Entering the Ruins

"In the ancient times, there were no humans, only some powerful ancient creatures. Until the end of the ancient cycle, the vast majority of ancient creatures went extinct in the cycle, especially the powerful species, who were most affected by the power of the cycle, resulting in only a few weak creatures surviving in the end."

"With the reproduction and birth of new species, the Universe Sea ushered in the Ancient Era. Humans were also a new species born in this era. They possessed the same powerful physique as other ancient creatures, and also had intelligence that other creatures did not have. Therefore, humans rose to prominence in this era and became the overlords of the entire Universe Sea."

"Humans in Ancient Era were actually the ancestors of modern humans, but they were very different from modern humans. Most life forms in Ancient Era were flesh and blood life forms, born with powerful flesh and blood energy, and humans were no exception. This also resulted in all life forms in this era being particularly huge. Life forms as large as mountains were almost everywhere, and some terrifying beings were even larger than some stars. This is why the Starry Sky Giant Beast of the ancient races were particularly huge."

"Of course, although humans in Ancient Era were the dominant species in the Great Universe Sea, and even ruled the entire Great Universe Sea for several eras, with the rise of new races and the invasion of foreign races, their monopoly on the resources of the entire Universe Sea also aroused the resistance of other races. Some powerful races united to fight against humans and compete for resources. The Ancient Battlefield was the battlefield where ancient humans competed with other races for resources."

"In ancient times, the cultivation levels of humans were different from those of today. From lowest to highest, they were Black Iron Level, Bronze, Silver Level, and Gold Level. Platinum Level... Black Iron Level corresponds to the current level of Low-rank God, Bronze Level corresponds to the level of Mid-rank God, and so on."

"But this is just a classification of cultivation level. In reality, the Combat Strength of ancient humans was much stronger than that of modern humans. Even the most ordinary human, who is said to be at the Black Iron Level, actually has Combat Strength that is at least one major level higher, comparable to Mid-rank God. As for genius-level warriors, their Combat Strength is two major levels higher, and some monstrous talents with powerful bloodlines are even three major levels higher, comparable to the Combat Strength of Peak-rank God."

"That's not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that all ancient humans were born with the cultivation Black Iron Level. So even though their Combat Strength varied due to differences in the strength of their bloodlines, the weakest among them was still born with the Combat Strength of Mid-rank God. Of course, having this Combat Strength does not mean having this kind of power. Therefore, ancient humans generally began to cultivate after the age of three, learning to master their own power. By the age of twelve, they could basically fully unleash their Combat Strength."

"Some geniuses not only mastered their own Combat Strength before the age of twelve, but could even break through to the Bronze Level. Others with decent bloodlines could also break through to the Bronze Level by the age of sixteen. After the Coming-of-age ceremony at the age of sixteen, those with cultivation levels above the Bronze Level would become warriors and participate in the conquest of foreign races. Even the weakest Bronze Level warrior was comparable in strength to a current High-rank God, which is why ancient humans were so powerful."

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On the way to the entrance of the ruins by the Federal Government's spaceship, Sea Emperor was teaching Gu Ding his group some common knowledge about Ancient Era.

Because after each cycle, the civilization of an era is almost completely destroyed in the great calamity of that cycle, humanity's vast majority of its understanding of other eras comes from fragmented ruins. Therefore, our knowledge of each era is incomplete. The more ancient the era, the more limited our understanding becomes. While some of the things the Sea Emperor said were common knowledge, this information was fragmented on the SkyNet. It wasn't as systematic and complete as what the Sea Emperor presented. Even Miko, who had studied many civilian materials on the SkyNet, found it eye-opening.

The spaceship arrived at its destination in less than half an hour after the space jump. Sea Emperor stopped his "lecture" and began to observe the situation outside the spaceship.

Outside the spaceship, two powerful human beings stood proudly in the void. The Sea Emperor clearly recognized one of them as Ha De Luo, the current deputy leader of the Federal Government, and the other as Ba Er Sa Ze, the Supreme Marshal of the Military.

As the deputy leader, Ha De Luo has a high profile on SkyNet, and even if Gu Ding and his group saw him, they should be able to recognize him at a glance.

Even though his appearance wasn't particularly outstanding—he was of medium height, thin, and looked to be in his fifties with noticeable wrinkles on his face—his features were also quite ordinary. If a score out of 10 were a perfect 5, he'd only get around a 5.5, not even passing. Yet, this unremarkable-looking person still held the position of deputy leader for nearly 300,000 years, leaving no room for doubt about his abilities.

The other Ba Er Sa Ze was completely different. He was tall, with strong facial features, and his overall appearance was at least a 9.5 out of 10. Even though his hair and beard were gray, his charm was undiminished; instead, he exuded the mature allure unique to older men. Most striking were his eyes, sharp as a hawk's, making it impossible to look directly at him. The wide white cloak behind him further enhanced his imposing and unstoppable presence.

