First Entry into the Secret Abyss

In another remote area of the Yuanming Continent, King Shenmu had already joined up with the other members of the Five Elements Squad. Together with Lu Yan'an and his group of six, they were stationed in a cave inside a mountain. Living in mountain caves and underground caves were the two most common types of accommodations. Inside one of the halls...

Lu Yan'an, King Shenmu, and all the teammates of the Five Elements Squad were present. The group of six was negotiating the inheritance of the Secret Abyss. According to the Five Elements Squad's original plan, they would simply give Lu Yan'an, whose strength was barely at the Feng Wang, a mere ten percent of the reward to appease him. However, things took an unexpected turn, and Lu Yan'an's revelation of his Feng Wang- level strength turned their plans into mere illusions!

"Absolutely, how about the 30% harvest?" King Shenmu transmitted his voice, "Although you have the strength to reach the limit of the Feng Wang, the overall strength of our Five Elements Squad is no weaker than yours, and may even be stronger!"

"I already said, no problem! You don't need to be so cautious, after all, we're friends!" Lu Yan'an explained patiently, a rare occurrence for him. He couldn't help the Five Elements Squad's caution; after all, he had suddenly revealed his strength.

"In that case, let's sign a contract on the Military Merit System!" Fortunately, since it's a system belonging to the military, the two sides can still cooperate even if their strengths are unequal through signing a contract, thanks to the Virtual Universe.

Lu Yan'an naturally had no objection to the Five Elements Squad's cautious behavior, and he readily left his military number on the contract. As someone who possessed several Supreme Treasure, although he was quite eager for the inheritance of the Secret Pattern School, he wouldn't stoop to the level of double-crossing!

Seeing that Lu Yan'an signed the contract so readily, the Five Elements Squad Team breathed a sigh of relief.

King Shenmu slammed his hand on the table, "Now that Jue has joined us, our exploration of the Secret Abyss is once again guaranteed!"

"Yes!" The Blazing Fire King beside him seemed very excited. "I heard from Aiden that you're also good at Teleportation, hahaha, I happen to be good at Space Lockdown and strong attacks, and Soft Water is good at defense! If we join forces, and add the support plant life in the team... we'll definitely be able to obtain the inheritance."

"You'll receive 30% of the inheritance, and our team of five will share the remaining 70%!" The Blazing Fire King looked at Lu Yan'an. "If any unforeseen circumstances arise, the distribution will be adjusted accordingly!"

Lu Yan'an and the King Shenmu exchanged a glance. Then he nodded and looked at the Blazing Fire King: "Alright."

"That's great!" Blazing Fire King laughed as well.

He also knew that this guy's origins must be extraordinary. If he hadn't been so well hidden before, their team would never have chosen such a well-hidden Old Six as a partner to explore the inheritance. But things had already progressed to this point, and there was no going back. They could only rely on the Military System to keep him in check to some extent.

"These are Letter Talisman." Seeing that both sides had agreed on all the details, Thick Earth King took out two rhomboid, translucent stones covered with intricate Secret Pattern. The stones had a dense texture and felt smooth to the touch.

"To integrate with the Spiritual Imprint is to acknowledge a master," said the Thick Earth King. "Only those with the Letter Talisman can enter the Secret Abyss; otherwise, they cannot."

"This Secret Pattern contains the laws of space and Time Law... Wow, what amazing Law Secret Pattern!" Lu Yan'an took the Letter Talisman and examined it carefully, unable to help but exclaim in admiration. Then, he casually took a wisp of Spiritual Force and infused it into the Letter Talisman, instantly merging his Spiritual Imprint into it. The Letter Talisman directly merged into Lu Yan'an's skin.

Spiritual Imprint, also known as the Soul Seal or the Life Imprint.

"Alright, let's set off," Thick Earth King said in a low voice.

Stop!

The six powerful figures from the Human Faction vanished instantly from the cave, disappearing into the depths of the earth, trillions of kilometers away.

