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"Could it be... that huge thing down there is the Boundless Divine Weapon? The Boundless Divine Weapon that is not yet finished?"

Sensing that the life essence of the deceased was being quietly absorbed by the giant flying sword beneath the divine palace, Wang Zhifan immediately came to this somewhat absurd deduction.

His perception was incredibly strong and keen. He had never found the so-called Boundless Divine Weapon in the Divine Palace, not even the slightest trace of it. Now it seemed that perhaps the divine weapon was not in the Divine Palace at all, and had not yet truly been born.

"To openly display this so-called divine weapon before everyone's eyes, making them subconsciously believe it's merely a tool to house the divine palace, is a brilliant idea... But now, you've given yourself away!"

In an instant, Wang Zhifan's figure tore through space and arrived outside the Divine Palace. He ignored the torrent of weapons swarming around him, intending to shred him, and for the first time in this instance, he drew the Azure Emperor Blade from his waist and decisively slashed down!

With this seemingly uneventful strike, the connection between the Boundless Divine Palace and the giant flying sword instantly loosened, as if they were being violently pulled apart by something, quickly separating them.

The Boundless Divine Palace then slowly fell downwards, but during the fall, all the torrents of weapons that were trying to strangle Wang Zhifan automatically converged downwards, forming a weapon platform of matching size, which steadily held the Boundless Divine Palace in place.

The giant flying sword seemed to have lost its restraints. No longer having to endure the suppression of the Boundless Divine Palace, its size began to shrink rapidly, and its flight speed increased a hundredfold. Then, in a moment of no warning, it attacked the only being outside the Divine Palace, namely Wang Zhifan!

"Heh... I knew you'd repay kindness with enmity."

Wang Zhifan was not surprised by the sneak attack from the strange flying sword. He simply raised his Azure Emperor Blade and struck it casually, sending the high-speed flying sword spinning back with a mournful cry. It was no match for him at all.

Then, he focused his gaze on the Boundless Divine Palace situated on the new weapon platform, and spoke to it with a half-smile:
"You'd better come out and explain yourself, otherwise, this sword will be the next one to strike you."

But after he finished speaking, the Boundless Divine Palace did not respond in any special way, remaining silently situated in the vast void, like a purely inanimate object.

Wang Zhifan didn't care when he saw this. He raised the Azure Emperor Blade without hesitation, and his power quickly gathered on the blade. He was about to cut the Boundless Divine Palace in front of him in one stroke.

Perhaps it was because the aura he unleashed at this moment was too terrifying that the Boundless Divine Palace finally made a sound before the Azure Emperor's Blade truly struck down. A slightly familiar voice was clearly heard from it, which was the voice of the old man who had led Wang Zhifan here earlier.

"Young hero, please stop! We have no grudge against each other, why are you forcing me like this?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhifan couldn't help but smile. Although he paused his slashing motion, he asked in return:
"No grudge? You old codger, you're really forgetful. Who tricked me all the way here? And who wanted to trap me inside and slowly refine me? Do you think I'm a three-year-old?"

"But young hero, you are unharmed in body and mind, and have not lost your freedom. To press you so relentlessly is truly unfair..."

Before the old man's voice from the Divine Palace could finish speaking, Wang Zhifan, feeling nauseous, suddenly slashed down with his sword. The Azure Emperor Blade instantly drew a huge, brilliant, and deadly crescent moon, crushing towards the Boundless Divine Palace.

It was unclear who was controlling the Boundless Divine Palace at the moment, but the other party was clearly very astute and knew that they could not possibly withstand Wang Zhifan's attack. Instantly, the entire palace erupted with powerful spacetime law forces, attempting to enter another dimension to escape the attack of the Crescent Moon Blade Wheel.

Wang Zhifan did not stop its actions, but stood in the void watching it being chased by the crescent moon blade wheel. The two almost simultaneously escaped into another dimension. A moment later, the Boundless Divine Palace was chased back by the crescent moon blade wheel. Two more deep blade marks appeared on the outer wall of the palace, indicating that it had not gained any advantage in its escape.

"Young hero, spare my life! Make it stop immediately! Everything is negotiable! Everything is negotiable!"

The reason why Wuliang Divine Palace fled back to Wang Zhifan was because it couldn't handle the crescent-shaped blade wheel that Wang Zhifan had unleashed. The opponent was as stubborn as a leech, and no matter which alternate dimension it hid in, it would be quickly caught up with, and if it wasn't careful, it would get hit once or twice, making it feel like the end of the world had come.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhifan casually flicked his fingers, and the Time-Space Blade Wheel that had been fiercely pursuing the Boundless Divine Palace across time and space instantly vanished, giving the returning Boundless Divine Palace a chance to catch their breath. He then coldly said to the other party:

"I hope you think carefully before you speak this time, otherwise if you provoke me again, it won't be as easy to deal with as it was before."

