Chapter 510 - 267: Hell Altar, Central Magnates

The Space-Time Passage appeared, and Chen Yu immediately stepped inside.

Zhou Yi followed close behind, quickly entering the Space-Time Passage as well.

The dark, starry sky vanished. In an instant, Chen Yu and Zhou Yi had descended into the small Space-Time World.

From the sky, Chen Yu’s Divine Thought scanned this small Space-Time World.

A strong aura of Hell permeated the air.

Deep within the Space-Time World, on a ten-thousand-zhang snowy mountain, the aura of Hell was especially dense. There also seemed to be a force blocking his Divine Thought from probing further.

Space distorted. In the span of a breath, Chen Yu and Zhou Yi arrived at the ten-thousand-zhang snowy mountain.

Within a valley on the snowy mountain, a massive altar appeared in their line of sight.

Landing before the altar, both Chen Yu and Zhou Yi fixed their gazes upon the Hell Altar.

"Senior, it seems there are no Hell Demon Gods here. They must have left."

Zhou Yi said, looking around.

With a True God’s Cultivation Realm, one could perceive this entire small world almost instantly.

Although the aura of Hell was pervasive, there were no signs of any beings from Hell.

They had either left or died.

"A pity... we’re a step too late." Chen Yu sighed, looking at the Hell Altar before him.

Zhou Yi: "..."

Seeing the disappointed look on Chen Yu’s face, he couldn’t help but feel that something was off.

’Everyone else would be glad not to run into Hell Demon Gods. Why does he seem like he was hoping to find them?’

’Could it be he has some deep-seated, overwhelming hatred for the races of Hell?!’

’This prodigy’s way of thinking... it’s always so unpredictable,’ Zhou Yi complained inwardly.

Looking at Chen Yu, Zhou Yi said, "Senior Chen, since there are no beings from Hell here, should we leave?"

Chen Yu didn’t answer, merely staring at the Hell Altar.

From within the Hell Altar, he sensed a familiar aura—the aura of a World Tree.

The World Tree of this small Space-Time World was imprisoned within the Hell Altar.

"No rush. I’m going to grab something before we go," Chen Yu said.

Zhou Yi was stunned.

The next second, Chen Yu raised a hand, and a torrential surge of Divine Power blasted out.

"BOOM!!"

The Hell Altar disintegrated, revealing a massive void.

The entire Space-Time World trembled as if it were about to be destroyed.

Chen Yu raised his hand, spread his five fingers, and a claw of Divine Power reached into the void.

The next moment, a thirty-thousand-zhang-tall World Tree was forcibly ripped out.

"!!!"

’What a ruthless man. He’s going to completely destroy this Space-Time World.’

Watching this scene, Zhou Yi’s eyelid twitched.

By forcibly extracting the World Tree, this Space-Time World wouldn’t be able to exist for much longer.

After its extraction, it wouldn’t be long before this world completely collapsed.

"Finally, a small gain." Chen Yu smiled faintly at the extracted World Tree, then opened his Divine Kingdom and stored it directly inside.

???

’What is he doing?’

’Shouldn’t he destroy the World Tree?’

’Why did he store it instead?’

’A World Tree is incompatible with a Divine Kingdom. Isn’t this like planting a time bomb in his Divine Kingdom?’

Zhou Yi was completely baffled by Chen Yu’s actions.

Normally, one should destroy the World Tree, but Chen Yu had stored it directly in his Divine Kingdom.

He really couldn’t comprehend this bizarre move.

...

"HUMMM!!!"

Inside his Supreme Divine Kingdom, the million-zhang-tall World Tree almost instantly devoured the new one.

In an instant, Chen Yu felt a slight increase in his power.

His Divine Power and grasp of the Law had both grown a fraction stronger.

There was an improvement, but not much.

At his current level of strength, the only way to achieve a major improvement was to break through to the next Cultivation Realm.

That step could not be rushed.

The feedback from the World Tree’s devouring didn’t provide much of a boost. He would need to devour a hundred such World Trees at once for it to make a real difference.

Otherwise, his cultivation wouldn’t advance much.

With one more step, he estimated he should be able to contend with someone at the True God Peak.

Chen Yu wasn’t in a hurry.

Any little bit of progress was still progress.

"Let’s go," Chen Yu said. As he spoke, his figure vanished in a flash of Divine Light.

Seeing this, Zhou Yi immediately followed Chen Yu, leaving the small, soon-to-be-destroyed Space-Time World.

...

In the core region of the Outer Domain, within a patch of Chaos, space and time distorted deep inside. Several figures appeared without a sound.

"There’s been a problem in World 108. The altar has been destroyed."

A figure in black robes spoke, his face grim.

Hearing this, the expressions of the other figures turned extremely ugly.

"Damn it! Sooner or later, we’ll conquer the entire Mortal World and make its gods our slaves!"

A low voice rang out.

Hearing this, the leading black-robed figure glanced at the speaker. "This is not the time for fantasies. If the Mortal World were that easy to conquer, would we still need to be scheming?"

"Elder, should we go take a look?"

Another figure asked.

The leading black-robed figure pondered for a moment before saying, "It’s just one passage destroyed. It doesn’t affect anything. There’s no need to go. We might run into someone and disrupt the plan."

Hearing this, the figures nodded and then vanished from within the Chaos.

...

「Outer Domain, Core Region, Deep Space.」

Stepping out of the Space-Time World, Chen Yu looked at Zhou Yi. "Do you know the locations of any other small Space-Time Worlds like this?"

Zhou Yi shook his head. "Senior, I don’t know of any other locations. I only stumbled upon this one by accident."

"I see..."

A trace of disappointment flickered in Chen Yu’s heart.

