Please be my partner.

After muttering to himself, Long Zizai shattered the ice lake without hesitation and leaped into it.

The frozen lake was extremely deep, and the deeper one went, the more solid the ice became. When it reached a depth of a thousand feet, even Long Zizai would need to expend some effort to break it.

When they reached three thousand feet, the ice layer had turned almost black, and Long Zizai had to use all his strength to continue.

Suddenly, under Long Zizai's attack once again, the ice layer in front of him not only did not break, but instead a huge force of recoil came. The dark ice layer dispersed, and in its place was a substance that was almost completely transparent, like a precious diamond.

Long Zizai waved his hand, expanding the area slightly, and there he saw a giant, lifelike, aquamarine dragon solidified within the jewel.

Upon closer inspection, one could see a dark shadow behind the azure dragon, which was still slowly wriggling even in its frozen state.

This was the culprit that invaded the Ice Dragon, leading to his ultimate death... a wisp of the aftershock from the other shore!

That's right, the ice dragon looks like it's alive, but it's actually already dead.

Long Zizai's expression turned solemn. He knew that what he was about to do was very dangerous, and the chances of success were not as high as he had imagined. If he failed, it would be a life-or-death crisis. The best outcome would be to leave Tianwaitian and end this training.

However, if successful, the rewards will be incredibly substantial.

Faced with the pros and cons, Long Zizai's eyes gradually hardened, and he placed his hand on the precious diamond.

"Boom!~"

A violent tremor resounded, and cracks appeared in the towering ice layer, with countless huge ice blocks sliding down, threatening to bury Long Zizai.

"Click! ~ Click! ~"

Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, a few crisp, yet unmistakable sounds suddenly rang out.

On the perfect jewel, fine cracks appeared, and these cracks were rapidly expanding and multiplying.

Long Zizai suddenly exerted his strength, pressing his palm down hard, and the entire precious diamond shattered. These tiny fragments quickly turned into nothingness, along with the ice dragon's corpse, which also turned into pieces, shrinking from large to small, and then disappearing into nothingness, leaving only that dark shadow.

Without the ice dragon as its vessel, the pitch-black shadow seemed to be melting away, rapidly fading.

Long Zizai took a deep breath, and without hesitation, he flashed to the dark figure and reached out his left hand to grab it.

Instantly, the pitch-black image, like a bone-deep infection, climbed directly up Long Zizai's palm, threatening to cross his arm and spread towards his body.

Long Zizai's expression changed slightly, and he immediately mobilized all his power to seal it off, trying to completely lock the dark shadow in his left arm.

Under Long Zizai's suppression, the erosion of the dark shadow gradually slowed down, and only stopped when it had crossed two-thirds of the upper arm. However, if you look closely, you will find that the erosion of the dark shadow did not stop completely, but although it became extremely slow, it was still advancing steadily.

At this rate, the dark shadow will completely break through the arm's blockade in three months at most.

Because Long Zizai has poured all his power into this area, once the dark shadow breaks through his arm, there will be no further obstacles, and it can advance straight in and completely engulf Long Zizai.

Just like the Ice Dragon before.

Faced with such a critical situation, Long Zizai actually smiled, because it was just as he had expected, no, it was even better than he had anticipated.

In Long Zizai's worst-case scenario, he would be completely unable to cope with the erosion of the power from the other side. In that case, in order to survive, he would have to withdraw directly from this training in the outer heavens.

Sever the arm?

Stop joking. The power of the other shore transcends time and can even be seen as above cause and effect in the outer heavens. Once you are tainted by it, don't think you can get rid of it easily.

Even if he manages to hold on for the time being, the time left for Long Zizai may not be long enough for him to comprehend the Way of the Other Shore, and in the end, all his efforts will be in vain.

Now, there are actually three months left, which is undoubtedly very good news for Long Zizai.

The reason why Long Zizai was given so much time was because this wisp of the Other Shore aftershock had been weakened by the battle with the Ice Dragon and thousands of years of freezing, which allowed Long Zizai to gain an advantage.

In a way, this can be seen as the predecessors planting trees so that future generations can enjoy the shade.

Having obtained what he wanted, Long Zizai naturally wanted to leave the Frozen World as soon as possible. With the Ice Dragon missing as its core, the world was bound to undergo significant changes in the coming period, and it was hard to guarantee that it wouldn't attract the attention of legendary powerhouses in the vicinity.

Long Zizai is currently using 99% of his power to fight against the aftershocks of the Other Shore. Even if the remaining power, combined with his original body, still gives him legendary strength, he is probably not even as strong as the weakest legendary figure, since he has no endurance at all.

In this situation, one should naturally run away quickly and go to the secret location he had arranged to meditate and comprehend the path to the other shore.

With a swift motion of his right hand through the void, Long Zizai painstakingly tore open the barrier between worlds and squeezed through.

Thousands of years of freezing have permeated every corner of the frozen world with the rules of ice and cold. However, with the loss of the core, a huge gap has appeared in the rules of ice and cold, causing the frozen world to begin to collapse as a whole.

