Within the Underworld, the scenarios for Jailer Minister assessments were entirely different from Apostle Assessments. The assessment sites were not specially created spaces, but five-star unknown Danger Zones hidden from the world within the Underworld.
Gu Chen had been transported to a deep region of Gengsi Continent that Zhang Chen had once visited. Gengsi Continent as a whole remained undeveloped territory, and no one had ever ventured into its deepest central region. Naturally, it had never been divided into regions or given any names.
Gu Chen was currently deep within an enormous natural cavern.
A group of strange Underworld creatures lived inside. Though they belonged to the same species, their forms were completely different, because their bodies transformed to resemble certain special objects they had seen.
Although their appearances differed, their essential nature and attributes were exactly the same. Gu Chen did not yet know what those attributes were. He merely felt that these creatures shared something intrinsic with him—not blood, but a certain state.
Gu Chen's current condition could no longer be described as terrible.
With his Soul Stone missing, his soul and physical shell had lost their core and were gradually collapsing and disintegrating. He could only temporarily keep his body from falling apart through the immense strength of his Blood Ancestor physique.
Yet after being transported back to the Underworld, Gu Chen had forcibly fused a divine artifact with his current body, making matters even worse.
The Blood Ancestor Crystal Bead was far tougher than Gu Chen had imagined. He had intended to use it as the core of his body, but instead of repairing his flesh, it accelerated its collapse within a short time.
Not just anyone could fuse with a divine artifact. Xing Can was the first person in history to merge a divine artifact