Under One Person: Starting from the Inheritance of Gods

Chapter 438 It's just a bronze door, I went in, so what?

Beneath the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds, at the bottom of the Volcanic Valley.

In front of the bronze gate.

Wang Ye and his companions arrived here with ease. Neither the centipedes nor the traps that would be extremely dangerous to ordinary people were worth mentioning to them.

The centipedes, in particular, were completely submissive in front of Chen Duo, not daring to move an inch.

The King of Ten Thousand Slaves cowered inside the Nine Dragons Coffin, trembling with fear, terrified that the men would knock on the coffin lid to find him.

Wan Nu Wang: Wrap yourself up in my little blanket, you can't see me, you can't see me!
What appeared before the four of them was a towering bronze gate, about thirty meters high and sixty meters wide. Although it was magnificent to ordinary people, it was nothing special to the four of them.

It's far inferior to some of the scenery in the Juntian Realm.

The door was decorated with extremely exquisite patterns, so complex that even people with trypophobia would get goosebumps just looking at them, yet the gaps in the massive door were perfectly closed.

The door was covered with human skin soaked in frozen blood, freezing the entire crack in the door. The human skin was bluish-gray in color and almost completely petrified.

Wang Ye examined the bronze door, then looked at the other three and asked, "How do you feel?"

The bracelet that Bobbi Ryuzaka had transformed into in Chen Duo's hand kept shaking. She touched it to signal it to be quiet, and then said calmly, "Xiao Bo said there's something delicious behind this door."

"Delicious food?"

Wang Ye couldn't help but twitch his lips. He had almost forgotten that this older sister had such an ancient god who specialized in devouring the world.

Feng Baobao closed her eyes, gently placed her palm on it, and frowned as she said, "Danger, madness, irrationality, struggle..."

"The thing behind this door seems to be in a state of flux, sometimes clear-headed, sometimes confused, as if two consciousnesses are fighting inside its head."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chulan and Wang Ye exchanged a glance, then lowered their heads in deep thought.

According to the information provided by Meng Fan, they already know the truth behind the bronze door, which is the Heavenly Dao of the Tomb Raider world, corrupted by the strange rules of immortality.

This is what the guy meant by "the ultimate".

Zhang Chulan scratched his head, and said thoughtfully, "So, the Heavenly Dao behind the door has actually been fighting against pollution all along? Like a split personality..."

Wang Ye nodded: "No wonder Brother Xiao didn't want Wu Xie to go in. The corrupted will of Heaven is indeed not something an ordinary person can withstand."

"Only the Zhang family can withstand the descent of the Heavenly Dao consciousness. If it were Wu Xie, he would probably have his will collapse upon emerging."

Feng Baobao suddenly opened her eyes wide and pointed at the bronze door: "It's forcing itself to wake up now, as if it's calling for something!"

The four of them immediately fell silent.

Sure enough, a faint fluctuation came from behind the bronze door, like a drowning person struggling desperately, but more like it was urging something on at an alarming speed.

Suddenly, Poppy Ryuzaka on Chen Duo's wrist trembled excitedly: "Master, Master, that delicious thing is calling for us, let's go eat it!"

"Call for help?!"

Wang Ye and Zhang Chulan looked up simultaneously, sensing the direction of Zhang Qiling and the others through their Qi, and then said in unison, "Zhang Qiling!"

Wang Ye's lips curled up: "The Heavenly Dao of this world seems to be in a great hurry to have Zhang Qiling enter the Bronze Gate as its incarnation."

Zhang Chulan narrowed his eyes, looking like a fox: "In other words, His condition may not be good, otherwise He wouldn't be in such a hurry."

"Of course, we cannot rule out another possibility: that the Zhang family's destiny has come to an end, and that with just one or a few more chances, it can completely purify the rules of immortality."

Wang Ye shook his head and said, "No matter how we guess now, it's not very accurate, and it's not the real situation inside the bronze gate."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Chulan asked hesitantly.

"I want to go in and take a look!" Wang Ye said boldly, his eyes filled with interest.

"Old Wang, are you crazy? That's the Way of Heaven!"

"Even at its worst, it's still the Heavenly Dao, an existence of the same rank as our Great Black Heaven," Zhang Chulan reminded him.

Wang Ye waved his hand: "Relax, I am naturally aware of the other party's status, but I have cultivated an immortal body and possess the Feng Hou Qi Men technique, so I am an independent little world of my own."

"If something happens, I can put up a fight and escape. But if it were you, it would be very difficult."

"Let me give it a try!"

