Supreme Tamer-Chapter 1745 - 1602: Day and Night Roulette (Part 2)
"Woo... woo... woo...~~~~~~~" ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ต.๐ฌ๐ธ๐
The little Mo Ye perched on Chu Muโs shoulder also raised its head, mimicking the others, staring at the crimson, blazing Red Fire Sun above.
The little Zhe Dragon, unwilling to be outdone, raised its head as well. Although it had no idea what everyone was looking at, it certainly couldnโt let itself be the odd one out.
Everyone fell into prolonged silence. Just as Chu Mu was about to ask Yu Suo something, she placed a finger against her lips, signaling him to stay silent. Then, she pointed to the edge of the fierce flame crown of the Red Fire Day.
Chu Mu continued to gaze, and suddenly, he noticed a black shadow line appearing along the horizontal axis of the Red Fire Day!
"What is that??" Princess Jinrou, perplexed, stared at the shadow slowly stretching out.
For something to obscure the Red Fire Day, the object above them must either be incredibly close or unimaginably colossal!
"Isnโt that exactly what you were hoping to see?" Yu Suo pointed to the shadow, which continued to stretch slowly, and added, "The Heavenly Palace is located directly above this mountain peak weโre standing on. The Red Fire Day, the Heavenly Palace, the Ten Thousand Dragon Abyss Mountain Summit, and the Black Fire Dayโall of these align on the worldโs central axis. Moreover, only the Red Fire Day moves, which is what we generally observe as sunrise and sunset. Look carefully again."
As time passed, the Red Fire Day began to subtly shift.
At this moment, both Chu Mu and Princess Jinrou realized that the black shadow line on the Red Fire Day was also moving...
Strictly speaking, the Red Fire Day was moving, while the shadow line remained stationary, thus causing it to appear at the edge of the Red Fire Day.
"Thatโs the Heavenly Palace???" Chu Mu looked at the shadow line in astonishment.
If what Yu Suo said was trueโthat the Heavenly Palace was directly above themโthen as the Red Fire Day passed overhead, the line of sight would indeed be blocked by the Heavenly Palace. This meant the shadow obscuring the sun was the Heavenly Palace!
The Heavenly Palace was a long, narrow stretch of floating land. When the Red Fire Day was directly overhead, naturally, it would appear as nothing more than a shadow line.
"Ah, so thatโs it, thatโs it!!" Fox Elder exclaimed excitedly. "There must be a special spatial prohibition surrounding the Heavenly Palace, preventing anyone from seeing it even while standing atop the Ten Thousand Dragon Abyss. But regardless of the restrictions or spatial illusions, when the Red Fire Day hangs directly overhead above the Ten Thousand Dragon Abyss, the shadow of the Heavenly Palace will inevitably be revealed! If my calculations of the Sun-Moon-Star Diagram are correct, there should only be one specific noon each year when the Red Fire Day aligns perfectly above the Ten Thousand Dragon Abyss Mountain Peak."
"Itโs obvious that those ancient powerhouses came here pursuing traces of the Heavenly Palace. Yet, none of them could fathom that they needed the help of the Red Fire Day to see the Palaceโs shadow, and only during that fleeting hour of the yearโprecisely this moment weโre in now!"
Fox Elder couldnโt contain his excitement as he spoke.
For someone as fascinated by unsolved mysteries as Fox Elder, this was an overwhelmingly significant discovery.
Moreover, he had to admit that the concealment of the Heavenly Palace was unbelievably flawless. Without Yu Suoโs guidance, and without arriving on the peak of the Ten Thousand Dragon Abyss at exactly this time to witness it, they could spend ten thousand years searching in vain for its location!
Both Chu Mu and Princess Jinrou were left dumbfounded by the sight. It was hard to fathom that such an extraordinary Heavenly Palace stood at the pinnacle of the world above, defying all expectations. If this news were spread, the entire human world would be thrown into upheaval, and even other major species might find themselves equally awestruck.
"How many people in this world know of this?" Chu Mu asked Yu Suo, his gaze serious.
"This is a secret of the Millennium Era powerhouses. Without stepping into the Undying Level, one would never know the true existence of the Heavenly Palace. Even with numerous rumors, they would remain unable to locate it," Yu Suo replied.
"Then how do you know? Could you be one of those Millennium Era strong ones?" Princess Jinrou immediately followed up.
"Me? I come from there," Yu Suo smiled self-mockingly.
Chu Mu had learned of the Heavenly Palace through the White Sea God War at the Heavenly Boundary Monument and knew that Yu Suo had come from this Heavenly Palace.
Princess Jinrou looked at Yu Suo in shocked disbelief. She would never have imagined that Yu Suo originated from the Heavenly Palace. No wonder she always carried an aura of extraordinary elegance and detachment.
"Letโs go. This is our only chance to enter the Heavenly Palace. If we miss it, weโll have to wait another year," Yu Suo said no more.
A holy blue radiance lit up across her back, unfolding into a pair of semi-transparent petal-like wings, as she headed straight toward the shadow cast by the Red Fire Day.
Chu Mu and Princess Jinrou immediately followed suit.
...
The higher they flew, the stronger the resistance grew.
