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When the passage Bai Chen created connected with the Blood Gate, Chen Ye sensed that the spatial fluctuations behind the gate were completely different from before.

"If... the Blood Gate World is an alternative world created using this world as a model... and in terms of its overall structure, it is extremely similar to that kind of collapsing world."

"Then, the location of the Church of the Blazing Sun in the Blood Gate World must be an extremely dangerous place."

"To be on the safe side, it would be more reasonable and appropriate for us to go into the area surrounding the church."

Chen Ye tried to activate his exclusive talent, [Infinite Deduction], to simulate and explore the area inside.

But the result surprised Chen Ye.

The simulation was interrupted upon entering the Blood Gate world.

"So... because they are from different worlds, [Infinite Deduction] cannot switch from one world to the next?"

After all, the computational power required to switch to a different world is simply too great.

Currently, [Infinite Deduction] does not support cross-world calculations.

therefore.

The best way to know what will happen inside is to go in and then deduce what will happen.

Chen Ye used his [Eye of Fortune] to observe the area.

originally.

Within the Blood Gate World, countless souls and vengeful spirits are entangled in a dark swamp of fortune, like an endless cage and black pool that devours and refines all foreign objects within it, making it a veritable battlefield of carnage.

Extremely ominous!

However, after Bai Chen created a special spatial passage, a radiant glow shrouded in white mist adorned the surrounding area.

Although the road ahead is still fraught with danger, at least we can find a place of refuge.

Chen Ye continued playing the suona, and an aura of gray mist emanated from his body. He said, "If we encounter any danger ahead, I will send you to the kingdom above the gray mist as soon as possible."

"With Boss Chen Ye leading the way, I'm really at ease!" Bai Chen unceremoniously gave up his position at the front to Chen Ye.

"You... you clearly have such powerful abilities, how come you're willing to be a coward hiding in the back!" Chenxi saw through Bai Chen's thoughts and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Hey, hey, that's how it is. My abilities are limited... As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility!" Bai Chen had a nonchalant expression, clearly intending to pass the heavy burden to Chen Ye.

"It doesn't matter."

Chen Ye smiled slightly: "Everyone is here to conquer the dungeon. Everyone should do their job and contribute what they can. That's enough."

"I hope so." Chenxi glanced at Bai Chen hesitantly.

Although this guy was a helper she had called in, Chenxi's understanding of Bai Chen was still not very high so far.

The two parties were somewhere between being familiar and unfamiliar.

Bai Chen, well, the more we go on, the more slick he becomes!
It's unclear what it's trying to figure out about this world, but its movements have become increasingly mysterious. Moreover, it's frantically adding points to its [Space] attribute, as if it's on its way to becoming the [God of Space].

Furthermore, Bai Chen has an extreme obsession with intelligence, and Chen Xi is afraid that Bai Chen will stop at nothing to obtain information about Chen Ye, or even deliberately hinder him.

However, Chenxi's worries were somewhat unnecessary. Bai Chen had to expend a lot of energy to maintain the passage. At this time, it was indeed a good solution for Chen Ye to take the lead. After all, the burden of such a task could not be placed entirely on one person's shoulders.

"Go in."

Chen Ye played the suona, and gray mist continued to gather around him. He exchanged a glance with Bai Chen and Chen Xi.

Then, as the light screen surged, everyone felt a violent downward sensation throughout their bodies...

The view ahead seemed to be cut into several kaleidoscope-like light screens, constantly changing.

"In that place..."

Bai Chen pointed to a spatial passage shrouded in white mist and said with certainty.

The next second, Bai Chen's figure seemed to transform into soft, mosaic-like lines, and he was sucked into the ball of light behind the white mist passage like stretched noodles.

Without further hesitation, Chen Ye and Chen Xi followed Bai Chen's figure and entered the area of ​​the gate of light and shadow.

The tug-of-war feeling that was almost pulling my whole body away slowly began to stabilize.

After a period of reorganization, the entire world seemed to have been modeled in 3D by a computer and reloaded...

A thick cloud of blood mist, along with the city's skyline, instantly filled the entire field of vision.

The surrounding area was a dilapidated area, with broken-down houses everywhere, encircling the entire semi-circular Roman Forum.

Chen Ye recognized that this was probably near Mingke Street. The pointed arch of the Lieyang Church in the distance stood above the scattered neighborhood buildings, serving as an architectural landmark of the area, its height making it quite conspicuous.

However, the church in this world has no bell tower, only a blood-red countdown clock. The number of hands inside is different from that in the normal world. A clock should only have twelve numbers, but this clock has twenty-four numbers, densely packed in two circles, which makes people feel a bit of trypophobia. It is as if the outline of conventional things has been broken and covered with an abstract and hazy texture.

"Look at the sun in the sky, it's black!" Chenxi said with a dark face.

Everyone looked up and saw a black sun hanging directly above the church. The black sun seemed to be composed of countless tentacles, and on the tentacles were strange, blood-red eyes that looked down on this land overrun by demons and monsters with eerie gazes, as if it were the source of all the evil in this area.

"Be careful! These rays of sunlight can harm us!" Chen Ye played the suona without hesitation.

Just then, a black wind howled in and swept away the spot where Chen Ye and the others had been standing.

As the black wind swept across, the ground beneath their feet was instantly covered in a black flame. The black flame had countless hideous mouths, seemingly both crying and laughing!
The next second, a dark and deep pit appeared on the ground beneath Chen Ye's feet, accompanied by various vulgar and abusive curses, faint and distant, as if coming from afar, the unpleasant curses echoing in his ears.

Fortunately... Chen Ye played the suona in time, protecting everyone as they reached the edge of the gray fog. As the gray fog enveloped them, everything in their field of vision became more distant, shrouded in a hazy mist, as if it were unreal.

