Chapter 135: Spatial Cage

“Five percent more?” Chen Xiao felt a slight stir in his heart.
“If it’s the life essence from a Black Tortoise egg, reaching eighty percent will allow me to hatch it. But it will be much weaker compared to a Black Tortoise at its peak strength,” Shui Miao said.
“Then keep collecting until it’s fully replenished,” Chen Xiao shrugged.
“Aren’t you planning to use the life essence of the creatures in the Main God’s Space to replenish it?” Shui Miao asked calmly.
“The Main God’s Space is the realm of the Main God, right? The creatures there should all be my followers,” Chen Xiao said. He had already understood what existed in the various worlds of the Main God’s Space after hearing Suo Hen and the others explain the purpose of their existence.
“That’s correct. As long as your cultivation reaches the divine level and you can break through the barriers between the worlds, you can obtain their faith power,” Shui Miao explained.
“Then it’s simple. My followers believe in me so that I can protect them, not to slaughter creatures for my own benefit. I might do such things in the future, but right now, as a mere human, I can’t do it.” Chen Xiao’s tone was as calm as Shui Miao’s. “Moreover, isn’t accumulating life essence also a form of training? I like this process—using my own hands to create a Black Tortoise that can become a Main God.”
“Chen Xiao, you’re truly great.” Finally, a faint smile appeared on Shui Miao’s face—her first real smile.
“I’m glad you can make such a choice. To be honest, if you ever thought of sacrificing the followers in the Main God’s Space to create a Black Tortoise, the faith systems of all the worlds in this space would collapse completely, and you’d lose all your followers. Even Suo Hen and the others would leave you.”
“Hehehe…” Hearing this, Chen Xiao wasn’t surprised. “I treat others with sincerity, and they return it to me. The relationship between a god and his followers is like that between a ruler and his people—either they support each other or bring each other down. Followers can create gods, so they also have the power to destroy them. Besides, I’m not yet a god.”
“It’s good that you understand this,” Shui Miao said with approval in her eyes. “Then continue on your path. Your achievements won’t be any less than Kameloth’s.”
Shui Miao smiled faintly before falling silent again.
Chen Xiao didn’t notice that this time, when referring to the former owner of the Main God’s Space, Main God Kameloth, she didn’t use the title “Lord” but simply called him by name.
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The golden octopus and numerous giant octopuses were all eliminated by Chen Xiao with a few clever tactics, leaving no obstacles on the way ahead.
A few minutes later, Chen Xiao’s body grew lighter as he entered that waterless space.
Across from him was still the wall carved with 108 exotic beasts. It seemed that no matter where one descended from the cracks on it, they would end up here—the location remained unchanged.
At that moment, those 108 pairs of divine beast eyes regarded Chen Xiao, whose life energy had been hidden, as if he didn’t exist at all, exerting no pressure on him at all.

Chen Xiao forced himself to resist the urge to collect those 216 divine beast eyes and followed the stone wall deeper into this space. Last time, due to the excessive nervousness of the great immortals and others, they hadn’t paid close attention to the environment here. The entrance from the sea was also the entrance to this passage, with the wall inscribed with the names of 108 exotic beasts facing that entrance. On the other side was a deep tunnel leading directly to the gate of the Heavenly Dragon’s Secret Treasures, where the Heavenly Dragon Palace lay. Upon arriving here, a sense of soul-blood compatibility instantly merged into Chen Xiao’s mind, giving him the impression that he already controlled everything in this passage. “Illusion arrays, combat arrays, trap arrays, confinement arrays… There are actually four types of arrays in this passage. Hm, but I’m not very proficient in arrays.” Chen Xiao shook his head. The patterns of the four large arrays were clearly visible in his mind, yet he knew nothing about them—his only ability was to activate or deactivate them. “But if I can control these external arrays, I might be able to stop everyone from entering here. Wouldn’t the Heavenly Dragon’s Secret Treasures then belong to me alone?” Chen Xiao paused for a moment before realizing the implications. However, he wasn’t very interested in taking control of the Heavenly Dragon’s Secret Treasures. No matter how many treasures there were, they were useless if he couldn’t use them. The best thing was always what suited him best. Of course, if he didn’t need them himself, they could be good for his subordinates. His main purpose for coming here was to figure out why he could control the arrays here and what exactly was behind that gate, calling to his blood. Although he already controlled the arrays in this passage, he remained cautious, holding his Star and Moon Staff tightly as he moved forward step by step. In the blink of an eye, the golden giant gate appeared before Chen Xiao. Next to it stood two towering figures over a hundred meters tall, wielding trident-like swords, standing majestically as if unmoved for millions of years. On the huge plaque above, the three characters “Heavenly Dragon Palace” emitted a golden glow. “What kind of world lies behind this gate?” Chen Xiao didn’t rashly touch the gate but continued to explore the surroundings for any traps or arrays. In front of the gate was an open square, with nothing but the deep tunnel across from it and the golden gate. Chen Xiao frowned slightly. Here, the pull of the things behind the gate on his blood grew stronger, yet he felt no discomfort. The suppression by his primary divine essence ensured his blood flowed normally. Finally, gritting his teeth, Chen Xiao slowly walked toward the gate and gently extended his left hand. Boom! The entire space trembled slightly as a dazzling golden light burst from Chen Xiao’s body, instantly merging with the golden gate. When Chen Xiao opened his eyes again, he found himself in another world. There was no sky, no earth—just emptiness, and Chen Xiao stood quietly in that void.

