Domain

now.

If someone could break through the barrier of the atmosphere and look down from above, they would see countless beams of light descending from the sky onto this planet.

The pillar of light in Nine Provinces is not an isolated case.

Pillars of light descended from across the borders of every continent. Although the system had forcibly blocked and separated nations from each other, preventing communication and contact between countries under the same starry sky, at this moment, all nations seemed to have reached the same turning point in their destinies.

certainly.

Currently, players in Nine Provinces don't have the time or energy to pay attention to these things.

Everyone was somewhat bewildered by the stark numerical disparity on the regional leaderboard.

28000 vs. 400.

This can't be described as a fault line anymore, it's practically the Mariana Trench!

"Is this the essence of grassroots Construction Club?"

When some players looked up and saw this scene, everything went black.

Players knew that the people in the Construction Club were only interested in ripping people off and hogging Survival Points, and that the dungeons they created were basically worthless trash, but they never dreamed that these people could be this bad!

400 points of influence? That's not even a fraction of Lu Xiu's —no, not even a fraction of a fraction!

"Does this even need a selection process?"

On Maple Leaf Avenue, Wei Yidong pointed to the sky, his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets. "This is practically the system shouting at the otherworldly players across the street through a megaphone! Forget about everyone else, everyone stand up, mark Maple Leaf Avenue, and charge towards Lu Xiu!"

The others remained silent, but their expressions were not good.

In contrast, the Nine Provinces list is extremely abstract.

The list for the left half of the otherworldly [Prison Rock] looks much more normal.

Everyone shifted their gaze to the left.

[Ranking of Overall Influence of Architect in the Hostile Zone "Prison Rock"]

[1. Helag - Overall Influence: 10050 points]

[2. Derek - Overall Influence: 5100 points]

[3. Martin Abbey's overall influence: 3600 points]

Looking at the evenly distributed, step-decreasing values on the other side,,".

The players of Nine Provinces fell into a long silence once again.

This is the kind of Architect ecosystem a normal region should have!

There are outstanding top-tier individuals, as well as formidable second-tier players. Everyone shines in their own way, jointly supporting the rich heritage of the region's grassroots dungeons.

When your own people go to kill the opposing Architect, they all face a strategic choice: should they concentrate their forces to kill the top-ranked Helag, or, for the sake of safety, split up their forces to hunt down the second and third-ranked architects who are also of similar value?

There was competition, division of forces, and choices.

Looking back at our own side----

The already tense atmosphere due to the special event was instantly ignited to a boiling point by this extremely outrageous ranking.

After a brief period of stunned silence, the emotions of all ordinary players turned into a deluge of curses against amateur Construction Club.

However, top players don't have that kind of leisure.

Because the moment the list appeared, pop-up windows appeared in front of all high-level players whose ranks and combat power had reached the hidden threshold.

[Pioneer Passage is now open!]

[The screening mechanism is now activated!]

[Filtering rules: Sorted by combat power ranking.]

[Please confirm your participation in the cross-realm hunt within 60 seconds. After the countdown ends, the system will select the top 20 players based on their overall ranking and combat power from all players who have confirmed their participation for teleportation!]

[Did you participate in cross-border hunting? (Yes/No)]

The moment the pop-up appeared, the ten members of the Coordination Bureau's Strategy Group, who had been waiting, pressed "Yes."

But how many people actually pressed "yes" at that moment?

It's not clear at this moment.

The countdown is almost over.

[60-second countdown has ended.]

[The list has been finalized!]

With this prompt, the ten players from the Strategy Group of the Coordination Bureau transformed into streaks of light that shot into the sky and flew towards the pillar of light.

Meanwhile, ten dazzling streaks of light also burst forth from other directions.

They were all swallowed up by the enormous pillar of light.

Meanwhile, within the pure white pillar of light on the Nine Provinces side, a blurry humanoid silhouette gradually emerged.

One, two, three----

More and more.

The blurry humanoid phantom floated inside the pillar of light, its outline undulating and swaying with the surge of light. Its face was indistinct, and only its general shape and posture could be discerned.

Clearly, this is a player from Prison Rock!

[Both vanguards have arrived!]

[The hunt begins!]

[Descent countdown: 60 seconds!]

At the same time.

Inside the passageway.

Inside the pure white Waiting Space, twenty tall figures were gathered together.

These top players from the otherworld [Prison Rock], although also humanoid, have obvious differences in physical characteristics compared to the players from Nine Provinces.

They are generally taller and more robust, with an average height of almost 2.2 meters, resembling towering iron towers.

Moreover, their exposed skin had a rough, grayish-rock color, and the lines of their muscular physiques faintly gleamed with a hard, mineral-like sheen.

This physiological structure, which clearly demonstrates terrifying defensive capabilities, is combined with the rugged, heavy metal armor they wear.

They exuded a wild aura, forged in the crucible of extremely harsh and cruel environments.

At this moment, the twenty pioneers who crossed the boundary from Prison Rock all looked up at the list of Architect belonging to the [Nine Provinces] region.

After a brief silence.

"Pfft---- Hahahaha!"

From the crowd, a bald, giant man carrying a massive battle axe couldn't help but burst into a deafening roar of laughter. His rough voice echoed through the pure white space, "What kind of damn ranking is this? First place has 28,000 points, second place has 400 points? What's going on with this place called Nine Provinces?!"

