Zeno's Turtle

However, upon closer reflection, it was within Lu Yan'an's expectations that this Xin Dao Ren would do such a thing!

After all, God King Level inheritance is no joke. Throughout the endless Reincarnation Era, Lu Yan'an was the first among many who entered the Nyarlathotep Wormhole to barely meet the requirements for inheritance. Put yourself in his shoes; the consciousness of the Xin Dao Ren has existed here for countless Years. Having finally encountered someone who meets the requirements for inheritance, how could they easily let him go? You must understand, this is not the kind of wide-net approach that City Lord Luo used when accepting the Duan Donghe Inheritance!

"Now, come with me!" Xin Dao Ren said with a smile, looking at Lu Yan'an was still in a daze.

After saying that, it turned and walked towards another side door of the Mist Hall. Whoosh... the side door opened automatically, and the Xin Dao Ren went in. Although Lu Yan'an was also wondering where they were going, he had no choice but to follow.

Following behind the Xin Dao Ren, they walked along the wide passage for a while until they were completely blocked by a Gate. The two of them walked straight to the Gate before stopping.

"Wait a moment, the Gate will open. Continue along this corridor." The Xin Dao Ren smiled as he glanced at Lu Yan'an. "This second trial isn't difficult either. As long as you can keep moving in a straight line along the corridor until you reach the next hall, you'll have passed the most basic screening and can begin to learn about the inheritance."

"Moreover, you can use any means to assist yourself in advancing along this corridor," the Xin Dao Ren said slowly. "Just reach the next hall. How about that? Simple, right?" As he spoke, he gave Lu Yan'an a slightly teasing look.

"Rise!" Then, the Xin Dao Ren turned to look at the Gate and pointed.

Wow...

The heavy, wide Gate slowly rose, revealing a broad, deep passage that seemed to stretch endlessly. This sight immediately made Lu Yan'an frown deeply! He didn't understand what dangers awaited him in this corridor. He knew that if he failed the screening, he might face death.

"You, go in," the Xin Dao Ren said. "Either give up, or move forward. If you give up, there's no need to say more; at this point, it's too late to say anything else!"

Its meaning was clear: Lu Yan'an had no choice but to move forward. If he couldn't go in with some dignity, then it could only help him do so.

Lu Yan'an glanced at the Xin Dao Ren, then flew in without hesitation.

Boom!

The massive Gate behind them slammed shut with a deafening roar.

"If that's the case, then let's see what kind of test this is and how dangerous it can be!" Lu Yan'an glanced at the Gate behind him, then looked up at the deep corridor.

Whoosh!

He transformed into a streak of Flowing Light and moved swiftly forward.

The corridor was deep and dark, sometimes narrowing and sometimes widening. After flying for only a short while, it became increasingly dark ahead... In the dim and hazy passage, Lu Yan'an could see clearly with his eyesight.

"Hmm?" He stopped quietly, only to find a Gate slowly descending about a thousand kilometers away. "This is the exit? Did the Xin Dao Ren mean to reach the next hall before this Gate completely closes? It's about a thousand kilometers away. I wonder what kind of trouble I'll encounter here?"

Lu Yan'an had no other choice but to try flying forward again, hoping to get through this hurdle as quickly as possible!

However.

As he continued flying forward, something astonishing happened—the slowly descending Gate suddenly became enormous, and this growth was directly proportional to Lu Yan'an's flying speed! The faster Lu Yan'an, the larger the Gate became!

Originally, his Divine Body was about several hundred meters in size, but as he continued to fly forward, the Gate grew to a height of tens of thousands of kilometers, so large that it seemed to be the same diameter as the Yuan Planet.

But in reality, no matter how fast you fly, the Gate is still there. And you are always trapped in this corridor.

Seeing this, Lu Yan'an was completely stunned.

If things continue like this, it seems... a bit bad.

Suddenly, he seemed to notice something, his eyes fixed on the Gate. He retreated. From his perspective, the Gate didn't continue to grow; instead, it gradually returned to its original size and slowly shrank. And once he continued forward, the Gate's height increased again.

"I'm afraid this is the problem I'm about to face!" Seeing this, Lu Yan'an understood that this corridor was no ordinary one.

As Lu Yan'an entered the corridor, a subtle change seemed to occur around him. When Lu Yan'an moved quickly, the change accelerated. When Lu Yan'an slowed down, the change slowed down. When Lu Yan'an stopped, the change stopped.

He frowned, but didn't stop moving forward. His eyes remained fixed on the Gate, obsessively focused. At that moment, he thought of nothing else. He had only one goal: to reach the other side!

As Lu Yan'an's speed increased, the Gate at the end of the corridor seemed to grow larger and larger.

"Am I getting close?" Lu Yan'an couldn't help but wonder. But why did he feel that although the Gate was right in front of him, the distance between him and the Gate hadn't changed much?

"Alas!" A faint sigh seemed to echo from the void. The next moment, a pressure suddenly descended upon Lu Yan'an, and his mind seemed to freeze for a moment as his Divine Body plummeted straight towards the ground!

"Boom!" The impact of the Divine Body with the ground raised clouds of dust, and from beneath the dust, Lu Yan'an slowly got up from the ground.

"What's going on?" he asked, somewhat surprised and uncertain. "Could it be the Xin Dao Ren?"

He was somewhat confused about what the Xin Dao Ren meant. Just as Lu Yan'an was feeling puzzled, he quietly noticed the slope ahead. "From a distance, the road looks almost flat, and although there's a gradient, it's not too steep. I didn't expect it to be so steep up here."

Upon discovering this, Lu Yan'an was taken aback, but then... he seemed to remember something, quickly walked to the slope ahead, and looked ahead. However, this time, he wasn't looking at the slowly descending Gate, but at the ground in front of him!

"No! I'm certain the ground I just saw was flat, without even the slightest slope. So why is the slope so obvious now, and not just in one spot!"

If the slope had been steep enough for him to perceive, Lu Yan'an would have noticed it from the beginning, instead of only realizing it now.

Could it be that...

He suddenly came to his senses and looked at the left and right sides of the corridor. In that instant Lu Yan'an's pupils began to contract—the paths on the left and right sides seemed to widen!

No, it's not that the ground slope has become steeper, or that the corridor on the side has become wider.

Instead... I've shrunk!

Thinking of this, he once again suddenly flew into the air and looked at the Gate in front of him! What was originally only a thousand kilometers away had, as he continued to move forward, now conservatively estimated to have reached a terrifying distance of one hundred thousand kilometers!

This corridor seems to have been modified by the Xin Dao Ren; the further you walk, the smaller your body becomes. It's not that the Gate have gotten bigger, but rather that your field of vision has shrunk!

Thinking about this, he finally realized! The closer he got to the Gate, the smaller his Divine Body would become, the slower he would move, and from his perspective, the distance would even appear to be much greater!

Now, his Divine Body is more than a hundred times smaller than when he first entered this corridor. Naturally, in his eyes, this distance has become much farther!

Although the distance to the finish line may seem to have shortened, the time spent remains the same! The road is constant, but the journey ahead is still just as long! Even if the finish line is right in front of you, you will never reach it—infinitely approaching, yet never intersecting!

My current situation seems to be similar. This obstacle, symbolizing the passing of the test, lies at the end of the road. However, as I fly towards it, I will only grow smaller and smaller, eventually becoming as insignificant as an ant, or even a mayfly.

If this insignificance has no limit, then even if the Gate representing passage is right before your eyes, you... will never reach your true destination, just like Zeno's Turtle!

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