Multiverse Skill System

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Chapter 1526, Gradually Becoming Manic

It's obvious that this lightning bolt was a gift from our Thunder Emperor to this winged man. Who told him to be so unassuming? You can just land, why make it so dramatic?

"Raging Thunder!"

The Thunder Emperor did not go all out, so the lightning did not cause much damage to the winged man; it only looked bad on the surface. After falling, the man quickly got up and roared as he charged toward the Thunder Emperor.

"Oh, it's someone I know."

Facing the menacing winged man, the Thunder Emperor showed no panic whatsoever; in fact, he was somewhat excited. To be honest, just being struck by lightning wasn't enough to vent his anger; he would have been even more thrilled to be beaten up with his fists.

The winged man was indeed an acquaintance. In fact, it could be said that there were few Great Dao Emperors who came here who were not familiar with him. The true identity of this winged man was the Ferocious Beast Emperor. Ferocious beasts are a relatively large race in the myriad worlds, and he is the source of all ferocious beasts. He walks the Great Dao of Ferocious Beasts. It is because of the Great Dao of Ferocious Beasts that the ferocious beast race was born.

Because he created a race and became the Great Dao Emperor, this Beast Emperor was also very lucky. After all, new life is naturally born in the worlds of the myriad realms every moment. The Beast Emperor was very special. At that time, he was the only Beast in the myriad realms, and no other Beast was born for a short period of time. This gave him the opportunity to create the Great Dao of Beasts.

Furthermore, it's not to say that all races have the potential to support a Great Dao Emperor. Ferocious beasts have enormous potential and can adapt to the environments of many worlds, which is why the Ferocious Beast Emperor has the opportunity to ascend to the throne.

The name "Ferocious Beast" sounds fierce, but the Ferocious Beast Emperor is surprisingly handsome. Apart from his pair of cool wings, he is a handsome and warm-hearted man with great charm. Most people would easily develop a liking for him.

"Why aren't you making a move? Come on! I'll let you go first. If you don't make a move, I'm going to."

The Ferocious Beast Emperor stopped three meters away from the Thunder Emperor. Apart from his pale face, he had almost regained his composure. He knew he was no match for the Thunder Emperor, especially with Yi Shuihan and Vera Emperor by his side.

"Greetings to Emperor Vera, the Infinite Emperor."

Ignoring the Thunder Emperor's provocation, the Beast Emperor greeted Vera and Yi Shuihan.

Vera Emperor's expression was aloof, but she still nodded slightly to the Beast Emperor. Yi Shuihan, however, made no comment. His feelings towards the Beast Emperor were the same as those towards the Thunder Emperor—he was not particularly welcoming.

Back when Yi Shuihan challenged the Great Dao Emperors to a duel, this Ferocious Beast Emperor avoided Yi Shuihan and repeatedly sent ferocious beasts to harass him. Although it was useless, it was still disgusting.

Faced with the Beast Emperor's disregard, a flash of ferocity appeared in the Thunder Emperor's eyes, and he decisively made his move. He took a step forward, and his fist, crackling with electricity, came hurtling towards him.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides had exchanged hundreds of blows. The ferocious beast emperor was no match for him and quickly became a punching bag, being beaten and screaming repeatedly.

"Stop! If you don't stop, I'm going to fight you!"

"Stop right now, or I'll fight you to the death."

"Stop! I give up, okay?"

"Grandpa Thunder, please spare me!"

No matter what the Ferocious Beast Emperor said, the Thunder Emperor's attack frequency remained unchanged; he would never speak unless he had to take action.

Yi Shuihan and Vera watched from the side without offering any advice. Yi Shuihan was delighted, while Vera seemed to want to speak but didn't know how. Compared to the Beast Emperor, the Thunder Emperor and Yi Shuihan undoubtedly held a much higher position in her heart. Not to mention their strength, they had been teaming up for several days, which was incomparable to the Beast Emperor, a newcomer.

