Three Times the Fun

The Xin Dao Ren was the first to stop in its tracks, its gaze falling upon the three-dimensional phantoms supported by stone pillars before it, and it sighed deeply, "Can you see these phantoms?"

After scanning the area, Lu Yan'an respectfully replied, "Yes, sir, I saw it!"

The Xin Dao Ren somewhat skeptical of Lu Yan'an's words, then pointed to the three-dimensional phantoms. "Have you discovered anything?"

"My lord, there are 123 three-dimensional phantoms on the left and 123 on the right. The ones on the left are perfect... seemingly containing secret techniques. The ones on the right are all incomplete. The first 123 phantoms on the right correspond exactly to the 123 phantoms on the left." After a moment of contemplation, Lu Yan'an replied.

"Right."

Looking at the dazzling, three-dimensional phantoms radiating countless rays of light, the Xin Dao Ren's eyes were hazy. He said softly, "This is the most popular form of entertainment in my civilization, and also a means of cultivating and training comprehension. Any major power or special inheritance will generally use it to test the comprehension of its candidates. It is called— the Rhino Emperor Game!"

"The Rhino Emperor Game was created by an extremely ancient being, the 'Rhino Emperor,' before his Heart Power. The Rhino Emperor's life was tragic; he was a true hero, but the result... However, the Rhino Emperor Game ensured that he was remembered by all the powerful beings in our civilization," Xin Dao Ren. "After his fall, this game, the Rhino Emperor Game, spread. Initially, countless powerful beings considered it merely entertainment, but later they discovered that it demands extremely high levels of comprehension! Furthermore, frequently studying the Rhino Emperor Game can improve one's comprehension! In our civilization, from newborn children to Universe God like ourselves, everyone enjoys playing a game."

"The Rhino Emperor Game has a total of basic endgame types," the Xin Dao Ren continued. "There are 123 endgame types on the right side. As for the so-called 'first' endgame... it's a puzzle with no solution! The left side, however, is a perfect solution! Completing the first 123 endgame types will give you the solution."

"Since you've navigated the Heart Path, your comprehension must be quite good! But to truly understand the situation, we need to quantify it, and the Rhino Emperor Game is an excellent way to quantify comprehension."

Lu Yan'an nodded in agreement. That was indeed true. In the original story, Duan Dong He's succession was established through the Rhino Emperor Game, which was a very straightforward and direct method, and most importantly, it was convenient!

"Although my true self has never demanded that my successor solve a certain number of Rhino Emperor Game, I still hope that you will do your best to solve them!" the Xin Dao Ren. "For Law Venerable like you, the more Rhino Emperor Game you can solve, the greater the improvement in your own comprehension will be. Make good use of this opportunity!"

"Understood!" Lu Yan'an looked at the Xin Dao Ren and nodded quite seriously. Actually, even without its prompting, Lu Yan'an would have given it his all, because City Lord Luo's solution was the benchmark, leaving no room for it to be careless! And most importantly, City Lord Luo was also Law Venerable when he solved the Rhino Emperor Game, and Lu Yan'an is now also Law Venerable! In a contest between people of the same realm, Lu Yan'an was confident that he would not lose to anyone, even if his opponent was City Lord Luo!

"Study the solutions to the first 123 puzzles... you should be able to figure out its fundamental rules," the Xin Dao Ren continued. "Once you understand the fundamental rules, start solving the puzzles, starting with the 124th puzzle on the right, the 125th puzzle... and so on!"

"You have three epochs of time, plus the ten-thousand-fold Time Acceleration I can provide, which is equivalent to three hundred million Years! When the time is up, we will proceed to the next location. Remember, every challenge I've set for you has a purpose! Do your best to meet my requirements, and then you'll understand my good intentions!"

"Look ahead."

The Xin Dao Ren pointed ahead and shouted, "Rise!"

"Boom!"

The ground in the center of the corridor trembled and then began to separate, revealing a pillar of light radiating colorful glow.

"This crystal pillar will belong to you for Years next three hundred million years!" The Xin Dao Ren Lu Yan'an and broke the silence, "Once you comprehend the profound rules, you can begin solving the puzzle, specifically the 124th puzzle. Draw the complete puzzle directly with your divine power and transmit it to this crystal pillar. If you successfully solve the puzzle, the crystal pillar will notify you. If you fail, the crystal pillar will not react."

