Archean Eon Art c1-766

by I Eat Tomatoes, Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi, 我吃西红柿

  “Although the World Gap has appeared, it is still forming,” said Li Guan.

  Chapter 302 - Entering the World Gap

  “The formation process of a World Gap is very complicated.” Li Guan continued, “The World Gap is warped and folded; its size is extremely vast. According to our observations, it’s likely about 70% the size of the human world.”

  “Seventy percent?” Meng Chuan and company were astonished.

  “It’s naturally not formed in a day or two. According to human historical records, a World Gap can form in just a few decades; it can even take centuries for it to form completely,” said Li Guan. “As it forms, the River of Spacetime’s power will gradually mold a world. Some ‘magical objects’ will appear. Many of these items can only be found when a world is born.”

  Items that only appear when a world is born? King Calm Sea and King True Martial’s hearts stirred. Meng Chuan and the other Marquis Godfiends listened carefully

  Qin Wu smiled as well. “The World Gap is a special, distorted region that is forming. The strongest lifeform that can enter is a Regis Godfiend. Creation Supremacies are unable to enter. It is very beneficial to one’s cultivation to witness a world’s birth. Therefore, the demons will definitely send fifth Firmament demon monarchs into the World Gap as well.”

  “King True Martial, King Calm Sea, you might encounter demons after you enter. You will need to fend off fifth Firmament demon monarchs,” said the illusory Luo Tang. “You also have to protect the three Marquis Godfiends at the same time. Can you do it?”

  “The demon monarch cultivation system is weaker than ours,” said King True Martial with a smile. “If the enemy consists only of fifth Firmament demon monarchs, I have full confidence in protecting two Marquis Godfiends within 25 kilometers of me.”

  “I can protect one,” said King Calm Sea.

  “King Calm Sea, protect Xue Feng. King True Martial… protect the other two Marquis Godfiends,” said Luo Tang.

  King Calm Sea and the King True Martial didn’t refuse. Meng Chuan and company understood that the two Regis Godfiends were responsible for protecting them.

  “It is a very rare opportunity to witness the birth of a world,” said Qin Wu. “All of you have to seize the opportunity to cultivate well. If you encounter a rare item that appears during the birth of the world, you should try to snatch it.”

  “Yes,” replied the five Godfiends.

  “The three Marquis Godfiends can’t be careless,” warned Luo Tang. “It’s likely that the fifth Firmament demon monarchs that enter the World Gap won’t be newly-advanced ones, but those that have cultivated for a long time. The three Marquis Godfiends will enter the World Gap for a year. A year later, King True Martial and King Calm Sea will send the three of you back.”

  Meng Chuan and company understood.

  Meng Chuan said, “One year, then our missions…” Was his daily underground reconnaissance going to be stopped?

  “Your missions have to stop,” said Qin Wu with a smile. “Other Godfiends will take over your missions temporarily. Since we currently have a shortage of Godfiends, only the five of you will be sent in. Otherwise, we would have sent more Godfiends in.”

  Qin Wu looked at Meng Chuan. His heart ached for his disciple. This disciple’s saber arts talent was somewhat lacking compared to a peerless genius, but he was extremely diligent and hardworking. He never complained about his long-term daily underground reconnaissance. Furthermore, due to the need to keep it a secret, the outside world did not know of his contributions. Therefore, Qin Wu had pushed for Meng Chuan’s entry into the World Gap. He couldn’t just keep letting him toil without any benefits, right?

  “For the next year, all of you will be in the World Gap. If there’s anything you need to prepare, quickly do so. In four hours, I’ll send all of you into the World Gap.” Li Guan waved his hand as five dossiers appeared in front of him. “This is an intelligence dossier regarding the World Gap. You can read it for a better understanding.”

  King True Martial, King Calm Sea, Meng Chuan, Xue Feng, and Yan Chitong took the dossiers and began reading.

  Meng Chuan wrote letters to his father, wife, and children. After all, his family would be worried if he disappeared for a year without notifying them beforehand.

  Four hours later.

  The three Supremacies and the five Godfiends stood on one of the nameless mountain peaks of Archean Mountain.

