The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Concubine Liuyu.

The pitch-black flying boat flew at high speed, sweeping across the chaos and constantly traversing the boundless turmoil.

Wow wow wow~~~~
The black spaceship, reaching ten times the speed of light, passed by countless chaotic stars and chaotic worlds.

On the flying boat, Lei Zhan and his servants ate, drank, chatted, and laughed, passing the tedious time of traveling.

It should be understood that in the chaos, the distance between each territory is very far.

Even though Lei Zhan controlled the Qiongtian Yixin Ark to travel through time and space, greatly reducing the process, time travel is not possible in all places.

When they passed through some dangerous places, they needed to fly slowly through them.

So over these centuries of wandering, they had long since developed this way of traveling.

"It's so fast to ride in the flying boat controlled by the master. In just over ten time travels, we have already crossed most of the Fei Liu Domain."

Su Qi, the World God, grabbed a large piece of meat with bone in it and ate it heartily. He couldn't help but marvel as the flying boat passed through the vast chaos, leaving one chaotic world after another behind.

"The Dao of Time and Space is inherently very adept at traveling, and the master's power goes without saying."

The Winged Wind World God laughed, "However, under the master's control, each time this flying boat travels through space and time, it is almost comparable to a space-time teleportation. I really don't know how amazing it will be when the master breaks through to the level of the Dao Lord of Life and Death."

"You two... it's fine to chat idly, but you had to drag me into it too."

Lei Zhan glanced at the two servants who were singing in unison, sipped his wine and shook his head, "Be careful, we should arrive at the Eternal Realm of Fei Liu in about half an hour."

Another half hour?

Are we almost there?
Su Qi, the World God, and Yi Feng, the World God, were taken aback, and then nodded and said, "Yes!"

"This time, the Tianhua Cave Ruins we are going to are different from other Dao Lord ruins; they were left behind by an Emperor."

“The dangers involved are very high, and in some situations, even I might not be able to protect you all… Hmm?” Lei Zhan was giving instructions when his previously calm and leisurely expression suddenly changed. “Be careful!”

"Hmm? Be careful?"

Su Qi and Yi Feng, both World Gods, were stunned. Their eyes widened in surprise. In their perception, everything was normal and the surroundings were calm and peaceful.

"call."

Su Qi, the World God, glanced at his solemn-looking master, then his figure flickered, revealing six arms, each arm gripping a large hammer.

The Winged Wind World God, who was originally sitting cross-legged, was surrounded by divine swords, which were interlocked and clearly formed a powerful sword formation.

Lei Zhan carefully observed his surroundings, while the three of them, Lei Zhan and his servant, were on high alert.

suddenly.

"Interesting little fellow," a voice rang out.

Wow~~~
On the deck of the flying boat, an old man with a white beard and six curved horns, wearing a snow-white robe, appeared out of thin air. The aura emanating from him was as vast as endless chaos.

The white-bearded old man had a faint smile in his eyes as he stood not far from Lei Zhan, watching him.

But around him, time and space began to gradually stand still. Although it wasn't intentionally released, the slight pressure that naturally emanated from him was enough to make Lei Zhan extremely frightened.

"Huh?" Lei Zhan was taken aback. Su Qi and Yi Feng, two servants at the peak of the World God level, were right around him, closely surrounding him. But judging from their expressions, they didn't see the white-bearded old man who had suddenly appeared.

"Among the many cultivators I have encountered, Daoist Da Mo is the strongest. However, the threat that Daoist Da Mo poses to me is like a drop of seawater in the ocean compared to this suddenly appearing old man. They are not even on the same level."

Lei Zhan focused his mind entirely on the white-bearded old man; the power he felt was very familiar to him.

Although it was merely a slight fluctuation of aura intentionally released by the white-bearded old man, that eternal and indestructible aura... was entirely at the level of a ruler.

"This level of power... is already on the same level as the power I felt when my second primordial spirit entered the Southern Wind Sect ruins in the Northern Blazing Sun Region. It is just as vast..."

Although the other party only revealed a slight fluctuation of aura, Lei Zhan was able to quickly confirm the other party's identity by combining this silent and mysterious spacetime technique.

After all, there are only a handful of powerful emperors and rulers in the entire Flame Dragon Domain, and the image of him wearing a snow-white robe and having six curved horns on his head makes him easy to identify.

"Young man," the white-bearded old man smiled, "you seem to have already recognized my identity?"

"Junior Lei Zhan greets His Majesty."

Lei Zhan looked at the white-bearded old man and respectfully explained, "By chance, I once sensed the aura fluctuations of the Sovereign level, which is why I was able to recognize the Sovereign's identity."

