Hope of a Breakthrough
The third layer of the world.
Ji Ning and the Sect Master Jiu Chen arrived first. After chatting with Realm Spirit Pu Luo and Zhou Zheng for a while, they gained a considerable understanding of the situation here.
Without the slightest hesitation, the two immediately decided to go their separate ways.
Each Dao Lord can only choose one passage, and each person can take one passage to maximize their benefits.
"Beiming, you and Dao Lord Cheng Tian contributed greatly to my obtaining and using that Dongming Jade Talisman!" Jiu Chen laughed, "If I can obtain the token for this passage, I will give it to you as my token of gratitude!"
"Jiu Chen?" Ji Ning was slightly taken aback; he hadn't expected Jiu Chen to say that.
"Beiming, I must repay this kindness!" Jiu Chen said earnestly.
"Um!"
Ji Ning nodded. He knew that Jiu Chen's words came from the bottom of his heart. That was his personality; if he wasn't allowed to repay, he would feel even worse.
"Haha, let's have a competition and see who gets the token first!" Jiu Chen laughed.
"Then let's have a competition!" Ji Ning smiled, but before the two could move, a wave suddenly appeared behind them.
Following closely behind—
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two beams of light descended, and the figures of Dao Lord Hei Xiao and his companion appeared.
"Dao Lord Hei Xiao, King Chen Ming?" Ji Ning immediately recognized the two.
"Dao Lord Bei Ming, we're not here to cause trouble!" Dao Lord Hei Xiao and the King Chen Ming, both clad in black armor, each held a Dao Talisman and looked at Ji Ning with great vigilance.
Ji Ning has proven his strength by fighting the Wine Saint head-on and gaining the upper hand. Although Dao Lord Hei Xiao ranks among the Top Ten peak Dao Lord, he knows very well that he is no match for Ji Ning.
"With just the two of you, I doubt you'd have the guts!" Sect Master Jiu Chen sneered.
"Snort!"
Dao Lord Hei Xiao snorted coldly, too lazy to say more. At this moment, Realm Spirit Pu Luo also appeared and told them the rules of this third layer of the world.
"Two passages?" Dao Lord Hei Xiao and King Chen Ming exchanged a glance. Although they wanted to separate, the situation simply did not allow it. It would be too dangerous for either of them to face Ji Ning alone.
"Go to the left passage!"
Dao Lord Hei Xiao made a decision immediately, and then he followed Dao Lord Hei Xiao in that direction.
Watching the two figures walk away, Ji Ning pondered for a moment, then said, "Jiu Chen, come with me to the right passage first. We'll learn the ' Life Technique ' technique. I'll Past after they enter that passage!"
"I see!"
After a moment's thought, the Sect Master Jiu Chen understood Ji Ning's meaning.
If the two of them still have to go their separate ways, one of them will inevitably have to compete with the other two. Under such circumstances, Ji Ning is naturally more likely to succeed.
As peak Dao Lord, Jiu Chen was undoubtedly very proud, but he still admitted that Ji Ning surpassed him in both strength and talent.
In this situation, Jiu Chen did not hesitate. He did not want the Fruit Token he received, but rather he wanted as many as possible.
"Let's go!"
Ji Ning didn't say anything more, and the two quickly arrived at the passage on the right.
Time flies, and nearly a month has Past in the blink of an eye. At this time, the four peak Dao Lord have all learned the "Life Technique" method by Time Acceleration, but none of them are in a hurry to enter a certain passage immediately.
Ji Ning planned to compete with Dao Lord Hei Xiao and Black Owl Dao Lord, while Dao Lord Hei Xiao were on guard against Ji Ning suddenly joining them. Each Dao Lord could only choose one path, and they wanted to see Ji Ning enter the right passage with their own eyes.
Unfortunately, Ji Ning remained unmoved.
While Ji Ning could wait, Dao Lord Hei Xiao and his companion were anxious. The pressure they faced was not only from Ji Ning, but also from Zhou Zheng in the middle passage.
They had no idea when Zhou Zheng would emerge from the central passage, but once he did, targeting them would be incredibly easy.
