Chapter 414 - 414: Unraveling the Mystery

Translator: CinderTL

Through Tian Shu's explanation, Feng Qi gained a detailed understanding of why he had chosen to seal himself in the underground prison.

In his berserk state, Tian Shu had pursued domain life back to the human world, but unlike Mu Yao, he lacked the ability to return to the Heaven-Reaching Road.

At that moment, he was undoubtedly a ticking time bomb.

His berserk state could erupt at any moment, and during these episodes, he had no control over his actions.

More critically, the duration of his berserk state remained completely unpredictable.

It could last only a few hours, or it could stretch for days. No place was truly safe.

He might even rampage through human cities in his berserk state.

For the major cities that had only recently established the Cultivation Studies System, this would have been a catastrophic disaster.

Faced with this situation, and unable to locate Mu Yao, Tian Shu had no choice but to seal himself away.

Only by doing so could he avert the series of crises that threatened Human Civilization.

After hearing the explanation, Feng Qi couldn't help but ask:

"Uncle Tian Shu, I understand why you chose to seal yourself away, but can the metal used to construct this prison withstand the force of your berserk state? Did humans back then even possess the technology to create such specialized metals?"

As he spoke, Feng Qi's gaze shifted to the metal bars of the prison.

"The origin of this special metal is no simple matter. It's a precious treasure I acquired while guarding Main Road 32. Not only can it absorb power, but it also possesses the ability to seal it."

With that, Tian Shu turned to Feng Qi and said, "Try touching it. You'll understand what I mean."

Without hesitation, Feng Qi stepped forward and reached out to touch the metal railing.

Instantly, an icy chill surged through his heart, and the Purple Soul branded on his bones automatically activated, resisting the encroaching sealing power.

"Besides this metal that suppresses spiritual energy activity, the handcuffs and leg irons I'm wearing are forged from Primordial Chaos Black Iron, renowned for its exceptional hardness and resilience," Tian Shu explained, extending his hands to reveal the dark metal of the restraints.

As Feng Qi examined them, he was struck by an unexpected sense of familiarity. After careful consideration, he realized the metal bore a striking resemblance to the metal stele outside the Star City Shelter.

This realization prompted him to ask, "Uncle Tian Shu, I know you acquired many precious treasures (relics) while guarding the Heaven-Reaching Road, such as these special metals. But I'm curious—how did you manage to bring them back to the human world? Surely you couldn't have been carrying these treasures while you were out of control, could you?"

In response to the question, a smile appeared on Tian Shu's face as he turned to reveal the divine mark on his back once more.

As the divine mark shimmered, a spatial black hole slowly materialized.

A palm-sized black iron block fell from the spatial black hole, crashing to the ground with a resounding thud.

"The old woman's divine mark has another special function: it can create a personal pocket dimension for storing various items. The size of this space gradually expands as the divine mark grows stronger. After returning to the human world, I entrusted a large quantity of these treasures to the Star City Military Department for their use."

"Hiss!"

Understanding the explanation, Feng Qi's face lit up with surprise.

He had only heard the Narrator mention space-type abilities before, but he had never actually witnessed one.

Yet here was Tian Shu, wielding such a power.

This explained how Tian Shu had managed to retrieve these precious metals even while in a berserk state.

It seemed likely that the special metals Tian Shu had provided would be used to construct Star City's future shelters.

The extraordinary durability of these metals was evident.

While they proved ineffective against Little Black, they were remarkably effective at repelling other domain creatures.

One metal sealed primal power, while the other restrained physical bodies. This prison was clearly Tian Shu's self-made confinement, perhaps even his coffin.

He had been waiting for Mu Yao all this time.

If Mu Yao never appeared, he would likely spend the rest of his days here.

From a historical perspective, this might be Tian Shu's ultimate fate.

During their conversation, Tian Shu continued to share information about the Heaven-Reaching Road.

In Tian Shu's eyes, all Heaven-Reaching Road Warriors were like frontier soldiers, guarding the main roads leading to the human world and repelling the vast majority of Domain Forces attempting to invade.

Old Mist had mentioned in the previous timeline that before leading his clansmen to the human world, they had encountered Heaven-Reaching Road Warriors who ambushed them, leaving only Old Mist alive.

However, based on the timeline, the warriors Old Mist encountered were clearly not Tian Shu.

After all, Tian Shu had sealed himself away over 400 years ago, never returning to the Heaven-Reaching Road or making contact with the outside world during that time.

This suggested that there were many powerful human warriors on the Heaven-Reaching Road.

However, Tian Shu couldn't provide an exact number of human supreme experts on the Heaven-Reaching Road.

He was only responsible for guarding Main Road No. 32 and its surrounding branch roads, rarely interacting with warriors from other main roads.

For the last thirty years, he had been completely alone, without any contact with other humans.

Therefore, he wasn't very familiar with the subsequent construction of the Heaven-Reaching Road.

As for why the Heaven-Reaching Road Warriors guarding the boundary between the two worlds hadn't chosen to return and help rebuild the human world, Feng Qi gained a clear understanding through Tian Shu's explanation.

Reason 1: The Heaven-Reaching Road Warriors were evidently unaware of the grave crises facing Human Civilization.

For example, in Tian Shu's view, the challenges facing Human Civilization were gradually diminishing, and the construction of the major cities had already entered a stable phase. If they could just persevere for a while longer, weathering the most difficult period, humans could gradually turn the tide against the Domain Forces.

It was clear that the other Heaven-Reaching Road Warriors shared Tian Shu's perspective.

Fighting on the front lines of humanity's defense, they were unaware that the challenges facing the rear were far more daunting than they imagined.

They even believed that as long as they guarded the Heaven-Reaching Road well, humanity's advantage would steadily grow.

Reason 2: If the Heaven-Reaching Road Warriors returned to the human world, the scale of the disasters facing Human Civilization would dramatically increase.

This point was actually quite easy to understand.

By guarding the front lines, the Heaven-Reaching Road Warriors only needed to hunt down Domain Forces daring to attempt passage through the Heaven-Reaching Road.

However, choosing to return to the human world and rebuild Human Civilization alongside all of humanity would dramatically increase the challenges they faced.

The emergence of numerous Domain Forces would be an absolute catastrophe for ordinary humans.

The human world was far larger than the Heaven-Reaching Road, meaning the Heaven-Reaching Road Warriors' workload would increase exponentially. In addition to dispelling Domain Fields, they would also need to defend human cities from domain creature attacks.

The word "defend" might seem simple, but the price required to achieve it was far greater than anyone could imagine.

The number of Heaven-Reaching Road Warriors was limited, after all. Choosing to make the human world the main battlefield would undoubtedly spell disaster for all of humanity.

By choosing to guard the Heaven-Reaching Road, some Domain Forces would still manage to pass through.

One type, like the Lord of the Mist, would emerge severely weakened, having suffered catastrophic losses among their clansmen.

The other type, like Little Cripple, would be fortunate enough to discover a hidden route, ultimately leading his entire clan to safety.

But ultimately, only a small fraction of Domain Forces would succeed in passing through.

(End of the Chapter)

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