Secret Abyss

Lu Yan'an's 354th year on the Yuanming Continent.

On the edge of the Core Layer of the Yuanming Continent, atop a small hill only a dozen kilometers high, a young man in white robes lay leisurely on a large rock, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth. He exuded a carefree air, muttering to himself, "The Five Elements Squad has something good for me? I hope it's not a waste of my time."

"Whoosh!" A figure appeared out of thin air to the side of him.

"You've arrived." The young man in white robes stood up, dusted himself off, and the foxtail grass he had been chewing had disappeared.

"You're quite relaxed, while I've been searching for you for ages," the King Shenmu teased. He was wearing a turquoise battle armor and a peculiar hat that covered his palm-colored hair, making him look rather serious.

"Just a little bit of leisure I steal occasionally."

Lu Yan'an's eyes were gentle, with a hint of carefree indifference. This was a quality cultivated from his long-term invincibility in this Outer Region Battlefield. To all the powerful figures in the entire Fourth Battlefield, he was a force to be reckoned with, a force of nature. Although he was only a World Lord, he was in no way inferior to any Invincible King.

"Speak, what do you want from me? Why didn't you say it in the Virtual Universe, but came all the way here?" Lu Yan'an looked at the King Shenmu.

"A big deal, a really good thing," he said solemnly.

"What great news?" Lu Yan'an asked with interest.

"Jue, you should know some legends about the Yuanming Continent, right?" the King Shenmu transmitted mysteriously.

"The legends of the Yuanming Continent?" Lu Yan'an was taken aback. "You mean... the Secret Pattern?"

"Hmm." King Shenmu nodded solemnly.

The Fourth Star Sector Battlefield contains many mysterious places.

Many high-end combat zones, such as the Yuanming Continent, have their own legends. For example, the Yuanming Continent often has many incomplete Secret Pattern Diagram that have not completely decayed even after hundreds of millions of years. The energy utilization within them is truly astonishing, making many powerful warriors who are fighting on the Outer Region Battlefield wonder what kind of Secret Pattern inheritance the Yuanming Continent's native people have.

"I've heard some things," Lu Yan'an said, frowning. "Back when the Fourth Battlefield was opened, it's said that some powerful figures from the Four Peak Races swept across many regions, creating battlefields. The native inhabitants of the Yuanming Continent naturally fled in panic, not daring to resist the Four Peak Races at all, because there wasn't enough time. It seems that only some of them escaped, while many more were slaughtered."

"The most famous thing about the Yuanming Continent is its 'Secret Pattern,' which exist on every visible building. Moreover, in terms of the depiction of these Secret Pattern, it is a complete and systematic system."

"High-ranking officials had been exploring the mysteries of these Secret Pattern for some time, and finally, they achieved their goal— the Secret Abyss!"

"The Secret Abyss is hidden somewhere on the Yuanming Continent. It is said to contain a complete system of Secret Abyss Secret Pattern, but even the divine power of Universe Venerable cannot detect it, including probes," Lu Yan'an said. "Historically, only the legend of the Secret Abyss exists on the Yuanming Continent; no one has ever actually seen it."

"Did you find me because you discovered the Secret Abyss?" Lu Yan'an asked with a smile.

King Shenmu nodded solemnly.

"Depend on."

Lu Yan'an suddenly stood up, staring at the King Shenmu, "You're not lying to me? This kind of good thing can just fall from the sky and happen to me?"

"I'm not lying to you," King Shenmu said solemnly.

"What's going on?" Lu Yan'an looked at King Shenmu, frowned and smiled, "It's true that you and I are friends, but this Secret Abyss... is Secret Pattern system that the indigenous people of the Yuanming Continent are proud of. Its value is immeasurable. Even Universe Venerable would not refuse the inheritance of such value. You have no reason to spread rumors."

"You're right, even friends wouldn't give away so much wealth and treasure." King Shenmu smiled. "Let me be frank with you! The main reason I'm inviting you is because of your strength!"

"You only have the strength to barely Feng Wang, so you can't possibly cause any harm to our team, that's the main point. Second, you can only receive 10% of the final rewards! And the Secret Abyss requires six people to enter, that's the third point!"

