Chapter 642: Entering the Non-Existent Land Again

“I’m Qing Tian,” the voice replied. “If you succeed in claiming me as your master, you will gain ownership of me. If you fail, the price will be death.”
“Wait, I still don’t understand. Why would you want me to be your master?” Ye Feng was wary upon hearing that the price was death. He felt he was still young and didn’t want to die so early.
At that moment, the voice of the Heavenly Dao appeared again. “This is the ultimate reward I mentioned. Let me reveal a little—this reward is far stronger than that supreme virtual treasure palace within you…”
“I accept!” Upon hearing the words of the Heavenly Dao, Ye Feng agreed without hesitation. He knew well that the Heavenly Dao wouldn’t lie to him about such matters. He was also very eager to see how powerful something beyond the supreme virtual treasure could be.
After Ye Feng said he accepted, he felt a strange light sweep over his body. Then, the previous unfamiliar voice spoke again, “Physical strength does not meet the standards for claiming a master; soul strength does not meet the standards either. Bloodline strength meets the standards, and cultivation aptitude also meets the standards. Success rate for claiming a master: 0%. Failure rate: 100%. Do you confirm proceeding with the claim?”
Ye Feng frowned. Clearly, this voice was reporting the results of the scan by that light earlier. The failure rate was as high as 100%, meaning the death rate was also 100%.
“This thing has extremely high requirements for claiming a master. Under normal circumstances, only an extraordinary genius from a high-tier main plane would qualify. It’s normal that your physical and soul strengths are insufficient,” the voice of the Heavenly Dao came again. “But I assume you won’t die easily, which is why I let you give it a try.”
“What do you mean ‘assume’?” Ye Feng thought to himself in frustration.
“I mean I’m not even sure. Your immortal bloodline is very special, and I don’t know what effect evolving to the second stage will have on someone like you,” the Heavenly Dao said without any shame, as if it were entirely natural.
“Alright, I’ll give it a try then,” Ye Feng nodded helplessly. “Confirm!”
“By the way, I forgot to tell you—since your physical and soul strengths are insufficient, it will be very painful!” Before the Heavenly Dao could finish speaking, Ye Feng had already collapsed to the ground.

A beam of white light shone from an unknown place, enveloping Ye Feng. Immediately afterward, intense pain began to assail every corner of his body. Even his soul, hidden deep in the sea of consciousness, felt as though it had been doused in sulfuric acid, experiencing a burning sensation.

“Ah… ah…” Ye Feng screamed in agony. The severe pain, like intense burning, caused his body to react quickly. Cracks appeared on his skin, resembling cracked land under the scorching sun. His soul, on the other hand, seemed on fire, shrinking at a visible pace.

Although the healing energy in his blood reacted immediately, it was nowhere near fast enough to counteract the destruction. His skin quickly split open, golden blood seeping out. Soon, his skin was completely torn away, revealing red muscles beneath. As the scorching energy penetrated further, those muscles were broken down one by one, exposing the bones inside. In just a few breaths, Ye Feng turned into a skeleton. His soul in the sea of consciousness suffered even more, reduced to less than a quarter of its original size due to the burning.

Another couple of breaths passed, and Ye Feng’s body completely disappeared, not even a trace remaining. His soul vanished without a trace as well.

“Am I dead?” Ye Feng clearly remembered being reduced to nothingness by that strange energy in just a few breaths. When he asked this question, he realized he couldn’t hear his own voice. “What’s going on?”

“You little fool, how did you come back again?” At that moment, a familiar voice sounded in Ye Feng’s ear.

“Is this a place that doesn’t exist?” Hearing this voice, Ye Feng remembered he had been here before.

“That’s right. That’s why I’m asking how you came back again?” The voice seemed somewhat smug.

“I died…” Ye Feng gave an answer he was too ashamed to utter.

“I know. I’m asking how you died…” The voice stopped halfway through and then said, “Never mind. I’ll just take a look myself…”

After a moment, the voice called out again, “Oh, you kid are lucky. It’s actually a precious artifact, though still in its infancy and in the process of formation… But with your current level of cultivation and soul strength, thinking you can claim it as your own is nothing but seeking death.”

“What is a precious artifact?” Ye Feng couldn’t help but ask. “Is it stronger than a Void Treasure?”

“Little fool, how can you not even know such basic common sense? The Illusory Realm uses Illusory Treasures, above it is the True Realm that uses True Treasures, and even higher is the Supreme Realm that uses Supreme Treasures. But what you have is just a newly formed Supreme Treasure, its power roughly equivalent to that of the strongest True Treasures. However, the requirements to master such a growable Supreme Treasure are beyond what ordinary people can meet. With your current state, it’s really too much to ask.” The Existence explained.

“So powerful!” Ye Feng couldn’t help but exclaim in awe. He finally understood what kind of wonderful thing the Heavenly Dao had given him. No wonder the Heavenly Dao said he would regret it for life if he didn’t try.

“Then, senior, how can I successfully master it?” Knowing the Existence’s power, Ye Feng naturally didn’t want to miss this chance to ask for guidance.

“It’s very simple—just endure it. After all, you can’t die. At worst, just come here a few more times.” The Existence said this so casually that Ye Feng was momentarily stunned.

“I only managed to hold on for less than five breaths. I have no idea how long it will take to master it. I’m afraid I’ll have to die tens of thousands of times before I succeed.” Ye Feng couldn’t help but sigh. Thinking of the dual pain of his body and soul made him shudder, even though he no longer had a body at all.

“I have a rule: everyone who enters here gets a gift. If you really come tens of thousands of times, wouldn’t I have to give gifts that many times? That won’t do!” The Existence suddenly thought of this problem.

“Then, senior, if I come ten times, you can give me a gift each time!” Ye Feng then remembered that the being had indeed given him a great gift last time he came in—rearranging his dantian. If he could get similar benefits each time, he wouldn’t mind dying a few more times, as he wouldn’t really die.

“That won’t work. My rules can’t be broken!” The Existence was clearly torn over this issue. After a long while, he said, “Never mind. I’ll give you a gift now and send you away. Then I’ll think about how to solve this problem.”

“What gift?” At the mention of a gift, Ye Feng’s eyes lit up.

“Don’t you have some Dragon Clan domain? I’ll first merge that domain with your own.” As the Existence spoke, Ye Feng felt some changes occurring within his body, but he couldn’t check at that moment.

Before he could react, he was transported away.

Both his spiritual strength and physical strength doubled with each death due to the Immortal Bloodline. So this time, he managed to hold on for ten breaths, but Ye Feng still died without any suspense.
“So fast?” The Existence couldn’t help but ask. “Never mind. I’ve also thought of a second gift: I’ll fully integrate your realm with mine, making you a powerhouse at the Star Realm level.”
“Elder, please don’t help me improve my cultivation level. I still need to participate in the Genius Competition, and I must be at the Star Sea level,” Ye Feng immediately objected.
“Don’t worry. Even if your cultivation level doesn’t increase, you’ll still be at the Star Sea level, but you’ll be able to use all the techniques of a Star Realm powerhouse.” To the Existence, this seemed like an extremely simple thing.
Ye Feng felt as if something new had appeared within him, and he was transported away once again…