352 Spatial Gate (1/2)

Krune's group entered the center part of the Castle and started moving forward. They verified room by room to check if there was anything left as well. Unfortunately, they were all as they predicted. Everything was already wiped out.

On the way, Krune and the others also noticed signs of battle that happened not too long ago. Krune even found one of the Golden Dragonflies corpses at one of the battle sights. It was obvious that a few fierce battles for resources and treasures happened there.

This time, Krune wasn't using his Tribulation Lightning Layer since he didn't want to risk losing control over the energies in his foundation. It was already quite difficult to keep everything inside calm the way it is.

Everyone kept moving for over an hour without finding anything or anyone until finally, they arrived at an enormous building in the middle of the Castle. The door of the building was already open, which means that others had entered already. Unfortunately, the building seemed to have some kind of formation protecting against Divine Senses.

When Ricarte and Reiny saw that place, their eyes immediately lit up!

”Let's enter.”

Krune's group moved slowly between the corridors of that place. This building also had several other rooms inside, but they all seemed to have been cleaned of whatever they had already.

However, when they reached the center of the building, there was a door with a seal on it. On the top, one could see a name written: 'Multi-Dimensional Spatial Gate Room.' When Ricarte saw that, he couldn't help but exclaim.

”That's it!”

Krune then looked at Ricarte and said.

”As I thought. When we passed through the rooms that were emptied already, both you and Reiny didn't seem very concerned about that. So your objective had never been the Treasures and Resources to start with, right?”

Ricarte laughed and then nodded. Just to be safe, he started using Divine Sense message to talk with Krune and the others.

”Was it that obvious? Oh well, it doesn't matter. You are correct, what we came here for is not the resources, techniques, treasures, or whatever. We came here for one reason only, Mohie Zarks' Undetectable Universe Crossing Spatial Gate.”

Krune knew what he was talking about. Mohie Zarks projection had talked with his group when they first entered the Castle Realm. He said that the bubble realms' main reason for existence was so that Zarks could leave the Dalin Universe undetected. It seems like this locked room is exactly where the Spatial Gate that he used is at.

”For what you need this thing?”

Ricarte and Reiny looked at each other and then at Krune.

”Isn't that obvious? We wish to leave the Dalin Universe without being noticed!”

But Joiu was different, after pondering a bit, he found the answer. Of course, he realized that it was a delicate topic, so he also used Divine Sense Messages.

”Are your families from the Dalin Universe?”

Ricarte and Reiny nodded.

”Yes.”

Krune couldn't help but ask.

”What is this about?”

Joiu looked at Krune and explained.

”You know how the Universe powerhouses send their geniuses here to train, right?”

Krune and Feifei nodded, so Joiu continued.

”But what should we say about the geniuses who are born here? In a Universe like this, there is no doubt that it will give birth to the highest number of them. No other Universe could ever hope to match it, right?”

Feifei and Krune looked at each other and nodded once more.

”Right.”

”Good, let me explain from the start. It is very easy to identify cultivators and demon beasts who come from other Universes since the only way in is through the official Spatial Gates from each Main Universe. You probably still remember that when you came in, you had received the same special mark as I did. Once you reach the Divine Path Realm, you will be forced to leave this Universe unless you join some power here. Still, that mark will always be there with you if you do that.”

Krune and Feifei made a poker face. What mark? We entered this place illegally, so we have no mark what so ever! Of course, they wouldn't say it aloud.

Feifei and Krune then agreed with Joiu.

”Yes, we did 'receive' the mark.”

Joiu nodded.

”Of course you did. Anyway, the situation is different for those who are born in the Dalin Universe. This is their home, and this is a home that gives birth to a lot of talents. Usually, the cultivators and demon beasts would return to their own home Universes when they acquire the right cultivation. But since Ricarte and Reiny are already home, they don't need to go anywhere.”

”Now comes the issue. What if the cultivators and demon beasts grow up and decide to take Dalin back for themselves? The other Main Universes can't possibly allow such thing to happen. That is why once a cultivator or demon beast who was born here reaches the Divine Path Realm, they will receive a Seal into their cultivations. That Seal exists to prevent that once they grow up and enter the Divinity Realm, they won't try to start a rebellion.”

”Because those Seals were put while they were still in the Divine Path Realm, it fuses with their foundation as they continuing to cultivate. So it becomes impossible to remove in the future. Simply put, you will be imprisoned until the day you ascend.”

Krune then thought about something else.

”What if you try to leave the Dalin Universe before you reach the Divine Path Realm?”

Ricarte was the one to explain this part.