Chapter 663: Investigating the Law Governing Passage Through the Abyss

A spatial rift appeared in both the Abyss and the Thunder Abyss, then vanished just as swiftly.

Atop the Thunder God Mountain, Lei Ying's face was filled with shock.

Just as Li Yuqing and the Black Dragon King in the Abyss saw her and the Nine Heavens Thunder Divine Tree, she too caught sight of them.

She also saw another Pang Jian slowly approaching the spatial rift.

After the spatial rift sealed itself shut, she cast a deep gaze at the Pang Jian before her.

"That person just now—he looked exactly like you," Lei Ying tentatively probed.

"That was my physical body," Pang Jian replied nonchalantly. "It remains within the Abyss."

"Physical body..." Lei Ying took a light breath, an endless stream of questions flooding her mind.

The reason she had risked going behind Lei Fan's back to reveal the truth about the three Fey Gods to Pang Jian was because she sensed Pang Jian holding back in their previous exchange of blows.

She was certain Pang Jian could defeat both her and Lei Fan, even without the Thunder Pool or Five Thunder Annihilation.

The fate of the entire Thunder Race would only grow worse now that the unicorn, Vermilion Bird, and Water Serpent pledged allegiance to He Motian.

Having exhausted all other options and refusing to resign herself to despair, she had no choice but to seek Pang Jian's aid.

She knew Pang Jian was no ordinary figure. He was likely even strong enough to kill one of the Fey Gods alone. Otherwise, a Great Demon God like He Motian would not have fixated on him.

However, Pang Jian's abilities were beyond even her wildest expectations!

He not only had the ability to pass through the boundary walls of abysses, but could also use a spatial rift to connect two different abysses together!

That spatial rift had undeniably connected the Abyss and the Thunder Abyss! And Pang Jian's physical body was within the Abyss!

He Motian's grand scheme against Pang Jian was nothing more than a colossal joke in the face of someone capable of tearing open a spatial rift and escaping at will.

Lei Ying felt a surge of hope. Those three Fey Gods would not be as fearsome with Pang Jian's help—that was, if he was willing to help them.

Then, another thought struck her, causing her heart to race.

Could Lei Fan and I also use that spatial rift to escape into the Abyss?

Or better yet, bypass the barrier of the Thunder Abyss altogether and escape into the starry skies beyond?

As she had this thought, the sealed spatial rift suddenly reappeared!

This time, Pang Jian's physical body in the Abyss stood at a distance from the radiant spatial rift, making no attempt to approach.

A human girl, hair tied in a high ponytail with a breathtakingly beautiful face, once again appeared before Lei Ying.

The girl's bright eyes were filled with curiosity as she asked, "Pang Jian, your physical body couldn't pass through because it's fused with Corruption. But what about me? Can I try?"

"That's exactly why I opened this new spatial rift," Pang Jian's physical body said from within the Abyss. After some thought, he added, "I want to figure out the law governing the passage in and out of the Abyss.

"The bizarre mist near Absolute Heaven has several unique spatial rifts that allow foreign races to enter.

"These spatial rifts previously restricted the passage of foreign races to those with Rank Five bloodlines and below, but over time, this limit slowly increased to Rank Eight.

"Dong Tianze is in Absolute Heaven, hunting invading foreign races from the starry skies to strengthen himself.

"It appears that the abysses are gradually loosening their restrictions with the arrival of the once-in-a-hundred-millennia grand event, slowly allowing foreign races with higher bloodline ranks to set foot within them.

"The fundamental laws of this world appear to bind the Gate of the Abyss and the spatial rift I opened as well. If I were to guess..."

He trailed off, establishing a connection with the Bee Sovereign.

What's the maximum bloodline rank of the foreign races that have recently entered through those six unique rifts along the boundary wall?

he asked.

At that moment, Pang Jian noticed that Wu Yuan was also in the bizarre mist, assisting Dong Tianze in ambushing a group of warriors from the Ghost and Demon Races.

Wu Yuan drifted through the bizarre mist, shrouded in demonic radiance, weaving effortlessly through the ranks of Demon Race elites.

The warriors dropped dead the moment Wu Yuan passed them.

Pang Jian could not discern how Wu Yuan killed them from the perspective of the bees.

He appeared in the bizarre mist when I couldn't reach you, so I used a bee to bring him here,"

the Bee Sovereign explained.

He's become a True God.

Pang Jian was taken aback.

Is he still himself?

For now, he seems to be,

the Bee Sovereign replied.

Pang Jian exhaled in relief. After observing the situation for a while longer, he arrived at a new conclusion.

So, the limit for foreign races entering the Abyss has risen to Rank Nine.

Two Ghost Race warriors managed to briefly resist Dong Tianze's Bloodthirsty Sword, something a Rank Eight Ghost Race warrior would never have survived.

The Bloodthirsty Sword would have killed a Rank Eight Ghost Race warrior in an instant.

