I don't want to come up with a funny book title anymore.

Xie Fengnan drew his sword in confusion, and it guided his hand, pointing it in a certain direction.

Does this mean he should continue forward?

Xie Fengnan decided to listen to it.

After walking for another half hour, there was no longer nothing there.

Xie Fengnan saw many skeletons.

Most of them are no longer intact, and many fragments of memory still float on some of the skulls.

Fragments of images flashed by intermittently, piecing together the truth of what happened back then.

It turns out this wasn't some amazing treasure at all; it was—

Pandora's box.

The first person to encounter the magic box did not know what it was, but he couldn't help but open it out of curiosity.

But what's inside the Pandora's Box isn't the source of all evil.

Rather, it is the seven deadly sins.

The seven deadly sins, manifested in various forms representing different sins, have pounced on the ignorant and bewildered humankind.

At first, they were very weak and could only secretly feed on human negative emotions in order to grow stronger.

They can only influence one or two shady individuals.

But as its strength continues to grow, it influences more and more people.

The effects grew increasingly severe, and eventually, humanity began to kill each other.

The arrogant die of envy, the lazy die of greed, and since when have the seven deadly sins become their object of pursuit?

The reputation of this extraordinary treasure spread far and wide.

The impact of this disaster is spreading further and further.

The situation was out of control before someone finally stepped forward to end it all.

He found Pandora's Box and forcibly sacrificed the few remaining humans in the hall, sending the seven deadly sins back into the box.

Just as he was about to close the magic box.

Those who were sacrificed were unwilling to die like that; their resentment, along with the power of the seven deadly sins, turned into a thick fog that enveloped the area.

The dense fog will tempt everyone who enters it, providing nourishment for the seven deadly sins once again.

So the one had no choice but to use the last bit of his strength to confine the fog within the palace.

The outer protective shield is the manifestation of the consciousness of those righteous people who were not infected by the Seven Deadly Sins but were drawn into this struggle, after they died. They will not allow the Seven Deadly Sins to reappear and wreak havoc on the world.

But the Seven Deadly Sins would not give up so easily; any human infected by them would have the seeds of parasitism planted in them.

As long as consciousness persists, one day the consciousness that has been planted with the seed will be reawakened and become its nourishment.

Therefore, the Seven Deadly Sins caused most people's consciousness to fall into a deep sleep along with the secret realm.

Once the secret realm opens, new humans will bring new life, and then it will probably be another cycle.

Xie Fengnan, stepping to the end of the story, arrived at the deepest part of the main hall. Pandora's box was still open, and a skeleton lay beside it, seemingly trying to close it but unable to.

I don't know how many years have passed, but the skeleton is still quite intact. No wonder it was able to sacrifice everyone.

Xie Fengnan, thinking his apologies, sheathed the Xuanyuan Sword and walked without stopping to the Magic Box.

The passage of time has not tarnished the magic box; its exquisite openwork craftsmanship, its flowing mysterious luster, and the dark, gaseous substance inside that makes one uncomfortable at first glance.

Xie Fengnan reached out to close the box.

"Wait! Young man! Do you want to obtain the strongest power?"

A seductive voice rang in Xie Fengnan's ears.

Xie Fengnan remained unmoved and even wanted to complain.

How can someone with the greatest power be locked in a box?

"Stop! Young man! Do you know what you're about to miss?!"

His voice began to turn angry and exasperated.

Xie Fengnan continued to complain, as if he was about to miss the chance to go back and freeload a meal.

"Wait—wait—let's talk this out, can we sit down and have a proper discussion?!"

Xie Fengnan raised his eyes. "What do you want to discuss?"

Seeing that Xie Fengnan was finally willing to talk to him, Seven Deadly Sins felt a little relieved. "For example—is there anything you want that I can grant your wish—"

Oh—I want you—

Xie Fengnan drawled out the words, and the Seven Deadly Sins eagerly awaited.

"Disappear from this world immediately."

"You! You're playing me for a fool!"

The Seven Deadly Sins gritted their teeth in anger, "I can't possibly disappear—"

Xie Fengnan knew, of course, that strictly speaking, the Seven Deadly Sins were not a kind of creature, but a collection of negative emotions, and that they would exist as long as emotions existed.

Just like light and shadow, wherever there is light, there will inevitably be shadow.

So Xie Fengnan was just joking; all he wanted to do was reseal the Seven Deadly Sins.

But before that, he needs to confirm one thing.

"If you close the lid, won't your nutrients disappear too?"

"Hmph, what do you want to know?"

The Seven Deadly Sins did not respond directly, and Xie Fengnan's hand moved closer to the lid.

"Hey—hey—if you really seal me away, then no one will be able to answer your questions!"

"Alright, alright! I'll tell you! As my backup plan, they'll certainly always exist! As long as I don't allow them to disappear, or some unforeseen event—"

Xie Fengnan thought it would hold out a little longer, but he didn't know how it managed to kill everyone here. The colossal lie about the "world-shaking treasure" is still circulating.

The Seven Deadly Sins are also wronged. To be fair, if someone can get this far, it means they've been coming in through the fog. They've never seen anyone like Xie Fengnan who is completely unaffected.