336: Chapter 337 The Time Has Come to Obtain the Core Power of the Dimension

The situation on the Velos Continent had stabilized following the establishment of the Radiant Empire and the submission of the dragons. Within the borders of the Canglan Empire, although sporadic resistance forces still stirred in the shadows, they were mostly remnants of the old aristocratic era or extremists unable to accept being ruled by non-human races.

Like maggots clinging to life under damp wood, these waves of resistance were quickly suppressed and scattered. This was due to Elandir and his son, Laigong, patrolling the four corners of the land on dragons to display their peerless might, and because the vast civilian population within the empire enthusiastically supported the new regime after seeing the abolition of harsh laws and the end of slave-hunting atrocities.

The remaining die-hards could only hide like frightened rats, harboring unrealistic fantasies and engaging in futile conspiracies in sunless dungeons or remote mountain villas.

They stubbornly believed that the current glory of the Elf Empire rested entirely on the shoulders of the Elf Princess Lilia, who had risen like a meteor and possessed incredible power.

Having discovered that the princess had once gone missing for a period, they wishfully fantasized that perhaps one day, she would disappear again. At that time, the Elf Empire, having lost its strongest martial reliance, would surely fall into civil strife, allowing them to seize the opportunity to rise up and recover their lost territory.

However, they did not know the truth behind Lilia's disappearance, nor could they comprehend the source and level of the power she had obtained. Even if they knew, they would never believe that a person's power could reach such an inconceivable, nearly eternal level.

In Lin Muyang's plan, Lilia was about to receive the origin gift of this world and step into the God-Tier realm! Once successful, her life level would undergo a qualitative leap; lifespan would no longer be a shackle, and her power would remain undiminished forever.

At that time, she would become the true, eternal sun of the Radiant Empire and even the entire Velos Continent. As long as she existed, any plot to overthrow the regime would be nothing but a pipe dream.

The landscape of the continent, under the guidance of Lin Muyang's invisible hand, had essentially been set. The Sunlight Elf Clan had established a firm foothold by virtue of their absolute power and gentle ruling philosophy.

If not for the elves' natural inclination to coexist harmoniously with nature and their dislike for pointless conquest and expansion, it would not have been difficult for them to unify the entire continent with the power they currently possessed. Even if they changed their minds in the future, Lin Muyang would not stop them. To him, this was merely an internal affair of a low-energy-level world; as long as Lilia and her clan were safe and sound, everything else could be left to their own devices.

Time quietly arrived at the third day since Lin Muyang descended onto the Velos Continent.

This was also the moment of Yin and Yang convergence in this world, which Gui Wanwan and Feng Ling had long since calculated.

At noon, the figures of Lin Muyang, Lilia, Gui Wanwan, and Feng Ling appeared above a terrifying sea area located deep within the Endless Sea, far away from all continents.

This place was known as the Sea of Thunder Strikes, an absolute forbidden zone on all nautical charts of the Velos Continent, a deadly dead zone that even the bravest and craziest explorers and legendary mages dared not approach.

The sky was completely covered by pitch-black thunderclouds as thick as lead and hanging low, as if ready to collapse; not a single ray of sunlight could penetrate through. Within the clouds, countless thick, dragon-like, twisting, ghastly white lightning bolts frantically darted and exploded, emitting a continuous, deafening roar.

The violent thunder, like whips swung by a god in a rage, struck irregularly upon the boiling, roaring ink-black sea below, kicking up terrifying Surging Waves hundreds of meters high. The air was filled with a strong smell of ozone and the pungent odor of electrolyzed seawater. Spatial stability here seemed extremely fragile, occasionally producing subtle distortions and cracks, leaking wisps of chaotic spatial energy.

The energy environment here was violent to the extreme; ordinary legendary powerhouses would likely struggle to sustain themselves here for long, let alone explore deep inside. By Blue Star standards, without solid strength above Level 200 and top-tier defensive means, it was impossible to survive here.

However, for Lin Muyang and his group, this dead zone that made the continent's powerhouses tremble in fear was merely a special area with relatively active energy.

Lin Muyang did not even do anything intentionally; simply in his normal state, the layers of passive defensive effects originating from his God-Tier Aura had already quietly taken effect.

A thin, tough, invisible force field shimmering with seven-colored halos enveloped the four of them. Those terrifying thunderbolts, capable of vaporizing steel warships in an instant, hit this force field like they had struck an absolutely insurmountable Wall of Sighs, unable to stir even a ripple before silently annihilating and dissipating.

The violent gales, chaotic spatial turbulence, and the highly toxic water vapor rising from the seawater were likewise kept at bay. They floated quietly in the center of the storm and thunder, like that incredible place of tranquility in the eye of a storm, their clothes fluttering, their expressions composed.

"This is the place," Gui Wanwan's cold, clear voice rang out in the gaps between the thunder. She closed her eyes, feeling the energy flow between the heaven and earth around them, which was incomparably violent yet faintly followed some mysterious rhythm.

"On the entire planet, the energy here is the most volatile and the most primitive. The power of Yin and Yang collide, entangle, and reach a state of ultimate chaos here. Only in this extreme chaos and opposition, at the specific moment each year when the power of Yin and Yang reach a perfect balance, can one tear open the gap leading to that place of absolute order and origin."

Feng Ling's molten-gold eyes reflected the sky full of lightning. She added: "According to my bloodline memory, although the plane core is located at the center of the earth, its dimension of existence is different from conventional space. It is not deep underground, but in a special interlayer between the virtual and the real, Yin and Yang. Below this Sea of Thunder Strikes, it corresponds exactly to a huge energy node of the planet's ley lines, which is also the most significant manifestation of the convergence of Yin and Yang forces. Opening a passage here consumes the least energy and is the most stable."

