Chapter 102 Mutation

  The overcast sky is gloomy even in the daytime, filled with a suffocating atmosphere.

  One day, two days, three days, four days... seven days!

  As time passed, this area, within a hundred miles, had been continuously flooded with countless masters, and that oppressive atmosphere had become increasingly heavy. The thick dark clouds in the sky, which never saw sunlight, made everyone's heart feel like it was pressing down on a great mountain. Although their bodies didn't have any discomfort, they all felt like they couldn't breathe.

  Rumble... In a hidden cave, Chen Huan, who was in the midst of his cultivation, suddenly radiated a dazzling brown glow all over his body and exited his meditative state. A few days ago, when he couldn't find any spiritual medicine or demonic beasts, Chen Huan had come to this cave to cultivate. After all, there were still several days before the emergence of the ancient relic's aura, and he didn't want to waste time on a meaningless search. Having already reached the peak of the 4th rank of the Imperial level, he was eager to solidify his realm through battle, but unfortunately, not even a shadow of demonic beasts could be seen. And now, without intentionally urging the barrier, he naturally stepped into the 5th rank of the Imperial level. His martial and spiritual powers both advanced simultaneously.

  But at this moment, he was forced to exit from his cultivation state.

  A deafening rumble, as if from the depths of the earth, made the entire ground tremble, and the mountain caves crackled with a crunching sound, rocks rolled, dust swirled, as if it was about to collapse at any moment.

  At the same time, the entrance became bright, and the overcast sky that had been gloomy all day suddenly shone with brilliant light!

  Whoosh!

  "What's going on?"

  Chen Hao rushed out of the cave like lightning, looked up at a distant pillar of light that pierced the sky, and his eyes shone with extreme shock.

  "What a rich and thick heavenly energy! What are you still dazing about? Go take a look!" Just then, Chen Huan's mind transmitted intense fluctuations, and the voice of the Treasure Sword Spirit also appeared in Chen Huan's mind.

  Bang!

  Chen Hao's feet suddenly stomped, like a giant peng spreading its wings, transforming into a flowing light that quickly flew towards the gradually disappearing light pillar.

  "This is the aura of the ruins? It's completely different from what the mission book said! Since entering this area, it seems like there are eerie hints everywhere..." Chen Huan thought to himself as he quickly advanced.

  "It's the breath of a relic! This relic's breath has been around for many years, but it has never been excavated. This time is strange, and for you people, it might be a good thing! Be careful, there are many stronger breaths than yours! I can sense that the spatial fluctuations in this area are very intense..." said the Treasure Sword Spirit.

  "What does 'space fluctuation is intense' mean?"

  "It's a collision between the relic space and our space. If I'm not mistaken, this relic has existed for a very long time but never had a great opportunity or great luck to be obtained, and is now on the verge of collapse..."

  "Collapsing? You mean this ruin is going to disappear?"

  "Hmm. There are many ancient ruins in the world, and all of them were left behind by super powerful masters as a legacy. These ruins are all supported by powerful seals and formations. For example, the Huang Ancient City Ruins, what it wants to pass down is the Five Elements Spiritual Root! After you obtained the Wu Xin Spiritual Root, the Huang Treasure Vault can be opened, and after you got the Huang Ring that supports the seal and the Five Elements Spiritual Sword, the Huang Ancient City Ruins will also collapse... Of course, even if no one obtains the Five Elements Spiritual Root, the Huang Ancient City Ruins will still collapse with the passage of time when it reaches its own lifespan. Now, the situation of this ruin is likely to be on the verge of collapse, which is why such a strange phenomenon has appeared..."

  Rumble...

  An even more terrifying voice came, the earth shook, the mountains swayed, countless huge boulders rolled down, and the speed at which the light pillar dissipated seemed to accelerate a bit.

  A thick and intense aura of ancient times and the majestic spiritual energy of heaven and earth suddenly enveloped an area of hundreds of miles around.

  "The entrance to the ruins may be opening! Hurry up, don't hold back any longer, go take a look!" The Treasure Sword Spirit suddenly said.

  Chen Hao was shocked in his heart, and instantly put on a black hood, urging the yuan force and spiritual force around him. The two energies merged together, making Chen Hao feel surprised that he had just stepped into the fifth rank of the imperial level, and at this moment, he felt as if he had left the gravitational pull of the earth, his whole body flying in mid-air, turning into a stream of light!

  Brown Yuan Li has turned into a pale blue light symbolizing Wu Emperor!

  Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…… As Chen Huan rushed over frantically, the genius disciples who had been waiting within the core area also stared at the gradually dissipating light pillar with shocked expressions, rushing towards it at their fastest speed.

  Among them, more than a dozen figures were flying in the air, obviously they had entered the Wu Emperor or Seventh Grade Yi Huang realm, otherwise, even if the speed was faster, it would be impossible to completely fly in the air!

  Among these figures, there were Fang Qing and the eighth-grade cultivator from her team, as well as Zhao Yunfei, the top-ranked new disciple of the Royal Newcomer Hall!

  Apart from the three of them, several other figures flying in mid-air were not disciples of the Royal Newcomer Hall. They were obviously talented disciples from the other three major kingdoms.

