Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 811 - 455 The Oddity of the Ancient Cosmic Path_2

Chapter 811: Chapter 455 The Oddity of the Ancient Cosmic Path_2

"So, everything here is dangerous, including the Ancient Cosmic Path itself,"

"But the space in front of you has already reached the Void Chaotic Layer, which is a dimension even deeper than the Void Layer. You should be able to feel that your spiritual power is being shredded,"

"A regular Tenth Order Strongman wouldn’t last more than 10 minutes here; even if you’ve mastered the void rules, you could probably only hold out for a few days at most."

"Of course, if that were all, a few days would be enough time for you to fly to the edge of the universe, but the problem is that the space in the Chaotic Layer is inherently disordered."

"If you were to fly straight through, perhaps one moment you’d be moving forward, and the next you might find yourself flying backward. It’s not an issue of perception, but that the space there is fundamentally disordered."

"What’s even more terrifying is that this expanse of space occasionally has void fissures."

Just then, as if to prove Gu Ao Duo’s words, the space in front of Ye Feng, which had been relatively calm, suddenly twisted, and then tens of thousands of void fissures appeared, practically filling every inch of the space before him.

Ye Feng had seen void fissures before, for instance, during his trial at Rule Mountain where they had appeared.

And after he had mastered the Supreme Rule, he could easily create numerous space fissures with Space Cutoff, using them as a means to kill enemies.

But the space fissures he had seen previously were nothing compared to what was before him now.

Ye Feng had a strong intuition that if he touched any of these space fissures, he would certainly perish.

At that moment, as if Gu Ao Duo knew what Ye Feng was thinking, it spoke, "The void fissures we normally see only lead to the Void Layer. Even the void fissures caused by True God Strongmen in battle, at most, lead to the Chaotic Layer."

"But the space fissures here lead to the Dead Silence Layer, the deepest part of space, which is normally unreachable. Even if one could reach it, no life could survive there, including Higher Gods."

While Ye Feng felt a chill in his heart, he also understood more about this world.

"Void Layer, Chaotic Layer, Dead Silence Layer," Ye Feng murmured to himself, as his gaze shifted to the Rule Manifestations in this space.

They seemed unaffected by the void fissures, standing silently in the void.

"So, is traversing the Ancient Cosmic Path really just choosing the lesser of two evils, selecting Rule Manifestations with lower danger to cross this area?" Ye Feng asked.

"Correct! The Ancient Cosmic Path I’m talking about is actually a relatively safe route discovered by predecessors. Its risk factor is the lowest, but even so, escaping will require a desperate struggle," Gu Ao Duo said with a somewhat somber tone.

"Okay, I understand," Ye Feng nodded. However, that was a danger he would need to face in the future.

Right now, he was more interested in the immediate benefits and directly asked, "Does arriving here mean I have completed the successor’s assessment?"

"Not yet, you need to actually set foot on that Ancient Cosmic Path, which is the broken stone path," Gu Ao Duo replied.

"Is it dangerous?" Ye Feng asked cautiously.

"Don’t worry, you won’t die," Gu Ao Duo’s tone carried a trace of disdain, as if scorning Ye Feng for his timidity.

Yet the expression on Ye Feng’s face didn’t show any embarrassment at all. Better safe than sorry; being cautious is always better than losing your life.

He moved his roots quickly toward the Ancient Cosmic Path.

He first extended a root and gently laid it on the small path paved with broken stones.

To his surprise, Ye Feng found that these seemed to be just ordinary broken stones, which had no effect whatsoever on his roots.

However, when he tried to move the stones with his roots, he discovered that they were not only exceptionally hard but that he couldn’t shift a single one.

Every piece on the path seemed to be one with the entire road; to move any stone would require the power to shift the whole broken stone path.

After a brief test, Ye Feng took a deep breath and finally, the entire tree stepped onto the broken stone ancient path.

The path, which had been quiet just a moment before, erupted with terrifying rule fluctuations as soon as Ye Feng truly stepped onto it.

This kind of rule fluctuation was actually at the True God Level.

In front of the fluctuation, Ye Feng only felt his insignificance, as if he were nothing more than an ant that could be squashed at any moment.

An incredibly vast pressure bore down from above.

Facing this sudden turn of events, Ye Feng found it somewhat unbelievable.

Because he could sense that this pressure had definitely reached the True God Level, and what was more, as it pressed downward, his fragile trunk might not hold under it.

Ye Feng’s first thought was that this was a trap, that Gu Ao Duo was out to harm him.

But he quickly discarded that notion, as it made no sense.

And because of this, in a time when life and death hung in the balance, Ye Feng instead calmed down and extended the roots of the tree above his head as quickly as he could.

At the same time, the projection of his Inner World was released, enveloping him securely.

But because the pressure strengthened so rapidly, Ye Feng’s roots had not even had time to lift, and the projection of his Inner World had only just emerged when it bore down upon him.

However, to Ye Feng’s surprise, as he perceived the terrifying pressure about to descend upon him, it suddenly weakened.

The pressure at True God Level directly diminished to the Ninth Order.

What he found even stranger was that the two avatars faced different pressures.

The pressure on the World Tree was at the Ninth Order, while that on his human avatar was only at the Eighth Order.

Moreover, as Ye Feng fully released the projection of his Inner World, this pressure was directly blocked from the outside.

At that moment, as if Gu Ao Duo knew the questions in Ye Feng’s heart, it took the initiative to speak, "Although these Rule Manifestations are at the True God Level, they will unleash damage according to your Realm and Cultivation."

"This is also an expression of the Cosmic Will. The stronger you are, the more difficult it is to escape."

By now, Ye Feng had also steadied his emotions, and listening to Gu Ao Duo’s explanation, along with his own perceptions, he couldn’t help but nod.

And having personally experienced the perils of the Ancient Cosmic Path, he couldn’t help but have more thoughts.

"Besides these, what other dangers are there on this ancient path? You can tell me all about them now," Ye Feng suddenly spoke.

"There are many dangers, but they are basically determined by your Cultivation."

"So on this Ancient Cosmic Path, the condition for smooth passage is not about how strong you are but whether you have the strength to be Invincible Among Peers in your order."

"Of course, if you don’t have enough strength, you won’t be able to reach the Ancient Cosmic Path, so generally, those who come here are at least Tenth Order Strongmen."

"In addition, there is the danger of the Void that you will face after leaving the Ancient Cosmic Path. I’ve mentioned this to you before. Don’t worry about this; with me here, nothing will go wrong," it continued.

"But if you want to successfully smuggle yourself into a Different Universe, there’s one last trouble, and that is that you are a foreign being, so the Different Universe will reject you."

"Generally speaking, the stronger you are, the more terrifying this rejection will be, and the more severe the targeting by the Cosmic Will."

As it spoke, Gu Ao Duo’s expression became a bit more serious, and it went on, "This targeting includes both direct and indirect forms."

"Direct targeting, such as Heavenly Tribulation or various natural disasters, is somewhat manageable. With the capabilities of the Hidden Sky Boat, there are ways to shield you."

"However, indirect targeting can be more troublesome. The Cosmic Will will guide other strong beings to harbor hostility towards you, and often, these beings will be one or two Big Realms higher than you."

"For instance, if you go there at the Tenth Order, you may be targeted by True God Strongmen or even Higher Gods."

Gu Ao Duo said all this in one breath, sharing everything it knew.