448: Without the right to test, the days of peace are numbered (two in one)

Lin Yang urgently wanted to know the origin of this Stone Statue.

It wasn’t just because it was strange; the main reason was that this thing wanted to eat him!

And eat him alive!

Who could endure being targeted by such a strange entity?

However, the System had not yet unlocked more information regarding the Stone Statue's origin.

"Sorry, Host, the System only obtained the basic information of the Heroic Soul Warriors just now; information about the Stone Statue was not obtained simultaneously. It requires upgrading to unlock the information module," the System apologized.

"Alright," Lin Yang said no more, preparing to wait a few more hours here as the System suggested.

Subsequently, he tried to awaken Que Tian.

However, neither shouting nor injecting healing power with Life characteristics could elicit any response from Que Tian.

"System, what's going on? Didn't you say Que Tian was only impacted by power? I even used healing power, yet I still can't wake him up?" Lin Yang asked, puzzled.

"Host, it might be necessary to move away from this place to awaken Que Tian; he cannot withstand these Heroic Soul powers," the System explained.

"What do you mean?" Lin Yang was startled for a moment, then said, "Are you saying he can't bear the presence of these Heroic Soul Warriors?"

"Yes, Host, the condensation of Heroic Soul Warriors inherently carries an invisible power, and he cannot withstand these invisible powers," the System reiterated.

"This... then why am I fine?" Lin Yang couldn't help but slightly frown.

He hadn't felt even the slightest abnormality.

"Sorry, Host, the System currently cannot ascertain the specific reason. Perhaps everyone's physique is different."

The System gave a rather humorous answer.

...Lin Yang was speechless, looking at the Heroic Soul Warriors battling the Stone Statue.

Now, any Heroic Soul Warrior annihilated by the Stone Statue's power would instantly reform and rejoin the battle.

Moreover, many of the mottled golden specks on the Stone Statue's palms had been knocked off by the Heroic Soul Warriors.

The Heroic Soul Warriors attacking the Stone Statue's palms seemed to have reached some unspoken understanding, focusing their attacks only on a specific central area of the Stone Statue's palm.

Soon, traces of various weapons appeared there, and the attacks of the Heroic Soul Warriors gradually made them deeper.

"Are these Heroic Soul Warriors trying to pierce directly through the Stone Statue's palm?"

Lin Yang watched for a long time, noticing some clues in the Heroic Soul Warriors' attacks.

They focused their attacks only on the very center of the Stone Statue's palm, showing an intention to pierce directly through it from there.

Similarly, the Heroic Soul Warriors attacking the Stone Statue's eyes also focused their attacks only on the Stone Statue's eyeballs.

Although they had not yet successfully breached the Stone Statue's eyelid defenses, the Stone Statue's eyelids already showed some damage.

These Heroic Soul Warriors clearly also wanted to pierce the Stone Statue's eyelids to attack its eyeballs.

Their objectives were very clear.

"System, do you think these Heroic Soul Warriors can ultimately deal with the Stone Statue?"

After watching the battle for a while longer, Lin Yang couldn't help but ask.

"Sorry, Host, the System currently knows nothing about the Stone Statue's situation, and therefore cannot judge whether the Heroic Soul Warriors can ultimately deal with this Stone Statue."

...Lin Yang's mouth twitched.

Right.

He had asked in vain.

The observation continued.

However, as he watched, Lin Yang suddenly remembered something and asked the System again:

"By the way, System, when that Life from the High-Dimensional Universe was summoned and descended, he said he found something very special in my body, which attracted his attention. Could he have discovered your existence?"

When he was stared at by the huge human face of that High-Dimensional Universe Life, he truly felt as if he had been seen through.

And for something that could interest a High-Dimensional Universe Life... He thought about it, and it seemed there was nothing else in his body that could attract that High-Dimensional Universe Life.

Upon hearing this, the System immediately replied:

"Host, please rest assured, even a High-Dimensional Universe Life cannot discover the System's existence."

"Oh... Then is there something else in my body that could attract that Life from the High-Dimensional Universe?"

Lin Yang actually knew that the possibility of the other party discovering the System was small.

Therefore, he was not surprised by the System's answer, just curious about what special things might be in his own body.

Anything that could pique the interest of that High-Dimensional Universe Life must be extraordinary.

"Host, you are definitely special; otherwise, you wouldn't have attracted this strange Stone Statue to follow you, nor would you have piqued the interest and attention of that High-Dimensional Universe Life. It's quite normal," the System said.

"Uh... That's not wrong," Lin Yang said, exasperated.

What the System said was completely correct.

But.

"Can you check what special thing in my body is attracting this Stone Statue and that High-Dimensional Universe Life?" Lin Yang asked.

