Chen Nan gradually calmed down, suppressing his anger. Some things were destined to have no outcome, impossible to pursue. He didn't want to do anything meaningless. Right now, strength represented everything; he was powerless to argue or do anything rash. He coldly said, "If I say anything to you, you might lose your nature again and descend into madness."
"No, I have sealed away the memories of fear and terror in my heart." The nameless god and demon said with some helplessness and sorrow.
Chen Nan was astonished. What could possibly be so terrifying as to frighten a god or demon?
The nameless demon seemed to sense his question and said forlornly, "I don't know what it was. I only have some vague impressions, but I can't remember anything at all. I have no way of knowing what happened in the distant past. But every time I think about it, every time someone mentions it, I unconsciously try to explore that blurry memory, but I've never succeeded. As soon as I touch that memory, I lose my nature and fall into madness. Now it's alright, that memory has been completely sealed away by me, and nothing will happen again."
Chen Nan was shocked and couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is that feeling? Why do you have vague impressions but can't clearly recall the past? You once said that you're losing your true nature for longer and longer periods, and your clear-headed periods are getting shorter and shorter. Is that also because of that blurry memory?"
The nameless demon shook his head and sighed, "My usual loss of self and those blurry memories have nothing to do with my own mental state; it's just that I'm becoming increasingly confused. As for those blurry memories, they feel very strange to me. Something momentous must have happened in the distant past, something that seems to contain some earth-shattering secret, but I really can't grasp the information contained in those blurry memories. I have a feeling that someone has tampered with my soul, erasing some important imprints. I think that's the main reason why I can't remember those things from the past."
"What! Someone has tampered with you?! Erased certain marks from your soul?!" Chen Nan exclaimed in shock. It was hard to believe that someone could use such methods on such an incredibly powerful ancient god and demon!
"Yes, it's a completely instinctive intuition. You must have had that mysterious feeling before, something that can't be predicted or proven, but it's true."
"I've had that feeling before." Chen Nan nodded. Before coming to the Deathly Abyss this time, he had a premonition that something would happen. He believed in the intuition that the Nameless God and Demon spoke of.
The nameless god-demon continued, "It's all just instinctive intuition; I don't know the truth. But one thing is certain: someone has placed some kind of seal on me, rendering many of my supernatural abilities unusable. Now I can only fight with my strength. I have no idea who did these things to me, and that's what causes me the most pain."
Chen Nan was shocked, but also felt a pang of pity for him. So what if his cultivation was so powerful, reaching the realm of gods and demons? In the end, he was nothing more than a puppet controlled by someone. However, the person behind him was truly terrifying. An unnamed god-demon, possessing boundless power, was capable of dominating heaven and earth, but in the end…
"Do you know the secrets of the gods and demons from ten thousand years ago? Do you know why you are in this desolate place?" Chen Nan was still unwilling to give up; he desperately wanted to know what happened ten thousand years ago.
"I don't know about what happened ten thousand years ago. It must have been erased from my memory. The few remaining vague memories only drive me mad and don't give me any useful information. I just sealed it away completely. I don't know why I'm here. This is the starting point of my main memories. It seems my memories begin here." The nameless god-demon's face showed a look of sorrow. He didn't know who he was, where he came from, or anything about his past.
Why don't you leave here?
The nameless demon gazed at the sky, the red light in his single eye dimming, his gaze gradually becoming empty. After a long, long time, he finally came to his senses and sighed, "I cannot leave this place. My soul constantly reminds me that this place needs my protection. I cannot tolerate anyone setting foot here. Any powerful being within hundreds of miles that threatens this place will be destroyed by any means necessary. I will protect this place forever, until the world is destroyed!"
"You don't even know what you're protecting, yet you persist like this. Do you think it's meaningful?"
"You don't understand. My subconscious tells me that even if I die, I cannot allow anyone to disturb this place. Even during the days when I lost my true nature, my subconscious was still controlling my body, patrolling and guarding this desolate land."
Chen Nan gradually understood that the nameless god and demon who appeared inexplicably above Shenfeng Academy that day, riding on rolling demonic energy, was probably driven by his subconscious to attack Xiaolong, a powerful being who had successfully evolved into a sixth-order divine beast.