Zhang Chulan's expression was complicated, and he hesitated, saying, "Old Wang, don't be reckless. If it really doesn't work, report it to the Life Ruler. After all, they are the maintainers of the Heavenly Principles and are in charge of the Heavenly Rules. Our little bodies shouldn't get involved."

Wang Ye stepped forward resolutely, his figure elegant, and said, "There's no need to persuade us anymore. The requirement of the Life Administration is for us to investigate the true situation of the Heavenly Dao in this world. As the saying goes, 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained.' This is my first mission, so I must complete it successfully, right?"

Seeing this, Zhang Chulan decided not to try to persuade him any further.

Wang Ye took a deep breath, made hand seals, and the Feng Hou Qi Men formation plate under his feet suddenly expanded. Amidst the flowing golden light, the eight trigrams rotated endlessly.

"Eight Gates Transport—Open!"

He stepped into the "Gate of Life," and his figure suddenly became ethereal, as if he had merged with the space.

The patterns on the bronze door seemed to come alive at this moment. Sensing the disturbance, they twisted and turned and frantically wrapped around, but were repelled by an invisible force the instant they touched Wang Ye's clothes.

The Eight Gates Transfer Technique is centered on Wang Ye's own microcosm, which is outside the Five Elements and the Six Paths. Even if the opponent is the Heavenly Dao, it cannot directly interfere for a time!
The next second, Wang Ye's figure completely disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was already standing in the darkness inside the bronze door.

Inside the door was a chaotic void.

There was no sky, no earth, only countless fragmented images floating in the darkness: the snow of Changbai Mountain, the vibration of bronze bells, the secret chamber of Zhangjia Ancient Building, the meteorite jade of the Queen Mother of the West Palace…

These fragments of memory seem to be torn apart by some force, constantly reassembling and disintegrating.

In the center of the void stood a figure.

Zhang Qiling.

No, to be precise, it is an aggregation of countless "Zhang Qilings".

It is a reflection of the countless Zhang family members who have left their mark here over the years.

It can also be called Him.

The Heavenly Dao of this Realm!

His body was pierced by bronze chains, the other end of which was connected to countless "selves"—young, old, alive, dead… Each "Zhang Qiling" was repeating the same fate.

Enter the bronze gate, bear the will of Heaven, forget, then walk out again, waiting for the next cycle of reincarnation.

Above His head floated a half-melted star, its surface covered with cracks. Greenish-blue liquid seeped from the cracks and dripped onto Zhang Qiling's body. With each drop, his body gained a touch more bronze color.

Then, the bronze color slowly faded, and a drop of dark green blood flowed from its body. The blood fell to the ground and transformed into a twisted monster.

And there are many more monsters like this, all of which are manifestations of the alienated rules of immortality.

Looking around, Wang Ye saw that behind the massive, empty bronze gate, there was an endless expanse of densely packed, eerie green eyes, all staring at him.

Wang Ye frowned, feeling a chill run down his spine from being stared at by so many eyes at once. No wonder the young man had stayed inside for ten years; it turned out he'd spent those ten years cleaning up these mutated, immortal monsters!
At this moment, all the clues gradually became clear in Wang Ye's mind.

First, the Heavenly Dao uses itself as a "filter," retaining the normal fragments of the rules of longevity while expelling the distorted rules of longevity from the body, which then materialize into monsters.

The young man entered the bronze gate in order to slay these monsters while possessed by the Heavenly Dao.

Perhaps in the young man's view, it was all to protect the world and prevent these "underground monsters" from breaking through the bronze door and entering human society.

This is the "sacred" mission that the Zhang family has shouldered generation after generation, unaware that they are merely tools of the Way of Heaven, paying the price for the actions of the Way of Heaven.

But in reality, the relationship between the two is more like a transaction.

The Heavenly Dao has granted the Zhang family members long lifespans, but the price for this is the sacrifice of one person to enter the Bronze Gate. The other members of the Zhang family only need to guard against the strange creatures in ancient tombs around the world to prevent these strange, immortal beings from spreading and increasing pollution in the real world.

This seemed like an extremely worthwhile deal, and the Zhang family thus prospered for a long time, existing as the chosen guardians of Heaven.

Here, we must mention the other meteorite fragments.

The meteorite jade from the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West, the meteorite copper from the Old Nine Gates era, and so on, are all part of this meteorite fragment, and the Zhang family has the responsibility to suppress and recover it.

However, Heaven has far underestimated humanity's greed for immortality.

They also underestimated the corruption that the bizarre rules of immortality had on Him, and over time two consciousnesses were born.

He and it.

Through the influence of the Way of Heaven on all living things, it subtly influences humankind, leading to an tireless pursuit of immortality.

