Ye Chu went mad, each time erupting with terrifying power. The force shook everything as it smashed into the statue in front of him. Punch after punch, every strike seemed to drain all his strength.
This frenzy continued until Ye Chu was gasping for breath, completely exhausted. Only then did it stop. The drained Ye Chu collapsed to the ground, and slowly his mind cleared. Looking at his mangled, bloody hands, intense pain surged into his heart, making him suck in several sharp breaths.
His gaze fell on Hu Kuangshan. Ye Chu’s eyes turned sharp. He clearly felt the cool sensation in his arm spreading much further, almost covering his entire arm.
All this time, Ye Chu had tried hard to prevent the Supreme Will from spreading. Yet in such a short period, the Supreme Will had already tainted a large part of his primal spirit. Ye Chu had no idea how much longer he could hold on.
Ye Chu stared at Hu Kuangshan, who looked back with a calm expression, and his eyes filled with caution. This man did not necessarily have good intentions toward him. Since he could recognise the Supreme Will, did he not know the consequences of it spreading? Yet he still tricked Ye Chu into touching the statue.
Ye Chu did not know Hu Kuangshan’s true purpose, but he no longer dared to trust him.
Hu Kuangshan stepped forward, took out some ointment from his robe, and applied it to Ye Chu’s bloody hands. A warm feeling spread through his body. The mangled fists actually began to grow new flesh, and the wounds completely healed.
But this did not make Ye Chu lower his guard. Regaining some strength, he stared straight at Hu Kuangshan and said, “What exactly do you mean by doing this, senior? If you want me dead, just kill me directly. I am certainly no match for you. Why bother with such petty tricks?”
“Dead?!” Hu Kuangshan laughed. “No one wants you dead, including me. I simply want to tell you the secret of the Emotion Domain.”
“The secret of the Emotion Domain?” Ye Chu sneered. “Just by touching this statue?”
“You may not know this, but beneath Heartless Peak there is also a statue like this one. However, that statue is far grander and more magnificent, and it contains the true Supreme Will.” Hu Kuangshan ignored Ye Chu’s tone and continued, “But I know you have never seen it.”
Ye Chu felt puzzled by Hu Kuangshan’s words, but he still shouted, “What does that have to do with you? Whether I see it or not is my choice. You have lived so many years, yet you scheme against a junior. Don’t you feel ashamed?”
“I have not schemed against you!” Hu Kuangshan said. “Since you carry the Supreme Will, this was bound to happen.”
After saying that, Hu Kuangshan reached out and touched the statue himself. “Look, this old man touches it and there is no reaction at all. But when you touch it, you go completely mad. That is your own problem, not my scheme.”
Ye Chu took a deep breath and said calmly, “Senior, didn’t you say you wanted to tell me the secret of the Emotion Domain? Then please speak.”
“The Supreme left behind one secret. Only his true successor can possibly obtain it. And you can be considered his successor.” Hu Kuangshan said, “You have the chance to get the secret left by the Supreme. Perhaps in the future you should thank me.”
Ye Chu’s eyelids twitched. A secret left by the Supreme would naturally be world-shaking. It might even be the most astonishing secret in existence. If such a secret really became connected to him…
“That is impossible!” Ye Chu refused to believe it. This was too shocking, far beyond what he could bear. With his meagre strength, he could not possibly get involved in the Supreme’s secret.
Those who could participate in such a secret would all be peerless powerhouses. He was merely at the Innate Realm. Ye Chu saw no benefit in being drawn into this vortex.
“You carry his Will, so you naturally bear this secret,” Hu Kuangshan said, staring straight at Ye Chu. “Unless you die, nothing can change that.”
Ye Chu exhaled lightly and said to Hu Kuangshan, “Tell me then, what is the secret?”
“Back then the Supreme fell on Heartless Peak, and his creation scattered across the Emotion Domain. A generation’s Supreme was extinguished! But he had already attained the Dao. Although he destroyed himself, he still left something behind!” Hu Kuangshan said while staring at Ye Chu.
“I know, it’s that sword!” Ye Chu said. “If you want it, I can go back and ask the old madman for it and give it to you. How about that?”
Ye Chu sneered. This thing was a hot potato. He was afraid Hu Kuangshan would not dare to take it.
“That sword is indeed a supreme treasure. But since it died with the Supreme, it is nothing special. Besides, no one dares to touch it, so it is practically useless. Hu Kuangshan naturally has no need for it,” Hu Kuangshan said while staring at Ye Chu.
“Then what do you want?”
Hu Kuangshan looked at Ye Chu and said, “I only wish to witness the Supreme’s heavenly principles, his profound techniques and Dao laws. His Dao, his principles… I hope to use his Dao and his principles to walk my own path.”
Ye Chu’s eyelids twitched again. He looked at Hu Kuangshan in shock. He never imagined the man’s ambition was so enormous.
What kind of being was the Supreme? The terrifying existence who stood alone supreme across the nine heavens and ten lands. His Dao and principles, his profound techniques and laws, were also peerless and invincible across the nine heavens and ten lands. Yet the man in front of him actually wanted to obtain them. Was he insane or simply seeking death?
Ye Chu only felt that the person before him was a madman, and quite deeply mad.
Hu Kuangshan suddenly stared at Ye Chu and said, “You still don’t know the secret buried under Heartless Peak, do you? Then let me tell you now. Beneath Heartless Peak is buried the Supreme’s heavenly principles. Buried are his Dao and his laws. Although the Supreme fell, his Dao and laws remain forever. If you obtain them, you might reach the position of Supreme. Perhaps you might become the next being who stands alone supreme across the nine heavens and ten lands.”
Ye Chu had sometimes guessed at the secret of Heartless Peak, but he never imagined it would be something like this. Beneath Heartless Peak lay the Supreme’s Dao and principles, his profound techniques and laws. This…
“The purpose of Heartless Peak’s existence is to wait for the Supreme’s Dao, laws, profound techniques, and principles to reappear in the world,” Hu Kuangshan said while staring at Ye Chu. “That is Heartless Peak’s duty. And since you carry the Supreme’s Will, that duty may now fall on you.”
Tremendous waves surged in Ye Chu’s heart. He was shaken by this information. It was far beyond his imagination. The Supreme was too distant from him. Ye Chu had never thought he could become connected to the Supreme’s Dao and laws.
Just because he pulled out that sharp sword?
Ye Chu finally understood why even the old madman did not dare to touch that sword.
“Then what is the meaning of this statue of yours?” Ye Chu asked Hu Kuangshan.
“Nothing much. Just letting you feel the Supreme’s tragic, mad, and desolate Will,” Hu Kuangshan said with a smile.
Ye Chu naturally did not believe his nonsense. He felt there must be some secret unknown to him. But since Hu Kuangshan would not say, Ye Chu could not force it out of him.
“Why are you telling me all this? What do you really want?” Ye Chu remained extremely wary of Hu Kuangshan and did not dare trust him lightly.
“Only to let you know about Heartless Peak’s affairs. I do not want you people from Heartless Peak to shirk the responsibility you should bear.”
Ye Chu naturally did not believe that either. Hu Kuangshan definitely had some motive, but Ye Chu could not figure out what it was. Did he want to scheme for the Supreme’s Dao and laws? Ye Chu thought about it and felt it was unlikely. Such things were not something he could even dream of obtaining.
The Supreme’s Dao and laws could easily obliterate him with a mere shake.