"Oh? With the cultivation of the World Realm, you can already come into contact with the aura fluctuations of the Sovereign level? You are indeed a person with great fortune."

The white-bearded old man asked curiously, "Which ruler did you come into contact with? There are only a few rulers in our territory, but none of the other rulers are skilled in the way of time and space."

Just as Lei Zhan had guessed, this white-bearded old man was none other than the Mangya Overlord, who had established one of the six major powers within the Flame Dragon Realm.

Of course, although the Mangya Overlord is one of the three overlords of the entire Yanlong Realm, he has long had a tacit understanding with the other five major forces outside of the Mangya Kingdom.

Even when he abducted world-level creatures in the endless territories, he did not transgress this rule.

The world realms they plundered were all those with talent, but who had not yet embarked on their own path and were about to enter the realm of the Dao Lord of Life and Death.

The Lord of Mangya had been watching this little fellow ever since he entered the Winter Heng Domain. He had observed him all the way, and the more he watched, the more satisfied he became. He even took the initiative to show himself to meet him.

"Is it the Lord of Wind and Rain or the Lord of Dark Orchid? How could they have so quietly nurtured a little guy who walks the path of time and space? But I can't sense any trace of the Lords of Wind and Rain or Dark Orchid in this little guy..." Lord Mangya wondered.

He excels in the art of time and space, and has combined several of the strongest paths. With this talent, once he reaches the fourth-step Dao Lord level, he will become the most heaven-defying and monstrous Dao Lord.

Now that he has discovered Lei Zhan's existence, it naturally excites him greatly.

"Junior..." Lei Zhan paused before speaking, "I am not the ruler of this territory. And what I have come into contact with is merely the ruins left behind by that ruler after his death..."

"Hmm? Not from our territory? You have a second primordial spirit? And you've left our territory?" Even the Mangya Overlord was somewhat surprised.

This little guy! It's already surprising that he's even come into contact with a Sovereign; after all, although they rarely travel outside, over countless years, they've encountered quite a few cultivators at their level.

But it turns out it's not even from their own realm?
Traveling through different realms and venturing into endless darkness is something only emperors and rulers would do.

Only those cultivators at the World Realm have long lifespans.
Although they might traverse various realms, they usually only have this opportunity when they are accompanied by emperors and rulers. Ruler Mangya could naturally see that this little guy in front of him hadn't even completed a single Chaos Era since his birth.

Clearly, the other party must have a second primordial spirit, and through some special means and a series of coincidences, this special situation was able to arise.

“I couldn’t hide it from the Sovereign,” Lei Zhan said with a wry smile. “I was born in a remote chaotic world, and the only confirmed path to the outside world near my hometown requires passing through a spatial vortex passage. But this spatial passage is extremely unstable…”

"I see." Sovereign Mangya suddenly realized, "Your second primordial spirit is quite fortunate. Although it was eventually taken to another territory after being caught in the unstable spatial vortex passage, at least its life was saved."

Upon hearing Lei Zhan's words, the Lord of Mangya immediately understood.

There are quite a few spatial vortexes like these outside the Three Realms in the vast and endless territory.

Because these spatial vortexes are usually formed naturally and may contain great dangers, cultivators generally do not dare to venture into them even if they see them.

But Lei Zhan had no choice. He was also unlucky and was swept into a spatial rift. In the end, he was brought to the center of the chaotic universe, within the eight major source domains. It can be said that fortune and misfortune are intertwined.

“Hmm.” Lei Zhan nodded. “It can be considered a blessing in disguise. Later, by chance, I entered the ruins left by the ruler and even gained some benefits.”

“Alright.” The Lord of Mangya smiled. “I appeared here because I discovered your existence in the Winter Heng Domain and have been observing you ever since.”

"Dongheng Domain?" Lei Zhan was taken aback. So this Mangya Overlord had started paying attention to him so early on?

The Dongheng Domain was the second Dao Lord ruin that Lei Zhan led Su Qi and the others into, and it was in this ruin that they obtained the Fire Banner from the Five Elements Banner of Tianhua.

The next destination they were heading to was the Eternal Realm of Fei Liu, which was where Lei Zhan and his group sought to obtain a Water-character flag.

"Hmm," the Mangya Overlord chuckled, "Two hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. Since you are not a disciple of any fellow Daoist, would you be willing to join my Mangya Kingdom?"

In almost every Chaos Era, the Mangya Overlord would abduct talented World Realm cultivators from various places throughout the Flame Dragon Domain. Over countless years, the entire Mangya Kingdom was able to ensure the continuous emergence of dazzling geniuses.

Generally speaking, it is extremely rare for someone to be invited by the Lord of Mangya in person.

