Chapter 77

When Zhou Yu of the Swallowing Starry Sky World began secluded cultivation to create a secret art, on the other side——

The Wasteland Chronicle World.

In the chaos beyond the Three Realms lies an extremely vast pool of water, the water utterly still, like a mirror, reflecting a nearby chaos star, beautiful beyond compare.

Therefore, this place is called the Moon Under Pool by the powerhouses of the Three Realms.

The Moon Under Pool is actually a remnant left by the Bei Xiu World God, a world-realm expert who fled to the Three Realms after a disaster; its main purpose is to screen outstanding heavenly gods and help him send news.

Moon Under Pool, only heavenly gods can enter.

More than a hundred years ago, when Zhou Yu's true self and his second primordial spirit had just passed the Heavenly God Tribulation, he dispatched a total of 17 avatars of his second primordial spirit to leave the Three Realms.

Of those, 14 avatars wandered the chaos seeking opportunities, while three avatars entered the Moon Under Pool, hoping to venture forth.

Inside the Moon Under Pool, there are a total of five major checkpoints.

Since entering the Moon Under Pool, Zhou Yu first defeated the yaksha, then the snow demon, and immediately after defeated the purgatory god, before charging into the Demon Ice Valley.

He slaughtered in the Demon Ice Valley for nearly a hundred years.

It was also on this day that Zhou Yu finally managed to break out of it.

"This Demon Ice Valley has been of great help to me."

At this moment, Zhou Yu stood outside the Demon Ice Valley, turned his head to look at the endless, boundless gorge behind him, and secretly sighed.

Inside the Demon Ice Valley, endless heavenly god-level demons are born; after a hundred years, only by slaying enough of them can one gain acknowledgment, thus passing this checkpoint.

Moreover, this checkpoint requires ceaseless killing; divine power, magical power, etc., cannot be used freely, and one must rely on a source power that consumes little strength to sustain a hundred-year battle.

This checkpoint is also extremely difficult; many heavenly gods, even if they possess a certain fourth-level source power, still find it hard to pass this checkpoint.

One's realm must be sufficient, and one's battle arts must be formidable, to have a hope of passing.

But Zhou Yu's mastery of the 'Power of Time and Space' is inherently far stronger than ordinary power; his constant slaughter in the Demon Ice Valley also continually hones himself, and his True God Avatar has been deeply contemplating 'Time and Space', making rapid progress in that domain, so ultimately passing this checkpoint did not feel difficult for him.

"The only regret is that, in this hundred-year slaughter, I have killed tens of millions of heavenly god demons, yet I have not absorbed even a trace of source energy." Zhou Yu secretly shook his head.

Quite obvious.

The Demon Ice Valley is a special lifeform generated under a special formation set up by the Bei Xiu World God; it is not a true living being.

If each demon were a true heavenly god, then each challenger would need to prepare tens of millions of heavenly gods, which would be utterly absurd.

"Let's go, on to the next checkpoint."

Zhou Yu didn't think much of it; with a flick of his form, he flew toward the next checkpoint, which was also the final checkpoint of the Moon Under Pool.

In the Moon Under Pool, before each checkpoint lies an island, which serves as a residence for heavenly gods who cannot pass the checkpoint.

The island before the final checkpoint of the Moon Under Pool is named the Thousand Stars Island.

Thousand Stars Island is extremely vast, yet it also hosts many heavenly gods.

These heavenly gods are not those who have passed through on their own; rather, because they are trapped on previous islands with no hope of passing, when they encounter a heavenly god who has hope of passing, they beg that god to take them out.

Over time, the number of heavenly gods on Thousand Stars Island naturally became very large.

Like Zhou Yu this time upon arriving at Thousand Stars Island, his personal immortal abode actually also carried not a few heavenly gods.

However, Zhou Yu did not rush to release the many heavenly gods he had brought; instead, he began to stroll around Thousand Stars Island.

Not long after, Zhou Yu encountered a heavenly god wearing golden armor.

Upon seeing Zhou Yu, that heavenly god's eyes instantly filled with doubt.

"A stranger heavenly god?"

