457: Chapter 456 The Key Person

[Tang Zheng: Because for the Dark World, erasing the existence of the Purifier maximizes their value, yet you haven't died in these past three years.

Many people have broken through the 100-point attribute shackle before advancing. Even reaching 200 points like you is no longer an isolated case; their potential is far beyond what it was before.

Of course, more importantly, many people who should have died have successfully Advanced to Level 11. Advanced lifeforms are emerging in large numbers, and they are no longer instantly killed when facing S-rank Specters, leading to more successfully completed missions.

Because of this, we now have the initial capital to resist the invasion of the Dark World. We are no longer just gasping for breath, helplessly watching our survival zones shrink while only being able to barely protect ourselves.]

Seeing Future Tang Zheng's reply, Chu Xuan gained a clearer understanding of the Purifier, the world's unique sequence.

[Tang Zheng: Of course, besides that, the fact that I can still use that communication tool to send you messages is also proof, though you have never replied.]

Chu Xuan's heart stirred, and he quickly asked: [I remember in the last dream, you said you couldn't message me, but now you can again. Is it because my total attributes reached 200 and my strength increased significantly, so it worked again?]

[Tang Zheng: That's only one of the reasons!]

[Tang Zheng: I went to an Otherworld to pursue clues about Revelation. I've now cleared some of the fog and seen a glimpse of the past. You are about to encounter an unparalleled crisis related to Revelation. To successfully overcome this crisis, besides your own strength, there is also a key person.]

Future Tang Zheng's message suddenly paused here.

Chu Xuan couldn't help but ask: [Who?]

The message was sent, but more than a minute passed without a reply.

Chu Xuan couldn't help but wonder if it was once again the influence of the rules, preventing Future Tang Zheng from sending it successfully.

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and waited quietly.

Time passed. The stream gurgled nearby, the breeze rustled through the woods, and the Giant Egg resting on the greed tank occasionally made sounds like sucking and swallowing.

After another three minutes, just as Chu Xuan was about to ask, the other party finally sent a message, only two words...

[Lin Jie!]

Seeing this name, Chu Xuan's heart jolted. He instantly remembered the other's status as a Child of the World and recalled his strange behavior in the Tianxing Mountains not long ago.

It was as if a foreign consciousness had awakened within Lin Jie, bringing with it new memories, and his actions were all very peculiar.

Regarding this, Chu Xuan had once asked him if he was still Lin Jie.

Chu Xuan still remembered his answer—

["I have always been Lin Jie, but... I might not always be Lin Jie."]

Mulling over those words, it clearly meant that Lin Jie had another identity...

Then, Future Tang Zheng continued: [When you encounter danger, stay by Lin Jie's side. Protect him well and try your best not to let him get hurt. This is also for your own protection.]

Protecting Lin Jie is protecting myself?

Chu Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly.

[Tang Zheng: I know you have doubts, but information about the past has been obscured by Revelation using the hidden rules of the Evil God. I haven't seen much, and there's even less I can tell you.

Because our communication has already violated the rules.

And this information regarding Lin Jie involves a taboo.

I didn't want to tell you this, but considering Lin Jie's importance and the fact that although you haven't converted your real attribute yet, your total attributes have reached 200, you should be able to withstand it once.]

Withstand what once?

Chu Xuan was slightly taken aback.

Before he could think further, thunder suddenly roared in the clear sky. He instinctively looked up and saw a bolt of lightning flash out like a roaring Dragon, striking accurately at the top of his head.

Boom!

The electric current instantly swept through his body. The night cloak on Chu Xuan's shoulders tore into rags, the bandages wrapped around him all exploded into ash, and his bones made a dull sound under the unbearable load.

From head to toe, inside and out, everything was burning hot, and every inch of his flesh was trembling.

The smell of burning and violent electric currents suddenly erupted. A ring of cracked, charred marks was blasted into the ground, and amidst the splashing mist, the nearby stream also exploded.

When the dust cleared, Chu Xuan was kneeling on the ground, his hair curled and scorched. He had turned into black charcoal, all the skin on his body was gone, and his flesh was exposed.

Arcs of electricity were still crackling and jumping around him.

"Cough, cough!"

Chu Xuan coughed twice and was shocked to find that he only had over 1,000 health points left, and they were still decreasing.

[You have taken real damage from the Lightning Tribulation. Your health points -3,800. In your current state, you will lose 1-2 health points per second for 5 to 8 minutes.]

"Wah wah! It almost killed this Emperor. Luckily, Lord Peng is naturally gifted..."

The Giant Egg had been not far from Chu Xuan and was blown away along with the greed tank. However, it didn't seem to have taken much damage. At this moment, arcs of electricity crackled around it as it hopped around Chu Xuan.

"I really didn't expect you to be into this sort of thing. You should've said so sooner; Lord Peng could have helped you."

Chu Xuan slapped the Giant Egg away, shook his head, and picked up the slightly damaged greed tank that had rolled onto the ground.

A large amount of high-grade life essence was already gushing from the damaged area.

"Fortunately, this is just a dream, otherwise, I would have suffered a huge loss..." Chu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Not only was the greed tank broken, but even the Sentry Bastion set up around him had fallen apart, completely charred.

"So this is the Lightning Tribulation..."

Chu Xuan felt a lingering fear. He tilted his head back and gulped down high-grade life essence. His health points didn't recover, but the rate of loss slowed down slightly.

Then, Chu Xuan tremblingly took out the phone from his Exclusive Space, which he had put away at the last moment.

[Tang Zheng: Hehe! Feeling my 'pleasure' now? The Lightning Tribulation I received was much fiercer than yours, and far more than just one bolt.]

The corner of Chu Xuan's mouth twitched.

It was indeed quite 'refreshing'; his whole body was numb.

[Tang Zheng: Your life level isn't high enough yet. Once you advance, I can safely tell you more things. You'll get used to it slowly.]

Chu Xuan skipped the topic: [Is there any other news about Revelation?]

After thinking for a bit, Chu Xuan told Tang Zheng about how Revelation had been appearing recently on public network platforms, deceiving people to increase his Charm attribute.

[Tang Zheng: If my judgment is correct, all of this should be attributed to the hints you gave people through your site-wide livestream. The Dark World's countermeasure is to issue missions through Revelation.]

Chu Xuan rubbed his temples.

He really is a troublesome fellow!

[Tang Zheng: I really didn't expect that Revelation, who should have been killed by Yang Yu in the original timeline, would become such a scourge in the future.]

Chu Xuan: [Do you know where he's hiding? If we could lock onto his location in advance, it wouldn't be this troublesome.]

[Tang Zheng: It's useless. When you go looking for him, he will surely sense it. The best way is to obtain a Karma-type tracking method.

Although I have such items, the clues he left in the Otherworld in the past are not enough to find him.]

A Karma-type tracking method?

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly. A silver light flashed in his palm, and a scroll suddenly appeared.

random teleportation scroll!