To make sure things wouldn't get complicated from the start, both groups selected different cracks to enter the Demon Core. However, their members didn't get inside straight away. First, they decided to try checking if the Demon Core still had the entire foundation space.
Krune then summoned another dummy bird made of Godly Energy and sent it through the crack. Immediately, the space warped around it, and the bird disappeared. That was enough proof that there was still a foundation space inside the Demon Core.
Jimage didn't say anything and let Krune, Iem, and Sisan decide if they wanted to enter anyway. After all, the space inside a foundation of a being of this caliber is bound to be huge! They weren't the only ones, though. Foltan's group also seemed to have reached the same conclusion on their side, so their group didn't enter either.
While Sisan seemed to be thinking about something, Krune and Iem were talking with Zule through Divine Sense.
'How was it, Zule? Did you get a good reading?'
Zule shook his head.
'No, it was too fast for me to pry inside. Send a few more of those dummy birds for me to take a better look. If possible, keep a constant flow of it.'
Iem and Krune nodded. They began to summon one dummy made of Godly Energy after another, sending all of them through the crack. Sisan, Jimage, and the others got puzzled at that sight. However, they thought that Krune and Iem were trying to check something, so they didn't stop them.
'That's enough.'
Krune and Iem heard Zule's voice and stopped sending the dummies.
'How was it? Can you tell us how the conditions are inside?'
The space of a foundation is also like that due to space laws. Otherwise, no one's foundation would be that big. As a Space Heavenly Fragment and a Peak Nascent Stars Spatial Treasure, Zule is the best one at sensing those things. Naturally, what he was doing was trying to gauge the extension of the space inside of the Demon Core's foundation.
The body had been dead for countless years, so its foundation was bound to break apart. It was just that it would take a very long time. Zule used the ripples in space created by the godly energy dummy birds Krune and Iem sent to check its state.
Finally, Zule began to explain.
'The space inside was definitely huge in the past, but more than 99% of it has already collapsed. However, this is good news for us. That means that the last 'less than 1%' is the most sturdy and stable part of this demon beast's foundation, which means it is the center of it. Obviously, that is where the Divine God Soul resided in the past.'
Krune couldn't help but ask.
'Divine God Soul? What's that?'
The one to answer it was Luvile instead.
'A Divine God Soul is what your actual Divine Soul will evolve into once you ascend to the God Realm.'
Zule nodded.
'Luvile is right. Anyway, that means that we won't need to worry about falling inside anywhere too far from the foundation's space border. Of course, even though there is only less than a single % remaining, the area is still huge considering the original size. Well, that's all I can tell about it.'
Krune and Iem nodded. After that, they simply told the rest of their group that they believe that the remaining space inside isn't that big. However, they aren't too sure about that.
Jimage nodded and asked them.
"What will you do, then? Partial knowledge is better than none. However, if you decide that you don't want to enter in the end, I won't force you."
Krune and Iem immediately replied.
"We are definitely going in. After all, I believe that the rewards are worth the risks."
Sisan saw that and sighed in the end.
"Fine, I'm going in too."
Jimage accepted their choice before warning them.
"We have five days left. However, I can only wait four days and a half since we need to use the other half to escape the Top Quality Godly Vein Sealed Space. If you are not back by then, we will need to leave you behind."
Krune's group nodded.
"We understand."
"Good! I wish you good luck. I'll wait here as long as possible."
After that, Krune, Iem, and Sisan approached their crack. They also held each other's arms to prevent being separated by the transition. Finally, space warped around them, and they disappeared from Jimage's sight.
As for Bianka, Iem and Krune ordered her to wait outside four and a half days like Jimage. If they were not back by then, she should bring Jimage out instead. Due to the restrictions on her soul, Bianka could only nod and accept the orders.
Foltan's group also saw that Krune and the other two entered the crack in the end. That being said, the Semi-Divinity Realm members on his side gritted their teeth and jumped inside.
Krune's group vision went blurry for a second and quickly returned to normal. When they recovered, they noticed that they were on the ground. However, they were immediately taken aback by what they saw.
Considering that less than 1% of the foundation remained, Krune was already expecting that his group would have a place to step on. After all, this was supposed to be the place where the Divine God Soul was nurtured. For example, Krune's Divine Soul resided inside the first planet that Krune had ever created in his foundation. Obviously, that was the center of his Universe.
However, his group was expecting this place to be a chaotic space full of spatial tears and totally barren. That's how a Foundation that was close to disappearing should look like. Yet, this place was the total opposite. They landed right on the top of a mountain. Everywhere they looked, they could see trees. Obviously, they were in the middle of a very alive forest.
That wasn't all. Krune's group immediately noticed that their Divine Senses weren't as restricted in this place as it was outside. Even Sisan could spread his Divine Sense for over a 100km! As for Iem and Krune, their soul power was already stronger than Sisan before their breakthrough. Let alone now that they are in the Semi-Divinity Realm.
Both of their Divine Senses could go past 300km! It was even further than Krune's Mental Energy. Mental Energy was a lot more resistant against Godly Energy than Divine Sense. Still, it couldn't compare to Divine Sense when it came to perception range. The only reason Mental Energy was going further was that Divine Sense was being suppressed by Godly Energy several times more than Mental Energy.
At the moment, Krune's Mental Energy was only able to reach as far as 120km. Of course, Krune wouldn't call back his Mental Energy. Although it's perception range was smaller, the power of the perception was much higher. Krune could detect a lot more things with his Mental Energy than Divine Sense. One could think about it as having a double-layered perception skill made of both Divine Sense and Mental Energy.
After a few moments, Sisan was the first to voice his doubts.
"What is happening here? Wasn't this foundation supposed to be breaking apart? How come space is this calm? I can even see several low-level demon beasts in this forest with my Divine Sense."
Krune also added.
"That's not all. The fact that our Divine Senses can go this far means that the concentration of Godly Energy in this place is a lot lower than outside. In fact, it is even lower than any ordinary site in our Zamaria Planet. It's the first time my Divine Sense spread so far in the Godly Path Realm."
Iem understood where Krune was coming from.
"Indeed. That doesn't make any sense. We are inside the Demon Core. When we were outside, the Godly Energy escaping from that Silver Core was even more potent than the Top Quality Godly Veins by far! Since we are inside now, the Godly Energy was supposed to be even stronger."
Krune and Sisan nodded. That was definitely strange.
"Hey, look up at the sky!"
Krune and Iem immediately did as Sisan said. Finally, they saw what he was talking about.
"Is that... a protection formation?"
Iem immediately nodded.
"Not just any protection formation. From the looks of it, this formation is massive! I'm not sure if we are on a planet at the moment. Still, considering my experience with formations, this one could definitely cover an entire world. However, that's not the most impressive thing. Pay attention behind the formation."
The formation wasn't totally blocking their view of the space outside. Thanks to that, Krune and Sisan could see a little bit of what was there. Finally, they noticed the several spatial tears that appeared everywhere. That's what they were expecting to see in this place in the first place. But it was evident that the formation was preventing the space inside from turning chaotic as outside.
"Truly impressive. To think that there is a formation like that inside the foundation of a Demon Core."
It was then that Luvile and Harold's voices entered Krune and Iem's ears.
"The time here is passing very fast. It is at least 10 times higher than outside."
Krune and Iem were surprised by that news.
"It seems like we have a lot more than just four and a half days to explore."
Iem nodded.
"That's good. Considering this place's size, the more time we have, the better."
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