The Vortex

In the void outside the Xueluo Continent, an E-class spaceship was moving at an astonishing speed toward the Ancient God Ruins.

"In this Xueluo Continent, the place with the most Immortal Level experts is undoubtedly the Immortal Temple. To complete this additional mission, the focus should be on the 'Ancient God Ruins'!"

The Immortal Temple is located in the core area of Ancient God Ruins. The Ancient God Ruins are where the Immortal Expert of the Immortal Temple raise their Gu (poisonous insects). Countless geniuses from the Blood Luo Land train and fight each other within the Ancient God Ruins, constantly adapting to the baleful energy in order to fuse more Xueluo Crystal.

This training method is brutal, but the results are immediate. The geniuses who survive the competition possess overwhelming strength compared to ordinary geniuses!

"Young Lu, we have now reached the target area, above the Ancient God Ruins!"

In the spaceship's training room, the voice of the Lord Shen suddenly rang out, instantly waking Lu Yan'an from his deep meditation.

"Haha, it's quite far. It must have taken about a month to get here." Lu Yan'an, who was sitting cross-legged like a sculpted statue, suddenly smiled. The next moment, he turned into a blur and rushed out of the cultivation room.

Whoosh!

Lu Yan'an suddenly appeared from the void, and with a wave of his right hand, he directly stored the E-class spaceship into his Space Ring. He glanced at the clouds below, then leaped into the cloud layer, once again entering the Xueluo Continent!

Tian Shi Palace

A massive palace, suspended in the void, was specifically set up to monitor the Xueluo Continent. In a side hall on the first floor of the Tian Shi Palace, there was a huge screen showing the scene of Lu Yan'an into the Xueluo Continent.

"Haha, so this His Highness An Lu Yan'an has also gone to the Ancient God Ruins."

"However, I've heard that this prince's mission is completely different from those of the princes who have arrived before!"

"Hey, this prince is indeed ruthless. When he entered the Xueluo World, he was targeted by an Immortal! I didn't expect him to directly take out the 'Fire God Source Crystal'! I heard that there were even Immortal Level figures who were about to personally intervene to save him, but they stopped in their tracks when they saw the 'Fire God Source Crystal' in the prince's hand! I have to say, this prince's willpower is truly strong."

More than ten World Lords, who were responsible for monitoring the movements of the entire Xueluo Continent, were chatting and laughing.

"Everyone, pay attention! If our His Highness An Lu Yan'an encounters any enemies and escapes the clouds in his Machine Race spaceship, or if any natives dare to pursue him out of the clouds, they must be killed immediately! We must not allow a repeat of the situation where he was hunted down by immortals before even entering the Xueluo World!"

"Clear."

"Of course I know that. But the Ancient God Ruins within the Xueluo World are the most important and most dangerous place on the Xueluo Continent. It's said that many immortal beings from our Virtual Universe Company died there back then. Moreover, that place is very strange. It's very dangerous for His Highness An Lu Yan'an to go there. What kind of mission forced him to go to this hellish place?"

"How could we possibly fathom the thoughts of those at the top! However, our Virtual Universe Company never forces these princes to undertake any doomed missions. But since he chose to go to the Ancient God Ruins must be a reason. Although it's very dangerous inside, if he achieves something there, it will be quite an accomplishment!"

"Um!"

"The Ancient God Ruins are truly wondrous, as are the Xueluo Crystal, and they will greatly benefit Your Highness!"

The World Lord were conversing, and the entire void beyond the clouds of the Xueluo World was under their surveillance.

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However, what these World Lord didn't know was that the mission Lu Yan'an was currently undertaking would have been a certain death sentence for anyone else; no matter who came, they wouldn't have escaped it. Domain Lord killing an immortal—a joke as absurd as a fairy tale...

Lu Yan'an descended steadily along the blood-red clouds.

Although he already knew about the cloud formations within the Ancient God Ruins from the original story, he still felt uneasy looking at the invisible malevolent energy contained within the blood-red clouds.

Slaughter!

Even his mind was affected by this murderous aura, and a slight desire to kill arose within him. However, Lu Yan'an's will was unwavering. With a thought and a Heart Force Path, he suppressed that faint murderous influence with a counterattack.

"Still a long way off!" Lu Yan'an kept diving down into the clouds below, breaking through layer after layer of blood-red mist, until finally breaking through the last layer of mist.

Looking down!