Half an hour later, the Thunder Emperor, looking refreshed, threw the Beast Emperor to the ground, as if he had just had a massage and was full of energy.

The Beast Emperor was not dead, but only injured. He would recover in a few days. The Thunder Emperor was not so cruel as to kill the Beast Emperor outright. Of course, this was also related to his confidence that the Beast Emperor could not take revenge, as the Beast Emperor's strength was far inferior to his.

Having already defeated the ferocious beast emperor upon their first meeting, they naturally couldn't bring him back into the group. So, Yi Shuihan and the others decided to head to the next floating land.

After Yi Shuihan and the others left, the ferocious beast emperor finally got up after a long time. Looking in the direction Yi Shuihan and the others had gone, his face was extremely ferocious, his eyes were black and red. The surrounding flowers, plants and trees suffered as a result, and were destroyed in a mess.

Without going into details about how the ferocious beast emperor vented his anger, Yi Shuihan and his companions continued their journey. Another month passed, during which they encountered several more Great Dao Emperors, but in the end, they only exchanged pleasantries with each other and did not travel together.

"I've been here for almost three months and haven't found a single clue. Where exactly is the opportunity for a breakthrough?"

This was the umpteenth time the Thunder Emperor had complained; he was not a patient fellow.

Three months is not a long time in theory, but it seems rather long compared to everyone's eagerness to find a breakthrough opportunity. In addition, the fact that they have not found the Ice-Melting Emperor during this period is also one of the reasons why the Thunder Emperor has become increasingly agitated.

If people knew definitively that an opportunity would arise after a long period of time, even billions of years, they would at most complain at the beginning and then quietly wait. However, the complete absence of any clues is what makes people unbearable.

It's like mining. If you know where the mine is, you'll keep going no matter how deep it is. But if you don't know the exact location of the mine, you might stop and change direction at some point, not realizing that the mine is only a step away.

Unbeknownst to them, Yi Shuihan and his companions had already traversed most of the continent beneath their feet, and it seemed they would soon have covered the entire area. They had also encountered about a dozen Great Dao Emperors, none of whom were simple characters.

Vera, the Empress, remained with Yi Shuihan and the others. She was the only female Great Dao Emperor Yi Shuihan had seen here. There were about seven or eight female Great Dao Emperors who had entered the breakthrough stage, but she was the only one present. Obviously, the others were either eliminated in the desert, trapped in the main hall, or perhaps perished on a one-way path similar to what the Thunder Emperor had experienced.

Chapter 1527, Magma Beads

Why aren't Master and the others here?

Yi Shuihan had been avoiding this question, unwilling to believe that Salama or the Emperor of Life had died in the previous assessment.

However, the problem eventually had to be faced. As his footprints were about to cover the entire continent, Yi Shuihan had to confront this issue.

For self-comfort, Yi Shuihan could only guess that they were trapped in the main hall and couldn't get over in a short time. He also hoped that the time given by the main hall was permanent, rather than simply clearing out the losers when the time was up.

"Snow? I really miss it."

Stepping onto the last floating continent, a white snowscape came into view. Large snowflakes fell from the sky, instantly turning Yi Shuihan's body silvery white.

This was the first floating island they encountered where snow was falling. Logically, snow shouldn't be here because of the two peculiar suns in the sky, and the temperature across the entire continent was not much different, ranging from 20 to 40 degrees Celsius. There were no prerequisites for snow to appear.

He stretched out his hand, and a snowflake fell into his palm. Under the warmth of Yi Shuihan's hand, it quickly melted into water, crystal clear and incredibly cool.

Can I wait for you outside?

Empress Vera suddenly spoke.

He glanced at Empress Vera with surprise and noticed a hint of disgust in her eyes. What was she disgusted by? Snow, or perhaps the feeling of coldness.

"of course can."

Yi Shuihan could easily agree to this small request; he couldn't very well force someone to do it.

Together with Kuang Lei, they began walking on the snow, leaving a trail of footprints.

