Predicament II

"Go ahead and try it. It'll be very satisfying. Anyway, the breach is already open, so even if we don't do anything, the evil energy will continue to seep in and affect the inside." Seeing that the Moon God was not moving, she encouraged him more readily.

"..." The Moon God calmly gazed at the Interaction Zone, where countless fires ignited on the ground, turning everything into a sea of fire.

Just as he had expected, within the Interaction Zone, the power of the Jade Pavilion also unleashed terrifying divine might, no less than his own, and even enough to destroy the world.

"We powerful people can only wander and roam outside, so why can these trashy ants enjoy a safe life in the Interaction Zone?" Jade Pavilion said with a smile.

"Therefore, I like it best right now, burning all their comfort and security to the ground! Destruction is the most egalitarian thing in the world!"

The Moon God understood her implied meaning.

"My Interaction Zone is destroyed. Before I left, I took all my accumulated data with me," he replied in a low voice.

"Destroyed?" Jade Pavilion raised an eyebrow. "Interaction Zone that could nurture a powerhouse like you must be a large-scale Interaction Zone. Would a large-scale Interaction Zone be destroyed so easily? You can lie to me, but you'd better not lie to the boss."

"It is indeed destroyed," the Moon God replied without changing her expression. "In order to have more power to protect myself after breaking through the Sky Curtain, I took all my accumulated resources with me. Having lost too much of my accumulated resources, the Sky Curtain began to sink and has been completely destroyed."

"I hope what you're saying is true." Jade Pavilion looked at him for a while, "Otherwise, if the boss finds out you're lying to him, you'll die."

"How strong Laf?" The Moon God narrowed her eyes slightly.

"He originated from the vast Interaction Zone, and is a dark, destructive god of destruction that has existed there for thousands of years."

Jade Pavilion smiled and said, "When he came out, he tore the Sky Curtain with his body to get out, without relying on his authority to automatically create a passage. He's different from us."

"Without the furnace, you can only fight by relying purely on your basic abilities, and you cannot comprehend its power. Only by possessing the furnace can you enhance your own abilities many times over with the Martial Arts Diagram."

"You talked to Heart Fusion before, right? The furnace can enhance basic attributes and add all sorts of special abilities."

Jade Pavilion raised a finger, and a wisp of red flame ignited at the tip of his finger.

"Hehe~~ My Heart Burning Furnace was made according to the Martial Arts Diagram of the Crimson Sea Burning Heaven Art, so I can control the flames within a certain temperature range. At the same time, it amplifies my basic attributes by two to five times."

"Two to five times?" Only today did the Moon God understand the true effect of the Heart Burning Furnace from these three people.

"The evil energy within you has accumulated to an increasing degree. You must find the blueprint as soon as possible and forge your own furnace. Otherwise, you might soon transform into an evil spirit," Jade Pavilion said with a smile.

"Without a furnace, is there really no way to Evil Removal the evil aura?" The Moon God's heart sank.

"Of course. So only we can roam freely outside. Otherwise, why can't ordinary people come out as they please?" Jade Pavilion replied. "By the way, is your Interaction Zone really gone? That was a huge Interaction Zone, you know. If you dare lie to the boss..."

"It really is ruined." The Moon God Goddess remained calm, meeting the other's gaze without flinching, her eyes clear and open.

"Tsk tsk." Jade Pavilion was a fun-loving person by nature, and he disliked Moon God's dull and serious personality the most.

"There's another question. Within the Interaction Zone, are supernatural phenomena only possible through Spirit Thread and divine power?" the Moon God asked in a deep voice.

"Nonsense, what else could possibly trigger the supernatural? So-called supernatural phenomena are just man-made anyway," Jade Pavilion replied.

"Is it possible that someone can unleash a similar ability without using the Spirit Thread?" The Moon God unconsciously recalled Zhang Rongfang's situation.

"Yes, there are. Aren't evil spirits one?" Jade Pavilion said nonchalantly. "The essence of an evil spirit is a polluted offspring that splits off from the top of the Instant Tower. If we're not, then we're definitely evil spirits~~"

"Evil spirits." The Moon God remained silent for a moment.