  Chen Hao?

  Fang Qing was slightly surprised when she saw Chen Hao and exclaimed.

  Chen Hao smiled slightly and walked slowly to Fang Qing's side. As he approached the range of the light pillar, he quietly descended, took off his black clothes and hat, and changed into the uniform of the Imperial New Star Hall.

  Chen Hao was well aware that this time, the task of finding the entrance to the ruins had completely deviated from its original track, causing everyone to converge here, and intense conflicts were inevitable. In previous years when doing this task, the disciples of the four major kingdoms would clash constantly. But they were all small team clashes. Now, with everyone converging here, once a conflict or scramble occurs, it will be a showdown between the new talents of the royal families of the four major kingdoms. If they don't unite together, they will definitely suffer.

  Chen Hao couldn't possibly wear a conical hat and appear on stage. If he did, he would probably be directly attacked by everyone from the four major kingdoms. This task could only be done by disciples of the Four Major Kingdoms' Royal Newcomer Hall.

  But now the situation is just as Chen Huan had expected, with over a dozen top experts who arrived first standing in four distinct camps around the dissipating light pillar, their eyes fixed on each other's camps with hostility.

  And among these four camps, the Town Yuan Kingdom only had three people, Fang Qing and her team of young men, as well as Zhao Yunfei. The other three countries each had two or four people, with one having five people. Fortunately, Zhao Yunfei, who was already a first-rate martial emperor half a year ago, had an aura that was clearly much stronger.

  "Aren't you coming?" Fang Qing asked in a low voice.

  "Sister, I was thinking about it... Later, I couldn't find a suitable task, so I chased after you. But your speed is too fast, I didn't catch up..." Chen Hao said: "What's going on?"

  "The protective formation around the ruins is probably on the verge of collapse, which presents an opportunity for us. Perhaps when the light pillar disappears, the ruins will open up. Younger brother, wait a moment and follow us in. This is Liu Yunfeng, Eighth Rank Intention Emperor, your true older brother. And this person you should recognize..." Fang Qing introduced Liu Yunfeng before pointing at Zhao Yunfei.

  Zhao Yunfei gave Chen Hao a proud and arrogant look, with an air of superiority.

  "I don't know him." Chen Hao originally wanted to say that he knew him, but seeing Zhao Yunfei's appearance, he shook his head disdainfully.

  Zhao Yunfurrowed his brow slightly.

  "Really?" Fang Qing was slightly surprised and said: "His name is Zhao Yunfei, the top player of your generation. This time it may be very dangerous, we must unite together..."

  "Fang Qing, is he useful? He's only just entered the imperial rank and yet he's already getting in the way. Once this relic entrance opens, there will only be a brief moment, I don't want to bring a burden..."

  "This... Chen Hao, although his cultivation is low, but he has the strength to defeat a sixth-grade Martial Emperor..."

  "Sixth-grade Martial Emperor? With just one successful strike, I can kill him instantly. Do you think he's useful? Look at his actual strength! If we go, it'll be sending him to his death, and I don't want to waste my attention protecting him!"

  Fang Qing slightly furrowed her brow, just about to speak, when she was suddenly interrupted by a strange fluctuation.

  "Hiss...hiss...hiss..."

  The increasingly dim and weak light column suddenly flashed out a wave-like ripple, as if it had condensed into a transparent water ball with a diameter of several meters.

  "It's open, quick! Go in!"

  Fang Qing's eyes narrowed, and she hastily said. At the same time as Fang Qing spoke, several figures rushed towards the water ball like lightning. Fang Qing and Liu Yunfeng also followed closely behind.

  "Quick!"

  The voice of the Treasure Sword Spirit urging him to hurry sounded in his mind, apparently the Treasure Sword Spirit had sensed that this passage would only last for an instant, but Chen Huan, with a cold expression, still hadn't moved.

  "Damn your mother!"

  Chen Hao cursed loudly and stepped into the water polo game with a fierce determination. No way, Chen Hao felt suffocated, in this world everything was decided by strength. How could Zhao Yunfei's arrogant words be tolerated by him, who was proud and arrogant?

  Chen Hao was the last one to enter the water sphere, after more than a dozen figures. A strange wave enveloped his entire body in an instant, leaving Chen Hao and everyone else stunned. This water sphere seemed not to be a transmission entrance, but rather an extremely powerful seal. Including Chen Hao, all of them were almost instantly bound by a power that completely transcended their understanding.

  One by one, they stared with terror in their eyes, rolling about helplessly.

  Whoosh!

  Just as Chen Hao was about to enter, a beautiful figure flying in mid-air, couldn't see the appearance at all, quickly rushed into the water ball like lightning, silently and quietly.

  If Chen Hao and the others were still outside, they would have definitely sensed it. The aura of that graceful figure far surpassed all of them. However, at this moment, they didn't notice the figure's entry at all.

  That energy, which completely transcended cognition, transformed into intangible tentacles that directly pierced through the pores of everyone's body, even the brain couldn't escape or resist. Every single person, including the last one to enter, the enchanting figure, fell into extreme agony, a feeling as if needles were being poked into their soul, invading every inch of their body, every cell...