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Chapter 1164 Crimson's Request

Lu Li felt everything in his vision turn crimson, and indescribable creatures gradually rose behind the Rotten Axe, as if to devour his will.

Lu Li's true spirit trembled, as if a great bell was ringing in his ears, which finally brought him back to his senses. At the same time, cold sweat was trickling down his back.

Forbidden!

He immediately realized that the indescribable crimson being behind the Rotten Axe was an unparalleled taboo.

That bone-chilling fear was something Lu Li had never experienced before in his life; it was a concept directly affecting him, awakening his primal fear.

That's right, there's no escaping it, this is the forbidden one he wants to see!
But... why does Lu Li feel that the other party doesn't seem like someone he can communicate with?
"Senior Rotten Axe Handle...who is this senior?"

Lu Li asked Lan Ke for advice.

"Fellow Daoist Lu may address this gentleman as Deep Red."

Lan Ke explained that when his gaze swept over that indescribable being, his eyes were filled with awe.

With a firm resolve, Lu Li bowed to the indescribable being, saying, "This humble one, Lu Li, greets Senior Crimson."

"Yinong... Igas... Haha Curry..."

A strange whisper sounded in Lu Li's ear; it must have been the crimson being responding to his words.

Lu Li was completely confused and looked at Lan Ke, as if to say, "What is He babbling about?"

Lan Ke, however, remained calm and explained from the side, "Lord Crimson said that He already knows your purpose, but He can only help you repair your equipment, not your charm."

Lu Li was somewhat surprised, not expecting that this forbidden figure already knew his purpose, and even knew that he had come to repair equipment.

But what's the principle behind this? The other party should have been staying in the Primordial God Realm all along, right? He hadn't even had a chance to tell the people of the Primordial God Realm the purpose of his trip before he was dragged into doing work for a few years.

He came to see Lan Ke today because he thought it was like an embassy of the space station in the Primordial God Realm. He wanted to ask what the procedure was for meeting the Supreme Taboo in the Primordial God Realm. Who knew that the being he wanted to see would come to see him directly.

"Bizz... Goerhatch... Tear-tear..."

Another whisper came, making Lu Li look at Lan Ke in confusion once more.

"What Lord Crimson means is that everything in the world related to fear is inextricably linked to Him, and He can naturally know the movements of related things."

Lan Ke continued to act as his translator, which was actually his job. Otherwise, if a forbidden person wanted to summon Lu Li, why would he need to go through the Lingxu Palace?

Although there are quite a few forbidden beings in the primordial divine realm, this crimson forbidden being is one of the most unique and first-rate. Tracing back to its origin, it existed before the primordial divine realm was divided and merged. It was the supreme being of that world, and its customs and language are different from those of the beings of this era.

Therefore, this taboo has always secluded himself in a secluded place, rarely comes out, and does not communicate with outsiders. Moreover, it is unknown whether he is truly dull in language or whether he is unwilling to integrate into the current primordial divine realm. He never uses the common language of the primordial divine realm, but only uses the ancient language of the inner world.

"I see. Senior's magical power is extraordinary. I admire you."

Lu Li licked it politely out of habit, even though he didn't know if the other party could understand, but it was always better to be polite, right?

Next, the indescribable Crimson entity started chattering away, which was then translated by Lan Ke: "Lord Crimson can't restore your charm to what it used to be. Do you still want to repair your equipment? This will take some time, and for a normal person, the experience wouldn't be very pleasant."

Lu Li could roughly guess what an unpleasant experience would be like, but he wasn't afraid. He nodded and said, "Please help me fix it, senior. I can think of another way to improve my charm."

His true intention was to understand the principle behind the damage amplification effect of the Evil God Mask. So even if his personal charisma couldn't fall back to its original level, he still wanted to repair the equipment. If he could understand it thoroughly, then charisma wouldn't matter.

Seeing that Lu Li agreed, Lan Ke looked at Lu Li with a hint of sympathy, "Then Fellow Daoist Lu, may you have good luck?"

Lu Li was about to ask Lu Li in detail what "Lan Ke" meant when, in the next instant, he saw the crimson energy spread out, the sky collapsed and the earth caved in, and the next moment, he followed the crimson taboo and fell into a gray sky.

