Lin Huang sensed it as soon as the mystic territory appeared.
The fog covering the mystic territory was no longer an obstacle to him now.
His vision pierced through the layers of fog. He saw the sky behind the fog.
There was a gigantic tree, whose size was comparable to a chaotic cosmos, standing amidst the sky.
Its body was gray, while its tentacles imitated branches and roots, spreading in all directions and covering the sky.
At the center of the treetop, a huge, dark-green eye opened slowly. It seemed to have just been awakened.
“This aura…” Lin Huang could not help but frown slightly when he sensed the aura it exuded.
The reason being was that, although it had Abyssal aura lingering in its body, it was not Aza’s child or descendant.
Lin Huang sensed the Abyssal aura, which somehow felt similar to Death Spring and the bug horde’s will.
Just as Lin Huang was trying to figure out what had happened exactly, a voice transmission suddenly came from Bai.
“A mystic territory suspected to be rank-9 has appeared!”
“I’ve sensed it,” Lin Huang responded immediately, “It’s not suspected to be rank-9, it is rank-9.”
“The master of this mystic territory is very powerful. Judging by the aura, it might only be slightly weaker than Death Spring. It’s not someone that you guys can handle. I’ll send a clone in.”
“Slightly weaker than Death Spring, huh…” Bai frowned lightly.
He initially thought that he could test his ability by seizing the opportunity that the opening of this rank-9 mystic territory brought. However, he found out the master of the mystic territory was so much more powerful than himself after hearing what Lin Huang said.
He had met Death Spring before. Although he had no idea how powerful Death Spring was exactly, he could sense faintly that Death Spring’s power was far beyond his imagination.
Someone who was only slightly weaker than Death Spring was not at a level he could handle at all.
Seemingly aware of Bai’s emotions, Lin Huang added quickly, “However, apart from the master, the other monsters are great prey for you guys… I’ll gather everyone later. Those who have the time can follow me in.”
Bai felt slightly better after hearing that.
What he cared about was not killing monsters in there, but he really wanted to watch Lin Huang fighting the dominator-level rank-9 powerhouse. He was also curious about how powerful Lin Huang’s ability was exactly.
After ending the communication with Bai, Lin Huang fell into silence for a moment and contacted Death Spring.
After all, the master of the mystic territory that came this time had a similar aura to Death Spring”s.
“A one-eyed monster that looks like a tree?” Death Spring fell into deep thought after hearing Lin Huang’s description.
Lin Huang projected the image directly.
Death Spring almost screamed out loud when he saw the projections. “It’s her!”
“You know her?”
“She changed a lot, but it should be her. It’s K’thun!” Death Spring called out the monster’s name and then said slowly, “Just like Aza and I, she was born in the virtual realm. It’s just that she was born during the second batch.”
“She had gone missing before Virtual Sovereign appeared. I thought that she was dead. Never had I imagined that Aza contaminated her and modified her to look like this.”
“What’s her level of ability like?” Lin Huang asked further.
“She was merely a level weaker than I was before she went missing. I’m not so sure now since she’s become like this,” Death Spring said rather helplessly.
“What’s her specialization?” Lin Huang continued to ask.
“She specializes in Life Dao. She can create and birth all types of life forms. In reality, the Nirvana Trees you see now are all her creations.”
“No wonder…” Lin Huang only realized now why the aura this monster gave off felt unusually familiar.
“Are you going this time?” Death Spring suddenly asked.
He knew that if the monster was really K’thun, no one under Lin Huang’s wing was her match.
“I’ve no choice. This monster’s ability has indeed surpassed what Bai and the others can handle. It’d be similar to seeking death if they challenge her.” Lin Huang was rather helpless too.
Naturally, he tried his best to train the imperial monsters under him. However, even with sufficient resources, their growth required time.
“I have a presumptuous request…” Death Spring hesitated for a moment, before saying anyway, “If possible, can you not kill her?”
“Are you guys friends?” Lin Huang asked while raising his brows.
“I guess we are,” Death Spring admitted after a moment of hesitation.
“However, she’s already been contaminated into an Abyssal creature completely. If we don’t kill her, she will end up becoming a great source of contamination no matter where she goes.” Lin Huang frowned lightly. “I recall that you have a Goldfinger that can cleanse Abyssal energy.” Death Spring was still unwilling to give up. “I’ll owe you one. Cleanse the Abyssal energy in her body and then capture her alive.”
Lin Huang fell into silence for a moment before nodding. “Alright then.”
In reality, it was not too difficult to capture her alive. It was just that it was slightly troublesome.
“Also, don’t retrieve Her Kingdom,” Death Spring added immediately.
“Don’t tell me she was your lover?” Lin Huang could not help but tease.
“You’re thinking too much. I have no gender at all, nor do I have the same physical needs like you humans do,” Death Spring said angrily, “I want her to be reincarnated. Help her remove the impact of Aza’s contamination and make her part of our combat strength.”
“Combining the ability of the bug horde’s will and the Queen Mothers under your wing, she can create many dominator-level powerhouses to participate in the war.”
“Why didn’t you say so before?” Lin Huang finally understood Death Spring’s plan as he listened up to this point. “Don’t worry. I guarantee you that I’ll capture her alive and cleanse her for you.”
“However, how confident are you that we can remove Aza’s impact on her mentally?” Lin Huang asked again.
Death Spring thought for a moment, before speaking again, “50%.”
“What are the consequences if we fail?” Lin Huang thought about it and asked again.
“She might collapse and become insane. That’s the better situation. She might also have Her God’s soul collapse and die…”
“Wouldn’t she be contaminated again and turn into an Abyssal creature again?” Lin Huang said, feeling worried.
“That won’t happen as long as you cleanse her thoroughly,” Death Spring said with certainty.
“That’s great.” Lin Huang was completely relieved now.
Whether she went insane or died, he did not really care about that.
“Also, she has turned into an Abyssal monster completely now, so her ability is definitely different from before. Be careful.”
“Don’t worry, I got it.” Lin Huang waved while smiling. He disappeared from death spring.
For the next few days, he continued integrating more chaotic cosmoses while waiting for the mystic territory to open patiently.
He dared not relax at all as he knew that the arrival of the rank-9 mystic territory meant Aza was close to waking up.
The reason being was that, under Aza’s wing, there were only three descendants that originated from His Primordium who had dominator-level rank-9 authorization.
Meanwhile, the awakening of the three descendants would mean that Aza might wake up anytime.