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Chapter 534 Progress and Anomalies

These points of light outline each other.

It transformed into a honeycomb-like crystalline barrier structure.

This is the boundary membrane, which the boundary tower uses with the power of the spirit world to isolate the invasion of the void sea.

At a glance.

Each six-pointed star crystal contains a complete world.

This boundary membrane, composed of countless crystals, is the area that Hu Qi is responsible for.

A rough count reveals nearly ten thousand different crystals, representing nearly ten thousand different worlds.

And the situation is different in each world.

Hu Qi's gaze followed.

At the same time, general information about the world itself emerges.

Images and shadows of the world itself would also appear before his eyes.

such as.

[The World of Technology, the Mainstream: Mechs and Monsters]

A steel city stands amidst neon lights, and giant mechs patrol the sky like gods.

The pilot synchronizes with the steel mech via a neural link.

The jet of flame streaked across the sky as it clashed with the appearing monsters.

Artillery fire and plasma blade attacks filled the sky, and debris fell like rain.

Here, mechs are everything.

[Ancient fantasy setting, beast tamers and evil beasts]

On this vast continent, humans and spirit beasts forge blood ties.

Young boys and girls cut their fingertips and dripped blood onto the eggshell.

Sign contracts with various different spirit beast eggs.

Through careful nurturing and incubation, spirit beasts grow into beast tamers.

Fight against those evil beasts that only know how to destroy and kill.

[Western fantasy medieval setting, magic and alien races]

Various magical elements exist here.

People can enhance their mental strength through meditation to construct runes and become powerful mages.

A powerful mage can unleash a terrifying forbidden spell that can tear apart the heavens and the earth.

It was precisely because of the existence of the monks.

This gave people the power to fight against other races such as orcs, elves, dwarves, and dragons.

Here, knowledge is a double-edged sword, a tool of destruction and redemption.

[A modern urban world of superpowers, featuring superpowered individuals and infected individuals]

Nighttime, under the neon lights.

The superhuman's pupils glowed red.

Manipulating gravity to lift the entire street.

Fighting against the invading infected.

Flames shot into the sky, piercing the rain.

……

The backgrounds of each world here are somewhat different.

Without exception, none of them are ordinary worlds.

The very existence of this world serves as a barrier, and thus it is naturally subject to the erosion of the source calamity's gray fog.

However, because of this special defensive structure, the power of this source of calamity and gray fog will be transformed into another kind of dark power.

This also means that each world has two forces, one light and one dark.

What is clear is the world itself, manifested in the extraordinary power wielded by humanity.

The outward manifestation of those hidden forces is various creatures and disasters that reap lives and harbor great malice towards humanity.

The duty of each Dao Lord is to ensure that humanity prevails in every world.

That's it.

It's impossible to completely remove it.

As a boundary membrane, it is constantly being eroded.

We want to eradicate it completely.

Unless these worlds are improperly bound by boundaries.

In a way, these worlds are like dedicated arenas.

The principle behind the Boundary Tower is to utilize the power of the creatures within it to consume the source of the calamity's gray mist.

Sometimes this balance is broken.

At this point, the Dao Lord needs to intervene.

Hu Qi joined the Boundary Tower.

Nature has its own purpose.

Cultivating within the Boundary Tower will greatly enhance the cultivation of the Dao Lord.

for this.

Sensing the active spirituality and laws surrounding them.

Hu Qi now understands this deeply; if one cultivates here, the cultivation speed will increase by about one-third.

This level is not low; it's enough to tempt any Dao Lord.

To reach the level of a Dao Lord, the time required to improve even a little bit of strength is measured in tens of thousands of years.

This level of enhancement is terrifying enough for a Dao Lord.

However, this does not include Hu Qi.

There is a scarlet panel.

He naturally looked down on this small bonus.

When you come here, learning about the Boundary Tower and the Void Sea is secondary.

Ultimately, the main purpose is to utilize the numerous worlds that make up these boundary membranes.

Completing one's own breakthrough path is a prerequisite for progress.

However, we still need to test which method is most effective.

Think of this.

A glint flashed in Hu Qi's eyes, and his body suddenly glowed faintly.

next second.

Hundreds of divine senses, like threads, transformed into specks of starlight and instantly disappeared into the many worlds that formed the boundary membrane before them.

With his current cultivation level, such a method of splitting the soul is nothing more than a piece of cake for him.

Those fragments of divine consciousness, like fish swimming in the sea, instantly manifested in various small worlds.

……

This is a world covered by the ocean.

It is dotted with islands.

now.

On a stretch of sea.

As evening approached, the raging waves were as black as ink, and the gale was as sharp as a knife.

On a vast ocean.

William Hawke stood on the deck of the Kraken, the salty sea breeze mixed with rain lashing his rough face.

He squinted with his only remaining eye and peered through the rain at the approaching black-sailed warships in the distance.

