Chapter 146: Even Powerful Experts Die Fast When Flaunting Their Romance

Wuyou’s actions not only transformed the exterior of the Nether Absolute Palace, but also triggered corresponding changes across the entire array trial grounds. One after another, the mountains and forests were restored to their primitive, pristine state.

Finally, reaching the ruins at the very end, only the secret realm where Lin Zhan resided was left undisturbed, untouched by the changes.

"Let's go and take a look at that little fellow." Qingjue and Wuyou exchanged a smile. Wuyou flicked his long sleeve, gathering the array flags and array manuals from the table, took Qingjue's hand, and walked out side by side.

The two of them did not use any magic, choosing instead to stroll along together as companions. They chatted and laughed all the way, occasionally bursting into hearty laughter.

Their true bodies had perished countless years ago, and now their avatars were down to their final moments. Even immortals and celestial couples must eventually face their curtain call. This journey meant a final farewell, but as residual consciousness avatars, the two of them were clearly without regret or sorrow, feeling neither grief nor joy.

Pfft...

Just like a barrier being forcefully shattered, a mighty surge of spiritual energy poured into a new space. Ah, what an exhilarating feeling! This was the sensation of Lin Zhan breaking through the bottleneck of the peak late-stage of the Yellow Realm's second grade.

He had originally thought he could only reach the peak late-stage of the second grade, but having previously stored a massive amount of Stralite spiritual energy, Creation spiritual energy, and Nine-Star spiritual energy, paired with Paradise Chicken as his standard diet and having absorbed a vast amount of energy from it, his breakthrough became unstoppable. He did not stop until he had surged all the way to the early stage of the Yellow Realm's third grade.

Early stage of the Yellow Realm! If he were to face Chong Liang again right now, Lin Zhan would not fear him in the slightest.

Lin Zhan opened his eyes. His sensory abilities had surpassed his previous limits by dozens of times, and his spiritual awareness had extended its coverage correspondingly. Although his spiritual awareness was restricted here, the profound realization went without saying.

Suddenly, his previously restricted spiritual awareness bolted outward like a wild horse breaking free from its reins.

"Huh? What is this? Why did the pressure suddenly ease so much?"

"Someone is here! Wow, so..."

The figures of Wuyou and Qingjue appeared within the lock of Lin Zhan's spiritual awareness. After uttering the word "so," Lin Zhan suddenly found himself at a loss for words, not knowing what adjective should follow.

So handsome? So beautiful? Or so well-matched? None of these could fully encompass the profound harmony between Wuyou and Qingjue, nor their ethereal quality of heaven, earth, and man merging into one.

"Since the little friend has completed his breakthrough, you may come out now."

The tone was calm, yet it made Lin Zhan utterly incapable of generating any thought of resistance. Instead, he happily complied and moved forward.

When he reached a distance of just a few yards from Wuyou and Qingjue, Lin Zhan found he could take no further steps.

"Uh... Ah, those people on the map look just like the two seniors!"

Supreme beings were indeed supreme beings. Even if it was merely a shred of an avatar and a wisp of consciousness—though incomplete in terms of raw power—such overwhelming aura could simply not be concealed.

"Junior Lin Zhan pays respects to the two seniors!" Lin Zhan wisely bowed and saluted. This was, by far, the highest-realm entity he had ever laid eyes on, a hundred times stronger than that so-called Venerable Dayan, and perhaps even more so.

"The little fellow looks rather good," Qingjue said, nodding and smiling with satisfaction as she watched from the side.

With a wave of Wuyou's sleeve, Lin Zhan felt himself lifted by an invisible force until he was standing firmly on his feet.

"You have passed the array trial. From today onward, you are a person of the Nether Absolute Palace. But do not worry about being bound by anything, because as Qingjue and I depart, the Nether Absolute Palace will vanish from this world forever. Everything is a result of your own fortuitous destiny. This Nether Absolute array and this set of Dust-Dispelling technique—once you study them closely, you will understand the details. There is no need to ask anything else."

Lin Zhan accepted the treasures, holding them carefully in his hands. Originally, he had harbored a mountain of questions he wished to ask, but now he didn't dare utter a single one. It didn't matter, however; the clearance rewards were already in his hands. Supreme beings showing affection often met a swift doom; it was best for him not to court disaster.

