"Are you sure your master was from Blue Star?"
Chen Shu asked seriously, his mind constantly recalling the information about Star King.
Unfortunately, he wasn't proficient in history at all, barely passing exams, so he had no memory of this person.
"Blue Star..."
The Star Spirit fell silent for a moment and slowly said, "It seems so, yet it also seems not..."
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. Could it say something that a person could understand...
"I can't recall more information, I can't even remember my master's appearance..."
The Star Spirit stirred slightly, as if looking up at the night sky above, a sense of sorrow appearing.
Chen Shu wanted to offer some comfort and said, "Perhaps you will meet again someday..."
"Master has... perished..."
The Star Spirit said slowly, "The Starry Sky Relic is all that he left behind."
"..."
Chen Shu sighed, also unsure of what to say.
He was good at tricking people, but comforting them was truly difficult...
They were both silent, the only sound in their ears the buzzing of starlight, and the Space Rabbit was still receiving the inheritance.
Because the Space Rabbit was Chen Shu's contracted spirit, he also sensed that he was gradually establishing a connection with the Starry Sky Relic.
The Space Rabbit was merely an intermediary; in reality, the administrator of the relic was still Chen Shu.
After a while, the Star Spirit slowly said, "Do you have any other questions?"
"Then let's talk about other things."
Chen Shu avoided the topic of Star King and said,
"Where did that Forbidden Mist come from? What are those inside it? Why did they invade the relic?"
"No one knows the origin of the Forbidden Mist. As for them... Master called them Great Calamities... My memory doesn't contain much information, only that they are very powerful..."
"Powerful? They don't seem very strong..."
Chen Shu stroked his chin, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Before, when he transformed into a giant of light and fought the two wisps of Forbidden Mist, although the battle was grand, it was actually due to the pressure brought by their size.
Based on his analysis, the strength of the Forbidden Mist behemoths was roughly equivalent to top-tier King-level contracted spirits.
This combat power was indeed top-tier on Blue Star.
But the Space Forbidden Mist was a forbidden zone, which seemed a bit unworthy of its prestige...
Both legendary Beast Tamers and Beast Emperors in Dragon Abyss could suppress and kill the Forbidden Mist behemoths.
But as he was thinking, the Star Spirit had already provided an answer.
"The Forbidden Mist is a cage, restricting their movements and sealing their strength..."
"Is that so?"
Chen Shu nodded, a sense of enlightenment filling his heart.
"However, they now have the ability to move, so the Forbidden Mist probably won't be able to contain them for much longer..."
Then, the Star Spirit added, "They came to find a key."
"A key?"
"The key to open the cage..."
"Eh?!"
Chen Shu's body trembled, and he said, "Can the Starry Sky Relic release creatures from the Forbidden Mist?!"
"It can only release those two..."
The Star Spirit said, "Because... they were imprisoned by Master himself..."
"No wonder."
Chen Shu nodded, understanding the purpose of the Forbidden Mist's arrival.
He sighed, with a hint of regret, "It's a pity I didn't kill them back then..."
"They are unkillable."
The Star Spirit said slowly, "Even Master could only imprison them. The Starry Sky Relic certainly doesn't have the ability to kill them."
"Yes, that's true."
Chen Shu nodded, but then his body trembled and he said,
"Then, that means they will come again, right?"
He had become the controller of the Starry Sky Relic, which meant he was now targeted by two Great Calamities of the Forbidden Mist.
He thought he had obtained a treasure, but it turned out to be a hot potato.
"They will come..."
The Star Spirit's tone was certain, and it said, "That's why I chose you to be the successor..."
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. What did this mean? Letting him face the danger, right?
Then, the Star Spirit began to explain:
"As long as a new successor appears, the Starry Sky Relic can cross space once and leave this place."
"That's good then."
Chen Shu breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Great Calamities were imprisoned, they were still top-tier King-level, and not something he could contend with.
Then, he asked some more questions about the Star Spirit.
Although its memories were fragmented, piecing them together still allowed Chen Shu to gain some insights.
According to his understanding, Star King was an ancient Beast Tamer, at least a person from a thousand years ago, as the relic had endured for a millennium.
And the Great Calamities were ferocious beasts from that era, likely the ancestors of current ferocious beasts.
The two were mortal enemies, much like humans and ferocious beasts now.
"Did Beast Tamers and ferocious beasts already exist a thousand years ago?"
Chen Shu stroked his chin, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
He then thought of human speculation about异空间 (other dimensions/spaces).
Among them was a continental theory, which believed that all异空间 actually originated from a single continent, and only due to unknown reasons did it become shattered, thus forming scattered异空间.
"Could Star King be from this ancient continent?"
He gradually sorted out his thoughts and conjured a plausible guess for himself.
At the same time, he thought further and muttered to himself:
"However, it's also possible that Star King is indeed from Blue Star, an ancient person from a thousand years ago..."
The current Revival Era is year 985, but Blue Star's history extends far beyond nine hundred and eighty-five years.
Before the Revival Era was known as the Old Era, said to be a time of peace and prosperity, but now there are no detailed records.
Perhaps, the Old Era already had spiritual energy, and Beast Tamers and异空间 had already appeared, but it was never made public.
Only when various forces could no longer conceal it did humanity officially enter the Revival Era.
And Star King might be a powerhouse from the Old Era.
He lay flat on the mountaintop, gazing at the starlit night sky, his expression becoming calm.
Both hypotheses were possible, but for Chen Shu, it wasn't too important...
It was all just to satisfy his curiosity.
He only knew one thing: this proved that the world was about to fall into chaos, and he had to become stronger as quickly as possible...
"By the way, Little Lan..."
Chen Shu suddenly turned his head, a hint of hesitation in his eyes, and finally spoke:
"Have you ever heard of a system..."
"What? You mean the body's systems?"
"Eh?!"
Chen Shu's body suddenly trembled, and his gaze fixed directly on the Star Spirit, as if trying to see through it.
He had only asked casually, not even holding any hope.
Yet the Star Spirit actually knew?!
He forcefully suppressed his emotions but didn't panic too much.
Now that the inheritance was nearing its end, he and the Star Spirit had a connection, so he wasn't worried about being harmed.
He swallowed and slowly said, "You really know?"
"Yes."
The Star Spirit said indifferently, "The human body has a digestive system, a nervous system, an endocrine system..."
"Wait! Wait a minute!"
Chen Shu's initial excitement instantly cooled down. Were you kidding me?!
"Do you think you're quite humorous..."
I'm asking about a system, a system that can make people stronger, and you're here to teach biology?!