481: Altar in the cave

This fruit...

Lin Ye’s face held a strange expression.

No matter how he looked at it, this thing somewhat resembled a dragon fruit from his previous life.

If he were to take a bite, wouldn't his mouth look like it was bleeding?

Mo Yunshang seemed to be drawn by something as she slowly walked to the fruit, gently extending her jade hand, intending to pick up the fruit.

But at the last moment, she stopped, her beautiful face showing a hint of hesitation.

She turned her head to Lin Ye: “Lin Ye, can I take this fruit?”

“Hmm?”

Lin Ye asked with a puzzled expression: “Did I stop you? Take it if you want, I have no use for this thing.”

“Who said it’s useless! You big jerk!!!”

Just as Lin Ye said it was useless, a childish, angry voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

It was the Dragon egg in his Qi Sea, which was Lin Miaoxuan’s voice.

“That thing is super useful to me! How about this, you give me that fruit, and when I’m born, I’ll hit you two fewer times! Really!”

Upon hearing this, Lin Ye responded without hesitation: “Go do whatever you need to do. I haven’t even settled the score with you for secretly devouring those few drops of my True Dragon essence blood before.”

“And you, you took so long to break out of your shell, didn’t help at all, and now you want to eat and take?”

“And what was that about hitting me two fewer times after you come out? You just wait until you’re out, and we’ll see who hits who!”

“……”

Lin Miaoxuan was silenced by Lin Ye’s retort, falling into momentary silence, but for the sake of the fruit, she was forced to compromise.

So she pleaded again in a soft, weak voice: “Good big brother, please, give me that fruit! I misspoke, it’s not hitting you two times! It’s letting you hit me two times, okay?!”

“Alright, you can shut up now.”

With that, Lin Ye directly sealed his Qi Sea, not allowing the Dragon egg to make another sound.

On the other side, Mo Yunshang, having received Lin Ye’s consent, no longer hesitated and directly took the fruit.

The fruit was extremely miraculous; the moment it was held, it instantly melted away.

Mo Yunshang sat cross-legged on the ground, and seven-colored auspicious light bloomed from her body, her entire aura rapidly increasing.

Seeing this, Lin Ye no longer paid attention to her, instead turning his gaze to other parts of the cave.

The Opportunity here surely wasn't just a single fruit.

After all, countless patterns were carved into the cave walls, and there was an ancient formation blocking the outside. How could it be just to protect one fruit?

Lin Ye began to explore the cave.

After a long time, he found an altar covered by rubble in an open space.

The reason it was called an altar was because it was covered in thick fresh blood. From ancient times until now, although the blood had turned into plasma, it had not disappeared, indicating that this blood could only have been left by Great Power Experts.

Plus, there were those mysterious patterns on the altar.

Lin Ye casually took out an ordinary Spirit Sword from his qiankun ring and fiercely slashed towards the altar.

Clang!!!

A metallic collision sound rang out, sparks flew everywhere, the sword light shattered, and cracks appeared on the sword body.

In contrast, the altar, not even the blood plasma on it, was affected in any way, still covering it.

Crack!

At this moment, the Spirit Sword finally shattered into pieces, which fell to the ground.

Buzz…

As light flickered in his hand, another Spirit Sword appeared in Lin Ye’s hand. He narrowed his eyes and once again brought the Spirit Sword down in a vertical slash.

Boom!!!

Just as the Spirit Sword was about to strike the altar, suddenly, the altar glowed brightly, and a booming sound swept through the entire cave.

Various auspicious lights and Dao Rhyme gushed out, faintly erupting with a hint of Imperial Dao intent.

“This aura?”

Lin Ye frowned slightly; he seemed extremely familiar with this aura, somewhat resembling the aura from the Human Emperor Sword.

Buzz…

The next moment, the entire cave burst into golden light, and various phenomena soared through the cave: Saints bowing in worship, myriad races kneeling in welcome, sun, moon, and stars, the Great Dao resonating...

The myriad of phenomena made Lin Ye dizzy.

After an unknown period, the phenomena gradually disappeared, and a figure appeared before Lin Ye. It was a golden phantom, a being towering above the Universe and star rivers.

Overlooking eternity, the sun, moon, and stars appeared like mere marbles before him, capable of being destroyed with a flick of a finger.

A majestic Emperor’s might, sweeping through eternity, directly fell upon Lin Ye. Fortunately, he was never affected by such might, otherwise, this Emperor’s might alone would have made him kneel.

“Is it Human Race?”

The phantom looked at Lin Ye, his surprised tone carrying a hint of joy.

Facing the phantom’s words, Lin Ye remained silent. After all, being Human Race didn’t require proving anything.

He was just wondering if his guess was correct.

“Child…”

After confirming Lin Ye was Human Race, the phantom descended directly from the star river, standing before Lin Ye, and spoke in a gentle tone: “Presumably, the Human Race of later generations must not be doing well, right? That you could find this place is indeed your Opportunity.”

“I can give you my Legacy, but you must promise me one thing.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Ye softly said: “Please enlighten this Senior.”

“The future prosperity of the Human Race will be entrusted to you! Our Human Race is weak, no match for the myriad races, let alone the Spirit Race and the Nether Race, but our Human Race, from ancient times to the present, has relied on an unyielding Dao Heart and the spirit of facing death without fear.”

“In the future, there will likely be a great reckoning, and at that time, the Human Race will need to unite to resist.”

“That you could find this place means we are fated.”

“As long as you promise me that everything you do in the future will be for the Human Race, I will give you my Legacy.”

Hearing what the phantom said, Lin Ye pondered for a moment, then shook his head: “Senior, I cannot promise you that.”

“Oh?”

The phantom was a bit puzzled; he clearly hadn’t expected Lin Ye to answer him like this.

He wasn’t even forcing him to make a Heavenly Dao vow. Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t one first agree, get the Legacy, and then do as they please?

Yet, this junior before him did not act that way.

A hint of appreciation appeared in the phantom’s golden pupils.

“May I ask why?”

Hearing the phantom’s question, Lin Ye explained: “To be frank, Senior, I am a Disciple of a Righteous Path Sect of the Human Race, and I have only one goal in life: to eliminate evil and protect the Dao.”

“Evil knows no race; if it’s evil, I will kill it, even if it’s of my own race.”

“So I cannot promise you that everything I do will be for the Human Race.”

“Is that so?”

The phantom nodded, his tone growing even softer: “Indeed a good child.”