But the Zhang family stopped them time and time again.

In order to deal with the Zhang family, the Wang family was created under its influence.

Thus, the Zhang and Wang families began to be hostile to each other, weakening one another, which also marked the beginning of a war between the two clans that lasted for hundreds of years.

Just as Wang Ye was trying his best to understand the whole truth, the "Zhang Qilings" in the void suddenly turned their heads and looked at Wang Ye.

Their eyes had turned completely bronze.

"You shouldn't have come in."

A thousand voices overlapped, shaking Wang Ye's mind to its core. He groaned, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes remained calm.

"Sorry to bother you." Wang Ye wiped his mouth and grinned. "But I'm just a very curious person."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand and activated the Feng Hou Qi Men technique at full power.

"The character 'separation'—fireflies' shimmering light!"

Countless golden points of light burst forth from his palm, crashing into the half-melted star like meteors!
boom--! ! !
The void trembled, and the cracks on the surface of the stars suddenly widened, with a bluish-green liquid gushing out wildly. The "Zhang Qilings" simultaneously let out painful roars, and their chains shook violently, as if the entire space was about to collapse.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wang Ye retreated one step back and rotated the formation plate beneath his feet.

"Eight Gates Transport - Return!"

His figure instantly blurred, and just as he was about to leave the bronze gate, a giant cyan hand imbued with the laws of heaven suddenly stretched out from the void and fiercely grabbed his back!

"Leave...your life behind!"

Wang Ye's pupils contracted, but a smile appeared on his lips.

"Sorry, my life isn't something you can just take."

"Luanjin Tuo!"

The flow of time changed abruptly, the speed of the giant green hand slowed down instantly, and Wang Ye's figure had already disappeared behind the bronze door.

Boom! ! !
The bronze door trembled violently before slamming shut, leaving only the bluish-green blood seeping from the cracks and a resentful roar.

Outside the door, Zhang Chulan and the other two were waiting anxiously. When they saw Wang Ye suddenly fall out of the void, they quickly went forward to help him up.

"Old Wang! How's it going?!"

Wang Ye coughed twice, his face was a little pale, but his eyes were unusually bright.

“I’ve figured it out…” he grinned. “The Heavenly Dao inside the Bronze Gate and that meteorite are now locked in a mutually destructive struggle.”

"Even though the Heavenly Dao devoured many fragments of the rules of immortality, it also consumed a lot of energy, and I even helped it out."

"help?!"

Zhang Chulan frowned, looking at Wang Ye's ambiguous smile: "You didn't trick Him, did you?"

Wang Ye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, pulled Zhang Chulan into his arms, and said in a very good mood, "Why are you speaking such obvious truths!"

"Speaking of which, we are the first people to directly confront the Heavenly Dao of another realm and even make it suffer losses."

Looking at Wang Ye's smug expression, Zhang Chulan couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Old Wang, I think you've really screwed over the Heavenly Dao, haven't you?"

Wang Ye chuckled and pulled out a fragment emitting a bluish-green light from his pocket: "Just taking a souvenir."

Zhang Chulan's pupils contracted: "Old Wang, you can't just take this!"

Wang Ye gently squeezed it, and a spatial bubble appeared on it. He laughed and said, "Don't worry, it's been sealed long ago!"

Suddenly, Poppy Ryuzaka on Chen Duo's wrist began to vibrate violently: "Master, Master, that delicious thing is angry!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire valley floor of the volcano began to shake violently, the bronze door made a teeth-grinding creaking sound, and a large amount of bluish-green blood seeped out from the cracks in the door.

The human skins that were originally pasted on the door fell off and turned to ashes.

Feng Baobao suddenly looked up: "Oh no, it's trying to force the door open!"

Zhang Chulan's expression changed: "Old Wang, what exactly did you do?"

Wang Ye's smile vanished, and he quickly said, "I left a gift on that meteorite. Right now, the Heavenly Dao and the source of pollution are fighting amongst themselves. We need to seize this opportunity..."

"Run!" the four shouted in unison.

The moment they turned around, the bronze door burst open, and a torrent of bluish-green liquid mixed with bronze fragments gushed out.

The immortal monsters, enraged by Wang Ye, surged forth like a tidal wave, each exuding a suffocating and eerie aura.

"Li Zi·Fire Meteor!"

With a casual gesture, Wang Ye unleashed countless enormous and blazing fireballs, their surfaces adorned with twisted patterns, raining down from the sky like vermilion jade, exploding amidst the monster horde.

Zhang Chulan was surrounded by intense lightning: "Sister Bao'er, clear the way!"

(End of this chapter)