“This place is definitely not naturally formed. I dare say we’ll see some guy who has attained Tao through snow somewhere.”

Given the precedent of the previously floating steel continent, it's not surprising to make such a guess, but Yi Shuihan had a feeling that this was not the case.

An hour later, they crossed mountains and arrived at a canyon, where they witnessed a scene that defied all logic at its very center.

"Lava? There's actually magma here."

It was a lake only about a hundred meters in diameter, but instead of water, it contained red lava.

Snow was still falling heavily around the lava, but strangely, there was no snow above the lava lake, and the distorted space could be seen due to the scorching temperature.

After looking around the lava lake for a long time without finding anything useful, it was clear that just looking wasn't enough. So Yi Shuihan suggested, "Why don't you go down and take a look?"

"I'll give you this opportunity."

The Thunder Emperor shook his head violently. In the myriad realms, going down into a lava lake would be a piece of cake. But here, going down would be torture. Although he wouldn't be melted immediately, he would be burned over time.

Yi Shuihan squatted down and slowly reached out his hand towards the magma. The closer he got, the more he could feel the temperature rising.

My index finger successfully sank a small section into the lava. It hurt a little, but it wasn't unbearable.

A minute later, Yi Shuihan withdrew his hand from the lava lake, his fingers slightly red.

"Going in shouldn't be life-threatening; we can give it a try."

Having reached this conclusion, Yi Shuihan decided to go down and see for himself.

With a splash of lava, Yi Shuihan's figure disappeared from the sight of the Thunder Emperor.

"They really went down."

The Thunder Emperor carefully submerged his hand into the lava lake, but he couldn't hold it in as long as Yi Shuihan, only about 2 seconds! He quickly pulled his hand back, and you could see that his hand was already charred.

"monster."

After a long silence, he uttered these two words. This comparison made him realize how big the gap was between him and Yi Shuihan. Although he had known the gap was large before, it was clearer now.

On the other side, Yi Shuihan realized that he had been thinking too simply after entering the magma. Magma is not like water; its visibility is very low. So even if he opened his eyes wide, all he could see was a crimson red. He could hardly see anything unless he was very close, just a few centimeters away.

This significantly increased the difficulty of the search, requiring Yi Shuihan to swim through the entire lava lake.

Fortunately, the lake wasn't very deep, only a few tens of meters, otherwise Yi Shuihan would have had to consider changing their approach.

"found it."

It wasn't seen with the eyes, but touched by the hand first. By touch, one could sense that it was a round bead with a very high temperature, far exceeding that of other places. Strangely, the temperature around it was no different from other places. Normally, given its temperature, the surrounding temperature should also be slightly higher.

After obtaining the bead, Yi Shuihan did not leave the lava lake immediately. Instead, he continued to explore the lava lake and obtained two more similar beads. Only after confirming that there was nothing else, did he leave.

After Yi Shuihan left the lava lake with the three beads, the lava lake began to dissipate heat rapidly. The surrounding snow began to melt, and the crimson light of the lava slowly dimmed. Before long, the lava lake might disappear completely.

The appearance of this phenomenon explains the magic of those three beads; they are clearly the reason why the lava lake appears.

"My darling!"

Of course they are treasures, without a doubt. Three beads that can be held in one hand can create a lava lake. And this is right here. If this were placed in the myriad worlds, it could probably easily form a vast world made of lava.

"Let me see one."

As the Thunder Emperor spoke, he reached out and grabbed it.

Yi Shuihan tucked his hand away from the claws of the Thunder Emperor, then flicked it lightly, sending a bead flying toward the Thunder Emperor.

The temperature of the lava lake itself was already unbearable for the Thunder Emperor, but this bead was the source of the lava lake's existence, and its temperature was much higher than that of the lava lake.

The moment he received the bead, it made a sizzling sound and cried out in pain. The Thunder Emperor reflexively threw the bead away, leaving a clear circular mark on his palm.

