CHAPTER 478: CHAPTER 460: LABORER

"Something’s strange!"

Wang Xu’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly retreated.

At that moment, several more people were dragged into the green array by that massive claw. Many screamed and struggled, but it was futile. The claw was incredibly powerful, and their attacks were completely ineffective against it.

"What on earth is this?"

Wang Xu’s face was solemn.

Along the way, he had encountered many dangers, even seeing a battle between two Saint Venerable Dominator Realm beings from a distance.

The sight of two such beings fighting directly in the chaos, without entering the Void Circle, was so terrifying that Wang Xu didn’t even dare to watch from afar and detoured instead.

But no matter how frightening the things he encountered were, none were as bizarre as what was happening before his eyes.

The green claw was continually capturing Celestial God Realm beings.

"Damn it!"

Wang Xu’s speed decreased abruptly, and his expression turned extremely ugly.

He wasn’t the only Celestial God Realm retreating; some had already fled before him.

But even the one who ran the farthest couldn’t escape the unpredictable green array and the indestructible claw, being firmly pulled into the array and disappearing.

As more and more Celestial God Realm beings were captured, some began to realize the severity of the situation and started to gather, intending to resist the massive claw collectively.

The outcome remained unchanged.

They were still dragged one by one into the green array by the colossal claw, all their struggles, screams, and attacks were to no avail.

Buzz~~

Wang Xu’s mind trembled, and he swung the Thunder God Universe Light Saber backhand, unleashing his powerful strength to the limit.

Finally, it was also Wang Xu’s turn.

Behind him, a green circular array silently appeared, and the massive claw reached towards Wang Xu.

Clang!

The Thunder God Universe Light Saber clashed violently with the claw, shattering the void abruptly, and Wang Xu’s figure quickly retreated.

"Eh?"

From within the green circular array, a puzzled voice seemed to emerge.

Logically, no one here should be able to withstand his strike, yet this Celestial God Realm being appeared different, with power comparable to his.

"What a terrifying power, it’s a Hundred Generations Celestial God!"

After one probing strike, Wang Xu had discerned the realm of the entity behind the massive claw as a Hundred Generations Celestial God.

Wang Xu’s expression was grave.

His physical strength was formidable now, but there was still a significant gap compared to a true Hundred Generations Celestial God.

It’s known that a Hundred Generations Celestial God’s basic requirements include physical strength, power, and body technique speed.

Wang Xu reaching the basics of a Hundred Generations Celestial God while only in the Initial Celestial God Realm made him strong, a genius of sorts, but to someone in the Hundred Generations Celestial God Realm, Wang Xu was still a half-baked talent, not even considered an ordinary one.

The claw reached out again.

The surge of Supreme Law fluctuations made Wang Xu’s face change drastically.

"Activate the Mechanical Ancient Eye!"

Wang Xu immediately activated the Mechanical Ancient Eye, hoping to use its robust analysis to calculate an evasion method.

However, the result chilled his heart—

With his strength, he couldn’t evade this strike at all!

Wang Xu simply abandoned the Thunder God Universe Light Saber, clasped his hands together, and a burst of golden light erupted from his palms.

"Seal!"

An ethereal voice reminiscent of ancient times issued from Wang Xu’s mouth, filled with a sense of desolation and sanctity.

The Golden Light Palm was launched in response, shattering the void inch by inch at that moment, changing the color of the sky, and an overwhelming life suppression permeated outward.

This was one of the three major moves of the "Emperor’s Extreme Divine Suppression Record." Although Wang Xu hadn’t fully comprehended it yet, using this strike against a Hundred Generations Celestial God posed no issue.

The Celestial God Realm beings not yet attacked by the claw saw this scene and turned pale.

It was as if they were looking up at a giant.

In front of Wang Xu, they felt as insignificant as ants, and the towering golden light nearly compelled them to bow in homage.

Boom!

The Golden Light Palm clashed boldly with the claw.

"Whoa..."

Wang Xu’s body trembled tremendously, and his skin, glowing faintly with golden light, was quickly covered with web-like cracks that oozed thin strands of golden blood. The terrifying overwhelming force was too much to contain, causing him to cough up a mouthful of fresh blood.

His expression was withered, and blood drained from his face.

It was too terrifying.

The realm of the claw’s master was beyond that of a Hundred Generations Celestial God!

In contrast, despite being slightly shaken by Wang Xu’s power, the massive claw bore only a shallow dent from the Golden Light Palm’s imprint, without any other injuries.

"I’m not his match..."

Wang Xu’s heart sank into darkness.

Unexpectedly, only halfway through his journey, he encountered such a formidable enemy...

The colossal claw reached for Wang Xu, and the turbulent waves of primordial power spread out, making it clear to Wang Xu that he could no longer withstand this strike.

In the eyes of the despairing crowd, Wang Xu’s body was dragged into the green array by the claw.

If even such a strong individual wasn’t a match, what hope did the others have?

...

The moment Wang Xu entered the green circular array, everything went dark, and no trace of light could be seen around him.

