“Yes!” The two guards dared not delay, immediately leading the way toward a distant lake.
“How did you two come across the ruins?” The fox-eyed young man asked telepathically while following the two guards in flight.
The ruins.
The Ancient God’s Wasteland was the battlefield from billions of years ago, where the most supreme immortal gods of the Blood-Net Continent united to resist an invasion by extraterrestrial beings. That battle was soaked in blood, leaving a wasteland spanning hundreds of billions of kilometers. Even after countless eons, this wasteland still exudes endless malevolence, showing how fierce that ancient war must have been!
Each immortal could establish their own divine kingdom, so treasures were naturally abundant.
After that great war…
The Immortal Temple had once gone to great lengths searching for ruins, sweeping through the entire Ancient God’s Wasteland and collecting numerous relics and treasures. However, although the Immortal Temple dispatched immortals specifically for this task, the Ancient God’s Wasteland was simply too vast!
Secondly, the soil was too deep!
The Blood-Net Continent’s surface diameter was about nine trillion kilometers, while its depth was nearly a hundred billion kilometers. With such an immense depth, to filter and search through it all…
Even a group of immortals would inevitably miss some spots.
Yet over the past billions of years, few new ruins were ever discovered, as over countless ages, 99% of the ruins had already been unearthed, leaving only the most elusive ones.
…
The three dove straight into the lake, descending deeper and deeper toward its bottom. This vast lake was several ten-thousands of kilometers deep, dark and mysterious.
“Lord, we only discovered the ruins by sheer luck.”
“Yes, pure luck.”
As the fox-eyed youth descended into the lake, he telepathically said, “Explain in detail.”
“We were preparing to hunt some aquatic abominations at the lake’s depths to roast their flesh, but unexpectedly… while submerged, we suddenly felt violent tremors beneath the silt, splitting open a chasm in the lakebed. Ancient, corroded weapons even surfaced from the depths. Without hesitation, we rushed back to report.”
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“As soon as we found it, we came straight to notify you, Lord.”
Both of them spoke in succession.
The fox-eyed youth smiled as he listened. He was a World Lord, specially cultivated by the Immortal Temple, and naturally had a vast knowledge. As soon as he heard the story, he understood…
“It must be that the storage device of a certain immortal or World Lord’s pocket realm has cracked, causing the pocket realm to be exposed and forcing the lakebed soil to split open.” The fox-eyed youth mused. Once cultivators reach the Monarch level, they can use world power to create a pocket realm, even constructing a “world within a world.”
A pocket realm could be as small as a villa.
Even smaller, it could be contained within a specially crafted grain of sand.
How small it could shrink depended on the rarity and value of the materials used!
Some rare materials, even as tiny as a sesame seed, could contain an entire pocket realm. While spatial rings might use cheaper materials, the process of carving space was extremely difficult and troublesome. Therefore, many wealthy Monarchs, or even immortals, preferred to spend fortunes acquiring rare materials to store their pocket realms as personal storage space! After all, a pocket realm could be stored in a grain of sand and carried on one’s person.
However…
A divine kingdom was different. Divine kingdoms were far more vast and complicated.
“It must be an immortal!”
“World Lords possess internal realms and can directly store items within. Only immortals, who no longer have internal realms but instead possess divine kingdoms, would find retrieving and storing items extremely inconvenient. Therefore, carrying a pocket realm… with sufficient space and storage capacity, is extremely convenient.” The fox-eyed youth mused, “However, even the materials used to store pocket realms, no matter how valuable, cannot last forever. After billions of years, it finally decayed, causing the pocket realm to emerge and split the surrounding soil, which is how these two discovered it. Ha! My luck is truly amazing.”
Excited, the fox-eyed youth arrived at the dark, deep lakebed and unfurled his world power.
“Indeed!”
“It really is a pocket realm.” By extending his world power deep into the mud layer beneath the lakebed, the fox-eyed youth quickly confirmed his suspicions and became ecstatic.
Swoosh!
The fox-eyed youth immediately dove into the mud layer, beginning his journey to collect treasures from the ruins.
…
Half a day later, within the palace on the lake’s central islet.
The fox-eyed youth stood by the railing, gazing into the distance, filled with pride: “Never did I expect that I, Kuyan, would obtain the treasures of this ruin. Hmm, judging from the current findings, it should be a storage realm carried by an immortal deity. Although the treasures inside aren’t as numerous as I had hoped, they still amount to hundreds, even thousands of times my previous wealth.”
He struck gold.
Legends spoke of discovering ruins as the ultimate stroke of fortune! He was a World Lord, already possessing considerable treasures, yet his wealth had just multiplied a thousandfold in an instant.
“Still, I can deal with the other weapons and materials. But this Jade-Gold Statue is of no use to me.” The fox-eyed youth flipped his hand, and instantly a statue about 30 centimeters tall appeared. It was carved from a semi-transparent golden material, and even looking at it vaguely sent chills down one’s spine.
The statue depicted a beast—resembling a giant lizard with a long tail, thick hoofed claws, and a single horn on its forehead. A fierce, ancient aura radiated from the mysterious, ancient statue.
