14: Chapter 16 The Chaotic Realm, First Manifestation of Divine Power

The scene behind the second bronze door was completely different from the first hall.

There was no spacious room, no array of stone statues, only a... corridor.

But this was no ordinary corridor.

The walls on both sides, the ceiling, and the floor were all pieced together from smooth, mirror-like bronze plates.

The surface of the plates was engraved with complex runes that were dizzying to look at; those runes were not static, but slowly flowing and rearranging, breathing like living things.

The runes on every bronze plate were different, connecting and nesting with each other to form a massive, three-dimensional Formation that covered the entire corridor.

The corridor stretched forward, with no end in sight.

The air was filled with a faint scent, like a mixture of metal rust and some kind of spice.

Even more eerie was the lighting—there was no light source, yet the entire corridor glowed with a soft, pale blue light, which was the spiritual radiance naturally emitted from within the runes.

Lin Ye stood at the entrance, and his Chaos Domain quietly expanded.

Within a five-meter radius, he could clearly perceive the energy flow trajectories of those runes—they were not chaotic, but operating according to some extremely precise Laws.

Every rune was a "node," and invisible energy lines connected the nodes, forming a three-dimensional network that covered every corner of the corridor.

"This is... a Formation Corridor." Su Qingyue walked to Lin Ye's side, the crescent moon mark on her forehead glowing slightly, "I feel very strong energy fluctuations, and not just of one attribute—metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, ice... it almost covers all basic elements."

Qingfeng swallowed hard: "So many Formations stacked together? How complex must that be?"

"It's not stacking, it's Fusion." Lin Ye corrected, "Perfectly fusing Formations of different attributes to form a whole. This level of Formation mastery is at least the work of a Saint."

Mingyue's face turned pale: "Then how... do we get through?"

"Two choices." Lin Ye held up two fingers, "First, force our way through. Although the Formation is exquisite, it has gone through ages, and its energy has decayed by more than half. The five of us working together might be able to force a path. But the risk is extremely high; once a chain reaction is triggered, the Formation of the entire corridor will be activated simultaneously, and we will be instantly overwhelmed by attacks of various attributes."

"And the second?" Chen Hao asked.

"Find the 'Gate of Life' of the Formation." Lin Ye pointed to the depths of the corridor, "Every Formation has a Gate of Life, which is the path left for the array setter to pass through. As long as we find the Gate of Life and follow the correct route, we won't trigger any attacks."

"But how do we find it?" Qingfeng smiled bitterly, "With such a complex Formation, just looking at these runes makes my head spin."

Lin Ye didn't speak; he closed his eyes and sank all his focus into his Chaos Domain.

This time, he was not simply sensing energy fluctuations, but... analyzing.

The high Comprehension Ability of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body was fully utilized at this moment.

Those complex runes, which were like heavenly books to ordinary people, were decomposed, disassembled, and reorganized one by one in his consciousness.

The meaning of every rune, the direction of every energy line, and the function of every node clearly emerged in his mind.

Time seemed to stand still.

Five seconds.

Ten seconds.

Thirty seconds.

Lin Ye opened his eyes, and a Chaos-colored light flashed deep within his pupils.

"Found it." He said softly, "The position of the Gate of Life is changing, moving every three seconds. But there is a pattern to the movement trajectory... stay close to me."

He took the first step, stepping on the third bronze plate on the left.

The runes on the plate glowed slightly, but did not trigger an attack.

Second step, the second plate to the front right.

Third step, the fifth plate directly in front.

Lin Ye's pace was peculiar; sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes advancing, sometimes retreating, and sometimes he even had to turn in a circle on the spot before moving forward.

Su Qingyue and the others followed closely behind, each step cautious, completely copying Lin Ye's route.

The corridor was very long.

After walking about fifty meters, the first fork in the road appeared ahead—three branches, each looking the same.

"Go left." Lin Ye said without hesitation.

"Why the left?" Mingyue asked in a low voice.

"The energy fluctuation of the middle one is the most stable and looks the safest, but that is the 'Gate of Death'; once you step in, all Formations will be triggered. The right one has chaotic energy and is the 'Gate of Fear', which will constantly trigger various illusion attacks. The left one has the most obscure energy flow, but if you perceive it carefully, you can find a faint 'gap', which is the path deliberately hidden by the Gate of Life."

The professional analysis made Qingfeng and Mingyue feel awe.