The place was deathly silent, with an eerie atmosphere permeating the air. All sorts of strange and terrifying creatures roamed the endless wasteland, but upon seeing the Crimson Forbidden Land, they were all so frightened that they knelt down on the ground.

Once here, Lu Li no longer had a translator and could only listen to the crimson being's babbling and try to guess its meaning.

Fortunately, the other party didn't seem to have any hostility towards me. Apart from looking a bit scary, they didn't have any other problems.

Even with that terrifying fear, Lu Li damnably found that after looking at it for a while, he could feel a sense of familiarity.

He began to doubt whether there was something wrong with his aesthetic sense, wondering if he had some kind of low charm syndrome, and was naturally drawn to those terrifying beings.

Lu Li originally thought he would have to listen to the incomprehensible chatter of the crimson being, but soon after the crimson being led him to a castle woven from blood-red spider webs, a humanoid creature with only half a body came out.

Damn it, this guy only has half a body, a vertical half. He stands on one foot on the ground, and half of his body above his stomach is missing. You can clearly see his intestines and internal organs in cross-section.

But this guy is quite particular. He's dressed in a tailcoat from the human world, has only one horn and one leg, and only half a head. Yet his movements are as elegant as a butler's. At this moment, he's serving tea to Lu Li on a plate.

"Thanks……."

Lu Li thanked him, but he didn't drink the tea because it was full of swirling maggots and occasionally had two bloody bubbles rising to the surface, which made him feel nauseous.

The indescribable crimson being stretched out something that resembled a tentacle or a crimson glow, picked up His teacup, took a sip, and seemed to enjoy it.

“Mr. Lu, the master said you can relax here and make yourself at home.”

The butler said, "If you are hungry, thirsty, or have any other needs, you can tell me."

Lu Li opened his mouth, but in the end he could only say thank you. Then he brought up the main topic, "Senior Crimson, how can I repair the Mask of the Evil God?"

As he spoke, he took out the shattered mask of the evil god. The equipment was now only in its damaged state, and Lu Li didn't know what it would look like after being repaired.

The crimson being mumbled a few words, and the butler acted as translator, "Mr. Lu, this equipment is very special. It contains the supreme concept of my Lord, but you have been reborn, and in a sense, you have lost contact with it."

"What do you mean?" Lu Li asked, puzzled.

"Simply put, Mr. Lu was able to unleash the power of this equipment before, but that was not your own power. In other words, what made this equipment so closely connected to you was not your original power."

The butler explained.

After listening, Lu Li seemed to understand what the other party meant. In other words, his natural charm was not low, so he would not have been able to trigger the use requirements of this equipment. Now that his charm attribute was very high, he no longer met the conditions for this growth-type equipment to be associated with him.

Ultimately, the reason he lost so much charm back then was mostly because of the demon god inside him. Now that the demon god is no longer playing with him, his charm has returned to normal.

"So, even if Senior Crimson repairs it, I can't use it anymore? And its level will be permanently limited to the Chaos level?"

Lu Li asked, "The Chaos-level Evil God Mask was passable when I was adventuring in the Divine Martial Continent, but since I had just entered this level, its abilities were limited. If it were used today, it would be basically useless to me."

The Mask of Evil God must be an equipment that allows him to grow and coexist with the same source, reaching its peak, and then allowing him to comprehend the truth within it, in order to have an effect.

"That's how it is, so normally speaking, simply trying to fix it would be a waste of time."

The butler translated the words of the crimson being.

"What about unconventional methods?"

Lu Li asked.

The steward glanced at the crimson being and said, “The Lord has a way to not only completely repair this mask, but also to elevate His power to an unprecedented level. However, you need to agree to one condition.”

After a moment's thought, Lu Li said, "Could you please tell me what the conditions are? If I cannot fulfill them, then let's call it quits."

The steward began to translate, “My Lord says that it is not something you cannot do. He only needs a promise from you that when you are able to control the situation of the Sea of ​​Worlds in the future, you will propose to the primordial divine realm that this realm be separated.”

"what?"

Lu Li looked at this desolate and eerie world. "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Aren't you members of the Primordial God Realm?"

The butler and the crimson figure both looked at Lu Li without saying a word, as if they had already conveyed something.

