The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1437: Chapter 1437: Anomaly

Emperor Chang Ying quickly appeared in front of Pavilion Master Feng Ruohan, reporting the situation regarding Jing Yan.

”Are you saying... this Jing Yan is dead?” Feng Ruohan’s face instantly darkened.

He had rushed here from the Wanbao Divine Hall specifically to meet Jing Yan and recruit him into the Wanbao Divine Hall, bringing him into his Earth Pavilion.

After waiting for more than two months, the news he received was that Jing Yan had died inside the Quenching God Star Tower. If Feng Ruohan’s mood were good at that moment, it would indeed be a strange thing.

”Pavilion Master, it’s not certain yet. However, the red dot on the Star Tower Light Curtain Wall has disappeared, and Jing Yan hasn’t come out of the Quenching God Star Tower. Based on past experience, he should have fallen inside,” Elder Chang Ying said with his head lowered, helplessly.

If Jing Yan were dead, it would mean nothing anymore. And for him, Chang Ying, he wouldn’t gain any benefit from this incident. Previous aspirations were all fantasies.

Feng Ruohan’s face turned black, and after a while, he spoke again, ”Go have a look!”

With a flick of his figure, Feng Ruohan left the Star Tower Restaurant and came to the square outside, standing before the Light Curtain Wall.

His gaze fixed on the Light Curtain Wall, his eyelids twitching.

”This fool!” Feng Ruohan muttered angrily.

”Pavilion Master...” Chang Ying stood by the side.

”This fool must have been delusional trying to ascend to the Ninth Layer, leading to the complete obliteration of his Divine Soul Body. Hmph, truly foolish; even the Hall Master can’t ascend the stairs to the Ninth Layer, who does he think he is? Trying to ascend the Ninth Layer!” Feng Ruohan was indeed very angry.

Emperor Chang Ying stood aside, his face also looking grim.

”Chang Ying, I have other matters to attend to, I’m leaving first.” Feng Ruohan waved his arm and, leaving these words to Emperor Chang Ying, flew away in anger.

Evidently, in Feng Ruohan’s opinion, Jing Yan was definitely dead. In the All Paths World’s history of billions of years, no one has ascended to the Ninth Layer of the Quenching God Star Tower. Even the Hall Master, the Wanbao Daoist of the Wanbao Divine Hall, didn’t make it to the final step. Jing Yan, it was absolutely impossible for him to reach the Ninth Layer.

At this time, the disappearance of the red dot on the Light Curtain Wall was sufficient proof that Jing Yan had died inside the Quenching God Star Tower. Since Jing Yan was dead, what was the point of Feng Ruohan staying around?

”Elder Chang Ying!” The Shadow Emperor also came to the front of the Light Curtain Wall, standing with Emperor Chang Ying, with a somewhat mocking smile.

Chang Ying turned around, glancing at the Shadow Emperor, but he didn’t speak.

”Pavilion Master Feng Ruohan, came here for nothing, huh!” The Shadow Emperor continued, with a tone carrying a hint of mockery.

Emperor Chang Ying’s facial muscles twitched, but ultimately, he remained silent, returning quietly to the Star Tower Restaurant.

At that moment within the Star Tower Restaurant, Gao Feng and others also noticed that something unexpected had happened to Jing Yan.

It was hard for them not to notice; the many martial artists inside the restaurant were also discussing this matter. Almost everyone believed that Emperor Jing Yan had died inside the Quenching God Star Tower.

Gao Feng and Jing Dongxue felt immense heaviness in their hearts.

”Fellow Daoist Gao Feng...”

”Perhaps there was some mistake; someone like Fellow Daoist Jing Yan, how could he die easily? I think it’s possible that Fellow Daoist Jing Yan made it to the Ninth Layer. In the All Paths World, no martial artist has ever reached the Ninth Layer. The disappearance of the red dot representing Fellow Daoist Jing Yan might just mean he entered the Ninth Layer,” Gou Zhun said noticing Gao Feng and Jing Dongxue’s unstable emotions.

In fact, even he himself found it hard to believe his own words.

”Is there really such a possibility?” Gao Feng looked toward Gou Zhun.

”There indeed is such a possibility!” Ning Luo spoke, ”The martial artists entering the Quenching God Star Tower all appear correspondingly on the Light Curtain Wall. However, no martial artist has ever succeeded in reaching the Ninth Layer. Whether or not one’s red dot still appears on the Light Curtain Wall after reaching the Ninth Layer, no one knows.”

Hearing Gou Zhun and Ning Luo’s words, Gao Feng and Jing Dongxue found some solace.

”Fellow Daoists, don’t worry too much. We should continue to comprehend the laws of the Quenching God Star Tower here and wait for Fellow Daoist Jing Yan to come out. Even if you’re anxious, there’s nothing else we can do now but wait,” Gou Zhun added.

Gao Feng and Jing Dongxue both nodded slightly.

As Gou Zhun God Lord said, even if they were anxious, there was no other way. The only option they had was to stay here waiting for Jing Yan to come out.

Moreover, Gao Feng and Jing Dongxue did not believe Jing Yan would die. Jing Yan ascended from a Low-class World to the God Realm, then to the All Paths World, having gone through so many dangers to become an Emperor Level God Lord, how could he die so easily inside the Quenching God Star Tower?

In their hearts, it was as if a voice was telling them that Jing Yan was still alive. All they needed to do was wait at the Star Tower Restaurant for Jing Yan to return.

Quenching God Star Tower, Ninth Layer space.

Jing Yan walked against the violent winds and the pervasive yellow sand.

In this space, energy was extremely turbulent, and Jing Yan struggled to fly. Therefore, he decided to continue on foot.

The fierce winds here weren’t a significant threat to Jing Yan, but an ordinary God Lord would find it challenging to breathe in this environment without being obliterated quickly.

The First Layer to the Eighth Layer of the Quenching God Star Tower were all for tempering the Divine Soul Body of the martial artists. The Ninth Layer was very special, but Jing Yan believed that its existence must have a reason. In this space, there must be something valuable hidden.

Of course, even if there weren’t anything valuable in this space, Jing Yan couldn’t just stay in place; he also needed to find an exit. From the First to the Eighth Layers, there were Teleportation Arrays to exit. Shouldn’t this Ninth Layer have one too?

Day by day passed.

The Ninth Layer space was vast, and even after walking for half a year, Jing Yan still hadn’t seen any end in sight.

However, during this half-year, Jing Yan grasped some patterns. He noticed a sign; the winds in the Ninth Layer space were not the same in every area.

Jing Yan began to consciously move in the direction where the wind forces were relatively weaker.

Months passed again.

”I’m on the right track!”

”The winds here are at least half as weak compared to before. Ahead, there must be something out of the ordinary,” Jing Yan’s thoughts became active.

His pace quickened.

Merely over ten days later.

”Phew...” Jing Yan stopped, gazing ahead.

The scene in front of him made Jing Yan instinctively widen his eyes and let out a long breath.

”What is that?” he exclaimed.

He saw a silhouette, a colossal figure towering at least tens of thousands of meters high. From where Jing Yan stood, he was still quite far from the figure. Yet, he could see that it was a humanoid shadow, seemingly human!