binnovel Chapter 879 - 979: Take It Away First
Chapter 879 - 979: Take It Away First
However, when Ye Tianfan was about to leave, he still felt that leaving this item here wasn't good. After all, it's an unclaimed item, so he might as well take this small furnace with him.Once he takes it back to the sect, he can report it to the sect and see if anyone wants it. That way, someone from his sect can complete this task, and the item can have a place to belong, with the recipient being a fellow sect mate.
Thinking this, Ye Tianfan prepared to pick up the small furnace. But then it occurred to him, what if picking it up triggers the power of the contract, assuming he intends to complete the task? What then?
It's not that he doesn't want to complete the task; it's just that his current strength isn't enough to enter the Land of the Netherworld among the ten forbidden areas. Forcing his way in would be a death trap.
The creatures in the Land of the Netherworld are not ordinary Demon Beasts; at least they possess some intellect. When faced with someone formidable, there's a basic level of fear. But the creatures there are different; they are resurrected from dead Demon Beasts, merged with Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, and other negative gases, brought to life by the aura of death.
These resurrected monsters lack the slightest bit of thinking, and they are even colder than Demon Beasts afflicted by Demonic Qi, for they only aim to devour everything with a life essence that they encounter!
Even wielding the Sword of Serenity, Ye Tianfan wouldn't survive in the Land of the Netherworld. Legend has it that the monsters there, even if ground to dust, will resurrect under the aura of death, and the amount of dust equates to the number of resurrected monsters!
The most troublesome aspect of the Land of the Netherworld isn't its environment or the strength of its monsters; it's the endless aura of death that can create limitless mindless creatures, relentlessly pursuing you until death, turning you into one of them, or forcing you to flee!
If transformed into a new monster by them, your strength won't decline; rather, it will increase. As a monster, you don't have to worry about Spiritual Power or meridians; every move is at full power!
This is why the Land of the Netherworld is considered the most troublesome among the ten forbidden areas!
Ye Tianfan picked up the scroll again, carefully examining it to see if there were any details he hadn't noticed.
Upon careful inspection, Ye Tianfan indeed found something he had missed: the scroll didn't specify a time limit for the task.
Ye Tianfan thought, if there's no time restriction, does it mean he can complete it whenever he wants?
Should he take the item now and wait until he's strong enough to complete the task?
Ye Tianfan considered this viable; if there's truly no time limit, he could safely take the small furnace and use it for now.
After putting down the scroll, Ye Tianfan was ready to pick up the small furnace and leave. However, just as his hand was about to touch the furnace, he noticed a line of small text next to where the scroll was placed—something he hadn't seen before when reaching for the furnace!
Instinctively, Ye Tianfan withdrew his hand, preparing to read what this line of small text said, suspecting it might pertain to the task. If it did, discovering it now wasn't too late, since he hadn't taken the furnace yet.
When Ye Tianfan read the line, he was truly shocked—followed by a sense of dread, then anger!
Because the small text was precisely about the task's duration; to be accurate, this line represented the true text of the Power of Contract!
The scroll was nothing but a trap!
This small line specified that once the small furnace leaves the altar, the contract generates, requiring the person to bring back the Hellfire before the lava below extinguishes. The small text indicated the expiration of the lava's extinction.
The time for the lava to extinguish decreases by one degree per day until it reaches five thousand degrees, at which point it will extinguish in an instant!
Moreover, there's a detection tool beside it to check the current lava temperature!
Don't think lava only reaches one or two thousand degrees; the lava below isn't ordinary but rich in Spiritual Power, burning at such high temperatures!
Seeing the small text, Ye Tianfan instinctively looked to the side, spotting a stick-like object near the altar, with a flat disk at one end.
Ye Tianfan approached, grabbed this detection device, and placed the non-rounded end into the lava. The round end began to flash a number: thirty-two thousand eight hundred thirty-two degrees!
Upon seeing this figure, Ye Tianfan subconsciously calculated how much time was left until the lava extinguished.
He deduced that there were about seventy-seven years left until the lava extinguished.
Upon finding out the time, Ye Tianfan initially breathed a sigh of relief but soon felt tense, knowing the small text stated the initial lava temperature was one million degrees. Calculating a degree per day, the sealing point was approximately three thousand years ago.
Relics of ancient powers, not recorded in books, are likely real!
This implies that if the Hellfire isn't returned within seventy-seven years to recharge the lava, a mighty ancient demon might come to light!
With this realization, Ye Tianfan decided to bring the small furnace back and report the situation to his sect first.
Yet he didn't want to bear the Power of Contract burden directly. Instead, he cut the entire altar and stored it in the Xuanhuang Tower, thus not breaking the contract's power since he hadn't taken the furnace from the altar!
At most, he took the Power of Contract along!