"Host, I apologize, the System is currently unable to fulfill your instruction."

"Why?" Lin Yang frowned.

"Dear Host, the System does not have the authority to perform deep-level scans and detections on your body, especially your soul."

The System explained.

"In your body, on a physical level, there are no special things that can be directly detected."

"Therefore, whatever is attracting the attention of the strange Stone Statue and the High-Dimensional Universe Life must exist deep within your body, most likely related to your soul."

"And the System has no authority to detect your soul; this is a rule at the highest logical level of the System, with no loopholes to exploit."

Lin Yang frowned again: "Why is there no permission for deep detection? Even if I authorize you, is it still not possible?"

"Yes, Host, even with your authorization, the System still has no authority to perform deep-level scans and detections on your body and soul. This is the highest-level rule protecting your privacy."

The System gave this answer.

"Oh... So, it's to protect my privacy that you can't scan my soul?" Lin Yang pondered.

"Yes, Host, a person's soul is not only fragile, but even forgotten memories exist deep within the soul. This may involve your privacy; therefore, the System has no authority to perform any form of scanning or detection on your soul," the System explained again.

"What about others? Like that Life from the High-Dimensional Universe, he instantly saw that there was something special in my body that interested him. Did he implicitly perform a check on my soul?" Lin Yang wondered.

"Host, please rest assured, even a High-Dimensional Universe Life cannot easily see through your soul across the dimensional barrier. The greater possibility for him to say that is that he sensed a certain special power on you, which prompted him to make that judgment."

"At the same time, a person's soul is very peculiar. Unless a soul search is performed, even if there is a significant difference in strength, the stronger party can almost never directly see what secrets lie deep within the weaker party's soul. At most, they can only sense some differences."

"Finally, if any Life attempts to forcibly pry into or search your soul, it will trigger the System's Host Soul Protection Mechanism. Your soul will not be forcibly spied upon by anyone!"

The System gave an answer that completely reassured Lin Yang.

"Alright."

Lin Yang sighed.

Although he didn't get the information he truly wanted, this was still good.

Then, Lin Yang asked again: "Since even a High-Dimensional Universe Life absolutely cannot discover your existence, what level are you at?"

His curiosity about the System wasn't new.

Now, the fact that even a High-Dimensional Universe Life couldn't discover the System's existence piqued his curiosity again.

However, the System's answer was the same as before: "Sorry, Host, the System is currently unable to answer your question. Please forgive me."

..."Alright, I won't ask," Lin Yang shrugged... A few hours passed quickly.

After countless cycles of dissipating and reforming, the Heroic Soul Warriors were now able to inflict significant damage on the Stone Statue.

Deep holes had been gouged into the Stone Statue's colossal palm, and its eyelids bore deep indentations.

However, each of the Stone Statue's attacks was no longer able to instantly annihilate the Heroic Soul Warriors.

The million Heroic Soul Warriors were actually fighting the Stone Statue to a standstill.

"Now!" Lin Yang knew, seeing this, that it was the best time to escape the planet.

He held Que Tian in one hand and a gun for self-defense in the other. Guided by the System, he re-calibrated his direction and prepared to rush out of the planet.

However, before leaving.

Lin Yang thought for a moment, then bowed deeply to the million Heroic Soul Warriors, solemnly saying:

"Esteemed Human Race seniors, although I do not know your names, I am deeply honored and immensely grateful for your protection and salvation today."

"Seniors, you fought on the battlefield and lay in eternal slumber here, but due to my arrival, your heroic spirits have reappeared and are fighting once more."

"I deeply regret disturbing your long slumber, seniors, and I hope you will not blame me."

"The kindness you have shown today, seniors, I have no way to repay, nor do I know how to bring your heroic spirits peace. I can only wish that your heroic souls remain eternal and forever shine upon the world."

As his words fell.

Lin Yang bowed deeply three times to these Heroic Soul Warriors before taking Que Tian and heading straight out of the planet.

But, it was at this moment.

The million Heroic Souls all looked towards Lin Yang.

Although he couldn't clearly see the faces of these Heroic Soul Warriors, at this moment, Lin Yang could feel that all of them were looking at him simultaneously.

This was a very mysterious feeling.

It also made his movements pause involuntarily.

"Could it be that they can understand what I'm saying, and this is their response to me?" Lin Yang speculated, feeling something.

Whoosh!

Suddenly.

The wind grew stronger.

A faint, almost inaudible whisper drifted in the wind.

"Human Race... descendant..."

"Is there still someone who remembers us... departed souls?"

With the whisper, Lin Yang's vision blurred, and a Heroic Soul Warrior clad in silver armor suddenly appeared before him.

His face was very blurry, even illusory.

