A World Worth Protecting

He felt that this meteorite, which looked like a head, seemed to look like someone…

Xie Haiyang! Wang Baole thought for a moment, and his eyes narrowed suddenly. The image of Xie Haiyang appeared in his mind. Comparing it with the meteorite, his heartbeat quickened.

They indeed looked similar. But perhaps due to the meteorite’s color, it looked older. If it really turned into a head and face, it would look more like an elderly Xie Haiyang or an elder in his family.

But even an elder from his family wouldn’t have such an uncanny resemblance to the meteorite. So Wang Baole was unable to judge at this moment whether it was the former, the latter, or merely a coincidence.

As Wang Baole was thinking, Zhuo Yixian was naturally unclear about his thoughts. However, he could see the shock of his master. So although he had no clue what was going on, he made some guesses as to why Wang Baole was so shocked based on the model of the meteorite.

“Interesting.” Wang Baole suddenly laughed. He squinted as he pointed at Zhuo Yixian with his right hand. Immediately, a ray of red light spread from his finger. As it became a cage and imprisoned Zhuo Yixian, it also sealed Wang Baole’s battleship.

“You wait here. I’ll go take a look,” Wang Baole said coldly. Although bringing Zhuo Yixian would make him more familiar with the cave, Wang Baole had some understanding of the place through his conversations with Zhuo Yixian. Also, he would have to unleash his full power to defend himself once he entered. If Zhuo Yixian was beside him, he would see things he wasn’t supposed to see.

So imprisoning him there was the best choice.

Zhuo Yixian dared not struggle against Wang Baole’s imprisonment and hurriedly accepted his orders. However, he still found it regretful secretly. In truth, he really wanted to enter the cave again. Deep in his heart, he still had a little hope that he could return to the Federation from there.

Ignoring Zhuo Yixian, Wang Baole left the battleship with a flick of his body. When he appeared, he was already on the head-like meteorite. His silhouette didn’t stop and rapidly circumnavigated the meteor. After getting a vague idea of the meteorite and estimating its size, Wang Baole headed straight for the open mouth of the head!

That was also the meteorite’s only entrance. It looked deep, and cold air leaked from within. As he neared, the cold air seemed to come alive. When it came into contact with Wang Baole’s body, it seemed to become ice needles, threatening to poke into Wang Baole’s body.

But Wang Baole’s body was still very strong. Whether it was due to his own training or the effect of the Stellar Nascent Soul, although it wasn’t his true body, one could still describe him as having thick and rough skin. That was especially so considering Wang Baole unleashed the Thearch Armor as an additional layer covering his body just in case. Due to that, while the ice needles tried to poke into his body relentlessly as he walked, they had absolutely no effect on him.

Just like that, Wang Baole sped forward while following the path. As he did so, the cold air became increasingly concentrated. But the surrounding walls of the path had no signs of freezing or frost. In fact, a few areas even slowly emitted a blue glow.

While this caught the attention of Wang Baole, it also made him more cautious, and he slowed down a bit. This continued until he reached the middle of the path according to his judgment. Then, Wang Baole suddenly stopped, slanting his head to stare at the wall not far away.

That wall was previously still pitch black. But the moment Wang Baole looked at it, a blob of green light appeared, became a light sphere, and slowly moved within the wall as if it was floating!

As the light sphere moved, the wall seemed to become transparent. The structures and impurities within it became clear to see as though someone was shining a light behind the wall. What was even weirder was, within the moving light sphere, Wang Baole seemed to faintly see the outlines of buildings!

It was as if the sphere of light housed another separate world!

This scene caused Wang Baole to narrow his eyes. He stood there for a long time. It was only after ten breaths, and when the light sphere disappeared, that a glimmer flashed between his eyes.

This meteorite is quite strange, after all… That’s odd, could it be that the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect doesn’t know about this? Or maybe they do know and have checked this place but just decided not to bother? Wang Baole felt that there were some things that made no sense here. After all, Zhuo Yixian was discovered right here, and this meteorite belt was so close to the Divine Eye civilization. There was no way that they hadn’t checked this place thoroughly.

Thinking for a while, Wang Baole was in a hopeless tangle. He continued traveling while pondering. Just like that, as he traveled, he noticed an increasing number of light spheres like the green one he saw previously in the surrounding walls. They all had different colors as well. That was especially so towards the end when he was nearing the end of the path. The light spheres in the surrounding walls were densely packed together and even started to overlap, causing the colors to become more spectacular.

