Sky Dome Realm

As he gazed at the enormous vortex before him,

Yan Ning's eyes flashed. He curled his fingers, and the Chaos Bell, towering ten thousand meters high, instantly transformed into a streak of flowing light and returned to the sea of consciousness between his brows.

The ancient inscriptions on the bell's surface still glimmered faintly as it slowly revolved in his sea of consciousness, radiating an aura that could suppress the heavens.

"Let's go!"

He barked the order and shot into the Moon Wheel Palace like a bolt of lightning.

The instant he stepped into the palace, he flicked the fingers of his right hand, precisely imprinting a golden Divine Kingdom Coordinate into the void.

Before entering the secret realm, he had to place a Divine Kingdom Coordinate first.

That would make it easier to get out later.

"Shrink!"

Under his control, the Moon Wheel Palace rapidly contracted, its diameter of over a hundred kilometers shrinking in the blink of an eye to just a hundred meters.

The Law Secret Patterns on the palace's surface grew denser, while the Nine Moon Illusions revolved around it, forming a crystalline protective barrier.

Just then, Yan Ning's pupils abruptly contracted.

The entrance to the secret realm, which the Chaos Bell had just blasted open, was actually healing at a visible speed!

The edges of the Space Rift writhed like living creatures. Countless silver threads extended from the void, rapidly weaving together to repair it.

At this rate, the entrance would close completely in no more than a dozen breaths!

"It's actually repairing itself. I have to hurry!"

Yan Ning acted without hesitation, and his divine power erupted.

All the secret patterns on the Moon Wheel Palace blazed at once. It transformed into a streak of silver light and shot toward the shrinking entrance to the secret realm.

"Whoosh—"

In an instant, the Moon Wheel Palace plunged inside.

The palace's rear had barely disappeared when the Space Rift behind them snapped shut, completely cutting off the two worlds.

The sight that greeted them after entering the secret realm made even the widely traveled Yan Ning draw in a sharp breath.

Before him stretched a boundless chaotic void. There were no stars, no sun or moon, only endless streams of seven-colored energy churning and surging.

Far in the distance lay a continent.

It was so vast it left him breathless, suspended silently in the void. Even with his field of vision, he couldn't see its edge!

His Adam's apple bobbed unconsciously.

He had seen supercontinents like the Blood Luo World, but this continent was likely several times larger!

With his eyesight, he could make out stars several light-years away in the universe, yet he still couldn't see the end of this continent.

"More than ten light-years!"

The thought made his breath catch.

After all, the Milky Way Galaxy was only about a hundred thousand light-years across.

A continent like this completely upended his understanding of cosmic bodies.

"Moon Shadow Mode. Proceed at a constant speed."

At his command, rippling patterns spread across the Moon Wheel Palace's surface, and it vanished completely into the void.

The Nine Moon Illusions revolved around it, perfectly concealing all fluctuations in energy.

The palace raced toward the continent at near-light speed, leaving behind a trail in space that was almost impossible to detect.

As the distance narrowed, Yan Ning gradually made out the continent's full shape.

He could clearly see countless living beings on its surface!

Humanoid races were building cities, while all kinds of beasts raced through the forests.

He sensed that the vast majority of the beings on the continent were only at the Planetary Level or Star Level. Occasionally, he detected a few presences at the Universe Level.

Their cultivation methods were almost no different from those used beyond the secret realm. The only thing that struck Yan Ning as odd was that they spoke the Universal Language!

How was that possible?!

Hadn't this secret realm never appeared in the world before?

He had to go to considerable lengths just to enter. How had they learned the Universal Language?

How strange!

Yan Ning furrowed his brows as he guided the Moon Wheel Palace along the continent's edge.

"Xiao Yan, record all the observation data."

He spoke softly, his sharp gaze sweeping over the scene below.

Xiao Yan was an Intelligent Life evolved from Yan Ning's Smart Optical Brain. As for the name Xiao Yan, Yan Ning had chosen it at random.

"Understood, Master."

[Establishing database.]

[Language analysis: 100% match with Universal Language]

[Cultivation system: 99.8% similarity to that of the outside world]

[Level of civilization: Has not reached the standard of an early interstellar civilization]

The data made Yan Ning's fingers tap unconsciously against the armrest.

It was far too strange. How could an isolated secret realm possibly develop a cultivation system almost identical to that of the outside world?

He guided the Moon Wheel Palace lower and hovered above a bustling city.

He could clearly see people coming and going in the streets. The humanoid beings wore clothes of a style quite unlike those of the outside world, but the words and grammar they used in conversation were exactly the same as the Universal Language.

"Have you heard? The Sky Dome Academy's entrance exams start next week."

A young man with pale purple skin spoke to his companion.

"I heard they've raised the standard to Stellar Level Three this year."

"Tell me about it."

His companion sighed.

"My cousin got in last year at Stellar Level Two. He's already a Universe Level expert now."

Yan Ning rubbed his chin. Sky Dome Academy? That was clearly the same kind of cultivation academy commonly found in the Universe Countries of the outside universe!

Even more astonishing was how these people talked about cultivation levels. They sounded exactly like people from the outside world.

A year was no more than the blink of an eye to a powerful being like Yan Ning.

He guided the Moon Wheel Palace around this mysterious continent in secret, from bustling capitals to remote villages, from towering mountains to hidden caves.

By observing and gathering information, Yan Ning gradually pieced together a picture of the continent.

The continent was called the Sky Dome Realm. It had nine great dynasties and hundreds of sects. The most renowned among them was the Sky Dome Hall, which controlled the Sky Dome Crystals.

"Master, here is all the information on the Sky Dome Crystals."

Xiao Yan's voice rang out inside the palace, and a light screen appeared before Yan Ning.

The screen displayed the results of their year-long investigation:

[Sky Dome Crystal]

[Origin: Found only in the Central Mountain Range of the Sky Dome Realm]

[Properties: A translucent crystal containing unusual energy patterns]

[Use: Can greatly enhance a cultivator's ability to comprehend laws]

[Method of use: Must be absorbed with a special secret art]

Yan Ning's gaze lingered on the last line.

Treasures that could enhance Law Comprehension were rare wonders, the kind one might encounter only by chance, even in the universe.

The Chaos Tablets of the Virtual Universe Company, for example, were clan-protecting treasures of the highest order.

And yet this sealed secret realm contained natural crystals with a similar effect?

"Based on comparisons of information from multiple sources, we've made an initial assessment that the effects of Sky Dome Crystals are similar to those of Blood Luo Crystals, though their mechanisms of action are completely different."

Xiao Yan brought up several clips.

In the footage, a Star Level warrior was absorbing a Sky Dome Crystal.

The crystal was pressed against his forehead, gradually melting into strands of silver light that seeped into his skin.

The warrior suddenly shuddered violently, his eyes rolling back as his body floated into the air.

Space began to distort around him, and faint tongues of flame appeared from nowhere.

"This is..."

Yan Ning nodded with keen interest.

He could clearly see that what was emerging around the warrior were the rudimentary forms of the Law of Fire and the Law of Space!

An ordinary Star Level warrior could actually stir fluctuations in the laws?

In the outside universe, even some geniuses had to reach the Universe Level before they could begin to comprehend the laws.

"Continue."

The warrior in the footage soon emerged from his state of enlightenment. Though his face was exhausted, he couldn't hide his excitement.

"I did it! I sensed the Law of Fire!"

He shouted excitedly to his companions.

Yan Ning closed the footage and sank into thought.

The effects of the Sky Dome Crystals were indeed astonishing, but they seemed fundamentally different from those of the Blood Luo Crystals.