"Approved for Ascension!"
The Eternal Night Continent was able to restart.
A massive infrastructure project has begun in the Mortal Domain, with countless people working tirelessly from dawn till dusk to build their homes.
After nightfall.
Every now and then, it would look up at the sky, which was still shrouded in thick darkness, seemingly the same as always.
But this time, people didn't believe the darkness would last forever. Although they only caught a fleeting glimpse of the starry sky in the Golden Rain, it planted a seed in everyone's heart.
Everyone eagerly awaits the day when a sky full of stars truly appears and the Eternal Night truly fades away.
That's all...
The massive infrastructure project lasted for more than two months, until one day in the third month.
The sun was shining brightly.
A sudden, deafening roar echoed through the sky, like a bolt from the blue.
Everyone instinctively froze in place, looking up.
The next moment -
Then they saw countless tangible spiritual energies of Heaven and Earth begin to condense and rotate in the sky above the entire Eternal Night Continent.
The speed is getting faster and faster.
The spiritual energy is increasing.
Until!
A sound like a heavy drumbeat rang out.
All the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth formed four large characters in the air.
"Eternal Night Continent"
No matter where you are on the Eternal Night Continent, you can see these four huge characters that blot out the sky whenever you look up.
Standing atop the "Sky-Piercing Pillar" on the Back Mountain the Nameless Mountain, Chen Fan overlooked the entire Jiangbei.
I gazed at the Endless Night Lord Panel Depths of the Soul.
A Gold Grade panel is flashing continuously.
"The Prosperity of the Eternal Night Continent has exceeded 3 million."
"The Eternal Night Continent Heavenly Dao is coalescing..."
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These days, he prefers to sit on the Sky-Piercing Pillar and daydream rather than on the Northbank Defense Line. It's higher up here, and he can see a lot of the major infrastructure projects in Jiangbei. He likes to watch this.
He enjoys building.
I love watching this continent change because of me, slowly becoming different.
He wanted to create a continent that was prosperous enough and could last long enough.
The Eternal Night Continent.
Indistinctly.
He vaguely saw some Azure Mist suddenly appear above the "Dead Sea" in Jiangbei, intertwining and surging into the Nine Heavens, rushing into the four large characters in the sky.
A slight smile played at the corners of his lips.
It seems he made it in time.
The four large characters that covered the Eternal Night Continent slowly dissipated the next moment.
The entire Heaven and Earth returned to its previous state.
It appears that nothing has changed.
However, he had a vague feeling that he was accepted by this Heaven and Earth. A race without the Heavenly Dao, a continent without the Heavenly Dao, was essentially cut off from this Heaven and Earth. This Heaven and Earth was completely unaware of his existence. Although he didn't feel too strongly rejected, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable.
It's much better now.
"That Mr. Na."
Standing on the Sky-Piercing Pillar, Chen Fan subconsciously whispered something. His voice was very low, but he believed that if that Mr. Na returned, he would definitely hear him.
There was no response to the first call.
"That Mr. Na."
He called out again, but there was still no response, until he was about to speak for the third time.
A small amount of spiritual energy from Heaven and Earth rapidly condensed in front of him.
The figure of a Middle-Aged Man is formed.
As usual.
Dressed in Azure Robe, with sharp features, but this time, the Mr. Na's eyes were filled with indifference, devoid of any emotion, and his voice was extremely Ice-Cold as he spoke each word.
"I am the Heavenly Dao of the Eternal Night Continent. Are you the Mortal Domain Lord, a power here?"
They only resemble each other in appearance.
But both his words and the emotions conveyed in his eyes were completely different from before.
"Well."
Chen Fan sighed softly, turned around and walked towards the edge of the Sky-Piercing Pillar, preparing to take the Gondola to the Sky-Piercing Pillar. He muttered to himself, "Looks like that Mr. Na hasn't returned. I guess I'll just have to stew the Big Croc and Little Croc for now."
"I wonder what the Sky-Swallowing Crocodile tastes like."
"It should be pretty good."
The words had barely left his mouth.
"Ah..."
The person behind him, That One had been tense, suddenly looked relieved, his face filled with helplessness. He hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Chen Fan's sleeve. "It's me, it's me. I was just joking with you. By the way, how did you figure it out?"