But Lin Yang just knew that the other party was staring at him!

Being stared at by a departed soul, logically speaking, this should be a terrifying thing.

Yet at this moment, Lin Yang felt no discomfort; instead, he felt a strange sense of peace.

The other party seemed like an elder, observing a descendant.

The other Heroic Soul Warriors, after a moment of gaze, resumed their battle with the Stone Statue.

The Heroic Soul Warrior in front of Lin Yang, however, stared at him, remaining silent for a long time.

Just as Lin Yang was hesitating whether to say something more, the whisper came again.

"You... are not... reinforcements."

"You... are too weak..."

"Are we... after all, abandoned...?"

"Hahaha..."

The Heroic Soul Warrior whispered.

His words, however, caused Lin Yang's heart to tremble.

What did these words mean?

Had they not completely perished, and were they waiting for some reinforcements?

However, before Lin Yang could ponder the meaning of these words in detail.

The whisper sounded again.

"However, even if abandoned, it doesn't matter. For the sake of our Human Race's pass not breaking, we shall swear to defend the domain of Dingnan. Even if we turn into departed souls, we can still fight for our Human Race for tens of thousands of years!"

"The invading enemy must step over my bones, shatter my flesh and blood, and obliterate my soul before they can ascend the domain gate."

"My soul is immortal, the domain gate shall not break!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The whispers gradually grew louder.

The earth-shattering shouts of battle now sounded right in front of Lin Yang.

It made his heart pound faster.

"Senior..."

Lin Yang couldn't help but speak.

The shouts of battle were almost more than he could bear.

He didn't care if the other party could truly understand his words, and repeatedly said:

"Senior, I don't know what era you are from, but currently, our Human Race is the largest race in the Ten Thousand Universes."

"Although I also don't know what external enemies you seniors were resisting back then, judging by the current prosperity of our Human Race, you seniors clearly succeeded."

"I also don't know if you senior can understand my meaning, but please rest assured, now our Human Race's legacy is passed down, and even with external enemies, we do not fear them!"

These Heroic Soul Warriors fought for the Human Race an unknown number of years ago, and it sounded like the Human Race was in a dire state during that period.

They also seemed to have been abandoned, causing these Heroic Soul Warriors to become somewhat agitated due to his appearance or certain words.

He wanted to calm them down by informing them of the current state of humanity.

Of course, he wasn't sure if this method would be effective, but it was the first thing he could think of.

Buzz.

As the words left his mouth, the shouts of battle immediately ceased.

The Heroic Soul Warrior stared at Lin Yang again.

"Our Human Race... is now prosperous?"

"Prosperous!"

Lin Yang immediately nodded, secretly breathing a sigh of relief.

His words had indeed had an effect.

These Heroic Soul Warriors, who had sacrificed everything to protect the Human Race, calmed down upon hearing that the Human Race was now well.

Respectable and lamentable!

"Then do you know the current state of Dingnan?" the Heroic Soul Warrior asked again.

"This... Please forgive my shallow knowledge, senior, this is the first time I've heard this name," Lin Yang hesitated slightly, speaking truthfully.

The Heroic Soul Warrior fell silent after hearing this.

Lin Yang also remained silent.

These heroic departed souls, who had clearly been dead for an unknown number of years, could actually communicate with him.

This was almost overturning his understanding of this world.

It was all too incredible!

A moment later.

"Perhaps it's been too long. Some things, annihilated in the river of history, are normal. It's better that later generations don't know, lest..." The Heroic Soul Warrior whispered, with an emotion Lin Yang couldn't fully comprehend, and the rest of his words were lost to Lin Yang.

Although Lin Yang couldn't fully empathize with the Heroic Soul Warrior's current emotions, he still said:

"Senior, I will remember the name Dingnan, and if I have the opportunity, I will definitely go to pay my respects!"

"Hahaha... You are too weak..." The Heroic Soul Warrior shook his head:

"With your meager strength, let alone going to Dingnan to pay respects, you will probably die on the way."

...Lin Yang's heart instantly felt a pang.

What kind of talk was that?

He might not be very strong now.

But these words were a bit too hurtful, weren't they... dying on the way to pay respects? Listen to that, does it make sense?

Of course, he was just grumbling inwardly; he could tell that this Heroic Soul Warrior senior seemed to be somewhat disappointed in him.

"Senior, I..." Lin Yang opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But the Heroic Soul Warrior in front of him suddenly said:

"Descendant, you have provoked this strange thing, and it will likely be difficult to escape. Although you say the Human Race is prosperous now, this strange and fierce creature shows signs of resurgence. It seems that even if we succeeded back then, our success was limited."

"Descendant, the peaceful days of our Human Race may not last much longer."

Lin Yang was startled.