Central Mountain Range

Outside the Youhun Prefecture's Killing Absolute Prison, on the thrones atop the mountains on either side of the canyon.

Only forty-odd Immortal Expert appeared on the eighty-one thrones that symbolized the lords of the palace.

One of the palace lords asked in confusion, "The last time your Youhun Absolute Prison opened was 8100 epochs ago, right? I remember that not many people died in the Absolute Prison, only about 300,000, right? Yet three Origin Heart were conceived at once."

"This does seem a bit illogical. Have you checked everything? Are you sure there's nothing wrong with these three Origin Heart?"

The Youhun Prefecture Master said calmly, "These three Origin Heart were indeed not born in the Youhun Absolute Prison."

"What?"

"Not born from the Absolute Prison?"

The Youhun Prefecture Master said solemnly, "The Youhun Absolute Prison has been opened, and there's no need to hide this anymore. Outsiders have infiltrated and are trying to seize the Origin Heart."

A mansion lord resembling Rock Giant scoffed, "There are plenty of wormholes leading to other parts of the universe here. When have they ever been without intruders? For one thing, besides the Machine Race, humans, Zerg, and Monster Race all possess Blood Pool. It wouldn't be difficult to cultivate flesh-and-blood Prison Race. Moreover, the Origin Heart can greatly enhance the recovery speed of a divine body, and many non- Prison Race life forms also desire it. But so what? Only life forms below the Origin Heart Immortal God can enter the Absolute Prison. Most Alien Race that covet the Origin Heart end up as fertilizer for its cultivation."

Youhun Prefecture Master shook his head and said, "This time is different. Venerable Wuhe has personally descended to capture the outsiders who have infiltrated this time. The Origin Heart was also bestowed by Venerable Wuhe this time."

"Venerable Wuhe?"

Everyone was startled and horrified.

"You should know about the Luoxiao Race, who defected from the Monster Race Alliance to the humans. Recently, the Luoxiao Race has produced an extremely outstanding genius, hailed by humans as a super genius who appears only once every tens of millions of epochs, no less than Jiang Yao," Youhun Prefecture Master said with a smile.

"Who is Jiang Yao?" someone asked, puzzled.

"He's a recent genius from the Human Race, rumored to be the greatest genius since humanity became a top-tier race. The Monster Race, the Zerg, and the Machine Race are all paying close attention."

"There have been quite a few geniuses rising in human history recently; the Seven Sword King also rose to prominence within the last few hundred epochs."

"Human Race geniuses have nothing to do with us, right? How come they've attracted the attention of Universe Venerable?"

Youhun Prefecture Master shook his head and said, "He likely possesses an extremely precious inheritance. If this Luoxiao Race genius obtains the Origin Heart bestowed by Venerable Wuhe, he will need to open his Origin Core to merge with Origin Heart. In that case, any soul defense treasures or Soul Defense Secret Technique bestowed upon him by the Luoxiao Race or humans will become ineffective, and he will instantly become the Venerable's servant."

The manor lord, who resembled Rock Giant, exclaimed in surprise, "Fusing with the Origin Heart will turn me into Venerable's servant?"

"Haha." Youhun Prefecture Master laughed, "I know you're worried about your offspring. Don't worry, if it's a normal Prison Race life form, the Venerable certainly won't interfere. It's no different from Origin Heart."

"Hehe, you seem quite confident in that Heyan Blood Demon," a manor lord joked.

The Rock Giant sneered, "Heyan's strength is definitely among the top three of all the Prison Race who entered the Absolute Prison this time. He will surely obtain an Origin Heart this time."

"That's not necessarily true." Another palace lord, who was clearly Energy Lifeform, retorted, " In the Absolute Prison, strength alone doesn't guarantee the acquisition of the Origin Heart. Otherwise, the Lanwu Vine wouldn't have participated in over ten Killing Absolute Prison without ever obtaining Origin Heart. I think the Silver Star Blood Demon and the successor of the Thunder Prison Blood Demon have a much better chance of obtaining the Origin Heart."

