Chapter 521: Chapter 379: Lost Realm, Completing the Crystal Visualization Technique, Dark Department Purge Operation! (5K)

The voice carried a note of joy, complexity, and a touch of reluctance.

The Soul Cocoon rippled like water, and from it emerged a semi-transparent figure, an embodiment of consciousness with only outlines and no features.

"Dream Shadow?"

Upon hearing this voice and seeing the figure emerge from the Soul Cocoon, Su Mu shivered all over with eyes tightly shut.

Suddenly.

His thoughts raced, a massive brainstorm was raging in his mind.

The Dream Shadow previously handed him an Incomplete Crystal containing half of the "Crystal Visualization Technique," and continuously guided Su Mu to enhance his Spiritual Power.

This Incomplete Crystal even contained a passage to the Endless Black Mist World, wielding the power to awaken him with formidable Spiritual Power when he was about to lose his mind in the Black Mist World.

Aware of the Master of Endless Black Mist with extraordinarily mighty power.

All signs indicated...

This Dream Shadow’s identity was linked to the Human Great Sage. Su Mu had previously speculated that if this figure was not one of the initial followers of the first Human Great Sage, then it must be the Great Sage himself.

But why...

Why did this Dream Shadow emerge from Miaomiao’s sealed Soul Cocoon?

What kind of connection existed between the Dream Shadow and Miaomiao?

Could it be that the Dream Shadow was also communicating with Miaomiao through dreams?

No!

In an instant, Su Mu thought of more.

Su Mu remembered the moment when the mist on the Dream Shadow’s face cleared partially, revealing eyes almost identical to Miaomiao’s.

Coincidences exist in the world, but Su Mu wouldn’t easily believe two coincidences would match up so perfectly.

He then recalled the days after returning to school from the Celestial Cloud Mountain exchange meeting; he had once asked Miaomiao if she had any strange dreams recently, to which Miaomiao had just smiled and changed the subject. At that time, he paid it no mind.

Now looking back, perhaps Miaomiao had shared the same experience and had been having some sort of weird dream.

At this moment, Su Mu’s spirit trembled dramatically.

Before his eyes, the silhouette of the Dream Shadow began to merge with the image of Miaomiao from his memory, becoming one in an instant, without any abruptness.

"Who, who are you really?"

...

"Me?... Merely an obsession of someone who has passed away, it doesn’t matter. After all, teacher, with your intelligence, you should have guessed it by now?"

After a light chuckle, the Dream Shadow’s tone became solemn.

"Teacher, my time is running out, if you truly wish to save her, please listen to me now."

Su Mu stared at the shadow, and the shadow continued to speak.

"Her soul is currently unstable, and there is a conflict within her self-belief. Thus, it requires resolving these conflicts to awaken her again."

Conflict of self-belief?

"Tell me, what can I do?"

"A sealed soul will continuously annihilate itself, therefore teacher, you need to find a place rich in Soul Power to nourish the soul. Meanwhile, I will do my best to stabilize her soul... During this period, teacher, you need to quickly become stronger and find the latter half of the ’Crystal Visualization Technique’ as soon as possible."

"Where is the latter half of the ’Crystal Visualization Technique’?"

"Lost Realm."

Hearing this, Su Mu was stunned, for he had never heard of a Lost Realm.

"Teacher, let me tell you a story."

"A long time ago, a powerful ancient race existed on this planet. This race established an extremely prosperous Golden Realm, and the first King of Giants gathered the entire race’s power to create two Supreme Giant Towers and a crown to ensure the civilization endured for countless generations."

Suddenly, Su Mu’s eyes trembled slightly, recalling the scene he had once seen, two giant towers flanking a Tier Nine Steps, atop which was a Throne devoid of the king’s shadow, but with an ancient crown.

"But a black mist arrived, and under its shadow, the Golden Realm crumbled, the giant towers toppled, and that crown was shattered into pieces and vanished. This once-flourishing realm became a wasteland..."

"In the darkest hour, as the Giant Race was on the brink of extinction, an unprecedented, mighty Giant surpassing the first King of Giants emerged. This mighty being had no name, so let’s temporarily call him the Forbidden Giant.

To preserve the final ember of civilization, the Forbidden Giant left behind many contingency plans, one of which was recovering the shattered crown, using Supreme Mighty Power to seal the space which had become a wasteland and transferring it to another space uninvaded by the black mist."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu’s mind trembled; he clearly knew the Forbidden Giant mentioned by the Dream Shadow was the master of the Silver Steps, the renegade Giant who created the Great Wilderness Four Forms.

"Are you saying that the Giant Race didn’t fully go extinct?"

The Dream Shadow nodded.

Su Mu’s eyes flickered with a brilliance. If the Giant Race wasn’t completely annihilated by the black mist, and he could find that Lost Realm in the future, perhaps he and the giants could join forces to combat the catastrophe.

These surviving giants would be formidable allies for him, Su Mu!

"How can I find this Lost Realm?"

"Teacher, the seed in your Sea of Consciousness is the key to the Lost Realm; it will guide you to find the entrance to the Lost Realm, and only there can it truly germinate and grow..."

"Once you obtain the complete ’Crystal Visualization Technique,’ and have the Crystal Human Form undergo three transformations, then you can use the power of the crown to save her soul, awakening her once more."