I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

In another star domain.

The four members of Dawn emerged from the black vortex, each looking haggard and unprecedentedly disheveled.

”Did Number Two not return?”

”He’s truly mad; he’s the real lunatic,” Dawn Number Four glanced at Dawn Number Three beside him and sighed.

”Judging by the time, he should have perished by now. Number Two’s death would be a huge loss for the Dawn Organization.”

”No, not yet.”

At this moment, Dawn Number Five shook his head and spoke.

In the midst of speaking, he took out a shattered mirror shard.

Through the broken mirror shard, they could clearly see the events unfolding in that star domain.

When they saw Dawn Number Two rescuing Han Zhan by swapping places, allowing him entrance to the Fruit World, while he shattered the Antique Artifact, A Bright Lamp, polluting the entire star domain into a state of time stasis.

The entire Dawn quartet fell silent.

”He’s nothing but an outright insane gambler.”

”But you have to admit, his plan is meticulous without any apparent flaws.”

”The lamp oil of A Bright Lamp is refined from the corpse of a Creator God, even the World Tree cannot ignore this absolute stasis effect.”

”It can only be forced to leave this star domain, and wait – wait for the lamp oil to deplete, and the things shrouded in darkness to recover from stasis.”

Dawn Number Four analyzed.

”But, what’s the point of doing this?”

”Lamp oil will inevitably run out, and to replenish it, one must burn in the Eternal Stellar Fire, refining more lamp oil for filling.”

”He smashed this Antique Artifact, burned bridges, only to trade for time.”

”You should know, for Creator Gods, the least lacking commodity is time.”

Dawn Number Six asked with palpable confusion.

This time, Dawn Number Three chimed in, chuckling, ”That’s not necessarily true.”

”Don’t forget, in this entire stasis, there’s one thing that can flow.”

”You’re saying...”

”Yes, it is the Fruit World!” Dawn Number Three paused before continuing, ”The Fruit World is a self-contained world, capable of evading the stasis. Therefore, Dawn Number Two ensured Han Zhan entered the Fruit World for normal exploration.”

”While time inside the Fruit World flows, outside, time remains in stasis. This inherently presents a conflict and paradox, the result of which is—”

”Events in the Fruit World proceed normally, but upon leaving, flowing time will be ’corrected’ by rules.”

Regardless of how long Han Zhan explores the Fruit World, externally, time remains static.

This is why Dawn Number Two insisted on Han Zhan entering the Fruit World and confidently offered promises.

”Then what should we do now?” Dawn Number Four continued to ask.

Dawn Number Three deliberated momentarily before decisively speaking, ”Return, seek a hand from Dawn Number One!”

Upon hearing this, the other Dawns gasped audibly.

”You’ve gone mad! Is this really worth alarming Dawn Number One?!”

”My instincts tell me, yes, it is,” Dawn Number Three affirmed, ”Dawn Number Two has already completed the majority of the preparatory work, now only the final wrap-up remains.”

”If this affair succeeds, for Dawn, it would yield an unprecedented monumental anchoring point.”

”Besides, Dawn Number Two gave us promises, have you all forgotten?”

Dawn Number Three’s last remark completely broke the other Dawns’ psychological defenses.

Indeed!

Dawn Number Two promised a heap of benefits as compensation, yet now he’s trapped.

If we don’t attempt a rescue, wouldn’t it be like carrying water with a bamboo basket, achieving nothing?

”Do you think... perhaps... even our reactions and decisions are part of Dawn Number Two’s Plan B?”

Everyone fell silent.

No one answered, but each had the answer within their hearts.

The answer is, it’s very likely!

...

The sixth entry into the Fruit World.

Differing completely from the previous five times.

Turmoil, turbulent, as if within a high-speed spinning washing machine, running at full capacity.

And most frustratingly, Han Zhan surprisingly hadn’t fainted yet!

For the first time, Han Zhan wished intensely for unconsciousness, as a brief blackout would indeed save a lot of hassle.

He could only distract himself with thoughts to alleviate the discomfort.

”Did Dawn Number Two genuinely mean well when he sent me to the Fruit World to complete the thorough fusion with the seven Ancient Divine Soldiers? So far, there seems no reason to doubt this.”

”It stands to reason that the Fruit World can indeed enhance my strength, but even with enhancement, could I possibly defy fate and let a Tier Nine Ultimate single-handedly challenge a Creator God?”

”This question is too significant, and there’s no immediate answer, so set it aside for now.”

”Switch to another question.”

”Why is this entry into the Fruit World much harder than the first five times? Perhaps, this involves the World Tree.”

”Since Dawn Number Two promised me, given his numerous Antique Artifact methods, it’s very likely the Fruit World has already been plucked from the World Tree.”

”The Fruit World detached from the World Tree, hence making the entry process so challenging and convoluted.”

One must say, Han Zhan’s speculation comes very close to the truth.

Thoughts allowed his mind to wander, diluting even the intense dizziness considerably.

The situation didn’t know how long it lasted.

In Han Zhan’s perception, the commotion around finally quieted completely.

Moreover, a suffocating stench flooded into his nostrils.

Han Zhan felt his breath constrict suddenly.

He just intended to use his Talent Ability to dispel this chicken coop-like stench.

Unexpectedly, his Talent Ability failed entirely!

The failure of Talent Ability wasn’t the first time, but such an absurd entry point in the Fruit World was indeed a first!

Han Zhan opened his eyes and finally saw the surrounding situation clearly.

A dark, cramped cage that barely allowed him to sit inside, surrounded by a few hens looking seemingly shocked at this stranger who appeared out of nowhere.

He suddenly realized.

He was unexpectedly transported to a chicken coop within the Fruit World!

The stench of the coop continued to assault his nose as Han Zhan struggled to flee the coop, only to find it sturdily built.

He was left with just a tiny exit, far too small for him to leave!

His hope extinguished, Han Zhan promptly fainted.

A moment before fainting, he seemed to hear a voice vaguely:

”Time to eat, time to eat, come out quickly for food!”

”Let me count, who hasn’t come out to eat. Chicken one, chicken two, chicken three, chicken four, chicken five, chicken six, chicken seven.”

”Huh? How did there become an extra chicken... eight?”