Chapter 7 The World of Solitude

In the realm of desolation among the ancient ruins, waves of void surged one after another.

Whoosh~~~ A spatial vortex appeared in the void, and from it stepped a white-robed youth. He stood in the void, gazing into the distance at the endless continent of ruins.

"According to my master, the teams led by Fuxi and Tathagata are now in the World of Solitude." Ji Ning's eyes burned with candlelight, and the distant massive land became clear. Soon he locked onto a region far away on the endless continent of ruins. "There, that is the World of Solitude."

The ancient ruins were divided among various alien forces, split into many worlds.

The closer to the core, the stronger they were.

The 'Broken Horn World' that Ji Ning had encountered back then was a force on the outermost edge, relatively weak. The three strongest Mother Queens of the Broken Horn World... strictly speaking, they didn't even qualify as True Gods or Daofathers. Back then, the Seven Luminaries Heaven-Gods under Red Snow's command had fought them three-on-one for so long. Patriarch Subhuti easily annihilated them with a single palm strike, showing how weak the Broken Horn World was.

The World of Solitude was far stronger than the Broken Horn World.

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Ancient ruins, the World of Solitude.

Rip~~~~

Space was forcibly torn open, and from the rift, a white-robed youth flew in on a boat.

"The World of Solitude is truly a place of solitude." Ji Ning swept his gaze around. As far as the eye could see, the sky was dim, and everything seemed shrouded in a faint gray mist, silent and still.

"I wonder where Fuxi, Tathagata, and the other Daofathers are."

Ji Ning's second true body was in the Crescent Moon Great World, and he had even manifested a clone to accompany his daughter Brightmoon. His clone could converse with Patriarch Subhuti at any time. According to intelligence from the Three Realms side... Fuxi, Tathagata, and a group of True Gods and Daofathers were now in the World of Solitude, but their exact location was hard to determine.

The main issue was the chaotic spacetime here. Sensing a spatial position clearly, but upon penetrating through, it turned out to be wildly off!

That was why Subhuti had sent Ji Ning to the Realm of Desolation and let him travel to the 'World of Solitude' on his Void Boat.

"Let me take a look." Ji Ning immediately activated his heartforce. Whoosh~~~ His heartforce spread like ripples on a lake, radiating in all directions—sky, earth, and everywhere in between. This was a minor technique taught by the World God Northrest. With it, throughout the Three Realms and even the ancient ruins, no alien could escape his detection.

His heartforce swept over a vast range.

It passed over mountains, lakes, and some alien races, all of which were very weak, far inferior to Celestial Immortals.

Hmm?

Ji Ning frowned.

In some areas, space was even shattered, and time was twisted. Ji Ning's heartforce could not cross them.

"The range I can probe is only a few hundred thousand miles around; I can't go further." This was Ji Ning's first real entry into the ancient ruins, and the relatively stable World of Solitude made him understand why it was called ruins. Such a harsh environment was simply unsuitable for large-scale reproduction and survival.

"I didn't find Fuxi and the others... but to the east, there are traces of battle."

Swish.

Ji Ning instantly transformed into a black electric serpent, flying over two hundred thousand miles in a flash, arriving at a place with some battle traces.

East... refers to the direction of the sun's rising. Thus, in the Three Realms and the ancient ruins, the 'east' in many worlds differs somewhat.

"Here?" Ji Ning stood midair, looking down at a huge basin below. The basin resembled a palm print, covering about a thousand miles, and the ground was scorched. "A palm print? Could it be Tathagata's doing?"

"Reverse."

Ji Ning willed it and cast the Time Rewind spell.

In a place like the ancient ruins, where the Heavenly Dao did not exist, it was very difficult to cast the Time Rewind spell. However, as Ji Ning's insights into the Nine Chaos Seals deepened, he could even see past events of mortals at a glance. He was already able to easily peer into the past, and the 'Time Rewind' spell was essentially a method of probing past events.

Ji Ning did it effortlessly.

Whoosh whoosh~~~

Scenes from the past appeared in the basin below, quickly rewinding to the appearance of four mighty figures.

The four mighty figures were led by a smiling Tathagata in bright yellow robes. Beside him followed three other Buddhas, all radiating boundless Buddha light.

"Solitude, do you think such petty tricks can stop us?" Tathagata stepped forward on auspicious clouds, smiling as he spoke. "Better show yourself quickly, or else your World of Solitude... may not be preserved." As he spoke, he extended his left hand, which descended from the sky, glowing with golden light, and struck a patch of land.

The earth rumbled and trembled, directly forming a huge basin from the strike.

"Tathagata!" A piercing roar had just begun when it was silenced.

"This Solitude Imperial Sovereign is a renowned mighty figure in the ancient ruins. Seeing us destroy the array cores of his world one by one, yet he still doesn't show himself—his scheme must be significant," Tathagata said.

"Buddha, we don't need to worry about his schemes. Let's destroy one world after another."

"Let's go."

Tathagata nodded and, leading his three Buddhas, rode the auspicious clouds onward.

After a moment.

Swish, swish, swish. One by one, gray-skinned aliens in gray robes flew down from the sky, landing in the basin. They exchanged glances, their eyes filled with anger and coldness. Then, swish, swish, swish, they followed the direction Tathagata and his group had taken.

