Chapter 523 Gourd of Void Heaven Falling
From the sixth level of the Undersea Divine Palace, to reach the fifteenth level, one must cross eight levels, including the eleventh level.
God King Hei Mei had previously warned that within the Undersea Divine Palace's thirty-three levels, every eleven levels represent a tier of difficulty.
Once one surpassed the eleventh level, for a Heavenly Saint Realm warrior, it was absolutely impossible to set foot there without full reliance.
In the previous levels, although there were dangers of True God level, those were after all a minority of realms.
As long as one didn't meticulously search every single realm and carefully avoided the True God-level dangers, there was still hope for a Heavenly Saint Realm warrior to survive.
However, from the words of God King Hei Mei, it was clear that after passing the eleventh level, even with great care, a Heavenly Saint Realm warrior would most likely be doomed.
That place was almost reserved for True Gods to enter.
If a Heavenly Saint Realm warrior wanted to go there, one needed the means of a True God to do so.
When the news that the first Eye of Creation from the sixth level had been obtained reached the ears of all the warriors who had entered the Undersea Divine Palace, many Heavenly Saints had completely given up hope.
"There's no hope left. The next opportunity to compete for the 'Eye of Creation' is on the fifteenth level. There's no way I can make it to the fifteenth level with my strength."
"Waiting for death is all that's left. I can only pin my hopes on the last slim chance, who obtains the 'Eye of the Divine Sea' can save my life."
These Heavenly Saint Realm warriors had lost their fighting spirit and had stopped completely on the third, fourth, or fifth levels they were currently on within the Undersea Divine Palace.
Some gave up, but there were also many who absolutely refused to accept defeat!
Even though the danger was great beyond the twelfth level, still many Heavenly Saints were rushing toward the eleventh level.
They wanted to see with their own eyes the kinds of dangers present on the eleventh level.
Only after reaching the eleventh level would they consider whether to proceed to the twelfth level, to enter realms where only True Gods could!
It was still too early to give up now!
Out of the several hundred thousand Heavenly Saints, the vast majority had completely given up, but there were still tens of thousands of Heavenly Saints who were still making their way toward the eleventh level of the Undersea Divine Palace.
The sixth level of the Undersea Divine Palace was the Flame World. Inside there were two deadly lifeform clans: the Flame Elf Clan and the Flame War King Clan.
After passing through the sixth level's domain, they entered the "Frost World" of the seventh level, the "Mountain World" of the eighth level, the "Hill World" of the ninth level, the "Death Valley World" of the tenth level...
They fought through each level, elimination following each tier.
In the end, more than thirty thousand Heavenly Saints successfully made their way into the eleventh level of the Undersea Divine Palace!
As these Heavenly Saints broke into the eleventh level of the Undersea Divine Palace, Ye Chen, who had been riding a Heaven-reaching Divine Artifact airship, had long since arrived amongst the vast realms of the eleventh level.
Ye Chen flew at great speed through the eleventh level, hoping to find the passage to the twelfth level quickly, just like he had in the previous levels, and directly enter it.
The danger of entering the twelfth level?
Many Heavenly Saints were worried, but Ye Chen was determined to enter!
Not to mention having the combat power of a True God to attempt entry, he already possessed True God-level combat power, and with countless treasures, he already had the confidence to proceed. Even without the confidence to proceed, Ye Chen wouldn't just wait for death.
Ye Chen didn't even have a single Eye of Creation in hand, how could he possibly just wait for death?!
Just as Ye Chen was flying at high speed in a beige, desolate world within the eleventh level of the Undersea Divine Palace, something unexpected happened.
Before he found the passage to the twelfth level, he unexpectedly discovered a "Strange Realm" within the eleventh level itself!
Like the Strange Realm of Rose Valley encountered in the third level of the Undersea Divine Palace, this new Strange Realm was clearly a special realm that would bring new and certain adventures to the warriors entering the Undersea Divine Palace.
The Undersea Divine Palace, despite the countless killings, also had many hidden treasures.
This was also considered giving warriors a little hope while conducting a massive cleansing test.
