Chapter 229

Wanku Gorge is a perilous place deep within the Universe Boat Inner Region, already extremely close to the Core Land.

The entire Wanku Gorge stretches over ten thousand light‑years in length, and its width spans several dozen light‑years.

As for how deep Wanku Gorge is, it is unknowable.

Since this perilous spot was discovered, no one has ever been able to reach the deepest part of this fissure, not even the Universe Strongest.

Zhou Yang, standing far away and looking ahead, saw a colossal abyssal fissure winding through the endless void, like a mouth of a demon god that selects victims to devour, waiting to swallow all life that passes.

In the endless abyss, an unending black mist constantly shrouds it, and from time to time massive bolts of thunder, flames, ice, and whirlwinds erupt from the gorge's bottom, briefly cutting through the darkness.

Yet these bolts of thunder, flames, and whirlwinds also contain great danger.

Even a single stray purple bolt of thunder at the gorge's exit matches the power of the Black Annihilation Divine Wind in the Yanfeng Cave.

The deeper one goes, the stronger the power of these natural energies becomes, and at the extreme depths even the Universe Strongest cannot endure such terrifying force.

Whoosh!

Zhou Yang first teleported directly to the outskirts of Wanku Gorge, then piloted the Blood God Palace swiftly toward the abyssal fissure.

At the same time, the Jianhe Luo Domain, empowered by Dual Space‑Time Power, had already spread, directly enveloping an area nearly one light‑year in diameter around the Blood God Palace.

Nevertheless, even at the moment he first entered the Wanku Gorge area, wisps of hazy black mist ignored all obstacles, easily passing through the Jianhe Luo Domain, the Blood God Palace, and the Reincarnation Divine Armor's triple barriers, and pierced straight into his body.

The instant the black mist entered his body, Zhou Yang felt his soul as if sinking into a haze; his five senses and thoughts were heavily obscured, his entire spirit becoming somewhat muddled, making him unable to resist sinking into a void.

"This 'Mind Confusion Barrier' is truly powerful, ignoring all resistance and acting directly on a person's mind."

Zhou Yang couldn't help but be surprised.

The 'Mind Confusion Barrier', that black mist filling the entire Wanku Gorge, can greatly bewilder and affect a person's mind, serving as a major obstacle that blocks treasure seekers from exploring Wanku Gorge; thus the strong ones of the Universe Sea aptly call it the 'Mind Confusion Barrier'.

According to the Traction Silk Map Zhou Yang obtained, this 'Mind Confusion Barrier' can almost be considered the greatest hindrance to delving into Wanku Gorge.

Zhou Yang had only just entered the Wanku Gorge region, and the mist already caused his mind to become slightly disordered.

The deeper one goes, the denser the mist becomes, and its ability to cloud the mind grows stronger; at a certain depth, the black mist becomes so thick that even a Universe Strongest's consciousness can instantly fall into muddiness.

This is also the main reason why no one has yet been able to reach the deepest part of Wanku Gorge.

In a state of muddled consciousness, one cannot control the activation of protective Supreme Treasure, and when danger appears there is no chance to react, so the probability of Yun Luo naturally rises.

Everyone comes here to hunt for treasures and forge themselves; aside from the occasional few who reach the end of the Three Reincarnation Eras and truly approach the Great Limit, no one would blindly venture deep with an almost certain death chance.

Whoosh~

Zhou Yang piloted the Blood God Palace down along one side of the gorge's cliff, continuously descending, while the Jianhe Luo Domain constantly swept the surroundings, guarding against any emerging danger.

Three months later, he had penetrated Wanku Gorge to a distance of several tens of light‑years.

At this point, the black mist's confusion of the mind had reached an absurd level, yet it still remained within Zhou Yang's tolerance.

As he went further down, massive caverns dozens of millions of kilometers in diameter began to appear on the mountain wall on one side of Wanku Gorge.

These caverns were deep and endless, also filled with dense black mist, and endless Gale Wind, thunder, and flames intertwined within them; powerful Annihilation aura surged from time to time, inspiring dread and preventing easy approach. As he continued to descend, the number of caverns on the mountain wall increased, with a few scattered every ten light‑years or so.

