Crossover anime, and you call this a slice-of-life story?

"Too slow."

After Shangguan Yun finished speaking, he put his hand on Suo An's shoulder.

The next moment, Soan felt a strange distortion and blurring of the surrounding space, and the scene in front of him passed by as quickly as flowing water!

He couldn't even tell if he was moving at high speed or making a spatial jump; he only felt dizzy and his divine power was in disarray!

Less than three breaths had passed!

The distorted scene around them suddenly froze!

Soan staggered, barely managing to steady himself. Looking around, he was horrified to find that he and Shangguan Yun were no longer in the bustling city of Ironforge, but at the entrance to a desolate, silent, and vast canyon shrouded in a faint gray mist!

All around were steep, jagged cliffs that looked as if they had been cleaved by a giant axe, and the air was filled with an ancient, silent, and even slightly decaying atmosphere.

This is the entrance to the "Silent Canyon" marked on the map!

"This...this..." Soan stared in disbelief, his heart pounding wildly!

Even at his godlike speed, it would take him half a day to travel from Ironforge to Silent Valley!

And this esteemed guest actually arrived in an instant, bringing him with him?!

What incredible spatial manipulation techniques are these?!

This person's strength is definitely above that of His Majesty the God King!

Shangguan Yun ignored Soan's shock. Apart from wielding some authority over the laws of the world, the so-called "something" in Thor's world was not as powerful as imagined.

His gaze had already turned to the depths of the canyon.

In his perception, the spatial structure of this canyon was indeed somewhat abnormal, with an extremely hidden and stable spatial node hidden deep within. Without precise coordinates and specific methods, it would be extremely difficult to discover and open it.

"The entrance is inside, but it requires a specific method to open."

Soan quickly composed himself and respectfully said, while taking out the ancient scroll, "According to the scroll, it requires pure energy to activate several specific spatial runes..."

Shangguan Yun waved his hand, interrupting him: "There's no need for that."

He walked directly towards the area deep in the canyon where the spatial node was abnormal.

Seeing this, Soan quickly followed.

Arriving at what appeared to be an ordinary rock wall, Shangguan Yun stretched out his finger and gently tapped the air.

Om-!

An invisible ripple, yet containing the fluctuations of supreme spatial laws, spread out from his fingertip, precisely touching that hidden spatial node!

The next moment, the seemingly indestructible rock wall rippled like water, quickly becoming transparent and illusory, and finally forming a slowly rotating spatial portal that emitted a dark light!

Beyond the gate was an ancient stone staircase that stretched downwards into an unfathomable depth, emanating a chilling and deathly atmosphere.

Soan, this weak god with little knowledge, was once again dumbfounded.

Even as a god, he still needs a specific energy sequence and incantation to open the spatial runes formed by the laws.

And the other party just opened it with a casual click?!

This completely overturned his understanding of magical barriers and spatial locks!

Looking at the opened entrance, Shangguan Yun sensed the energy emanating from it—far richer and purer than that outside, yet also more chaotic and violent—and nodded: "Interesting. This labyrinth has probably existed for quite some time."

He took a step and was about to enter.

"Please wait a moment, Your Excellency!"

Soan quickly spoke up, his face showing just the right amount of worry, but it was unclear whether he was genuinely worried or just trying to put on a show.

"This labyrinth of Eris is extremely dangerous, becoming more terrifying the deeper one goes. According to scattered records in the scrolls, the level below the seventieth or eightieth floor contains beings capable of killing those approaching godhood. On the hundredth floor, there may be beings truly comparable to gods. In case of any unforeseen circumstances..."

This is his way of navigating the world after spending so much time in the Divine Realm.

As for danger?

Just kidding, this kind of powerhouse could probably easily break through this hundred-layered maze. Even if the Divine Realm were destroyed, the opponent wouldn't be hurt.

All he needs to do is stand by and cheer, acting as a lowly soldier.

"Don't worry."

Shangguan Yun had no worries; he felt no threat here.

All we need to do is wait and see how effective the so-called Primal Spirit Crystal really is.

The two then stepped into it.

Chapter 269 The Most Attentive Cleaner

Shangguan Yun stepped into the dark, rotating spatial portal, and Suo An dared not delay and quickly followed behind.

Beyond the gate was not the pitch-black darkness one might have imagined, but rather a vast passageway far wider than anyone could have imagined.

The walls were not made of rock, but of some unknown dark metal, inscribed with ancient runes that had long been lost. They emitted a faint light, providing illumination, while also exuding a chilling magical aura.

The air was cold and heavy, filled with a sense of deathly stillness accumulated over the years, and a kind of... eerie feeling as if being watched by countless eyes.

After the passageway extends forward for a while, several forks appear, forming an exceptionally complex structure, resembling a giant underground anthill.

If an ordinary adventurer were to arrive here, it would take a great deal of time and effort just to find the correct path, and they might even get lost forever.

However, this meant nothing to Shangguan Yun.

He didn't even look at the map in Soan's hand that marked part of the route for the first thirty floors.

His divine sense, like invisible mercury, had already instantly permeated all the passages, traps, secret chambers, and the distribution of monsters on the first level of the maze.

The entire three-dimensional structure of the first floor was clearly presented in his mind.

"This way."

Shangguan Yun casually pointed in a direction, which was the most direct path to the entrance to the second level, while perfectly avoiding all useless branches and traps.

He strode forward, not fast, but with a strange rhythm, as if he were the true master of this labyrinth.

Seeing this, Soan quickly followed.

Not far ahead, at the corner of the passage, a sickening "crack" sound suddenly came, followed by three skeleton warriors made of pale bones and with ghostly blue soul fire burning in their eyes, wielding rusty swords and lunging out of the shadows!