For an entire floating Heavenly Territory to be condensed into just a thin shadowline visible from such a distance, it indicated that it was still remarkably high above the Ten Thousand Dragon Abyss.
After ascending for some time, the shadow gradually widened, and the outline of the floating Heavenly Territory became faintly discernible.
"Thereโs a prohibition up ahead. Iโll open it, but once inside, you must conceal your presence. Bai Jinrou, your perception ability will need to keep watch for any energy or aura fluctuations," Yu Suo communicated to Chu Mu and Princess Jinrou through mental sound.
Princess Jinrou nodded in agreement.
By now, the Red Fire Day had visibly tilted and would soon cease casting the Heavenly Palaceโs shadow.
Due to the prohibition barrier, even though the Heavenly Palace was now right in front of them, Chu Mu still couldnโt see its unique form.
Yu Suo began chanting a spell, and Chu Mu witnessed noticeable spatial ripples form in front of her.
Soon, a faint prohibition barrier emerged before Yu Suo, which she dispelled with an unknown force, creating a small opening within the barrier.
Looking through this opening, Chu Mu caught his first glimpse of the greenish-black land.
The sensation it gave was akin to peering through a punctured mural and glimpsing the earth beyond...
"Be cautious. The creatures guarding the prohibition are incredibly strong. Even the Dark King might not be their match," Yu Suo warned once more.
Then, she gestured for Princess Jinrou, in her ghostly perceptive form, to enter through the gap first.
Chu Mu worried for Princess Jinrouโs safety and wanted to accompany her. After all, the Heavenly Palace remained an unknown and frightening place.
Yu Suo pulled him back, glaring, "This is no time for your heroic masculinity."
"Donโt worry, Iโll flee faster than you if thereโs danger," Princess Jinrou teased with a smile.
Princess Jinrouโs elegant figure began to glow an ethereal blue, her entire body taking on a translucent appearance.
Much like the little Zhe Dragon, Princess Jinrou could freely shift into a ghostly form and revert to her original form as she pleased.
The Ghost Princess drifted lightly into the prohibition barrier. What greeted her eyes was an enormous landmass standing vertically upside down!
The sensation was akin to flying into a star bodyโclearly high above in the skies, but lifting oneโs gaze revealed an endless greenish-black earth hanging in the sky!
The land was unimaginably vast, taking the form of a colossal disc, hovering upright, with its expansive terrain stretching skyward!
The sheer magnitude of such a sight left Princess Jinrou momentarily stunned. It took her a good while to recover and quickly release her perception outward.
"No danger. You can come in," Princess Jinrou signaled using mental sound.
Soon, Chu Mu and Yu Suo followed her inside the prohibition barrier.
Similarly, when Chu Mu laid eyes on this massive disc-like landmass, his face was visibly filled with astonishment!
Can you imagine the breathtaking sight of a flat plateau, suddenly rising upright and towering over you in the sky? Such a vertical floating Heavenly Territory was the Heavenly Palace!!
"The gravitational pull here is different. Youโll need to adjust," Yu Suo instructed.
Though Chu Mu and Princess Jinrou had been flying upward relative to the worldโs ground, upon entering the Heavenly Palaceโs prohibition barrier, they found themselves flying parallel to the landmass, feeling its gravitational pull aligned with its surface.
Gravitational differences made little impact on someone of Chu Muโs current level. He simply needed to adapt briefly.
Princess Jinrou, meanwhile, couldnโt suppress her curiosity as she gazed at the Heavenly Palace. "Why is the Heavenly Palace structured vertically like this?"
"Some independent spaces donโt align with our normal spatial directions. As long as gravitational force is present and consistent with their orientation, it doesnโt really affect our actions," Chu Mu explained.
In the Void Space, there was no such thing as direction, so the Heavenly Palaceโs peculiar verticality didnโt strike Chu Mu as particularly strange.
"Chu Mu, look over thereโit looks like a city, and there are entirely white jade buildings!" Princess Jinrou exclaimed, having adjusted her orientation, and pointed toward the disc-shaped landmass.
Following her gaze, Chu Mu indeed spotted a city at the center of the landmass. The city, composed almost entirely of white jade, stood out starkly against the greenish-black terrain, exuding a sense of holiness and purity.
Within the city stood a grand, unparalleled palace of ethereal splendorโthe very Heavenly Palace Chu Mu had once seen inscribed on the Heavenly Boundary Monument.
"Their city seems to share a similar style with our human citiesโstreets, houses, courtyards... So the Heavenly Palace is inhabited by humans after all," Princess Jinrou said.
Chu Mu already knew that the Heavenly Palace was inhabited by humans. However, one thing was certain: the humans of the Heavenly Palace must possess extraordinarily high species rankings. Otherwise, how could they reside in such a divine Sky City, standing sovereign and overlooking the entire Spirit World?
Princess Jinrouโs mind buzzed with countless unanswered questions. Her insatiable curiosity for mysterious phenomena made her yearn to ask Yu Suo. Yet, she noticed that ever since entering the Heavenly Palaceโs prohibition barrier, Yu Suoโs expression had grown odd.
Her gaze turned icy, aloof, and indifferent, as though she were deliberately suppressing some surge of emotion from spilling over. (To be continued. If you enjoyed this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)
