Chapter 869: The Entity of Conflicting Contrasts (2/2)

The range of his Mental Energy scan was far larger and depended on his focus. If he fully concentrated on it, Krune was able to spread it to a radius of 60 meters, double the range of his Divine Sense.

It was an advantage he obtained thanks to tempering his Universe Foundation using Tribulation Lightning.

Krune had been keeping an eye on the surface continuously to ensure they wouldn't end up in danger. Now that he spotted danger, he advised the Silver-Winged Mouse couple to dig further while providing them with enough God Stones to sustain the operation.

At first, they had planned to travel a distance of 2 kilometers, which was something they should have traversed in and around three hours. But now, with every fork and turn they took underground, Krune sensed one danger after another, advising them to continue further.

Eventually, after twenty hours had passed in such a fashion, the Silver-Winged Mouse couple panted in exhaustion, no longer able to move. They rested for four hours as Krune concluded their current position was safe.

He looked at Yulian and asked, ”Can you still identify this place and point us towards the exit?”

”I can still grasp the general direction, so no worries,” Yulian nodded as he replied.

”I'm also well-versed with many places in the Immortal Severance Zone. I at least know a method to select the route that would lead us towards the exit,” Xula chipped in.

”Then, it's time for us to go up.” Krune looked at the Silver-Winged Mouse couple, motioning them to start. They nodded in return and began to dig through the ground, soon tunneling to the surface. The moment they peered out of the ground, the Silver-Winged Mouse couple gazed in a daze at the figure before them.

Krune followed them out swiftly, sensing something amiss as he eventually noticed the figure before them. He was shocked at the fact that his Mental Energy scan failed to sense the other party.

The figure seemed to be an old man while also being a child at the same time. He resembled a man upon first look but looked like a woman upon the second look.

He first appeared like a giant but then looked like a dwarf. He was a conflicting source of contrasts. The moment he saw Krune's group, he smiled and said, ”Oh, we have some guests. Welcome!”

Despite his warm tone, neither Krune nor anyone in his group was able to reply, only staring at the entity before them in shock. For a moment, Krune saw his Universe Foundation in the figure of the entity before him.

The image of the figure had never registered in his mind, irrespective of what he tried. It seemed to be a fleeting memory that wasn't of any importance. Of course, Krune knew that it wasn't like that.

After all, in the Immortal Suppression Zone, where even immortals were suppressed to the First Stage of the Godly Fusion Realm, the entity before them was…floating in midair.

He was casually seated cross-legged, gazing at them with an amicable smile. He soon said, ”Normally, people are unable to even reach here. Since you came despite that, our meeting must be fated. Each of you gets to ask a question. I'll answer it without fail.”

Diana was the first to muster her courage and asked, ”Sir, which stage of cultivation are you at?”

”Haha, starting with that from the start. I like you.” The man winked. ”I'm at the Ninth Stage of the Primal God Realm.”

”Primal God!” Krune and the others inhaled a sharp breath of air. No wonder they felt that way. Their current cultivation bases were at the start of the cultivation journey in the God Realm, while the entity before them was only a step below the peak.

After Diana was done, Vardin glanced around, taking in a deep breath as he asked, ”Sir, about our…”

”You already have the answer to that,” the man smiled as he responded. ”You're on the right path. Continue with it.”

As Vardin bowed with gratitude, Yulian then questioned the man, ”How can I become stronger than my peers with the same cultivation base?”

”Attack, defense, evasion, healing, perception, and information transfer. You need to improve on all those fronts and combine them into a coherent system to affect yourself, your foes, and the surroundings. Master it, and you would be invincible in your Realm. The factors that affect them are Godly energy, your race's traits, your physique, and the number of laws you comprehended, and the depth of your comprehension of each,” the man replied matter-of-factly.

Xula took in a deep breath before asking the only question she wished to hear the answer of.

”What are you doing in this place?”