Although they were Disciples of Qingyun Temple and had learned some basic Formation knowledge, compared to Lin Ye, it was like the difference between a child and a Great Master.

Entering the left fork.

The walls here were no longer simple bronze plates, but had turned into semi-transparent crystal material.

Inside the crystal, various things were sealed—withered flowers, broken weapons, incomplete Jade Slips, and even... the remains of living things.

It was a humanoid skeleton, sealed inside the crystal wall on the right.

The skeleton was in a kneeling position, hands stretched forward, as if begging for something.

The surface of the skeleton was covered with a thin layer of frost, and even through the crystal, one could feel the bone-chilling cold.

"Is this person..." Chen Hao frowned.

"Likely an intruder from ages ago." Lin Ye glanced at it, "Sealed in the Formation, becoming a part of the Formation to provide energy. It seems this Formation has the ability to self-repair and strengthen, absorbing the life essence and cultivation of those trapped."

Mingyue shivered: "Then if we go the wrong way..."

"We will also become like this." Lin Ye said calmly, "So, don't go the wrong way."

Continuing forward.

After walking another thirty meters, an "abnormal" area appeared ahead.

The runes on the floor, walls, and ceiling there were significantly darker, a deep red color.

The energy fluctuations were also more active, and one could even see tiny electric sparks jumping in the air.

"This is a 'hub node' of the Formation." Lin Ye stopped, "Energy is highly concentrated here, and the Gate of Life path will temporarily be interrupted for three seconds. We need to create a temporary passage ourselves during the interruption."

"How to create it?" Su Qingyue asked.

"Using energy hedging." Lin Ye explained, "Although the energy of the Formation hub is powerful, precisely because it is highly concentrated, it leaves behind weak points. The five of us attack the same position simultaneously, using enough powerful energy to impact and temporarily 'open' the Formation, and we can open a three-second gap."

He pointed to a specific rune on the right wall: "There, the intersection of energy lines. I'll count to three, and we attack simultaneously."

The five stood ready.

Lin Ye gripped his nameless short sword, Chaos Divine Power pouring into the blade, and the edge of the sword glowed with grayish mist.

Su Qingyue condensed three deep blue ice cones in her palm, with fine silver runes flowing on the tips.

Chen Hao raised his long saber high, the golden light of his God King Body condensing on the blade.

Qingfeng and Mingyue also channeled their spiritual power with all their might, their sword tips pointing at the target.

"One!"

The energy fluctuations in the hub area began to intensify, and the deep red runes became brighter and brighter.

"Two!"

Fine cracks appeared in the air, a sign that space could not withstand the energy pressure.

"Three!"

"Attack!"

Five attacks hit that rune simultaneously!

The short sword's Chaos Sword Qi, the ice cone's extreme cold, the long saber's sacred blade light, and the sharp spiritual power of the twin swords—five energies of different attributes gathered, collided, and erupted at one point!

"Boom—!!!"

A deafening explosion!

It was not a physical explosion, but a violent impact on the energy level! The deep red runes flickered violently, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the surface.

The cracks spread rapidly, covering all runes within a three-meter radius.

Then, just like shattering glass, the Formation in that area... temporarily failed.

The light of the runes went out, the energy flow was interrupted, and the normal bronze plate wall behind was revealed.

"Go!" Lin Ye rushed through first.

The five of them filed through.

Just as Mingyue was the last to pass, a dark red energy flow darted out from the edge of the disabled area like a venomous snake, wrapping around his ankle!

That was the instinctive reaction of the Formation to self-repair!

"Watch out!" Lin Ye turned back, but it was too late to save him.

But Su Qingyue reacted faster.

She didn't even turn around, just pressed her left hand backward into the void.

"Freeze!"

The bone-chilling cold erupted instantly, freezing that dark red energy flow in mid-air!

Although it only froze for half a second, it was enough—Mingyue had already rushed through the danger zone.

"Thank you..." Mingyue's face was pale, his heart still racing.

Su Qingyue nodded slightly without speaking, but fine beads of sweat seeped from her forehead—that instantaneous reaction and spellcasting had consumed quite a bit of energy.

Continuing forward.

The corridor seemed endless.

After walking about another hundred meters, another anomaly appeared ahead.

This time it was not a hub node, but... a living thing?

In the center of the corridor, a semi-transparent pale blue light sphere with a diameter of about two meters was suspended.

Inside the light sphere, countless tiny runes flowed like swimming fish.