“The Jade-Gold Statue, this must be one of the legendary Beast God Statues. I’ve heard there are eighteen in total.” The fox-eyed youth shook his head. “However, the Beast God Statue is merely a commemorative item, with no other practical use.”
The Beast God Statues.
There were eighteen of these sacred items worshipped by the Immortal Temple. However, during that terrifying climactic battle of ancient times, most of the Beast God Statues were lost, and to this day, three still remained unfound.
“Though it holds no use for me, presenting it to the Temple would be a great deed, earning me substantial rewards.” The fox-eyed youth smiled faintly, then immediately sent a message through his communicator to the Immortal Temple…
The message was simple.
He, Kuyan, had accidentally acquired one of the Beast God Statues and wished to offer it to the Temple.
…
Traveling at the speed of light, the message reached the Immortal Temple in about a day and a half. Within the Immortal Temple… although the Beast God Statue was merely a ceremonial object with little practical importance, its symbolic significance was immense. Therefore, the Immortal Temple immediately issued orders, directing the nearest envoy team to collect the Beast God Statue and summon the World Lord ‘Kuyan’ to the Temple to receive his reward.
…
A special envoy led by Yake descended from a deep purple spacecraft, hovering above the lake’s central islet.
“Kuyan.”
White-robed Yake slowly descended from the sky, followed by two envoys.
“Haha, Yake.” The fox-eyed youth flew out from the islet, greeting him with a smile. “What a coincidence.”
“I am here by the Immortal’s command, delivering the Blood-Net Medal to Lord Bachie.” The white-robed Yake said. “Currently, only two envoy teams remain in the Ancient God’s Wasteland, and I happen to be not too far from you, so I was ordered to detour here to collect the Beast God Statue.”
“Lord Bachie?”
The fox-eyed youth exclaimed in delight. “You’re going to visit Lord Bachie? I’ve heard he has been cultivating deep within the malevolent aura for quite some time and has already fused his eighth Blood-Net Crystal.”
“Yes.” White-robed Yake nodded.
“Then let’s go together. I’ll accompany you to visit Lord Bachie. I’ve long heard of his name but have never had the chance to meet him.” The fox-eyed youth eagerly said. Compared to Bachie, he was far inferior in both age and status. First, the fox-eyed youth was merely a third-stage Monarch.
Whereas Bachie had long been a peak Monarch.
And for billions of years, he had been the greatest genius!
Moreover, if he so desired, he could ascend to immortality in the blink of an eye! In terms of status, Bachie was no lesser than a celestial deity… otherwise, he wouldn’t have two Monarchs serving as his personal guardians, let alone a mighty primordial beast like Qiniu as his sworn brother.
“Let’s go.” White-robed Yake nodded.
Immediately, the group flew into the deep purple spacecraft hovering in the sky, and the ship sped off toward the massive crater.
…
Time passed.
Luo Feng silently waited within the crater’s palace.
“Blood God Bachie told me it would take six to ten days. According to Earth time, that’s about two months at most. But now, two months have already passed.” Luo Feng, dressed in the standard Blood God Guard uniform—a bronze battle armor—sat cross-legged on a stone bed, his heart filled with anxiety.
Staying here was of little benefit.
Returning, however, could bring many opportunities. Compared to the vast universe, the Blood-Net Continent was ultimately too small.
“Boom!”
The air trembled, and a force directly reached Luo Feng.
“Number Ninety-Seven!” A mighty voice echoed through the crater’s palace, causing Luo Feng to immediately rise from his stone bed and respectfully say, “Lord.”
The palace within the crater was tens of thousands of kilometers from the crater’s bottom. Naturally, a World Lord’s world power could not reach such a distance unless it was deliberately directed along a specific path. Under Blood God Bachie’s control, his world power caused the air itself to tremble.
“Come to me.” The mighty voice commanded.
“Yes.” Luo Feng replied respectfully, his heart secretly elated—this must be the time to receive the Blood-Net Medal.
Swoosh!
Luo Feng transformed into a streak of cyan light, flying out through the cave passage, then diving downward into the endless abyss, quickly reaching the bottom of the abyss.
…
Fifth level of the palace.
Luo Feng reached the fifth tier of the grand palace, where his gaze was instantly drawn to the majestic figure of Bachie. Cloaked in a robe of deep crimson, he sat regally upon the throne, flanked by the towering presence of the ancient beast Qiniu.
“Greetings, Lord. Greetings, Lord Qiniu.” Luo Feng knelt on one knee.
“Rise.”
Blood God Bachie smiled. “Wait a moment. The envoy from the Blood God Palace is about to arrive, bringing the Blood-Net Medal. Also… this time, you’re quite fortunate.”
“Fortunate?” Luo Feng’s face showed a hint of confusion.
Blood God Bachie laughed heartily. “Because this envoy is accompanied by another World Lord, Kuyan. Kuyan has struck gold, obtaining an ancient treasure from the Immortal Temple… the Beast God Statue! The ‘Beast God’ carved into the statue was a legendary existence. They are coming, and I will let you witness this Beast God Statue as well.”
“Oh? The Beast God Statue?”
Luo Feng’s heart was puzzled, but on the surface, he loudly proclaimed, “Thank you, Lord!”
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