As fellow peak Dao Lord of the Dark Kingdom, Dao Lord Hei Xiao was well aware of the power of the Wine Saint who had obtained the Universe Treasure. It would be truly outrageous if two peak Dao Lord ranked above the Wine Saint joined forces!
"Brother Black Owl, we can't wait any longer!" King Chen Ming transmitted his voice to Dao Lord Hei Xiao.
"Let's go!"
Dao Lord Hei Xiao gritted his teeth and suddenly stepped out of the Time Treasure.
Whew! Whew!
Dao Lord Hei Xiao and King Chen Ming walked onto the Seven-Colored Chain above the Abyss on the left at the same time. Seeing this, Ji Ning, who had been secretly watching the other party through the Heart World, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Those two guys can really hold their liquor!"
Ji Ning sighed, then immediately sent a telepathic message to the Sect Master Jiu Chen: "Jiu Chen, I'm Past now!"
"Careful!"
The Sect Master Jiu Chen gave a reminder, and then he stepped out of the Time Acceleration treasure and headed towards the chains of the Abyss ahead.
At this moment, around the Altar in the central passage, Zhou Zheng and his numerous Avatar were still frantically destroying the restrictions in front of them. However, Zhou Zheng could also clearly see the situation on the other side of the two Abyss through his illusory Heart World.
"Dao Lord Hei Xiao and the other two probably don't know that unless my ' Annihilation of Space-Time ' technique can immediately reach the fourth level, it will take me at least a hundred years to break through these nine thousand layers of restrictions!" Zhou Zheng shook his head slightly in his heart.
Dao Lord Hei Xiao competed with Ji Ning in patience, but ultimately lost decisively. Zhou Zheng could vaguely guess what the other party was worried about.
Unfortunately, despite his continuous efforts over the Past ten years, he has only broken through more than seven thousand layers of restrictions. As these restrictions become increasingly difficult to break, Zhou Zheng estimates that he will need a hundred years to break through the remaining less than two thousand layers.
Of course, this is on the premise that the technique ' Annihilation of Space-Time ' remains unbroken.
The breakthrough to the Ultimate Dao requires first breaking through the techniques of the various branches of the Path of Space-Time, and then combining them. While a single technique breakthrough cannot bring about a qualitative change in Zhou Zheng's strength, it can still increase his strength considerably.
In fact, breaking through to the fourth level of the Ultimate Dao is extremely difficult, even with a single move.
The reason Zhou Zheng had this idea at this moment was naturally because he was somewhat confident.
Previously, in order to figure out the Three Powers Unity Technique, Zhou Zheng mainly studied the "Illusory Destruction Palm", which is actually a secret manual in the same direction as "Annihilation of Space-Time", and its level has even reached the Holy City Lord Level.
Zhou Zheng pondered it deeply and naturally gained a great deal.
After reaching the limit of the first stage of the Three Powers Unity Technique, he fought for more than five years in the corridor of the first layer of the world, reaping equally great rewards.
Of course, none of those are the most important.
Most importantly, after arriving at this Altar in the third layer of the world, Zhou Zheng and his 108,000 Avatar continuously used the "Annihilation of Space-Time" technique, which gave him a lot of insights. These insights, combined with his understanding of "spacetime" in other worlds, greatly improved his progress.
It even gave Zhou Zheng hope for a breakthrough!
Of course, the hope of a breakthrough is there, but whether it can actually happen is another matter entirely.
However, there is one thing that Zhou Zheng can be certain of now!
The test of the nine thousand layers of restrictions on this Altar seems strange on the surface, but it actually makes sense, and Zhou Zheng's progress is proof of that.
"If I really break through, then no one in this Chibo Palace will be able to stop me!" Zhou Zheng nodded to himself.
Previously, when he reached the pinnacle of the first stage of the Three Powers Unity Technique, he was able to unleash the "Annihilation of Space-Time" move with the help of the Xuan Ling's Wings, which was already able to generate power twenty times greater than that of peak Dao Lord.
If Zhou Zheng were to break through the "Annihilation of Space-Time" technique, with the help of the Xuan Ling's Wings and the Three Powers Unity Technique, it would probably not be a problem for him to unleash power thirty to forty times greater than that of peak Dao Lord.
When that time comes, who can stop him?