On the surface of the light sphere, fragments of various scenes appeared from time to time—mountains, rivers, stars, palaces, and even blurry human figures.

"This is... a Formation Spirit?" Qingfeng widened his eyes, "I've seen records of this in the ancient books of the temple! When a Formation reaches a very high Realm and has passed through long years, it is possible to give birth to preliminary intelligence, which is the Formation Spirit!"

Mingyue was also shocked: "I've only heard of things of this level in legends..."

Lin Ye's expression was grave.

The Formation Spirit meant that this Formation was no longer a dead object, but had simple thinking and judgment capabilities. It would actively attack intruders and adjust its attack methods according to the intruder's characteristics.

"Prepare for battle." He said in a low voice, "This light sphere is the core of the second barrier. Defeat it to proceed."

Before the words fell, the light sphere suddenly flickered violently!

The runes inside rotated crazily, and dozens of fist-sized energy balls of different colors appeared on the surface of the light sphere—fire red, ice blue, earth yellow, cyan green, bright gold, deep purple... each energy ball emitted terrifying fluctuations of the corresponding attribute.

"It's gathering an attack!" Su Qingyue warned.

"Scatter!" Lin Ye shouted.

The five of them leaped in different directions simultaneously.

Almost at the same time, those energy balls shot toward the positions where the five had just been standing like a rainstorm!

"Boom, boom, boom, boom—!!!"

Continuous explosions!

The fireballs exploded, turning into blazing flames; the ice balls shattered, freezing everything; the thunder balls flashed, lightning like dragons; the wind balls whistled, forming countless wind blades...

The attacks of five attributes were superimposed, completely turning that area into a death zone!

The bronze floor was blasted with pits, the walls were covered with scorch marks and frost, and the air was filled with chaotic fluctuations of various energy residues.

"This power..." Chen Hao gasped, "It's much stronger than those stone statue guards from before!"

While dodging, Lin Ye's brain worked at high speed.

The energy source of the Formation Spirit was the Formation of the entire corridor, almost endless. They definitely couldn't outlast it in a war of attrition. They must find its core weakness...

His gaze locked onto the center of the light sphere.

There was a main rune that was ten times larger than the other runes and was dark gold. Around the main rune, nine tiny energy lines connected to other parts of the light sphere—those were the control nodes.

"Attack that golden rune!" Lin Ye shouted, "That's its control core!"

Su Qingyue was the first to respond.

She formed seals with both hands, the crescent moon mark on her forehead fully revealed, emitting dazzling silver light.

The temperature around her dropped sharply, and countless tiny ice crystals condensed in the air.

Those ice crystals gathered and combined in front of her, forming an ice spear two meters long and crystal clear throughout!

On the surface of the ice spear, silver moonlight patterns were flowing.

"Go!"

The ice spear shot out, so fast that only a silver-white trajectory could be seen!

The light sphere seemed to perceive the threat, and three layers of shields of different colors instantly condensed on its surface—fire shield, ice shield, thunder shield, layered one after another.

But this strike from Su Qingyue contained all her insights after her Breakthrough.

The ice spear hit the first layer of fire shield, did not explode, but... penetrated!

The fire shield was directly extinguished by the extreme cold attached to the ice spear!

The second layer of ice shield was also penetrated—same attribute, but Su Qingyue's ice was purer and colder!

The third layer of thunder shield, cracks appeared on the surface of the ice spear, but it still stubbornly penetrated inside!

Finally, the ice spear fiercely pierced the dark gold rune in the center of the light sphere!

"Crack..."

A slight cracking sound.

A small crack appeared on the surface of the dark gold rune.

The light sphere trembled violently, the flow of runes inside became chaotic, and those suspended energy balls also lost control, with a few even self-destructing.

"It's effective!" Chen Hao's eyes lit up, raising his long saber to rush up.

"Wait!" Lin Ye stopped him, "It's not over yet!"

Sure enough, the light sphere began to self-repair.

The runes on the surrounding walls lit up simultaneously, and a massive amount of energy poured into the light sphere.

The cracks in the dark gold rune healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the aura of the light sphere was even stronger than before!

"It's absorbing the energy of the entire corridor!" Qingfeng exclaimed, "If this continues, it will never die!"

Lin Ye's eyes turned cold.

It seems he must use that move.

He took a deep breath and sank all his focus into the Chaos Dao Seed in the depths of his bitter sea.