The landscape is filled with endless mountains, wastelands, swamps, and other diverse environments. However, these geographical environments are all very strange. For example, the mountains seem to have been sheared off or cut off in some places. On the wastelands, you can also see regular super-large pits, each estimated to be hundreds of kilometers in diameter.

One big pitfall after another.

It was like... the footprint of some colossal beast.

Most importantly, the entire area below was shrouded in a thin, reddish mist. Because of this reddish mist, it was impossible to see anything from a distance.

"This is the environment of the Ancient God Ruins. It really does feel like a ruin!" Lu Yan'an began to descend rapidly, and then slowly stepped onto some decaying white bones on the ground.

"Crunch!" That was the groan that came from the bone being crushed!

The Ancient God Ruins, spanning hundreds of billions of kilometers in diameter, are an inconceivably vast place. The entire ground is bathed in a dark red hue, a land steeped in blood.

"This malevolent energy is quite interesting!" Lu Yan'an felt an invisible force constantly tempting his mind. Although he suppressed it with his own Heart Power, another strange force was drilling into his skin and entering his body. This strange force could not be stopped by either Origin Energy or Spiritual Force. It would penetrate into his body and then emerge from it.

They treat people's bodies like air, moving freely back and forth.

During this process, the human body undergoes some changes, seemingly becoming more adapted to the external environment.

"Is this why those natives believe the Ancient God Ruins can help fuse with the Xueluo Crystal?" After sensing this strange Blood Fiend Force, Lu Yan'an concluded.

The so-called malevolent energy in the universe is purely spiritual; a person's ferocity and bloodlust can fill their eyes with malevolent energy. However, this 'Blood Fiend Force' is not only a spiritual temptation but also affects the body, making it easier for the body to fuse with the Xueluo Crystal! This is quite interesting.

"Truly worthy of being the place where the Natural Beast God fell, it has formed such a unique geographical environment!" Lu Yan'an a step forward and began fishing in this vast "Ancient God Ruins," feeling the changes that the "Ancient God Ruins" brought to him.

"I'll go find places with denser Blood Fiend Qi. Generally speaking, if someone can withstand a lot of Blood Fiend Force, their strength must be considerable!" Lu Yan'an pondered carefully, but his steps didn't stop. He continued walking aimlessly, advancing and cultivating along the way.

There are many places with strong malevolent energy, so there's no need to wait in one place; that's far too inefficient!

More than half a month later.

Lu Yan'an stood atop a mountain hundreds of thousands of meters high, gazing at the enormous crater ahead, a hint of joy in his eyes. This massive crater was nearly ten thousand kilometers in diameter, and even the Blood Fiend Force surrounding it was far denser than the surrounding area. "This should be the battlefield from the original story where the powerful figures from the Virtual Universe Company and the natives of the Xueluo World engaged in their earth-shattering battle!"

After traveling for more than half a month, Lu Yan'an had a deep understanding of how desolate this godforsaken place was! During that time, after dealing with a few young geniuses sent by the Immortal Temple for training, he had not encountered any living people again.

"First, I'll go to the core of the vortex of malevolent energy in the center of this giant pit and see if this extreme Blood Fiend Force can temper my mind!" He leaped directly from the edge of the enormous pit, accelerating downwards under the influence of gravity. With a clear goal in mind, he headed straight for the Blood Fiend Vortex in the center of the pit!

"This is it!" Lu Yan'an hovered in mid-air, sensing the concentration of malevolent energy around him, and a smile appeared on his face. Ignoring the smile on his face, no one would have guessed that the concentration of malevolent energy here was more than eight times that of the outside world.

The malevolent aura before him was as red as blood, swirling visibly in a vortex! Lu Yan'an could see the core of the vortex ten kilometers away at a glance. The malevolent aura at the core was so dense that it made one's heart tremble, like a red sun! At the same time, the core of the vortex was emanating an ancient and eternal aura, and even had an invisible temptation that slowly seeped into his soul.

However, with his Heart Power supporting him, he felt no pressure on his soul. It was only under this concentration of Blood Fiend Qi that his body began to slowly transform. Although it was slow, Lu Yan'an could truly feel the Blood Fiend Force modifying his body!

"Let's try cultivating here first. Once this Blood Fiend Force has completed its transformation of our bodies, we'll explore the bottom of the pit!" Lu Yan'an looked at the Baleful Qi Vortex before him and revealed a sincere smile.

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