Civilization Relic No. 9

Civilization Relic No. 9

"Still fell into the trap!"

The Ultraman Avatar spoke with some regret, but there was not the slightest hint of worry on his face. He even looked delighted.

Because when he spread his psychic power throughout the Silver Ring, the ring immediately underwent subtle changes and fused directly into his skin.

At the same time, the Ultraman Avatar sensed a space inside the ring, roughly two hundred meters in length, width, and height.

"It really is a Storage Ring!"

The Ultraman Avatar gave it a rough scan. Aside from some white crystals that gave off the fragrance of rice and a single weapon, the vast space was completely empty.

Only after confirming that the expedition had not been in vain did the Ultraman Avatar turn his gaze toward the enormous crystal sphere overhead.

"Master, the crystal on the roof is the energy core of the entire Pyramid. It contains the solar energy accumulated by the Energy Tower over countless years. Other than the energy needed to maintain essential operations, all of the Energy Tower's remaining energy is stored here."

Dracion swiftly explained, "The entire Chamber is made of at least B-grade metal. Once the Crystal Coffin is touched, the entire Chamber will seal shut. At the same time, the crystal storing countless amounts of energy will explode directly, annihilating the intruder along with the Energy Tower. According to calculations, within the Chamber's environment, the Energy Crystal can easily kill any being below Stellar level Sixth-Order."

The entire Pyramid had been transformed into a tomb. Once one overcame countless obstacles and reached the Pyramid owner's resting place, if they could not resist the temptation to desecrate the dead, they would trigger a mutual-destruction protocol.

"Solar energy!"

The Ultraman Avatar looked up at the sky. In fact, when he had first entered outer space, he had discovered that sunlight seemed to promote his growth. However, because he had been too far away, the effect had not been obvious.

Originally, the Ultraman Avatar had planned to take a stroll across the Sun's surface once he reached Stellar level, but now, it seemed he had a better option.

"Delicious food!"

The Ultraman Avatar crossed his clenched fists before his chest. Then his entire body transformed into a blazing fireball and shot directly toward the Energy Crystal above, completely enveloping it.

Once it was fully wrapped in the fireball, the crystal sphere, which should have activated its self-destruction protocol, seemed unable to receive the corresponding command and stopped its self-destruction.

At the same time, the fireball formed by the Ultraman Avatar greedily absorbed the energy that the crystal sphere had stored for tens of thousands of years like a ravenous beast.

With sufficient energy to support him, the Ultraman Avatar, who had originally been evolving naturally, began growing at an evolution speed several times faster than before.

In merely a dozen or so days, the Ultraman Avatar advanced from Planetary Level Eighth Order to Planet Ninth Stage, then reached the peak of the Ninth Order.

After reaching the peak of the Planetary Level came the "lengthy" accumulation needed to cross a major realm, comparable to the growth accumulated from the First through Ninth Order.

While the Ultraman Avatar accelerated his evolution, Lu Yunhe's human body also made a new discovery.

After undergoing a series of life-and-death trials in the jungle, Lu Yunhe's human body had also reached the peak of Beginner War God, only one step away from entering Intermediate War God.

After living like a savage in the jungle, Lu Yunhe's spiritual bearing had also undergone tremendous changes, gaining the striving, adventurous spirit that belonged to a martial artist.

Without communication with human society and without the Ultraman Avatar protecting him, Lu Yunhe had continued surviving and fighting in this isolated place. Physical training was merely secondary; what mattered more was the transformation of his spirit.

Just as the Ultraman Avatar sank into evolution, Lu Yunhe found a place bearing traces of humans.

"This seems to be the location of Civilization Relic No. 9."

Lu Yunhe asked Dracion's subunit through his communicator. After the Ultraman Avatar obtained the Intelligent Light Brain, he had also allowed the intelligence to reside within the communicator Lu Yunhe carried.

After Dracion confirmed it, this was indeed Civilization Relic No. 9. It had been discovered before the Great Cataclysm, but no martial artists existed at the time, so there had been no way to send anyone inside.

As for after the Great Cataclysm, the base here had been attacked by monsters and wiped out. Human society had been too occupied with its own troubles to provide support, so the site had been temporarily shelved to await later development.

Soon, under Dracion's detection, Lu Yunhe discovered a strange dark brown passage two to three meters in diameter, as though it had been formed from tangled tree branches. At the end of the passage was a "mirror" that continuously emitted light.

"Civilization Relic No. 9 is a base established by Yunmo Star on certain living planets to select disciples. Unfortunately, Yunmo Star disappeared tens of thousands of years ago..."

Lu Yunhe thought it over and decided he could go in for some training. He was quite confident in his own strength, and the death rate of this relic did not seem very high anyway.

"It's decided, then. I'll enter Civilization Relic No. 9 for a trial. By the time I come out, the avatar should be nearly done too. Then I can absorb the Wood Gem and enter the Planetary Level."

Having made up his mind, Lu Yunhe no longer hesitated and charged straight into the passage. The moment his body touched the glowing circular mirror, it rippled like water and easily swallowed him.

When the light faded, Lu Yunhe arrived in a vast black hall. At the same time, a dreamlike multicolored radiance enveloped him.

After the light paused briefly, a complex voice finally sounded. However, with Dracion's translation, Lu Yunhe understood it completely.

"Please enter the A-Type Passage!"

It looked as though there was a choice, but after half a minute, only one passage appeared in the black hall. There were no other passages at all.

"The A-Type Passage is for martial artist selection, while the B-Type is for Psychic Masters. Compared to Psychic Masters, whose brain domain breadth can be tested directly, a martial artist's aptitude is much harder to assess."

Feeling how long the detection light lingered, Lu Yunhe shook his head and charged directly toward the only passage in the hall.

"Trial participant's strength detected—Apprentice Stage Seven!"

When Lu Yunhe stepped into the passage, at a point roughly three hundred meters from the entrance, a blurry black shadow seeped out from the passage wall woven from tree roots. Then, like a falling droplet, the shadow landed on the passage floor and became a black-robed figure wearing a silver-gray mask with green pupils.

"There's something here!"

When Lu Yunhe ran into a Chamber open at both ends, he instantly spotted the black-robed figure blocking his path, as well as the sealed passage entrance behind it.

There was also some food and water in this open Chamber, seemingly meant to sustain the trial participants.

Seeing the bare Chamber, a thought suddenly popped into Lu Yunhe's mind: Then where are they supposed to go to the bathroom?

In the original novel, those at the Apprentice stage should not yet have been able to avoid excretion, right?