Preparing for the Journey Deeper

Six months later, the spaceship once again made Cosmic Shuttle, returning to its Original Universe. An hour before leaving the Dark Universe, Lu Yan'an was awakened from his meditative state in the rest pod.

"Look!"

"The Demon Mountain is just ahead." Inside the control room, the uniformed man pointed ahead. The virtual environment allowed Lu Yan'an to clearly see a black mountain shrouded in wisps of pale green and white mist in the distance. Even in the void, this mountain was incredibly majestic and obviously extremely large.

In the distance surrounding this majestic mountain, ancient planets can be faintly seen.

From Lu Yan'an's perspective, only five ancient planets can be seen.

The Demon Mountain, towering and suspended in the void, covers an extremely vast area. Even a small platform or valley at its foot rivals the land area of Earth. Therefore, magnificent palaces have been built at the foot of the Demon Mountain, some reaching heights of tens of thousands of miles. Only immortal beings can reside within such palaces!

As Lu Yan'an stepped out of the cabin, nearly a thousand Silver-robed Deacon thundered past. The entire department stood respectfully in unison. At the very front of these Silver-robed Deacon were ten men and women in white robes, and one man in black robes, all bowing slightly. "Your His Highness An Lu Yan'an!"

"Your His Highness An Lu Yan'an!" Nearly a thousand Silver-robed Deacon even more respectfully, their waists swaying humbly.

Lu Yan'an nodded slightly in mid-air, and then, accompanied by the man in black robes and a group of Silver-robed Deacon, flew towards the palace.

Led by the man in black robes, Lu Yan'an flew towards the palace, while looking down at the scattered native warriors below the canyon.

"Your His Highness An, these are all native experts from the other nine planets. According to our established rules, to enter Demon Mountain... the minimum requirement is Universe Level. Therefore, among these natives, Universe Level experts make up the majority, Domain Lord are a minority, and there are also some World Lord. Moreover, they must gather ten thousand people to enter together. However, now that Your Highness has arrived, they may be a bit lucky and can enter with you!"

The man in black robes gave a very detailed introduction. It should be noted that Lu Yan'an's name was quite renowned within the management. As the disciple of the City Lord of Chaos, his sheer genius was enough to make him famous throughout the entire human race, not to mention his Law Comprehension reaching the 9th level of the Tongtian Bridge! This was even more astonishing. How could he, even as an Immortal Expert, dare to be negligent towards such a peerless genius?

They welcomed Lu Yan'an with ten times the protocol used for welcoming Primal Secret Region Member. Normally, three white-robed protectors and 100 Silver-robed Deacon would suffice for Primal Secret Region Member.

On the second floor of the palace, Lu Yan'an entered, accompanied by his white-robed protectors.

Meanwhile, the hundreds of scattered native warriors filed into the first level.

"These are your identity tokens!"

"Each person receive an identity token, hurry up." The Silver-robed Deacon was distributing the tokens, which were entirely black, and he was saying, "There are two ways to join the Virtual Universe Company: one is to survive in Demon Mountain for a month, and the other is to kill others and obtain a thousand Black Token or one Red Token."

"The Black Token are the identity tokens that each of you received."

"The Red Token are the identity tokens carried by the princes of the Virtual Universe Company who come for trials. If you can kill a prince and obtain a Red Token, you can not only join the Virtual Universe Company, but also obtain treasures that even the 'Immortals' value."

These words merely caught the eye of the hundreds of natives, but did not surprise them.

Because this rule has been passed down for countless years, and they all know it.

The second floor of the palace.

"This is your identity token." The man in black robes handed Lu Yan'an a Red Token and smiled, "You must remember, once you appear within 500 meters of those natives, the tokens will sense each other, and they will know you possess Red Token and will launch a frenzied attack on you."

"I know all of that," Lu Yan'an nodded.

He had already read the detailed introduction, and even if he hadn't, there were corresponding descriptions of the Demon Mountain in the original work.

"Within Demon Mountain, the only ones who can kill you are the natives and the Demon Mountain Phantom Beast within," the black-robed man explained. "Of course... they can kill you, and you can kill them too. As long as you collect 10,000 Black Token, you'll receive an extra reward. This is an extra reward outside of the mission!"

Lu Yan'an nodded upon hearing this. It had also appeared in the original work, and even the Invincible King expert "King Tianyu" personally gave City Lord Luo a reward.

"Demon Mountain, if you enter from the front, you'll find 'Demon Sound Mountain,' which belongs to Demon Mountain. If you enter from the Demon Mountain at the back, you'll find 'Ice Mountain Demon Mountain,'" the man in black robes said with a smile. "I believe Your Highness is aware of the difference between the two areas. Please choose which area of Demon Mountain you wish to enter?"