Chen Fan turned around and rolled his eyes at the Mr. Na: "Didn't you say that the Heavenly Dao would never contact mainland forces? What normal Heavenly Dao would act like you?"
"Hey-hey."
The Middle-Aged Man smiled, a hint of gratitude appearing deep in his eyes as he looked at Chen Fan. He lowered his head, counted on his fingers, then lightly touched his forehead. His gaze quickly rose until he could take in the entire Eternal Night Continent. He then said somewhat absentmindedly.
"I never imagined I could return to Jiangbei."
"Less than three months."
"The Mortal Domain allowed the Prosperity of the Eternal Night Continent to coalesce into the Heavenly Dao."
"Simply..."
"Inconceivable."
"Stop reminiscing, let's get to work."
What kind of work are you doing?
"Well..."
Chen Fan sighed again and patted the Mr. Na on the shoulder, "Have you been out of touch with the Heavenly Dao for too long? You've even forgotten your own duties. The Eternal Night Continent has met all the conditions for promotion to the Second-Level Continent; it's just waiting for you to report to your superiors."
"Yes, yes, yes..."
The Middle-Aged Man slapped his forehead. "You wait here, I'll get on it right away."
That's all.
It instantly vanished back into the Heaven and Earth.
Chen Fan stood alone atop the Sky-Piercing Pillar blue sky above and chuckling softly.
This kind of communicable Heavenly Dao is quite good.
It's convenient to get things done.
We can still urge them.
Just then -
A deafening clap of thunder suddenly echoed across the Clear Skies sky.
At the same moment, all the mountains on the Eternal Night Continent emitted a deep, dragon-like Dragon's Roar, the rivers rippled without wind, and the leaves in the Forests began to tremble gently.
Immediately afterwards.
The Firmament stretches for thousands of miles.
Hundreds of millions of extremely fine, pale gold threads hung down from the sky.
The next moment!
Hundreds of millions of extremely fine threads slowly formed three-dimensional characters. These characters did not belong to any known writing system, but they could be understood naturally.
"Eternal Night Continent."
The first line of text appeared.
As if confirming the true name of the Eternal Night Continent, the text quickly dissipated, transforming into a shower of light that fell and merged into the mountains and rivers.
"Thirty-seven thousand three hundred years."
The second line of text appeared.
On those hundreds of millions of extremely fine threads, like Diode, images rapidly emerged.
Among them are the Ancient Era when this continent had just given birth to Living Beings.
There is also a scene from thousands of years ago, when Strange Tide raged, where a Builder known as the "Undying Celestial Master" dropped his Building Blueprints before the defense line fell, picked up a large Great Knife, and roared as he launched his final charge.
And in recent years.
Even if Qiu Yisi and Tianyi perishes, though I am but a mayfly entering the sea, I will still burn my blood Heaven-Burning.
The Great Evacuation from the Eternal Night Continent.
A desperate struggle in the Jiangbei Mortal Domain.
Images flashed by, images of what the Eternal Night Continent had experienced, its indelible history.
"Disasters piled up, and rivers of bones flowed."
"However, the flame of civilization will never be extinguished. Today, we, in the mortal Mortal Domain, cleansing away the filth and ushering in a new era."
"The Spirit Veins are open, and the Heavenly Road has been paved."
"The night was not yet over, but the city was already bright."
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Lines of text appeared.
After each line of text appeared, it would shatter and turn into rainwater that would fall on the mountains and rivers. Chen Fan also vaguely felt a series of shattering sounds in his ears, like glass breaking.
Immediately afterwards-
The countless Golden Threads began to rapidly merge, eventually forming four enormous, gleaming golden characters above the Eternal Night Continent.
"Approved for Ascension!"
The moment those four large characters were uttered was like a final, decisive blow.
The Eternal Night Continent trembled slightly.
These four large characters remained in the air for the full time it takes for Incense Stick.
After Incense Stick, these four large characters transformed into a gentle rain of light, sprinkling across the Eternal Night Continent.
This heavy rain doesn't extend Lifespan in any way, but when it falls on you, you don't feel Ice-Cold at all.
Extremely warm.
