Chapter 1232: The Stone Statues

Chapter 1232: The Stone Statues

Lin Nuo once dreamed of entering a pyramid, but little did he know he was about to fulfill that dream now.

The key issue was, what kind of nonsense pyramid was this? He had no idea if he could even get out after going in.

Two dog-headed guards at the entrance looked suspicious, giving off a cursed vibe.

Since he couldn’t seem to escape despite trying to dash back and forth, he always ended up at the original starting point—right at the pyramid’s entrance.

He had to go in.

Of course, he always felt it might be the dao of heaven guiding him to inch closer to the truth, or perhaps those chosen maidens were inching closer to the truth as well.

Yes, they gradually learned about his past with them, including their previous lives or things they once experienced.

Everything seemed to be arranged by fate.

If he had to hang around here, he would accept it.

“Lin Daxia, it’s so dark…”

“Then turn on the light.”

After saying this, a ball of fire ignited in Lin Nuo’s palm, attempting to illuminate the path ahead.

However, the flame quickly extinguished. After several attempts, it was the same.

“Use your golden light. This place must be your domain.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiaoxue followed his suggestion and used her golden light, quickly illuminating the path ahead.

“There are so many stone statues here! What are they?”

Curious, Luo Xiaoxue leaned closer. Aside from the dog-headed guards outside, there were centaurs, tortoises, bats, pythons, and a bunch of strangely-shaped beast statues, like a grand exhibition.

“Lin Daxia, you’re well-read. Have you ever seen these beasts?”

“I’ve seen them all.”

Lin Nuo replied casually; he’d seen them, but only partially in games.

He looked at the vibrant display, it had to be said that the variety of these beast statues truly satisfied his yearning for various magical creatures from the game world, just like in the world of demon beasts.

Of course, it would be better if they were alive.

As long as they weren’t too strong, he could consider capturing them.

“You’ve seen them all? Lin Daxia, your knowledge is truly vast! Sigh, I’ve been wandering outside for so long, yet I haven’t seen even one. They must be rare spirit beasts or demon beasts, right?”

“Not necessarily. It’s just that you haven’t had the chance to see them.”

Exactly, without the chance to play online games, you wouldn’t see them.

“Then are they all extinct?”

“Uh, probably not.”

Lin Nuo answered nonchalantly; how would he know?

Suddenly, the entire pyramid trembled, but no stones or dust fell from above. This pyramid was still very sturdy and unlikely to collapse.

“Was that an earthquake?”

“A little tremor; it won’t kill us. Let’s go.”

Lin Nuo pulled Luo Xiaoxue along to continue walking, ignoring the stone statues for now. Maybe on the way back, he could take a couple of them.

Collecting them would be nice; especially that two-headed dragon, it looked like a master of the Ice Dragon’s dual prowess.

Every few steps they took, the pyramid trembled again. It just liked to shake; it was like a game.

“What’s going on here…”

“As long as it doesn’t collapse, just ignore it.”

Lin Nuo held Luo Xiaoxue’s hand and walked a bit further, noticing even more stone statues with a fuller variety.

There were even hybrid human-beast ones, with one human head and one beast head—somewhat perverse.

But the more novel it was, the more excited he felt. It was a pity there were no Gundams around; if a full Gundam appeared, things would be perfect.

“Lin Daxia, you seem a bit excited.”

“Really?”

Lin Nuo hurriedly reined in his expression; even if he was excited, he shouldn’t show it too much.

“If you think I’m excited, then why would I be excited?”

“Could it be because you’re with me? Haha, that can’t be the reason, right?”

“There’s a bit of a connection.”

“Ah? Really?”

This was unexpected for Luo Xiaoxue; could it be that Lin Daxia was excited to go on an adventure with her?

Was this Lin Daxia revealing his true feelings?

“Believe it or not.”

“I believe! I absolutely believe! I’m so happy to make Lin Daxia excited. I’m excited too; I’m definitely more excited than Lin Daxia. This is a heavenly granted experience!”

“Alright, let’s not wander off-topic. Can you understand the characters above?”

Lin Nuo pointed to a standing two-headed dragon statue, where ancient characters were inscribed.

He had read quite a bit, but he had never seen these characters before.

“Those characters… um… I don’t think I’ve seen them, but I can understand them.”

“Understand? Good, I roughly know what this is about—it probably comes from the Sacred Realm. Then you’ve awakened the recognition of the Sacred Realm.”

Lin Nuo’s extensive experience with novels and anime helped him see through this trope easily.

Suddenly awakening with no signs or logic—just the protagonist awakening.

“What does it say?”

“It says its name, Kela, with ice as its sword and fire as its sword, blessed by heaven, at this moment awakened…”

“Okay, stop.”

Lin Nuo interrupted Luo Xiaoxue, preventing her from finishing the last word.

This trope felt all too familiar.

He guessed if she read everything aloud, something would happen next.

That would mean the statue awakened, and this two-headed dragon would come to life.

“There’s still one character left, Lin Daxia, it’s ‘awake’…”

“Awaken, right? Just tell me if that’s it.”

“Yeah, how did you know?”

“I suspect it will awaken if you finish reading it, and you become the one to break the seal.”

“Seal?” Luo Xiaoxue said, confused.

“It means these statues could be Sacred Beasts that have been sealed, and now that you’ve read the text, they will awaken.”

Lin Nuo explained, surprising Luo Xiaoxue. Could such a thing really happen?

If so, wouldn’t she be deemed the sinner who released evil?

After all, these beast statues looked far too bizarre; their awakening might spell disaster.

“Why can I awaken them?”

“Maybe you have a special identity. They might want to use that. Okay, just write down what you see, don’t recite it.”

Lin Nuo instructed Luo Xiaoxue to translate the ancient text above. Basically, they resembled incantations, and it seemed reciting them would awaken or set them off.

“Just some flowery incantations. Alright, we’ve made a new discovery. Your identity now has substantial potential.”

While speaking, Lin Nuo surveyed the surroundings. He sensed someone was watching them.

It was obvious—it was that earlier escapee.

He suspected this was not a physical human space, but that they had been briefly transported to a place in the Sacred Realm, using this opportunity to get Luo Xiaoxue to revive these statues.

Good thing he read enough novels and watched enough anime to recognize this.

“Is it just stone statues here? Is there anything else?”

Lin Nuo complained; there were many statues and a variety of them, but seeing too many could lead to aesthetic fatigue.

Suddenly, holy fire ignited on both sides of the spacious corridor, making the scene even brighter.

“Lin Daxia, this…”

Luo Xiaoxue covered her eyes; it was a bit uncomfortable with the sudden brightness.

“Don’t panic, it’s fine.”

Lin Nuo used Spirit Technique to dim the light, causing minimal damage to their eyes.

Suddenly, ahead, holy light flickered again, dazzlingly bright.