CHAPTER 479: CHAPTER 461 MINING

"You’ve been talking for so long, yet you haven’t told me who exactly captured you all?"

Wang Xu asked.

In an area spanning a million miles, imprisoning millions of people at the Celestial God Realm, driving such a formation, it’s astonishingly for them to mine!

The force behind this Vein of All Things must be extraordinary.

"Alas..."

Upon mentioning this, the young man in white robes sighed heavily, even seeming to infect others, their expressions slightly melancholic.

"You’re not the only one who wants to know the answer to that question!"

The young man in white meant quite simply that he didn’t know.

"I’ve been here for a full thirty-nine thousand years and haven’t been able to uncover this answer."

The expression on the young man in white was filled with helplessness.

Wang Xu’s heart chilled.

He increasingly felt as if a shroud of darkness enveloped him, even though there was still light before him, being trapped in this "cage," he felt as if his eyes were covered, unable to see the future.

Buzz~~

Suddenly, Wang Xu looked up to find the red Thunder Array above his head trembling, and then a corner wore away, already opened.

The "cage" had an open door, but the young man in white robes present, along with the other people at the Celestial God Realm, didn’t show a trace of joy on their faces, instead an atmosphere of terror was permeating.

In this moment, within the underground cavern, it was so quiet that the sound of a needle dropping to the ground could be clearly heard.

"Time to work!"

A rumbling voice echoed, as if thunder was roaring.

Subsequently, a green-skinned man wielding a Thunder Whip, dressed in exotic attire, appeared at the entrance of the cave.

Wang Xu’s gaze sharpened.

Not a member of the Human Race?

Since arriving in Chaos, Wang Xu had encountered only members of the Human Race and had long grown accustomed to it.

But the appearance of the green-skinned man reminded Wang Xu starkly that this was Chaos, where myriad races vied for supremacy and the Human Race was not the ruler of Chaos!

"You’re new here, aren’t you."

The green-skinned man noticed Wang Xu and squinted.

Wang Xu said nothing, looking at him with a wary gaze.

"Hmph."

The green-skinned man sneered, "Soon you won’t have that expression anymore."

Then the green-skinned man waved his hand, tossing out a "Nine Transition Body Refining" manual and a mining pickaxe.

Wang Xu took the pickaxe, examined it carefully, but found nothing unusual, just an extremely ordinary iron pickaxe.

However, Wang Xu soon noticed that within the cave, the eyes of others were burning with greedy desire as they looked at it.

Even the young man in white robes subtly showed a covetous glint for this pickaxe.

"They want this pickaxe? Why?"

Wang Xu’s heart was filled with confusion, as his fingertips brushed over the handle of the pickaxe, discovering a rough texture. Immediately, Wang Xu flipped the handle over and saw several small numbers engraved upon it:

22,546,351.

Pure Arabic numerals!

Wang Xu’s pupils contracted sharply.

"Newcomer, you must take good care of this pickaxe. I will check headcount every ten years, only those holding the pickaxe can remain safely. If it’s taken from you... then you should just die."

The green-skinned man’s eyes shifted, becoming as sharp as a knife, seemingly able to pierce into a person’s heart.

Wang Xu felt a chill in his heart.

Although he couldn’t sense the true realm of this green-skinned man, just that one look was enough to alarm him, and it was likely this person’s realm wasn’t below that of a Hundred Generations Celestial God, potentially even a Peak Hundred Generations Celestial God!

"Now, everyone, come out immediately!"

The green-skinned man shouted sternly, and the figures within the underground cavern surged forth, flying through the red Thunder Array, orderly lining up at the cave entrance.

"Take care of yourself!"

The young man in white murmured to Wang Xu as he passed by, then quickly joined the line.

Wang Xu was the last to fly out of the cave.

Amid the green-skinned man’s cold sneer, Wang Xu’s form gradually drifted out of the cave.

At the moment Wang Xu’s gaze beheld the outside scene, it was at that instant, his pupils shrank to the extreme!

In front of him, all around, on the boundless desert land, countless underground caverns spread out, and a vast army of Celestial God Realm people flew out of the underground caverns, lining up in orderly rows.

This was Wang Xu’s first time witnessing such a scene.

Millions of people at the Celestial God Realm were gathered, like slaves, heads bowed, expressions melancholy, like despairing creatures awaiting death, devoid of life.

Wang Xu took a deep breath.

He joined the line, but his gaze still roamed incessantly.

The grand scale of millions at the Celestial God Realm was hard for him to tear his eyes away from.

"What is this place! No! I don’t want to do hard labor! Let me go right now, do you know who my father is? If you dare offend me, my father will feed all your heads to the beasts!"

Wang Xu looked over, seeing a young man in a black robe decorated lavishly roaring out.

He tore off the golden lock from his neck and crushed it fiercely. Clearly, this golden lock was a life-saving gift from his father. As long as it was crushed, his father would immediately come to protect him.

Upon witnessing this scene, the Celestial God Realm person who initially wanted to persuade him promptly released their hold, cast a fearful glance at the Watcher, and quickly joined the queue.

The black-robed youth’s action attracted many gazes.

