"Dead???"

This news, even with Chu Xiu’s calmness, involuntarily widened his eyes.

He composed himself and quickly asked, "What exactly happened, how could Senior Qin die? If even he is dead, why is the camp safe and sound?"

"Because he didn’t die in the Corpse Demon World, but in the Heroic Spirit Trial."

Vengeance also sighed, "You know as well, the development of civilization takes time, and after the calamity left, who knows what ritual it activated, the entire Corpse Demon World detached from the Abyss and began to revive. Originally, we had a dozen or even several decades to develop slowly, but now this timeline has been greatly shortened."

"The analysts at the Investigation Bureau unanimously believe that even with good luck, there’s a high probability of encountering a [Heroic Spirit] within five years!"

"So Qin Xiang felt his strength was insufficient to continue protecting the civilization in the Corpse Demon World, and chose to challenge the Heroic Spirit Trial two and a half months ago."

"This..." Vengeance’s words left Chu Xiu stunned.

He couldn’t quite describe his feelings; he didn’t know if he was mourning the loss of a free bodyguard, grieving for Qin Xiang’s death, or admiring his selfless dedication to the country, or perhaps all three.

Seeing his complicated expression, Vengeance misunderstood and comforted, "You don’t have to blame yourself; this was his own decision. If he wanted to keep moving forward, he would sooner or later have to cross this threshold. In fact, I support him for having the courage to try."

"Moreover..." Vengeance stopped halfway.

"Moreover what?" Chu Xiu asked.

"Nothing." Vengeance shook his head.

Chu Xiu said, "Please, Senior, do go on."

Vengeance sighed, "I wanted to say that Qin Xiang might not necessarily be dead, but then I thought about it—it’s nothing more than comforting ourselves with deceit, no need to mention it."

Chu Xiu was confused, "Senior Qin isn’t dead? What exactly is going on, Senior?"

Vengeance thought for a moment, and said, "Actually, it’s not a secret. Most King Tiers with connections carry an artifact called the [Trial Termination Talisman] when participating in the Ancient Trials."

"The function of this artifact is to voluntarily use it to cancel the entire trial when realizing that the trial is about to fail."

Vengeance’s words reminded Chu Xiu of the withdrawal artifact possessed by that girl Jiang Xue during his Warrior Tier trial, which still lay in his own storage space.

This kind of item must be highly valuable, but if Qin Xiang had such an artifact, why would he die?

Chu Xiu voiced his doubt.

Vengeance said, "That’s because this artifact doesn’t merely cancel the trial; if the artifact were that miraculous, the death rate of the Heroic Spirit Trial would not be so high."

"Its core principle is to directly erase the entire ’Awakened’ identity!"

Directly erase the Awakened identity!

Chu Xiu instantly reacted, "Does that mean..."

"Exactly," Vengeance nodded, "Qin Xiang turns into an ordinary person. He can retain his cultivation but can’t gain experience through slaying monsters anymore; he must cultivate slowly like the cultivators in the past."

"More importantly, the awakening space and storage space will also disappear. This means even if Qin Xiang terminated the trial, he has no means to return to Blue Star."

"Then... can we send people to retrieve him?" Chu Xiu asked.

"That’s the crux of the matter," Vengeance bitterly smiled, "In theory, there is a method, but no one has succeeded, even a Demigod got lost in the Abyss and to this day there’s no news."

"Even a Demigod..." Chu Xiu’s eyes were widened with shock, yet he still asked, "May I know what method?"

Seeing his pursuit, Vengeance did not hide it, "The Abyss is vast beyond imagination, like a complete universe, even the strongest humans have only explored a minuscule part."

"So, if it’s an ordinary King Tier lost, there’s no way to save them; but Qin Xiang’s uniqueness is that he has an Information Entity within Abyss City."

"Although with the cancelation of the Awakened identity, the Information Entity fell asleep, it hasn’t fissured, indicating that Qin Xiang is still alive. We can trace back Qin Xiang’s position through the connection channel opened by Abyss City between the Information Entity and the physical body."

Chu Xiu was elated, "Doesn’t that mean we can rescue Senior Qin?"

Vengeance shook his head with a bitter smile, "You think so because you haven’t Free Deep Divied."

"The dangers in the Abyss are unimaginable for those who haven’t been there. It appears vast and empty like the universe, with enormous distances between stars, but in reality, dangers lurk everywhere; Abyssal turbulence, Spiritual Energy torrents, star-devouring creatures, even the Heroic Spirits and Demigods can be easily devoured! Not even the eight Celestial Kings dare claim confidence in surviving it!"

"Moreover, the deeper you go, the higher the probability of encountering those terrifying beings! The depth of the Heroic Spirit Trial exceeds twenty thousand!"

"At this depth... without [Light], it’s suicide. Even a Demigod has just over a fifty percent survival rate; no one would risk saving a mere King Tier."

"So, we only broadcasted Qin Xiang’s approximate location to all Heroic Spirit level and above strong men; if one of them happens to be nearby with [Light], maybe they’ll attempt it."