Chapter 688: Wudao Gong

"We cannot give up halfway; let us continue our ascension."

"The world we are currently in is called the Seven-Colored Chaos Realm, and the world above is called the Nine-Colored Chaos Realm. As the saying goes, nine is the limit of numbers; perhaps we can find a way to escape the box from within it."

Two radicals chatted with each other.

This box has countless Upper Realms, increasing layer by layer. Compared to the lower realms, the Upper Realms possess a gap greater than countless times, a fundamental difference.

If not for them having a few tricks up their sleeves.

I fear that, let alone ascending, they would only be trapped in one realm in the end.

Then, the next moment, a gust of wind from a punch swept past them, and with a loud 'Boom—', they saw the Nine-Colored Chaos Realm they were about to ascend to had been punched through.

No! Not just this Nine-Colored Chaos Realm, but even the Upper Realms above this Nine-Colored Chaos Realm, the Upper-Upper Realms, every single world had been punched through, revealing the original appearance of the maze.

They were suddenly shocked; what was going on?

Which powerhouse had taken action to break this box?!

"Finally, I can get out."

The third person, whom they despised as a fool, spoke up happily, then leaped into the hole that had been punched out, directly escaping this box.

The other two had no time to think further and hurriedly followed. Although they still did not know what had happened, since there was a way out, they had to leave. No one could guarantee whether this hole would slowly heal as time passed.

The three left the box and returned to the maze.

In an instant, they were all dumbfounded.

"What is going on? What happened here!"

"This... this straight, massive penetration—did a powerhouse punch directly through the maze? What kind of mighty power is this!"

They were all somewhat stunned, looking far into the distance, seemingly able to see a vague figure within the limit of their vision, walking slowly forward.

The three were all silent.

Could that figure be...

Li Heng walked through the maze passage he had punched out, feeling a sense of comfort; this is how a maze should be walked, saving one from twists and turns that strike at one's self-confidence.

However, this maze is quite large.

He walked in a straight line for so long, yet he had not reached the end.

Could it be that even this straight-line distance had been stretched by the maze?

He could not help but raise his eyebrows, squinting his eyes in thought.

At this moment, at the end of the maze, a misty Light Orb floated in the Void, its surface displaying images of various parts of the maze, constantly monitoring everything within.

"Who exactly is this person? He almost completely destroyed the maze with one punch. Fortunately, I stretched the straight-line distance, otherwise, I would be finished now." The Light Orb possessed intelligence and murmured.

"But this cannot go on; after all, if this person can almost blow up the maze with one punch, he can throw a second. I must think of a way to solve this once and for all."

"Must I run away?"

"No, no, this is the last thing left by the Master; if I abandon this place, I will have nothing left."

The Light Orb appeared somewhat restless at this moment.

Although this creature did not look particularly strong, and his aura was at most similar to the strongest among the Gong Dian Menial Servants, the punch just now, as well as the fireball that broke the palace's defense, were enough to show that he could not afford to provoke this creature.

He truly did not understand why such a terrifying creature would come knocking. He clearly had not caused any trouble in this section of the Time-Space Mother River!

"I have finally broken through, haha, I have finally broken through!" At this moment, a figure walked out from the maze, arrived at the palace, and felt the dense Dao rhyme all around, laughing loudly.

Di Luo was ecstatic at this moment.

Although he did not know what kind of luck he had, after fighting for his life, he had actually walked out of the maze, and looking around, it seemed he was the first to do so.

Did this not mean he could be the first to eat the crab?

"Eh? This Light Orb emits a profound and mysterious Dao rhyme, and its surface is even projecting the scenes from within the maze. Could it be the origin core of this palace, or perhaps some supreme treasure or divine weapon?"

Di Luo noticed the Light Orb in front of him.

"Rude Menial Servant of the palace."

The Light Orb spoke; he originally did not want to pay attention to these guys who snuck in while his origin was damaged, but what this person said was truly too excessive.

"It actually possesses intelligence?" Di Luo was suspicious and uncertain.

"Forget it, these are extraordinary times, and I will let bygones be bygones. Since you are the first to walk out of the maze, it shows you are a person with affinity. Now that there is an external enemy invading, go and deal with that enemy, and I promise you the position of successor, how about it?"

Now was a time when help was needed, and the Light Orb could not be bothered to punish these Menial Servants, intending to use them all as cannon fodder to defend against the enemy; this could be considered their honor.

"Who are you?"

Di Luo's tone became respectful.

He seemed to have recalled the identity of this Light Orb.

"I am the artifact spirit of Wudao Gong, and also your examiner. Just now, you did not resist that external enemy, causing the Wudao Gong defenses to be forced open; I am very unhappy, but now I will give you a chance. As long as you can resist that external enemy, I will allow you to pass most of the assessments and officially become a successor."

"Once you become a successor, you will be equivalent to a registered disciple of my Master, able to obtain the supreme Great Dao inheritance, glimpse the true origin power of the Great Void, and be able to apply it."

The artifact spirit said.

"But, Lord Artifact Spirit, my current strength is low."

Di Luo became troubled.

His true body and clones had both been severed, and he was left with only this statue body; where would he have the strength to resist any enemy? Not to mention, he could see at a glance that this artifact spirit was just using him as cannon fodder.

"This is indeed a bit troublesome, but you can rest assured. Open your heart and mind now, and I will guide the power of the palace into your body; at that time, you will be invincible within the palace."

The artifact spirit said.

He did not count on the strength of these Menial Servants to fight against the external enemy who could break Wudao Gong. He just needed a vessel, a suitable vessel.

"Can this really be done?"

Di Luo was overjoyed, but his heart also became vigilant.

This might be his chance to be reborn from the ashes and make a comeback, but one misstep could also lead to falling into the bottomless Abyss and being completely reduced to ashes.

"Naturally, it can; Wudao Gong is omnipotent."

The artifact spirit did not wait for Di Luo to answer, beginning to manipulate the entire Wudao Gong to inject power into Di Luo's body, causing his aura to climb steadily. Di Luo was overjoyed at this moment; this feeling of being filled with power seemed even stronger than he had been before, reaching a new level.

"You should be able to feel your own strength now. Furthermore, fighting within Wudao Gong, you will have the blessing of Wudao Gong, so you do not need to worry about that external enemy."

The artifact spirit spoke up, though as for other aspects, such as the power being too strong and easily bursting the vessel, that was something he would not mention.

"Oh, do you really think so?"

Li Heng's figure suddenly appeared before the two of them, smiling.