The golden-armored heavenly god was astonished; having been trapped for endless ages, he was intimately familiar with every blade of grass on Thousand Stars Island, let alone the heavenly gods.

"Could it be another one who broke through from the Demon Ice Valley?" the golden-armored heavenly god thought.

Those who can break through the Demon Ice Valley are exceedingly rare; since the birth of the Moon Under Pool to now, there have been only nine such individuals.

"Moreover, I don't recognize him; he must be a heavenly god born after I entered the Moon Under Pool." the golden-armored heavenly god thought, and he quickly stepped forward.

"I am Dong E; greetings, fellow Daoist." the golden-armored heavenly god said politely, clasping his hands.

"Heavenly God Dong E?" Zhou Yu heard this and a faint smile appeared on his face.

The other party is a heavenly god of the Wu Jian Sect, which is also quite a coincidence.

Zhou Yu chatted with this Heavenly God Dong E for a while, and thus learned some of the situation on this island.

Although nine people have historically managed to reach this place, at present, among the many heavenly gods on the island, only three have passed through on their own: the Heavenly God of Great Dream, the Heavenly God of Sin, and the Heavenly God of Sealed Throat, which roughly matches Zhou Yu's memory.

Among these three great heavenly gods, the one that Zhou Yu pays most attention to is the Heavenly God of Great Dream; even before setting foot on the island, he had placed him on his must-kill list.

When Zhou Yu underwent the Heavenly God Tribulation, he was attacked by men sent by the Black Robe God King; although he suffered no loss, he also noted this grudge.

The Black Robe God King, for the time being, cannot be avenged.

But the Heavenly God of Great Dream is a direct disciple of the Black Robe God King.

Furthermore, according to Zhou Yu's understanding, the Heavenly God of Great Dream fully inherited his master's treachery and deceit, and is no good person, so Zhou Yu had long decided to kill him.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Qian Yu, I have just told Great Dream about you; he is also pleased to hear of your affairs. Why not first come with me to see him?" Heavenly God Dong E quickly said.

In Heavenly God Dong E's view, since Zhou Yu became a heavenly god after the birth of the Three Realms, he could be considered one of their Wu Jian Sect side.

After all, the Three Realms are formed from the collision and fusion of the Pangu Chaos World and the Wu Jian Chaos World, and later, as Wu Jian Sect powerhouses walked the Three Realms they left many bloodlines; thus any living being who became a heavenly god after the Three Realms' birth can join either side without issue.

This is also why, in the current Three Realms' struggle for fortune, the Wu Jian Sect can easily attract many strong cultivators to join them.

"Good, I also happen to want to meet the Heavenly God of Great Dream." Zhou Yu readily agreed at this moment.

"Come, come, come; Great Dream will surely be delighted to see you." Upon hearing this, Heavenly God Dong E hastily grabbed Zhou Yu and headed toward the depths of Thousand Stars Island.

Not long after, under the guidance of Heavenly God Dong E, Zhou Yu arrived before a towering immortal abode standing amidst the mountains.

At this moment, there were already more than twenty heavenly gods waiting there.

The leader wore a black robe and, judging by appearance, possessed an amiable aura.

This naturally is the Heavenly God of Great Dream.

"Is this Fellow Daoist Qian Yu Tian Shen? To be able to break through the Demon Ice Valley on one's own is truly remarkable."

The Great Dream Heavenly God smiled and stepped forward to greet him, while the many heavenly gods behind also smiled and watched.

They all welcomed Zhou Yu's addition; on Thousand Star Island, they are opposed to another group of heavenly gods led by the Sinful Celestial and the Sealing-Throat Heavenly God, and they are at a disadvantage.

If Zhou Yu joins, that would be much better.

However, just as everyone was welcoming Zhou Yu's arrival, an anomaly suddenly occurred——

All they saw was that two divine swords had appeared in Zhou Yu's hand at some unknown time.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The two swords flashed through time and space, and in an instant they were before the Great Dream Heavenly God.

PS: I think many people probably know the Moon Under Pool plot by heart, so I won't write much this time; just breeze through it in a few chapters.

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