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Seeing that Lister was sensing the power of the rules surrounding him, Ocas deliberately did not disturb him, intending to let him feel it for a while longer.

In fact, Lister was not surprised by the power of this rule.

More than anything, people are curious about the arrival of the Game System's mastermind.

Unexpectedly, this so-called power of rules was able to activate the main brain.

The familiar District 71 Mastermind, even though it hadn't appeared for centuries, still processed information swiftly, and soon a brand new notification was issued.

"Notice: The alien life form has been corrupted by the power of the rules. Upon investigation, it has been determined that the alien life form voluntarily accepted this... No interference will be allowed..."

"... This aberrant life form was identified as Special Marker Life Form No. 001, which affected the overall game flow. Therefore, after comprehensive consideration by the mainframe and all districts, it has been removed..."

"Notice: The rules and agreements you signed are being erased..."

Notification: Removal successful.

The moment the power of the rules was erased by the main brain, the crimson threads reflected in Lister's pupils suddenly shattered like a broken string.

He clearly sensed that the shackles binding his soul were violently torn apart by some higher-dimensional force, and the remaining fragments of rules emitted a crisp sound like porcelain shattering in his sea of consciousness.

However, the contract floating between the two remained unmoved. Its parchment-like surface, with terms written in stardust powder, still emitted a faint blue light.

The chains around Ocas's neck tightened excitedly, the archbishop of the Church of the End clearly unaware of the changes taking place in the shadows.

Lister also noticed this message and immediately handed the contract back without saying a word.

As expected, Ocas was completely unaware.

With a flick of his finger, he sent the contract pages transforming into two streaks of light that disappeared between the two men's brows.

The contract is complete.

You may verify the agreement again at your discretion.

"Hehe~! The Crimson Covenant Contract lives up to its name, doesn't it?"

At this moment, Ocas teased Lister, who was startled when he first came into contact with the contract and felt the tangible power of the rules.

There is a chilling feeling that an individual is being stared at by the universe, and could be erased at any moment.

Since then, this contract has been highly regarded.

For any major matter, they would either exchange with or request the Crimson Covenant.

The two factions never even used this contract to form an alliance, but they did use it this time for the anticipated Power of the Plane.

Clearly, this is enough to know the other party's current interest in the Seed of Eternity, including the fact that this alliance has now formed a deeper bond.

The Church of the End is already strong enough to fight six opponents at once. Now, with the addition of Lister's Machine-Slaying Federation, they have formed a deep alliance and have nothing to fear.

"Now, shall we talk about high-purity Soul Crystals?"

Where exactly is it?

"The Ruins of Alcaso"

Upon hearing the location, Lister felt a strange sense of familiarity, and his personal chip terminal immediately provided the information and location.

The Ruins of Alcaso, the site of the last great battle between World Annihilation forces, is also the battleground where the current seven World Annihilation forces are aligned.

The essence of Soul Crystal is still the condensation of the soul energy of a living being.

This is a place where countless powerful individuals perished, a gathering place for powerful souls.

Upon closer examination, it seems quite possible that high-purity Soul Crystals could indeed be produced.

"How did your faction find out about this?"

"Logically speaking... shouldn't the Void Corridor be the first to obtain this kind of information?"

Although the other party was very confident, Lister still had some doubts about this information.

The Church of the End has never been known for its strong intelligence capabilities; in fact, it is subtly targeted by the other six world -World Annihilation in terms of intelligence, and no one is willing to pay attention to it.

This kind of intelligence... should only be something that the Void Corridor could possibly possess.

"The first thing we mastered was the Void Corridor."

"Or rather... the Void Corridor has been mastered for nearly ten thousand years."

Ocas nodded with a wicked grin, as if he had expected Lister's reaction.

"So you discovered this move by the Void Corridor?"

"No, it wasn't... it was discovered by Star Machine Civilization."

"The high-purity Soul Crystals produced in this Ruins of Alcaso should be generated periodically."

"And the star system actually controlled by the Star Machine Civilization is near the Ruins of Alcaso."

"During the clearing operation, we discovered the movement of the Void Corridor, and only after investigating did we find out this situation."

"Luckily, our forces have a cleanup team that's not far away, and they've spotted the movement."

Ocas then revealed all the information he knew.

While the three parties' Hegemon extermination teams were still outwardly carrying out the extermination, they had already fought once, and the Church of the End of the End naturally had the upper hand.

Of course, competition between Overlord Tier is not very meaningful.

