Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 381 - 382 Conjecture 2/2 [2/2]

In a state where all three of them were incapable of continuing the battle, how could they have possibly escaped alive from the clutches of Inferno?

How did they manage to survive?

In Kael’s view, there was only one explanation,

The voice of the young girl that had echoed inside Inferno’s mind at that moment was their lifesaver. That voice had halted the bloodthirsty Demon king of Flames, and even led the demon king, who harbored an inherent disdain and hatred for humans and the Holy energy, to cease their intent to kill them.

"What was that voice...what exactly happened? Whose voice was it?"

From that moment onwards, Kael had been continuously pondering over this question.

Until now...

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While examining the analytical report given to him by Kain, Kael’s thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the events hundreds of years ago. Those incredibly soft, pleasing words that sent shivers down his spine kept echoing in his mind. Over the centuries, he never forgot that voice and the aura he had sensed through his soul at that time.

His speculation about the owner of that voice has never stopped either.

Being able to stop Inferno’s movements with a single sentence, the owner of that voice must not be ordinary. Therefore, Kael had two main speculations about their identity, one was the Demon Lord from ancient times who brought the Abyssal Demons to Ancita continent, and the other was a more ancient and powerful demon king.

’Demon Lord?’

Kael, who firmly believed in the prophecy of the Goddess, quickly denied this speculation, as in the prophecy, the Demon Lord no longer existed. Moreover, the gentle and melodious female voice was completely different from the rugged voice of the Demon Lord in the legends.

’As for the other speculation? An older demon king?’

This idea, after Kael successively fought with Sword Demon and Higanbana, was directly denied by him. Whether it was Sword Demon or Higanbana, their auras were completely different from what he had sensed back then.

"Could it be that there are demon kings even older than Higanbana?"

Kael wondered,

Unfortunately,

Until now, Kael had not discovered the existence of any older demon kings.

This couldn’t help but give birth to another speculation in Kael’s mind.

"The owner of this voice, could it be...Demon Temple?"

According to common sense,

Items are lifeless,

But this is not absolute.

Didn’t the Holy Sword of the Elves birth its own will? If divine artifacts can birth a will, why can’t a Temple?! Both contain extremely powerful forces. Artifacts have artifact spirits, maybe Temples have its spirits too? The reason why most people find it absurd to think that the Demon Temple has consciousness is mainly because the birth of such consciousness often requires an incredibly vast amount of soul power, and the success rate is not high.

The birth of the Holy Sword Eshufier took twelve attempts, and each time it exhausted the entire soul power of the tenth Elf King.

For a Temple to have consciousness, the amount of soul power it needs is surely as vast as the stars.

In this world, where is there so much soul power?

Therefore, most people think that the Demon Temple having consciousness is nothing more than a dreamy tale. Influenced by this common sense, the notion of the Demon Temple having consciousness was just a very unlikely speculation in Kael’s mind before now.

However, after roughly guessing the true purpose of the trial, this speculation didn’t seem to be that far-fetched.

And today, after receiving Kain’s report, Kael felt convinced about his inner hunch.

So,

Under Kain’s confused gaze, Kael, who had been deeply absorbed in the report for quite a while, began to tremble. Strange whispers slipped from his lips, chilling Kain to the bone and slightly shaking, lifted his gaze to the blond man wearing an enigmatic smile.

"Your Holiness?! What’s... What’s wrong?"

"Nothing, my friend."

With his eyes narrowing again, Kael playfully looked at Kain, who was kneeling on the ground,

"You needn’t worry. I’m not doubting your words."

"Really? Your Holiness!"

"Yes, the information you brought and your conjecture are both very important. I’m very pleased, my friend."

Kael gently patted Kain’s shoulder, gradually suppressing his inner emotions, walked toward the statue nearby and adopted a praying posture,

"So, if the Demon Temple left the Great Winter Forest? Where would she go? And in what way would she go?"

"Ah, this? I’m sorry... I have no idea."

"Okay... But, speaking of which, Kain do you remember the coordinates where the Bloody Butterfly was born?"

’Huh?’

’Why suddenly mention the new Demon King?’

Caught off guard by the Pope’s question, Kain was initially startled but quickly regained his composure and responded with due respect,

"Bloody Butterfly? Let me think... ah, according to the scout’s report at that time, it was at the location T350, W420."

"That’s close to where you discovered the barrier."

"Yes, it is. Huh?"

Being told this by the Pope, Kain’s eyebrows tightened, and he tentatively looked at Kael,

"Your Holiness?"

"Bloody Butterfly, as a newly born Demon King, easily blocked the Magic Fussing Bomb, killed Bernard the third prince of Snow Night Empire from miles away; defeated Wilt the leader of Divine Punishment Sect, suppressed another newly born Demon King; the power and aura of Bloody Butterfly during SkyDome time, still makes the Holy Tower Venerable feel terrified... Compared with the previously born Deathwing, Snow Devourer, and Nightmare, the power of Bloody Butterfly is somewhat extraordinary. It doesn’t seem like a newly born Demon King at all."

"When you put it that way... indeed... it doesn’t make sense. Your Holiness, what... what are you implying?"

"Hmm, if I’m not wrong in my judgment. Bloody Butterfly... is the incarnation of the Demon Temple. The demon nest, as you guessed, indeed left Winter Forest."

Saying this,

Kael no longer paid attention to Kain’s question behind him, but to the four White Sacred envois, solemnly knelt in front of the statue, staring fanatically at the majestic statue.

’I didn’t expect this’

’We didn’t even need to venture into Winter Forest to find her’

’Demon Temple? She emerged all by herself?!’