Battle Through the Heavens: Soul Travels Through Clouds and Mountains, Becoming a Winning Artist

Chapter 41 The Great Black Plains: Come and Do the Job!

Seven days later, a fleet of flying magical beasts set sail from Yunlan Mountain.

Adhering to the principle of keeping things under control, Yun Congxin rejected the monster trainer's suggestion to send everyone away with two monsters.

"Who can use so few magical beasts? If the foreigners in the Black Corner see this, they'll think we can't afford them. Bring another one, one for each of us!"

And so, the mighty flying beast squadron swept across the sky above the Gama Empire and headed toward the Blackhorn Plains.

During this time, Yun Congxin stayed in the room on the back of the flying magical beast, studying the golden energy in the Niwan Palace.

Based on the experimental results in that mysterious space, Yun Congxin summarized several characteristics of these energies that can interfere with time.

First, their appearance and disappearance are both very sudden. Although Yun Congxin can predict the appearance of time particles based on the fluctuation patterns of space, he still cannot observe the process of their birth. Similarly, their disappearance is also very sudden, like frames of animation. The time particles that exist in one painting may disappear in the next.

Secondly, although they are independent entities, their effects are continuous. This is true for both the spatial fluctuations they cause and the golden energy they release. The former goes without saying, but the continuity of the latter exists only within Yun Congxin's Niwan Palace.

It seems that it only maintains continuity when it is enveloped by soul power or exists within the Niwan Palace. Once it leaves this realm, even if Yun Congxin uses the purest and most powerful battle qi to envelop it, it will still break free like a grain of time.

It seems that its discontinuity has a progressively weakening effect. The particles of time are the most complete, so their appearance and disappearance cannot be observed, like tiny golden dots at the point of a drawing error in this frame. Their dissipated energy is weaker, so they only exhibit discontinuous characteristics under specific circumstances, and their effects are the weakest. Therefore, neither spatial fluctuations nor sudden appearances of battle aura possess any of the characteristics of being detached from reality.

"What is this? Is it because my strength is too weak to observe it, or is this matter and energy itself discontinuous?"

Yun Congxin pondered for a long time, but still couldn't find an answer even after arriving at the Black Corner Plain.

But what he didn't know was that the golden energy within his Niwan Palace was silently nourishing his soul, like rain after a long drought.

And it is precisely because of this that the once rock-solid shackles of a two-star Dou Zong are now showing signs of loosening…

"Is this the Black Corner Region?" Yao Ye dismounted from her flying magical beast, glanced at the vast plain before her, and asked疑惑地问道, "Sect Master Yun, what are we doing here?"

Yun Congxin glanced at her. This girl was clearly his maid, yet she was acting more like a leader than he was. Yao Ye's distant attitude and aloof demeanor stirred up wicked thoughts in him, mainly manifested in a rapidly expanding desire for conquest—at this moment, he made up his mind to teach this girl a lesson!

"This isn't it, of course, but it's not far," Yun Congxin explained. "Further ahead lies the famous Black Domain Plain. See that black line? That's the gateway to the Black Corner Domain!"

"Let's go, it's time for you to experience firsthand this vibrant land where everything thrives."

Yun Congxin's eyes lit up, and he came up with a good idea. He instructed, "I'm giving you three a task: after entering the Black Domain Plains, find me a map leading to Black Seal City. Can you do that?"

"A map? That's easy, leave it to me!" Yaoyue said excitedly, patting her chest.

The three girls all seemed indifferent; even the most composed Yao Ye didn't think obtaining a map would be difficult. Only Xiao Yan had some doubts; the more he looked, the more he felt that Yun Congxin's smile was full of mischievousness.

"Since there are no problems, let's set off. Mr. Guhe, please." Yun Congxin smiled, reached out and grabbed, and his wind-attribute fighting qi transformed into a huge wind wall, which lifted Xiao Yan and the others up.

Upon entering the Black Plains, the sky darkened and became gloomy. The hazy sky merged with the distant black earth, like a giant pocket waiting for ignorant and fearless people to crawl into.

Yun Congxin led the young people, while Gu He flapped his battle qi to create wings, and the group quickly flew towards the Black Corner Region. Behind them, the flying magical beasts also set off again, soaring straight into the sky towards the light.

These flying magical beasts aren't particularly strong. If they flaunt themselves so arrogantly in the Black Corner Region, a hotbed of madmen, they'll probably be hunted down as easy prey very soon.

Yun Congxin wouldn't mind teaching those ignorant bastards a small lesson, but he was afraid that their entire fortune wouldn't even amount to a fraction of the value of a flying magical beast.

So it's better to let them return to their origin.

"There's a tribe up ahead, let's go get some maps."

Beside a small village, Yun Congxin gently landed and pointed to the village's tall gate.

"Um... I'll go with them." Xiao Yan scratched his head, raised his hand, and said, "I also need to resupply some supplies..."

Yun Congxin nodded in agreement. He thought to himself, "This trip isn't like the one in your book. Do we need any supplies? Maybe you want to talk to Yao Lao about something, and you're afraid Gu He will find out..."

"Teacher, what's going on here?" After confirming that they were far enough away, Xiao Yan asked impatiently.

"Hehe, this Sect Master Yun's idea does have its merits. Those three girls are all incredibly proud, like spirited little fighting roosters. I guess letting them conduct trade in the Black Corner Region is probably to temper their arrogance," Elder Yao chuckled and explained.

Xiao Yan blinked. He didn't understand. Buying a map was such a simple thing. How could it be a way to hone one's skills?

His doubts didn't last long before they were shattered by a flying arrow.

Xiao Yan quickly dodged, and turning around, he saw the arrow easily pierce the black earth and embed itself deeply. Clearly, this arrow wasn't a warning; it was aimed at taking his life!

"Oh?"

Xiao Yan was so angry he laughed. He looked up with a cold smile and demanded, "We're just passing through and wanted to resupply here. What do you mean by that, friend?"

"Haha, he calls you a friend!"

On the high walls of the fortress, men wielding weapons roared with laughter.

"Newbie, are you new here? Don't you know the rules of the Black Corner Region?"

After a burst of laughter, the middle-aged man at the head of the group, wiping away tears, shouted, "If you want to enter the village, you'd better hold up the toll money high above your head from a hundred meters away!"

"Enough with the nonsense, hand over five hundred gold coins as a toll, or get out of here!"