Dimensional Hotel-Chapter 583: Revisiting the Soul Wilderness

Not to be said, after dealing with Yu Sheng for a long time, Baili Qing truly felt she was slowly increasing her resistance in some aspect—she didn’t know if it was a good or bad thing, but in any case, she quickly accepted the idea that "if you plant a Dark Angel months ago and then crumple an Angel into it before it grows, you’d get a tree that can produce Space Rifts."

And the thought that it was Yu Sheng who did it made it seem even more reasonable.

Of course, as the director of the Special Service Bureau, she instinctively thought about risk management and such issues—although, as Yu Sheng mentioned, after a Dark Angel falls, they always leave something behind (what the Venerate Saints Monastery calls Angel Catalysts), and the Special Service Bureau and Qianfeng Ling Mountain are indeed researching these "Angel legacies," but clearly, the research projects of legitimate organizations are one thing, while Yu Sheng’s "Angel research" is quite another...

The man’s various research projects were essentially based on "pondering," and he had a wild and unrestrained personal interpretation and imagination about the act of "research" itself.

"Risk, well, it’s normal for you to care about this," Yu Sheng wasn’t surprised by Baili Qing’s reaction, "but you don’t need to worry so much either, all Dark Angels have undergone inactivation, you’ve seen the inactivation process yourself, and the entire Soul Wilderness is under my monitoring. Additionally, after the ’death’ transformation, the Angel legacies I’ve sent into the Soul Wilderness have been transformed into ’things of this world,’ and without the trait of ’extraterritorial erosion,’ they’re naturally not dangerous."

As he said this, he paused for a moment and added, "That’s how I see it."

Baili Qing didn’t know whether to feel reassured or more worried after hearing that last sentence.

After hesitating for a moment, she frowned slightly, "Can I have a look at... that ’tree?’"

"Of course you can," Yu Sheng, anticipating this request, nodded immediately, "Anyone who has experienced Blood Transfer has clearance to enter."

"So how do I... get to that ’Soul Wilderness’ you mentioned?" Baili Qing was a bit puzzled, "I only remember seeing that place for a moment above the Omen Divine Temple, but don’t remember exactly how I got in..."

"Oh, once you get the hang of it, you can enter through controlling your own dreams. The ’Fairy Tales’ kids pop by every now and then for gatherings, but if you’re not proficient, you might need some guidance," Yu Sheng said, pulling open a small door nearby, "Hang on a second, I’ll get you some help."

The next moment, he pulled Erin through the small door—who was holding a TV remote in her arms.

The little puppet was kicking and flailing, seeming ready to fly up and bite, "Yu Sheng, you jerk! I was watching TV! The butler was just gonna..."

"It’s all the same, right, either breaking someone’s legs or slapping them—800 episodes of the same trope, do you really need to watch it every day," Yu Sheng turned Erin by the collar towards Baili Qing, "Do me a favor, after this you can go back and keep watching—Baili Qing wants to go to the Soul Wilderness, she’s not familiar with it, you pull her in."

"Such a hassle, you might as well have the Type-C hook bring over her band of Knights to capture souls..."

The little puppet muttered, but obediently cooperated, raising her hand to let a stretch of dark Spider Silk extend towards Baili Qing, "Find a comfortable position to sit, don’t resist, just go to sleep—resisting will only make you dizzy, I can’t guarantee the comfort of this dream penetration..."

Baili Qing, seeing this scene, instinctively spoke, "Is this really reliable..."

Then a chill crept into her body.

A natural resistance surged from her heart, and the powerful spiritual force of the Void Dragon held against the pull of the Dream Realm at first—but Baili Qing soon consciously made herself give up this resistance. Out of trust in Yu Sheng and Erin, she let out a soft breath, allowing her consciousness to gently sink into the dream guided by the black Spider Silk.

"Wow, this is tough," the little puppet turned to look at Yu Sheng, "The first tug felt like dragging a mountain! This Ironclad Expression’s spirit really is like a dragon, I almost couldn’t pull her!"

She hadn’t finished her sentence before a drowsy voice from Baili Qing came through, "I’m not an Ironclad Expression..."

Erin & Yu Sheng: "..."

"I think her mouth is tougher than her face..." the little puppet mumbled.

Moments later, in the Soul Wilderness.

The gloomy chaotic sky hovered over an endless wilderness, with unknown grey grass swaying in the wind. Baili Qing wandered a bit dazedly along a path lit by campfires, and in the next second passed through the fog to enter a black cathedral.

Yu Sheng’s figure suddenly appeared beside her, "This is where Luna and her Knight Order are."

The sudden voice startled Baili Qing, but her face showed little reaction. Once she saw who was beside her, she furrowed her brows. As the haze faded and her mind cleared, she began curiously examining the place.