A feeling of drowsiness struck him, and the weakened Wang Xu found it impossible to resist, falling into a deep sleep just like that.

He didn’t know how long had passed.

"... Wake up! Newcomer, wake up!"

Wang Xu returned to consciousness, feeling a voice calling beside his ear. His mind suddenly became alert, and his eyes shot open.

Swoosh!

Wang Xu instantly flew tens of meters away, drawing his Thunder God Universe Light Saber, his nerves stretched to the limit.

However, the scene he saw left him momentarily stunned.

"Newcomer, don’t waste your energy, put it down!"

The speaker was a young man in a white robe with a gentle appearance, who gestured to Wang Xu, seemingly accustomed to such situations with newcomers.

Wang Xu carefully observed the place.

This was an underground cave, surrounded by walls of rock with the power of laws surging. Above him was an exit, but currently, the exit was sealed by a red thunder array. Wang Xu could feel that this thunder array was far from ordinary; just the aura emanating from it was equivalent to that of a Hundred Generations Celestial God!

Looking around, the underground cave was not just occupied by Wang Xu and the young man in white, but there were also over ten other Celestial God Realm individuals scattered around.

These people were all sitting cross-legged in cultivation, with a book placed in front of them. Each person was simultaneously cultivating and reading the book, with such dedication and focus that it aroused Wang Xu’s curiosity.

"Where is this place?"

Wang Xu asked.

"I knew you would ask this question, and there’s no need for you to speak further. I will explain everything about this place to you clearly."

The young man in white curled his lips, gesturing to the underground cave, "As you can see, this is the prison where we are held. The watchers call this place the ’cage’."

The young man in white pointed at himself, "I, you, and all these people, are all ’birds’ trapped in the cage, unable to escape, without freedom, all confined here to complete a nearly impossible task."

"What task?"

Wang Xu asked impatiently.

The young man in white waved his hand, "Don’t interrupt me, I will tell you all of that."

He glanced at Wang Xu, took out a book identical to the others from his bosom, and tossed it to Wang Xu.

Wang Xu caught it and looked at it.

"Nine Transition Body Refining"?

Is this a secret technique? Or a secret scripture?

"’Nine Transition Body Refining’ is a chaos secret scripture that can be used to cultivate the body, making it stronger."

The young man in white said, "’Nine Transition Body Refining’, as the name suggests, has a total of nine layers, each layer is a transition, and each transition can greatly improve the physical strength."

"And our task is to cultivate the ’Nine Transition Body Refining’ to the Fourth Layer, and then, using physical strength, defeat the watchers."

"Defeat the watchers? Are the watchers very strong?"

Wang Xu asked.

The young man in white rolled his eyes and said grumpily, "If the watchers weren’t strong, we would have been out already!"

"Let me tell you, the watchers are at the Hundred Generations Celestial God Realm, just like us, they also cultivate this ’Nine Transition Body Refining’. However, each watcher has cultivated the ’Nine Transition Body Refining’ to the Fourth Layer, with physical strength comparable to that of an Eternal Generations Celestial God, terrifyingly strong, that’s why I’ve been stuck here for thirty-nine thousand years and haven’t been able to leave."

Saying this, the young man in white sighed, filled with helplessness.

Wang Xu was filled with doubt.

Did the owner of the claw bring him here just to have him cultivate this ’Nine Transition Body Refining’ and defeat the watchers?

Was that the only purpose?

"Oh, there is one more crucial thing I haven’t told you."

The young man in white said, "We don’t get a chaos secret scripture for free, there is a price to be paid, and the price is simple, which is to help them mine."

Mining?

Wang Xu frowned.

"Around this place, there are law arrays imprisoning us, you can’t probe the outside, but I can tell you very clearly that within a million miles radius, it’s all underground caves just like ours, and those imprisoned are all Initial Celestial God Realm individuals like us."

Wang Xu’s pupils contracted sharply.

A million miles radius... all just like these underground caves, and all imprisoned are Celestial God Realm individuals!

If so, how many Celestial God Realm individuals does that amount to?

The number must have exceeded a million!

"Why do they capture so many Celestial God Realm individuals, just to have them toil and mine?"

Wang Xu asked.

"Oh, you just got here, it’s normal not to know. The mines we are to dig are not ordinary ancient ore veins, but the ’Vein of All Things’ known as the ’Divine Spirit Ore Vein’!"

The young man in white sighed and said.

The Divine Spirit Ore Vein, in short, is an ore vein that produces divine stones.

The Vein of All Things they are in contains a variety of rich divine stone mines, it’s a shocking treasure trove.

These are all divine stones!

Divine stone ore veins used for forging divine treasures!

The value contained within can be imagined.

"Vein of All Things, beings below the Celestial God Realm can’t even move it, only Celestial God Realm individuals can develop it, which is why they capture Celestial God Realm individuals from all over to mine for them."

The young man in white finally revealed to Wang Xu what he wanted to know the most.

He was captured here to be used as labor for them! (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)