"Damn it, it's the World Navy! Hard port! Gunners, prepare! Let's fight them!"

William Hawke's voice, like rolling thunder, instantly resounded throughout the entire ship.

At the same time, he picked up the bone whistle around his neck and blew it sharply.

But the weird thing is.

The whistle made no sound; only ripples, invisible to the naked eye, spread outwards.

next moment.

Wow!

One side of the sea arched up, and the head of a huge, strange fish emerged from the water.

The fish has a curved lantern on its head, somewhat resembling an anglerfish.

The portion of the ship that is visible above the water is larger than the entire pirate ship.

This was none other than a monstrous sea monster, which is also the origin of the Kraken.

After it appeared, the strange fish swung its tail, instantly creating giant waves hundreds of meters high that crashed towards the distant warships.

"It's the captain's siren!"

Upon seeing this, the pirates, who had been somewhat panicked, cheered and turned their cannons around with sinister smiles.

boom! boom! boom!
Flames ripped through the rain as shells whistled towards the world's naval fleets.

however.

The next second, a blinding blue-white beam of light suddenly appeared.

In an instant, all sound ceased.

The waves, which were originally hundreds of meters high, froze into ice sculptures, along with the giant, monstrous sea monster.

The pirates on the deck remained frozen in place, their last movements still, emanating a chill.

"The Favored One."

William Hawke stood there, his face ashen.

In this world, besides the terrifying sirens, there is another kind of being.

Known as the Favored Ones, they have consumed a fruit called the Heart of the Ocean, which grants them incredible power.

However, such people are always in the minority.

I never expected to be so unlucky today, that I would run into him.

He understood that the other party had deliberately spared his life.

But what awaits him is perhaps more terrible than death.

Just when he was in despair.

"Ding! Pirate King Check-in System binding complete! Conditions met, check-in in?"

At this time.

A mechanical voice suddenly sounded in William Hawke's ear.

"Huh? What are you?"

The moment the thought crossed his mind, a simple piece of information surfaced in his head.

"You can get a reward just by signing in? There's such a thing?! I'll sign in!"

William Hawke's brief euphoria ended.

Directly.

The moment this thought crossed his mind.

"Ding! First check-in successful! You have gained one point of Physical Strength attribute and one Small Teleportation Talisman."

Simultaneously.

William Hawke felt a warmth spread through his body, and the chill lessened considerably. At the same time, he found a piece of purple paper covered in scribbles in his hand.

Seeing this, he quickly asked, "System, what are these two rewards? Is there any way to help me get out of my current predicament?"

The moment this thought crossed his mind.

Two lines of information appeared in his mind.

[Physical attribute: can enhance one's physical strength, power, speed, and recovery ability, etc.]

[Minor Teleportation Talisman: A one-time use item. After use, the user will be randomly teleported to a location 10,000 nautical miles away.]

See this.

William Hawke was overjoyed.

at this time.

A white-haired man in a white robe landed on the deck.

The man walked slowly toward them with his hands behind his back and a playful expression on his face, like a cat toying with a mouse.

William Hawke's expression changed slightly, but he didn't have time to think further.

"System, quick, quickly help me use the Minor Teleportation Talisman!"

next second.

There was no warning.

William Hawke's figure disappeared directly from the deck.

At the same time.

"Ok?"

The visitor's expression changed.

His movements were as if he had teleported.

They went directly to where William Hawke had originally been.

However, no matter how hard he searched.

Neither of them could find the other.

"Damn it! You actually tried to escape from me! I'll definitely catch you!"

Accompanied by a furious roar.

The entire Kraken, along with the fish-like monster on the water beside it, exploded, turning into a shower of blood.

And this moment.

Thousands of miles away, a solitary island stands quietly in the azure sea.

William Hawke's figure suddenly appeared.

As far as the eye can see, the blue waves stretch out, and the golden sands gleam in the sunlight.

A hermit crab slowly crawled past his feet, leaving a trail of tiny tracks.

"I... survived?"

After a brief moment of disorientation, a wave of ecstasy washed over him, and William Hawke's face contorted with excitement.

Immediately, his eyes darkened, and a ferocious grin spread across his lips.

"The Pirate King System... Hah, with it, that damned Marine will pay the price sooner or later!"

……

This is a world of an ancient feudal dynasty.

Daliang Palace.

Royal study room.

"Cough cough..."

Blood oozed from the corner of Song Huan's mouth, dripping onto his bright yellow dragon robe and blooming into dark red flowers.

His fingers gripped the armrests of the dragon throne so tightly that his knuckles turned white from the force.

I felt the world before my eyes begin to distort and blur.

It felt as if millions of ants were crawling in his blood vessels, gnawing at his internal organs.

"Your Majesty, how does this 'Blood-Severing Powder' taste?"

