Wizard Immortal

Chapter 677 Ganlai's Past

In the deep darkness of the night, in the deserted Odoria Park, Xu Sen waited for a very long time before finally seeing someone.

The woman was dressed in a long black dress, her clothes were neat and tidy, and her long hair flowed down her back. She looked exquisite and beautiful.

She is a very pretty girl.

At that moment, the girl hurried over from a distance, then rushed into Aldoria Park with an anxious expression, looking somewhat flustered, as if she was searching for something.

"They're here."

Looking at the girl walking towards him from afar, Xu Sen took a deep breath, then stepped forward and walked directly in front of her, much to the man's astonishment.

"Who are you?"

Looking at Xu Sen who appeared before him, Chen Qing frowned and asked, sensing a powerful force emanating from the man.

That was the supernatural power that Xu Sen had awakened.

Today, the Awakening Era has officially arrived, and everything that was meant to come has come to pass.

People like Xu Sen and Yang Lin, who were Heavenly Rank Awakeners in their previous lives, have basically awakened the power of their past lives by now.

Although it has only just awakened and does not possess the future of a Heavenly Rank Awakener like in its previous life, its essence is still extraordinary, which Chen Qing can sense.

"Your power is strange."

She looked at Xu Sen in front of her and said with a frown.

At this moment, two forces were intertwined within Xu Sen.

One of them was his innate special ability. Although it was powerful in nature, it was nothing to Chen Qing, the Holy Maiden of the Sacred Heart Sect.

But another force moved her deeply.

It was a profound, bright, and powerful force, like the gentle moonlight shining on people, bringing them a sense of peace.

Compared to Xu Sen's own power, this power was not large in quantity, but its essence was extremely high. It moved Chen Qing the moment he sensed it, and he couldn't help but stop and look at Xu Sen in front of him.

This power is none other than the Moon God's power that Adir once left on Xu Sen.

As a fifth-order being, even a small amount of power leaked out is enough to change a large area and permanently alter the terrain, let alone deliberately baptizing a person.

The power that Adir left on Xu Sen is still working on him, constantly strengthening and purifying his body, making his essence even more powerful and terrifying.

Who I am is not important.

Standing before Chen Qing, feeling the undisguised and immense holy power emanating from him, Xu Sen took a deep breath and then said, "The important thing is, I can take you wherever you want to go!"

"Do you know what I'm looking for?"

Chen Qing's expression hardened, and he asked a question in return.

"certainly."

Xu Sen nodded, his expression showing no hesitation: "The place where the Sun God is sealed is right here, and I happen to know how to get in."

"Okay, lead the way!"

Hearing Xu Sen's words, Chen Qing did not hesitate and spoke directly.

In fact, at this point, she had nothing to hesitate about.

In another hour or two at most, the sun god will be fully revived. If the revival is not prevented within this time, everyone in the city will die.

Given this premise, she had no other choice.

"Count me in." A cold voice came from afar.

Chen Qing turned around and saw a burly man in a martial arts robe with a pair of steel gauntlets standing at the far end of her vision, slowly walking towards her.

A surge of immense power and fighting spirit emanated from this man. Whether it was a misperception or not, Chen Qing seemed to see mountains of blood and seas of blood in this man, as if he saw countless battles, and witnessed a man rising from humble beginnings, growing stronger by throwing punches at those who were stronger.

When the weak are angry, they draw their swords against the weaker; when the strong are angry, they draw their swords against the stronger!

The man before them was undoubtedly a powerful figure!

"This man's strength is no less than mine."

As Chen Qing watched the robust man slowly approaching from afar, this thought flashed through his mind.

"Riki-Oh, you've come too."

Seeing the man appear in the distance, Xu Sen wasn't surprised. He simply asked, "Shall we go in together?"

"lead the way."

Li Wang's expression was stern. He nodded to Xu Sen and then spoke calmly.

Seeing his reaction, Xu Sen shrugged, then said nothing more and walked directly in a certain direction.

As one of the few Heavenly Awakeners born in the city of Odoria in his previous life, he was one of the few who knew the true location of the Sun God's resurrection.

In his previous life, in order to find the relics of the past, he personally went to this Odoria Park and found the place where the Sotu religion used to hold sacrifices.

This was an experience that none of the other reborn individuals had, and it was precisely because of this that Kemur sent him to find Chen Qing.

Time slowly passed.

The three of them walked through the vast park, and soon it had been more than half an hour.

Finally, led by Xu Sen, they arrived at a vast ruin.

