Chapter 564 - 371: Ascension, Ninth Dimension

Chapter 564: Chapter 371: Ascension, Ninth Dimension

The Player looked old and haggard, bound by chains, with both arms severed at the shoulders.

"Someone is about to ascend! And it’s not to the Fifth Dimension—it’s at least the Sixth Dimension!" The white-robed man’s voice was hoarse and dry. "Are you going to do something about it?"

The black-robed man remained silent. His robe trembled slightly as a stubby tail emerged from his back. After a long while, he finally spoke. "Father, abandon your illusions. No one can save you—not even Ancient God Players or Law Divine Kings!"

"Hahahaha!" The white-robed Player suddenly burst into laughter. "My son, after all these years, you still don’t understand me. I gave up hope long ago. I’m only waiting to be destroyed alongside you!"

"I will not be destroyed, and I won’t let you be destroyed either. You are the Lord of the Demon Realm Royal Court, and you always will be! As your son, I am invincible. I will manage the Demon Realm Royal Court perfectly for you, until the end of eternity!"

"If you are invincible in this world, enemies will naturally descend from the heavens! Digos!" The white-robed Player let out a heavy sigh. "You are not a Player, and you’re only level 626. Do you truly believe you are invincible?"

"My dear father, you don’t need to worry about that!"

The black-robed man, Digos, extended a scaled hand and tapped the white-robed Player on the forehead. The older man’s eyes fluttered shut, and he instantly fell unconscious.

Just then, a KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK sounded from outside the secret chamber. A voice called out, "Your Highness the Demon Prince? I, Luo Qing, request an audience with the Lord!"

"My father is already asleep and must not be disturbed," Digos replied. "Gu Demon King, whatever the matter is, you can speak directly to me."

"Understood!" the person outside said. "News has arrived from the Miracle Divine Country. Grand Inspector Luo Feng’s death is confirmed, and our transaction with them has failed. The culprit is the Lord of the Strongest Royal Court, and the Yellow Springs Gu House should now be in his hands. Constrained by the Cultivation Alliance, the Miracle Divine Country has given up on taking action against him. However, I refuse to let this go. I implore Your Highness to grant me permission to lead my troops to invade the Strongest Royal Court and capture its Lord."

"He killed Luo Feng, so it’s only right for you to seek revenge. I grant your request," Digos said coolly. "However, you must not use the name of the Demon Realm Royal Court. Remember, this is your own personal vendetta!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Outside the secret chamber, Luo Qing acknowledged the order and quickly withdrew.

Digos checked the territory rankings, his eyes narrowing. On the leaderboard, the Strongest Royal Court’s score was skyrocketing, and its ranking was rising just as quickly. It had already entered the top ten and was still climbing.

"Hmm? What happened in the Strongest Royal Court? How is its ranking rising so rapidly? It’s actually cracked the top ten, surpassing many veteran Royal Courts!"

Digos couldn’t wrap his head around it. He stared intently at the territory leaderboard. A moment later, the Strongest Royal Court astonishingly surged to fourth place.

In the Starry Sky of the Fourth Dimension, there were countless Royal Courts, but only three thousand made it onto the leaderboard. The top three were overwhelmingly powerful, existing in a league of their own, while the top ten rankings had remained unchanged for centuries. For the Strongest Royal Court to rapidly break into the top ten and reach fourth place in such a short time was simply beyond imagination. Digos couldn’t fathom the reason behind it either.

He muttered, "There’s something fishy about this Strongest Royal Court. It seems I need to take it seriously..."

As Digos muttered to himself, the Strongest Royal Court’s ranking shifted again. This time, instead of rising, it plummeted as if falling off a cliff, dropping directly from fourth to thirty-third place. After that, its score stabilized and stopped changing.

"Down to thirty-third place? What exactly happened in the Strongest Royal Court?" Digos was genuinely baffled.

Meanwhile, Wang Yi had entered a world of blinding light. It seemed that this world contained nothing but light itself. He opened his eyes and looked around, unable to distinguish any direction or tell up from down. However, he could see several cocoon-like clusters of light, and inside them appeared to be figures sitting cross-legged.

