Zhao Wuji Dies! Sign-in Rewards Obtained

"Lu Yuan, are you determined to wipe me out?"

Before a sheer cliff face, Zhao Wuji, utterly exhausted, spoke with a dark expression.

At first, when Zhao Wuji had run into Lu Yuan, he'd been thrilled.

Because even he hadn't expected that the first person he'd meet upon entering the Divine Martial Heavenly Ruins would be the one he most wanted to kill—Lu Yuan.

At the same time, he'd been brimming with confidence, since his strength, not long ago through a certain Peerless Treasure, had successfully broken limits to reach Eternal Uniqueness, surpassing the Prodigy Supreme rank.

He believed that, at this point, he already possessed the power to crush Lu Yuan.

But what he'd never anticipated was that Lu Yuan's strength would be this terrifying.

He was being suppressed and beaten the entire time.

Lu Yuan's white robes were as pure as snow. His eyes held no excess emotion—only a cold, sinking murderous intent.

"Zhao Wuji, do you really think there's any room for negotiation between you and me?"

"Why not?"

Zhao Wuji hurriedly said, "A clan can be rebuilt, but if you kill me, the Dark Immortal Hall will never let this go."

Zhao Wuji was truly afraid now. His courage had been completely shattered by Lu Yuan.

Seeing Zhao Wuji in this state, Lu Yuan shook his head, disappointment flickering in his eyes. Then he raised his sword and slashed.

Zhao Wuji's fine head flew up into the air, spraying blood, before falling to the ground. In his eyes, a trace of hope still lingered.

Staring at the head on the ground, its eyes already devoid of light, Lu Yuan was silent for a long moment.

That he'd run into Zhao Wuji so quickly was something Lu Yuan hadn't expected either.

But since they'd met, he had to kill him.

The fact that Zhao Wuji had been able to flee thousands of miles from Lu Yuan's grasp showed that breaking limits to the fourth layer wasn't entirely useless.

Watching Zhao Wuji's body and head gradually become covered by ants and insects, Lu Yuan waved a hand to take his storage treasure, then turned and left.

As for the Dark Immortal Hall's retaliation, Lu Yuan couldn't care less.

Between him and the Dark Immortal Hall, it had always been a fight to the death.

Not long after Lu Yuan left.

Pei Xingzhi finally dared to breathe heavily as he stepped out. Seeing the corpse on the ground, already gnawed down to white bones by countless insects, he felt a chill of terror.

This was Zhao Wuji, after all—no nameless nobody.

He was one of the Young Masters of the five supreme powers of the Dark Continent!

And yet today, he had died here, silently and without a sound.

For a moment, Pei Xingzhi was flooded with emotion.

At the same time, he raised his guard. He absolutely could not be discovered—especially not by Lu Yuan.

Arriving at a small stream, Lu Yuan crouched down, cupped a handful of clear water to wash his face and hands, then simply sat down on the spot and began to check the system.

The moment he had entered the Divine Martial Heavenly Ruins, the check-in task had already been completed.

Now was the time to claim the check-in reward.

With a hint of excitement, Lu Yuan moved a thought. The next second, an Ancient Abyss Divine Sword, one and a half meters long and a palm's width wide, appeared in his hand.

The divine sword was a dark gold throughout, its blade densely covered with Law Imprints.

From tip to hilt, it radiated an aura of sharpness, mystery, and overwhelming power.

Possessing a divine weapon like this, even a mortal with no cultivation whatsoever could slay kings and cut down emperors.

Lu Yuan ran his fingers over the blade inch by inch, almost unable to let it go.

Lifting the sword, Lu Yuan couldn't resist swinging it forward. This swing used no spiritual power at all—only pure physical strength.

Yet the next second, a dark-gold Sword Qi shot through the air, carrying an unstoppable momentum, and split open a mountain range in the distance.

"Sss~"

Lu Yuan's pupils contracted slightly. Such terrifying power.

He couldn't imagine what kind of fearsome might this divine weapon would unleash if it fell into the hands of an Immortal, or even a Dominator.

Splitting open a mid-grade world with a single sword stroke?

"This sword—until I become an Immortal, I must never reveal it lightly before others!"

Lu Yuan warned himself inwardly.

