Chapter 3983: 3983 Chapter 3983: The Soul Eater’s Trail Lin Moyu shared some information about Soul Eaters with Shengxin, but he didn’t mention that Soul Eaters came from beyond the heavens such a truth would be hard for even a Great Dao Lord to accept. Instead, he simply said they came from behind the gate. That gate was no secret; many had obtained it, and traces of it were left among top tier powerhouses. As expected, when Lin Moyu mentioned the gate, Shengxin exclaimed in surprise. Suppressing her shock, Shengxin said, "So it really is something that came from behind that gate no wonder it’s so terrifying." Lin Moyu asked, "So Shengxin Daoist also knows about that gate?" Shengxin nodded. "I’ve heard of it. That gate is extremely strange. The eternal Human Sovereign once obtained it, and I’ve heard that besides the Human Sovereign, quite a few others have as well. Back then, it was said the Human Sovereign was injured inside that gate." Lin Moyu replied, "You’re right he was injured by that very creature." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂 Shengxin’s frown deepened. "If even the Human Sovereign can’t handle that thing, who in all the world could?" Lin Moyu said, "It’s definitely hard to deal with. Great Dao power is useless, but some things work like the Essence of Ancestral Water." "Essence of Ancestral Water?" Shengxin was surprised. With a flip of her jade hand, she produced a drop of Essence of Ancestral Water. "Daoist, is this what you mean?" Lin Moyu also took out his own. "Yes, that’s it. I didn’t expect you to have some as well. Where did you get it?" Shengxin explained, "Every hundred thousand years, the Origin Ancestral Land sends down a rain of blessings. In that rain, there’s Ancestral Water and Essence of Ancestral Water. That’s where I got mine." Lin Moyu said, "The Essence of Ancestral Water contains the most fundamental power of the Great Dao. If you detonate it, you can repel that creature. But I think it can only drive it off or wound it not kill it." "If you encounter that thing, it’s best to turn and run. If you can’t escape, detonate the Essence of Ancestral Water to drive it back, then keep fleeing!" Even as the Lord of Life, Shengxin couldn’t hope to kill a Soul Eater. Not even eternals could it would only be a temporary measure. Lin Moyu’s World Extinguishing Palm could only scatter it, and it still needed to be refined by the World Burning Fire. Shengxin pondered Lin Moyu’s words. "So the Essence of Ancestral Water is only a temporary solution. Is there really no way to deal with it?" Lin Moyu said, "There should be a way, but I haven’t personally encountered it yet, so I can’t say for sure." Shengxin’s eyes brightened. "Daoist Lin, do you have a way to kill it?" She looked at him expectantly. Lin Moyu replied, "It’s hard to say. That thing is extremely difficult to kill. I can only try assuming I can find it. If I can’t, it’s all just talk." Because it exists outside the Great Dao, the Dao of Causality can’t be used to track it. The world is vast finding it would be like searching for a needle in a haystack. There might be a way, though: since the creature is searching for the gate, perhaps Lin Moyu could use the gate to lure it in. But for now, he didn’t want to confront the Soul Eater. His priority was to shed his shell and counterattack the Origin Continent’s world will. Before gaining his freedom, he couldn’t afford to make such a dangerous enemy. A few days later, after refining another world, Shengxin led Lin Moyu to the next one. She was visibly worried, her bright, holy face clouded with concern. The next world was a human world, now dead and silent. Using time reversal, Lin Moyu found it had been destroyed 83,000 years ago a 7,000 year gap. The people died in shock and terror, just like before. As Lin Moyu refined the world, Shengxin seemed lost in thought, not saying much. The third world had been destroyed 70,000 years ago, a gap of 13,000 years. By now, Lin Moyu had a rough estimate of the pattern. Next, Shengxin brought him to the fourth world, which was annihilated 60,000 years ago. The fifth world suffered extinction 45,000 years ago. This last world was especially powerful, with a population greater than four or five average worlds combined. There were nearly a thousand Dao Lords and even ten Lotus Lords. Yet even so, they couldn’t escape the Soul Eater’s slaughter. Lin Moyu did not refine this fifth world. Here, he sensed the same aura as Shengxin it was her world. He said, "This world still has hope, so I won’t refine it." Shengxin’s eyes were tinged with sadness. "Thank you. I happened to be away at the time otherwise I might have perished too." Lin Moyu didn’t want to mislead her. Any Great Dao Lord who encountered the Soul Eater, unless they escaped immediately, would almost certainly die. Shengxin had been the Lord of Life for countless years and had left little legacy in her world few friends or family remained. The loss of life made her more angry than sad. At her level, many things had already been let go. After a few moments of silence, Lin Moyu comforted her, "Look on the bright side given time, this world can recover." Shengxin sighed. "Daoist Lin, have you found a pattern?" Lin Moyu nodded. "I’ve mostly figured it out. The first world I found was destroyed about 100,000 years ago an average sized world. The second, the first you showed me, was destroyed 90,000 years ago, 10,000 years later. That world was weaker, with fewer beings and Dao Lords. The third world was destroyed 83,000 years ago, a 7,000 year gap. The shorter gap was because the previous world was weak and had fewer beings, so it was digested faster. The fourth world was destroyed 70,000 years ago the third had more beings, so it took longer to digest. The next world was destroyed 60,000 years ago, also with many beings, so it took 15,000 years to digest before it struck again at your world, Shengxin. Given the number and strength of beings in your world, it should take 40,000 to 50,000 years to fully digest, so it only acted again a hundred years ago. That last world wasn’t strong after feasting, it must be hiding to digest, which should take another 6,000 to 7,000 years." Shengxin listened and found Lin Moyu’s reasoning convincing. "So, it’s destroyed seven worlds?" Lin Moyu shook his head. "That’s just in the last 100,000 years. It’s been out for at least several million, maybe ten million years." Shengxin’s expression changed. "You mean it’s destroyed hundreds of worlds?" Lin Moyu shook his head. "Not that many. I don’t think it started destroying worlds immediately after escaping. Otherwise, word would have spread. I recently met the Human Sovereign, and he never mentioned this, so it must have only started recently." 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