Chapter 2175: Chapter 2172: Gate of Life and Death
"The Gate of Life and Death?" Ling Feng was taken aback for a moment, then slightly frowned. Does it mean that one gate leads to life and the other to death?
Ling Feng wasnāt sure which gate to choose. Because itās very likely that choosing a different gate would lead to different encounters afterward.
After thinking for a while, Ling Feng walked over to the Life Gate. Although he didnāt know how to choose, he was very clear that he didnāt want to die. He had a homeland to save and a beloved to meet outside. How could he possibly die here?
"I donāt care if youāre the Life Gate or Death Gate, I just want to follow my heart!"
But to Ling Fengās surprise, he couldnāt push open the Life Gate. A look of confusion appeared on his face: "Is it possible that Iām not opening the door the right way?"
Ling Feng then exerted more force, increasing his strength, but the Life Gate remained unmoved.
Ling Feng gasped. He had just used his maximum strength, yet he couldnāt move it an inch. This is definitely not normal!
"Could it be that this door canāt be opened with brute force?" Ling Feng thought to himself. Then he tried calling out: "Open sesame?"
But the Life Gate still didnāt respond, which made Ling Feng a little angry: "At least give me some reaction. Without any response, how am I supposed to figure out how to open you?"
At this moment, the Death Gate suddenly opened, and a strong suction force came from it, pulling Ling Feng directly inside. Ling Feng didnāt even have time to react.
"Oh great, so the door can open by itself!" Ling Feng couldnāt help but complain in his heart, but then a powerful force struck his Sea of Consciousness, causing him to instantly lose consciousness.
He didnāt know how long had passed by the time he gradually woke up from the coma. He hurriedly checked his surroundings and found himself on a vast wasteland. In the distance, there was a colossal Sky-reaching Tower reaching up to the clouds, its top layers invisible from below.
Ling Feng couldnāt help but take a deep breath: "Is this the Sky-reaching Tower? But why is the Sky-reaching Tower inside the Death Gate? Shouldnāt it be within the Life Gate? What exactly does this Death Gate signify?"
"The Death Gate signifies certain death, no survival!" At this time, a familiar voice came from behind Ling Feng.
Ling Feng was shocked: "Yu Rujiao? Youāre actually here?"
He turned around to see the owner of the voice was indeed Yu Rujiao, who had helped him a lot on the Phantom Demon Continent!
"The Gate of Life and Death is actually just a test!" Yu Rujiao said calmly: "If you havenāt reached the capability to inherit the War Godās Divine Status, then the Life Gate will open, and you will leave the Path to Godhood to become a strong one in the Immortal Realm!"
"But if you have met the requirements of the Path to Godhood, then the Death Gate will open, and you will enter the Sky-reaching Tower of certain death and no survival!"
Ling Fengās mouth twitched. So, itās entirely because heās too excellent that he couldnāt open the Life Gate? In fact, Ling Feng genuinely wasnāt too interested in deification. If the Life Gate had opened a moment ago, that would have been great because, at the very least, Ling Feng could return to his homeland sooner!
It had already been ten years since he left Earth, and by now, the seal on Earth should have been lifted. But he didnāt know if the power on Earth could protect itself and whether it could hold on until the day he returned!
"Ling Feng, do you think having the power of the Immortal Realm is enough?" Yu Rujiao saw through what Ling Feng was thinking in an instant.
"The Great Thousand Universe is full of dangers. Your homeland is just an insignificant Small World that canāt withstand any storm in the Chaos Universe!" Yu Rujiao said in a deep voice: "What you solved is but temporary and cannot truly protect your homeland!"
Ling Feng nodded: "I know, but I also know that everything has its laws! Even strong ones like the Main God would be obliterated in the vast history. Nothing in this world is eternal!"
"My idea is simple ā I just want to help my homeland get through this crisis!" Ling Feng shrugged: "As for how it will develop in the future, that depends on the successors. I canāt protect them forever!"
"I didnāt expect you to understand it so clearly!" Yu Rujiao said, looking at Ling Feng with some surprise.
Ling Feng chuckled: "After all, Iāve never had the thought of being a Savior. Itās just a pity... but since Iāve been chosen by the Sky-reaching Tower, I can only give it my all. After all, I donāt want to die here."
"But..." Ling Feng looked at Yu Rujiao: "I really didnāt expect to see you here. You must have something to tell me, right? Is it to reveal your identity and background?"
Yu Rujiao rolled her eyes and said: "Youāre overthinking it. Once you become a War God, youāll know my identity. Talking about these things now wonāt do you any good! However, youāre right about one thing. I do have something to tell you!"
"Please go ahead!" Ling Feng nodded.
"Ling Feng, you must know that there are very few descendants of the War God that can make it this far!" Yu Rujiao said with a serious expression: "Most people fall in the first two rounds, and many more are eliminated by the Gate of Life and Death. Those who make it here are all outstanding individuals!"
"But among these outstanding individuals entering here, not a single one has truly gained the recognition of the War Godās Divine Status!" Yu Rujiao said solemnly: "This alone is enough to illustrate the dangers of the Sky-reaching Tower. Moreover, losing the recognition of the War Godās Divine Status will mean certain death!"
"I canāt help you much now!" Yu Rujiao said calmly: "I can only give you one piece of advice: the Sky-reaching Tower is the final test for the War Godās Divine Status!"
"You must keep your true heart to possibly pass the test of the War Godās Divine Status. If you canāt pass the test... you will only keep sinking in the Sky-reaching Tower, eventually leading to your death!"
"The Sky-reaching Tower is very dangerous, often just one step between paradise and hell!" Yu Rujiao stared at Ling Feng: "I can see that you have the potential for deification, but I donāt know if you have the chance. If not, everything ends. If you do, you must seize that one in ten thousand chance; otherwise, you wonāt make it out!"
Ling Feng nodded: "I understand!"
"Are you nervous now?"
"If I say Iām not nervous, would you believe it?" Ling Feng smiled and said: "But Iām really not nervous now. Itās like... Iāve always known Iād have this day!"
"My life hasnāt been long, but Iāve weathered many storms!" Ling Feng said calmly: "On the Path to Godhood, no matter what, Iāll give it my all! But... even if I die in the end, I wonāt have any regrets in my heart."