CHAPTER 1698: CHAPTER 1718: TOWER OF HEAVEN

"Well done." Atop the flying chariot, Yusuf Zuck slammed the table and stood up. At this moment, Casen Torres and Sandy were standing in front of him, and they had already obtained the personal ring of the Marquess of Treasures.

"Master, the Marquess of Treasures didn’t expect us to assassinate him, so it went very smoothly. Moreover, Sandy’s methods were remarkable, this success was all thanks to her!" Casen Torres bowed and said.

"Hmm, is the Tianren Tower also inside?" Yusuf Zuck inquired as he toyed with the ring.

"Yes, it is," Casen Torres nodded and replied.

"Good, then we cannot delay. I will first recognize the Tianren Tower as mine, and then you all enter it. The king may return soon, and we must not be careless." Yusuf Zuck immediately invaded the ring with his Divine Consciousness, and his eyes suddenly brightened.

Inside the ring of the Marquess of Treasures, countless Magic Treasures emitted powerful energy fluctuations, and the so-called Tianren Tower floated among them.

With a thought, the pagoda appeared in Yusuf Zuck’s hand.

"Whew~ It’s so heavy?" As the pagoda entered his hand, Yusuf Zuck felt that it must be heavier than an ordinary Mortal Planet, and he was greatly surprised.

"Do you know the origin of this pagoda?" Yusuf Zuck asked curiously.

"It was bestowed by the king," Casen Torres replied. "It’s rumored to have come from an outer world, a very rare Magic Treasure of a cave, with not only nine layers but also very large spaces on each layer, each with different functions, and the pagoda itself possesses a strong defense."

"According to legend, in the pagoda, the first layer has a time flow of one day outside to one year inside, the second layer is one day outside to ten years inside, the third is one day to a hundred years, fourth is a thousand years, fifth is ten thousand, sixth is a hundred thousand, seventh is a million, eighth is ten million, and the ninth is a billion years!"

"What, a billion years? One day outside and a billion years inside?" Yusuf Zuck was incredulous. What kind of Magic Treasure was this? How could it be so powerful?

"That’s the legend, but I don’t know the specifics," Casen Torres shook his head and said.

"Alright, let me see." Yusuf Zuck’s eyes gleamed. If it’s truly as Casen Torres said, then he would have struck gold—training inside for a billion years while only a day passes outside? Everyone inside would gain enormous benefits!

He dripped his blood to acknowledge ownership and, after some thought, refined it with the Dew of Creation.

In just a few breaths, the Tianren Tower turned into a beam of light and drilled into Yusuf Zuck’s forehead. As it entered his forehead, Yusuf Zuck’s expression flickered, and he immediately saw everything inside the Tianren Tower.

The shape was like a pagoda, but each layer was an independent world. For instance, the first layer had a blue sky and azure waters, the second layer was full of spring flowers and warmth, and the third was the same.

And so on to the fourth, fifth, and sixth layers...

However, the higher he went, the smaller the space became. By the ninth layer, the space inside was less than a hundred meters, resembling a cauldron bottom, with nothing but mist, no distinction between heaven and earth, no sunlight, no water, no wind, only chaos.

"Hmm, enter!" Another shift of his Divine Consciousness, and Yusuf Zuck’s body transformed into radiance, disappearing without a trace, and entered the first layer of the pagoda.

However, after entering, he immediately looked outside and saw that the pagoda had manifested above the spot where he had been sitting, levitating there.

This meant that the pagoda wasn’t as powerful as his Blue Sea and Cloud Sky because, when he entered the Blue Sea and Cloud Sky, it disappeared, but this pagoda remained manifest. When he entered it, the pagoda would appear at the previous location.

"Hmm, the time flow is indeed very fast." Yusuf Zuck sensed the time flow of the first layer, which was extraordinarily fast.

"Enter the second layer." After a turn in the first layer, he entered the second layer.

The second layer was most suitable for habitation, as it had mountains, waters, and distinct seasons.

However, he didn’t linger in the second layer and continued to the next.

"Such a fast time flow, truly a wonderful Magic Treasure, enter the fourth layer!" Yusuf Zuck became more excited the higher he went because it represented an increasingly faster time flow.

Yet, when he took a turn in the fourth layer, intending to enter the fifth, he couldn’t get in!

Indeed, his Divine Consciousness had allowed him into the first four layers, but not the fifth. No matter how much he used his consciousness, he couldn’t enter, and there was no response!

"What’s going on?" Yusuf Zuck was baffled. By rights, this Tianren Tower had already accepted him as its owner, so he should be able to enter any layer he wished, yet now it wouldn’t even let him—the owner—inside?

He couldn’t figure out the reason, and after desperately trying to enter the fifth layer and failing, he couldn’t enter beyond the sixth layer either.

He stayed inside for nearly two hours but couldn’t find a way to enter.

Left with no choice, he had to exit the Tianren Tower and ask Casen Torres what was happening.

"I am not certain either," Casen Torres shook his head and said, "Such a supreme treasure as this tower, it’s unlikely even the king can access the upper layers. That’s probably why he bestowed it to the Marquess of Treasures in the first place, to protect it, not using it himself."

"So, although this tower has formidable functions, it seems no one has truly understood its secrets. After all, even the king, who robbed this tower and many other coveted items including the carving blade you previously used, couldn’t use them, so he passed them on to others."

"I see!" Yusuf Zuck nodded. He could use the carving blade thanks to having the Dew of Creation; without it, he probably couldn’t!

"Alright, enough about that. You all, including all Demonic Beasts, unleash your souls, and do not disobey orders—quickly!" Yusuf Zuck commanded loudly.

"Yes!" Everyone bowed in agreement, and with a flick of Yusuf Zuck’s wrist, he tossed the Tianren Tower skyward. It rapidly expanded and enveloped everyone, and as the gate at the tower’s base opened, everyone, along with all the Demonic Beasts, vanished into thin air in an instant!

Even the flying chariot and Sandy from the chariot above were sucked in!

Yusuf Zuck summoned it back, shrinking the pagoda to palm size. With his Divine Consciousness, he saw everyone flying around inside the fourth layer, all appearing very excited!

"Whew~ finally hidden!" Yusuf Zuck smiled wistfully. He lost the Blue Sea and Cloud Sky, but now gained the incredibly unexpected Tianren Treasure Pagoda, which is a case of gaining something new to replace what was lost.

"Hmm, I can’t linger in the domain of the Marquess of Treasures any longer. The king might arrive at any moment. Off to the Yin-Yang Academy!" Yusuf Zuck switched directions and flew away swiftly.

...

Meanwhile, aboard the giant spaceship in the void, nearly returning to this great world’s realm, the king stepped onto the deck, gazing into the endless starry sky.

"My liege, Jordan Webb has vanished again; he disappeared without a trace in the Marquess of Treasures’ domain!" someone came to report.

"Not surprising," the king nodded and said, "the Marquess of Treasures has the Tianren Tower bestowed by me, so he can gather everyone inside and evade our observation. Perhaps they killed the Marquess for that tower!"

"This also proves he isn’t Yusuf Zuck, because Yusuf Zuck possesses a Sea of Consciousness and cave-dwelling."

"This king is quite intrigued by him, haha," the king chuckled beneath his mask, gently adjusting his long hair!