Multiverse Skill System

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It's not that we couldn't do it, nor that we hadn't thought about it; it's just that news of the sinkhole in the center of the mainland came first.

Traveling at full speed, they crossed half the continent and arrived at the sinkhole in just 3 days.

At this moment, all the Great Dao Emperors on this continent had gathered outside the sinkhole, including Yi Shuihan and the other two, making a total of 18.

"Chairman, have you made any discoveries?"

The chairman is naturally the company's chairman, Emperor Jikong. As one of the five major forces in the myriad realms, there are more than just one or two people qualified to enter the breakthrough opportunity. This time, there are four Great Dao Emperors from the company who have entered the breakthrough opportunity, not counting Yi Shuihan. However, only Emperor Jikong and Yi Shuihan are here.

“You know that our strength is severely limited here. It’s too deep down, and there are many unknowns inside. The deeper we go, the more pressure we face. No one dares to gamble on what will happen if we are crushed by the pressure. Under these circumstances, the range of our exploration is extremely limited. Currently, we can only explore about 2 miles underground, which is not even a fraction of the total.”

The Supreme Emperor of the Void slowly spoke.

"You're an expert in spatial manipulation, why don't you just teleport down there?"

"If I could teleport, I would have gone down there long ago. Unfortunately, the space inside is very solid, and the range of my teleportation is limited."

At this point, the Supreme Emperor of the Void also looked somewhat depressed.

After learning the basic information, Yi Shuihan began to try it out himself.

For the first thousand miles, the spatial pressure was not much different from that on the ground for Yi Shuihan. Then, every three thousand miles of descent, it felt as if he was being completely crushed by a huge rock. Ten thousand miles felt like carrying a small mountain on his back.

Twenty thousand miles was the limit that even the Great Dao Emperor could previously explore, and Yi Shuihan's body was somewhat deformed from the pressure.

"If the downward pressure continues to increase steadily as before, I can only go a maximum of 10 miles. If I go any deeper, I won't have the strength to return to the land."

When Yi Shuihan was on the Fallen Continent, he had seen the size of the continent, with a radius of at least several hundred thousand kilometers. Yi Shuihan's ten thousand miles was not enough to reach the bottom.

Given the current situation, Yi Shuihan can only hope that the sinkhole is not completely penetrating. If it happens to stop within ten kilometers, that would be best. At worst, if it can be confirmed to be more than 100,000 kilometers, he can barely hold on until the end and have some hope.

"It's almost at its limit."

Having reached a depth of approximately 102,000 li, they still hadn't discovered anything, and Yi Shuihan was already planning to return.

"not good."

Due to excessive pressure, Yi Shuihan made a mistake, and one of the magma beads she was holding fell to the ground.

Chapter 1529, Gains and Losses

Magma beads are precious treasures. In the myriad worlds, the value of a single magma bead is no less than that of a top-tier great world. Yi Shuihan would not give them up so easily.

So he gritted his teeth and continued to chase the magma bead downwards. At first, Yi Shuihan's speed was barely able to keep up with the magma bead's descent speed, and it seemed that there was hope of catching up with the magma bead again. However, after a short while, under the strong pressure, Yi Shuihan's speed did not increase but decreased, while the magma bead continued to accelerate as if it was not under any pressure at all.

In an area spanning nearly 11 li, Yi Shuihan's body was covered in blood vessels, a sign that his body could not withstand the extreme pressure.

"We've really reached our limit."

Even though he was unwilling, for the sake of his own life, Yi Shuihan had no choice but to give up the pursuit. He still had the strength to find his way down, but if the sinkhole was more than 200,000 miles long, he might perish completely. Although the magma beads were precious, he still had two in his possession, so it was not worth risking his life.

Having stopped the pursuit, Yi Shuihan did not immediately return upwards. The sinkhole was pitch black with extremely low visibility; even Yi Shuihan could only see an area of ​​about 10 meters. During this time, Yi Shuihan had tried to illuminate the surroundings, but all attempts ended in failure. By chance, the magma bead became a beacon, emitting a crimson light as it fell, allowing Yi Shuihan to see more clearly.

Yi Shuihan's plan was to keep watching until the magma bead was completely out of sight, so he strained to see into the distance, his pupils contracting to their maximum.

The magma bead was indeed quite strange. It took about 3 miles to completely disappear from Yi Shuihan's sight. This means that although Yi Shuihan was in the 11-mile area, he actually achieved the effect of 14 miles.

On this continent, Yi Shuihan's eyesight was suppressed to the limit, and he could not see very far even on the surface. However, the magma bead seemed to have some kind of ability that allowed Yi Shuihan to see more.

"Ugh"

With a sigh, Yi Shuihan slowly ascended. He regretted that although the magma pearl had allowed him to see 3 miles more, he still gained nothing.

The way up is much easier than the way down. Coming down is increasingly difficult as you go down because the pressure keeps increasing. On the other hand, going up is the opposite; the pressure decreases and Yi Shuihan's speed increases. As the saying goes, going down a mountain is easy, but going up a mountain is difficult, but here it is completely the opposite.

