When Long Chen arrived at the drenched Death Cave, Ling Huang had already informed the people outside that Long Chen had already passed the second checkpoint.
The speed of the second checkpoint was simply too fast. It took him less than two hours to pass the Myriad Layers Spiritual Array. Therefore, this time, it was beyond everyone's expectations.
When they heard this news, they couldn't react for a moment. After all, their attacks on Long Chen were far from that high. Therefore, they found it hard to believe. Of course, this news was still very exciting for the Human Race. They began to gain a lot of courage. When they thought of the determination in Long Chen's eyes, they were deeply affected.
"Perhaps, with his willpower, he can still pass through the Spiritual Zun Residence."
"It's still too early to say this. Perhaps he just happened to meet an opponent that he can restrain. It won't be so easy next. Let's just wait and see."
No matter what, the entire world was worried about this matter. This was an unprecedented grand event.
Under their attention, Long Chen moved forward in the Death Cave, enduring the test of exhaustion. At this time, he finally met a little girl.
This grey-skinned little girl looked weak and didn't have any offensive abilities. She wasn't like the Spiritual Puppet, which was terrifying the moment it appeared. Long Chen was even sure that he could kill this little girl with a wave of his hand. Now that she had just appeared, she opened her eyes wide and looked at Long Chen with a timid expression. She clasped her hands together and asked nervously, "Uncle … Uncle, who are you?"
Long Chen's eyes swept over her fingers and toes. That's right, she had six fingers on one hand and six on her feet. They were the same as the hundreds of millions of corpses. This proved that they were the same group of people.
Or perhaps, they formed the third checkpoint together.
This array formed by the hundreds of millions of corpses was quite terrifying. If it wasn't for Long Chen's strong resistance, he wouldn't have been able to last until now. He didn't have much energy left. Moreover, he still had Lingxi's spiritual technique to protect him. Therefore, he still had the majority of his strength at this time.
He naturally did not dare to be careless towards this little girl.
He calmly asked, "You asked me who I am. Why don't you tell me who you are first?"
The little girl was a little timid. She pursed her lips and said carefully, "I … I'm Ling 'er. I'm a member of the Dead Spirit Clan. I live here. I sensed someone moving the remains of our ancestors, so I came …"
"Dead Spirit Clan."
Long Chen was unfamiliar with this name. He looked at the little girl for a while and found that she was indeed very similar to the Spirit Race. He asked, "Is the Dead Spirit Race a type of the Spirit Race?"
The little girl nodded timidly and said, "Yes, we were originally a member of the Spirit Race, just like the Blood Spirit Race and the Dark Spirit Race. However, our ancestors made a mistake. Under the search of several generations of Ling Huang, all of the Dead Spirit Race were imprisoned in this Spirit Zun Residence. Hundreds of millions of our clansmen were sentenced to death, and a small number of us survived until now. But even so, our Dead Spirit Race doesn't have many people left. Including me, there are only a few hundred left."
Speaking of this, the little girl's expression was very sad. Listening to her description of this matter, it seemed very ordinary. But it was the death of hundreds of millions of people. Ling Huang was really ruthless. He actually almost exterminated the entire Dead Spirit Race and imprisoned the rest here.
If that was the truth, then it was too sinister.
If this little girl had lived in this cave since she was a child, she might not have seen the sun in the sky.
Of course, the reason why the Dead Spirit Race was exterminated must be because the Dead Spirit Race posed a threat to Ling Huang, or to other Spirit Races. Listening to this name, it didn't sound like a good race. Of course, so much time had passed, and Long Chen didn't know what the Dead Spirit Race had become. But at least the little girl in front of him didn't have much of a problem.
Of course, Long Chen always remembered a very important question.
This was the Spirit Zun Residence.
That meant that everything that appeared here might very well be a test and a trial for him. Although this little girl appeared in such a way and seemed extremely weak, he still had to be on guard. After all, he was currently in a state where his strength was starting to weaken. If he could not find a way to leave this place, it would be rather troublesome for him to be imprisoned here forever.
He didn't have time to waste in this place.
At this time, seeing his vigilance, the little girl asked in a low voice, "Uncle, are you an expert from the outside world? Are you here to enter the Spirit Zun Residence? I heard from my mother that you are one of the most powerful people in the outside world. Legend has it that you have the power to reverse the world and shoot down the stars. Ling 'er has admired you since she was a child. She also wants to go out and see the outside world, but we don't have this opportunity … Right, I heard from my mother that you have to go through the test of exhaustion in order to find an exit."
