Zhu Yao glanced at the dark surroundings. The place they were at was very desolate, and cold winds blew past. Her ears were filled with various strange and terrifying cries, sometimes sharp, and sometimes gloomy. It made her scalp go numb. She almost thought she was in the Underworld again.
The three of them were surrounded by a green barrier. Occasionally, blurry black shadows would crash into them, letting out even more shrill cries.
"Master, is this … the third floor?" Wasn't the change of scenery a little too quick?
"No." Yu Yan shook his head, his expression sank. "Next floor."
"What?" Zhu Yao was stunned for a moment. "Didn't we just leave the second floor?" How did they get to the next floor? There were a total of eight floors between them!
"I don't know the reason either." He frowned. He took out the jade tablet he received back at Amway Hall, and the words "next floor" were indeed written on it. "Back then, when we were skipping floors, we fell into the heart demon tribulation together. Your master woke up before you. Most likely, people who pass through the heart demon tribulation will be randomly sent to other floors. "
So it was possible to skip levels! Zhu Yao looked around, only to see other Deities in the surroundings. Some were lying on the ground unmoving, while others had already woken up, but were looking at the black shadows outside with hesitation and anxiety. However, without exception, every single one of them was surrounded by a layer of translucent barrier. The colors were all different, with red, green, and yellow. Above their heads, there was still a line of words written: Unknown Deity (Level 10).
Level 10! The hell! They were all advanced-level players.
"Master, they …" Just as Zhu Yao was about to speak, she raised her head and was stunned. A line of words floated above her master's head as well: Yu Yan (Level 10).
Why can I see it now!? Was it because the map's level was too low?
She hurriedly turned to look at Yue Ying. There were words above his head as well: Yue Ying (??) (Level)
"…" What's with those two question marks?
"Dongfang girly. You're awake! " A surprised voice rang. Nangong Cheng ran over, and beside him was Zhonggu Lu, who had already returned to his muscular form.
"Hi, Little Huang, Little Teal." Zhu Yao waved her hand and greeted.
"Little …" The corner of Nangong Cheng's lips twitched, and he sighed as though he had accepted his fate. "Forget it, Little Huang it is! Sister Dongfang, your inner demon tribulation has been going on for too long. It's already been a month. We're so worried. "
"Hehe. You've worked hard. "Zhu Yao smiled. Turning his head to look at Yue Ying who was sitting obediently at the side, he did not explain much. "Right, where did you guys go?"
Nangong Cheng's expression turned serious. He took a few steps forward and gestured for them to sit down. Zhang Xuan said earnestly. "I just went to ask around. This is indeed the upper level. However, it is different from the legendary upper echelons. "
"What's the difference?" Zhu Yao asked.
Nangong Cheng and his good friend Gu Lu looked at each other, their expressions becoming even more solemn. After a while, he said. "Everyone thinks that the Lightning Divine Tower is split into ten floors. But what I just heard was different. There are no ten levels in the upper levels. "
"There aren't ten levels? What do you mean? "
"Everyone who enters the upper ten floors can no longer return to the lower floors, nor can they leave the tower. Do you know this?"
Zhu Yao nodded.
"What's the situation like on the tenth floor? The people of the lower class had no way of knowing. Everyone thought that the upper level was the same as the lower level, divided into ten levels. Actually, there's only a single level in the entire upper level. "
Zhu Yao and her master were both startled. After a while, Yu Yan said. "You're saying, the Realm of Gods is above this floor?"
"That's right!" Nangong Cheng nodded, and pointed at the distant horizon. "Do you guys see that light?"
Looking at the horizon carefully, there was indeed a hint of white flashing light. From top to bottom, it connected straight to the horizon, as though it had split the sky into two. Due to the distance, they could only see a thin line.
"That's the passage to the Realm of Gods." He continued. "That place is about several hundred kilometers away from here. As long as we can reach there, we will be able to reach the Realm of Gods."
"Several hundred kilometers." Zhu Yao's heart stirred. This was the rhythm of directly teleporting them to the top of the tower. "That's not that far either." If they were to fly with the wind, they wouldn't even need an hour, right?
"It's not far!" Nangong Cheng fiercely widened his eyes, his expression was strange. As though he had recalled something, he turned to look at Yu Yan. "You didn't tell her?"
Yu Yan shook his head. "I didn't make it in time."
"What do you mean?" Why was he playing dumb?
"Dongfang girly, have you never sensed the divine energy in your own body?"
"Sensing the divine energy … The hell!" Zhu Yao carefully sensed, and her entire body felt terrible. Her cultivation and divine energy were both present, but … she couldn't use them!
Nangong Cheng had a bitter look. "From here to the place of the Light of Guidance, no mystic arts can be used. So … we can only walk there."
"…" Was this the rhythm of returning to the Stone Age? This floor was actually a forbidden zone for divine arts.
Wait a minute!
"If divine arts can't be used, then where did this barrier come from?" She pointed at the green, translucent barrier above her head and the people around her.
"Nascent Divided Pearls." Yu Yan continued. "After we came up, the Nascent Divided Pearls we collected earlier automatically opened up the barrier. Every single Nascent Divided Pearl can last for about half a day. If the barrier is destroyed … "
Before he could finish his sentence, a scream came from the side. Not far away, a level 10 immortal was rolling on the ground, covered in blood. Black shadows were everywhere, constantly colliding with his body. Every black shadow that passed by tore off a piece of flesh from his body. Although he resisted with all his might, he still couldn't block the black shadows that filled the sky.