As the supreme commander of the military, Ba Er Sa Ze actually had very little information about him on the SkyNet. Sea Emperor certainly knew what he looked like, but among the thousand people on the spaceship, including Gu Ding, probably not a single one would recognize him. Even the top 0 members who hadn't been eliminated didn't have the authority to contact him.

With just one glance, the Sea Emperor could tell that even if these two hadn't reached the True God level of cultivation, their strength was definitely greater than that of the old butler of the Fa Te family, and by a significant margin. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "The Federal Government is indeed full of hidden talents!"

Opposite the two stood a young man who looked to be only in his early twenties. He wore a long black robe, a slight smile playing on his lips, and his long, blood-red hair flowed without wind. His black eyes were like unfathomable, terrifying abysses. He licked his crimson upper lip and chuckled, "That old man Abel didn't come?"

"Night God, if you want to fight, I alone am more than enough to keep you company." Ba Er Sa Ze not only didn't answer his question, but also shut down everything the other man wanted to say with a single sentence. His tone was indifferent, as if to say, "Stop talking nonsense, I'm ready to fight if you want to."

"Heh heh, your cloak is quite imposing. I'll find a tailor to sew a few more out of human skin when we get back," Night God said provocatively, completely unconcerned.

Ba Er Sa Ze ignored him and slowly closed his eyes, as if he were resting.

Feeling bored, Night God turned his gaze back to Ha De Luo. "Hey, old man, what's your name again?"

He asked this question partly out of humiliation, and partly because he genuinely didn't know Ha De Luo's name. Although he knew the other was the human deputy leader, he hadn't paid him much attention. Ha De Luo's appearance was indeed the kind that would easily be forgotten in a crowd.

Ha De Luo merely glanced at Night God without offering a reply.

"How boring, are they all mute?" Night God said, somewhat annoyed. The reason he was so bored was that his faction's spaceship hadn't arrived yet. In the void, he was all alone. "I should have called You Na and the others over. We could have had a good time while they were here."

You Na was the most beloved woman of the Night God, and his whispered words also reached the ears of Ha De Luo and Ba Er Sa Ze. The two frowned slightly upon hearing them.

Logically, there should be no medium for sound transmission in a vacuum. However, at the level of Night God and his ilk, they can even tear apart a vacuum to vibrate and transmit sound, so communication is not affected.

Just as Night God was muttering to himself, a spaceship finally appeared behind him. The spaceship, which was entirely black, approached from a distance and then came to a steady stop not far behind Night God.

"Alright. Our ship has arrived. Can we open the entrance and let these children in?" Night God turned to look at the spaceship behind him, then spoke to the two people in front of him.

Ba Er Sa Ze and Ha De Luo looked at each other and then nodded.

Ha De Luo flashed to the side, appearing not far away, his hands rapidly forming intricate hand seals. Ba Er Sa Ze, however, didn't look at Ha De Luo, his gaze remaining fixed on Night God, noticeably more vigilant than before. He worried that Night God might take advantage of the situation to launch a sneak attack. Although the chances of such an event were slim, it was still a precaution.

Night God naturally knew what Ba Er Sa Ze meant by staring at him. He yawned and then laughed, "Do you need to look at me like that? If it were that old Abel, I might be able to make a move. But this guy, I don't even know his name. At most, his position is a deputy leader. My identity is the king of the Darkness Clan. He doesn't have the qualifications for me to ambush him."

Even after Night God said that, Ba Er Sa Ze did not let his guard down at all.

"Hey, hey, is this attitude necessary? Our two races are jointly developing this site, so we can be considered allies. 'One should treat allies with the gentleness of a spring breeze,' that sounds like something from your human elementary school textbooks..." Night God continued to bombard Ba Er Sa Ze with words.

Ba Er Sa Ze cursed inwardly, "Allies my ass! If any of my men were as noisy as you, I'd slap them away!"

On the other side, Ha De Luo finally finished all his hand seals, and less than a hundred meters in front of him, the previously empty void began to slowly tear open a crack.

The crack began to expand rapidly, and in just a few seconds, it tore open a huge hole nearly ten meters high and five meters wide. The hole quickly turned from pitch black to emit white light, and soon formed a white light gate.

"Since you opened the passage, your people should go first," Night God said politely, a smile playing on his lips.

But Ha De Luo and Ba Er Sa Ze knew that Night God was afraid they might tamper with the passage, which was why he was being so polite.

"Since that's the case, then we won't stand on ceremony." Ha De Luo said, and with a command, the spaceship door immediately opened. Gu Ding were all enveloped in a layer of translucent bubbles, which carried them towards the portal.

"Minions, go in!" Seeing that all the demigods from the Human Race Camp had entered, Night God gave the order. From the spaceship behind him, bubbles rapidly surged out, all rushing towards the portal. (To be continued...)