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Ever since opening his life spring, he had not yet truly pushed his Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body to its full potential. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but rather... he didn't dare.

The true power of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body was far more than just simple attribute bonuses. Its most terrifying aspect lay in its interference with and devouring of 'Laws'.

But with his current Realm, forcibly activating this ability would place a massive burden on his body, potentially even damaging his Foundation.

But now, he couldn't worry about that.

"Su Qingyue, Chen Hao, Qingfeng, Mingyue," Lin Ye spoke slowly, his voice unusually calm. "No matter what happens later, do not come near me and do not try to help. If you see me lose control... retreat immediately and don't look back."

The four of them were stunned at the same time.

"Brother Ye, what are you going to do?" Chen Hao asked urgently.

Lin Ye did not answer.

He began to activate the Chaos Dao Seed.

At the center of his Bitter Sea, the Dao Seed Spring Eye gushed madly, and Chaos Divine Power erupted like a volcano, filling every one of his Meridians. A gray mist began to seep from the surface of his body—it wasn't an externalized Domain, but a sign of the Chaos Divine Power materializing.

The light ball seemed to sense a threat and stopped its self-repair. All its energy shifted, condensing into a destructive energy sphere half a meter in diameter with seven colors swirling within, locking onto Lin Ye!

"Human... threat... eliminate..."

The raspy thoughts, sounding like countless overlapping voices, were transmitted directly into the minds of the five.

Lin Ye smiled.

He took a step forward.

He didn't walk, he... disappeared.

No, he hadn't disappeared; rather, his speed had reached the extreme, leaving an afterimage in place. His true body had already appeared directly in front of the light ball, less than three meters away!

The light ball shot the seven-colored energy sphere without hesitation.

But Lin Ye did not dodge or avoid it.

He raised his right hand, palm facing the energy sphere.

"Chaos... Domain."

This time, it was no longer a five-meter-range weakening Domain.

It was... a three-meter-diameter 'sphere' completely composed of Chaos mist!

The Domain was compressed to the extreme!

The moment the seven-colored energy sphere crashed into the Chaos sphere, it was like ice meeting fire... it melted.

It wasn't an explosion or a cancellation; it was being completely devoured, decomposed, and converted by the Chaos mist!

The dark gold runes inside the light ball flickered wildly, conveying an emotion of terror. It wanted to retreat, to escape, but it was already too late.

Lin Ye's left hand had already pressed against the surface of the light ball.

"Devour."

Two calm words.

In the next moment, the Chaos sphere suddenly expanded, completely enveloping the entire light ball!

The light ball struggled violently, the runes on its surface flickering madly as energy of various attributes erupted—fire, ice, thunder, storm... but all these attacks vanished without a trace the moment they entered the Chaos mist, like mud sinking into the ocean.

Not only the energy attacks, but even the light ball itself began to 'melt'.

The Formation runes that composed the light ball were stripped away, decomposed, and devoured bit by bit by the Chaos mist. The light ball shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, from two meters in diameter, to one meter, to half a meter...

Ten seconds later, the light ball had completely disappeared.

In its place remained only a mass of even more condensed Chaos mist and three things... suspended in the center of the mist.

A fist-sized crystal with seven colors swirling within.

A palm-sized bronze token covered in runes.

And a fragmented dark gold rune shard, only one-third of a whole.

The Chaos mist slowly retracted back into Lin Ye's body.

He landed back on the ground, his body swaying. His face was as pale as paper, and a trace of blood even leaked from the corner of his mouth. Those ten seconds of full activation had almost drained his Chaos Divine Power and caused significant damage to his Meridians.

[Successfully destroyed 'Array Spirit (Elite)']

[Obtained 50,000 Experience Points]

[Obtained Reputation +300]

[Obtained Items: Myriad Form Array Stone (Rare), Bronze Array Token (Fine), Fragmented Law Shard (Special)]

Chen Hao and the other three rushed over to support Lin Ye.

"Brother Ye, are you okay?" Chen Hao asked anxiously.

Lin Ye waved his hand and swallowed several ordinary Qi Recovery Pills taken from his storage space—the Life Divine Spring had already been used up, and now he could only use these low-grade pills to barely recover.

"I'm fine, just a bit over-exhausted." He took a breath and looked at the three items on the ground. "Let's see the loot first."

Su Qingyue picked up the seven-colored crystal.

[Myriad Form Array Stone]

Quality: Rare (Blue)

Description: The core crystal of an Array Spirit, containing the essence of various attribute Formations.

