The Infinite Mystery

Qin Feng held the Burning Ice Sword in his hand and once again started moving forward. As always, along the way, he encountered many dangers and with a lot of struggle, he finally dealt with those struggles and continued walking in the depth of the underground pit.

Qin Feng also recovered his true cultivation base now.

Soon, Qin Feng arrived in front of a bridge. Looking down, there was a river of blood. Well, Qin Feng called it the River of Blood because the river was very large and was filled with red water that seemed to be blood.

He thought that he might encounter another danger here, but to his surprise, he easily crossed the bridge. But the moment he stepped onto the other side of the bridge, the scene in front of him suddenly changed. Now, a mountain appeared in front of Qin Feng. When Qin Feng climbed to the top of the mountain and looked forward, he couldn't help taking a sigh of air.

At a glance, he saw a mountain range. There were nine mountains in total, each of which was thousands of miles long, winding like a long dragon. They were also shaped like a dragon and their heads were facing a round sphere of light.

The sphere of light was like a humongous egg, quietly suspended in the air, and nine strong chains could be seen binding the humongous sphere of light from nine sides. Numerous runes were carved on the nine chance. It seemed as if the nine chains were actually locking the sphere of light.

Qin Feng can feel the myriad of energy bred in that sphere of light. Once this energy is released, he was afraid that the whole world will be destroyed.

"This is... What is it?" Qin Feng muttered. He didn't know what this sphere of light actually is.

At this time, a familiar voice echoed in Qin Feng's mind: "This is the core of the world. But it is different from what I've seen. But I have read an ancient record where a similar case seemed to have been noted."

Hearing that voice, Qin Feng was shocked at first but then a smile subconsciously appeared on his face. It has been very long since he last heard this voice.

"Purple-winged Nether Sparrow, you are finally saying something!"

Last time, when Ye Zhiqui forcefully pulled the Purple-winged Nether Sparrow out of his body, she was really scared. After Ye Zhiqui spared her because of her promise to Qin Feng, she once again entered Qin Feng's dantian and never talked.

Qin Feng had tried to talk but she never said a single word since then. But at this moment, she seemed to have been shocked after looking at the sphere of light and finally opened her mouth.

Well, Qin Feng was also surprised. He didn't expect the humongous sphere of light sealed in nine strong runic chains to be the core of this world.

​ What is the core of a world?

The core of a world is the lifeblood of the entire world, that is, the world's soul. Without the core, the world will die and not a single life could be found. All life will be destroyed.

But this core seemed to have been sealed for some reason.

Qin Feng looked at the core and asked: "You said you have seen a similar case in an ancient record. Tell me, what is wrong with this world's core?"

The Purple-winged Nether Sparrow said: "How should I put it... Umm... You can think of the Profound Star Continent as a living body. As long as it is a living body, it will have its own sense of defense. The world's core will maintain the world's life and the life inside the world will nourish this core of the world. It is a natural process and no one could stop it."

"But if a world has experienced destruction once but still managed to live and maintain the lives inside, it'll seal its own core to stay alive."

"Well, I'm not clear here. Let me explain in a different way. You also know that the Profound Star Continent used to be one a hundred thousand years ago, but it shattered into two different parts because of my fight against a powerful expert. Because of that fight, the Profound Star Continent must have felt it is about to be destroyed. That's why it chose to seal its own core. This way, even if the Profound Star Continent is destroyed and shattered into pieces, as long as a small part of it is preserved, it'll not die."

"And at the same time, it'll create a path for the fated one to come to the core of the world and shatter the seal above it. The moment the seal will be shattered, the world will again start expanding and return to its previous state, the state before the world's shattering."

Speaking till here, the Purple-winged Nether Sparrow frowned. It fell in deep thought and muttered in a low voice: "But... Although my fight with that bitch was terrifying and caused the Profound Star Continent to be divided into two parts, it was still not terrifying to the point where it could destroy the whole world and shatter it into pieces. Then why did Profound Star Continent take such a step for its defense?"

When Qin Feng heard the muttering, he couldn't help but fall in deep thought as well. After a while, he suddenly thought about all his previous encounters from the moment he entered this Underground Pit. He thought about the corpses of Immortals as well as the corpse of Burning Ice Emperor. he thought about the Immortal Levelled Weapons he found and saw along the way. He also thought about the map left by Burning Ice Emperor and the words written on it.

'Outsiders?'

'Limit of Universe?'

'Died even before landing a single strike on the opponent?'

Suddenly, Qin Feng had a terrifying guess in his heart that send a chill running down his spine the moment he thought of this.

He said in a trembling voice: "What if the Profound Star Continent has experienced a world-shattering battle before? What if it has already been destroyed and shattered even before your arrival... Or, even before the birth of KING?"

"This?"

When Purple-winged Nether Sparrow heard these words, she was also shocked. Her soul shook as violent soul rippled burst out of her soul body. She tried to imagine but couldn't think of it.

She asked: "Why do you say this?"

"You have been living inside my body all along. You should have seen and known everything I have been through in these few days after entering the Underworld Pit. Think about it, where do those Immortals' corpses come from? And that map left behind by Burning Ice Emperor, as well as all the Immortal Weapons and strangeness I've encountered along the way. Most importantly, this entire Underworld Pit, don't you think it looks like some kind of battlefield where an earthshattering battle was fought before?"

"Now, imagine! What if the Profound Star Continent was not just a small continent in ancient times? What if it was once a higher leveled world or most probably, the highest leveled world where a person could cultivate all the way to the God Realm from Body Refinement Realm, without needing to ascend and go to other higher leveled world to cultivate?"

"And because of the world-shattering battle, it shattered into countless pieces. If that really is true, it is understandable why the core of the world is sealed currently."

"Think about it, what if the current Profound Star Continent is just a very small piece of its size?"

"Didn't you say that after sealing its core, the world will create a path for the fated one to reach its core and break the seal?"

"This underworld pit is clearly the path to the core of the world. It must be created by the will of Profound Star Continent for the fated one to come. And I'm that fated one. Since you have been with me for so long, you should now already know that I'm the reincarnation of KING."

"You must have also heard Ye Zhiqui saying that I was the Child Of The World of Profound Star Continent in my previous life. I was chosen by the Profound Star Continent itself. And even after my reincarnation, I'm still the Child of the World because my soul is marked by the World's Will that'll never disappear until my soul is destroyed."

"This is the only explanation. This explanation solves more than 90% of the mystery. The only thing that can't be explained is the world-shattering war that was fought in the true Profound Star Continent that shattered it into many smaller pieces."

"And I know someone who might have the answer. Even if she doesn't know the complete story, she definitely knows something very important."

Only after speaking everything did Alex calm down and fell silent once again.

For a moment, no one spoke.

After about five minutes of silence, the Purple-winged Nether Sparrow finally spoke in a low voice: "Now that you put it like this, everything really makes sense."