Of course, Ye Chen wouldn't pass by a treasure land without entering.
When Ye Chen discovered this strange land—a green island amid the brownish-yellow desolate world, radiating an endless life force—he immediately flew towards the green island.
Ye Chen wanted to see what was inside this "strange land."
After truly entering the green island, the scene before him completely surprised him!
From the outside, it appeared to be a green island.
But once Ye Chen actually flew into this green island, he found out it was an illusion; it was not as simple as just an island.
Instead, it was a vast plain, and above the plain, within the Void Heaven, hung gigantic gourd vines, from which grew numerous gourds.
These gourds, each as large as a millstone, numbered exactly one hundred in total—not one more, not one less!
A strange land with a hundred Heaven-reaching giant gourds!
This sight somewhat shocked Ye Chen.
Ye Chen didn't understand what was so peculiar about this realm and what these gourds symbolized.
As Ye Chen was puzzling over this, a figure appeared directly on one of the hanging gourd vines. This figure was humanoid, but peculiarly had three tails, looking quite extraordinary.
The presence of this figure shook Ye Chen, for he was emitting the aura of a True God of the fifth tribulation.
Seeing Ye Chen as the first to arrive in this strange land, the five-tribulation True God also expressed his surprise, "Hmm, young boy, you've managed to reach the 'Void Heaven Gourd Realm' so quickly despite being only at the early stage of the Heavenly Saint Realm!"
"It seems you're quite impressive!"
"I, Zhou Lin, have guarded this 'Void Heaven Gourd Realm' many times, and you are the warrior with the lowest realm to arrive the fastest!"
Hearing the words of the five-tribulation True God with three tails, Ye Chen was taken aback.
This strange land is called "Void Heaven Gourd Realm"?
This True God has guarded this strange land many times?
Ye Chen knew that each Great Cleansing Cataclysm happened tens of thousands of years apart—if this True God had guarded this realm many times, didn't that mean he was a warrior who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years?
But seeing that this True God didn't seem to have any malicious intent, Ye Chen relaxed.
He asked the True God, "Senior, what is so peculiar about this realm? What are these one hundred Heaven-reaching gourds for?"
Ye Chen realized that the specialty of this strange land was likely associated with the one hundred Heaven-reaching gourds.
Seeing Ye Chen's bewildered look, the True God smiled faintly and said, "This strange land lies within the eleventh layer of the Undersea Divine Palace. In fact, it is an opportunity given by the heavens and earth to all you Heavenly Saints."
"Only the Heavenly Saints pulled in by the Great Cleansing Cataclysm can see this place! Any True Gods that are pulled in cannot discover this realm!"
Hearing the True God's words, Ye Chen was startled, "No wonder I arrived here first, and the ancestors of the Yan Clan, the elders of the Flying Spirit Clan, and the elders of the Vermilion Bird Clan—several nine-tribulation True Gods—haven't made it here. It turns out True Gods cannot find this realm."
"A realm only accessible by Heavenly Saints? An opportunity for all Heavenly Saints, what opportunity?"
Before Ye Chen could inquire further, the True God continued, "This 'Void Heaven Gourd Realm,' as a strange land, possesses a bizarre time-accelerating spatial realm."
"Inside there are a hundred gourds. Entering any one of them will grant you a one-hundred-fold acceleration in the flow of time for cultivation."
"A hundred days of cultivation inside is equivalent to just one day passing outside!"
"The Undersea Divine Palace is not an easy place for you Heavenly Saints to traverse, and reaching the twelfth layer below is incredibly difficult! However, just as there are great cleansing tribulations offered by the heavens and earth, there is also a lifeline given to you."
"As long as you Heavenly Saints have sufficient strength and seize the opportunity of these one hundred gourds for time-accelerated cultivation, advancing into the True God Realm is possible. Then, heading to the twelfth layer afterwards would not be impossible!"
"A hundred gourds, each offering a hundredfold time-accelerated cultivation opportunity, await all you Heavenly Saints here."
"Any Heavenly Saint who does not wish to give up and ventures into this realm has the chance to obtain the cultivation opportunity of these one hundred gourds!"