Once again, this was his own stroke of luck. Perhaps if anyone else had entered and cleared the trial, they might have also obtained the inheritance of the Nether Absolute.

Wuyou and Qingjue's minds were made up; they still wished to wander around and sightsee a bit more, so they soon left the area. At the same time, everything within the Nether Absolute Palace vanished into thin air, leaving behind only the jungle and rock walls within the abyss trench.

As for whether the two affectionate senior beings would meet a swift doom, Lin Zhan didn't dare to dwell on it, fearing he might be sensed.

"Hah, why does this feel like a dream?"

Lin Zhan hurriedly found a spot to settle down and began his research.

Regarding the Nether Absolute array, the moment he held the array flags in his hands, all the knowledge regarding the array flooded directly into his sea of consciousness, transforming into his own expertise.

It was quite simple to use: one merely needed to silently recite the incantation and deploy the flags in various directions according to the desired power and formation to generate different kinds of arrays.

Being simple to use, however, did not mean the array itself was simplistic. Given his current realm, Lin Zhan could barely manage to deploy a primary-grade Nether Absolute Immortal-Trapping Array using eight flags, and the duration was quite limited. More sophisticated formations would require Lin Zhan to elevate his own strength first.

To forge iron, one must be strong oneself. Naturally, not every high-level technique could be swallowed in one bite and put to instant use; that simply wasn't realistic.

What made Lin Zhan doubly joyous was the other set, the Dust-Dispelling Array technique. Once mastered, this would be an absolute trump card.

Imagine dueling a formidable expert, only to suddenly deploy this technique and unexpectedly shrink the opponent into a miniature person, beat them up *bang, bang, bang*, and then step on them beneath your heel—how exhilarating that would be!

Practice! This had to be practiced as soon as possible!

What if the Dust-Dispelling Array technique were combined with the Creation True Scripture left behind by Venerable Dayan...

Wait, that wasn't right. The message left by Venerable Dayan previously stated that the Emperor of Humanity Sealing Grand Magic was the supreme technique capable of shrinking an entire world into miniature form. The Creation True Scripture, along with the current Dust-Dispelling Array technique, both seemed to possess a small fraction of that capability. If the Creation True Scripture was an imitation of the Emperor of Humanity Sealing Grand Magic, could the Dust-Dispelling Array technique be one as well?

If he collected a few more techniques of similar imitation, would they eventually equal the Emperor of Humanity Sealing Grand Magic?

Ever since entering the Blue Ice World, such speculations had never ceased spinning inside Lin Zhan's head.

Because this world was simply too wondrous, with countless incredible things happening and being continuously experienced, everything was possible.

Compared to the profound difficulty of cultivating the Creation True Scripture, the Dust-Dispelling Array technique was relatively easier, though it still required time to verify and demanded Lin Zhan's concentrated cultivation to advance continuously.

Having firmly memorized the mental incantation of the Dust-Dispelling Array technique and gained a preliminary understanding of it, Lin Zhan decided to leave the place. While advancing toward the center of the abyss, he would ponder the subtle intricacies of both the Nether Absolute and Dust-Dispelling arrays.

Calculating the time, a dozen days had passed since he entered the finals venue of the Nanguang Abyss Grand Competition, and there was still a considerable distance to go before the three-month deadline. It was impossible to spend every waking moment on cultivation, which reminded Lin Zhan of the Peerless Alchemy Tome and the Sun-Moon Divine Cauldron.

Why not try alchemy as well?

Pills and elixirs were also immensely important treasures in the Blue Ice World. Had he not been unstable in his circumstances previously, he would have started experimenting long ago.

And so, Lin Zhan headed from the location of the Nether Absolute Palace toward the center of the entire Nanguang Abyss. Meanwhile, the Burial Sword Peak's senior apprentice brother, Wushan, and his group were heading straight toward Lin Zhan's direction. The two parties were bound to cross paths sooner or later.

Of course, one must not forget Gu Yuanzhou and Teng Sheng from the Blazing Flame Peak, who harbored malicious intentions. Venomous snakes lurking in the shadows were often far more terrifying than lions, tigers, and leopards attacking from the front... (To be continued.)