Cracking the Maze
Inside the Dreamship, in the room where Hake was being treated, Beika slowly awoke.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Sea Emperor frowning slightly as he stared at Gu Ding, who was still not awake. After a long while, Guding looked at him and asked, "What exactly happened inside? Why is not only Hake not awake, Gu Ding has also entered a deep sleep?"
In that instant, Beika finally stopped seeing Sea Emperor as a child, sat up, and told him everything that had happened in Hake's Dream World.
"A giant tower?" The Sea Emperor fell into deep thought after hearing this.
"You know that tower?" Beika asked, somewhat surprised by the Sea Emperor's expression.
"Based on your description, it should be the Heavenly Dao Tower, a colossal tower related to the Heavenly Dao Patterns. I mentioned it to Gu Ding when he was learning about the Heavenly Dao Patterns. Later, he chatted with Hake and also mentioned that this colossal tower could suppress all things in the world. Hake may have taken it to heart and, when creating dreams, subconsciously created such a colossal tower to suppress himself and the projection of the Main God's Will within him. However, the one in Hake's Dream World should be a simplified version of the Heavenly Dao Tower." The Sea Emperor thought of the origin of the colossal tower in Hake's Dream World.
"Do you have a way to rescue them?" Beika thought Hake might have a solution after hearing what he said.
"Gu Ding was too impulsive. With his mastery of the Heavenly Dao Patterns, deciphering the mysteries of this giant tower will likely be very difficult, which is why he hasn't made any progress in a week. He should have retreated with you when he saw the tower, allowing me to enter. Now that he's inside, I can't even rescue him. The Heavenly Dao Tower becomes more powerful the more beings it suppresses. Right now, it's just him and Hake. If I enter, the Heavenly Dao Tower's power will be even greater. That will make things even more troublesome. Although this tower is only a simplified version, its power is definitely not to be underestimated." This situation is giving the Sea Emperor a headache.
"So what should we do?"
"Now we can only trust Gu Ding. Although his mastery of Heavenly Dao Patterns isn't high, he's exceptionally talented and has a thorough understanding of the basic Heavenly Dao Patterns. This giant tower evolved from the Dream World should only contain the most basic Heavenly Dao rules. With Gu Ding's abilities, given enough time, he should still be able to break through the tower. However, given his carefree personality, I'm afraid he might overlook some details. I used to help him make up for this, but now we can only rely on him. Let's stick to the plan you and Gu Ding discussed before and wait another month."
The Sea Emperor knew there was no better way at the moment, and could only wait another month to see how things went.
"I'm monitoring this room all the time. We don't need to stay in this room for the whole month anymore. You've been busy all week, go out and get something to eat."
"I know Liliath and the others will be disappointed to see that I'm the only one going out. She already has some issues with me." Beika shook her head.
"I'll handle things with Lily and the others. As for Lily having a problem with you, that's not her Lily; look for the reasons within yourself. If you want to join the team, you must actively earn everyone's trust. We won't entrust our backs to people we don't trust." Although Sea Emperor's words were unpleasant to hear, Beika didn't refute them.
"I understand, let's go out."
As soon as the two left the room, Lily and the others immediately surrounded them to ask questions. After the Sea Emperor's explanation, no one blamed Beika, because it wasn't his fault in the first place.
"It's okay, don't blame yourself. This isn't your fault. I'll go make you something to eat," Bigge patted Beika on the shoulder to comfort her.
"Trust Gu Ding, he'll do his job well." Dokter also came over and patted Beika on the shoulder.
"Let's stick to Gu Ding's plan and wait another month. If there's still no result after a month, we'll think of other ways." Liliath nodded slightly, noticing Beika's self-blame. "Sea Emperor, list out all the feasible options first. If Gu Ding hasn't come out after a month, we'll discuss it together."
"Leave it to me, but some of the plans may require Miko's evaluation." Sea Emperor readily agreed.
"Okay, I'll work with Sea Emperor to develop a plan." Miko always felt that he hadn't contributed enough to the team, and he hoped he could help out when given this opportunity.
"Then it's settled. Everyone else, go about your business. Don't worry too much, Gu Ding will be fine." Although Liliath said this, she was actually unsure of herself.
In the Sixth Layer Hake's Dream World, inside the "Heavenly Dao Tower," in the long passage, Gu Ding suddenly stopped rushing forward.
"There are hidden patterns on both sides of this passage, with extremely long lines. It would take me almost a whole day of flying to see a complete pattern. Now that I think about it carefully, it seems that there are broken-down Heavenly Dao Patterns hidden in them." Gu Ding stopped in the passage, recalling the previous pattern, and little details kept emerging in his mind.
It was a giant python with countless tiny scales on its body, but those scales related to the Heavenly Dao Patterns quickly and automatically appeared after Gu Ding calmed down.
By piecing together the basic Heavenly Dao Patterns, Gu Ding quickly obtained the relevant information, and he suddenly understood.
"I see. This is a maze, cycling through the same area every day. No matter how you fly, you can't get out unless you break the maze. I've been circling around for seven days, and Hake isn't trapped in this maze, otherwise we would definitely have run into each other." Gu Ding quickly figured out the reason. "As for the solution..."
Gu Ding looked at the location of the snake's head not far ahead. Three small scales were missing at the seven-inch mark. He forced a drop of blood from his fingertip and used his finger to fill in the missing scales with the patterns of the Heavenly Dao Patterns.
Almost the instant after replenishing his scales, a bright light appeared not far ahead. Gu Ding knew that was the exit, and he quickly rushed towards it.
The instant he burst out of the exit, Gu Ding found himself in another space.
In the vast expanse of space, blinding sandstorms raged everywhere, and the only visible structure was a colossal pyramid-shaped object.
Gu Ding knew that this thing must be the key to this space. He flew around the pyramid several times but did not find any entrance.
"There's no entrance, so this thing must still be related to the Heavenly Dao Patterns." Gu Ding began to carefully search for clues.
Before long, he discovered that under the sunlight, some bricks would reflect strange light patterns at different angles, and these light patterns would disappear almost instantly.
Having realized this, Gu Ding observed for two whole days before finally capturing all the light patterns into his mind.
After piecing things together in his mind, he formed a complete Heavenly Dao Patterns, Gu Ding immediately understood, "So that's how it is!"
He bent down and carved different patterns on several bricks of the pyramid.
A moment later, the pyramid trembled, and a beam of light shot skyward from its tip. Gu Ding flew to the top, bathed in the beam, and as it shone upon him, his body began to be drawn upward by a strange force from above... (To be continued~^~)