"Silver Star Blood Demon?"

All the palace lords present seemed to be able to directly see the scene Killing Absolute Prison. Many of them noticed the changing scenes and took notice of this peculiar combination.

"Interesting. One is incredibly fast, and the other has a wide range of psychic power." A metal-type life form's lord nodded.

Youhun Prefecture Master's pupils constricted, a chill running down his spine. "This successor of the Thunder Prison Blood Demon is one of the most suspected targets among the Three-Star Blood Demon participating in this Killing Absolute Prison; he needs close monitoring."

Although the Luoxiao Race genius has not yet been truly identified, Youhun Prefecture Master is not in a hurry. The Prison Race's life forms are naturally much stronger than humans, and there are several extremely powerful beings among the Three-Star Blood Demon. As long as the Luoxiao Race genius wants to obtain the Origin Heart, he will inevitably clash with them. In the battle, he will definitely reveal his true strength and more information, which will help him to identify his true identity.

Once the identity of that Luoxiao Race genius is confirmed, even if he hasn't obtained the Origin Heart, Youhun Prefecture Master will naturally have a way to deliver the Origin Heart to him. After all, Youhun Prefecture Master personally hid all three Origin Heart inside.

Within the Killing Absolute Prison, Silver Star Blood Demon and Chiling clone were speeding through the air at low altitude.

With its two pairs of wings outstretched, the Silver Star Blood Demon, even with Chiling in tow, reached a speed of hundreds of kilometers per second, a speed that was virtually unmatched in the Killing Absolute Prison.

Chiling clone then used the Beast God Intent to enhance his mental power, spreading out to probe a range of 20 kilometers below the ground.

"Flying in a straight line like this, the range I can detect is very limited."

Chiling found it strange. His psychic power spread out over a range of 20 kilometers, which meant that both the depth and width were only 20 kilometers. This method of probing by flying forward at high speed in a straight line could only detect a very limited range.

Silver Star Blood Demon laughed and said, "There's no rush to explore underground. If the Origin Heart is truly buried underground, it will take quite a while to find it. But underground isn't the first priority. I've participated in eight Killing Absolute Prison, and most of the time, the Origin Heart is hidden in mountains. Especially in this Youhun Absolute Prison, there's a very large mountain range called the Central Mountain Range, which has a very high probability of containing the Origin Heart."

As they spoke, a mountain range appeared in the distance before them.

This mountain range spans tens of thousands of kilometers in circumference, with its highest point reaching tens of thousands of meters.

The mountain range is now home to many different types of Prison Race, and numerous caves of varying sizes have appeared.

Who is that?

"Silver Star?"

"Damn it, the Silver Star Blood Demon is here!"

The appearance of Silver Star Blood Demon and Chiling has put many people on high alert.

A Rock Giant standing atop a mountain looked warily at the two figures in the sky and muttered, "Silver Star, that troublemaker, is here again. He's the fastest; if he gets the Origin Heart, no one can catch him. And who's next to him... I remember now, the offspring of the Thunder Prison Blood Demon."

Silver Star Blood Demon transmitted his thoughts telepathically. "Be careful not to expose the range of your telekinetic energy outside, otherwise we'll become targets, and those powerful Three-Star Blood Demon might block us from searching this Central Mountain Range."

Chiling nodded; he didn't want to get into pointless conflicts with other powerful individuals before finding the Origin Heart.

He could sense that the proportion of Two-Star Blood Demon among the powerful Prison Race in the Central Mountain Range had increased significantly, and there were even some Three-Star Blood Demon among them.

Amidst the wary gazes of numerous Two-Star Blood Demons and Three-Star Blood Demon, Silver Star and Chiling landed in the mountains.

Chiling clone with a strange expression, "So we're going to dig a hole now?"

