High in the pitch-black sky.
Li Chen couldn't see a single ray of light; the feeling of loneliness seemed to be devouring his body.
He looked up at the Starry Sky...
The sky was filled with twinkling stars.
Is becoming a "god" really that easy?
"The Weird God of Rules; it turns out there really is a God hidden within me."
Everything was so incredible, yet so real.
He was somewhat confused.
The sudden appearance of things that were once so distant before him had already shocked him, but at this moment his mind was as clear as a mirror, and he felt nothing unusual.
At this moment, he felt a continuous flow of Forbidden Substances surging into his body, which were expelled from the Forbidden Door.
He could sense that the Forbidden Door in the Throne Space had opened a crack, and Black Mist, Forbidden, was gushing out from that gap.
He eventually absorbed it.
Click~
A shattering sound rang out, and Li Chen stretched out his right hand, muttering, "It's broken."
His realm, which he had stabilized for a long time, finally entered the Withered Sea Realm.
Crack-like marks began to spread across his right hand, gradually extending towards his body.
He opened his eyes, and a jet-black eye emerged from his palm.
The eyeball kept moving.
Li Chen could feel that his mind had developed a second field of vision, which was the field of vision of this eye.
A wisp of Black Mist rose from his body, and a chaotic whisper echoed in the void in response to Li Chen's breakthrough in realm.
"I'm really becoming more and more like a monster," Li Chen muttered, touching his arm.
From the moment he absorbed the Forbidden Substance, he knew he had embarked on a path of no return.
He also realized that he had developed a strange connection with those Eerie Monsters.
But now that his realm has improved, he can sense many things that he couldn't sense before.
This world seems... truly to be in ruins...
Li Chen looked up at the sky, but the sky was no longer filled with stars as before. Instead, an incomparably dark Black Mist covered the entire cloud layer, and tentacles were constantly emerging from the Black Mist...
So this is the real world...
No wonder Yu Qingnian, who possessed the Wasteland Realm, dared not step out of the Human Race's activity area.
They were now like food in the mouths of those monsters that emerged from the Black Mist, their bodies rippling with waves of light.
This world really is on the verge of collapse.
Li Chen stared for a long time without feeling any discomfort, and finally slowly landed in Canghai City.
He saw much of the true nature of the world.
But he is powerless to do anything about it now.
The morning sun shines brightly on the earth.
Standing in a relatively high place in the city.
Li Chen narrowed his eyes and looked up at the sky; the eerie scene from the night seemed to have vanished.
Only one, then another, white cloud remains.
The strange state he experienced after his breakthrough has also ended.
Given his condition last night, if he returned to the hotel, passersby would likely mistake him for a monster.
He had no choice but to find a secluded place to consolidate his cultivation and process the information he had received the previous night.
Until dawn.
Beep beep~
Just then, his Student Badge beeped.
"Hello."
"Chen-ge, the Academy Tournament is about to start! It's in the city center! It's being held in the city center!!"
"We've arrived."
Li Chen hummed in agreement and looked at the many balloons that had already risen in the center of the city.
He then hung up the phone, his figure flashed, and he disappeared.
Located in the center of Canghai City.
Many teams have already started entering the venue, but this isn't where the Academy Tournament begins.
Su Xian ate her sesame seed cake and said, "What's the rush? This is just the beginning."
"Besides, we're not competing here."
"Huh? Not here?" Su Zhe stared blankly at his Student Badge.
Ji Shao laughed and said, "The Academy Tournament definitely won't be here; there are just too many participants."
"This is just a transit point; our actual match should take place in the Secret Realm."
"Someone will guide us to the Secret Realm then."
"Right now, it's just a gathering."
Su Zhe nodded. He didn't know these things yet, after all, it was his first time participating in the Academy Tournament and the first time he had ever seen it being held.
Mu Hen ate his steamed Baozi in silence, acting as if he were invisible.
At this moment, Jianping walked over, glanced at the group, nodded, and said, "It seems like a group of formidable people have arrived over there."
His voice had barely faded when...
A deafening roar followed.
Cheers erupted everywhere as the contestants dispatched from the Imperial Capital arrived. They were quite high-profile, with the seven of them hovering in the air as they slowly flew over.
They clearly don't take all the participants seriously.
The leader was a very handsome man who resembled Su Xian. He had sharp eyes and stared straight ahead.
The sounds below had no effect on him.
The Fox Family Saintess and the Daoist Family Saint Son, whom we had met before, were also among them, but they stood silently at the back.
One of the men, dressed in a black robe and bald, sat cross-legged, striking the skull of an unknown creature floating in front of him as if it were a wooden fish.
He must be Buddhist Family Saint Son.
The other three people did not appear to be anything special.
Ji Shao, however, stared intently at a woman wearing a fiery red cheongsam, secretly gritting his teeth.
"Ji Yuzhao..."
Su Xian, however, concealed her brilliance and did not look at him, her expression remaining completely blank.
Mu Hen then spoke up, "Hey, how come there are three women?"
Shouldn't there be two?
"Su Xian?"
Even Su Xian was taken aback, but he didn't notice and stared intently over there.
There was also a white-haired woman standing silently at the very back, her red eyes seemingly observing everyone around her, as if searching for someone.
Su Xian said, "The information is incorrect, but it doesn't matter."
"After all, the participants in the Academy Tournament often change at the last minute."
Su Zhe was somewhat puzzled. He felt like he had seen that white-haired woman before, but he couldn't remember who she was.
Empty~
Just then, a sound of something cutting through the air came from the sky.
Above the seven people, a figure seemed to tear through the air and flew over at lightning speed.
Who is it again?
Many people have seen what's happening; the fact that they've caused such a commotion shows their strength shouldn't be underestimated.
Even the seven contestants from the Imperial Capital looked over.
Somewhat unexpected...
As the sound of something cutting through the air slowly approached, everyone could see the figure clearly.
"Holy crap, it's Chen-ge!!" Su Zhe shouted.
Su Xian twitched her lips, somewhat helpless, at such a commotion.
It seems their team is about to be stripped bare by this group.
In the sky, Li Chen's eyes searched everywhere for his team, until he finally found Su Zhe's conspicuous figure.
There were too many people watching the teams compete in the Academy Tournament.
He had no choice but to come in like that.
But something seems off now; why is everyone staring at him?
The Imperial Capital Team.
The man at the head of the group smiled, shook his head, but his eyes were cold as he said, "Investigate who that person is."
At this moment, the Fox Family Saintess stepped forward and said, "No need to investigate anymore, that person is Li Chen from the Canglan Academy."
"Oh, Li Chen?"
"Never heard of it before, it's quite intriguing..."
As the two were talking, the white-haired woman behind them smiled slightly.
"That scent is getting stronger and stronger."
"After waiting for so long, I finally see you."
"Li Chen..."