A Strange New World

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Rumble!

A tremendous crash rang out as Er Dongsheng pounded the thick, hollow-riddled ice before him! Through the thick, transparent ice, he could vaguely make out things hidden within! As the ice kept shattering, his expression grew increasingly excited! By the end, he nearly howled with exhilaration!

Could there be treasure?

Had he stepped in dog shit and stumbled into good luck today?

Bang! Crack!

The hard ice began to fracture, and the cracks steadily spread!

Crash!

Another crisp crack rang out, revealing an enormous opening. Beams of light brighter than the surroundings streamed out!

"Is this... could this be... a barrier from the legends?"

Mysterious black spirit runes drifted into view, flashing into existence one after another and circling within to form a transparent gateway! Waves of warmth wafted from the gateway-like barrier! Through it, he seemed to glimpse things inside.

That was...

Stunned and excited, he stared at the scenery beyond the gateway. An entirely new world had appeared before his eyes, just as he had been on the verge of despair!

A hidden world within!

It was actually hollow inside. How unbelievable! Only the eternal Abyss, with greatness to rival the Creator, could fashion such an epic natural wonder!

Who could have imagined that the enormous ridge buried beneath thick ice and snow was actually hollow inside?

But there was still a problem: how could he get in? This seemed to be an enormous barrier. Without the proper method, there was no way through!

Er Dongsheng dug farther around the area and discovered another gateway-like structure every short distance. They seemed to cover the entire ridge!

How could he get inside?