Deep underground.

Lu Yan'an sensed a spatial shift; he was inside the cave one moment and suddenly found himself in the dark underground the next.

"This is..." Lu Yan'an stared at the colossal structure standing amidst the mud and rocks. Because of the mud and rocks, he could only see a few hundred meters ahead. It was a sawtooth-shaped passageway door on the massive building, but the door was completely closed. And what was most amazing was that Spiritual Force was completely useless here!

"My Lord Shen, please survey the environment surrounding this Secret Abyss," Lu Yan'an said.

"We can't detect the Secret Abyss. We only found mud and rocks within a radius of about 100 kilometers. It seems there's another shielding device here, blocking out all information about the Secret Abyss." The Lord Shen's tone was tinged with shock. He truly hadn't expected that even a technological marvel like a detector would be useless here.

"Oh? Even No. 2 Detector can't detect it?" Lu Yan'an was surprised. He really hadn't expected that even the detector, a creation of the highest technology of the Machine Race, couldn't detect the specific situation. Of course, he had heard before that even the divine power of the Universe Venerable couldn't find this place... but only after actually trying it did he realize how mysterious the Secret Abyss was!

"It's right in front of me, yet I can't detect it with my divine power detection," Lu Yan'an said, a strange look appearing in his eyes. "When I scan with my divine power, all I see are countless ordinary rocks and soil, but I can clearly see them with my naked eye."

"This is the wonder of the Secret Abyss." This strong sense of incongruity deepened Lu Yan'an's curiosity about the Secret Abyss.

Thick Earth King smiled and said, "Even Universe Venerable cannot find it without standing before the Secret Abyss. This 'Secret Abyss' is the core location where the Yuanming indigenous people passed down their Secret Pattern system, and it contains the essential power of the Secret Pattern! I am not at all surprised that it has such an effect!"

"There were even corpses?"

Lu Yan'an glanced ahead and saw a corpse lying flat on the rock in front of the passage. The corpse was about 10 meters tall, and its body was as black as ink, unlike that of an ordinary person! Its whole body faintly exuded a pressure, which was the pressure of Immortal God, capable of remaining uncorrupted for hundreds of millions of years... This was naturally an Immortal God.

"The pressure is quite strong. This immortal corpse clearly has extremely high divine power condensation. It should be at the King Level." Soft Water King walked over and stood aside to examine it.

"It's King Level." Thick Earth King glanced at the corpse and laughed, "When we fled, this Secret Abyss was managed by six King Level experts, each of whom kept a Letter Talisman. The Letter Talisman we have now was found on these six people!"

"It seems he died without any pain."

Lu Yan'an also observed carefully.

The corpse had an anxious expression, its eyes wide open, yet it died just like that, seemingly suddenly.

"He died quickly. It's very difficult to kill Feng Wang expert, yet his armor was completely undamaged when he died, indicating that there wasn't any fierce battle," Thick Earth King. "I estimate that they died from a large-scale, indiscriminate Soul Attack launched by the Venerable who opened up this battlefield! Only this could have led to such a scene."

Lu Yan'an nodded.

Let's go in together.

"Let's go," said the King Shenmu.

The group of six then proceeded along the road ahead. Blazing Fire King and Soft Water King followed Thick Earth King, while Lu Yan'an followed King Shenmu.

Everyone headed directly for the passage door, which was already closed. However, when the Thick Earth King, who held the Letter Talisman, touched the door, the normally impenetrable material began to flow like liquid, allowing the group to enter the Secret Abyss. The King Shenmu did the same, and the group successfully passed the first barrier!

"How strange."

As soon as Lu Yan'an touched it, the sawtooth-shaped passageway of the Secret Abyss automatically flowed, allowing him to pass through it as if he were walking through a stream of water.

Inside the enormous circular passage, about ten kilometers wide, stood Lu Yan'an and six other powerful warriors of the King Level combat strength, including the Five Elements Squad. Before them lay the world beyond the passage's portal!

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