Upon hearing this, the mysterious being within the Boundless Divine Palace immediately responded loudly:
"Young hero! I understand! Please tell me how you can forgive me! I will do my utmost!"

But Wang Zhifan responded with disdain:
"Stop pretending to be humble! You're not even human, just a spirit of the shrine. Am I wrong? Quickly tell us your origins and background!"

Upon hearing this, the shrine staff remained silent for a second, but then responded:
"Young hero, you truly have discerning eyes. I am not human, but merely the remnant spirit of this divine palace... My master, the Boundless God Emperor, created me to fight against numerous powerful enemies. The battle was extremely fierce, causing the heavens and earth to shatter..."

As the self-proclaimed spirit of the Boundless Divine Palace recounted its story, Wang Zhifan gradually learned about its origins and purpose.

According to it, it was originally created by a powerful being in this world named the Boundless God Emperor. After creating it, this powerful being began a great battle with many powerful enemies who came to his door. The battle was long and fierce. Even though the Boundless God Emperor had a heaven-reaching cultivation level, he could not withstand the number and strength of the enemies and ultimately ended up perishing together with them.

As one of the magical treasures of the Boundless God Emperor, the Boundless Divine Palace remained silent for countless years after the great war ended. Later, for some unknown reason, its spirit was resurrected, gradually regained its power, and began its grand plan.

Its ultimate goal was to resurrect its master, the Boundless God Emperor, but since it had not yet found a way to achieve this, it set aside its options and attempted to repair another of the Boundless God Emperor's magical treasures, the Boundless Divine Sword.

However, the so-called Boundless Divine Sword was in a much worse state than the Boundless Divine Palace. It had long since turned into countless weapon fragments in the Military Tomb Heaven, so the spirit of the Boundless Divine Palace had not found a way to restore it for a long time.

It wasn't until recent years that it figured out a feasible solution: to refine living beings to nourish the weapon with their spirits, condense the embryo of a boundless divine weapon, and then nurture and strengthen it step by step until it finally reaches the power and strength of the once boundless divine weapon.

However, this method requires a large number of living beings as materials. Having survived a brutal battle, the spirit of the Boundless Divine Palace initially dared not be too reckless and attract the attention of many powerful individuals. Therefore, it chose to control a large number of living beings, using the divine weapon as bait to lure people in. As a result, after years of smooth progress, it gradually lowered its guard. Upon discovering Wang Zhifan's overwhelming strength, it didn't decisively give up. Instead, it thought it was time to refine high-quality living beings to accelerate the repair of the divine weapon, leading to its tragic defeat at the hands of Wang Zhifan today.

Actually, it can't be entirely blamed on the negligence of the Boundless Divine Palace's artifact spirit. As a powerful magic weapon, the Boundless Divine Palace has the ability to suppress strong individuals. When it sent that old man to lure Wang Zhifan, it considered the strength Wang Zhifan had displayed at the time and believed that although he was very strong, it was not impossible to deal with him.

As it turned out, it didn't expect that Wang Zhifan had been suppressing his own strength to the extreme, which led to its serious misjudgment. By the time it realized that someone was incredibly strong, it was too late. Without confessing and begging for mercy, it would only be destroyed.

After listening to what this guy said, Wang Zhifan thought about it for a moment and felt that it made sense. This trip to the Boundless Divine Palace was full of strangeness, and only by connecting the strangeness with its so-called plan could it be barely explained.

However, understanding the whole story did not quell Wang Zhifan's anger at being tricked. He then demanded that the spirit of the Boundless Divine Palace find a way to compensate him, otherwise it would still be unable to escape being chopped into pieces.

“Divine Palace Spirit, what I need most right now is information on the various powerful figures in this Shattered Heaven, preferably information on the top 100 or even the strongest on the Wind and Cloud Ranking. You'd better provide some genuine information, otherwise I'll send you to see your Boundless God Emperor right now.”

After stating his demands and threats, Wang Zhifan noticed that the spirit of the Boundless Divine Palace remained silent for two or three seconds before responding:

"Young hero, you've come to the right person for information. In the process of restoring the Boundless Divine Sword, I controlled the fragments of weapons of all sizes scattered throughout the Shattered Heaven. Relying on them, I can obtain information from various regions. I actually know where the top experts in the Shattered Heaven are."

