Chapter 696 Their Deal
All around, only the occasional low roar of monsters added a bit of weirdness.
Su An said anxiously, "I think we are overthinking it. Maybe we are just unlucky."
Luo Li sighed, "It's better this way."
It has been too quiet recently, everything is so quiet as if this is just an ordinary continental competition.
She pursed her lips, but decided to speak out, "Have you felt it? The dark aura in the secret realm has begun to appear recently."
Su An and the others didn't feel it, but she and Di Xuanming could sense it.
As soon as these words came out, a trace of panic flashed across Su An and the others' eyes, "Hasn't the Dark Realm already gone quiet?"
They did not lower their voices when they talked, so Feng Yan in the tent also heard their conversation.
Feng Yan's figure flashed out from behind the curtain of the tent. He seemed a little anxious and was not wearing a cloak.
In the moonlight, his face was as cold as frost and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle.
He walked slowly in front of the crowd, emitting an invisible pressure that made the air around him seem to freeze.
He stared at the little guys in front of him, his eyes flickering with complex emotions, "So you already knew that this secret realm is related to the Dark Realm?"
His voice was deep and powerful, like the sound of an ancient bell, echoing in everyone's heart.
Luo Li was stunned and asked, "So Senior also knows?"
Feng Yan's gaze lingered on Luo Li for a moment, then he slowly swept over the crowd. Every inch of air seemed to carry his unspoken heaviness.
"Yes, I know far more secrets than you can imagine."
He found a place to sit down and asked, "What do you want to ask?"
Luo Li was silent for two seconds, "Can you ask anything?"
Feng Yan glanced at her and said, "Since I, Feng Yan, have said so, you can ask whatever you want, but it's up to me to decide whether to answer or not."
Luo Li nodded, "Then do you know how this secret realm appeared? After all, all three parties are involved."
Feng Yan thought for a moment after hearing this and replied, "I don't know who did it, but it was probably done by the souls of the dark world with special abilities and others."
"Ghost?" Luo Li frowned at the mention of this word, then grasped the key point. "Senior, are you saying that there are actually intelligent souls in the dark world?"
Feng Yan nodded gently, her deep eyes seemed to hold endless secrets. "Yes, those dead souls are different from ordinary souls that have lost their wisdom. They possess some of their memories and abilities from their previous lives. Combined with the special powers they gained from cultivating in the dark world, they can do things that many powerful people cannot do."
Luo Li asked doubtfully, "But what is their purpose in doing this?"
"Oh?" A hint of doubt and teasing flashed across Feng Yan's eyes. "You don't know?"
Qin Chuan and others shook their heads honestly, "I don't know, please tell me, senior."
Feng Yan smiled meaningfully and slowly said, "Of course, your domain master, or someone else, made a deal with the Dark World Soul and gave your delicious flesh to the Dark World as nourishment."
Luo Li's expression changed suddenly when she heard this. The question that had been confusing her for a long time was finally answered.
It turned out that they were using the bodies of a group of geniuses to make deals with the dark world.
Qin Chuan and others were also dumbfounded and looked at Feng Yan in disbelief.
Feng Yan said with interest, "So you really don't know."
Everyone shuddered, and Su An shrank back a little, saying, "If we knew their purpose was this, we wouldn't have come no matter what."
They had seen people whose bodies were taken over by creatures from the dark world before, and each one of them was creepy. They didn't want to become like that!
Under the dim campfire, Qin Chuan and others had images of puppets controlled by the dark world in their minds. Their eyes were empty and lifeless, and a strange smile that did not belong to them appeared at the corners of their mouths. There seemed to be countless black lines wriggling under their skin, like vines in the dark night, entwining vitality and devouring souls.
Everyone shuddered and felt a chill down their spine at the thought that they might become like that.
Jing Wanshu frowned and said, "This is too vicious! Whose idea was this?"
"Who else could it be?" Qin Chuan scoffed. "Which realms replaced their teams with substitutes right before the start?"
Jing Wanshu's expression changed, and he lowered his voice, "That's more than just one or two realms, you mean..."
Feng Jiusi nodded, "That's right, we initially just wanted to find out what kind of deal the Dark Realm had with Xiao Yi and the others, but we didn't expect the answer to be so simple and crude."
Luo Li lowered her head and thought, "Is it really that simple..."
"Of course not," Feng Yan raised his eyes lazily, "The dirty things in the dark world are naturally not so kind."
Luo Li's eyes flashed, and she smiled, "Senior, how do you know so much? Aren't you from the Continent of Gods?"
"Little girl, you doubt me." Feng Yan chuckled, "Of course the Dark Realm has also discussed this deal with the people of the Continent of Gods."
Emperor Xuanming frowned slightly. "Senior, are you saying that the Continent of Gods is also involved in this situation?"
Feng Yan stretched out his index finger and shook it. "Although the internal strife in my Continent of Gods is not much better than that in the Continent of Myriad Beasts, fortunately everyone has the ability to think normally. Naturally, no one agreed with the Dark Realm's proposal, and no one participated."
Luo Li raised an eyebrow and said somewhat rudely, "But...ever since we arrived in the secret realm, these areas have almost become part of the Continent of the Gods."
Feng Yan glared at her lightly. "That's because our Continent of Gods is vast. I don't know where these places came from, and they're not good places. Even if the major lords are missing, they won't care too much, and the Dark Realm's plans won't be discovered in advance by the people of Wanshou."
"and you……"
Everyone slowly turned their heads, their eyes focused on Feng Yan.
Feng Yan's scalp tingled under the strange stares from the group of young boys. He scowled coldly and said, "I was passing through a forest when I sensed the power fluctuations of the Dark Realm. I wanted to go over and see what was going on, but I accidentally got pulled in by the rift!"
He looked up to the sky, "Damn it! I'm going to attend my junior brother's birthday!"
Now, he can’t make it to his birthday, and even the birthday gifts were eaten when he was bored during this period.
Are you convinced?
Luo Li and the others narrowed their eyes and asked doubtfully, "Really?"
Feng Yan glared at them. What were these little kids thinking?
He put his hands on his hips and said angrily, "What are you thinking? Am I that kind of brainless person?! Huh?!"
“Uh…” Qin Chuan and the others wanted to nod, but the person before them was a Seven-Star Emperor, so they silently bowed to Wu Li, “Of course not, Senior!”
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