Li Yuan was unaware of the arrival of the Semi Divine Level genius ‘Mo Hu’.
Because there was only one passage controlled by the Seven Star Civilization to enter the World within Worlds through the Luminous Passage.
Once they entered the World within Worlds through the passage, the number of exits within it was vast. Each entrant would be randomly sent to any one of the exits… So far, combined with the information provided by the Blazing Flame Family, the total number of discovered exits had exceeded three hundred.
Moreover, after many trials by the Blazing Flame Family, return through any exit… would lead back to the original passage.
Guarding these exits made it easier to judge whether more reinforcements from Gu Yue Divine Kingdom were coming.
But as for how many exits remained unchecked and uncontrolled, that was unclear.
The upper echelons of the Seven Star Civilization speculated that the Gu Yue Divine Kingdom surely controlled a new passage as well as many exits unknown to their side.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to secretly send a large number of people into the World within Worlds.
But as for how the Gu Yue Divine Kingdom had gained control of the new passage? The Seven Star Civilization did not yet know.
The Blazing Flame Family’s previous claim to ‘control the World within Worlds’ was just guarding one passage.
Although the Blazing Flame Family had always been exploring the World within Worlds, the true secrets of the World within Worlds? The Blazing Flame Family was also vague in their descriptions.
In fact, when Mo Hu, along with Tie Mu’er, Lei Wu, and their group set out.
Li Yuan had already arrived at the core area of the mine vein mentioned by Alicia.
Under the continuous, vast mountain ranges.
A rift valley approximately a hundred meters wide and several kilometers long appeared in Li Yuan’s sight.
“The Five Elements Divine Crystal is in this valley?” Li Yuan frowned and said.
Next to him, besides Alicia and Si Feng, there were nearly a hundred Martial Artists equipped with various instruments, most of whom were First Rank Martial Artists, but there were also five who had just broken through as Prime Warriors.
“Tong Guan, you speak.” Alicia whispered, “This is our captain, also the strongest among us in the World within Worlds operation, number 0001.”
“Number 0001?”
“He is number 0001?” The five newly emerged Prime Warriors looked at Li Yuan with both curiosity and awe.
Before entering the World within Worlds, they had already heard about the terrifying strength of this number 0001… killing early Prime Warriors like themselves depended solely upon the amount of Origin Power.
The Prime Warrior named Tong Guan, with a burly build, stepped forward respectfully and said, “Senior.”
Senior?
Hearing this title, a movement stirred in Li Yuan’s heart but he did not refute.
In Martial Arts Cultivation, unless there is a clear master-disciple relationship, age is never used as a measure of seniority; strength comes first.
Being addressed as ‘senior’ by an early Prime Warrior, Li Yuan felt that he could indeed bear such a title.
“Speak of the situation,” Li Yuan said softly.
“Yes,” Tong Guan nodded, “The 200 First Rank Martial Artists that our group of eight is responsible for are tasked with surveying this large Divine Crystal vein. We brought many instruments. Of course, many have died now… According to the information provided by the Blazing Flame Family, as we explored along the way, we finally located this place based on the fluctuations of Origin Power.”
Tong Guan pointed towards the depths of the valley.
“Deep in the valley should be the core of many nodes within the entire vein,” Tong Guan said, his eyes revealing a hint of fear, “Three of us Prime Warriors joined forces to descend, but upon reaching the bottom of the valley… we encountered an attack.”
“An attack?” Li Yuan said softly, “Strong individuals from the Gu Yue Divine Kingdom?”
“No! Not them!”
“They weren’t humanoid creatures,” Tong Guan shook his head, “We aren’t sure if they are indigenous lifeforms of the World within Worlds or not.
Their individual strength isn’t too strong, probably at most level 18 or 19, but their numbers are astonishingly vast, almost like a tide… The three of us had to flee in haste, Belo was the slowest, and in the act of covering us, was outright overwhelmed by the massive numbers of Alien Race lifeforms, ultimately dying at the bottom of the valley.”
“The two of us, in a frantic escape, finally made it out.”
“Fortunately, these Alien Race lifeforms seem to reside habitually at the bottom of the valley, and when we rushed out, they didn’t follow and surge out after us.”
Toward the end,
Tong Guan and the Martial Artists behind him all had a darkened look in their eyes.
So far, the World within Worlds operation had already brought significant casualties to the Seven Star Civilization’s side.
“Sigh.” Li Yuan inwardly sighed, turning his head to look at Alicia and the two others, “Si Feng, Alicia, have you two entered to investigate?”
“We haven’t had the chance yet,” Alicia said somberly, “We arrived just a little before you did.”
“Hmm,” Li Yuan nodded slightly, “What do you think?”
“It’s very strange,” Alicia frowned, “Logically, with such a large Divine Crystal vein, the Blazing Flame Family should have been able to detect it in their exploration of the World within Worlds for over a hundred years, but they never did… A 500-kilometer area in the World within Worlds isn’t that vast.”
“If it was obstructed from mining by a large number of indigenous life… yet the intelligence provided by the Blazing Flame Family never mentioned this aspect.” Continue your adventure with empire
“It’s as if,”
“This Divine Crystal vein had only come into existence not long ago,” Alicia reached her own conclusion.
Li Yuan appeared thoughtful. Under normal circumstances, for a Divine Crystal vein to form, it required long ages of gestation.
“Exactly.”
Si Feng, equally burly, spoke seriously, “Li Yuan, I suspect that the entire World within Worlds has always been shrouded in an invisible will, as if we are all under surveillance.”
“This is a divine relic site. If there is an invisible rule looming, it’s quite normal,” Li Yuan mused aloud.
The interconnected palatial complexes and other man-made traces near the entrance and exit of the passage had already said it all.
Li Yuan was aware of this.