According to records, the mountain wall now has 10,023 identified caverns, which is why it is called 'Wanku Gorge'.

"Ha ha, Lord of Reincarnation, you have also come to Wanku Gorge; it seems we have quite a fate together!"

A hearty laugh echoed from far below.

Zhou Yang looked down through the endless mist and saw a massive azure pyramid‑shaped palace floating in the fog, with a star‑light domain spreading around the pyramid, covering an area of dozens of light‑years.

"Yuanhu Master? Ha ha, I didn't expect you to be here; indeed, that's quite a coincidence."

Zhou Yang had roamed the Qingfeng Realm for decades, clashing with many strong ones of the Universe Sea, and the Yuanhu Master was one of them.

The Yuanhu Master is a Fifth‑stage Top‑tier Universe Lord, who wields more than one Strongest Fusion Secret Method; born of the Dongdi Holy Land, his divine body, Supreme Treasure, and foundation are nearly at the limit. His true strength is already extremely close to that of the Chaos City Lord, and far surpasses the Fifth‑stage Lord of Yunfu Zhou Yang once faced.

Last time when fighting this Yuanhu Master, Zhou Yang only had the move 'Chaos Hole Suppress Kill' reaching the level of the Strongest Fusion Secret Method; his combat methods were relatively single, and that time Zhou Yang ended up at a noticeable disadvantage.

However, more than eight hundred years have passed; if we were to fight him now, the outcome would be hard to say. 'Haha, Reincarnation, lately I haven't heard little of your news; I've heard that many Fifth-Order Universe Lords of the First and Second Reincarnation Eras have been defeated by your hands, it seems your strength has improved again.'

Yuanhu Master laughed and sent a voice transmission to Zhou Yang: 'To be honest, I truly admire the Chaos City Master; not only is his own strength strong, but he also has such an outstanding disciple as you. Unlike me, I have lived through dozens of Reincarnation Eras, yet I cannot break through to become the Universe Strongest, so I can only devote myself to teaching disciples. Unfortunately, I have taught many disciples, but in the end not a single one turned out to be respectable.'

Beings like the Yuanhu Master, who hail from the Holy Land Universe, although they have already broken through the Great Limit constraint of three Reincarnation Eras, are able to exist eternally.

However, because they reside in the Holy Land Universe of the Dongdi Ancestor, and the Holy Land Universe cannot support those within breaking through to become the Universe Strongest.

Therefore, unless the Dongdi Ancestor can continue to break through, allowing the Holy Land Universe to further evolve and perfect, otherwise the Yuanhu Master's ultimate limit would at most be a Sixth-Order Universe Lord possessing a Supreme Strongest Treasure.

Seeing that the Yuanhu Master had no intention of making a move, Zhou Yang was also happy to take it easy.

'Yuanhu Master, you flatter me; Universe Lords originating from the Holy Land Universe, like the Yuanhu Master, have already broken through the limits of reincarnation and possess eternal life, unlike us from the Original Universe, who still constantly face the pressure of the Great Limit.'

'Eternal life?'

Yuanhu Master chuckled, 'Reincarnation, you are still young; when you truly obtain eternal life, perhaps you will gradually grow to detest that unchanging, boring daily life.'

Hearing this, Zhou Yang couldn't help but laugh as well: 'Yuanhu Master, may I consider that you are showing off to me?'

Isn't that showing off? In the three great Reincarnation Eras, countless powerhouses are frenziedly striving to break through reincarnation, seeking eternal life.

And yet this Yuanhu Master claims that such eternal life is too boring—truly a classic case of the well-fed not knowing the hunger of the starving.

'Showing off? Hehe, perhaps.'

Yuanhu Master let out a sigh.

After a moment, he then sent a voice transmission to Zhou Yang: 'Reincarnation, the area within dozens of light-years nearby is where I am stationed; if you want to search for treasure, you can continue to go deeper, or you can advance along the canyon.'

'I find you pleasing to the eye, so let me remind you: ahead, about a thousand light-years away, and below, about three hundred light-years away, the Blood Demon Ancestor is active in that region; that old fellow's temperament is unpredictable, so it's best not to provoke him.'

'Oh? Blood Demon Ancestor?'

(End of chapter)