Swallowed Star: The Original Secret Realm

Chapter 215 The Promise with the Thunder God
Let's set off first.

Zhang Yi moved swiftly, leaving the area and continuing his journey towards the central region of the core territory.

The core area is extremely dangerous. Even the strongest beings in the universe who ventured here during the first and second cycles only dared to cautiously venture into areas they were familiar with.

Any danger here is no less than that of the God-Slaying Gorge.

Many of the dangers were even more terrifying than the Lava Demon God.

However, this was nothing to Zhang Yi. He had the most detailed map and the authority of the golden token. As long as he didn't go to certain forbidden areas, he wouldn't be in danger of dying.

Zhang Yi maintained a speed of 100 times the speed of light, which was the limit for someone who had not yet become the strongest in the universe.

Time passed, and with high-speed flight and teleportation, he spent twenty years arriving at a strange place.

In this area, there is a pitch-black lake that seems to absorb light, making the entire lake surface look like the mouth of a giant monster.

This is the 'Lake of Desolation', a place considered an absolute wasteland in the heart of the region.

According to information previously gathered by the human race, any powerful individual who approaches this dark lake will be instantly sucked into the lake by the immense suction force generated on its surface.

Those who enter the lake perish quickly, even the strongest in the universe.

The only way to escape is to force your way out when the lake tries to swallow you up.

But at the very least, one must possess the strength of the strongest being in the universe.

Moreover, no precious treasures were ever produced in this extremely dangerous place.

Barren and dangerous, naturally no strong person would come here again.

Zhang Yi hovered in mid-air, feeling the amazing suction force generated by the lake below him, and couldn't help but smile.

"The suction power is indeed amazing. It's already so powerful even before I got close."

However, this pitch-black lake, which was considered a deadly wasteland by outsiders, meant nothing to him.

He knew very well the true situation of this perilous place.

Whoosh! Zhang Yi flew rapidly towards the lake.

As he approached, the lake's suction increased dramatically, and Zhang Yi was immediately sucked to the lake's surface.

Plop.

He went straight into the lake.

The lake water was heavy, and the impact of each drop was like the full force of the universe's strongest being, along with a soul attack.

The deeper the lake descends, the stronger the attack becomes.

This is why even the strongest beings in the universe perish quickly.

With a thought, Zhang Yi felt the golden token burst forth with dazzling light, a faint golden glow covering the surface of his divine body.

Instantly, the impact and pressure of the lake water rendered his soul attacks completely ineffective.

Protected by the golden light, it sank all the way down.

Three days later, Zhang Yi arrived at the bottom of the lake, where there was a spatial vortex.

He smiled slightly; this was the purpose of his visit.

This spatial vortex is similar to a natural wormhole in the cosmic ocean, a convenient passage left when the spaceship was built.

It allows one to instantly traverse vast distances and reach the place closest to the creator of the giant axe.

With one step, time and space shifted, and in an instant, one arrived at another place.

Zhang Yi glanced back at the spatial vortex he had emerged from, then flew off in one direction.

Before long, Zhang Yi arrived at a huge island.

Looking up, the void was utterly dark, with nine enormous, dark, and cold celestial bodies suspended in mid-air. The surfaces of these celestial bodies emitted a faint light, illuminating the massive island below.

Nine Nether Island is one of the most dangerous places in the core area.

Whoosh! Just as Zhang Yi looked up at the nine dark stars in the void, a powerful being with golden scales, golden wings, and nine pairs of eyes appeared.

"Who are you?" The arriving golden figure looked at him in confusion. In his memory, there was no powerful figure in the universe who resembled Zhang Yi in aura and appearance.

However, a moment later, he learned of Zhang Yi's identity through an old friend.

"It turns out to be Zhang Yi, an unparalleled genius from the human race of the primordial universe."

This golden figure was none other than the Thunderclap Demon God, the strongest lone cosmic being in the second cycle of reincarnation.

The Thunder-Clad Demon God who, in the near future, will bring the Tomb Ship, which possesses the legacy of the Broken East River, out of the core area.

According to the original work, he had an irreconcilable hatred for the Divine Eye Clan.

Back then, in order to seize the most powerful treasure, the seven True Lords of the Divine Eye Clan besieged the Thunder-Clad Demon God and his friend Kong Luo.

In the first battle, he was seriously wounded and fled, and Kong Luo perished.

From then on, he tried every means to take revenge.

Before Zhang Yi arrived at Nine Nether Island through the spatial vortex, he sensed that the Thunder-Clad Demon God was there using the golden token. Therefore, after leaving the spatial vortex, he deliberately took a detour to come here.

"Haha, what a coincidence, to run into the Thunder-Clad Demon God here." Zhang Yi said with a smile.

"Whether it's a coincidence or not is another matter. You, a newly promoted universe master, even according to the intelligence, are only at the fifth level. How did you manage to come all the way to this place, which is considered deep within the core area?" The Thunder-Clad Demon God's voice was deep. "I have to say, I admire you."

Leaving aside the inherent dangers of Nine Nether Island, the journey from the spaceship to this point has already been incredibly perilous.

Driven by a thirst for revenge and a desire to obtain the ultimate treasure, he took great risks and, with the strength of the strongest being in the universe, was fortunate enough to arrive here.

I never expected that Zhang Yi, a master of the universe, would dare to come here, and even be able to get here.

"Haha, just lucky." Zhang Yi didn't explain further, and changed the subject, "Thunder God, it's just a coincidence that I've run into you. I have a deal to make, would you like to hear about it?"

"What do you mean?" Thunderclap Demon God was taken aback.

“I know you have a deep grudge against the Divine Eye Clan. It just so happens that I also have a considerable grudge against the Divine Eye Clan. How about we form an alliance to deal with them?” Zhang Yi said.

"An alliance? To deal with the Divine Eye Clan?" Thunder-Clad Demon God sized up Zhang Yi. "Human Zhang Yi, it's not that I'm underestimating you, but although you have amazing talent, you're only at the fifth level right now. How can you deal with the Divine Eye Clan?"

Zhang Yi smiled faintly and said confidently, "Of course not now. Now that you know my information, you should know my rate of progress. I believe that soon, my strength will be enough to qualify me as your ally."

"Hmm?" Thunder God was taken aback. This human, Zhang Yi, was really confident.

but.

Then, remembering that his old friend had given him information that Zhang Yi had cultivated for less than 20,000 years, he felt a pang of helplessness.

Although Zhang Yi's words were arrogant, they were not entirely untrue.

At his rate of progress, even becoming the strongest being in the universe wouldn't be difficult for him.

Since that's the case, after thinking for a moment, the Thunder-Clad Demon God spoke.

"Then it's a deal. When you have the same strength as me, that will be the time for us to form an alliance."

“Okay, it’s a deal.” Zhang Yi nodded. “I believe this won’t take long.”

He wasn't exaggerating; he wasn't talking about the future, but about the present.

He used the sixth-tier secret technique 'Silver Space' with the Reincarnation Spear, which made him a top-tier sixth-tier fighter.

Even if his secret techniques don't see a breakthrough in the short term.

Once he breaks through to the level of the Lord of the Universe, he will at least be a seventh-tier combatant, no weaker than the Thunder-Clad Demon God before him.

(End of this chapter)