Even if Lin Zichen was far away, so far beyond the range of spiritual perception, he could, at any time and with a single thought, tear through the void and appear before Lin Zichen.

"His affinity with water is outstanding; he's descended over a hundred thousand meters and yet his speed shows no sign of slowing..."

"His ability to conceal his presence is equally impressive; it's now almost impossible to sense his aura..."

"Hmm?"

"Why has he suddenly stopped?"

"Has he realized the reality and given up escaping?"

The Night King sensed that Lin Zichen had suddenly stopped after descending to a depth of one hundred and thirty thousand meters, filling his heart with confusion, not understanding what was going on.

He waited quietly for a while, and seeing that Lin Zichen had no intention of continuing his descent, stopped observing and raised his hand to tear a huge rift at his side, ready to step through the void and descend before Lin Zichen.

At this moment, like Lin Zichen, he could not detect the presence of the Palace of the Water God through spiritual perception.

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One hundred and thirty thousand meters under the sea.

Lin Zichen looked at the Palace of the Water God ahead with eyes full of confusion.

What exactly was going on with the Palace of the Water God before his eyes?

Was it a projected illusion?

But... it looked very real.

Aside from being undetectable by spiritual perception, every other aspect was incredibly realistic; it didn't seem like a projection at all.

As Lin Zichen pondered this—

"Boom boom boom—!"

The Palace of the Water God in front suddenly moved, pushing a massive amount of seawater over, creating a thunderous noise that was deafening.

Lin Zichen thought of retreating.

But after a second thought, considering the Palace of the Water God had many connections to Shen Qinghan and was likely to be an ally, he steeled himself and stood his ground waiting.

In the blink of an eye, the Palace of the Water God moved from a kilometer away, instantly teleporting to a stop right in front of Lin Zichen.

Looking at the towering and majestic palace before him, his heart was filled with doubt and incomprehension.

At the same time, he felt a slight thrill of excitement.

He was puzzled; why would the Palace of the Water God, which should be in Shen Qinghan's Sea of Consciousness, appear here?

The excitement came from the possibility that the Palace of the Water God could help him escape from the current crisis.

The Water God was one of the oldest among the Five Elements Gods; to the Water God, the Night King, a new upstart, was probably no different from an ant.

While Lin Zichen was thinking these thoughts—

"Ssslah!"

A crisp sound of space tearing suddely rang out.

On hearing the noise, Lin Zichen's complexion changed instantly.

Realizing the situation, he immediately burst forth with all the Qi-Blood and spirit within his body, diving deeper into the ocean bed as fast as possible, trying to escape the Night King's grasp.

Even though he had just placed his hopes on the Palace of the Water God, when faced with danger, his instinct was still to choose to flee at the first opportunity.

He took that opportunity to flee without hesitation.

Regrettably, it was still a step too slow.

Lin Zichen had barely dived less than a hundred meters when the Night King had already emerged from the rift, and with a single thought, unleashed a vast and boundless spiritual power, freezing Lin Zichen on the spot, unable to move.

"The Palace of the Water God?"

After immobilizing Lin Zichen, the Night King noticed the floating Palace of the Water God ahead, his eyes filled with confusion and incomprehension.

Like Lin Zichen, he could not detect the palace with spiritual perception at this moment and could only see it with his eyes.

"Has the Palace of the Water God always been here, or did it suddenly appear?"

The Night King asked Lin Zichen as he looked at him.

He knew that the reason Lin Zichen had suddenly stopped his descent was undoubtedly because he had seen this palace.

He had never seen the Palace of the Water God, but he was aware of the existence of the "Water God," one of the Five Elements Gods.

It was utterly puzzling for him to see the Palace of the Water God here.

The Water God was one of the oldest deities from the Origin Land; how could his palace appear in such an unremarkable stretch of the ocean?

None of it made logical sense.

Confronted with the Night King's question, Lin Zichen did not respond as expected, choosing instead to remain silent.

Lin Zichen was generous by nature, but he wasn't so magnanimous as to help his enemy solve their puzzles.

"Not speaking?"

"Quite spirited, I see."

"But it's all in vain."

The Night King's voice was devoid of emotion.

With that, he directly placed a hand on Lin Zichen's head, using a special secret method to invade Lin Zichen's memory.

The moment his memory was invaded, a surge of intense pain swept through Lin Zichen's entire body, causing his whole face to contort in agony.

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Inside the ruined City No. 1.

Shen Qinghan, with her proficiency in liquid manipulation, continuously moved across the battlefield, healing the wounded and helping those who had lost too much blood to recover it.

Thanks to her treatment, hundreds, if not thousands of wounded were able to hold onto their lives instead of being left permanently on the battlefield.

"Are you okay?"

