Chapter 825 - 810: Blank Space

High Castle Fortress, this former human stronghold, is now guarded by Sigmund's adjutant, Simon.

Not long ago, he received the news of Muling Castle's fall in the Imperial Capital. He is currently discussing with other commanders how to adjust the fortress's defenses to deal with the potential threat of the Fungus Castle army at the rear.

As the demons were discussing, a soldier walked in.

"Lord Simon, the coffin in the center of the fortress has shown an anomaly."

The soldier's report was concise, and Simon immediately paused the meeting and hurried over.

The coffin located in the center of the fortress is much larger than those taken out by the Empire Army.

Simon is actually unclear about its specific use. He only knows Duke Sigmund emphasized repeatedly before the departure to protect this stone coffin, which is why he is so nervous.

Arriving at the coffin, Simon immediately noticed that the runes, which were originally silent, were now all activated.

Seeing Simon arrive, a guard quickly stepped forward, "My lord, we have been guarding day and night without slack. Before the coffin was activated, there were no anomalies around."

Simon was noncommittal about this, approached closer, and expanded his perception.

He did not find any anomalies, but this in itself was an anomaly.

This coffin was clearly operating at full capacity, yet had not triggered any phenomena, not even any magic power fluctuations.

"What exactly is this thing used for?"

In fact, if Simon possessed the [Inspiration] skill, he would see a soul storm shooting straight into the sky, with countless souls continuously pouring out from the coffin, forming a tunnel-like thing, ultimately disappearing into some space...

...

What... exactly is that?

Oath City, most of Lin Jun's attention was directed towards the direction of the Relic Association within the city.

Although humans are the closest to Puki among the races, important places such as the parliamentary hall and the Relic Association in Oath City still maintained their mystery, not letting mycelium grow freely inside, so Lin Jun couldn't see the specific situation inside.

He could only speculate at this time.

Human secret weapon?

This kind of soul fluctuation might be a means to attack the Demon King's soul, which seems plausible.

If it is indeed a secret weapon, Lin Jun thinks it shouldn't be something developed recently. It should have existed long ago.

Then, as a former high-ranking human, the Sword Saint should know a thing or two about it.

But Lin Jun had never heard him mention it.

Humph, humph humph...

Just as Lin Jun planned to send a Puki over during the chaos to take a look, he suddenly detected a slight anomaly.

On his panel, the Virtue title representing Lin Jun's Justice identity suddenly started to flicker.

[Spirit of Virtue: Permission to communicate with the Seat of Navigation]

Is Death God's riddle old Deng calling? At this time?

Although he disliked Old Deng, the timing wasn't great, he still had to answer the call—what if it was to help him defeat the Demon King?

"If this time it's another string of riddles, I'll... keep a big record..."

[Spiritual Trigger of Virtue]

The next moment, a green mushroom appeared in an empty room.

???!!!

What kind of trap is this? How can using your virtue still lead to being framed?

This is bad, bad, bad!

Lin Jun was almost about to let out a sharp explosion, while frantically activating the [Split Body] skill.

But soon, Lin Jun realized something was wrong.

This seems not to be reality, but... a dream? Or a place similar to a dream?

As Lin Jun's thoughts moved, he inflated from an ordinary green mushroom into a Puki, then stretched into a humanoid mushroom head, even acquiring a set of cool armor and a red cape.

Turns out it's similar to a dream; appearing here is just the consciousness, and the image is defined by oneself.

However, there were still some differences.

Previously, when Lin Jun toyed with Norris and Vera in their dreams, he could multitask without losing control of the outside world and the fungal mat.

But now, Lin Jun felt nothing but himself.

His consciousness seemed to be completely locked in, detached from the fungal mat, and Lin Jun felt he had lost that sense of grasp over everything, which made him uncomfortable.

Lin Jun looked around the empty room he was in and couldn't help but ponder how to get back.

As Lin Jun thought this, a door appeared in front of him.

?

With doubt, Lin Jun opened the door.

Though it was pitch black behind the door, the moment he opened it, Lin Jun understood it was the door to return.

Just crossing this door would allow his consciousness to return to that green mushroom.

This wasn't information left by anyone but what Lin Jun determined through the connection between the body behind the door and his consciousness, void of any traps.

However, Lin Jun didn't enter but closed the door instead.

After closing, it disappeared as quickly as it appeared before Lin Jun.

After waiting a while, Lin Jun did an experiment and once again thought "wish to return" in his heart.

The door appeared again.

He could return at any time, so this wasn't a trap?

Letting the exit disappear again, Lin Jun re-examined the empty room before him.

If I'm inside a building, shouldn't I be thinking about how to enter the interior?

As Lin Jun thought this, a door different from the exit appeared in front of him.

"I kind of understand the rules here."

Lin Jun opened the door and walked in.

The door behind him disappeared, and in front of Lin Jun was a similarly blank yet endless corridor.

The difference was, the corridor walls were lined densely with diverse doors, stretching to the limits of Lin Jun's perception.

"Humph, interesting..."

Lin Jun rubbed his mushroom cap and casually opened one of the nearest doors.

Inside was another small blank room, but in the center, there was something Lin Jun was extremely familiar with—a black information block!

There was a slight difference; these information blocks had white borders, and when Lin Jun touched them, the information didn't rush in but was presented in a flipping view.

Feels like... these information blocks are the formal versions...

But when Lin Jun focused on their content, he was stunned.

[Project Name: Beyond Limit]

[Project Number: 12-226]

[Deployment Location: Fourth World]

[Using Ancient Dragon Power as a template, the fourth revised Soul Cloak theoretically can accommodate more skills and Attributes. The Beyond Limit is expected to survive long-term in an ether environment, providing the minimum computational support for the Ark System after the foundational world completely collapses...]

...

[Beyond Limit performed well, meeting expectations. However, the resource consumption of the fourth version Soul Cloak far exceeded estimates. Calculating with the current total usable soul amount in the Ark, even if all is converted, the number of Beyond Limit produced cannot meet the system's minimum operational requirements...]

[This project started too late]

Still a failed salvation project, but compared to the blocks in the Abyss, the content here is more detailed, and what is mentioned is more specific.

But what caught Lin Jun's attention most was this particular part:

[Beyond Limit individual selected, basic memory inputted, named "Link"]