Ultimately, the decision regarding this rare resource had to be made by the World Annihilation Destroyer.

So... how many parties are aware of this news now?

"It's estimated that, apart from the Spirit Remains Star Abyss and the Eternal Night Royal Court, the other parties have also received the news."

"But you don't need to worry. The Emerald Royal Court is most likely unaware that this ancient ruin could produce high-purity Soul Crystals."

"Furthermore, they need to conserve their strength while awaiting the Seed of Eternity, and it's highly unlikely they will participate."

"The Crimson Covenant are also busy setting up their contracts, and they don't have much need for Soul Crystals."

"What we really need to deal with are the Star Machine Civilization and the Void Corridor itself."

"Or we could take this opportunity to try and kill one or two people from either of the two great civilizations, and muddy the waters first."

Listening to Ocas's analysis, Lister nodded silently.

At the same time, I also developed a different impression of this Archbishop of the End.

He had originally thought this person was purely insane, Destruction, and acted solely on whims and whims.

It now appears that this person's understanding of the various forces in the universe is by no means inferior.

Moreover, many of their actions, which seem irrational, crazy, and reckless, have probably been carefully considered beforehand.

The battlefield that once devoured countless Hegemon and even World Annihilation, the outer perimeter of the Ruins of Alcaso is just as everyone imagines: desolate and barren.

The spatiotemporal laws of the entire area are inexplicably inconsistent, and over the years, this area seems to be beyond repair.

Lister traversed the fractured spaces within the ruins alone, surrounded by absolute darkness.

It was as if all the light and heat in this star field had already been extracted.

Only by delving deeper can one discover celestial bodies that have been dismembered by certain forces.

And at the very heart of it all, there was a corridor built entirely of corpses.

The floating debris, like bones gnawed by a giant beast, floated in the vacuum, forming a star-destroyed corridor nearly a light-year long.

At the end of the corridor, the spatial structure presents a morbid Twist, like an abandoned barrier.

In the blink of an eye, they had truly entered the barrier battlefield of the pre- World Annihilation War.

The Killing Intent Wave swept across this isolated area, but instead of the expected desolation and death, it was a boiling sea of souls.

The ruins of the former main battlefield have long been reshaped by some force.

Countless shattered starship wrecks floated in the void, their surfaces covered with spiderweb-like black crystalline veins, as if parasitized by some living substance.

The crystals sometimes contracted like breathing, and sometimes burst forth with dazzling blue arcs of electricity, each pulsation causing the entire star field to tremble.

But what is most striking is the center of this barrier space.

A giant tree, spontaneously formed from high-purity soul power, rose from the ground, its trunk entirely composed of interwoven high-purity black soul power.

The tree canopy extends into thousands of translucent "branches," each ending in a mummified corpse hanging upside down.

Time has long since passed, and the mummified corpse's power has naturally dissipated completely.

However, judging from the Killing Intent Wave and the residual aura deep within, it can be known that each of these mummified corpses possesses at least the strength of Overlord Tier.

"They've finally arrived!"

"But it was still too late."

Ocas's voice rang out beside him, the scraping sound of chains particularly jarring in the deathly silence.

The next instant, all the chains binding its body taut, pointing in one direction like probe tentacles.

"Those metal lumps from the Star Machine Civilization acted quickly; the item is already in their hands."

Following the direction the chains pointed, Lister's Killing Intent Wave swept out instantly.

The intense killing intent caused the upside-down mummies to sway slightly as if they were wind chimes.

Notice the direction it was pointing; a mummified corpse had already fallen into this sea of souls.

The mummy's chest wound was fresh, and some residual soul energy remained at the wound site.

As expected... this high-purity Soul Crystal was born from the powerful beings who died in the past, and it was nurtured by this giant tree in this greatly changed barrier ruin before it was truly born.

Behind the mummified corpse, the auras of three World Annihilation powerhouses confronted each other.

Lister first glanced at his defeated opponent, the Ruler II.

He was in bad shape at the moment; his mechanical body was covered in cracks, the dark matter cannon barrel on his left arm had been severed at the root, and the exposed energy core was constantly spewing out scarlet sparks.

Moreover, there was more than one person beside him; there was also the aura of an unfamiliar mechanical-type World Annihilation powerhouse.

Judging solely from the direct feeling of his aura, he is far stronger than the Ruler II.

As expected, this is the strongest being of the Star Machine Civilization, the Ruler One.

Among the seven major powers in the original universe, the entire Star Machine Civilization had the weakest hard power.

