Chapter 422: Chapter 416: Lin Yuan May Become the Biggest Winner

Originally, Lin Yuan had great trust in Elder Bai.

However, Wu Nengsheng’s death caused Lin Yuan to feel a slight barrier between him and Elder Bai’s group.

Lin Yuan realized a problem: the people in Elder Bai’s alliance seemed to betray their comrades!

Their alliance was too loose, and when faced with a life-and-death crisis, no one was willing to risk their lives to help their teammates.

If they could betray Wu Nengsheng this time, is it possible they might betray him next time?

In short, after this incident, Lin Yuan’s trust in Elder Bai and his group was not as strong as before.

Although he felt a barrier in his heart, Lin Yuan did not refuse Elder Bai’s invitation.

For Elder Bai to personally come and invite him to the East Sea in public, there was undoubtedly something very important.

Although the alliance formed by Elder Bai was somewhat unreliable, their goal to deal with the World Honored was still the same.

Having them was still better than fighting alone.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan decided to go with him.

"Mengmeng, I have some matters to deal with."

"If there’s a chance, I will definitely visit your home next time!" Lin Yuan said to Kong Mengmeng.

Upon hearing this, regardless of what Kong Mengmeng thought, the Peacock Great Ming King heaved a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart.

He really wasn’t welcoming Lin Yuan at all! Not even a little!

"Alright then!" Kong Mengmeng replied somewhat disappointedly.

After parting, Elder Bai took Lin Yuan to the East Sea, while the Peacock Great Ming King took Kong Mengmeng away from the place.

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East Sea, Qingqiu Mountain.

The mountain top pavilion.

Present were the four people from Elder Bai’s alliance.

Lin Yuan could clearly see that their expressions were somewhat grim.

Clearly, Wu Nengsheng’s death was also bad news for them.

After bringing Lin Yuan to the pavilion, Elder Bai, without hesitation, directly asked: "Wu Nengsheng should be in the small world within your body, right?"

Wu Nengsheng?

Wasn’t Wu Nengsheng already dead?

After a moment of shock, Lin Yuan realized that Elder Bai was referring to the remnant soul of Wu Nengsheng, who he had ordained as the Yin Mountain Ghost King.

Wait a minute?

Lin Yuan suddenly realized something.

How did Elder Bai know he possessed a small world?

Apart from himself and the dean, only Kong Mengmeng had seen him use the Eighteen Layers of Hell.

Wu Nengsheng’s death caused Lin Yuan to be wary of Elder Bai’s group, so he didn’t immediately admit it.

Instead, he tentatively asked, "Wu Nengsheng?"

"Didn’t Wu Nengsheng perish together with the World Honored Avatar?"

Upon hearing Lin Yuan’s words, Elder Bai knew that Lin Yuan had become somewhat distrustful of them.

Elder Bai didn’t blame Lin Yuan but rather, frankly explained: "I am proficient in divining. This is my racial talent."

"In terms of divination, even the World Honored cannot compare to me."

"After the battle between Wu Nengsheng and the World Honored, I divined Wu Nengsheng’s life and death. In the divination, Wu Nengsheng would have half a Possession Corpse remaining."

"I tried to divine the Possession Corpse of Wu Nengsheng and learned that it was in the Life and Death Trial Arena. However, because the arena was surrounded by many Tier Two experts, any move I made would draw their attention."

"Originally, I planned to bring out Wu Nengsheng’s Possession Corpse after the treasure-seeking frenzy subsided. However, just now, that Possession Corpse disappeared from my divination, like a mud ox entering the sea, without a trace."

"You happened to appear there. I sensed the presence of a small world on you, so I concluded that Wu Nengsheng’s Possession Corpse is in your small world."

"I can divine whoever took Wu Nengsheng, even the Peacock Great Ming King. But you, I can’t."

"You are not of this realm, entangled in karmic destiny. Thus, if I can’t divine, it most likely rests on you."

After hearing Elder Bai’s words, Lin Yuan was speechless.

This divination and analysis indeed almost perfectly reasoned out the events.

From Elder Bai’s words, Lin Yuan also learned the true identity of that entity.

It wasn’t Wu Nengsheng’s remnant soul, but a Possession Corpse.

The path Wu Nengsheng followed was similar to the World Honored’s first life, achieving the Way by severing three corpses.

Prior to this, Wu Nengsheng had already severed the Evil Corpse, named Lamp Lighting Ancient Buddha.

Initially, he had not severed a Possession Corpse.

When achieving martyrdom and perishing with the World Honored, Wu Nengsheng tried to forcefully sever a Possession Corpse, seeking to live by relying on it.

Unfortunately, his strength wasn’t enough, and he only severed half a Possession Corpse.

Which is the Yin Mountain Ghost King ordained by Lin Yuan.

This half Possession Corpse doesn’t have Wu Nengsheng’s consciousness, so Wu Nengsheng still perished.

Instead, before his death, he paved the way for Lin Yuan.

So, it was a Possession Corpse!

No wonder he was constantly devouring other remnant souls when encountered before.

A Possession Corpse exists through a certain obsession.

And since Wu Nengsheng had severed this half Possession Corpse right before his death, his obsession was to survive.

At the time, the newly severed Possession Corpse had an unstable divine soul and could only stabilize itself by devouring other remnant souls.

After entering Lin Yuan’s Eighteen Layers of Hell and being ordained as the Yin Mountain Ghost King, the Possession Corpse’s divine soul was reinforced by the layers’ power, thus stabilizing.

As a result, it no longer needed to devour other remnant souls.

"Kid, I know you might have some reservations about us due to Wu Nengsheng’s death."

"It wasn’t that we didn’t want to save Wu Nengsheng; we had unspeakable difficulties."

"We were all blocked by other avatars of the World Honored. Certainly, if I forcefully went to save Wu Nengsheng, then upon returning, Qingqiu Mountain would be rivers of blood!" the Qingqiu Mountain Grand Elder explained.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan thought, women have a lot of excuses, indeed.

If you didn’t go, you didn’t go. In the end, your ally died; not one of you went for rescue.

Elder Bai didn’t explain further. Instead, he gazed intently at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan had no relation to Wu Nengsheng. He only feared that someday, if he got into trouble, they might not save him due to various considerations. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Therefore, he was somewhat on guard.

However, he wouldn’t turn against Elder Bai’s group just because of this matter.

Elder Bai said as much, and Lin Yuan naturally couldn’t continue to hide anything, so he straightforwardly recounted the details of the events.

"The obsession of Wu Nengsheng became the Yin Mountain Ghost King in your small world!"

"It’s not bad. Wu Nengsheng has already perished, but strengthening your power is indeed a good thing!" Elder Bai nodded, then said to Lin Yuan, "In the coming days, we will find a way to kill Wu Nengsheng’s Evil Corpse, serving as a kind of compensation for Wu Nengsheng."

"When the time comes, we can hand Wu Nengsheng’s Evil Corpse to you for the Yin Mountain Ghost King to devour."

"If the Yin Mountain Ghost King can devour Wu Nengsheng’s Evil Corpse, it could advance to Tier Two. At that time, you could also benefit from the power feedback from the Yin Mountain Ghost King and advance to Tier Three."