The unique architectural style, the splendid and solemn spire of the cathedral, the dark, oppressive tones, yet there was a mysterious, calming atmosphere pervading everything. An unseen wind passed through the bell tower, the sound seeming to carry a constant, indistinct sacred hymn—and in a clearing in the forecourt, a serene and sacred gold-haired girl, clad in armor, her waist cinched with a Holy Sword, smiled gently, looking at her.

Baili Qing instinctively rubbed her nose, her eyes widened slightly.

"You’ve probably never seen Luna in this form," Yu Sheng, smiling, introduced beside her, "This is her true form—this entire cathedral was built by her and her Knights."

"I’ve... seen it before," Baili Qing said somewhat awkwardly, "Didn’t I briefly enter this wilderness before? It was by chance... that I saw it once."

"Oh? Luna didn’t mention this to me," Yu Sheng was a bit surprised, but then he laughed, "She’s in charge of looking after the church here, tending to the great bonfire, and welcoming the Spiritual Bodies who enter the Soul Wilderness for the first time. It’s good you two have met."

Baili Qing hesitated for a moment, said nothing, and simply touched her nose out of habit...

Then, under the guidance of Yu Sheng and Luna, she passed through the main building of the church and saw the towering Crystal Giant Tree in the "courtyard."

In fact, before entering the courtyard, when she was still outside the main building, she caught a glimpse of the edge of that magnificent tree crown from a corner of the sky.

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Baili Qing looked up at the pure white tree crown covering the cathedral, the crystal trunk that seemed even thicker than the church bell tower, and the numerous pillar structures that hung down from the tree crown, entwined around the surrounding buildings or directly supporting the ground, and remained silent for a long time.

"Spectacular, isn’t it?" Yu Sheng said with a smile.

"A bit... too spectacular," Baili Qing carefully chose her words, trying to be tactful, "The laboratory in the bureau that cultivates Ankeala Crystals didn’t create anything on this scale."

Yu Sheng thought for a moment, "Maybe it’s because the nutrition here is more balanced."

Baili Qing: "..."

Then she saw Yu Sheng smilingly change the topic.

"Do you see those fissures?"

Yu Sheng raised his hand, pointing to the crown of the Crystal Tree.

Baili Qing squinted her eyes. She had, of course, noticed from the start the flows of light slowly "streaming" between the crystal branches and leaves, and even saw through some of the light flows the flickering starlight and other twisted, blurred time-space images on the opposite side.

"Is that the ’World Bridge’?"

"Strictly speaking, the original World Bridge no longer exists—what you’re seeing are just the residual characteristics of the World Bridge that produced these ’fruits’ after being ’grafted’ onto the Inference Star Body giant tree," Yu Sheng said unhurriedly, "And it’s still in its initial stage, this hybrid is still growing, and those fissures are currently very unstable."

Baili Qing frowned, "Why does this ’fusion’ happen?"

"I don’t really understand the principle myself, but I have a theory," Yu Sheng said after some thought, speaking seriously, "Perhaps it’s because the ’World Bridge’ itself was constructed by many Dark Angels using ’themselves,’ and its blueprint contains compatibility features for other Dark Angels, while the Inference Star Body naturally also possesses parasitic properties."

"Compatibility and parasitism, quite fitting..." Baili Qing muttered to herself, then looked at Yu Sheng again, "Did you observe the ’Lost Home’ through these fissures before? Which specific fissure was it?"

"You can’t see it now, that fissure collapsed during the observation," Yu Sheng shook his head, "But I believe that fissure will regenerate—the process of fissure collapse and creation continues in this tree crown. I haven’t yet summarized the laws of these fissures, but based on connections established through blood, I think figuring out this pattern is just a matter of time."

Baili Qing was thoughtful for a moment and did not speak.

"Now, let’s talk about that ’ship,’" Yu Sheng soon broke the silence, "The Ancient Saints left mortal sight, venturing to the cosmic border many years ago—according to Marin, the closer to the World Barrier, the more dangerous the ’informational pollution’ from outside the world becomes, so the Ancient Saints had to sever the connection with the Inner Universe. But when I observed the Lost Home through ’fissures,’ it didn’t seem to suffer from such pollution."

"Perhaps the characteristics of the ’World Bridge’ block the pollution, or perhaps it’s the power of the Inference Star Body at work—after all, Dark Angels themselves come from outside the world, and their remnants are likely to also possess resistance to similar pollution," Baili Qing pondered, but quickly changed the topic, "But I more suspect that it’s because you’re quite special yourself."

Yu Sheng pondered for a moment.

If it were a year ago, he might have instinctively shaken his head, thinking what could be special about him—he was just an ordinary human.

But now, he just exhaled lightly and raised his hand to scratch his hair.

"Alright, that makes some sense, I do have some impressive aspects."

Having spent a lot of time with Erin, he at least learned to maintain a good mindset.

After all, in any case, you’ve got to find some strengths in that short-tempered, low-quality little person, right...