Hearing Yang Tianyou's words, Ye Chen felt a pang of sadness. He had thought that the others had left the trial space, become lords, and returned to the main world, but he never expected that they would eventually fall into darkness.
"Actually, I was among those dark gods who were besieging you before, but since the Ministry of Environment allowed it at that time, I couldn't communicate with you. I could only find an opportunity to leave a seed in your territory, hoping to establish contact with you in the future!"
"You're very lucky to have found this skeleton before the energy dissipated; otherwise, it would have been difficult to contact the class again!"
Yang Tianyou continued, and Ye Chen was taken aback. He was among that group of Dark Gods.
"You're already a true god?" Ye Chen asked curiously.
"It's barely enough. Dark energy is indeed much easier to break through to higher realms than other energies, but it's also easier to erode one's mind. It's best not to touch it unless absolutely necessary!"
"However, even if you are trapped in the dark world, you don't need to worry too much. Dark energy erodes the spirit. As long as you have strong enough mental strength and willpower, you can resist the corruption of darkness and even use it to temper your will!"
"This is also why I was able to advance to the eighth-order True God level in such a short time!"
"Power is neither good nor bad; it all depends on the user!" This thought flashed through Ye Chen's mind. People fear the erosion of life and mind by dark energy, but what if it could be blocked?
Unfortunately, apart from liches, no one has been able to do this so far. Even a ninth-tier god cannot escape being swallowed by darkness if he stays in darkness for a long time. Therefore, using dark energy for cultivation is always an unrealistic thing!
"Impressive!" Ye Chen praised. Even for a lich, resisting the corruption of darkness is not an easy task. He had seen too many liches fall into darkness. Although they could be saved, they were no longer considered beings in the main world before that, let alone someone like Yang Tianyou who could still communicate with him normally.
"What's so great about it? In the dark world, an eighth-rank being is nothing more than a slightly larger ant!" Yang Tianyou sighed.
"Have you ever thought about going back?" Ye Chen asked curiously.
"Of course I want to! How could I not? But before this, we even had trouble surviving. It wasn't until we reached the seventh rank that we had a certain ability to protect ourselves. But how difficult is it to find a foothold to enter the main world?"
"Don't be fooled by the fact that all the heavens and myriad realms are being corrupted by darkness. The dark world is far larger than you can imagine. How easy is it for a demigod to find a passage to the main world? Not to mention, venturing into the territory of other true gods would be risky, as they would be constantly under attack!"
"The passage that brought you here was where another person and I killed the original True God. We originally wanted to use this passage to return to the main world, but unexpectedly, it was requisitioned by the Black Dragon and other True Gods, and in the end, you were brought here too!"
Yang Tianyou said regretfully, "It seems that this spatial passage is no longer usable. We will have to find another way to return to the main world."
"Is the spatial passage closed? Can we go back through the spatial passage?" Ye Chen asked.
"Don't even think about it. Every world has a barrier to the Dark World. The higher the rank of the lord or awakened one, the harder it is to go back. Otherwise, why do you think I would just go back instead of wasting time here?"
"All beings that enter the Dark World cannot return, not because they cannot find their way back, but because the main world will reject their return. Only gods at the peak of the eighth or even the ninth rank have a certain ability to resist the rules and have the opportunity to return! Of course, this is all subject to the condition that there is no dark energy in your territory."
The two chatted for a long time, and Ye Chen gained a general understanding of the situation in the dark world. However, he was not in a hurry to meet Yang Tianyou. Although he could confirm that it was him, he had been trapped in the dark world for decades. Whether he could still be considered himself now required time to observe.
"If you replenish the soul energy of this white jade skull regularly, we can have long-term communication!"
"Also, don't stay in one place for too long. The other Dark Gods are already planning to surround and kill you. You'd better hide as soon as possible, otherwise all that awaits you in the end is an endless army of darkness!"
"Compared to leaving the dark world, how to survive here is what you should be thinking about most right now. If I find a suitable spatial passage, I will notify you through this white jade skull!"
"After all, I also hope to return to the main world. It's always better for us to join forces than to fight separately!"
After he finished speaking, the soul fire in the white jade skeleton's mind was already very faint, and it was in danger of being extinguished at any moment.
Ye Chen nodded. "I understand. I'll contact you again if anything comes up!"
The standing skeleton fell silent again, lying flat on the ground as if in its own coffin. Houtu waved her hand and sent it directly into Fengdu City, burying it in a cemetery.
Ye Chen didn't say anything about this. Fengdu City was Houtu's territory. Once you entered Fengdu, you were completely under Houtu's surveillance. No matter what Yang Tianyou's thoughts were, they couldn't escape Houtu's gaze.
A lich who had been mired in the dark world for decades suddenly ascended to the rank of an eighth-order true god. Was he really still the same Yang Tianyou from before? Ye Chen had his doubts!
However, some things are definitely true, such as the fact that many eighth-order dark gods are looking for an opportunity to besiege him.
"Ye Xi! Pass the word down: Honghuang Star, set sail at full speed, activate spatial teleportation on a small scale, and leave this star field as soon as possible!" After a brief moment of contemplation, Ye Chen immediately gave the order.
This star field is no longer safe, but recklessly teleporting in the dark world is also not very safe, so he can only teleport short distances to try to speed up his departure.
However, Ye Chen did not plan to go too far. Instead, he found a place to settle down in an inconspicuous corner of this plane.
The most dangerous place is the safest place. The dark creatures that return here are at most eighth-tier true gods. As long as we delay for a certain period of time and wait for Nuwa and Hou Tudou to recover, he will be fearless.
Moreover, with the advancement of Nuwa and Houtu, the entire Primordial Star has reached the peak of the seventh rank, which has greatly improved the cultivation speed of all races. Given enough time, eighth-rank powerhouses will surely emerge among the human race. At that time, with the advancement of the Primordial Star, they will have the capital to stand firm in the Dark World.
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