Target: The City Lord Mansion

Below, sensing the energy fluctuations emanating from above, Lu Yan'an increased his speed. However, the speed at which the flames spread was simply too fast. Even though Lu Yan'an had run hundreds of kilometers ahead of time, he still could not avoid being engulfed by the flames!

He silently switched his Clone into Demon Beast Clone, and the instant the flames arrived, he activated the Time Demon Beast's Innate Secret Technique, "Black Hole Event Horizon"!

"Boom!" Within a radius of thousands of kilometers, it was as if a nuclear attack had struck, instantly engulfing everything in flames! This energy surged for more than two minutes. Two minutes later, Lu Yan'an, looking disheveled, slowly descended from the sky.

"This V-1129 'Fire God Source Crystal' is truly terrifying!" Lu Yan'an. Even with the defensive power of his Innate Secret Technique "Black Hole Event Horizon," he couldn't completely withstand this terrifying energy. Even with his attack weakened by nearly 90% by the secret technique, this power still left him covered in dust and dirt!

"Fire God Source Crystal"—fire, being the most easily explosive form of energy, is also the easiest to obtain. This Fire God Source Crystal compresses a large amount of Immortal Divine Power into a single crystal sphere and then detonates it instantly, causing countless Immortal Divine Power to explode directly. It's similar to the effect of an Immortal God self-destructing.

The principle is simple, but the technology involved is extremely advanced. After all, to compress such amazing flames and Immortal Divine Power continuously into "Immortal Crystal," and then further compress them into "Origin Crystal" with a concentration tens of millions of times stronger, the technology required is simply too advanced.

The V-1129 model Flame Origin Crystal is a low-grade Flame Origin Crystal, with an explosive power equivalent to the self-destruction of an ordinary Flame Immortal God.

As a disposable item, if purchased through certain channels, its price would be between 1 million and 1.5 million Hunyuan Unit. This was a trump card that Lu Yan'an specifically bought before embarking on this exclusive mission! But unexpectedly, he lost this trump card just at the starting point, without even entering the Xueluo World!

"Even if I'm unlucky, you won't have it easy. This energy, comparable to the self-destruction of Immortal God, is enough to give you a hard time!" Lu Yan'an bitterly. This Blood Robe, a powerful figure at least at the Marquis Level, actually attacked a mere Domain Lord. It was truly unethical!

Thinking this, Lu Yan'an's pace didn't slow down. He quickly plummeted downwards, soon leaving the place of trouble behind.

On the other side, having directly withstood the self-destruction power of the Fire God Source Crystal, the immortal Divine Body in the Blood Robe also became weak.

"53% of the Divine Body!

"You monstrous creature from outer space! Don't let me catch you!" The Blood Robe's eyes blazed with even more ferocity, his gaze now laced with an intense and venomous resentment.

Generally, losing 50% of Divine Body will reduce one's strength to only 10%. It's important to understand that while initial losses of the Divine Body may not have a significant impact on strength, the longer the loss continues, the more astonishing and absurd the impact becomes.

A loss of less than 10% has almost no impact on strength.

With a 30% loss, our strength is reduced to only 50%.

With a 50% loss, our strength is reduced to only 10%.

With a 70% loss, their strength is probably less than one percent.

Having lost 90%, it has fallen into a deep sleep, even losing consciousness. In the long sleep, it may slowly repair itself, or it may slowly deplete until it perishes. In any case, at this point, it is powerless to resist!

"A 53% loss! My strength is probably barely stronger than a newcomer who has just entered the Immortal realm!" Blood Robe thought coldly. "The most important thing now is to heal properly! And while I'm at it, I should report on this matter."

Suppressing his anger, the man in the Blood Robe instantly appeared a thousand miles away. He couldn't care less about Lu Yan'an's escape now; what if he chased after him and got hit by another deadly weapon like that? In his severely injured state, he dared not gamble again!

"All extraterrestrial races must die!" His heart roared with madness.

After falling for a full ten minutes, Lu Yan'an finally broke through the lowest layer of clouds.

The scenery of the Xueluo World finally appeared before his eyes.

"Wow." Lu Yan'an couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. Below, on the endless land, there were incredibly vast mountains and forests. According to Lu Yan'an's estimation, this ancient forest covered at least tens of thousands of kilometers. In the distance on the outskirts of the forest, he could vaguely see some very small shadows, which were the shadows of some cities.

"Another forest start?" Lu Yan'an said with some helplessness. Last time, Mingguang Star mission, he also seemed to start in the forest, and his secrets were exposed quite early.

As he fell into the mountain forest, Lu Yan'an's body gradually slowed down. The gravitational force caused the surrounding branches to snap and break, and his speed dropped sharply until it was close to zero. He landed slowly on the ground, his boots landing on the decaying leaves.

