[What Tai Sui did and his abilities were personally told to me by the young king, that's why I know so much detail and can confirm the authenticity of these words]

Hearing this, Yun You was not only not relieved, but even more puzzled.

Tai Sui aside, after all, this thing does exist, and it's right beside her... But why did Master Zero suddenly bring up the young king?

Hasn't that guy been dead for who knows how many years? His spirit and body were completely possessed by Tai Sui...

How could a person who only lives in legends tell stories to Master Zero? Could it be that he came back from the dead?

[Don't be in a hurry to refute me, listen...]

Master Zero lowered his voice and began to explain.

[You should know that people have souls, right?]

[For example, the power of the Apprentice Death God originates from the soul, or those mutant creatures have souls. You even obtained a piece of "Soul Stone"]

[Its essence is something no one can clearly define at present, and it's extremely rare, with very few people able to see it, but it does exist and has a substantive impact on reality]

[The average person's soul is very weak, unable to speak or contain much power, like a wisp of grayish-blue smoke, dissipating quickly with the death of the body]

[But if someone's consciousness is strong and the soul is extremely resilient, then even if the body dies, the soul can reside in certain objects and survive for a long time]

[The young king's soul is like this]

[He was a real king, the ancient ruler of a vast empire, even if his body and mind were erased by Tai Sui, his soul still clings to those few undying internal organs, in a semi-permanent dormant state]

[But since the organs were under the control of Tai Sui, the young king's soul couldn't wake up or move...]

[Until later, you ate those few organs, which indirectly unlocked the cage that imprisoned his soul]

[So, perhaps to thank you, he told me all the information in his memory... that's why I know those things]

"Oh..."

Yun You nodded and muttered softly, "So that's how it is."

"Although it still sounds quite far-fetched, right now there doesn't seem to be any other more reasonable explanation."

"I'll believe you this time."

With that, the little girl swung a dagger and stabbed it into the wall.

Only a "puchi" was heard, and the knife actually plunged directly into the hard rock, making the sharp sound of a blade piercing flesh.

At the same time, that purple "rock" even oozed crimson liquid, which looked like blood.

It seems... Tai Sui has decided not to disguise anymore.

"Rumble~ Rumble~!"

The mine, acting as an "esophagus," began to slowly wriggle, as if performing a "swallowing" action.

In an instant, Yun You and her group in the mine only felt the ground shake, as if the world flipped upside down.

Frost Moon and Aurora, the weakest in physique, almost fell, but luckily Jack was quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbing one in each hand while bracing his legs against the rock wall, stubbornly supporting his body, thus avoiding a falling fate.

"Hold on tight!"

Yun You gritted her teeth and loudly reminded, "That monster isn't dead at all! All of Yangshan Town is a part of it! Never let go... try not to fall!"

"I..."

Hearing Yun You's words, Jack and Frost Moon were both shocked.

They both thought, like the little girl, that the crisis was over, but now they were told that the monster had never truly died...

The impact on the two was, of course, considerable.

But at this point, no matter how shocked, the two dared not hesitate much and could only brace themselves to accept reality.

Due to the wall's wriggling, the rivets Jack painstakingly nailed down were squeezed out one after another.

In such a situation, Frost Moon and Aurora obviously could not climb on their own... So, Jack could only carry them both, utilizing the Nanometer Vajra Bone, turning his right hand bones into a black iron pick, climbing upwards step by step.

"So, it's treating me as breakthrough food now?"

Yun You gripped the dagger tightly, asking while climbing, "Is it tearing off its disguise because it believes that by consuming me and Jack, it can evolve to Tier Three again... right?"

[Yes]

Master Zero replied somewhat emotionally...

[The Apprentice Death God's internal organs are far too nutritious for it, it simply cannot control its greedy desires]

[The last time it ate an Apprentice Death God dates back to the young king's era]

[At that time, it had just been poisoned by the "Doctor Death God", its body decaying severely with no remedy to cure it... if left unchecked, it truly might have died]

[But later, after devouring that Apprentice Death God, its power received a significant enhancement, toxins that could have once claimed its life became non-lethal]

[Since then, it has longed for the deliciousness of Apprentice Death Gods, dreaming of tasting such delicacies again]

[And now... you've delivered yourself to its mouth, how could it resist...]

[By the way, usually Yun Cub you eat others, now it's others' turn to eat you... wonder if this counts as the tables turning]

"Hmph."

The little girl snorted lightly.

"The roles of food and diner were never fixed."

"When I eat opponents, I also prepare for being killed and eaten... I wonder if Tai Sui has made the same preparation while it salivates over my organs as food!"

With that, she took another look at the rock wall.

At this moment... under the constant wriggling, the originally rough rock wall was becoming smoother and smoother.

The pits on its surface were gradually replaced by the esophageal lining, those stones embedded in the rock that could serve as holds were being expelled one by one, falling into the abyss below.

Its surface even started secreting a sticky transparent liquid, like saliva mucus, further increasing the smoothness of the entire esophagus.

Yun You clearly felt that the dagger she stuck into the rock wall was being slowly squeezed out.

Soon, the three of them would lose all means to climb.

The smooth purple rock wall would reject all tools, whether with a blade or hands and feet, nothing could grip onto the esophagus. Just like food wouldn't get stuck in a person's esophagus.

Falling was an inevitable result.

They had no chance to climb out of the esophagus, as several hundred meters of nearly vertical path still lay ahead, blocking them like a natural chasm.

Realizing this fact, Yun You fell into thought.

Now, retreating safely had become an unattainable luxury.

Since that's the case, the only option left was to "face the enemy directly."

Yun You is very afraid of trouble and hates unnecessary complications...

But if it really came to a point where she had no choice but to confront it, she would not hesitate.

After just a few breaths of thinking, she made up her mind.

"Jack! Frost Moon! Aurora! Prepare to fall!"

"I'll count down from three, and when I'm done, you let go!"

She lowered her head, shouting rapidly to the three, "Jack, use Vajra Bone to protect them both, prepare for the fall impact!"

"Once we fall, come to my side immediately... I'll go down first!"

As her words finished, the little girl also withdrew her dagger, and at the same moment, her feet left the rock wall, falling straight towards the abyss.

However, the anxiety from weightlessness did not show any hint of fear or confusion on her face.

In her blood-red eyes, flames continued to burn vigorously, along with an indomitable battle spirit.

"Let's meet the immortal monster!"

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