Chapter 690: Chapter 618: The Main Universe and Planes

Anhu, Central Conference Hall.

More significant figures from Anxia Country than the last time convened here.

Due to the West Suburb Park incident, there were too many eyewitnesses on that day. Mutant Beasts, Awakeners, and entities like the Black Seam could no longer be concealed; even if the common folk didn’t know these terms, they were aware that their world was far from simple.

In just a two-day span, numerous incidents of arson, murder, and robbery had occurred in Anxia Country, stirring up apocalyptic fears and causing major headaches for the upper echelons of Anxia’s government.

However, thanks to few casualties in the West Suburb Park incident and Anxia’s prompt decision to publicize the Thirteen Bureau, the overall situation of the nation remained relatively stable compared to some foreign countries where large numbers of Mutant Beasts had escaped from unstable Black Seams.

More troubling for the higher-ups of Anxia Country was the Immortal Gate.

“Is the elder of Immortal Gate truly so terrifying that he turned an entire valley to ashes in an instant?” asked Gu Huayang, a truly top-notch powerhouse from Anxia Country.

Before the West Suburb Park incident, Anxia possessed two stable Black Seams, and Gu Huayang, one of the country’s legendary top powerhouses, had been stationed at one of these Black Seam zones for years.

Yet he knew his own destructive capabilities didn’t come close to being that fearsome.

It was like the difference between heaven and earth.

Inside the conference hall, many senior officials voiced their skepticism; they found it hard to believe that humans could possess such colossal power—nor had they seen any Mutant Beast capable of obliterating a town in a single blow.

However,

photos of a valley full of deep craters had been seen by all high-ranking officials present. Despite many still doubting these were the results of a single strike, they had to admit that the elders of Immortal Gate were, perhaps, even more powerful than Gu Huayang, known as the “Sword Immortal.”

Indeed, they possessed a complete Cultivation Skill!

A high-ranking elder with a somber expression banged on the table, “We can’t allow the Immortal Gate to continue developing—I propose we dispatch an army to besiege the Immortal Gate!”

As he finished speaking… nobody paid him any heed.

Among the senior officials were some who coveted the Cultivation Techniques of the Immortal Gate yet also understood that with the elders’ power, unless they were able to trap and eliminate them in one fell swoop, any escapee could turn Anxia Country upside down.

The risk was too great; naturally, maintaining stability was the priority!

Not to mention that they were currently in a honeymoon phase with the Immortal Gate.

“As for the Black Seam in West Suburb Park, what does the Immortal Gate plan? Do they intend to take control of it?” asked the leader with a dignified appearance, his gaze sweeping around before settling on Yuan Hu.

A Black Seam entrance represented countless resources awaiting development.

The world on the other side of the Black Seam boasted a higher concentration of Source Qi than on Sky Blue Star; owning it could mean profits multiplied by thousands, perhaps even millions.

Undoubtedly, Immortal Gate had the strength to take control of a Black Seam entrance.

Anxia Country also desired this stable Black Seam—no one would complain about more resources… but the leading elder considered more deeply; this Black Seam had been secured solely by Immortal Gate. If they intended to claim it with a firm stance, then Anxia might have to step back and seek other benefits.

With the Black Seam issues escalating, the power of Immortal Gate was exceedingly crucial.

Moreover, now that there were three stable Black Seams within the country, a fourth and fifth couldn’t be far off.

Having marked the bottom line for benefit exchange, the elder heard Yuan Hu say, “Ah, it seems Immortal Gate doesn’t plan to take over this Black Seam; however, they’ve requested we open up the access rights to other stable Black Seams.”

The chief elder was taken aback, as were the other senior officials.

As their gazes shifted, they reassessed Immortal Gate.

After all, it was just a Sect; they probably didn’t realize how much profit the “New World” could bring.

No, wait.

Immortal Gate was not a nation; defending a Black Seam didn’t mean they had the capability to develop it. With the number of personnel in Immortal Gate, developing a New World wasn’t feasible. Thus, exchanging some benefits with them was more advantageous to Immortal Gate.

No matter what, having one more stable Black Seam exit, we… hit the jackpot!

…

Across from the Black Seam at West Suburb Park, thousands of kilometers away from that valley, Tang Yu was flying alone at a low altitude.

Below him stretched continuous mountain ranges and lush, verdant forests.

He was exploring this new world—a vast world with a high concentration of Source Qi!

He had originally thought that World 18 was merely a world with a large population, but unexpectedly, it was a two-for-one deal with a world rich in Source Qi. What a windfall!

He looked up at the sky, where nine suns hung high but did not feel very hot. The temperature and humidity were similar to those on Sky Blue Star and Earth, suitable for human survival, except that the gravity was somewhat higher, about twice that of Sky Blue Star.

Twenty times the gravity had no effect on Tang Yu, but at this moment, he dared not fly too quickly. His perception spread out, constantly vigilant of his surroundings.

The suppressive force of this world was more than ten times stronger than that on Sky Blue Star!

His avatar, which barely reached the Second Tier Transcendent, couldn’t even exhibit Senior Transcendent Combat Power in this ‘New World.’ Every move he made felt like he was mired in a swamp. If it weren’t for this, he wouldn’t have needed bamboo rat Li and Enze to deal with a nest of Alien Insects that didn’t even have Transcendent Tier.

He remembered that not long ago, he had been chased by a Transcendent Tier weasel, which was a disgrace of a lifetime!

“This world is so vast.”

During his exploration, he had covered a distance almost equivalent from the southern end to the northern end of Daxia Country, yet he still hadn’t flown out of these endless mountain ranges.

Perhaps it was even larger than the original Origin Star.

“Maybe, this isn’t a planet, but a ‘Plane’?”

The Endless World was made up of a Main Plane and countless ordinary planes—the Main Plane being the infinitely large universe, while the other endless planes could be small universes or… the planes themselves could be worlds.

The round sky and square earth!

In the New World, Tang Yu leaned towards the latter.

“Continuing to explore outward might not yield much; it’s better to choose a site to build a Sub-territory first,” Tang Yu stroked his chin. “Even though I’m an avatar, I’m still an avatar of the Lord, settling this matter should normally be delegated to someone else!”

He decisively landed, and in less than a minute, a magnificent Sub-territory and a row of surrounding Arrow Towers were built.

“This mountain range has few Transcendent Mutant Beasts; in the future, we can allow disciples from Immortal Gate to train here… and incidentally enrich the gene pool of the Territory. The pressing matter is to ascertain the general situation of the ‘New World’—whether only Mutant Beasts live here? Are there any traces of the Devil Race?”

“This can be negotiated with Anxia Country using the conditions of the Black Seam.”

He immediately shook his head.

Even he was being extremely cautious, how could Anxia Country with its capabilities explore outward.

However, as long as he could enter from other Black Seam entrances, once he established more Sub-territories, he could use the coordinates of the Sub-territories to determine the size of the ‘New World’.

The so-called development rights of the Black Seam entrances in Anxia Country were meaningless to him.

…

Inside Anxia Country,

Following the incident at West Suburb Park, terms like Awakener, Mutant Beast, and Black Seam were finally revealed by some ‘insiders.’

Suddenly, search engine rankings were dominated by content related to these terms.

Things like “Million-high salary to recruit Awakeners,” “High price for buying Mutant Beast meat,” “Celebrity becomes an Awakener,” were extremely popular.

However, aside from these three keywords, another term frequently appeared at the top of the trending searches.

That was…

Immortal Gate!