Traveling through the heavens from swallowing

Chapter 213 The Trial of Darkness, Only Progress
When the light returned, Liu Mang had arrived at an unknown beach, with the sound of waves roaring and the evening breeze blowing.

He stood up with a somersault and looked around vigilantly, but there was no one in sight.

"Babata?"

He tentatively called out to his companions, but as expected, there was no response.

He frowned as he thought back.

The voice just now said that he was the Lord of Dark Sky and the Emperor of Light. According to the rules of Devouring the Star, only the Lord of the Universe and a small number of Overlords of the Universe are qualified to call themselves the Lord of Something. So the person just now was a Overlord of the Universe, or even the Lord of the Universe?

Speaking of the big guys on the dark side, he can think of a Dark Lord, but this person should not be the Dark Lord. After all, he is a hidden big guy of the human race, and it is impossible for him to leave his legacy in this way.

There have been many talented people in the history of the human race. To have the 52 Chaos Monuments in Chaos City, at least the top universe overlords are qualified to stay. However, the human race currently has only 19 Lords of the Universe and three top universe overlords, and the others have obviously fallen.

This Lord of Krishna may be one of them.

Just as he was wondering what to do, a few lines of words suddenly fell from the sky:
"Enter the seabed and walk to the other side to complete the first stage of the trial and receive a reward, a crystal of the law of light."

"You can't use the Force or telekinesis here. The deeper you go into the sea, the darker it gets. Below two thousand meters you won't be able to tell the direction, and below four thousand meters you'll lose all senses."

"Rely on your instinct and move forward."

Liu Mang suddenly realized, so this is what kind of trial it is.

Since there are hints, he has nothing to worry about. What he should be afraid of is that he has to figure everything out on his own and not know when he made a mistake, which would waste a lot of time.

But, can I quit this trial halfway?

Instantly, words fell from the sky again:
"Once you die, you are free from the trial. You can accept the trial again a hundred years later, provided that no one else accepts the trial."

That's it.

Then the behavior of the crazy Realm Lord before can be explained. The Law Crystal is a solid law energy aggregate that can only be condensed by beings above the Venerable level. After a ninth-level Realm Lord uses this crystal, he can forcibly elevate his own law comprehension to the level recognized by the original law, thereby breaking through to immortality.

This is a priceless thing for most world masters, because the probability of achieving immortality through a breakthrough is very low, and non-geniuses basically have no chance.

Although this kind of immortal who breaks through using the crystallization of laws is weak and has a blocked path forward, it is still immortal after all. It is not only a hundred times stronger than before the breakthrough, but also can gain infinite lifespan.

This is a golden opportunity for the Realm Master who is unable to break through to immortality on his own!
And this kind of immortality is also the source of the standard immortal unit of measurement in the universe. Any existence that breaks through immortality on its own cannot reach this level, because there must be different degrees of understanding of the higher laws, which makes it much stronger than the standard immortal.

What is the difference between the military leader level immortal and the titled marquis or king? The difference is the perception of the higher laws!
The realm master who ambushed him must have been lucky enough to find this lost place of inheritance, but he failed the trial and died. He has been waiting here for the cooldown time, and by the way, he killed other people to prevent others from snatching it from him. In the end, he kicked into the iron plate of Liu Mang.

Looking at his crazy look, I'm afraid he only has a few years left to live waiting for this opportunity, otherwise he wouldn't even give him the chance to queue.

Haha, Liu Mang suddenly found it funny. There were obviously so many blood dusts out there that could increase lifespan, but the world master suffered from his lack of education and didn't know that it was also a treasure.

I don’t know how many times he has tried here, and he is dying without passing the first stage of the trial.

If he had been willing to communicate with Liu Mang and share the opportunity, he would not have died like that. With the help of Xue Ningchen, he might have had a chance to pass the first stage and become immortal.

Dispelling these thoughts, Liu Mang walked step by step to the edge of the beach. His ankles were submerged by the sea water, followed by his knees and thighs.

