Chapter 552: Coincidence Meets Another Coincidence

Throughout the entire day, no one else arrived in the main hall. Only Ye Feng entered the array behind the door, striving desperately to break it.

The array’s range was less than ten meters, but after much effort, Ye Feng managed to break through the outer defense layer. As soon as he stepped inside, it felt like he had entered another world. Various illusions appeared one after another, along with endless attacks.

Undoubtedly, this was a large-scale combined array, compressed into such a small space by someone. Even with Ye Feng’s expertise in arrays, he was amazed by the skill of the person who had created it.

Days passed by, and by now, some powerful individuals had gathered in the main hall, trying to break the array to obtain what they wanted. Yet none of them knew that someone else was hidden inside the array behind the door.

After forty-nine days, Ye Feng finally succeeded in breaking the array completely and pushed open the back door.

Unbeknownst to him, the moment he opened the door, the array transformed into an even more complex one. Ye Feng was transported to another place—not a planet, nor a palace. On one side was the starry sky, while the other side was a vast expanse of white. This made Ye Feng wonder if he had reached the edge of the world.

Below his feet was a flat continent, not a planet.

“What place is this?” Ye Feng looked around but couldn’t figure it out.

“You’re lucky!” A woman’s voice rang out. Ye Feng quickly turned to look. He couldn’t believe someone could appear so close to him without him noticing.

But the moment he saw her, he was slightly stunned. He had seen many beautiful women before, but this one had a special aura. Despite wearing a white dress, she exuded a bold and heroic presence. Ye Feng didn’t know why he felt that way.

However, after a brief moment of distraction, he regained his composure. “Why do you say that? I think I’ve had terrible luck today—seven palaces, not a single treasure in hand.”

“That’s because you didn’t touch those arrays. That’s why you were able to see the array behind the main hall’s door,” the woman said as she walked slowly toward him. “And your arrival here—whether by fate or destiny, who knows?”

“What place is this?” Ye Feng finally remembered the main question.

“Of course, it’s still inside the Absolute Martial Ark,” the woman replied with a calm expression.

“The Ultimate Martial Ark?” Ye Feng was puzzled by this unfamiliar term.
“It’s the martial mystery realm you mentioned,” the woman explained. “In fact, this realm is a virtual treasure. You should already know that, right?”
Ye Feng grew slightly wary. Even Lian Cangsheng couldn’t detect a virtual treasure within him, yet this woman could tell—this made him cautious.
“You don’t need to look at me like that. I know because I am now the spirit vessel of the Ultimate Martial Ark. It’s simply a connection between virtual treasures.” Seeing Ye Feng’s wary gaze, the woman naturally understood what he was thinking.
“You’re just a spirit vessel?” Ye Feng found it hard to believe.
“Right now, yes,” the woman replied, still expressionless.
“Then can you tell me what place this is? I know it’s a martial mystery realm, but it’s not part of the main hall or any side hall. It can’t be the Martial Training Hall either, right?” Ye Feng didn’t want to waste any more time; he had many questions.
“This is the place where the Ultimate Martial Ark recognizes its master,” the woman replied after a brief silence.
“You mean that as long as one enters this place, the Ultimate Martial Ark will recognize them as its master?” Ye Feng’s previously frustrated mood improved instantly. After all, the Ultimate Martial Ark was a virtual treasure.
“According to the rules within the Ultimate Martial Ark, to gain its recognition, one must go through many strict screening steps. First, one must possess the Martial God Token to enter the Martial Training Hall. Second, after entering, one must receive a complete initial inheritance. Out of every eight strong individuals, at most one can receive the full inheritance. Third, after the initial inheritance, one must complete training tasks outside to prove oneself. Fourth, only after completing those tasks can one see the array behind the main hall’s back door and get one chance to decipher it. If one fails, they lose all chance of being recognized by the Ultimate Martial Ark. If it later finds a master, the loser must obey the master unconditionally. In fact, the default way to decipher the array is through force, not through array cultivation skills.”
“If that’s the case, why is there a rule allowing one to see the array behind the main hall’s back door without touching any other arrays in the main hall or side halls?” Ye Feng asked, puzzled.

“That was to give those powerful individuals without a Martial God Token a chance, though the probability of that is actually very low. Because the Absolute Martial Ark will automatically detect the grade of each person’s equipment and show them equipment of a similar grade to their best gear. Even spiritual treasures can be detected by the Absolute Martial Ark, allowing their owners to see new spiritual treasures. But in your case, it was indeed a mistake, as the Absolute Martial Ark couldn’t detect anything at all. So the entire system defaults to assuming you don’t possess any treasures. That’s why you could only see a bunch of worthless sacred artifacts.”

“That’s exactly why you didn’t touch those arrays, which allowed you to see the array behind the main hall’s back door. Then you didn’t follow the game rules either; instead, you used your array cultivation skills to break through the array. The difficulty of that array actually varies from person to person. If you were to break it by force, your attack power would need to be at least one rank higher than the strength of your soul cultivation.”

“It sounds like I’m really lucky…” Ye Feng never expected to encounter so many coincidences. “Is it true that entering this place allows the Absolute Martial Ark to recognize its master?”

“That’s right, but you haven’t met many of the prerequisites yet. This has put the entire system in a contradictory state,” explained the woman in white. “To make it recognize you as its master, you must resolve this contradiction.”

“How?” Ye Feng raised his eyebrows slightly.

“You’ll have to go through all the steps again in front of the array behind the main hall’s back door. As for how you broke through the array, that doesn’t matter. Although it’s assumed to be a forceful breakthrough, it’s not mandatory. So as long as you complete the previous steps, the Absolute Martial Ark will recognize you as its master. By then, you’ll know its true purpose!” The woman in white’s last words left Ye Feng deep in thought.