Effects:

1. Can be directly absorbed to gain a large amount of experience points and randomly increase Array Affinity by 1-3 points.

2. Can be used to craft Formation Plate-type Magic Treasures, greatly increasing Formation power.

3. Can serve as the core energy source for high-level Formations.

Current Energy: 72%

"Good stuff," Su Qingyue evaluated. "But for us, direct absorption is too wasteful. We can wait until we find a suitable Formation Master to craft it into a Magic Treasure."

Lin Ye nodded. "Keep it for now."

Next was the Bronze Array Token.

[Bronze Array Token]

Quality: Fine (Green)

Description: One of the Formation control tokens of the Bronze Ancient Palace. The holder can partially control the Formations within the palace.

Effects:

1. Within the range of the Bronze Ancient Palace, certain Formations can be temporarily opened or closed (requires Divine Power consumption).

2. Can sense the location of other array tokens within the palace.

3. Collecting three tokens allows them to be synthesized into a complete control token.

Current Status: 1/3

"This should help us pass the following trials." Qingfeng's eyes lit up.

Lin Ye put away the array token and finally looked at the dark gold rune fragment.

[Fragmented Law Shard (Array)]

Quality: Special (Unrankable)

Description: A Law shard stripped from an Array Spirit, recording part of the mysteries of the Great Dao of Formations.

Effects:

1. Can slowly increase the comprehension speed of Formation-type Cultivation Techniques/Divine Abilities.

2. Collecting three shards allows them to be synthesized into a complete 'Array Law Shard', granting direct entry-level comprehension of the Great Dao of Formations.

3. Other uses unknown.

Warning: Law shards contain high-level rules. Forcibly attempting to comprehend them at the current Realm may result in Soul damage.

A Law shard!

Lin Ye's eyes narrowed. This was far more precious than the Myriad Form Array Stone. Although the Great Dao of Formations was not as top-tier as Chaos, Time-Space, or Life-Death, it was still a powerful Law ranked high among the three thousand Great Daos. If he could collect three shards and gain entry-level comprehension of the Great Dao of Formations, it would be a qualitative leap for his strength.

He carefully put the shard away.

"Let's keep moving." Lin Ye stood up straight. Though his face was still pale, his gaze had regained its sharpness. "With the Array Spirit destroyed, the Formations in the corridor should be temporarily disabled for a while. We should take this chance to pass through as quickly as possible."

Sure enough, the glow of the surrounding runes had dimmed significantly, and the energy fluctuations had weakened by more than half.

The five of them quickened their pace.

Without the hindrance of the Formations, their speed increased greatly. Ten minutes later, they reached the end of the corridor.

There was no door there, only a smooth bronze wall.

In the center of the wall was a slot that perfectly matched the shape of the Bronze Array Token.

Lin Ye took out the array token and placed it into the slot.

*Click.*

The sound of gears turning.

The bronze wall slid open to both sides, revealing the space behind it.

It was a small room, about ten meters in length and width. In the center of the room was a stone pedestal, and on the pedestal sat a... stone box.

The stone box was grayish-white and had no decorations, looking completely ordinary. But Lin Ye could feel an aura emanating from the box that made even his Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body throb slightly.

"This is..." Su Qingyue looked at Lin Ye.

"The reward." Lin Ye stepped forward. "After passing each layer of the Bronze Ancient Palace, there will be a treasure chest. In the first layer, we destroyed the control core, so the reward might have been absorbed by the Formation. This one is for the second layer."

He reached out and opened the stone box.

There were three things inside the box.

The first was a scroll made of an unknown beast hide, with four ancient characters embroidered in gold thread on its surface—'Introduction to Formations'.

The second was a set of three small, pale gold flags. Each flag was only the size of a palm, with different runes embroidered on their surfaces.

The third was a pill the size of a pigeon egg, crystal clear like glazed glass, with a seven-colored halo swirling inside.

Lin Ye first picked up the scroll.

[Obtained: Introduction to Formations (Complete)]

Quality: Fine (Green)

Description: A classic recording basic Formation knowledge, including the layout methods of thirty-six basic array diagrams and the analysis of one hundred and eight common runes.

Effect: After use, you will master basic Formation knowledge (Array Apprentice level).

Learning Requirements: Mental Energy 20, Comprehension Ability 15.