He stopped, scooped up some sea water with his hands and sprinkled it. In the reflection of the setting sun, the water drops appeared orange-red in color.

But in the orange-red, there is a bit of black that cannot be driven away, like a speck of dust suspended in fruit juice, inconspicuous but always there; it is also like a black hole in the starry sky, madly devouring the light passing through it.

Liu Mang was thoughtful and had some guesses about the next trial.

He took a few deep breaths and took a determined step forward. Soon, the sea water covered his head and the sea surface gradually returned to calm.

Cosmic-level practitioners no longer need to breathe. They can fight on white dwarfs. It would be a joke to say they need to breathe.

Liu Mang naturally doesn't need it either.

He walked forward step by step along the sand, and there was no sign of life in sight.

There were no fish or shrimp, no seaweed, no corals or even microorganisms. Everything in the sea was silent. Only the sound of him paddling through the water and the sound of his footsteps on the sand echoed, and became smaller and smaller.
After an unknown amount of time, Liu Mang suddenly came back to his senses.

I don’t know when, the scene in front of me had become pitch black. Looking up, only faint lights came into view, flickering and seemed like they would disappear at any time.

His heart began to beat violently, and the genetic fear of darkness in humans gradually rose, reminding him to turn back.

He smiled gently, and his powerful mental will instantly suppressed and dispelled the fear. He had long since enlightened himself and was not disturbed by external things. Anything that blocked his progress was not worth his fear. As long as his heart remained unchanged, he would be fearless.

Continue to move forward, leaving the remaining light behind, and darkness will fall completely.

In the darkness, he had lost his vision and naturally could not tell the direction, but it didn't matter. As long as he kept walking on this road, he would definitely reach the other side.

The darkness grew deeper, and the already faint sounds of water and footsteps gradually disappeared, replaced by the sound of heartbeats, muscle friction, and even the sound of blood flowing.

Until a certain moment, the sound of water and footsteps completely disappeared, and all kinds of human body sounds suddenly became louder. These sounds that were usually inaudible due to the influence of other sounds became more and more obvious in the increasingly quiet environment. The heart gradually beat like thunder, the muscles made creaking sounds when they moved, and the blood rumbled like a river.

Various sounds are mixed and intertwined, full of rhythm, thunder waves are surging, mountains and rivers are roaring, and a song like thunder in midsummer resounds through the sky!
Liu Mang listened to the music, imagining himself running on the mountain top, resting in the forest, tumbling in the river, and soaring above the clouds. Everything was full of vitality, and all creatures in the frosty sky were competing for freedom!
Gradually, Liu Mang became obsessed. The scene that only appeared in a teenager's dream intoxicated him and reminded him of his youthful days in the past.

At that time, he was just a boy who loved fantasy. He always dreamed of flying above the clouds and running on the grassland. He would occasionally dream of such scenes at night, and he would be happy for several days in a row.

Looking back now, maybe it was just a desire for freedom. The thoughts of young people are always so naive and illogical.

Until he grew up and stepped into the cage of society, he worked hard from dawn to dusk just for that car and that house.

The pressure of reality was so heavy that it made it difficult to breathe. He no longer had any lingering fantasy. Every day when he opened his eyes he could see bedtime. His day's life was as clear as the minutes written on paper, and nothing unexpected happened at all.

Until his death, he was never able to regain the innocence of his childhood.

But now he has found it. Aren’t the images rushing through his mind at this moment the innocence that he has not found in all these years?

When did he forget the feeling of flying hidden in his heart?

When did the joy of being able to run freely on the earth disappear?

He looked back to the past, trying to find the answer, but he couldn't remember it no matter what.

Or maybe, it’s not that he can’t remember, but that he doesn’t want to remember. This feeling and happiness may have never disappeared, but he grew up, hid it deep in his heart, and then forgot where he hid it.

And now, he's going to hide it again!
No matter whether it was crying or laughing, bitter or sweet, it is all in the past. His path does not allow him to stay where he is. Memories will make the knife dull.