As the Prime Minister, Lu Luo stood in the center of the hall, his purple and gold official robe spotless, a gentle smile on his lips.

Shouts of battle echoed from outside the hall, the clanging of metal clashing and screams of agony mingling together.

Song Huan strained to focus his gaze through the open palace doors.

He just happened to see the commander of the Imperial Guards beheaded by a long sword, and blood splattered on the white marble steps like splashed ink.

"Why do you"

Song Huan's voice was so hoarse that it sounded like a knife was twisting in his throat with every word he spoke.

He tried to stand up, but found that his legs had lost all feeling. He slid off the dragon throne and fell heavily onto the cold ground.

Lu Luo stepped forward slowly, her black official boots stopping in front of Song Huan.

He crouched down and lifted Song Huan's chin with two fingers, his movements as gentle as if he were handling a fragile piece of porcelain.

"Your Majesty, you are too young. You ascended the throne at the age of sixteen. Do you think you can secure this empire with just a few old ministers?"

Lu Luo's voice was low.

"Your father's death was suspicious, didn't you ever suspect anything?"

Song Huan's pupils suddenly contracted.

The scene of the late emperor's death flashed through my mind.

“It’s you.” Song Huan managed to squeeze out two words.

"It seems His Majesty does have some brains after all!"

Lu Luo chuckled, released her hand, stood up, and turned to face the palace gate.

A squad of soldiers clad in black armor rushed in. The leader was a burly man whose armor was stained with blood, and whose longsword was still dripping blood.

"Prime Minister, the palace gates have been breached, and all the imperial guards have been executed."

The newcomer knelt on one knee, his voice booming.

Lu Luo nodded in satisfaction and looked again at Song Huan, who was curled up on the ground.

"Your Majesty, you see, this is the mandate of Heaven."

Song Huan coughed up a mouthful of black blood.

"You think you can take that position by killing me?"

Lu Luo's smile widened, as if she had everything under control.

"Your Majesty need not worry about that. I will have your youngest brother succeed you."

After saying that, Lu Luo shifted his gaze from the dying Song Huan to the dragon throne beside him.

His fingers traced the dragon carving on the armrest.

"What a great location, what a pity."

His voice stopped abruptly as the temperature inside the hall suddenly dropped.

A cold wind blew in from somewhere, causing the candlelight to flicker violently, and several palace lanterns went out with a snap.

Song Huan's body on the ground stopped convulsing and lay quietly.

He looked like he was dead!
"what happened?"

Lu Luo frowned. Although the effects of the Blood-Severing Powder could be fatal, it would definitely not kill the other party so quickly.

Thinking of this, he was just about to signal his guards to go forward and check.

Suddenly, Song Huan's body floated up, hovering three feet off the ground.

His hair moved without wind, and his pale face quickly regained its rosy hue.

"How can this be?!"

Lu Luo looked terrified and couldn't help but take two steps back.

At this moment, Song Huan suddenly opened his eyes.

It revealed a pair of scarlet snake eyes.

His posture was as upright as a pine tree, a stark contrast to his previous state of near death.

Lu Luo's face turned pale, as if she had thought of something.

"You...you are a demon? No, how could that be? This place is protected by the dragon energy of the Great Liang Dynasty, how could a demon appear here..."

As for these guys in front of me.

'Song Huan' seemed too lazy to say anything more.

Just a casual wave.

All of a sudden.

Whether it was those tall, strong imperial guards or this powerful prime minister.

Everything turned to ashes.

……

The above is just a microcosm of the many worlds.

Inside the fourteenth level of the boundary tower.

Hu Qi's gaze fell on the skills section of the scarlet panel in front of him.

A message was sent out.

(Scenery rendering progress: 0.03%)

These situations within the world were naturally the work of Hu Qi.

He tried various methods to speed up the mapping process.

For example, it could become a cheat code to help change the predetermined ending, possess a powerful figure in the world, or directly become a taboo or ancient god in a certain world.

To put it bluntly, "reflection" is essentially...

It can be seen as an impact on the world and living beings after amplifying one's own existence.

The more profound the impact, the more successful it is.

This influence is multifaceted, affecting beliefs, culture, the environment, and more.

But no matter what.

The greater the change to the world itself, the deeper its reflection will be.

Of course, finding out which method is most effective still requires trial and error.

……

time flies.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

suddenly.

Hu Qi, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

A scarlet panel appeared before my eyes.

(Progress of the landscape rendering: 29.19%)

The progress of the process becomes increasingly difficult.

However, it has reached nearly 30% of the progress.

At this rate, he could complete it completely in a hundred years at most.

However, that's not what Hu Qi cares about right now.

It's something else entirely.

His gaze fell on a crystalline boundary membrane to his right front.

there.

The white six-pointed star crystal that originally represented the world itself was now covered with black spots.

(End of this chapter)