"Lin bro, I initially thought that after becoming a Heavenly Emperor, I would be able to navigate this forbidden land with ease. But now, it’s clear I was overthinking."

"Today, this is already the last forbidden land of the True Immortal Realm." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

As Chi Song stepped into the so-called ’Abandoned World Abyss,’ a tremor from deep within his soul made him feel indescribable.

Ahead lay a gray mist, within which faint figures could be seen slowly moving.

There was an eerie red glow flickering in the gray fog.

"This place is different, more dangerous than the forbidden lands we entered before, but I believe there’s something here."

Lin Fan reminded.

"Lin bro, hold on a moment, I’ll send the Origin Puppet to have a look." Chi Song took out a puppet, a treasure found in the previous forbidden land, infused it with origin, and the puppet gleamed gold. In the blink of an eye, a person identical to Chi Song appeared. No matter who it was, they couldn’t tell which was the puppet and which was the body.

This ancient, inherited treasure grants the puppet the same realm of power as the Heavenly Emperor after inputting origin.

"Please, friend, go ahead and give it a try." Chi Song said.

"Alright."

The puppet Chi Song turned and walked into the gray mist, while Lin Fan and Chi Song waited in place. Moments later, flashes of magical combat shone in the gray mist, and then... nothing more, only a shadow being thrown out from the gray fog by something.

It was the puppet Chi Song, its chest ripped open with a bloody hole.

Glaring wide-eyed, staring straight at Chi Song himself.

"An unknown terrifying creature."

After saying this, it vanished silently, the flesh dissolving, reverting back to the original puppet, which was already shattered and completely ruined.

"No way."

Chi Song looked at the scene ahead in horror, wondering what lay within that could so quickly annihilate a puppet of the Heavenly Emperor Realm, a treasure that absorbs the origin of the body to equal its strength.

"I’ve lived in the True Immortal Realm for so long, never encountering something so terrifying. A forbidden land is truly a forbidden land, its horrors beyond even the safe observation of an Emperor."

Ever since following Lin Fan, his knowledge has continually broadened. Previously, he believed an Emperor could roam the True Immortal Realm unchallenged; now it’s clear there are countless unknowns he did not know.

"Chi Song, why don’t you leave?"

Lin Fan was unwilling to let Chi Song continue the adventure, feeling he had accompanied him far enough.

"Lin bro, what do you mean by that? Do you think I, Chi Song, am cowardly and afraid? Let’s go, go, let’s hurry inside. I believe this forbidden land must hold some gain." Chi Song said.

Seeing Chi Song’s resolution, Lin Fan said no more.

He sensed the terrifying creatures within the gray mist, incomparable to those found in other forbidden lands.

But that’s all there is.

Years passed.

They searched the forbidden land for years; creatures and treasures were not Lin Fan’s targets, but Chi Song picked up pieces casually, though not everything Chi Song dared to touch.

Some mysterious treasures exuded an aura too terrifying, giving Chi Song the sense that, even as an Emperor, daring to take them would ensure his future shrouded in horror, facing death and dissolution of all paths.

Yet he still picked them up.

This forbidden land was fearsome, fearsome enough to shake Chi Song’s very nerves.

If not for Lin Fan, he thought there’d be no way he could have come here in his lifetime—even if he did enter, he couldn’t have ventured as far, possibly dying like the puppet on the way in.

Why does such a forbidden land exist?

It is not meant for the cultivators of the True Immortal Realm to enter.

To keep exploring, to keep searching.

Chi Song’s expression grew increasingly grave.

Because he knew Lin bro had placed all hope on this final forbidden land.

If there’s nothing, then truly there is nothing.

He knew Lin bro’s expression seemed calm, but inside he was tormented; he did not want this torment to turn into ultimate despair.

"Let Lin bro find it."

Chi Song silently prayed, hoping he finds the river of time, takes a piece, reverses time. Though afterwards he would return to the past, and he, Chi Song, would not be an Emperor, nor have so many treasures, but he would not regret it at all.

Because in the decades accompanying Lin Fan, they were the most meaningful, happiest decades for him.

After a long time...

Lin Fan and Chi Song stood on the edge of the abyss, darkness ahead, without even a speck of light.

"Lin bro, I always feel there’s something in the abyss ahead watching us." Chi Song’s hair stood on end, achieved Heavenly Emperor cultivation, yet he still felt such a chilling sensation, truly terrifying.

From ancient times to now, there has never been a tale of someone entering the ’Abandoned World Abyss’ and returning.

"When we gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into us. Look, is that an eye?"

Lin Fan pointed towards the abyss and asked.

Chi Song jolted in surprise, not knowing when a scarlet eye appeared within the pitch-black abyss, the eye enormous, surrounded by a warped dark space.

When faced with that eye, Chi Song felt cold all over, unable even to move a finger, experiencing the pressure of being watched.

A forbidden land that could frighten even a Heavenly Emperor, obviously exceeding danger limits.

"Hello, I know you are the one behind the Abandoned World Abyss, controlling everything here. You are the most mysterious, the most immeasurable existence. Can you guide me the way?"