System: Replicating The Heavens

Alex carefully sensed and was shocked to find out that the spying gaze was actually coming from the statue in front of him.

What does this mean?

It meant that this statue was the one that was observing him from the moment he entered the abyss.

This finding shocked Alex. He couldn't help but become alert and cautiously looked at the statue in front of him. He didn't know what or whose statue this is, but it looks so lifelike that made Alex think for a moment that he was standing in front of an alive person.

There was also the piercing gaze...

If this was really a statue, then how was it able to observe him for so long and was observing even now?

Alex couldn't find an answer by just thinking about it. Somewhere in his heart, he knew the answers to all his questions were hidden in this statue, but he didn't dare to look at the statue with the intention of finding the answers.

Suddenly, golden light glowed out of the statue and the statue slowly started to transform. The statue was huge, but it started shrinking and next to no time, the statue shrunk to the size of an ordinary adult.

After that, the golden light started to disappear slowly, revealing human flesh and skin instead of a statue made up of some strange materials. When the golden light completely disappeared, Alex was shocked to see a domineering-looking middle-aged man standing in front of him. There was a golden halo revolving behind the head of this middle-aged man and many long needles-like golden light was extending out from the halo in every direction.

The middle-aged man was also wearing golden armor that made his already domineering look more majestic. On top of that, the aura emitting from the middle-aged man was so terrifying that made Alex almost kneel down in front of him.

Who is this person?

Thinking of this, Alex tried to see the attribute of the person in front of him, however, he was shocked to see the result.

[Name: Unknown.

Cultivation: Unknown.

Cultivation Talent: Unknown.

Unique Talent: Unknown.

Martial Skills: Unknown.

Cultivation Technique: Unknown.

Special Physique: Unknown.

Bloodline: Unknown.

Other Treasures: Unknown.]

Everything about this middle-aged man was unknown. Even his system couldn't detect anything about him. This feeling of not being able to see through a person standing in front of him made Alex anxious and worried. For some reason, he didn't like this feeling at all.

On the other hand, when the statue completely transformed into a middle-aged man, he was smiling while looking at Alex's continuously changing face. He didn't say anything and kept observing Alex for a while. When he saw how anxious Alex has become, the middle-aged man finally opened his mouth and said, "Don't worry, I'll not do you any harm. Calm down first and let's talk."

Alex took deep breaths, trying to calm his throbbing heart. After some time, when he truly calmed down, he looked at the middle-aged man and asked, "Who are you?"

"Heh!" The middle-aged man chuckled, looked at the sky as if lost in deep thought, and then said, "With your current strength, you are not qualified to know my name!"

'Damn guy!' Alex cursed in his heart, muttering: 'Did you appear in front of me just to humiliate me?'

"No!" The middle-aged man shook his head, still maintaining the same smile as he said, "I'm not humiliating you. What I said is the truth!"

Alex was shocked. He couldn't believe that the middle-aged man in front of him was actually able to hear his thoughts. Realizing this, his face turned red due to embarrassment. He couldn't look into the middle-aged man's eyes anymore. His skin was not thick enough for him to ignore this matter and talk to the middle-aged man as if nothing just happened.

The middle-aged man knew what Alex was thinking right now. The smile on his face grew wider. He said, "Don't worry about it. I won't mind the words of a kid like you!"

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Atticus Finch, the owner of Stairway To Chaos. In my prime, I was known for many titles. The most renowned title of mine is Chaos King, well, at least it was until a few eons ago!"

"Owner of Stairway To Chaos?"

"Chaos King?"

​ "Eons ago?"

Alex was shocked and confused at the same time. He has no idea what being called Chaos King means or what this Stairway Of Chaos exactly is. But he did have an idea about the 'eons ago' that Atticus Finch mentioned just now.

It means that the person standing opposite to him is a martial warrior who belongs to the era of eons ago. He was able to live until now, how shockingly powerful this person actually is?

Alex's eyes were wide open and the same goes for his mouth. For a moment, he even forgot to breathe, causing him to feel suffocated but he couldn't think of the reason behind his suffocation.

"Calm down. Take deep breaths otherwise, you'll die here. I can't lose a person like you. You are the key to my freedom after all!"

Alex was in a daze when he heard the middle-aged man's words. Only now did he realize he was suffocating because he was not breathing.

He took a few deep breaths, looked at Atticus Finch, and asked after a while: "What do you mean when you said I'm the key to your freedom?"

Atticus Finch sighed and said, "You don't need to know that for now. You are too weak to know anything about me. First, you have to become stronger and come back here again. You are still in the middle of the first trial that I've set up. As long as you can pass the trial, you'll receive my inheritance. Of course, to receive my complete inheritance, you have to pass all the trials I've set up!"

"Wait!"

Atticus Finch was still about to say something more but he was stopped by Alex. Alex revealed a puzzled expression on his face as he said, "I'm not understanding a single thing you have said. What do you mean by passing the trail? What trial? I don't think I'm in the middle of any trail. I came here after breaking while facing the Nine Small Illusions and that small killing array. That's all. After coming here, I found the Earthly Spirit Milk and took it for myself. If I'm really in the middle of a trial, how did I receive such a treasure like the Earthly Spirit Milk?"

Atticus Finch smiled. He looked at Alex deeply, saying, "Then let me start from the start. I'm currently in a sealed state. How I was sealed, you don't need to know. You just know, eons ago, I was sealed but before being sealed, I created the Stairway To Chaos. You saw the statue before, right?"

Seeing Alex nodding his head, he once again continued: "That is no statue but me being in the sealed state. And if you ask how the statue disappeared and at the place of the statue, I appeared and now I'm talking to you, then let me tell you, the statue didn't disappear, it is still there. You didn't break the Nine Small illusions before so you are still trapped in illusions. And I'm using these illusions to communicate with you."

"As for the Earthly Spirit Milk, it is a treasure formed in the past hundred thousand years after I came to this world. At that time, the concentration of spirit energy at this place was something that couldn't be compared to the thin spirit energy of now. If you are asking how you received such a reward, then the answer is, I let you have the Earthly Spirit Milk because I want you to complete the trail and not give up in the middle!"

Alex took deep breaths. The more he listen, the more puzzled and confused he become. His confusion was not lessening, instead, it was increasing the more he heard.

When he heard Atticus saying 'it is a treasure formed in the past hundred thousand years after I came to this world', he immediately remembered what Arlo Walsh told him before he, Arlo, Neon, and the other two people entered the Abyss. He told him that a hundred thousand years ago, a meteor fell to the outskirt of the Black Edge City, forming a huge dark abyss. Many people entered the abyss to explore its secret and find that meteor, but everyone failed without an exception.

Now that Atticus said he came to this world a hundred thousand years ago, one of the puzzles puzzling him was solved. It means, a hundred thousand years ago, what fell from the sky was not the meteor but the Stairway To Chaos!

He frowned, shook his head in confusion, and asked again, "Why do you even want me to complete the trail? There are many people who entered this abyss in these hundred thousand years ago, why not chose a person among them but me?"