200: A bountiful harvest of corpses, a nine-story building

He advanced, oblivious to time and space.

Lin Chen didn't know how long he had been advancing or how far he had traveled; he only felt that the Illusory Pavilion seemed to have grown slightly larger.

He didn't know if this was an illusion, but it was a good outcome regardless, at least it could support him in continuing to advance for a long time.

Beneath the Void, his connection with his main body was faint and intermittent, making it impossible to determine the passage of time or the distance he had traveled through that link.

However, any change was a good thing; even if this change might be an illusion, an illusion was still a cause for change, and thus a good thing.

As he continued to advance, Lin Chen felt a long-lost sense of fatigue and exhaustion; ever since he obtained Void Power, he had never felt tired or weary.

This body of his seemed to have regained flesh and blood, turning into a true mortal.

"Old Demon Race brother, do you think I can reach the other side?"

The Demon Race corpse following behind him naturally couldn't answer Lin Chen's question, and Lin Chen didn't expect an answer; in fact, he was more afraid if the corpse did speak. He was merely using self-talk to alleviate the loneliness of unchanging time and space.

"This is truly a good place for tempering the mind."

Lin Chen found joy in his suffering and continued to advance resolutely.

The path paved with Void Power and Dao Fall Power pointed directly towards the Illusory Pavilion. Lin Chen walked along the path with relative ease, as he still had Supreme Power to use and wasn't solely relying on a mortal body to move forward.

"Oh, look, another Demon Race corpse."

"Old brother, you have company now."

On an unchanging path, any change was a welcome sight.

It was another Demon Race corpse, a female Upper Demon Race. The difference from a male Upper Demon Race was significant; if one ignored the pair of small horns on her head, she was almost indistinguishable from an Yisha God Race angel, both having white wings, yellow skin, and being very beautiful.

It was precisely because the Upper Demon Race of the Demon Race had this appearance, externally resembling the Human Race, Ancient Immortal Clan, Yisha God Race, and Nether Race, that there was a possibility of negotiation.

The Upper Race of the Demon Race was more like a blend of some distinct features from the four races: horns from the Nether Race, wings from the Yisha God Race, body shape from the Ancient Immortal Clan, and skin color from the Human Race.

Taking this Demon Race corpse, which was at least Upper God level, Lin Chen continued on his journey.

Forward, everything for the sake of advancing.

After an unknown period, Lin Chen had accumulated six more Demon Race corpses and two Void Creature corpses behind him, dragging a total of ten corpses forward.

He had entered the Void from the Near Void Land, and then entered the Under the Void. The appearance of Demon Race and Void Creature corpses Under the Void clearly indicated that some unknown events had occurred during the creation of the Near Void Land.

This led to a large number of Demon Race and Void Creatures entering the Under the Void, where they were eventually trapped and died, ultimately becoming Lin Chen's spoils of war.

Ten perfectly preserved God corpses were of great value, but Lin Chen currently didn't have the luxury of thinking about that, because he was certain that the Illusory Pavilion had indeed been growing larger earlier, and it wasn't his illusion; he was truly approaching the Illusory Pavilion.

At this moment, the Illusory Pavilion in his eyes was already half again as large as before. This change confirmed that he was indeed advancing and getting closer to the Illusory Pavilion.

Advance, only advancing could bring a glimmer of hope.

Lin Chen was already somewhat tired, fatigue sweeping over his entire body; this mortal body, after all, was not durable enough.

But his will grew stronger; the goal was right before his eyes, a great opportunity was right before his eyes. He had walked this long, and now he only needed to keep walking, and he would eventually reach his destination.

"Phew, we've arrived, it wasn't easy."

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Chen, amidst his journey and corpse-collecting, finally arrived before the Illusory Pavilion.

At this moment, he was extremely tired, his fatigued body no longer supporting more actions, only mechanically moving forward step by step.

As the saying goes, looking at a mountain can exhaust a horse.