The bead fell to the ground, and immediately the earth began to change. The soil began to transform into magma, and within just a few seconds, a magma pit about a meter wide appeared.

"If it can create a lava lake, let's call it Lava Pearl for now!"

Now that we have the magma beads, the question is how to take them with us. Although the spatial equipment is still useful, the magma beads cannot be put inside. Forcing them in will only damage the spatial equipment.

Chapter 1528, The Sinkhole in the Center of the Continent

The simplest way is to carry it with you, but then Yi Shuihan would have to endure the burning pain all the time, just like an ordinary person carrying a stove on a hot day, which would definitely be uncomfortable.

"But this is the only way for now."

Fortunately, the magma beads are small, and you can hold three in one hand, otherwise it would be even more troublesome.

"Let's go!"

"and many more."

"what happened?"

"This lava lake may have been formed by the three beads in your hand, but the fact that it's not snowing in the sky doesn't necessarily mean it was caused by the beads."

Upon hearing what the Thunder Emperor said, Yi Shuihan also noticed that no snow was falling from the sky above the lava lake.

"Is something working up in the air? Perhaps it's hard to spot because it's transparent."

Having realized this, Yi Shuihan was no longer in a hurry to leave. Although ascending to heaven was somewhat difficult, it was only relative. Yi Shuihan could still accomplish it easily in a short time; he just couldn't stay in the sky all the time.

“I was the one who took action before, this time you go up and look for it.”

Yi Shuihan originally just wanted to tease him, but he didn't expect that the Thunder Emperor would actually nod and agree.

"I might be making a big fuss about this, so I'm letting you know in advance. Be prepared."

"Please begin your performance."

Yi Shuihan gestured for him to enter.

A crackling sound rang out, starting low and gradually growing louder. Thunder Emperor's entire body began to crackle with lightning snakes, making him look like a humanoid lightning bolt.

One moment they were on the ground, the next the lightning transformed from the Thunder Emperor shot into the sky.

The sky above the lava lake instantly transformed into a lightning paradise, with thunder and lightning creating a spectacular sight.

The thunder didn't last long, only about ten seconds. The Thunder Emperor had already emerged from that state and was standing in place, half-squatting, slightly out of breath. What was an instinctive ability in the myriad realms required considerable physical exertion to use here.

"found it."

Although it was invisible to the naked eye, Yi Shuihan could see that the Thunder Emperor's right hand was holding something, and it wasn't a deliberate gripping posture. This could be inferred from the fact that snow had started falling in parts of the lava lake and that it had stopped falling above them.

"It's also a bead, but it's stronger than the one in your hand. This one of mine is as good as three of yours."

After recovering somewhat, the Thunder Emperor smugly handed his hand to Yi Shuihan, barely managing to show it off. Only Yi Shuihan knew that he actually had something in his hand; others who didn't know would probably look at him as if he were an idiot.

"Let me touch it."

"Give."

It felt a bit cold to the touch, was about a fist larger than a single magma bead, and had a surface that wasn't completely smooth, but rather had a frosted feel.

After playing with it for a while, Yi Shuihan returned the Invisible Pearl to the Thunder Emperor. Although it was definitely a treasure, Yi Shuihan wouldn't forcibly take it; whoever got it first could keep it.

What Yi Shuihan and Kuang Lei Dizun didn't know was that as they left with the Magma Pearl and the Invisible Pearl, a huge sinkhole suddenly appeared in the center of the entire continent. It was bottomless, and several Great Dao Emperors who were relatively close to the center of the continent sensed the movement and went to investigate.

After that, Yi Shuihan and his companions found nothing else, not even the Great Dao Emperor who attained enlightenment through snow, nor the reason for the formation of snow.

With the Magma Bead and the Invisible Bead preceding them, the snow might also be caused by something, but they couldn't find it anywhere on the entire floating continent, and they even dug three feet into the ground for it.

Perhaps they could have obtained what they wanted by carefully exploring every inch of the floating continent and hollowing it out, but in the end they did not do so.