Chapter 1382 - 24: Return (Part 4)

"This is the Hall of Eternity."

After the golden armor spoke, Wen Yu finally freed himself from a mysterious dizziness. He released the golden armor’s arm and looked around.

Everywhere he looked was lush green, an enormous prairie seemingly isolated. Wen Yu could see at the prairie’s edge, chaotic temporal and spatial turbulence surged wildly, yet it didn’t interfere with the existence within.

In the distance, at the very center of the prairie, stood a solitary and magnificent great hall. Just by looking at it from the outside, Wen Yu could feel that the distant hall seemed like the Earth’s nucleus origin, emanating infinite Origin Energy.

"This place is..."

As Wen Yu observed, he began to inquire.

"Located in the dimensional interlayer, it could be between two and three dimensions, or a higher dimensional layer, or even between the material and spiritual worlds. In any case... I’m not too sure."

The golden armor revealed some information to Wen Yu with a bitter smile, and then another voice sounded.

"You don’t need to know so much. Just knowing that this is your burial ground, Wen Yu, is enough!"

With the voice, Number 2’s figure suddenly appeared beside the golden armor. The filth on its body had long been cleansed, yet it emitted a faint stench that made Wen Yu frown deeply.

"Where did this beggar come from..."

Wen Yu nonchalantly mocked, then smiled at the golden armor.

"Let’s go, take me to see your boss."

"I’m afraid you cannot meet the Dominator directly."

Faced with Wen Yu’s initiative, the golden armor instead gave a wry smile.

"The latest order is for the Dominator to take you to the Contemplation Chamber. The lord currently has other business."

Wen Yu suddenly understood.

This business is undoubtedly Tang Haofei himself.

Simultaneously, Wen Yu had his understanding of the current situation...

The so-called Contemplation Chamber should be the prison where I will stay temporarily, whether I can be released, executed immediately, or have a reprieve... all depends on the conversation between the Dominator and Tang Haofei!

...

Dominion’s Great Palace.

This is the core of the Hall of Eternity, the Dominator’s abode, and the place where everything is decided.

In the past, except at the final stage of a plan, no one other than the Treasure Land Protectors could enter this place. Yet today, a certain ’sleeping beauty’ broke the Dominator’s unspoken rules.

Condensed, almost tangible white light enveloped the Dominator’s body, preventing anyone from seeing the true face of the Dominator.

Standing aside, gazing at the slumbering Tang Haofei, after a long while, the Dominator raised their hand.

Under the cover of white light, the hand forged by Origin Energy slowly brushed Tang Haofei’s forehead, rubbing the black crystal there, yet unsure of the next move.

Indeed, the Dominator could not resolve the cost of Tang Haofei’s power, nor solve the problem of race conversion. The Dominator is not omnipotent...

So-called Level 12 is merely a designation, the Level 12 of the Dominator and the Demon Lord is not the same concept as the Level 12 representing the planetary will.

As the strongest under the professionist system, the Level 12 of the Dominator and the Demon Lord represents their total energy comparable to the planetary will, and a few-meter-high individual has energy similar to that of a world. Naturally, their strength varies — they could destroy a world just like playing!

This is the difference between steel and cotton!

But success and failure come by the God Stone.

Even at Level 12, they remain subjected to the rules of the God Stone—they only have twelve skills.

The skills’ limitation imposes a certain degree of restraint on the power of the Dominator and the Demon Lord. Of course, being the hosts of the God Stone, the Dominator and the Demon Lord must be special in some respects.

The Dominator can appear all-knowing, all-powerful, yet in the aspects of power cost and race conversion, the Dominator is indeed powerless.

Thinking of the cost of power...

The Dominator gazed at Tang Haofei, their expression suddenly dazed, gently caressing Tang Haofei’s forehead, as Soul Power spread, seemingly wanting to forcibly invade the World of the Heart’s Image within Tang Haofei.

However, as Soul Power surged, at that moment, the Hall of Eternity suddenly shuddered as if some strange change occurred. Sensing this change, the Dominator immediately withdrew their hand. After a while, they sighed.

"Bring Wen Yu over."

They spoke thusly.

...

Contemplation Chamber.

Wen Yu sat idly on a chair, observing his surroundings.

A large, pure white hall, devoid of any color, with pitifully few furnishings or decorations—overall, it seemed like an enlarged version of the Promotion Space.

After delivering Wen Yu here, the golden armor disappeared. Wen Yu couldn’t be bothered with whatever changes might occur at the Dominator’s place. In this so-called ’Contemplation Chamber,’ Wen Yu’s heart seemed to completely calm down; everything outside became irrelevant to him, and time and space seemed to lose their significance.

Peace... tranquility...

But tranquility to the extreme is an endless torment, and at that moment, Wen Yu had a certain premonition.

Once the talks break down, this place will likely become the eternal prison of this carbon copy of his.

But very soon, before Wen Yu grew tired of staying here, the door of the Contemplation Chamber suddenly opened, and Number 2’s tall figure strode in.

Seeing Number 2, Wen Yu deliberately put on a disgusted expression and fanned his nose and mouth, a scene that made Number 2’s face darken. But soon, Number 2 revealed a schadenfreude expression, sitting opposite Wen Yu as if interrogating a prisoner, he slowly began to speak.

"How about it? The environment here isn’t bad, right?"

Wen Yu nodded.

"Very good, suitable for someone as busy as me. After all, such a quiet environment allows me more time to think. It’s just that some beggars keep coming in and making a mess, bringing in a stinking odor."

Number 2’s breathing quickened slightly, but soon, he dispelled any inner turmoil himself. He looked at Wen Yu and slowly spoke.

"Actually, this so-called Contemplation Chamber is one of the Dominator’s favorite buildings because the environment here helps the Dominator think. Usually, when we Treasure Land Protectors encounter difficult problems, we also borrow the Contemplation Chamber."

"But you know? In fact, there’s another use for this place..."

"Punishment."

Wen Yu nodded, indicating he understood what the other use Number 2 referred to.

Analogous to solitary confinement, a black room, the color and arrangement of everything here conform to the standards of a black room.

Staying briefly, it doesn’t count as punishment, but staying long enough, this extreme quiet and solitude will utterly crush a person’s spirit and will!

Especially... with Wen Yu’s strength, his lifespan will be very, very long...