Chapter 4586 — The Ancient Battlefield
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Wei Zhao's face changed in an instant. He had felt an ill premonition earlier, and now it had come true—there really was a terrifyingly powerful entity in this place, one whose mere pressure could make his divine sense rebound like this. Even the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits at the Earth-Splitting stage could not have managed that!
A chilling thought flashed through Wei Zhao's mind: something stronger than the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits—then it would have to be at least a Sea-Rending stage existence, wouldn't it?
This Endless Sea was truly unfathomable! Wei Zhao was filled with bitterness now. Had he known he would run into a top-tier Sea-Rending sea beast, he might as well have left through the Five Venoms Swamp; facing the old Western Mountain Sect, he would at least have had a slim chance of survival. But facing a Sea-Rending sea beast—flee? What a joke. He did not even dare to move!
The sudden discovery of such a dreadful presence startled not only Wei Zhao but even the ghost thing. After a moment, however, the ghost thing gave a startled "Eh?" and then let out a breath of relief, clicking his tongue in wonder. "What a powerful sea beast—even after death it can keep its primordial spirit from dissipating. It's almost on par with me..."
"Dead? This is the primordial spirit it left behind after death?" Wei Zhao was delighted at the news. No wonder it felt so similar to what he had sensed at the Five Venoms Flood Dragon's tomb earlier—the only difference being that this pressure was stronger and more aggressive.
"Indeed. And this primordial spirit is on the verge of collapse; it will scatter completely before long. Compared with it, I'm far luckier—what remains of it is only the last shred of obsession that hasn't dispersed. It has no thought or consciousness left..." The ghost thing could not help but sigh.
The sight stirred a pang of empathy in him. After all, he had been in much the same state back in the mortal realm; without meeting Wei Zhao, he might likewise be nothing but a wisp of mindless obsession by now. The mortal realm, mind you, was a far harsher environment than this place—primordial spirits there died faster and more thoroughly.
"Obsession?" Wei Zhao clicked his tongue. If it were a complete primordial spirit, then having it rebound his divine sense—he being a peak early Nascent Soul cultivator who had achieved a perfect breakthrough—would be understandable enough. But that it was merely a last shred of lingering obsession—what was that supposed to mean?
"Indeed. It is the final stubborn fixation left behind before the primordial spirit disperses. Once one's power reaches a certain level, even a stray thought can exist independently in the world; even when the body perishes and the primordial spirit is annihilated, it will persist. Just like this sea beast before us—and in fact the Five Venoms Flood Dragon was the same, except that it vested everything in the little Five Baleful one, so its obsession is nowhere near as intense as this one's," the ghost thing explained.
"The last shred of lingering obsession, and still this powerful? Truly mind-boggling!" Wei Zhao felt his eyes opened wide. He was now at the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage, yet according to the ghost thing he had not even reached the threshold of systematic divine-sense training. To attain such a fearsome state, where a single thought could persist undying—that was still a distant prospect indeed.
"It seems incomprehensible to you now, but when you reach that level and comprehend the profound rules within, you won't find it strange anymore." The ghost thing did not elaborate; Wei Zhao's cultivation was too low, and more explanation would be useless. He said at once: "It's rare to come across such an obsession. Let's go take a look—there'll be no danger." (To be continued) R655