Chapter 237: Chapter 239: Just to Clarify, the Premise for Humanity is the Individual


    Black Hawk was dead, and Qin Muye had thought that his decisive action of shattering his own shadow wouldn’t cause any harm. Could it be that his life was connected to this thing?


    It didn’t seem likely; it must have been because of the Shadow Realm that the other party died after his shadow was shattered.


    It could also be possible that it was merely due to Qin Muye’s temporary skill taking effect that caused Black Hawk’s sudden death.


    Soon, a group of Dead Shadows surrounded them, glancing at the body of Black Hawk, who had died with his eyes open, and his already broken shadow.


    “Leave the Shadow Realm, human,” said a Dead Shadow at the forefront.


    “First off, I need to correct you on one thing, I am not human,” Qin Muye spoke.


    ...


    What normal human needs to implant Human Race Bloodline into their own body?


    “What?” In an instant, the Dead Shadow felt as though the Shadow Realm was being repelled by something.


    Then, the ghostly images of pavilions and towers appeared, and the colossal shadow of the Floating City enveloped a vast area.


    Subsequently, Spirit Monster Projections appeared; each Spirit Monster Projection had cold eyes devoid of any emotions, ready to annihilate the group of Dead Shadows as soon as Qin Muye issued the order.


    Although these Spirit Monster Projections came from the Lord Talent, Hell Projection, and only possessed 50% of the original attributes, they inherited all the skills.


    More importantly, he also had the title of Ruby King, which brought Territory Projection, increasing friendlies within the Territory Projection by 50% in All Attributes and decreasing the enemy’s by 50%.


    The cost was not small either, since his territory was tier 4, so it consumed 40 points of Magic Power per second. Mainly because he did not deploy the entire Territory Projection but only projected a part of it, or else it would have cost 4000 Magic Power points per second. It wasn’t because he was stingy but because he feared attracting the attention of certain beings in the Shadow Realm.


    The problem was he could still mobilize this Territory Projection, and although it may only be a low-grade version, it was definitely complete. The projection range was set by default to be within the territory, and ‘The End of All Things,’ a Divine Artifact stored there, also took effect.


    This rise and fall created an entirely new situation.


    It made the Spirit Monster Projections under Qin Muye all the more terrifying, while the group of Dead Shadows was suppressed to the limit.


    “I have an immature suggestion, how about we sit down and talk?” Qin Muye didn’t really want to kill this group of Dead Shadows; after all, they were excellent test subjects.


    The Dead Shadows, seeing the Spirit Monster Projections ready for combat, finally nodded, indicating no problem.


    Seeing this, Qin Muye naturally became happy. Fighting and killing wasn’t really good; it was better to turn the opponent into an ally.


    “In the Shadow Realm, the Shadow beings are the shadows, and the shadows are the people. Even though they lack self-awareness and intelligence, this fact cannot be changed.”


    “An inverted relationship—they truly are fascinating.”


    Qin Muye asked a question, and the other party answered. It appeared that these Dead Shadows knew quite a bit.


    It was as if they were backed by an organization.


    “What would happen if Dead Shadows and Shadow Monsters left the Shadow Realm?” Qin Muye asked with great curiosity.


    “Nothing would happen.”


    This answer was somewhat unexpected for him. He had thought that these Dead Shadows and Shadow Monsters couldn’t survive outside the Shadow Realm, but upon further reflection, it seemed he understood why.


    At that moment, Qin Muye suddenly realized something that the ancient texts might have hinted at. The “Great Famine” mentioned might not refer to a food shortage but to the surge of famished Dead Shadows or Shadow Monsters into the Mortal World, specifically hunting Shadow beings and causing havoc, leading to that suppression.


    “One last question, what exactly is a Shadow Stone?” Qin Muye was particularly curious about this.


    The records suggested that in ancient times, there was no shortage of Shadow beings, enough to deploy them to various villages and towns, like the Yin Mountain Army. Piecing together various clues, Qin Muye deduced that in the peak period in ancient history, there were at least a hundred thousand Shadow beings.


    However, it wasn’t only the Yin Mountain Army; many other official dynastic agencies also had a large number of Shadow beings as part of their governance, only to have their presence diminished over time for various reasons.


    And even now, the situation remained the same. Take Black Hawk, for instance, who somehow found a Shadow Stone.


    Shadow Stones were not cheap and were quite mysterious, but this was only the case for the lower-ranked Shadow beings.


    So Qin Muye began to wonder, how did these things come into existence, and why was there such high production yet scarcity?


    “It’s the Shadow Realm.”


    “The Shadow Realm?” The response caught Qin Muye by surprise. He had thought it was some sort of mineral or a special technology, or even made from the raw materials of Dead Shadows and Shadow Monsters, but he hadn’t expected it to actually be the Shadow Realm.


    “Exactly, the Shadow Realm. Every year, the Shadow Realm sheds its husk. These husks, due to various reasons, end up in the Human Realm and eventually become Shadow Stones when exposed to sunlight,” the other party explained.


    “Shadow Stones, also known as the husks of the Shadow Realm, can be used by the Human Clan to awaken shadows, and also serve as sustenance to nourish the awakened shadows.”


    The other party didn’t seem to mind Qin Muye knowing about this. Perhaps it was because Qin Muye had intimidated them.


    “I see, no wonder the production is high, but its circulation is scarce; it’s a strategic resource.” Qin Muye came to a realization.


    He speculated that the entire supply had been confiscated by the Yin Mountain Army of the Shadow Administration. Otherwise, how could the Shadow Administration possibly become the largest Transcendent managing organization.