"The gravity here is terrifyingly strong. With such strong gravity, ordinary people living in the Xueluo World should be close to Planetary Level strength. Moreover, the air here is generated under the power of the Universe Origin, and even the air itself has an amazing body-strengthening effect." Living in the Cosmic Secret Realm makes them naturally strong and easier to cultivate. This is one advantage, but they have lost their freedom!

At this moment, a huge gray phantom shot over from a distance and began to attack Lu Yan'an. It was a large creature covered in fur, but it only had one claw, which was as big as its entire body, and it kept making strange "cooing" noises.

Faced with the sneak attack from this Universe Level Mangu Beast, Lu Yan'an didn't even raise his head.

"Thump!" The Mangu Beast's body plummeted from mid-air, its eyes rolled back, and it lost consciousness instantly.

"Let's find some inhabited places first, then integrate into this world!" Lu Yan'an started walking towards the town closest to the forest.

According to the information.

In the Xueluo World, strength is divided into "Earth Rank" - "Sky Rank" - "Cloud Rank" - "Domain Rank" - "World Rank" - "Immortal God", which actually corresponds to the Planetary Level, Star Level, cosmic Universe Level, Domain Lord, World Lord, and immortal level in the universe.

The cities in the Xueluo World are mainly divided into "Territory Main City" and "World City".

The Territory Main City is the core of a territory, and the "lord" of each territory must be Domain Rank (Domain Lord) in strength.

World City is the core of a world, and the City Lord of World City must possess World Rank (World Lord) strength.

The vast Xueluo World...

Each World City can govern a region with a diameter ranging from hundreds of millions to billions of kilometers, ruling over a population of hundreds of billions. There are over ten million World City in the Xueluo World. Above the World City lies the lofty Immortal Temple! The Immortal Temple holds a transcendent position and generally does not interfere in the ordinary affairs of the Xueluo World.

After using secret techniques to hypnotize several groups of hunters he encountered in the forest, Lu Yan'an finally figured out his location. "Qingfeng Territory should be the core area within tens of millions of kilometers! And the City Lord is a Domain Lord- level powerhouse." In the Xueluo World, a City Lord -level powerhouse like this usually has Xueluo Crystal in his possession, and one of Lu Yan'an's purposes for this trip was to obtain Xueluo Crystal.

"Let's go into the city first, we'll talk about the rest later." Lu Yan'an's Demon Beast Clone avatar transformed into a native of the Xueluo World and headed towards the distant Qingfeng Territory City.

As the center of an area spanning tens of millions of kilometers, the main city of Qingfeng City has walls that are about 500 meters high, stretching as far as the eye can see, as thick and imposing as a black mountain range. The city gates of Qingfeng City are also nearly 100 meters wide and 100 meters high. At the city gate, a group of burly soldiers wearing distinctive scale armor are collecting entrance fees.

"So, the people in this Cosmic Secret Realm are truly gifted!" Lu Yan'an glanced around and hadn't seen a single being below the Planetary Level Seven along the way. He lined up to enter the city and handed over the coins he had obtained from the hunter teams to the accompanying soldiers for inspection, thus gaining entry.

After entering the city, Lu Yan'an didn't rush to find lodging. Instead, he took the time to explore the city. He also casually ate and drank at various places, listened to the conversations of the diners around him, and learned more about the affairs of Qingfeng City. He even scouted out the location of the City Lord Mansion.

Within the Qingfeng Territory, there are numerous families, organizations, and sects. These forces are organized into different tiers, namely, Super Grade, Upper Grade, Middle Grade, and Lower Grade.

Leaving aside those forces that are virtually impossible to possess Xueluo Crystal, there exists a situation of "one dominant force and two strong forces" within the entire Qingfeng Territory.

The strongest is the "City Lord Mansion," while the two strongest are the "Huyan Clan" and the "Canglan Pavilion."

The Huyan Clan is a savage Human Race, while the Canglan Pavilion is the most famous sect in the area!

"Xueluo Crystal are incredibly precious. These three super powers are the most likely to possess Xueluo Crystal." Lu Yan'an sat there, tapping his fingers on the armrest. "The most likely candidate is undoubtedly the City Lord Mansion, followed by the Canglan Pavilion. As for the Huyan Clan, there's no need to rush there. Being far from the economic center of this city, it's unlikely they can obtain such a treasure as Xueluo Crystal!"

A Domain Rank Domain Lord must fuse with a Xueluo Crystal to gain the recognition of the Immortal Temple and be qualified to serve as City Lord.

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So...

That City Lord must have already fused with a Xueluo Crystal. Anyone with even a little ambition wouldn't only set their sights on fusing with one Xueluo Crystal; the City Lord Mansion must have extra Xueluo Crystal.

"If we're going to storm this City Lord Mansion, we need to seize the opportunity and try to control him using Soul Secret Technique without alerting anyone!" Lu Yan'an stroked his chin, considering the matter carefully.

"I must have this Xueluo Crystal!"

"Tonight's operation, target: the City Lord Mansion!" Lu Yan'an's eyes narrowed, a cold glint in them.

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