Chapter 871: The Divine Tycoon Civilization Ben Todeng
"What's going on? This GPS of yours is a bit off, brother! Wake up!" Next to a dazzling planet, Fang Jueyu communicated with the golden will with a look of helplessness, but it seemed to be still asleep, completely ignoring him.
This was all from a few days ago, when Fang Jueyu piloted the spaceship, using Dao texts to construct a wormhole to the Light Universe and arrived at this cosmic region, but as soon as he emerged from the Light Universe, he got frightened.
A region almost as large as a cosmic kingdom was completely isolated by a light protective barrier, enveloping the entire region tightly like a heavenly net.
Up to this point, the largest barrier Fang Jueyu had seen was the protective shield of Queen Aisana's royal city, but compared to this thing, it's like comparing sesame seeds to the sun.
He couldn't even imagine the immense human and material resources required to create such a massive barrier.
He tried to approximate the position of the fifth fragment, as the area covering a cosmic kingdom is so vast that finding it inch by inch would take millions of years.
Based on previous experiences, once within a certain range, the fragment would automatically sense and pinpoint itself to a smaller area, perhaps within a civilization or even on a planet.
But he didn't expect that the star map created by the four fragments had failed; the area displayed did not differ much from before, meaning he was facing a needle-in-a-haystack situation within a cosmic kingdom!
"Well, this sucks!" This time it became somewhat aimless.
"Host, it's likely because of the barrier," Xiaoyi said, "After all, the Forbidden Land isn't ordinary, and if people from the Cosmic Federation get mixed in, it won't be fun. Their control must be strict; the Forbidden Land is like a birdcage, with outsiders unable to enter and those inside unwilling to leave."
"What's that got to do with me not finding a signal?" Fang Jueyu continuously shifted positions; was his stance wrong?
"Host, don't waste your energy. It's likely a very ancient Array. I think you might want to search through the Ten Thousand Gods Academy's library." Xiaoyi suggested.
"Really know how to trouble me!" Fang Jueyu grumbled in displeasure, planning to hammer the core of this Array flat once he entered the Forbidden Land.
"Found it!" After a few minutes of browsing, Fang Jueyu located several large Arrays specifically set up to counter large-scale invasions.
With these features screened, Fang Jueyu easily identified the prototype.
"This is just troublesome!" Fang Jueyu understood a bit and immediately frowned.
The Array is called "Starry Dome," its area calculated almost in light years. Creating a "Starry Dome" is astonishingly costly, and making one encompassing a cosmic kingdom's area would empty a cosmic kingdom's resources.
The "Starry Dome" has a trait: it's a purely physical entity, which can only be entered or exited through several designated regions. Even a Demigod can't easily break this barrier!
Which means outsiders have to enter through those entrances set in the Forbidden Land, thus strictly controlling personnel flow.
Furthermore, the "Starry Dome" has strong shielding abilities, with internal space stability hundreds of times stronger than the average, making it difficult for Fang Jueyu to fully locate the fifth fragment.
"Now it's troublesome!" Fang Jueyu momentarily had no ideas.
"Forget it, let's figure out how to get in first!" Fang Jueyu knew this time he couldn't rely on the star map guide. "Siria, do you know the entrance?"
"Hmm, there are few entrances to the Forbidden Land, just less than ten thousand, and each guarded, making entry not easy."
While ten thousand entrances might sound like a lot, given the size of a cosmic kingdom, their average distribution is pitifully few.
"What, do I need something like a pledge or something?" Fang Jueyu laughed.
"That's not necessary, but you must prove you're extremely wicked," Siria said, "If you're a Cosmic Civilization's wanted criminal, just presenting your warrant will let you in, and the higher your wanted level, the higher your status in the Forbidden Land!"
"Hahaha, interesting!" Fang Jueyu said, "What if I can't prove it?"
"Simple, kill someone!" Siria said coldly, "The gatekeepers, if you kill them, you can enter, the more ruthless your methods, the more you prove you're a desperado, of course, if you're not strong enough, they'll kill you instead."
"Where's the closest entrance?"
"About 12 light-years from here," Siria said, "I'll first send you the Forbidden Land map so you can have a rough idea."
Through the intelligent system, Siria transmitted the map data to Fang Jueyu.
The whole map is divided into 32 areas, originally Siria could have had one area, but he preferred freedom, unwilling to be trapped in the Forbidden Land, preferring to face risks outside rather than live as a local emperor.
Of course, as a Demigod, the likelihood of him being besieged by Cosmic Civilizations isn't high; though he might not win, escaping isn't a problem.
The closest area mentioned by Siria, ruled by a Demigod named Dofara, has gatekeepers who are at least Martial Artists at the Controller Level. Those seeking refuge in the Forbidden Land must prove their identities, or they need to be Transcenders to rely on strength to force entry.
"Boss, don't you need to forge an identity?"
"What, can't you take me in?" Fang Jueyu asked, as Siria, being a notable Demigod albeit not for good reasons, should be a decent entrée into the Forbidden Land?
"Boss, you're oversimplifying; even if I want in, I need proof I'm still wanted, or there's trouble. Everyone has to verify their identity to enter!"
"I see..." Fang Jueyu fell into thought.
Suddenly, he had a bright idea, "Heh, I have a fun idea! Wait for me! Ergouzi, come over!"
Saying this, Fang Jueyu headed into the ship's mobile villa, leaving behind a bewildered Siria.
...
A few hours later, Fang Jueyu emerged from the mobile villa, face faintly excited as if about to do something thrilling.
"Boss, what were you up to?" Siria asked curiously.
"Check out the Cosmic Live Platform!" Fang Jueyu said mysteriously.
"Huh?" Siria immediately downloaded the app and connected with the Cosmic Virtual Network, finding the top video on the platform by a user named Ma Yun from the Shenhao Civilization!
Though it's been decades since Fang Jueyu last streamed, his account's followers kept growing; he just posted a short video, and its views skyrocketed within minutes!
Siria clicked on the video, showing a rather handsome young man, except for some reason, he seemed very familiar!
"Friends, I'm announcing important news, please spread the word!" The young man in the video spoke with a serious tone, "Due to our oversight, a very dangerous criminal escaped from Shenhao Civilization, named Ben Todeng, here's his photo!"
The video showed an image of a young man with stubble and curly hair.
"That's Ben Todeng. This person is very dangerous! Very dangerous! Very dangerous! Important things need repeated thrice; whoever sees him, turn and run immediately!"