Chapter 2382
The rocky surface of the mountain trail had been replaced with a translucent substance as the trail passed into the clouds . Han Sen’s body was shrouded in the thin layers of mist . He felt as if the dimensions of space were distorting around him .
The feeling was very gentle, though . And it was brief, disappearing in a second . Han Sen’s Kingese shone . The climb to the peak was long and tiring, and the stairs wrapped back and forth up the mountain like a massive centipede .
Han Sen saw Prince Four and Princess Two trying to fight their way up the stairs . They kept running on the same few steps, not going any higher .
Han Sen ran toward the peak, and he ascended with no problem . He followed the stone steps that led up to the peak . Prince Four and Princess Two were still scrambling crazily against the stairs, like a hamster on its wheel .
“It looks the Kingese have kept me from being trapped by this weird dimension . ” Han Sen wasn’t in the mood to watch the deified royal children flail, so he focused his efforts on heading for the peak .
The mountaintop was very wide, and it had to be as large as a soccer pitch . Most of the area was flat, too . One spot stood out on the mountaintop, however . There was a small knoll atop the peak .
That knoll was no more than a hundred meters tall . It looked as sharp as a sword, and it pointed into the sky . Five words were carved deep into its side . They said, “Pride and bones are made . ”
Looking at those five words gave people goosebumps . It was like there were a thousand sword airs there, and they’d rip you to pieces in less than a second .
“A powerful sword mind!” Han Sen lurched in surprise when he read the five words .
Han Sen’s sword skills weren’t bad . Although he didn’t focus much on practicing with a blade, his sword mind was almost as good as a deified elite’s .
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But before those five words, Han Sen’s sword mind was crushed . He couldn’t bring himself back to his senses . It was like he was shaking . Some suppressive force seemed to press down on him from above .
“I’m afraid that anyone who could carve those five words must have been incredibly skilled with the sword . This would have required an unbelievable level of talent . Who left those five words? There have been many great swordsmen scattered across the Extreme King’s history, and many of the Extreme King’s rulers were swordsmen . Even many commoners of the Extreme King are deified swordsmen . It’s impossible to guess who might have done something like this . ” Han Sen paused before going on to think, “But I’m afraid that in order to possess a sword mind like this, a swordsman must have surpassed the deified level . It has to be from one of the most famous swordsman kings . But I don’t know them, so I don’t know which king left behind this swordmind . ”
Han Sen looked away from the text and glanced around the mountaintop . Aside from the knoll, there was nothing else on the peak .
“Bai Ling Shuang’s mentioned that there was something to be gained by reaching this peak . Was she referring to this knoll and its carving? But if so, what could the benefit actually be? Is this entire knoll a treasure in itself? It doesn’t look like it . The reward Bai Ling Shuang mentioned must have been the swordmind itself . ” Han Sen again read the five words, “pride and bones are made . ”
The swordmind was very powerful . Just looking at it was frightening . The sight of it would make a normal person feel sick . Comparing a normal swordmind to this monstrosity was like comparing a stone and a moon . They were two completely different things .
Even with Han Sen’s tough will, he was having trouble keeping his emotions in check before that swordmind .
But his swordmind was very tough, and he wouldn’t be shaken easily . He stood there and watched the five words intently .
For some reason, though, Han Sen felt like he was trying to scratch an itch that he couldn’t quite reach . He couldn’t grasp the real meaning of the swordmind .
As Han Sen stared at the knoll, he heard a flurry of footsteps come up the staircase behind him . He glanced back and saw Prince Four running up the steps .
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Prince Four, seeing that Han Sen was already at the peak, frowned and said nothing .
“Greetings, Prince Four . ” Han Sen bowed .
Prince Four glared at him and remained silent . He headed toward the knoll . When he reached the five words, he focused on them and began to ignore Han Sen completely .
Han Sen scratched his nose . If someone wanted to ignore him, he wasn’t going to push himself on them .
Prince Four just stood there, perfectly still, until Princess Two arrived . When she saw Han Sen and Prince Four already there, she looked fairly upset .
She didn’t mind that Prince Four had been faster than her, but Han Sen had also reached the top much more quickly than she had . This made her sad .
But she was deified, after all . Her sadness quickly faded . Princess Two walked over to the knoll and turned her attention to the five words, just like Prince Four had . She also ignored Han Sen .
The two deified children reached out with their senses to feel the swordmind . When Han Sen detected their attempts, it confirmed that the benefit of the mountaintop had to lie in these five words . And ultimately, that disappointed him .
That swordmind was very powerful, but Han Sen did not focus on swords as his primary form of attack . If Six Paths Emperor had been there, perhaps he would have appreciated this boon far more . Han Sen stayed there, looking at the words for a while, but he did not learn anything .
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Since he was there already, Han Sen wasn’t going to give up an opportunity to gain more power . He decided to stay .
After a while, Han Sen thought about Bai Ling Shuang . The timing seemed about right, so he headed back down the mountain .
Prince Four and Princess Two saw Han Sen turn around and go back . They were confused when he left, but they ignored him . They turned their attention back to the words to learn whatever they could from the swordmind .
Han Sen walked back down the translucent road . Many royal princes and princesses were walking up and up without actually making any progress . Bai Ling Shuang was similarly frozen in place . The royal children ran like headless chickens, but none of them were moving an inch forward .
The twisted dimension affected them too much, and they couldn’t find a way to proceed .
Bai Ling Shuang was furious . She had been struggling fruitlessly for so long . Her body was affected by the distorted dimension’s power . She couldn’t move, and she felt so very heavy . She had become enraged when Han Sen passed her by .
“Bai Yi, that a**hole! If he took my items and didn’t hold up his end of the bargain, I am going to skin him alive . ” Bai Ling Shuang’s body felt very heavy . She could barely move .
With every step she took, it felt like she was shouldering the weight of an entire mountain . She was sweating, and her clothes had long since become soaked .
The longer someone stayed on that translucent path, the more they would be affected by the twisted dimension .
“Bai Yi, you little sh*t! I am going to kill him . ” Bai Ling Shuang started to fall toward the ground . She hated him .
“Sister Ten, am I too late?” An arm appeared and caught Bai Ling Shuang, stopping her from hitting the ground .
Bai Ling Shuang raised her head and saw Han Sen smiling at her . She bit her lip and said, “Why are you back here?”
“This road was hard, and I got delayed . Let’s go up now,” Han Sen said as he helped her up .
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