When the beam of golden light fell down onto Faust, no one in this room was able to react. Well, it wasn't no one at all, but the person who could act didn't want to act.
This was supposed to happen, so naturally it wouldn't be in his best interest to go against fate, even if he was a bit unwilling to accept it.
Faust didn't even have time to react as the beam of golden light fell onto him, he didn't even have time to make a sound. At the very least, that meant that he didn't feel any pain at all as he turned into ashes, disappearing without leaving a trace.
Though for Lin Fan, this wasn't what he wanted to see since Faust had been just about to say something that he felt was important. But at the very last second, this strange beam of golden light fell down on him and turned him to ashes.
After Faust had disappeared, the beam of golden light also disappeared.
The surrounding area turned silent and it was like nothing had happened at all.
The only thing that still signified that something had happened was the life-like doll that was now covered in a golden glow that fell to the ground.
If one looked at it carefully, they would have seen something that was like a tear that fell from the face of the doll.
Lin Fan didn't immediately go pick up the doll, rather he looked up at the ceiling where the beam of golden light had fallen down from. When he looked at the ceiling, he saw that there was nothing that had changed about it, it was still the same ceiling as before. It was almost as if that beam of golden light had fallen right through the ceiling without even touching it.
He could tell that the beam of golden light was like the golden glow that came from the diamond on his forehead, as well as the golden glow that surrounded him when he fought. He had also seen this when it had completely turned Faust into ashes, however it had happened much faster than when he used his golden glow.
It was clear that whatever used this golden glow had much more control than him and the golden glow that was used was much stronger than his.
As for who that person was, that was something that Lin Fan didn't know.
But someone that could control that much of the golden glow, unless they were related to the origin of these ruins, it was impossible for them to control all of this…
Since that was the case, could it be that the person that made these ruins were still alive?
That person was most likely Huang Di who was Lin Fan's transmigration senior. But then again, if it was, why was he hiding here and what did he make this round for?
He was supposed to be the saviour of these people, but it almost seemed like he was the one that was currently trapping them…
Then there was the fact that Faust had been trying to warn Lin Fan not to trust someone before he was hit by that beam of golden light…
Still, Lin Fan didn't have all the clues that he needed to draw a conclusion right now since for all he knew, there was a chance that Faust had been lying to him. Or there might be someone else who was controlling this realm from behind the scenes.
Lin Fan stopped thinking about this and turned to pick up the doll, but there was a familiar voice that came from behind him that said, "How about we have a talk now?"
Lin Fan stopped when he heard this and he turned around to look at the skeleton that was standing there with a confused look.
Normally, when the summoner disappeared, the undead would disappear with that summoner, but this skeleton was still here.
Lin Fan couldn't help asking, "How are you still here?"
The skeleton in the dark robe revealed a faint smile as a sparkle appeared in his purple eyes, "Do you really think that he was strong enough to summon me on his own?"
Seeing that Lin Fan suddenly understood, the skeleton continued, "It was a two sided contract that we formed, so even if he dies, I can stay here since I was summoned using my own life energy. As for how long I can stay...That is a completely different story."
Lin Fan paused before hesitantly asking, "So, what do you want with me then?"
The skeleton looked over Lin Fan and with how deep his eyes were, it was almost as if he was looking right into Lin Fan's soul. Though in reality, he was actually looking in Lin Fan's soul since there was a part of Lin Fan's soul that contained a bit of energy that wasn't his.
Seeing that the skeleton wasn't saying a thing, Lin Fan revealed an awkward look, but he also chose not to say anything since he knew what kind of personality the main body of this skeleton had. Since he wasn't saying anything yet, that meant that he was still thinking about something.
After a while, the skeleton finally asked, "How is the main body doing?"
Lin Fan was visibly surprised since he clearly never expected the skeleton to suddenly ask him this, but he still said, "He's doing fine. Sometimes I really wonder if he's even worthy of the identity that he has."
The skeleton suddenly gave a laugh before saying, "You sure you should be saying that to me?"
Lin Fan wasn't scared as he revealed a smile and said, "You're thinking the same thing aren't you?"
After being with the main body of this skeleton for a while, Lin Fan knew how to get along with him and he wasn't scared of him like he had once been. He figured that since this was a clone of the person he knew, their personality should be similar.
He wasn't disappointed as that skeleton gave another laugh before saying, "Well, that's good to hear."
Then the smile disappeared from the skeleton's face as he said with a serious look, "You better be careful in here. I have some understanding of what happened here and I can say that it's not good that you have what you have. It means that you're being targeted."
Lin Fan knitted his brows the moment he heard this and he immediately was about to ask something, but before he could even say a thing, the skeleton raised his hand to stop him.
The skeleton looked up at where the beam of golden light had fallen down with a smile before saying, "I've already said too much. This place isn't as simple as you think, even I have to be careful here. Not to mention that the fellow here is glaring at me and he has the power of destiny on his side. The power of destiny is not something that even I dare mess with easily. This place definitely won't have a good ending."
Lin Fan clearly had more things to say, but he knew that he wouldn't be able to get anything out of the skeleton since his words weren't light.
The skeleton gave a nod to Lin Fan and said, "Good luck." After that, he disappeared without a trace.
Lin Fan looked back at the ceiling once again feeling a complicated feeling, but that quickly faded since he knew that the only way forward was to still follow this path.
…
On the giant tree of light outside, at the top of the tree, there was a beast that was licking its paws as it looked down.
Instead of looking down at the various humans that were moving through the city, it was looking right down at the tree below it. It was almost as if it was looking right through the tree to look at the city in the center.
As it was licking its paws, it suddenly gave a hiss like something had annoyed it.
When they heard this, all the ghost commanders that were nearby couldn't help jumping back.
Even though they all respected this beast, it was also clear that all the ghost commanders also feared this beast.
The beast suddenly said, "That damn Faust, he dares to ruin master's plan? Wait until I get my hands on him!"
All the ghost commanders looked at each other with complicated looks in their eyes, but they didn't say anything in the end.
The beast raised its paw and there was a ball of golden light that suddenly appeared. With a single wave of its paw, the golden light suddenly fell down into the giant tree of light and disappeared.
After throwing down this ball of golden light, the beast licked its paw again before saying, "You have to pay the price if you want to betray the master."
Then after this, the beast turned back to the ghost commanders and asked, "How is it going with the humans outside?"
All the ghost commanders looked at each other, but finally one of them came forward to say, "So far there are only eleven who have passed the test and received the mark."
The beast kept licking its paw for a bit like it was in thought before it finally said, "Open it and let them in, the more holders, the more likely the master's plan will succeed."
The ghost commanders all gave a bow before several of them suddenly jumped off the tree and into the city below them.
The beast didn't care about them at all as it licked its paw and said, "Soon…"