He believed that any Prime Warrior who spent enough time here would also have such a feeling.
“I will go down alone to take a look, you all stay here,” Li Yuan instructed.
“Should we go down with you?” Alicia couldn’t help but ask.
“No need,” Li Yuan shook his head, “Even if I encounter some danger, escaping by myself will be much easier.”
Li Yuan asked himself.
If the ‘Alien Race lifeforms’ at the bottom of the valley couldn’t kill even an early Prime Warrior… the likelihood of them posing a threat to his life should be low.
“Should we report upwards?” Si Feng could not help but ask.
“You can report, but the decision is ours to make,” Li Yuan said indifferently, “I’m going down.”
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Phew!
With a single movement, Li Yuan was fully enveloped in his Origin Power Battle Suit, with a layer of earthy yellow energy flowing faintly around his body.
Boom! He followed the mountain wall, rapidly descending into the depths of the canyon.
“Such impressive speed.”
“Is this Number 0001?” The several ordinary Prime Warriors were astounded and felt much more at ease.
Having such a strong Prime Warrior leader, it would be much easier to take over the entire World within Worlds.
“Level 22, can strength and speed be this powerful?” Si Feng was somewhat surprised, as he was unaware of Li Yuan’s one-time transformation to level 22 as a Prime Warrior.
“Has he reached level 24?” Only Alicia understood everything.
“His improvement is so rapid.”
“Alicia, I estimate his physical quality has probably reached 23.5,” a childlike voice echoed in Alicia’s mind: “You need to think of a way… If you can get a Divine Crystal, it would be greatly beneficial to you.”
“No rush, just wait,” Alicia responded, a hint of worry surfacing in her heart.
She felt both admiration and gratitude toward Li Yuan.
…
Whoosh! Descending swiftly along the dry canyon, Li Yuan rapidly plummeted, and the already dim light quickly turned darker.
“It feels like I’m back in Flying Serpent Valley,” Li Yuan murmured to himself.
The experience in Flying Serpent Valley was something he couldn’t easily forget.
The deeper he went, the broader the canyon walls became and the dimmer the light grew.
It was as if he had entered another layer of the underground world.
“Could it be that the Blazing Flame Family truly never discovered this place?” A trace of doubt emerged in Li Yuan’s mind.
Was there really an invisible hand constantly changing the structure of the entire World within Worlds? Or did the Blazing Flame Family have some reason to conceal certain key information?
With Divine Sense sweeping through, Li Yuan remained vigilant, fearing an ambush.
After descending more than three kilometers, Li Yuan finally reached the bottom of the canyon. When his feet touched the rocky ground again, he had still not encountered an attack.
The bottom of the canyon was almost in complete darkness, ordinary people here would be as blind as bats… but with Li Yuan’s extraordinary physical quality, he could barely make out his surroundings.
Critically, it was his powerful spiritual power that made his perception sharp to the extreme.
“The aura of energy stones,” Li Yuan narrowed his eyes and activated the three Star Meridians within his body.
Energy stones, a type of high-energy density power stone, did not have a high value individually… but their vast number and extensive applications made them very valuable.
Standing at the ‘mining site node convergence’ Tong Guan mentioned, Li Yuan could clearly sense the air filled with the scent of Origin Power.
“The concentration is thicker over here,” Li Yuan vaguely sensed that the left side seemed denser.
He moved forward.
Step by step, the closer he got, the more intensely he could feel the concentration of Origin Power through his strong spiritual power.
He was going in the right direction.
In a blink, he had advanced nearly a kilometer, going deeper into the slanted base of the canyon, and Li Yuan also noticed another anomaly—the bottom of the canyon was very smooth.
As if it had been polished by human hands.
Suddenly.
“Sss! Sss! Sss!” A series of dense and rapid sounds came from the quiet and dark canyon, followed by a faint tremor of the ground, prompting Li Yuan to stop.
Phew! The Black Chen Spear was already in his hand.
Rapidly.
“Roar~” “Roar~” “Rumble~” The sounds grew louder and more pronounced from all directions.
Finally, Li Yuan’s eyes observed in the darkness, combined with Divine Sense sweeping through… creatures resembling black rats surged from every direction, swarming over him.
A torrential wave, an absolutely hair-raising scene.
They, without any hesitation, charged crazily towards Li Yuan.
“Hmm?” A flicker of surprise crossed Li Yuan’s eyes: “How is this possible?”
At the moment these black creatures approached, he had already employed Divine Palace Inquiry.
“[Target is level 15.1, no life signs, cannot be killed for Spiritual Nature nutrients]”
“[Target is level 15.3…]” A series of prompts flashed past, with results beyond his expectations.
No life signs?
“So many.”
Li Yuan’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, as he immediately activated the Sea of Source Energy within his body, with earthy yellow Origin Power illuminating, channeling into both the Origin Power Battle Suit and the Black Chen Spear.
“Swoosh!” “Swoosh!” “Swoosh!”
The Long Spear swung, and with the enhancement of Origin Power, it instantly burst forth like lengths of dazzling starlight, converging like a river of stars, striking at the tide-like surge of the black creatures.
Pshht! “Pop!” “Boom!”
The screeching black creatures either exploded upon impact, as if striking a steel plate, or were instantly swept away like cannonballs, crashing into more of their kind.
In the blink of an eye, at least a hundred black creatures had been slain by Li Yuan’s Long Spear.
“Hmm?”
“No mistake! It’s the aura of Earth Origin Crystals!” Li Yuan’s eyes tensed, keenly catching a wave of Divine Crystal aura coming from afar.
It seemed, not too far away.
“Kill!”
Li Yuan was enveloped in endless Spear Light, himself like an indestructible miniature star, sweeping away all the black creatures as he moved towards the source of the sensation.
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