Behind him were 39 corpses, including 20 Demon Race and 19 Void Creature. All of them were at least Upper God level in life, with the highest being Half-step Foundation Level, already possessing some Dao Source Power.

There were two Half-step Foundation Level corpses, both encountered closer to the Illusory Pavilion, indicating that they too had relied on Dao Source Power to gradually approach the Illusory Pavilion in their lives.

It was just that they weren't persistent enough and ultimately died here, becoming one of Lin Chen's spoils of war.

In front of the Illusory Pavilion, there were only nine steps.

The moment Lin Chen stepped onto the first step, the magnificent Illusory Pavilion instantly solidified, transforming into a real, physical entity.

After solidifying, the Illusory Pavilion rapidly shrank, becoming a nine-story wooden pavilion 50 meters tall, with a base length of 30 meters, and each story 5 meters high. (Referencing Yellow Crane Tower)

"Interesting, the suppression has relaxed."

Standing on the first step, Lin Chen felt the suppressed and sealed power within his body recovering. He could already mobilize some power, and the fatigue in his body rapidly receded, his tense consciousness also regaining clarity.

In response, Lin Chen simply opened the storage device within his body and collected the 39 corpses following him, one after another.

Next, when exploring the nine-story pavilion, carrying corpses would be somewhat cumbersome. Taking advantage of the relaxed suppression, he quickly collected them. Even if there was no gain from the nine-story pavilion, obtaining 39 God corpses was a significant gain, ensuring security.

Neatly packed and traveling light, Lin Chen took a step, arriving at the second step.

Nothing happened; the suppressive force relaxed even further. The power within his body recovered significantly, and there were no tests he had anticipated, as if they were just ordinary steps, allowing him to climb up freely.

Crossing the nine steps, Lin Chen successfully arrived in front of the nine-story pavilion. The suppression had completely lifted, and he finally recovered his strength. The Void Annihilation Spear and Dao Fall Tree also returned to their peak condition.

However, at this moment, Lin Chen dared not relax at all.

The more relaxed the situation, the more cautious one should be.

The previous suppression was so severe, yet upon reaching the destination, there was no suppression. This could only mean that everything within the nine-story pavilion didn't care about the state of the arrival.

No matter how Lin Chen tried to perceive, he couldn't penetrate the nine-story pavilion with his sensory power. The nine-story pavilion, in his perception, did not exist; he could only see it with his naked eyes.

He did not rush to push open the pavilion door and enter. Instead, he circled the base of the first floor of the nine-story pavilion to locate the pavilion door.

"Four doors, four plaques, but not a single word. I don't know what this nine-story pavilion is called; I can only bite the bullet and enter."

From the outside, Lin Chen couldn't obtain any more information.

He returned to the first pavilion door he saw, and without any hesitation, pushed it open and entered.

Still, nothing happened.

Inside the first floor, there was nothing; no stairs leading upwards, only three other identical doors set in the wooden walls, as well as a wooden ceiling and stone floor.

"????"

With a bewildered mind, Lin Chen walked into the first-floor space.

Still, nothing happened.

With his senses open, Lin Chen scanned every inch of the first-floor space, still unable to perceive anything; it remained in a non-existent state, only visible and tangible to his naked eyes and physical body.

Faced with such an unknown situation, only a bit of recklessness could reveal a way to break the deadlock.

Thus, Lin Chen directly transformed into a demolition expert and began to dismantle the building.

Violence, sometimes, can solve problems very well.

Just like now.

When Lin Chen chose to use the Void Annihilation Spear and thrust it into the wooden ceiling, changes began to appear.

"I knew it, a bit of violence is indeed better."

"See? Change has appeared, and opportunity has revealed itself."

(Yesterday at noon, I went to the police station and was in a state of lockdown, my phone was confiscated. I was only released at around 5 AM this morning. I'm fine now, so I didn't update yesterday. When I got home, I immediately started writing. I'm truly sorry to my dear readers.)