He returned to reality, and there was still only darkness before his eyes. He continued walking, ignoring the call of his childhood.

As we move forward, the sounds from inside the body become smaller, the thunder becomes muffled thunder, the mountains become hills, the waterfalls become streams, and all the sounds fade, as if they are fading away with the memory.

Gradually, no sound could be heard.

He tried to clap his hands to make some noise, tried to stretch his muscles to make a sound of bones colliding, but to no avail, as if the darkness swallowed up all sounds.

His heart gradually sank, and as he carefully faced the endless darkness, he continued to move forward step by step, relying on his remaining sense of touch.

Loneliness rose in his heart, but was instantly dispelled by him. Fear rose again, but was immediately suppressed by him.

At this moment, he had only walked for less than an hour and less than 10 kilometers, but it felt like a century had passed.

He was currently at a depth of 3000 meters, which was still some distance from the 4000 meters where his perception completely disappeared. However, the various negative emotions that kept rising and being suppressed were also making him slower and slower.

Finally, he stopped at the 4000-meter mark.

At this point, he could hardly feel any feedback. The tactile feedback of each step was so subtle that he didn't even know whether he had taken a step.

Almost all feedback from the body disappeared, and he found it difficult to judge whether his body had executed the instructions given by his brain.

He was a little hesitant, but he had an epiphany in his mind that if he took one more step forward, he would completely lose his perception. Then he would actually lose control of his body and would be unable to move forward or backward!

He guessed that the previous realm master must have failed at this level. After crossing the boundary, he knew nothing and his mind was tortured in eternal darkness. Then he collapsed in the sand and escaped from the trial.

Now, he also has to face this test.

His powerful spiritual realm ensured that he would never be confused. Liu Mang's eyes narrowed, and he used his last bit of perception to control his body and took a big step forward. Then, he completely lost the perception of his body.

In the darkness, Liu Mang's consciousness kept issuing orders to move forward. No matter whether his body moved according to the orders or not, his confidence in walking out of the darkness would not be wiped out!

Outside of Tara, Liu Mang's real body, who was sitting cross-legged on the desolate planet, opened his eyes. He was calculating the time. It had been less than two hours since the beginning of the trial.

But it felt like more than a thousand years had passed.

This sense of time disconnection made him uncomfortable, but he had no good way to deal with it and could only endure it.

Darkness and time are tempering his will. This is the first time he has encountered such a good thing after coming to the universe for several years. When he completes the first stage of the trial, I am afraid that his willpower will increase greatly!
The mining team was stuck in the trial and couldn't get out, but they still had to participate in the Universe Galaxy Bank's medium-sized auction two days later. Babata couldn't use it anymore, so he could only buy a new advanced auxiliary intelligent optical computer to log into the virtual universe.

Fortunately, he has some avatars that are permanently stationed on high-end commercial planets, otherwise he would have to drive a spaceship out to buy them.

The reason why he didn't use the low-level stuff in his hand to log into the virtual universe was that the people participating in the medium-level auction were basically immortals. If they were not intelligent life forms, they were at least advanced intelligent optical computers. If he wanted to use a consciousness-sensing helmet to log in, he would be laughed at by others.

For the harmony and stability of the auction, it would be better for him not to act alone.

Two days later, the Universe Galaxy Bank's 300-year medium-sized auction opened. Liu Mang logged into the virtual universe and appeared in the Qianwu Continent manor that he had bid for last time.

With a swipe of his finger, an exquisitely shaped invitation card appeared in his hand. With a thought, he activated the transmission function of the invitation card. With a flash of white light, he was already sitting on a seat 1000 meters high and 600 meters wide.

Looking up, you can see a countdown, 25651, which is the number of seconds remaining until the auction starts, about seven hours.

There was fire in Liu Mang's eyes. This time, he must have high-grade nutrient solution!
Today there are three updates and ten thousand words, with an extra update for the boss who moves forward decisively!
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(End of this chapter)