Chapter 1797: Chapter 1664: A New World
The deepest part of the Trial Arena was silent, so silent that not even the wind could be heard, creating an unsettling tranquility.
From afar, Ye Fan saw something resembling an ancient altar on the horizon. He didn’t know how many years it had been there, yet it hadn’t been destroyed by the battles nor weathered away.
Without any surprises or dangers along the way, Ye Fan and the Bai Yan wolf quickly arrived near this ancient stone platform.
Whoosh!
The Bai Yan wolf couldn’t wait to leap up, almost sticking to the stone platform as it began its study.
It seemed to have a particular fondness for Array Patterns, diligently studying various ones. Seeing some mysterious Array Patterns on this stone platform, it naturally wished to research them to add to its knowledge.
"This seems to be an ancient altar, but what it was used to worship is unknown."
Ye Fan also jumped up and took a quick look, discovering that this ancient altar wasn’t a single entity, but assembled from several types of stones.
On the assembled altar, there were not only Array Patterns resembling ghost talismans, but in the grooves of these patterns, there also seemed to be dried blood stains, some of it blackened.
"Could it be a blood sacrifice?"
Ye Fan furrowed his brows. If it was indeed a blood sacrifice, then this altar was undoubtedly unusual.
After examining for a long time, he couldn’t figure it out. After all, different skills required specialization, and he wasn’t very familiar with Array Patterns. The few he did know were from the Dragon Seeking Formulas, which were completely unrelated to these altar-style patterns.
Meanwhile, the Bai Yan wolf, a master of Array Patterns, was practically pressing its head against the altar, drooling with its eyes gleaming, seemingly having some revelations.
"Old Bai, have you discovered anything?" Ye Fan asked.
"This seems to be a very ancient Array Pattern, and there should be a special Array Eye. Once the Array Eye is activated, it can be used. Unfortunately, I haven’t figured out where this Array Eye is." The Bai Yan wolf muttered as it continued to study.
"Do you have any general direction?" Ye Fan continued to ask.
At this moment, he was standing not far from the Bai Yan wolf, seemingly on a spot with swirling Array Patterns underfoot, although he hadn’t noticed it.
"Yes, I guess there are three places that might be the key to activating the Array Patterns..."
As the Bai Yan wolf was about to point them out to Ye Fan, it suddenly exclaimed in alarm: "Oh no..."
Hmm?
Ye Fan was startled, but didn’t sense anything amiss, thinking it might be overreacting.
However—
At that moment, blood dripped from between his fingers, directly onto the center of the vortex.
"Boom!"
The entire altar radiated light, a surging aura swept over the altar.
In that brief moment of shock, Ye Fan suddenly found himself transversing the Void, a sudden pain in his ankle startled him, and upon looking down, he saw that the Bai Yan wolf had bitten his ankle and was coming along.
"What’s happening? Where are we being transported?"
Unable to speak within the Void, Ye Fan used divine consciousness to communicate with the Bai Yan wolf.
"Don’t...know..."
The Bai Yan wolf’s voice came intermittently, and then no sound could be heard, no matter how much Ye Fan tried, there was no response.
If not for the sharp pain in his ankle confirming the Bai Yan wolf was still hanging on to him, Ye Fan would have thought it had been left behind.
"This is bad!"
"They activated that ancient altar!!"
As Ye Fan suddenly disappeared from the altar, the teachers from the Imperial Academy outside witnessed the scene and they panicked.
They didn’t know there was such an altar deep within the Trial Arena, and if Ye Fan were lost because of it, how would they answer to the Immortal Academy’s Old Bastard if they came seeking him?
"You stay here, I’ll report to the dean," said an old teacher.
They knew well that this was beyond their capacity to handle, as they didn’t know the ultimate purpose of this ancient altar.
"Alright, we will go in too, to see if we can figure out anything,"
Several old teachers skilled in Array Patterns volunteered to enter the Trial Arena and sped towards the ancient altar.
"What? Ye Fan is lost in the Trial Arena?"
Upon receiving the report, Seng Dao Yan was stunned; he couldn’t have anticipated Ye Fan would be lost in the Trial Arena.
"Yes, at that time, we didn’t know there was such an ancient altar deep within the special Trial Arena. We only saw him move around on the altar for a moment before he suddenly disappeared."
The old teacher recounted the situation in detail to Seng Dao Yan, and then asked, "Principal, what should we do now?"
"I’ll go take a look at that altar and see if I can determine where it was transported to."