Within an immense and spacious ruin, a tall altar stood atop it. All the other people on it had vanished, leaving only an old man in a gray robe, with a gaunt figure, who appeared to have been standing there for a very, very long time.

"have not seen you for a long time."

Looking at the old man standing on the altar, Chen Qing sneered: "Gan Lai."

"Chen Qing."

Standing atop a high altar, Ganlai turned slightly, looking at the three who had suddenly arrived below, his expression one of surprise: "You actually managed to find this place?"

"I thought you wouldn't be able to find this place until the sun god was completely unsealed."

"Stop, Ganlai!"

Looking at Gan Lai standing on the altar, Chen Qing's expression turned cold: "Stop now, and join us in reinforcing the seal of the Sun God. It's not too late!"

"Do you really intend to watch the sun god rise again and slaughter everyone in the entire city of Odoria before you're satisfied?!"

"Your Sacred Heart Church's holy maidens are as naive as ever."

Looking quietly at Chen Qing and listening to his words, Gan Lai shook his head, a hint of nostalgia on his face: "It was the same last time, and the time before that too. Every time, you holy maidens would rush in front of me and try to persuade me to stop."

"This really brings back memories."

He looked down at Chen Qing, a complex expression on his face.

"What?"

Hearing Gan Lai's words, Chen Qing was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed drastically: "You..."

"Not long ago, didn't you have an old Holy Maiden from the Sacred Heart Sect by your side? You mean that old guy named Tu Xiusi?"

Looking at Chen Qing, Gan Lai said calmly, "In a sense, she and I are old guys from the same era."

"I was once like her, belonging to a rebellious organization dedicated to fighting against the three gods and breaking the cycle of reincarnation, just like your Sacred Heart Church."

"There's no need to doubt it too much."

His expression was calm as he spoke softly, "The world has gone through seventeen eras. In the past Awakening Era, countless organizations emerged that rebelled against the Three Gods, and the Sacred Heart Cult was just one of them."

"Compared to the organization I used to belong to, the Sacred Heart Church is just a junior."

"So, you betrayed us?"

Chen Qing frowned and looked at Gan Lai, questioning him.

"Yes, I betrayed them."

Gan Lai spoke frankly, his expression remaining largely unchanged throughout: "If there's no hope in something, why continue to persist?"

"I once swore to fight against the Three Gods, and time and time again I prepared the most meticulous plans and the most powerful forces to try to rebel against the Three Gods, but in the end I only failed time and time again."

"You may not have experienced that feeling of failing time and time again, but I have experienced it for four whole eras."

He spoke calmly: "For four eras, I have failed time and time again. All my family and friends have died. I have fought to the very end, and my lifespan is almost over."

"In despair, I betrayed my original choice and founded the Sotu Cult in the previous era, personally releasing the three gods ahead of schedule."

"As it turns out, going with the tide is much easier than going against it. I successfully achieved my goal, released the three gods, and used the altar to absorb some of their power, greatly extending my lifespan."

"No matter how much you say, it won't change the fact that you betrayed us."

Xu Sen sneered, "Do you know how many innocent people will die because of your actions?"

"So what?"

Gan Lai said calmly, "I have never been a savior, much less someone willing to sacrifice myself to save the world."

"I'm just a nobody. I'm content with just taking care of myself. I can't possibly worry about anything else."

"What do I care about other people's lives or deaths?"

He lowered his head and looked at Chen Qing: "Do you know why I said so much?"

Why?

Chen Qing's cold expression remained unchanged as he looked at Gan Lai and spoke.

"You are just like me in the past, so much like me."

Gan Lai sighed softly, looked at Chen Qing, and said in a low voice, "So here, I want to give you one last chance."

"Let go of your fearless insistence."

He began, "You've been by Tushus's side for the past few months, so you must already know about the Three Gods."

"The three gods will recover sooner or later. Even if they don't recover today, they will recover tomorrow."

"And you, unable to resist the power of the three gods, could only make futile sacrifices in the end."

"Give up."

He said calmly, "Everything was predetermined."

"Heh." A voice rang out from the spot.

Standing beside Chen Qing, Li Wang's face was cold and stern as he let out a disdainful sneer: "To abandon one's principles and will, to become someone who exists only to eke out a living—what's the difference between that and a walking corpse?"

No matter how much you say, or how well you say it, it doesn't change the fact that you're just a weakling!

Hearing this, Gan Lai didn't react much and remained standing there calmly. Xu Sen, who was standing to the side, twitched at the corner of his mouth, feeling a strange sense of awkwardness.

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