Keyboard Immortal

such alarming words.
Those who went inside with the crown prince are all carefully selected elites.
How could anything happen?” The one who spoke was the Chief Attendant, Waterfront Duke Pei Zheng.

King Qi’s faction had sent him over to keep an eye on things.
Zhuxie Chixin was worried that King Qi’s people might disrupt the crown prince’s exam, while they were similarly worried that King Qi’s plan would be ruined because someone else from the crown prince’s side entered.

Zhuxie Chixin coldly said, “Something has clearly happened inside, and both the crown prince and princess are in danger.
However, it looks as if the Waterfront Duke is trying to stop me.
Are you plotting a rebellion?”

Pei Zheng wasn’t intimidated in the slightest.
“I’ve heard that when Commander Zhuxie handles a matter, he doesn’t need proof.
Today, it looks as though you’re indeed quite domineering! This old one only cares about maintaining fairness for this exam.
What’s Commander Zhuxie trying to do by referring to me that way?”

Zhuxie Chixin sneered.
“Everyone knows where your true thoughts lie.”

Pei Zheng harrumphed.
“Fine, if you want to go, this old one won’t stop you.
But if you bring him out and he hasn’t completed the task, should we just call it a failure?”

“You scoundrel, the entire world inside the dungeon is changing; of course it’s not suitable for the crown prince’s exam any longer! We’ll obviously need to find another time to redo the test,” Zhuxie Chixin said.

Pei Zheng’s expression turned grave.
“This exam is for the sake of selecting our empire’s next ruler.
The results, to a certain degree, are the heavens’ will.
If something has happened in this dungeon, it means that the heavens have made their choice.
Is there a need for further examination?”

Qi Yaoguang spoke just then.
“Stop arguing already.
The spatial elements in the dungeon are extremely messy, so you guys can’t even go inside.
Anyone who enters will be ripped to pieces by the berserk spatial storm.” She had been researching the dungeon entrance the entire time, and gave her conclusion when she heard them arguing.

“What?” Zhuxie Chixin’s face paled.
He couldn't be bothered to argue with Pei Zheng anymore.
He removed a blade from a guard next to him, inserted it through the dungeon entrance, and quickly pulled it back.
The weapon’s blade was already nowhere to be seen, the cut extremely smooth.
It wasn’t something any known weapon could cause.

“A spatial storm!”

The expressions of those present changed.
There were many secret dungeons in this world, but not all secret dungeons were suitable for people to enter.
Most of them had harsh environments that ripped one to pieces the moment they entered.
That lesson had been learned through countless bloody experiences.
Could the academy’s dungeon also have become that way?

Some clans were happy, while others became dejected.
King Qi Manor’s people were obviously elated.
They wouldn’t mind even if the entire dungeon were destroyed, as that would mean the crown prince could never come back out.
Once that happened, King Qi would become the sole worthy successor to the emperor.

But everyone from the crown prince’s faction was worried.
There were even many from the academy who had dispirited looks.
After all, the dungeon represented endless resources, a place where they trained their disciples for many years.
Without it, the academy would lose a lot of its strength and resources.

A flash of golden light suddenly appeared in the skies, and the emperor’s image condensed in the clouds.
He asked in a dignified voice, “What happened?”

Zhuxie Chixin quickly reported the events that had transpired to the emperor.

“The world has inverted?” The emperor looked at the libationer.
“Will this dungeon be completely destroyed?”

The libationer shook his head.
“Even though the elements of the world inside are chaotic, I can sense a new set of laws within everything.
I don’t believe that it will be destroyed.”

“Then we’ll just continue to wait!” The emperor’s figure in the clouds scattered after he spoke, leaving Zhuxie Chixin and the others in dismay.
What in the world did the emperor mean by that? Was he not worried for the crown prince’s safety at all?

…

Meanwhile, inside the imperial palace, the emperor opened his eyes.
There was a portion of his soul in the crown prince, so it was fine as long as the world wasn’t destroyed.
He trusted that his other self could deal with any situation.
This was the perfect chance to inform the world that the crown prince was blessed by the heavens.

But how could he have imagined that his other self was in such a sorry state inside the dungeon? Zhao Ruizhi couldn't even float steadily in the air.
As he fell toward the sky, his limbs faced the opposite direction.

The same thing was happening to Zu An.
Since the world had inverted and even the laws of the world had changed, he couldn't fly anymore.
He could only watch as he continued to plummet.
That giant red crack in the sky below was like a giant mouth, waiting to devour everything.

He had previously seen online that some new skydivers might die from shock.
Weren’t they going through the same thing right now? He was being tossed and turned to the point where his intestines were about to fall out.
If it weren’t for his special aptitude, he might’ve already fainted.

He suddenly saw that there was a small island next to him that wasn’t falling as quickly, but rather floating in the sky.
He quickly used Grandgale.
Fortunately, that technique worked.
He carried Bi Linglong with him, quickly moving onto the island.
The two of them had never expected that having level ground to stand on would actually be such a blessing.