288 Chapter 288: Anomaly

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Seeing that Zeng Yi was alright, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Ning Fengzhi left the room, giving Zeng Yi a quiet resting space. However, Yan Que was still worried about her master's condition, so she stayed behind to take care of him.

Zeng Yi sat on the bed, his head lowered, brows furrowed, recalling the mysterious scene he had witnessed.

"Master, would you like some water?"

Yan Que's words interrupted Zeng Yi's thoughts. He looked up and saw his disciple Yan Que handing him a cup of warm water.

"Master, are you really okay?" Seeing her master's restless expression, Yan Que asked anxiously.

Zeng Yi smiled reassuringly and took the cup from her hands, saying "I'm fine, just thinking about something."

However, Xiao Ju, who was by her side, couldn't comprehend Zeng Yi's current situation. It leaped and landed on the blanket covering Zeng Yi's legs, comfortably resting on it.

Upon seeing this, Yan Que quickly picked up Xiao Ju from her master's body and scolded "Master needs rest now, you can't disturb him, understand, Xiao Ju?"

"Meow~"

As Yan Que held Xiao Ju in her arms, Xiao Ju looked pitifully at its owner. It seemed to understand Yan Que's scolding, but also felt wronged as its two furry cat ears drooped weakly.

Watching Yan Que and Xiao Ju interact, Zeng Yi couldn't help but smile. He took a sip of water from the cup.

That's right!

Suddenly, Zeng Yi thought of something important and quickly put down the cup. He looked at Yan Que and asked "Little Yan Que, when you brought me back, did you notice the bronze sword pendant in my hand?"

"The bronze sword pendant? No, I didn't. When I found you unconscious, you weren't holding anything in your hand." Yan Que thought for a moment and replied.

"Nothing?" Zeng Yi frowned. He clearly remembered that when he was unconscious, the bronze sword pendant was tightly gripped in his hand, and its suction was so strong that he couldn't shake it off no matter how hard he tried.

"Then think about it, did you see anything like that pendant on the ground nearby?" Zeng Yi asked again.

Yan Que looked at her master's anxious expression and thought that it must be something very important to him. So, she tried to recall the scene at that time.

After thinking for nearly a minute, Yan Que shook her head in disappointment. "Nothing." she said.

"Nothing?" Zeng Yi furrowed his brows. He had just checked his spatial bracelet, and that mysterious bronze sword pendant was not inside.

How could it disappear? Could it be a disposable item?

Zeng Yi was puzzled.

"It's my fault, I failed you." Yan Que blamed herself. When she found her master unconscious on the ground, she hurriedly brought him back and didn't pay attention to the surroundings.

"No, there's no need for you to blame yourself." Zeng Yi reached out and touched Yan Que's head.

"Master, is that thing very important to you?"

"Well, it's quite important."

"In that case, I'll go and search for it now." Upon hearing Zeng Yi's words, Yan Que immediately stood up and hurriedly ran out of the room, leaving Zeng Yi alone in the messy room.

Zeng Yi watched Yan Que's departing figure for a while, and then, with a helpless smile on his face, he lay back down and stared blankly at the ceiling in the room. Memories of the dark space and the hellish environment appeared in his mind, as well as the mysterious black tower.

Could it all have been just a dream? But these memories feel so real. Every detail of that scene is so clear, as if it actually happened there.

While lying on the bed, Zeng Yi continued to reminisce about that dream-like scene. After half an hour or so, his eyes suddenly contracted, and his body sat up quickly. His right hand tightly pressed against his left chest, his face turned red, and he appeared to be in great pain.

"What is happening?"

Zeng Yi clutched his heart, feeling a burning sensation inside. His whole body began to heat up, and the area around his heart was especially hot and painful, making him extremely uncomfortable.

Curled up in agony, Zeng Yi's body emitted visible steam. His face turned red, contorted with pain, and twisted grotesquely. The burning sensation in his chest made him want to tear his heart out. It was truly agonizing, akin to being burned by the flames of hell, making him wish for death.

Several minutes passed before the burning sensation gradually subsided.

After recovering, Zeng Yi's body was drenched in sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of a lake. The bedsheets were dampened by his sweat over a large area.

"Whew~ Whew~ Whew~"

The room reverberated with Zeng Yi's heavy breathing, and it took a while for the wheezing sound to gradually fade away.

Zeng Yi slowly released the hand pressed against his left chest. He was now shirtless, and on his muscular left chest, there were five vicious-looking blood marks where he had scratched himself.

As Zeng Yi saw the location of his heart, his pupils shrank and a shocked expression appeared on his face. What surprised him was not the bloody scratches, but the dark red mark on his left chest.

Moreover, Zeng Yi was familiar with this mark. Wasn't it the rune on the mysterious bronze sword pendant?

Why would this rune appear on his chest?

The shocked expression on his face disappeared, and Zeng Yi began to contemplate.

After some thought, combined with the mysterious space, Zeng Yi could now conclude that he wasn't dreaming; that space must be a real existence, and the bronze sword pendant happened to be the key to enter that space. Now, instead of disappearing, the key had merged with his body.

With this in mind, Zeng Yi's doubts were resolved, and he suddenly felt enlightened.

As a transmigrator, Zeng Yi knew that this was the Douluo Continent, a world where gods existed and transcended everything. There were also many inheritances of these gods on this continent. Zeng Yi remembered that Tang San inherited the Sea God's inheritance and became a god. Later, the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils found inheritances of other gods and inherited their Divine positions.

Therefore, Zeng Yi could speculate that the mysterious space he encountered was the place of some god's inheritance, and the bronze sword pendant he obtained was precisely the key to enter that inheritance.

But why was he expelled from there?

Zeng Yi was confused.

Could it be that my spirit power is too low and didn't meet the requirements to inherit the god's position?

Zeng Yi thought and believed it was possible.

Now, Zeng Yi felt relieved. Although he nearly turned into a dried-up person due to the key's absorption, he had obtained such a great opportunity.

Although Zeng Yi didn't quite understand what Divine inheritance it was, he didn't care much about inheriting a God's position. After all, he had already chosen the path of the sword, and he wouldn't easily change to cultivate another path if he discovered it through the inheritance.

However, he wouldn't miss this opportunity that lay before him. When his strength was sufficient to enter that mysterious space, he also planned to explore it and see what kind of place it was.