Of course, this collapse may continue for hundreds or thousands of years before ending with the complete destruction of the frozen world.

But before that, the influence had already begun to spread step by step. If any legendary powerful figures came near the frozen world, they would be able to sense the various changes in this world.

However, this was no longer relevant to Long Zizai. At this moment, he concealed all his aura and was discreetly traversing the gap between worlds.

Half a day later, Long Zizai entered a world, and the world's blessing made his complexion look much better.

Of course, if this world knew that Long Zizai had brought back a time bomb, it would probably kick him out.

Soon, Long Zizai returned to the cave he had prepared in advance, and then activated layers of concealment and protection formations. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Sitting cross-legged, Long Zizai focused all his attention on the aftershocks of the Other Shore in his left arm. He needed to make the most of every second and not waste a single moment.

As time passed, Long Zizai gradually came to understand the immense power contained within the aftershocks of the other shore as he battled against them.

In this process, the legendary traces left by Long Zizai in various worlds also began to shine, including the ancient legendary traces that Long Zizai obtained after killing the Heavenly Chosen One from beyond the heavens.

In this respect, Long Zizai was better prepared than Mellen.

Ten days...

Twenty days...

One month...

Two months...

As Long Zizai was immersed in enlightenment, he was in a daze when a phantom river flowed past him, leaving no trace, no image, no form.

As his body was immersed in the river, Long Zizai's spirit began to sublimate and rise involuntarily.

Just as Long Zizai was about to leave the river and reach another level...

A pitch-black shadow suddenly swept past, seemingly covering infinite space and time, instantly blocking all of Long Zizai's paths and knocking him to the dust.

Long Zizai suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with uncontrollable rage. In the last moment before he fell completely back into the depths of the river, he saw the all-encompassing black shadow.

That was an infinitely enormous... hand!

At the same time, a contemptuous voice faintly drifted over: "You actually dare to try to use my power to embark on the journey to the other side? What wishful thinking! I will now put an end to your beautiful dream."

Long Zizai suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze still tinged with anger, but that anger quickly turned into fear. Without a word, he tried to flee, but…

A dark light slowly swept across, and the world where Long Zizai was located silently turned into ashes, leaving him standing alone in the void, with a blurry and distorted human figure not far in front of him.

Long Zizai knew that the blurriness and distortion were not the true form of the human figure; it was simply because his current perception was insufficient to perceive the full appearance of the human figure.

The figure chuckled softly: "Found you, little bug."

Chapter 687 The Battle on the Other Shore and Fulfilling the Wish

The figure looked at Long Zizai and said casually, "As expected of an elite among the invading demons, you do have some skill. My casual strike was originally intended to wipe you and the entire world away, but I didn't expect you to be able to dodge it. It seems you have really comprehended a bit of the power of the other shore."

"However, things didn't go so well after that."

As he spoke, the figure pointed forward, and an invisible force exploded on the temporal plane. The disruptive force swept directly towards Long Zizai. This attack on the temporal plane was aimed directly at the source of cause and effect, and there was no way to dodge it.

As the figure moved, a great terror arose in Long Zizai's heart; this was a mad warning that came from truly facing a life-or-death situation.

Although the figure's movements were not fast, they transcended time, completely exceeding Long Zizai's perception and reaction, leaving him with no choice but to close his eyes and await death.

Just then, suddenly, another force that transcends the realm of time slashed in from the side, neutralizing the figure's power.

The figure seemed unsurprised, and said with a smile, "Finally couldn't hold back? If you keep hiding and causing trouble, or hiding among those guys, we really can't do anything to you."

"But, as expected, there is a connection between you. This time, my actions have indeed drawn you out."

Mellen slowly emerged from the ripples of time and said calmly, "A powerful being from the other shore would actually resort to such methods?"

The figure chuckled, "It's not about the quality of the method, as long as it works."

Long Zizai stared at Mellen in disbelief, his mind blank for a moment, completely unable to comprehend the current situation.

After Mellen finished her brief exchange with the figure, Long Zizai finally came to her senses and asked in surprise, "A trick? Led you out? Mellen, what... what exactly is going on?"

Mellen calmly said, "Normally, we have half of the Heavenly Mandate protecting us from the Outer Heavens. Even if we embark on the journey to the Other Shore, there's a 10-20% chance we can hide from the sight of other powerful beings on the Other Shore, but..."

Long Zizai smiled wryly, following Melon's words: "But because I used the aftershocks of the other shore, I will inevitably be sensed by the corresponding powerful beings on the other shore when I embark on the journey to the other shore?"

"Then, he used the opportunity of attacking me to lure you out?"

Although Long Zizai didn't understand why Melen was able to become a powerful being on the other shore in such a short time, there was no doubt that if Melen hadn't intervened today, he would have been doomed. At best, he would have been saved by the Dao Lord and lost his qualification for training.

Of course, it is more likely that Daojun will not even take action and will let him fend for himself.

After all, experience is never a game, and there is never any possibility of absolute safety.

