Chapter 354: Descent of the Divine Realm (First Update)

That fluctuation was extremely minute and vanished quickly, but Chu Liuyue was certain it had truly existed.

She stood in place and waited for a moment; as expected, that fluctuation came again!

And this time, the commotion caused by the fluctuation was even smaller.

If Chu Liuyue hadn't been observing closely, it would have been difficult to notice.

She walked forward a few steps, standing at the very center of the fourth floor, and looked up.

The entire fifth floor carried a certain mysterious aura, as if it were isolated from the world.

After a while longer, Chu Liuyue awaited and received a third fluctuation!

Only this time, it was even weaker than the last.

It was as if the fluctuations were gradually diminishing.

Chu Liuyue waited for quite some time, but she could no longer sense any movement.

She looked around.

The disturbances coming from the fifth floor seemed to have caused no impact on the fourth floor.

Everything that had just happened seemed like a hallucination.

But she knew it wasn't.

Chu Liuyue recalled the words of Elder Mocang.

—Only the Dean of Taiyan Academy can enter the fifth floor?

Reason told her she should ignore the disturbances from the fifth floor and avoid provoking unknown trouble.

But deep in her heart, there was a faint impulse that made it impossible for her to simply leave.

Chu Liuyue held her breath and focused her mind, finally lifting her foot to walk toward the stairs.

Just as one of her feet was about to step onto the stairs, a flash of silver light suddenly streaked past her eyes!

She immediately stopped her movement and looked up!

Above her head, a massive silver mystical formation was quietly suspended!

Countless streaks of light intertwined; that mystical formation was like a grand matrix, sealing off the entire fifth floor!

Chu Liuyue could clearly feel the powerful, intimidating aura emanating from it!

She stared at the mystical formation, her brows knitting slightly.

This formation was not impossible for her to unravel, but given her current strength, she truly could not do it.

Moreover, she was more worried that once she began to act, she might immediately attract the attention of outsiders.

The Library was of great significance to Taiyan Academy, and this fifth floor was clearly the most critical part of it.

Cheng Han harbored a deep hatred for her and would certainly keep a strict watch on her, waiting to catch her in a mistake.

As Chu Liuyue took a step back, the mystical formation visibly dimmed significantly.

She grit her teeth; she was truly unwilling to give up.

"Do you want to go up?"

A raspy voice suddenly drifted out from within her dantian.

Chu Liuyue was stunned

"Three-Eyed Divine Eagle? You have a way to help me get in?"

"It seems you do not understand the divine abilities of my race."

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle's tone was as arrogant as ever.

Chu Liuyue's eyes lit up!

She had actually forgotten that as a divine beast, the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle clan indeed possessed a special ability—Spatial Freezing!

The so-called Spatial Freezing meant that one could completely control the space within a certain range; within that space, the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle possessed absolute authority and supreme power!

"Are you saying you can freeze the fifth floor?" Chu Liuyue asked, her eyes widening slightly.

"Correct. Since I am within your body and under your control, as long as you enter my 'Divine Domain,' everything I can control, you can as well."

So that was what it was called, a "Divine Domain."

Chu Liuyue's mind raced.

It had to be said that the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle's proposal was very tempting to her.

On one hand, the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle using its Divine Domain could avoid attracting the attention of outsiders; on the other hand, entering the fifth floor would provide her with an extra layer of security.

Right now, no one knew what the situation would be like once they went up; with the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle's help, things would surely be much better.

After all, it was a divine beast, naturally extraordinary.

"What are your conditions?"

Chu Liuyue asked bluntly.

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle wouldn't offer to help out of the goodness of its heart.

"Help you this once, and you shall release me."

"Impossible."

Chu Liuyue refused directly.

A hint of anger contained in the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle's voice emerged

"The Heavenly Square Sacred Cauldron is already yours. Continuing to keep me trapped inside offers you no benefit! I help you once, and you let me return—is that not perfect!?"

"Who said it offers me no benefit?" Chu Liuyue interrupted the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle with a smile. "Look, you being able to help me get in now—isn't that a benefit?"

"You! Cunning!"

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle roared in anger.

Chu Liuyue shrugged, completely unbothered.

"It's not like this is the first day you've known me. Releasing you is impossible, but we can certainly negotiate other things."

"Aside from that, there is nothing to negotiate!"

"Don't be in such a hurry! I haven't finished speaking! Once I do, you might even find it interesting."

Chu Liuyue crossed her arms and rubbed her chin.

"How about... I find a way to help you restore your physical body?"

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle seemed taken aback, and it took a long moment before it sneered

"...With just you?"

"With just me."

Chu Liuyue was indifferent to the contempt and sarcasm in its words.

"For ordinary magical beasts, once the core is shattered, they perish completely. But for divine beasts, as long as the soul is undying, they are not truly dead. Although your physical body is destroyed, your soul is being preserved intact within this Heavenly Square Sacred Cauldron. The reason you are so desperate to leave is actually for this, isn't it?"

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle did not respond.

"The current me, of course, cannot achieve this, but that doesn't mean I won't be able to in the future. You are a divine beast, so you naturally know best how to reshape a physical body and truly resurrect yourself. As long as you tell me, I can naturally help you."

After a long pause, the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle finally said

"How do I know if what you say is true or false?"

"Aside from that, you have no other choice."

Chu Liuyue's attitude was extremely forceful.

Having the Heavenly Square Sacred Cauldron in her hand was the very thing the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle feared most.

It could not escape on its own; if it refused to compromise, it could only continue to endure the pain of being burned within the medicinal cauldron.

Therefore, she was determined to win this negotiation!

After a brief stalemate, Chu Liuyue suddenly felt a wave of pressure spreading out from the Heavenly Square Sacred Cauldron!

In the next instant, a black phantom appeared above her head!

She looked up.

*Swish!*

The phantom suddenly spread its wings!

A vast power erupted from it!

A black feather suddenly drifted out, flying toward the fifth floor.

Chu Liuyue's gaze remained fixed on it.

She saw that the black feather suddenly stopped mid-air!

"Divine Domain Descent!"

The Three-Eyed Divine Eagle gave a low shout!

In the next moment, with that black feather as the center, the surrounding space began to solidify!

Chu Liuyue could clearly see that the entire expanse of space seemed to become dense and tangible!

Soon, the massive mystical formation on the fifth floor was also enveloped within it!

A starlight stopped flickering.

A streak of light stopped flowing.

Very quickly, the entire mystical formation was completely frozen! It was like a magnificent, dazzling painting that had been pressed flat!

Chu Liuyue's eyes widened, the blood constantly pounding against her eardrums, and her mind filled with a roaring sound!

Her heart was nearly leaping out of her chest!

This was her first time witnessing a divine beast deploy its Divine Domain with her own eyes!

Even though the Three-Eyed Divine Eagle was currently just a soul, the sacred pressure it displayed still made Chu Liuyue's blood boil!

This—was the strength of a divine beast!

"Go!"