Seng Dao Yan hurried to the Trial Arena, silently praying that it hadn’t been transported to the depths of the universe, otherwise, retrieving Ye Fan would be impossible.
The Old Bastard is not someone easy to deal with. If he finds out that his cherished disciple was lost, who knows what he’ll do?
Furthermore, Ye Fan is the hope for the entire human future. If anything goes wrong, the Imperial Academy will be held responsible!
The responsibility is too great for the Imperial Academy to bear!
When Seng Dao Yan arrived at the altar, several old teachers were furrowing their brows in study, but seemed utterly clueless.
"How’s it going? Do you know where the altar finally transported to?" Seng Dao Yan rushed over and anxiously asked.
"No idea."
The old teachers skilled in array patterns all shook their heads, and Seng Dao Yan’s heart sank.
"Can you at least determine the distance and general direction of the transport?" Seng Dao Yan persisted in asking.
The old teachers still shook their heads, one of them mustering some courage to say, "Principal, this array platform seems to use the most ancient original array patterns, which we can’t decipher."
"The most ancient original array patterns?"
Upon hearing this, Seng Dao Yan was completely disheartened. How could they investigate? Who knows where these ancient original array patterns could transport to?
Finally, Seng Dao Yan suddenly thought that Elder Lin might know where this altar transports to. Regardless of his current seclusion, he hurried to ask him.
Upon learning that Ye Fan had crossed the void via the ancient altar, Elder Lin chuckled bitterly and said, "I had forgotten about this. That array platform was built by the Human Race to resist the invasion of Human-shaped creatures, and it requires the blood of the Di Clan to activate."
"Can he come back then?"
This was Seng Dao Yan’s most pressing concern now. If Ye Fan couldn’t return, the Old Bastard would definitely not let it slide.
"Very difficult..."
Elder Lin slowly shook his head, sighing, "I only heard about it. During the dark turmoil when Human-shaped creatures invaded our world, the strong people of our world built this Transmission Array Platform, advancing the battlefront into the boundless starry sky. But this Transmission Array Platform is one-way. There should be a similar altar at the frontline to return, but it’s probably destroyed by now?"
"Then can we transport there now to find him and bring him back?"
Seng Dao Yan seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
As long as the altar could still be used, they could bring large amounts of materials and masters skilled in array patterns to the planet Ye Fan was transported to, and then build a return Transmission Array Platform.
"It’s no longer possible."
Elder Lin said, "That array platform has already been destroyed and was originally impossible to activate. Ye Fan accidentally activated it this time. This situation can’t be replicated. Now we can only hope he has the great fortune and skill to find his own way back."
After hearing Elder Lin’s words, Seng Dao Yan was silent for a long time. He knew, in the vast Star Domain, finding the exact coordinates to return was almost impossible.
With Ye Fan’s current strength, whether he can survive in the starry sky is still an unknown.
"Ye Fan, I hope you have great fortune and skill and can safely return..."
Seng Dao Yan silently blamed himself while praying, at the same time informing the Old Bastard at the Immortal Academy. It was impossible to hide this matter.
...
While Seng Dao Yan was shaken with worry over Ye Fan being transported, Ye Fan and Bai Yan wolf fell from the void, landing right on a small Transmission Array Platform. With a flash of light, they began crossing the void again.
This was an irreversible, unceasing loop process of crossing. Ye Fan, upon falling, saw the boundless darkness around him and the starlight in the distance, and couldn’t help but feel a huge shock in his consciousness.
"Have I really left that world?"
An ominous premonition welled up in Ye Fan’s heart.
This time, the Bai Yan wolf unusually remained silent, quietly accompanying him through this process of crossing the void.
After continuously crossing seven or eight times, they finally landed on a desolate planet. It was unclear what time it was, but the visibility was still relatively clear, allowing one to see far into the distance.
Quickly, Ye Fan roughly understood his location. Beneath his feet was a thoroughly damaged altar, similar in style to the one he had ascended deep in the Trial Arena earlier.
Gazing at the sky, the starry sky had drastically changed. It was completely different from the sky seen in that world. Among the endless stars, aiming to find the coordinates of that world seemed almost impossible.
"The altar has been completely destroyed, and we can’t return the same way. Plus, all these array platforms are one-way; they can’t be used on the return trip."
The Bai Yan wolf examined the broken altar under their feet for an extended time, speaking worriedly.
"Where exactly have we arrived?"
This was what Ye Fan was most concerned about. Without a doubt, they had left that world, but until now, they didn’t know where they were. Does this planet harbor other lifeforms?
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