Relics

Faced with this situation, Old Wang felt helpless, so he held a live video conference for the entire world.

"Hello everyone, I'm the Thousand King."

Everyone has heard the rumors these past few days that I'm stepping down, and I want to clarify here today that this news... is true.

But please don't get excited, let me explain first.

I've never really been suited for this position because I'm an impulsive person.

The reason I ran for this position back then was purely to spite General Zhang.

I never expected to be elected, but I know my own abilities very well, and I am not capable of doing this job well.

So I hired my think tank today; the things everyone wants are actually things they came up with.

My biggest role in this position is actually pretty useless.

Secondly, I have some good news to share: I've Legendary Ninth Rank!

This abdication is also so that I can focus on reaching even greater heights..."

Old Wang explained to everyone during the live stream that he couldn't just stop playing because his NPC subordinates and some Player wouldn't let him.

He has already made the reasons very clear: first, he really doesn't want to be one; second, he is Legendary Ninth Rank and wants to focus on finding a way to break through to the Epic.

While it wouldn't be a problem to remain a "puppet" in one position while searching for a breakthrough, Old Wang clearly didn't want to do that.

After Old Wang's live video broadcast, many people came to understand him, and he was finally able to step down normally.

Now the higher-ups didn't have time to deal with him anymore; they started preparing for the position themselves.

The number of people competing for this position has broken records again.

There are 12 people competing for this position, including Player and NPCs.

There are only three NPCs: Zhang Ping'an, Li Yulong, and Xun Min. The remaining nine are all Player.

In recent years, too many Player have been trying to get into the Alliance Leadership.

When the Player were down on their luck and when Old Wang was in power, they could still work together, but that's definitely not possible now.

After all, they each have different powerful backers!

Wherever there are people, there is a world of its own.

How should we compete with them this time?

"How else can we compete? Of course, we should use normal methods. With our current sphere of influence, fighting fairly and squarely is the best way."

"I agree, but I still suggest trying to get the King of Thousand King's support; his support should be very effective!"

"It's difficult. He's even given up this position. What else do we have to offer him?"

"That's true, let's prepare normally for now! Try to win him over if possible, but if not, don't offend him."

The competitors were all having similar conversations; everyone wanted to win over Old Wang.

Old Wang is different now than before. If someone can really win him over, then the election is practically a sure thing.

However, they all knew it was unlikely; if Old Wang really cared about this, he wouldn't have retired from that position.

In fact... that's how it is. At this point, Old Wang had already upgraded all his equipment and was preparing the materials for the Lord of the Elements's final evolution.

Old Wang has prepared all the auxiliary materials. Now he only lacks one thing that can serve as the core material. He wants a suitable Mythic- grade item.

In fact, Old Wang had several pieces of Mythic- grade materials, but he wasn't very satisfied with their attributes.

Old Wang has been searching for this thing in the vast Universe for over a month, but he still hasn't found what he wants.

In Old Wang's plan, this time he would like to find a Mythic- level Elemental Crystal, any attribute will do, all attributes would be Perfect.

However, Old Wang knew that this was almost impossible, so he settled for a Mythic- level Elemental Crystal.

Recently, Old Wang received intelligence that there is a mysterious ruin within the Alliance, and that the ruin may contain something he wants.

This information was given to him by Ye Wuyou; the big boss has already recovered to the Epic level.

Knowing that Old Wang had reached the Legendary Ninth Rank, he recommended this ruin to Old Wang.

He told Old Wang that he hadn't been able to conquer this ruin back then, and when he Epic, he couldn't get in anymore.

Later, he also sent several Legendary Ninth Rank members of the Alliance to try, but if he couldn't get through those places, then these people were even less likely to succeed.

After receiving the news, Old Wang immediately became interested. Although he didn't know if the things in the ruins were what he wanted, it would be good to go and take a look.

Moreover, the ruins mentioned by Ye Wuyou are located on the only satellite of their Homeworld, the moon.

