ripples, let alone any other formation masters in this world. He sighed in amazement. The Lord of Slaughter looked rough and cruel on the outside, but he had actually been quite meticulous in thought.
The one thing here that was the least likely to deteriorate over time was this demonic divine image. Everyone from the Demon race would have been overcome by fear and trepidation whenever they came to this temple, bowing on their knees. Who would dare to look directly at the demon deity’s face? The Lord of Slaughter had even added an extra layer of security, not hiding the item directly there and using a brilliant spatial formation instead.
He opened his palm. The key in his hands slowly flew into the air and released glimmers of light. Shortly after, the demon deity’s mantle also began to glow. Even though the light was weak, everyone present was a strong cultivator. They immediately sensed the spatial ripples.
The Demon race guides thought that the demon deity was displaying its power. They all kowtowed excitedly, and there were some who even wanted to go down the mountain to contact the other clansmen. However, Mojard knocked them out with ease. This was a crucial time, so they naturally couldn't let anyone else disturb them.
Just then, a spatial ripple appeared in the air. Immediately after, a green light slowly moved toward them.
“Our world’s law beacon!” Whether it was Mojard, the True Demon great elder, or the other monsters, all of their breaths quickened when they saw the light, their expressions full of excitement.
Whomever had this item in their possession would become the true lord of their world. It was precisely because the Monster Lord lacked the beacon that his title was considered somewhat illegitimately conferred. When the Annihilation Beast invaded, he hadn't been able to use the power of the world’s source fully and was thus slowly worn down bit by bit, eventually leading to their world being on the brink of collapse.
The beacon's aura was far from the thriving life force Zu An had sensed when he first obtained the Cultivation World’s law beacon. The Cultivation World’s law beacon was full of rainbow light, while this one was a single color. It looked as if it was about to disappear at any moment, too. It seemed a Wonderpoint World was indeed extraordinary, as expected. Even though the Monster World was far more powerful than this world, its law beacon wasn’t as wondrous.
The formation master Ollie couldn't help but say in amazement, “It’s a pity that obtaining this law beacon now is useless. The entire Monster World is about to be destroyed. The Annihilation Beast taking over is only a matter of time. If we had this law beacon in the beginning, we might’ve been able to hold off the attacks of the Annihilation Beast.”
Many monsters couldn't help but become quiet when they heard that. They calmed down from their initial excitement.
The situation was like an illness. No matter how fierce it was, as long as it was limited to the surface of the body or a certain part, it would still be curable. But once the illness spread to every limb and even to the bones, its shadow already covering every single corner, not even a daoist immortal could save you. The Annihilation Beast had already destroyed eighty to ninety percent of the Monster World. Even if they regained the World Law Beacon, it still wouldn't help.
Salamay suddenly said, “I've heard that if World Law Beacons are merged together, multiple worlds can be combined. How about we find a way to combine our world’s law beacon with this world’s? Wouldn’t we be able to save our world then?”
The ‘Lord of Slaughter’ raised his brows. He didn’t even say anything before the True Demon great elder and Ollie quickly shouted in unison.
“You absolutely cannot do that!”
The two monsters exchanged a look. The great elder quickly said, “Even though you would be able to merge the words, you would be bringing the Annhilation Beast here too! Not even our powerful world was able to stop the Annihilation Beast, so how could a world this weak stop it?”
Ollie also said in agreement, “What the great elder says is correct. We finally managed to arrive at a new world. We cannot bring that Annihilation Beast monstrosity here!”
The ‘Lord of Slaughter’ was surprised. It seemed they still didn’t know about the marvels of a Wonderpoint World yet. But their thoughts made sense as well. Why would they take such a risk just for the sake of greed over what remained of their Monster World?
“Then is our world only destined for destruction?” Salamay asked, a hint of unwillingness on her face. That was her home, after all. No one would be willing to completely give up on that.
“I fear that may be our reality.” Ollie sighed. The expressions of all of the other monsters didn’t look good either.
Pei Mianman and the other women all laughed coldly inside.
Those damned monsters are actually targeting our world? All of that is doomed to be nothing more than wasted effort.
The ‘Lord of Slaughter’ calmly put away the green law beacon, but he was actually really disappointed. The Lord of Slaughter had gone through all of that effort just to keep this thing?
Still, it wasn’t too unexpected either. After all, the Lord of Slaughter hadn’t known that the Annihilation Beast would destroy their world. Furthermore, if he'd regained this item, he would have been able to prevail over the Monster Lord again.
Zu An was feeling disappointed when he suddenly noticed something. He looked up into the air and saw that there seemed to be something else among the spatial ripples.
A second later, a pure green jade plate fell out from the ripples. With a casual wave of his hand, the plate entered his hands.
It was a Nature Jade Plate!
The ‘Lord of Slaughter’ trembled all over when he saw it. This was the exact same material as the objects that had led to Chu Chuyan and Xie Daoyun’s disappearances. Even though it wasn’t a complete form of the legendary Nature Jade Plate, it was much larger than the other two pieces from before. He had been looking for such an object without any success or clues, and yet after exhausting all of his options, he'd ended up finding it in the end just like this.
But he quickly frowned. Even though he'd obtained this piece of the Nature Jade Plate, he didn’t know how to use it. After learning the Secrets of Spatial Distortion, he knew that every part of spacetime had a corresponding coordinate. However, he didn’t know where or when Xie Daoyun was right now at all. Even if he forcefully activated this Nature Jade Plate, he wouldn’t be able to find her at all.
While he was feeling absent-minded, Salamay walked over excitedly and asked, “Father, can you let me take a look at that item? I feel as if I've obtained a few more memories and have a great connection to this item.”
After thinking for a moment, the ‘Lord of Slaughter’ handed the Nature Jade Plate fragment to her. Even though he'd found what the true Lord of Slaughter hid here, he didn’t know what plans the latter had. Salamay could be needed to uncover those secrets.
Everyone else's gazes shifted to Salamay. They saw her holding the Nature Jade Plate and sensing it with closed eyes. Shortly after, her expression changed and she muttered to herself, “I remember, I remember everything.”
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