“Is this the interior of the Tianlong Secret Treasury?” Chen Xiao’s mental energy stirred slightly. Realizing he hadn’t lost contact with the Main God’s Space, he felt relieved.
“A restriction that remained unbroken for hundreds of millions of years was finally broken by a mere fifth-tier human at the moment of destruction. Ridiculous, pathetic.”
Suddenly, a desolate voice echoed through the space.
“The guardian of the Tianlong Secret Treasury?” Chen Xiao frowned.
“The Tianlong Secret Treasury? Hahaha…” That voice laughed. “The Tianlong Palace, the residence of the Tianlong King, treated as a secret treasure? Coming here to hunt for treasures? Ridiculous!”
The voice burst into wild laughter.
A young man with white hair and white clothes, whose face was indistinct, appeared abruptly not far from Chen Xiao. He held a black long sword in his hand, staring at Chen Xiao with a cold smile.
Chen Xiao instinctively stepped back a few steps.
This person was strong—so strong that Chen Xiao felt like a baby facing the vast ocean. But it was just a feeling. Although the white-haired youth also emitted various pressures, they couldn’t threaten Chen Xiao, who possessed the Main God’s essence.
“A ninth-tier powerhouse? No, his aura is much stronger than Xiu Mang’s.” Chen Xiao analyzed continuously as the power of the Main God flowed from within his being and merged swiftly into his brain.
Without hesitation, Chen Xiao returned to the Main God’s Space in an instant, intending to use the connection between it and the Thousand Souls Realm to leave.
“Hm? It didn’t work?” Chen Xiao frowned deeply. He realized he couldn’t reach the Thousand Souls Realm from the Main God’s Space—seemingly, the entire space was sealed off.
Though he didn’t understand what was going on, he wasted no time and returned to his original spot immediately.
Without any delay, the white-haired youth still stared at Chen Xiao with a cold smile.
“What do you plan to do? Squeeze me to death like a bug?” Since there was no way to leave, Chen Xiao decided to give up—there was always a solution.
The white-haired youth shook his head. “Kill someone? I’ve killed too many already; I’m tired of it. What’s the point of killing you?”
“Then you plan to let me go?” Chen Xiao frowned slightly. He didn’t even believe his own words when he said this.
“Let you go? I’ve been lonely for countless years. Stay and keep me company until your lifespan ends.” A gentle smile appeared on the white-haired youth’s face.
“Gay.”
Chen Xiao shuddered involuntarily.
“Or, if you can defeat me, you can leave. Of course, that’s only if you have the ability to break free from this spatial prison.” The white-haired youth said with a laugh.
“A spatial prison? What exactly is this place?” Chen Xiao demanded coldly.
“A spatial prison? It’s like a cell. I’m the prisoner here.” The white-haired youth shrugged. “Although you entered the Tianlong Palace, you shouldn’t have come here. But I used some tricks to bring you in. As for leaving… hehe, if I could leave, I would have already done so.”
“I see. I thought you were the guardian here. Turns out you’re just a pitiful wretch.”
Chen Xiao sneered.

“Guards? They’re probably all dead by now.” The white-haired youth stretched out his hand and then said, “Well, though you’re not particularly handsome, you’re passable…”
“You…” Chen Xiao instinctively stepped back a few steps. “Are you some kind of gay pervert?”
“Gay pervert? Huh, there’s some truth to that. I do like men; otherwise, why else would I have…” The white-haired youth seemed to remember something and stopped speaking.
Hearing this, Chen Xiao was so scared that he rushed back to the Main God’s space. He would rather face a fierce beast than a homosexual.
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“Young master!” After hearing Chen Xiao describe the situation outside, Sou Hen’s eyes lit up. Then he said, “If the outside world is a spatial prison, then our power as divine disciples won’t be restricted at all!”
Chen Xiao’s eyes also lit up. Then, he thought of something fun.
“Meng Fei, come with me.”