But among those gazes, none were filled with disdain or pity, as if they were looking at a dead man.

Puff.

The next moment, the black-robed youth’s arrogant voice abruptly ceased. The Watcher’s large hand came crashing down, completely grinding him into powder, his life extinguished instantly.

"Go, move out."

The Watcher, without a glance at the blood splattered in the air, turned and flew away. The Celestial God Realm people hurriedly followed, and no one gave the "corpse" of the black-robed youth a second glance.

Seeing this, Wang Xu forcefully suppressed the surging waves in his heart and quickly followed the green-skinned man leading them, heading towards the Vein of All Things.

...

Millions of Celestial God Realm people moved simultaneously, a spectacular scene.

Witnessing such a grand sight for the first time, Wang Xu was slightly shocked but quickly returned to normal.

He roughly understood what kind of place this was.

The Watcher mercilessly killed the "captive bird," treating human life like grass without reason.

Therefore, Wang Xu silently established the first iron rule he must follow: silence, and don’t clash with the Watcher.

Secondly, this is a place of survival of the fittest.

Though it seems like everyone is a captive bird trapped in a cage, and they should work together.

But the reality is extremely cruel.

Wang Xu examined the hoe in his hand, feeling the wood-carved number on the handle, and recalled what the green-skinned man told him.

Every ten years, he would come to take inventory of the hoes.

If it’s discovered that someone’s hoe is missing, then they are no longer a member of this "cage," and there is only one outcome—being ruthlessly obliterated.

"The biggest value of this hoe should be the number... Surely there’s something peculiar about it."

Wang Xu speculated in his heart.

Everything has a purpose; there’s no reason to risk one’s life fighting over an ordinary iron hoe, sacrificing everything to seize it. There must be a deeper reason.

Perhaps... behind this hoe lies wealth that is highly coveted.

While Wang Xu was continuously pondering in his heart, they traversed millions of miles and arrived at the true "Vein of All Things."

Upon reaching the Vein of All Things, Wang Xu immediately sensed an overwhelming clarity from deep underground.

The Mechanical Ancient Eye opened.

"As expected, these are all Divine Spirit Ore Veins, the value of Xiling is terrifyingly high."

Each time they passed over a Divine Spirit Ore Vein, the value of Xiling before Wang Xu’s eyes fluctuated greatly, reaching an inconceivable number.

The entire Divine Spirit Ore Vein absolutely exceeds tens of millions of kilometers.

Such a staggering Divine Spirit Ore Vein would attract not only those in the Saint Venerable Dominator Realm but even those in the Heaven-Reaching Ancestor Realm, no wonder they imprisoned millions of Celestial God Realm people to mine it.

Soon, some began to descend.

These people all came from an underground cavern, responsible for mining a section of the Divine Spirit Ore Vein.

With each "group" descending, the clinking sounds spread across the heavens and earth as they started mining the Divine Spirit Ore Vein.

At this moment, the green-skinned man raised his hand, and everyone halted.

He turned around, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

"The duration for this mining task is one year. After a year, you must submit ten thousand fourth-grade, one thousand third-grade, and one hundred second-grade ’Fractured Core Stones.’ If you’re lucky enough to mine a first-grade one, you will naturally receive generous rewards... However, if you fail to meet the requirements..."

The green-skinned man did not finish, but from his bloodthirsty eyes, it was clear that failing to meet his demands would lead to severe punishment.

After finishing, the green-skinned man turned and left, seemingly having no intention of supervising their mining.

The white-robed youth and others descended, ready to enter the Fractured Core Stone vein.

"The Watcher isn’t here, why don’t you choose to escape?"

Wang Xu transmitted a message to the white-robed youth.

"Could you please use your brain? This is a Divine Spirit Ore Vein; it’s a massive fortune that even super-strong individuals in the Heaven-Reaching Ancestor Realm covet. Do you think they wouldn’t arrange for strong guardians? If you dare to run, the strong will immediately erase you on the spot!"

The white-robed youth replied through transmitted thoughts, "Stop asking so many questions, hurry and start mining. The task deadline is extremely tight, and if we don’t complete it on time, we’ll suffer the ’Thunder Whip Punishment’!"

At the mention of the Thunder Whip Punishment, the white-robed youth shivered inwardly and hurriedly entered the Fractured Core Stone vein.

Wang Xu followed them into the Fractured Core Stone vein.

The tunnel was narrow, only slightly taller than Wang Xu by a few dozen centimeters.

After flying for a bit, the deeper they went, the more the Xiling value before Wang Xu’s eyes surged.

Not knowing how many meters they had delved into the earth, the white-robed youth and the others finally stopped and immediately took out their hoes to start mining Fractured Core Stones.

However, what puzzled Wang Xu was that these people did not use hoes to mine, instead taking out their respective weapons to penetrate the rocky soil.

However, this rocky soil was extremely tough. Even with the fine weapons used by these Celestial God Realm people, it took a lot of effort to breach it.

Wang Xu temporarily concealed his doubts, imitated them, and took out the Thunder God Universe Light Saber to slice through the rocky soil. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)