Within the Ancient Imperial Dynasty, An Yu, upon hearing the news of Zhou Yan's death, asked, "What do you all think?"
"Marshal, our demigods transmitted through soul messages before their deaths. The message confirmed Zhou Yan is dead. It is precisely because of this that the people of Ziwei Academy were enraged and killed our two demigod powerhouses. The demigods of the Dark Imperial Dynasty are also dead. They, like us, all believed Zhou Yan was already dead."
Qian Liu also voiced his opinion, believing Zhou Yan could not possibly still be alive.
However, Qian Mian Hu still felt Zhou Yan wouldn't die so easily and suggested, "I think this matter still needs to be investigated thoroughly. We have already lost two demigods. If Zhou Yan is not dead, it will be difficult to deal with him next time."
An Yu nodded and said, "Qian Mian Hu speaks wisely. Regardless of whether this Zhou Yan is dead or not, we must handle this seriously. Send a few more demigods to confirm. This time, bring Shui Mo and the others along as well."
"Yes." Qian Liu and Qian Mian Hu nodded and left.
After the two departed, they directly found Shui Mo and informed them of An Yu's intentions. Shui Mo did not refuse and also dispatched his subordinates to accompany Qian Liu and Qian Mian Hu once more to the core of the deep sea.
Besides those from the Ancient Imperial Dynasty, people from the Dark Imperial Dynasty and some mysterious forces also sent people to inquire about the news.
A few days later, they all unanimously agreed that Zhou Yan had indeed ventured into the core of the deep sea and was confirmed dead.
At this point, the people of the Ancient Imperial Dynasty and the Dark Imperial Dynasty finally felt at ease.
The former commander-in-chief of the "Annihilate Jiao Operation," Calamy Gregory, also heard the news of Zhou Yan's death, and everyone among them burst into laughter.
Although they had outwardly disbanded, how could they possibly have disbanded? As long as Zhou Yan was not dead for a single day, they would never give up on assassinating him.
"Excellent, my friends! We have achieved a great victory this time. That Zhou Yan is finally dead."
"Indeed, indeed, indeed. We should celebrate this occasion."
"How about we open a bottle of champagne to celebrate?"
"That sounds reasonable!"
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Within the core of the deep sea, Zhou Yan continued to move towards the central area.
The closer he got to the core of the deep sea, the more terrifying energies he encountered. Zhou Yan even saw streams of primal energy roaring and raging.
These energies were simply too terrifying. Zhou Yan felt that even true God Realm powerhouses would absolutely not be able to survive here.
Fortunately, these energies not only did not attack him but actively avoided him, as if he possessed the ability to evade them.
After several hours, Zhou Yan finally saw the core area of the entire deep sea's core. It was extremely bizarre, filled with primal energy. Each surge of energy was like the primal essence that opened heaven and earth, powerful and mysterious.
Ahead, there was a massive energy sphere, its outer layer enveloped by incredibly terrifying energy. Zhou Yan felt that even a deity would instantly perish upon touching it.
That energy sphere was too terrifying, too powerful. However, Zhou Yan's Lord's Heart, that mutated ancient scroll, released a multicolored glow. It enveloped Zhou Yan and carried him directly into the energy sphere.
Upon entering, Zhou Yan discovered it was a continent!
A continent was hidden in the deep sea!
Clearly, an energy sphere could not contain a continent. This must be an internal spatial world.
Moreover, Zhou Yan found that this continent was extraordinary. It radiated a multicolored glow.
"Is this a colorful continent?" Zhou Yan looked around in surprise. There seemed to be nothing here. His Lord's Heart, upon arriving, remained in an unfolded state, becoming extremely calm.
Zhou Yan's Lord's Heart was now an ancient scroll, containing not only cultivation methods and various martial skills but also all sorts of territorial buildings. It was precisely because of its bizarre and powerful evolutionary capability that Zhou Yan possessed such a formidable territory.
"What on earth is this place? Why has my Lord's Heart come here?"
Zhou Yan was unsure of this place, only feeling a peculiar connection between it and his Lord's Heart, as if they were of the same origin.
Zhou Yan decided to explore here and see if he could gain anything.
He wanted to fly, but he discovered he couldn't fly here, only walk.
Since his Lord's Heart had brought him here, it meant there must be a secret waiting for him to uncover.
The place was desolate, devoid of any life, with no greenery in sight, like a continent without life.
Yet, the earth here radiated a multicolored glow, just like his Lord's Heart.
After several hours, Zhou Yan had found nothing. After a day, Zhou Yan still had not discovered anything.
"What's going on? This place stretches as far as the eye can see, with nothing. It looks like just a patch of colorful land." Zhou Yan was extremely puzzled. He had found absolutely nothing after a whole day.
Where were all the promised fortuitous encounters? Why did they have nothing to do with him?
From holding onto hope to being speechless, Zhou Yan felt as if his heart had been severely twisted.
A few days later, Zhou Yan was stunned. There was still nothing here. If finding dirt counted as a discovery, then he had made a discovery.
"Will I be trapped here forever?" Zhou Yan pondered.
Zhou Yan decided not to continue forward, but he felt his Lord's Heart still urging him to press on. If not for that, Zhou Yan would have stopped long ago.
He couldn't fly here at all; he could only walk.
Fortunately, the spiritual energy here was abundant, able to replenish his body's consumption. Even after walking for days, it didn't matter much.
Thus, Zhou Yan continued to walk forward, guided by the Lord's ancient scroll above his head. He didn't know how long he walked, perhaps ten days, perhaps a month. In any case, Zhou Yan could no longer recall.
There was no night here, no concept of time. It was always a colorful world. When Zhou Yan grew tired, he would rest and recover, and then continue walking.
He was like a camel in the desert, constantly traveling towards the distance. It was an ordeal, but even an ordeal required him to keep moving forward.
The world and environment here were still the same. Zhou Yan even wondered if he was just going in circles.
As it turned out, his Lord's Heart truly did not betray him. After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Yan finally saw a building.
This building was in the distance, appearing to pierce the clouds, reaching straight into the sky.
Zhou Yan set off towards his target, initially thinking it was close. However, it turned out to be very far away. He walked for a considerable amount of time again, estimated to be several days.
As he approached the building, Zhou Yan became increasingly astonished. At first, Zhou Yan thought it was a mountain.
But upon getting closer, he realized it was not a mountain at all. It was not a mountain, but...