He would be directly frozen into an ice sculpture.
Even though Luo Yu had anticipated it, he was still shocked that the other party had actually come back to life.
And the aura was far more terrifying than when "dead".
It was definitely not the strength that should belong to someone of the Transcendence realm; it was very likely that of a deity!
"May I ask who your honor is."
Luo Yu's voice was neither humble nor arrogant. He represented the face of Great Xia as its Godson, and he would never bow to anyone under any circumstances.
The White-Haired Goddess said, "Name? Title? I don't remember."
Luo Yu was speechless.
Another amnesiac?
"You seem to recognize me?"
Looking at the puzzled Luo Yu, the White-Haired Goddess nodded:
"Ever since I awoke, most of my memory has been lost."
"But the memory concerning you is still intact."
"Hmm?"
Luo Yu was astonished.
He had only been born for nineteen years, while the other was a woman who had lived for who knows how many years.
How could she possibly have him in her memories?
According to the memories he had recovered, it was impossible that she had had any interaction with him.
The White-Haired Goddess seemed to perceive Luo Yu's confusion and explained:
"I had never seen you before."
"When I woke up, my mind was also a blank slate, except someone imbued me with a segment of memory."
"About you."
Luo Yu was even more puzzled, "What memory?"
The White-Haired Goddess said, "That memory recorded your aura and appearance, hinting that you and I are allies; my task is to stay by your side and assist you."
Luo Yu's mouth dropped open in disbelief.
This was outrageous.
Could this be some kind of conspiracy the other party is playing at?
"Then why didn't you seek me out after coming out from Han Dynasty's Great Tomb?"
"Han Dynasty's Great Tomb?"
The White-Haired Goddess's icy brows furrowed:
"I emerged from a tomb."
"But wasn't that a tomb that has existed since the ancient times?"
"Ancient times?"
Luo Yu's heart trembled.
He always felt something was amiss; the things hidden within that tomb didn't seem like something a Han Dynasty Qi Refiner could possess or control. He received his answer from the White-Haired Goddess.
It turned out that the Great Tomb had existed since ancient times.
"Wait!"
Luo Yu's heart jolted as he asked, "You... aren't an ancient deity, are you?"
"A deity?"
The White-Haired Goddess pondered, "I'm not sure, I've forgotten everything."
Great, asking her is like talking to a brick wall.
Luo Yu was speechless.
The White-Haired Goddess continued, "I didn't go looking for you because in my memory, there was something even more important to do."
"To come here?" Luo Yu couldn't help but be curious, "What's here?"
"Correct."
The White-Haired Goddess nodded, "There is something very frightening here, the memory guides me to guard this place until you actively seek me out."
Luo Yu was extremely shocked.
Who could have calculated everything so precisely, even predicting that he would actively seek out the White-Haired Goddess?
He thought of the divination function of the Bagua Zhenpan; indeed, it was capable of such miraculous effects.
But the foreseen future was a little too distant.
"Do you remember who passed on the segments of memory about me and this place to you?"
The White-Haired Goddess stretched out her palm and swept it through the void.
In an instant, ice-blue energy converged, forming the phantom of a Daoist robed elder.
"The Venerable Sovereign?"
Luo Yu recognized the identity of this Daoist shadow; it was none other than Sanqing Daozu, Lord Laozi, who had taught him the Secret Technique of Myriad Transformations.
His wariness toward the White-Haired Goddess instantly diminished significantly.
If Lord Laozi wanted to harm him, he would not have lived till now.
If Lord Laozi hadn't assisted him in his cultivation, the entire Great Xia would have already been trampled by now.
Luo Yu urgently said, "If Lord Laozi had you come here to guard, there must be something very dangerous here, otherwise he wouldn't have done so."
The White-Haired Goddess's gaze turned toward the closed Azure Stone Gate.
"Within the stone gate, lies the sealed entity."
Luo Yu didn't rashly open that stone gate, instead, he inquired,
"What exactly is sealed inside?"
The White-haired Goddess waved her hand, projecting a mental image.
A colossal creature, pitch-black as ink, its body covered in horrifying tentacles.
Entwined by dark golden chains, enveloping its entire form.
Pairs of eyes, omnipresent across its body oozing with ink.
