Chapter 468: Chapter 467: The Strange Ruins of the Five-layered World

Lu Zixun glanced at the red laser dot that had settled on his chest, and his head tilted slightly.

“What kind of weird thing is this now?”

An S-class spirit user, let alone a J-level one, couldn’t be hurt by an anti-tank sniper rifle without a Spirit-breaking Bullet.

Even with a Spirit-breaking Bullet, given the agility of a spirit user, if you dared to pull the trigger, they’d be by your side in an instant, ready to say hello.

There were spirit users who employed firearms, but few were adept at using them, especially those with infrared…

In Lu Zixun’s eyes, this person was a complete novice.

Afraid that the enemy couldn’t locate you, so you used infrared to guide them?

Zhen Zhuoxiu, whose thoughts were similar to Lu Zixun’s, sent his shadow darting forward.

The next moment, Zhen Zhuoxiu’s expression turned odd, “Lord Xun, it’s a child, looks to be only about eleven or twelve years old.”

“?”

A huge question mark appeared on his face, and Lu Zixun was incredulous. What kind of talent was this, a twelve-year-old J-level spirit user?

“There’s no spiritual energy.”

The latter half of Zhen Zhuoxiu’s statement plunged Lu Zixun further into confusion.

Human beings who had not become spirit users couldn’t even enter the Trial Land, let alone the Trial Tower.

Where had this child smuggled himself from?

That’s impossible…

Given the unique mechanism of the Trial Land, smuggling in was simply unfeasible.

“Let’s go over and take a look.”

Somewhat puzzled, Lu Zixun decided to find out directly.

“Okay.”

With a slight nod, Zhen Zhuoxiu led Lu Zixun into the Shadow World and in the next instant, they were standing behind the child.

“ding—Horror Value from An Xiao +100 detected.”

Seeing this +100, Lu Zixun felt nostalgic; he couldn’t remember the last time he had seen such a low feeling value.

With the system’s confirmation, the An Xiao before him was indeed an ordinary person…

Well, he probably shouldn’t be called ordinary, for what ordinary person could enter the Trial Land?

Sensing the sudden presence behind him, An Xiao reacted like a startled little animal.

He somersaulted and hid behind a wall, while simultaneously pulling the trigger of the crossbow he held.

Lu Zixun had thought it was some sort of sniper rifle, only to find that it was merely a crossbow.

Just when Lu Zixun was paying little attention, a dangerous aura emanated from the crossbow arrow, making the hairs on his body stand on end.

The Night Evil Sword materialized in front of him, clashing with the crossbow arrow in an instant.

The body of the Night Evil Sword trembled violently, spooking Lu Zixun into hastily infusing it with spiritual energy.

After more than ten seconds, the crossbow arrow finally lost its power and fell to the ground, but An Xiao was already nowhere to be seen behind the wall.

Lu Zixun had thought An Xiao would continue to attack, but instead, she had fled. Maybe she had run out of arrows.

Feeling somewhat vexed, Lu Zixun used the Heavenly Eye to examine the crossbow arrow on the ground.

“Godslaying Arrow, this arrow has once shattered the heart of an ancient god, a D-grade spiritual tool.”

“Fog Grass?”

At this moment, Lu Zixun’s eyes were filled with shock; this was the highest-grade spiritual tool he had encountered so far.

If the crossbow hadn’t been wielded by a child with no spiritual energy, Lu Zixun and Zhen Zhuoxiu would have already been sent out of the Trial Land.

This thing actually appeared in the Trial Land—who on earth was An Xiao?

“Lord Xun, that little girl is no ordinary person,” Zhen Zhuoxiu remarked.

The moment the Godslaying Arrow was fired, Zhen Zhuo Xiu unexpectedly lost control of his body and could not move an inch.

If it weren’t for Lu Zixun’s intervention, he could’ve been a goner.

“Use your shadow to find that little girl.”

Whoever could create such a Spiritual Tool must undoubtedly be from the upper world.

“Ah? Lord Xun, this is a bit like seeking death…”

As an assassin… no, as a Shadow Element Spiritual Ability User, Zhen Zhuo Xiu was always careful and had no intention of looking for An Xiao.

But upon seeing the look in Lu Zixun’s eyes, Zhen Zhuo Xiu changed his tune, “Alright, she must be found, when have I ever suffered such a loss!”

He prodded the Godslaying Arrow with the Night Evil Sword.

After realizing it posed no threat, Lu Zixun stored it in a talisman.

What a deadly weapon it was, it’s just a pity that there was no gain in the World Mystery.

Shadows continuously sprang forth from Zhen Zhuo Xiu’s feet, weaving through the shadows of the building, searching for any trace of An Xiao, while Lu Zixun took the opportunity to observe the ruins.

The entire ruin did not seem to have experienced the ravages of war or been burnt by flames.

Instead, it looked as though it was split in two by some incredibly sharp object.

Although Lu Zixun could achieve the same effect with full force using the Night Evil Sword, the fact that the entire city district looked like this was quite terrifying.

“Lord Xun, I’ve found her.”

Just as Lu Zixun was lost in thought looking at a photograph, Zhen Zhuo Xiu’s voice sounded in his ear.

After putting the photograph away, Lu Zixun turned to look at Zhen Zhuo Xiu.

“In a basement, she looks quite pitiful.”

Pursing his lips, Zhen Zhuo Xiu hesitated for a moment before saying, “Lord Xun, can we just not kill her?”

Surprised, Lu Zixun gave Zhen Zhuo Xiu a look and said annoyingly, “Who told you I was going to kill her? Do you think I’m a homicidal maniac?”

“Haha.”

Feeling a bit awkward, Zhen Zhuo Xiu touched his buzz cut and laughed it off, “Then no problem, Lord Xun, I’ll take you there.”

Moving through the ruins, they quickly found the basement Zhen Zhuo Xiu mentioned.

There, An Xiao lay curled up on a bed, clutching a picture frame in her hands.

Seeing the stacks of water and biscuits in the corner of the basement, it was evident that An Xiao had been surviving on these.

Feeling an inexplicable pang of sadness, Lu Zixun furrowed his brows and opened his Heavenly Eye to observe An Xiao.

“The creature before the Host is a half-blood, half-human, half-elf, and has a strange resonance with the spiritual energy of the elements in the air; with some training, she could be an excellent candidate for the Magic God. They are also skilled with a crossbow…”

As Heavenly Eye rattled off a long list of attributes, Lu Zixun patiently read to the last line, his eyes narrowing.

“From the Five-layered World.”

“Ding—Host has collected a piece of the World Mystery, current progress 6/178.”

Indeed, An Xiao was not of this world.

It was within Lu Zixun’s expectations that gaining a piece of World Mystery was part of the intrigue.

Unfortunately, before Lu Zixun had time to examine the World Mystery, Zhen Zhuo Xiu triggered An Xiao’s alert mechanism, and bells rang out loudly.

As An Xiao rose from her slumber, a crossbow appeared in her hands, her finger on the trigger, pointed at Zhen Zhuo Xiu.

Paralyzed as if an immobilization spell had been cast, Zhen Zhuo Xiu once again couldn’t move.

While Lu Zixun looked at the crossbow in An Xiao’s hands, he said lightly, “Shall we talk?”

An Xiao remained silent, her gaze steadfast.

As long as Lu Zixun and the others dared to make a move, she was ready to pull the trigger immediately.

“You no longer have the Godslaying Arrow, right? If I were a bad cat, I would have already attacked.”

Crouching down, Lu Zixun licked his front paw, “I’m just a docile and cute little kitty, you can fully trust me.”