Chapter 135 - 129: Secret?

Chapter 135: Chapter 129: Secret?

"Su Tan is right. The reason I imprisoned the Yin Demon Race in the Void God Realm was to use them as nutrients to keep the Void God Realm running.

"I hid all my treasures well, then used my unique ultimate technique, the Reincarnation Skill, pulling off a trick where the Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell, to evade the calamity of my body collapsing...

"Although I didn’t die, I was left with only a single breath. I lingered on my last legs, recuperating for countless ages, hoping that one day I could return to my peak!

"That’s right, you guessed it! This Void God Realm is a treasure trove. I left so many treasures behind so that one day, with the help of these items, I could recreate my former glory!" he proclaimed with burning enthusiasm.

"Really?" the Little White Wolf asked.

"More real than pure gold!" the Fat Monk replied without hesitation.

"Sigh, to think... I hid it for so long, only for you two to see right through me. What a pity... But it also proves how truly smart you are!" the Fat Monk said.

"You’re amazing! Were you really that incredible back then?" The Little White Wolf cast him a look of admiration.

Basking in that gaze, the Fat Monk felt incredibly satisfied. "Of course! I have even more amazing experiences. We can chat about them slowly in the future!" he said smugly.

Su Tan looked at his expression but shook his head. He smiled meaningfully, didn’t argue, and slowly turned around.

"Hey, hey, hey... why that expression? Don’t you believe me?" the Fat Monk asked.

"I believe you... I believe you completely!" Su Tan said.

At first, Su Tan had indeed thought the Fat Monk was telling the truth. But the more he listened, the more he felt the guy was just spinning a tall tale. His story had too many plot holes.

"My intuition tells me you don’t believe me!" the Fat Monk said. "Why don’t you?"

"I really do!" Su Tan said.

Ever since he first came into contact with the Fat Monk—especially when he first entered the Divine Mansion and the Fat Monk recorded the images of the Yin Demons to show him—he had noticed some anomalies. Or rather... he had vaguely begun to unravel the Fat Monk’s true identity. At the time, he found it strange, but the more they interacted later on, the more Su Tan confirmed the suspicions in his heart, gaining a rough idea of who the Fat Monk really was.

In truth... the Fat Monk wasn’t human! Su Tan was absolutely certain of this now. Of course, the Fat Monk wasn’t a god, a demon, a monster, or a ghost either. Instead... he was an artifact! An artifact! A Divine Artifact that had developed sentience!

This could already be deduced back when the Fat Monk had recorded those images for him. At the time, the system had prompted that it detected a Magical Artifact which Su Tan couldn’t equip.

Su Tan had even asked the Fat Monk what Magical Artifact he used to record the images, trying to trick him into handing over his Divine Artifact. But the Fat Monk had looked baffled, claiming he hadn’t used any other Magical Artifact and had simply recorded the images himself. Back then, Su Tan merely thought the Fat Monk didn’t want to take out his Magical Treasure. But as they interacted more and more, and every touch triggered a system prompt... he began to realize the truth. An unbelievable thought had been born in his mind: the Fat Monk was an artifact!

What kind of artifact? Theoretically, he was likely the central hub of the Divine Mansion, the artifact that controlled the Void God Realm. Or rather, he was the Void God Realm Control Order!

In reality... the present Void God Realm had no owner and no manager. It was simply an artifact maintaining the Void God Realm’s operations day in and day out. This was also the reason why the Fat Monk couldn’t step out of the Void God Realm. He was an artifact; how could he be the creator of the Void God Realm? It was true that the Fat Monk had lived for countless ages, but it was highly likely that he had spent the vast majority of that time in a muddled state, forced to keep the Void God Realm running as the ages passed and the world changed. Only when he developed sentience did a hint of change finally occur.

Besides this, there were other ways to prove that the pile of so-called "truth" the Fat Monk had just spouted was nothing but lies. For example, the Fat Monk’s temperament. His disposition was completely unlike that of an old fogey who had lived for countless eras. Instead, he was like a child who had never grown up. His consciousness had probably not been awakened for very long. Aside from being exceptionally skilled at operating the Void God Realm, the Fat Monk was very inexperienced in all other aspects and lacked social experience.

Furthermore... he had previously gone to the Cemetery of Cultivation Techniques to rob cultivators of their resources. The grand manager of the Void God Realm actually resorting to snatching people’s Cultivation Techniques—could you believe it? When Su Tan cooperated with him to develop the Divine War Game, every time Su Tan handed him Secret Manuals for Cultivation and Martial Techniques, the Fat Monk would secretly make a copy for himself. It was too pathetic! As the manager, he couldn’t even read the Cultivation Techniques in the Cemetery of Cultivation Techniques? What did that show? It showed that his authority was limited! If he truly were the creator or the successor of the Void God Realm, why wouldn’t he even have this bit of authority?

Was he just bluffing? Take the current Treasure Burial Realm, for instance! Logically speaking, as the sole master and manager of the Void God Realm, shouldn’t finding the Burial Treasure Realm Control Order be easy? Even if he lacked abilities outside the Divine Mansion, using the Divine Mansion’s power to find the Control Order inside it should have been a piece of cake. But he simply couldn’t find it. Later, when Su Tan found the Burial Treasure Realm Control Order himself, the Fat Monk had even remarked that it seemed the Control Order was more willing to serve Su Tan as its master... What kind of manager was that? Was this how a manager was treated? It wasn’t logical! It wasn’t reasonable!

Since Su Tan was blind and couldn’t see, he used his brain more often, letting his thoughts wander freely. By thinking more, he naturally managed to figure out things that others wouldn’t notice. Sometimes, inadvertently, he would stumble upon certain truths. Perhaps this was the advantage of a blind man.

"What’s important right now isn’t whether I believe you or not, but that we hurry up and find the Magical Artifacts we want, and then perfect the game settings for the Marching Battlefield!" Su Tan said.