Shen Qinghan crouched beside Luo Qianxue, as she helped her recover lost blood, and inquired gently.

In her concern, Shen Qinghan avoided using any particular form of address.

That was because Shen Qinghan did not know whether she should call Luo Qianxue "senior sister" or "Bai Xue."

Regardless of which title, she felt awkward using it.

Calling her "senior sister" felt strange because, despite both being disciples of the same master, Yuan Dongzhi, they never really interacted like fellow disciples.

Calling her "Bai Xue" was awkward because Luo Qianxue didn't care about the friendship they had back in the second grade of elementary school; if she addressed her so affectionately, it would seem like she was putting too much effort into a one-sided relationship.

Shen Qinghan, who was reserved, disliked being overly forward.

Therefore, she simply chose not to address Luo Qianxue at all.

"I'm fine," replied Luo Qianxue with a cold tone, "You go and treat the others. I can heal the remaining wounds on my own."

Shen Qinghan curtly responded, "Okay," Explore stories at empire

After speaking, she stood up and moved toward other injured soldiers.

But after just two steps, she stopped, rooted to the spot in shock.

"Zi Chen?"

"Am I seeing things?"

"How could Zi Chen suddenly appear in my Sea of Consciousness?"

As Shen Qinghan sensed the images within her Sea of Consciousness, confusion filled her watery peach-blossom eyes.

She saw Lin Zichen in her Sea of Consciousness.

She watched as Lin Zichen dove rapidly in her Sea of Consciousness, as fast as lightning.

Such a bizarre occurrence left her somewhat stunned.

With her current understanding, she couldn't comprehend what was happening in her Sea of Consciousness.

She steadied her emotions slightly.

Shen Qinghan looked at the Lin Zichen in her Sea of Consciousness and tried to communicate with him:

"Zi Chen?"

"Zi Chen, can you hear me?"

"Can't you hear?"

Seeing no response from Lin Zichen in her Sea of Consciousness, Shen Qinghan slightly furrowed her brows.

At this moment, she was truly puzzled.

What exactly was happening with the sudden appearance of Lin Zi in her Sea of Consciousness?

Was it really Lin Zi himself?

Or was it... just some false illusion?

Shen Qinghan couldn't wrap her head around it, the more she thought about it, the more confused she became.

With the doubts and confusion in her heart, she tried to control the only thing she could in her Sea of Consciousness—the Palace of Water God—and moved it as quickly as possible towards Lin Zichen to investigate what was happening.

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On the other side.

Shen Qinghan also froze for a second.

She couldn't believe she saw Lin Zichen in her own Sea of Consciousness.

She saw that Lin Zichen was about to be searched by Sohu.

She acted.

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The scene shifts to the Night King, who was crushed on the spot by the Water God.

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In Shen Qinghan's Sea of Consciousness,

Lin Zichen was being pursued by the Night King.

She controlled the Palace of Water God and eliminated the revived Night King in Ye Yongsheng's body.

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Lin Zichen chose to head towards the number 36 city leading to the Southern Domain.

City number 36, connected to Shanhai City.

Worried that they couldn't hold on.

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Yuan Dongzhi had just recovered when he joined the battle.

Many were present.

Yuan Dongzhi, Liu Chuanwu, Song Yuyan, and others.

Yuan Dongzhi was seriously wounded, not yet healed.

In the skies above the Central Region now and then, the din of great battles rumbled.

A towering tree that pierced the heavens broke through the clouds.

At that moment, outside of city number 36, a great battle ensued.

The city felt like it was about to be breached.

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Entering the Central Region, entering the ruins, gaining power, undergoing frenzied evolution.

The Central Region, in fact, is the very center of the Abyss.

All other domains' abysses are extensions of the Central Region's Abyss.

And then, Legendary Level.

Shortly after, the situation flipped instantaneously, with the forces of Sun-Moon Sacred Land routing their enemies.

Ultimately, in this great battle, the Sun-Moon Sacred Land triumphed.

The Earthlings comprehensively withdrew from the Origin Land.

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Because Shen Qinghan was still trapped in the Palace of Water God and couldn't leave,

Lin Zichen alone held the fort, protecting Shen Qinghan.

City number one.

In the end, leveraging Shen Qinghan's capabilities, Lin Zichen took her and fled into the Abyss.

He discovered it was exactly like in his dream.

Afterwards, the male protagonist utilized the monsters of the Abyss to slay either Legendary Level Experts or Mythical Level Experts.

Backed by the Abyss, he became the Abyss Master.

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Utilizing the monsters of the Abyss, he slew Mythical Level Creatures, the sky and earth changed color, various phenomena occurred, and everyone was astonished.

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Earth's great war.

Nuclear weapons.

Mechanically Modified Humans entered the scene.

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