Dimensional Channel

With only two days left before leaving Magic Martial Arts University, Lin Shuguang decided to spend more time in the Secret Pavilion. He voraciously absorbed every bit of information about this world, from its recent human history to its more distant, bizarre tales.

Three hours later, Lin Shuguang packed his things and returned to his residence.

He managed to balance both cultivation and reading.

That evening.

Hu Shaoqing sought him out. "Teacher, are you leaving Magic City the day after tomorrow?"

Lin Shuguang, who was packing, casually replied, "To be precise, my train leaves tomorrow afternoon."

"So soon?" Hu Shaoqing paused, then hesitantly asked, "Aren't you planning to stay a couple more days?"

Lin Shuguang shook his head. "I have some matters to attend to at home."

Fulong Cave had already piqued his interest significantly due to Professor Ding's incident, otherwise, he wouldn't have been so frantically absorbing legends about strange and monstrous occurrences in this world. Now that the Blood Desolate Land was also exhibiting peculiar phenomena, there was no way he would miss such a good opportunity for close-up observation.

Hu Shaoqing fell silent.

Lin Shuguang didn't think much of it and continued packing.

Suddenly, Hu Shaoqing's somewhat nervous voice came from behind him, "Teacher, can I trust you?"

Lin Shuguang stopped and turned his head, looking at him strangely. "What's wrong?"

Hu Shaoqing hesitated, opening his mouth several times as if searching for the right words.

Seeing this, Lin Shuguang smiled casually and didn't rush him, turning back to organize his suitcase.

A moment later, Hu Shaoqing's voice slowly emerged from behind him, trembling slightly. "I went out this afternoon. I just wanted to find a different place to practice my Blade Technique, so I went to the outskirts. And then... and then..."

He paused, then suddenly asked nervously, "Teacher, do you believe in gods?"

Lin Shuguang immediately stopped what he was doing.

He turned to look at Hu Shaoqing and said calmly, "Why do you suddenly say that?"

Hu Shaoqing looked a bit tense, as if the memories playing in his mind were hard to believe, even frightening.

"It's just, just this afternoon, I..."

Lin Shuguang stood up, poured a glass of water, and handed it to him. "Drink some water, don't rush. Take your time and tell me."

Hu Shaoqing took the glass and took a large gulp. "There's an abandoned amusement park on the outskirts. The contractor ran off with the money three years ago, and the unfinished park was left there. It's very eerie, so hardly anyone goes there. I went in out of boredom, and then... I saw another world from that abandoned amusement park!"

Another world?!

Lin Shuguang was taken aback.

He heard Hu Shaoqing continue, "I instinctively walked in. After I entered, a voice suddenly appeared in my mind. I couldn't understand the language, but the ethereal voice made me want to submit. I was terrified... so I quickly fled."

Lin Shuguang's interest was piqued. "Do you remember the location?"

Hu Shaoqing nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, take me there."

Hu Shaoqing gritted his teeth. Thinking of how Lin Shuguang had taught him the Blade Technique without holding grudges, he briefly overcame his fear and led Lin Shuguang. The two quickly arrived at the abandoned amusement park Hu Shaoqing had mentioned under the cover of night.

"It's in there," Hu Shaoqing pointed towards the unfinished building next to the distant Ferris wheel.

Lin Shuguang quickly walked over.

As they slowly approached, stepping carefully, Lin Shuguang felt his body gradually growing hot. He glanced at Hu Shaoqing. "When you came here last time, did you feel anything unusual with your body?"

Hu Shaoqing nodded. "My body was very hot then, and my heart was beating extremely fast. I don't know what's happening now, my heart isn't beating as fast, but my body is still very hot."

Lin Shuguang didn't feel his heart beating fast and thought it might be related to his physical fitness. As for his body feeling hot, it was largely due to the Blood Essence within him.

Amidst this warmth, the fatigue of the day seemed to lessen, and his body felt much lighter.

The two picked up their pace.

The flashlight suddenly went out, plunging their vision into complete darkness.

Hu Shaoqing had come when it was still light, so he could see the path. But now...

He swallowed and instinctively looked at Lin Shuguang. "Should we keep going?"

"We've come this far, let's go in and take a look." Lin Shuguang tapped the flashlight, which still wouldn't emit any light. He paused and then added, "If you don't want to go in, you can wait for me outside."

"No, no need. I'll go in with you." The thought of being alone in the dark, eerie amusement park late at night terrified Hu Shaoqing. He stuck close behind Lin Shuguang.

A faint light finally appeared in the distance.

Lin Shuguang's eyes lit up, and he quickened his pace.

Gradually, the faint light grew larger, and a mirage-like scene appeared before him and Hu Shaoqing.

This open space wasn't large and seamlessly connected to the ground of the unfinished building. It seemed no one would have guessed that such a place was hidden in this incredibly eerie depths.

"I don't know what this place is. I just rushed in on impulse back then," Hu Shaoqing whispered beside Lin Shuguang.

"This is a Dimensional Channel."

Lin Shuguang let out a sigh.

He had learned about the Dimensional Channel from the Secret Pavilion.

According to records from about three hundred years ago, these Dimensional Channels appeared on Earth, connecting it to other dimensions. The duration of each Dimensional Channel's existence was uncertain, even unstable.

What should I do?

Let's take a gamble!

Lin Shuguang stepped into the Dimensional Channel, his vision shifted, and his body plunged downwards.

The gravity here was about four times that of Earth.

If his physical body wasn't strong enough, he would have surely suffered a disadvantage with the sudden fourfold gravity.

His feet landed on soft grass, and Lin Shuguang steadied himself, still feeling the surging, heating Blood Essence.

At this moment, Hu Shaoqing also burst in from the unfinished building, stumbling and almost falling to his knees.

He managed to stand up, looked around the dim environment, and then, with a surprised look on his face, turned to Lin Shuguang, "It's here! This is where I was before! There was a beach ahead, and then a vast sea..."

Lin Shuguang gazed into the distance, "Is that voice still calling you now?"

Hu Shaoqing shook his head, a strange look on his face, "Not this time. Last time, I remember it very clearly. The voice was ethereal, leading me step by step. If I hadn't gotten scared at the end, I might have already drowned in the sea."

Lin Shuguang frowned.

He didn't sense any life force, nor did he hear any peculiar calls.

After all, he had a more powerful and domineering Martial Dao Will in his mind, so it was normal for other voices not to appear. That's why he had asked Hu Shaoqing.

But hearing him say that now... things were becoming interesting.

That voice... why didn't it appear again? Was it afraid?

Calming his mind, Lin Shuguang withdrew his gaze from the distance, "Let's make a mark and continue moving forward."