CHAPTER 284: CHAPTER 269 SUSPENDED LADDER

"What?!"

Lu Chen was so shocked that his mouth gaped wide open, almost enough to fit an egg, his eyes bulging like copper bells, filled with extreme horror, "You... you say she is..."

"That’s right, she is the Heart of Wu Meng." Wang Xu nodded.

After being dumbfounded for a long time, Lu Chen finally managed to catch his breath, his face showing both ecstatic joy and suspicious doubt.

The outer cosmos had sent countless geniuses to search, looking for countless years, all for the Heart of Wu Meng, but ultimately they returned with nothing, and some even lost their lives in the Wu Meng Sacred Cosmos.

This mission has cost countless geniuses their lives, and Lu Chen was among those who entered the Wu Meng Sacred Cosmos back then. He spent tens of thousands of years searching for the Heart of Wu Meng, only to realize it was a mission impossible to complete, and thus he chose to seek the Wu Meng Spirit Essence instead — yet now, the Heart of Wu Meng that countless people dreamt of is right in front of Lu Chen, how can Lu Chen not feel amazed?

He took a deep breath to slightly calm the surging waves in his heart, suppressing his fiercely beating heart.

"Brother Lu Chen, you can feel it for yourself." Wang Xu gently pushed Ai’ai forward, Ai’ai looked nervous, her slender little hands clutched the corners of her clothes, rubbing constantly, her body even slightly trembling, the eerie atmosphere making her feel afraid.

Having touched it once, the second time touching Ai’ai, Wang Xu did not again enter the void world within the Prokaryote.

Brother Lu Chen reached out his hand, he knew the traits of the Heart of Wu Meng, once touched, one can very clearly feel the connection between the Heart of Wu Meng and the Wu Meng Sacred Cosmos, so he only needed to use his fingertip to touch Ai’ai to know if she really was the Heart of Wu Meng.

Boom!

At the instant when his fingertip touched Ai’ai’s finger, Brother Lu Chen stood there as if in a daze, as though he had lost his soul, completely losing consciousness, even the focal point in his eyes completely vanished.

Wang Xu knew that Brother Lu Chen’s conscious soul had already entered the Prokaryote.

About a quarter of an hour later...

"Unbelievable... unbelievable!" Brother Lu Chen awoke in a daze, his eyes bursting with radiant light, looking at Ai’ai with fiery gaze.

"Junior Brother Wang Xu, what exactly is going on, the Heart of Wu Meng, what I just saw, is the Prokaryote of the Wu Meng Sacred Cosmos! Where did you find the Heart of Wu Meng, back then, my fellow disciples from the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion and I searched for tens of thousands of years, exploring many Star Domains for traces of the Heart of Wu Meng, but all in vain, yet you barely entered the Wu Meng Sacred Cosmos and you’ve already discovered the Heart of Wu Meng... your luck is unbelievably good!" Brother Lu Chen said excitedly.

Brother Lu Chen knew best the value of the Heart of Wu Meng, something sought after for tens of thousands of years without success.

"A thousand pieces of Wu Meng Spirit Essence... that’s a full thousand pieces of Wu Meng Spirit Essence!" Brother Lu Chen’s hands trembled.

Lu Chen recalled the time he entered the domain of a certain race in the Wu Meng Sacred Cosmos to steal the Wu Meng Spirit Essence, feeling his heart leap to his throat, with nerves tensed, unable to relax even for a moment.

There must not be a single misstep, or even a tiny clue left, or immediate peril would come.

And facing such immense danger, risking his life, Lu Chen sought only a single piece of Wu Meng Spirit Essence.

But now, the Heart of Wu Meng was right before him, worth a whole thousand pieces of Wu Meng Spirit Essence!

"Brother Lu Chen, finding the Heart of Wu Meng is real, but whether we can successfully hand it over to the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion is not so easy." Wang Xu shook his head, "Ai’ai cannot enter any Folding Space, her existence will inevitably arouse some people’s suspicion. Once her identity is exposed, the outcome we will face is something you should be very clear about."

Wang Xu’s words were like a bucket of cold water, quenching Lu Chen’s ardor completely from head to toe.

He suddenly realized, yes, the Heart of Wu Meng is something those super great powers vie for at all costs, if discovered in their possession, or any connection to the Heart of Wu Meng is revealed in the slightest, they would be swamped by overwhelming Cosmic Martial Artists.

The allure of a thousand pieces of Wu Meng Spirit Essence is deadly for Lu Chen, willing him to risk his life, and the same holds true for other Cosmic Martial Artists.

In the face of interest, no one cares about methods, about feelings, about danger. The existence of the Heart of Wu Meng will drive countless Cosmic Martial Artists mad and incessant in pursuit.

"We set out for the Central Star Domain now." Lu Chen instantly decided, "Not a moment to delay, heading to the Wu Meng Central Star Domain, where there’s a designated location for the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion, as long as we get in touch with their Elders, we can hand over the Heart of Wu Meng, we’ll truly be safe then."

The existence of the Heart of Wu Meng is like a time bomb, it’s unknown when or where it would explode.

The best way to deal with it is to place it in the safest spot, where it will not threaten oneself, and potentially gain benefit.