Silver Star nodded and said, "That's right, it's about digging tunnels. Most of the time, searching for the Origin Heart is this simple and straightforward: either dig a mountain cave or a tunnel in the ground."

Good heavens, these people, who would be at least World Lord War General level among humans, actually spend most of their time as miners in this Killing Absolute Prison?

"Hehe, but we have a greater advantage than them. Most Three-Star Blood Demon are about the same as me. The range of their psychic power here is basically 3 to 5 kilometers. Maybe a very few can reach close to 10 kilometers, but they are still far behind you."

Silver Star Blood Demon exclaimed excitedly, "This mountain range is incredibly vast, while the aura fluctuations of the Origin Heart only extend to a range of 1 kilometer. Hidden within this mountain range, it's like a grain of sand. Digging a tunnel here is done in a straight line, and most of the time, even if you dig a tunnel through the entire mountain range, you still won't be able to sense the Origin Heart. But your mental power's range is several times greater than theirs. As long as you can sense the Origin Heart within 20 kilometers, you can immediately change the direction of your digging. The probability of finding the Origin Heart is definitely many times higher than others!"

"But don't rush to dig. If we really do find the Origin Heart, the important thing is how to get out."

Silver Star Blood Demon instructed, "The other Two-Star Blood Demon and ordinary Three-Star Blood Demon are not a concern, but we need to pay special attention to a few people. Do you see that Rock Giant standing at the highest peak? He is the Heyan Blood Demon, with the strength of a peak three-star, and he can definitely rank among the top ten Three-Star Blood Demon entering the Youhun Absolute Prison this time."

Most Blood Demon do not have titles. Blood Demon with titles are at least second-tier Three-Star Blood Demon, such as Thunder Prison Blood Demon and Silver Star Blood Demon.

Chiling looked towards the Rock Giant atop the distant mountain peak, just as the Rock Giant was also looking at them, grinning menacingly.

"And there's that Nine-Headed Serpent guarding the foot of the mountain, he's the Yesha Blood Demon, also a peak Three-Star Blood Demon of the third level... Fuxiao Blood Demon... Canglei Blood Demon... Angu Blood Demon... Jinyan Blood Demon... Qiushan Blood Demon..."

Silver Star said solemnly, "And that huge brown sphere."

Chiling clone looked at the enormous brown sphere, nearly a hundred kilometers in size, that was floating above the mountain range.

"That's the Lanwu Blood Demon, the Lanwu Vine, a plant life form. I can't be sure about others, but it definitely possesses the strength of Three-Star Blood Demon at the fourth level."

Chiling was shocked. All the plant-type Prison Race life forms were extremely powerful. The Lanwu Vine was the best among the plant-type Prison Race. If it were not Prison Race, its fame would definitely surpass that of well-known plant life forms such as Star-Eating Grass and Crimson Thunder Grass.

Silver Star's expression was filled with hatred, as if recalling unpleasant memories. "These powerful beings who stand at the peak of the Three-Star Blood Demon do not dig the caves themselves, but instead order other two-star or One-Star Blood Demon to dig them. Their task is to guard outside the mountain range, and anyone who comes out of the cave will be checked by them, mainly because the aura fluctuations of this Origin Heart cannot be concealed."

"So if we Origin Heart, we'll have to rely on my speed to break through before they can react."

Chiling clone nodded in agreement. He would be in charge of the investigation. If they could find the Origin Heart, they would use the speed of the Silver Star Blood Demon to rush out of the cave before the powerful figures could react. Their abilities were indeed naturally complementary.

"Hehe, and my wings are absolutely top-notch at digging tunnels."

The two quickly devised a battle plan using telekinesis. Then, Silver Star took the lead, and the two pairs of wings behind her folded upwards to form a drill, probing deep into the mountains at an extremely fast speed.

The Chiling clone followed closely behind, probing the surroundings in the narrow cave that could only accommodate one person. Once it sensed the aura of the Origin Heart, it could alert Silver Star to change direction in time.