An innocent man may suffer for a treasure he possesses.

The Ancient Abyss Divine Sword was something even Dominators would covet.

Sheathing his sword, Lu Yuan couldn't help but look forward to the next check-in task.

He calmed his mind.

His consciousness entered a Virtual Realm.

The Virtual Realm was empty.

It seemed everyone was still on the move.

Lu Yuan sensed his surroundings and found that within ten thousand miles, two members of Qingling Star Travel had already arrived.

He continued waiting. Before long, he saw the two approaching.

Qing Wuji wasn't among them.

Lu Yuan was a bit disappointed. Aside from Qing Wuji, everyone else was dead weight to him.

But since he had already agreed to Qingling Star Travel, Lu Yuan wouldn't break his word. He still had a strong sense of contract ethics.

"Captain Lu."

The two who arrived were a man and a woman, both at Heavenly Saint Perfection but neither had Broken Limits.

Seeing Lu Yuan, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Yuan gave them an unparalleled sense of security.

Lu Yuan nodded at them and asked, "No trouble on the road?"

They shook their heads.

"None at all. We got lucky."

Saying this, they couldn't help but feel a bit smug—after all, luck was part of strength.

"Then let's wait here for now. We'll move together once everyone else arrives," Lu Yuan said.

"Alright."

Neither had any objections to Lu Yuan's words.

Sitting on the ground without moving, Lu Yuan began to think.

The Divine Martial Heavenly Ruins had been a battlefield long ago. The weakest participants were all at the Heavenly Venerable level or above.

Now, the Divine Martial Heavenly Ruins had become a treasure trove.

The most well-known find was the Law Crystal.

Beyond that, there were also the inheritances left behind by fallen experts.

But as the saying goes, all things in the world balance yin and yang.

The Divine Martial Heavenly Ruins were not without danger.

Countless experts had fallen here, giving rise to a special kind of lifeform called Ghosts.

Ghosts varied in strength, had no self-awareness, and would automatically attack any living thing they saw.

And Law Crystals came from Ghosts.

Because the source of a Ghost's power was the Law Crystal.

Lu Yuan and the other two didn't wait long before the prodigies of Qingling Star Travel arrived one by one.

Qing Wuji also showed up.

He glanced at Lu Yuan, then at the others, and said, "No need to wait for the rest. They're all dead."

"Dead!"

The crowd stirred. Three people were still missing.

Lu Yuan stood up, brushed off his clothes, and said indifferently, "Only three dead. That's good news."

"Which ancient city is closest?" Lu Yuan asked Qing Wuji.

Ghosts mostly gathered in ancient cities. The Divine Martial Heavenly Ruins had been opened before, so the location of each ancient city was recorded.

Qing Wuji was the Young Master of Qingling Star Travel, so he naturally had access to such classified information.

Hearing Lu Yuan's question, Qing Wuji took out an ancient beast-hide map. He glanced at it and said with a slightly strange expression, "The closest ancient city to us is Crimson Flame Ancient City, about a hundred and fifty thousand miles to the northeast."

"Then let's go. No time to waste."

As he spoke, Lu Yuan had already taken the lead, flying northeast.

Qing Wuji opened his mouth as if to say something, but held back at the last moment.

Then, everyone followed closely behind Lu Yuan.

Meanwhile.

About a hundred thousand miles northwest of Crimson Flame Ancient City.

A team from the Bright Continent was also heading toward Crimson Flame Ancient City.

In the endless deep void.

"Heh, this is getting interesting. I heard that Lu Yuan's mother from the Dark Continent comes from the Nangong Family. Strictly speaking, Lu Yuan and Nangong Muyue are cousins. I wonder what will happen between them—will they join forces or fight it out?"

A powerful figure spoke.

The old crone from the Bright Continent said coldly, "There's no way they'll join forces. Though they are cousins, they've never met once since birth. Ever since Lu Yuan's mother married Lu An, she never returned to the Nangong Family. The connection was severed long ago."

On the Dark Continent's side, the Sky-Pacifying Master laughed. "I also think it's impossible. Because Lu Yuan will kill everyone from the Bright Continent. Of course, maybe out of blood ties, he'll spare that little girl Nangong Muyue's life."