Chapter 3724 A Cold Civilization

When they were in Stage Thirteen of the Other Shore, Elvinia had given all the things stored inside her Sumeru space back to Zen.

Afterward, when they stepped into the Dark Region in Stage Fourteen of the Other Shore, Zen had returned two candles to her.

In fact, by that time, Elvinia had become a purified being and already mastered the Great Sanskrit Light. She could easily maneuver her way through the Dark Region, rendering the need for the candles useless. Even so, Zen had asked her to bring them along as an added precaution had the need occurred. Not thinking much of it, she put them away with her.

However, during their venture in the Dark Region in Stage Fourteen of the Other Shore, she never got to use them.

Once that memory flashed in her mind, she instinctively raised her right hand. Suddenly, a blast of blue light took the shape of a square as a candle slipped out of the Sumeru space.

"Puff!"

When the flame that rested on her palm brushed across the tip of the candle, it caused it to ignite in response.

A "Soul Candle" had unique characteristics that set it apart. Once it was lit, it would be impossible to extinguish its flames. Even if it was placed in the Sea of Truth, it would still be insufficient to put out its flares.

As soon as the candle was lit up with compelling flames, Elvinia wasted no second and jerked her hand upwards to violently throw it in the air.

The strength of Elvinia's corporeal body was by no means weak. In fact, she was a force to be reckoned with. If she wanted, she could throw the candle at an unbelievable height of hundreds of thousands feet high, let alone a few thousand feet high.

"Woo!"

An eerie sound coming from the soul cloud filled the air as if to pierce through the nerve-wracking atmosphere. The giant hand that entrapped Elvinia suddenly began to close around her as it exerted strenuous pressure. The feeling of being crushed rang like a jolt of electricity on her bones as she faced the repercussions and let out a painful cry. She desperately held onto every last thread of life she had left in her.

Fortunately for her, Zen had instructed her to refine a fair amount of Body Strengthening Jades for her safety. If not for that, her bones would have been reduced to dust, and her body crippled beyond repair.

As she processed her thoughts, her eyes met the other giant hand stretching out from the soul cloud. When she followed its direction, she realized it was heading towards the candle at an incredible speed.

"No!"

One after another, Elvinia felt her spirits crumble in unison with every bone that cracked under pressure. Even though her corporeal body acted as an armor to protect her soul underneath, the sensation of her body slowly going frail felt real. It wasn't hard to fathom the excruciating pain that came with having all bones broken as if they were nothing.

Despite her situation, she kept her gaze fixated on the candle as her last beacon of hope.

"Damn it!"

Zen was quick

he cause of Elvinia's death?

He stood inside the cabin with a spire and continued his search. With the golden pot still in his hands, he rotated it from all sides to observe it intently.

The table and carpet inside the cabin had been reduced to dust. There was nothing worth a second glance other than the golden pot in his hands.

"Is this golden pot the key to the gate of the Soul City?" Zen muttered to himself, his voice now low with disappointment.

The Primeval Lord of Heaven seemed very calm.

Although he also entered the cabin with his expectations high, he knew this kind of disappointing result was common.

In fact, the Primeval Lord of Heaven had explored a few similar relics before, such as the end of the Sky Cloud Water Road in Stage Thirty-two of the Other Shore, and the grey white house in Stage Thirty-three of the Other Shore. Those things couldn't have been built by the Element Spirit race. The civilizations on the Other Shore weren't gifted with such an ability. They could only have been left behind by the Instant Civilization.

However, the Instant Civilization appeared to be devoid of all emotions or thoughts. They would not leave any trace or information in the relics, which was somewhat abnormal.

Many civilizations that had entered the Other Shore would bear extreme disappointment towards the Other Shore after staying there for a period of time. They would end up killing away all the creatures of their civilization, which meant that they would commit mass suicide together.

But before they wiped out all the creatures of the civilization off the surface of the map, they would build a temple and leave information and something else there to vouch for their existence.

In contrast, the Instant Civilization hadn't left any information whatsoever. The relics they had left behind all looked cold and empty. They appeared to scream with arrogance, "We once existed, but we don't need your understanding. You are not qualified enough to find us."