227 Building Flaws and Hidden Dangers (1/2)

Oppressive heat waves during the day, chilling air during the night, and gigantic sandstorms in-between. This quickly became the group's quotidian, a routine no one could save them from.

The first day, though the brutal heat and sudden temperature change were hard to bear under twenty times the gravity, they could still manage it. After all, thanks to the first floor, they'd gotten accustomed to the gravity's pressure.

On the second day, it got more challenging, and many could start feeling their legs tremble.

On the third, the difficulty reached an absurd level, and although Transcendent level experts and above could live without food or water, all rediscovered the meaning of thirst.

With the end still nowhere in sight, the sweating Konrad frowned.

He could feel that more than one had reached their breaking point. Only the unwillingness to disappoint him kept driving them onward. Worse, they'd yet to meet this floor's guard which could attack at any time.

But while Konrad analyzed the situation, startled yelps came from his back.

”Aaaah!”

Iliana and Jasmine yelled in tandem, quicksand forming beneath their feet and trapping them within.

With their bodies marching on will alone, they didn't have the strength to resist. Without delay, Konrad stretched out his hands, causing a massive wave of telekinetic powers to erupt and pull the two out of the quicksand.

”Careful.”

He reminded, and they nodded in approval, before resuming the road back to the unknown.

On the fourth day, the contours of a towering pyramid appeared in the distance, and all believed the exit should lie inside. Galvanized by the thought, they tapped into hidden strength reserves to accelerate the pace toward the pyramid.

But as they reached the entrance, the sandy soil shivered. Hundreds of quicksand formed without warning, and from them, one-thousand steel guards emerged.

This time, however, Konrad faced no suppression and was free to use his entire arsenal.

”Sixth Circle Spell: Searing Sky!”

Flame red clouds filled the sky, and from them, a deluge of fire descended onto the steel guards, obliterating them all in a single move. Undisturbed, the group carried onward, diving into the pyramid where the guardian awaited.

This time, its cultivation was of the early Rising Saint Rank.

*BAM*

With a single palm strike, Konrad blew it into metallic dust.

The group's eyes then fell on a vast array of coffins above which encryptions rested.

”First, regain your strengths, then decrypt the wills and harvest the inheritances.”

Konrad ordered, and to save time, he participated in the contest.

Three hours afterward, all wills were decrypted, and in tandem, the coffins opened, releasing beams of maroon light.

With his Origin Sight, Konrad could see the coffins' helpfulness in Dao Sublimation and Pure Self Creation. Each chose one and buried themselves inside.

Once the coffins' lid closed, Konrad shut his eyes, and his mind drifted to another one. A world where nothingness reigned. Emotions and desires slowly subsided, freeing Konrad's mind of fetters, and allowing him to focus on understanding his self and the road he pursued.

For an unknown quantity of time, Konrad's immobile body drifted in the darkness, while his thoughts targeted a succession of questions.

”Who am I?

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What road do I pursue?

Supremacy is the answer that first comes to mind. But how to build such a road?

Invincibility? Absolute Authority? Both? Yes, but why do I feel that there still is a missing ingredient? Something I do not possess…”

And as Konrad's thoughts swirled, his body sunk deeper in the darkness, the fall carrying on until it completely vanished from sight, devoured by nothingness. At that time, a voice echoed within his mind.

”In the world of the three, who dares claim supremacy?

The road you seek is not traveled, forbidden within the three realms. To build it goes against the natural order and the will of the three. Others sought it before, but aware of the threats and difficulties they would face, chose to retreat.

If you are willing to challenge the natural order and cross this untraveled road, step into my domain and I shall give you…a chance at enlightenment.”

A mild voice echoed in Konrad's mind, and alongside it, a pure white star appeared within the world of darkness to brighten Konrad's sight.

As if driven by instinct, he flew toward it, vanishing into the star to reappear in a peaceful clearing.