Beginning Of Multiverse Saga

Chapter 173: Dungeon Stabilized

Catherine’s face turned red. She harrumphed. This fellow really is a pervert.

Sharky obviously didn’t know that Catherine was thinking weird things. After he answered her, he focused on absorbing primordial ki.

In reality, most of the primordial ki was used to stop the neverending meteors. However, the primordial ki used for that wasn’t wasted, as it served to continuously temper his flesh and bones.

He could clearly feel every inch of his skin becoming sturdier. It didn’t become as hard as a rock, but rather had a powerful elastic strength.

After his skin was refined, he then used the primordial ki to temper his muscles, bones, vessels, and internal organs. He felt that after this process was complete, his body would become several times stronger than before; the attacks of normal cultivators wouldn’t be able to do much to him even if he didn’t bother using ki to defend.

Half a month passed just like that. Sharky had already completely tempered his body three times over. He had never felt so strong before; every single cell in his body was full of explosive power.

Catherine couldn’t help but move over. She touched his skin with a fingertip, asking, "Why do I feel like your skin tone has become lighter?"

"Really?" Sharky was a bit surprised. Could it be that he was born to be a pretty boy?

"I’m sure." Catherine was a bit envious. "And your skin is so amazing! It’s even prettier than a girl’s."

Sharky realized that the tempering process had made him continuously shed and create new skin. That was why his skin had become whiter than before.

Then he noticed, the new dungeon will completely make its appearance soon.

"Won’t the emperor come to kill us if the elements stabilize?" Catherine asked.

Sharky replied, "Don’t worry, the new world’s laws are different from before. He won’t be able to cross over that quickly."

———

Zhao Ruizhi observed them from his side. After a bit of hesitation, he decided not to make any rash moves. It was clear that with his cultivation, he was able to sense that the new world’s laws weren’t as calm as they seemed on the surface.

His prior actions had already made him lose a lot of face again and again without achieving anything, making him seem as if he only knew how to display his anger powerlessly. That was why he decided that he would only make his move when he had a hundred percent certainty.

He wanted to laugh when he thought of that. It had already been many years since he last felt such a thing. With his cultivation and status, when did he not have absolute confidence when he did anything?

Even when he was facing King George out in the open, he still felt everything was in his control. Yet here, a brat like Sharky had been beyond his control several times. However, the more things were like this, the more he would make Sharky pay later.

Suddenly, a rumble came from above as the entire world began to slowly descend.

Those from King George Manor turned pale, their eyes full of despair. Even the always-composed Zhao Ruizhi’s expression changed. Even though his cultivation was high, it wasn’t at a level where he could hold up an entire continent!

Even though a large portion of that landmass had already broken apart from half a month of meteor showers, it was still an entire continent in the end! If it crashed down on them like this, forget about an earth immortal, even a true immortal would be pulverized!

When she saw the descending landmass, Catherine subconsciously moved closer to Sharky. It seemed as if only then could the ice-cold despair in her heart be broken by a sliver of warmth.

Even though Sharky was extremely nervous as well, he still held her hand to console her.

"It stopped, it stopped!" King George Manor’s people cheered joyfully. The landmass above them had stopped when it reached several hundred zhang above their heads. Even Zhao Ruizhi let out a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, they could hear the sound of cracking. They quickly raised their heads and saw that several visible massive cracks had appeared in the continent. Those cracks grew larger and larger until eventually, the entire continent was split up into three chunks.

Scattered rocks, dirt, trees, and other such things rained down from above. Sharky and everyone else began a new round of island protection. But those things didn’t fall for long. Soon afterward, a ray of light descended, putting the long period of darkness to an end.

A gust of wind swept past. The smoke and dust that had surged because of the splitting earth scattered. Those present looked up, seeing three large islands floating above them. Every single island was many times larger than the island Zhao Ruizhi was standing on. Rather than calling them floating islands, it would be better to call them floating continents.

"I think I see a blue sky!"

"Sunlight, I can see sunlight!"

After half a month of bitter struggle, King George Manor’s people had survived by the skin of their teeth. They all wept tears of joy.

"What is that over there? Is that an immortal palace?" Someone suddenly pointed at the continent that was directly above them. The original landmass had been divided into three parts, and they just happened to be under the middle continent, so they could already make out some things on it.

They saw all manner of decorations and buildings. What seemed like palaces towered one after another into the sky. Every single room seemed as if it were made from gold, silver, and jade.

Zhao Ruizhi’s gaze was filled with excitement. When he thought about the immortality he could potentially obtain, he almost stopped caring about Sharky. Possession was, after all, just a last resort. If he really could obtain immortality, he would absolutely use his own body.

He walked over to the edge of the floating island, deciding to fly toward the three islands. Even though they were several hundred zhang apart, it wasn’t too great a distance for him. However, he suddenly stopped. After some hesitation, he ordered He Li, "Fly up and take a look around first."