Boarding the Space-Time Whale, the three raced towards the Central Star Domain without a moment’s delay.

......

Wu Meng Central Star Domain.

A majestic palace spanning a million kilometers, suspended in the sky, towering in the clouds, filled with a myriad of structures, like a small star.

A suspended ladder stretching from the ground up, reaching directly to the gates of the palace.

The Suspended Ladder is immense, spanning more than a hundred kilometers in width, with tens of thousands of Wu Meng Warriors struggling to advance on it. Their realms are all below War God, the vast majority are War Venerable, with only a few War King figures mixed among them.

"I can’t, I can’t do it anymore, I really can’t hold on!" A Junior War Venerable struggled to the halfway point, his steps growing increasingly slow, his face pale and weak, his features contorted. He immediately chose to give up, flying laterally out of the range of the Suspended Ladder, instantly feeling a weight lifted off his body. He glanced hesitantly at the imposing palace in the void, then turned away despondently.

It’s not just this Junior War Venerable; many other War Venerables also chose to give up, including Advanced War Venerables, Special Level War Venerables, and even Super War Venerables who couldn’t hold on.

It’s too difficult.

The failed Wu Meng Warriors wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, gritting their teeth as they looked at the most sacred hall in the entire cosmos, leaving reluctantly.

Wu Meng Divine Hall.

This is the faith of all living beings in the Wu Meng Sacred Cosmos, a place every Wu Meng Warrior dreams of entering.

The Wu Meng Divine Hall controls the four major star domains—East, West, South, and North. The Domain Master of each major star domain is appointed by the Wu Meng Divine Hall. It’s like the hub of the entire Wu Meng Sacred Cosmos, with everything under its control.

Entering the Wu Meng Divine Hall is a lifelong honor for Wu Meng Warriors, a glorious imprint on their life and soul. For the sake of entering the Wu Meng Divine Hall, countless Wu Meng Warriors forged ahead, all to engrave the pattern of the Wu Meng Divine Hall in their lives.

But is it that easy to enter the Wu Meng Divine Hall?

Merely passing through this Suspended Ladder is enough to bar ninety-nine percent of the Sacred Cosmos’s beings outside its gates.

The Suspended Ladder tests neither physical impact nor spiritual consciousness pressure; it’s the suppression emitted by the aura of life.

This is a suppression of life level, and only those who can withstand this suppression can truly enter the Wu Meng Divine Hall.

"Jing Chan, how do you feel? Can you withstand the Life Suppression and reach the top?"

In the Suspended Ladder, three people are advancing step by step, each of them at the Super War King Realm. Among the tens of thousands of Wu Meng Warriors charging up the Suspended Ladder, they are almost at the bottom.

Yet, while War Venerables continuously fell behind, these three continued to advance with the War King realm, leaving the following War Venerables astonished.

The one communicating was a burly young man, carrying a snow-white Giant Axe on his back.

Among the three, a youth in a splendid robe shook his head, gently wiping the sweat from his brow, "It’s a bit strenuous, but I can handle it at this level."

"Let’s keep moving forward. These Wu Meng Warriors are too weak. With a life index of less than 2500, they dare to attempt the Suspended Ladder—it’s pure waste of time." The remaining person said coldly.

Life Suppression tests, in essence, the life index; the higher the life index, the higher the life level. But in the understanding of the Wu Meng Warriors, it seems they never knew what a life index is.

"As long as we enter the Wu Meng Divine Hall and defeat the Divine Hall Guard, there’s a chance to obtain the Wu Meng Divine Stone... This time, I am determined to get it!" The youth in the splendid robe had a resolute look in his trembling eyes.

As they communicated through spiritual sense, several figures passed them, moving quickly toward the top of the Suspended Ladder.

"It’s the people from the Cosmic Alliance," the youth in the splendid robe said in a deep voice.

Soon after, a few more figures flew up, effortlessly, as if walking on level ground.

"Disciples of the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion!" the burly young man said.

After two groups passed, the third group also overtook the three, slightly faster but with steady steps, without the slightest tremor, still particularly relaxed.

"Mercenary Martial Arts Hall!"

"Damn it, disciples of the three major forces have all rushed ahead of us." The remaining person said anxiously.

The face of the youth in the splendid robe was solemn: "Not just them, but also those guys from the Immortal Cosmic Country."

As they looked back, several figures were racing up from below the Suspended Ladder. At such a speed, it wouldn’t be long before they caught up and surpassed them.

The three major forces, Immortal Cosmic Country, and many talented individuals from parts of the Super Cosmic Country are all climbing the Suspended Ladder, heading towards the summit.

Meanwhile, beyond the Wu Meng Central Star Domain, a Space-Time Whale was rapidly approaching.

"Thirty years, my strength has advanced another step," Wang Xu, sitting cross-legged on the back of the Space-Time Whale, opened his eyes, put away the Sand Tower, and gazed towards the Wu Meng Central Star Domain.

It took Wang Xu and his companions a full thirty years to finally arrive here.

Ai’ai’s big eyes blinked, and upon seeing the Wu Meng Central Star Domain before her, her memory seemed to loosen a bit, with some scenes surfacing, causing a slight change in her small face. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)