A Top Scholar in Everything

Chapter 1256: Chapter 1242: The Battle for Supremacy

At that time, the True Lord could defeat the same True Lord, Wushan Monarch, and imprison him.

All these years have passed.

For the True Lord to become the Mirage King is not something unacceptable.

Baiyu originally wanted to turn back and ask the True Lord if it was possible to become a deity, but after thinking about it, he dismissed the idea.

The Wushan Monarch might not know.

Moreover, he might not tell the truth.

As for how to get out.

Baiyu was even less naive to think the other party would tell him; this was a prison that could even hold True Lords, leaving would undoubtedly be extremely difficult.

The Wushan Monarch was just waiting for him to fail in escaping so he could rescue him and leave together.

This was a critical bargaining chip, so how could it be given up easily?

Baiyu walked into this White Bone Corridor.

Then.

He saw the next room’s door.

Upon pushing the door open, what appeared before Baiyu was an exquisitely decorated grand hall.

The hall was filled with many musical instruments.

A man sat on a chair, gently playing the piano, completely out of place with the previous environment of the Wushan Monarch’s place.

Even upon Baiyu’s arrival, the other party did not pay him any attention.

Instead, he continued to indulge in the world of music.

Baiyu saw him so engrossed and did not want to disturb him, so he continued to walk forward.

He had already seen the door on the other side.

The door leading deeper inside.

Just as he approached the door, the music within the hall suddenly stopped.

The man, dressed in a black suit and wearing a top hat, looked at Baiyu.

"Leaving already? That’s not a very polite guest."

The man stood up.

With a slight frown, he looked at Baiyu: "That guy in the previous room didn’t tell you?"

"Tell me what?"

Baiyu asked somewhat puzzled.

"This Bone Ship is a gigantic prison that houses many people.

But now.

The warden of this prison is dead."

The man dressed as a musician continued: "This path you are taking leads to the Warden’s office."

Baiyu frowned.

Not understanding what ideas he was trying to convey.

Seeing Baiyu’s expression, the musician suddenly understood a lot and smiled, saying: "Looks like that guy didn’t tell you anything at all. But that’s his character, after all, he was once a True Lord.

As long as you don’t ask actively.

He won’t say a word more than necessary.

The path you are on is a path to compete for the position of the Warden; this is the rule of this ship.

You could also say.

It’s the rule of this gigantic prison.

The basic rule of the prison is that you can only enter, not leave, unless recognized by this prison, becoming its management.

That way.

You will be able to leave.

Not only would you be able to leave yourself, but you could also take others with you.

Once you pass through this door.

You will have no way back at all."

Smiling, the musician said.

Baiyu did not expect such information and asked in a deep voice: "Recognized by the prison?"

"Yes, this prison is alive."

The musician elegantly said while running his fingers across the piano keys: "It has its own consciousness, with the characteristics of being alive, so the internal structure constantly changes.

You should know about sealing objects that have living characteristics, right?

This Bone Ship.

You can also understand it as a living sealing object."

"Then to get out, apart from becoming the warden, is there another way?"

"Of course, you could change or destroy the ship’s rules, but that is even more difficult than becoming the warden.

If you want to destroy this ship.

You would at least need power beyond its creator, the True Lord. After all these years, that person might have reached the threshold of a Divine Spirit."

Ugh, he might have already become an Evil God... Baiyu thought inwardly.

Recalling the musician’s words.

In other words, aside from becoming the warden, there’s no other way to leave. This gigantic Bone Ship can only be entered and not exited, changing its structure actively — how inconvenient.

Others might not yet understand how dire the current situation really is.

"Do you want to go?"

At this moment.

The musician looked at Baiyu, with a little smile on his face, placed his fingers on the piano keys, and began to play melodious tunes: "If you decide to go, you will face many monsters; they are long-time residents of this prison, strong and powerful.

But if you proceed from my path.

Whether it’s the Wushan Monarch, me, or that monster in the back room, we will all help you.

We can provide some assistance.

Give it a try.

If you don’t want to try, then turn back now, because if you continue moving forward, whether you like it or not, the competitors will see you as an opponent."

Turning back would just make you a new detainee in this prison.

So Baiyu figured.

Moving forward was not a big deal.

He just didn’t know what Captain Lovka and the others’ situation was.

"Looks like you’ve made a choice."

With a slight smile, the musician snapped his fingers, and with a snap, the door opened.

Inside was utter darkness.

Baiyu walked into this dark space, and then a pair of deep red eyes rose in the darkness.

In this room, it seemed there was not a person, but a monster.

"Go ahead, I hope you can go farther."

Within the room.

A terrifying voice emerged.

Baiyu suddenly felt a surge of blessing force in his body, energizing him completely, strengthening him more than twice over.

At this moment.

A white light gate opened in this dark space.

After Baiyu walked through.

He found himself in a vast forest full of big trees.

This...

If Baiyu did not distinctly recall being inside the ship, he might have believed he was on a lushly vegetated planet.

Frowning,

the sky suddenly dropped a green tree leaf into his hand.

A female voice echoed beside his ear.

"Contestants participating in the competition need to collect seven leaves to advance to the next stage; this forest will be your hunting ground."

This voice was quite ethereal.

Baiyu speculated it might be the ship’s voice, since it lived, with its own consciousness.

Baiyu examined the leaf.

Ordinary and without any spirituality.

Yet the leaf could not be damaged; it seemed to have the power of the Bone Ship.

After brief preparations,

Baiyu stepped into the forest.

At this moment.

The leaf in his pocket suddenly moved. When Baiyu touched it, streams of information appeared.

"Aside from killing other competitors to obtain leaves, you can also gain leaves by killing some Exotic Beasts in the forest."

"Be cautious of other competitors; if you can’t kill them, then you must stay away from them."

Information surged into his mind.

It seemed these were precious experiences shared by former contestants.

"In other words, aside from himself, everything in this forest is prey?"

Baiyu pondered inwardly.