However, the energy fluctuations emanating from them were very weak, so weak that Shangguan Yun didn't even bother to take action.

Of course, without him making any move, Soan behind him leaped forward like a cat whose tail had been stepped on!

"You audacious wretch! How dare you disturb His Majesty's presence! You deserve to die!"

Soan wore an indignant expression, like a loyal dog protecting its master, even though he knew these skeletons weren't even worthy of tickling the other.

He didn't even use any divine power; he simply waved his sleeve!

An invisible, immense force swept out, and the three skeleton warriors were instantly crushed into dust before they could even utter a sound, leaving not a trace of bone. Their faint soul fire was also extinguished.

After doing all this, Suo An immediately stepped back half a step behind Shangguan Yun, bowed slightly, and wore a cautious smile that seemed to be seeking credit: "Your Excellency, the scum has been cleaned up."

Shangguan Yun didn't even glance at the pile of bone powder, simply grunted "hmm" and continued walking.

Soan was secretly delighted; it seemed that his "proactive" attitude was the right thing to do!

Next, there were dense poison arrows suddenly shot from the walls, traps that suddenly collapsed underfoot, illusionary magic circles that could confuse the mind, and all sorts of strange monsters.

All these dangers, enough to wipe out an ordinary adventure team multiple times, were nothing in front of Shangguan Yun.

These monsters are only at the first or second tier; killing them won't significantly increase his strength.

So he didn't bother to do anything. The monsters that pounced on him didn't even have time to get within ten meters of him before Soan, who had a strong desire to show off, would preemptively "clean them up" in various ways.

Soan could be said to have used his meager divine power to the extreme. Sometimes he would flick his finger and a ray of golden light would pierce through the head of a demon; sometimes he would stomp his foot and holy light would surge from the ground to purify the dead; and sometimes he would glare at a low-level demon and its soul would collapse.

He was like a most diligent cleaner, desperately trying to demonstrate his "value" and "loyalty" to Shangguan Yun.

We will remove all obstacles in advance, striving to ensure that nothing "filthy" disturbs your journey.

Shangguan Yun was very satisfied with his behavior. He liked this god's sycophant, and the other party was also very sensible.

Just like taking a walk in their own backyard, the two of them did not slow down at all due to the complexity and danger of the maze itself; on the contrary, they were surprisingly fast.

Soon, they arrived at the tenth floor.

Here, they encountered their first wave of human adventurers, presumably sent by the city lord to explore.

This was a team of about seven or eight people, well-equipped, with a complete lineup, and clearly experienced.

They had just gone through a tough battle and were bandaging their wounds and resting in a relatively safe corner.

Several torn monster corpses and a human warrior who had unfortunately died lay on the ground.

When Shangguan Yun and Suo An walked silently through the passage next to their resting place like ghosts, everyone in the team was stunned and instantly went into battle mode!

"Who?!"

"stop!"

The captain, a burly man with a scar on his face, gripped his battle axe tightly, shouted sharply, his eyes filled with vigilance and disbelief.

They had just fought their way down from the ninth floor, each of them wounded, before finally finding this temporary safe spot.

One of the men looked like a pampered young nobleman, and the other seemed to be his attendant.

However, even the attendants were impeccably dressed and had a steady breathing, as if they were not there for an adventure but for a picnic.

How can this be? !

However, the next second, something even more astonishing happened.

The blond-haired man who looked like a follower merely glanced at them indifferently, his eyes filled with an undisguised...contempt? As if he were looking at a group of ants blocking his way.

Then, the attendant simply waved his hand casually.

hum!

A gentle yet irresistible force instantly enveloped the entire adventure team, gently "pushing" them, along with their equipment and even the corpses of their companions on the ground, to a corner of the passage as if sweeping away trash, thus clearing a wide path for Shangguan Yun.

Throughout the entire process, none of the adventure team members could muster even the slightest strength to resist!

They could only watch in horror as the two mysterious figures walked past them without even glancing at them, quickly disappearing into the entrance to the lower level.

"Team...Captain...those two?"

One of the team members asked, trembling, his face ashen.

The scarred captain was also sweating profusely, swallowing hard. "I...I don't know...but they're definitely not someone we can afford to mess with...Quick! Return the way we came! We must report the situation here to the city lord!"

Such a powerful figure would likely be no match for even the city lord himself.

They thought they had discovered some earth-shattering secret, but little did they know that their lord, whom they served, had already been terrified out of his wits by that "attendant."

Chapter 270 This, I'll handle it.

This scenario repeated itself two or three more times on the next dozen or so floors.

They were all elite exploration teams secretly dispatched by Lord Alec.

Without exception, they were all "passed by" by Shangguan Yun and Suo An, and then Suo An casually "cleared the area," without even a chance to speak.

The shock and fear in the hearts of the exploration team members were beyond measure. They retreated to the upper levels as quickly as possible, preparing to send the news of the appearance of two mysterious powerful figures in the maze back to the city lord's mansion.

Shangguan Yun and Suo An's speed of advance was outrageously fast.

20th floor, 30th floor, 40th floor...

It quickly exceeded the limits that the city lord's mansion could explore.

The maze's environment became increasingly eerie and dangerous.

Lava rivers, poisonous swamps, distorted gravity fields, and mental attack corridors have appeared... The strength of the monsters has also steadily increased, generally rising from the elite rank to the title rank, and even some leader-level monsters with special abilities have begun to appear.

But in front of Shangguan Yun, none of this mattered.

All the traps were useless under the cover of his divine sense.

Soan's work also became a bit "heavier," as the monsters that appeared were getting stronger and stronger, and he needed to be a little more serious in order to "snatch" them away before the Venerable One could.

But he enjoyed it immensely, even feeling that it was a kind of "test" and "training" for him by Your Excellency.

Fifty floors, sixty floors...