Chapter 709 - 384: Answer

He also came to a conclusion: these guys were probably Cultivators, while the man he met last time he entered the 6th Floor was likely a Mutant. The subdued madman before him might also have been a Mutant.

’Cultivators and Mutants... it sounds just like Cultivators and Demon Fiends.’

’How should I answer?’

’Of course, I’m not going to answer.’

Yang An immediately focused his senses on the mask, instantly leaving the 6th Floor and returning to Broken Armor.

The men who had been standing opposite him vanished in an instant, along with the shifting scenery. But what surprised Yang An even more was that when he returned to Broken Armor, he discovered the monstrous dog had also vanished into thin air. Even the traces of their recent battle were gone.

’Actions on the 6th Floor can affect Broken Armor?’

Yang An had originally thought that moving on the 6th Floor only meant he would move in sync within Broken Armor. He never expected something like this could happen.

’This is no place to linger. No matter what, I need to get out of here first and find another chance to enter the 6th Floor and take a look.’

Yang An suddenly had a premonition. The version of the 6th Floor he entered from the Land of Shattered Armor was very likely inextricably linked to Broken Armor itself, perhaps even hiding some astonishing secret.

After walking a little further, Yang An soon ran into another large flock of Beng Birds.

The effects of the Primordial Stone he had swallowed earlier were about to wear off. He hesitated for a moment but decided not to swallow another Primordial Stone.

When the duration ended, the Beng Birds from all directions immediately sensed Yang An’s aura. Drawn to it, they swarmed toward him, blotting out the sky. Yang An entered the 6th Floor once more.

In the dead of night, on a street, in front of a lamb restaurant, the Beng Birds that had been in Yang An’s sight all vanished. The surroundings were completely silent.

’The Beng Birds have no corresponding counterparts on the 6th Floor. If the 6th Floor is inextricably linked to Broken Armor, or even its predecessor, then perhaps a monster like the Beng Bird hadn’t appeared yet during this time period.’

’The only connection I can think of is time. That seems far more reasonable.’

’Why do the dangerous monsters from Broken Armor become incredibly weak when they have a counterpart on the 6th Floor? Maybe it’s because they haven’t had the time to grow.’

’But that line of thinking creates a new contradiction.’

’If the Xian Origin Land is the former Yang Side of the Origin Realm, with each floor corresponding to a specific period in the Origin Realm’s past like a recorded image... then since the 6th Floor is "greater" than the Fifth Floor, wouldn’t that mean the scenes here are from a time period even *after* the Five Great Celestial Sects existed?’

’And what about what that old monster said? The switch between illusion and reality, two minds becoming one... which side is the illusion? Which is real?’

Yang An suddenly felt a headache coming on. All he wanted was to go deep into Broken Armor to find Pan Yu, but all this information he was passively receiving made him unable to stop overthinking.

The men in training clothes he’d seen in the plaza earlier hadn’t followed him. There was no movement in the area, not even a shadow of a person.

But Yang An’s gaze suddenly fell on a pair of taillights glowing in the distance. A car was slowly pulling over to the side of the road. A man with an overweight build got out, then seemed to remember something and ducked back inside, as if grabbing something he’d almost forgotten.

Yang An hesitated for a moment, then closed the distance in a few quick bounds, stopping behind the man.

The man backed out of the car. But in the instant he turned to close the door, he saw Yang An right in front of him and looked as if he’d seen a ghost. A small box in his hand fell to the ground with a CLATTER, revealing the words "Ultimate Ultra-Thin."

"Don’t kill me..."

"Lend me the car."

"Okay!"