Chapter 216: Chapter 146: Lord of the Sixth Level Nest Cave

’I can’t help but feel that if Demons had even a little bit of intelligence, they might actually be easier to deal with.’

’At least you could trick them.’

’But these Demons that just attack mindlessly leave no room for communication.’

’It seems being utterly stupid isn’t always a bad thing for them.’

’A little bit of intelligence might actually be detrimental to their survival.’

"Heh, it’s not over just because you say you’re done answering questions."

Lu Cang smiled. "You said we would run into ’it.’ What is ’it’?"

"Naturally... the sovereign of this place!"

"The ruler of the Sixth Level Nest Cave, the great Apostle of the Source of Evil, the True Soul Lord, Ten Thousand True Souls."

’Oh~’

’So I finally managed to squeeze some intel out of its words...’

’An Apostle of the Source of Evil...’

’It seems the Source of Evil is the name of the Master of the Nest.’

’The Sixth Level Nest Cave... that must be this place, the equivalent of a Tier Six Dungeon.’

"Oh, is it strong?"

"To become an Apostle of the Source of Evil, one must naturally possess supreme power."

"It is already the strongest and most perfect existence at this Life Level."

"Even beings such as us can only look up to it in awe."

’It sounds like it’s really something else.’

"Iz, let’s head back."

Lu Cang looked at Izparut.

Izparut could also understand the Ancient An Su Secret Language.

However, the only two present who understood it were Lu Cang and Iz.

"What? Why are we going back already?" Chi Cheng asked, looking confused.

Lu Cang said, "According to it, there seems to be an extremely powerful Demon in this Dungeon. Its strength is unknown, but it should be above the Submerged Land Level."

"I feel we shouldn’t risk it for now."

"If we absolutely must subjugate it, we should wait until we have a full understanding of the situation before coming back."

Lu Luwei looked at Lu Cang.

’He’s so much younger than me, yet he has absolutely no desire to take risks.’

’If anything, he’s overly cautious.’

Lu Cang’s tone was tinged with a slight sense of urgency.

Iz and Chi Cheng exchanged a look.

Chi Cheng shrugged. "Alright."

Lu Cang extended his hand, and an exquisite cage materialized.

[Soul Cage]

Lu Cang had purchased all sorts of strange and novel items, never thinking about when he might actually use them.

Lu Cang locked the soul in the cage, even though it was pitifully stupid.

But it was still a major discovery.

This place could now be confirmed as a Nest... The theories from the books had been verified.

This soul would be useful later.

He could both extract more information from it and use it for various research experiments.

In any case, it wouldn’t be too late to ask for more information after they got out.

The most urgent priority right now was to leave.

And just then.

Obades raised his head, and Chi Cheng also looked up at the sky.

Chi Cheng spoke up, "Bro, I kind of feel bad for you."

"Looks like we’re a bit late to make a run for it."

Lu Cang let out a long sigh. He already knew what Chi Cheng was talking about.

He hadn’t continued questioning the soul.

He had wanted to escape immediately, afraid that if they delayed too long, they’d run into the final boss it had mentioned.

But who would have thought.

Leaving the instant they got the intel still wasn’t fast enough.

Iz shook his head. "This probably isn’t a coincidence."

"This aura is the same one we felt when we first entered this place."

"I thought that’s just how this place was... I didn’t expect something had been watching us the whole time."

"It’s our first time in a place like this. We really are inexperienced."

Izparut’s tone was very calm.

"So, what do we do now?" Lu Cang asked.

Lu Cang looked up and saw a giant human face in the sky, its expression constantly shifting.

And in mid-air, there were many Soul Bodies with faces that spiraled like vortexes and humanoid figures.

These Soul Bodies floated high in the sky, resembling people who had once existed.

’This must be that so-called Ten Thousand True Souls.’

The moment he saw these creatures appear, Lu Cang had already guessed their combat style.

’Does it command the soul forms of enemies it has killed to attack?’

’Is its main body intangible and can’t be hit by ordinary physical attacks?’

’Is its soul housed in a hard-to-detect location, or inside some kind of unknown, durable container?’

’And it probably has a large arsenal of soul-targeting attacks.’

He didn’t need to wait for the enemy to make a move. Just from the first glance, he could form numerous hypotheses—this was the benefit of his knowledge of "Demonology."

’However, I get the feeling the face in the sky isn’t its true body.’

’And...’

’I keep feeling that this so-called Ten Thousand True Souls is also a soul-based lifeform without a physical body.’

Lu Cang had been thinking that even if the enemy appeared, it didn’t necessarily mean they couldn’t escape.

With Obades and Kumironi’s protection, a forced escape might not be impossible.

But after seeing the boss appear...

He felt...

’Isn’t this boss’s health bar a little short?’

’This thing... can I one-shot it?’

"HYEH HYEH! HYEH HYEH HYEH HYEH HYEH!"

"Ah! True Soul Lord, you have finally revealed yourself! The supreme sovereign who commands countless Soul Bodies and is cloaked in endless true skins! I revere you!"

"I beseech you, tear apart these promise-breakers, these people who do not honor their word!"

’Hah, who would actually keep a promise like that?’

"Damn it, are we about to be killed?"

"If, before I’m killed, I could just see the True Soul Lord’s true form, I would surely bow before it and deeply regret not fulfilling my promise to you."

Lu Cang recited in a flat, dramatic tone.

"HYEH HYEH HYEH! Human! It is too late for regrets now!"

"The True Soul Lord is in that direction! If you go and beg for mercy now, you might be granted the small mercy of an intact corpse!"