’He’s a Venerable from the Central Empire. I thought he would know more.’

"Senior, you must be after those Hell Demon Gods, aren’t you?"

Zhou Yi asked, blinking as he looked at Chen Yu.

Hearing the question, Chen Yu looked at him and, not hiding anything, nodded in acknowledgment.

"Yes, I am indeed after those Hell Demon Gods."

’I knew it...’

Zhou Yi’s heart shook upon hearing Chen Yu’s answer.

’So his plan is to kill any Hell Demon God he comes across!’

’But the man certainly has the strength to back it up.’

’Although his Cultivation Realm is only Tier Three True God, his strength is almost at the absolute peak.’

"Senior, this junior is deeply impressed by your efforts to eliminate this scourge for the Mortal World," Zhou Yi said with a smile, laying on the flattery.

Chen Yu: "..."

Hearing this flattery, Chen Yu’s heart twitched.

’Eliminate this scourge for the Mortal World...’

’In theory, yes, that’s what I’m doing.’

’But my goal is much simpler. I just want to get more Source of Life.’

"By the way, do you know which Alien Race Venerables are colluding with the races of Hell? Do you have their coordinates?"

Chen Yu asked.

Zhou Yi thought for a moment, then looked at him and said, "Senior, right now I only know that the Venerables of the Celestial Horn Race are colluding with the races of Hell. I don’t know about any others. As for their location... Senior, you killed them too quickly. Otherwise, we might have been able to get more detailed information from the Celestial Horn Race Venerables."

Chen Yu: "..."

Chen Yu’s heart twitched again as he listened to Zhou Yi.

’Thinking about it carefully, he does have a point.’

’But at the time, I never would have thought those two Alien Race Venerables were colluding with the races of Hell.’

’I just thought it was a simple case of Alien Race Venerables ambushing a member of the Human Race.’

"The Celestial Horn Race..."

"Is this race powerful?" Chen Yu pondered for a moment before asking Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi shook his head. "Senior, there’s very little information on the Celestial Horn Race. I don’t know much. Their territory is very far from the Central Empire."

Hearing this, a trace of disappointment showed in Chen Yu’s eyes.

Catching that flicker of disappointment, Zhou Yi immediately added, "But Senior, our elders should know more detailed information."

"Oh?"

Chen Yu’s eyes lit up at his words.

But just as he was about to ask, Chen Yu suddenly looked up into the endless Dark Deep Space.

Seeing Chen Yu’s gaze turn toward the Dark Deep Space, Zhou Yi looked over as well.

But he didn’t sense anything.

He looked at Chen Yu in confusion. "Senior Chen, what is it?"

"The Venerables from your Central Empire have arrived. Hmm, and quite a few of them. Four or five."

Chen Yu said nonchalantly.

Hearing this, Zhou Yi understood at once. "It must be because of the distress call I sent out earlier. They’re tracking my life coordinates to get here."

The words had barely left his mouth when five rays of Divine Light appeared in the Dark Deep Space, descending before Chen Yu and Zhou Yi almost instantly.

Five Human Race Venerables!

The one in the lead was an old man in black robes, his cultivation at the Tier Six True God Stage.

The four behind him—three men and one woman—were also powerful. The three men were all at the Tier Four True God level, while the sole beautiful woman in red was a Tier Five True God Venerable.

A powerful lineup!

’As expected of the Venerables from the Central Empire... This lineup is truly impressive!’

Chen Yu sighed in his heart.

Meanwhile, a smile appeared on Zhou Yi’s face as he looked at the five arrivals.

"Greetings, Elder Mo, Elder Xu..."

Zhou Yi greeted them with a cheerful smile.

The leader, Elder Mo, looked at Zhou Yi and sensed that his aura was stable. The tension in his nerves eased slightly.

Then his gaze shifted to Chen Yu, who was standing to the side.

"And who might this fellow Daoist be?"

"This is Senior Chen Yu, a top-tier Human Race Venerable from the Celestial River Star System!"

Before Chen Yu could speak, Zhou Yi had already jumped in to introduce him.

’Chen Yu... Senior?’

Hearing Zhou Yi’s introduction, the brows of the several newcomers furrowed slightly.

’With Zhou Yi’s Cultivation Realm, why would he call a Tier Three True God ’Senior’?’

"Zhou Yi, didn’t you say you were being ambushed by Venerables from the Celestial Horn Race? What happened? Is it resolved?"

Elder Mo didn’t dwell on it and asked Zhou Yi directly.

Zhou Yi nodded. "Yes, it’s all thanks to Senior Chen Yu."

Hearing Zhou Yi use that form of address again, Elder Mo’s brow furrowed even deeper.

’Besides, that name... I feel like I’ve heard it somewhere before.’

’Celestial River Star System, Human Race Venerable...’

Suddenly, Elder Mo remembered something. He looked at Chen Yu and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, do you happen to know Fellow Daoist Wu Wudi?"

Hearing Elder Mo’s question, Chen Yu looked at him and nodded lightly. "I do. Elder Wu is a pillar of the Human Race in my Celestial River Star System."

"So you are the Chen Yu with the potential to become a Great Emperor!" Upon hearing this, a smile spread across Elder Mo’s old face.

"..."

"If there isn’t another one, then that would be me," Chen Yu said with a nod.

Elder Mo stepped forward, smiling broadly. "I’ve known Fellow Daoist Wu for a long time. I’ve heard him mention your name. Young man, you’re quite impressive."

"Mm, I’m alright," Chen Yu nodded, neither humble nor arrogant.

Seeing Chen Yu’s nonchalant expression, the other Human Race Venerables frowned slightly, but they didn’t say anything.