  “Although the World Gap is connected to the human world, both regions are obstructed by a world membrane,” said Li Guan. “To enter the World Gap, one has to first break through the human world’s membrane wall, then the World Gap’s membrane wall, creating a temporary passageway. This requires Creation-realm level strength. King True Martial should be able to do it on his own,” said Li Guan with a smile. Following that, he waved his fist and punched the void.

  Boom

  A burst of gray energy crashed into the barrier in front of them. The space in front of them began to crumble and collapse, revealing a shimmering barrier.

  “This is a World Gap’s membrane wall,” said Li Guan with a smile. “It was formed due to the human world and the Demon Realm overlapping. Now, only a portion of the membrane wall has formed; thus, it’s much easier to smash through the membrane wall.”

  He waved his hand.

  The colorful membrane wall shattered, revealing a 60-foot-wide hole. Through the hole, one could see the world on the other side.

  “Enter. The human world’s membrane wall will be restored very soon,” said Li Guan. Qin Wu and Luo Tang watched by the side.

  “Let’s go.” King Calm Sea took the lead.

  King True Martial released his domain. An invisible fluctuation enveloped Meng Chuan, Xue Feng, and Yan Chitong. They flew into the hole and entered the World Gap.

  Demon Realm.

  A white-furred lion demon elder stood in a valley and smiled at the three fifth Firmament demon monarchs beside him. “Have you thought it through? You’re likely to encounter human Regis Godfiends in the World Gap. The powers of the Demon Realm can’t help you. You have to deal with problems by yourselves.”

  “Demon Sage, we’ve decided. Let us enter.”

  “We’ll eat any Regis Godfiends we encounter.”

  “Let’s see if Regis Godfiends can fend off my divine powers.”

  Greater Demon Monarchs Flood Dragon, Fiery Phoenix, and Ox were very confident. They were fifth Firmament demon monarchs that had cultivated for many years. When the three of them worked together, they even dared to fight a demon sage.

  “Alright, I’ll send you in. At least ten greater demon monarchs should’ve entered the World Gap.” The white-furred lion demon elder reached out his hand and grabbed at the shimmering barrier. His fingers transformed into sharp claws that tore through the Demon Realm’s membrane wall. Following that, he tore through the World Gap’s membrane wall, forming a huge hole. Through the hole, one could see the world inside the World Gap.“Thank you, Demon Sage.” The three demon monarchs were overjoyed. They immediately entered the World Gap.

  Meng Chuan and company looked at the world in front of them. The 60-foot-wide hole behind them slowly closed.

  “This is the World Gap?” Meng Chuan felt his body lighten as an invisible force swept across the world. There was no air. In this environment, mortals’ bodies would probably be destroyed within a few seconds by the invisible force. Meaning Chuan looked around carefully. The distorted sky was dark-red, and one could see many spots of light on the ground.

  Oh? Meng Chuan waved his hand, and many beams of light flew towards him. These beams of light were actually gold, silver, gems, ores, etc.

  “The birth of a world leaves all kinds of minerals everywhere.” Yan Chitong sighed in amazement. “The description in the dossier is true.”

  “These common objects aren’t of much use to us. Let’s go and find a place that’s in the middle of its birth,” said King True Martial with a smile. Gold, silver, and gems were useles
s to Godfiends. It was only because of their special characteristics that they became currency and used as cash in the mortal world. Godfiends were more concerned about sect credits, heritages, and natural treasures.

  Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

  The five quickly flew through the World Gap.

  Chapter 303 - World Rupture

  Meng Chuan and company flew under the dark-red sky.

  “We now have to be careful of the demons.” King True Martial had a mild temper, but the glint in his eyes turned sharper when he mentioned the demons. The demons had brought about too great a calamity to the entire human race. “The three major sects of the human race are busy dealing with the demons’ invasion. Therefore, very few Regis Godfiends are sent into the World Gap,” explained King True Martial. “Archean Mountain only sent our team of five. I reckon that the three great sects only sent three teams in total. However, there will be far more fifth Firmament demon monarchs than us in the World Gap. Although fifth Firmament demon monarchs are unable to enter the human world, they can enter the World Gap.”