As far as I know, all the top 10,000 White Jade Token masters on the current leaderboard are participating in the Heavenly Lord Tournament. Only the ultimate winner will obtain the unique Golden Jade Token and become the Lord of the Shattered Heaven for a period of time. If you wish to challenge them, I can easily lead you to the entrance. However, the Heavenly Lord Tournament takes place in a special space, and a White Jade Token is required as a prerequisite. How you get in will depend on your abilities, young hero…”

"A white jade plaque? A gold jade plaque?? Could it be that the white jade plaque is above the green jade plaque? And the number one on the popularity list is a gold jade plaque?"

Hearing this information for the first time, Wang Zhifan then asked the spirit of the divine palace, who immediately replied:
"That's right. The Wind and Cloud Tokens, from lowest to highest, are the wooden token, the iron token, the green jade token, the white jade token, and the gold jade token. But as far as I know, the gold jade token has always been vacant because no one has been able to compete for it through the Heavenly Prodigy. The strongest group has always been the ten thousand white jade token masters."

"Okay, so how much do you know about the Heavenly Protagonist's Pursuit?"

Wang Zhifan then moved on to the next question.

"This... please forgive my ignorance, young hero. All I know is that the protagonist's pursuit that day took place in another dimension, and with my power of spacetime laws, I simply couldn't enter it. The existence that created the Wind and Cloud Ranking is far too mysterious and powerful..."

At this point, the spirit of the divine palace's voice faintly revealed fear—a fear born of an incomprehensible power.

But Wang Zhifan smiled knowingly and continued:
"You were silent for a few seconds when I asked for information, you were considering the risk of offending that mysterious entity, right? Hehe, don't worry about that, I know that guy too well, it definitely won't care about you."

Wang Zhifan deduced that the so-called mysterious entity was most likely the Extraordinary Game. He discovered clues of the Extraordinary Game's involvement in the various settings of this instance, otherwise it would be difficult to explain why this world would have a classic product of games like the Ranking List.

Seeing his familiarity with the mysterious being and his nonchalant attitude, the spirit of the divine palace couldn't help but have increasingly strong suspicions about his identity. After all, his strength was terrifying, as insurmountable as the mysterious being who created the Wind and Cloud Ranking. It was hard not to think that the two were related.

Wang Zhifan naturally wouldn't explain his relationship with the Extraordinary Game. He then took the spirit of the Divine Palace hostage to lead him to the entrance of the space where the White Jade Tablet masters were pursuing the Heavenly Protagonist.

This place is not in Hyozuka Heaven, but in the more distant Black Sea Heaven, in a seemingly unremarkable whirlpool in the Black Sea.

The Boundless Divine Palace, now shrunk to the size of a miniature pagoda, spoke:

"Young hero, this is it. I've discovered that at least a thousand experts with the White Jade Token have disappeared here. If you want to go in, you'll first need to find a way to obtain a White Jade Token. You can't force your way in using the laws of space and time..."

As soon as it finished speaking, it discovered that Wang Zhifan beside it had suddenly disappeared, just like the other white jade tablet experts it had discovered through weapon fragments in the past.

"He went in? Impossible! I just saw that the tag on him was just the lowest grade wooden tag! Absolutely impossible!"

The spirit of the divine palace was quite shocked at that moment, unable to believe that Wang Zhifan had forced his way in in the blink of an eye. After all, it had tried to do something similar before, but was completely blocked by the power of a mysterious entity, with no hope of breaking through.

Little did he know, Wang Zhifan was not as he expected. He was not blocked by the power of the Extraordinary Game; the Extraordinary Game merely sent him a warning.

[Entrance to the Heavenly Protagonist Battlefield detected. Players at the current Wind and Cloud Card level are unable to proceed.]

[WARNING! Player is detected forcibly passing through the entrance! Please stop your violation immediately!]

[You have entered the Heavenly Protagonist Battlefield. Meeting the score requirements will allow you to upgrade to a Gold Jade Token.]

After glancing at the warning from the Extraordinary Game, Wang Zhifan couldn't help but find it a little funny. The power of the Extraordinary Game had been very resolute in blocking him during his initial breakthrough, but once he entered, it disappeared and accepted reality, as if it knew that it was impossible to expel him.

Indeed, this is the case. With Wang Zhifan's current strength, the Extraordinary Game can hardly restrain him through direct means. They can only indirectly threaten him by canceling rewards, etc. All the laws that can easily suppress other players are like tickling Wang Zhifan; they cannot stop him at all. (End of Chapter)