Star Steel!

Dark Realm.

From the day the game from his previous life was released.

Until the game descended upon reality.

Everyone had assumed it was an ancient wasteland game.

The houses were built of wood, and people wore coarse cloth and hemp garments.

Smelting used primitive methods, and the currency was metal.

Letters were delivered by people, travel was by horse, and conversations were held by shouting.

There had never been any technological creations.

That was why Zhang Qing had been so utterly shocked when he saw the so-called Forbidden Item—the highly integrated circuit silicon crystal—that day.

However.

Things had just become even more fucking absurd.

After the box was opened, it revealed a fist-sized, hexagonal, crystal-like creation.

It flickered with light like a revolving lantern.

It was brimming with sci-fi vibes.

It even had exquisitely designed buttons and visible tubing.

And.

As the light flickered, the thing trembled as though it were alive, almost as if it were breathing.

It looked like some kind of engine.

Ahem... That was Zhang Qing's instinctive thought.

It just felt like.

For something this saturated with sci-fi flair.

Calling it the engine of some device would not have been an exaggeration at all.

"What is this?"

Zhang Qing could not help asking.

Yang Man chuckled.

"The number one Forbidden Item in Zi City—Star Steel!"

"Don't get too close. Forbidden Items are called Forbidden Items because they possess forbidden power."

"This kind of power can seize one's soul!"

Zhang Qing took a step back.

Even his heart seemed to skip a beat.

Star Steel!

A Secret Treasure!

A Secret Treasure capable of allowing someone to enter the ranks of Sequence Users!

And now, it was actually right before him.

If...

If he snatched it and then charged out into the wilderness, would that be feasible?

The moment that thought arose, Zhang Qing could not help glancing around.

With that glance.

His heart immediately went cold!

Yu Tianhai: 4376/4400!

Yu Tianxiong: 4211/4500!

Yu Tianao: 4352/4600!

Oh, my god.

Over four thousand Blood Volume. This was the Sunrise Realm.

Wait, no. When the Yu Family patriarch had appeared before, his Blood Volume had been 5999!

Could it be that the Yu Family had some hidden trump card?

Yeah, he understood now.

The Blood Volume of big shots could not be calculated with mere parameters.

Still, 5999 should have been the limit of the Sunrise Realm.

Damn.

So damn awesome. The Morning Sun Realm actually had a Blood Volume cap of two thousand, unlike the other realms, which only had one thousand.

Back to the point.

For Zhang Qing to steal this Star Steel and then leave the city was simply a fool's dream.

Three Sunrise Realm big shots were guarding this place.

It seemed that no one could take away this Star Steel, known as Zi City's number one Forbidden Item.

He himself.

Still had a long way to go!

To obtain this thing, he would have to bring down the entire Yu Family.

What a fucking insane mission.

But why had Yang Man brought this thing here now?

Zhang Qing was curious.

However, in the next second, Zhang Qing's worldview began to crumble and reform.

Several healing martial artists stepped forward.

A faint green glow appeared in their hands.

That healing light began approaching the Star Steel.

And so.

The Star Steel seemed to come alive!

It was as though the faint green healing light was charging it.

Then.

Zhang Qing felt someone shove him.

He staggered back a step.

It was not just Zhang Qing.

Everyone surrounding the Star Steel could not help trembling.

Even the three Sunrise Realm big shots stepped back.

What the hell!

What kind of power was this?

Hey, hey, hey, this had gone completely off track.

I'm a devout believer in the ultimate path of martial artists.

This was unreasonable!

However.

That was how the Dark Realm was.

After Star Steel released that wave of special power.

Yang Man let out a long breath and closed the box.

Then she handed it back to the three big shots for safekeeping.

Zhang Qing could not help taking another look at the box, only for Yu Tianhai to glare at him.

The gaze of a Sunrise Realm expert was actually like lightning.

It viciously stabbed into Zhang Qing.

Fortunately, nothing followed.

"Now..."

"Wait!"

Yang Man said.

She stared fixedly ahead.

Even if Chuan Hao is a failed product, he'll still be affected by the Forbidden Item.

Then... what will happen?

This is truly something to look forward to!

The wooden shed ruins.

Those big shots were fighting with all their might.

They had not noticed Chuan Hao's changes at all.

He now looked like a monster, with two heads, several arms, and countless lumps of flesh on his body.

Then.

With that wave from Star Steel.

He changed.

Things fell away.

The flesh lumps were falling off, the extra heads were dropping away, and even the additional limbs were dissolving.

A foul stench began to spread.

The things that fell off immediately began to rot.

And Chuan Hao had already returned to human form.

Even.

His body was shrinking back down.

And during that process.

Silicon crystal fragments began seeping out through his skin, dyeing him into a little green man.

His eyes began to clear.

They even became profound.

A change—an enormous change.

Chuan Hao seemed to have been possessed. He was completely different from before.

The former timid Chuan Hao had vanished.

In his place stood someone like a protagonist, his entire body filled with some rising magic.

He now shone as brilliantly as the stars.

Everyone unconsciously looked over.

"This..."

"What is happening?"

The Shui Family members were dumbfounded.

"It worked? A Ghoul Blood Warrior?"

Looking at the little green man, the Shui Family members could not help shouting.

But the Pagoda Tree Ghoul was growing anxious.

Without hesitation, it charged at him, wanting to kill him.

Ghoul Blood Warriors were a catastrophic experiment for Specters.

Because.

Once it succeeded, Specters would become prey, hunted down in a frenzy.

They would hunt Specters to create Ghoul Blood Warriors.

And the newly created Ghoul Blood Warriors would join in the hunt as well.

At that rate.

It would only be a matter of time before Specters went extinct in this world!

Therefore.

They absolutely could not allow this plan to succeed.

Chuan Hao.

This test subject had to die, whether he had succeeded or not!

"I..."

Facing the attacking Pagoda Tree Ghoul, Chuan Hao spoke calmly.

The feeling he gave off carried a terrifying certainty.

And.

Even more terrifyingly.

The moment the word "I" left his mouth.

A sound began ringing in everyone's minds.

Like the ticking of a clock:

Tick. Tick. Tick...

Shocking!

Indescribable shock!

Zhang Qing heard it too.

His face filled with astonishment as he turned to look at Yang Man.

Yang Man's face was alight with wild joy.

She was even counting softly under her breath;

"1, 2, 3, 4..."

She was counting the number of times the voice had sounded in her mind.

Unfortunately.

After the fourth chime.

It stopped completely.

Yang Man froze, then hope uncontrollably appeared on her face.

Even after using the Secret Treasure, the outcome was still the same.

She turned and left at once.

As she walked away, she continued murmuring;

'The Pendulum of Fate echoes within the minds of living beings. It is the greatest path.'

'It is the Sequence, salvation, and the end of all things!'

'It is the key to heaven, and the thorns one must cross to enter immortality.'