"No, since Senior Crimson doesn't want to stay in the Primordial God Realm, why don't you just lead this realm away yourself? You are an unparalleled taboo, who can stop you?"

Lu Li looked completely puzzled.

It was the butler who spoke up to clear up his confusion, "Mr. Lu, you may not know this, but this realm is the inner layer of the Primordial God Realm, which is called the Inner World by the people above. You can also think of it as a source of power. In fact, without the Inner World, there would be no Primordial God Realm as we know it today. The power contained in this realm is far greater than what you can see."

"Oh, so Crimson-senpai isn't allowed to take the lion's share when dividing the inheritance..."

Lu Li understood somewhat. Perhaps the creatures of this world did not get along well with the normal creatures of the Primordial God Realm. It was only because of the checks and balances of the forbidden forces that Senior Crimson had to stay here for the time being.

If he wanted to leave, the other taboos would definitely not allow it. Senior Crimson probably didn't want to break ties with the other taboos, or perhaps he was just not good at negotiation, so he didn't know what to do.

Lu Li just couldn't understand why the other party thought they had the ability and the power to resolve this matter in the future.

"How about it? If Mr. Lu agrees to this, my lord will definitely give you the most satisfactory mask."

The butler urged, asking.

Lu Li considered for a moment and said, "We're all from the same world, can't we get along well?"

He was already somewhat wary of instigating division in the primordial divine realm. After all, from a mortal's perspective, this was a crime of promoting national division. Moreover, the primordial divine realm had treated him quite well, so he felt it was somewhat unethical to do so.

Seemingly sensing Lu Li's concerns, the butler explained, "As you can see, Mr. Lu, our Lord is not good at negotiation. In fact, He is quite unpopular among the supreme figures in the Primordial God Realm. In recent years, the Inner World has become a training ground for the elites above, and some even treat it as a haunted house. Our Lord believes that the Primordial God Realm does not respect the beings in the Inner World at all. We have no intention of interfering with the operation of the normal world. We just want to live quietly in this realm on our own."

At this point, the steward sighed, “My lord is not good at expressing himself, but I am one of the most emotional beings in the underworld. I have served several forbidden beings, and I know that the actions of the original gods have chilled our hearts. Now, just because the underworld is no longer prosperous, they come to bully us.”

"Is there such a thing?"

Lu Li was somewhat puzzled.

"The Inner World was once very prosperous, with several supreme taboos, but they all perished in that great war. In fact, my lord also perished, but the peerless Martial Emperor revived my lord. The other taboos did not choose to return."

The butler said with emotion, "After the great war, the inner world was not actually only occupied by our lord. However, several supreme beings believed that the world was at peace and did not want to stay in the original divine realm, so they left on their own. Our lord could not bear to leave behind the many living beings here, mainly because he had a forbidden senior's entrustment, so he did not leave either."

After listening, Lu Li understood somewhat. Combining the story Grandma Xue had told him, he found that it all made sense, and the other party probably wasn't trying to fool him.

In that case, the Primordial God Realm is indeed somewhat unethical. Since the world is at peace and you are at odds with each other, why not go your separate ways? Regardless of past grievances, you are comrades-in-arms who fought side by side and shared life and death. Why make things difficult for the world of the Primordial God Realm?

However, Lu Li also knew that human nature was like this, and in the face of interests, past favors often meant nothing.

In the inner world, only one forbidden being exists in the Crimson Realm. Being weak and powerless, and unable to speak, he is naturally bullied.

If He were alone, He could come and go as He pleased, just like any other taboo.

But it seems that He was instructed by His ancestors not to abandon this realm, so He was trapped in the primordial divine realm.

"I just want to ask, why does Senior Crimson think I'm capable of doing that?"

Lu Li thought for a moment and then spoke up. He was no longer opposed to helping. He understood that although the Inner World and the Primordial God Realm had been close since ancient times, they were not one family. They were two 'legitimate powers', and now the Primordial God Realm was the one with the greater power to coerce the other.

Putting himself in their shoes, although he also felt that all the creatures here were unique, they had their own ecosystems, and it was really a bit much for the people above to use them as training grounds and adventure houses.

(End of this chapter)