Civilization has only had two World Annihilation in its history, and now both of them are personally present in this ancient battlefield ruins.

On the other side of their confrontation were also acquaintances of Lister.

The image of Curtis, who was severely injured by Curtis's single strike in the Void Corridor, has already spread throughout the entire universe.

It was also the stepping stone that led to Lister's current fame.

His condition was even worse than that of the Ruler II. The gray crystal robe floating on the shattered star was tattered, and dark golden energy mist kept escaping from the corners of the robe.

That was the disintegration phenomenon caused by the organ particles after the "Star Core Disintegration Ray" of the Ruler One pierced through the abdominal cavity.

Of the three natal rhombus-shaped cores, only one remained suspended in front of his chest, its surface covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and several crystal fragments would fall off with each rotation.

At the cut where his right arm was ripped open at the root, countless void energies Twist like struggling worms.

It looks like the previous battle was quite fierce.

However, at this moment, Curtis, like the two rulers, did not continue to make a move.

Instead, their eyes were fixed on Ocas, including on Lister, who had just arrived.

It seems that the threat posed by their battle is far less than the pressure exerted by Ocas.

The current standoff is likely due to Ocas's arrival midway through the conflict.

Fortunately, these World Annihilation beings all possess extremely strong self-healing abilities.

In this bizarre stalemate, both seriously injured individuals were secretly and rapidly recovering, their auras steadily increasing.

Lister's Killing Intent Wave suddenly solidified into a tangible form in the void, and crimson crystals spread like a plague along the Star Remains Corridor.

Ocas's chains were now wrapped in blazing white flames, and his maniacal laughter exploded in the sea of souls.

"The item is on Yi."

"Go ask him for it yourself. I'll take care of the other two partially disabled patients."

As soon as he finished speaking, the number of chains suddenly increased to tens of thousands.

At the end of each chain emerged the Destruction runes of the Church of the End, further disrupting the already broken rules of the entire barrier ruins.

"Stop!"

Curtis spoke first.

He glanced disapprovingly at the two from the Star Machine Civilization, then looked at Lister and Ocas.

"I don't want this time's Soul Crystals!"

"Both of them are currently on Yi. Let me leave!"

Due to the unique nature of the barrier, many rules within the Ruins of Alcaso are disordered.

Once inside, information cannot be transmitted normally to the outside world, and one cannot leave directly; one can only leave through the entrance.

After all, as the main battlefield chosen by the former World Annihilation powerhouses, it must have its own unique characteristics.

This also means that Curtis hasn't been able to leave immediately yet.

He even looked ingratiatingly at Lister and Ocas, whom he was already displeased with.

High-purity Soul Crystals are indeed good, but you need to be alive to get them.

It only happens once every thousand years. If we miss it this time, we can just wait until the World Annihilation order stabilizes before trying again.

With the World Annihilation War imminent, all sides have long been eager to make their moves, and their actions are no longer as measured or restrained as they used to be.

Given the current state of Lister and Ocas, even with the power to World Annihilation, Curtis dared not gamble on whether they would actually make a move, or whether he could survive against them.

Upon hearing Curtis's request, the two rulers' expressions instantly turned ugly.

They even fantasized that Curtis could join forces with the two of them to fight against the two in front of them.

They even said that Curtis was used as a scapegoat, and the two of them escaped in the chaos.

Who knew the other side would be so decisive, giving up so quickly, even faster than them.

Lister looked at Ocas at that moment.

His purpose in coming here was singular: to take away the high-purity Soul Crystal.

As for the remaining three, whether or not to kill the opponent at this time, he would mainly rely on Ocas's opinion.

"I just told you to hand over the Soul Crystal and leave, but you wouldn't!"

"Now that the Soul Crystal is lost, you're finally thinking of leaving?"

"Hehe~! Too late!"

Without hesitation, Ocas sprinted forward, his chains wrapping around Curtis and the Ruler II.

Seeing this, Lister no longer hesitated.

Countless killing intents coalesced in an instant, and a scarlet longsword appeared in his hand.

While the Ruler One was still cautiously defending, he swung his sword with all his might.

A crimson crack that traversed the barrier suddenly slashed towards the Ruler One.

Instantly, Yi's mechanical pupils contracted sharply.

Although I had heard Er mention Lister's strength before, Er's overall strength was much weaker than his, which limited my estimation of Lister's power.

Today, truly facing his opponent directly, and feeling the unparalleled force of that strike, the Ruler One immediately became extremely vigilant.

They dared not hold back any of their defensive measures, employing every trick in the book.