Chapter 823: Forbidden Zone

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The tendrils of flesh carried a bone-chilling coldness that made Chen Feis entire face feel completely stiff.

Yet colder than his face was Chen Feis heart.

Just moments ago, he had narrowly avoided disaster. If he hadnt reacted in time, his true self would have stepped into this place.

The reason Chen Fei had been so cautious, using his consciousness, his phantoms, and even summoning clones from Thousand Geese City, was precisely because he feared the unknown dangers in this s.p.a.ce.

Chen Fei had layered his defenses heavily, even stacking several layers in his soul.

However, such defenses were effective only against opponents of the same realm. Against someone slightly above, like a pract.i.tioner of the Sun Moon Realm, this method of defense would only prolong Chen Feis survival by a few moments at best.

As for realms higher than the Sun Moon Realm, Chen Feis defense was akin to paper.

Despite all the a.s.sessments that suggested no immediate danger, Chen Feis true self still hesitated to take risks.

Life was his own, and methods like Blood Rebirth were only useful if he couldnt escape in time, merely delaying the enemys destruction of him.

Because of this bottom line in his mindset, when Chen Fei felt confident enough to allow his true self to enter, he immediately sensed something was amiss and promptly activated the true spirit within the Xuanyuan Sword.

In the sea of consciousness of Chen Feis clone, there also resided the Xuanyuan Sword, but the quant.i.ty of true spirits within depended entirely on how much Chen Feis soul could bear.

The soul in Chen Feis clone could handle only slightly more true spirits than in his phantoms, naturally unable to bear much of the Xuanyuan Swords true power.

Otherwise, if Chen Feis clone had been here for so long, it wouldnt have taken until now to sense that something was wrong.

If it were Chen Feis true self here, he could likely have immediately broken through the illusions with the Xuanyuan Swords true spirit. But whether he broke through or not seemed to make little difference.

They were already in this s.p.a.ce with nowhere to escape.

Whispers continued to echo in Chen Feis clones ears. The true spirit of the Xuanyuan Sword in his sea of consciousness flickered, while in Chen Feis true self at the Corpse Cliff Mountain, various illusions appeared before his eyes.

Ripples spread across the Dragon Elephant Stone Stele. Despite the attempt of the flesh-eyes power to influence Chen Fei through the void, urging his true self to step into the stele.

If even the clone could momentarily break through the illusion, how could Chen Feis true self possibly be deceived?

Moreover, with a void separating them, even though the Dragon Elephant Stone Stele served as a conduit, the power of the flesh-eye was greatly diminished.

In the unknown s.p.a.ce, Chen Feis clone looked up directly at the flesh-eye.

Hum!

In Chen Feis clones soul, it seemed a storm had stirred. He involuntarily took a step back, his breath decreasing significantly.

Just now, Chen Fei finally saw the full appearance of this flesh-eye.

It really was just an eyeball, with a diameter of over ten meters. Chen Feis clone was smaller than even one of its twisted tendrils.

The Xuanyuan Sword trembled violently in his sea of consciousness. Chen Feis clone used all his strength to control the true spirit of the Xuanyuan Sword, maintaining his consciousness.

But Chen Fei knew that he couldnt hold on like this for long.

This flesh-eye didnt need to do much. Its simple gaze alone made Chen Fei feel like he was losing control of his body.

Chen Feis clone stepped back with his right foot, using his innate teleportation skill, instantly disappearing in front of the flesh-eye.

When he reappeared, Chen Feis clone was already in front of the collapsed buildings.

While everything else was desolate, the buildings hadnt turned to dust.

In the rotting wood, the maggots saw Chen Fei appear and opened their sharp mouthparts, silently roaring at him.

Fourth-Tier beingsthese maggots in the rotting wood had such a realm, which was simply incredible.

It seemed Chen Feis current clone might not be able to hold on much longer.

It wasnt because of those maggots, but because of the gaze from that flesh-eye just now.

Despite the protection of the Xuanyuan Swords true spirit, as mentioned earlier, there was too little soul and thus too little Xuanyuan Swords true spirit. At this moment, Chen Fei could clearly sense that a contamination had already wrapped around his clone.

Completely integrated with the body and the divine palace, if it werent for the Xuanyuan Swords true spirit, Chen Fei wouldnt have been able to perceive that he had long been contaminated.

Bending down, Chen Fei grabbed two pieces of rotting wood that the maggots hadnt crawled on. He tried to teleport, but found himself unable to movethe rotting wood was too heavy.

Setting down one piece of wood, Chen Fei disappeared in the next moment, reappearing in front of the Dragon Elephant Stone Stele.

Chen Fei threw the rotting wood in his hand into the stone stele and instinctively looked back.

In the sky, densely packed flesh-eyes, numbering in the hundreds, filled the sky.

These flesh-eyes completely obscured the entire sky, their tendrils swaying in the wind, sending chills down ones spine.

With just one flesh-eye possessing power of fifth order or higher, what kind of place was this with so many flesh-eyes?

Why did the Dragon Elephant Stone Stele teleport people to such a bizarre scene?

Seemingly aware that Chen Feis clone couldnt leave here at all, these flesheyes allowed Chen Fei to do as he pleased, silently watching.

A gentle breeze blew, and Chen Feis clone turned into ashes, dissipating into nothingness.

The Dragon Elephant Stone Stele rippled slightly, then the spiritual light dispersed.

At Corpse Cliff Mountain, Chen Fei closed the Dragon Elephant Stone Stele directly.

