Chapter 370: The Main God Space (26)

"Breaking the restrictions on the gate is easier said than done. One of our Dao Lords in the Illusory Sea Realm specialized in the Dao of formations. He went to break the restrictions and ended up dead."

Endless Sea Dao Lord spoke with regret. They had lost a Dao Lord for nothing. If not for that, the Illusory Sea Realm would not have declined so quickly.

Endless Sea Dao Lord looked at Su Chen again. "Young friend, what you cultivate is the path of devouring all living beings for your own use. The Devouring Dao is inherently a demonic path..."

Su Chen glanced at Endless Sea Dao Lord. "There are ten thousand Daos under heaven, and all Daos are walked by people. How can there be a distinction between righteous and demonic? As long as a path can make one stronger, it is the correct path."

Looking at the youth's calm and composed expression, a chill suddenly rose in Endless Sea Dao Lord's heart. It was a cold indifference that looked down on everything. Under normal circumstances, Endless Sea Dao Lord would never cooperate with such a dangerous person... But now, with the Illusory Sea Realm facing life and death, personal views no longer mattered. The distinction between righteous and demonic was also irrelevant. Whoever could help the Illusory Sea Realm survive the crisis was a hero and savior.

Among all the Main God Space members who had come to support the Illusory Sea Realm, only Su Chen's performance had been the most brilliant, overshadowing everyone else. He was also the closest to the Dao Lord level.

"Actually, there is a way to break the restrictions on that gate."

Su Chen spoke indifferently. His plain words shook Endless Sea Dao Lord, leaving him dizzy and trembling.

"What?"

He had heard there was a way to break those restrictions?

"A layer of rules. Under rules, how could ordinary living beings break them?"

To master rules and break rules required at least a being at the level of a Twentieth Tribulation Emperor Lord Ruler or higher.

The Dao Lords of the Illusory Sea Realm had treated it as a restriction formation and tried to break it, which naturally triggered the rules and caused their deaths.

Endless Sea Dao Lord asked humbly, "Dare I ask if you have a method to break the rules on this gate?"

Su Chen nodded. "There are two ways to break the restrictions on this gate. The first is to invite a Ruler at the Twentieth Tribulation Emperor Lord level or higher to act. Use rules to counter rules."

Despair appeared on Endless Sea Dao Lord's face. The Boundless Strange Domain was vast, but it had never produced a living being at the Twentieth Tribulation Emperor Lord level... The strongest Ruler in the history of the Illusory Sea Realm had only reached the Eighteenth Tribulation.

"No... that's not right. If there is a first method, there must be a second!"

Endless Sea Dao Lord looked at Su Chen with expectation.

Since there was a first method, there had to be a second... But Endless Sea Dao Lord knew that if the youth said this, the second method would likely come at a heavy price.

"The second method is to sacrifice the blood and souls of living beings to pollute the rules. I happen to possess a blood sacrifice technique."

Su Chen's tone was very calm—calm to the point that blood sacrifice was merely an ordinary matter in his heart.

Blood sacrifice!

Struggle appeared on Endless Sea Dao Lord's face. This was a huge gamble. Should he trust the youth before him?

In the battle for the Illusory Sea Realm, he had believed the youth offered hope of saving the realm, but he had not expected such a heavy price... In the end, Endless Sea Dao Lord asked with a trembling voice, "If we want to pollute the rules and pass through this gate, how many living beings will be needed?"

Su Chen replied, "To completely break the restrictions on this gate, even sacrificing all the living beings in the Illusory Sea Realm would not be enough... If we only want to weaken it enough for some people to pass through, we only need half of the living beings in the Illusory Sea Realm."

Half of the living beings in the Illusory Sea Realm... Endless Sea Dao Lord knew that if he made this decision, he might become a sinner to the entire realm. He had to choose between the lives of all the living beings in the Illusory Sea Realm or sacrificing half to preserve the other half.

"I agree to this deal. As long as it can resolve the crisis of the Illusory Sea Realm..."

In a single instant, Endless Sea Dao Lord made the decision without hesitation.

He did not know when his will had been completely influenced. It was not that Endless Sea Dao Lord was too foolish or weak-willed. This was the subtle effect of Su Chen's Northern Nether Demon Calling Scripture. This was a Dao technique with limitless potential. It was not limited to devouring living beings to nourish oneself. It could also subtly influence and control the will and decisions of others, without them even realizing it.

However, Su Chen had not deceived Endless Sea Dao Lord.

To break rules, there were only these two methods. The Illusory Sea Realm could not invite an Emperor Lord-level existence, so only the second method remained.

The blood sacrifice technique was a heterodox method Su Chen had obtained during the great dark tribulation in the past.

Su Chen influenced Endless Sea Dao Lord's will simply because he did not want to waste time. Without entering the other side of the gate, he could not uncover the reason behind the evil demons' immortality. If he could not kill those evil demons, the complete destruction of the Illusory Sea Realm was only a matter of time.

Jia Ding returned through the gate from the Illusory Sea Realm battlefield with lingering fear.

"Damn it, what the hell was that? Why did such a terrifying big boss appear?"

Jia Ding thought of the white-robed figure who had slaughtered wantonly across the battlefield. For the first time, fear appeared in his eyes.

Even though he could be revived again, he did not want to face that terrifying figure. The two of them seemed like beings from different dimensions.

"Jia Ding, the higher-ups will return in full force soon. The Illusory Sea Realm will definitely become ours!"

"This mission has gathered all the elite players from Seeking Immortality. The rewards are truly generous. Compared to the rewards for occupying the Illusory Sea Realm, the losses we suffered this time are insignificant!"

A fair-skinned young man patted Jia Ding on the shoulder, comforting him.

The two came from the same planet and were both veteran players. They had helped each other in Seeking Immortality and had climbed step by step to where they were today!

The Illusory Sea Realm had only one Dao Lord left. They only needed to launch another fierce assault, and the realm's destruction would be inevitable.

Yet Jia Ding felt uneasy and lacked the young man's optimism. He had a feeling that something major was about to happen...

He looked at the gate separating the two realms and suddenly noticed that the ancient bronze gate was slowly being overtaken by a strange blood-red color.

"What is this?"

Jia Ding thought he was seeing things. He blinked. In that single blink, the ancient bronze gate suddenly transformed into a blood-red portal.

"Not good!"

Figures had appeared on the other side of the gate. Jia Ding's heart filled with alarm, but before he could react, he lost consciousness.

At the same time, countless altars were instantly destroyed.

A young figure burst through.

...

Jia Ding exited Seeking Immortality with a splitting headache. Terror still lingered in his eyes. The game gate had been opened! He had been killed in an instant.

"No, that's not right—the altars!"

Jia Ding suddenly remembered the revival altars inside the gate. If those altars were destroyed, what terrible fate would await him?

Before Jia Ding's eyes, the gaming helmet that allowed him to log into Seeking Immortality shattered into pieces.

Jia Ding's figure disappeared completely from this world. It was as if no traces had been left behind. Even the people closest to him in this world could not remember anything about him. It was as if such a person had never existed.