"Ha..." Lu Yan'an laughed. He finally understood why the Five Elements Squad wanted to find an outsider like him to explore the Secret Abyss. It turned out that they were considering his strength and wanted to avoid a falling out later.

"Let me tell you the details," King Shenmu said solemnly. "Our team fought a battle against an Alien Race Feng Wang -level enemy team. They were hiding deep underground. Although their strength was slightly weaker than ours, they were still at the High King on average. The battle... used every means at our disposal. The underground collapsed, space shattered, and we annihilated that Alien Race enemy team! Later, on our return journey, we inadvertently discovered Secret Abyss underground!"

"The Secret Abyss is so mysterious that even the Universe Venerable cannot explore it. It is a key location for the inheritance of Secret Pattern by the indigenous people of the Yuanming Continent. My teammates and I have also begun to frantically search for a way to enter."

"Finally, we found the 'Letter Talisman' for entering the Secret Abyss on the corpses of some native inhabitants of the Secret Abyss Yuanming Continent at the entrance of the Secret Abyss."

"Six Letter Talisman in total."

"We've successfully obtained them."

"According to the items we found on the corpses, one of them was an order issued by the indigenous people of the Yuanming Continent during their escape: only those carrying tokens could enter the Secret Abyss. Six Letter Talisman holders had to enter simultaneously from six different directions to activate the inheritance within the Secret Abyss." King Shenmu shook his head helplessly. "Our team only has five people, but six lives must enter from six different directions to activate the inheritance of the Secret Abyss..."

"King Shenmu, these six beings are very likely to be natives." Lu Yan'an frowned. "The Secret Abyss's design is definitely to ensure that natives receive the inheritance as much as possible, and it will not allow us Alien Race to receive the inheritance. Even if we have six Letter Talisman, we may not be able to obtain it."

"This is just an Inheritance Land, and many things are uncertain. However, what can be done without risk? Besides, this Secret Pattern inheritance is a great treasure that even Universe Venerable covet!" King Shenmu said. "I'm definitely willing to take this risk to obtain such an inheritance. Jue, are you going or not?"

"Of course we have to give it a try; after all, fortune favors the bold."

Lu Yan'an smiled, "Go!"

He believed himself to have exceptional survival skills, and this Secret Pattern inheritance was something he couldn't possibly let go of. Moreover, the Inheritance Token within this Secret Abyss reminded him of the Secret Pattern Diagram cultivation path in the original work, and this alone made it certain that Lu Yan'an would not give up this inheritance.

"In that case, you should make your preparations!" King Shenmu said with a smile.

One light-year away, a 2,000-meter-long serpentine spaceship was also heading towards the inner layer of the Yuanming Continent.

Inside the spaceship, a phantom-like black snake said, "Master, the detector has detected an energy reaction!"

A Monster Race with a snake's head but a human body, its entire head covered in scales, and its eyes extremely cold. Although its appearance is similar to some strange aliens, its true form is a real long snake.

Hiss

Its forked tongue flicked back and forth, emitting a hoarse hiss, "Target? Project it out and let's see."

In an instant, the shape of a mound appeared. As the image continued to zoom out, the scene on the mound became completely clear.

In the scene, a human man dressed in a white robe is talking telepathically to a man in emerald green armor. The area around them is quite empty, with no guards or attendants, and the whole scene looks very desolate.

Its diamond-shaped aperture gleamed with a cold light, and it spoke in a hoarse voice, "These two humans are in our direction of travel. What are the detector's results?"

The illusory little snake flicked its tongue a few times as well, "Master, we didn't detect that his detector was activated. It's possible he didn't activate it at all, but we can't rule out the possibility that he only activated a small detector, and one that's more advanced than ours!"

The snake-headed, human-bodied Monster Race said, "Hiss, the human race possesses Virtual Universe, each one is extremely wealthy, and their technological level is far superior to ours. Perhaps they're just fishing in this state?"

"There are two humans here. It would be foolish to let the other test the waters first and then fight them head-on."

"Change course, we'll enter from the flank of the Yuanming Continent to avoid a direct confrontation."

"By the way, send a message to Lai Yin, telling him about the situation with those two humans. Isn't it lacking a suitable detector? I'll give him a chance! With his peak Feng Wang strength, let's see if he can make a splash."

The small snake in mid-air flicked its tongue a few more times, as if to say, "Yes, Master!"

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