The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

This time-space passage is very long and very quiet.

Lei Zhan stood on the Sky One Heart Boat, looking at the distorted spacetime around him. He felt that spacetime was flowing, which was very similar to the feeling when they rode the spacetime teleportation array.

However, compared to the massive, fixed spacetime teleportation arrays within the chaos...

The fact that the Lord of Mangya could create time-space tunnels that traverse distant territories with a single thought, and simultaneously conduct time-space teleportation in a short period of time, further demonstrates the profound mystery of his methods.

"Is this the method of the ruler?" Lei Zhan carefully observed the distorted spacetime fluctuations in front of him.

For cultivators who also follow the path of time and space, being able to witness a being at the level of a ruler take action is undoubtedly an extremely rare opportunity.

Although the Sovereign is also at the level of an Eternal Emperor, the other party's understanding of the Dao is far too profound. Even if Lei Zhan only comprehends a tiny bit of it, it will still greatly benefit him in his understanding of space and time.

……

"Where exactly is this time-space teleportation going to send us?"

Compared to Lei Zhan, who knew the reason for this incident, Su Qi, Wu Ming, and Yi Feng, the three servants of the World God, were all filled with fear and unease.

Of course, being swallowed whole by a sudden and terrifying beast, without any power to resist, would terrify any cultivator.

"You...you should look at the master first!"

The first to calm down and regain composure was the usually low-key World God of Mist.

His gaze was fixed ahead, where a figure in black robes sat cross-legged on the deck of a flying boat, seemingly engrossed in something.

"Master, this is...this is enlightenment?" A hint of astonishment appeared in Su Qi's World God eyes. "Master is truly insane, seeking enlightenment at such a critical moment of life and death..."

Of course, Su Qi, the World God, only dared to mutter these thoughts to himself. He would never dare to say them out loud.

"Master is actually trying to comprehend the methods of that powerful being?" World God Yifeng was taken aback, but then turned to look at World God Wuming.

"This sudden appearance of a spacetime portal shouldn't be a bad thing for us," the Mist-Sounding World God murmured softly.
"Master's strength is so great that he could even directly kill the Dragon God Dao Lord, who has lived for an unknown amount of time. His future is far more dazzling than ours. Yet, Master remains completely unfazed by the current situation, even immersed in enlightenment..."

Su Qi, the World God, and Yi Feng, the World God, subconsciously looked at Lei Zhan again. The fact that he was just sitting there made them feel much more at ease.

suddenly.

“You really don’t need to be alarmed.”

Lei Zhan's calm voice echoed inside the airship, "Although this crisis came suddenly, there was no danger to your lives. In fact, it is an opportunity for you all."

Lei Zhan slowly rose and strolled toward his three servants.

"Of course, you have to fight for this opportunity yourself, and the stronger you are, the more benefits you will receive in the end."

“Yes, Master.” Su Qi’s eyes lit up.

"Hmm." Lei Zhan nodded slightly. "As for what this opportunity is, you will naturally find out when you arrive."

"Yes." Everyone felt a slight sense of relief, and their previously anxious hearts were now filled with anticipation and excitement.

There was no danger, and there was even an opportunity... They naturally believed everything their master, Lei Zhan, said.

Lei Zhan glanced at the several extremely respectful servants, then his gaze lingered for a moment on the Winged Wind World God, whose eyes held an endless fervor. He thought to himself:
"With the strength of Su Qi and the others, after honing their skills on Star Island for some time, their chances of entering the Twelve Palaces of Mangya are extremely high."

"I just don't know... how many of them will actually make it in."

In the Mangya Kingdom, the strongest forces are the Mangya royal family and the Mangya Twelve Palaces.

Only those with the bloodline of a Chaos Divine Beast can join the royal family; Su Qi and the others don't even have the qualifications to join.

However, if you join the zodiac, the opportunities will increase significantly.

Although the Twelve Palaces only accept geniuses and prodigies from the World Realm, and cultivators who have stepped into the Life and Death Dao Lord level.

However, each of Su Qi's World Gods is far stronger than many of the peak World Gods.

For example, the Mist-Sounding World God, who is very skilled in assassination and can threaten or even kill a First-Step Dao Lord, has already reached the threshold of the Twelve Palaces.

As for building one's own...

"I imagine the Time and Space Palace within the Twelve Palaces of Mangya, knowing I've embarked on multiple of the strongest paths, will be vying to invite me," Lei Zhan muttered to himself.

Lei Zhan shook his head and smiled, his eyes fixed on the distant horizon.

Within this spacetime tunnel, the teleportation speed is extremely fast, and Lei Zhan is well aware that they are now in a deeper spacetime dimension.

"What a pity," Lei Zhan sighed inwardly.

"My Star Shattering Style, one of the Five Styles of Time and Space, is already at a very deep level, but I always feel that I am still far from reaching the strongest path."

Hopefully, on Star Island, Betalieu, who has also embarked on the path to becoming the strongest, can put some pressure on me.

Lei Zhan observed and comprehended the methods of the Mangya Overlord. The fact that he could abduct cultivators throughout the entire Yanlong Domain indicated that his understanding of the Dao of Spacetime had reached an almost divine level.
However, the methods of a ruler are clearly not so easy to comprehend.

