The moment Ye Kunlun stepped into the temple, he clearly felt as if he had broken through a membrane, recognizing it as the temple's barrier.
Before Ye Kunlun could fully process his surroundings, he was startled by the scene before him.
Before him lay a vast, circular, black space. Beneath his feet was a peculiar pattern.
Ye Kunlun knew it was an ancient script, but he was unaware of its specific meaning for the moment.
What shocked Ye Kunlun was that the perimeter of the space was adorned with the corpses of Barbarians.
A dense, seemingly endless sea of bodies filled his vision. Even for someone like Ye Kunlun, who had witnessed countless deaths, it sent a chill down his spine.
Every corpse wore an expression of serenity, as if they had entered paradise in their final moments.
Apart from the corpses, Ye Kunlun found no other entrance. The one he had used to enter had also vanished.
"Could this be that mysterious space beneath the Barbarian territory?"
Ye Kunlun surveyed his surroundings, his mind racing as he searched for any suspicious elements within the temple.
Swish—
Suddenly, Ye Kunlun heard a rustling sound, like leaves being stirred by the wind.
The sound came from all directions, making it impossible for Ye Kunlun to pinpoint its origin.
He spread his divine sense, probing his surroundings.
His divine sense swept over each corpse.
Abruptly, one of the corpses opened its eyes. Its serene face contorted into a grotesque and terrifying expression, its black eyes, seemingly burning with flames, fixed intently on Ye Kunlun.
Whoosh—
The corpse moved like an agile monkey, leaping instantly to Ye Kunlun's front.
It crouched slightly, its gaping mouth dripping with transparent, viscous fluid.
Ye Kunlun then noticed that the corpse's forehead bore an ancient script, identical to the massive one beneath his feet!
Before Ye Kunlun could even formulate his next thought,
the corpse lunged at him.
Ye Kunlun unleashed a punch, the terrifying force sending the corpse flying.
A flicker of surprise crossed Ye Kunlun's eyes. That punch should have been enough to pulverize the corpse!
Yet, the corpse showed no visible surface damage. After crashing heavily to the ground, it quickly scrambled up and, with another leap, charged at Ye Kunlun once more!
Concurrently,
the second corpse opened its eyes, its own eyes burning with black flames, its mouth oozing disgusting transparent liquid!
Then came the third, the fourth!
A total of eight corpses, positioned from eight different directions, closed in on Ye Kunlun.
"Puppets?"
Ye Kunlun narrowed his eyes, gazing at the eight corpses surrounding him, his expression calm.
Ye Kunlun had already surmised that these were bodies whose souls had been extracted, turned into puppets that would automatically attack anyone who intruded.
Much like robots devoid of free will, executing specific commands programmed by humans.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The eight corpses offered Ye Kunlun no further time for contemplation. They moved in unison, charging towards him.
The moment the eight corpses reached him, they opened their mouths and shot out long, dark tongues, which rapidly darted towards Ye Kunlun!
Ye Kunlun's body flickered, and he vanished from the corpses' sight.
Simultaneously, Ye Kunlun, suspended in mid-air, held the Starlight Sword in his hand. Gripping it tightly, he gave it a gentle spin towards the eight corpses below!
A sharp sword intent, imbued with the destructive power of cleaving through the void, suddenly materialized, directly severing the tongues of the eight corpses!
The eight corpses felt no pain whatsoever, not even a whimper!
The instant their tongues were severed by Ye Kunlun, the eight corpses spat out foul-smelling, nauseating black liquid from their mouths!
That black liquid acted like adhesive, directly binding the eight corpses together.
"Interesting!"
Ye Kunlun did not rush to attack. His objective was to explore the Barbarian temple.
Therefore, he was not in a hurry to destroy the eight corpses before him.
Under Ye Kunlun's gaze, the eight corpses, bound by the black liquid, began to fuse into each other.
Gurgle—
A chilling sound echoed through the temple adorned with corpses!
In an instant, the eight corpses merged into a spherical monstrosity covered in eyes, possessing more than a dozen arms, and oozing a repulsive, viscous fluid!
Ye Kunlun found it somewhat disgusting!
However, during the corpses' transformation, Ye Kunlun felt the presence of Misfortune power!
The Misfortune power seemed to be the monster's heart, controlling and commanding it.
Not only that, but at that moment, Ye Kunlun was inexplicably overcome with a sense of guilt, inferiority, and despair...
He even began to doubt the value of his own life, believing that his existence was a sin.
"Die, your existence is worthless!"
"You are trash, and your life will be more meaningful after you die!"
"Your family was killed by you; you are a jinx!"
Garbled voices echoed within Ye Kunlun's sea of consciousness.
He seemed to see his mother's scolding gaze and his father's eyes filled with disappointment.
He even saw the malice in his sister's eyes, her boundless hatred towards him.
He also saw his masters' eyes filled with disdain, speaking venomous words to him.
And Mo Ziyan, Yun Chuxue, Han Qingmian, Long Qi...
Each of them looked at him with malicious intent, hurling abusive words, belittling him to worthlessness.
At this moment, the spherical monster in the distance was engulfed in black Misfortune power!
And around Ye Kunlun, wisps of Misfortune power, like willow catkins, also began to swirl.
The Misfortune power was relentlessly eroding him, seeking to destroy his divine sense, to annihilate everything about him!
"Little brat, you promised to protect your senior sister when you grew up."
"Brother, today the teacher rewarded me with a little red flower; I'm giving it to you."
"Kunlun, Mom and Dad's greatest wish is for you to grow up safely and happily."
The Myriad Ancient Stars Art began to operate autonomously, starlight flowing around Ye Kunlun.
When the Misfortune power encountered the starlight emanating from Ye Kunlun, it attempted to penetrate it.
But the starlight around Ye Kunlun grew brighter and brighter, unleashing terrifying power. No matter how strong the Misfortune power was, it could not erode his body!
"Mom, Dad, Sister, Masters..."
Ye Kunlun murmured softly, his voice filled with endless longing for them.
The next second, his gaze turned exceptionally sharp, filled with terrifying killing intent. His aura erupted, directly dispelling the surrounding Misfortune power!
Simultaneously, Ye Kunlun instantly appeared before the spherical monster, his Starlight Sword slashing directly at it!
Squelch—
The sickeningly repulsive spherical monster was cleaved in two by Ye Kunlun's sword.
Foul-smelling organs spilled onto the ground.
Ye Kunlun's expression was stern as he looked at the monster he had slain, his brow furrowing slightly.
Because the organs and severed limbs before him transformed into pus, flowing like water.
In an instant, they coalesced into a new monster, dripping with pus and devoid of any facial features.
"Ah—"
The monster suddenly opened its mouth and let out a sharp, piercing shriek.
Ye Kunlun's body jolted violently!