Chen Fan stood alone atop the Sky-Piercing Pillar, overlooking Jiangbei. After a long pause, he suddenly laughed, and a panel slowly appeared in the Eternal Night Continent Depths of the Soul.
"The Eternal Night Continent has been upgraded to the Second-Level Continent."
Several years have passed since he transmigrated to this world.
Today.
We've achieved some results.
Just then...
He vaguely felt the Sky-Piercing Pillar on the ground beneath him swaying gently.
Upon reaching the base of the Sky-Piercing Pillar Chen Fan noticed a change: a new Envelope Slot had appeared on its bottom surface. He then stuffed the Ghosthide Map of the entire continent from his pocket into the opening.
Instantly -
On the Sky-Piercing Pillar, the entire outline of this Ghosthide Map appears.
Like a relief sculpture.
The gray area represents the area beyond the firing range.
The Green Grade area represents the area within firing range.
With a simple tap of your finger, the Sky-Piercing Pillar will be activated and blast towards the area you point at.
This is...
Second-Level Continent, grant Access Rights to "Sky-Piercing Pillar".
Chen Fan stood silently in place. He had always thought that the "Endless Night Lord Panel" was similar to Player Panel, something that everyone had, except that no one else in the world had it.
It seems that this is not the case now.
This world has its own complete system.
His "Endless Night Lord Panel" is more like a custom-made Plugin, with many functions that bypass Access Rights.
For example, he could do this when "Eternal Night Continent" was still First-Level Continent.
Then you can use the Sky-Piercing Pillar and fuse it with the Heavenly Dao Cannon.
Both of these points bypass the underlying rules of this Heaven and Earth.
The Plugin might be unfamiliar to some.
It becomes much more familiar once you change the word.
Pure Cheat.
There have also been some changes on the panel.
Building Name: The Sky-Piercing Pillar
Building grade: Yellow Grade.
Building Level: 10.
"Architectural Effect": Defensive Structure.
"Level-10 Max-Level Effect": Scenes of Devastation: Power increased.
"Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect": (One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones): The launched Sky-Piercing Pillar will split into three Sky-Piercing Pillars upon reaching the target location, each with the same power as the original Sky-Piercing Pillar.
P. S.: Reaching level 11 requires 20,000 Eerie Stones.
The Sky-Piercing Pillar is no longer at its maximum level.
The original Max-Level Effect has been changed to "Level-10 Max-Level Effect", and can now be upgraded to level 11.
He had thought about this some time ago.
The range of the Sky-Piercing Pillar cannot cover the Eternal Night Continent.
Since the "Sky-Piercing Pillar" is a structure that can only be used by Second-Level Continents, it may involve the issue of two continents exchanging fire, and how to solve the problem of insufficient range.
Now we have the answer.
Further upgrades are needed to resolve this issue.
He then looked at the "Endless Night Lord Panel".
In the "Building Compendium |", it is clearly stated that there are 32 Max-Level Buildings in the Mortal Domain, and several of them are residential buildings that he upgraded to the max level recently.
The next step is to have 50 Max-Level Buildings.
You need to have 50 Max-Level Buildings to unlock higher-level rewards.
In the illustration guide.
The "Sky-Piercing Pillar" icon is still glowing and has not turned gray, meaning that once it reaches level 10, or has its first Max-Level Effect, it will be counted as Max-Level Building.
Chen Fan pondered thoughtfully. He hadn't squandered too many Eerie Stones these days, even though the Mortal Domain now possessed nearly eight hundred billion Eerie Stones.
But things are different now than when we were in Jiangbei; the business has expanded significantly.
Every piece of the Eerie Stone needs to be used wisely.
Try upgrading one of the Sky-Piercing Pillars first.
They quickly consumed 3 million Eerie Stones.
He upgraded the Sky-Piercing Pillar beneath him to level 20.
Another panel popped up in front of me.
"The Sky-Piercing Pillar has been upgraded to level 20."
"Level reached maximum, cannot be upgraded further."
"Acquire the Level-20 Max-Level Effect 'Beyond the Ocean': Damage is doubled when the Sky-Piercing Pillar's impact point is not on the Eternal Night Continent."
The first pillar in the Mortal Domain, Level-20 Sky-Piercing Pillar!
