Wizard's Journey

Chapter 1196 The Gate of Penetration

A month later.

Ignoring the unknown creatures secretly watching him from all directions, Grimm walked steadily, step by step, across the land littered with skeletons, towards the source of the unique fluctuations in the rules he sensed ahead.

Finally, a vast, seemingly endless rift in time appeared in Green's perception.

Ah-hoo, ah-hoo, ah-hoo...

The enormous object, resembling a giant crystal ball over a hundred meters in diameter, emitted a loud snoring sound.

However, under the vision of the three-colored light eyes beneath the face of truth of the Grimm, which penetrated the essence of the structure, this huge crystal ball was actually a coiled giant snake, a peak level six creature, nearly a thousand meters long, with a semi-transparent crystalline body, two horns on its head, and four pairs of wings that wrapped its curled-up body.

If Green hadn't used his perspective of truth to see through the structure, he would never have discovered that this creature was actually a giant snake; he would have thought it was just a giant sphere.

"Unknown powerhouse, if I were you, I'd try a different approach. This muddy lizard, after being disturbed from its slumber, devoured dozens of exiles in the vicinity. Or… do you wish to take its place as the predator in this area?"

The surrounding creatures had already sensed the powerful aura emanating from Grimm and all gave way, but this monster, with a naked upper body and an eight-legged spider lower body, took the initiative to approach.

With his Face of Truth and three-colored eyes, Green instantly saw through the true nature of this level-five creature, which was only slightly stronger than the Devourer of the Terror Crocodile. It was merely an empty shell with a spider silk connecting it to a controllable entity at a great distance.

As for the enormous creature ahead called the Turbid Lizard, according to Grimm's senses, it was indeed very powerful, but at most comparable to Grimm's current form. In fact, compared to Grimm, who was aided by numerous magical artifacts, this Turbid Lizard had no treasures; it was merely a primitive, passively evolved creature.

"Is this the point where the collapse ends?"

Affected by the self-sealing technique, the distorted light caused by the annihilation of the Green Merge at the center of the light and darkness was much gentler than before. A humanoid creature covered with seven-colored runes could be vaguely seen, with a gray and white face and many compound eyes blinking beside its three-colored eyes, which was extremely eerie.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh, the point of collapse here was caused by the immense energy that pierced through after the collapse of the Great World Heart in the Endless World. The unimaginable, astonishing energy at the moment of the Great World's collapse distorted the spacetime of the Sword of Reality and Illusion. You're not wrong to call this the point of collapse, but we people here are more used to calling it the Gate of Penetration!"

As he spoke, the half-human, half-spider-like figure chuckled in a low, sinister voice, "In other words, at the instant the material world collapses, a portion of energy will pierce through reality and illusion, forming a temporary passage—the dimensional esophagus escape portal that the powerful beings gathered here have been theoretically waiting for!"

Upon hearing the explanation of the half-human, half-spider, Green took a deep breath, incredulous.

So, the reason this place is called the collapse endpoint is actually this!

However, when a great world collapses and is destroyed, how terrifying will the energy released in an instant be as a massive world entity capable of bearing endless battles between sovereigns?

It is powerful enough to transcend both reality and illusion!

The guys gathered here actually think they can go against this level of energy fluctuations and return to reality?

It's probably not even close to the shallow illusion; just getting close... no, it wouldn't even be possible to get close to this time rift barrier before it was blasted away by the terrifying energy waves until nothing was left.

With a cold laugh, Green finally understood why many powerful individuals who had fled to the gathering place of the Coffin of Hope believed that the Coffin of Hope was closer to reality.

At least it's a real road; it just needs enough power to open it.

"Hmph, the energy impact that pierces through reality and illusion is so immense that even the Endless Sovereign would only face certain death within it, his omnipotent soul was obliterated. And you dare to presume to use this as a passage to force your way out? How arrogant!"

"No, no, no, no..."

The human-headed spider smiled calmly.

"Because this place is frequently affected by the rules of the real world, the rules of the illusory world rarely descend. In addition, after each world collapses, the essence of the fragments of the Heart of the World that fall from the Gate of Penetration into the Dimensional Food Passage is also a wondrous substance that prolongs the growth of the soul. Therefore, even without the means to escape through the Gate of Penetration, it is one of the safe gathering places of the Dimensional Food Passage! What's more..."

The human-headed spider's voice gradually became mysterious and hoarse as it said, "There are indeed precedents for escaping here! Although countless generations of exiles have passed, this legend truly exists. In the endless world, there will always be some strange worlds with unusual rules that react strangely with the illusory spacetime."

Green's tricolored eyes stared at the human-headed spider for a long time without saying a word.

There are precedents of people escaping before!?

In the endless world, there are some strangely governed worlds that, when they shatter and collapse, exhibit certain peculiar reactions with the illusory spacetime, which also conform to the infinitely magnificent balance rules of the endless world.

If that's the case...

"My name is Obliteration Wizard. To dare send this avatar near me, you must be either the leader or one of the predators within this portal?"

Green spoke in a low voice, showing some interest in the human-headed spider itself.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh, it's not quite a leader, but this piercing gate is probably one of the largest gathering places in the entire dimensional esophagus. It only follows the most primitive rules of evolution through killing. In the most recent era, it was divided into twelve regions, each controlled by one of the twelve predators. If you want to become the thirteenth predator, or kill a predator and replace it, no one will stop you."

After the human-headed spider finished speaking, it took a small spider out of its mouth and threw it to Green.

"You may call me the Spider King. When you arrive in my territory, it will bring you safely here, so you won't be disturbed by some savage exiles."

"The Spider King? I understand."

Green opened his mouth and swallowed the spider whole. When needed, Green could simply use the Source of Annihilation to create another one.

The spider-faced man's eyes twitched, assuming it was just a wizard's special way of communicating, and didn't say anything more. As he retreated, he said, "According to the usual schedule, this turbid lizard should be awakening and feeding soon. Among the twelve predators of the Gate of Penetration, although it is not the top predator, it is not weak either. If you are not confident, let's choose another one."

An endless expanse of skeletons, with faint traces of unknown creatures in the distance.

Here, the Gate of Penetration creates a vast temporal fault zone, which is how the twelve predators divided their territories.

"hiss……"

After a moment's hesitation, he suddenly shook his head and smiled, saying, "No need, this will do."

As he spoke, Grimm's magic surged, and amidst the departing human-faced spider clone and the surrounding shadowy, weak life forms, six clones of the Source of Annihilation split from Grimm's body. Naked, they gradually straightened from their hunched state, their expressions and emotions varying.

"Is this the target egg?"

An avatar of the Source of Annihilation asked Green.

"This is the gathering place of the portals, which has some research value. Perhaps we can find clues to escape the dimensional esophagus. Let's try our luck and consider it as accumulating annihilation compatibility."

As Green spoke, he led his six clones, who were at the origin of the interplay of light and darkness, and who were seen as a strange and mysterious obliteration phenomenon by other creatures watching from the shadows, towards the slumbering turbid lizard in the distance, step by step.

(End of this chapter)