"What I feared most has happened!"
As Chen Changan and his group entered the Core Land, the situation he had feared most came to pass.
There was no one around. Even with Chen Changan's senses, he couldn't detect anyone else's presence.
If they weren't simply too far away, then the only other possibility was that everyone had entered a separate space.
Chen Changan hoped the first possibility was true. If they were in separate spaces, there was nothing he could do to help the others.
Chen Changan surveyed his surroundings. Everything was calm—strangely calm—and there was nothing out of the ordinary.
Everything seemed perfectly normal.
Chen Changan had only taken a few steps forward when the surrounding environment suddenly changed.
An invisible barrier abruptly enveloped him.
A barrier?
"This thing is useless against me," Chen Changan said with a faint smile.
But in the next moment, a phantom figure appeared before Chen Changan.
Frowning as he looked at the figure, Chen Changan asked, "Are you the Guardians of the Core Land?"
"Suppose you could call me that," the figure said with a laugh.
"I didn't expect so many people to show up this time. Is that because of you?"
"You've certainly given me a huge job."
"It'll keep me busy for quite a while."
Hearing this, Chen Changan furrowed his brow. Would all those people entering increase the guardian's workload?
And what exactly was his job?
"To break through to the World King Realm in the Core Land, we have to face you. So we need to undergo some trials, is that right?" Chen Changan asked with a frown.
"Of course."
"Did you think breaking through to the World King Realm would be that easy?"
"Going from the World Lord Realm to the World King Realm isn't merely an increase