Just like the altar at the Thousand Feathers Alliance, if the Dragon Elephant Stone Stele werent strong enough, those flesh-eyes couldnt have been transported over. Otherwise, the Middle Continent would have truly fallen into its darkest hour right now.

Compared to the arrival of the Black Divine, even the Black Divine wasnt a big deal.

After all, now that the Black Divines origin was damaged, its strength was only at the fourth order. It would take some time to reach the fifth order.

But hundreds of mysterious Fifth-Tier ent.i.ties, in the Boundless Sea, were capable of challenging even G.o.ds.

Chen Fei slowly exhaled a breath of relief. The outside world was too dangerous.

Chen Fei looked down at the rotting wood at his feet. Trading such a piece of rotting wood for an clone at the initial stage of the Mountain Sea Realm, he wasnt sure if he had gained or lost.

However, for the time being, Chen Fei wouldnt open this Dragon Elephant Stone Stele again.

Unless this rotting wood was extremely valuable, forcing Chen Fei to reconsider!

A sword shadow appeared in front of Chen Fei, with landscapes and vegetation engraved on its bladeit was the Xuanyuan Sword.

A golden light enveloped the three-foot-long rotting wood in front of him. After a moment, the Xuanyuan Sword disappeared, leaving the wood devoid of any strange energy or insect eggs.

Chen Fei opened his celestial eye on his forehead and carefully inspected the rotting wood again, finding nothing unusual. He then grabbed it in his hand.

Among the collapsed buildings, there were many pieces of rotting wood. Chen Fei selected two that were completely free of insect damage.

However, absence of insect damage didnt necessarily mean high value, as they could naturally be of lower grade, something that Fourth-Tier insects would scorn.

Despite this, Chen Fei ultimately chose this kind of wood.

What Chen Fei didnt antic.i.p.ate was that such small pieces of rotting wood would be so heavy. His clone couldnt even move them, so he could only choose one in the end.

Chen Fei tapped the wood with his hand, eliciting a dull sound.

Though called wood, its texture differed greatly from ordinary timberit had a metallic quality with the l.u.s.ter of jade.

In the s.p.a.ce by the Dragon Elephant Stone Stele, the actual scenery was a barren land as far as the eye could see, completely dried upa zone devoid of life.

Despite the rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth, there was always a lingering sense of death that couldnt be dispelled.

In such an environment, for this piece of wood to retain its current state, one can imagine how extraordinary it must have been when its spiritual essence was still intact.

Previously, in front of those collapsed buildings, there werent many pieces of wood like this, just five or six at most that caught Chen Feis eye.

This was also why Chen Fei chose itsometimes, quant.i.ty signifies rarity.

However, now that the spiritual essence within this spiritual material has completely dissipated, how can it be used?

Regardless of any celestial treasures or earthly treasures, the spiritual essence is crucial. Even spiritual treasures used by martial pract.i.tioners, if lacking in spiritual essence, are just sc.r.a.p metal or may even turn to dust.

This wood, without its spiritual essence, is still very hard in texture, comparable to ordinary Fourth-Tier lower-grade spiritual materials.

But if its just that, its value is not great.

Chen Fei tried to draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and infuse it into the wood, but the wood showed no response.

He then infused his own elemental force into it, causing a faint s.h.i.+mmer on the surface of the wood, but that was all, without any further changes.

Frowning slightly, Chen Fei pondered for a moment, then activated his talent Endless Regeneration, drawing in the unceasing flow of spiritual energy from the void, and then infused it into the wood.

Actually, whether its in the Boundless Sea or within the void, the difference in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth isnt significant; at most, theres a slight variance in purity.

With the infusion of the voids spiritual energy at this moment, the piece of wood unexpectedly floated up on its own, its surface s.h.i.+mmering with flowing lights. Compared to the fleeting glimmer earlier, several beams of light now repeatedly circulated.

Chen Feis expression twitched slightly, surprised that this wood would react so strongly to the voids spiritual energy.

A faint glow flickered at Chen Feis brow as he observed the wood. He noticed that despite the spiritual essence within the wood having long been exhausted, there seemed to be a trend of recovery.

However, this trend was very weak. The current response of this piece of wood seemed more like an innate reaction of the spiritual material itself to the void.

To think it would be a spiritual material related to s.p.a.ce, but unfortunately, its already damaged!

Chen Feis mind flashed with a thought.

In the Boundless Sea, almost any spiritual material related to s.p.a.ce was controlled by experts at the Sun Moon Realm level, because at that level, they began to attempt to comprehend the power of s.p.a.ce.

Of course, merely understanding the rules of the Boundless Seas s.p.a.ce was nothing compared to the intensity of the rules in that unknown s.p.a.ce earlier. Even Sun Moon Realm experts would struggle to break through such rules, let alone comprehend them.

Chen Feis gaze s.h.i.+fted, and in the next moment, his figure disappeared, entering into the s.p.a.ces rifts.

Within a few steps, he arrived before the thin film of the void. This time, he didnt need to break through the void film; Chen Fei could already sense the calling of the Dragon Elephant Stone Stele.

Chen Fei lifted the piece of wood in his hand and pressed it against the thin film of the void.

With a tremor induced by his innate talents of Teleportation and Endless Regeneration, the wood penetrated into the void.

A tremendous force surged forth, but Chen Fei, experienced in such matters, quickly stabilized the wood.

As he watched the power of the void press down on the wood, causing more and more flowing lights to s.h.i.+mmer, a smile appeared on Chen Feis face.

Initially concerned that the wood might be crushed outright, Chen Fei now realized that to restore some semblance of functionality to this spiritual material, it had to be within the realm of the void.