Long Chen looked at the little girl again.
Perhaps she was one of the tests, but it seemed that there were many things to be learned from her. At least, it was much better than running around like a headless fly in this maze. Moreover, the Dead Spirit Race could be said to be very weak, so it shouldn't be the biggest threat in this test.
"That's right. I really need to find a way to leave this place. Do you know where to go?" Long Chen carefully looked at the little girl and asked cautiously.
The little girl nodded, then shook her head and said, "I don't know. If I knew, our Dead Spirit Race wouldn't have been trapped here for the rest of our lives. However, we are very familiar with this Dead Soul Cave and know some special places. My elders know even more. Uncle, since you are so powerful, why don't I take you to see my clansmen? Perhaps they can help you find a way to leave this place. After all, you are different from us. You are a powerful warrior. There are many places that we cannot break through, but you might be able to. I heard from my mother that your power will weaken in the Dead Soul Cave. The longer you stay here, the more serious it will be. Moreover, you are not familiar with this maze, so wandering around here is a waste of time. Ling 'er has lived here since she was young, so she is very familiar with this place."
So this place was called the Dead Soul Cave...
The Dead Soul Cave, the Dead Spirit Race, a race abandoned by the Spirit Race, surviving and reproducing in this dark place without being able to see the sunlight outside for the rest of their lives was something that could drive people crazy.
Long Chen thought that it would be a difficult battle, but this Dead Soul Cave was different from the Ten Thousand Layers Spirit Formation and the Spirit Puppets. Apart from the exhaustion of his power, Long Chen didn't feel any other danger. He also learned a little about the Dead Spirit Race that was imprisoned here. At least, this little girl in front of him didn't seem to have anything scary about her, so he didn't need to be on guard against her.
He thought to himself, "There are two possibilities. First, if everything she said is true, then I should follow her, so that I can find the exit faster and get out of here. Second, she is the danger of the third test. Everything she said is a trap. The Dead Spirit Race and other things are all fabricated. There is no such thing. Her purpose is to kill me."
At present, it seemed that the first one was more likely.
"It doesn't seem to be a solution for me to keep wandering around here. Whether this little girl is a test or not, I have to go and meet her. I understand that hiding is not a solution. I don't have much time left, so I can't waste it here."
Thinking of this, Long Chen made a decision.
He suddenly said, "Ling 'er, lead the way for me. I want to see the elders of your Dead Spirit Race."
"Really? That's great."
Ling 'er's eyes lit up. The eyes were the windows to the soul. Long Chen stared at her eyes. The little girl's eyes were very pure and natural, without any flaws. She should really like him.
"Uncle, follow Ling 'er."
The little girl stretched out her gray hand and waved at Long Chen.
Long Chen nodded and started to walk with her. Of course, he was very careful. He was observing the little girl and the surroundings at the same time.
"In this direction, the power of the Weakening Formation has increased." Lingxi also didn't understand the situation, so she could only remind Long Chen.
"It's not a big deal. It won't affect me much for now."
Long Chen's body and physical resistance were too strong, so he wasn't worried for the time being. He focused more on the little girl and decided to see if there were any flaws.
"Ling 'er, tell me about your Dead Spirit Clan. What exactly caused your clan to be exterminated and imprisoned here?"
Hearing this, the little girl was startled. She felt wronged and shook her head. "Mother and the others didn't tell me clearly, but I seem to know that because our Dead Spirit Race cultivates spirit techniques related to corpses and death, we are good at controlling corpses and absorbing their power. We are very powerful and threaten the Holy Spirit Race's position. It made the Holy Spirit Race feel disgusted and humiliated. That's why the previous generations of Ling Huang decided to exterminate us. Moreover, there was once an expert who threatened Ling Huang's position. That should be the trigger."
There was nothing wrong with this. Long Chen asked, "What was the name of that expert? How many years ago was he?"
The little girl replied, "It seemed to be a very long time ago, millions of years ago. I don't know his name, but we called him 'Dead Ling Huang'. Maybe it was because of this that he was killed by Ling Huang."
Long Chen continued to ask a few more questions about the Dead Spirit Race. The little girl answered very quickly, so Long Chen couldn't find any flaws. Although the Weakening Formation had been strengthening, there was no big crisis for the time being.