Lu Chen had come to the Star Ruins for the Heaven-Measuring Ruler, the Emperor Weapon left behind by Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing. But dragons and fish mingled here now, and several Great Saints had arrived. Naturally, he had to plan carefully.
Along this stretch of the Golden Ancient Road stood an ancient, sprawling Holy City. News of a mysterious imperial mausoleum appearing had made it particularly lively, drawing many powerful cultivators from other great races.
As Lu Chen approached the city gates, he heard chains rattling behind him, accompanied by a cold, sinister aura.
He could not help turning to look. A troop was striding through the void in the starry sky, shrouded in a thin black mist, like Yin Soldiers from the Netherworld.
Black battle armor covered their entire bodies, even their heads, and they exuded an eerie, murderous air.
"The Underworld!"
Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat. He quickly judged from their various characteristics where these Yin Soldiers had come from. They could only belong to the Underworld, whose legacy had continued unbroken since the Mythological Era.
Now that word had spread of an Ancient Great Emperor's tomb in the Star Ruins, how could a force specializing in manipulating corpses like the Underworld stay away? After all, an emperor corpse might lie here.
Although this stretch of the Golden Ancient Road lay within Human Race territory, the soldiers guarding the city did not stop the people of the Underworld from entering. Clearly, the Star Ruins were such a jumble of dragons and fish that even the guards turned a blind eye.
After entering the city, Lu Chen occasionally spotted powerful cultivators from other great races. Clearly, the Underworld was not the only one here.
The Nebula Tower was a magnificent building refined from fragments of stars, radiating gentle,