He Li’s face instantly paled. Even though he was curious about what kinds of things these immortal mountains were hiding, he was usually timid and cautious in nature. He immediately understood that the emperor wanted him to use him as a guinea pig. They had just experienced more than half a month of hell. Even though the scenery looked peaceful, who knew what kind of dangers there were?

Unfortunately, he couldn’t defy the emperor’s orders. However, he suddenly had an idea. He ordered some of King George Manor’s experts to lead the way. At the same time, he promised that if they found anything good up there, it would be theirs.

These fellows were usually rather submissive and easy to sway. Sure enough, their breathing became hurried when they heard that condition. These immortal mountains were just too amazing to look at. They completely fit the description of a legendary immortal dwelling! If they could head up first, they might encounter some miraculous opportunities.

Even if they didn’t find anything else, they could see some fruits that were clearly extraordinary. If they ate a few of them, even if they didn’t go through a complete rebirth, making significant progress in their cultivation wouldn’t be an issue. As such, they agreed excitedly.

Zhao Ruizhi smiled. This He Li was quite the talent. Either way, he just needed people to scout out the situation. He didn’t care who it was that went up there. As for whether or not they really found anything, it didn’t matter if it didn’t catch his interest. If it did, why would he let them have it?

The experts from King George Manor weren’t at the ninth rank yet and couldn’t fly. But now that the world stabilized, there were floating islands all around them. The distance between each island wasn’t too great, so with their cultivation, jumping up wasn’t too difficult.

He Li even helped them out a bit. With his cultivation at the peak of the ninth rank, even a rock he threw would reach those three sacred mountains. The experts borrowed the force of his pushes to land on the closest floating island. They were worried that they might be outdone by their peers, so all of them went all out. But their expressions suddenly changed midway.

"What’s going on?" someone cried out in alarm, because they discovered that all of their strength had suddenly disappeared!

Then, the experts began to fall back down like lumps of iron. They were like drowning people, frantically waving their arms around to try and grab something, but they were in midair! What could they possibly grab? Soon afterward, they dropped from the sky one after another, screaming in alarm and horror. Those remaining paled in fright as they watched.

The black mist below them was already rising higher and higher. It was already close to the small islands. But compared to its initial pitch-black color, now that sunlight had scattered down again, the black mist became pink. It was now as beautiful as a sunset glow.

The experts fell into the mist clouds, and their miserable screams came to a grunting halt.

"Huh?" They had created such a huge disturbance, so it was hard for Sharky not to notice it.

The laws of the world had clearly already stabilized, so why had they fallen? Furthermore, even those massive islands could float in the sky, so why had these people, who were small in comparison, dropped like that?

"Why is it happening?" Catherine asked him.

Sharky explained, "I believe this dungeon prevents flight. As for why those giant islands can continue to fly in the air, while people can’t, I don’t know about it. I only know that the laws exist and how they operate."

He spoke again. "What we need to pay attention to is the pink mist. We clearly can’t see any more lightning, but why did those people become silent the moment they fell into the mist clouds?"

Catherine asked in confusion, "Don’t tell me it’s poisonous?"

"I don’t know," He replied.

On the other island, the deathsworn soldiers didn’t dare to continue trying when they saw their companions die so miserably. He Li was also getting a headache. I’m finished! What if the emperor asks me to go first?

Fortunately, Zhao Ruizhi wasn’t in the mood to pay him any attention. Instead, he stood by the edge of the island and observed the mist below. Suddenly, he reached out his hand, seizing the tail of a massive python from the forest. With a startled roar, the python struggled frantically. It tried to wrap itself around Zhao Ruizhi, its mouth widening and biting down on him.

Zhao Ruizhi harrumphed. With a flick of his wrist, the python’s body rippled like a wave. With that, all of its bones became disjointed, its body becoming as limp as a noodle, unable to resist at all. Even though its cultivation had reached its current level, it wasn’t able to free itself from the weakness of being a snake.

The beasts in the forest hid themselves in alarm, as if they could only feel a bit safer if they got further away from the emperor.

The onlookers gulped. They could only sigh in admiration toward the power of the emperor. Even a beast this terrifying had been so easily subdued.

Zhao Ruizhi lowered the python into the cloud mist. Due to the ridiculous length of its body, it could barely touch the edge of the mist. After a moment, he quickly frowned and pulled the python back up.

The onlookers were startled, because half of the python’s head was now missing! The front half was nowhere to be seen, and not a single drop of blood fell from the clean cut. They had no idea what kind of thing had sealed that area.

They finally knew why those individuals had become silent upon making contact. They were already just like this snake, devoured by an unknown and mysterious power! They all felt despair when they saw the mist rising higher and higher.

Sharky sighed. "That guy really is vicious... That python helped him protect that island for almost an entire month, so it should have been a comrade for better or for worse, yet he turned on it so quickly."

Catherine also turned pale. "The emperor is the most ruthless one of all."