Chapter 1020: Chapter 1020
1020: Chapter 1060: Opening the Realm 1020: Chapter 1060: Opening the Realm When light spilled out, midnight turned into dawn.
With the cruise ship as the core, one “Fire Candle” after another was lit, and a pale blue halo spread from each point, enveloping the entire ship and everything around it in fog.
The Massacre ritual had begun.
“This, is the God of Martial Fight’s sacrifice…”
Above a certain tower, what Lu Ping’an saw in his “field of vision” was a different landscape.
He saw, centered around various “focus points,” waves from the Exotic Realm expanding, pulling everything around them in.
Resonance, and something akin to it, made the whole area begin to break away from the main world’s constraints.
After reaching a critical point…
“….It’s kind of familiar.
No, it’s exactly the same.
So these so-called Proper Gods and Evil Gods really have no essential difference.”
Of course, it was familiar; it was the same as when Lu Ping’an and Guan Xinxian had fought the Fishman’s kin by the lakeside.
Both involved several “Nodes (Altars)” as the core, slowly tearing open the space, dragging a region into the Exotic Realm…
or in a common term – “Exoticization.”
But to the current Lu Ping’an, he saw much more of the “process.”
He saw those nodes constantly “resonating,” dragging the whole area to “accelerate,” and gradually delving into other spaces.
He even saw the operational mechanism of these nodes, as well as their production mode…
“So, we are all Sacrifices…”
Lu Ping’an understood why there was a need to wait for a period of time before the Martial Fight sacrifice could be held.
In this time, all the places (souls) that died for “Martial Fight” were part of practicing the God of Martial Fight’s “rules”; they themselves were the process of the ritual, the torches being burned.
Now, their remains and the places of their deadly struggles had become the basis for Exoticization.
The unknowable Deity’s will had descended, a fog that obscured everything spread, yet it couldn’t block Lu Ping’an’s eyes.
He saw it, the Giant Beasts within the clouds, saw beings entering into illusion, saw a grand stage rising from the ground.
Lu Ping’an retracted his gaze.
In that moment, when he looked intently, those strong presences all cast their gaze over.
Clearly, some things shouldn’t be looked at without sufficient strength.
But then again, if Lu Ping’an weren’t already on the verge of stepping onto a higher level, just the sight before him could have been enough to overwhelm him.
Now, the “experiences” and “knowledge” gleaned could not only be studied and used by himself but also copied into manuscripts to sell to the Taboo Library.
And such things would not lack buyers…
“With this ‘knowledge,’ I will no longer be at a loss when faced with Exoticization.”
Understanding the process of the ritual, there were so many things that could be done in advance, such as preventing the “Nodes” from forming, or destroying them beforehand.
Even now, even though those nodes had been hidden within the fog and seemed indistinguishable from the rest.
But Lu Ping’an knew they were still connecting points between two Exotic Realms, whether he wanted to destroy this “Secret Realm” or simply escape from it, he couldn’t avoid these key points.
[….Entering unknown blank Secret Realm…
Secret Realm is adjusting and forming…]
The ritual was still ongoing.
Lu Ping’an’s Life Bank was analyzing the rules of this world for him.
Meanwhile, Lu Ping’an also sensed that many lives on the ship had fallen into a very delicate state.
Most mortals, even low-level professionals, were caught in a dreamlike, confused state.
Their eyes were wide open, yet they couldn’t perceive everything around them, not even the passage of time.
A few high-level professionals barely maintained consciousness, like seasick patients struggling to get rid of dizziness.
Only a very few strongmen could vaguely stay awake, freely looking around, trying to see more.
Gazes could attract attention, and Lu Ping’an felt his own observing eyes being met by at least three gazes from different directions, clearly superior to his.
But even including those, like Lu Ping’an, who were fully awake, they couldn’t shake the space and dimension during this transitional period.
Lu Ping’an didn’t look up, but he could vaguely sense a massive presence descending its will above his head.
[Rule One, in this world, only Martial Fight Warriors are allowed to display their might.]
Lu Ping’an still didn’t look up…
his spiritual intuition sent out a warning.
“Do not gaze directly at a god…”
This was different from the time with the Firebird, where on one hand, the being opposite might not be as agreeable as the Firebird, or even actively “protect you.” Moreover, the distance between them was far too close.
Perhaps before the other could act, Lu Ping’an would be unable to bear it and directly meet his end.
“…I really want to take a look though.”
Owning to the precedent set by the Firebird, observing the form of a Deity would definitely be beneficial for Lu Ping’an.
But since they were so close now, it was better not to court death…
Didn’t you see the Deity even summoned fog to conceal its form and protect the mortals on the ship?
[Rule Two, mandatory one-on-one….]
One by one, rules were being inscribed into this temporary “different dimension,” and Lu Ping’an could see the natural rules around him being rewritten; these “fundamental rules” became the common knowledge of the world.
Yet, Lu Ping’an felt that these “rules” were not absolute.
Just as it restricted the power of the “non-Fighting Series,” in reality, the powers from other systems could also be used, albeit likely to be forcibly weakened by this world.
The more powerful the individual, the more capable they were to resist this rule…
but even if they could resist, they had to be wary of the malice from the Audience (God of Martial Fight).
“Mandatory one-on-one…
No wonder one has to settle personal scores in advance.”
One by one, rules were written into the underlying logic of this world, making the whole world more complete—Lu Ping’an had observed the formation of a “Rule System Secret Realm.”
[Gained a substantial amount of ‘Inscription Contamination’ Professional Experience…]
In a sense, this was also a kind of “creation”; Lu Ping’an couldn’t move but he was reaping the benefits of his Professional Skill.
Lu Ping’an understood that their inability to move was due to the dimension not being stable…
To move in this situation, setting aside whether he could survive the ‘backlash,’ his very actions would be an interference to the stability of this world, directly challenging the Deity shaping everything.
Even the Divine Envoys could only intervene from the outside, not enter into it.
Realizing that others also definitely couldn’t move, Lu Ping’an focused his attention into his pupils, understanding that gathering more experience was the righteous path…
A strange luster, and an even more peculiar soul.
Not far away, probably only two or three kilometers, likely to be on an independent ship, also engulfed into this world.
[Rule Six, free entry and exit, but those who leave the boundary admit defeat…]
New rules were still being woven, the entire world was gradually stabilizing into shape, and the mortals’ vision was transitioning from grey-black back to color.
Another thunderous boom, and it seemed that the great existence in the sky had hurled something down.
Noises continuously happened over the sea, and as everything stabilized, several Floating Islands appeared.
Some were large, some small; the small ones were no larger than a cruise ship, while the large ones were near at hand but with no visible edges.
The fog began to disperse in parts, revealing the outlines of pieces of land, and at this moment, the mortals began to awaken…
Their vision went dark, and then they saw this completely unrecognizable Otherworldly dimension.
“Is this, the might of a god…”
Objects of flashing light fell from the sky, and this also signified that the deadly battle had begun from this moment.