"Ah."

Compared to the cautiousness and thorough exploration of the surroundings when he came down, Yi Shuihan was now completely careless on the way back, with most of his mind focused on how to go deeper. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration made Yi Shuihan stop.

"I just want to know what's at the bottom of the sinkhole; I don't necessarily have to go there in person!"

Other Great Dao Emperors also knew this principle, but even if they knew it, they didn't have a good solution. Yi Shuihan was different; he had the Magma Pearl, and the strange power of the Magma Pearl could be unleashed in the sinkhole.

"Just mark the magma bead and then throw it down."

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this method had a chance of success. Of course, the premise was that Yi Shuihan's power could be applied to the magma bead. In addition, even if the magma bead was thrown into the sinkhole, his power would not be destroyed.

"I really want to try it right away."

Despite his thoughts, Yi Shuihan did not do so. Instead, he accelerated his ascent. He was not in good condition, and if the experiment failed, he would lose a magma bead comparable to that of the Great World.

Instead of testing it now, it's better to wait until we get up there, study it carefully, and then try it out in other places. After all, the mainland is not like the sinkhole; it's not as strange as the sinkhole. If we throw magma beads down from the floating continent, we can always retrieve them. It's not too late to come to the sinkhole when we have all the equipment.

"The Infinite Emperor has returned. I wonder how far he went down there."

"In my opinion, it is definitely far more than 2 li, perhaps even 3 li."

"Otherwise, although the Infinite Emperor is powerful, this is not a contest of strength. Those who are born with wings in the sinkhole have an advantage. He might not even be able to reach 2 miles."

Several Great Dao Emperors who were not familiar with Yi Shuihan discussed the matter, but none of them came to Yi Shuihan in person to ask. One reason was that Yi Shuihan might not tell them, and the other was that they did not want to cause any misunderstandings.

After returning from exploring the sinkhole, one's strength will be diminished. This is the most sensitive period. Who knows if someone unfamiliar with the area will try to take advantage of one's vulnerability?

"How deep did you go down? Did you find anything?"

Emperor Jikong asked curiously. He wouldn't have asked anyone else, because he had personally gone down there and knew how difficult it was to travel about 20,000 miles. Apart from Yi Shuihan, there was only one other Great Dao Emperor stronger than him, but that person had not gone down there.

"Nothing was found in 10 li."

Yi Shuihan modestly admitted that he was originally close to 11 li, and because of the magma bead, he saw 14 li, but he didn't say it, since the magma bead was an external force and not worth showing off.

"10 li? You're really something, kid."

Before asking, Emperor Jikong had already guessed that Yi Shuihan's answer would exceed 2 li, but in his opinion, the number would be around 3 to 4 li. He never expected that Yi Shuihan would give an answer of 10 li. 10 li means that his estimate of Yi Shuihan's strength was extremely different, and he underestimated Yi Shuihan by more than one level.

"As expected of the prodigy who was regarded differently by that lord."

Shaking his head, Emperor Jikong felt somewhat disappointed, as if he had wasted his life. Fortunately, Yi Shuihan was from their company, otherwise Emperor Jikong would have felt more than just disappointed.

Having lived for so long, the Supreme Emperor of the Void quickly adjusted his mindset. Seeing that Yi Shuihan didn't seem disappointed, he subtly changed his expression and said, "You don't look like you haven't gained anything."

"Indeed, nothing was found, and a priceless treasure was lost."

As Yi Shuihan spoke, he spread his hands out. The Supreme Emperor of the Void also knew about the Magma Bead. There was no way to collect the Magma Bead, and it would be easy to be discovered if he held it in his hand.

One is missing.

"Yeah, it accidentally fell down there."

"You have a very big heart. If I were to lose such a treasure, I wouldn't be as carefree as you."

"Losing a magma bead certainly hurts me, but it also brought me other gains. I'll keep this a secret for now and tell you when I've thoroughly researched it."

"You little rascal, still playing this trick? Fine, I'll wait for your good news."

Chapter 1530, Remote Exploration

Seeing Yi Shuihan leave alone, the Great Dao Emperors all had flickering eyes, but in the end they still did not make a move. Even if Yi Shuihan was not in good condition now, he was no ordinary Great Dao Emperor. Besides, the situation was unclear, and there was no benefit in going against Yi Shuihan. Perhaps breaking the deadlock would depend on this monstrous talent, Yi Shuihan!

"That's it."

This is the closest but also the highest floating continent to the sinkhole in Yi Shuihan's memory. It is 23 miles above the surface, ranking third in the entire continent. The other two are about 26 miles above the ground and 25 miles above the ground, but they are too far away and would take an extra day or two to get there.

Compared to the altitude of 2 to 3 li and the time of one or two days, Yi Shuihan chose time, which was also considering that the difference in altitude was not significant and would not have a major impact.