The most direct manifestation of the Eternal Night Continent's advancement to a "Second-Level Continent" is that the maximum level of the "Sky-Piercing Pillar" is no longer level 10, but level 20.
As for the other buildings, he hasn't checked them yet.
Northbank Defense Line.
Chen Fan gently stroked the City Wall. The maximum level of the City Wall was no longer 10, but could now be upgraded to level 11, and each meter of the City Wall...
Reaching level 11 requires 10,000 Eerie Stones and... a handful of Soil from Other Continents.
The upper limit has been broken.
If he had to choose between "three Tenth-Level Defense Lines " and "one level 11 defensive line", he would definitely choose the latter.
Three Tenth-Level Defense Lines.
Like the seven Tenth-Level Defense Lines in the previous "New Continent," it was actually a last resort.
The upper limit can no longer be broken; the only option left is to pursue quantity.
One Tenth-Level Defense Line has been breached; the other two can only hold out for a little longer.
Original-
The cost required to upgrade a one-meter- City Wall from level 9 to level 10 is...
50,000 Eerie Stones + 5 Any Rare and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
The current cost to level up from level 10 to level 11 is...
"10,000 Eerie Stones + a handful of Soil from Other Continents."
The upgrade costs have been significantly reduced.
Chen Fan stood there pondering. At this moment, Wang Kui had already sent someone to deliver Soil from the "New Continent." He tried to raise the meter-long City Wall beneath him to level 11.
A panel pops up in front of you.
"The City Walls have been upgraded to level 11, increasing their strength and durability."
There are no upgrade options available for this upgrade.
The cost to upgrade to level 12 is...
"20,000 Eerie Stones + a handful of Soil from Other Continents."
Continue upgrading.
Only after the city City Wall beneath him had reached level 15, and the energy required to reach level 16, did the necessary energy arrive.
"50,000 Eerie Stones + a handful of Soil from Other Continents."
That's equivalent to...
The cost of upgrading a one-meter City Wall from level 9 to level 10.
"Call..."
Chen Fan let out a long breath. He roughly understood. That's why it only took 20,000 Eerie Stones to upgrade the "Sky-Piercing Pillar" from level 10 to level 11.
Upgrading a building does not necessarily mean requiring more and more materials.
Or rather...
Level 10 is a hurdle.
Once you get past this hurdle, the cost of leveling up will decrease significantly, even less than leveling from level 9 to level 10. Then, when you reach level 16 or 17, the cost of leveling up will increase again.
The energy consumption becomes enormous when leveling from 19 to 20.
Once you break through the level 20 barrier...
In other words, the cost of advancing from a "Second-Level Continent" to a "Third-Level Continent" and from Level 20 to Level 21 will decrease again, until the next hurdle is encountered.
This will lead to one thing -
That is...
Second-Level Continent is absolutely overwhelming compared to the First-Level Continent.
Second-Level Continent only needs to consume a little more materials to completely crush First-Level Continent.
For example...
The First-Level Continent will never have a "level 15 defense line" in its lifetime, while the Second-Level Continent only needs to consume a little more Eerie Stones, or even not much at all.
As well as.
The necessary item for upgrading the City Walls: (a handful of Soil from Other Continents).
That's also obvious.
If the goal of the First-Level Continent is to be a "starter village," allowing Players to understand how to build structures, the general gameplay, and become familiar with the world, then...
That...
The goal of the Second-Level Continent is "exploration," to explore outwards.
Only by exploring a New Continent can the City Walls be upgraded. He strongly suspected that many buildings would need a handful of Soil from the New Continent to continue upgrading.
He subconsciously glanced at the "Godslayer Cannon" to the side.
As expected.
The only material required to upgrade the Godslayer Cannon to level 11 is a handful of Soil from Other Continents.
Upon seeing this, Chen Fan suddenly burst into laughter.
He really is...
This world really is like a game. The First-Level Continent is the "starter village", the Second-Level Continent is "exploration", and the Third-Level Continent should be "conquest".
Heading into Mr. Na described as the "War Mire."
What he needs to do next is...
During the three-year protection period of the "Eternal Night Continent," we should develop the continent as much as possible, and the "Commerce Pavilion" can once again embark on an exploration journey.