In other words, the situation of the team is special. Not only has it already forged its own path, but it has also combined multiple of the strongest paths, which will lead to extraordinary achievements in the future.

The most important reason is that Lei Zhan's forte is the Dao of Time and Space. Furthermore, the Dao he has forged is remarkably similar to that of the Mangya Sovereign!
"Join...the Mangya Kingdom?" Lei Zhan looked at the Mangya ruler, a surge of excitement welling up inside him. Although this was already part of his plan, the ruler's personal invitation...

Ordinary rulers rarely pay attention to little guys at the World Realm or Life and Death Dao Lord levels.

For beings who are in harmony with the eternal Dao, time is the least valuable thing.

Over the endless years, batches of Dao Lords of Life and Death will rise like meteors and fall like meteors.

Batch after batch, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, endlessly repeating the cycle.

"In the endless territory, there are very few rulers like the Mangya Sovereign who care so much about their race. If it weren't for racial constraints, there wouldn't be any ruler who would personally go and abduct cultivators at the World Realm level," Lei Zhan thought to himself.

Each of the Chaos Beasts, from birth to growth, wanders alone in the chaos.

The Azure Fire World God that Lei Zhan's second primordial spirit first encountered in the Northern Region of Blazing Sun was like this, but the one in the Flame Dragon Domain was not like this.

Generally, the Chaos Divine Beasts born in the Flame Dragon Domain will be found by the Mangya Ruler one by one after a short period of growth, and join the Mangya Kingdom to become the royal family of the Mangya Kingdom.

"Are you willing?" The Lord of Mangya smiled. "After you join my Mangya Kingdom, I will throw you into Star Island. After you have grown up for a period of time and joined the Twelve Palaces of my Mangya Kingdom, I will take you as my disciple."

"This..." Lei Zhan was very tempted. To become a disciple of a ruler would not only provide him with a powerful backer, but also a teacher who could guide him on his path.

"Of course, there are differences between disciples," said the Mangya Overlord. "Whether you can become my nominal disciple or my personal disciple in the end depends on yourself."

"How does one become a direct disciple of the Sovereign?" Lei Zhan's eyes lit up. Becoming a disciple of the Sovereign was also a similar matter. The difference between a direct disciple and a nominal disciple was vast, and even the treatment they received was worlds apart.

Since he has the opportunity to become a disciple of the Sovereign, and has the choice, Lei Zhan naturally wants to become the personal disciple of the Sovereign of Mangya!
"On this Star Island, there are some minor opportunities that I left behind, and the second one is the spacetime inheritance that I left behind. Although it is only the 'first chapter', it is still far stronger than the Dao of some Eternal Emperors."

The Lord of Mangya smiled and said leisurely, "If you can comprehend the spacetime inheritance I left behind within ten thousand years, you will be my nominal disciple. If you can comprehend it within a thousand years, you will be considered my personal disciple."

After a moment's thought, Lei Zhan nodded and said, "This junior is willing to join the Mangya Kingdom."

"Alright." Lord Mangya nodded gently, and then disappeared into thin air.

Just as he came silently, he left without a trace.

"Ok?"

"Owner?"

Su Qi, the World God, and Yi Feng, the World God, looked at their master, whose expression had suddenly become relaxed, with eyes full of doubt and curiosity.

Didn't they say there was danger before?
"We just passed by a terrifyingly powerful figure, but that senior has already left." Lei Zhan casually explained to the two servants, then waved his hand.

Suddenly, a figure shrouded in black mist appeared out of thin air on the flying boat; it was none other than the Mist-Sounding World God, one of the three servants.

And just then...

"Whoosh~~~~" Suddenly, a huge, dark hole appeared in the surrounding chaos. The hole was millions of miles wide, and a head slowly emerged from it.

The head was enormous, spanning millions of miles in size, and its eyes resembled two massive stars burning with raging flames.

Those eyes looked down over the entire airship.

"What."

"sky."

"This is……"

The world gods Su Qi and Yi Feng on the flying boat, including the Wu Ming world god who had just been summoned from the cave treasure by Lei Zhan, all stared wide-eyed in horror.

“This aura…” Lei Zhan’s heart was also stirred. “It seems that what just appeared was merely an avatar of the Mangya Overlord. But what has appeared now… the aura it has released alone makes me feel an incredibly terrifying sense of threat.”

"Whoosh." The enormous head opened its mouth, instantly forming a dark spacetime tunnel, which swallowed up the entire Sky One Heart Ship.

Inside the passage, spacetime distorted, and Lei Zhan and his servants disappeared into the Fei Liu Domain.

...(End of chapter)