Chapter 888: Benchmark Plane
Establishing a legion takes time, and everything must be done gradually.
Xia Feng’s thoughts stirred, and his consciousness penetrated the barrier of the Sumeru Realm.
As his consciousness emerged from the realm, the sense of omnipotent authority vanished instantly. His vision became hazy, and looking down, he could only vaguely see an oval galaxy resembling an egg, quietly floating amidst streams of multicolored light.
The center of the galaxy was sacred white, with a halo emanating spiritual energy. Around it, dark, turbid streams of light, varying in depth, formed a clear distinction of nine paths.
It appeared to be the macroscopic view of the Sumeru Realm.
Xia Feng’s gaze swept further outwards. The surroundings were a scene of deep blue tranquility, as if the universe were desolate and silent.
However, upon closer inspection, one could discover countless vortices slowly swirling in the depths of the dark blue.
Listening even more carefully, one could hear a cacophony of sounds—like human voices, car horns, animal cries, and all sorts of noises—rushing in, filling his consciousness.
This was not the Eternal Flow Sea but a sub-plane hidden beneath the Real World.
Xia Feng quickly controlled his consciousness to return to the egg-shaped halo, re-entering the Sumeru Realm.
Spacetime was a very broad and profound subject. Previously, District 51’s Weiyang Academy had even established a course called “Introduction to the Three Realms” to elaborate on the connection between spacetime and planes.
Although the Three Realms were divided into the Astral Realm, the Real World, and the Nightmare Realm, they did not exist on the same plane.
If planes were classified into S, A, B, C, and D tiers, then the Astral Realm would be an S-class plane.
The Real World and the Nightmare Realm, as well as the Gray Realm, were all A-class planes, also known as “Benchmark Planes.”
Xia Feng hadn’t fully understood this before, but now he did. The Nightmare River, like the Astral Realm, was also an S-class plane, superior to the Benchmark Plane.
As for B-class planes, they were the so-called “sub-planes,” which could be created by various Spirit Artifacts and authorities, such as the Sumeru Realm.
Further down, C and D classes were not yet considered planes but “sub-spaces,” like the Holy Knight Space.
Sub-planes and Benchmark Planes were entirely coincident in terms of space. That’s why Xia Feng had vaguely heard the sounds of all things when his consciousness left the realm.
Those sounds were the result of the spaces outside the Real World and the Sumeru Realm intersecting, overlapping, and devouring each other.
Within the Sumeru Realm, the protection of the dimensional barrier effectively isolated the “plane devouring,” allowing the Sumeru Realm to operate independently without being interfered with by the Real World.
Xia Feng took a deep breath, stabilized his mind, and extended his consciousness outwards again.
Like tentacles, they probed beyond the barrier and quickly ventured into the distant dark blue vortex. The noisy voices of all things became clearer, and countless flickering figures appeared before his eyes, buzzing and chirping incessantly.
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“Hey beautiful, are you alone?”
“Where’s my bag? Thief, catch the thief!”
“Distinguished travelers, the D3121 Star Wheel train from Star City to Zhongting Yongdu will close its boarding gate soon. Please…”
The cacophony of sounds was dense and overwhelming, and Xia Feng’s vision flickered irregularly, advancing and retreating in all directions.
Suddenly, he vaguely sensed a gaze from a distant place curiously exploring towards him. Xia Feng was startled and quickly retreated behind the barrier, his consciousness returning to the Sumeru Realm.
Star City was the economic center of the Second Great Area.
From this, it seemed that the location of the Sumeru Realm coincided with the Second Great Area of the Real World.
Xia Feng sensed that he could directly enter any location in the Second Great Area and ascend from the sub-plane to the Real World.
This was quite amazing. The Second Great Area was already part of the empire’s core area. If he harbored hostility towards the empire and possessed a vast legion, he could directly strike at its foundation.
After withdrawing his consciousness,
Xia Feng’s thoughts stirred again, and he returned to the room in the Fifth Great Area. The faint morning light filtered into the dim bedroom. He looked out the barred window.
A city scene of towering buildings and airships, full of technological ambiance, came into view.
This was Golden Sparrow City, the spacetime location before entering the Sumeru Realm.
Beneath the barred window, the black-dressed woman crossed her legs gracefully, leaning her jaw on her hand by the window, her head lowered as she flipped through pages. Strands of clear morning sunlight illuminated her pure, small face, giving her a dignified temperament.
Paired with Miss Mu’s black dress, she seemed quite similar to Miss Mu for a moment.
However, the woman sensed his presence. When she lifted her pure face and saw Xia Feng, the corners of her lips curled into a simple, harmless smile, and her eyes curved charmingly, appearing outwardly innocent but inwardly cunning.
“You’re back!” Cha Nai Xue quickly dropped her book and stood up. Her high heels clicked as she rushed into Xia Feng’s arms. Her chestnut-colored wavy hair cascaded down her back, and she felt like a large doll pressing against him.
Xia Feng subconsciously hugged her slender waist. Her pure face lifted, her beautiful purple eyes sparkling as she looked up at him, smiling sweetly, “Master, Sister Nai Xue missed you so much~”
“…”
It had to be said that after Cha Nai Xue stopped associating with the fox, Xia Feng found her more and more pleasing to the eye.
He patted her butt, “I want to eat seafood, do you have any?”
The seafood he referred to was not ordinary seafood but spiritual dishes made from spiritual creatures living in special sea areas.
Besides being delicious, they were highly nutritious even for Venerables.
These “spiritual creatures” were essentially animals that had mutated after consuming rare spirit materials, mostly found in oceans. However, these spiritual creatures were very expensive and required various spiritual fruits to be made into edible spiritual cuisine. A single dish could cost billions, making it unaffordable even for the wealthy.
But Cha Nai Xue and Jiang Qiue were both bona fide supreme-level rich women, so it was normal for them to have seafood at home.
Xia Feng’s spirit particles and mental power were depleted, and drowsiness swept over him. He was extremely tired and urgently needed to replenish his energy.
“You rest first, I’ll go make it now.”
Watching Cha Nai Xue walk towards the kitchen, Xia Feng sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and began to organize his thoughts.
After obtaining the Sumeru Throne, there were still many things he needed to accomplish.
There were a total of four matters.
First, obtain the Purest Dragon Blood to soak and activate the Crow Feather, and then return to the Place of Seal!
Second, according to the “Tribulation Mark,” find the Black Moon Pope and use the Sumeru Throne to copy his S-class Spirit Artifact.
Third, help Huang Zhaoyue disrupt the wedding and resolve the Dragon God crisis mentioned by Miss Jian Zhu.
Fourth, head to the Gray Realm to meet up with Miss Mu, while waiting for the Fourth Divine Treasury to open and finding the Origin Flower.
There were indeed an immense number of things to do, and he had to take them one step at a time.
First, he needed to go to the Heavenly Revelation Divine Palace to meet the Heavenly Martial Empress and then find a way to obtain the Purest Dragon Blood from this evil remnant soul.
