Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 399 The Throne with the Door Blocked

Bai Yang stepped into Challenge Space No. 99, and the surrounding environment immediately changed.

The once boundless desert at No. 100 has transformed into a black mountain range, drastically increasing the level of danger.

Thick, leaden clouds stretched across the sky, and lightning bolts fell everywhere, their power quite formidable.

"This is similar to the previous [Boundary Within a Boundary]."

If the domain lord is not strong, people will die just from this kind of environment.

No wonder there weren't any hotheads who dared to charge all the way to the end.

Given its size, a spacetime clone would be easily struck by lightning in such a place.

He quickly landed on the black mountain peak and looked around.

Hundreds of miles away from him, there was a huge gorilla with red fur, wearing a suit of leather armor.

It's rushing towards him at top speed; it must be the guy who's taken the throne.

"Sure enough, everyone who comes here now is a bunch of idiots."

Do you really think that arriving early will allow you to familiarize yourself with the terrain?

Bai Yang was disdainful and directly unleashed [Heaven and Earth], bombarding the opponent.

The gorilla was hit on the head by three metal blocks at the same time, causing its skull to burst open.

He took everything from the ape and headed towards the newly appeared portal to continue downwards.

It was more than ten minutes later when a large number of Holy Race members from the outside world arrived at the scene again.

Bai Yang has already defeated his opponents and climbed to the top sixty, occupying the highest-ranked throne!

All the holy races gathered around the many thrones, observing his actions.

Sure enough, with a change in light and shadow, Bai Yang reappeared in the outside world.

As soon as he came out, he rushed towards the throne ranked 100th.

"Oh no! He's really going to block the door!"

"Stop him!"

"Who will go and claim the throne first?"

Seeing that the Holy Race members on the other side were all wearing various illusionary defensive equipment, the spacetime clone grinned.

The Shadow Rift is activated!

The hundreds of psychic weapons launched from the other side paused slightly, temporarily losing their lock on Bai Yang's body!

"What!?"

"impossible!"

With a length of over 100 kilometers, such a massive body could actually lose its target through mental perception!

Is mental energy less effective than one's own vision?

If they hadn't experienced it firsthand, these spiritual practitioners would have thought they were dreaming.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Yang forcibly used his spacetime clone to unleash the technique "The Body Is the Sword".

He uses the techniques and movements of this move, so he's not afraid of anyone seeing through his underlying principles.

He instantly flashed to the side of the throne, then pressed the armrest and vanished into the challenge space.

The holy race members who were originally around the throne were immediately criticized by their companions.

"Didn't I tell you to reserve a seat first?"

"What are you all standing there for?"

As a result, those guys sneered and actually retorted.

"Don't think we're stupid! Why don't you go in?"

"Whoever takes this position, Whiteley will challenge him immediately!"

"You're bound to die, so go ahead and do it!"

"He's inside right now. If you're so tough, go in and challenge him!"

These words were spoken with righteous indignation and force, which immediately dampened the arrogance of the opposing side.

The hundreds of Holy Race members immediately erupted into chaos.

The leading, enormous, serrated beast rubbed its head, looking troubled, and said:

"Stop arguing, everyone, let's discuss what to do."

The atmosphere immediately turned cold.

"What else can we do? Those who aren't afraid of death can go and take on the challenge."

Anyone who dares to do something like blocking the door is doomed.

We can wear him down with sheer force of attacks!

With only a maximum rest period of half an hour between each challenge, it's impossible to recover completely.

"But let whoever wants to die die before Whiteledo dies of exhaustion!"

The observers on the giant ship in orbit also witnessed this scene.

"That's incredibly audacious! They've practically chosen a dead end!"

"Yes, let's not talk about a war of attrition."

Challengers can make ample preparations in advance, although they cannot use technological weapons.

However, various disposable items, potions, and toxins can be used.

"If you're the only one guarding the pass, even the strongest person will die."

Even the Lord of Changjiu back then wouldn't have done something like this.

"Haha, the contestants from other planets can simply go back and snatch the spots originally meant for their own planet."

Are these Holy Race disciples from the First Star level going to withdraw from the competition?

Or should they declare defeat without a fight and slink away to another planet?

"Hehe, these spoiled brats are the ones who talk the most about 'honor' and 'dignity'."

"Whiteley is forcing them to fight him one by one."

The closer they get to five years, the more anxious they become.

We can't expect other contestants from lower- or middle-class races to be cannon fodder, can we?

Regardless of the Holy Race's helplessness outside, Bai Yang lay in the desert of Space 100.

They comfortably took out the flesh and blood of the previous gatekeepers, devouring them while taking stock of their spoils.

He was in a really comfortable state; for four or five hours straight, no challengers came in to disturb him.

This challenging space has become a rare quiet place; he made the right move.

Anyway, he has a star guardian to keep him alert to his surroundings and monitor the external network at all times.

He was happy to refocus his energy on studying secret techniques and laws, and continuously improve his strength.

Five days later, Bai Yang finally encountered a challenger.

This is a demon race member of royal lineage, resembling a giant purple lobster.

As soon as he entered, he immediately raised his two huge pincers to indicate that he meant no harm.

At the same time, he shouted anxiously:

"Your Highness Whiteridge!"

"I am not a challenger! I am here to negotiate with you on behalf of the Holy Ancestor Society!"

Bai Yang laughed:

"It's simple if you want me to step down from this throne, just beat me."

If I lose, I'll spare their lives, but all the Holy Race challengers will gamble all their wealth with me.

This point needs to be notarized by the giant ship observers; don't try to play games with me about entrusting assets to your companions.

The lobster was dumbfounded and stammered:

"Isn't this a bit too...?"

Bai Yang interrupted the other party directly:

"That's all the conditions. You can leave now."

The lobster didn't dare to waste any words and immediately admitted defeat, automatically leaving the space a few seconds later.

Five minutes later, Bai Yang encountered his first official challenger.

A white narwhal crashed into him as soon as it entered the space.

With a thought, Bai Yang unleashed three strikes simultaneously from the Heaven and Earth technique.

One blow severed the horn, another shattered the skull, and the final blow broke the spine of the whale's massive body.

There wasn't a single breath during the entire process.

The contestants from various races outside the throne gasped in astonishment.

The light from the challenge on the throne hadn't even faded when the incredibly powerful whale was already dead!?

Half an hour later, the challenge cooldown period ended.

Another demon race member, long like a giant snail, rushed in.

He was confident in his defenses, but he died almost as quickly as the whale.

Four seconds later, Bai Yang's claws smashed through his shell, killing him instantly.

"What should we do? We're running out of illusion defense gear!"

"His illusions are even more unbeatable!"

"Should we use the venom of the Demon Kiss Serpent? But what if it falls into his hands..."

Harrington, the leader of the Holy Ancestor Society, looked at the only thing at hand that could potentially harm Bai Yang, and was truly undecided.

This thing is known as a poison that kills anyone below immortality, and they searched the entire planet for it.

They even promised huge benefits to people from other planets before they could scrape together half a bottle.

(End of this chapter)