It was… just a hoax.

Hexode stood in mid-air, gazing at the northern sea.

In recent days, it had searched hundreds of miles along the coastline of the Dawn Realm, sparing neither the end of the continental spine nor the sides of the ridges.

Because the description in the letter was vague, it covered almost every possible area to avoid missing the legendary Bottomless Land, all the way to the Cloud Sea Road connecting the Black Stone Domain before stopping. Even so, it failed to find the "Secluded Isle" mentioned in the letter.

Come to think of it, the sea has no obstructions. On a clear day, one can see the scene within a thousand miles. If there really was such a strange island, the clan should have seen it when advancing from the Black Stone Domain to the Dawn Realm, how could it wait for it to discover it.

Hexode couldn't help clenching its fist.

Damn humans, daring to deceive the Lord of the Sky like this! Even more unforgivable is that they used Vakiris's name!

Nightmares couldn't betray the clan. If humans could do this, it could only be by extracting its memories. Although it's unclear when the witches gained such abilities, Vakiris's fate is obvious.

An extremely indignant rage surged into its chest.

It abruptly opened the Distortion Door and stepped onto the sea –

"What Bottomless Land, what Realm of Consciousness, it's all bullshit!"

Hexode roared as it traversed the vast sea, as if venting the long-accumulated dissatisfaction in its heart.

"How could the domain of gods be in such an unremarkable place? I should have realized it!"

"Just use the God-Made God directly and kill all the humans… why risk sneaking into the depths of the Realm of Consciousness! Now, a Grand Lord has become a pawn to be manipulated, and I'm even being questioned by the King, it's utterly foolish!"

"This revenge, I must—!"

The Lord of the Sky suddenly froze in place while roaring.

The sea, which had been sparkling just a moment ago, was now blurred. A vast expanse of white mist had risen around it, suddenly reducing visibility to within a few feet.

It had wandered into a fog bank?

No… even if it was a fog bank, it shouldn't have gone unnoticed before.

Hexode took a step back along the original path, and the sea became clear again. It turned its head and saw that the sea several miles away was peaceful, and the horizon could be seen at a glance.

The anger in its heart suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Replaced by an uncontrollable chill.

This place is not too far from the Dawn Realm and the Black Stone Domain. In the past few hundred years, has no one ever noticed the anomalies here?

After hesitating for a moment, it activated its ability again and entered that sea area.

This time, however, it acted much more cautiously.

After passing through the door, the damp fog quickly enveloped it.

Hexode lowered its altitude and moved forward slowly against the waves, while raising its vigilance to the highest level. Before long, a dark shadow vaguely appeared in front of it.

It was indeed an island, and judging from its outline, its area was probably not small.

Flying to the edge of the island, it landed, its feet stepping on the solid ground covered with grass.

This… is the place Vakiris mentioned?

Hexode looked around, but could see nothing but mist.

After measuring its state, it decided to search the island on foot first—not long ago, it had replaced a new breathing tank, and the Plankton reserves were still very abundant; the clan's supply line flowed on the Cloud Sea Road, and there were two permanent outposts at the junction of the Dawn Realm and the Black Stone Domain. With its abilities, the possibility of accidents was small.

After walking about a few hundred steps, the scenery gradually changed. There were more stone tablets in the grass, and they were gradually increasing. These things, clearly carved by living beings, meant that the island was not a forbidden area that no one had set foot in. Hexode inspected a few of the steles individually and found that the characters on them were not any it was familiar with.

"Hello," someone suddenly said.

In an instant, the Lord of the Sky felt its hair stand on end! Without thinking, it unfolded the Distortion Door and jumped into the air, while preparing to counterattack.

However, the speaker did not launch an attack from behind.

It was actually a member of its own clan.

Judging from its appearance, it was at least a high-level Ascended One. Its form had completely erased the roughness of the native and newly-risen bodies. The evolution degree was extremely high, and even its fingers and hair were clearly distinguishable. It wore a light white veil, was barefoot, stood with its hands behind its back, and its tone and expression were very amiable, without the sharp aura of a superior.

"I am Hexode, the Grand Lord of the Sky, who are you? And when did you come to the island?" Hexode asked, maintaining a distance, "Is there a supply of Life Plankton here?"

"I'm just a Watcher," it chuckled softly, "As for how long I've been here, I've forgotten."

"Watcher?" Hexode thought for a moment, but could not find any high-level Ascended One with this title in its memory. As for the time being so long that it was forgotten, that was even more absurd. It should be known that before the first War of Divine Intent, the clan had not yet set foot in the northern end of the Dawn Realm. How could it live alone on this isolated island by itself?

"That's right, so I'm not a member of your clan—the decision to take this form was not mine, but yours." The Watcher replied softly, "I know this is difficult to understand, but that's the way it is."

Since it's not a clan member, in other words, it could be an enemy. What's more, Hexode also noticed that the other party was neither wearing a helmet nor had any traces of connecting to a breathing tank, which confirmed its statement.

Therefore, the Lord of the Sky's vigilance increased a bit.

"Is this the Bottomless Land? Where is the Realm of Consciousness?"

The Watcher shook its head, "This is just a bridge, and a key is needed to open it."

"What kind of key?"

It paused for a moment, as if thinking, "…In your words, the complete 'Heritage Object'."

When the fragments of the heritage are reunited, the path to the Source of Magic will be revealed—isn't this similar to the revelations passed down by the clan! Hexode felt a surge of excitement in its heart. It could already see that this guy couldn't just speak plainly, it had to fabricate some weird names to show its difference, this was simply the same as Mask.

Whether it's a bridge or a road, they are probably referring to the same thing! Hexode felt that its brain had never been working so fast, "Can you take me to see… that bridge?"

The Watcher hesitated, it looked to the north, "It's possible, but you have to be quick, there's not much time left…"

After following the other party for half a quarter of an hour, an enormous pit appeared in front of Hexode.

"This… is the bridge?" It was stunned.

"Yes, not everyone can pass this bridge. You don't have the key, so you can't see its existence."

What bridge and road, the clan's explanation wasn't much better—

This is clearly a sinkhole!

But thinking of the rumors of the Bottomless Land, it was still quite fitting.

So the Realm of Consciousness is at the bottom of the pit?

Hexode had absolutely no interest in jumping down to explore, it was said to be bottomless, who knows if it could fly out again.

But that didn't mean the verification ended here.

It took out a five-colored magic stone from its armor.

According to the research of the subterranean civilization, this thing can reflect the relationship between the Awakened and the Source of Magic. If the Bottomless Land is truly the place where all things are born and end, then there couldn't be no movement at all.

Hexode held its breath and put the magic stone in front of its eyes.

Then it saw an incredibly dazzling beam of light!

No… to be precise, there were countless beams!

They gathered from all directions and eventually converged here, looking like a towering "Tree of Light." The light pillars evenly distributed throughout the world formed its canopy and branches, while the part gathered together and directed straight to the bottom of the cave was its trunk—because it was too bright, the color of this trunk was almost incandescent, and it was almost impossible to look directly at it!

Even if it knew nothing about the meaning of these light pillars, it felt a heartfelt shock from the depths of its heart.

This scene was completely beyond Hexode's imagination!