Sensing his surroundings more deeply, Wang Yi came to a sudden realization. There were indeed people inside those light clusters, but most of them were Soul Bodies. With transcendent spirits, they had ascended to this place, but their physical forms had failed to make the journey. Their souls possessed eternal life, yet without physical bodies, it was debatable whether they could still be considered alive.

He realized, "I’m not the only one here! Is this the Ninth Dimension?"

Wang Yi pondered for a moment before sitting cross-legged himself. The moment he calmed his mind, he felt as if he had connected to the universe’s database. A massive influx of information surged into his mind. He had a profound feeling that all the information and mysteries of the entire universe could be accessed from this very spot.

He thought, "I see. Dimensions are not mere spatial or temporal planes, but realms of the mind that transcend the very concepts of time and space. My mental state is still far from matching the Ninth Dimension, but the Reversed Dragon Vein forcefully brought me along during its ascension. That’s why I’ve appeared in this ultimate realm in such a weak state!"

Countless streams of information automatically organized and categorized themselves within Wang Yi’s mind, bringing him further enlightenment. He muttered, "Here, I can directly access the universe’s deepest secrets, as if I’ve grasped the ultimate truth. The benefits are immeasurable. As for descending... it simply means projecting myself!"

Wang Yi raised his arm. With a mere thought, a halo of light manifested in front of him. Images rapidly surfaced within the halo, displaying the scenery at the summit of Hundred Battle Mountain.

He realized, "To descend is to project, and whatever happens to the projection won’t affect me here. My soul is here, my body is here, rendering me truly undying and imperishable. Still, I must descend. I need to temper my will and elevate my Spirit Realm through this projected body. Only then will it be possible for my mind’s realm to match the Ninth Dimension in the future."

Gaining deeper understanding, Wang Yi knew he was currently like a primary school student who had just started classes but was suddenly thrust into the nation’s top university. Although he could freely enjoy all the resources the university had to offer, his actual skill level was still lacking. To become worthy of this place, he had to go back and make up for his foundational studies!

The next moment, with a shift of his thoughts, Wang Yi completed his projection. It was just like logging into an account and rapidly entering a game world.

Consequently, at the summit of Hundred Battle Mountain, a beam of golden light suddenly shot down from the massive swirling starry vortex. The light struck the mountaintop and swiftly materialized into Wang Yi!

Thus, the projection was complete!

The starry vortex quickly vanished, and vibrancy returned to Hundred Battle Mountain. The toppled Battle Banner stood tall once more, and everything rapidly reverted to normal. It was as if the world had merely undergone systemic maintenance and the endless mechanics were now operating normally again.

On the mountaintop, a series of system notifications chimed in Wang Yi’s mind:

[Ding! Projection successful. Welcome back to the Chaotic Starry Sky!]

[Ding! The current projected body will load all data from before the Reversed Dragon Vein entered the body. Calculating...]

[Ding! Your level is Lv. 600. You possess the Supreme Divine Body. Loading Lord Talent... Load successful. Loading Divine Techniques... Load successful. Linking to Divine Body... Link successful. Adjusting Divine Technique data... Adjustment successful.]

Wang Yi felt as though he were waking from a dream. He examined his hands and feet, then hopped in place a few times, feeling no discomfort whatsoever. However, he now possessed a new ability: he could abandon this body and return to the Ninth Dimension anytime, anywhere.

"Now I am a true Player!" Wang Yi muttered aloud.

His true body was in the Ninth Dimension, and this descended vessel was just like a game character he had created. He could use this character to play the game, seek enjoyment, or embark on Cultivation to elevate his mental state. Even if this game character were destroyed or killed by someone, it absolutely wouldn’t affect his true body in the slightest.

He thought, "My true body receives endless information from the Ninth Dimension, allowing it to guide this descended vessel to become stronger. I didn’t understand it before, but now I do. Tempering my will and elevating my Spirit Realm is essentially improving my mental state—or, in other words, entering the Dao! There are many paths to entering the Dao; the difficulty simply depends on the seeker. Even a mortal body of flesh and blood can achieve spiritual transcendence. I can choose to enter the Dao... through martial arts!"

With this thought in mind, Wang Yi retrieved a book. It was none other than the [Martial Arts Manual +6] he had obtained from the blind box.