Chapter 566: Venerable Kong

A vast array manifested within the Da Xu Kong.

Its scale was enough to span the Boundless World Sea; even a Multiverse was but a mere Rune within this array, a negligible component, while so-called civilizations and powerhouses were nothing more than derivative, superficial offshoots.

But Number One shook his head at the sight.

"The environment is just too harsh and the conditions too crude after all. An array of this level is barely passable; let us hope the Venerable Avatar is not displeased after descending."

The other nine nodded in deep agreement.

Although they did not know which Venerable would descend this time, it was best if it were one with a good temper, otherwise, they might be charged with the crime of disrespect.

The array began to operate, each Rune arranging and combining like mechanical gears interlocking and rotating, giving one a sense of strict order and incomparably profound beauty.

The next moment, the array erupted with power, blooming with a light that reached the heavens, causing the surrounding Da Xu Kong to vibrate like the surface of water with ripples, or perhaps trembling glass, appearing exceptionally fragile.

The ten were overjoyed at the sight; the light had appeared, and the array was communicating with the Multiverse Alliance through a mysterious connection; it all depended on which Venerable was willing to send an avatar.

And then, the next moment.

A very wide Rift tore open in the Da Xu Kong, from which scriptures were chanted and Great Dao Runes overflowed. It stretched for an unknown distance across space and time; if the ten were not already far from the Boundless World Sea, it was feared that even throwing the Boundless World Sea into it would not fill it.

The hearts of the crowd stirred; a Venerable Avatar was about to descend.

Such a grand display—truly worthy of a figure at the Venerable level!

Immediately following, even the Rift itself began to tremble.

It seemed as if some behemoth on the other side of the Rift was passing through to descend, and it was getting closer, making this wide Rift appear narrow and unable to bear it!

This could not help but startle the ten, who hurriedly exerted their power to reinforce the array. Although this array was indeed crude and considered the lowest specification, there was no need for such an accident to occur, right?

While they were filled with doubt and maintaining the array to prevent the Rift from collapsing so that the Venerable Avatar on the other side could not descend, the commotion here had long since acted like a Lighthouse in the Present World, attracting some malice from the Da Xu Kong, and a Black Tide came sweeping in.

The ten perceived this situation, and their expressions changed abruptly.

Although they had indeed laid down some measures in the surroundings to prevent the fluctuations here from leaking and attracting unnecessary trouble.

But they seemed to have underestimated this commotion; it appeared that the environment of this era was extremely special, filled with calamity Qi. The measures laid down previously could not withstand it, and the fluctuations had already leaked out.

Now, it had already attracted the malice of the Da Xu Kong.

"What should we do now? Stop the array summoning?"

Number Eight hurriedly spoke up.

"Are you trying to court death? We will not accompany you. A Venerable Avatar is already about to descend; if we stop the array halfway, guess what that Venerable will think?"

Number Two sneered and said.

The rest of the group nodded in deep agreement; a Venerable cannot be insulted.

Since they had decided to invite a great god of this level, they could not give up halfway, otherwise, they would enrage such a great god. Then, not only would they fail to receive assistance, but they would also suffer the consequences.

"But looking at the speed at which the Black Tide is approaching, I fear it will have swept over to us before this Venerable Avatar descends. By then, the array will be shattered anyway. Moreover, that Black Tide is clearly not simple; I even doubt whether we have any possibility of survival once swept into it," Number Eight retorted.

"Alright, alright, what are you juniors arguing about?"

A light laugh came from the other side of the Rift, and it violated the rule of sound becoming weaker as it traveled, becoming stronger instead. When it reached the Da Xu Kong on this side, it transformed into a Wave of sound, with Great Dao Runes shining within it, clashing against the Weird Black Tide approaching from afar.

The crowd was startled; this voice...

Could it be that Venerable?

Boom!

Under the clash of the two great Waves, a heaven-shaking explosion occurred, shaking the surrounding Da Xu Kong; the aftermath of its power rippled out infinitely far, and not a few intact Worlds were destroyed because of it.

After the aftermath of the explosion ended, the sound Wave disappeared, and although the Weird Black Tide had weakened in momentum, it was still rushing toward the array and toward Number One and the others.

"Eh? Truly a bit interesting, this era."

"No wonder such fierce people could pop out back then."

A voice of surprise came from the other side of the passage, seemingly a bit unexpected that one of their own strikes could be neutralized by the Weird Black Tide. Immediately, the Rift began to vibrate violently, as if to accelerate the descent.

Number One and the others appeared somewhat dazed and shocked.

The daze was because they did not know who the "fierce person" the Venerable spoke of was; it sounded like high praise. The shock was because what exactly was the Weird Black Tide? Was something accidentally provoked this fierce?

It could actually defeat a strike from a Venerable?

"Forget it, forget it. I originally intended for my true body to descend, but it seems the situation really does not allow it." A light sigh came from the other side of the Rift, causing Number One and the others to freeze, their hearts instantly rendered speechless.

No wonder the Void and the Rift shook so violently just now; it turned out it was not just an avatar, but the true body? But how could a Venerable's true body care about this matter?

Even if it involved the Number Five Strange Object, it shouldn't be.

Could it be that this era still hid some secret? Worthy of a Venerable's true body risking immeasurable danger to come and investigate personally? Number One and the others began to imagine in their hearts.

But before they could think much, a figure about a meter tall—incomparably tiny compared to the infinitely wide Rift—appeared in their line of sight and was getting closer.

But none of them dared to underestimate it.

Although the figure was tiny, the aura was incomparably terrifying; even if it were only a Venerable Avatar, it was an existence they could only look up to. It seemed this mission was now secure.

"So it is such a harsh environment, no wonder."

This figure stepped out completely, and the Rift appeared in the Da Xu Kong. The figure was of medium build, but the face seemed shrouded in mist, unclear; in conversation, it was like a willow tree in a gentle breeze, very warm.

Number One and the others were overjoyed in their hearts at the sight; it was indeed this one.

"We ten pay our respects to Kong Zunzhe!"

Kong Zunzhe stood with his hands behind his back and nodded slightly.

"I remember you all came here to execute the mission for the Number Five Strange Object; why were you so quick to want to summon us old things? What kind of thing could stump you geniuses?"

Hearing such teasing words, Number One and the others felt somewhat ashamed. They were just about to speak when the Weird Black Tide had already arrived before them, about to swallow them up, interrupting their words.

At this moment, Kong Zunzhe raised his hand slightly, and the vast, boundless Weird Black Tide, which seemed capable of sweeping through the entire Da Xu Kong, began to shrink rapidly, finally appearing within a small cube in Kong Zunzhe's hand, becoming a single ink dot within it.

He shook this cube, and the ink liquid composed of countless ink dots within it swayed, but no matter how it swayed, it could never escape the confines of this small cube.

"Sigh, these things are truly troublesome; they cannot be killed."

He shook his head with a sigh, put the cube away, and then turned to look at Number One and the others with a smile, "What were you wanting to say just now? You can say it now. What kind of trouble did you actually encounter?"

At this very moment, on Li Heng's side.

Li Heng paid no heed to the three ghosts of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity, who were already like dead dogs and had flames igniting on their bodies, about to turn into fireworks; he turned his head to look in the direction where the group of Number One was, and raised an eyebrow.

It seemed that something had descended over there?