"The essence of the evil spirit is the cellular consciousness that is produced after the strongest physical body, Taki, is mutated."

Therefore, they follow their most primal instincts: hunting for everything they need. Anyway, if you encounter an evil spirit in the Interaction Zone, that Interaction Zone is definitely doomed; it's thoroughly corrupted. Escape as soon as possible.

***Inside the Human Immortal Cave.

Hong Ye coiled up his long, slender centipede body and reported the recent changes in the surrounding area to Zhang Rongfang.

"Based on comprehensive observations from more than 30 locations last month, the effects of Blood Descendant inoculation have already become apparent. The sinking of the Sky Curtain has also been contained."

"What about those remaining Gods and Buddhas? Are there any that are hiding and not reporting?" Zhang Rongfang asked.

"Most of them have appeared. Only a few, such as the Celestial Venerable of the Great Dao Sect, who are deities with multiple identities, have not replied. Our preliminary judgment is that the Yujing Hanshi Celestial Lord is likely the Moon God in disguise," Hong Ye replied.

"That's good. With the sinking of the Sky Curtain barrier contained, our basic situation can be stabilized. Next, we need to investigate the Sky Curtain's exit and see what other unknown processes occurred in between."

The sub-body that Zhang Rongfang separated earlier could not revert to its original form after leaving the Sky Curtain. This means that if he wants to go out, perhaps the best way is for his original body to go out intact.

"The answer might lie in Great Abyss. Whether it's the Sea of Forgetfulness or the relic platform you mentioned, they might have relevant information," Hong Ye replied.

How to get out without damaging the Sky Curtain is a problem Zhang Rongfang is currently facing.

"The Sea of Forgetfulness?" He paused for a moment. "It seems it's time to investigate that final, mysterious place in the Great Abyss."

Now that he has solved the pressing problem of the sinking Sky Curtain, it is time for him to find the truth about the past of the outside world.

"Where is White Scale? My lord, we haven't seen her recently. We don't know..." Hong Ye asked hesitantly.

"She has some things to do. She won't be showing up for a while. Just think of her as going into seclusion."

Zhang Rongfang felt trapped in this world, and he had to find a way to allow his physical body to leave completely and normally.

"Open your Void; I need to act as a relay," he instructed.

"Uh," Hong Ye, not quite used to it, clutching his chest and gently raising his hand.

Suddenly, a red circular hole appeared between the two of them.

Zhang Rongfang stood up, took a step, and instantly disappeared into the cave.

Great Abyss.

Zhang Rongfang went to the ninth floor again and saw the Bottom Crawler still dozing off.

"You're here again?" Bottom Crawler shook his head, looking somewhat drowsy as he faced him.

"I want to go out, but I don't want to damage the Sky Curtain. Do you have any suggestions?" Zhang Rongfang asked in a deep voice.

"So you can just become Gods and Buddhas?" Bottom Crawler replied casually.

"But I've tried. Even if I turn my body into Spirit Thread, I still can't enter and exit on my own," Zhang Rongfang shook his head.

"Then I'm out of ideas. Are you planning to go down and try to find a solution?" Bottom Crawler asked.

"Let's give it a try. Of all the Great Abyss, only the Sea of Forgetfulness remains, which I haven't been to yet," Zhang Rongfang said.

"Well then, good luck in advance." Bottom Crawler seemed to be smiling. "Don't forget your promise to me. You still need to help me find my name."

"I will," Zhang Rongfang nodded.

He continued to fall.

Just as he was about to cross the line completely, he took one last look at the Bottom Crawler.

The other person was waving gently at him, as if saying a silent goodbye.

"Don't become like me, you're a big shot," Bottom Crawler said finally.

"Thanks." Zhang Rongfang suddenly slumped.

Suddenly, everything around them flashed.

He had appeared above a vast black ocean.

The vast rock face of Great Abyss remained beside him.

But only one side of the rock face remained; the other side seemed to have vanished, transformed into an endless black sea.

