Chapter 1215: Beyond the Universe Is a Realm of Chaos
Lu Chen was a bit confused. What is going on? Why did the realm of his clone suddenly rise rapidly after entering the Outer Domain?
In just the blink of an eye, the realm of his clone broke through to the Fifth Layer Realm.
Logically speaking, the strength of his Divine Soul shouldn't be able to control both a Sixth Layer Realm main body and a Fifth Layer Realm clone at the same time. However, this Fifth Layer Realm clone didn't make him feel any discomfort.
Lu Chen thought to himself, this could be due to the differences in the Cosmic Laws. The Outer Domain might not belong to the original universe; the laws are different, and without the constraints of the original universe's laws, he can control a stronger physical body with a weaker Divine Soul.
Now is not the time to dwell on this. Since it's proven that this transmission channel can indeed reach the Outer Domain, the exploration fleet of the Great Sum Empire should also set out.
At this moment.
Central Star Domain.
On the Feihong Immortal Boat, Lu Chen, hugging the waist of the Empress Tianhong, suddenly stopped. Seeing Lu Chen suddenly stop, Empress Tianhong turned her head slightly, looking at Lu Chen with a puzzled expression.
Lu Chen said, "We can set off now."
As his words ended, Lu Chen released Empress Tianhong and then transmitted a message to the Great Emperors on the other Immortal Boats, "The time is almost here, we can set off. Remember the grouping I made at the start, if we get separated after entering the Outer Domain, the team leader of each group is responsible for locating their team members."
Hearing Lu Chen's voice, all the Great Emperors who were in closed-door cultivation opened their eyes wide. They were all very excited — after waiting for so long, they could finally enter the Outer Domain.
After Lu Chen finished his transmission, Empress Tianhong eagerly controlled the Feihong Immortal Boat to fly towards the distant black hole.
As the Feihong Immortal Boat entered the black hole, the surroundings instantly turned pitch black, but at this moment, the light emitted by the formation on the Feihong Immortal Boat illuminated the nearby area.
As more and more starships entered the black hole, the number of light points inside the black hole increased progressively.
Meanwhile.
Somewhere in the Outer Domain.
Xuan Tian was sitting cross-legged in the loft of the Heavenly Mechanism Hall. His eyes, which were previously closed, suddenly opened, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but lift slightly.
Very well, Lu Chen has finally taken the bait.
Earlier, when Lu Chen's Great Emperor clone came through the passage, he almost thought that was Lu Chen's main body. Fortunately, he held back and did not act immediately.
But this time he sensed a Fourth Layer Realm Lu Chen entering the transmission channel, and this time it must be Lu Chen's main body coming over.
Once Lu Chen's main body completely entered the Outer Domain, he would immediately send the Great Sum Empire and that Immortal Artifact out of this universe together.
At this time, Emperor Shenwu, Nirvana Master, and Life-saving Empress came in front of Xuan Tian. Seeing Xuan Tian's full smile, Emperor Shenwu slightly furrowed his brows.
Previously, he did think that Xuan Tian did so many things just to deal with Lu Chen, but after witnessing Xuan Tian's various methods and strengths, Emperor Shenwu felt increasingly that Xuan Tian's layout was not just to deal with Lu Chen — it might also be aimed at them.
Of course, this obviously was Emperor Shenwu overestimating himself, as Xuan Tian never regarded anyone beside Lu Chen and Xuan Qingyun as important.
Nirvana Master asked at this moment, "Is Building Master Xuan so happy because the plan succeeded?"
Xuan Tian replied, "Yes, Lu Chen's main body has already traveled to the Outer Domain via my transmission channel."
Life-saving Empress curiously asked at this point, "Can Building Master Xuan really send the entire Great Sum Empire out of this universe?"
The current Great Sum Empire is not just a small country at the edge of the universe; its territory is now the most vast in the entire universe.
To send the entire Great Sum Empire out of this universe would require terrifying strength to accomplish, right?
If Xuan Tian could truly do that, then shouldn't he also possess the ability to directly destroy that Immortal Artifact? Why go through all the trouble and make such a complex setup to lure Lu Chen's main body? Isn't this unnecessarily complicated?
Life-saving Empress also felt increasingly that Xuan Tian's approach was somewhat suspicious.
Xuan Tian could see that the three in front of him were all growing suspicious, and he said lightly, "I am able to accomplish this because of the Heavenly Mechanism Hall below me."
At this moment, Nirvana Master posed a very crucial question.
"Since this Heavenly Mechanism Hall is so powerful that it can send such a massive empire out of this universe, does that mean it can also send us out of this universe, thereby avoiding the Era Tribulation?"
From the beginning, when Nirvana Master heard Xuan Tian's plan, he was thinking about this. His greatest interest in the plan lay here.
Initially, he did want to eliminate Lu Chen to prevent Lu Chen from becoming the Heavenly Emperor before him, but later he heard that Xuan Tian could actually send the Great Sum Empire out of this universe. Even though he was somewhat skeptical, he still chose to join them.
He wanted to see if Xuan Tian really had such capability. If he did, then wouldn't they be able to avoid the Era Tribulation by simply leaving this universe?
It couldn't be that other universes are also facing Era Tribulations, could it?
Upon hearing Nirvana Master's question, Life-saving Empress and Emperor Shenwu were stunned for a moment, and then the two of them looked at Xuan Tian, awaiting his response to this question.
The three of them indeed all wanted to become the Heavenly Emperor, but besides aspiring to this, they also faced an even more urgent matter to contend with, which was the Era Tribulation.
According to the records of the Ancient Era, there can only be one Heavenly Emperor, so not everyone can become the Heavenly Emperor. Even if one among them becomes the Heavenly Emperor, there will still only be one.
Perhaps the Heavenly Emperor can easily avoid the Era Tribulation, but other Great Emperors can't. Although they can seek the Era Transition Land to avoid the Era Tribulation, this method isn't completely reliable either, as it's a method left from the last era; who knows if this era's Era Tribulation will be different?
The only way to ensure safety is to leave this universe, and if they manage to leave, the Era Tribulation would have nothing to do with them.
Xuan Tian could see their thoughts, and he smiled as he said, "Do you know what is outside the universe?"
Emperor Shenwu expressionlessly asked back, "Does Building Master Xuan know?"
Xuan Tian smiled and said, "I might as well tell you directly, outside the universe is chaos; do you think by leaving this universe you can avoid the Era Tribulation and survive?"
"The Chaotic Qi outside the universe can corrode the power of any cultivator. Once a cultivator enters the chaos, they will die within fifteen minutes."
"Those Otherworld people risk their lives to enter our universe through the Outer Domain, what do you think they are doing it for?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Shenwu frowned and then asked again, "Since there is chaos outside the universe, where did those Otherworld people come from?"