They strive to find a continent like theirs, one that also belongs to the Human Faction.
Look at how other continents have developed.
Closed-Door Isolation is not advisable.
Northbank Defense Line.
Chen Fan stood there alone, the sea breeze blowing. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but the sea breeze didn't smell fishy today. Instead, it carried a hint of sweetness, like the sweetness of freedom.
Chen Fan.
The That One appeared beside Chen Fan at some unknown time, a hint of a smile in his eyes, "It feels pretty good to be the Heavenly Dao of the Second-Level Continent for the first time. I saw the 'Hidden Heavenly Dao's Blessing' of the Second-Level Continent. Do you want to know?"
"Can it be completed in the near future?"
"Cannot."
"Then let's not talk about it for now. Let me collect all the Hidden Heavenly Dao's Blessings from the first -First-Level Continent first."
Chen Fan yawned lazily and stretched.
There's still a lot to do.
But...
This time, we are full of energy, have plenty of time, and have enough resources to do it.
Rather than a desperate struggle before death.
Time passed slowly.
Six months have passed since the end of the great war.
This day.
All members of the "Commerce Pavilion" began their evacuation from the "New Continent." Their mission was complete, and they were about to return to their original jobs.
This day.
Hundreds of Flying Boat landed on the beaches of the New Continent.
Thousands of members dressed in the Mortal Domain Commerce Pavilion stood in a neat row.
"Everyone!"
King Mazi stood on the high platform in a formal suit. The Mazi on his face had disappeared, revealing a face that was weathered and etched with the marks of time.
His gaze swept across the faces of each member of the Mortal Domain Commerce Pavilion.
"Fellow comrades."
"We are about to embark on a journey, not an expedition, but an exploration."
"For 37,300 years, the Eternal Night has shrouded the continent. We once thought that the 'Eternal Night Continent' was the entirety of this Heaven and Earth, and that darkness was the Eternity backdrop."
"But--"
"The Heavenly Dao itself witnessed the Eternal Night Continent's ascension, allowing us to see a sky full of stars."
"Although it was only for a brief moment."
"It also lets us know that this Heaven and Earth holds countless possibilities."
"This is not merely the recognition of Heaven and Earth, but a blank Painting Scroll entrusted to us, the Mortal Domain, to write our own story."
"Who are we? We are citizens of the Mortal Domain, we are..."
"But today, we must temporarily leave this cradle forged in blood and iron."
King Mazi, his voice passionate and infectious, pointed to the Clear Skies sky behind him and roared, "What's out there? There might be ancient civilization ruins, there might be new continents gestating, or there might be alien races, some benevolent, some hostile."
"Certainly..."
"Yes, I am also afraid—afraid of the unknown, afraid of loss."
"The fear is that the lights of our homeland will dim after we leave, but what is an even greater fear? It is that millions of years from now, our descendants will still be sitting on this continent, telling the same story, believing that the world ends beyond this continent."
What was the first lesson the Mortal Domain taught us?
"It's not about how to escape the darkness, but how to become the light."
"Now we're going to take this light out."
If we stray from the right path and never return, there is no need for mourning.
"Please tell future generations that we died during our conquest of the Mortal Domain."
"But if we return."
King Mazi took a deep breath, his neck veins bulging, and roared, "Then let the name of the Mortal Domain resound throughout this Heaven and Earth!"
"Everyone!"
"Would you be willing to come with me King Mazi?!"
"Go and see just how vast this world truly is, and show it the meaning of the Mortal Domain!"
The speech has ended.
Thousands of Mortal Domain Member the Mortal Domain Commerce Pavilion below the stage erupted in enthusiastic applause, their faces reflecting a fervent sense of mission!
"Well..."
The audience.
The monkey stood to one side of the crowd, clapping helplessly and muttering, "King Mazi's official air is getting stronger and stronger..."
"Really? I think it's great."
Chen Fan clapped with a smile, his eyes filled with admiration and emotion as he looked at King Mazi.
Once Upon a time.
During the first Rainy Season.
King Mazi, still with fear in his eyes, trembled as he approached him, saying that if he could really survive this Rainy Season, he would follow him from now on.
At that time, King Mazi's eyes were full of timidity, and he acted hesitantly.