He met the requirements exactly. Lin Ye used it directly, and the scroll turned into points of light that merged into his brow. A vast amount of knowledge regarding Formations flooded his mind—though it was only the basics, it would be of great help in understanding the subsequent trials of the Bronze Ancient Palace.

Next was the set of small flags.

[Obtained: Three Talents Array Flags (Set)]

Quality: Rare (Blue)

Description: A set of array flags refined by a Formation Master, allowing for the rapid deployment of the basic Three Talents Array.

Effects:

1. Heaven Flag (Offense): After deployment, the attack power of allies within the array range is increased by 20%.

2. Earth Flag (Defense): After deployment, the defense of allies within the array range is increased by 20%.

3. Human Flag (Support): After deployment, the Divine Power recovery speed of allies within the array range is increased by 30%.

Set Effect: When all three flags are deployed, they form a complete Three Talents Array, increasing effects by 50% and adding 'Formation Protection' (negates one fatal attack, 24-hour cooldown).

Usage Requirements: Must master basic Formation knowledge. Deployment takes 10 seconds, lasts for 30 minutes, 1-hour cooldown.

Good stuff!

Although it was a basic Formation, the set effect was very practical. Especially that "Formation Protection," which could save a life at a critical moment.

Lin Ye handed the array flags to Su Qingyue. "Your Mental Energy is high, so you're more suited to controlling Formations. Familiarize yourself with them; we might need them later."

Su Qingyue took them and nodded.

Finally, there was the pill.

[Obtained: Seven-Colored Glazed Pill (Top-grade)]

Quality: Legendary (Gold)

Description: A precious pill refined from seven types of attribute Spirit Medicines. It can significantly increase cultivation, and its medicinal properties are gentle with no side effects.

Effect: After consumption, gain 50,000 experience points and randomly increase all attributes by 1-3 points (limited to the first consumption).

Usage Requirement: Bitter Sea Realm and above.

Fifty thousand experience!

Lin Ye's current experience bar was 1,200/5,000. If he ate this pill, he would directly reach Level 11! Moreover, it could increase all his attributes!

But he did not consume it immediately.

"This pill is for A-Hao." Lin Ye handed the pill to Chen Hao.

Chen Hao was stunned. "Brother Ye, this is too precious! You should eat it yourself; you're the main force..."

"I have the Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body, so my leveling speed is naturally fast." Lin Ye shook his head. "You need to increase your strength the most right now. The God King Body requires a massive amount of resources to build up, and this pill can help you lay a good Foundation."

Chen Hao wanted to decline further, but seeing Lin Ye's firm gaze, he finally nodded heavily. "Thank you, Brother Ye!"

He took the pill and swallowed it directly.

Seven-colored light erupted from his body, and his aura began to surge. Ten seconds later, a white light flashed—he had reached Level 11! Furthermore, on his attribute panel, all his attributes had increased by 2 points!

"How do you feel?" Qingfeng asked enviously.

"Great!" Chen Hao clenched his fists. "My strength has increased by at least thirty percent! And... it seems the Awakening degree of the God King Body has also increased a bit!"

Lin Ye nodded with satisfaction.

In this way, the overall strength of the team had increased another notch.

He looked toward the depths of the room.

There was another door there, taller and heavier than the previous two. Nine entwined dragons were carved in relief on the door panel, and nine dark red gems were embedded where the dragons' eyes would be, currently emitting a faint glow.

"The third layer..." Lin Ye said in a low voice. "It should be the final trial."

Su Qingyue walked to his side. "Can you continue in your state?"

Lin Ye felt the Chaos Divine Power within his body—the previous consumption had recovered by about thirty percent, which was barely enough. The damage to his Meridians was temporarily suppressed by the pills and would not worsen in the short term.

"I can," he said. "But the third layer will definitely be harder than the first two. We need to formulate a more detailed plan."

The five of them sat in a circle and began to discuss.

And in the deepest part of the Bronze Ancient Palace, those silver-white eyes were "watching" them through layers of walls.

When they saw the scene of Lin Ye devouring the Array Spirit, the eyes widened slightly.

When they saw Lin Ye giving the Seven-Colored Glazed Pill to Chen Hao, the eyes narrowed.

Finally, the eyes slowly closed.

Leaving only a low whisper echoing in the empty depths of the ancient palace:

"Selfless... or is there another scheme?"

"Chaos... as expected, it is difficult to fathom."

"In that case... let the trial of the third layer proceed as planned."

"Let me see... just how far you can go."