Chapter 138: Mysterious Man

Despite countless attempts, he still hadn't found a completely new path.

Instead, it made him even more confused.

"Where exactly is the path?"

In the Age of Dharma Decline, if he continued cultivating according to the existing system, he could never advance further on the path, and the hope of becoming an immortal would grow even slimmer.

That was something he did not want to see.

Suddenly, he felt an abnormality in his body, but the sensation was fleeting.

He tried hard to grasp it, but the harder he tried to hold on, the farther the feeling slipped away.

"I clearly felt that sliver of hope right beside me just now, but now..."

Ye Chen said, his voice full of regret.

A new path—he must walk it, he must blaze it.

"It's been so long asleep; it's time to wake up."

"I don't even know if Chaos Eye has woken up."

Ye Chen said as his consciousness began to return.

As his consciousness gradually returned, his body also gradually emitted a terrifying aura.

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At this moment, the outside world.

Chaos Eye, still carrying Ye Chen's body while absorbing and packing those experts' imprints, suddenly stopped moving.

"Huh?"

"Is he about to wake up?"

Chaos Eye clearly sensed Ye Chen's aura gradually strengthening, and his consciousness was also gradually returning.

Seeing this, Chaos Eye's eyes gradually showed a hint of a smile.

"After sleeping so long, you finally deign to wake up—I don't even know what your consciousness has been doing during this time."

The moment Chaos Eye finished speaking, a terrifying power burst forth from Ye Chen's body.

Chaos Eye sensed this power, and the shock in his eyes was utterly undisguised.

"This is the power of the God Transformation stage, yet it far exceeds what a God Transformation stage should have!"

Chaos Eye said, his voice full of shock.

The next instant, Ye Chen snapped his eyes open; at that moment, two beams of light burst from his pupils, shooting straight into the depths of the starry sky.

Boom—

The starry sky trembled!

Meanwhile, the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Beast outside let out a mournful howl, seeming to be in great pain as its body thrashed violently.

The violent shaking of the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Beast was also felt by Ye Chen and Chaos Eye inside its belly.

However, this effect was nearly negligible for them.

At this moment, Ye Chen looked at Chaos Eye and said, "You've worked hard all these years."

Although Ye Chen had been asleep all these years without waking, he actually knew of the changes in the outside world, so he also knew what Chaos Eye had done for him.

"No need for thanks; as you grow stronger, my strength can recover as well—this is a win‑win for us."

Chaos Eye replied.

"How many of those experts' imprints have you taken back?"

"We're still missing three; once I store those three in my eye‑world, we can leave this place."

"Then hurry up—this Heaven‑Swallowing Demon Beast's cultivation is about to reach its peak and break through."

"Alright."

Chaos Eye finished speaking and sped up the movements in his eye.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen carefully sensed his own changes, looking at his grown body and his cultivation, and softly said:

"I have finally grown up."

His tone still held a hint of sorrow.

"God Transformation Eighth Level is a bit lower than I expected, but it's still not bad."

"Moreover, the inheritance of the Reincarnation Immortal King hasn't been found yet; if we find it, my cultivation might advance even further."

Ye Chen said, glancing at Chaos Eye, who was busy nearby.

At this moment, Chaos Eye was almost done, in the process of storing the last expert's imprint into his eye‑world.

Soon it had stored the last expert's imprint in its eye‑world; after finishing, it returned to the spot between Ye Chen's eyebrows.

"Alright, we can go out now."

"Which way should we go?"

Ye Chen asked, admitting he really didn't know; in this world, he ultimately couldn't see as clearly as Chaos Eye.

"You don't need to pick a direction; just strike hard in any direction, and I'll use my ability to find the exit directly—then we can go out right away."

Chaos Eye finished speaking, and Ye Chen gave a light nod.

Afterward, he summoned his Taiji Creation Diagram and Nine Heavens Chaos Mystic Thunder, pushing the Extreme Boundary's power to the limit.

The next moment, a fist imbued with terrifying power was thrown.

Boom—

The cosmos trembled.

The next instant, Chaos Eye's eyes darted rapidly within their sockets.

Soon, its eyes turned toward a certain spot.

There.

Ye Chen and Hunyan were linked in mind, so after Hunyan finished speaking, he knew which direction it was.

In an instant, Ye Chen's figure vanished from the spot.

The energy bursting from his body caused this whole Xingkong to tremble, the void shattering inch by inch, terrifying indeed!

"Prepare, gather your strength again and smash it out."

Hunyan had just finished speaking when Ye Chen was already ready.

And at that moment, Hunyan's voice sounded again.

"Smack!"

Boom—

Terrifying energy instantly surged across this Xingkong.

And an exit also appeared before them; Ye Chen flew out without any hesitation.

After Ye Chen flew out, he saw the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Beast that had given him immense fortune.

At this moment, it was painfully flipping over, and the vibrations from its flipping caused the planet to tremble slightly.

But Ye Chen didn't pay much attention to the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Beast; he said to Hunyan, "The aura of the Reincarnation Immortal King appears nearby—feel it carefully and see if you can pinpoint its exact location."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, Hunyan didn't reply but immediately took action.

A vast divine sense instantly swept over the planet, but soon Hunyan's eyes filled with astonishment.

Ye Chen sensed Hunyan's emotion and asked, "What's wrong? Can't you find it?"

"Not exactly; it's just that three entrances resembling secret realms have appeared on this planet, and all three entrances carry the aura of the Reincarnation Immortal King."

"So you're not entirely sure, is that right?"

"Yes."

"Then let's go check them all out."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, his figure instantly vanished from the spot, and that Heaven-Swallowing Demon Beast stopped flipping after he left.

It gradually transformed into a human figure, a youth clad in black.

And after he took human form, another man appeared beside him.

If Ye Chen were here, he would surely recognize this man's aura.

For this is exactly the cultivation aura he had encountered before in the strange cultivation world.

"You gave him such a great gift—is it really necessary? That's the powerful cultivator's imprint we painstakingly collected."

The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Beast said somewhat regretfully.

"He's in your stomach—don't you feel it? His mysterious, profound Chart of Fortune; I can affirm that in that battle I could see him."

"Don't speak too soon—he still has the Heavenly Dao Oath on him; although it can help resist, the cost of doing so is huge, truly not worth it."

The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Beast seemed not optimistic about Ye Chen, and said to the man beside him.

However, the man beside him did not reply, but kept watching the direction Ye Chen had gone.

"Let's go; it's time to prepare, to welcome the impending Age of Dharma Decline."

After the man finished speaking, a void rift slowly appeared beside him; he stepped into it, and after the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Beast glanced once more at the direction Ye Chen had gone, it also followed suit and stepped into the void rift.

After he stepped into the void rift, the rift closed, and the two of them thus disappeared into this spacetime turbulence.

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