He leaned against the rock wall, gazing towards the black sea.

The sea was calm and An Ning, with waves rising and falling.

'Sea of Forgetfulness'

Zhang Rongfang gently spread its wings and slowly descended towards the Black Sea.

We descended little by little along the Great Abyss rock wall.

He could see dilapidated Gods and Buddhas and shrines all around him.

Many platforms have been shattered into tiny fragments hanging on the rock face.

'Go.'

With a thought, wisps of blood shot out, condensing in mid-air in front of him and transforming into a small red bird.

The red bird suddenly flew downwards, plunging into the completely black, deep ocean.

Splash! It plunged headfirst into the sea.

The deep sea was murky and dark all around.

The seawater was a blur in the red bird's vision, and it could vaguely hear some sounds echoing in its ears, but it couldn't make out what they were.

It kept diving deeper into the sea.

In the distance, in the surrounding water, blurry, distorted, and strange human figures appear and disappear, gazing at it.

Occasionally, a cluster of tiny eyes would light up in the depths of the sea, watching it from a certain angle.

A terrifying giant whale, at least a thousand meters long, slowly swam past below.

This ocean is not as calm as one might imagine; on the contrary, it is unusually lively.

After an unknown amount of time, the Xiao Hong Bird finally slowed down.

He saw the seabed.

There, on a patch of black mud, were scattered countless items, bones, books, and so on.

Clothes, scepters, jewelry, weapons, armor, fragments, statues, and all sorts of other items can be found here.

Many of them were dyed black or gray.

The Xiao Hong Bird swam around on the seabed for a moment, then aimed at a leather book that looked extremely ancient, bit off one of its corners, and swam upwards.

He just randomly picked something and tried to take it out.

The Xiao Hong Bird rose much faster than before, and soon it reached a position close to the surface of the sea.

Puff.

It suddenly rose to the surface, burst out of the sea, and flew back towards Zhang Rongfang body.

Boom! This was like stirring up a hornet's nest.

The entire Sea of Forgetfulness suddenly paused, and then countless black, tentacle-like arms shot out, greedily grabbing at the Xiao Hong Bird from the seawater.

Zhang Rongfang flapped his wings and spread his arms.

Countless Blood Cloud surged out rapidly behind him.

He wanted to test the limits of this Sea of Forgetfulness first.

At his level, not all natural phenomena need to be completely avoided.

Blood Cloud churned and quickly coalesced into a giant arm beside him.

The bloody hand slammed down and grabbed.

Its palm-sized diameter, hundreds of meters, crashed heavily onto the surging black seawater.

At the same time, the Soul Plunder began.

A giant bloody hand and countless black arms collided with each other.

A loud bang.

Both collapsed and exploded simultaneously.

Zhang Rongfang frowned slightly, feeling that some of the blood on his bloody hand had completely lost control.

Fortunately, the Blood Bird returned to his side with the leather book it had found.

Zhang Rongfang took the leather book and casually flipped through it.

'The Pias Holy Scroll'.

This is the name of the book.

The record describes how a god named Pias gradually grew from an ordinary person into an incredibly powerful deity.

"For ordinary people, it might be an incredibly detailed guide to becoming a god, but it's meaningless to me."

Zhang Rongfang's expression remained unchanged as he pressed down on the book with one hand, a black flash appearing on his hand.

In the blink of an eye, the entire book let out a piercing scream, rapidly melting, twisting, shrinking, and transforming into a black-blue rhomboid crystal gem.

This is the activation of Soul Plunder, which extracts and refines the essence of the soul, transforming it into a pure Spirit Core.

"Let's continue," Zhang Rongfang, placing the plundered Spirit Core on his forehead and beginning to absorb its pure spiritual energy.

With a wave of his hand, countless red birds scattered out and swooped down towards the Sea of Forgetfulness below.

This approach to finding clues seems feasible. And even if they don't find them, they can still transform these losers from the Sea of Forgetfulness into resources to strengthen their own mental and spiritual consciousness.

They'll just perish here anyway, it's pointless. They might as well become a part of us, gaining more hope and a new beginning.