Luo Yu blurted out, "Holy God?"
"Hm?"
"You call this thing a god?" The white-haired Goddess's icy eyebrows furrowed, not agreeing.
Luo Yu shook his head, "It's just what others call it."
"I prefer to call this 'Ink'."
Luo Yu asked, "Is this thing about to break free?"
"Yes."
The white-haired Goddess said, "When I first arrived, it was putting all its effort into breaking the chains. I provided the chains with strength just in time, so it didn't escape."
Luo Yu couldn't help but feel a chill.
The contaminating ability of this thing is very strong, and if it escapes, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Once a ferocious beast or a human is infected, the spread is unstoppable, impossible to prevent with strength alone.
"I really should thank you on behalf of the People of Great Xia."
Luo Yu bowed his hands, very sincerely.
The white-haired Goddess shook her head, "Although I don't remember things from the past."
"I feel that this is what I should do."
"How is the situation now? Can I go in for a look?" Luo Yu pointed to the stone door, now having the opportunity, he naturally wanted to take a closer look at this 'Ink' creature.
He had a premonition that sooner or later he would face it, so he might as well take this chance to observe more.
"Your task is to go in and kill it."
The white-haired Goddess's shocking words stupefied Luo Yu.
"What?"
The power of the white-haired Goddess was definitely not inferior to his own; he could sense it, and she was likely a deity suppressed by the Power of Heaven and Earth.
She was there to reinforce the seal, and now she wanted him to kill it?
The white-haired Goddess said, "The only one who can kill it is probably you."
"That's what my memory tells me."
"As for my power, it cannot kill it, reinforcing the seal is possible."
"Once I try to attack it, all my power will be absorbed by the opponent."
Luo Yu suddenly remembered the four mutated monstrosities he had encountered beneath the First Emperor's Mausoleum.
At that time, the power of 'Ink' was indeed unfathomably mighty and overbearing.
"I will take a look first."
Luo Yu remained vigilant as he pushed open the azure stone gate.
"Clang, clang!"
The gate opened, revealing the world behind it.
It was a subterranean cliff, and at the bottom there was a huge black creature emitting a special aura, covered in tentacles.
Mucus flowed, and countless eyes all stared at him together.
They emitted a breath of greed and contempt.
If it wasn't already chained and sealed, it would have already rushed forward to attack.
The chains were covered with layers of ice-blue frost, which had now been almost completely corroded by black ink, showing the severely damaged chains inside.
"Child, embrace the arms of the Holy God and listen to the teachings of the Holy God, or you will die soon,"
Luo Yu did not respond.
After careful observation, he found that this creature was likely a mutation of a once-living being, resembling the legendary Kun in shape.
The aura was significantly stronger than the four creatures under the First Emperor's Mausoleum.
Much more powerful, not just by a few degrees, but a difference as vast as heaven and earth.
Seeing Luo Yu ignoring it, the creature turned to the white-haired Goddess behind him and said:
"Woman, you cannot trap me."
"You can only delay my escape a little, and soon I will break free, and your time of death will come."
The white-haired Goddess ignored it, speaking to Luo Yu:
"Kill it."
"I will leave this place with you."
Luo Yu suddenly realized a problem.
The Four Great Holy Beasts under the Mausoleum of the First Emperor were like whetstones prepared for him in advance.
Now, after his power had increased, a new creature appeared.
Constantly sharpening his power at all times.
Was it to make him adapt to combat against such creatures before the real catastrophe arrived?
Luo Yu's mind grew clearer, sensing the strong possibility of this.
Facing the creature's taunting, Luo Yu made a surprising move after consideration.
He summoned the Slay-Immortal Sword and slashed out.
Countless sword lights separated, clanging as they struck the chains.
The already corroded chains burst with a loud bang.
In an instant, the entire subterranean cliff plunged into darkness.
"Hehehe."
"You, boy, have released my bindings; you must want to join the great ranks of the Holy God."
"That's very discerning of you, unlike this ungrateful woman."
Luo Yu laughed, "No."
"I simply think that killing you while you're chained wouldn't be interesting."
"Boom!"
Luo Yu's aura erupted within the cave, deep and abyssal.