"And the underground palace was crafted by your own hands. Even a Star Realm (Ninth Rank) expert cannot break through it. All the mechanisms and traps inside were specifically designed for him. It is only natural that we were able to capture him."
"It's all his fault for being blinded by a woman and falling into our trap."
The high priest shook his head: "The chief god left a will—the prison guards will one day return and become the biggest obstacle for our subterranean race to return to the surface. We must find them and eliminate this threat forever."
This was the first time Styx had heard of this. "What? The jailer isn't dead? How is that possible?"
"Doesn't the Priest's Handbook record that the God Lord, leading the seven high priests, destroyed the guardian's divinity, soul, and body?"
High Priest: "That's exactly what's recorded in the manual, but there's a slight difference between the facts and the record."
"The prison guard was indeed dead, but fragments of his soul were scattered in various places."
"After the great battle between the God Lord and the seven high priests and the prison guards, some died and some were wounded, and they were no longer able to pursue them. That's why the God Lord left this last decree."
Styx pondered for a moment, "Do you suspect—"
The high priest met his gaze, guessed what he was thinking, and nodded.
“That’s right. I suspect that Xuan Tu is the reincarnation of the prison guard. Otherwise, how could he, a mere human, have been able to devour Zi He’s soul?”
"The Guardian of the Prison is the god who governs darkness and destruction. He has the ability to devour. The plundering ability he awakened after swallowing the crystal core was likely derived from his own devouring ability."
"So he didn't awaken a superpower, but rather—"
Upon hearing this, Styx exclaimed in unison with her, "Divinity reawakened!"
The high priest sighed, "I have been observing Xuan Tu all these years, and now I am 60% certain that if he is indeed the reincarnation of the prison guard, then we must kill him completely."
Styx: "Tell me, what should I do?"
High Priest: "Within the underground palace lies a seed of light. Once the Mysterious Path reveals the characteristics of the prison guard, you must open it."
"Assuming he is the prison guard, his divinity must not have been restored yet. Once he is illuminated by the seed of light, his divinity will surely crumble."
He was also told the location of the divine seed and how to open it.
Styx: "Yes."
Time returns.
Upon seeing the dark figure that resembled Xuan Tu and exuded divine power, Styx thought to himself, "The High Priest's guess was indeed correct."
Xuan Tu really is the reincarnation of the prison guard!
Their ancestors, the subterranean race, were imprisoned in the Earth's core, and the prison guards, by their own power, kept them locked in the subterranean prison.
This caused them to live a life of darkness, cold, and misery.
The Earthlings were only freed when the God Lord led the seven high priests to kill the jailer.
After many more years of development, it finally had the opportunity to return to the ground.
If the prison guards fully awaken, the Inner Earth race will likely never be able to reach the surface again.
Therefore, Xuan Tu must die!
But why couldn't the Seed of Light destroy Xuan Tu's soul?
This is, of course, due to the preparations that Xuan Tu has been making in secret these past few days.
The reason he hasn't shown himself is that he's been refining the Seed of Light.
If he had a few more days, he could have completely refined it; for now, he could only barely withstand the light emitted by the Divine Seed of Light.
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