The Three Great Forbidden Lands, Domain of True Gods

On the star map, the dark purple region of the middle layer stood in stark contrast to the pale blue region of the outer layer. Its light was dim, and its patterns were chaotic. Even as a mere projection in the void, it faintly exuded a pressure that made the heart tremble, as though the region concealed a terrifying power capable of devouring everything. The sight sent an involuntary chill through Luo Feng, and his entire divine body instinctively circulated the Origin Laws to resist the invisible pressure.

"This is the middle layer of the Universe Ocean, the core region with the greatest concentration of experts and the richest opportunities in the entire Universe Ocean, but also the most dangerous. This is the battlefield and proving ground that truly belong to Universe Masters and True God Level experts." Qin Yuan's voice grew low, his tone utterly solemn. "In this region, the chaos currents have changed from pale gray to deep black. They're thick as ink and flow with incredible violence. Every wisp carries tremendous corrosive power. Even with the strength of a Universe Master's divine body, prolonged exposure to such currents will cause it to be steadily corroded and worn down. Without timely resistance, it will eventually be ground away entirely."

"What's even more terrifying is that the spatial structure of the middle layer is completely unbalanced and extremely unstable. Boundless spatial rifts can appear anywhere, at any time. These rifts are incomparably sharp and can easily tear through a Universe Master's Divine Kingdom defenses. There are also law storms everywhere. The major laws of the Primal Universe-metal, wood, water, fire, earth, space, time, and others-are thrown into complete disorder here, colliding to form terrifying turbulent currents of laws. Once caught in them, even a top Universe Master will be torn apart by the power of the laws, body and soul."

Qin Yuan tapped lightly with his fingertip, and three particularly conspicuous marks appeared on the star map. They were three enormous territories with indistinct outlines, labeled Tilted Peak Realm, Liuzhong Mountain, and Universe Boat in six large characters. Dense black patterns surrounded each mark, signifying extreme danger.

"The most central, dangerous, and renowned places in the middle layer of the Universe Ocean are the Three Great Forbidden Lands-Tilted Peak Realm, Liuzhong Mountain, and Universe Boat." Qin Yuan spoke clearly, enunciating every word. "These three forbidden lands are where the chaos power of the Universe Ocean is most concentrated. They are also ultimate secret realms where opportunity and death coexist. They hold countless inheritances, divine crystals, and Supreme Treasures left by ancient experts, and even incomplete God King inheritances, drawing Universe Masters and True Gods from across the Universe Ocean like ducks to a feast."

"Tilted Peak Realm is an endless expanse of chaos mountains, their peaks towering into the depths of chaos. Every peak is formed from condensed chaos divine stone, and countless secret realms and inheritances lie hidden within the mountains. But the mountains are filled with chaos stone stalagmites, law killing arrays, and guardian beasts left over from ancient times. Every one of those beasts has strength comparable to a Universe Master, so even a True God must proceed with caution at every step. Liuzhong Mountain is a territory where chaos vortices converge. Within the vortices, space and time are disordered, and gravity is boundless, capable of crushing any divine body. Yet Space-Time Origin Supreme Treasures lie hidden at their cores, treasures countless experts dream of obtaining. As for Universe Boat, it is the wreckage of an ultimate Supreme Treasure said to have belonged to an ancient God King. It holds the secrets of a God King's cultivation and is the place with the richest opportunities, but also the most extreme dangers, among the Three Great Forbidden Lands."

Luo Feng's heart surged as he listened, his eyes filled with longing, but even more with awe. He could imagine how terrifying the Three Great Forbidden Lands were. They were places where even Universe Masters could fall at any moment, realms far beyond his reach as he was now. To enter them, he needed far greater strength.

"Teacher, in that case, are True God Level experts the only ones in the entire Universe Ocean who can travel freely through the middle layer?" Luo Feng could not help asking.

"That's right." Qin Yuan nodded in confirmation. "Ordinary Universe Masters, even if they can use Supreme Treasures to resist the chaos currents and law storms, can only operate on the outskirts of the Three Great Forbidden Lands. They don't dare venture deep inside. Only by breaking through the limits of a Universe Master and becoming a True God, undergoing a fundamental transformation of the divine body, can one resist the erosion of the chaos currents and gain a foothold in the middle layer. And only the top experts in the middle and late stages of the True God realm truly dare venture deep into the cores of the Three Great Forbidden Lands. Even someone who has just become a True God will have a narrow escape from death if they venture into the core of a forbidden land."

"Then what is the innermost layer of the Universe Ocean like? Is it really even more terrifying than the Three Great Forbidden Lands?" Luo Feng drew a deep breath and turned his gaze to the region at the very center of the star map, black as ink and utterly devoid of light. It was like a cosmic black hole, devouring all light and power. Just looking at it made one tremble to the depths of the soul.

Qin Yuan's gaze also fell on the pitch-black region at the heart of the star map, and his eyes grew unfathomably deep. It was a place even he had not fully explored, filled with the unknown and extreme danger.

"The innermost layer of the Universe Ocean is the core region, and also the ultimate forbidden ground of the entire Universe Ocean. Let alone Universe Venerables and Universe Masters-even True God experts face a trial of life and death when they enter." Qin Yuan spoke slowly, a trace of gravity in his voice. "In the core region, the chaos currents have become concentrated to the extreme. They are no longer gaseous but have completely liquefied, forming a sea of liquid chaos. The corrosive power of liquid chaos water is thousands or tens of thousands of times greater than that of gaseous chaos currents, and it can easily grind away the origin of a True God's divine body."

"Space here has become completely chaotic. There is no up or down, left or right, and no fixed coordinates in space-time. The boundary between time and space is utterly blurred. One moment you may be standing in place, and the next you could be transported into turbulent chaos currents hundreds of millions of light-years away. The instant cultivators below the True God realm enter the core region, liquid chaos water will corrode their divine bodies, and chaotic space-time will tear their souls apart. They have no chance of survival whatsoever. Even peak True God experts can only remain at the edge of the core region briefly and don't dare venture deeper."

Luo Feng was utterly shocked. He had never imagined that such a terrifying place existed in the universe, one that even True Gods did not dare enter lightly. It completely overturned his understanding of the universe.

"Teacher, if the core region is so dangerous, why do experts still want to go there? Could it hold opportunities even more precious than those in the Three Great Forbidden Lands?" Luo Feng asked in puzzlement. Danger and opportunity had always coexisted. Since the core region was so dangerous, it was bound to hold correspondingly heaven-defying opportunities.

Qin Yuan looked at Luo Feng, his gaze solemn, and slowly revealed a shocking secret. "That's right. Though the core region is fraught with danger, it holds the greatest opportunity in the entire Universe Ocean. Legend has it that in the deepest reaches of the Universe Ocean's core, at the place of origin of the sea of liquid chaos, a mysterious entrance to the Jin World is hidden. It is the ultimate holy land that countless True God experts dream of reaching."

"The Jin World?" Luo Feng's eyes were full of confusion. He had never heard the name before, and his heart filled with curiosity. What kind of world could drive countless True Gods mad?