The two Dao Lords are currently in a stalemate with the Heavenly Dao of the Outer Heaven at a slight disadvantage. If they were to make a rash move, it would inevitably provoke a counterattack from the Heavenly Dao of the Outer Heaven, and they would only lose more in the end.

Mellen did not respond. He couldn't very well say that their attention was being focused on him because of his deliberate or unintentional guidance.

Murren looked at the figure and had already found relevant information about him in the river of time...

Qu Dongchen, the Lord of the Six Desires, is a powerful being from the Other Shore who possesses the power to control people's desires. As for other information, there is no need to say more. Powerful beings from the Other Shore can traverse time and space and have left behind too many seemingly true myths and legends in history. Not only are they half true and half false, but there are also many incarnations and aliases to confuse their identities. Unless you have actually fought with them, you basically cannot know their strength.

Mellen said, "You continue to make breakthroughs, leave the rest to me."

Long Ziyi was stunned. He realized his predicament. He had fallen into Qu Dongchen's trap, which blocked all his paths. In other words, if he wanted to embark on his journey to the other side, he could not avoid Qu Dongchen.

No matter how many times you try, it's useless.

However, Long Zizai felt an inexplicable trust in Mellen's words. Perhaps it stemmed from their previous friendship, or perhaps it was his admiration for Mellen's ability to quietly achieve his goal. In any case, Long Zizai was willing to take the gamble.

With this in mind, Long Zizai no longer hesitated, immediately closed his eyes and entered a state of deep thought, and began his assault on the journey to the other shore.

Qu Dongchen let out a sneer, his body radiating demonic energy that stained the void. The ultimate goal of his plan was to lure out Mellen; Long Zizai was merely an add-on.

As a result, not only did its prey not realize its mistake, it also became arrogant and boastful, while the reaction of the little extra was even more ridiculous.

Qu Dongchen let out a sharp sneer: "You mere newbie who has just embarked on the journey to the other shore, do you think you can keep me busy? How arrogant!"

Mellen did not respond verbally; he too was imbued with immense power, resonating with countless worlds, with time and space echoing beneath his feet.

"Boom!~"

Two invisible forces collided, instantly churning spacetime into chaos. Ripples spread rapidly, engulfing thousands of worlds in the surrounding area.

The spatial-temporal chaos was reflected in reality, immediately altering it. The world that was erased when Qu Dongchen appeared was the first to be affected.

As a ripple of spacetime swept by, the erased world reappeared, but with completely different changes.

Originally, this world was similar to the ancient world, and its martial arts were even more prosperous than those of the Great Hua world.

After the ripples in time and space, the world returned, but the background changed to a modern-day environment. The world's martial arts level was not high, and the advent of firearms accelerated its decline. The world is now in chaos and on the verge of warlordism. A great war is urgently needed to break up the established interest groups and redistribute the world.

Another ripple of time and space flashed by, and the world transformed into the Stone Age, where tribes of savages hunted on the land, and the nascent martial arts were just beginning to emerge.

One of the tribal chiefs was directing his warriors to attack their prey when suddenly a series of images flashed through his mind.

"Boom!~"

The collision created new ripples in spacetime, and the world changed once again, transforming from the Stone Age of primitive tribes into a technologically advanced future science fiction world.

Beyond this world are probe satellites that faithfully record the changes in the interdimensional space and carefully collect all the data. Cross-dimensional warships are ready to leave the world they depend on for survival and explore a completely new world.

Just then, a sudden alarm sounded in the command center. All the probe satellites outside the world were rendered useless in an instant, and the last image they transmitted back showed a profound distortion and horror.

Upon seeing this scene, everyone in the command center went mad. Before the supreme commander lost his mind, countless images flashed through his mind, and he managed to utter two words: "The...other... shore..."

"Boom!~" "Boom!~" "Boom!~"...

Each collision creates a new ripple in spacetime, and each ripple causes a cataclysmic change in the world...

Capitalist Empire...Red Republic...Alien Nest...Biohazard Apocalypse...Wasteland...

Originally, the strongest legend in this world could still maintain a part of his identity while going with the tide, but as the world was refreshed time and time again, his identity was worn away more and more, until it was completely exhausted and he became just another ordinary person.

The ripples in spacetime affect not only the world before their eyes, but also at least thousands of other worlds, which are constantly changing and being overturned.

Qu Dongchen looked surprised. He hadn't expected that Mellen, who had just embarked on his journey to the other side and didn't even have a timeline, could fight him to this extent.

However, this only further proves the correctness of Qu Dongchen's current approach.

If we can 'kill' Mellen in this confrontation, then Mellen will have to expend a lot of energy to recover. Even if we can't, it would be good to delay Mellen's development time as much as possible.

Besides, there were some unexpected gains as well.

Feeling the turbulence of the river of time, Qu Dongchen's expression was playful. He looked at Long Zizai, who was struggling in the river of time, like a fisherman standing on the river watching a fish trying to leap out of the water.

Whether the fish is slapped back into the water or scooped up and cooked, it all depends on the fisherman's mood.