Chapter 697: Leave? (1/2)

Zule then continued.

”The idea was for the Four Realms to be a closed space. Neither Luvile nor Harold should have known the existence of an exit since it was not supposed to be there in the first place. Anyway, I don't want to talk much about it. You just need to know that the failure during the sacrifice attempt left a gap to the outside, which you call the 'exit.'”

Luvile couldn't help but ask in response.

”Alright. I understand that this place had to be completely closed. Why is that? Also, from the way you're speaking, it seems like your Primordial Kun-Peng race was involved in the creation of the Four Realms. Is that right?”

Zule nodded.

”It's correct. The primordial Demon Beasts were involved in the creation of the Four Realms. Underworld, Mortal Realm, Godly Path Realm, God Realm, all of them were created with our help.”

”As for your first question, I can't answer it right now. It's not that I don't want to, but it's because I can't remember. As I said before, several Soul Fragments of mine have already disappeared for so long. Even though I absorbed the rest, there are still gaps here and there.”

Krune then said.

”To be very honest, this situation makes me feel very unsettled.”

Harold asked in response.

”Are you talking about the Kun-Pengs' sacrifices?”

Krune shook his head.

”Yes and no. The Kun-Pengs' sacrifice was related to it, but that's Zule's revenge, so I'll leave it to him. My concern is about something else. Something far more vital that all of you are forgetting.”

Krune once again looked at Zule's projection.

”Why exactly did you create the Four Realms? Of course, I'm delighted that you did. Otherwise, none of us would have been here today. Still, there has to be a reason for it, right?”

Krune then continued.

”The reason I feel unsettled is that I don't think the Four Realms were created on a whim. Something tells me that the Four Realm's very existence is a lot more intricate than the Kun-Pengs' sacrifice.”

Iem narrowed his eyes.

”What do you want to say?”

Krune scratched the back of his head.

”Can't you see it? The creation of the Four Realms was part of a bigger plan. There was definitely a reason for it. For example, what if the Four Realms were created to be used as a sacrifice as well? They created the Four Realms, they left, and never showed their faces ever again. Only some vague records were left behind about the Primordial Demon Beasts' existence. Also, was it only the Primordial Demon Beasts who helped create the Four Realms? Was there no other race other than them?”

”I can't shake off this feeling that we are in more danger than we had ever been before.”

Luvile, Harold, and Iem felt a chill behind their backs.

”This... seems plausible.”

They all looked at Zule, waiting for his answer. Zule, too, narrowed his eyes and began to ponder about it.

”Krune is right. Let me see if there are any memories related to it.”

Zule continued to search through all the memories he recovered from the Soul Fragments. There were a few flashes and gaps that he tried to put together. However, just as he was about to finally get some answer, something happened.

”Arrrghh!”

Out of nowhere, Zule's Soul began to tremble inside Krune's Divine Soul. It started to show cracks as if it was about to collapse. Zule's projection that was outside also disappeared straight away. Krune was alarmed by that and immediately used his Godly Energy to give Zule support. He used everything he had, trying to prevent the soul from breaking apart. Finally, Zule's soul began to mend once more as it absorbed all the Godly Energy Krune sent to it.

”What happened?”

Zule didn't answer for quite some time. Just as Krune was about to check once more, Zule's projection appeared once again. However, it was a lot dimmer than before. Also, Zule seemed to be in a bit of pain now.

”That scared the shit out of me...”

Krune and the others still looked at him, not knowing what to say. Zule then calmed down and explained.

”I have to thank the fact that I'm not exactly Kun-Peng's Soul anymore. Perhaps, having my Soul Fragment being absorbed by the Space Heavenly Fragment was the best thing that could have happéned to me.”

”Just now, I tried to access the memories related to the reason the Four Realms were created. However, there was a powerful Seal on them that almost destroyed my soul. Fortunately, the Space Heavenly Fragment and Krune's Godly Energy helped me suppress it at the last moment. That was really dangerous.”

Krune and the others felt even more disturbed after hearing that.