Dong Tianze was visibly agitated after learning that Wu Yuan was a True God. Pushing himself to the limit, he wielded his sword against only the strongest Ghost Race warriors, seeking to amass even more blood essence for his advancement.

Any Ghost Race warrior capable of withstanding his attacks had to be Rank Nine.

The limit on foreign race bloodline ranks has been raised again,

the Bee Sovereign confirmed.

Keep an eye on Wu Yuan for me,

Pang Jian instructed.

Monitor his situation. I'll personally go over once I finish things on my end.

Wu Yuan will be fine as long as no Demon Gods descend,

the Bee Sovereign assured. After a brief pause, he added,

It seems your master was the one who sent him here.

Oh? It's reassuring to know that my master is aware of this.

After concluding his exchange with the Bee Sovereign, Pang Jian turned to Li Yuqing and said, "The rules of the Abyss have changed to allow Rank Nine foreign races to enter. An Immortal Realm cultivator like you can likely leave as well."

"Are you saying that I can cross?" Li Yuqing's bright eyes sparkled with excitement.

She had never set foot outside the Abyss and was intensely curious about the worlds and abysses beyond.

That mysterious Thunder Abyss, where a Nine Heavens Thunder Divine Tree stood among endless torrents of lightning, held an irresistible allure for her.

Experiencing new landscapes and people could even help accelerate her cultivation progress!

"I suspect you can," Pang Jian said thoughtfully. "But since it has never been tested, I can't—"

The audacious Li Yuqing wrapped herself in sword light and leaped into the spatial rift before Pang Jian could even finish his sentence.

She appeared at Thunder God Mountain in the Thunder Abyss!

She became the second person, after Pang Jian, to break free from the Abyss without breaching the barrier or ascending to true godhood!

This confirmed Pang Jian's speculation that human cultivators in the Immortal Realm could leave the Abyss the same way foreign races with Rank Nine bloodlines could enter.

The Abyss was changing. The approaching grand event was quietly reshaping its very laws.

Rank Nine foreign race warriors and Immortal Realm cultivators could now enter and exit the Abyss through the spatial rifts or using his Gate of the Abyss.

Pang Jian could not predict what would happen later.

Will low-ranking Gods also start flooding into the Abyss?

A chill ran down Pang Jian's spine at that thought.

How many low-ranking Outer Gods reside in the starry skies above the Abyss?

How could the True Gods possibly resist them if they were to flood into the Abyss all at once?

The sudden sealing of the spatial rift snapped Pang Jian out of his spiraling thoughts.

The Black Dragon King stood where the spatial rift had been with a disappointed expression.

On Thunder God Mountain, Lei Ying had also attempted to dive into the spatial rift after seeing Li Yuqing successfully cross over.

The Fey God and the Thunder Race powerhouse tried the same thing, but neither could pass through as Li Yuqing had.

Pang Jian's physical body chuckled at the Black Dragon King. "You and I both bear Corruption. We can't pass through."

At the same time, Pang Jian's Immortal Divine Soul explained to Lei Ying, "The rules of the Abyss have changed drastically. I don't know how things are in your Thunder Abyss, but given that you're Rank Ten, I doubt you can use my 'Gate' to leave."

"Then what about Rank Nines, Eights, or Sevens?" Lei Ying's eyes gleamed with anticipation.

"We'll only know if we test it in the future," Pang Jian replied noncommittally. Turning to Li Yuqing, he explained, "This is where the first Thunder God once comprehended his Dao."

Li Yuqing tilted her head, a playful smile forming on her lips. "Then why don't you call your sister here?"

"You're right!" Pang Jian exclaimed. "This place is perfect for her! I'll make arrangements immediately!"

***

In the outer reaches of the Eastern Land, the diminutive figures of Li Wang, Gui Mu, and Zhu Ji grew dimmer within the confinement of the knife, sword, hammer, spear, mirror, and flag.

Trapped in the Sixth World under the constant corrosion of murky energy, they remained unable to break free from the barrier above them.

Their divine radiance rapidly faded, and once their reserves were depleted, the only thing awaiting them was death.

Wanderer Tian Du sighed heavily. "Pang Jian hasn't appeared at the Heaven Ascension Tribulation Pillars again. I wonder if that girl of yours found him and informed him of our predicament."

"Do you really think that finding Pang Jian will allow us to bring them back?" Jiang Fan asked.

"What brilliant ideas do you have, then?" Wanderer Tian Du snapped, displeased.

Jiang Fan's expression behind the imperial crown's beaded veil was blank. He had already given up hope.

"Stop wasting time," Jiang Fan said bluntly. "They're not coming back. It's time to accept the reality of their impending demise.

"We need to focus on what we can control instead of clinging to an impossible fantasy. It's time to identify Immortal Realm cultivators with the potential to ascend to the True God Realm."

At that moment, a golden bee emerged from the bizarre mist of the Second World and soared up to the First World.