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The Demon Mountain has two sides.

It can be divided into two places: Demon Sound Mountain and Ice Mountain. The Universe Evolution has created two special environments in this Demon Mountain, which are actually the most terrifying parts of the Demon Mountain.

The two places are Demon Sound Mountain and Ice Mountain. Ice Mountain, as its name suggests, is famous for its extreme cold! The test targets the body of the trial participants! In such an unbelievably low temperature, the so-called "absolute zero" is merely a concept within Earth's technological system. Temperatures even lower than absolute zero still exist in the vast universe! Ice Mountain is such a place.

The extremely low temperatures here can even damage the genetic cells of Universe Level powerhouse. The temperature inside the Ice Mountain is not uniform; some places can harm Universe Level, while the low temperatures in other places can even harm Domain Lord or World Lord!

The Demon Sound Mountain is the complete opposite of the Ice Mountain; it is vast and deep, with howling winds and various sounds. These sounds are like "natural illusions," and one can easily fall into their trap. This is because the illusionary power of the sounds varies from area to area. In some terrifying areas, many Universe Level powerhouses, or even Domain Lord, could instantly lose their self-awareness and become walking corpses!

"Demon Sound Mountain!" Lu Yan'an said without much hesitation. He had come for the inheritance of the Demon Sound God General, so of course he was going to Demon Sound Mountain! As for the natural illusions on Demon Sound Mountain, well, to be frank, there wasn't a single one that could be used against them.

"Demon Sound Mountain?" The man in black robes was also taken aback upon hearing this. Although Ice Mountain was dangerous, the environment only affected the body. Compared to the body, the soul was the most fundamental element. In Ice Mountain, one could still struggle if struck, but in Demon Sound Mountain, once struck, one would directly lose all self-awareness, without even a chance to resist or struggle.

However, he seemed to have also considered Lu Yan'an's identity Illusionist, and did not voice his thoughts of advice.

"In that case, I will arrange for someone to escort Your Highness to Demon Mountain." The man in black robes bowed slightly and reminded you, "Your Highness, please remember to bring your identity token when you leave! Losing your identity token will also be considered a mission failure."

Lu Yan'an didn't say much upon hearing this, but simply nodded to indicate that he understood.

A moment later, an oval-shaped spaceship, about 100 meters long, flew through the air and stopped directly in front of Lu Yan'an, its hatch opening.

"Your Highness, please come in!" the man in black robes invited with a smile.

Lu Yan'an swiftly stepped into the spaceship. The man in black robes followed immediately, and once both were inside, the spaceship took off, heading towards the majestic Demon Mountain.

The Demon Mountain was majestic and towering, and the Demon Mountain seemed to be flying around it like a fly.

The Demon Sound Mountain occupies about half of the Demon Mountain range, and it is covered with countless cave entrances ranging from several kilometers to hundreds of kilometers in width, all of which are filled with a biting cold! After flying for a while, Lu Yan'an casually chose a cave entrance to enter.

The deep, vast cave walls were faintly black, but the surface of those rocks was covered with a layer of ice, like ice. The walls and the rocky floor were all covered in ice, and the invisible chill permeated the air, even hindering the path forward. Lu Yan'an's Demon Beast Clone advanced along the passage; the biting cold had no effect on the energy lifeform!

"Are there so many branches in the passage?" Lu Yan'an looked ahead in disbelief. There were hundreds of passages in front of him, with openings of varying sizes.

Call!

Roar!

Gusts of wind howled through the numerous passages, sounding like the wails of ghosts and wolves. These howls produced strange, fluctuating sounds, sometimes extremely high-pitched and sometimes extremely low. The invisible sound directly penetrated Lu Yan'an's Life Crystal Core, attempting to subtly Lu Yan'an bewitch his soul. However, it was all in vain; energy life is immune to Soul Attack.

"Forget about these pointless Soul Attack for now, let's get down to business!" Lu Yan'an shook his head and smiled.

He stood on the ice, his appearance rapidly changing, instantly transforming into the likeness of one of the natives he had seen earlier. "If His Highness's identity is exposed, things will get dramatic. This red identity token is also dangerous; it's a hot potato. It's safer to become a native; at least then the whole world won't be our enemy!"

Lu Yan'an was well aware of this. Being able to disguise himself as a member of the natives would drastically reduce the level of danger.

After all preparations were complete, he randomly chose one of the hundreds of passages in the distance and entered it, beginning his journey deeper into Demon Sound Mountain...

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