Now I can stand confidently in front of so many people and give a speech, and I am very good at engaging my emotions. I didn't show any timidity at all.
It gave him the feeling of watching his own child grow up.
He was proud of King Mazi.
The growth of the Mortal Domain.
He wasn't the only one growing up.
Rather, everyone is growing.
"Domain Lord, please say a few words."
King Mazi, standing on the stage, looked at Chen Fan, who was standing below the stage, with a hint of expectation in his eyes, while thousands of members of the Mortal Domain Commerce Pavilion also looked at Chen Fan.
I hope to receive a blessing from the Domain Lord before I depart.
A few months ago, the Eternal Night Continent was promoted to a "Second-Level Continent," and a Hidden Heavenly Dao's Blessing was completed almost simultaneously.
"People's Will": After Great Unification, over 70% of the continent's population recognizes this power.
I don't know the exact percentage, but it's over 70%.
Chen Fan smiled, leaned on his Jadeite Staff, and walked onto the high platform. He casually activated the Exotic Treasure in his arms, making the sound resound throughout the square.
He looked at the thousands of members of the Mortal Domain Commerce Pavilion standing below the stage, paused for a moment, and then spoke softly.
Three things.
"First, we held on."
"It wasn't that we defended the City Walls, but that we upheld 'the proper conduct of a human being.'"
"Second."
"Heavenly Dao has granted us an elevation."
"The Heavenly Dao has finally acknowledged one thing: the blood we shed is thicker than the Eternal Night, and the fire we ignited is hotter than the Abyss!"
"Third..."
After departure.
"If you encounter a friendly person, tell them that there is wine in the Mortal Domain."
"If you encounter hostile individuals, there Torches even in the Mortal Domain."
"Go."
"Let this Heaven and Earth know that we, the Mortal Domain, have arrived."
"Finally, I sincerely wish everyone a safe return!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
A torrent of applause erupted from the audience, and thousands of members of the Mortal Domain Commerce Pavilion looked at Chen Fan with eyes filled with fervent admiration.
Faces arched in the sunlight, their eyes fixed intently on the figure standing on the stage.
The applause lasted for several breaths.
The applause stopped abruptly the moment Chen Fan raised his hand.
Chen Fan stood on the stage, nodded slightly, placed his right hand on his heart, and bowed to everyone.
The people below, their faces filled with fervor, began to work rapidly.
Not long after.
One by one, the Flying Boat set sail, heading in different directions. The number of Eerie Stones stored in the Flying Boat was limited, so it was necessary to build logistics supply points in the Sea Domain.
Ensure that supplies can be replenished outside the area.
Chen Fan.
As Chen Fan stepped off the stage, the That One standing outside the crowd shrugged helplessly. "The Heavenly Dao has no feelings. The Eternal Night Continent was promoted to Level Two not because the Heavenly Dao thinks everyone's blood is thicker than Eternal Night's, but simply because the Eternal Night Continent met the conditions for a general promotion."
"Look at you."
Chen Fan rolled his eyes at the That One: "They're currently mass-producing Private Academy. You should go listen in when you have time. I feel like you don't really understand human culture."
"We should definitely go and listen to it."
The Middle-Aged Man stroked his chin thoughtfully. He did not engage in production and was essentially unemployed, spending his days wandering around. Although he was now Heavenly Dao life was much more comfortable than before. He could take Humanoid Form and wander around, something he couldn't do before, let alone travel to other continents.
"Young Master!"
The Crippled Monkey, on the other hand, was excited, his face beaming with pride as he gave Thumbs-Up- up. "That's incredibly inspiring! Those words are brilliant!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Fan couldn't help but laugh, "King Mazi is just using official language, while I'm the one with real skills. Your favoritism is too obvious."
"Hehe." The Crippled Monkey chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his head. "Anyway, I just think the Young Master is amazing."
"They've left, they're going back."
Chen Fan stretched and walked towards the "New Continent No. 1 Outpost" not far away, preparing to take the High-Speed Rail back to the Mortal Domain through the Undersea Tunnel.
There are still many things over there that require his attention.
For example...
As more and more Private Academy are created, one of the Hidden Heavenly Dao's Blessing is about to be completed.