Chapter 317: Chapter 317 Deathly Destiny Stele
Lin Shen and Yun continued searching for the Spirit Base, but unfortunately, the Spirit Bases in the Giant God Cemetery were pitifully scarce. Even with the help of Yun, a treasure-hunting expert, the gains were very limited.
Lin Shen checked the time; there were only a few hours left until nightfall, so he decided not to go any further and planned to leave the Giant God Cemetery.
They had explored about two-thirds of this canyon, leaving one-third still unexplored.
At the end of the canyon was the Giant God Mausoleum, which only Nirvana Beings could enter. Ordinary people would be in danger just by getting close to it.
Naturally, Lin Shen wasn't willing to go to such a dangerous place, so he called on Yun to head back with him.
The two had not walked far on their return when they saw a strange person coming face to face from the opposite direction.
The man was wearing loose-fitting clothes that didn't seem to fit well, his long hair reaching past his waist was tied at the back, his face was as pale as paper, and he was carrying a black stone tablet on his shoulder.
As Lin Shen sized him up, the stranger was also sizing him up. As their gazes met, Lin Shen noticed that the man's eyes were entirely blood-red pupils with no whites, which looked somewhat frightening.
"Have we met somewhere before?" Ye Ya stopped opposite Lin Shen and asked, looking at him.
"No, we haven't." Lin Shen shook his head.
"I feel like we know each other. What's your name?" Ye Ya smiled, but inside he was evilly screaming, "Tell me, tell me, say your name, so I can inscribe it on the gravestone and bury your life in this world."
"What's your name?" Lin Shen didn't say his name as Ye Ya wished, but instead asked directly in return.
"Ye Ya," Ye Ya answered.
"Oh, don't know you. Goodbye." Lin Shen said and prepared to walk past Ye Ya and continue on his way.
He didn't want to get too close to Ye Ya—the stone tablet the man was carrying on his shoulder was clearly a Spirit Base, and Lin Shen didn't want to approach such a dangerous object.
"No, I keep feeling like I've seen you somewhere. You still haven't told me your name?" Ye Ya didn't give up.
He had his eyes on the battle suit Lin Shen was wearing, a high-end item given to Lin Shen by Tian Xun.
Along the way, Ye Ya had already killed quite a few people, but Lin Shen's battle suit was the only one that seemed appealing to him.
Lin Shen furrowed his brows and looked at Ye Ya, finding the man a bit strange. Why was he so insistent on asking for his name?
Moreover, he did not remember ever meeting such a person.
Although his memory was quite ordinary and he didn't like to remember people's appearances, someone with a distinctive appearance like Ye Ya would have been hard to forget in a short time.
If Lin Shen had met him, he should at least have some impression.
But now, Lin Shen had no impression at all, which could only mean that he had never met him.
Lin Shen stared at Ye Ya for a while, then suddenly as if realizing something, he said, "Wait, do you live in the same village as me, Yu's tenant, right? We might have seen each other over a month ago, haven't we? How come I haven't seen you around recently?"
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"So that person's name is Yu, I wouldn't have known if you hadn't told me. I was just staying there temporarily and had left long ago. I didn't expect you to remember me. By the way, what's your name again?" Ye Ya said, secretly pleased.
"My name is Tian Xin, have you already forgotten? Didn't I tell you that day?" Lin Shen smiled warmly, but sneered inwardly, "I don't believe you for a second. Over a month ago, your Lin Shen was still gallivanting on the mother planet. If you've seen me, then there must be ghosts."
Ye Ya's repeated inquiries about Lin Shen's name made him feel something was amiss, so he casually gave Tian Xin's name.
"I remember now. Your name is Tian Xin. Look at my memory. It doesn't matter, I'll write down your name, so I won't forget it again." Ye Ya said, putting down the stele and standing it beside him.
Then Ye Ya looked at Lin Shen and started tracing his fingers over the stone, quickly etching the flowing characters for Tian Xin onto its surface.
"Tian Xin, I hope you're born into a good life in the next life," Ye Ya said with a reckless grin at Lin Shen.
What he was really focused on was the battle suit on Lin Shen's body; he was preparing to take it over.
As the seconds ticked by, the smile on Ye Ya's face gradually stiffened. The figure before him showed no sign of change whatsoever.
The characters for Tian Xin on the stele, which should have bled, were healing like a self-healing inscription, gradually fading until they disappeared.
"You're not called Tian Xin?" Ye Ya glared venomously at Lin Shen. He had guessed that Lin had tricked him.
The name did not match the person before him, and so the Life Base Talent of the Deathly Destiny Stele could not take effect.
Ignoring Ye Ya's stare, Lin Shen pulled Yun behind him and instructed, "From now on, don't mention my name, and don't say your own name either. Fall back for now."
The carapace on Lin Shen's body emerged and quickly enveloped him while he gripped the Yin Spirit Umbrella, which had been dug up not long before, intending to use it like a shortened spear.
The Fourth Turn Yin Spirit Umbrella's Spirit Base was stronger than Death Powder and more suited for direct combat.
"You lied to me?" Ye Ya focused intensely on Lin Shen with a sinister tone.
"You're the one deceiving me. Who exactly are you?" Lin Shen also fixed his gaze on him, unflinching.
"I've already told you, my name is Ye Ya, that's my real name. But you've lied to me, you're not called Tian Xin," Ye Ya said while grabbing the stele, lifting what appeared to be an exceedingly heavy stone with ease. Then, spinning his body, he swung the stele toward Lin Shen's head.
His face twisted into a manic grin, showing two rows of sharp, saw-like teeth: "As punishment for your lie, I will send you to hell."
The stele moved too fast for Lin Shen to dodge, so he could only raise the Yin Spirit Umbrella in front of him to block.
Just as the Yin Spirit Umbrella was lifted, the stele came sweeping down and brutally knocked Lin Shen along with the umbrella flying.
Lin Shen's body flew like a cannonball, plowing through the gravel on the ground, creating a deep trench, and finally smashed against the side of a canyon wall, leaving a sunken crater.
Inside Lin's body, his blood roiled violently, and the blood he spat out was blocked by the carapace and was swallowed back down.
His arm, holding the Yin Spirit Umbrella, had its bones shattered, hanging limply by his side like a soft twist.
The terrifying force of the strike filled Lin Shen with alarm.
"Where did this thing come from? How is it so strong? His random strike was stronger than Cosimo without using Celestial Descent. How could such a powerful person come to the Giant God Cemetery? Is he here for me? Did my enemies send him?
The Wan Family or the Metichi Family?" Several thoughts flashed through Lin Shen's mind.
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