He suddenly remembered the countless withered bones within the desolate wasteland. That vast expanse of white bones was so terrifying; he wondered how many powerful figures had perished there. His voice trembled slightly as he asked, "Were those countless soul bones within the desolate wasteland caused by you?"
The nameless god-demon shook his head and said, "Only a small portion are the skeletons of powerful individuals I killed; the rest existed before I appeared here."
"What?!" Chen Nan exclaimed in surprise, asking urgently, "When did you arrive here? How long have you been here?"
"It's probably been several thousand years, maybe close to ten thousand years. It's been so long that I can't remember anymore."
Chen Nan was shocked. This place was actually a relic from ten thousand years ago. It truly concealed an earth-shattering secret!
"Could this be one of the battlefields of that catastrophe ten thousand years ago?" Chen Nan muttered to himself, looking at the nameless god-demon with bewilderment. "For thousands of years, who exactly have you been blocking here? Who exactly wants to break into this place?"
"The forbidden zone is shrouded in the 'Heaven-Binding Array,' which normally operates using the power of the stars, preventing anyone from freely entering or leaving. It opens once every few hundred years, lasting for about a hundred days. After a hundred days, the array slowly activates, forming a tremendous resistance around the area until it is fully operational, completely concealing and hiding the forbidden zone, making it difficult for outsiders to find. During the period when the forbidden zone is open, those who venture here include the strongest humans, immortals and gods from the Immortal God Realm, and many other cultivators of different kinds. Apart from those from the Immortal God Realm, the rest enter out of curiosity. However, even among the immortals and gods, only a few find this place based on ancient legends; most of the others stumble in unintentionally."
Chen Nan's mind was in a state of confusion. The information he had received today was too shocking. He seemed to have grasped something, but after careful consideration, he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
The nameless god and demon has no specific enemies. Any top-tier expert above the sixth rank who enters within a hundred miles of the Heaven-Binding Formation will be attacked by him.
However, Chen Nan was still somewhat confused, and he couldn't help but ask, "I once ventured into the Death Zone, why didn't you kill me?"
"You mean three months ago, right? At that time, the Heaven-Binding Array had just stopped operating, and I was still asleep. I sensed a faint aura then, but I had just begun to awaken and had not yet fully woken up, so I could not clearly detect your presence."
Upon hearing this, Chen Nan broke out in a cold sweat; he had been far too reckless. Through the nameless god and demon's account, the mist surrounding the terrifying abyss gradually dissipated, and he finally gained some understanding of the place.
Then Chen Nan asked a crucial question: "The deepest cave in the valley constantly emanates billowing demonic energy. What kind of place is that?"
The nameless god-demon shook his head and said, "That place is extremely strange. It seems to contain a small-scale trapping formation that is constantly operating and never stops. No one can break into the deepest part of the cave, and even I don't know what kind of place is inside."
"You...you couldn't even reach the deepest part?!" Although the series of shocking news had already numbed Chen Nan somewhat, he was still incredibly shocked at this moment. After calming down slightly, he asked, "Is that the source you were meant to protect?"
"No, I don't know exactly what I'm supposed to protect, but I'm willing to stay here because my subconscious tells me this place is worth protecting with my life. In this valley, only that bottomless demon cave makes me uneasy. It makes me feel an involuntary hostility. If it weren't for the small-scale trapping array inside, I would have already rushed in and destroyed everything inside. It's definitely not the place I'm supposed to protect, but it is indeed a terrifying and unpredictable place. There may really be some unknown and mysterious things inside."
The nameless demon seemed lost in a dream, murmuring, "I know... there have always been two powers within this valley that are beyond my reach. One aura feels incredibly close to me, as if it were my family, but I can never grasp it, nor can I find its source. The other, I feel utterly disgusted, even somewhat terrified, and it hides in the deepest part of the demon cave..."
Chen Nan's mind raced, but he finally shook his head and sighed. Those two powers were beyond his comprehension; powers that instilled fear in gods and demons shouldn't exist in the mortal realm! The most important thing right now was to unravel the mystery of his resurrection…
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