First, he meditated to recover from his exhaustion. With his superhuman recovery ability, Yi Shuihan fully recovered to his peak condition in just half an hour.

"Okay, now it's time to start with the plan we discussed earlier."

With only two magma beads in hand, I thought for a moment and threw one aside, ignoring the strange phenomenon caused by the magma bead, and focused all my attention on the only magma bead left in my hand.

A glint flashed in his eyes, and a mark unique to Yi Shuihan appeared in the void, crashing into the magma bead like lightning.

The mark disappeared into the magma bead, but after the magma bead trembled a few times, Yi Shuihan felt that the mark's aura had dissipated.

"Did it fail? It wasn't that simple after all."

Yi Shuihan was somewhat prepared for this, since the magma bead possessed extraordinary power, and it was normal that ordinary marks could not be applied to it.

"continue."

Next, Yi Shuihan tried several other methods, all of which ended in failure. The closest he came was when the mark was implanted into the magma bead and was not erased, but the mark itself lost its effect and could only be used as decoration.

"It seems that the usual methods will not work. The magma beads are too exclusive. Perhaps I should use the power of the magma beads themselves to condense the mark."

Following this approach, results were gradually achieved.

Half a day later

"It's almost done, let's give it a try."

Looking at the unique mark that kept disintegrating and condensing on the magma bead in his hand, Yi Shuihan smiled. He called this mark the Infinite Mark. Once it was imprinted, it would continuously condense with the energy of the imprinted body. The magma bead was exclusive, but most of the mark's energy was provided by the magma bead itself. The magma bead could not completely erase the mark at once. Since it could not be completely erased, the mark could continuously re-condense with the help of its power, and so on.

Beside Yi Shuihan, another magma bead had created a small magma pool with a radius of several tens of meters. Yi Shuihan took a few seconds to pick up the magma bead again, and then took it to the edge of the floating continent.

One step and he lost his way; the clouds below obscured his vision, making it impossible for Yi Shuihan to see through them.

"go."

He threw the marked magma bead down, and instantly it transformed into a fireball that plummeted downwards.

A mere ten seconds later, the magma bead vanished. Yi Shuihan sensed the mark and found that it had not changed significantly and was still detectable at a distance. He nodded with satisfaction.

After a while, estimating that the magma bead had traveled tens of thousands of kilometers, Yi Shuihan made a series of complex hand seals, drawing upon the power of the seal.

"Show it to me."

With a flick of his finger, ripples appeared in the void before him and rapidly expanded, creating a scene from nothing. In the very center was indeed the magma bead, which was falling continuously at an increasingly faster speed.

"It seems it worked."

The footage remained stable until the very end when the magma bead fell onto the continent's surface.

After several more trials without any problems, Yi Shuihan marked the other magma bead and returned to the sinkhole.

"Recovered so quickly?"

Sensing Yi Shuihan's powerful aura, Emperor Jikong was astonished, and the other Great Dao Emperors were even more shocked. They knew that it would take them at least a few days to recover after going down into the sinkhole, but Yi Shuihan hadn't even had a day left!

Are you going down again?

The Supreme Emperor of the Void was somewhat puzzled. After all, in his view, Yi Shuihan had probably spent the entire short time recovering and would not have had time to study anything else. So many of them, the Great Dao Emperors, had been thinking about this for so long without finding a good solution. Did Yi Shuihan come up with one so quickly?

Just as he was about to stop him, he saw Yi Shuihan's incredibly confident expression and remained silent.

"Chairman, are you free?"

"What are you up to?"

"Come down with me and you'll see. So, are you brave enough to come along?"

"I wouldn't dare!"

Yi Shuihan and Ji Kong Dizun went down into the sinkhole together.

They descended to about 15,000 li before stopping, and the other Great Dao Emperors who were exploring the sinkhole were on top of them.

"Now comes the moment to witness a miracle."

As Yi Shuihan spoke, he threw out a magma bead.

"You are crazy!"

The Supreme Emperor of the Void was bewildered and exclaimed in astonishment.

Yi Shuihan stopped the Supreme Emperor of the Void from chasing after the magma bead, and said with a smile, "You can watch over it, sir."

Actions speak louder than words. Yi Shuihan's hand gestures changed rapidly, and the scene of the magma bead appeared before him.

"You think that's possible? You're pretty good!"

The Supreme Emperor of the Void understood Yi Shuihan's thoughts and cast an appreciative glance at her.

At the same time, the Supreme Emperor of the Void also noticed the wonder of the magma pearl, which was not suppressed here.

The scene before my eyes changed rapidly: 3 kilometers, 4 kilometers, 5 kilometers... 11 kilometers...

"We've arrived. This is the limit I explored last time."

Upon seeing the familiar scene, Yi Shuihan became even more focused.

20 kilometers, no discovery; 25 kilometers, no discovery; 27 kilometers…

"what is that!"

A different scene finally appeared in Yi Shuihan's sight, becoming clearer as the magma bead approached.

"It turned out to be..."