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Ji Ning watched the scene that had occurred about an hour ago and nodded slightly. "The Buddhist leader and the Human Sovereign Fuxi—both were leaders since the ancient times. Even if they haven't broken through to become Ancestral Gods, their methods are likely more perfected. The two of them leading the team... and split into four squads attacking one world simultaneously—no world in the ancient ruins can withstand that."

Swish.

Ji Ning also followed the direction Tathagata and his group had taken.

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Although the World of Solitude had many stable spacetime regions, there were also many chaotic and twisted places. The aliens who had lived there for generations were very familiar with these changes. They dared to venture into some places, their experience... accumulated through generations of companions' lives.

"Someone's coming."

"A white-robed youth."

"He hesitated in the distance, then came in."

Three alien beings, hidden in the twisted void, gathered together. Through the barrier, they observed the white-robed youth flying in from outside.

"Captain, that Buddhist leader 'Tathagata' from the Three Realms came in with three Daofathers. Now, what's the background of this white-robed youth?" These three alien beings all had gray-white skin, handsome faces, and were cloaked in gray robes. Each was at the peak of the Heavenly God level and skilled in escaping through the void.

"Judging by appearance, he looks like the Northmont Sword Immortal Ji Ning from the Three Realms," the alien captain frowned. "The Northmont Sword Immortal Ji Ning has extremely high sword arts, even considered unrivaled in the Three Realms. But he himself is only a Heavenly God and True Immortal, and his true body was destroyed by the Seamless Gate. What appears here... should be Ji Ning's second true body. From his aura, he should be a Heavenly God and True Immortal. But I'm puzzled—why would a Heavenly God and True Immortal dare to come to our ancient ruins? Is it because of the Rahu Formation? The Heavenly Dao doesn't exist in the ancient ruins, so the Rahu Formation can't draw much natural power. Its power is far weaker than in the Three Realms."

"Captain, he's moving fast and will soon leave our observation range," another alien immediately reminded.

Setting up observation formations in twisted spacetime was already difficult and couldn't cover too large an area.

"Let's test his skills." The alien captain's face under the gray robe showed a hint of coldness. "Let's see how strong this Pure Yang True Immortal really is."

The three of them immediately pursued.

...

A moment later.

All three alien beings were dead.

Ji Ning stood silently in the void, glancing at the corpses of the three alien beings. "Tracking me?" As a half-step Ancestral God, Ji Ning's senses were extremely sharp. The moment the three aliens approached, he detected them. For such Heavenly God-level cannon fodder... Ji Ning easily killed two and severely wounded the third, intending to search his soul.

But the opponent's soul voluntarily disintegrated.

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Deep within the ancient ruins, there was a dark-golden domed fortress.

Inside the domed fortress.

On a magnificent throne sat a handsome alien mighty figure with a long green tail and a bald head. He rested his cheek on one hand and lightly tapped the armrest with the other. Below stood six solemn golden-armored figures, each radiating a faint aura far stronger than an ordinary Daofather.

"These natives do have some skill," the alien mighty figure on the throne praised with a smile. "They've broken through twelve of my worlds in a row. The Seamless Gate is truly useless—those formations were created by them, yet so far, not a single True God or Daofather from the Three Realms has died. It seems I can't rely on those fools from the Seamless Gate; I'll have to depend on myself."

"Master, this chaos world once gave birth to a World God. We must not be careless," one of the six golden-armored figures said respectfully.

"It's all that fool Wanwu's fault!" the alien mighty figure sneered. "That Wanwu, roaming the chaos, experienced countless chaos worlds. Back then, that Nüwa... hadn't even become a World God. If I had been here back then, I would have struck directly. Laying schemes, making two chaos worlds fight each other? How boring. Wouldn't it have been better to destroy one chaos world first, then the other? Instead, it allowed a World God to emerge among the natives. That World God must have left behind some techniques and methods before leaving. A chaos world that has produced a World God... is not so easy to seize. That's why I've been cautious, waiting for an opportunity."

"Master, how about we go back first? Gather more strength. Since we know the location, we can come back when we're stronger!" a thinner golden-armored figure quickly said.

Slap.

The alien mighty figure's long green tail suddenly lashed out, sending the golden-armored figure flying.

The alien mighty figure pointed at the golden-armored figure and cursed, "Idiot! We barely made it here through life-and-death struggles. Do you want to go back through the same life-and-death struggles? Without a major breakthrough in strength, trying to follow the old path back through the chaos is almost certain death. It's better to join forces with the Seamless Gate and slowly fight it out with this Nüwa camp."

"Master, great master!" a voice called from outside.

"Is that Solitude?" the alien mighty figure said with a smile. "Let him in."

Immediately, a gray-skinned man in golden robes with a powerful aura entered. He was the master of the World of Solitude, 'Solitude Imperial Sovereign'. He knelt respectfully: "Great master, my people have just discovered... another enemy with the strength of a True God or Daofather has entered the World of Solitude."

"Another enemy at the True God or Daofather level?" the alien mighty figure frowned. "Who?"

"From the Nüwa camp of the Three Realms," Solitude Imperial Sovereign said respectfully. "The Northmont Sword Immortal Ji Ning!"