What truly shook Wang Baole’s soul was what he saw next. As he entered the end of the path, he saw that there existed a very vast land there. There, the light spheres that were originally on the cave walls actually left the walls and floated in mid-air!

While these light spheres were colorful, they also had various sizes. They clustered together and floated like schools of fish. This caused Wang Baole to enter a momentary trance. It was as though he was immersed in a sea of light!

There’s definitely something wrong here! While Wang Baole’s soul was shaken, he also saw that there existed various blurry shadows within all of the light spheres. Some were buildings, some were ruins, some were landforms, and some… were actually living organisms!

Whether they were ferocious beasts or plants, they all seemed to be sealed within the light spheres. In fact… Wang Baole even saw the silhouettes of cultivators!

Besides, the silhouettes in some light spheres seemed to be totems. The totem in an extremely large light sphere was resplendent. While it was obvious, it was also much clearer than the existences within the other light spheres. With a sweeping gaze, Wang Baole could see everything.

That light sphere’s totem was five planets. Although there was no comparison in his vision, when Wang Baole saw the light sphere’s totem, he instinctively felt a strange feeling. It was as though… any planet out of the five was as big as more than half of the Divine Eye civilization!

This was basically impossible and went against everything Wang Baole knew. But… his gut told him that!

This wasn’t even the thing that scared Wang Baole and shook his heart. It was the fact that when he looked towards the five planets, the Stellar Nascent Soul within his body actually trembled. It was as though… it came from the same source as the five planets!

Stellar Nascent Soul? Could it be… that these five planets are derived from the Stellar Nascent Soul? A ludicrous thought like this appeared in Wang Baole’s mind.

Perhaps the contact of his gaze caused a reaction because, at that moment, an intense feeling of danger appeared in Wang Baole’s heart. As for where the danger came from, it was the light sphere that the five planet totems were in!

All of this caused Wang Baole’s breathing to quicken. He felt that with his cultivation, he wouldn’t be safe there. There was no point in taking unnecessary risks when he only went out to clear his head. Although he was just an avatar now, Wang Baole still prepared to leave with a flick of his body.

But just as his body retreated, within the light spheres that were like schools of fish, the light sphere with the five planet totems shone intensely. It suddenly left the group, speeding towards Wang Baole. It was as though there was some sort of connection between it and Wang Baole.

Wang Baole’s expression changed, and his retreating speed increased. While he was weaving hand seals with his right hand, the Thearch Armor covered it, transmogrifying the Divine Armament. As it appeared, he slashed towards the light sphere!

As he slashed, Wang Baole unleashed his mid-stage Soul Conduit realm cultivation. It was as though he could slash open the void. The slash formed a rift that spread rapidly and headed straight towards the light sphere.

Afterwards, he prepared to leave with a movement. But just as he moved, the light sphere suddenly sped up and came into contact with the rift his Divine Armament created. Immediately, an intense resplendent light exploded forth from the light sphere and covered the entire cave. It turned the cave into a sea of light, and a blurry silhouette actually… stumbled out from within the light sphere!

As it appeared, the silhouette straightened its body. A cold voice, bringing with it a tinge of displeasure, echoed through the surroundings very quickly afterward.

“What is this place? You wretched, old servant, are you the one who summoned me? Kneel, and show your respect to your prince!”

As this person’s words spread, the surrounding sea of light dimmed and disappeared. The light sphere containing the five planets disappeared as well. This scene caused Wang Baole’s eyes to go wide. As he retreated, he looked towards the silhouette that suddenly appeared with caution.

It was a youth, and he seemed to be at the Core Formation realm. His clothes were fancy, though the reds and greens paired with numerous tiny mirrors made Wang Baole dizzy.

While Wang Baole sized up the youth, the youth was also staring arrogantly at Wang Baole. Seeing how Wang Baole didn’t react to his words, the youth furrowed his brows and humphed. He raised his right hand and took out a white handkerchief, throwing it towards Wang Baole. He raised his right foot, showing the black silk caliga on his foot.

“Wipe my shoe clean for me. Your filthy mortal world has dirtied the caligae made using the hairs of my one hundred thousand concubines.”