"Within these limited three hundred million years, try your best to unravel the mystery. Let me see your comprehension!" The Xin Dao Ren looked at Lu Yan'an with an expectant gaze, then his figure vanished into thin air. "See you three hundred million years from now!"

The figure of the Xin Dao Ren vanished, leaving behind 123 three-dimensional phantoms on the left and 123 three-dimensional phantoms on the right in this wide corridor.

Lu Yan'an looked at the Rhino Emperor Game in front of him and let out a long breath!

"In terms of willpower and secret techniques, I am in no way inferior to City Lord Luo, and my soul techniques alone have even reached the fifth level! In addition, I have extremely high attainments in the Secret Pattern Flow. In terms of these intrinsic factors, I am far superior to City Lord Luo."

"I never expected the Rhino Emperor Game to become so popular that even Xin Dao Ren, who is practically one step away from the Ultimate realm, has collected it!" He glanced at the Rhino Emperor Game with a hint of helplessness. "Although the original work described the Rhino Emperor Game in detail, it was like trying to see flowers through a fog—not very realistic! Now, let me witness just how powerful City Lord Luo's talent truly is during the Universe Ocean era!"

Within the space of the Black-Veined Stone Pillar, in an area with a time flow rate of approximately 60,000 times Lu Yan'an, dressed in a white robe, sat cross-legged atop a mountain peak. Unlike his past practice of meditating with his eyes closed, Lu Yan'an's eyes now shone with an incomparably dazzling light!

His fingers unconsciously pointed into the void, and strands of divine power seeped in, quickly sketching an incredibly complex three-dimensional phantom in mid-air.

"How wondrous, how complex the Rhino Emperor Game!"

"If I hadn't already known his rules for solving the puzzle, it would have taken quite a bit of effort to comprehend them from scratch!" Lu Yan'an remarked, looking at the three-dimensional phantom he had created at his own pace.

"The Rhino Emperor Game."

"The layout for a 3D game is similar to a complex Secret Pattern Diagram."

"1. Basic Element of classification!"

"2. In each miniature 3D diagram, each Basic Element can only appear once on each line."

"3. Each Basic Element will cause changes to the micro-stereograph, making the micro-stereograph... have almost an infinite number of styles. No two micro-stereographs in any array can be exactly the same."

"4,..."

"5,..."

"9. The three-dimensional phantom formed by the final solution, constructed from strands of divine power, can form a perfect cycle, an energy cycle, existing eternally, indestructible and indestructible."

Nine game rules.

Extremely complex.

Based on the complexity, even the consciousness of the Universe Master could not forcibly memorize the position of every "Basic Element". Countless Basic Element constitute a miniature three-dimensional image, countless miniature three-dimensional images constitute a small three-dimensional image... countless small three-dimensional images constitute a neutral three-dimensional image... and countless neutral three-dimensional images finally transform into a three-dimensional phantom.

Forced memorization is impossible, even for the Universe Master! You must understand the intricacies of this game, just like learning mathematics; you must fully understand every Basic Element of a formula before you can apply it. Furthermore, even a small detail going wrong will lead to a flawed overall structure!

"It's simply unbelievable." Lu Yan'an couldn't help but marvel. "Such complex rules, and each round is so perfect that it's indestructible and doesn't consume a single bit of energy?"

Although he had been mentally prepared for this, Lu Yan'an still couldn't help but sigh when he actually saw it. And when he truly began to understand the perfection of each round in the Rhino Emperor Game, Lu Yan'an immediately realized the amazing attraction of this game, and then focused all his attention on it!

Interesting.

It's challenging.

It gives me a sense of accomplishment.

The more Lu Yan'an solved the puzzle, the more he admired the Rhino Emperor. He had actually created such a game! Knowing the rules, this game also demanded an extremely high speed of mental processing; probably only an "Immortal God" could truly immerse themselves in it and figure it out. Those with lower strength simply couldn't study it. For Lu Yan'an, the fact that he could solve the puzzle with three Clone plus his main body instantly tripled his joy!

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