Lin Muyang nodded slightly. His perception had long since become like invisible tentacles, reaching deep into the ocean and strata below, even touching the surging molten core and the planet's pulse.

He could see that besides the Velos Continent, on the other side of the distant ocean, there seemed to exist an even more primitive and savage continent. Powerful Mythical-grade Demonic Creatures that followed the most naked laws of the jungle lived there, and their average strength level was even a notch higher than the human magical civilization of the Velos Continent, roughly equivalent to the level of Blue Star's Level 180-220 Mythical-grade Demonic Creatures.

However, that continent and the Velos Continent were completely isolated by the endless violent ocean and chaotic energy zones, almost like two independent worlds. Lin Muyang had no interest in that continent; the strength of those monsters was no different from ants to him—after all, the monster clans he had cleared away in Atlantis at will had much higher levels and threat levels than this.

He reined in his mind and focused his attention entirely on the present. Whether he could successfully obtain the power of the plane core to help Lilia break through to the God-Tier was the top priority of this trip.

Time passed minute by minute, and the thunder between heaven and earth seemed to become more dense and violent, as if accumulating its final strength. The energy particles in the air were restless, emitting a buzzing hum.

Gui Wanwan and Feng Ling looked at each other, their expressions becoming incomparably solemn. They knew that the moment, which only occurred once a year and was fleeting, was about to arrive.

"Now!"

Both women shouted almost simultaneously!

Gui Wanwan formed a complex and profound Underworld seal with her hands in front of her chest. The dense nether energy around her body erupted with a bang, turning into countless chains as black as ink that seemed capable of swallowing light. They wove and swirled in front of her, finally outlining a black vortex that was constantly spinning, with a center that seemed to lead to a bottomless abyss! The ultimate power of "Yin" permeated the area, as if even the surrounding thunder light was partially sucked in.

At the same moment, nine phantom fox tails suddenly appeared behind Feng Ling, with the tip of each tail igniting with scorching, sacred golden-red Nirvana Fire! She spread her arms as if embracing the sun, and the vast, majestic power of the Extreme Yang surged out from her body, transforming into a brilliant, blinding golden beam of light that seemed capable of burning away all filth in the world, pouring straight into the black vortex in front of Gui Wanwan!

Extreme Yin and Extreme Yang, two terrifying powers with diametrically opposite natures yet equally pure and majestic, collided with a bang in the center of the vortex!

There was no earth-shattering explosion as expected. On the contrary, at the instant of the collision, time and space seemed to freeze for a split second. Immediately after, a strange, indescribable feeling of balance and harmony permeated from the point of collision.

Black and gold rapidly merged and swirled, eventually turning into a kind of chaotic, strange flowing light that was neither black nor gold, yet seemed to contain all colors. This flowing light became brighter and more solid, and finally, in the center of the vortex, it forcibly "pushed" open a stable spatial rift with chaotic currents flowing along its edges!

Inside the rift, it was not pitch black or dazzling light, but a strange scene with constantly changing phantoms of deep starry skies, molten earth cores, primeval forests, endless oceans, and so on, as if connecting to the source of the world and the starting point of countless possibilities.

An ancient, vast, all-encompassing, and supreme aura that transcended all things faintly emanated from the rift, causing the three people present, other than Lin Muyang, to feel an involuntary slight tremor and awe in their souls.

"Master, the passage is stable!" Gui Wanwan's face was slightly pale; maintaining this level of Yin-Yang balance to open and stabilize the passage was quite a drain on her. Feng Ling also withdrew her power, her molten-gold eyes staring intently at the rift, confirming its stability.

"Inside is the spatial interlayer where the plane core is located." Feng Ling's voice carried a hint of excitement and solemnity. "My bloodline memory indicates that there is generally no direct danger inside, but the origin energy contained within the plane core itself is incomparably vast. The absorption process must be handled with extreme care; any slight carelessness could result in being assimilated or suffering a backlash. Furthermore..."

She looked at Lin Muyang and Lilia, her tone serious: "Wanwan and I are not beings of this world. Our soul origins are not deeply connected to this world; even if we encounter an accident inside, there is a high probability that our souls can return to our original world, or there are other ways... But Lilia, you are a being of this world. If something happens to you inside, the consequences would be unpredictable."

Her meaning was clear: she and Gui Wanwan could act as pathfinders, entering first to confirm safety.

Lin Muyang looked at the deep and unfathomable spatial rift. Before he could speak, Lilia beside him had already eagerly grabbed his hand, her light green eyes filled with worry: "Brother Muyang, let me go in by myself! You and the sisters wait for me outside! In case there really is danger inside..."

She would rather risk herself than ever let Lin Muyang be in danger.

Lin Muyang looked at her pretty face, which was full of nervousness and concern. His heart softened, and he reached out to gently rub her blonde hair, but his face revealed a smile that put her at ease, carrying a hint of mystery.

"Silly girl, don't worry. Have you forgotten that your brother, I, have recently come up with some new little gadgets?"

He blinked, his tone relaxed: "There is a quite interesting bond effect among them. As for the effect... simply put, under specific conditions, it can ensure that the contract object's life and soul have an absolute exemption opportunity in any situation, equivalent to a 100% life-saving guarantee. Using it in this situation of exploring an unknown place of origin is just right."

What he was talking about, naturally, was a top-tier life-saving bond effect that he had recently discovered and combined based on his numerous God-Tier Auras.