  Meng Chuan’s heart tightened.

  Yes. It was possible for the demons to send more than 100 fifth Firmament demon monarchs into the World Gap. The humans could only afford to send a few Regis Godfiends.

  “Once both sides meet, the demons will not show mercy,” said King True Martial. “All you need to do is stay beside King Calm Sea and me. In a life-and-death battle, quantity isn’t always better.”

  “Yes.” Meng Chuan, Xue Feng, and Yan Chitong nodded.

  “Once we fight, just hide under our protection. Don’t charge forward and don’t interfere.” King Calm Sea’s cold voice sounded. “Leave everything to King True Martial and me. You will only be disturbances if you interfere. The fifth Firmament demon monarchs we encounter here are not like the newly-advanced fifth Firmament demon monarchs in the human world.”

  “Yes,” replied the three Marquis Godfiends.

  Boom!

  In the distant sky, a huge rift suddenly appeared. The distorted rift was more than 50 kilometers. Through the huge rift in the sky, Meng Chuan and company could vaguely see a patch of darkness. The darkness made their hearts palpitate.

  “The River of Spacetime is beyond the world membrane,” said King True Martial. “If one’s cultivation realm is insufficient, they won’t be able to see the River of Spacetime’s true appearance. Most Regis Godfiends… can only see darkness.”

  “The River of Spacetime’s true appearance?” Curious, Yan Chitong asked, “What does it look like?”

  Meng Chuan and Xue Feng were also curious.

  As King True Martial flew, he smiled and said, “How should I put it? For example, the 500-kilometer area in front of us looks like normal land to you. However, in my eyes, it’s like a thousand-layer cake. Space-time is mysterious. This 500-kilometer area is just a tiny sesame seed on a layer of the thousand-layer cake. We are slowly flying across this sesame seed.” “Thousand-layer cake?” Meng Chuan and company were puzzled.

  “King True Martial is indeed extraordinary.” King Calm Sea looked at the King True Martial, his eyes shining. “In my eyes, spacetime is like an endless tidal wave, chaotic and disorderly. The 500-kilometer area is just one wave. In King True Martial’s eyes, spacetime was orderly.”

  “Junior Brother Xue, you have only cultivated for such a short period of time, yet you have managed to touch on the Grotto-Heaven profundity. You are really gifted,” said King True Martial with a smile. “You can reach the Creation realm once your Essence Soul breaks through. As for me, I can only cultivate for another 200 years.”

  Meng Chuan, Xue Feng, and Yan Chitong were shocked. They were shocked that King Calm Sea only needed his Essence Soul to break through before he could reach the Creation realm. They were also shocked by the duo’s individual descriptions of the River of Spacetime. One said that it resembled endless surging waves, while the other said that it resembled a thousand-layered cake?

  “Oh?” Suddenly, King True Martial and King Calm Sea looked into the distant horizon.

  Meng Chuan also saw it.

  Two streaks of starlight suddenly fell from a distant rift in the sky to the ground.

  “It’s a treasure.” King True Martial’s invisible domain enveloped Meng Chuan and company as they rapidly flew towards the spot the two streaks of starlight were falling toward.

  King Calm Sea has nearly half my speed. Meng Chuan was being carried along by King True Martial as he pondered King True Martial’s prowess. King True Martial is slower than King Calm Sea when carrying the three of us along. If he acts alone… perhaps he has 60% of my speed?

  In terms of speed, he was the best in the world. King Calm Sea and King True Martial were already very fast among Regis Godfiends. In a flash, King Calm Sea could travel about 4 kilometers. Meng Chuan estimated that King True Martial could travel 5 kilometers in a second. Such speeds were near a Creation-realm expert’s.

  As a Lightning Devastator Fiend Body Marquis Godfiend, Meng Chuan had a robust foundation. He had reconstructed his body with nine bolts of heavenly lightning. After attaining an Undying Body, he could travel 9 kilometers in a second.

  Swoosh.

  King Calm Sea waved his hand and caught one of the falling streaks of starlight. King True Martial grabbed the other one.

  “Blood Soul Stone?” King Calm Sea looked at the fist-sized, blood-colored stone in his hand.