"The Alliance really hid this information well; we never received a single word about it before," Old Wang said, looking at the pyramid-like entrance to the ruins before him after arriving on the moon.

People come and go here, and for years no one has realized that this seemingly decorative pyramid tip is actually the entrance to a ruin.

Nobody knows who built this thing; Old Wang and Ling don't recognize any of the writing on it.

After using the method given by Ye Wuyou to open the entrance to the ruins, Old Wang stepped inside.

Because the people from the previous Alliance had sealed off this place, no Player saw Old Wang's actions.

Upon entering the ruins, Old Wang felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and the next moment he found himself in a Mechanical Hall surrounded by Cyberpunk- style buildings.

Above the main hall is an LED sign that reads "00".

"So this is the interior of the ruins? It's actually quite impressive!" Old Wang remarked, surveying his surroundings.

Ye Wuyou had already told him about the inside of the ruins; it was a challenge Instance Dungeon similar to climbing a tower.

He couldn't use the Recovery Potion he brought in here, and he also didn't know the exact number of challenge levels.

Ye Wuyou had passed the 45th floor before, and he was certain that there were still connections to the floors beyond.

He didn't know exactly how many Dao techniques he possessed, because he was already severely injured at that time and had no choice but to withdraw.

As Old Wang observed his surroundings, he felt a sense of weightlessness beneath his feet; it turned out to be something like an elevator.

Looking at this huge space, Old Wang felt that the elevator must have cost a lot of money to build.

After the "00" on the sign changed to "01", five doors appeared on the wall in front of Old Wang. After the doors opened, several humanoid monsters walked out of them.

These monstrous humanoid figures, made entirely of some kind of metal, are actually robots.

These robots are all at the Legendary Tier 1 energy level, numbering in the tens of thousands, and each wields Alloy Battle Blade.

Upon seeing Old Wang, they surrounded Old Wang, their attacks lacking any strategy or control, and were easily dealt with by Old Wang.

"His magic resistance is average, he doesn't have any particularly powerful skills or Intelligence, so overall he's just average," Old Wang said after taking down a few robots.

However, this was only the first level, so he didn't let his guard down and remained fully vigilant.

Soon they arrived at the second level. The robots' appearances remained unchanged, only their rank had changed to Legendary Tier 2.

However, for Legendary High-Tier, as long as they do not have a domain, there is basically no significant difference between Legendary second-tier and Legendary sixth-tier beings.

Not just Old Wang, any Legendary High-Tier could easily defeat him.

The third-tier Legendary level 3 and the fourth-tier Legendary level 4 are both like this, posing no problem at all.

These robots will disappear after being killed by Old Wang, leaving nothing behind.

However, the opponent in the fifth level has changed; this level only has one door, and the opponent is different again.

The opponent in the fifth level jumped from Legendary Tier 4 to Legendary Ninth Rank in one leap, and although its appearance was still the same as those low-level robots, its weapon had changed to Energy Pulse Sword.

At the same time, it also possessed combat Intelligence and a domain. Before even making a move, Old Wang knew that the opponent's domain was Acceleration Domain.

This was, of course, told to him by Ye Wuyou and the other climbers, especially Ye Wuyou, who shared all the information about the first 45 floors with Old Wang.

Seeing his opponent, Old Wang made the first move this time, sending two Thunder Whip flying towards the robot with a wave of his hand.

The robot tried to cut the whip with its sword, but the usually invincible pulse sword was tightly entangled by the Thunder Whip.

As it tried to break free, a powerful electric current swept over it, and the robot immediately knelt on the ground.

Robots cannot be paralyzed, but powerful electric currents can damage their body structure, causing them to become paralyzed.

Having taken control of the opponent Old Wang Seven-Colored Slash, instantly splitting the kneeling robot in two.

To deal with an enemy in this Acceleration Domain, a swift and decisive battle is necessary.