Lei Zhan pondered for a long time, even using a time-acceleration artifact, but it was still like looking at flowers through a fog, only slightly improving his understanding of the Dao of Time and Space.

……

time flies.

Phew~~~
The surrounding spacetime also stabilized silently. As spacetime shifted, Lei Zhan felt a blur before his eyes, and in the process, he put away the Sky-Piercing One Heart Boat and stood on a giant rock.

"We've arrived." Lei Zhan looked around.

They were on the summit of a very majestic mountain, having been teleported there directly.

The mountaintop was vast, and at this moment there were more than 40,000 cultivators on the entire mountaintop.

Among these numerous cultivators, there are also some special beings with powerful auras.

"Master." Su Qi, the World God, glanced around at the densely packed World Realm cultivators, and clicked his tongue in amazement. "There are so many World Realm cultivators here. Looking around, it's almost as if all the World Realm cultivators of an entire territory have gathered together."

"Not only that, but the strength of these world realm beings here is extraordinary." World God Yifeng said solemnly, "Not only are there many at the peak World God level, but there are also many who even I feel are a great threat."

The God of the Mist World also looked into the distance, his gaze unconsciously falling on a boulder where a seemingly thin and dark-skinned child stood, his silver cloak fluttering in the strong wind.

"Hmm?" The lean, dark-skinned child seemed to sense something and looked over at that moment, but then turned his head away.

There are too many World Realm cultivators on this mountain peak, and quite a few of them are very powerful. However, they cannot leave this place, so they are inevitably subject to the gazes of various cultivators.

Of course, they only glanced around; in this unfamiliar environment, no one had the mind to spend too much attention on other cultivators.

“There are invisible restrictions on the edge and high places of this mountain. You can either wait patiently or look around.” Lei Zhan glanced around and, after sensing the spacetime restriction in this area, found a quiet open space, sat down cross-legged, and waited silently.

“This…” Su Qi and the other World Gods exchanged glances, then shook their heads helplessly.

Their master clearly knew something but was unwilling to say, and they dared not force him.

……

Time passes minute by minute.

Lei Zhan and his group were among the last to arrive in this world.

Half a day passed after them, and no more World Gods or Chaos Immortals were teleported to this vast mountain peak.

call out!call out!
In the distance, two streaks of light tore through the sky, rapidly approaching at an incredibly terrifying speed.

"That's terrifying speed."

"This speed is that of a Dao Lord of Life and Death!"

The cultivators and other creatures gathered on the mountaintop were all shocked, because the speed was too fast, and many cultivators had never even seen such a terrifying speed before.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

Two streaks of light fell directly onto the mountaintop, causing it to tremble before their forms became visible.

The terrifying aura emanated from two powerful figures clad in silver armor, one male and one female.

The silver-armored man's armor had faint flame markings, while the woman's armor had faint water flow markings.

The terrifying pressure emanating from the two of them made the more than 40,000 cultivators and other living beings present feel suffocated.

Behind the silver-armored man and woman, two black-armored attendants each followed.

"A Three-Step Dao Lord? Or a Three-Step Dao Lord from the Twelve Palaces of Mangya Kingdom." Lei Zhan looked at the two cultivators wearing silver armor, and his gaze immediately sharpened. He sensed a long-lost threat from these two cultivators.

Although they were both at the third step of Dao Lord, the Dragon God Dao Lord that Lei Zhan had killed before was simply incomparable to these two silver-armored Dao Lords.

“You were chosen by the great ruler from the vast and endless territory and sent here. There must be many of you with extremely high potential.”

The silver-armored man's deep voice resounded across the mountain peak, "Don't panic. The fact that you have come here, to the most powerful country in the entire endless territory, is not only a calamity for you, but also an opportunity."

"Of course, although you have come here, you are not yet members of the most powerful nation, 'Mangya Kingdom'."

The silver-armored man's gaze swept over the large, dark mass of cultivators below, and he said, "You only have two choices. If you want to live, you must become citizens of my Mangya Kingdom. And those who cannot become citizens of Mangya Kingdom must die!"

"The most powerful nation?"

"To become a citizen of Mangya Kingdom?"

"Yes, we are willing!"

Those cultivators, whose strength was quite ordinary, all had their eyes light up and shouted loudly without much consideration.

Not joining meant certain death, so they didn't hesitate much.

Moreover, Mangya Kingdom is known as the most powerful nation in the entire territory. The mere fact that the 'Great Ruler' plundered cultivators from the endless lands is enough to tempt them.

Lei Zhan and Su Qi, along with several other world gods, watched quietly. Joining the Mangya Kingdom and becoming its citizens was certainly not so simple.

There are still quite a few cultivators like them who remain inactive in these more than 40,000 world realms.

"Joining my Mangya Kingdom isn't that simple. Not everyone is qualified to become a citizen of Mangya Kingdom," the silver-armored man said indifferently, glancing at the crowd.

"There are five ways to gain freedom and become a citizen of Mangya Kingdom."

"The first path is the best path. If you break through to become Dao Lords of Life and Death, you will become citizens of Mangya Kingdom."

...(End of chapter)