On the other side, at the summit of the Pillar of Life.
Zhang Chen climbed for over ten hours and finally made it to the top.
It was only because the Creation and Destruction Meteorite Core within him was constantly supplying energy. Otherwise, with his currently exceptionally strong physique, he would not have been able to sustain such a long climb.
The lower part of the Pillar of Life was almost vertical, but the higher it went, the smaller the incline.
By the very top, it was almost flat.
Beneath his feet were clouds, and overhead, he could even see the vast expanse of the universe.
The thin air made Zhang Chen reluctant to exert himself violently. He had to stop and rest after every few steps.
From above, the summit of the Pillar of Life appeared much larger than from the ground.
Three colossal stone pillars converged in the center to form a vast plaza, as large as ten football fields.
It was covered in clusters of giant Divine Iron crystals, each as tall as five or six stories, reflecting the sunlight.
"So this is the summit of the Pillar of Life. It can't just be these Divine Iron crystal clusters, right!"
Zhang Chen reached out and touched a colossal Divine Iron crystal cluster beside him, intending to collect it into his ring.
However, after touching it for a while, the ring was unable to store it.
Zhang Chen forcefully punched the Divine Iron crystal cluster.
*Bang!*
A crack slowly spread across the cluster.
*Crack!*
With a loud noise, a crystal shard over two meters long broke off from the cluster and fell to the ground.
A line of energy construction formula, which Zhang Chen had never seen before, suddenly appeared in his mind.
Curiously, he applied it to the Divine Iron crystal shard.
Soon, the crystal began to melt, and a large amount of water vapor instantly evaporated.
Before long, a flowing, surging mass of golden liquid Divine Iron hovered in mid-air.
They pulsed for a moment before finally coalescing into a liquid metal sphere.
"Could this be the forging formula for Divine Iron ore? It doesn't require any forging method, and it can directly extract Divine Iron ore?"
Zhang Chen reached out and gently touched the liquid metal sphere.
The liquid Divine Iron suddenly seemed to come alive, and began to climb up Zhang Chen's arm along his fingers, then to his forearm, upper arm, torso, and legs...
Soon, the Divine Iron automatically formed a set of sturdy armor according to Zhang Chen's physique.
However, because the amount of liquid Divine Iron refined this time was small, the armor was only a thin layer.
"This method of refining and forging is truly simple!"
As Zhang Chen spoke, he once again raised his fist and hit the Divine Iron crystal cluster.
*Bang!*
*Rumble!*
This time, his fist was covered by the Divine Iron armor, significantly increasing his attack power while also reducing the recoil force on his hand.
This allowed Zhang Chen to exert even greater force to smash the crystal.
*Crack, crack...*
*Bang!*
The colossal crystal cluster, tens of stories high, exploded with a crash, and a large amount of Divine Iron crystals fell down.
The moment they landed, they transformed into clusters of golden liquid under Zhang Chen's activation, and then slowly merged together, covering Zhang Chen's body once more.
Concurrently, the armor on Zhang Chen's body became even more majestic and imposing. It transformed from a light, short armor into heavy plate armor, and a sharp Divine Iron longsword appeared in his hand.
With this armor alone, he was already an almost invincible existence.
*Whoosh!*
Suddenly, Zhang Chen's peripheral vision caught a flicker, sensing a dark shadow flashing past a nearby crystal cluster.
"What was that?"
Zhang Chen sheathed his longsword, spread his hands, and a bow and arrow forged from Divine Iron appeared in his grasp.
The properties of Divine Iron were extremely peculiar. As armor, it could be indestructible and even reflect damage.
Similarly, when it transformed into the fine strings of a bow, it possessed immense resilience.
*Whoosh!*
The dark shadow quickly darted past another crystal cluster not far away.
*Whoosh!*
The Divine Iron arrow shot out instantly, hitting the Divine Iron crystal cluster directly.
*Bang!*
A large number of Divine Iron crystals shattered once more.
Zhang Chen hurried over and activated the energy construction formula, transforming these Divine Iron crystals into masses of usable Divine Iron liquid.
As long as he wanted to shoot arrows, he could form a brand-new Divine Iron arrow at any time.
*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!*
Arrows continuously flew across the summit of the Pillar of Life.
The Divine Iron crystal clusters shattered one by one.
Occasionally, a few Divine Iron crystals tumbled off the edge of the Pillar of Life and rolled down.
But strangely, they did not fall straight to the ground.
Instead, they instantly vanished just before touching the clouds.
Entering other parallel worlds.
"There's actually a giant portal around the Pillar of Life that randomly connects to countless parallel worlds?"
Seeing this, Zhang Chen couldn't help but be astonished.
Calling it a portal might be somewhat inaccurate, as there was no visible portal.
It was more like a parallel world transition portal controlled by some law, which could be activated at any time.
The condition was that as soon as something touched the clouds, it would automatically be transported to a parallel world.
If nothing fell, then this portal would not exist.
Unless, like Zhang Chen, one descended along the Pillar of Life.
This was likely why there were very few birds in this world.
Any bird that flew too high would inexplicably enter a parallel world and never return...
"What exactly was that dark shadow!"
"There's life at such a high altitude on the summit of the Pillar of Life?!"
"The problem is... there's nothing here except Divine Iron crystal clusters. What does this guy eat to survive?"
A series of questions arose in Zhang Chen's mind.
But the dark shadow in front of him had disappeared amidst the explosion of crystals.
"This place isn't that big. I don't believe you can run far!"
Zhang Chen spread the surrounding liquid Divine Iron around him, so that if attacked, he could instantly transform them into various shapes for defense or attack as the situation required.
The dark shadow also seemed to realize that Zhang Chen was not to be trifled with, and therefore dared not reveal itself.
Thus, Zhang Chen slowly walked forward, step by step, arriving at the center of the Pillar of Life.
This was the convergence point of the three Pillars of Life.
At the focal point of the convergence, a shattered crystal stone floated in mid-air.
The entire crystal stone was divided into three colors.
Gold, blue, and pink.
Moreover, these three colors were not pure. Under the sunlight, they refracted into a dazzling array of colors.
The pink crystal was the largest, while the gold and blue crystals were all small, fragmented pieces suspended in the air.
This is...
*Thump, thump!*
The moment Zhang Chen saw this crystal, his heart began to race uncontrollably!
Because he felt a violent tremor from the Creation and Destruction Meteorite Core and the Time and Space Meteorite Core within his body!
It felt like a resonance!
Could it be that...
Zhang Chen's pupils contracted!
The golden fragments were pieces of the Creation and Destruction Meteorite Core.
The blue fragments were pieces of the Time and Space Meteorite Core.
They all originated from here!
Just then, a dark shadow silently appeared beside Zhang Chen, extending its tentacles...