The scene was so bloody that it was like the most horrifying zombie movie. A living immortal was dismembered right in front of them. Zhu Yao could not help but take a step forward, only to be stopped by Yu Yan. "It's too late!"
Yu Yan took the opportunity to pull her over, covered her ears with his hands, and pulled her into his embrace. As expected, the voice on the other side had already disappeared in an instant.
She felt a little suffocated.
"Sigh … This is already the third one." Nangong Cheng let out a long sigh, "Once the barrier disappears, we will be attacked by the surrounding black shadows. I wonder what these shadows are? Only this barrier can stop it. "
"How many Nascent Divided Pearls do you have?" Yu Yan asked.
Back when he went to the lower third floor, in case he needed this quest item again. They purposely gathered more.
"About ten of them." Nangong Cheng said. "Back then, when everyone fell into their heart demons, we used up more than half of them. The remaining ones can still last for about five days, but it will take ten days to reach the Light of Guidance from here. "
"In other words, if we sit here, we will be attacked by those black shadows. But if we head out, we won't be able to reach our destination in five days, and there will still be danger? "
"Mn!" Nangong Cheng nodded with a worried look. "I don't know what to do either. That's why I want to discuss this with you guys. "
Zhu Yao was silent for a moment. This time, she was really in a dilemma. She turned to look at the person who had been silent the entire time. "Yue Ying, what do you think?"
Yue Ying was startled. As though he never expected that Zhu Yao would ask for his opinion. He instantly froze. Looking at the surrounding gazes that were looking at him, he nervously lowered his head. A moment later, he said. "If … If we head out, there will be a chance of survival. And I think … there must be a reason for the appearance of these black shadows. Once we figure it out, we might be fine. "
"I think so too!" Nangong Cheng happily slapped his thigh. "Rather than waiting for death here, why don't we head out and take a gamble? What do you guys think?"
"I have no objections!" Zhonggu Lu said indifferently.
Yu Yan nodded in agreement as well.
"Then let's go! In order to conserve Nascent Divided Pearls, it's best if we move together. "Zhu Yao immediately stood up. She turned to look at the person who was still sitting on the ground." Let's go, Yue Ying. "
He was startled for a moment, and then he nodded heavily. He immediately followed after her. His pair of eyes which had always been deep, were now glowing with a different light.
— — — —
Ever since he started talking, Zhu Yao felt that Yue Ying had slowly become different. The eyes he used to look at people were faintly emitting a sense of reality, and were no longer as bottomless as before, where even she was unable to guess what he was thinking. Zhu Yao felt that the reason why he had such a deep obsession with her was because of the influence of Shao Bai's memories from his past life. Back then, when she picked him up, he should have faintly had some fragmented memories, which was why he had been sticking to her without letting go. As for turning into a Devil later on, he had most likely completely recalled everything. Yet, what he remembered the most was when she forcefully sent him into the World Crossing Door back then. That was why he cared so much about her abandoning him, right?
And it was precisely because of this that no matter how much logic she spoke to him in the past, no matter how much she spoke to him, he actually wouldn't listen. Because he, who had turned into a Devil due to his obsession, had always been living in the memories of his past life.
Zhu Yao felt that the current Yue Ying was a good start. At the very least, he was willing to reveal his true self, and was willing to sincerely listen to her reasoning. He learned to be a good child, and no longer ignored everything around him. Now that he was able to walk out, Zhu Yao felt that as long as he interacted more with other people, everything would get better. After all, no matter if he was autistic or stubborn, the root of it all was because he lacked communication.
However, to Yue Ying, communication seemed to be … a little difficult.
"I say, Daoist Ximen …" Nangong Cheng said with a passionate look. "Seeing how you haven't spoken the entire time, I didn't expect that your thoughts are more or less the same as mine! The more I look at you, the more I feel close to you. Oh right, so your real name is Yue Ying! "
"…" Yue Ying was expressionless.
"You guys are really too much. Even your names are fake."
"…"
"The three of you are from Lightning Divine Hall, right? Why is it that both of them use Yu as their dao name, but you're called Yue Ying? "
"…"
"Dongfang girly calls Daoist Beichen her master. Looking at your age, you can't be Daoist Beichen's grand-disciple, right?"
"…"
"Eh? Daoist Yue, why are you walking so quickly? In any case, we don't have much to do right now. Why don't you chat with me about Dongfang girly? "
"…"
"Oh right! Are you married? Do you have a partner? It must be hard to mingle around the two of them every day, right? I understand you! "
"…"
"But you don't have to be sad either. There might be many goddesses waiting for us in the God Realm! We can't give up! Don't you think so? "
"…"
"I wonder what Daoist Yue likes? Let me tell you a secret. Although my original body is of the beast-race, I like those with wings. "
"…"
"I'm telling you! Every single female beast with wings … "
Yue Ying's footsteps suddenly paused, as though he was really annoyed by the questions. He coldly looked over, and killing intent instantly filled the surroundings. "Scram!"
"…" Nangong Cheng was dumbfounded. What's wrong with him?
Zhu Yao had no choice but to step out and smooth things over. She pushed the person who had gone crazy from the questions. "Yue Ying, speak properly."
Yue Ying's killing intent instantly extinguished, and he immediately changed his words. "Shut up!"
"You can't be so fierce. Change your words."
"How do you want to die?"
"… Be a little more polite."
"Please die!"
"… Be a little more tactful."
"You lowly beast, don't talk to me. My clan's noble status and bloodline isn't something you can reach. If you dare to say another word, I will break two of your legs. If you have four, I will break four. Do you understand? "
Zhu Yao: "…"
Yu Yan: "…"
Little Qing: "…"
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