This ghostly figure that appeared before Ye Ningze gave him a sense of its uniqueness.
However, to truly comprehend its distinctiveness, a deeper understanding was required.
Otherwise, not only would they fail to grasp the nature of this entity before them, but they would also be at a significant disadvantage if a confrontation were to occur.
Ye Ningze did not immediately agree to the entity's request. After all, if even such a monster could not escape this predicament,
then Ye Ningze would be unable to help it leave this space. Moreover, there was a crucial element to consider:
what exactly was this space?
If they could clarify the nature of this space, perhaps they could obtain something better or more perfect.
Ye Ningze was never one to be short-sighted. Thus, he spoke again to the black shadow before him:
"Helping you leave this place is possible, but first, you must tell me what you are and what kind of existence this space is. Only then can I help you leave."
After Ye Ningze said this, the black shadow suddenly found the person before him to be incredibly reliable.
This was because it had encountered others before, but those individuals, driven by their own agendas, had taken on everything.
In the end, however, it discovered that these people were incapable of helping it escape this place.
Consequently, the black shadow became enraged and directly devoured them.
Therefore, the question just posed was a fatal one. The black shadow finally provided its answer:
This place was a ruin, and the black shadow before them was more akin to an artificial intelligence that controlled everything within.
What was most peculiar was that such a vast space was also something like a spatial artifact.
In their understanding, spatial treasures used for storage typically only covered a few hundred square meters.
And a few hundred square meters was considered large. Something like this, which could almost be an independent world,
was something no one present had ever heard of, let alone conceived of.
Especially when Su Xue learned that the world before them was essentially the storage space of a spatial treasure,
she was utterly astonished. After all, such a colossal space was almost unimaginable to everyone.
Furthermore, there were treasures growing within that were quite unexpected. Ye Ningze suddenly had an idea: if he could obtain this world, he would also obtain all the resources within it.
But could such a secret realm truly be used by a single person?
Setting aside these thoughts, if they could not provide a satisfactory answer to the artificial intelligence before them,
it was possible that this entity would make them remain in this secret realm forever.
Ultimately, Ye Ningze decided to focus his efforts on this secret realm. After all, secret realms were always the best tools for conveying information.
Only by understanding what this secret realm truly was could they figure out how to bring both the secret realm and this artificial intelligence out.
Finally, Ye Ningze returned to the door. The densely packed patterns on the door were telling story after story.
After observing for a while, Ye Ningze arrived at his own conclusion. The murals depicted two factions: light and darkness, with light and darkness constantly battling yet coexisting.
Until one day, the conflict between light and darkness erupted completely, and the entire world underwent a profound transformation.
Eventually, these ruins perished, and the artificial intelligences managing them became prisoners of the ruins.
In essence, these ruins required someone to manage them and lead them out.
This was the true reason Ye Ningze had earned the recognition of these artificial intelligences.
In other words, by speaking these words, Ye Ningze might gain control over the entire space.
However, another problem remained: how could this space be taken out?
To move this space out was, in itself, an extremely difficult task.
When Ye Ningze shared what he had understood with Su Xue, she was completely shocked. Who would have thought that this ruin was actually an ancient battlefield between light and darkness?
As for the so-called light and darkness, they were nothing more than the battles between gods and demons.
And the conflict between gods and demons was not something that could be explained in a few words.
Therefore, this matter was not their concern. The most pressing issue now was how to obtain this ruin and bring it out of this place.
This was the crucial point. After a moment, Su Xue anxiously asked Ye Ningze:
"Have you discerned any key clues from this place?"
Ye Ningze shook his head slightly. He couldn't quite grasp the final thread of a clue.
The murals only spoke of the origin of the ruins, their various applications, and the relationship between gods and demons.
However, they provided no information on how to extract the ruins from this place.
For Ye Ningze to bring out the artificial intelligence and the entire ruin, the first step was to make the entire ruin recognize him as its master.
But this was also the most critical point, because once a ruin recognized someone as its master, it was irreversible, and the ruin could not act hostilely towards its master.
This meant that if the wrong master was recognized, the ruin's artificial intelligence would be unable to act against them.
Yet, if it was not recognized as the master, the ruin could not follow him out of this place.
Therefore, the inherent contradiction between these two conditions was the greatest contradiction. After a moment of thought, Ye Ningze said to the black shadow before him:
"How can I become your master?"
As Ye Ningze spoke, his gaze did not waver, but remained fixed on the stone platform behind the black shadow.
It was as if the answer he sought lay upon that platform. The black shadow remained silent for a moment before replying:
"Becoming my master is actually quite simple. If you can pass three trials, you can become my master. However, these three trials are incredibly perilous. If you lack courage, I advise you not to attempt them lightly."
Ye Ningze believed that there were many who could discover this place, and many who could reach this point.