Chapter 443 - Chapter 443: Chapter 339: The Floating Corpse on the Boundary Sea _1

Chapter 443: Chapter 339: The Floating Corpse on the Boundary Sea _1

Behind the barrier, the ocean constantly surged, waves brimming with chilling intent eddied forwards…

This was the ultimate cold in the world, originating from the soul, penetrating flesh, marrow, and even a sliver could freeze the life of a star, sending countless beings to their doom. If not for the barrier’s resistance – not even the Immortal Domain could parry such a power – life would entirely cease to exist,

Next to the faint footprints that even the passage of long years had not been able to erase.

Jiang Hui stood tall and proud, like a firm pine, looking at the crystalline pupil in his hand, he couldn’t help but be surprised.

Honestly, the data information provided by the surveillance technique was unexpectedly startling.

A random, nameless eye he found held a tenth of the control over the barrier! It sounded so unbelievable, almost childish…

Especially since he had never heard that the barrier could be controlled!

Jiang Hui pondered internally, but in the end, he couldn’t make heads or tails of it, so he arbitrarily gave up such an unreal quest.

As expected, he naturally was not the type to overthink.

Instead of pondering about whether such a thing really exists, why not try out what the one-tenth power actually is!

However…

He was suddenly stumped by this question.

Because his surveillance technique was only at the beginner level, it could only decipher the simplest basic data of items and did not provide a method to control this eye.

Helpless, Jiang Hui could only stick with the blind-flying-squirrel method, testing some familiar methods one by one.

However, the result was clear; his luck was poor. He didn’t find the “dead rat”. Whether it was trying to communicate with it mentally, using various methods of blood sacrifices, even kicking it or burning it – all were fruitless.

The eye was as motionless as if it had fallen into a slumber, seemingly impossible to awaken.

Left without a choice, Jiang Hui could only put away the eye for now, waiting to slowly figure it out, or maybe when his surveillance technique level increased, he might be shown the correct method of usage.

Once he decided, Jiang Hui’s gaze shifted from the boundary sea to the barrier.

The term “barrier” was used, but describing the land beneath Jiang Hui’s feet as a continent was more accurate.

Like the boundary sea, it was endless. Ancient trees stretched up majestically and imposingly, entirely unlike what Jiang Hui had imagined. It wasn’t just an old straight path. It seemed more like a difference between land and sea, giving an impression of grandeur, vastness, and endlessness, like the chest of a giant.

Putting aside his thoughts,

Jiang Hui continued walking along the barrier.

With the protection of the key to the World Ocean, the whole barrier seemed to have been marked as a safe zone. So, he didn’t need to worry about the gusts from the boundary sea capable of tearing even an Immortal King apart, blowing him away.

The boundary sea was vast and infinite, and the barrier even more so was just as long, continuous and unending. Moreover, it wasn’t only one; it was formed by many similar barriers coming together, like meridians within a giant’s body, densely intertwined, separating the boundary sea.

After traveling an unknown distance once more, the landscape before Jiang Hui began to change.

Within his line of sight, suddenly numerous skeletons appeared. Countless in number, they floated on the Boundary Sea, incredibly densely packed, at least a hundred, like ants drowned in a ditch. There was no way to tell how long they had been dead, their flesh had long decayed, leaving only the bare, pit-pitted frameworks of their skeletons.

Those who could ascend to the Boundary Sea, still leaving a trace under its corrosive influence, who did not completely dissolve into the river of time, these skeletons must have been quite powerful in life. At the very least, they had entered the Immortal Realm. Even now, in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, they were rare powerhouses, and yet a mass of them had died here, their souls extinguished. If word of this got out, it would certainly shock all the Ten Thousand Clans…

As Jiang Hui continued deeper, he found another expansive area of buried skeletons, much larger than the previous, like a desolate mausoleum, preserving the passage of time. There were even more skeletons and a few, instead of rolling with the waves like the others, were in a strange sitting position, their entire bodies encased within the Boundary Sea.

Their massive size revealed that they were not of the human race, but part of a powerful and rare race. One of their finger bones alone was as massive as a mountain peak. Even in death, their bodies were shrouded in decaying Rules of the Great Taoist, emitting an eerie and chilling aura.

If he wasn’t mistaken, these creatures were beings of the Immortal King Level during their lifetime. They were unyielding and eternal, true climbers of the Great Taoist, but for some reason, their bodies ended up here.

Although their original realm and strength were evident, even after death they still made a grand statement. Heaven and Earth wept for them, and even lamentations could be heard…

It was rumored that the Boundary Sea contained secrets and fortunes for becoming an emperor after gaining the King level. Over countless eons, many peerlessly strong beings who had suppressed their era wanted to cross this mysterious ancient land, pursuing that fortune. However, it seemed that most of them had fallen on the road. Looking back, all would have vanished without a trace.

Jiang Hui sighed helplessly, not because he lamented these people’s fate, but just imagining if such characters could join his Liu Village. He wondered how many Experience Points they could provide. If nothing else, becoming rich overnight was surely just around the corner.

“The Boundary Sea is becoming more turbulent!” Jiang Hui’s perception was astonishing. As he journeyed, he could clearly sense the waters of the Boundary Sea growing increasingly violent.

Especially near the central position, it was as black and viscous as boiling water, continuously dragging the floating skeletons under.

The Boundary Sea was boundless. Although named a sea, it was actually a universe composed of countless shattered remnants of worlds. The order here was extremely chaotic, every wave that foamed was a small world unto itself. Even the Immortals shunned this place, considering it taboo.

In layman’s terms, the Boundary Sea was a lawless zone, a space separated from Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the Immortal Domain, the Alien Territory, and the Burying Ground.

In front of Jiang Hui, several isolated islands emerged, jutting out from the sea, looming under the grey, cloudy night.

Jiang Hui didn’t approach, but instead used the Five Senses Surveillance Technique to probe from afar within the safety zone created by the key.

On those few isolated islands, there lived creatures, sitting on the islands, like dried stones, concealing a terrifying power. Even Jiang Hui was far from their match. At the very least, they were ordinary Immortal Kings, and one had even reached the level of Undying Immortal King, equivalent to the Willow God and the Lord of the Forbidden Area of his past.

Jiang Hui dared not probe too much, fearing detection. After just a few moments, he averted his gaze.

Without any hesitation, Jiang Hui continued to advance along the bank.

Jiang Hui was eager to see where the safety zone created by the Key to the World Ocean led. This entire journey, if it were in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, would have crossed at least thousands of continents.

After an unknown amount of time, a destructive light appeared before Jiang Hui’s eyes, flickering like stars in the night sky.

But soon, these specks of starlight were obscured by pitch-black fog.

The black fog was incredibly thick, attacking from all sides, with a strong corrosiveness. Even the order of rules could not exist in this fog, everything would be polluted.

Within the black fog, he saw a corpse.

It was truly massive; a single scale was as large as a mountain peak. It floated on the Boundary Sea, rising and falling with the churning waves, causing endless tsunamis…