“It really is dangerous. The area we were standing in just now seemed to be under the sunlight of the Black Sun. As soon as the eyes on the Black Sun discover us, these outsiders, we will be attacked in a terrible way.” Chenxi’s expression was somewhat unpleasant. “Moreover, I discovered that this kind of Black Sun has an extremely powerful restraining effect on the orthodox Sun Sequence…”

"If it weren't for my status absorbing some different attributes, which gave me the ability to resist these black suns, otherwise, if I had come to this place alone, I might not have even been able to get close to the church and would have been in danger!"

Bai Chen sighed and pointed at the Black Sun, saying, "That thing is growing on your church's head; it's practically shitting on your head!"

Although the words were very harsh, the general truth seemed to be true... Chen Ye and Chen Xi couldn't help but rub their temples, wondering how this guy's personality had become so twisted. Had he eaten some kind of strange special item? Was this also a form of acting?
“If I’m not mistaken, the Church of the Blazing Sun in this world, which is the center of the Blood Gate World, is extremely dangerous!” Bai Chen shrugged. “I’ve explored several areas of the Blood Gate World before, and I’ve never seen anything this dangerous!”

“Me too,” Chenxi added. “This place… is very likely the center of the Blood Gate world. The neighborhoods are getting older and more dilapidated. We need to find buildings that can shelter the Black Sun and follow these safe roads to the interior of the Church of the Blazing Sun to resolve those troubles.”

"Wait a moment..."

Chen Ye interrupted Chen Xi, his eyes scanning the surroundings warily, and said, "Have you noticed that in the Pentagon area, the models of these buildings are almost all set up exactly the same, but in these areas, all the nearby bunker buildings have been deliberately destroyed?"

Upon hearing this, Chenxi also noticed this and frowned, saying, "This approach seems particularly deliberate. Is it just to prevent us from getting close to the Church of the Blazing Sun?"

Chen Ye said, “Don’t forget, this Blood Gate incident was very likely orchestrated by the Joker. In other words, the Joker had already set everything up in the vicinity to wait for our arrival, leaving no stone unturned in the surrounding area… Their plan was so meticulous that there might be some high-ranking Joker active nearby, waiting specifically for your arrival.”

Chenxi's expression changed slightly, and she immediately realized something:
"So... these clowns might be targeting me?"

“After all, you possess the ability to suppress the Black Sun. It’s impossible for them not to target you,” Chen Ye said, looking at Chen Xi with a solemn expression.

"Just to be on the safe side, should we retreat for a while?" Chenxi asked hesitantly.

To be honest, seeing how dangerous the other side of the Blood Gate world, the area corresponding to the church, was, Chenxi was already feeling a bit apprehensive.

The Poker Joker's strength far surpasses that of the players. If what Chen Ye said is true, and there is a Poker Joker stationed nearby, coupled with the extremely harsh environment in the vicinity, there is probably not much chance of survival in this mission.

“Not necessarily,” Chen Ye said. “Since we’re already here, we should at least investigate the surrounding area to find out what’s going on, and what caused this street to become like this. Is there any way to restore the streets here to their previous state?”

puff!puff!
Just then, a strange sound caught the attention of Chen Ye and the others.

Chen Ye looked up and saw a broad figure not far away. It looked like a giant frog, covered in a putrid aura and covered in lumpy flesh, making it look extremely ugly.

That giant frog seemed to have been half-corrupted by the Blood Gate, becoming one of the blood slaves here.

Half of the giant frog's body was covered in a blood-red color, as if it were wearing a blood-red coat.

at this time.

The giant frog continuously secreted blood, which eroded the surrounding houses.

The eroded houses were melting away as quickly as ice cream melting in the summer heat.

"This giant frog... possesses architectural attributes!"

"However, after coming into contact with the power of the Blood Gate, what should have been a construction has now turned into erosion!"

"Perhaps... it is this giant frog that is constantly eroding the buildings here!"

Chen Ye's gaze fell on the giant frog, and he looked thoughtful.

"I can try playing the suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) to see if I can remove the blood stains from the giant frog."

Chen Ye began to play the suona, and as the layers of suona sounds rose up, they continuously transformed into lines that extended outwards...

The giant frog suddenly froze, as if it were under some kind of control, and began to walk uncontrollably toward Chen Ye.

at this time.

Another streak of black flame erupted from the horizon, hurtling towards Chen Ye!

Just then, Bai Chen's hands intertwined with endless spatial fluctuations!
As star gates opened one after another...

The surrounding space began to fold!

Although the black flames attacked Chen Ye's direction, they were separated into another layer of space and could not get close.

"I'll pull him over!" Bai Chen reached out to the giant frog again.

Like a demonic hand, it suddenly lifted the giant frog's entire body and pulled it forward.

The giant frog was forcibly held in place, its fate gripped by the devil's hand, unable to move an inch, and could only utter laborious cries.

At this moment, Chen Ye continued to play the suona, conjuring up a gray mist that enveloped everyone.

Move while in the gray fog...

In this way, the black flames in the sky will not notice their movement.

If you move around outside the protection of the gray fog, especially if you act aggressively towards the giant frog, you will attract the attention of the black sun.

At this moment, the giant frog was captured in the gray fog space, appearing weak, pitiful, and helpless.

“The pollution on him is not only spiritual, but also very difficult to completely remove.” Chen Ye frowned. He tried to use the characteristics of the Book of Sealing to suppress the pollution, but he could only seal it away and could not completely solve the pollution on the giant frog.

"I can."

Just then, Dawn summoned wisps of sacred, blazing solar flames to cleanse the giant toad of its impurities. (End of Chapter)