“Dead Realm?!”

Li Hai was startled upon hearing this.

This term made him suddenly recall the documents left in the iron cabinet by the Wu Xian Federation. (See Chapter 60 of this book)

So, would the Dead Realm mentioned in those documents be the same place as the Dead Realm Su Leishi spoke of?

After some thought, Li Hai asked again,

“What is the Dead Realm like?”

Hearing the question, Su Leishi replied in a deep voice,

“The Dead Realm is very cold and dark, with no water or air, only dry, cracked land and mountains. Oh,

there are also some massive Unknown ruins, endless Yin Qi, and the Dead Realm residents who have lived there for generations.”

“Dead Realm residents?” Li Hai questioned, “Are they ghosts?”

“They are ghosts,” Su Leishi said, “but they are ghosts with civilization who reproduce.”

“This…” Li Hai said with some disgust, “Can ghosts even have children?”

“They can, I’ve tried it.”

Su Leishi nodded, “It doesn’t feel any worse than when I was human. In fact, the sensation of ghosts having children can be more intense and lasting than for living people.”

“This is truly…” Li Hai muttered, “There’s nothing new under the sun.”

Speaking of which, he suddenly had a thought: “Then you—don’t you also have ghost children and grandchildren in the Dead Realm?”

“No.”

Su Leishi shook his head, “For ghosts to reproduce, both the male ghost and female ghost must agree. If one party is unwilling, then no matter how many times they try, they cannot reproduce.”

“Hah!”

Li Hai shook his head and chuckled, “It seems that if the Durex company were to go to the Dead Realm, it would immediately go bankrupt.”

Then he asked again,

“By the way, what is the entire Reincarnation process like after death?”

To this question, Su Leishi honestly replied: “After a person dies, if their soul is intact and normal, it will detach from the corpse and remain in a dazed state for a few days in the place of death.

After a few days, the departed soul will randomly fly in a certain direction, at a very fast speed, and it will get faster and faster during the flight, so fast that it’s impossible to clearly see the outside world.

In these several Reincarnations, I tried my best to observe my surroundings, but I could only barely determine that I flew out of the continent, as if I flew to the World's End of the sea, and finally, in a daze, descended into the Dead Realm.”

“So you mean—”

Li Hai mused, “The Dead Realm is not on the ground, nor in the sky, nor is it an alternate dimension, but rather at the World's End of the ocean beyond the continents?”

“From my feeling—” Su Leishi nodded, “that is correct.”

“Good, one more question.” Li Hai asked, “Is the so-called Reincarnation active or passive?”

“It can be both active and passive.”

Su Leishi slowly said, “Because in the Dead Realm, there are also conflicts and grudges, and ghosts also have lifespans, and they can be killed. If a ghost dies, then there is nothing left.

Therefore, if a ghost faces a dangerous situation or is nearing the end of its lifespan, it can choose Reincarnation to escape the danger and predicament. This can be done with just a thought.

And after a ghost reincarnates, it becomes a living person. As a person, only a human lifespan is considered. If one wants to consider a ghost’s lifespan again, they would have to wait until this person dies and becomes a ghost.”

“Good heavens, this is a cycle of life and death for humans and ghosts,”

Li Hai grinned and said, “When a person’s lifespan ends, they become a ghost. When a ghost’s lifespan ends, they reincarnate as a human to extend their human lifespan, and then when the human lifespan is exhausted, they extend their ghost lifespan. Tsk, tsk, this is an endless cycle without beginning or end.”

After speaking, he looked at Su Leishi again and smiled,

“Well, shall I do it, or will you end yourself?”

“Huh?” Su Leishi was stunned, “Didn’t I already tell you everything I know? Why do you still want to kill me?”

“No other reason.”

Li Hai said directly, “Just because in this life, you are a Lotus Continent person, and also the strongest original people-level monk in Lotus Continent.”

“Hoo—alright.” Su Leishi sighed helplessly, “I will end myself.”

With that, his vitality vanished, and his aura was gone. He died in the sky.

But Li Hai did not leave, nor did he loosen his Sword Qi, still quietly watching Su Leishi.

“Stop playing dead.”

Li Hai mocked, “I know you can feign death. While this trick is indeed very convincing, it can’t fool me.

I’ll give you one more chance. Honestly commit suicide, no tricks, or I will shatter your soul, leaving you unable to even become a ghost.”

“—Alright.” Su Leishi said helplessly, “I’ll die now, I’ll die immediately.”

With that, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, his body trembling, his face pale, and finally, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his entire body exploded.

Bang!!

With a thunderous roar, as if thousands of thunderbolts exploded simultaneously.

The torrential blood rain that gushed out after Su Leishi’s body shattered and died, carried with it a rolling force that instantly swept across hundreds to thousands of miles, shattering the thick clouds in the sky and piercing through the vast land below.

But at this moment, Li Hai actually pointed his fingers like a sword and, without hesitation, slashed at the wisp of Su Leishi’s soul that had emerged.

“Ah! You broke your promise—”

Whoosh! Su Leishi had only managed to let out half a mournful scream before he was instantly annihilated by the fierce Sword Qi, completely vanishing into nothingness.

Su Leishi was too naive; Li Hai could not possibly let him go.

Not just because of the fragment of the strong one, but also because of Su Leishi—who knew if he had some Unknown trump cards hidden in that distant Dead Realm?

If he were allowed to leave, who could know if he would bring great trouble in the future?

So, it was better to completely destroy him.

Currently, there is too little information about the Dead Realm, so any speculation about that mysterious place is not at all excessive.

“Another fragment.”

Li Hai’s eyes flickered as he gazed steadily at the distant sky, at the vast blue ocean thousands of miles away, and murmured, “So—what is beyond the sea?

Is this world a planet? Or is the sky round and the earth flat?”

At this moment, he suddenly felt a bit confused.

Confused about not being able to understand the true nature of this world.

“If I can’t figure it out for now, I won’t think about it.”

Li Hai shook his head slightly, “It’s time to get down to business.”

As he whispered, he used Anping Xi’s soul characteristics as a Dao marker and, with a thought, activated the Bloodline Divine Power, World's End.

Buzz—In the next instant, the scenery around Li Hai changed from the vast and boundless Shabala Snowfield Plateau to the interior of a royal palace filled with Southern Barbarian style.

At the same time, in this palace, there were dozens of small, monkey-faced Southern Barbarian aboriginal officials and ministers standing in groups of two and three.

From this, Li Hai concluded that this must be within the royal palace of some aboriginal state in the Southern Barbarian.

However, none of this was important.

Upon arriving here, his eyes were sharp as he looked at the Southern Barbarian woman who was leaning against the throne with a shocked expression not far away.

From the soul characteristics, this foreign woman, dressed in luxurious robes and wearing a golden crown, was Anping Xi.