  King True Martial grabbed a slightly larger Blood Soul Stone.

  “Two Blood Soul Stones isn’t too bad.” King True Martial smiled at Meng Chuan and company. “You almost never see it in the human world. However, when a world is born, Blood Soul Stones are common. These two Blood Soul Stones can be used as raw materials for the Godfiend Blood Pool. It’s enough for tens of thousands of Godfiends to pass the Life-and-Death juncture.”

  “What? Just these two pieces can allow 10,000 Godfiends to pass the Life-and-Death juncture?” Yan Chitong exclaimed.

  Meng Chuan and Xue Feng were shocked as well.

  “It’s not just the Godfiend Blood Pool that nurtures Godfiends. There are also many other resources,” said King True Martial. “There are tens of thousands of Godfiends in the world now. Only a few thousand have entered the three major sects. To gain powerful Godfiends, one has to nurture geniuses all the way. This consumes way more resources.”

  Meng Chuan and company nodded. Meng Chuan thought about what he had consumed. He had consumed pills, spirit fruits, baneful auras, and so on. All of these were much more valuable than what he had used for his breakthrough at the Godfiend Blood Pool.

  “However, the Godfiend Blood Pool is also a foundation of the human’s Godfiend cultivation system. Therefore, the value of these two Blood Soul Stones is more than 100 million credits,” said King True Martial with a smile. “This is the first time a World Gap has formed in our human world’s history. What our Archean Mountain wants… isn’t just two Blood Soul Stones.” King Calm Sea nodded slightly. The intelligence they received was much more than the three Marquis Godfiends. They shouldered greater responsibilities and needed to seek out treasures that were even more precious.

  Swoosh!

  The five continued flying forward. After flying for thousands of kilometers, Meng Chuan and company were somewhat shocked as they took in the scene in front of them.Whoosh! A huge, dark vortex appeared in the distance. The world membrane twisted around the vortex. The further the world membrane was from the vortex, the stabler it became.

  The massive dark vortex caused King True Martial to stop and quietly watch. King Calm Sea, Meng Chuan, and company were shocked, but they couldn’t see anything.

  King True Martial watched in a daze for a few minutes before coming to his senses. He smiled apologetically and said, “I was distracted. The World Gap is still in its formation phase, and the world membrane here is extending. However, this place is not suitable for your cultivation. Let’s continue.”

  The five of them continued flyin
g, far away from the world membrane’s dark vortex.

  Another ten minutes passed.

  Hua Hua Hua Hua!

  The area in the distance was completely fractured! There was no path in front of them, only darkness. In the darkness, one could see purple lightning constantly striking down; it was like a giant tree’s branches but formed out of boundless lightning. It was incomparably astonishing.

  When the lightning struck down, black and white streams of energy stirred up dark energy. They transformed into a multi-colored world, which then turned into a colorful world membrane. The world membrane constantly stretched out, and the fractured world was slowly expanding itself. This… Meng Chuan and company were stifled.

  Chapter 304 - Cultivation

  The scene of a world fracturing shocked Meng Chuan. Having not seen it before, Meng Chuan had imagined the birth of a world. However, how laughable was his imagination compared to the scene in front of him? What kind of immense power is this? Meng Chuan watched as the purple lightning struck down from the endless darkness. The purple lightning bared its fangs and brandished its claws. It split the darkness, producing black and white air currents. It also produced the multi-colored energy that formed a world membrane.

  This lightning was the power of creation. It could create and destroy worlds.

  This strength… Meng Chuan’s heart trembled. He could vaguely sense that the purple lightning in the darkness could probably reduce him to dust. It’s said that lightning is fast, but I never knew it could be so unimaginably powerful. It’s so powerful that it’s soul-shocking. The Heart Intent Saber Art can be considered the best swift saber art in the world. However, it can only be described as swift. In front of this lightning of creation… the Heart Intent Saber Art appears too weak.

  Fast and domineering to the extreme. Devastating and fearless. Meng Chuan watched the purple lightning move. He was primarily an artist-an excellent one-and a saber user second. The purple lightning in front of his eye was simply too astonishing and beautiful. Swiftness was just one aspect of its beauty.