"I originally thought that after arriving, we would need to consider splitting our forces to hunt them down, but I didn't expect that there's only one Architect in this area worth paying attention to."

Another short-haired woman, who was fiddling with two dark purple short blades, laughed and said, "Now there's no need to choose, there's only this one target."

"Shut up, we can't let our guard down."

At this moment.

Standing at the very front of the group, the man, resembling the alpha wolf of this pack of wild beasts, spoke in a deep voice.

He was the most slender of the men, though still tall, he was almost indistinguishable from a normal human.

He wasn't wearing armor, but rather a cloth garment that didn't fit their Prison Rock aesthetic, somewhat resembling a robe. "28,000 points—that's more than double the influence of Lord Helag over there!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the several Prison Rock players who were still laughing immediately became more subdued.

This stems partly from awe of the man.

On the other hand, after setting aside the vastly different rankings, they finally realized that the influence of the number one player was indeed a bit outrageous.

Helag was the undisputed chief Architect of Prison Rock, and the faith of their region, yet his influence barely exceeded ten thousand.

"The A-rank unofficial dungeon that Lord Helag recently created, with its ingenious combat rules and design, has amazed everyone. And with so many exquisite dungeons created by Lord Helag, there are even rumors that he's about to create an S-rank original unofficial dungeon—"

The scarred giant grunted and gripped his battle axe tighter. "This guy's influence is actually higher than Lord Helag's?"

"That proves she's done more A-rank dungeons than Lord Helag."

The slenderest man looked at the rankings and said, "Her influence is terrifying. I reckon—she's already started working towards creating an S-rank unofficial dungeon! She might even have already created one!"

S-rank!

Upon hearing this, the breathing of all the players in the Prison Rock within the pure white space instantly became heavy.

"We need to kill her before she creates more S-rank dungeons—"

The woman wielding the short blade had undisguised greed and fanaticism in her eyes. "Killing such a powerful Architect, the reward must be extremely generous, right? And considering the top Architect's overwhelming influence, killing this Architect basically guarantees our victory in the upcoming PvP—this seems to be the first time Nine Provinces has participated in such an event. I wonder how strong their top players are? It's really intriguing."

[Descent countdown: 10 seconds!]

[9!]

[8!]

[----]

only.

They didn't have much time to discuss it.

Soon, the countdown began.

"Let's stop discussing this."

At this moment.

The tall, slender man in a dark robe, resembling a wolf, swept his gaze over the crowd. "Prepare to descend—everyone, choose to descend to the location of that core Architect named Lu Xiu!"

Then.

He slowly raised the spear in his hand, its tip inlaid with a dark crystal core. "The moment I descend, I will activate my domain. After you land, ignore any weaklings! Don't get entangled! Charge at full speed!"

"If we encounter strong resistance, then hold off the strong ones! Ray and I will kill the Architect! I'll go first, Ray will be the backup. Judging from Lord Helag's situation, the Architect won't be very strong. As long as you hold them off until either Ray or I find that Architect, it will be over."

"We only have eight hours for this special event! We need to get it over with quickly!"

"After victory, we will bathe together in the fiery rocks of the Imperial Capital!"

"Oh!!!"

The other top players in Prison Rock unanimously let out a deafening roar.

And with their roars, the countdown in mid-air finally came to an end.

[3!]

[2!]

[1!]

[Teleportation initiated!]

Boom!!!

The pure white Waiting Space shattered instantly.

Twenty burly and imposing phantoms transformed into streaks of light, carrying the kinetic energy to destroy everything, and crashed towards Chen Capital along the enormous passage that pierced between the two worlds!

Chen Capital City, Maple Leaf Avenue.

The morning breeze was chilly.

"Here it comes----"

Jian Li slowly raised her head, her clear, cold eyes gradually turning silver, and several silver scales uncontrollably emerged on the back of her fair hand.

The words had barely left his mouth.

It looked as if some enormous glass dome had been smashed by a giant hammer.

The enormous Bai Guang that pierced through heaven and earth and connected the two realms shattered the instant the countdown reached zero!

Immediately afterwards.

The sky looked as if it had been torn apart.

--

With a deafening sonic boom, twenty streaks of light tore through the clouds, like twenty falling meteorites, crashing straight into Maple Leaf Avenue!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The violent impact shattered the tranquility of the early morning.

The hard asphalt road surface instantly groaned under the strain, the terrifying kinetic energy smashing huge craters into the center of the street.

Jian Li instantly darted out, rushing towards one of the pits.

Wei Yidong and his group followed closely behind.

The players who arrived at Prison Rock were equally fast. Before the dust had completely settled, the tall, slender man in a dark robe had already stood up straight from the pit.

There wasn't even a second of hesitation or probing.

Start.

That's our trump card!

He raised the spear in his hand, which was inlaid with a dark crystal core, high.

Suddenly, the crystal core of the spear shone with an extremely deep and dark light, before he slammed it heavily into the ground.

His deep voice, translated by the system, resonated in everyone's ears. "Domain Expansion - [Abyssal Sea Sinking Fog]."

The next moment.

fog.

An eerie grayish-white mist gushed out wildly from the bottom of the spear.

This liquid-like fog rolled and expanded outwards along the ground at a speed that defied the laws of physics, completely engulfing the entire Maple Leaf Avenue and the apartment building where Lu Xiu was located in just half a second.

Everyone's vision was instantly submerged in a deathly gray and white expanse.