When Zhang Yu stepped through the gate to Layer 33, the first thing he felt was a profound barrenness.
The concentration of Spiritual Energy plummeted, the immortal energy in the air collapsed, and every element, substance, and form of energy seemed to be falling toward zero.
This is Layer 33? Spiritual Energy, immortal energy—even ordinary air is almost nonexistent?
What appeared before his visual system was an endless darkness, layer upon layer of starlight within it, and a galaxy formed by those countless stars.
Is this—the universe?!
The near-vacuum and the vista of a sea of stars stirred a suspicion in Zhang Yu.
Did they put the star-filled universe inside Layer 33?
But in the next moment, Zhang Yu sensed that this place was very different from the actual universe.
The stars flashing in the darkness seemed to form a surging river of stars. They cast layer upon layer of light into the black abyss and visibly churned onward, roaring like the mighty Yangtze River.
At the same time, Zhang Yu could sense that dense Spiritual Energy and immortal energy had gathered within those stars.
To his Spiritual Energy vision, each star was a blazing sun, radiating waves of Spiritual Energy powerful enough to shake any cultivator to his core.
As Zhang Yu stared in shock, a woman's voice transmitted a message to him. "All of Layer 33 is the Immortal Emperor's residence. Every resource here, including Spiritual Energy and immortal energy, is at his disposal—"
"So to any outsider who reaches this place, it is a vacuum without even a breath of air."
Zhang Yu whipped around toward the source of the message and saw the translucent figure of a young woman floating beside him.
The young woman smiled. "I'm Jing Hui, the Immortal Emperor's secretary."
Zhang Yu hurriedly