Forbidden Area Inside the Tower

The Star Tower is covered with countless fine star patterns.

From a distance, it resembles a giant blade piercing the sky, heading straight into the depths of the universe.

This super-structure, which is nine light-years high, is not an ordinary building inside, but is composed of countless independent "forbidden spaces".

Each forbidden space is like a miniature universe, connected to each other through hidden spatial passages, yet each is independent and does not interfere with the others.

What's even more peculiar is that these forbidden spaces are not fixed, but are constantly in slow motion.

Even sitting still inside the tower, one's spatial coordinates constantly shift over time, as if one were trapped in a perpetual vortex of spacetime.

"Master, we have entered the Star Tower!"

A chubby intelligent life form's voice rang out in Wu Qingfeng's mind, its tone tinged with excitement: "Target coordinates locked. It's the Zerg Soul Master 'Erosion King,' an invincible and immortal king, skilled in soul enslavement techniques. He's in the forbidden space not far ahead. However, the space within the Star Tower is unpredictable; we'll have to traverse several forbidden spaces before we can reach him."

Wu Qingfeng's figure froze slightly. He looked around and found himself in a forbidden space called "Crystal Cluster Secret Realm"—the ground beneath his feet was a crystal-clear surface, each step producing a crisp echo, and the flowing star energy veins could be vaguely seen beneath the ground.

Countless towering crystal pillars stood all around, their surfaces engraved with ancient star patterns and radiating a powerful aura of law. The sky was a deep, dark purple, dotted with starlight. At the four cardinal directions and the top of the sky, invisible barriers were faintly visible. No matter how one tried to probe with mental power or teleport, it was impossible to break through these barriers, leaving one confined to this forbidden space.

"Detectors, telekinesis, and world projections can only explore within the current restricted area; they cannot penetrate the barrier to reach other spaces."

Wu Qingfeng understood, and it corroborated Fatty's suggestion: "Teleportation is also restricted to this space. To go to the next forbidden area, we must find a spatial passage."

He knew the rules of the Star Tower very well—he could leave at any time by using the Divine Kingdom Teleportation, but to find his target, he had to travel through forbidden spaces, and each forbidden space might harbor unknown dangers.

The Star Tower is usually very peaceful, but once a crisis is triggered, it becomes extremely dangerous, especially the "Forbidden Zone Guardians" in the forbidden zone, whose combat power is formidable and far surpasses that of other immortals of the same level.

Just as Wu Qingfeng released his mental energy to probe the location of the passage, the entire Crystal Cluster Secret Realm suddenly trembled violently.

The crystal ground beneath our feet cracked with fine lines, and countless glittering fragments peeled off the crystal pillars, making a crisp "crackling" sound.

"Hmm?" Wu Qingfeng's eyes narrowed, and his mental power instantly spread to its limit. In the distance, two enormous figures slowly emerged from the cluster of crystal pillars—two puppet monsters forged from star crystals.

Its body resembles a giant lizard, exceeding three thousand kilometers in length, and its entire body is covered with rhomboid crystal armor, the surface of which shimmers with a cold, icy light.

Its head had no obvious facial features, only a pair of eyes made of dark purple star crystals, exuding a chilling killing intent.

Its limbs are thick and powerful, and its fingertips have sharp crystal claws that can easily tear through space.

It also has a pair of huge crystal wings on its back, which stir up violent stellar energy currents when they flap.

"Master, it's a forbidden area guardian, the 'Crystal Armored Star Lizard'!" The chubby voice rang out just in time. "These puppet guardians excel at stellar energy attacks and physical tearing, their combat power is close to the limit of a King-level expert, and they're incredibly tough, so ordinary attacks can't even break through their defenses! However, they don't have souls and can only fight based on preset commands, so they're perfect for practicing and getting familiar with the Star Tower environment~"

Before he could finish speaking, one of the Crystal Armored Star Lizards suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a condensed beam of star energy. The beam, carrying the power to tear through space, shot straight toward Wu Qingfeng.

The other creature flapped its crystal wings and sped forward like lightning, its sharp crystal claws carrying a chilling aura, aiming straight for Wu Qingfeng's head.

Wu Qingfeng remained expressionless as the laws of fire and space fusion erupted around him, and the Flame Demon Armor quietly covered his body, with fine fire and space runes appearing on his skin.

He flashed away, easily dodging the beam of star energy. At the same time, he raised his hand and waved, and 1008 fiery golden swords split off from the Flame Demon Armor, hovering around him to form a tight sword shield, forcefully blocking the crystal claw attack of the Crystal Armor Star Lizard.

"Clang—!" The sound of metal clashing was deafening, sparks flew everywhere, the crystal claws of the Crystal Armored Star Lizard were deflected by the sword and shield, and tiny cracks appeared at the tips of its fingers, while the Fire Sky Golden Sword also trembled slightly, clearly showing that the Crystal Armored Star Lizard was extremely powerful.

"Since they are puppets, there's no need to hold back." A cold glint flashed in Wu Qingfeng's eyes. With a thought, the Fire Void Golden Sword instantly transformed into a crimson-gold sword tide, sweeping towards the two Crystal Armored Star Lizards.

At the same time, he activated the soul secret technique in the Dark Codex, and a wisp of invisible soul power quietly spread out. Although the Crystal Armor Star Lizards do not have souls, the soul power can interfere with the operation of star energy in their bodies, making their movements sluggish.

Sure enough, the two Crystal Armored Star Lizards were momentarily slowed down and struck by the sword tide. Dense cracks appeared on the surface of their crystal armor, and star energy leaked out from the cracks.

Wu Qingfeng seized the opportunity, teleporting to the top of one of the Crystal Armored Star Lizards. He conjured a giant fire blade in his hand and slashed down fiercely, severing its head. The star energy instantly dissipated, and the massive body crashed to the ground, turning into a pile of shattered crystals.

"Ding ding ding, as expected of the master! Perfectly solved." The chubby panda cub appeared, flattering the panda loudly.

"Master, the passage has appeared."

The two corpses of the two crystal-armored stars slowly transformed into two huge vortexes, each leading to a different forbidden space.

The two vortexes were pale purple in color, carrying with them a rich concentration of stellar energy and spatial fluctuations.

The center of the vortex was pitch black and deep, with a faint phantom image visible at the other end of the space, which was the passage connecting to the next forbidden area.

Wu Qingfeng's gaze swept over the two vortexes, and his mental probe revealed no obvious danger.

He then looked at the chubby guy bouncing around beside him and said in a calm tone, "Chubby, investigate the locations of the two passages and see which one is closer to the coordinates of the Soul Devourer King."

Fatty immediately stopped his playful antics, his round body hovering in the air, his pair of black grape-like eyes shining faintly.

A moment later, he excitedly shouted, "Master! The forbidden space that the vortex on the left leads to is not far from the target. It should be the direction leading to the forbidden area where the Soul Devouring King is located! The vortex on the right most likely leads to other unrelated forbidden areas."

"Let's go!" Wu Qingfeng nodded slightly and entered the left passage directly.

The two vortex-shaped passages left in the forbidden area slowly dissipated into starlight, and the forbidden area returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.