Chapter 4741: A New Place to Court Death
The Hongmeng Gem was well‑traveled and experienced, and quickly analyzed the current situation.
Lin Moyu was surprised.
"According to what you say, there are two worlds here."
The Hongmeng Gem gave a firm hum.
"Yes. Two Eight‑Cycle world remnants collided with each other. Their powers repelled one another and failed to form a stable spatial passage, which is why things ended up like this."
Watching the images sent back by the undying spirit soldiers, Lin Moyu saw countless gaps scattered throughout the heavens and earth.
Each gap was an unstable spatial passage that might lead between the two world remnants, or possibly straight into a Forbidden Zone of Life.
Moreover, those gaps were constantly changing.
The moment one entered might be normal, but in the very next breath it could collapse.
The annihilation power of the Forbidden Zone of Life had been drawn in and fused with the forces of the two worlds.
A qualitative change had occurred, transforming it into an extremely dangerous power.
Now this power filled the world.
If the undying spirit soldiers were lucky, they could survive a breath or two; if not, they would not even last half a breath.
The Hongmeng Gem said, "This world remnant is even more dangerous than the previous ones. Maybe we should…"
Lin Moyu's eyes narrowed slightly, a thoughtful look appearing there.
Light shone from both his hands as a great number of runes flew out, forming small arrays one after another.
Arrays were born and destroyed in an endless cycle, and in the blink of an eye several hundred arrays had already been deduced.
Seeing that Lin Moyu was performing deductions, the Hongmeng Gem immediately shut its mouth and stopped talking.
The danger in the previous Silver‑White Heaven and Earth and Dark Heaven and Earth came from the rules of the worlds themselves.
They were dangerous, but at least there were patterns to follow.
The danger in this world, however, now had the power of a Forbidden Zone of Life involved, making it more direct and seemingly almost unsolvable.
Yet it was clear that Lin Moyu had his own ideas.
Lin Moyu did not cultivate the Dao of Fate, but he could still perform deductions through arrays and gain a wealth of information from them, thus obtaining the result he wanted.
Right now he was using his own method to deduce, searching among countless possibilities for the answer he sought.
After thousands of cycles of destruction and rebirth, the arrays flew out of the spatial passage and into the world remnant.
This meant that Lin Moyu's deductions had already yielded the result he wanted, and it was now time for verification.
The Hongmeng Gem looked at him in confusion, not knowing what its master had come up with.
Seeing the gradually emerging smile on Lin Moyu's face, the Hongmeng Gem could not help but gain confidence as well.
"Master must have thought of something good."
It knew very well how important these two Eight‑Cycle world remnants were to Lin Moyu.
A single Eight‑Cycle world remnant already gave Yushen Heaven and Earth a chance to advance.
If he could obtain two such remnants, then Yushen Heaven and Earth would surely advance.
After deducing for dozens of days, Lin Moyu finally stopped, and no more runes flew from his fingertips.
The Hongmeng Gem hurriedly asked, "Master, what have you thought of?"
Lin Moyu said, "I think I can go and court death again."
The Hongmeng Gem was stunned.
"Court death? Master means here in this world remnant?"
Lin Moyu nodded.
"That's right. The collision of these two world remnants created countless gaps and drew in the power of the Forbidden Zone of Life, forming a special power that is weaker than annihilation power yet still contains it."
"This power is strong enough to kill me in an instant, but it will not completely destroy me the way a Forbidden Zone of Life would."
"This place is very suitable for courting death. This is my opportunity."
Places suitable for courting death were rarely found, and yet one had appeared right now.
The Hongmeng Gem considered his words.
"It really does seem that way."
Lin Moyu said, "And that is not all. My soul has already completed the fusion of the virtual and the real, and in essence is now stronger than my body. In my deductions, once I break through, my soul will grow even stronger and the gap between it and my body will widen further, which will lay the foundation for me to later seek out the 'void' of the flesh."
The Hongmeng Gem fully understood Lin Moyu's meaning.
Once his soul became stronger and completely pulled away from his body, it might be possible for his body to collapse while his soul remained intact.
Then, by using the Undying Great Dao to repair his body, he could seek the void of the flesh at the boundary between his body's life and death.
The Hongmeng Gem thought for a moment.
"But there is another problem. This world is unstable. That peculiar power does not exist everywhere, and it keeps shifting constantly instead of staying in one place. How does Master plan to deal with that?"
Lin Moyu said, "That was part of my earlier deductions. I have already found a suitable place."
Those arrays that Lin Moyu had condensed and sent into the world remnant had obviously been for the purpose of finding that suitable location.
However, arrays, like the undying spirit soldiers, were quickly destroyed inside the world remnant.
They could only provide a very incomplete picture, so how could he find a suitable spot?
The Hongmeng Gem's understanding of arrays was limited, and it dared not speak recklessly.
It chose to trust Lin Moyu instead.
Since Lin Moyu said so, there definitely would not be a problem.
Lin Moyu said, "Most of the gaps formed by the collision of the two worlds are highly unstable, but a portion of them are relatively stable. As long as I get there, I can begin my grand endeavor of courting death."
The Hongmeng Gem paused.
"No, that would still only be relatively stable, and the stable time would be limited. You also have to factor in the annihilation power of the Forbidden Zone of Life. When that power grows strong, Master may be in real danger."
With the power of two worlds plus the annihilation power of the Forbidden Zone of Life, those gap passages had fallen into a state of chaotic disorder.
Their stability was only relative, and their stable periods varied in length, making them very difficult to predict.
Lin Moyu shook his head.
"You are right, which is why I thought of another method."
"I will use the Nine Heavens Fate Art to forcibly alter the rules of the two worlds, then borrow the Balancing Gem to influence the annihilation power and stabilize all three."
"In that way, I can obtain a stable environment for courting death, which, according to my deductions, should be feasible."
The Hongmeng Gem thought it over and could not help but nod.
"Master's idea is indeed workable, but even so, it will still be easily affected by external factors."
Lin Moyu smiled.
"That is where you come in. I will arrange a grand array with you as the eye of the array to guard and protect it."
The Hongmeng Gem patted its chest in assurance.
"Master can rest easy. This is something I am good at. Leave it to me."
"In that case, let us be on our way."
Gripping the Calamity Scepter, Lin Moyu's eyes blazed with brilliant light as his Soul Eyes fully opened and he stepped out of the spatial passage.
Streams of invisible power, like wind and cloud, appeared in his vision.
With his soul that had fused the virtual and real fully activated, he used his Soul Eyes to clearly see every current of power flowing around him.
These forces carried a terrifying destructive power and were more than enough to kill a Great Venerate in an instant.
Lin Moyu had no idea what this world had once been like, but its present state was already the same as a Forbidden Zone of Life, forbidding any living being from entering.
If a team of supremes came exploring here, they too would surely die with no chance of survival.
Even rule‑born lifeforms could not evolve and be born in such an environment.
"Chaos" was the only word that could describe this place.
Lin Moyu used his Soul Eyes with all his might to shuttle between the destructive forces.
When he truly could not pass, he used the Calamity Scepter.
The Calamity Scepter did not disappoint him: everything that blocked his path was smashed and scattered.
The Nine Heavens Fate Art was already in motion, seeking relatively stable regions within this shattered‑rules world.
Carefully advancing and searching within this world, Lin Moyu gradually went deeper and deeper.
At last, after several days, he found a suitable target.
"That's the place."