Chapter 685: Truth Of The World

Chapter 685: Truth Of The World

The stone cave was no larger than a hundred square meters, with several stone tables, chairs, and a notably larger stone bed in it.

These were the only furnishings behind the stone door.

The space inside the cave, while small, felt even more vacant due to its sparse furnishings, making it seem desolate.

This was the chosen habitat of the most gifted individual the Bamboo Leaf Dragonfly Clan had ever known.

Emerald, the slender Bamboo Leaf Dragonfly, was also Lantz’s grandmother.

Emerald had chosen this secluded life, believing that she could only delve deeper into the Verdant Law in this quiet space.

While most demigods in the Verdant Leaf World referred to the power of law as “Verdant Truth”, Emerald had coined the term “Verdant Law”, which was a foreign word in their world.

Her use of this term demonstrated her extensive journey on the demigod path, far surpassing others.

However, all this was meaningless now.

The theoretical lifespan of a demigod-level Bamboo Leaf Dragonfly was two thousand years, and Emerald was already 2,371 years old.

She had secluded herself in the stone cave not only to delve deeper into the Verdant Law but also as an attempt to decelerate her aging process.

With the stone door now open, her impending demise loomed ever closer.

Currently, the green scales on her slender body shimmered with life and vitality. Yet, within the next two or three years, they would darken to pure black.

In the ancestral land of the Bamboo Leaf Dragonfly Clan, among the enshrined remains of their ancestors, two sets bore a metallic black sheen.

These were the remains of two demigods in the clan’s history.

Emerald was on the brink of joining these ancestors, leaving only her demigod remains for future generations.

“Can the guardian truly protect us?” Emerald asked, looking at Lantz.

Emerald’s question highlighted the Bamboo Leaf Dragonfly Clan’s gravest reality—they were too powerless to resist and there was no possibility of escape.

Those exotic-looking devils could detect even creatures hiding nearly a thousand meters underground through their crystal ball.

This was undoubtedly a one-sided war.

Ignoring the despair in Lantz’s eyes, Emerald continued asking, “Do you know where those otherworldly devils come from?”

“They seem to come from beyond our world, according to the guardian. When the war first erupted, a terrifying force shattered our skies,” Lantz replied, struggling with its words.

“Beyond our world, huh? Do you know what it is like beyond the sky, then?” Emerald pressed, her inquiry hanging in the silence that followed.

“When I was younger, I ventured beyond the Verdant Leaf World’s sky. The external realm was pitch black, and I reached only the nearest large, grayish-white rock. I stood on that rock and looked at our world, only to realize that it is spherical,” Emerald reflected.

In the Magus World, only entities of Rank Four or higher traditionally possessed the ability to traverse the void and explore the Astral Realm.

Lower-ranked creatures might survive briefly in the Astral Realm, but the vast expanse was far beyond their capacity to fully explore.

Even in the Magus World, those below Rank Four only visited the planes under the Magus Alliance’s rule via teleportation arrays, space fortresses, and airships created to navigate the Astral Realm.

Solo travel in the Astral Realm was a formidable challenge, even for demigods.

The site Emerald visited in its youth had now become the demiplane where the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring Army established their vast teleportation array outside the Verdant Leaf World.

In the annals of Verdant Leaf World, this female Bamboo Leaf Dragonfly was a true pioneer, having ventured beyond its homeplane before such thoughts even occurred to others, let alone becoming aware of the Astral Realm’s existence.

Seeing Lantz still lost in thought, Emerald smiled and declared, “I’m planning to explore beyond our plane again and discover the truth of this world.”

1. Translator/Author’s Note: Verdant Rank in Verdant Leaf World is equivalent to almost Rank Three in the Magus World. ☜