Chapter 962: Failure

"Super Space, it's finally here..."

Outside the ice mountain, Yuan Kun and Jiu Gong, who had hurried back, looked at the massive spatial rift in the sky, unable to suppress their exclamations, their eyes burning with anticipation.

They had initially planned to leave this small space through a spatial crack, but then they suddenly detected an anomaly in the world and turned back.

The appearance of the Super Space equally astonished and delighted them.

They were also very clear about what the opening of the Super Space signified.

While most of the gains from the smaller spaces they had previously explored were primarily meant to compensate the secondary teams of various regions, the Super Space was what the main teams of each region had constantly hoped for.

Not far away, Zhou Yuan smiled at Yuan Kun and Jiu Gong, but he didn't approach them. Instead, he pondered for a moment and continued to sit cross-legged on the mountaintop.

Regardless, he still had to first try to break through to the ninth Divine Dwelling.

The opening of the Super Space meant that the main teams from the other eight regions would appear, and he might even encounter Zhao Mu Shen again... If he didn't want to retreat again at that time, he had to find every possible way to enhance his strength.

Breaking through to the ninth Divine Dwelling was the most practical and powerful method available to him now.

Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged. With a clench of his hand, a Fallen Genesis Pearl appeared in his grasp. He brought his palms together, and the Genesis Qi within him surged and roared.

The Fallen Genesis Pearl erupted with brilliant light, and streams of immense and vast power surged into Zhou Yuan's body like a torrent. This power was several times stronger than that of the Fallen Genesis Pearls Zhou Yuan had absorbed before.

Under the impact of such power, even Zhou Yuan's physical body felt a slight tingling sensation.

However, this tingling didn't alarm Zhou Yuan; instead, he was secretly delighted. The stronger the power of this Fallen Genesis Pearl, the higher his chances of breaking through to the ninth Divine Dwelling.

The formidable power of the Fallen Genesis Pearl ultimately converged within his Divine Dwelling, and then, under Zhou Yuan's direct control, it surged towards the barrier of the ninth Divine Dwelling.

Boom! Boom!

His entire Divine Dwelling seemed to tremble at that moment.

Under the relentless pressure of that vast power, the barrier of the ninth Divine Dwelling appeared to thin out visibly.

This greatly delighted Zhou Yuan.

Time passed, and waves of power continuously washed over and refined the barrier.

However, Zhou Yuan's delight didn't last long, as he discovered that once the barrier thinned to a certain extent, no matter how much it was impacted or refined, that seemingly fragile barrier stubbornly refused to be pierced through...

As time went on, the power of the Fallen Genesis Pearl was gradually depleted.

Eventually, peace returned to his Divine Dwelling. Although the Genesis Qi stars scattered across it became even more dazzling, that thin barrier still remained, dashing Zhou Yuan's hope of connecting all nine Divine Dwellings.

Zhou Yuan slowly opened his eyes. Even with his temperament, his expression was somewhat grim at that moment.

"Damn it!"

He clenched his fists, his eyes flickering. Breaking through to this ninth Divine Dwelling was proving more difficult than all eight previous ones combined!

Moreover...

Zhou Yuan frowned deeply. For some reason, he had a faint feeling that something within his ninth Divine Dwelling was suppressing the barrier, causing his repeated attempts to fail!

It was this feeling that made the opening of his ninth Divine Dwelling so incredibly difficult!

"Is it just an illusion?" Zhou Yuan murmured to himself, as he couldn't be certain if his feeling was correct.

Because no one had ever encountered such a situation before.

Zhou Yuan's expression shifted, but after a while, it gradually returned to calmness. Although this attempt had failed, it wasn't entirely without gain. According to Zhou Yuan's own perception, he was still a step closer to breaking through.

As long as he acquired more Fallen Genesis Pearls of such power, he would eventually be able to break through to the ninth Divine Dwelling.

As for how to obtain Fallen Genesis Pearls of this caliber, Zhou Yuan wasn't worried. He was about to enter the Super Space, and the opportunities it contained were far beyond what previous spaces offered.

It shouldn't be difficult to acquire some Fallen Genesis Pearls of similar quality there.

However, if he were to encounter Zhao Mu Shen again, he might have to flee...

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but purse his lips. It had been many years since he had been forced to constantly flee from someone... Zhao Mu Shen was indeed a formidable opponent, truly worthy of being called the Divine Dwelling King of Hunyuan Heaven.

But... this Divine Dwelling King, you won't be happy for long. Once I break through to the ninth Divine Dwelling, you'll be the first I strike down to vent my anger!

Furthermore... even if he didn't break through to the ninth Divine Dwelling, if pushed to the brink and Zhou Yuan truly fought with all his might, he believed that even if he couldn't defeat Zhao Mu Shen, the latter would certainly have to pay a considerable price. And Zhao Mu Shen might not be able to afford such a price, because he wasn't truly invincible in the Divine Dwelling stage; Wu Yao and Su Youwei also possessed the strength to threaten him.

Zhou Yuan hardened his resolve and then stood up.

He looked into the distance and saw that Yuan Kun and Jiu Gong's teams were still there, waiting for the spatial rift to stabilize before daring to enter.

When Zhou Yuan finished his cultivation, Yuan Kun and Jiu Gong sensed it and turned their gaze towards him.

It was clear that a hint of regret flashed in their eyes, as they had evidently realized Zhou Yuan's breakthrough attempt had failed this time.

Yi Qiushui also hurried over, her bright eyes looking at Zhou Yuan with some concern.

Zhou Yuan waved his hand, his expression calm. From the beginning of his cultivation journey until now, he had endured many trials. To think that the temporary failure of breaking through to the ninth Divine Dwelling would make him feel defeated was to underestimate his resilience.

He said nothing, merely raising his head to gaze at the increasingly vast spatial rift high in the sky.

The rift slowly writhed, and the Genesis Qi storms emanating from within it grew increasingly fierce and violent.

Zhou Yuan squinted, gazing into the depths of the spatial rift, seemingly trying to peer into the mysteries of the Super Space. But it was in vain; the only thing he could sense was the vast, ancient aura emanating from the Super Space.

He truly wondered what kind of opportunities such a Super Space would yield, and Zhou Yuan was quite excited about it.

Perhaps here, he might even dare to hope for the long-awaited Heavenly Sun stage...

As Zhou Yuan's thoughts raced, the spatial rift in the void gradually began to stabilize, and the rampant storms blowing from within it slowly calmed down.

When the spatial rift stabilized, Yuan Kun and Jiu Gong ascended without hesitation. Behind them, their teams of nearly a thousand people also circulated their Genesis Qi and followed closely.

The two teams rushed into the spatial rift, disappearing in the blink of an eye, as if swallowed by a giant dark maw.

Zhou Yuan didn't hesitate much either. He made a cautious gesture, then took the lead, soaring into the air, and finally led his team into the slowly writhing spatial rift.

The moment he entered the spatial rift, Zhou Yuan could clearly feel all his senses being stripped away, as if heaven and earth were inverting and space was twisting...

However, this sensation only lasted for a few dozen breaths before suddenly ceasing.

Zhou Yuan then found that the surrounding scenery had changed.

He scanned his surroundings. He seemed to be in a starry sky, where countless fragmented islands floated, giving the impression of a shattered world.

His gaze pierced into the depths of the starry sky, and the next moment, his pupils subtly contracted.

Because there, he saw enormous humanoid statues, silently suspended in the starry void.