Day 5.
In a world that is difficult to understand.
Time and space seem to become tangible entities, with countless planes folding and turning into flat surfaces.
Jiang Yan could clearly feel that with each step forward, the distance between him and the plane where Holy Spirit City was located increased infinitely.
"A high-dimensional folding passage... it seems the various realms are truly in a hurry." Jiang Yan shook his head slightly.
He remembered experiencing this kind of treatment only after his 27th Abyss Trial in his previous life, where it only took less than a second to go from the beginner continent to the City of Freedom.
"Holy Lord, when your divine power shines upon all realms, the faith channels of Heaven can reach every place in an instant, faster than dimensional channels."
Loshia, clearly a woman of the world, spoke with a calm expression.
Death, wielding his scythe, curled his skeletal lips into a smirk: "Your Majesty, my 'Thread of Death' is a divine skill no less powerful than the dimensional portal. If you wish to learn it, I can teach you."
"oh?"
Jiang Yan became interested. This was one of Death's signature skills. He had seen Death suddenly appear countless times, and the price was only the sacrifice of a tiny ant.
Is it difficult to learn?
"It shouldn't be a problem for you; you just need to make a slight change in your lifestyle."
Death laughed and said, "The deeper your understanding of death, the better you can wield this divine art. You only need to place yourself under land teeming with death energy, just like I have."
"Well..."
Jiang Yan suddenly recalled digging a hole and burying himself in it every day, with two angels of inheritance rushing over to record it.
Her smile faltered slightly, and she decisively refused:
"Never mind..."
"Well, that's a shame."
A hint of regret flashed in Death's eyes; otherwise, being able to sleep side by side with the Emperor underground would have been a great pleasure.
During the casual conversation, the rapidly changing high-dimensional channel came to a standstill.
A crack tore open, throwing the group down.
Jiang Yan looked up and saw an unknown space appear at the edge of the myriad worlds.
Desolate, ruined, and annihilated, it was permeated with an aura of laws different from those of the present era.
At this moment, the other four lords had already arrived and were directing their subordinates to tinker with various tools to explore the unknown star field for information.
They seemed to sense Jiang Yan's presence and turned around one after another.
"The only sovereign-level lord in all realms has arrived. His strength has improved so quickly!" one of them laughed.
Jiang Yan showed a hint of surprise on his face.
He recognized the speaker; it was none other than Krans, the temporary vice president of the All-Worlds Federation, who had been in charge of mediation in the Abyss Battlefield and had embezzled his entire 60 million in compensation.
Even someone of his level participated in this trial, which shows that the various realms value this star field more than they imagined.
He immediately spoke up: "Ke..."
"Shhh."
Krans immediately made a shushing gesture and explained, "When carrying out trial missions, you generally can't call someone by their real name. Many high-level abyss monsters have special abilities that target real names."
"Usually, you can just use their code name or their Abyss ranking."
"Thank you for the reminder, Chairman."
Jiang Yan suddenly realized and thanked him repeatedly.
In his previous life, he had no contact with high-level abyssal monsters, so he had never noticed this point.
At this moment, Losia, who was standing nearby, transmitted her voice: "Holy Lord, you don't need to worry about this. You have the Holy Lord of Light protecting you, so these abilities targeting the True Name cannot affect you."
Clans smiled slightly:
"Don't mention it. You'll understand once you participate in more missions like this in the future."
The others also cast kind glances their way.
—No one, except a fool, would offend a genius with unlimited potential for no reason.
After exchanging pleasantries for a moment, Clans spoke again: "This trial requires us to face the Abyss army head-on, so we must cooperate closely. This is 97's first time participating, and he is not familiar with everyone. Let's all introduce ourselves."
As he spoke, he pointed to himself:
"Ranked seventh on the Abyss Ranking, a member of the Celestial Guard, an all-around mage, skilled in various support abilities, codenamed Invincible."
Seeing this, the other three also spoke up:
"Ranked 36th on the Abyss Ranking, a member of the Iron Wall Giant clan, a professional berserker, skilled in positional warfare, codenamed War God."
"Ranked 57th on the Abyss Ranking, a member of the Ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex clan, a professional knight, skilled in attacking fortified positions, codenamed Dragon King."
"Ranked 72nd on the Abyss Ranking, with the clan of Lightning Butterfly, a wind mage specializing in exploration and area-of-effect attacks, codenamed Wind Fairy."
Jiang Yan's expression turned serious, and he introduced himself as well:
"Ranked 97th on the Abyss Ranking, a member of the Angelic Clan, a necromancer, skilled in... a little bit of everything, codename... well, let's just call him 97 for now."
Jiang Yan shook his head slightly, unable to think of a good name for the time being.
It needs to balance the Holy Light and the undead, without being too arrogant.
He plans to go back to the Zhujie Forum and post a message seeking help.
"Support, defense, attack, all-rounder, and intelligence—it seems like a pretty good setup."
Clans glanced at the start time of the trial and concluded, "Let's go, let's check the situation first, there's not much time left."
The group nodded, stopped chatting, and flew towards the edge of the unknown star field.
"Time is running out, get ready."
They took out various items that Jiang Yan had never seen before and threw them into the unknown star field.
Even the powerful figure who called himself the Immortal of the Wind controlled a huge instrument made of a special metal, with two beams of azure light extending into the infinite distance.
"This is an improved Very Long Baseline Quantum Interferometer. Although the power of technological devices is suppressed by other realms, it is still one of the most convenient and accurate means of detection."
Seeing Jiang Yan's somewhat puzzled expression, Clans casually explained:
"For missions like this that enter unknown areas without information from other realms, the size, direction, laws governing them, availability of suitable combat locations, presence of hazardous substances and natural barriers are all things that need to be considered in advance. Don't rely too much on divine sense; there are many things that divine sense cannot detect."
"When the strengths are roughly equal, having more comprehensive intelligence is the key to victory."
"Don't be stingy with the points in the Interdimensional Shop. Exchange them when you can, especially for high-difficulty trials like this. Once you die at the hands of the Abyss, even the Interdimensional Shop can't save you."
"I have learned a lot. Thank you, Master Meng Wudi."
Jiang Yan thanked him again.
The wars he experienced in his previous life were mostly under the control of various realms, so he had little experience in these extraterrestrial warfare.
It can only be said that although he has the strength, he is still far behind these veteran powerhouses in terms of experience.
Of course, this also depends on the level of the civilization in which they live. Even someone as powerful as Zhuge Liang could not command a modern war without understanding it.
The sixteenth Abyss Trial will begin in three hours. Please be prepared.
At this moment, the notification from all realms sounded again.
The group looked serious, and they fiddled with the props in their hands even faster.
"How long until it's better?"
"Klans asked."
"Immediately, the edge was detected half an hour ago, and it is on its way back."
"The composition analysis report is already being analyzed, and we will immediately arrange for the mass production of the corresponding protective suits."
"The laws of existence have been collected; the differential analysis will take another hour."
Looking at the orderly crowd, Jiang Yan felt a slight sense of admiration.
There is still so much to learn.
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